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Boston Police Officer Steve Horgan, raises his hands as he poses for a photograph during a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 in Boston. Horgan says he's humbled by the attention he's received since photographs of him raising his arms in jubilation after the Boston Red Sox hit a grand slam against the Detroit Tigers appeared in newspapers and on the Internet. The photos show Horgan's arms raised in the same frame as the upturned legs of Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter as he tumbles into the Fenway Park bullpen, where Horgan was working a security detail. David Ortiz's grand slam tied Sunday's game 5-5, and the Red Sox went on to a 6-5 victory.
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In this Oct. 13, 2013 photo, fans and Boston Police officer Steve Horgan celebrate as Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter falls over the right field fence into the bullpen trying to catch a grand slam hit by Boston Red Sox' David Ortiz during Game 2 of the American League baseball championship series, in Boston. With one swing, Ortiz tied the game and helped the Red Sox send the AL championship series to Detroit tied one game apiece.
DETROIT, MI -- The image of Torii Hunter's overturned body just missing the robbery of David Ortiz's game-tying grand slam Sunday night is one of heartbreak and disappointment for Tigers fans.
But it's made Boston Police officer Steve Horgan famous and gave Red Sox fans a hashtag to rally behind.
Horgan, who was in the Fenway Park bullpen Sunday during the Tigers' 6-5 loss that tied the series at one game each, raised his arms in celebration at the exact moment Hunter's legs were in the air as he tumbled over the wall trying to catch the ball.
Photos the four side-by-side, vertical limbs now have people all over Boston putting their arms in the air and calling it "Horganing."
"I'm humbled by it," Horgan, 50, told the Associated Press on Tuesday at Boston police headquarters.
"Because I'm a Sox fan, I just raised my arms," he said.
Hunter is OK after the high-velocity flip and plans to play in Tuesday's Game 3 as the ALCS battle intensifies.
Justin Verlander is set to start at the mound with the Tigers returning to Comerica Park.
And Detroit could use its own Internet meme, Twitter hashtag or collective gesture to get behind.
What are your suggestions?
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