The White Sox were such a bad club in 1980 and yet their home games were still entertaining thanks to Bill Veeck and his promotions, Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall in the booth, and Nancy Faust on rhe organ. Thank you for posting these games!
There was the barber chair in the outfield seats, the shower thing,Harry's net, and the smell of weed wafting in the air. Not to mention navigating the projects for free parking. Those Comiskey games were wild back then! I'm a Cubs fan through and through, but I always had a good time at Comiskey.
Great game, Zahn was all about changing speeds and junk, you won't find many pitchers like him these days. On a side note, it's sad, being a Mexican and seeing Francisco Barrios trying to come back and having tremendous support, only for him to be gone almost 2 years later. May he RIP. Thanks for sharing.
The strike was averted in the early morning hours of Friday May 23 , because they avoided the free agency thing which they put off until the next year , which caused the strike of 1981
I was a big Geoff Zahn fan so finding this game is a treat. He must have had a roller coaster 1980 season. He went 14-18. 18 losses were 2nd most in the AL. He gave up 273 hits in 232.2 IP. 273 hits were 3rd worst in the league. Despite that he threw 5 shutouts, good for 2nd in the AL. He had the nickname "Mr. April" and held to that moniker to start 1980 as he tossed one of his shutouts in his first start and followed that with 2 more good starts before getting shelled in a 20-11 loss to Oakland. He had a terrible May as this was his only win amongst 6 losses in his 7 other starts. He signed with the Angels as a free agent the next season, following Gene Mauch there. He had a few really good years there before retiring when he was not able to come back from an arm injury. In 1982, he went 18-8 and was one of the favorites in the Cy Young race before falling off at the end of the season (including the post-season) then followed that with 2 better seasons. He was getting better into his late 30's until the injury. I enjoyed his pitching because he was a pitcher's pitcher. His fastball barely cracked the 80's, but was able keep batters completely baffled with a great change-up and hard slider. He threw a lot of junk up there and counted on good fielding behind him. I was also a huge Butch Wynegar fan so enjoyed seeing him as well. We saw a rare strikeout from him in this game. He only struck out 36 times in 564 PA in 1980. I always loved that he walked more than he struck out. He didn't put up big stats, but was a great catcher and a clutch hitter. I was pretty traumatized when he was traded to the Yankees (UGH! not the Yankees!), but I still pulled for him anyway. It was weird for me to see Harry Caray broadcast for the White Sox. I know he was with other clubs, but I always associate him with the Cubbies.
For me this is pretty wild to see Mike Marshall speaking to Harry Caray. I went to his training/pitching academy back in the early 2000s for a whole year he taught us his pitching mechanics which involves a lot of pronation that takes the pressure off the elbow and shoulder. Very effective for speed but the problem was location and control was always challenging because of the unorthodox mechanics. Mike was kind but hard to get along with at times because of his surly attitude. Very prideful man and had a bit of a temper on him for sure! At the camp we had 10-15 guys 19-25 years old. Ex pro ball players and college players mostly. Unfortunately there was bad stuff going throughout the time I was there and Marshall never paid attention to such as lots of drugs being used when players were not playing baseball. Luckily I was not one of them. Took place in Zephyrhills Florida. That’s my take of the time I was with Mike Marshall. BTW Mike Marshall has his Cy Young award in his attic unprotected with junk all around it. Apparently he could care less about it LOL
My favorite White Sox years were the Bill Veeck years as the home games had the Wrigley Field feeling to them as it felt like a beer garden at the ballpark. Everything with the amazing uniforms, TV44 broadcasts, Nancy Fouts, and Harry Carey was on point.
WHAT A TREAT! The Twins and the Sox (yes, I like BOTH jerseys) The names that only most die hards remember. A reminder that every region had their heroes, and Baseball is enjoyed in many cities beside NY LA, BOST, etc. Great history piece of note in the pregame.... the evil seeds of the 1981 strike were being sewn.
