POLL: Giants Memorable Moments — Belt's 18th inning HR against Nats vs Johnson's walk-off against Dodgers in 1997

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PROGRAMMING NOTE: NBC Sports Bay Area is looking back at the Giants' 60 Memorable Moments since the franchise moved from New York to San Francisco. Tune into Pregame Live at 6pm to see the next two moments you can vote on! Then, after the Giants and D'backs conclude, tune into Postgame Live to see which moment will move on to the next round! Make your vote count!

1. Brandon Belt's 18th inning homer against the Nationals in 2014 NLDS (Eight-time winner -- Tim Lincecum's 14-strikeout game against Braves in 2010 NLDS)

(From Alex Pavlovic)
By the end of an 18-inning win over the Nationals in Game 2 of the 2014 NLDS, the Giants were drained in every way. It would be understandable if some of them have few solid memories of the six-hour, 23-minute marathon game, but Brandon Belt will never forget the details. His solo shot off Tanner Roark in the top of the 18th was the difference in a 2-1 win. Four years later, the moment is still fresh in his mind, from his preparation for the at-bat to the emphatic bat drop: 

(From Brandon Belt)
"I remember chugging a Red Bull. It was late into the night and that's tough, it's mentally draining and physically draining to be in a game like that, where you're giving everything you've got to win a baseball game. I was drained at that moment to say the least. I remember chugging a Red Bull and going out there and thinking, 'I'm just going to try and get on base and see what happens.' I remember just not trying to do too much and he gave me a pitch that I could handle, that was kind of in my happy zone. It felt like one of the first home runs I ever hit. It's like you're in Little League and you hit a home run and it's like you're in a dream and it's not real life -- it was kind of the same way. 

"We had just played so long and it was such a big moment in the game, and the fact that I was able to come through and help us win with such a big hit, it was surreal to me. I felt like I was floating around the bases. I think (the bat drop) was relief, more than anything. When I do that I don't really know I do it. It was really just relief. The way the game was going, we had to assume it was over after that. The bullpen had done so well and everyone was so tired. It was going to be tough for (the Nationals) to come back after that.

"We were just ready to go home. We had a long flight after that. We just put so much effort into it and all the guys did so great. Pablo came up with a big hit in the ninth inning and Petit throwing (six shutout) innings. For me, that was the pivotal game of that entire playoffs. We were playing the best team in the NL and to be able to come home up 2-0 was huge."

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2. Brian Johnson's walk-off home run against Dodgers in 1997

(From Rich Aurilia -- Giants player from 1995 to 2003 and 2007 to 2009)

The 1997 season didn't start with many expectations for the us after losing 94 games the year before and trading Matt Williams that offseason. But, the additions of Jeff Kent, JT Snow and Jose Vizcaino ended up being very valuable.

As the team entered the second to last week of the season, we were only two games behind the first place Dodgers, and we were meeting for a two-game set at Candlestick.

In Game 1, Barry Bonds homered to lead us to a 2-1 victory.

Then came Game 2. 

With the game tied at 5 in the top of the 12th,  the Dodgers loaded the bases with no one out. Rod Beck proceeded to get a strikeout of Todd Zeile and a 4-2-3 double play off the bat of Eddie Murray to get out of the inning. Leading off the bottom of the twelfth was catcher Brian Johnson. I was told by Manager Dusty Baker to go on deck because I would be pinch hitting and be the second hitter of the inning against lefty Mark Guthrie. With the wind howling in from left, Brian Johnson hit the first pitch, a hard low liner to left field that just cleared the wall and sent 66,000 fans into a frenzy, and us into a tie for first place with the Dodgers.

I had never heard a louder roar in my career and was lucky enough to have a front row seat. That home run propelled us to the Western Division title a week later. One of the greatest moments in San Francisco Giants history.

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