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Title: WS1988 Gm1: Scully's call of Gibson memorable at-bat
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URL Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4nwMDZYXTI
Published: Sep 21, 2016
Author: MLB
Post Date: 2019-10-19 13:12:45 by BTP Holdings
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10/15/88: Vin Scully calls Kirk Gibson's full at-bat that finishes with a legendary walk-off homer during Game 1 of the World Series
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#1. To: All (#0)
Eckersly throws a gopher pitch to give the Dodgers a win. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2019-10-19 13:16:08 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
#3. To: BTP Holdings (#1)
That was not a gopher pitch to give the win away. Eckersly was not that kind of man.

Horse posted on 2019-10-19 22:18:48 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
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#4. To: Horse (#3) (Edited)
gopher pitch

A gopher pitch or gopher ball was a home run, and hence you had to "go for" the ball since it was out of play.
We only had one ball when we played in Chicago. It was not like the big leagues where they had a large supply of balls. We played 16 inch softball with our bare hands.
Eckersly still threw a home run ball. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2019-10-19 22:25:41 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
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