After calling the home run, there were 60 plus seconds of silence from Sculley. Nothing but the cheering. That’s pure genius.

@samiam619

2 жыл бұрын

He was always like that. He let the crowd cheering do the talking.

@johnwalker1250

2 жыл бұрын

T I'm an A's fan, and that home run devastated me. We never recovered. Even in the game 3 win we really didn't hit, other than McGwire's walkoff. Dodger pitching totally dominated us the entire series.

@glennk1931

2 жыл бұрын

Vin is a true professional. The best.

@paulburns2239

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwalker1250 I was rooting for the A’s as well. As a. Braves and Yankees fan, I never want to see the Dodgers do well. Having said that, this was a team of destiny. It was one of those rare occurrences when a series is over after Game 1. There was no way Oakland was winning this after Gibson’s HR.

@box5bastard277

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwalker1250 big dodger fan here, but I will say this, alot of folk became big fans of pitching after this series, because those bash brothers had the whole world only thinking of hitting with power! Yell

I remember my dad losing his mind and running around the house screaming in happiness. One of my favorite memories of him.

@eazyj2888

3 жыл бұрын

That’s Beautiful‼️🙌🏾❤️💯..Cherish It For The Rest Of Your Life..I Lost My Pops As Well....

@rafaelmanuel9564

3 жыл бұрын

Same reason I watched this . Memories

@annrosier4506

3 жыл бұрын

I said there's nothing u can do now but hit a H R. Your legs don't work.So he did!!!!

@josephmanno4514

3 жыл бұрын

*Almost* as good as, “Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!”

@evermar1

3 жыл бұрын

I am 68 years old and my son still remembers that night as we jumped so high off the sofa and started screaming that it scared my 4 year old daughter and she jumped on mom's lap.

To me, Gibson pumping his arm as he rounds second base is one of the most iconic moments in Dodgers history...

@phildirt3

6 ай бұрын

Baseball history

@LateNightDateNight

5 ай бұрын

Really going out on a limb there I see

@damianparisi5519

4 ай бұрын

yes

@susandilaudo9534

3 ай бұрын

agree. i was 11; i had forgotten the count, the foul balls, but i will never forget the arm pump as he rounded 2nd.

@jimdep6542

3 ай бұрын

@@LateNightDateNight I see what you did there.....

I was eight years old when I watched this on TV. My family had immigrated to the United States just one year before. I never really felt like I fit in, either in school or the country. But I remember watching this game, talking about it with my friends -- and it was the first time I truly felt American. Whenever I rewatch this clip and hear Vin Scully's commentary, it brings back that special moment as though it were yesterday. Godspeed, Mr. Scully. You really did exemplify the best of our great country. Your voice will live on. I know I'll never forget it.

@wanderlustly313

Жыл бұрын

Luke Daniell Truly cool story Bro! Thanks for sharing

@SuperSpikejack

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing that memory.

@patrickthompson148

Жыл бұрын

I was a couple years older and I was in my first year collecting baseball cards with my best friend and we were watching the game, cheering for the dodgers. I don't think I appreciated that moment as much as I should have.

@peterbarker6641

Жыл бұрын

beautiful story

@gregjackson93

Жыл бұрын

Great comment Luke, and let me tell you that you are a great American.

The best thing about Vin….he always let the moment speak for itself

@manuelorozco7760

Жыл бұрын

Farewell Vin

@timbowden1680

Жыл бұрын

From 6:48 to 7:48 he didn't say a word. That's how it's done.

@andrewc8450

Жыл бұрын

He was so good!

@joemangelli117

Жыл бұрын

Notice how he doesn't speak much.. he just let's the moment happen

@sillygoose635

Жыл бұрын

well yeah, although I don't think he did it on purpose here. what can you say?

My dad and I were A's fans and we saw that hit and my dad said: "If you have to lose, thats how. that was the greatest at bat ever. The man had no legs." and it was the greatest at bat ever. I's the best memory I have of my dad.

@37view37

2 жыл бұрын

Your dad showed such graciousness of spirit to you in that moment. From a stunning loss he gave you a gift that can’t be taken from you: a memory of a truly great soul. I appreciate you sharing that.

@donporter1187

Жыл бұрын

I don't think there is any doubt about that - that was the greatest at-bat EVER! All arms, he had no legs......

@arautus

Жыл бұрын

@@donporter1187 Kirk Gibson at bat: All arms and heart!

@jm1657

Жыл бұрын

@@arautus Perfect description!

@deerouse

Жыл бұрын

See how Gibson flicked his wrists. Crazy strong hands. Best HR trot of all time, off Eckersley!!! I thought the A's had that game won.

Easily one of the best moments in baseball.

@joeng4057

Жыл бұрын

Incredible !

@jimlang7461

Жыл бұрын

It was pretty unpleasant to watch as an A's fan, though.

@chscelebrity8325

Жыл бұрын

@@jimlang7461 nah it was memorable for everybody

@paulyabe

Жыл бұрын

others are Gibsons 1984 Tiger home runs

@themaestro3034

Жыл бұрын

Huge Giants fan here… even I have to admit that. It truly was one of those moments that makes baseball so great.

Gibson’s celebratory gestures as he’s rounding second base still get me to this day

@fmbbeachbum8163

11 ай бұрын

He never touched it.

@wesmacdona4748

11 ай бұрын

Anyone else ever notice he ever touched the bag roundng second?

@josephharnett5075

10 ай бұрын

He touched the back side of it the camera and eyes didn't pick it up 😊

@_MjG_

7 ай бұрын

​@@fmbbeachbum8163 Even if he hypothetically didn't touch second base, so what? What's your point?

