Yep. Parker, Omar Moreno, and usually Lee Lacy were very, very good in Pittsburgh. John Milner and Mike Easler played a ton also. Every one of them was a bona fide big league hitter. Moreno was a lighter hitter, but 100+ stolen bases made him invaluable. Hopefully the days of the Reds/Pirates rivalry returns. When the games actually mean something - like the playoffs.
Oh my God,how good was Dave Parker. I believe he was a 2 time or even back to back MVP..This was a monster. I would not pitch to him,Boog Powell or Harmon Killebrew. I want a batting cage in front of me and Medieval armor on.
Despite Daniels not being fleet afoot, Eric Davis was literally on Kal's heels scoring the winning run. Along with his 5 tools, Davis's baseball instincts & physical prowess, easily make him the most electrifying player I ever saw (watching since post-Willie Mays). But, considering his numerous injuries, one is only left to imagine what could have been. Eric the Red was REALLY something to see.
It's a shame you were born too late to see the halcyon days Willie Mays, who was easily worth at least the price of admission, but on the bright side, you have your youth.
Dave Parker used to drive me absolutely nuts, as did the rest of the Pirates. I was an Expos fan and the Pirates (esp. in the early 80s) were always very tough to beat. They had Bill Madlock, Dave Parker, Willie Stargell, Jason Thompson , Tony Peña with his rifle arm for picking off runners… they were tough customers. And then their pitchers, guys like John Candelaria, Don Robinson, Rick Rhoden, and Kent Tekulve in the bullpen… you always thought you were catching them in a lull, and then they’d step it up and be tougher than you thought they would be. And you sure as hell didn’t count Rhoden and Robinson as easy outs when they hit… those guys swung mean bats. Oy, the good old days.
Those were the Reds' home uniforms many of us knew and loved, there was no need to change those. BTW, I'm a born and raised Tigers fan but loved the Reds a great deal during '76, even the 2nd place '77, because the Tigers were truly rebuilding. Anyhow, Parker belongs in the HOF. Very good case for this is electing Jim Rice- no disrepect to Rice because he was a great offensive and solid defensive player. But Parker belongs there. He even was on 2 championship teams.
The only stat that gave Parker HOF status was his 1,493 RBI in 19 seasons. If he wasn't involved with the 1985 cocaine trials, not only would he have been the '85 NL MVP, he'd be in Cooperstown as well.
@@OliveOyl12590 a WAR of 40.1 and an OPS+ of 121 say Hall of Very Good. Compare him to Dwight Evans whose WAR is 67.2 and OPS+ is 127 and a better case can be made for Evans.
Dave Parker was one of my earliest baseball heroes. I recall my dad taking me to Dodgers Stadium when the Pirates were in town, and it was a special event where we were allowed on to the field to take pictures with the players. I was maybe 5 or 6, and Parker was the nicest guy and very generous with his time and all that. Great guy...
Wow,lefty against lefty and Parker smashed that shit. The crowd going crazy and Pete Rose is going nuts. This should be played in all little league dugouts. The joy of sports and commaradarie.
Dave Parker 2x batting champion, 7x all-star, MVP of National League 1978. Over 2700 career hits and 1400 RBI's. The highest percentage he ever received in HOF voting 24.5% WTF? This makes no sense. Hopefully one day the veterans committee will vote him in to MLB HOF. Always loved The Cobra!
@@johnconnell4503 Tony Perez, Larry Walker, Barry Larkin, Joe Morgan, Ryan Sandberg, Gary Carter, Billy Williams, Jonny Bench, Ralph Kiner, Edgar Martinez, Allen Trammel, Harold Baines and Ted Simmons would all beg to differ. Whether he is or not isn't a hill I'm willing to die on but, like Murphy, he definitely has a good case for being in.
He lost about three seasons in the early 1980s, and was a very ordinary player at best. If he would have been able to sustain his level of play during that time, he absolutely would be a Hall of Fame player. As it stands right now? I wouldn't want to put him in there because of the past errors made (yes, he is better than Harold Baines, or Frank Chance, or Chick Hafey, or around 25 other players in the Hall right now), but on his own merits. I don't know, but I'm inclined to not put him in there. As for Jim Rice, I always thought he was one season short. I know I'm nitpicking, but still, if he would have had a good season in, say, 1987, instead of what he actually did, I would have no qualms about him being there. Ah, maybe I'm just crazy. Lol
3rd base umpire Tom Hallion in his rookie year. He's better known as the ump who kept telling Mets manager Terry Collins that it was "their ass in the jackpot now."