They avoided the main issue which was free agency which was why there was no strike in 1980 , same time next year they couldn't do the same thing, which was why there was a strike
@ 2:34:10, Francisco Barrios died less than two years later from a heart attack at age 28. Bob Sheppard said that his was the name that he most enjoyed.
After hearing Jimmy Piersall doing the lineups, I really appreciate former player, Joe Garagiola’s journey and hard work in becoming a National play-by-play man. After doing promos and pregames under Curt Gowdy for many years, I understand why he went to Chrysler in saying that he should be the man. There has to be a certain ego, ambition and persuasion as well as faith to know you are good.
@@vc8my Marshall was actually a kinesiologist (I believe a PhD) who developed a particular throwing motion that he believed minimized injury and maximized durability. I think he did eventually get injured but for a long while he was indeed incredibly durable and prolific in innings pitched.
I love those Minnesota Twins road uniforms. And I kind of like those home uniforms of the Chicago White Sox. Especially, those caps that were navy blue with the white letters saying Sox
Notice no talk of pitch counts? I didn't watch the entire game, but I didn't hear any reference to it at all. Geoff Zahn had 13 CG in 1980, good for 10th in MLB. CG happened much more in the AL than NL probably because the pitcher doesn't hit in the AL and so wouldn't be pinch hit for in a critical part of a game. Steve Carlton w/ the Phillies started 38 games and had 304 IP, but only 13 CG. There were 24 pitchers with 10+ CG, but only 6 were in the NL. The thing that stands out the most to me is that the entire Oakland A's starting staff had 10+ CG and 3 of them had 20+. Rick Langford - 28 Nike Norris - 24 Matt Keough - 20 Steve McCatty - 11 Brian Kingman - 10 Even Bob Lacey who was their top reliever had a CG shutout. Back to Zahn who had 35 games started. He also had 3 relief appearances. Crazy!
If Castino had been healthy he was going to play 3rd base and Gary Gaetti was going to play left field. The Twins actually played a few gammon 1984 with that lineup
I'm not from Chicago but I did spend quite a bit of time there in the early 80's on business. This must have been just prior to Caray moving over to the Cubs? I recall going to Wrigley around this time and he was there.
Yes, as John said, Harry moved over to the Cubs in '82. The White Sox were moving their games to OnTV (an early cable company) and Harry wasn't on board with moving the games off free TV.
I remember liking those White Sox uniforms when they first came out with them, but I was just a kid at the time and kids like weird things. Now they're painful to look at.
The inflatable doll in center field I laughed so hard I fell out of my chair that was great the fans were rowdy but having a great time that night if it was the last game of the season cuz of the strike they were going to have a great time at the old ballpark I miss Jimmy and Harry (he's buried not too far from my parents) and old Comiskey Park
Lol.Remember the uniforms with the short pants.And socks barely went past the calf.Everytime WhiteSox players would slide in the dirt or grass they would scrape up their knees.
@@frederickgriffith7004 Actually they didn't scrape their knees when sliding. They had pads tucked into their socks that prevented that from happening. The players had no issues sliding or diving with the shorts on.
6:40 - "Some owners think of this as a hobby, not as an economic enterprise." 2021 - Now everyone thinks of baseball as an economic enterprise instead of a sport.
he 1980 Major League Baseball strike occurred from April 1 to MLB Strike 1980 April 8.The strike caused the final eight days of spring training to be canceled, but did not impact the regular season schedule...although as we know, the shit finally hit the fan for the 1981 season
Great to hear Jim Piersall and Harry Carey. Reminds me of my childhood. This was hall of famer Harold Baines' rookie year, he went on to become my favorite player in the 1980's. Too bad the White Sox lost this game.
Great player Harold Baines but I have a hard time accepting him as a hall of famer when Fred McGriff (and Dale Murphy to a lesser degree) keeps getting snubbed. He’s a guy I rarely heard in the sports news and then all of a sudden he’s a ball of famer. Great player but certainly not “One of the greats”
Mike was a very prideful guy, kind but hard to speak to him without him patronizing at times. Back in 2003/2004 I was at his pitching academy and he was teaching us his mechanics and they were very effective but he was a hard person to get along with and that’s why MLB blackballed him from his surly attitude.
