I was 8 in 1978. My first live games at the Stadium and I remember more than I should (considering now at 51, I can't remember where my car keys are half the time). They will always remain my favorite Yankees club because they were the first. No steroid freaks. No multi-hundreds of millions of dollar players more concerned with other interests than their profession and pure passion. It's so missing from today's game.
Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell had busy weeks. On Monday Jackson called the AL East Tiebreaker and Cosell was in Washington D.C. for Monday Night Football. Keith Jackson had it a little easier as the tiebreaker was a day game but Cosell likely had to take a red eye flight from Washington D.C to Kansas City.
Great series. For me growing up during this time baseball was absolutely the Golden Era. My only slight complaint with the upload is I actually wish the commercials were included to add to the nostalgia..
I know Reggie had 3 Home Runs in one game to clinch the '77 Series. But call me crazy felt his post season Home Runs in 1978 were just as memorable if not more.
Agreed. A homerun at Fenway in the playoff game was great. This homerun was fantastic! He hit a meaningless homerun in game one of the 1978 World Series against the Dodgers. He atoned for his strike out in game two by blasting a shot against Bob Welch in game six.
Nobody was beating those Yankees in the playoffs after they beat the 2nd best team in baseball, the Boston Red Sox. Too bad they were in the same division. I have to admit as a Yankee fan, that Red Sox lineup was scary. Without Ron Guidry on the mound for the yanks, I believe the Sox would have won the division easily. Ron Guidry was 3-0 1.78 ERA 30 IP, 11 W, 21 SO vs. the Red sox. Down the stretch he pitched 2 complete game 2 hitters vs. Boston (18 inn, 0 runs, 4 hits) He also went 11 and 2/3 of no- hit ball against the sox in those 2 games
I think that home run by Reggie against Hrabosky was one of the funniest things i've ever seen in sports. I was a Yankee fan and seeing Reggie take him downtown after all that hotdogging by Hrabosky was hilarious. No one was going to upstage Reggie.
“Reggie, very gentlemanly about it.” How true! You know inside Reggie was saying, “You can take your act and shove it up your ass!” I love how the crowd went completely silent after that shot. I miss Frank Messer and Phil Rizzuto!
Reggie Jackson makes my top 5 list of The Most Clutch Players in the History of Team Sports. My list is [and in no particular order]: Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, & Larry Bird.
By the time 1978 came along, Kansas City had blown their chance. 1977 was their year to beat the Yanks and they couldn't pull it off. By 78, John Mayberry went to Toronto so they lost his bat. LaCock was definitely not a viable replacement in the field or at the plate. Cowens didn't have that great a year like in 77 and really Dennis Leonard was by far their most reliable starter. When he lost game one of this series, you knew it was going to be a sweep or four games at best.
5:10 Whitey explaining how they have the edge because of the playoff game with Guidry starting.... And then the Royals went out & laid an egg in G1 against the Yanks #4 starter.
The world was so immediate back then. Things moved quickly. Keith Jackson at 33:20 comments about Bucky Dent's home run "yesterday." Such an amazing, historical feat, and it happened less then 24 hours ago, and Jackson speaks of it like matter of factly. I miss those days. Gritty battles of talent and determination. Zero hype.
Although in 1978 there was a tie breaker game for the AL East title. Boston and New York had played 162 games and ended up in a flat footed tie at 99-63. They played on Monday afternoon in one of the most famous games in MLB history which of course the Yankees won and sent them to Kansas City for Game One of the LCS Tuesday night
I was 8 in 1978. My first live games at the Stadium and I remember more than I should (considering now at 51, I can't remember where my car keys are half the time). They will always remain my favorite Yankees club because they were the first. No steroid freaks. No multi-hundreds of millions of dollar players more concerned with other interests than their profession and pure passion. It's so missing from today's game.
Just fueled by greenies and chew!!! That's the way it was
@@towhee89 Baseball has changed in case anyone here hasn't noticed. Deal with it.
Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell had busy weeks. On Monday Jackson called the AL East Tiebreaker and Cosell was in Washington D.C. for Monday Night Football. Keith Jackson had it a little easier as the tiebreaker was a day game but Cosell likely had to take a red eye flight from Washington D.C to Kansas City.
Great series. For me growing up during this time baseball was absolutely the Golden Era. My only slight complaint with the upload is I actually wish the commercials were included to add to the nostalgia..
Reggie Jackson's home runs were a thing of beauty.
