Man, I miss getting to watch Harry and Steve Stone. I'm a life-long Cardinals fan who grew up in Arkansas, so I couldn't get many Cardinals games on television until my dad bought one of those old, huge satellite dishes. But, when I was home alone during the summer in the eighties, I watched the Cubs any time they played a day game.
Those were the days! THIS was Cubs baseball. I remember watching this very game live on TV that day. This was the best era to watch the Cubs both on TV and at Wrigley Field. Now it's as Biff from back to the future took over Wrigley Field and around the area in Lakeview. Trachsel seemed to be pitching all the damn time back then, a lot of the games I remember catching back then it was either Steve Trachsel or Kevin Tapani starting. Thanks for uploading, love the nostalgia. It's like I'm back in 96 all over again watching this, and no time has passed. Go Cubs Go forever and always.
I love listening to Wayne Larrivee call games. The guy can do it all and do it well - football, baseball, basketball. Haven’t heard him call hockey, but I’m sure he’d master that too.
Spot on - Larrivee had actually not called baseball prior to 1994 - he was used as a fill-in when Harry Caray had health issues that summer and then came to the Cubs full time when Thom Brennaman left for FOX after the 1995 season. Had he wanted to he could have had a career on national network television, he is that good.
Do you mind if I upload this game to my Cardinals Classics channel? This is an historic game in Cardinals history - the most home runs hit as a team in one game.
Man, I miss getting to watch Harry and Steve Stone. I'm a life-long Cardinals fan who grew up in Arkansas, so I couldn't get many Cardinals games on television until my dad bought one of those old, huge satellite dishes.
But, when I was home alone during the summer in the eighties, I watched the Cubs any time they played a day game.
Those were the days! THIS was Cubs baseball. I remember watching this very game live on TV that day. This was the best era to watch the Cubs both on TV and at Wrigley Field. Now it's as Biff from back to the future took over Wrigley Field and around the area in Lakeview. Trachsel seemed to be pitching all the damn time back then, a lot of the games I remember catching back then it was either Steve Trachsel or Kevin Tapani starting. Thanks for uploading, love the nostalgia. It's like I'm back in 96 all over again watching this, and no time has passed. Go Cubs Go forever and always.
I love listening to Wayne Larrivee call games. The guy can do it all and do it well - football, baseball, basketball. Haven’t heard him call hockey, but I’m sure he’d master that too.
Spot on - Larrivee had actually not called baseball prior to 1994 - he was used as a fill-in when Harry Caray had health issues that summer and then came to the Cubs full time when Thom Brennaman left for FOX after the 1995 season. Had he wanted to he could have had a career on national network television, he is that good.
The pinnacle of humanity. Perfection of the art of appreciating the passing of time.
Awesome that you uploaded this. And left the commercials in. They make it even more of a time capsule
Brings me back to nostalgic times of when you could enter the stadium, catch a game, and leave all within three hours.
We need more alcoholic announcers like Harry!
Preach It!! There was Harry Doyle from Major League...ficticious but good stuff.
He wasn't an alcoholic, but he always made sure that he never spilled his beechwood aged Budweiser---that, my friend, was true alcohol abuse.
Harry Caray was freestyling.
On my birthday, July 12th. Go Redbirds
*TAKE IT AWAY, HARRY!* 2:10:47
Harry was getting close to the finish line by this time, but still fun to listen to.
Why didn't they finish the game?
Do you mind if I upload this game to my Cardinals Classics channel? This is an historic game in Cardinals history - the most home runs hit as a team in one game.
Harry thought the slaughter rule was in effect.
2:34:54 lol