I doubt that. Players actually cared about striking out in 1980 unlike today and protected the plate to avoid striking out. The AL leader in 1980 had 187 SO. Steve Carlton lead the Majors with 286, but had a huge lead over Nolan Ryan in 2nd with 200. The highest K/9 was 8.6.
Thank God managers today don't bunt with power hitters. What a dumb move. Mauch got what he deserved on that play. Thanks to analytics games are managed much smarter today. Cue the analytics and stat-haters.
Many of the SABR analytics are very useful but there are some that have changed to dynamics of the way it’s played on the field. Exit Velocity and Launch Angle are my pet peeves. It has made the focus only on home runs. Slap hitters that can OBP at . 350 or better are not taken seriously if the power numbers aren’t there. Even Billy Beane said that you look for players that can get on base. Makes it better and more productive for the bombers behind them. It infuriates me to see the constant defensive shifts employed on batters. They complain about shifts and I say learn you hitti all fields and they won’t shift you. I swear with all the unwritten rules and the way it’s played, I think baseball people are the lowest IQ people in all of sports.
The free agency chit chat was a joke, look at what players rake in today, so who won that one? Nobody should pull in as much cash as they do for playing a kids game (and what a sh*t lineup the Twins had in this era, of course Mike Marshall speaks in favor of mo' money)
For many years the Twins were able to have some talent come up the farm only to lose them to free agency. A lot of years they depended on veterans or guys mired in other farm systems a lot them fizzled. Hisle and Zahn did pay off only to lose them. Marshall was and still is a baseball outlaw. Runs his own pitching school. I sure the Twins were reluctant to sign him and he did deliver two strong seasons. Special note he was released by the Twins 16 days after this game.
Well would you rather have the players making so little that they were compelled to throw games, as happened often back before the Black Sox scandal? Thanks to Marvin Miller and the union, the players finally started getting their rightful share of the pie during the 1970s. And why are you upset that billionaires have to pay the players what they're actually worth?
How many White Sox (the team Barack Obama loves the most--lol!) games are there, radio or TV, do you have from 1980 (I believe they only played 160 games that year due to cancellation of two of them by the weather)?
The White Sox were such a bad club in 1980 and yet their home games were still entertaining thanks to Bill Veeck and his promotions, Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall in the booth, and Nancy Faust on rhe organ. Thank you for posting these games!
1980 was the last year Veeck owned the team , they were sold to Reinsdorf and Einhorn before the following season
There was the barber chair in the outfield seats, the shower thing,Harry's net, and the smell of weed wafting in the air. Not to mention navigating the projects for free parking. Those Comiskey games were wild back then! I'm a Cubs fan through and through, but I always had a good time at Comiskey.
I was gonna say they weren't good but these had to have been fun to go to because they're really a blast to watch now as far as entertainment value.
@@nitedreamer23I believe it judging by some of the way the people looked in the audience!!
I agree they were still fun which they are not today
41 years later and the white sox manager is the same as 1980 Tony LaRussa
Isn't that crazy?
😲😝.
Connie Mack managed the Athletics for 40+ years.
@@txkid1 true ..but he was also the owner ...so he could not get fired and have to come back years later
Great game, Zahn was all about changing speeds and junk, you won't find many pitchers like him these days.
On a side note, it's sad, being a Mexican and seeing Francisco Barrios trying to come back and having tremendous support, only for him to be gone almost 2 years later. May he RIP.
Thanks for sharing.
Those Twins powder blue jerseys are outstanding
They sure are.
I like the White Sox uniforms even better.
The strike was averted in the early morning hours of Friday May 23 , because they avoided the free agency thing which they put off until the next year , which caused the strike of 1981
I was a big Geoff Zahn fan so finding this game is a treat. He must have had a roller coaster 1980 season. He went 14-18. 18 losses were 2nd most in the AL. He gave up 273 hits in 232.2 IP. 273 hits were 3rd worst in the league. Despite that he threw 5 shutouts, good for 2nd in the AL.