Dave Parker was a bad dude. Why isn't he in the hall of fame. Along with Keith Hernandez, Jeff Kent, Carlos Delgado, Craig Nettles, Billy Wagner, among others. But Scott Rolen and Harold Baines are in. What a joke ! The writers try so hard to get it right that they ultimately get it wrong.
Noticed the comments saying Davis was out. Went back to look again. The catcher had the ball before he reached the plate but the angle doesn’t show the tag very well. The ump was right on top of the play though…. Gotta defer to his judgment. It looks like the catcher tagged Davis high…. Probably the reason the ump ruled him safe….
Eric Davis stole 50 bases that season and 80 the year before. He had some serious speed, no wonder he almost beat the guy in front of him to the plate there!
Great call by the umpire, the catcher thought he had blocked the plate but his foot was on hit. With the rule change the catcher has to been in front of the plate and the runner slides to the back part. Makes it hard for the catcher to tag guys on these super close plays.
@@spider_hoss Bender did the backup 'Monday Night Baseball' games in '87 and '88(replacing Keith Jackson). He had previously done Brewers games in the mid-70s. In '87, Bender mostly worked with McCarver, and Al Michaels and Jim Palmer did the bigger games. In '88, Bender worked with Joe Morgan. After some bad reviews for their work on the '88 AL playoffs(joined by a very rusty Reggie Jackson), Bender was replaced by Gary Thorne in '89, and just did some college football and hoops from then on. He then worked for TNT for a while.
That 3rd base ump really handled the ball on the field situation well. With the situation being what it was, their ass would have been in the jackpot on that one.
Playing in so maybe they could throw out a runner trying to advance or keeping them from advancing. If Parker hits it deep they're screwed because the two runners could fly, especially Eric Davis...
I've NEVER seen Buddy Bell so excited! LOL.. j/k. but look at him after Eric is called safe! HA! Love his spirit. He was my fave player along with Eric.
that he was... anyone who loves baseball would have flipped out watching him. I never saw someone steal 1st to 2nd, then 2nd to 3rd in such a pile of dust and blurriness! And he could hit homers, and play defense.. heavens almighty, he was GREAT! one of the top 10 athletic baseballers ever. Pete Rose talked him up, Willie Mays said he was honored to be compared to Eric, etc. etc. etc... too bad he was injured on defense so much when he coulda just phoned in the D, but refused!
Went to Reds/Giants game at Candlestick that same year. The guys I was with heckled Dave Parker so bad that they kicked us out of the stadium. Dave tried to come in the stands to fight. I'll never forget it
They had an excellent team that year. There wasn't anything they couldn't do. I think if it would have been them in the Series rather than St. Louis, they would have handed the Twins their heads on a platter. Imagine that team in the Metrodome. They would have crushed it. Then again, the Twins were so good at home, maybe it wouldn't have mattered.
The cobra! I still can’t believe Parker never received more than 27 percent of vote for MLB HOF. Generational player thru mid 70’s to early 80’s.
Seems like early 80s dropped off picked up mid 80s and late 80s dropped again…I don’t know details just looked at stats
Eric Davis is the most all around best MLB player I’ve ever watched play. If he would have been healthy his entire career he would be the GOAT.
Eric Davis, Kal Daniels, and Dave Parker were a helluva an outfield!
Yep. Parker, Omar Moreno, and usually Lee Lacy were very, very good in Pittsburgh. John Milner and Mike Easler played a ton also. Every one of them was a bona fide big league hitter. Moreno was a lighter hitter, but 100+ stolen bases made him invaluable. Hopefully the days of the Reds/Pirates rivalry returns. When the games actually mean something - like the playoffs.
Oh my God,how good was Dave Parker. I believe he was a 2 time or even back to back MVP..This was a monster. I would not pitch to him,Boog Powell or Harmon Killebrew. I want a batting cage in front of me and Medieval armor on.
correct.....might have been the best hitting NL oufield of the decade.
Despite Daniels not being fleet afoot, Eric Davis was literally on Kal's heels scoring the winning run. Along with his 5 tools, Davis's baseball instincts & physical prowess, easily make him the most electrifying player I ever saw (watching since post-Willie Mays). But, considering his numerous injuries, one is only left to imagine what could have been. Eric the Red was REALLY something to see.
