Happy 43rd birthday to Craig Counsell, who had a key role in two World Series Game 7 wins

A walk-off hit decided the World Series twice in the last 16 years, and Craig Counsell was on base for both of them.

The 15-year veteran was instrumental to the Marlins' 1997 victory against the Indians, hitting the sacrifice fly you see above that tied Game 7 in the ninth inning, and later scoring the winning run in the 11th on Edgar Renteria's single. And in 2001, while playing for the D-backs, he was also hit by a Mariano Rivera pitch that extended the inning that concluded with Luis Gonzalez's game-winning bloop:

While he's best known for his postseason heroics (he also won MVP of the 1997 NLCS), Counsell and his inimitable stance played 15 Major League seasons for the Rockies, Marlins, Dodgers, D-backs and Brewers. He didn't hang it up until age 40 in 2011, and today he works as a Special Assistant to the GM in Milwaukee.