...watching your favorite team in your favorite season 20 years after the last time you saw the games. In one of the happiest moments in recent memory, the newly-released 1988 Dodgers DVD set arrived yesterday. The set includes 2 of the NLCS games against the Mets and all 5 World Series games against the A's. All games are uncut and in their entirety. I was watching Game 4 of the NLCS last night, and it's amazing what comes back to you. For example:
- I still hate John Tudor(acquired by trading my favorite player Pedro Guererro, and he STUNK!)
- The big sluggers of the day wouldn't even be a middle infielder in the Steroids Era (Gibson looks tiny, and Strawberry is like string bean). Not stating any new revelation here, just still amazes me.
- Even as a traditionalist, I found myself missing the constant score in the upper corner that's commonplace today.
- Dutch Rennert calling emphatic strikes (STEEEERIKKKKE TWOOOOOOO!) is missed in today's game.
- Tim McCarver was, is, and ever shall be the most annoying commentator in the history of sport. Al Michaels and Jim Palmer seemed amazed at times at what a douche this guy was. Maybe that's why neither does baseball anymore.
All in all, a great walk down Memory lane, with about 24 more hours of watching to go!
5 comments:
Happiest times in recent memory, huh? I hope you meant besides our wedding...If you're are comparing a DVD to our wedding day we have to serious reexamine this whole thing :)
Ask me in 2028. :)
'88? How old was I then, 4? Wow that is a long time ago, it makes 2006 seem like yesterday. I am guessing a playoff series win would probably be a nice step.
Pinki, I read that and thought the same thing too - Wedding day, birth of a neice, etc...
We get to see where the BK's priorities are! HE HE
ONE of the happiest days- ONE!! Those other things were good too- :)
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