As last week's World Series has shown, baseball is the type of team sport that produces the most unlikely heroes.
Every player has the opportunity to contribute to the team's victory.
Yet it is only in certain circumstances, when the game is in the balance, can the least talented player of the team be the hero. It happens so often that spectators wait in anticipation for excellence from the most unexpected source. It could be the home run or the stolen base. It could be the diving catch or the perfect sacrifice bunt. It always is unpredictable and it always is special.