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...that I have hopefully cleared some legitimate space for the cliche, let me describe one of the classics: hitting a home run over the Green Monster at Fenway Park...
Fenway park is the most revered park in baseball because of its traditional-style, weird dimensions, and inviting Green Monster. Throw in the gloriously tragic history of the Red Sox and the sports craziness of Boston, and it becomes clear my any red-blooded American kid dreams of clearing the 33-foot high wall in left...
...only did the Blacklick, OH. native go 3-4 with two RBI but he hit one over the Green Monster. That's right--he didn't make a short free throw at the Boston Garden or sing the national anthem at the super Bowl; with grace and power, accompanied by the pure crack of the bat, he drilled one into the net over the Monster. And there was no doubt about it. Everyone knew that this one was gone...
Although Hochanadel's day in the sun was muted by the Harvard loss he still can legitimately tell his grandchildren that he hit a home run over the Green Monster. And that is nothing to sneer at, especially when the vast majority of baseball fans can't even entertain the thought of a cup of coffee in the big show...
Also wasted was a brilliant hitting display (3-4, home run, 2 RBIs) by third baseman Mike Hochanadel. The sophomore crushed a two-run shot over the Green Monster in the second inning, staking the Crimson double in the seventh...