Carlos Colas Triumphant

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What we know:  That's Carlos Colas riding triumphantly atop a crowd of fans, who carry their hero around the stadium. He had, just minutes before, hit a grand-slam walk off home run, which propelled his Mexico City club to victory in a large and important baseball tournament in Mexico's capital.  The fans are truly going wild.What we don't know:  Which tournament is this, exactly?  And, what year is this?  Colas' career spanned the 1940 decade, so the mid-1940s would be a good guess here.  And also, whom did Colas' home run defeat?But facts and stats have nothing to do with this photo.  It's the unbridled joy of a startling victory that energizes this image, and it shows up on all the faces of the crowd.Please add your comment below and share this blog with your friends through facebook. 

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