What a feeling! First your adrenaline surges, then your heart rate quickens. Armed with the knowledge of the batting average and RBI's of the man at the plate, you know this stare down between batter and pitcher could end in glorious victory. You hear the crack of the bat. Your eyes jump to follow the baseball as it soars into the sky. You push it with your thoughts, out of the infield and past the warning track, and it's GONE! A home run is a fabulous thing to behold when it's your hero, or when your home team nails one out of the park, but when its tied, in the bottom of the final inning, and your slugger steps up to the plate, the air grows thick with expectation and hope.

29 April 2016: Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (6) smacks the game winning home run in the bottom of the 11th inning during the MLB game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians played at Citizens Bank Park in Phil… — 29 April 2016: Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (6) smacks the game winning home run in the bottom of the 11th inning during the MLB game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Gavin Baker/Icon Sportswire)

29 April 2016: Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (6) rounds the bases celebrating his walk off homer in the bottom of the 11th inning during the MLB game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians played at Citizens Ba… — 29 April 2016: Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (6) rounds the bases celebrating his walk off homer in the bottom of the 11th inning during the MLB game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Gavin Baker/Icon Sportswire)

Last night during the Phillies and the Indians MLB game Ryan Howard delivered in the bottom of the 11th inning with a killer shot over the Right Field wall, ending the game. The best part for me was seeing the faces of his teammates as he neared home plate. The smiles and elation that lit up their faces beamed pride and sportsmanship. Not contracts, endorsements, or salaries, just the spectacular emotions of victory.

29 April 2016: Teammates wait for Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (6) to round the basses ending the standoff in the 11th inning between the MLB game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians played at Citizens Bank… — 29 April 2016: Teammates wait for Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (6) to round the basses ending the standoff in the 11th inning between the MLB game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cleveland Indians played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Gavin Baker/Icon Sportswire)

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