This game is legendary. Will Clark's 2nd best performance of all time. Only second to his Major League debut home run off Nolan Ryan. I am so fortunate that I got to see him play. I missed Babe Ruth and only saw him in old highlight films. Not the case with Will Clark. I became a Giants fan as a kid growing up in the mid '80's. Clark was and still is my hero and favorite baseball player. I emulate his mannerisms when I take at bats and project the confident and cocky swagger he had. He should be in the hall of fame simply for what he did for the Giants and the game. Hopefully I will get a chance to meet him in person thank him for inspiring me and giving Giants fans lots or cherished memories. He was indeed a thrill to behold.
1:22:35 The moment the MLB Pitching world changed forever. Many pitchers have been talking into their gloves during mound meetings ever since. Greg Maddux is known as the "Father of Glove Talking".
Will Clark read Greg Maddox lips right before the grandslam. After that everyone started to cover their face. Because of Will Clark everyone covers their face with their glove. It's called the Clark Cover Up.
years later there was an angels game with rex hudler working as commentator tim salmon at the plate with the runners on the manager comes to the mound before salmon hits just like here then rex hudler says something like when the manager comes to the mound like this most of the time u r getting a fast ball right after he said this the pitch was a fast ball down the middle just like here salmon hits it out just like here so u can guess the pitch just from the manager going out to the mound they will probably tell him to not fall behind the hitter and go after him
@@chiniechinchen I agree, I read lips as I’m deaf in my left ear from an accident and not having hearing loss in my right. I couldn’t tell what they were saying even with a heads up! 🤣
You are the man for uploading this great classic!!. Will Clark is one of my favorite baseball players. The guy could do it all: RBIs, home runs, great first baseman. He had a perfect batting swing, which gave inspiration to Adam LaRoche's batting swing. Will was a total team player and he was a great presence on and off the field.
Living in San Francisco and being a Giant fan for so long it was a shame that after all the years of failures and glimors of hope it and guys like Will that busted their tail every day the success was minimized by the earthquake . After this act by Mother Nature the importance of the teams success was hopelessly minimized. Will Clark and guys like Robby Thompson, Matt Williams, Kevin Mitchell and others brought alot of pride and joy being a Giant fan during that era of the team. Thanks guys.
Before the NBA on NBC, Marv Albert was the pregame host of the MLB on NBC Game of the Week aka “Major League Baseball...an Inside look” so yeah, many of you are surprised to see him talking about baseball, but remember that after the 1989 season, CBS became the right holders of the MLB, in 1990 NBC got the NBA rights (from CBS) and Marv Albert will get the role of main broadcaster, and his journey to become “The Voice of the NBA in the 90s” began... PD: In historic topics, replacing MLB with the NBA was the beginning of the Golden Era for NBC Sports...sadly the decline began when they lost the NFL in 1998, followed by the loss of MLB (Again) in 2000 and in 2002 the NBA heading to ESPN. I’m hope one day NBC Sports shines like they used to in the 90s.
and then with the lost of NHL rights in 2021, but at least they the Vin Scully of Soccer Peter Druly to help out with their English Permier League soccer coverage which is fantastic by the way, so all hope is not lost, after all, it was better for the NBC to have two super bowls instead of one in the mid 1990s.
Vin Scully can call a game by himself and its awesome. You can pair him with anyone and its like they worked together for years. He even makes Norm from Cheers sound like a baseball authority during this game.
Phenomenal 4 minute AB by 17 @37:15. I like how Maddux gives up the slam, 8 runs in, and he's still pitching. Today, after a 3 run 1st inning he'd be pulled next jam
Loved Kevin during his time as a Red. We named our dog Mitchell after him. 9th grade 93/94 Also definitely rooted for the Giants over the As in 89. Will Clark, Bret Butler. Always have to root for the national league
I was 12 years old back then and absolutely crushed when the Cubs lost this series. I would end up waiting another 27 years for my beloved Cubs to win the ultimate prize. In the end this series was just a small part of what made winning it all in 2016 just that much sweeter. Go Cubs Go!!
one of my favorite aspects of Grace as a hitter was how hard he was to strike out, and how he was an absolute beast when it came to working counts full from 0-2. I loved watching him go down 0-2, then foul off pitch after pitch, lay off close balls, and eventually walk or get a hit.
