Ryne Sandberg Willie McGee epic game 1984

Wrigley Field in Chicago 355 down the left-field line and 353 to the foul pole and right 400 feet to dead center field and 368 into the power alleys in left center and right center the power belonged to the Cubs yesterday with those three home runs Tony say Moreland and Jody Davis here's the umpiring crew Doug Harvey the veteran behind home plate Joe West at first Jerry Crawford the second base umpire Bob Davidson will be at third-base the wind blowing in from right field so it'll kill any ball hit out to the right-field sector anything hit the left center field will be given a little help if it's up in the air a great great ballpark and they'll have another packed house let's take a look at the lineup Whitey Herzog will use today against the left-hander Steve trout the Cardinals will leadoff with Lonnie Smith a lifetime 316 hitter who's batting 269 and there are those who say Tony that Lonnie Smith really is the key to this Cardinal attack well he's been hitting a lot of ground balls to the left side pulling off the ball whitey Herzog's been working with him along with other of the players Ozzie Smith moves up to the second spot with the left-hander Steve trout there's trout walking out toward the mound Ozzie is batting to 4000 all but right-handed he's hitting 350 21 460 so he bats second today Willie McGee who had two hits yesterday and his batting 256 is the centerfielder number three hitter George Hendrick got a day off yesterday back in the cleanup spot against the left-hander today and playing right field David Green plays first base and he bats fifth the switch hitter Tommy Herr is the second baseman batting sixth another move designed because the left-hander or towel first and Eve at 7:00 Darrell order left hand matter drops to number eight and you'll catch and Ralph Cinderella makes his first major league start pitching today for the Cardinals Steve rainbow trout who has become the ace of this staff for Jim fries Cobb here's the defense behind them Gary Matthews a left earlier who just covers almost all of that outfield for the Cubs elevated area at the city center varlet playing regularly with Mal all gone in cleveland in right field Ron say Larry bought ride Sandberg and Leon Durham Jody Davis the catcher they give you an argument but dernier in Sandburg rank right up there they compare de nears running speed out of the batter's box with one slam well a fine-looking young second baseman the Phillies I think samwell's got him by a little bit and the payoff here rounds third Zimmer says come on home here's Lonnie Smith throw and he slides in safely Sandburg takes second Zimmer the third-base coach puts everything together on this play he knows the grass is slow he knows the speed of dernier off second base he knows Lonnie Smith strory yard is not the strongest and he just keeps dirtier coming in when Lonnie Smith over to the cutoff man art Howe Sandberg with his feet kept tight core core Whitey Herzog swinging on the 300 the winds listen to the Cardinal fans and even very very appreciative Cup fan six-to-one going mrs. ball for the bases are loaded Cinderella is 1/3 Lonnie Smith at second Ozzie Smith was whomped twice now as at first well after McGee you've got the two big right-handed hitters Hendrick and David Green so if trout has a problem with McGee could be it for him wonder why live again so many the players you can see the top of the barrel of the bat by McGee that hollowed-out portion will take a few ounces on the top hitters feel or bad as more balanced the hitting area in there down the right-field line McGee we'll begin with a triple and it's six to one singles Willie McGee showing signs of snapping out of his slump he said 350 over his last 10 games takes inside and low for ball one Jody Davis catching has improved tremendously this year with the help of Johnny Oates bullpen coach - 1 pitch is drilled a very deep right Moreland for a look but it is gone Willie McGee is 3 for 4 with a single a trip still see those home runs Willie McGee hit postseason play the Cardinals championship here and there was similar kinds of pitches left-handed ball is down and in I want to correct that we're talking about a pass ball the joint aim is of course the stolen base Smith to advance to third so there's no pass ball or a wild pitch given on that just correct that stolen base for Ozzie Smith before the home runs 1/7 of the first ten games between these two teams there's the one to two how all third strike on the breaking ball but on the second homer of the year by Willie McGee the cards tacked two more on the board lead at nine three after five and a half Wrigley Field the third-base coaching box Sandberg is on deck Allen to junior extra bases two runs will score after winds up a third it's a double for gritty and runs a fastball like was getting dirtier a hole out of the third-base line they pitched him inside he turns us to tough staff because we've changed so much played behind offensively you can't position because we've had such a turnover to staff I run at the plate Matthews on deck they said one in turn here waved home he's gone No and God Sandburg scored its 98 a lot of you get a lot of baserunners like we've had today a lot of things happen you get it from every angle Suda rolls it to Sandberg he's made only three errors this year lowest total by any regular second