tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post219962439506424663..comments2024-03-12T03:12:01.172-04:00Comments on Orioles Card "O" the Day: Vintage Fridays: Tom Phoebus, 1968 Topps #97Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-27989538109699307952010-07-24T13:52:15.655-04:002010-07-24T13:52:15.655-04:00My choice would be this game in 1970. O's blow...My choice would be <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL197007080.shtml" rel="nofollow">this game in 1970</a>. O's blow a lead to the Yanks in a seesaw game and to to the bottom of the ninth trailing 8-6. Franks leads off with a homer off Lindy McDaniel and then two singles and a walk load the bases with nobody out. Suddenly McDaniel remembers how to pitch and strikes out Cro and Elrod on three pitches each. Buford steps in and McDaniel gets two strikes on him, too!!! But down to one swing Buford rips one to right, two Birds score, and the good guys win. Best regular season game I ever saw. <br />About 10 or so years after that game I was lucky enough to sit at a luncheon table with Earl Weaver and I brought up that game. He went batsh*t talking about it. <br /><br />The game the night brefore that was pretty cool as well. Brooks won it with a grand slam off McDaniel in the bottom of the 10th.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-55132689287221469692010-07-24T09:43:17.932-04:002010-07-24T09:43:17.932-04:00MASN should hire all you guys for their broadcast ...MASN should hire all you guys for their broadcast thinktank! I agree with your thoughts. The worst part is when you turn it to the station and the programming blurb on Comcast says "Tigers at Orioles, 1984: Tigers go up early but Orioles win in extra innings." What if I wanted to watch it and have it be suspenseful?Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965798037199988223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-68971439174719151572010-07-24T08:21:36.251-04:002010-07-24T08:21:36.251-04:00Really, they should show any old game they have. ...Really, they should show any old game they have. I'd love to just watch a "regular" game from the 1980s without knowing the outcome or there being some big milestone attached to the game.<br /><br />Some other games they could show:<br /><br />The 1982 Opener with Cal hitting a HR to start his rookie season.<br /><br />The 1982 season ending series with Earl retiring.<br /><br />The 1989 Opener with Cal hitting a 3-run HR off of Clemens.<br /><br />The 1991 Milacki/Williamson/Flanagan/Olson no-hitter.<br /><br />2003 Opening Day when it snowed, I've always thought they should air this on Christmas Day instead of yet another 2131 rebroadcast.<br /><br />They should also show Baltimore Colts games. This is far more unlikely as the rights to those are probably all tangled up between the NFL Network and the Colts franchise. But it would still be great to see.FreeTheBirdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445814327855127631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-28823523232865443192010-07-24T02:48:49.693-04:002010-07-24T02:48:49.693-04:00Phoebus held that staff together in 1967, when all...Phoebus held that staff together in 1967, when all the 1966 starters came down with sore arms (or were dealt to the Yankees!)Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-53170292850880934502010-07-24T00:30:53.564-04:002010-07-24T00:30:53.564-04:00I am with you, I get down to the Baltimore area a ...I am with you, I get down to the Baltimore area a few times a yr for various reasons, and everytime I flip on MASN and there is a classic game it is one of the two Ripken games. <br /><br />thanks for the Phoebus card posting. It might be the first 68 that I ever had in my collection when I was a kid - and I am pretty sure I still have it today.dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633750324558738343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-71670639785656072032010-07-23T22:39:04.192-04:002010-07-23T22:39:04.192-04:00A 2-part series.
On July 15, 1989, Mike Devereaux...A 2-part series. <br />On July 15, 1989, Mike Devereaux hit a walk-off home run in an 11-9 win against the California Angels. The call was controversial, as the home run ball came extremely close to the left field foul pole. (I was there, and had an upper deck view of the home run...It was foul by inches...lol)<br />July 16, 1989, Angels manager Doug Rader argued the call with umpire Ken Kaiser and was ejected prior to the start of the game. (I was at this game too.)Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676029799706826557noreply@blogger.com