My father was heartbroken when he found out his sister (my Tia), passed away back in Feb this yr. Then he finds out about Vin Scully's passing and he was devastated. I sat next to him, gave him a hug, and I told him "Look on the bright side dad, Tia is now hanging out with Tommy Lasorda and Vin Scully." R.I.P to a TRUE ICON! R.I.P Vin Scully! You will be missed! 😥
My beloved Oakland A's are in the World Series for the first time in 14 years with a club record 104 wins. This was my introduction to MLB, as every time an A's player went yard, I remember my father asking for a bash. That's because the A's were smashing--or rather, bashing--home runs, led by Jose Canseco's historic 40/40 season while McGwire chipped in with 32. We also led in pitching, as Dave Stewart won 20 for the 2nd straight season. Dennis Eckersley had 45 saves, with the bullpen chipping in a record 64. We won 104 games to take the AL West and sweep the Red Sox in the ALCS to reach the Fall Classic. Most experts picked the Mets to play the A's in the World Series. But the Los Angeles Dodgers, a consensus pick to finish 4th in the NL West, stunned the critics with 94 wins and a division title. Most people thought the Mets would breeze past LA (having beaten the Dodgers 10 of 11 times during the year. And two key Dodgers led the way. Kirk Gibson's fiery nature and competitive spirit led the way. He hit .276, collected 25 home runs, drove in 76, stole 31 bases and scored a career high 106. Despite better numbers from others (including the Mets' Darryl Strawberry and Pittsburgh's Andy Van Slyke), GIbon took home the NL MVP. And of course, Bulldog--aka Orel Hershiser--took his game to a whole new level. He won 23 games to win the NL Cy Young, but he closed the season in epic fashion with 59 straight scoreless innings. The NLCS was a pretty competitive series, with the momentum swinging back-and-forth several times. THe Mets were up 2-1 in games, and led 4-2 in the 9th of Game 4. But Mike Scioscia's dramatic home run off the Doc tied the game and turned the series around with Hershiser saving the game in the 12th. In Game 7, Orel shut out the Mets, 6-0, and LA sent the experts packing with the NL pennant. But the pennant came with a price, as Kirk Gibson suffered injuries in both legs, and is not expected to play. I'm not going into details on how this game played out. We'll let the action speak for itself in this classic Game 1.
Kirk Gibson was apparently in the Dodgers' clubhouse watching the game on television when he beginning at the 3:10:54 mark, heard Vin Scully on NBC say that he absolutely wasn't going to play in Game 1. I'm assuming that the competitor in Gibson interpreted that as a direct and open challenge and to paraphrase, said "I'm not going to play, my ass!" Now, if I was in Kirk Gibson's shoes, I would not have suited up if I knew that I wasn't 100% and my mobility was impaired. Of course, as fate would have it, things worked out for Gibson and the Dodgers' favor in the end (in as dramatic of a storybook, cinematic fashion as you could imagine). But still, I would try to be intelligent and realistic that I don't want to put my team's chances at winning at greater risk, if I'm not at my absolute best.
Vin Scully told the camera crew to pan in and show Kirk Gibson not being in there. He helped orchestrate, Gibson played the right notes, and history was made.
35:41 First pitch 40:07 Belcher hits Canseco, moving Lansford (who walked) over to 2B [T1] 48:24 Steinbach flies out to CF, leaving the bases loaded [T1] 51:24 Stewart plonks Sax with his first pitch and umpire Doug Harvey gives Dave a warning [B1] 56:58 Mickey Hatcher hits HR to left-center, Sax scores, Dodgers lead 2-0 [B1] 1:01:09 McDonalds' weird Mac Tonight homage to Mack the Knife. Nightmare fuel [btwn 1 & 2] 1:12:18 Belcher throws behind Lansford's head (!) and receives warning from Harvey [T2] 1:17:20 Canseco jacks 3-run laser beam HR off the camera in CF. Impressive. Glenn Hubbard (singled), Stewart (walked), and Lansford (walked) score, but Lasorda leaves in Belcher. A's lead 4-2 [T2] 1:37:26 With Steinbach on 2B and Hubbard on 1B (both singled), Weiss has a chance to at least move the runners over. He flies out to short LF, runners hold [T3] 1:39:47 Instead of having Stewart immediately bunt over the runners, LaRussa lets him swing through strike 1, bunt foul for strike 2, and then it's a check swing strikeout. Another missed opportunity. [T3] 1:44:17 Vin Scully discusses Gibson missing the game, noting that he was officially listed as "day to day." Vin waits a beat then says, "Problem with the World Series, there ain't many days." Joe agrees then utters a statement that would end up being prophetic, though not for the reasons he intended, "You talk about a short series, it can get short in a hurry." [B3] 1:49:29 Camera cuts to Gibson and Vin quotes John Milton, “They also serve who only stand and wait,” a line from Milton's poem, "When I Consider How My Light Is