He had the nickname "Mr. April" and held to that moniker to start 1980 as he tossed one of his shutouts in his first start and followed that with 2 more good starts before getting shelled in a 20-11 loss to Oakland. He had a terrible May as this was his only win amongst 6 losses in his 7 other starts.
He signed with the Angels as a free agent the next season, following Gene Mauch there. He had a few really good years there before retiring when he was not able to come back from an arm injury. In 1982, he went 18-8 and was one of the favorites in the Cy Young race before falling off at the end of the season (including the post-season) then followed that with 2 better seasons. He was getting better into his late 30's until the injury.
I enjoyed his pitching because he was a pitcher's pitcher. His fastball barely cracked the 80's, but was able keep batters completely baffled with a great change-up and hard slider. He threw a lot of junk up there and counted on good fielding behind him.
I was also a huge Butch Wynegar fan so enjoyed seeing him as well. We saw a rare strikeout from him in this game. He only struck out 36 times in 564 PA in 1980. I always loved that he walked more than he struck out. He didn't put up big stats, but was a great catcher and a clutch hitter. I was pretty traumatized when he was traded to the Yankees (UGH! not the Yankees!), but I still pulled for him anyway.
It was weird for me to see Harry Caray broadcast for the White Sox. I know he was with other clubs, but I always associate him with the Cubbies.
These classic games are great. If you have any more White Sox-Twins games especially from Metropolitan Stadium, please post. Thank you.
For me this is pretty wild to see Mike Marshall speaking to Harry Caray. I went to his training/pitching academy back in the early 2000s for a whole year he taught us his pitching mechanics which involves a lot of pronation that takes the pressure off the elbow and shoulder. Very effective for speed but the problem was location and control was always challenging because of the unorthodox mechanics. Mike was kind but hard to get along with at times because of his surly attitude. Very prideful man and had a bit of a temper on him for sure! At the camp we had 10-15 guys 19-25 years old. Ex pro ball players and college players mostly. Unfortunately there was bad stuff going throughout the time I was there and Marshall never paid attention to such as lots of drugs being used when players were not playing baseball. Luckily I was not one of them. Took place in Zephyrhills Florida. That’s my take of the time I was with Mike Marshall. BTW Mike Marshall has his Cy Young award in his attic unprotected with junk all around it. Apparently he could care less about it LOL
Nice one Rare GM thanks for sharing 👌⚾️
My favorite White Sox years were the Bill Veeck years as the home games had the Wrigley Field feeling to them as it felt like a beer garden at the ballpark. Everything with the amazing uniforms, TV44 broadcasts, Nancy Fouts, and Harry Carey was on point.
Those Twins road blues are a thing of beauty ❤️
The scrpt fonts should never have been changed. I know they go back to them as alternates. Not the same
So are the Expos road uniforms!
WHAT A TREAT! The Twins and the Sox (yes, I like BOTH jerseys) The names that only most die hards remember. A reminder that every region had their heroes, and Baseball is enjoyed in many cities beside NY LA, BOST, etc. Great history piece of note in the pregame.... the evil seeds of the 1981 strike were being sewn.
They avoided the main issue which was free agency which was why there was no strike in 1980 , same time next year they couldn't do the same thing, which was why there was a strike
@@michaelleroy9281 free gency lredy existed in 81
These bums weren’t heroes in any region bro. Bad teams.
Seems like every old Sox game Trout is pitching
Harry Caray (PBP) & Jimmy Piersall (C) 1-3/7-9
Joe McConnell (PBP) 4-6
I remember that strike season. 1994 was a rough time too without baseball and no World Series in ‘94.
Blame Jerry for the 1994 strike
The home plate umpire at 17:04 with the giant balloon type chest protector. Now THAT is old school baseball.
@ 2:34:10, Francisco Barrios died less than two years later from a heart attack at age 28. Bob Sheppard said that his was the name that he most enjoyed.
