What was the first World Series you remember watching/listening to? - Page 4

rats60 · 10-28-2024, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Skipscards

Yep. The Yankees were extra motivated to win one more for their Captain.

I didn't realize that you are so much older than me. The first one I remember is 1965, Sandy Koufax pitching shutouts in games 5 and 7. It was huge in Southern California.

123precision · 10-28-2024, 09:25 AM

'87. Twins over Cardinals. Morris, Blyleven, Puckett, Ozzie

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smapdi · 10-28-2024, 11:40 AM

I think the 1977 World Series was the earliest I can remember watching, which turned out to be quite a good one. Growing up in Philadelphia before cable and all that, seeing AL teams was a bit of a rarity and they definitely played a different style from the NL back then, mainly in aggressiveness on the base paths. But seeing Reggie Jackson every night was something else. In game 4, there was the incredible double-play thigh-deflection. And game 6, of course, was his 3 homers on 3 pitches, and I'm happy to say I saw all three. Mom was always a soft touch with bedtimes.

10-28-2024, 09:25 AM	#77
123precision Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Arkansas Posts: 433 123precision	'87. Twins over Cardinals. Morris, Blyleven, Puckett, Ozzie Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk

10-28-2024, 11:40 AM	#78
smapdi Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,764 piledriver1	I think the 1977 World Series was the earliest I can remember watching, which turned out to be quite a good one. Growing up in Philadelphia before cable and all that, seeing AL teams was a bit of a rarity and they definitely played a different style from the NL back then, mainly in aggressiveness on the base paths. But seeing Reggie Jackson every night was something else. In game 4, there was the incredible double-play thigh-deflection. And game 6, of course, was his 3 homers on 3 pitches, and I'm happy to say I saw all three. Mom was always a soft touch with bedtimes.