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This Week in Phillies History: Bo Diaz is grand

If you’ve ever played baseball of any kind, whether it’s whiffle ball in the back yard, on the little league field, high school, college, or even daydreaming in your mind as you tried to do schoolwork, you’ve likely dreamed of this scenario:

Bottom of the 9th. Two out. Bases loaded. Down three runs. You’re at the plate. A grand slam brings you all the way back and wins the game.

It’s called “the ultimate grand slam,” one that catapults a team that was down by three runs into a walk-off win. Every kid always wanted to hit one.