Comments on: Wisdom for July 15, 2008 http://baseballisms.com/288.html Baseball Wisdom from the Diamond Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ~JB http://baseballisms.com/288.html/comment-page-1#comment-763 ~JB Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:25:46 +0000 http://baseballisms.com/288.html#comment-763 I was 8 years old and that's the first World Series I remember watching. Even as a Jr. Braves fan wearing my Ocean Pacific T shirt, I was blown away by the magic of that homer and see Tommy sprint from the dugout with his arms open to hug Gibson. And of course, the fist pump was the oft imitated. I was 8 years old and that's the first World Series I remember watching. Even as a Jr. Braves fan wearing my Ocean Pacific T shirt, I was blown away by the magic of that homer and see Tommy sprint from the dugout with his arms open to hug Gibson. And of course, the fist pump was the oft imitated.

]]> By: joemagennis http://baseballisms.com/288.html/comment-page-1#comment-762 joemagennis Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:45:23 +0000 http://baseballisms.com/288.html#comment-762 Way to go JBinATL!!! We started posting the scoreboards back on Opening Day and batter by batter we went through all the way up to today's final post at the All-Star break.<br><br>The game is one of the all time favorites if only for the great calls by the announcers .. Both Vin Scully and Jack Buck gave us call that last forever. <br><br>Gibson's home run off of Dennis Eckersley changed the course of that series as the A's were considered dominant favorites over the ragtag Dodgers. The beleagured A's never recovered! Way to go JBinATL!!! We started posting the scoreboards back on Opening Day and batter by batter we went through all the way up to today's final post at the All-Star break.

The game is one of the all time favorites if only for the great calls by the announcers .. Both Vin Scully and Jack Buck gave us call that last forever.

Gibson's home run off of Dennis Eckersley changed the course of that series as the A's were considered dominant favorites over the ragtag Dodgers. The beleagured A's never recovered!

]]> By: JBinATL http://baseballisms.com/288.html/comment-page-1#comment-761 JBinATL Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:24:23 +0000 http://baseballisms.com/288.html#comment-761 Game One Game One

]]> By: JBinATL http://baseballisms.com/288.html/comment-page-1#comment-760 JBinATL Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:22:36 +0000 http://baseballisms.com/288.html#comment-760 1988 Kirk Gibson, World Series 1988 Kirk Gibson, World Series

]]> By: ~JB http://baseballisms.com/288.html/comment-page-1#comment-177 ~JB Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:25:46 +0000 http://baseballisms.com/288.html#comment-177 I was 8 years old and that's the first World Series I remember watching. Even as a Jr. Braves fan wearing my Ocean Pacific T shirt, I was blown away by the magic of that homer and see Tommy sprint from the dugout with his arms open to hug Gibson. And of course, the fist pump was the oft imitated. I was 8 years old and that's the first World Series I remember watching. Even as a Jr. Braves fan wearing my Ocean Pacific T shirt, I was blown away by the magic of that homer and see Tommy sprint from the dugout with his arms open to hug Gibson. And of course, the fist pump was the oft imitated.

]]> By: joemagennis http://baseballisms.com/288.html/comment-page-1#comment-176 joemagennis Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:45:23 +0000 http://baseballisms.com/288.html#comment-176 Way to go JBinATL!!! We started posting the scoreboards back on Opening Day and batter by batter we went through all the way up to today's final post at the All-Star break.<br><br>The game is one of the all time favorites if only for the great calls by the announcers .. Both Vin Scully and Jack Buck gave us call that last forever. <br><br>Gibson's home run off of Dennis Eckersley changed the course of that series as the A's were considered dominant favorites over the ragtag Dodgers. The beleagured A's never recovered! Way to go JBinATL!!! We started posting the scoreboards back on Opening Day and batter by batter we went through all the way up to today's final post at the All-Star break.

The game is one of the all time favorites if only for the great calls by the announcers .. Both Vin Scully and Jack Buck gave us call that last forever.

Gibson's home run off of Dennis Eckersley changed the course of that series as the A's were considered dominant favorites over the ragtag Dodgers. The beleagured A's never recovered!

]]> By: JBinATL http://baseballisms.com/288.html/comment-page-1#comment-175 JBinATL Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:24:23 +0000 http://baseballisms.com/288.html#comment-175 Game One Game One

]]> By: JBinATL http://baseballisms.com/288.html/comment-page-1#comment-174 JBinATL Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:22:36 +0000 http://baseballisms.com/288.html#comment-174 1988 Kirk Gibson, World Series 1988 Kirk Gibson, World Series

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