Carey and Piersall remind me of why I loved baseball on TV as a kid. No homer commentary. Tell it like it is... criticizing LaRussa for too many mound visits. Pure gold! chat up the locals, send well wishes to people in the hospital... games were fun to watch and fun to listen to...
Harry half in the bag and Jimmy with no filter between his brain and his mouth...those guys were something else. The amazing thing is the TV stuff was relatively tame compared to the radio side. That's where they really cut loose. It's a happy miracle that Harry and Jimmy were left to their own devices for as long as they were. No ballclub would allow this now.
I have been watching old Chi WSox and Cubs games lately. So many ex-Phillies were Cubs and they were like a family. The Cubs fans are fascinating in their support and the announcers make a unique contrast to our Harry Kalas and Ashburn. The one thing that stood out for me, was the fan treatment of Bobby Murcer. His lackluster 1978 season 140 hits 9 hr 64 rbi's made it seem like he wasn't trying. I also love when Jody Davis hit a Homer, Harry would sing his name Jooooody. Jooooody Davis! Wrigley seemed like a very personal, close experience for all.
Absolutely LOVE how brutally honest and critical Caray and Piersall are.. They hold back nothing.. God I wish teams today would have the guts to let their announcing teams be like this
I remember Ed Halicki on the SF Giants back in the mid 1970's when I was on the cable following the Atlanta Braves. Ed pitched a no-hitter against the Mets in 1975. Last year I watched a late season 1980 or maybe 1981 season SF Giants game on TH-cam & the Giants announcer mentions the team had been cleaning house of players. The announcer called Ed Halkicki & other players " Malcontents ", as Halicki was claimed on waviers by the Angels. It would be interesting to know the story, but to many years have passed.
Angels had a loaded lineup. Gene Autry was the west coast George Steinbrenner with free agents. Def spent the $ but Never had the pitching to win it all though.
That was the original menorah in center field (it was the old scoreboard with the fireworks holders, but it also looks like a Hanukkah menorah!) they had in Chicago! Bill Veeck wanted it to look like that because he told people to set it up!
When Bill Veeck owned the Sox in the late 70s, the team was usually-except for the 1977 "Southside Hitmen"-awful. Harry and Jimmy were often the whole show, so Veeck had to put up with them, though he wasn't happy with the criticism. When the team changes owners Harry wound up with the Cubs and toned his act down. The Harry & Jimmy Show was over and Harry became a "homer" during his Cubs years.
Miss the "unbalanced" schedule from '77 to '93, each AL team visited the other twice - it was called unbalanced because there 78 in-division games (13 × 6) v. 84 (7 x12)outside.
@fatfreddyscat5767 I always loved those schedules, got to watch the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Breweres visit our stadium twice a year (series) now it's not interesting anymore to me
I say who cares about the thumbs down haters, they're the bat flip,launch angles, analytics new game lovers, the espn announcers and Joe Buck lovers, keep up the great work finding the gems from the time when baseball was enjoyable and announcers like Harry represented what was what made it so much better then the generic slop the game has become, keep up the great work!
I used to be a baseball fan and this era will always be the game I remember and enjoyed. Harry and Jimmy were golden.
Carey and Piersall remind me of why I loved baseball on TV as a kid. No homer commentary. Tell it like it is... criticizing LaRussa for too many mound visits. Pure gold! chat up the locals, send well wishes to people in the hospital... games were fun to watch and fun to listen to...
Harry half in the bag and Jimmy with no filter between his brain and his mouth...those guys were something else. The amazing thing is the TV stuff was relatively tame compared to the radio side. That's where they really cut loose. It's a happy miracle that Harry and Jimmy were left to their own devices for as long as they were. No ballclub would allow this now.
@@blockcl Today’s baseball broadcast teams are all business and pull no punches
Today's baseball broadcasts have people that are a bunch of useless tools.
I have been watching old Chi WSox and Cubs games lately. So many ex-Phillies were Cubs and they were like a family. The Cubs fans are fascinating in their support and the announcers make a unique contrast to our Harry Kalas and Ashburn.
The one thing that stood out for me, was the fan treatment of Bobby Murcer. His lackluster 1978 season 140 hits 9 hr 64 rbi's made it seem like he wasn't trying. I also love when Jody Davis hit a Homer, Harry would sing his name Jooooody. Jooooody Davis! Wrigley seemed like a very personal, close experience for all.