It's a shame you were born too late to see the halcyon days Willie Mays, who was easily worth at least the price of admission, but on the bright side, you have your youth.
Dave Parker used to drive me absolutely nuts, as did the rest of the Pirates. I was an Expos fan and the Pirates (esp. in the early 80s) were always very tough to beat. They had Bill Madlock, Dave Parker, Willie Stargell, Jason Thompson , Tony Peña with his rifle arm for picking off runners… they were tough customers. And then their pitchers, guys like John Candelaria, Don Robinson, Rick Rhoden, and Kent Tekulve in the bullpen… you always thought you were catching them in a lull, and then they’d step it up and be tougher than you thought they would be. And you sure as hell didn’t count Rhoden and Robinson as easy outs when they hit… those guys swung mean bats.
Oy, the good old days.
Those were the Reds' home uniforms many of us knew and loved, there was no need to change those. BTW, I'm a born and raised Tigers fan but loved the Reds a great deal during '76, even the 2nd place '77, because the Tigers were truly rebuilding. Anyhow, Parker belongs in the HOF. Very good case for this is electing Jim Rice- no disrepect to Rice because he was a great offensive and solid defensive player. But Parker belongs there. He even was on 2 championship teams.
The only stat that gave Parker HOF status was his 1,493 RBI in 19 seasons. If he wasn't involved with the 1985 cocaine trials, not only would he have been the '85 NL MVP, he'd be in Cooperstown as well.
You must’ve been thrilled when Sparky came
To Detroit
@@OliveOyl12590 2700 hits?
@@HiddenHandMedia 2712 over 19 seasons. But the Hall likes to look at nice round numbers like 500 homers, 3000 hits, 1500+ RBI.
@@OliveOyl12590 a WAR of 40.1 and an OPS+ of 121 say Hall of Very Good. Compare him to Dwight Evans whose WAR is 67.2 and OPS+ is 127 and a better case can be made for Evans.
Looked like former Red Milner (rip)in center making the throw. And rookie Larkin wearing #15? That young Eric Davis speed. Wow
The Cobra. Great arm in right field. Clutch
Pete Rose was so happy he won his bet
Thought the same thing
@@gregkeller80 Same...lol
Sad but true🤣 Cant take what he did on the field. Deserves HOF .
Dave Parker was one of my earliest baseball heroes. I recall my dad taking me to Dodgers Stadium when the Pirates were in town, and it was a special event where we were allowed on to the field to take pictures with the players. I was maybe 5 or 6, and Parker was the nicest guy and very generous with his time and all that. Great guy...
parker was great but his cocaine use hurt his chances at hall of fame same as darryl strawberry
Mr excitement , power,strength,speed ,flair awesome
Wow,lefty against lefty and Parker smashed that shit. The crowd going crazy and Pete Rose is going nuts. This should be played in all little league dugouts. The joy of sports and commaradarie.
The Cobra 🐍 was a straight up Savage!!!
There goes Pete, running to phone his bookie.
The Reds really need to bring those uniforms back
Parker also had an arm like an ack ack gun
Dave Parker 2x batting champion, 7x all-star, MVP of National League 1978. Over 2700 career hits and 1400 RBI's. The highest percentage he ever received in HOF voting 24.5% WTF? This makes no sense. Hopefully one day the veterans committee will vote him in to MLB HOF. Always loved The Cobra!
Not a HOFer.
Not even close to hall of fame
@@johnconnell4503 Tony Perez, Larry Walker, Barry Larkin, Joe Morgan, Ryan Sandberg, Gary Carter, Billy Williams, Jonny Bench, Ralph Kiner, Edgar Martinez, Allen Trammel, Harold Baines and Ted Simmons would all beg to differ. Whether he is or not isn't a hill I'm willing to die on but, like Murphy, he definitely has a good case for being in.
@@jsd795 I'd trade Andre Dawson for Cobra 🐍 to be in the Hall today 👍
He lost about three seasons in the early 1980s, and was a very ordinary player at best. If he would have been able to sustain his level of play during that time, he absolutely would be a Hall of Fame player.
As it stands right now? I wouldn't want to put him in there because of the past errors made (yes, he is better than Harold Baines, or Frank Chance, or Chick Hafey, or around 25 other players in the Hall right now), but on his own merits. I don't know, but I'm inclined to not put him in there.
