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Continuing the year of #PitchersWhoRake, Matt Moore hit a game-tying Wiffle ball homer

By Michael Clair

Just when you thought the full grip of winter was going to end any hope of witnessing dingers, Matt Moore stepped in. That's right, the Giants pitcher helped extend the year of #PitchersWhoRake with an opposite-field dinger during Sam Fuld's annual SLAM T1D Wiffle Classic. 
Trailing, 4-2, after two home runs from former big leaguer Josh Phelps, the Giants starting pitcher bashed an opposite field homer to tie the game: 

While the fence says 400', we're guessing it's a mite bit shorter than that.
That wasn't the only notable event, though as Chris Colabello showed that yes, when you fail to hit a dinger in a plastic bat-and-ball game, it's really demoralizing: 

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