John Castino was a fabulous prospect. It’s such a shame he struggled with injuries.
He was done by 1984 because of what was called a spinal fusion
He sure was. Castino hit .302/17/64 with a .766 OPS in 1980. Good numbers, promising future.
After hearing Jimmy Piersall doing the lineups, I really appreciate former player, Joe Garagiola’s journey and hard work in becoming a National play-by-play man. After doing promos and pregames under Curt Gowdy for many years, I understand why he went to Chrysler in saying that he should be the man. There has to be a certain ego, ambition and persuasion as well as faith to know you are good.
Mike Marshal who in 1974 with the Dodgers pitched in 108 games all in relief with a 15-10 record. Not one start that year.
@@vc8my Marshall was actually a kinesiologist (I believe a PhD) who developed a particular throwing motion that he believed minimized injury and maximized durability. I think he did eventually get injured but for a long while he was indeed incredibly durable and prolific in innings pitched.
@@bobreiter1863 according to his ex-wife that was due to his womanizing.
@@davanmani556 fake news, though.
@@davanmani556 Pretty much the whole league was womanizing. As they are today and always have been.
@@davanmani556 Baseball annies were and still are everywhere. Hey, us men are only human, lol!
Sure miss that old ballpark.
Umpires
HP Marty Springstead (CC)
1B Joe Brinkman
2B Nick Bremigan
3B Durwood Merrill
Great find! I only wish it had the commercials.
Only sports or network promos/ads are intact this is baseball not commercial based (those commercials were lame anyhow..slows up the game(
I love those Minnesota Twins road uniforms. And I kind of like those home uniforms of the Chicago White Sox. Especially, those caps that were navy blue with the white letters saying Sox
For 1976 only they had a white version of that cap with a navy blue bill
Notice no talk of pitch counts? I didn't watch the entire game, but I didn't hear any reference to it at all. Geoff Zahn had 13 CG in 1980, good for 10th in MLB. CG happened much more in the AL than NL probably because the pitcher doesn't hit in the AL and so wouldn't be pinch hit for in a critical part of a game.
Steve Carlton w/ the Phillies started 38 games and had 304 IP, but only 13 CG. There were 24 pitchers with 10+ CG, but only 6 were in the NL.
The thing that stands out the most to me is that the entire Oakland A's starting staff had 10+ CG and 3 of them had 20+.
Rick Langford - 28
Nike Norris - 24
Matt Keough - 20
Steve McCatty - 11
Brian Kingman - 10
Even Bob Lacey who was their top reliever had a CG shutout.
Back to Zahn who had 35 games started. He also had 3 relief appearances. Crazy!
Jimmy calling Harry "Coach" LOL
"The guys that try to hit a home run when they're 5'11" really kid themselves." Tough talk from Jimmy Piersall.
There are players shorter than that who hit plenty of home runs. LOL.
@@vc8my
Yeah, Mickey Mantle was only 5'11 and hit some of the longest home runs ever hit.
Hank Aaron was listed at 6’0 but I met him in person and I’m 5’10 and we were eye to eye. Also many former pros have testified that Hank was not 6’0
Shame that back injury, John Castino looked like a great one.
Great hitter and defense.
Yes.
He was done by 1984 because of the back problems
Even though I followed baseball back then, I couldn't remember his back problems. Thanks for the info.
If Castino had been healthy he was going to play 3rd base and Gary Gaetti was going to play left field. The Twins actually played a few gammon 1984 with that lineup
RIP Harry Caray and Mike Marshall.
I'm not from Chicago but I did spend quite a bit of time there in the early 80's on business. This must have been just prior to Caray moving over to the Cubs? I recall going to Wrigley around this time and he was there.
Harry was with the Sox from 1971-1981. He moved to the Cubs in '82. Here's his first game with the Cubs: th-cam.com/video/sdQKnU9Qqhg/w-d-xo.html
Yes, as John said, Harry moved over to the Cubs in '82. The White Sox were moving their games to OnTV (an early cable company) and Harry wasn't on board with moving the games off free TV.