“Gibson shaking his left leg, making it quiver like a horse trying to get rid of a troublesome fly” man was a poet

@guillermoparedes6450

3 жыл бұрын

He sure can paint a picture for the radio listener

@20SUKUNA

3 жыл бұрын

Vin said in the documentary that he hated that line and never used it again

@dyerme

3 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend found this description of Vin Scully: "There are the greats, there are the legends, and then there's Vin Scully." Heck yeah poet

@tcconnection

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@richr108

3 жыл бұрын

It’s why Vin Scully is unquestionably the greatest in history. The man did it all. Play by play and color while spinning wonderful tales of baseball lore. Love and miss Vin Scully and hearing Ladies and Gentlemen it’s time for Dodger baseball!

The 2 big fist pumps as he rounds 2nd base is such an iconic sports image

@bobmalack481

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda hockey like eh?..after a goal.

@HoyaSaxaSD

2 жыл бұрын

Rounded second base - like 10 feet around it. He never got close to touching the bag, lol.

@pallen1157

2 жыл бұрын

@@HoyaSaxaSD "Meanwhile.... Kirk Gibson still hasn't stepped on 2nd base!"

@TheLAKERSareGodsTeam

2 жыл бұрын

"are" such an iconic.

@stephaniegormley9982

2 жыл бұрын

And four hours earlier Notre Dame beat Miami in one of the all time great CFB games, to catapult themselves to the eventual national championship. Yet few remember they were on the same day. It's as if each were so big they deserved a day of their own.

Rest in peace, Vin Scully

@charlesbutler7868

Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

I just heard the news about Vin Scully. I didn’t get to hear him a lot but this is easily one of his greatest calls ever and I’m sad to hear him pass. Rest In Peace to the greatest commentator ever

@raynessel4574

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, just clicked on the LAT and got the news. That's why I'm here now.

@rickygonzalez3152

Жыл бұрын

At least both him and Tommy got to see all 7 title wins of the Dodgers

@billcarroll986

Жыл бұрын

@@raynessel4574 Got the notification on my phone. I suspect a bunch of us are going follow you here. Gibson's grit, the game situation, the World Series stage and Scully letting the crowd speak makes this most baseball moment in the history of baseball. At least for me.

@raidermartin2894

Жыл бұрын

The greatest.

@jamescompton8349

Жыл бұрын

Vin is the greatest ever. Ever.

The way Vin Scully just let the crowd tell us what happened is what makes this the best call ever!

@brandoncazares8452

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@waynenoll1967

2 жыл бұрын

None classier than Scully

@philithegamer8265

2 жыл бұрын

@@waynenoll1967 Agreed. Still hate the Dodgers

@getonthecrossanddontlookba5004

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭18:21‬ ‭NIV‬‬ K

@mclovin9578

2 жыл бұрын

@@philithegamer8265 Haha. Me, too, Phil. But as a kid I thought that was the greatest thing I’d ever seen.

What made Vin Scully so great? After "She is gone," he was smart enough to be quiet for a full minute and ten seconds and let the video and crowd noise tell the whole story.

@ATLKing404

4 жыл бұрын

The best announcers know that sometimes the best commentary is silence.

@Anvanho

4 жыл бұрын

Boy, what a great point! Just adds so much to the magic of the moment!

@pisscookiex1060

4 жыл бұрын

You are sooooooo right. Thanks for pointing that out. You will never see that much silence again. Classic. This was scripted by the baseball Gods.

@gdalcorso1

4 жыл бұрын

Yep...that quality and ability is gone.

@davidr5961

4 жыл бұрын

Scully did he same, two years earlier, in game six in NY, "Little roller along the bag, gets by Buckner, here comes Knight...and the Mets win it!!!. He always knew when to be quiet and let the crowd noise speak for itself.

One of the greatest moments in sports history

@danieldayton3497

4 ай бұрын

I saw it live on TV but the other call is even better than Scully

@joshjensen9360

17 күн бұрын

Greatest moment in Dodger history

The voice of summer, has left us. The very voice of baseball, the pastime of our childhood, that defined our generation, and propelled so many fans to adulation and young athletes to eventual would be stardom, is gone. Our game, our sport, our lives, are all the better for simply having the honor and privilege to have listened to him announce sporting events over the years. Millions upon millions of young boys and girls alike, were introduced to the greatest sport in the world, just by hearing Vin describe the game to us. Play by play, pitch by pitch, hit by hit, run by run, out by out, Scully just made the game easier to grasp, easier to learn. And for that, all the fans and players alike, of this wonderful sport, called our national pastime, can simply say, Mr. Scully, Thank You.

@aeropilot4419

Жыл бұрын

💙 Thanks for this … a perfect tribute

@anniejo1355

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!❤

@albertvargas8628

Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU VIN SCULLY. For all the memories! Say hi to my tata LORENZO BRAVO and nana JULIA BRAVO in HEAVEN.Fans of you res for eternity sir.

This, boys and girls, is that rare perfect moment in life, where everything comes together. The biggest stage. The best players on the best teams. Kirk Gibson, an MVP that could barely walk, coming in to face the future Hall of Famer, and best reliever in the game at the time, Dennis Eckersley. And the immortal Vin Scully calling the action. If it’s any other pitcher, the moment, while still great, is not legendary. A healthy Gibson, and the moment, while great, is not legendary. Any other announcer blabbing through the moment-it’s still memorable, but it’s not legendary. LaRussa against Lasorda. Two chess masters. The entire state of California rocking, each picking their team, Oakland or Los Angeles. And a moment that will reverberate through the ages. How can you not be romantic about baseball?

@Gr8Layks

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment. A well rendered description of this legendary sports moment.

@user-py8tf7fz8p

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful comment

@chrisjames6327

3 жыл бұрын

Would have been a bit better with Al Michaels commentating, but Skully did a decent job

@hagamapama

3 жыл бұрын

Not only that, the role Mike Davis played in that rally often gets overlooked. He drew a walk from a very dangerous pitcher and was a threat on the basepaths to keep Eckersley distracted. That's seriously good work out of the 8 spot in the lineup

@darkknight5754

3 жыл бұрын

Dang, there's still people like me watching this in 2020. It's so pure..

