Shades of the 1968 "Heidi" Game ... Scooter Gennett's 4th Home Run

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Most of your are probably familiar with the Heidi catastrophe of 1968, when a thrilling Jets-Raiders game was cut short in the final minute of the 4th quarter for the newest NBC TV-movie.

 

49 years later, I was watching the Orioles-Pirates game on the MLB Network. With Mark Trumbo finishing up his plate appearance with 2 outs in the 8th inning, MLB Network switched to the Reds-Cardinals game because Scooter Gennett had already hit 3 home runs, and was coming to home plate for a chance to hit an all-time MLB record-tying 4th round-tripper.

 

Just then ....... MLB network cut off Gennett's plate appearance for a San Giorgio pizza commercial.

And sure enough, 5 minutes later, MLB Network showed A REPLAY of Gennett slamming his 4th home run of the game over the rightfield wall.
 

Horrible ........ just horrible.

 

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