Some 50 years ago, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca threw a smoky fastball up and in to New York Giant, Bobby Thomson, who turned on it like a farmer wielding a machete.

大概五十年前的一场比赛，布鲁克林道奇队投手拉夫·布兰卡向纽约巨人队的鲍比·汤姆森掷出了一记冒着烟的快球，后者如同农夫挥舞镰刀一般击球。

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Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World" ball was mentioned by all three.

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Perhaps Mr DeLillo should lower his literary sights and concentrate, like Bobby Thomson, on the fine art of entertainment.

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Larry was Dodgers blue, crushed by Bobby Thomson in 1951.

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