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Message: [QUOTE="jncuse, post: 5087708, member: 1969"] My Joe West story. Early to mid 90's, the Expos were playing the Padres I believe. 9th inning, Expos hit a sac fly for the walk off win... or so the Expos think, the fans think, and the Padres think. Everybody leaves the field and the umps start exiting- except for Joe West. A fair amount of time has passed since the game "ended", and Joe West remains stationed at 3rd base. As the Padres are packing their gear on the bench, somebody notices West standing out there... the pitcher and 3rd baseman, rush to retrieve the "game" ball from the home plate ump leaving the field, and then complete an appeal play at 3rd base. The Expos runner is called out. Expos lose in Extras. Expos announcer I was listening to, Roger Brulotte IIRC, loses his damn mind. As the Padres had left the field, it was absurd that Joe West remains standing out there to get their attention. [/QUOTE]