This is the way I heard it.

Bill Medley and Jennifer Warns.

Have you ever heard of him?

No?

Well, I'm pretty sure you've heard them.

Back in 1987, they sang the theme song to a little movie called Dirty Dancing.

I've had the time of my life when all the way to number one.

To this day, it's Bill and Jennifer's biggest hit.

In fact, it's their only hit.

Well, the same year that Patrick Swayze was gyrating to the dulcet vocals of Bill and

Jennifer's one and only hit, another one hit wonder on a very different stage was about

to have his.

Joey played first base for the Denver Zephyr's, and like everyone else in the minor leagues,

he dreamed of being called up to the show.

But at 270 pounds, Joey was not the picture of Major League athleticism, but size does

have its advantages, and when Joey Meyer decided to hit a baseball, he hit it real hard.

On the night of Joey's one wondrous hit, 1,404 people had gathered to watch the Denver

Zephyr's take on the Buffalo Biscuits.

It was the bottom of the seventh, and the Zephyr's were up 8-7.

Joey Meyer stepped into the box, and Buffalo pitcher Mike Murphy threw a slider that didn't

do much sliding, and Joey teed off.

The crack of the bat echoed throughout the mostly empty stadium.

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