I know Reggie had 3 Home Runs in one game to clinch the '77 Series. But call me crazy felt his post season Home Runs in 1978 were just as memorable if not more.
Agreed. A homerun at Fenway in the playoff game was great. This homerun was fantastic! He hit a meaningless homerun in game one of the 1978 World Series against the Dodgers. He atoned for his strike out in game two by blasting a shot against Bob Welch in game six.
Nobody was beating those Yankees in the playoffs after they beat the 2nd best team in baseball, the Boston Red Sox. Too bad they were in the same division. I have to admit as a Yankee fan, that Red Sox lineup was scary. Without Ron Guidry on the mound for the yanks, I believe the Sox would have won the division easily. Ron Guidry was 3-0 1.78 ERA 30 IP, 11 W, 21 SO vs. the Red sox. Down the stretch he pitched 2 complete game 2 hitters vs. Boston (18 inn, 0 runs, 4 hits) He also went 11 and 2/3 of no- hit ball against the sox in those 2 games
I think that home run by Reggie against Hrabosky was one of the funniest things i've ever seen in sports. I was a Yankee fan and seeing Reggie take him downtown after all that hotdogging by Hrabosky was hilarious. No one was going to upstage Reggie.
Reggie OWNED the Mad Hungarian that night!
Yeah. Hrabosky thought all that vigorous rubbing of the baseball, and hard breathing was going to distract Reggie... LOL.
“Reggie, very gentlemanly about it.” How true! You know inside Reggie was saying, “You can take your act and shove it up your ass!” I love how the crowd went completely silent after that shot. I miss Frank Messer and Phil Rizzuto!
I forgot about LaCOCK. What a player.
Reggie Jackson makes my top 5 list of The Most Clutch Players in the History of Team Sports. My list is [and in no particular order]: Reggie Jackson, Derek Jeter, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, & Larry Bird.
Amazing how the announcers switch places so seemlessly.
Umpires (Game 1)
HP Lou DiMuro (CC)
1B Rich Garcia
2B Ron Luciano
3B Bill Kunkel
LF Dave Phillips
RF Terry Cooney
Keith Jackson being so prophetic about Reggie Jackson’s homerun👏
By the time 1978 came along, Kansas City had blown their chance. 1977 was their year to beat the Yanks and they couldn't pull it off. By 78, John Mayberry went to Toronto so they lost his bat. LaCock was definitely not a viable replacement in the field or at the plate. Cowens didn't have that great a year like in 77 and really Dennis Leonard was by far their most reliable starter. When he lost game one of this series, you knew it was going to be a sweep or four games at best.
5:10 Whitey explaining how they have the edge because of the playoff game with Guidry starting.... And then the Royals went out & laid an egg in G1 against the Yanks #4 starter.
Reggie vs Mad Hungarian 2:16:00
Thank you! That was exactly the at-bat I came here to watch! Loved the Mad Hungarian!
Reggie vs Hrabosky......the definition of the saying “getting owned”
The world was so immediate back then. Things moved quickly. Keith Jackson at 33:20 comments about Bucky Dent's home run "yesterday." Such an amazing, historical feat, and it happened less then 24 hours ago, and Jackson speaks of it like matter of factly. I miss those days. Gritty battles of talent and determination. Zero hype.
Does anybody have game 2 of this series?
Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell & Jim Palmer on ABC.
And Phil Rizzuto, Bill White and Frank Messer are on WPIX.
Sometimes Cosell would let someone else get a word in.
Why is Howard pronouncing (Jim) Beattie like the word "deity"?
So back then there was no ALDS? Just the wild card then ALCS then WS?
No wildcard. Just ALCS, NLCS, and WS.
Although in 1978 there was a tie breaker game for the AL East title. Boston and New York had played 162 games and ended up in a flat footed tie at 99-63. They played on Monday afternoon in one of the most famous games in MLB history which of course the Yankees won and sent them to Kansas City for Game One of the LCS Tuesday night
League Division Series / wild card teams did not start until 1995, first year of division realignment + return from the strike
Munson has less than a year to live. Sad.
His own fault.
@@scottaznavourian7617 fuck yourself.
@@scottaznavourian7617 what TV
@@scottaznavourian7617 what a terrible thing to say'
No wonder the world is screwed up
Harsh but it was a series of errors that he made which caused his demise.@@stephennelson4449
2:17:21 LMAO 🤣
Al Hrabosky--the overly dramatic and not very effective Hungarian!