I'm British, and I was at that game! It's been so hard over the years trying to describe the last few moments of the game to fellow brits who have no concept of Baseball and the build-up to that moment. I love sport in all its' forms and this was one of the greatest moments in the history of sport and I feel very privileged to have been there. Incidentally, I did not get home to Huntington Beach until the early hours of the next morning. Dodger fans wouldn't leave the stadium and the car parks after the game and we all sat around just savouring the victory and what we had just witnessed. Happy, happy memories !!

@deezynar

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that.

@cameronblanchard6835

3 жыл бұрын

Liar

@thinkingallowed6485

3 жыл бұрын

great story...thanks for sharing

@thinkingallowed6485

3 жыл бұрын

@@cameronblanchard6835 salty bitter boy?

@bobmalack481

3 жыл бұрын

Good show mate!..Robert at 67.

This is pure artistry, both by Vin and Kirk. One of the all-time great baseball moments.

@spy1965

7 ай бұрын

Buy some Farmer John bacon

And now, one of the best to ever do it has passed away. He made so many great calls. May he rest in peace. Thanks for the memories, Vin.

This home run is so legendary that a lot of people nowadays think this happened in Game 7, but it was Game 1.

@jeffduflo8204

3 жыл бұрын

Always thought it was game 7. So dramatic it felt like it.

@shortsthatdontsuck2174

3 жыл бұрын

With the crowd going crazy like this in game 1, can you imagine this in a game 7😂

@fisterhr

3 жыл бұрын

This miracle struck a huge psychological blow to the Athletics, a better team, and though they managed to win one game, they never really recovered.

@charlieb308

3 жыл бұрын

The A’s players said that game 1 loss destroyed them, basically killed their confidence and lost the series.

@RegisteredDems4Trump

3 жыл бұрын

@@fisterhr But they won the WS the following year AND they were in the WS the year after that-so I’d say they did eventually recover.

32 years later and its still one of the greatest moments that Ive seen in baseball history. Incredible!

@rontron418

2 жыл бұрын

one of? cant think of one that is even close!

@iamthepapi6251

2 жыл бұрын

Come on man I can understand if it was game 7 or maybe game 6 facing elimination like David freeze and St Louis but this was a game 1 of the world series.. lol. Yes it was a great moment but it's not one of the greatest it's really not. I like Kirk Gibson.

@terrygracy8345

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. I’m nowhere close to a Dodgers fan either

@Spl2iT3

2 жыл бұрын

@@iamthepapi6251 well can you give me a moment?

@stevenroscoe9877

2 жыл бұрын

I agree and I am not a Dodgers fan by any means

Rest In Peace Vin

I've watched this at least a hundred times. It never gets old.

My dad always tells the story of how he was at the game. It was his absolute favorite moment in baseball and he got to see it in person.

@manuelorozco7760

2 жыл бұрын

My dad tells me the story too! He took me to Game 6 in 2017. Best Halloween night of my life

@ryanc473

2 жыл бұрын

My dad was there too! With his dad (my grandpa). According to them, my grandpa, upon seeing Kirk Gibson step up to the plate, told my dad "he's gonna hit a homerun." My dad shrugged it off, thinking, no way... Of course, my grandpa turned out to be correct. Should also note here though, I love my grandpa, but he's also got a habit of calling homeruns at baseball games for as long as I've been going to baseball games with him (20+ years). He's right about as often as you'd expect from an average person making such a call lol. But this is apparently one time where he called it perfectly. Also, my dad has quite the record with crazy games he's been at (he was also at the "Miracle on Manchester" Kings game)

Look how beautiful this baseball clip is. No distracting graphics, no constant replays, no advertisements behind home plate, no advertisements on the outfield wall, this is the baseball of my youth.

@lovesburntofferings

6 жыл бұрын

Diego Olivarez Amen!

@Wolfsky9

5 жыл бұрын

With Vin Scully, any game called was a class act. Only Al Michaels is in his league. ---------------WolfSky9

@tomy.1846

5 жыл бұрын

So true! Today's game is so distracting and most of it is for the gamblers who need constant stats!

@catherinegabriel760

5 жыл бұрын

Diego Olivarez I hear you!!!

@catherinegabriel760

5 жыл бұрын

Rick Deitrick SOOOO TRUE!!!

Gods, this was just as riveting today as it was when I first say it over 30 years ago.

Thank you, Vin your voice will echo on forever - "It's time for Dodger baseball"

I was on the aircraft carrier USS Constellation when this happened & the Skipper kept us close enough to shore that we could pick up the local TV stations and watch the game aboard ship.

@janetannerevans2320

3 жыл бұрын

that is wonderful!

@shaiapouf442

3 жыл бұрын

skipper knows best

@keeganstewart3916

3 жыл бұрын

We were stationed in San Diego and were Dodger fans when we got there in 1982. Went to Chavez Ravine for many games. My now ex husband was on the USS Ranger at fleet week in San Francisco watching this at a bar with his buddies. I was at our apartment in SD watching the game pacing the floor. Its one of those once in a lifetime games you watch as a fan. Still gives me chillbumps watching it.

@91harleyfxusnretired3

3 жыл бұрын

🇺🇸🇺🇸🏴‍☠️🇺🇸🔥🗽🔥🇺🇸🏴‍☠️🇺🇸🇺🇸 Shore duty, NAS Moffett Field. Free bleacher seats @ CandleStick or Oakland baseball games w/active ID. Space permitting…STILL a fan in those days , not at all now…. Great hero moment… watched Gibby tear up the Big Ten in College football AND baseball when I was younger. Made it a point to watch this Series. Long day at work, watched this with friends; just had that feeling when he came in the game, & wanted to see magic happen. Gibson was always a guy who lived to make those kinda moments come in to being. Just about the only time in my life I ever rooted for a soCal team for anything. About a year later I ended up watching SF + LA playing the Series from middle of the Indian Ocean… odd twists of fate life throws in there. My phone threw me a cool back-door slider just now!!.…

@albybound7529

3 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻🇺🇸⚓️

Unfortunately back here due to the terrible news but we are all here to celebrate this amazing at bat made that much more memorable by an amazing call.

