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Stolen victories: daring dashes that send the fans home happy.(Essay)

The slugger stands at the plate in the bottom of the ninth, the score tied. The crowd rises in anticipation. The windup. The pitch and ... there it goes! We've all see them. Game-ending or "walk-off" home runs are shown on SportsCenter almost every night and many fans consider them to be among the most exciting plays in baseball. Of course, there are other ways to "walk off" the field. Some readers may recall Pirate pitcher Bob Moose's walk-off wild pitch that scored George Foster to give the Reds the 1972 National League pennant, the walk-off walk by Andruw Jones off the Mers' Kenny Rogers that won the deciding game of the 1999 NLCS for the Braves, and the unforgettable ...

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