Vin scully was the best. I loved Harry Carrey growing up but as I st here age 42 listening to Vin it gives me chills. What a voice and there was nobody better setting the stage
@@RADIUSBuxbaum You have probably already seen it but in case not I recommend the video Champions by the Bay. The way they covered this game with Bob Costas narrating it and the music played was epic.
This game really is a showcase of the 89 Giants.Power hitting(no steroid help like the a's) and very strong defense.They didn't have half the talent in terms of pitching like what Giant fans are used to now,but they were the funnest Giant team to watch.
My dentist is from Chi.And a Cubs fan.Also Polish.I told him that was three strikes against him(hehe).He replied "How would you like this root canal done with a chain saw"? So when the Mets took out the Cubs THIS year he was not a happy camper.
I remember watching this game when I was 7 years old, and Will Clark strolling to the plate with the bases loaded. I said to my dad: Me: They should intentionally walk him. Dad: Walk him with the bases loaded? [scoff] That's ridiculous. Me: See I told you! Dad: .....
+hushg2000 I'm a Cubs fan still...i was just pissed about those losing playoff runs. I've been watching and rooting every game again since the beginning of 2015. So glad we broke the curse and won it all!!!
Marv was the main studio host for most of the '80s. And I'm pretty sure he filled in calling games if Vin or Bob was on assignment elsewhere, or NBC was broadcasting an extra game or two.
I wonder if anybody can upload Game 2 of the 1989 NLCS? That was the game (the only one that the Cubs won in the series) in which NBC had Bob Costas fill-in for Vin Scully (even though Costas was also on assignment for that year's ALCS between Oakland and Toronto), who had laryngitis.
preview of things to come:: Maddux takes warm up pitch after lineups announced shakes his head in disapproval - this chilled me to the bone as a cubs fan
I wish that Vin Scully (the man is in his 80s now and is still going Dodger games at a top level) still did MLB games on a national level (the last time he did so was when he called the 1997 World Series for CBS Radio). Vin brought a ton of credibility and class (Vin has that eloquent way to speaking that raises the professional quality level really highly) to NBC's broadcasts back in the '80s.
Will Clark was great, although playing in the Steroid Era hurt his legacy. Imagine how dominant he would have been if every MLB player had been clean, as I assume he was.
We all know about Will Clark's MVP series, but we all forget how baseball has changed since this series. Today, you see why pitchers and catchers cover their mouths when they have a conference on the mound. This series has a lot to do with that change, because that night when the Thrill went 4-for-4 he was also a good evesdropper. He knew what was coming, because the Thrill was a good lipreader.
Also, this is the game that changed baseball in many ways. Clark knew a fastball was coming on the first pitch after the visit to the mound in the 4th inning. End result, Clark hits the grand slam. Now, you see why the pitchers cover their mouth with their glove from that point onward.
Anyone notice Don Zimmer visited Maddux twice on the mound?!!! 1st inning and 4th inning. The two mound visit pitcher change rule must be a relatively new rule.
Too bad no Carrey alongside Scully. This was my team here when I was a kid. Still love the cubs but there was something special about this 1989 team. So many legends.
J Gunn, NBC only did that in the World Series, but was not the network for the 1989 WS as they have to alternate the Fall Classic between NBC and ABC, which carried the '89 Series. It's sad with this NLCS it was the last time for NBC to carry the Playoffs, as CBS won bidding rights for the next several years
I love the classic game postings but can you please include the commercials? They greatly add to the experience and keeping them intact to the original programming really completes the whole time traveling effect.
This was the end of Vin Scully doing games on NBC. NBC would lose the baseball package to CBS in 1990. And when NBC got baseball back briefly in the mid 90s Bob Costas would be the main play by play man with Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan. End of an era Scully was the best ever.
Maddux {who was taller than Zimmer} mouthed the words "Fastball in" during the conference. This is now why all pitchers and catchers cover their mouths when meeting on the mound.
I remember how popular he was getting in the Bay,and the country..He was almost up there with Joe Montana..I have a Will Clark jersey,and I'm an A's fan..
I am a little surprised that NBC didn't use Marv Albert to fill in for Vin in game 2 just to give Bob Costas a rest but Marv not a regular baseball guy.
I love you, Will Clark. That Grand Slam was so beautiful. I know they didn't want Butler to bunt home somebody with the squeeze, but what they got from Clark was worse. Definitely would not have intentionally walked Butler if I was Zim.
