MiamiScreamingEagles
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I had literally hundreds and hundreds of these
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Found it, the funny thing was we were out in the middle of nowhere and could barely get American stations. Had no idea who these teams were back then. Must have been a sale that Mom snagged a couple of these.
Perez went to to Boston after the 1976 season, so you must be correct.
If they wouldn't have traded him, maybe they win again in 1977. He was the heart of the team.
I checked Baseball Reference.
I understood the reference about Kaat and Morgan, I just don't recall anything but you are correct in that Morgan didn't start. Kaat was 2-1 with a 4.13 ERA against the Reds in 1976 with 4 starts. Morgan was a reserve in the first three but doubled off Kaat in the final start. Doug Flynn did start the first three games.
The following two years, the only years that truly play into the discussion, there didn't seem to be any pattern regarding Morgan sitting out Kaat starts.
I suppose it was lefty-lefty theory, and thus give Morgan a game off. Maybe a day game after a night game. The usual. Maybe something else. But I didn't know about it until you mentioned it.
The catch by Braggs is around 2:28:20. It wasn't the most visually impressive catch but the importance is what mattered. Game 6, a one-run lead, a one-hitter in progress, two outs from clinching the series, but the lead run at home plate in the 9th inning.
I was there for that game(nosebleeds in left field). For some reason until seeing this I thought it was Paul Oneil who made that catch..
Never could get the Morse to work for me....You were having a 12th Bday to remember when you unwrapped these sweet bastards!
I was there too...The play that remains for me is when Paul O'Neill threw a bullet to nab a runner at third base in Game 2.
I collected so much of that stuff -- even NASL stickers and I didn't follow soccer. It was cool to see the Memphis Rogues or the New England Tea Men stickers.
The uniforms and the Astros of 1980 probably signaled the transition of the 70s into the 80s more than any other franchise. Still, unknown rookie Marty Bystrom vs. fireballer Nolan Ryan in the deciding game of the 1980 NLCS was one of the most eclectic series of all-time.
Whenever I see those jerseys, I am reminded of the Best-of-3 series against the Flyers in 1979. I seem to recall a 30-point difference in regular season points but Van won Game 1. The next game was decided in the final minute of regulation on an incredible faceoff win by Bobby Clarke. Otherwise, the game goes into OT and the Canucks could have had one of the biggest upset sweeps in NHL history. And the game was well after midnight on the East coast. Fun times.I remember those unis on the old standard Cathode Ray Tube colour TV that could never handle the gradations at that resolution!
Nothing reminds me of the late 70's like those unis and the jerseys worn by the Canucks around the same time, what a weird time to have eyeballs...