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Strange ... but true

By Jeff Merron
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Monday, October 11, 2004

A tarp. A 12-year-old boy. Pine tar. A part-time groundskeeper. A 1-in-3,000 home run. And an umpire who kicked himself out -- because he couldn't see. It's all happened when the league championships have been on the line. So we give you the strangest, the most bizarre, and the most improbable happenings in the 35-year history of the League Championship Series. 10. Grounds crew member rattles Nelson (Yankees vs. Red Sox, 2003 ALCS Game 3) When Fenway grounds crew member Paul Williams was ...

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