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5. There were two in a row, both sliders.

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 07:05 PM

Sep 2017

He had it in the bag. Two out in the ninth. Count on the batter 2-2. Just one more strike. Milt threw two sliders. Both missed, according to the ump.

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Milt Pappas [View all] kairos12 Sep 2017 OP

I remember Milt. murielm99 Sep 2017 #1

He graduated from my high school. longship Sep 2017 #2

No hitter for Cubbies, one pitch from perfect game. longship Sep 2017 #3

I would love to see a good angle on where that pitch was. kairos12 Sep 2017 #4

There were two in a row, both sliders. longship Sep 2017 #5

He didn't get the Eric Gregg strike zone. Shame. kairos12 Sep 2017 #6