The NBC Game of the Week from August 24, 1985, features the Detroit Tigers at the Big A in Anaheim to face the California Angels. We get Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola in the booth.
Saturday baseball and ABC Monday night baseball were the only chance we had to see any teams besides local ones, though lucky to have 2 teams in Chicago of course
how were the 85 Tigers so bad, with essentially the same team as the dominant World Series team in 84? Also, crazy how intense the exhibition games between the Dodgers and Angels would be before the season and selling out the stadium.
24:50 Scully talks about the difference between winning %s in baseball vs other sports. Someone once said "Every team is guaranteed to win 40 games and guaranteed to lose 40 teams; it's the other half of the games that determines your best and worse teams".
Vin and joe, Real baseball. We miss both of you.
RIP Vin Scully. You will be missed. He’s calling baseball games in the sky now.
Reggie jackson hall of famer!
Loving all these great Tigers games and memories. Thank you
Yeah, those booths were so tight back then that you were almost waiting for the broadcasters to start making out to shoot the intros LMAO.
I miss the 80s baseball
That's what I'm here for.
Saturday baseball and ABC Monday night baseball were the only chance we had to see any teams besides local ones, though lucky to have 2 teams in Chicago of course
Which made it that much more special.
Last home run of Rod Carew HOF career
Didn't know that. He was a pleasure to watch hit
Yeah he sure was.
how were the 85 Tigers so bad, with essentially the same team as the dominant World Series team in 84?
Also, crazy how intense the exhibition games between the Dodgers and Angels would be before the season and selling out the stadium.
Had to do with some of the players who couldn’t repeat the success they had the past year, especially Wilcox and Hernandez.
Why because that's baseball
24:50 Scully talks about the difference between winning %s in baseball vs other sports. Someone once said "Every team is guaranteed to win 40 games and guaranteed to lose 40 teams; it's the other half of the games that determines your best and worse teams".
Good entertaining game
The Big Wheel
That would be Lance Parrish my friend
Donnie Moore 😢