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Watching TWIB on ESPN Classic.....

CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
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An episode from 1982- really brings back memories. Highlights:

- The Pirates in skin-tight all yellow uniforms with that goof black striped hat. Very nice.

- "35 year old Nolan Ryan still going strong...." Uh, yeah Mel. He's got another 10 years left in him.

- Fernando Valenzuela- I forgot how good he was early in his career. Pretty much unhittable.

- Steve Garvey- If you would've told someone back then that Garvey wouldn't make the Hall, they'd have looked at you like you had two heads.

- Apparently Amos Otis' nickname was "The Elevator Man". I did not know that.

- Harold Baines absolutely carried the White Sox in the 80s. I always felt he was underappreciated.

- Bloopers- I forgot how much I looked forward to this segment every week. Also, it reminds me of the scene in Naked Gun where they show the bloopers on the Diamondvision, and they include a guy getting run over by a car on the field, and a tiger attacking a baserunner.

Lee

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  • gosteelersgosteelers Posts: 2,668 ✭✭✭
    I loved this show! The '82 WS between the Brewers (Harvey's Wallbangers) and the Cards was a great one. It's unbelievable how much those '80s Cardinals teams would run on the basepaths. Great stuff!
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    - Frank Robinson's HOF induction speech: "If I was out to set personal goals, I would have inserted myself into the lineup more when I was a manager/player for the Cleveland Indians. But I knew that wouldn't help us win because there were better players than Frank Robinson on the team at the time."
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Don't forget TWIB notes.image
  • mkg809mkg809 Posts: 1,320 ✭✭
    American Gadiator re-runs? Gimme a break, that's not a sport.
  • scooter729scooter729 Posts: 1,730 ✭✭✭
    What a great show, and nice highlights from Lee....

    Any sightings of any Baseball Bunch episodes recently? I'd love to re-watch some of those - Tim Raines teaching kids how to slide, Ted Simmons showing how he can sign his name exactly the same with each hand - fantastic memories of growing up and watching this every Saturday....
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Got to love this!!!!image

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  • TJMACTJMAC Posts: 864 ✭✭
    I used to love it when ESPN put on the old home run derby show from the late 50's early 60's. At least I think that is what its called. It used to matchup players i.e. Mantle, Mays, Killebrew etc. That was a lot of fun to watch. ESPN Classic has really gone way down hill. I don't know who is watching half these shows (Bowling, American Gladiator, Billiards, Poker).
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Got to love this!!!!image

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    Thank you image
    So basically my kid won't be able to go to college, but at least I'll have a set where the three most expensive cards are of a player I despise ~ CDsNuts
  • baseballfanaticbaseballfanatic Posts: 2,415 ✭✭
    How about that?
  • PasadenaMudSlidePasadenaMudSlide Posts: 732
    image
  • magellanmagellan Posts: 2,099 ✭✭✭
    One of my favorite shows ever, I'll have to watch for these.
    Topps Heritage

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