WS1988 Gm1: Scully's call of Gibson memorable at-bat

and look who comes up oh all year long they look for him to light the fire and all year he responded to the demands until he physi

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y couldn't start tonight with two bad legs, a bad left hamstring and a swollen right knee with two out you talk about rolling the dice, this is it, if he hit the ball in the ground, I imagine he would be running 50 percent to first base, so the Dodgers who were trying to catch a lightning bolt at this time fouled out, he was, you know, complaining about the fact. with his left knee bothering him he can't push well now he can't push and he can't land he will use all his arms he looks at his audience standing what a tribute four three to two out ninth inning not a bad opening act mike davis by the way has been stolen seven out of ten if you're wondering about lasagna rolling the dice again 0-1 fouled again and stays in an outside corner not going to hit a flip ball with davis narrowly missed, but here are two quick strikes, both fastballs are moving away from the outside and he hasn't even flirted with the inside of that plate.

You saw Dave Duncan gesturing he was gesturing to Carney Lansford at third ah and two to Gibson, the infield is back with two outs and Davis on first. Now Gibson during the year not necessarily in this spot, but he was a threat to play. No way tonight, without wheels, they are very deep in the outfield and have a lot of space. play him right away in center field, watch him down the line, he's a threat now with two strikes, no balls, two runs, two outs, short foul and it had to be an effort to run that far.

Gibson was so beaten up that he was not introduced. He didn't go out on the field before the game, you can really see the limp, he's not handling that ball, it was because of him, let's see, in fact he almost almost had to talk to his legs and say hey, come on, we have to go out. It's one thing to favor one leg here, but you can't favor two in any way and that's what he's trying to do. Really owe it to Gibson 4-1 and a shot down the first. Davis just recovered a nice play from Ron Hassey.

Using Gibson as a screen, he took a shot at the running back and Mike Davis didn't see him for that split second and that caused him to close down a lot. What you do, you'll give a signal to the first baseman and tell him not to be there. Now they say it's going to be his play, if I get the ball, I'll throw it 14 fastballs in a row, that's all he's been throwing, there goes Davis and they foul him, so Mike Davis, who had stolen seven of ten and had the tie. run was on the move they wanted to give

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a good chance with two strikes but with the two strikes davis was a threat like we said because the blue pit will score that big run

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shaking his left leg making it shake like a horse trying to get rid of a problematic fly ball two and two mike sosha can only sit and sweat he let out the inning and jumped tony larussa is one out away from victory number one here's the big pitch he has to make happen in this one, two balls and two strikes with two, those extra steps that davis will get if the count reaches three and two are very big, so hassi and eckersley want that decisive tone right here, there he goes very out, he has stolen, he has started to throw and hit Gibson, but it was already too late, Davis was down there, almost like he could have walked in on a not-so-bad pitch to handle Hassey outside, now look when he starts to throw, looks at Gibson and Harvey says no, no, him.

They stole a base, so Mike Davis, the tying run is on second base with two outs. Now the Dodgers don't need Gibson's muscle as much as a hit and on deck is the leadoff hitter, Steve catches three and two catches waiting. on deck, but the game right now is at the plate, fly high to right field, she's gone in a year that's been so improbable that the impossible has happened and now the only question was if she could make it around the roads of the bases without help. I tell you that there are those who say that is what happens after the walk but it is the walk that makes it so bad a home run would have tied it but the walk gives him the victory and Eckersley who does not walk him that man he really burns here look at lasagna you know i said it once a few days ago that kurt gibson wasn't the most valuable player that the most valuable player for the dodgers was tinkerbell but tonight i think tinkerbell backed out for kirk gibson and mira eckersley shocked toe toe they're going crazy at dodger stadium no one wants to leave