A voice that takes you places. It takes me back to this moment in '88 and "behind the bag!" in '86.

@patersonplankrd

Жыл бұрын

I'll always appreciate how Vin would never step on the moment. He let the pictures speak for themselves. When he called the last pitch of the 1986 World Series for NBC, Vin announced it like this...."Fastball, Got 'em!" Then silence as the Shea Stadium crowd roared and cheered

@joeng4057

Жыл бұрын

"Behind the bag" I love sports.

It was one of the most dramatic home runs i ever seen i my life. I am 85 now and Kirt Gibson is an Inspiration to me when my knees bother me.

@coachwidereceivers557

4 жыл бұрын

I was a 16 year old kid, living in poverty, broke home, and with an alcoholic mother. I became a Dodgers fan that year, before the WS, but been a fan ever since. I cannot, in my own words, begin to tell you what Kirk Gibson's heroic HR did for me, in that moment. I was battling depression from a back injury I suffered the previous summer before football season, ended up missing the following year, and battled back my senior year. I also played baseball, although small in stature, I played with every ounce of heart like my hero Gibson.

VIN SCULLY GREATEST CALL EVER! THIS NEVER GETS OLD!

@surferbri5346

6 жыл бұрын

Herman Roa Vin sounded like an old dude here, and he still went on for almost 30 years more

@colkilgore100

6 жыл бұрын

I remember this at-bat like it was yesterday. I had 500 bucks on the Dodgers that night and I was a big fan of Kirk Gibson from his Detroit Tiger days. That Sparky Anderson team was a great team too. Lasorda never shut up about Gibson and that homer afterward.

Rest In Peace Vin Scully

this is the definition of BASEBALL.

@eastwestcoastkid

7 жыл бұрын

YES!!!

@dawg1971

7 жыл бұрын

Furthermore this is why baseball is so special. I love football (as I'm sure you do too). But in baseball you can't just run out the clock. You have to earn every out.

@dombummel9345

7 жыл бұрын

well said

@jdspreest

7 жыл бұрын

dawg1971 dude, exactly. That's what separates baseball from all other sports. Teams have to earn every damn out. It's not over until you get that last out, even if it takes all night to record it. No time limits.

@tombutcher5776

7 жыл бұрын

It's not over till it's over!

"In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened" Perfect line

@mosescordovero6060

5 жыл бұрын

absolutely!

@rxtsec1

5 жыл бұрын

@ it's a big deal cause they were heavy underdogs. gibson was hurt and came out to pinch hit. from then on the series was over. that was the only time gibson played in the series. it's almost like willis reed for the nets who scored the first 4 points then sat out the rest of the game cause it was all she wrote for the other team. they weren't gonna come back from that one

@replaybb

5 жыл бұрын

Uh, Willis Reed played for the Knicks. Actually, he did not sit out the rest of the game . Played 27 minutes and was, in fact, the last starter given a rest in the first half.

@rxtsec1

5 жыл бұрын

@@replaybb of course I know he played for the Knicks. Just saying he inspired his team to victory just like Gibson. Now I didn't know he played that many minutes but he only scored the first 4 points and that was all she wrote for the Lakers. They were done

Rest in Peace, Vin...you and Chick Hearn will be calling games forever :(

Here after finding out Vin Scully has past. May he Rest In Peace.

Bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, full count, man on second down by 1, standing on a bum leg.....this is the stuff of legend

@jeff3putt

5 жыл бұрын

Cheezeburger Walrus if this was a Hollywood script, the critics would say that’s it was too hokey....

@jeremydavis340.

5 жыл бұрын

To see something like this unfold and happen to such a great guy was awesome. Could not have written it better. Sandlot kids imagine this kind of moment. Can see myself as a kid in batters box saying that same thing, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs...😊

@Schnitz13

5 жыл бұрын

And the next day to preview Game 2, NBC played the Robert Redford clip from The Natural when he literally knocks the lights out in his one big at-bat. Couldn't have found a more fitting clip.

@rmac5584

5 жыл бұрын

I remember as a kid watching this game

@markperry2827

5 жыл бұрын

Every kids dream

Not a Dodger fan but that is the greatest at- bat in baseball history!! 3-2 w 2 out bottom of 9th playoff game hr.... Absolutely Amazing!!!

@ob7483

3 жыл бұрын

And it's the kind of act players like ARod or McGwire or even Griffey could NEVER accomplish. They were big stars, but they were never heroes. Gibson was a hero's hero after this.

@hotrodpc66

3 жыл бұрын

And it was an injured player that come off the bench to pinch hit that did it.

@billa5482

3 жыл бұрын

@@ob7483 ARod hit .365 with 6 HR in the 2009 postseason that ended with the Yankees winning the WS but I guess that doesn't fit the narrative

@bumperroan8211

3 жыл бұрын

I had totally forgotten how banged up Gibson was. Watching him hobble around the bases is just astonishing. Pure will and adrenalin.

The voice that narrated my childhood. I knew it was going to happen someday, but I didn't want it to be so soon.

@kaveman1021

Жыл бұрын

I grew up in DC but Vin Scully often called late NFL games that I watched. Definitely one of the voices of my childhood as well.

@vinnyl264

Жыл бұрын

Scully and chick Hearn for me

I see Kirk 2-3 times a week at golf course. I cut fairways. Sometimes we chat. He usually plays alone, an old warrior moving more slowly and deliberate. His golf swing is the same as his baseball swing. He is a heroic figure.

@theccpisaparasite8813

5 ай бұрын

Heroic ... no. But wonderful baseball player.

This at-bat had everything … an injured hero, a seemingly invincible foe, pickoffs, time-outs, foul balls, a full count, and a crucial game one result on the line. Pure baseball drama. What a joy!

