I remember watching this live in TV. Friday afternoon after school. Still surreal all these years later.

The key was allowing both Mota and Davalillo to advance on the throw in from the outfield. Can't give away bases...it cost the Phillies the pennant.

@michaelprescott1469

3 жыл бұрын

yep, if mota is on second , Schmidt plays normal depth, and fields Lopes hot shot,

@eustacecourage7478

3 жыл бұрын

cost Philly the pennant? Three games to one for the series,LA beat Carlton to clinch and they hammered him in game one for 5 runs and 9 hits.

As a kid in 7th grade of parochial school in LA, I watched part of the game at school towards the end of the day because our teacher brought in a black and white tv for us to watch it.

Oh the voice of Harry Kalas.

@jeffwright1722

3 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, LOVE it!

As a Dodger fan, I have no problem saying that Lopes was out. Clear as a bell on the replay.

The biggest hit in Vic Davalillo’s life..

It's crazy that this was a day game which meant at the time any Dodger fans who had to work or go to school (I was a 4th grader) never saw this inning happen. I remember bursting in the door after school and my mom told me the Dodgers had won.... but I never had any idea about the chaos that had taken place.

@ISTANDALONE6824

11 ай бұрын

Damb bro I was in 4th grade and I remember all of these great memories like it was yesterday let’s not forget the Rick Monday blast in 81 vs Expos VIVA LOS DODGERS ✌️👊⚾️

@sha9infinite450

2 ай бұрын

I was in the 6th grade. I forgot the Philllies were one out away from winning the pennant. I was rooting for them. Yes it was kool coming home from school joining the games in progress back then.

@stephenkammerling9479

Ай бұрын

​@@sha9infinite450That was game 3 of a best of 5 that was tied 1-1. Phillies were one out away from winning game 3 and taking 2-1 series lead. Instead Dodgers rallied to win and take series lead. Dodgers won pennant the next night 3 games to 1. Back then(1977) championship series series were best of 5. They went to best of 7 in 1985.

Guarantee no ballplayers today could drag bunt like that

Burt Hooten must've been so relieved after his 2nd inning meltdown

Several comments here. Lost a lot of money on this game. This game was later called Black Friday. Ozark should have done what he did all year, replace Luzinski defensively in LF with Jerry Martin who would have caught that ball. Why didn't he? Love Luzinski but no reason for him to be out there 2 runs up in the 9th. Schmidt blew the play at 3B, but Bowa recovered and clearly threw the runner out at 1st. Blown call by Froeming. Saw him years later on TV and he still won't admit he blew it. For me, the Phillies worst loss ever. Hey how bout that Great Broadcast Team of Kalas and Whitey. The way Harry describes the action and Whitey's knowledge and humor were outstanding. What you notice about Whitey is that he doesn't feel that he must talk constantly, but only when it adds something to the game. They realized like good umpires do, that fans are not there to watch or see them, but just enjoy the ballgame. No camera shots like today of McCarthy, Davis and Kruck in the booth, just Hall of Fame announcing by the best broadcast team ever, Harry & Whitey. RIP

@mm7cc

4 жыл бұрын

youre right mike luzinski makes that catch game over what was Ozark thinking

@jms1963

4 жыл бұрын

Mike, of course he won't admit it, he gutlessly blew the call in '77, and naturally he gutlessly won't admit that he blew it. Might as well stick to your gutless guns, huh Bruce? He probably called him safe because he didn't want to feel fat Lasorda's foul-mouthed, garlic-stenched breath in his face.

@spirg

3 жыл бұрын

Spot on 👍🏻

@Rockhound6165

3 жыл бұрын

Wendlestadt calling Garvey safe in the 2nd was worse. He still hasn't touched home plate to this day.

Till this day I have nightmares of this game.

@rocknrallsoul94rockero4

5 жыл бұрын

Aw come on you got us in 83 08 and 09 and that 08 nlcs Matt Stairs still gives me nightmares 😨

@Inquisitor6321

4 жыл бұрын

@@rocknrallsoul94rockero4 yeah. But you weren't robbed because of a bad call. Earlier this game Steve Garvey was ruled safe at home on play he never touched home plate, too.