Spent." Classic Scully. [B3] 1:55:34 After leading off with a ground rule double into the RF corner, Hendu gets himself thrown out on Canseco's hit in the 5.5 hole. Nice play by Griffin and Sax, but another A's misfire. [T4] 1:57:14 Parker hits a swinging bunt towards 1B, Leary reaches the ball and throws it into RF, runners on 2B and 3B. EXCEPT, Harvey calls Parker out for running inside the basepath-which proved correct on replay. A's killing themselves [T4] 2:01:33 Canseco steals 2B, but in doing so, takes the bat out of McGwire's hands. Mac is intentionally walked to get to Steinbach, and he strikes out. Just a bunch of missed opportunities for Oakland. [T4] 2:11:00 Fernando (who was injured for the series) and Lasorda joke in the dugout over a foul ball. Fun to see. [B4] 2:31:03 Scully talks about Canseco and steroids and Garagiola says how unfair the talk is. Oh Joe. [T6] 2:37:38 Mike Scioscia singles to LF, scoring Marshall and sending Shelby to 2B (both of whom singled). A's still lead 4-3 [B6] 2:41:09 Hamilton has chance to tie the game, but instead hits into DP [B6] 3:04:22 Scully discusses Alejandro Peña's nickname, "Slow," when Garagiola says, "I love (Dodger pitching coach Ron) Perranoski's line. He says, 'He even stands slow.'" 3:10:37 The infamous moment when Scully brings up Gibson, positing that if a fan with binoculars were in the ballpark and scanned the Dodger dugout to see if Kirk Gibson was there, “the answer would appear to be no.” Of course, Gibby was in the training room getting worked on. When he heard Vin's spiel he spat out the glass he'd been chewing on to dull the pain, and screamed, "This is bullshit! Get me my uniform and cape!" 3:14:02 Canseco misjudges Shelby's liner to RF, but makes a shoestring catch to end inning [B8] 3:18:30 Canseco refuting Thomas Boswell's Washington Post report that he's taking steroids [T9] 3:20:25 Massive Canseco swing (and miss) causes Scully and especially Garagiola to swoon like they just saw Sinatra [T9] 3:28:51 First shot of Gibby in the dugout [B9] 3:31:57 After getting ahead 0-1, Eckersley throws 4 straight balls and walks Mike Davis, pinch-hitting for Alfredo Griffin. This is followed by Gibby walking out of the dugout to a rousting ovation from the Dodger Stadium crowd. [B9] 3:33:12 Broadcast shows graphic: "Dennis Eckersley has not allowed a home run since August 24th." [B9] 3:35:57 Catcher Ron Hassey *almost* backpicks Davis at 1B. Underrated play. [B9] 3:37:36 Davis steals 2B as Eck misses low and outside to send the count to 3-2. In fact, his jump was so good that Gibby's interference at home plate is waved off. [B9] 3:38:45 Gibby hits "high fly ball into right field ... she is GONE!" Davis scores from first, Dodgers win 5-4. For over a minute, Scully doesn't say anything. He simply lets the roar of the Dodger Stadium crowd tell the story. That's why he's the GOAT. [B9] 3:39:59 Vin: "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!"
I had to digitize it a few times to get a decent copy. I have several VCRs, three of which are the same model, but one of the three is a total beast. It always makes the best copy. This was the best version of all the attempts, for what it's worth.
Really interesting stuff during the Mike Davis at-bat: at 3:30:14 and 3:30:45 Davis calls time and gets out of the batter's box trying to throw Eckersley off. Finally-at 3:31:15 the home plate umpire walks out to the mound to say something to Eck-I always wondered what was going on. Felt weird like the umpire was in on it (which you'd think was impossible). Finally-Gibson's swing was so gentle compared to how far the ball actually went. It was hard to believe-but it happened.
Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Dodgers. The Wild, Wild West. Northern California vs. Southern California. The Bay Area vs. The City of Angels. Absolute Power vs. Absolute Justice.
RIP Vinny - you were the voice of my childhood - this game call is the perfect example of why you will always be the GOAT
My father was heartbroken when he found out his sister (my Tia), passed away back in Feb this yr. Then he finds out about Vin Scully's passing and he was devastated. I sat next to him, gave him a hug, and I told him "Look on the bright side dad, Tia is now hanging out with Tommy Lasorda and Vin Scully." R.I.P to a TRUE ICON! R.I.P Vin Scully! You will be missed! 😥
My beloved Oakland A's are in the World Series for the first time in 14 years with a club record 104 wins. This was my introduction to MLB, as every time an A's player went yard, I remember my father asking for a bash. That's because the A's were smashing--or rather, bashing--home runs, led by Jose Canseco's historic 40/40 season while McGwire chipped in with 32. We also led in pitching, as Dave Stewart won 20 for the 2nd straight season. Dennis Eckersley had 45 saves, with the bullpen chipping in a record 64. We won 104 games to take the AL West and sweep the Red Sox in the ALCS to reach the Fall Classic.