As for Jim Rice, I always thought he was one season short. I know I'm nitpicking, but still, if he would have had a good season in, say, 1987, instead of what he actually did, I would have no qualms about him being there.
Ah, maybe I'm just crazy. Lol
I’m glad RUclips has the auto tracking feature turned on for this video. Makes it easier to watch.
That feature has been around for a long time. Now, they use ads to cover the fact that they are auto tracking the videos.
Pete rose looked like he had 10k on the reds !!!
TOOL BOSS lol! No he was excited bout the win,but he wanted to run back into the clubhouse fast to check the others scores.hahahaha
he sure did!
😆😆🤣
Probably did.
Rose wanted to win . He wanted to win as a rookie player . He never changed
When the Giants got will clark everything changed
those white Red's unis were so pretty
That's the era I watched baseball.
Pete: "F yeah, we covered!!"
I loved Dave Parker
He swung a tree trunk for a bat
3rd base umpire Tom Hallion in his rookie year. He's better known as the ump who kept telling Mets manager Terry Collins that it was "their ass in the jackpot now."
1:52. Buddy Bell, wearing his dad, Gus' number 25.
Tom “our ass is in the jackpot” Hallion
Uniforms looked so much better back in those days.
The announcers thought Rose was calling the bullpen but he was really calling his bookie...
Pete Rose looked excited with the victory. He must have had some money on the game.
Charlie was known to place a bet or two
Parker in a Reds uniform seems so wrong. Looked a lot better in Bucco black and gold.
No way. He's from Cincinnati and looks great and played great for the Reds.
Dave Parker belongs in the Hall Of Fame!
And you know Pete had money on that game.
Dave Parker is most remembered with the Pirates.
Jiltedin2007 Drugs Pittsburg Drug Trials
The atmosphere was nice for baseball in the 80s. baseball was more better and entertaining in the 80s.
Something wrong with Dave Parker in a Reds uniform.
Pete had to call his bookie
Dave Parker was a bad dude. Why isn't he in the hall of fame. Along with Keith Hernandez, Jeff Kent, Carlos Delgado, Craig Nettles, Billy Wagner, among others. But Scott Rolen and Harold Baines are in. What a joke ! The writers try so hard to get it right that they ultimately get it wrong.
Rose had 10 large on this game.
One of the best baseball players NOT in the hall of fame, gotta love the Cobra!
Great player
Not hall of fame
Crying shame
Maybe for his coke usage
@@tomgardner9189 that hurt him, not baseball.
Best is Pete Rose.
Karl Daniels and Eric Davis
"80's when some teams like the Reds had uniform/pajamas.
Noticed the comments saying Davis was out.
Went back to look again. The catcher had the ball before he reached the plate but the angle doesn’t show the tag very well. The ump was right on top of the play though…. Gotta defer to his judgment.
It looks like the catcher tagged Davis high…. Probably the reason the ump ruled him safe….
I do believe that’s Eddie Milner playing CF for the Giants! Always liked Eddie! Good player!
the cobra, what a stud
put dave in the hall of fame.
Not hall of fame
5 good years
Pete Rose looked pretty pretty happy!!!
Had to make a call to his bookie ..😀
@chubwright79 Yes, this was monday night baseball.
Maybe so, but he made a great comeback with the Reds.
Parker, Davis and Daniels. What an outfield.
He looked out at the plate to me
Eric Davis stole 50 bases that season and 80 the year before. He had some serious speed, no wonder he almost beat the guy in front of him to the plate there!
@TheRmm1976 AND he had power at the plate. My favorite combo, power & speed
The Hall of Fame cant be taken seriously if this man is not in it!
Wow,is that baseball at it's greatest or what.
Great call by the umpire, the catcher thought he had blocked the plate but his foot was on hit. With the rule change the catcher has to been in front of the plate and the runner slides to the back part. Makes it hard for the catcher to tag guys on these super close plays.
I thought Davis was out as well until I read your comment, thanks for the insight!
Is that Tim McCarver on the broadcast team broadcasting the game? Anyone know?
Yes it was...
Yeah with Gary Bender of all people. Didn’t know he did baseball. Knew football and basketball (1983 Final Four his most memorable in my eyes).
@@spider_hoss Bender did the backup 'Monday Night Baseball' games in '87 and '88(replacing Keith Jackson).