@jms1963

4 жыл бұрын

@John Jacobs Garvey was the only guy in that infield that had any class, and that I had any respect for. The rest were absolutely obnoxious, especially Cey the midget.

Tommy Lasorda, Did a fantastic job with his personnel.

Thank you for posting this I remember checking out a documentary Dodger Blue the Championship Game watching the Dodgers history and mentioning this I was 12 in 2006 Dodger baseball was and still is life

@dirknowitzki3891

3 жыл бұрын

well well well

What the H-E Double Hockey Sticks was Ozark thinking! Martin----DEFENSE Don't leave him on the bench

Luzinski trapped the ball,schmidt booted the ball at third,and lopes was safe at first,its phillies at there finest.😂🤣

I remember this game. Phillies gloves gagged in the ninth.

@stephenkammerling9479

Ай бұрын

Why was Luzinkski, a butcher in the field, even in the game? He eventually became a permanent DH in the American League.

Still amazing over 45years later. I was 12.

@charlesh946

Жыл бұрын

Was 11. Still trying to figure out how Reds didnt over take Dodgers in West Div w Seaver Acquisition. lol

A classic collapse! Unbelievable!

As a 9 year old Phillies fan this game ripped my heart out .I still detest the Dodgers to this very day and all my days left..Even beating them in ‘83,’08,and ‘09:didn’t completely make up for this

@proudbirther1998

8 ай бұрын

Yep, this series and that inning gave us PTSD. But watching it still brings back unhappy suppressed memories LOL

@kev6141

2 ай бұрын

It’s ok.. us Dodgers fans hate the Phillies too! 👍

Listened on a small transistor radio @school 5th grade, most exciting game ever!

@fatalcoolfatalcool

6 ай бұрын

Same here

I don’t have a dog in the fight. This happened the year before I was born. I think Lopes got there as Hebner caught the ball. Tie goes to the runner. I also don’t believe that there’s indisputable visual evidence to overturn the call on the field. If Froemming would have called him out and LaSorda would have challenged the call, I think the call stands. It is not as egregious a call as Phillies fans make it out to be. The much bigger issue was not substituting Martin for Luzinski with a two run lead.

@fatfreddyscat5767

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, but of course there was no replay challenge then. If so, Ozark definitely would have.

@dreman1970

3 жыл бұрын

It was close....VERY close....but he WAS out....and he would have been ruled out if there was instant replay....even on that one replay u can see lopes was out....barely...

@agentbillstoll6235

3 жыл бұрын

I hear ya. But I promise you any team that throws the ball around and is sloppy like the Phil's were here is gonna lose esp in the post season

Luzinskli claimed the ball never hit the fence. I saw an angle where you can see the ball pop up and back into his glove never touching the fence.

@jameshoran8

Жыл бұрын

You may be right but why did he immediately turn around and fire the ball into the infield?

@michaelgiebey7007

Жыл бұрын

@@jameshoran8 He must have seen the ump signal "hit" and just winged it to second. It was a horrible game. Pitchers, hitters, fielders, umps all choking. The real crime was Garber throwing an 0-2 pitch that Mota could drive to the wall.

@jameshoran8

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelgiebey7007 And the self-proclaimed best third baseman of all time, Mike Schmidt committed an egregious error on a routine ground ball in which Shortstop Larry Bowa almost saved Schmidt's butt with remarkable play and throw.

@CaveManOogaBooga

Жыл бұрын

Yea yea whatever

@bobbyg433

Жыл бұрын

@@jameshoran8 any type of stretch from hebner and it's not even close

Lopes was out, but you also had a 10x GG winner in Schmidt misplay a ball he probably handled cleanly 99% of the time.

@YesYou-zy7kp

5 жыл бұрын

Looks like the first baseman's foot was off the bag Also, if you freeze it @1:31, that's when the ball entered the glove. Is Lopes foot on the bag?.

