On an autumn night in St. Louis in 2013, it was loud enough to be heard from the Busch Stadium press box, and deep enough to end a Dodger season.
Joe Kelly whipped a fastball that plunked Hanley Ramirez in the side and fractured a rib, removing the Dodgers’ best offensive threat and essentially ending their National League Championship Series hopes against the Cardinals in the first inning of the first game.
On an autumn night in Los Angeles in 2018, it was visible enough to be captured on national television, and loud enough to be heard all the way to Boston.