October 15, 1988: Game 1 of the World Series. Oakland Athletics and the LA Dodgers. Bottom of the 9th, 2 outs and the Dodgers are at the plate, down by 1. The legendary Vin Scully on the mic. #23 Kirk Gibson was hitting in the basement spot for catcher Mike Scioscia. He could barely walk, he definitely couldn’t run. He wasn’t even supposed to play, he hadn’t been introduced on the field that night. But there he was— stepping up to the plate, limping into the batter’s box. All he had was heart, g