For all Jack Buck fans

frankhardy

This is for all fans of Jack Buck. This brought back a ton of memories. I remember where I was at when he said, "Go crazy, folks! Go crazy!" I was 10 years old at my grannie's house.

Jack Buck

envoy98

Can't stand to listen to Joe, but Jack was fantastic!

being a Twins fan, this is my all time favorite. Amazing how it still brings back that memory...

Date October 26, 1991
Game Atlanta Braves at Minnesota Twins, 1991 World Series, Game 6
Opposing pitcher Charlie Leibrandt
Jack Buck on CBS-TV: "Into deep left-center, for Mitchell...and we'll see you tomorrow night!"
John Gordon on Minnesota Twins radio: "The one-oh delivery to Puckett, right down the middle... Deep to left center! Way back, way back, it's gone! Touch 'em all, Kirby Puckett! Touch 'em all!"

Yet another dramatic call by Buck. After the Twins won the first two games of the Series at home, the Braves put the Twins on the brink of elimination by sweeping the three games held in Atlanta. The series now returned to the deafening cauldron of the Metrodome.

Puckett turned the game into his personal showcase. In the third inning, he climbed the Plexiglas panel in left-center to rob the Braves' Ron Gant of a sure extra-base hit. Offensively, he sparked the Twins with a single, triple, sacrifice fly, stolen base, two total RBI, and one run scored. Despite his heroics, the game went into extra innings.

His performance during regulation was only a prelude to what would happen in extra innings. As the game entered the bottom of the 11th tied 3-3, Atlanta manager Bobby Cox sent Game 1 starter Charlie Leibrandt to face the heart of the Twins order. Leibrandt would not make it past Puckett, who led off that inning. On his fourth pitch, Leibrandt served up a weak fastball right down the middle of the plate, which Puckett parked just over the left-field wall to force Game 7, prompting Buck's now-famous call. Puckett did not watch the flight of the ball and didn't realize it was a home run until he had already rounded first. The Twins went on to win an equally epic Game 7 behind Jack Morris' 10 shutout innings. After Puckett's disease-forced retirement in 1996, the seat where his shot landed was replaced with a golden-colored plastic seat numbered 34, Puckett's number during all 12 of his years with the Twins.

jskirwin

In my mind, Jack Buck and Mike Shannon will always be -together- the voice of the Cardinals.

Thanks for the nostalgia trip.

gosteelers

Jack Buck was AWESOME!

MooseDog

I always liked Jack Buck, really...until that fateful day in October 1988.

Driving back home listening to the A's ahead of the Dodgers in the bottom of the 9th with Dennis "Money" Eckersley on the mound I was reveling in the A's going up 1-0 in the Series. Then Kirk Gibson hits that HR and Buck's famous line

"I don't believe what I just saw! Is this really happening, Bill?".

Now when I hear his voice I just want to hurl...

bifff257

Jack buck,

One of the all time best, I remember listening to Jack Buck and Hank Stram call Monday night football games. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

blindflyer

Thanks for sharing.

Great stuff!

GO CARDS AND LONG LIVE JACK BUCK.

-t

dontippet

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I was 14 years old at my grannies house. I believe that Ozzie had never hit a homerun left handed until that at bat. I remember thinking that a homerun would definitely be out of the question.