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Shocking Moment When Reggie Miller Stifled the Game—The Silence That Started It All On a crisp autumn evening in Chicago’s Fundy Park, baseball’s greatest close-up legend, Reggie Miller, etched one of the most unforgettable, electric moments in sports history—not with a flashy hit or a walk-off grand slam, but with silence so profound it stopped the game dead. Known as “Air Mole” for his lethal pitch-sliding combination, Miller wasn’t just a shutdown pitcher—he redefined pressure with every strike. ### The Game That Changed Everything It was October 5, 2002, a pivotal matchup between the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers in Game 4 of the American League Wild Card race. The stadium buzzed with tension—every pitch measured, every walk a potential disaster. Mid-inning, with runners on first and second, the game hanging in the balance, Reggie Miller faced Texas’ Carlos Beltran. Instead of changing the count, Miller delivered a perfectly timed, low-income fastball—barely to pass—a Stification so compact, so precise, it wasn’t a strike—but it was still.