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- physics-defying breaking balls
- robbed home runs
- quirky ballparks
- superstitions
- backpicks
- first baseman gloves
- ballpark food
- the Rule 5 Draft
- the three-run homer
- an owner who is willing to splurge to win a World Series
- homegrown talent
- the volatility of the reliever
- a well-executed hit-and-run
- broken bats
- pine tar
- a strong throw from deep in the hole
- stirrups
- bobbleheads
- infield drills
- the trade deadline
- ice cream in little plastic helmets
- rosin bags
- slap bunts
- the barehanded scoop and throw by a charging third baseman
- an inning-ending double play to escape a jam
- the World Baseball Classic
- 13-inning games
- prospect-for-prospect trades
- an immaculate inning
- Spring Training backfields
- submariners
- the designated hitter
- exit velocities
- the organ
- prospect lists
- playoff atmosphere
- bleacher seats
- digging into the box
- pinstripes
- the seventh-inning stretch
- mascot races
- free agency
- closer entrance music
- Gold Glove awards
- 3-inning saves
- the sound of metal cleats on dirt
- creative slides to avoid a tag
- catch probabilities
- unique batting stances
- the knuckleball
- bat flips
- LOOGYs (RIP)
- TOOTBLANs
- the vernacular
- straight steals
- hitters without batting gloves
- outfield assists
- scouting reports
- flip-up sunglasses
- walk-off base hits
- the hidden ball trick
- batting practice
- scuffed baseballs
- swing adjustments
- All-Star festivities
- rattled pitchers
- non-roster invitees breaking camp with the team
- glove flips
- a hitter flirting with .400
- rivalries
- trade speculation
- a perfect bunt for a base hit
- the knee-buckling curveball
- the crafty lefty
- 40-year-old big leaguers
- 19-year-old big leaguers