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If you have that network and are interested.
I just started watching it. Only have seen the 1st inning so far. I'll let you know if your memory is still not old and forgetful like mine.Sports Hernia":3dnk8nof said:If I remember right he was effectively wild that night. I think he had 6 or 7 walks that night.
I think the last guy he struck out torn up a bat rack or something after the game.
Only watched the first inning so far, but gotta say Griffey made a running catch on a hard hit ball that seemed headed for the gap look like he was chasing a can of corn fly ball. His instincts were off the charts.Largent80":o93ntr3l said:I was at that game. I used to sit out in CF just to watch Griffey and witnessed history
hawksfansinceday1":3b2o8sxv said:So some observations:
- As you thought Hernia, 6 walks.
- Yet no one hit the ball hard on him all day save for that sort of line drive in the 1st that Griffey had no problem with.
- As always his fastball was the shit but his off speed slider was what kept them off balance all night.
- The last out, a strikeout (8th for Randy) on a pitch over his head, was made by Mike Heath who apparently threw a bat through the TV in the visitors clubhouse.
- He threw 136 pitches for the game. That ain't happenin' nowadays. He'd have been pulled after the 7th.
- The umpires didn't replace the ball whenever it hit the dirt like they do now.
- Very few replays on the broadcast and very few graphics
- Edgar played 3rd base!
- Alvin Davis was still playing 1st for the Ms
It was great hearing Dave Niehaus again......
Yep, it’s a shame he never got the chance to call a Mariners World Series game.JustTheTip":3m5a8029 said:hawksfansinceday1":3m5a8029 said:So some observations:
- As you thought Hernia, 6 walks.
- Yet no one hit the ball hard on him all day save for that sort of line drive in the 1st that Griffey had no problem with.
- As always his fastball was the shit but his off speed slider was what kept them off balance all night.
- The last out, a strikeout (8th for Randy) on a pitch over his head, was made by Mike Heath who apparently threw a bat through the TV in the visitors clubhouse.
- He threw 136 pitches for the game. That ain't happenin' nowadays. He'd have been pulled after the 7th.
- The umpires didn't replace the ball whenever it hit the dirt like they do now.
- Very few replays on the broadcast and very few graphics
- Edgar played 3rd base!
- Alvin Davis was still playing 1st for the Ms
It was great hearing Dave Niehaus again......
That right there is reason enough on its own to watch classic Mariners games.
At least they have continued to honor him by making sure no other Mariners announcer ever will.Sports Hernia":2s79jyhn said:Yep, it’s a shame he never got the chance to call a Mariners World Series game.JustTheTip":2s79jyhn said:hawksfansinceday1":2s79jyhn said:So some observations:
- As you thought Hernia, 6 walks.
- Yet no one hit the ball hard on him all day save for that sort of line drive in the 1st that Griffey had no problem with.
- As always his fastball was the shit but his off speed slider was what kept them off balance all night.
- The last out, a strikeout (8th for Randy) on a pitch over his head, was made by Mike Heath who apparently threw a bat through the TV in the visitors clubhouse.
- He threw 136 pitches for the game. That ain't happenin' nowadays. He'd have been pulled after the 7th.
- The umpires didn't replace the ball whenever it hit the dirt like they do now.
- Very few replays on the broadcast and very few graphics
- Edgar played 3rd base!
- Alvin Davis was still playing 1st for the Ms
It was great hearing Dave Niehaus again......
That right there is reason enough on its own to watch classic Mariners games.
True. I was 8 the Mariners first year, Dave was the friendly grandfatherly voice that was always there.JustTheTip":1gvdpqof said:At least they have continued to honor him by making sure no other Mariners announcer ever will.Sports Hernia":1gvdpqof said:Yep, it’s a shame he never got the chance to call a Mariners World Series game.JustTheTip":1gvdpqof said:hawksfansinceday1":1gvdpqof said:So some observations:
- As you thought Hernia, 6 walks.
- Yet no one hit the ball hard on him all day save for that sort of line drive in the 1st that Griffey had no problem with.
- As always his fastball was the shit but his off speed slider was what kept them off balance all night.
- The last out, a strikeout (8th for Randy) on a pitch over his head, was made by Mike Heath who apparently threw a bat through the TV in the visitors clubhouse.
- He threw 136 pitches for the game. That ain't happenin' nowadays. He'd have been pulled after the 7th.
- The umpires didn't replace the ball whenever it hit the dirt like they do now.
- Very few replays on the broadcast and very few graphics
- Edgar played 3rd base!
- Alvin Davis was still playing 1st for the Ms
It was great hearing Dave Niehaus again......
That right there is reason enough on its own to watch classic Mariners games.
Sports Hernia":3mbs4hh5 said:True. I was 8 the Mariners first year, Dave was the friendly grandfatherly voice that was always there.JustTheTip":3mbs4hh5 said:At least they have continued to honor him by making sure no other Mariners announcer ever will.Sports Hernia":3mbs4hh5 said:Yep, it’s a shame he never got the chance to call a Mariners World Series game.JustTheTip":3mbs4hh5 said:That right there is reason enough on its own to watch classic Mariners games.
Him, Pete Gross, And Bob Blackburn are whom I grew up on.
All Seattle legends IMHO.