Tony Gwynn
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kane
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In 1994 he hit .397 with 2 strikes, LOL
blueline
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wow
blueline
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dont know a lot about those padre teams but Im guessing he didnt have a lot of protection in those lineups
Career : 790 BB’s/434 K’d......That’s insane
kane
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Against Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, and Pedro, he struck out a combined 3 times, don't know how that's even possible
FairWarning
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He broke my heart that year, beating the Cubs.
jimmythegreek
The opening odds start here
Drove in a career high 119 RBI in 1997 and never struck out more than 40 times in a season.
kane
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To this day, he still owns the SDSU record for assists in a game and in a season
kane
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Was that the year the ball went through Leon Druham's legs at first base?
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Yes
sharky99
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FS1 played the 1988 game 1 of the WS between the A's and Dodgers, the "Gibson game". I found myself more interested in watching this rerun, knowing the result, than I was in 90% of the MLB games I've seen the past few years. Quite a few future managers came out of that '88 World Series.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
I recall where I was when that happened. I was working my first ever "real" job at SelecTV. I worked Thur-Sun Night from 8P-6A right there on the corner of Sunset/Vine. I was 13 floors up and my window allowed me to look North on Vine and also right across the street at the building KIIS-FM and Rick Dees did their show.
Because I was running programming I had a TV that picked up outside channels. No one was there but me since it was a Saturday. I take that back. The building Security Guard was there, too since he knew I had a TV. I was practically the only one in the building at the time so he could come up and watch and not get in trouble. I recall thinking at the time how it had a "Roy Hobbs/The Natural" feel to it.
That moment was voted the greatest sports moment in LA history (at that time). I was actually on the panel that was allowed to vote for that. When that ball landed in the RF Bleachers the 1988 WS was OVER! You see the A's reaction and they were stunned and never recovered.
I love my Dodgers but they won it because of stupid MLB rules. The Mets and A's had a better record but the Dodgers got HFA for both because it was their "turn" to do so. Dumb!
The one thing that still is hard to believe was Eck walking Mike Davis on 5 pitches including 4 straight balls. Davis sucked that year. Eck shoulda gone after him and if he did he easily puts him away. That made no sense
I had forgotten all the small details that lead up to the Gibson HR. The A's got all 4 of their runs on one swing of the bat by Canseco. The Dodgers clawed back. Eckersley retired the first two hitters in the bottom of the 9th before walking Mike Davis. Eck was wild on 3 straight pitches to keep the inning alive. Gibson's AB must've been 8-9 pitches. Several foul balls including a tap up the first base line that just missed being fair by and inch or two. He had to start running toward first and one could see he was in a lot of pain. As for the future managers, I counted 4: Walt Weiss, Scioscia, Don Baylor and Gibson. Dave Duncan doesn't quite count, as he was only a pitching coach, but a very well regarded one. Same with Rick Honeycutt. I think Hassey and Steinbach were coaches in the league for a number of years.
I think you are right that despite that being game 1, the series was basically over. The A's were clearly deflated, and their monster closer, the untouchable Eckersley, blew the save. Obviously one of the greatest games. The A's seemed to be in a similar position two years later but got run off the racetrack by the Reds. Wonder if there was some pressure carryover for Oakland. For overall WS, it would be hard to top 1991. I'm a bit biased, but 2016 was good too.
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Gwynn loved to shoot singles between the shortstop and third baseman.
I've followed baseball my entire life and I'm embarrassed to say I had never heard of the "5.5 hole" until a few years ago.
I've followed baseball my entire life and I'm embarrassed to say I had never heard of the "5.5 hole" until a few years ago.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
Just like SB 32 was over when Elway did the Helicopter spin run and immediately got up. Every single Broncos' player had to think if he was willing to do that to help us win I have to go all out, too.
The Tyson-Spinks fight in the summer of 1988 was over before the referee's instructions.
Michael Spinks looked scared.
The fight ended in 91 seconds when Tyson knocked out Spinks.
Michael Spinks looked scared.
The fight ended in 91 seconds when Tyson knocked out Spinks.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
True Story: So the next door neighbor bought the fight. He invited people over. Just as the fight was about to begin he got a call. He had to go to another room to answer it. He picks up the phone (NO caller ID back then) and it is some telemarketer. Neighbor is not happy about the call and tells off the guy. Neighbor come back to watch the fight only to find the fight was over. Neighbor was pisssssssssssssssssed
railbird
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Tony was the best player of all time. He could steal bases early in his career. I watched him play live over 300 times. 3 players i never would change channel when they were batting. Gwynn,Bonds and George Brett. People like mike trout are not in their area code. nobody in todays game comes close to tony gwynn
Bigrunner
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That was "Sunday Bloody Sunday" series. MLB robbed the Cubs of home field advantage. Cubs lost on a Sunday in San Diego. The game should have been at Wrigley
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WildBill
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A-Rod made $400m over his career just because he started as a pro about 10 years later.
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
A-Rod shoulda been a Dodger