If there was a Cubs team that should've went to the WS, it should've been the 89 team. The Cubs and Giants were evenly matched that year however the Giants came up with the key hits to win the series.
True story-- at 1:21:33 Will Clark read Maddux's lips at the mound and read "fastball" from Maddux's lips. The very first pitch was a grand slam. To this day, during meetings at the mound, you will see pitchers cover their mouth's with their glove. This ritual with pitchers covering their mouth's at the mound with a glove all started with this Will Clark reading Maddux's lips and hitting a grand slam.
Thomas Austin. Kennedy was smart, he kept his catcher's glove covering his signs to the pitcher so that no one could see them. The Cubs giving away their conversations on the mound set the tone for everyone else to cover their mouths when discussing what pitches to throw to certain batters. Will Clark exploited that, the Cubs paid dearly, and as they say "The rest is history".....
I find it utterly insane that Vin Scully suddenly came down w/ laryngitis shortly after calling Game 1 and thus, couldn't call Game 2 the next day. Hence, NBC getting Bob Costas during an off-day of the ALCS to fill-in.
***** This game showed 23-year old Maddox what his pitching coach had been telling him for 2 years: he needed to learn to throw strikes on both sides of the plate, not just the outside. Only times Maddox worked inside back then was to move hitters off the plate; that he did so with unusual enthusiasm helped him win 19 in 1989, 18 previous year '90 and much of '91, Maddox had mixed results; working both sides initially led to fat pitches & also led to the idiots at the Tribune, which owned the Cubs, deciding Maddox wasn't worth the $$$ By '92, he could work both sides effectively, won his 1st Cy Young Award, then bolted for Atlanta.
1:24:10 Will Clark must have had something personal against the Maddux family. 1:21:38 Clark probably lip reading the Cubs right here. 21:23 The Cubs forgot the scouting report on Clark in the 4th inning. Clark,Mitchell and the Giants overall were first pitch hitters.That's how Dave Stewart threw the 5-0 shutout against them in game 1 of the WS.Clark went for the first pitch and popped out to Canseco in game 4 of the WS,slowing down that huge 7th inning Giants rally..Mitchell swung early too.
1. The Cubs really misfired by not locking up Maddux before he became a free agent. Might've won a World Series by now if they'd kept him. 2. The second inning triple was probably Luis Salazar's career highlight. The lowlight: losing his eye on a line drive to the face. 3. Scully and Seaver are a solid team.
Umpires (Game 1) HP Doug Harvey (CC) (8th) 1B Bruce Froemming (6th) 2B Terry Tata (5th) 3B Jim Quick (3rd) LF Charlie Williams (1st) RF Randy Marsh (1st)
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This game is legendary. Will Clark's 2nd best performance of all time. Only second to his Major League debut home run off Nolan Ryan. I am so fortunate that I got to see him play. I missed Babe Ruth and only saw him in old highlight films. Not the case with Will Clark. I became a Giants fan as a kid growing up in the mid '80's. Clark was and still is my hero and favorite baseball player. I emulate his mannerisms when I take at bats and project the confident and cocky swagger he had. He should be in the hall of fame simply for what he did for the Giants and the game. Hopefully I will get a chance to meet him in person thank him for inspiring me and giving Giants fans lots or cherished memories. He was indeed a thrill to behold.
Tom Seaver; Terrific pitcher for the Miracle Mets and solid working with the great Vin Sculley on this one. Rest In Peace Tom.
Rest in Peace Vin too.
And you just can't beat Vin. When he's done he will never be replaced. Could listen to him all day. Dodger fan has been spoiled all those years.
Oakley Jones, Vinny's been retired the last 2 seasons
@@donaldaglipay1102 That comment was posted before Vinny retired
Oh yeah they were very spoiled with Vin Scully
Him and Joe Garagiola were awesome together.
Will Clark At-Bat's
21:19 | 2B | 1 RBI
55:24 | HR | 1 RBI
1:21:13 | HR | 4 RBI
1:44:14 | 1B
2:14:48 | BB
2:34:16 | Post Game Interview
wow thanks for this. ur the real hero
1:22:35 The moment the MLB Pitching world changed forever.
Many pitchers have been talking into their gloves during mound meetings ever since.
Greg Maddux is known as the "Father of Glove Talking".