@GH-oi2jf

4 жыл бұрын

Leonard Stilwell - and a stolen base.

@markhemmingsen5824

4 жыл бұрын

And Vin Scully to tell the tale.

@salvatoredemaria8753

4 жыл бұрын

These are the times that make baseball great... UNSCRIPTED!!

@coylio33ify

4 жыл бұрын

Gurmfs (German Smurfs)

@Kenna198

4 жыл бұрын

@MANCHESTER UNITED yeah, but soccer is sooooo boooooring, back & forth, back & forth....yawn

I remember that night. I was 7 years old, staring outside my living-room window looking at my dad and all my relatives rolling on the front yard dirt celebrating, beer was splashing everywhere. i'll never forget that night of 1988.

@DanielPark-qz5pj

7 жыл бұрын

bro I was 8...I'll never forget it ever...

@airman20012001

7 жыл бұрын

Albert gomez I was 8 and heart broken.

@pika62221

7 жыл бұрын

I was 14, and had a bet with a friend the A's would sweep...

@jayalexandertorres2641

7 жыл бұрын

Albert gomez this comment makes me wish I was born in the 80's so I could watch this

@Fresnophil

7 жыл бұрын

me 2

I’m female & not a sports fan but I watched this with my dad & sister. When Kirk hit the HR my father jumped up screaming and laughing and he pretended to choke my older sister. He was so happy. I will always remember that moment of my life...as well as sports history! ❤

Rest In Peace Vin. Greatest to ever call a ballgame

"And look who's coming up"....gives me chills every time....love baseball

@Reziac

4 жыл бұрын

That, and "High fly ball into right field..." Chills every time. The other moment that's stayed with me... "Look who's warming up" ... Orel coming in for ugly relief.

@rydee4902

4 жыл бұрын

The greatest one line in the history of sports my said oh that isn't fair look at him at 16 and bleeding blue I was cocky and I just remember believing and having the enthusiasm of youth and stood up just as they did at Dodger and it was on ....little did I really know that minutes later it would really happen Best moment I will ever remember

Oh how I miss hearing Vin Scully's voice on a summer evening

@seanokula392

4 жыл бұрын

ditto

@LA_vibez

4 жыл бұрын

Agree 300%

@carrieberry8846

4 жыл бұрын

Me, too. I grew up with it.

@janetannerevans2320

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidjones4850 listened faithfully since 1959, the year I fell in love with baseball.

@bdff4007

4 жыл бұрын

We feel the same about Ernie Harwell in Detroit.

Light a candle for Vin Scully. 🕯🕯🕯🕯🕯

Vinny’s silence after the home run was the perfect thing to say....

@consultant_of_swing2146

4 жыл бұрын

"It's the notes you don't play."

@youngitt

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Vin would call all games 😍

@tankevans7729

4 жыл бұрын

“Some things are best left unsaid”

@dancullen4647

4 жыл бұрын

That's the beauty of great announcers, Scully, Mel Allen, Jack Buck, uecker, it's tv, just let the picture tell the story

@TD-ct6vi

4 жыл бұрын

he always said his favorite thing was the roar of the crowd :))

I remember watching this at-bat in my cheap, poorly lit apartment, pacing the floor and getting more nervous with every agonizing pitch, and then...pure magic.

8-2-22. This is the first moment I thought of when I heard the news.

@WilliamBenedict

Жыл бұрын

Me too. Lifelong Dodger fan and always consider Vin the greatest of all time.

I'm a Detroit Tigers fan. Was thrilled we won 1984 World Series. This may sound funny but I think everyone in Detroit, went crazy and loved this moment for Kirk Gibson. He is still revered here for who he is and what he has done in the sport of Baseball

@maryjocorbett572

6 жыл бұрын

Plus, Kirk is from Michigan and was a football standout at MSU.

@cuzsin3925

6 жыл бұрын

As A Dodger fan I followed Kirk Gibson Shining star of the Detroit tigers hes heart is always been Detroit Thanks for the memory Kirk Dodgers #1

@A1Adaydreaming

6 жыл бұрын

As a fellow Tigers fan, I completely agree. We claim Gibby to be "our own" with so many great moments in a Tiger uniform, but I think that this at bat for the Dodgers from Gibby has to be the most epic moment of his career. Way more dramatic than his HR off Gossage in the 84 series at Tiger Stadium...although that was also an awesome moment. And how about Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on this call. We were blessed in Detroit to have a couple of the best broadcasters in the history of the game with the great Ernie Harwell, his partner Paul Carey and Hall of Famer George Kell. But Vin Scully's call here is the mark of a true pro. He knew when to talk and more importantly, he knew when not to. This whole sequence is baseball lore and belongs in the Hall of Fame.

@kevinkingsley8398

5 жыл бұрын

Iam from kzoo mich love Gibson.

@bradlewis6514

5 жыл бұрын

Gibson deserves any praise heaped upon him not just for his play on the field, but by how he conducted himself on and off of it! Great contributor, but also an equally solid human being! They're a dime a dozen!

One of the greatest moments in baseball--ever. He barely slapped that ball and how it got over the fence is a miracle. A miracle.

@Dom213

2 жыл бұрын

The greatest. Only other thing would be Babe's called shot

Rest in peace Vinny

Vin Scully going silent at 6:50 for over a minute letting the scene speak for itself.

@almostfm

Жыл бұрын

That was one of his great gifts-knowing when _not_ to talk. It's like a great jazz group where the leader knows when to lay back and let someone else do the solo.

@brian4019

10 ай бұрын

I don't think you will ever see that again.

@FreedomFighter2112

9 ай бұрын

That's why he was the greatest ever!!!

@FredHerrman

9 ай бұрын

Vin was a virtuoso sports-caster. No doubt about that.

@enle2002

9 ай бұрын

And what about the two phrases after that silence?: "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?"... Pure genius!