Absolutely LOVE how brutally honest and critical Caray and Piersall are.. They hold back nothing.. God I wish teams today would have the guts to let their announcing teams be like this
I agree. But Bill Veck allowed them to speak freely. When Reinsdorf bought the team, they were gone.
Amateur scorekeeper over there lol
@@fatfreddyscat5767 and so were the those glory years of the Chisox
MAN, I Love these games, great way to wind down after a stressful day at work! 🙏🙏🙏🥰
Yes I totally agree.. great way to relax watching games from the 70's & 80's
Let's all tip our hat to the old "Baseball palace".
So glad I was able to attend 3 games there 1978-1980.
I remember Ed Halicki on the SF Giants back in the mid 1970's when I was on the cable following the Atlanta Braves. Ed pitched a no-hitter against the Mets in 1975. Last year I watched a late season 1980 or maybe 1981 season SF Giants game on TH-cam & the Giants announcer mentions the team had been cleaning house of players. The announcer called Ed Halkicki & other players " Malcontents ", as Halicki was claimed on waviers by the Angels. It would be interesting to know the story, but to many years have passed.
I was at this game. Great to see.
Very cool to see Campaneris play a flawless short st this late part of his career.
Love these old school White Sox games
Phenia films you have done it again.
The legendary Nancy Faust on the organ
Thanks for all these classic MLB games. Keep with the great work 👍. Do you have '86 & '88 Mets games that haven't been posted in TH-cam?
Juan have a shitload of Mets 1986 1988 (most I recorded myself) just gonna take time to add those stay tuned
Angels had a loaded lineup. Gene Autry was the west coast George Steinbrenner with free agents. Def spent the $ but Never had the pitching to win it all though.
Who needs espn! This is my fav channel😃
1st to comment. I loved the California Angels . Especially the 1971 thru 1975 era
Still remember Monday Night Baseball at 8pm with Howard Cossell
You mean MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 🏈 with Cossel .
And Keith Jackson, Al Michaels
ABC, with Cossell, also did Monday Night Baseball in the 70's.
@@FerrellKatzas you can see, one person isn't old enough to know.
This was the Comiskey 70th Birthday game
Umpires
HP Don Denkinger (CC)
1B Dale Ford
2B Derryl Cousins
3B Greg Kosc
At 13:49 notice Muhammad Ali slurring and yet he still fought Larry Holmes a few months later.
As bad as that loss was, he took an awful beating in 1981 against Trevor Berbick in a fight that had no meaning.
Very Cool Footage!
Harry Caray (PBP) & Jimmy Piersall (C) 1-3/7-9
Joe McConnell (PBP) 4-6
Piersall puts a smile on my face. HC too
That was the original menorah in center field (it was the old scoreboard with the fireworks holders, but it also looks like a Hanukkah menorah!) they had in Chicago! Bill Veeck wanted it to look like that because he told people to set it up!
14:16 Ken Reitz.
16:35 Dickie Thon would spend his best comeback years here in Philadelphia.
When baseball mattered
When Bill Veeck owned the Sox in the late 70s, the team was usually-except for the 1977 "Southside Hitmen"-awful. Harry and Jimmy were often the whole show, so Veeck had to put up with them, though he wasn't happy with the criticism. When the team changes owners Harry wound up with the Cubs and toned his act down. The Harry & Jimmy Show was over and Harry became a "homer" during his Cubs years.
Miss the "unbalanced" schedule from '77 to '93, each AL team visited the other twice - it was called unbalanced because there 78 in-division games (13 × 6) v. 84 (7 x12)outside.
And no interleague games yet.
@fatfreddyscat5767 I always loved those schedules, got to watch the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Breweres visit our stadium twice a year (series) now it's not interesting anymore to me
Back when announcer’s had a personality not like the corporate robots we have now.
stick with the hard stuff Richie
21:24 Balk
What’s with the thumbs down..what’s wrong
I say who cares about the thumbs down haters, they're the bat flip,launch angles, analytics new game lovers, the espn announcers and Joe Buck lovers, keep up the great work finding the gems from the time when baseball was enjoyable and announcers like Harry represented what was what made it so much better then the generic slop the game has become, keep up the great work!
Let that be their shame, too bad for them
Seems like every Trout start is on hete
Steve Trout started in the Sandberg game too. He sucked that day too😅
Rich Dotson has Spells, at least he is man enough to admit it
The Sox should have the decency to tuck their shirts in their pants.
Ha! They didn't fit that way!
Steve Trout again Omg