Baseball and its World Series—it’s like peanut butter and jelly, right? But let’s face it, sometimes you need free guaranteed sports picks to predict those unforgettable moments. Without wandering into the betting maze, let’s plunge into some electrifying, spine-tingling World Series memories that still come up in conversation over countless hot dogs and Cracker Jacks.

Let’s rewind the clock to October 1926. Game 7, perhaps? Babe Ruth, yes the Babe himself, decided he’d try something different—stealing a base. Yes, this Sultan of Swat went for it. But when Ruth was caught stealing second, ending the game, the Cardinals snatched victory from the jaws of the mighty Yankees. It was but one moment, yet cemented in history. Even the immortal have off days.

Hopscotching through the decades, we’re tangoing into 1975 with Carlton Fisk. Imagine standing in Fenway at 12:34 a.m., the universe seemingly holding its breath. Fisk swings, the ball drifts toward the left-field foul pole. With more body English than a Shakespearean actor, Fisk willed that ball fair. Slow-motion magic ensued, changing the Reds’ story and making sure game six was heading for the ages.

And then there was 1988, a tale scripted even Hollywood couldn’t conceptualize. Dodgers against the Athletics, and out hobbles Kirk Gibson, practically on one leg. Dennis Eckersley winds up, Gibson swings, and boom—a pinch-hit, walk-off homer that now sits among the pinnacles of baseball lore.

Jack Morris, 1991—talk about clutch performance! Ten innings, grit shining through every pitch, as the Twins defied the Braves. The air crackled with intensity. It was good old-fashioned hardball, not some kind of mathematical equation. You didn’t need analytics to know Morris had heart and then some.

Jump ahead to 2001, Game 7, another doozy. Diamondbacks vs. Yankees. Mariano Rivera—a sure bet in the ninth, right? But Luis Gonzalez squeaked a blooper over the infield. Poof, just like that, the Yankees’ crown slipped. Perhaps a lesson here—it’s the little nudges that can topple titans.