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

and look who's coming up all year long they look to him to light the [Applause] [Music] he answered the demand Tilly was physically unable to start tonight with too badly the bed left hamstring and the swollen right and with two out you talk about a roll of the dice this is it if he hits the ball on the ground would imagine he would be running 50% the first base so the Dodgers trying to catch lightning right now bow away but he was you know complaining about the fact that with the left knee bothering him he can't push off well now he can't push off and he can't land he's going to use all arms look at his crowd on its feet what for three days ninth inning not a bad opening act Mike Davis by the way has stolen seven out of ten if you wonder about Lasorda throwing a dice again all the way again and he's staying on an outside corner he's not going to give him a balla Polly with Davis he just missed but here's two quick strikes both fast balls that kind of tail away the outside part has he is not even flirted with the inside part of that plate you saw Dave Duncan gesturing he was gesturing to oh and two tickets in the infield is back with two out and Davis at first now Gibson during the year not necessarily in this spot but he was a threat to bunt no way tonight no wheels [Applause] they're playing him straightaway in the center field [Applause] he's a threat now with two strikes no balls two strikes two out little nubber and it had to be an effort to run that far Gibson was so banged up he was not introduced he did not come out onto the field before the game you can really see the limp he's not driving that ball it was by him let's see he's really alright he almost has to talk to his legs and say hey let's go we got to get out of here it's one thing to favor one leg but you can't favor two no way and that's what he's trying to do he really is [Applause] ball one [Applause] good play by Ron hassey using Gibson as a screen he took a shot at the runner and Mike Davis didn't see it for that split second and that made it close a lot of times what you do and you'll give a sign to the first baseman say not be there they call now be there play if I get the ball I'm going to throw it 14 fast balls in a row that's always been throwing there goes Davis and it's fouled away so Mike Davis who had stolen seven out of ten and carrying the tying run was on the move they wanted to give Gibson a good shot at it with two strikes but with two strikes Davis a threat as we said there's the bloop hit will score that big run Gibson shaking his left leg making it the horse tried it troublesome fly two and two mike scioscia can only sit now and sweat it out he let off the inning and popped up Tony LaRussa is one out away from win number one here's the big pitch he's got to make it happen on this one [Applause] balls and two strikes with two out those extra steps that Davis will get if the Campos at 3 and 2 are very big so hassey and Eckersley want that pitch of decision right here way outside he's stolen as he started throwing kind of bumped Gibson but it was way too late Davis was way down there almost as if he could have walked in not a bad pitch to handle for Hasse outside I watch when he starts to throw look at Gibson and Harvey says no no he had to face stolen so Mike Davis the tying run is at second base with two out now the Dodgers don't need the muscle of Gibson as much as a base hit and on deck is the leadoff man Steve sax three and two Saxe waiting on deck for the game right now high flyball into right stop in a year that has been so improbable the impossible has happened and now the only question was could he make it around the base paths unassisted I tell you there are those who say that it's what happens after the base on balls but it's the base on balls it makes it so bad a whole run would have tied it but the walk gives them the win and Eckersley who doesn't walk that many really gets burned here watch Lasorda you know I said it once before a few days ago that Kirk Gibson was not the most valuable player that the most valuable player for the Dodgers was Tinkerbell but tonight I think Tinkerbell backed off for Kirk Gibson and look at Eckersley shock to his toe they are going wild at Dodger Stadium no one wants to leave you

Channel: MLB

Views: 5,538,401

Rating: 4.6699233 out of 5

Keywords: walk-off, hitting, postseason, Kirk Gibson, Major League Baseball, 1980s, home run, Baseball, highlight, MLB, Vin Scully, Major League, Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series, MLB Vault, Classic, 1988, 1988 World Series, Kirk Gibson walk-off home run, Vin Scully Kirk Gibson call

Id: N4nwMDZYXTI

Length: 9min 45sec (585 seconds)

Published: Wed Sep 21 2016

Reddit Comments

[u/sunshineracket]

'Ina year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened'... The greatest call, period.

[u/flashesofsand]

Thanks. Chills every time I watch this. I was only 5 at the time and I still remember my Dad freaking out and screaming when this happened

[u/A_regular_plumbus]

The goosebumps I get from watching this are the same one's I got before the season started. I know I always say, "this is our year", but when I said it before the season started this year, it felt different, and great. This is our year boys.

[u/[deleted]]

Even though from a film, one of my favorite Dodgers homeruns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ofTdSix-I

[u/kalei50]

Great idea. I remember this game very clearly. I remember feeling hopeless because Kirk looked like he was in such pain at the plate. And then magic happened.

I also remember going crazy and jumping in the pool fully clothed out of excitement. Ah, good times

Go Blue!

[u/HomelessCosmonaut]

Goosebumps every single time

[u/J-Wop]

I remember watching this in Garden Grove, visiting my grandparents when they used to be alive. Amazing memory.

[u/el_sizzla]

Goosebumps every time I see this. I remember jumping off the couch and fist pumping in the air as a 12 year old.

[u/ThatSquidlord]

Seriously! just got goosebumps all over...we were watching it on TV and made a joke about what if Kirk belts it out...we lost our shit we were so psyched. One of my best all time sports memories to be sure.