Where were you and what were you doing?
I was listening to Jack Buck describe this, as I had all summer. Which just happens to be #7 on the list of the greatest moments at Old Busch Stadium.
I used to think his name was "Blue" Brock, not Lou Brock, when I was a wee lad.
I was in first grade, and I don't think I was paying much attention to sports. Then again, the 70's were not halcyon years for Cleveland sports teams.
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ReplyDeleteWhat about Leroy Kelly and Brian Sipe?
So when did you start to pay attention?
I don't know who Leroy Kelly is.(!) Brian Sipe's heyday with the "Kardiac Kids" did not start until 1979, and the infamous "Red Right 88" was not until 1981. I think I really started paying attention during the Kardiac Kids era. I remember crying when we lost to the Raiders in 1981. (Hey, I was a young girl!)
ReplyDeleteAs far as baseball, I only had a passing interest in it until the Indians' glory years in the 90's. When the Indians went to the World Series in 1995, I was laid up with a sprained ankle, so my husband moved the television to our bedroom and we watched the games together. This got my husband interested in baseball for the first time.
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ReplyDeleteSorry, Leroy Kelly stopped playing in 1973, so you were probably too young to remember him.
Red Right 88- I forgot about that one. How come all the bad things that have happened to Cleveland sports fans have universally known names? It's not just a regional thing, you know?
Speaking of baseball, have you all come up with a name to describe the CC trade? If you'd have kept him, you might still be in the hunt, considering how good he's pitched since then.