Sween Dawg to Mays Field, over. Sabotage commences at o'nineteen hundred, over.
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But Sweeney, a pinch-hitter who was picked up last week in a trade with the San Francisco Giants, made a mental blunder that resulted in the game's final out. Appearing to lose track of the number of outs, Sweeney strayed too far from first base when Juan Pierre popped up. Catcher Brad Ausmus caught the ball in foul territory and threw out Sweeney to end the game. Shea Hillenbrand was on second base.
Here's a little fictional anecdote posted on McCovey Chronicles:
On the last day of the season in LA, the Dodgers vs the Giants, bottom of the ninth, the Bums have Mark Sweeney on third base with only one out in a 3-2 ball game. The Bums best hitter, James Loney is at the plate, so they're feeling pretty good. The Dodgers need to win to get into the playoffs.
Suddenly, Sweeney takes off from third before Hennessey throws the pitch. They tag him out easily, to the shock of 50,000 mouthbreathing fans in Chavez Ravine.
James Loney is so shocked he takes 3 straight fastballs right down the middle without even realizing Hennessey threw one. The stadium is completely silent.
Sweeney bursts out of the dugout and rips off his jersey to reveal a Giants jersey underneath it. The Giants pick him up and carry him off the field on their shoulders.
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