Most experts picked the Mets to play the A's in the World Series. But the Los Angeles Dodgers, a consensus pick to finish 4th in the NL West, stunned the critics with 94 wins and a division title. Most people thought the Mets would breeze past LA (having beaten the Dodgers 10 of 11 times during the year. And two key Dodgers led the way. Kirk Gibson's fiery nature and competitive spirit led the way. He hit .276, collected 25 home runs, drove in 76, stole 31 bases and scored a career high 106. Despite better numbers from others (including the Mets' Darryl Strawberry and Pittsburgh's Andy Van Slyke), GIbon took home the NL MVP. And of course, Bulldog--aka Orel Hershiser--took his game to a whole new level. He won 23 games to win the NL Cy Young, but he closed the season in epic fashion with 59 straight scoreless innings.
The NLCS was a pretty competitive series, with the momentum swinging back-and-forth several times. THe Mets were up 2-1 in games, and led 4-2 in the 9th of Game 4. But Mike Scioscia's dramatic home run off the Doc tied the game and turned the series around with Hershiser saving the game in the 12th. In Game 7, Orel shut out the Mets, 6-0, and LA sent the experts packing with the NL pennant.
But the pennant came with a price, as Kirk Gibson suffered injuries in both legs, and is not expected to play. I'm not going into details on how this game played out. We'll let the action speak for itself in this classic Game 1.
Mark McGwire went to my high school ... years after me ... His father was a dentist in my home town. My mother went to him a few times.
I know the game hasnt changed that much but there is something about 80's baseball that just feels right
Kirk Gibson was apparently in the Dodgers' clubhouse watching the game on television when he beginning at the 3:10:54 mark, heard Vin Scully on NBC say that he absolutely wasn't going to play in Game 1. I'm assuming that the competitor in Gibson interpreted that as a direct and open challenge and to paraphrase, said "I'm not going to play, my ass!"
Now, if I was in Kirk Gibson's shoes, I would not have suited up if I knew that I wasn't 100% and my mobility was impaired. Of course, as fate would have it, things worked out for Gibson and the Dodgers' favor in the end (in as dramatic of a storybook, cinematic fashion as you could imagine). But still, I would try to be intelligent and realistic that I don't want to put my team's chances at winning at greater risk, if I'm not at my absolute best.
Vin Scully told the camera crew to pan in and show Kirk Gibson not being in there. He helped orchestrate, Gibson played the right notes, and history was made.
35:41 First pitch
40:07 Belcher hits Canseco, moving Lansford (who walked) over to 2B [T1]
48:24 Steinbach flies out to CF, leaving the bases loaded [T1]
51:24 Stewart plonks Sax with his first pitch and umpire Doug Harvey gives Dave a warning [B1]
56:58 Mickey Hatcher hits HR to left-center, Sax scores, Dodgers lead 2-0 [B1]
1:01:09 McDonalds' weird Mac Tonight homage to Mack the Knife. Nightmare fuel [btwn 1 & 2]
1:12:18 Belcher throws behind Lansford's head (!) and receives warning from Harvey [T2]
1:17:20 Canseco jacks 3-run laser beam HR off the camera in CF. Impressive. Glenn Hubbard (singled), Stewart (walked), and Lansford (walked) score, but Lasorda leaves in Belcher. A's lead 4-2 [T2]
1:37:26 With Steinbach on 2B and Hubbard on 1B (both singled), Weiss has a chance to at least move the runners over. He flies out to short LF, runners hold [T3]
1:39:47 Instead of having Stewart immediately bunt over the runners, LaRussa lets him swing through strike 1, bunt foul for strike 2, and then it's a check swing strikeout. Another missed opportunity. [T3]
1:44:17 Vin Scully discusses Gibson missing the game, noting that he was officially listed as "day to day." Vin waits a beat then says, "Problem with the World Series, there ain't many days." Joe agrees then utters a statement that would end up being prophetic, though not for the reasons he intended, "You talk about a short series, it can get short in a hurry." [B3]
1:49:29 Camera cuts to Gibson and Vin quotes John Milton, “They also serve who only stand and wait,” a line from Milton's poem, "When I Consider How My Light Is Spent." Classic Scully. [B3]
1:55:34 After leading off with a ground rule double into the RF corner, Hendu gets himself thrown out on Canseco's hit in the 5.5 hole. Nice play by Griffin and Sax, but another A's misfire. [T4]
1:57:14 Parker hits a swinging bunt towards 1B, Leary reaches the ball and throws it into RF, runners on 2B and 3B. EXCEPT, Harvey calls Parker out for running inside the basepath-which proved correct on replay. A's killing themselves [T4]
2:01:33 Canseco steals 2B, but in doing so, takes the bat out of McGwire's hands. Mac is intentionally walked to get to Steinbach, and he strikes out. Just a bunch of missed opportunities for Oakland. [T4]
2:11:00 Fernando (who was injured for the series) and Lasorda joke in the dugout over a foul ball. Fun to see. [B4]
2:31:03 Scully talks about Canseco and steroids and Garagiola says how unfair the talk is. Oh Joe. [T6]
2:37:38 Mike Scioscia singles to LF, scoring Marshall and sending Shelby to 2B (both of whom singled). A's still lead 4-3 [B6]
2:41:09 Hamilton has chance to tie the game, but instead hits into DP [B6]
3:04:22 Scully discusses Alejandro Peña's nickname, "Slow," when Garagiola says, "I love (Dodger pitching coach Ron) Perranoski's line. He says, 'He even stands slow.'"