Scully says nothing for over 1 minute. He just lets the moment unfold. Great baseball announcing!

@frankeinstein1

5 жыл бұрын

Masterful simply Masterful....

@TheLuscious

4 жыл бұрын

Griffviewer Scully did the same thing after Game 6 86 WS with Buckner. Silence for two minutes. Perfection

@somuchtoseeanddo

4 жыл бұрын

Nope! This is vintage Vinny! So miss him.

@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530

4 жыл бұрын

Give some credit to Joe Garagiola for shutting up also. That must have been hard for him.

@scottklingaman244

4 жыл бұрын

why he was the best

I'm a lifetime Yankee fan since 1977, and have seen many great moments. This however is THE greatest baseball moment I have ever seen in my life to date.

@roberthaizlip4351

2 жыл бұрын

David Freeze in 2011 coming up clutch twice on one strike away from elimination is waaay more memorable than a no pressure game 1 walk off...

@MrCubFan415

2 жыл бұрын

@@roberthaizlip4351 David Freese wasn’t injured though. Gibson, on the other hand, could barely walk when he hit this home run

@roberthaizlip4351

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrCubFan415 Or he was faking and being overdramatic ....

@roberthaizlip4351

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrCubFan415 Also injury wasn't part of the equation in my response. I was responding to the "clutch" element. This is faaaaaaar down the list of that category.

@hr1meg

2 жыл бұрын

@@roberthaizlip4351 Being young should never be an excuse for being dumb. Since when is it now common practice to spot the opposition a couple of wins? Gibson had been hurt long before this game, and wasnt even in the game at all. You want to give away a Game 1 to what was at the time the dangerous and unstoppable Oakland As? The As by every single expert, statistician, and prediction were supposed to sweep and runaway with the Series. After getting the best closer in the game (Eckersley) beat, the seed had been planted. The As would not recover from this.

The sound of the press box, the organ, the crowd, classic Vin with improbable and impossible, amazing.

@jerrydalley3756

Жыл бұрын

The organist played “Happy Days Are Here Again”.

Rest well Vinny

The beauty of this call is the silence allowed by the booth to soak in the emotion of the moment. Then Scully chimes in with one of the memorable quotes in sports history.

@sirtalkalotdoolittle

3 жыл бұрын

Then he brings even more drama as a metaphor for Gibson's injuries. "Then the only question became, 'Can he make it it around the base path unassisted?'" Who the heck can recall that rule and tie it to an epic event that just happened 45 seconds before. And how many of us said to ourselves, "I didn't even think about that" even though we know the Devil himself couldn't stop Gibson from that walk off. Also, Props to Joe Garagiola. I think he went far in setting the standard for color commentary.

@uscman3

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, an A+ all around.

@S.K.R.E.Inc.

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, and it should be him reciting the Dodgers long awaited win tonight and not Joe piece of *#&$

@rk702

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. Not only has the game evolved into an unwatchable product for me but if you where to try to watch an inning or two the guys in the booth think they need to be entertainers and not just tastfully support the action.

@thomasburd1159

3 жыл бұрын

The mark of a great announcer...a professional who knows when to let the moment speak for itself.

Ball 3, Strike 2, Out 2, bottom of the 9th, World Series game 1. Two bad knees. Only a home run will do. And Kirk Gibson got it. A moment that makes baseball worth it.

Rest In Peace Vin I love you

Rest In Peace Vin.

Saw this live and it doesn't matter how many times I watch this, it never gets old! 🙂⚾️❤

@taproom113

2 жыл бұрын

Same ... ^v^

@BAMA-2019

2 жыл бұрын

No you DID NOT....LIAR LIAR PANTIES ON FIRE

@americaninthailand8760

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, awesome!

@brandoncazares8452

2 жыл бұрын

No it doesn’t. One of my friends posts this on his social media every so often.

@ronnieb1958

2 жыл бұрын

never!

And part of the beauty of this moment is vintage Vin Scully: shut up and let the crowd's reaction and the pictures tell the story.

@wildmercuryfilms

7 жыл бұрын

wkyken 100% true

@Fresnophil

7 жыл бұрын

yuppp

@thevmanvj

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed Whether it was TV or radio, . Vin said what was needed .... shut up..... and let the event speak for itself.

@harmonichebe

7 жыл бұрын

vin scully doesn't understand the concept of "shutting up"; by miles the most overrated announcer in sports history

@Fresnophil

7 жыл бұрын

I would really beat the shit out of you for saying that.

Rest In Peace Vin 🙏🙏❤️

So long Mr Scully. The best.

The great thing about Vin Scully was his impartiality in his announcing. Vin made it a point to interview players from opposing teams prior to games and during the games would bring up little facts about those players and not all of it was baseball related. Definitely an ambassador for all of baseball.

@patrickwall8517

2 жыл бұрын

During the regular season when he did games on the radio for the Dodgers he didn't have a color commentator, he did it all himself.

@Famijoly

2 жыл бұрын

That's why there was no problem with Vin Scully, the Dodgers' main announcer, being the national play-by-play announcer.

@joeski734

2 жыл бұрын

What a treat for Dodger fans to be able to listen to Vin Scully. For 67 years! A true legend who made every game he broadcast better with his presence.

@boblozaintherealworld3577

2 жыл бұрын

@@joeski734 I was at my brother's house that day with the TV on. We all saw this as it happened. And to this day the sight of LaSorda running onto the field like a grown-up kid still cracks me up. Good stuff.

@Glum1964

2 жыл бұрын

@@boblozaintherealworld3577 that’s one of my favorite parts, as well. That little-kid happiness always makes me smile.

The most amazing part is Lasorda jumped almost six inches in the air.

@pfpublius

4 жыл бұрын

Almost 6 inches 🤣🤣🤣

@geoffgordon410

4 жыл бұрын

Must have been the slimfast shake.