1:41:41 is why Nancy Faust is a genius.
Good game and the inflatable doll was hilarious.
I remember liking those White Sox uniforms when they first came out with them, but I was just a kid at the time and kids like weird things. Now they're painful to look at.
WUSS. They were awesome then and they are awesome now. A lot better than the shit they've worn since the shit park opened.
@@DNSKansas I agree. I love those unis just because they're different.
The inflatable doll in center field I laughed so hard I fell out of my chair that was great the fans were rowdy but having a great time that night if it was the last game of the season cuz of the strike they were going to have a great time at the old ballpark I miss Jimmy and Harry (he's buried not too far from my parents) and old Comiskey Park
Thank you so much!
Rainbow Trout! Sox days before joining the Cubs. Those uniforms - especially the pants! Ugh! No wonder they needed to reinvent themselves by 1983!
They had a contest for designing the next Sox uniform , the winner was worn from 1982-86 which is still worn on Sundays now as an alternate jersey
I actually like both these and the ones that followed.
Wasn’t LaRussa managing this ‘80 Sox team? 41 years later he’s back.
And still drunk .....
@@PresidentGas1 really? Was that necessary?
In 1980 the White Sox were 70-90 with La Russa
LOL at the exchange between Harry Carey and Jimmy Piersall @ 17:09.
Wow, those White Sox uniforms. I remember those. They weren't good.
Lol.Remember the uniforms with the short pants.And socks barely went past the calf.Everytime WhiteSox players would slide in the dirt or grass they would scrape up their knees.
@@frederickgriffith7004 Actually they didn't scrape their knees when sliding. They had pads tucked into their socks that prevented that from happening. The players had no issues sliding or diving with the shorts on.
Those unis are my favorite 😂
Bill Veek.
The next year they had a design the next Sox uniform contest, the winning one would be worn for 1982 season
Unpopular opinion but I liked those Sox unis. Not necessarily the shorts they wore but the overall look
I like 'em too.
Harry always right with the Budweiser
Those Chicago White Sox uniforms were AWFUL!!
I don't remember a strike in 1980, I know there was a strike in 1981, as MLB had a weird split season & playoff.
A strike was averted in 1980 by a few hours, there was going to be one if some issues weren't settled
Like what Mike Marshall had to say.
Because of what started in 1976 with free agency is why they were having that conversation
I like the 4 year old where a player becomes a free agent.
First two hitters line singles then the #3 hitter bunts. First inning. Waht?
That's Gene "One-Run Strategy" Mauch for you. The anti-Earl Weaver ("pitching, defense, and three-run homers"), as it were.
Real baseball here
Mike Marshall Ph.D., pregame
Those collars...
@2:03:45. PRICELESS!!!!
And Nancy Faust plays "Let Me Call You Sweetheart " lol
Who is dizzy trout Budweiser harry?🙂☺😀😅😄😃😆
White Sox pitcher Steve Trout's Dad who pitched in the MLB 1939-1952.... Harry was not that drunk...
Dizzy was Steve’s father.
6:40 - "Some owners think of this as a hobby, not as an economic enterprise."
2021 - Now everyone thinks of baseball as an economic enterprise instead of a sport.
From the owners' or players' perspective pro ball was never a sport. Think the Black Sox Scandai of 1918.
@@kennethcurtis1856 They were haggling over money back in the 1800s. It's always been a business.
The white Sox uniform bottoms look like pjs
the strike was in 81. it the date wrong in the title?
he 1980 Major League Baseball strike occurred from April 1 to MLB Strike 1980 April 8.The strike caused the final eight days of spring training to be canceled, but did not impact the regular season schedule...although as we know, the shit finally hit the fan for the 1981 season
The good ole pre steroid days of cocaine and amphetamines.
Those Chisox uniforms were comically bad....just dreadful .
Great to hear Jim Piersall and Harry Carey. Reminds me of my childhood. This was hall of famer Harold Baines' rookie year, he went on to become my favorite player in the 1980's. Too bad the White Sox lost this game.
