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Human element still vital in high-tech age

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN Insider

Friday, September 23, 2005

Kirk Gibson's 360-foot limp around the bases in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series has seen more airtime than Tim Robbins' 500-yard crawl through a river of slime to escape Shawshank Prison. Gibson's painful gait and fist pumps, accompanied by Vin Scully's eloquent voice-over and Tommy Lasorda's euphoric waddle from the dugout, make for baseball theater in its classic form. The only element that's missing is the prelude -- Gibson's stepping out of the box before his big home run off Oakland close ...

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