@mylovesongs2429

4 жыл бұрын

Yup! Lasorda was a pasta nut. He was tubby!! He jumped up and landed about 6 times, and Cal Tech's seismographs registered 4.6 tremblors. Seriously, Gibson's HR was one of the greatest moments of the Dodgers' storied history! We won the WS against an A's team that was so powerful. We weren't even in the same league as them, figuratively speaking. Willpower won the series for us. This was 1988 - 32 years ago. I think we need to win another WS! People ARE beginning to talk. We made it to the 2017 one, and the cheating Asterisks won it. Then we made it to the 2018 one, and the alleged cheating Red Sox won it. We lost the NLDS to the Nationals last season, who ended up winning it all. Now, let's get back there to the fall classic this season, and win it for the gipper!

@rickcaldwell2862

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was 8 inches.

@nuwavedave

4 жыл бұрын

Tommy "Lasagna" - The Dodger's Greatest Ambassador, and one helluva Manager!

Who is here after hearing the passing of vin. Rest in peace vin.

Rest In Peace, Vin.

Growing up in Alabama, Vin and Joe on NBC were how I was introduced to how baseball commentary was supposed to be. They let the pictures build the drama of this at bat (the entire inning really). Then after vin made the call and he just let the big moment breathe - he's the best ever.

1:08 "Dennis Eckersley has not allowed a home run since August 24th" The kiss of death.

@Glombre

4 жыл бұрын

It’s almost like this was fixed? hMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

@MyBigBeautifulHeart

4 жыл бұрын

HAHA, damn straight!

@ericradford2142

4 жыл бұрын

Dennis Eckersley didn’t get the job done. No jinx or was it fixed.

@rockvocalist7007

4 жыл бұрын

The notorious sportscaster jinx

@FozzyBearist

4 жыл бұрын

This was up there with announcing Marty Barrett as player of the game 6 in 1986

Rest in peace, Vin. you were the greatest

@user-ei2tf3ej5w

7 ай бұрын

Yes he’s up there with harry cary

Vin Scully's voice was definitely apart of Los Angeles as long as I can remember I heard his voice same with Chick Hearn , just being a kid in the 80's maybe I'm just getting older but these old school broadcasters seemed like family growing up. Vin will definitely be missed.

@aeropilot4419

Жыл бұрын

Great comment

@desmondsquires3599

Жыл бұрын

I agree 💯

@alhollywood6486

Жыл бұрын

Nope, you're right on, we were so lucky with Chick, Vin and Bob Miller too

I was sitting 13 Rows behind the A’s dug out for this game. This is the greatest sports moment of my life!! I kept my ticket stub and found Gibson at Spring training 19 years later. He graciously autographed my ticket stub! What a treasure!

@stpaulimdog

5 жыл бұрын

That's a great moment to be a part of! I was at the great game 3 last year, but yours is better because we won the series. Eventually winning the series makes it that much sweeter. Glad you kept that ticket and persisted in getting it signed. I'm sure he was thrilled just to see the ticket.

@seery88

5 жыл бұрын

awesome

@captinbeyond

5 жыл бұрын

It's one of my top 3 and maybe top one of all. Was watching at home...living out there at the time.You can't script it any better than this.

@scottkeimig8571

5 жыл бұрын

I bet you never forgot that feeling being there at that game it must have been amazing

@conradarteaga73

5 жыл бұрын

I was watching it from my tv box and only 19 yrs old. How time flies...

Scouting report on Eckersley. If he gets a left handed batter to a 3/2 count, he's coming with a backdoor slider. That was told to Gibson, and he remembered that. He steps out of the box at 3/2 to get ready for it. The home run is amazing and it still gives me chills, but the at bat is what makes it phenomenal. He had him 0/2, he battles back to 3/2 and then he hits the home run because he knew what was coming. WOW. I just watched the Dodgers win it tonight. 32 yrs later.

@quentinnguyen1503

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad Kirk didn't take the credit until years upon years later

@dl30wpb

3 жыл бұрын

Don't compare a fluke World Series win to this classic

@Franco_City

3 жыл бұрын

@easyrider912 , Fluke? The Dodgers were the best team in baseball this year start to finish. Best hitting line up in baseball and 2 of baseball's best pitchers.

@dl30wpb

3 жыл бұрын

@@Franco_City Yes in a 60 game season lol... That's like crowning a champ in the NFL after 7 games... It's a fluke...

@Franco_City

3 жыл бұрын

@@dl30wpb Every team played with the same stakes. It was HARDER to win this year because there was never a rest. The Dodgers also went to 2 world series just before. YOURE a fluke.....

REST IN DODGERS PARADISE VIN SCULLY🕊🙏💙

Rest in peace to the greatest to ever do it. 67 years. Love ya Vinny.

My big brother used to say "when Vin Scully is on the radio, everything's right with the world."

@yummyyum36719

5 жыл бұрын

And hot dogs tasted better too.

@MarkLewis...

5 жыл бұрын

My big brother said "Room 101."

@vernpascal1531

5 жыл бұрын

Well...back in the 80's we thought the great times would never end. Chick,Johnny Carson,much better mainstream movies,Showtime Lakers-Tom Petty,Elvis Costello,Bruce,Prince-MJ . There are still a lot of great times,but damn most everything is much worse.

@ethel1690cardew

5 жыл бұрын

Shame we could not clone him.....One of the best in the business

@stephenpayne9120

5 жыл бұрын

@@vernpascal1531, you're absolutely right. And props for your list: highest quality every one.

Living in a motel with my 2 year old son then . Never forget it. In a way inspired me to do better and I did. Thanks Mr. Gibson

@Jack-ns6xr

5 жыл бұрын

Loser.

@jesussegura3048

5 жыл бұрын

@@Jack-ns6xr 🤫🤫

@jesussegura3048

5 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@gregscully5363

5 жыл бұрын

Firm Grip you’re a loser. You never know what someone has gone through.

@PebblesOx

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Blackburn that’s awesome Steve!

