Tom House

We know the human arm can go 118 miles an hour. I've done it a bunch of times with pictures.

We know the human arm can go 118 miles an hour. I've done it a bunch of times with pictures.

We know the human arm can go 118 miles an hour. I've done it a bunch of times with pictures.

It would probably be April 8th, 1974. I think it was about 8.06 p.m.

It would probably be April 8th, 1974. I think it was about 8.06 p.m.

It would probably be April 8th, 1974. I think it was about 8.06 p.m.

A fastball from Al Downing to Henry Aaron. He hit number 715. The only thing I can remember is thinking to myself, it's coming to me. What a marvelous moment for baseball. What a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of Georgia. What a marvelous moment for the country and the world.

A fastball from Al Downing to Henry Aaron. He hit number 715. The only thing I can remember is thinking to myself, it's coming to me. What a marvelous moment for baseball. What a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of Georgia. What a marvelous moment for the country and the world.

A fastball from Al Downing to Henry Aaron. He hit number 715. The only thing I can remember is thinking to myself, it's coming to me. What a marvelous moment for baseball. What a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of Georgia. What a marvelous moment for the country and the world.

And there you are. Right under the think of it as money sign. Yeah. So when we drew straws as the bullpen guys on where we wanted to be, it was basically analytics before our time. It came exactly where if Downing made a mistake, that was where it was gonna go. If I would've stood still, it would've hit me right in the forehead. So it wasn't a great catch. I caught the ball, Bill Buckner,

And there you are. Right under the think of it as money sign. Yeah. So when we drew straws as the bullpen guys on where we wanted to be, it was basically analytics before our time. It came exactly where if Downing made a mistake, that was where it was gonna go. If I would've stood still, it would've hit me right in the forehead. So it wasn't a great catch. I caught the ball, Bill Buckner,

And there you are. Right under the think of it as money sign. Yeah. So when we drew straws as the bullpen guys on where we wanted to be, it was basically analytics before our time. It came exactly where if Downing made a mistake, that was where it was gonna go. If I would've stood still, it would've hit me right in the forehead. So it wasn't a great catch. I caught the ball, Bill Buckner,

I said, how does he give it to me, give it to me? I said, no. That's history that you're catching.

I said, how does he give it to me, give it to me? I said, no. That's history that you're catching.

I said, how does he give it to me, give it to me? I said, no. That's history that you're catching.

A black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south.

A black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south.

A black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south.

Then running into home plate, I got there, kind of dove through the pile, and I put the ball up in front of his face. His mom and he were hugging, and he took the ball, said, thanks, kid, and I got pushed out of the equation. But people don't realize he was getting death threats and his mom was hugging him because she was going to take the bullet. They had to peel her off of him.

Then running into home plate, I got there, kind of dove through the pile, and I put the ball up in front of his face. His mom and he were hugging, and he took the ball, said, thanks, kid, and I got pushed out of the equation. But people don't realize he was getting death threats and his mom was hugging him because she was going to take the bullet. They had to peel her off of him.