In our Homer History series, writers re-tell the stories of memorable home runs from their perspective. In this installment, Yahoo Sports college basketball writer Jeff Eisenberg discusses Brian Johnson's unlikely home run that came during the Giants pennant race. When the San Francisco Giants traded for catcher Brian Johnson on July 15, 1997, the move didn't exactly set the Bay Area abuzz. A story about the deal in the next day's San Francisco Chronicle was a whopping 83 words long and didn't even include Johnson's name in the headline. [ 2016 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball is open for business. Sign up now ]