The 'Freak Show' Turns 10

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Pirates television broadcaster Greg Brown initially didn't think too much about a call he made during the eighth inning of the team's victory against the Montreal Expos on May 25, 1997, at Olympic Stadium.

The Pirates trailed, 4-3, entering the inning, but went ahead by scoring five runs, a rally highlighted by Kevin Young's grand slam off Expos reliever Lee Smith.

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The 'Freak Show' Turns 10

"When Kevin came to bat with the bases loaded, I said to Bob Walk, 'What we need here is for Young to go deep,'" Brown said. "And Bob said, 'That would be freaky.' And sure enough, on the next pitch, he homers. And I said, 'It's a freak show.' ...

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