@bobbyg433

4 жыл бұрын

Any kind of a stretch by Hebner and Lopes is out

@jms1963

4 жыл бұрын

In my opinion the first base ump (Bruce Froemming?) took the play off after he saw Schmidt kick the ball, then realized he had to make a call, and he chose the gutless route, probably because he didn't want to argue with foul-mouthed Lasorda. Lopes was out, and he was an obnoxious little puke to boot.

@happyhippie54

3 жыл бұрын

@@jms1963 I think you're right about Froemming. He didn't think Bowa could throw it over there.

@jmadratz

3 жыл бұрын

Schmidt IMO was overrated as a 3rd baseman. Never in the same category fielding as Brooks Robinson or Graig Nettles. It was Schmidts MO to misplay critical plays throughout his career; check out 1983 game 1 NLCS Phils-Dodgers, 9th inning, although Al Holland bailed him out.

The replay rule would have changed history here

Small ball something I haven't seen from the current Dodger team.

I was there at Vet, climbed in of course. Most memorable game I've ever attended

@ronmackinnon9374

3 жыл бұрын

I was 11 years old, watching the NBC broadcast on television on a Friday afternoon. The starters were Larry Christensen and Burt Hooton. And the innings passed...but who could have foreseen what an unforgettable finish this one would have? The other thing Gene Garber's remembered for? Ending Pete Rose's 44-game hitting streak the following season, while pitching for Atlanta.

@riptheripper9060

3 жыл бұрын

I remember that drag bunt and then the greatest pinch hitter of all time doubling off Luzinski's glove. Unbelievable. Two great teams.

@riptheripper9060

3 жыл бұрын

Snuck in. That's classic. Not many guys can say they snuck into a stadium. Awesome.

@leonardshevlin7260

3 жыл бұрын

I would like some details about how you climbed in. TY

@Jiggs2u2

3 жыл бұрын

@@leonardshevlin7260 Are you familiar with the Vet?

Lopes was clearly out at first...if replay existed, different game.

Reggie October!!!!!!! A true classic "All-Rules" game. #MLB #History #Wheaties

Good to see some Phillies plans still feeling the pain...

@lawrencewalsh7167

3 жыл бұрын

See 2008 NLCS series. We are fine

Classic phillies choke

@richardmadison1125

3 жыл бұрын

The Phillies are at their best when they choke.

I'm surprised that Luzinski didn't argue about that "double" by Mota. It looked like he caught that ball, without it touching the wall. What an inning.

@spirg

Жыл бұрын

trap

@MustangMike012

11 ай бұрын

I thought he caught it

@kellykarcher7179

7 ай бұрын

Luzinski would've argued the call if he actually caught it. He must've known that the ball scraped the wall.

Great memories of Mota n Davallio

I actually never knew (in reference to Luzinski's bobble of Manny Mota's deep fly to left) that if the ball touches the wall like that without touching the ground, it's not a catch.

@cherylpotter6669

2 жыл бұрын

Yea you can’t catch the ball off the wall silly…the real question is, did it ever even touch the wall

@richardmorris6365

Жыл бұрын

Looking @ it without sound I thought he made the catch. What a wild inning!

After this, game 4 was played in a downpour because Chub Feeney wouldn't postpone the game.

Bowa made that great play. He was out.

What a *collapse by the *Philadelphia Phillies!

Not only the game sucked for Phillies fans; I also believe Lynyrd Skynyrd's plane went down the same weekend. What an awful time!

I was 17 years old and at that time i was stationed in West Germany with the army , the games and the box scores were a day late, was making me home sick ,

Hate to say it but this looks like the defensive collapse (minus Steve Bartman of course lol)almost the same as say the 2003 Cubs in game 6 of the 2003 NLCS vs. the Marlins. Too young to remember but seems like the Phils should won this series. In 1976 and '78, the Reds and Dodgers respectably were the better teams.