10 year old me laying in bed listening to the game on the radio really low because I was supposed to have been asleep. I'll never forget this and it was Vin Scully's voice painting the picture.

@LinkRocks

6 ай бұрын

Jack Buck called the game on the radio and his call was awesome too.

Some really well shot footage. The replays of focused on each of Eckersley, Gibson, and Lasorda are absolutely fantastic.

Vin Scully: "High ball into right field SHE IS GONE!!"

@Kenikex

6 жыл бұрын

"high fly ball into right field....SHE IS GONE!"

@radconserv68

6 жыл бұрын

And in our pathetic PC culture many would say, "Oh that's "sexist"!!" FU PC assholes.

@dane21dc

5 жыл бұрын

radconserv68 Fuck off with your political bullshit asswipe. This is Baseball

@nicholasschroeder3678

3 жыл бұрын

Kind of interesting that he said SHE....echoes a ship...or rocket ship....that's Scully the poet. Probably doesn't even consciously register, but you feel the difference.

What makes this extraordinarily rare, is that many years later, itll still give you goosebumps!

Scully passed away.. I needed to see this one...

Probably the most emotional and best baseball moment that will be captured on live video that will live for eternity.

Scully: The greatest all around sportscaster that's ever lived.

@robertbroatch6919

3 жыл бұрын

Great sportscaster, but like Drysdales call on this one--

@brianserpente4366

2 жыл бұрын

Ian from Philadelphia watched this when I was a kid top 4 broadcaster's in baseball vin Scully harry kalas bob Harry Carey bob eucker

@tomslick986

2 жыл бұрын

Growing up in SoCal during this time was amazing. We had Vin Scully calling the Dodgers, Chick Hearn calling the Lakers and Bob Miller calling the Kings. I don't think there has ever been a better cast of sportscasters in one city before or since.

@Pitt-ny8cj

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertbroatch6919 was Drysdale's call on Dodgers Radio? Jack Buck had a memorable call on National Radio!

@billking985

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pitt-ny8cj Im glad you mentioned Jack, i didnt know he also did a play by play on this game , im a long time cards fan and i would rank Vin and Jack as tied for the best Baseball play by play men ive ever heard6. If i could listen to either on the radio,i didnt miss a tv they painted a picture with their words.

For me, this is the single greatest moment I've ever seen in baseball. I was 12 years old, a Dodgers fan living in West Virginia, and I lost my mind when Gibson pulled this off! This is the stuff of legend! You can't script a better moment - bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, full count, and when the chips were down and Kirk Gibson makes contact with that pitch you just KNEW you were witnessing something extraordinary! I have been a lifelong Dodgers fan ever since thanks to the 1988 team!

@dennisclark7692

6 жыл бұрын

KP108 AMEN !!!

@donaldbarrett4454

6 жыл бұрын

YES!

@crucisnh

6 жыл бұрын

Actually, you can script a better moment. Much as I'm sure that a lot of Dodgers fans love this moment (and I don't blame them for doing so), it's VASTLY more dramatic when the entire series is on the line, later in a series. Like when Ortiz had those game winning hits and homers in games 4 and 5 against the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS, or Carlton Fisk's game 6, game winning HR in the 1985 WS. IMO, those were more dramatic because there was more on the line than in game 1 of a 5 or 7 game series. And I'm sure that there are other fine examples of game winning hits late in a playoff series where there was a LOT more on the line than in game 1.

@RootzRockBand

6 жыл бұрын

im in WV watching this now

@jerryjustice4492

6 жыл бұрын

Stonebreakers where at in wva?

Vince is to baseball from ebbets field in brooklyn, continuing to the l.a.collosium,to dodger stadium, talking just perfect.

We will miss you Vin. Thank you for all the magical moments, such as this one.

I watched this as a 6-year old, my dad saying repeatedly, "Eckersley's gonna make a mistake." I hated the A's so I was rooting like crazy for the Dodgers. The sense of drama builds with each pitch, Scully conveying it and putting it into words as only he could. His silence as Gibson rounded the bases was perfect too. He always knows when to let a moment breathe.

Vin certainly did appreciate the roar of the crowd. Seems like a full minute (in fact its more than a minute) goes by before he gets on the mic after that shot. Being the fan he was and is, he was probably too busy cheering himself. You can even hear the clapping in the booth. GOAT, an announcer who can appreciate the value of silence, and then comes back on with a helluva line. "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened." And a Vin classic, "Look at Eckersley, shocked to his toes."

I can never forget this game I think the Dodgers for winning the game and I think Kirt Gibson for his home run win against Dennis Eckersley but I never forget my grandma was going crazy celebrating them but I could never forget the home run call by the voice of Scully he will always be one of the best broadcasters in the world now he gets to broadcast in heaven

@raidermartin2894

Жыл бұрын

Best

@jesusperez-arteaga5437

Жыл бұрын

Sports Heaven got the power trio of Scully, Madden and Summerall

Rest in peace, Mr. Scully. Thank you.

as a dodger fan, I can always come back to watch this moment and immediately feel better no matter what's going on. We'll miss you Vinny

GREAT announcers know when to BE QUIET and let the happenings unfold without a lot of chatter... This is a CLASSIC EXAMPLE of that dynamic!! ANYBODY WITH ME?

@indyracingnut

6 жыл бұрын

Scully is a national treasure. I still chop onions a little when I watch this at bat.

@whereisthehook

6 жыл бұрын

Dennis Cassley I don't know, I was speechless when I saw it too.

@justinbarker2676

6 жыл бұрын

Vin Scully will never die in my heart and Joe Buck can go to hell

@JamieSmith-fz2mz

6 жыл бұрын

70 seconds of nat sound and no commentary. I really wish today's broadcasters would realize it's a visual medium and learn to shut up.

@cobykenobi

6 жыл бұрын

YES!!!! F%CK JOE BUCK!!! can't stand that homer!!!!

VIN for the WIN! Now and forever!

So long, Vin.