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Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Danielle Knudson; Top Shea Stadium Moments

Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: lovely lady of the day Danielle Knudson; Top Shea Stadium Moments
Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Danielle Knudson; Top Shea Stadium Moments
Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Danielle Knudson; Top Shea Stadium Moments

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Top 10 Shea Stadium Moments

Top 10 Shea Stadium Moments

#10: Tom Seaver's Near Perfect Game | July 9, 1969

Tom Terrific took a perfect game into the bottom of the ninth inning only to lose it on a one-out single to left-center by Cubs rookie Jimmy Qualls. Seaver finished with a one-hitter and 11 strikeouts.

#9: Mets score 10 runs in 8th inning to beat Braves | June 30, 2000

Down 8-1 to the rival Braves, the Mets scored 10 runs in the eighth inning, capped by Mike Piazza's tiebreaking, three-run homer off Terry Mulholland. The 10 runs matched the most ever scored in an inning by the Mets and nine were driven in with two outs. It was a double dose of fireworks for the soldout crowd of 52,831 on Fireworks Night.

#8: Bud Harrleson vs. Pete Rose | Oct. 8, 1973

Hell broke loose in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the NLCS when Pete Rose tried to break up a double play. Bud Harrelson, the Mets shortstop, thought Rose went in high and elbowed him. Rose countered that he merely went in hard. The two discussed the situation briefly at second base before it was on. Rose pushed Harrelson into the dirt, Mets third baseman Wayne Garrett shoved Rose off Harrelson, and the rest of the squads soon arrived. When Rose came out later to left field, Met fans showered him with beer cans, batteries and other items.

#7: The Black Cat Game | Sept. 9, 1969

While the Cubs were batting at Shea, a black cat walked behind the on-deck circle where Chicago third baseman Ron Santo was standing, and stayed even through the crowd yelling. The cat proved to be a bad omen for the Cubs, whose half-game lead over the Mets evaporated quickly. Chicago went 8-17 in September, giving the Mets the division title.

#6: The Who and The Clash perform together on back to back nights | Oct. 12 and 13, 1982

One of the great double bills in New York music history featured a crowd of 50,000 watching the giants of the 1960s British rock playing their "Farewell Tour," and the vanguard of the British punk scene at their peak commercially. The Clash later released a popular album titled Live at Shea Stadium.

#5: Bound for their Super Bowl III upset, the Jets defeat the Raiders | Dec. 29, 1968

The Jets advanced to Super Bowl III with a 27-23 win over the Raiders in the American Football League Championship. Quarterback Joe Namath tossed three touchdowns. Two weeks later, Namath and Co. shocked the world with a 16-7 win over the Colts.

#4: Meet the Beatles | Aug. 15, 1965

The lads from Liverpool were at their Beatlemania heights when they played their first U.S. concert in front of 53,275 at Shea. It was the first U.S. concert to be held at a major outdoor stadium and set records for attendance and revenue.

#3: Baseball's healing power | Sept. 21, 2001

After a pregame tribute to the victims who died in the World Trade Center attacks, Mike Piazza hit an eighth-inning, game-winning homer against Atlanta to lift the Mets to victory in a game that marked baseball's return to the city for the first time since the terrorist attacks. Said Piazza afterward: "I'm just so happy I gave the people something to cheer. There was a lot of emotion. It was just a surreal sort of energy out there. I'm just so proud to be a part of it tonight."

#2: The Miracle Mets | Oct. 16, 1969

The Mets captured the franchise's first World Series title with a 5-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Here's how New York Times writer Joseph Durso had it the following day: "The Mets entered the promised land yesterday after seven years of wandering through the wilderness of baseball."

#1: Another miracle | Oct. 25, 1986

Down to their last out, the Mets rallied with three straight singles, a wild pitch, and a Mookie Wilson grounder toward Bill Buckner. You know the rest.

this scene from Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Steve Smith Destroys Browns Fan

And by "destroy," I mean made him look foolish on Twitter. 

The 390-Pound Tight End

Andy Staples has a great profile of Baylor's LaQuan McGowan, who went from a 440-pound lineman (with a size 54 waist) to a 390-pound tight end. 

P.M. Lovely Lady of the Day

Danielle Knudson: 2016 SI Swimsuit Casting

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Danielle Knudson :: Courtesy of ishine365

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Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

Danielle Knudson :: Getty Images

Danielle Knudson :: @daniellekn1/Twitter

Danielle Knudson :: Courtesy of ishine365

Danielle Knudson :: Getty Images

Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

Danielle Knudson :: Getty Images

Danielle Knudson :: Getty Images

Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

Danielle Knudson :: Getty Images

Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

Danielle Knudson :: @danielleknudson1/Instagram

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A Guide to Sports Corn Mazes

Rex Ryan is my favorite, with the Blackhawks a close second.

NFL Offseason Arrest Guide

A big list of all the NFL players who fought the law this off-season.

Meet Baseball's Golden Couple

Guess how long Carol and Warren Reckmeyer have been together since.

Bunny of the Day

Bunnies of the Day

Rubio for President!

Odds & Ends

Astros shortstop Carlos Correa has been warned: No more celebration tackles ... Brock Lesnar says Vince McMahon is a better promoter than Dana White ...  Ranking the NCAA tournament's best-ever Cinderellas ... The New York Times has a great feature on Geno Smith jaw smasher IK Enemkpali ... Top 10 college football upsets of all time ... A calendar of every superhero movie being released over the next five years ... I love the movie My Blue Heaven, but it (according to this article) doesn't stand the test of time ... Say goodbye to Danica Patrick's Go-Daddy ads... These two Simpsons fans renovated their kitchen to look like Marge's ... Good collection of behind the scenes photos of Robin Williams's career... Our ranking of the most high-profile suspensions in American sports history as Tom Brady continues to wrangle with the NFL over his four-game ban. Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant make the list, as does Muhammad Ali.

Nobody Dances Like Torrey Smith Jr.

National Anthem Never Sounded So Good

Christopher Duffley a 14-year-old who is blind and autistic, performed the national anthem at Fenway Park Monday night.

Football's Next Star is ... Sasquatch?

Full disclosure: This is branded content, but I thought it was pretty funny.

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A senior editor atSI.com, Andy Gray oversees Hot Clicks, Extra Mustard and the Swimsuit site. A Boston sports loyalist and Columbia graduate, he joined SI in 2005.