@andrewpadaetz5549

4 жыл бұрын

Ozark should have subbed in Martin for Luzinski in LF. Martin likely catches that ball instead of the Bull misjudging it.

@johnhamilton6485

4 жыл бұрын

If anybody is to blame for the Cubs 2003 meltdown, it is Moises Alou.

@ronmackinnon9374

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Leon Durham's error that opened the door to the Padres' winning rally in game 5 of the 1984 NLCS.

And that is the reason we have instant replay.

Davllio won 2 World series.

Danny Ozark could only lead that team so far. No defensive replacement for Luzinski. What a disaster!

Like any fair minded fan should say, even if the base runner is out, you don’t allow the opposing team to be in a position to steal the game from you. Yes, it was heartbreaking but since then, the recent Phillies have been very exciting to watch.

Phillies beat themselves with bad defense with an assist from Bruce Froeming who called Lopes safe when he was clearly out. Bruce was a good umpire but assumed that there was no way Lopes could have been out on that play but he was wrong.

@epaddon

Жыл бұрын

I don't think Froemming was a good umpire. In addition to this play he's notable for gypping Milt Pappas of a perfect game and then in his last year, 2007, he should have stopped the game when the midges were swarming the field in Cleveland which cost the Yankees a playoff game.

Lopes was out but what sloppy defense. Embarrassing for an MLB team.

Lopes was out, but with the naked eye it was a difficult call to make. Today with replay the call would have obviously been overturned

Stupid errors by Sizemore, and on the pickoff attempt. Dodgers lucky there was no instant replay review in those days. Lopes was definitely out, and Luzinski may have caught Mota's ball

@Rockhound6165

3 жыл бұрын

And Garvey was out in the 2nd.

Vic davaillio was like 94 yrs old lol

@sha9infinite450

5 жыл бұрын

Eric Collins lol

@jms1963

4 жыл бұрын

His brother was also the shortest man (besides Eddie Gaedel) to ever play in the major leagues.

@ronmackinnon9374

3 жыл бұрын

So was Mota.

@howardcosell2022

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronmackinnon9374 Dodger reserves really came through. Lasorda really had a knack for sticking people in at the right times

The Phillies looked worse than the bad news bears in that inning lol

Looked like the ball popped out of Luzinskis glove then he caught it??

@drewbryan6739

4 жыл бұрын

He trapped it against the fence. Not a catch.

@jms1963

4 жыл бұрын

Correct. Once the ball hits the fence it can't be a catch.

@jmadratz

3 жыл бұрын

When i saw it on TV back then, I thought he caught it, it popped out, then he re-caught it. If Luzinski acted as if he caught it, I believe the umpires would have believed him because from their perspective it appeared to be a catch and re-catch.

@danielkelegian5306

3 жыл бұрын

@@jmadratz it sure looks like it even now. If that ball hit the wall it would have bounced back further. Weird play.

@jmadratz

3 жыл бұрын

Daniel Kelegian Exactly, if only Luzinski would have feigned the catch, the Phillies go to their first world series since 1950. Instead they have to wait another 3 years until 1980 and after the 1979 acquisition of Pete Rose, which was the missing ingredient since 1976.

Oh the what-ifs that horrible inning. What if Sizemore plays in on Vic Davalillo, a 200 year-old bunting specialist? What if Ozark replaces Luzinski with Martin on the hit by Mota, as he had done all season? What if the Luzinski's throw doesn't hit a seam, allowing Mota to go to 3rd? What if Schmidt fields Lopes' smash cleanly? What if Hebner stretches even a LITTLE to get Bowa's throw? What if Froemming sees it differently and calls Lopes out? What if Garber doesn't throw away the subsequent pick-off attempt on Lopes? Awful, awful inning for an 11 year-old Phillies fan.

@mkrull1

3 жыл бұрын

I was in my parents kitchen watching this game on a little black-and-white TV after school. I’ll never forget that game. Now that we have the Internet we can see it over and over again

I had tickets to game 2 of the American League series, but I wanted to see the end of this game. We waited and waited . . . and waited, but finally we could wait no longer for the final out. When we got to Royals Stadium and looked at the scoreboard, it was WTAF?