Will Clark read Greg Maddox lips right before the grandslam. After that everyone started to cover their face. Because of Will Clark everyone covers their face with their glove. It's called the Clark Cover Up.
years later there was an angels game with rex hudler working as commentator tim salmon at the plate with the runners on
the manager comes to the mound before salmon hits just like here
then rex hudler says something like when the manager comes to the mound like this most of the time u r getting a fast ball
right after he said this the pitch was a fast ball down the middle just like here
salmon hits it out just like here
so u can guess the pitch just from the manager going out to the mound they will probably tell him to not fall behind the hitter and go after him
@@chiniechinchen I agree, I read lips as I’m deaf in my left ear from an accident and not having hearing loss in my right. I couldn’t tell what they were saying even with a heads up! 🤣
Exactly right :)
You are the man for uploading this great classic!!. Will Clark is one of my favorite baseball players. The guy could do it all: RBIs, home runs, great first baseman. He had a perfect batting swing, which gave inspiration to Adam LaRoche's batting swing. Will was a total team player and he was a great presence on and off the field.
Living in San Francisco and being a Giant fan for so long it was a shame that after all the years of failures and glimors of hope it and guys like Will that busted their tail every day the success was minimized by the earthquake . After this act by Mother Nature the importance of the teams success was hopelessly minimized. Will Clark and guys like Robby Thompson, Matt Williams, Kevin Mitchell and others brought alot of pride and joy being a Giant fan during that era of the team. Thanks guys.
At least the 49ers racked up rings during that period, including 1989.
Before the NBA on NBC, Marv Albert was the pregame host of the MLB on NBC Game of the Week aka “Major League Baseball...an Inside look” so yeah, many of you are surprised to see him talking about baseball, but remember that after the 1989 season, CBS became the right holders of the MLB, in 1990 NBC got the NBA rights (from CBS) and Marv Albert will get the role of main broadcaster, and his journey to become “The Voice of the NBA in the 90s” began...
PD: In historic topics, replacing MLB with the NBA was the beginning of the Golden Era for NBC Sports...sadly the decline began when they lost the NFL in 1998, followed by the loss of MLB (Again) in 2000 and in 2002 the NBA heading to ESPN. I’m hope one day NBC Sports shines like they used to in the 90s.
and then with the lost of NHL rights in 2021, but at least they the Vin Scully of Soccer Peter Druly to help out with their English Permier League soccer coverage which is fantastic by the way, so all hope is not lost, after all, it was better for the NBC to have two super bowls instead of one in the mid 1990s.
Vin Scully can call a game by himself and its awesome. You can pair him with anyone and its like they worked together for years. He even makes Norm from Cheers sound like a baseball authority during this game.
Mark Grace was one of my all time favorite hitters. Not a cubs fan at all but Grace? what a hitter.
Phenomenal 4 minute AB by 17 @37:15.
I like how Maddux gives up the slam, 8 runs in, and he's still pitching. Today, after a 3 run 1st inning he'd be pulled next jam
You gotta listen to Vin tell a story about Kevin Mitchell at 2:17:00 ... Just awesome. I miss the good ol' days.
Loved Kevin during his time as a Red. We named our dog Mitchell after him. 9th grade 93/94 Also definitely rooted for the Giants over the As in 89. Will Clark, Bret Butler. Always have to root for the national league
@MartinJones, you mean the Cubs
I was 12 years old back then and absolutely crushed when the Cubs lost this series. I would end up waiting another 27 years for my beloved Cubs to win the ultimate prize. In the end this series was just a small part of what made winning it all in 2016 just that much sweeter. Go Cubs Go!!
Mark Grace's at bat in the first inning is an example of the kind of hitting you rarely see in MLB anymore.
one of my favorite aspects of Grace as a hitter was how hard he was to strike out, and how he was an absolute beast when it came to working counts full from 0-2. I loved watching him go down 0-2, then foul off pitch after pitch, lay off close balls, and eventually walk or get a hit.
When you think about it there swing always looks as if there holding a twig.😂
Goodness Marv Albert as pregame host and Vin Scully doing play by play? Doesn't get better than that
Harry Carrey and Scully would have been cool
Marv's hair piece demanded a raise
3:10 Toronto Blue Lays .... potatp chips Marv? YES, AND IT COUNTS!
