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Pinstripe Alley — ... Almost as great was Tino's grand slam in the '98 Series. The Yanks were down 5-2 early in Game 1. It took a Chuck Knoblauch ('exorcise the demons') home run to tie the game in the 7th. Tino stepped up five batters later and crushed a pitch from Mark Langston into the right field upper deck. I still remember Michael Kay's call on 770 WABC: 'Seven runs in the 7th inning in the first game of the best of seven World Series!' It was one of those exhilirating shots where everyone knows it's gone the moment it leaves the bat and you start celebrating even before the balls lands. ...

How much suffering can there be in San Diego?
SULLY BASEBALL — ... That being said, the Padres seemed poised to pull off one of the great upsets in baseball history. Greg Vaughn homered twice and Tony Gwynn homered as well in game 1 giving staff ace Kevin Brown a 5-2 lead to work with. Brown cruised until the 7th inning when a single and a walk brought the tying run to the plate. Instead of sticking with his ace, Bochy brought in Donne Wall, who promptly let up a game tying homer to Chuck Knoblauch. The Yankees continued to rally and had the bases loaded and one out when Mark Langston faced Tino Martinez. With the count 2-2 and 2 outs and the ...

Cheering for Nordberg
Ducksnorts — ... It did, in spectacular fashion, when Langston struck out Tino Martinez with the bases loaded in Game 1 of the World Series to end a Yankees threat in the seventh and preserve a 5-5 tie. Home plate umpire Richie Garcia saw things differently, of course, and Martinez remained at-bat, eventually knocking a grand slam that put the game and series out of reach. ...