Fine, fine line between a "comeback", and a BLOWN CALL by an umpire.

@bobbyg433

4 жыл бұрын

Where was the blown call?

@bobbyg433

4 жыл бұрын

@jack brandt well, it was actually pretty close. Let's not be disingenuous

@bobbyg433

4 жыл бұрын

@jack brandt any kind of a stretch by hebner and lopes is out

@jms1963

4 жыл бұрын

That was the way it was with the Dodgers in the 70's, you had to beat them AND the umpires. They would have done it to the Yankees in the series as well, but unfortunately for them, the Yankees were so much better that there weren't enough close plays for the umps to blow to make a difference.

@ronmackinnon9374

3 жыл бұрын

@@jms1963 I'm no Dodger fan, believe me, but I honestly think Garvey had a legitimate gripe when he was called out at home by Nestor Chylak in game 1 of the 1977 World Series at Yankee Stadium. The next year, I definitely agreed with Lasorda that they shouldn't have let Reggie Jackson get away with that hip swivel in game 4.

Lopes is out. Black Friday up next. Phils lose again. Win all 3 years later in 1980!

Ozark replaced Luzinski with Jerry Martin all season in late inning games with the lead. Martin would of snagged that ball off Motas bat. Even if they won would of went 5 games. Who knows what would of happened

Hebner barely stretched for the ball.

Bowa should have been playing closer to 2nd on that Russell hit.

Wish Luzinski should have "sold" that play at the wall. Still, looked like a catch to me; even though it might not have been.

Wow today dodgers beat phils...and Phil's had a catch just like that woooowwww

"Pinch hitting for Pedro Borbon... Manny Mota, Mota, Mota"

we were just a scrappy lil team....btw...the ball hits off of Schimdt...then goes over to Bowa...and they think Lopes couldnt beat out the throw ?? LAUGHABLE

@recencybias3637

Жыл бұрын

I'm not a Dodgers or Phillies fan and I saw this game live. I thought Lopes was out then and I still do now.

Black Friday. ugh Not too sure that Luzinski didnt catch Motas Fly. Didnt trap it. Glove was between ball and wall.

The bull gets a lot of the blame but that was a tough catch for anyone - who knows if Jerry Martin would have caught that. Sizemore error was the real crime.

Lopes was out but it never should have come to that ….

We still won a WS (1980) before the Dodgers (1981) though. 😊

@ericcollins8794

5 жыл бұрын

Dodgers won before philly 1955,59'63'65 sooooooooo lol

@stephendambrosio7270

5 жыл бұрын

I was talking about for those 2 particular teams during that era.

@ericcollins8794

5 жыл бұрын

@@stephendambrosio7270 shame that the dodgers didnt beat houston in the west divison playoff game to face philly agin that year

@stephendambrosio7270

5 жыл бұрын

Yes that would have been a good NLCS in '80. We did get them in '83 though and beat them. Then in 2008 and 2009 we beat them. Games 4 in 2008 and 2009 were to the Dodgers what Game 3 in 1977 was to Phillies. Ironically Larry Bowa was with Dodgers in 2008 and 2009 while Davey Lopes was with Phillies. Bowa was never on winning side and Lopes never on losing side in that series history.

@DrunkenSlob

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen D'Ambrosio no irony sports are just scripted. They just wanted to clown dodger fans in the same way they clowned philly fans in the 70’s. Having Bowa on LA and lopes on Phi just adds to the joke

Jerry grote played for l.a ?

@jms1963

4 жыл бұрын

For a couple of years at the end of his career. And I've heard he was a jerk there as well, just like in New York. Of course with that Dodger team, that means he fit in perfectly.

Harry Kalas...amazing broadcaster. Absolutely deserving of Hall of Fame induction. Sounds so much better when he is in the booth alone without some jacked-up hyena interrupting his description of what is happening!