This would be NBC's last year doing baseball (at least for a few years), but Marv would end up making a lot more trips to Chicago in the '90s.
I was in cooking class in school when this happened,
Was listening to radio that teacher didn't know about.
WIll the Thrill forever
1:21:37
That's why you hold your glove up to your mouth.
Will Clark was perfect in this game hit for the cycle what makes it even more incredible was doing this against Greg Maddux
Vin scully was the best. I loved Harry Carrey growing up but as I st here age 42 listening to Vin it gives me chills. What a voice and there was nobody better setting the stage
This game is my entire childhood
I was 7 and still remember it. It still gives me chills when Will comes the to the plate.
@@j-r-m7775 Me too! Love it... still
@@RADIUSBuxbaum You have probably already seen it but in case not I recommend the video Champions by the Bay.
The way they covered this game with Bob Costas narrating it and the music played was epic.
The Will Clark grand slam is the last time ever that all players during a mound visit didn't cover their mouths with their gloves when speaking.
Rest In Peace, Tom Seaver...
Outstanding Ab by Grace in the 1st
My son was born this day.
This game really is a showcase of the 89 Giants.Power hitting(no steroid help like the a's) and very strong defense.They didn't have half the talent in terms of pitching like what Giant fans are used to now,but they were the funnest Giant team to watch.
Greg Maddux was definitely the best right-handed starter ever of the 90's :-D
My dentist is from Chi.And a Cubs fan.Also Polish.I told him that was three strikes against him(hehe).He replied "How would you like this root canal done with a chain saw"? So when the Mets took out the Cubs THIS year he was not a happy camper.
I am willing to bet he was ecstatic the following season!!
Will Clark is my all-time favorite player/Giant. He had the prettiest swing ever and made pitchers cover their mouths from NLCS game 1 to present.
Oh how times change..." The giants have 3 players who struck out more than a 100 times"...nowadays striking out a 100 times is considered decent
@cacable7 why? What’s changed??
Why?
Mike Schmidt?! The very same Mike Schmidt who broke Cubs' hearts with his dingers at Wrigley? Amazing, quite amazing.
Favored Cubs in 7? Even HOFs can be off.
The Will Clark game
I remember watching this game when I was 7 years old, and Will Clark strolling to the plate with the bases loaded. I said to my dad:
Me: They should intentionally walk him.
Dad: Walk him with the bases loaded? [scoff] That's ridiculous.
Me: See I told you!
Dad: .....
Should have walked him with bases loaded yrs before they did it to Barry. What a class act - The Thrill!
+hushg2000 I'm a Cubs fan still...i was just pissed about those losing playoff runs. I've been watching and rooting every game again since the beginning of 2015. So glad we broke the curse and won it all!!!
I was fascinated at Mark Grace's domination of Garrelts.
And Will Clark should be in the Hall of Fame God damn it.
Lol Marv Albert doing MLB? "Yes, it counts, and the homer".
Marv was the main studio host for most of the '80s. And I'm pretty sure he filled in calling games if Vin or Bob was on assignment elsewhere, or NBC was broadcasting an extra game or two.
I wonder if anybody can upload Game 2 of the 1989 NLCS? That was the game (the only one that the Cubs won in the series) in which NBC had Bob Costas fill-in for Vin Scully (even though Costas was also on assignment for that year's ALCS between Oakland and Toronto), who had laryngitis.
I recorded it on VHS and I believe I transfer it to a DVD. I will look.
The first-ever postseason start for the "Maddog", Greg Maddux...
preview of things to come:: Maddux takes warm up pitch after lineups announced shakes his head in disapproval - this chilled me to the bone as a cubs fan
I love these Giants uniforms. I'm glad the Giants brought back a modern version of them in 2012 for their Sunday road games.
I wish that Vin Scully (the man is in his 80s now and is still going Dodger games at a top level) still did MLB games on a national level (the last time he did so was when he called the 1997 World Series for CBS Radio). Vin brought a ton of credibility and class (Vin has that eloquent way to speaking that raises the professional quality level really highly) to NBC's broadcasts back in the '80s.
Will Clark was great, although playing in the Steroid Era hurt his legacy. Imagine how dominant he would have been if every MLB player had been clean, as I assume he was.
sbtbfanatic Steroids had nothing to do with his legacy. Injuries started plaguing him starting in the early 90’s.
Amazing he still held his own. He was that good. Really good.
