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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Even Deion Sanders could not believe it. Not his home run. Not his 3-for-3 night after nearly four years out of baseball. No, it was the cheers that stunned him. "I've never gotten an ovation like that," Sanders said after the Cincinnati Reds' 7-6 win over Los Angeles. "I was really touched. Teary." The cheers and the standing ovation came in the second inning, after Sanders' three-run homer. The homer, a line drive over the right field wall, came on just the second pitch Sanders saw in the game. He lined the first pitch he saw for a single in the first inning. The crowd of 30,548, including ABL webmaster Jim Schultheiss, went nuts before the homer landed. Fans stayed on their feet until Sanders came out for a curtain call. "What a moment!," said Schultheiss. "I didn't know what to expect from Deion tonight. He hadn't played baseball for 4 years." he continued. "Going 2-for-2 on two pitches, including a 3-run homer deserved the We are not worthy praise!"
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