baseman of the National League and Sandberg throws Souter out this has been one entertaining ball game folks and there's more drama coming up in the last half of the night just one example of the esteem in which Ernie Banks is held by baseball fans here in Chicago Bill Murray the great comedian of Saturday Night Live Fame he's got a movie out now with Dan Aykroyd ghostbusters he's a Chicago native and a baseball fan he named his first child homer and the kids middle name is banks so the kid's name reads as it would in a box score if Ernie a hit around trimmer the day before Homer Banks Murray the lines at the Carters that's like especially down at third-base to take the double away also even with the bag for Bruce sooner they play a lot of right-handers to Paul if you can hit that ball solid that split finger it's going to be to the left side anytime the host Ozzie Smith way over for third base Tito Landrum playing Sandberg very deep in left field another on the outside corner one a defensive strategy Herzog movie the outfield back you're going to give the looping single to try and keep that hitter out of scrying position so they're deep and center and left let the double or triple a left-center field and deep this is a time all day they're still roaring as Matthew steps in and whines the furrow basin the wedding one is on Whitey Herzog has watched leaves of seven one the one to see Smith we'll go to x-ray links nobody like there have been stars galore Sandburg dernier Willie McGee and certainly this man as he spent sooner 16 saves leads the National League Al Holland has 15 of the guy on the mound now for the Cubs Lee Smith is next with 14 little bloop down the left side Matthew's chasing over and lying in I want an effort he's upset that he didn't come up with a bit of hustle by Gary Matthews he had a long run he's battling the wind and looking almost into the sand now he goes to the Sun to the shade and a fan just got a piece of it that once Matthews put that glove in the stands he's fair game no fan interference can be call-in fan reaches out into the play field over the stands umpire Kampala Lee Smith delivers to Ozzie Smith foul ball same direction still Owen to Ozzie Smith is one for ten lifetime against the Cubs towering reliever leasman all fast balls to this quite see if he gets another slider the pitch that was so effective for yesterday slaps it by a basehead so Ozzy now has a couple of hits and also a pair of walks and here's Willie McGee three four five a single a triple and a home run five RBIs just trying to find out something with the gate so the back and slides up the bat the tip off the bottom nur and tightened Durham will be charged Ozzie is going the pictures taken loan away Davis's throw safe we'll guys put one heck of a game today left-hand hitter McGee gives a little bit of an advantage to the base stealer catch has to throw over the top this seems like a simple thing but look at how straight aligned Aussie Smith uses from first to second it's simple geometry if it's geometry but so many guys just kind of waiver off a step or two and they could just thrown out bang bang you're trying to pull the ball below this could be a basin he was racing toward a can't control as he spent rounds a full cycle Willie McGee had a triple of the second a single in the fourth over in the 6th and now a double in the 10th six RBIs for Willie McGee wonder what's going to happen to those Cubs bullpen now they've got to get some games out of somebody they've used seven pitchers her gives one a long ride but Moreland is going to be there wall is not carrying in that direction the Crichton will come up with two and Willie McGee was the key man of the inning they take an 11-9 Lee to the bottom of the 10th is it safe today they're gonna let dirtier steel if he wants it his last time up Sandberg homered to tie it at night in the night he's our tying run at the plate now in the 10th Grenier should take it if they give it to them and remove the forest second base Jorgenson's first play behind say you want to steal your Oh God the 1o pitch dr. Korner olive oil our game today was produced by Ken Edmondson directed by Bucky guns Mike Weissman is the executive producer of NBC Sports coordinating producer of baseball Harry Coyle won one pinch do you believe Matthews takes a ball and move over William Agee there may be a new player of the game fine Sandburg five hits including school home runs six here's Ozzie took a bad hop but that's nothing for him he throws to Jorgensen Wow we will go to the Sandberg delivered a game-tying rod Cubs have now used 20 players 39 pairs using this ball game the only position player left on either bench is Glenn drummer the ketchup vo one inside a low one doesn't get it done boa would be next beyond boa Huebner that's it dave-o one delivers the game-winning hit ryne sandberg and Willie McGee will share our light beer from miller player of the game the Cubs who trailed 7 1 9 3 trailed 9 8 in the 9th 11 9 in the 10th they come back in win at 1211 can't remember the last time I saw a better one back after the

Channel: John Mongani

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Keywords: Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter, Willie McGee, Ryne Sandberg (Baseball Player), yt:crop=16:9

Id: dDNTCU7gMZE

Length: 19min 28sec (1168 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 03 2013