3:10:37 The infamous moment when Scully brings up Gibson, positing that if a fan with binoculars were in the ballpark and scanned the Dodger dugout to see if Kirk Gibson was there, “the answer would appear to be no.” Of course, Gibby was in the training room getting worked on. When he heard Vin's spiel he spat out the glass he'd been chewing on to dull the pain, and screamed, "This is bullshit! Get me my uniform and cape!"
3:14:02 Canseco misjudges Shelby's liner to RF, but makes a shoestring catch to end inning [B8]
3:18:30 Canseco refuting Thomas Boswell's Washington Post report that he's taking steroids [T9]
3:20:25 Massive Canseco swing (and miss) causes Scully and especially Garagiola to swoon like they just saw Sinatra [T9]
3:28:51 First shot of Gibby in the dugout [B9]
3:31:57 After getting ahead 0-1, Eckersley throws 4 straight balls and walks Mike Davis, pinch-hitting for Alfredo Griffin. This is followed by Gibby walking out of the dugout to a rousting ovation from the Dodger Stadium crowd. [B9]
3:33:12 Broadcast shows graphic: "Dennis Eckersley has not allowed a home run since August 24th." [B9]
3:35:57 Catcher Ron Hassey *almost* backpicks Davis at 1B. Underrated play. [B9]
3:37:36 Davis steals 2B as Eck misses low and outside to send the count to 3-2. In fact, his jump was so good that Gibby's interference at home plate is waved off. [B9]
3:38:45 Gibby hits "high fly ball into right field ... she is GONE!" Davis scores from first, Dodgers win 5-4. For over a minute, Scully doesn't say anything. He simply lets the roar of the Dodger Stadium crowd tell the story. That's why he's the GOAT. [B9]
3:39:59 Vin: "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!"
Thanks for the upload.
I had to digitize it a few times to get a decent copy. I have several VCRs, three of which are the same model, but one of the three is a total beast. It always makes the best copy. This was the best version of all the attempts, for what it's worth.
How fitting is it that the most famous play in World Series history happens in Hollywood!
Damn, I love Los Angeles.
right after freddie freeman
First pitch: Nancy Reagan
Last pitch: Dennis Eckersley
National anthem: Debbie Gibson
Making history: Kirk Gibson
Plays I like to watch:
5:15 - 5:44
35:00 - 48:41
50:53 - 1:00:08
1:02:20 - 1:21:43
1:32:07 - 1:41:39
1:43:51 - 1:50:03
1:52:15 - 2:05:53
2:07:55 - 2:11:52
2:19:32 - 2:25:41
2:33:52 - 2:41:26
2:43:11 - 2:51:02
2:56:00 - 2:59:05
3:09:54 - 3:14:22
3:16:23 - 3:24:47
3:26:58 - 3:42:04
3:43:50 - 3:44:29
it happens in 36 years
Really interesting stuff during the Mike Davis at-bat: at 3:30:14 and 3:30:45 Davis calls time and gets out of the batter's box trying to throw Eckersley off. Finally-at 3:31:15 the home plate umpire walks out to the mound to say something to Eck-I always wondered what was going on. Felt weird like the umpire was in on it (which you'd think was impossible). Finally-Gibson's swing was so gentle compared to how far the ball actually went. It was hard to believe-but it happened.
Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Dodgers. The Wild, Wild West. Northern California vs. Southern California. The Bay Area vs. The City of Angels. Absolute Power vs. Absolute Justice.
Oakland A's Vs Los Angeles Dodgers 1974 World Series 14 Years Earlier.
Who else came from last night?
Freddie Freeman is a walkoff grand slam
3:32:04 beginning of the Gibson at bat
What type of Disney Channel Movie crap is that? Who would buy that script? UNBELIEVABLE
2:13:03
the mets should of been in this world series but davey johnson the horrible mets manager that he was handed the pennant over to the dodgers