Great player Harold Baines but I have a hard time accepting him as a hall of famer when Fred McGriff (and Dale Murphy to a lesser degree) keeps getting snubbed. He’s a guy I rarely heard in the sports news and then all of a sudden he’s a ball of famer. Great player but certainly not “One of the greats”
At 2:03:37 with Lamar Johnson batting against Zahn, umpire calls time for a sex doll to be removed from the field. Old Comiskey.
Wow Mike Marshall interview before the game,,, I had to look him up and he ended up blackballed from baseball for running his yap too much Lol
Well, just listen to this interview.
He looks like the Son of Sam
According to his ex-wife Nancy, it was she that persuaded Gene Mauch to give Marshall a second chance with the Twins.
@@davanmani556 He had played for Gene in Montreal I'm pretty sure.
Mike was a very prideful guy, kind but hard to speak to him without him patronizing at times. Back in 2003/2004 I was at his pitching academy and he was teaching us his mechanics and they were very effective but he was a hard person to get along with and that’s why MLB blackballed him from his surly attitude.
love this!!!!
If Scherzer were pitching in ‘80, he’d have had a 19 k/9. Maybe 20 k/9.
Yeah every team thought they had to have weak hitters at shortstop. Smalley was the rare SS who could hit.
I doubt that. Players actually cared about striking out in 1980 unlike today and protected the plate to avoid striking out. The AL leader in 1980 had 187 SO. Steve Carlton lead the Majors with 286, but had a huge lead over Nolan Ryan in 2nd with 200.
The highest K/9 was 8.6.
Those White Sox uniforms. Yikes
1:06:53 Think baseball Rick! ⚾️
I fell sorry for them having to wear those but still better than the shorts
They were only worn in 1976 for 2 games, they were long gone by 1980
Ahhhh the national anthem
Thank God managers today don't bunt with power hitters. What a dumb move. Mauch got what he deserved on that play. Thanks to analytics games are managed much smarter today. Cue the analytics and stat-haters.
Many of the SABR analytics are very useful but there are some that have changed to dynamics of the way it’s played on the field. Exit Velocity and Launch Angle are my pet peeves. It has made the focus only on home runs. Slap hitters that can OBP at . 350 or better are not taken seriously if the power numbers aren’t there. Even Billy Beane said that you look for players that can get on base. Makes it better and more productive for the bombers behind them. It infuriates me to see the constant defensive shifts employed on batters. They complain about shifts and I say learn you hitti all fields and they won’t shift you. I swear with all the unwritten rules and the way it’s played, I think baseball people are the lowest IQ people in all of sports.
Ugly uniforms here. Players look really sloppy.
The free agency chit chat was a joke, look at what players rake in today, so who won that one? Nobody should pull in as much cash as they do for playing a kids game (and what a sh*t lineup the Twins had in this era, of course Mike Marshall speaks in favor of mo' money)
For many years the Twins were able to have some talent come up the farm only to lose them to free agency. A lot of years they depended on veterans or guys mired in other farm systems a lot them fizzled. Hisle and Zahn did pay off only to lose them. Marshall was and still is a baseball outlaw. Runs his own pitching school. I sure the Twins were reluctant to sign him and he did deliver two strong seasons. Special note he was released by the Twins 16 days after this game.
Well would you rather have the players making so little that they were compelled to throw games, as happened often back before the Black Sox scandal? Thanks to Marvin Miller and the union, the players finally started getting their rightful share of the pie during the 1970s. And why are you upset that billionaires have to pay the players what they're actually worth?
@@MrDougman59 Yeah Griffith was such a cheapskate that he let Rod Carew get away also. He didn't want to pay up for anyone.
@@joett84 Remember what old Cal said in Waseca in 1978?
How many White Sox (the team Barack Obama loves the most--lol!) games are there, radio or TV, do you have from 1980 (I believe they only played 160 games that year due to cancellation of two of them by the weather)?
WSNS--That stands for We Still Never Sing (lol)!