Recently I read an article on overcoming odds. This specific article was on how The Arizona Diamondbacks beat possibly the greatest dynasty in the world with some of the greatest baseball players in the game at that time, some who are future hall of famers. This article was published on October 2nd 2006 during the playoffs to recall the events of the World Series that happened in 2001. This story is about that year, 2001 the New York Yankees vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks. This year was special because not only did 9/11 occur the year of this world series but also the man who won the game for the Diamondbacks two different times in the playoffs had overcome an obstacle of his own. Tony Womack of the Arizona Diamondbacks had lost his father early in the season and then had been benched for poor play, but during the playoffs he got his chance. Womack got a clutch hit to send the Diamondbacks to the world series, where they were not favored, they were expected to get crushed in the World Series. The series went all the way to game 7, and thats where it happened. Mariano Rivera perhaps one of the greatest closers of all time was on the mound with a one-run lead. Womack came up to bat with a man on and he smacked a double in the gap on Riveras cut-fastball. The Diamondbacks had tied the game. Later Luis Gonzalez had followed up with a single that knocked in Womack giving the Diamondbacks the World Series. Womacks cluth double is arguably one of the greatest clutch hits of all time. Overall this article made me think about all the people overcoming sports odds as well as people overcoming personal difficulties, exactly what Tony Womack had done.
Walker , Sam. "Baseball's greatest hits: A study in 'clutchness'." 2/10/2009 21 Mar 2009 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06275/726154-63.stm
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