Will the Thrill was 4 for 4 with 2 HRs in game one.
Will “The Thrill”. Should be in the Hall Of Fame..
Every single set of eyes in Wrigley was watching the game that night. No selfies or other nonsense
I was sitting in the bleachers for that game. Still have a crick in my neck from swiveling so hard to track that ball as it sailed over our heads!
Vin Scully..the best there was and the best there will ever be. It’s a mystery that he was not the default World Series play by play for 40 years.
We all know about Will Clark's MVP series, but we all forget how baseball has changed since this series. Today, you see why pitchers and catchers cover their mouths when they have a conference on the mound. This series has a lot to do with that change, because that night when the Thrill went 4-for-4 he was also a good evesdropper. He knew what was coming, because the Thrill was a good lipreader.
I’ll never forget this day, 10/4/89, my son was born at 5:24am. Go Giants!
Also, this is the game that changed baseball in many ways. Clark knew a fastball was coming on the first pitch after the visit to the mound in the 4th inning. End result, Clark hits the grand slam. Now, you see why the pitchers cover their mouth with their glove from that point onward.
36:35 what a great at bat this is…it’s a long one, but sit through it all….it’s worth it👍🏼
This was the first night time playoff game in Chicago Cubs history.
Thanks for sharing.
Anyone notice Don Zimmer visited Maddux twice on the mound?!!! 1st inning and 4th inning. The two mound visit pitcher change rule must be a relatively new rule.
Maddux should have been pulled in the 4th when Zimmer visited him the 2nd time.
Y ou cant visit twice in an inning not the whole game
Mike Schmidt the only Phillie player that I could tolerate as an opposing fan. Class Act!
This is the Cub uniform I really love. Not the horrible blue one or the home uniform with that other cub on it.
My bad, Greg Maddux was without a doubt the best and cleanest right-handed starter ever of the 90's ^_^
20:29 Fisted to the hole....such a SF thing to say....
Too bad no Carrey alongside Scully. This was my team here when I was a kid. Still love the cubs but there was something special about this 1989 team. So many legends.
J Gunn, NBC only did that in the World Series, but was not the network for the 1989 WS as they have to alternate the Fall Classic between NBC and ABC, which carried the '89 Series. It's sad with this NLCS it was the last time for NBC to carry the Playoffs, as CBS won bidding rights for the next several years
"Everybody picked us fifth and sixth and we did it!"
But I thought they finished first?
I love the classic game postings but can you please include the commercials? They greatly add to the experience and keeping them intact to the original programming really completes the whole time traveling effect.
Ben BamBoo Is
The first ever Cubs postseason game underneath the lights since they put lights at Wrigley Field just a couple of years earlier.
This was the end of Vin Scully doing games on NBC. NBC would lose the baseball package to CBS in 1990. And when NBC got baseball back briefly in the mid 90s Bob Costas would be the main play by play man with Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan. End of an era Scully was the best ever.
Sparky anderson put his hands over his mouth when talking on the mound for years before this game
1:21:00 for the beginning of the mound visit preceding the Grand Slam.
Maddux {who was taller than Zimmer} mouthed the words "Fastball in" during the conference. This is now why all pitchers and catchers cover their mouths when meeting on the mound.
@Vincent Cuttolo Yeah, that is the legend anyways. Who knows if it is actually true or not.
I remember how popular he was getting in the Bay,and the country..He was almost up there with Joe Montana..I have a Will Clark jersey,and I'm an A's fan..
I am a little surprised that NBC didn't use Marv Albert to fill in for Vin in game 2 just to give Bob Costas a rest but Marv not a regular baseball guy.
will clark was a money player. what a swing!
2015 is gonna b like 1989 for Cubs. I predict! Regular year at least. Go Cubs!
I love you, Will Clark. That Grand Slam was so beautiful. I know they didn't want Butler to bunt home somebody with the squeeze, but what they got from Clark was worse. Definitely would not have intentionally walked Butler if I was Zim.
I'm not used to all the bunting and sacrificing you saw back in those times.
"Two outs does not an inning make." hahaha Vin was right. Whack! What a game for Will!
That is one youthful sounding Will Clark at the end of the game!
RIP Tom Seaver...The Franchise :(
4. Will Clark. Man.
Haha 1:38:30 "if youre gonna look for my fastball, take a closer look." Love that old-time pitcher intimidation.