He had previously done Brewers games in the mid-70s.
In '87, Bender mostly worked with McCarver, and Al Michaels and Jim Palmer did the bigger games.
In '88, Bender worked with Joe Morgan. After some bad reviews for their work on the '88 AL playoffs(joined by a very rusty Reggie Jackson), Bender was replaced by Gary Thorne in '89, and just did some college football and hoops from then on. He then worked for TNT for a while.
That 3rd base ump really handled the ball on the field situation well. With the situation being what it was, their ass would have been in the jackpot on that one.
You gotta give us a shot!
@@BigDanWestmont You had your shot in the situation. You know the situation.
Curious why were they playing so shallow vs. Dave Parker
Playing in so maybe they could throw out a runner trying to advance or keeping them from advancing. If Parker hits it deep they're screwed because the two runners could fly, especially Eric Davis...
Giants still won their division.
Do you think Pete bet against the Reds in this one?
He was....OUT!
Wonder if Rose one his bet that night
Bat still in the way,,beside the point,,But He Was Out
Hard to watch him play for another team. He was a huge part of the Pittsburgh Pirates team
6 - 5 giant, great swing.
I've NEVER seen Buddy Bell so excited! LOL.. j/k. but look at him after Eric is called safe! HA! Love his spirit. He was my fave player along with Eric.
Rose was elated since he had bet on the Reds winning!
Ryan Howard=Dave Parker,if he had speed,cannon for an arm,and could hit for avg.
1:47 shows he was safe...
Yep, he was in under the tag.
@63kraft -This is early, only about 50 games played in.
"The Cobra"
I remember watching this live and thinking the same thing about Buddy Bell getting all wild and crazy.
that he was... anyone who loves baseball would have flipped out watching him. I never saw someone steal 1st to 2nd, then 2nd to 3rd in such a pile of dust and blurriness! And he could hit homers, and play defense.. heavens almighty, he was GREAT! one of the top 10 athletic baseballers ever. Pete Rose talked him up, Willie Mays said he was honored to be compared to Eric, etc. etc. etc... too bad he was injured on defense so much when he coulda just phoned in the D, but refused!
THE COBRA!
Craig should’ve left Garrelts in. Went for the lefty-right matchup, and the rook Comstock got eaten alive.
2:05 - Looks like Pete made some money on this game...He made a beeline straight for the clubhouse...lol
No, Davis was safe......watch the video again, you missed it :-)
Pete Rose celebrating like he won money on the game
The Cobra strikes again!
Pete would have hit a 3 teamer but he had the Reds -1.5...too bad
No one but Pete himself will ever know the real story propelling his unbridled glee that evening
Pete Rose looks like he just won $100k
Look at Pete Rose all happy the Reds won. Yes!!!! I just won 5000 dollars!!!
Pete bet on the Redlegs that game
Anyone know where I can get this game in its entirety???
Hustle
Wonder if Rose had the Giants
He had the over, that's why he was happy.
Why did the Cin player standing near the plate not remove the bat on the ground, supposed to do that in case of a slide.
I know. The players look small in size. Don’t worry, steroids right around the corner. 🤣🤣
Went to Reds/Giants game at Candlestick that same year. The guys I was with heckled Dave Parker so bad that they kicked us out of the stadium. Dave tried to come in the stands to fight. I'll never forget it
@jhnesunshine thats very original . Did you write that line yourself ?
Omg rose had some money on that game hahahahahaha
Was charlie hustle betting on those runs??? $$$$$$lol
Rose had 5K on the Reds. he was super happy!!
Unfortunately Petes money was on the Giants
I wonder how much Rose bet on this game?
do you wonder....keep you up at night?
LJSJIUJITSU Not as much as Jordan bet on basketball
@redfanrod Can't argue with that. He was right behind Daniels.
HOF NOW!!!!
Nice clip. Davis was lightning fast...
Almost looked like he was running on AIR🤔
Pete Rose had the moneyline on the Reds that night
巨人にいたキースカムストック投手懐かしいです。
Good night for the Reds, but the Giants owned the west that season.
They had an excellent team that year. There wasn't anything they couldn't do. I think if it would have been them in the Series rather than St. Louis, they would have handed the Twins their heads on a platter.
Imagine that team in the Metrodome. They would have crushed it.
Then again, the Twins were so good at home, maybe it wouldn't have mattered.