@Rockhound6165

3 жыл бұрын

He and Richie Ashburn were pure gold.

@kevinolivas8075

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rockhound6165 Yes! And by "jacked-up hyena," I am thinking of a former catcher, but definitely not Richie Ashburn. That dude was a Hall of Famer all the way!

What it comes down to is the Phillies were not good enough to beat the stronger dodger team.

@frankpalancio8471

3 жыл бұрын

True. Dodgers were lucky. But they were clearly a better team.

C-H-O-K-E

Lopes was out

It looks like Greg Luzinski caught it

why wasnt luzinski's catch an out?

Phillies made too many mistakes in those three series 1976-1978.

@Rockhound6165

3 жыл бұрын

They weren't beating the Reds in 1976.

@hammer3353

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rockhound6165 Yes, but the Phillies were the best team in baseball in 1977. They just choked.

@Rockhound6165

3 жыл бұрын

@@hammer3353 they actually didn't. They got jobbed by the umpires in this game. Not just the blown call at first but in the 2nd inning they called Garvey safe and to this say, 44 years later, Garvey still hasn't touched home plate. And even on the fly ball to Luzinski, he caught the ball, hit the wall, the ball came out and he re-caught it. The ball never hit the wall or the ground. Hard to beat teams when they get 5-6 outs an inning. Then throw in that game 4 was played in a downpour that should have never been played completely rendering Carlton useless.

@hammer3353

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rockhound6165Actually, it can be blamed most on the manager. The whole city of Philadelphia was wondering why Jerry Martin wasn't in the game in left field with a 2-run lead in the 9th. I don't think there's any doubt he catches that ball. Game over...momentum back to the Phillies. You are right about how the next game shouldn't have been played in that rain, but the Dodgers had to play in it, too.

@esmith6656

2 жыл бұрын

well the city of philadelphia is one big mistake so not surprised. philly cheesesteaks are the most overrated sandwich.

How many managers who were one out away from playoff elimination would have sent two forty year old pinch hitters to the plate? Sometimes Tommy Lasorda was a genius.

@Rockhound6165

3 жыл бұрын

This wasn't an elimination game. It was game 3. Dodgers took a 2-1 lead.

@howardcosell2022

3 жыл бұрын

Lasorda had a knack for putting in the right reserve at the right time. It's too bad he couldn't handle his pitching staff the same way

Damn, but even though luzinski bobbled it, he still caught it right? How come it wasn’t an out?

@ericireland4742

10 ай бұрын

Ohh I guess they say it touched the wall? It didn’t look like it

The blazers...the Dodgers..the 70s ugg

Lopes was out 1:29

@dzanier

4 жыл бұрын

He was but there's almost no way the ump could have concluded he was definitely safe. It was remarkably close to the point that only replay could have confirmed it. Any ump could have missed that call. There's no way this mistake can even begin to compare to the absurd call Don Denkinger made in Game 6 of the 85 WS. But he was out.

@dzanier

4 жыл бұрын

@John Jacobs He was just barely out. It was so close any ump could've made either a safe or out call.

Pretty sure at that time I could have outrun Davalillo..Probably still can.

@jms1963

4 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is that his form on that bunt is absolutely horrible, he did everything wrong. And he still got down a perfect bunt.

@tracksmith72

4 жыл бұрын

‘He did EVERYTHING WRONG.”? Then I’m glad he did!

@jms1963

4 жыл бұрын

@@tracksmith72 Everything. My Legion coach would roll over in his grave if he saw that bunt.

@tracksmith72

4 жыл бұрын

jms1963 ok. How many games did your coach play in a World Series? Or a MLB game? Aha.......

@sdwriter2626

3 жыл бұрын

@@jms1963 Idiotic.

To think they lost again to the dodgers the next years NL championship, but won the Whole thing in 1980 ! It’s hard to to see the struggle the Phillies had losing those championship games, only to feel refreshed & exhilarating when they won the World Series in ‘80 ! Love the Phillies ❤️

@jesusmancilla4973

Жыл бұрын

Yep i remember every nlcs phillies always lose with Dodgers

What a disaster.