Don’t think I’ve ever scene Marv Albert do a baseball game. I’ve only seen him do basketball and football.
If there was a Cubs team that should've went to the WS, it should've been the 89 team. The Cubs and Giants were evenly matched that year however the Giants came up with the key hits to win the series.
True story-- at 1:21:33 Will Clark read Maddux's lips at the mound and read "fastball" from Maddux's lips. The very first pitch was a grand slam. To this day, during meetings at the mound, you will see pitchers cover their mouth's with their glove. This ritual with pitchers covering their mouth's at the mound with a glove all started with this Will Clark reading Maddux's lips and hitting a grand slam.
Witness the birth of the glove over the pitcher's mouths movement.
Fastball in.
"All my players are humm babies." - Roger Craig and Nuschler2212
Thomas Austin. Kennedy was smart, he kept his catcher's glove covering his signs to the pitcher so that no one could see them.
The Cubs giving away their conversations on the mound set the tone for everyone else to cover their mouths when discussing what pitches to throw to certain batters. Will Clark exploited that, the Cubs paid dearly, and as they say "The rest is history".....
I find it utterly insane that Vin Scully suddenly came down w/ laryngitis shortly after calling Game 1 and thus, couldn't call Game 2 the next day. Hence, NBC getting Bob Costas during an off-day of the ALCS to fill-in.
Milk cheeked Maddox! Looks like his delivery changed as he got older (and wiser).
***** This game showed 23-year old Maddox what his pitching coach had been telling him for 2 years: he needed to learn to throw strikes on both sides of the plate, not just the outside. Only times Maddox worked inside back then was to move hitters off the plate; that he did so with unusual enthusiasm helped him win 19 in 1989, 18 previous year
'90 and much of '91, Maddox had mixed results; working both sides initially led to fat pitches & also led to the idiots at the Tribune, which owned the Cubs, deciding Maddox wasn't worth the $$$
By '92, he could work both sides effectively, won his 1st Cy Young Award, then bolted for Atlanta.
1:21:34 shows Will Clark reading the lips of Greg Maddox. He knew a fastball was coming.
1:24:10 Will Clark must have had something personal against the Maddux family.
1:21:38 Clark probably lip reading the Cubs right here.
21:23 The Cubs forgot the scouting report on Clark in the 4th inning.
Clark,Mitchell and the Giants overall were first pitch hitters.That's how Dave Stewart threw the 5-0 shutout against them in game 1 of the WS.Clark went for the first pitch and popped out to Canseco in game 4 of the WS,slowing down that huge 7th inning Giants rally..Mitchell swung early too.
Hopefully history repeats itself this year...
Will the Thrill dominated this series. 84’ Cubs were better than 89’. 2003’ Cubs better than both though
baseballplayers of my youth
1. The Cubs really misfired by not locking up Maddux before he became a free agent. Might've won a World Series by now if they'd kept him. 2. The second inning triple was probably Luis Salazar's career highlight. The lowlight: losing his eye on a line drive to the face. 3. Scully and Seaver are a solid team.
Pitchers now cover their face with their glove after Will Clark hit a grandslam in this game. To prevent lip reading. It's called the Clark Cover up.
26:10 "Maddux is basically a power pitcher," says Vin Scully. Mr. Changeup is a power pitcher??
maixiu he was anything but a power pitcher.
Greg Maddux learned from that game. and has since then became one of the best finesse pitchers the game has ever seen.
Donald Aglipay 93-94 was power in those days man. Maddux was actually throwing that hard in those days. He was yet to figure things out
When baseball was king.
1:22:20
I remember watching this as a White Sox fan, I have to admit the grand slam stung me too. Yikes.
Umpires (Game 1)
HP Doug Harvey (CC) (8th)
1B Bruce Froemming (6th)
2B Terry Tata (5th)
3B Jim Quick (3rd)
LF Charlie Williams (1st)
RF Randy Marsh (1st)
Good point will the thrill was something back then
That's a joke- He's my favorite pitcher ever, but he's never been mistaken for a power pitcher.
1:18:37 yea, I think that Greg Maddux fella could have a bright future too.
Cubs team of destiny in 89? 2189 maybe
You were a little off how about 2016 instead?!!
I'm watching the giants and pirates game right now. 6 to 3 pirates. top of the 5th
RIP Mr. Seaver