Take Garber out. Geez

Davey Lopes was safe on that play!

another phillies choke job he was out but still should never came to that

1:31 , 1:31.5 , 1:32

i hate the dodgers all i got to say is Reggie Reggie Reggie

Out at first!

@richardmadison6312

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry,a tie at first,lopes was safe.

Lopes was out. The Phillies should have won the game but were robbed by the umpire.

@PicoRiveraCalifornia

5 жыл бұрын

Looking at the play that Lopes was involved in, I can see why people would think he'd be out, but the slow mo replay shows the play was closer than many people think.

@robertwheatley3225

5 жыл бұрын

too close to call. Tie goes to the runner. I remember watching this game and this series in 5th grade classroom at school during the day.

@floydparr8006

5 жыл бұрын

@@robertwheatley3225 It wasn't too close to call, he was clearly out. If they had replay, the game would have been over. It was simply a blown call.

@jefflewis4

5 жыл бұрын

@@floydparr8006 As close as that play was no way that's a blown call. It was just a really close play.

@Inquisitor6321

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertwheatley3225 there is no rule "ties go to the runner."

If the ball hits your glove then hits the wall but you keep the ball from hitting the ground, isn't that an out?

@loulefevre5114

4 жыл бұрын

No one ever mentions this. It looks like it was a catch because the ball never hit the wall. However, Luzinski acted like it was not a catch and maybe that was a factor

@Inquisitor6321

4 жыл бұрын

No.

@ericcollins8794

4 жыл бұрын

Its a trap

@nightowl5475

4 жыл бұрын

From what I see, Luzinski caught the ball, even though it popped out of his glove, he still managed to hang on to it. The ball never hit the grown or the wall. It was an OUT!

@shrapnel77

4 жыл бұрын

No. I slowed it down as much as I could - the footage is too grainy, but it looks like the ball does hit the wall first. Then into Greg's glove. Considering the way he reacted, that is what I am sticking with.

Davey Lopes was out

Davey Lopes hits a ground ball to Mike Schmidt, off his glove, CLANK! Phillies lose the pennant. This settles the reason why Brooks Robinson is the best at 3B in defense.

@bananaspartan2234

3 жыл бұрын

Robinson didn't play most of his games on astroturf (likely just Kansas City and in the World Series against Pittsburgh). Schmidt played around 75% of his games on astroturf--his home games and many other stadiums (even the Giants had astroturf until the start of 1979). The ball already comes hot at 3B and even faster on astroturf. It's like the argument of Hank Aaron vs. Willie Mays being the better power hitter. Aaron played a lot of home games in Fulton County Stadium (easy HR park) vs. Candlestick (Mays had to adjust his swing to hit more to right center because the wind often blew straight in from left).

@jamesmatthews1595

3 жыл бұрын

In the 1970 World Series the games in Cincinnati were on astroturf and he was the MVP putting on a defensive display never seen before ever.

@Rockhound6165

3 жыл бұрын

Brooks Robinson never made a bad play?

@Rockhound6165

3 жыл бұрын

@@bananaspartan2234 Disagree about Aaron. He played more than half his career in Milwaukee but comparing him with Mayes they were pretty equal. They both retired with similar SLG.%. Aaron was .555 and Mays was .557 but Aaron was the better overall hitter.

@Rockhound6165

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmatthews1595 but he didn't play the majority of his career on Astroturf especially that concrete pad in Philadelphia.

I hate the Dodgers. The putrid Dodger blue....yuck.

@esmith6656

2 жыл бұрын

i love a good looking guy in dodger blue. best uniform in baseball. yankee pinstripes second . phillies uniform around 19 of 30.

we crushed the Dodgers in 08 09

Phillies choked in 77

@recencybias3637

Жыл бұрын

Looked like the umpire choked. I'm not a fan of either team but I thought he was out when I watched it live. Still do.

Lopes was out