I was a kid during the mid 80s where guys like Coleman and Rickey terrorized pitchers on a daily basis. The game has changed so much since that point in time.
I am Blue Jay fan, painful to watch those games as a kid. Ricky is awesome, but the Blue Jays were just outclassed in 89. A few years later, we the A's were a joke, and Ricky came over in 93, which was, weird. The Jays were blessed to have Ricky as part of their history both 4 and against. Fun guy to watch, brilliant athlete and role model. How can you not love Ricky.
While the Gibson homer did shake them, and Orel shut the A's down in Game 2, I feel they could have bounced back after the McGwire walk off in Game 3. For reasons we will never truly know, the Oakland just collapsed overall in that series. Canseco and McGwire alone were a combined 2-36 which is baffling considering what they did during the regular season.
Adam Ames We already know the reasons, it was a combination of the A’s blowing it and Dodgers coming through in the clutch. And both 2 hits Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco got were homeruns.
@@flame-sky7148 It's crazy, but I thought about the fact that if you had Rickey Henderson, Barry Bonds and Pete Rose together, you would have the people with the most games played, most at bats, most runs scored, most steals, most hits, most home runs, and most walks. Most of the stats off the back of a baseball card. There is a possibility that Albert Pujols breaks the record for career RBI's as well.
@@flame-sky7148 Yes, it is fun to see them. Rose retired when I was a kid, well after his prime, so didn't see much of him, but I was a huge A's fan growing up so saw a lot of Rickey Henderson, and Barry Bonds was a perennial all-star as well on TV quite a bit.
This was not Game 4. Oakland hosted Toronto in Games 1 and 2 and Toronto hosted Oakland in Games, 3, 4 and 5 in 1989. In 1992, it was the opposite, Toronto hosted Games 1, 2 and 6 and Oakland hosted Games 3, 4 and 5 .
Thank you for correcting me. This is quite embarrassing for me. I posted this in January, and cannot quite remember why I messed up, but I believe I was working on a Canseco video package at the same time where he hit the monster HR in Toronto - which was Game 4.
Watched this entire series and post season ...wow 1989 was a great year of Baseball ..
In 1989 Rickey was unstoppable
We will never see anyone like this again
I was a kid during the mid 80s where guys like Coleman and Rickey terrorized pitchers on a daily basis. The game has changed so much since that point in time.
So true
No we will definitely not see anybody like this again. Mike trout is the only player who has showed simular talents since Rickey retired.
Rickey single handedly won that series along with the world series
Ended Ernie Whitt's career. As a Jays fan I hated it but wow was it impressive.
when i started collecting cards back in the late 80's...rickey henderson was my first choice in someone to collect :) i miss watching this guy play
Kid hero great era of the game long lost never seen again
Wanna know how good Carney was, he had to stay focused with all that and a fantastic hitter in his own right!
I felt the pitcher’s anxiety skyrocket as soon as ball 4 was called, both times. Here we go...
😂
Ricky could turn a walk into a triple 😊
Reggie Jackson called Rickey a walking triple.
The Man of ‘Steal!!’
I am Blue Jay fan, painful to watch those games as a kid. Ricky is awesome, but the Blue Jays were just outclassed in 89. A few years later, we the A's were a joke, and Ricky came over in 93, which was, weird. The Jays were blessed to have Ricky as part of their history both 4 and against. Fun guy to watch, brilliant athlete and role model. How can you not love Ricky.
this is the kind of baseball i miss
the cool thing about Rickey is that no matter how anyone put together an all-time team, he would always be on it and bat first.
YES SIR!!!
Troof
The A’s played hard during this series and the World Series (sweeeeep!) because of what happened the year before in 88’.... god damn Kirk Gibson.....
While the Gibson homer did shake them, and Orel shut the A's down in Game 2, I feel they could have bounced back after the McGwire walk off in Game 3. For reasons we will never truly know, the Oakland just collapsed overall in that series. Canseco and McGwire alone were a combined 2-36 which is baffling considering what they did during the regular season.
Adam Ames We already know the reasons, it was a combination of the A’s blowing it and Dodgers coming through in the clutch.
And both 2 hits Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco got were homeruns.
There was an Earthquake
@@AdamAmesOaklandAthletics They got swept in 1990 against a not great Reds team, Eric Davis not withstanding
Not Greatest leadoff hitter. Greatest player of all time!!!
He was so awesome. Poor pitchers and catchers
Wow skinny young David Wells pitching
The best. The Steal King, Runs King,.......
Don't forget lead-off home runs and unintentional walks.
@@RS-tz2zn Oh yea, I didn't forget.
@@flame-sky7148 It's crazy, but I thought about the fact that if you had Rickey Henderson, Barry Bonds and Pete Rose together, you would have the people with the most games played, most at bats, most runs scored, most steals, most hits, most home runs, and most walks. Most of the stats off the back of a baseball card. There is a possibility that Albert Pujols breaks the record for career RBI's as well.
@@RS-tz2zn and all of those guys (Rose, Bonds, Henderson) played in the modern era. We saw/see their highlights.
@@flame-sky7148 Yes, it is fun to see them. Rose retired when I was a kid, well after his prime, so didn't see much of him, but I was a huge A's fan growing up so saw a lot of Rickey Henderson, and Barry Bonds was a perennial all-star as well on TV quite a bit.
This was not Game 4. Oakland hosted Toronto in Games 1 and 2 and Toronto hosted Oakland in Games, 3, 4 and 5 in 1989. In 1992, it was the opposite, Toronto hosted Games 1, 2 and 6 and Oakland hosted Games 3, 4 and 5 .
Thank you for correcting me. This is quite embarrassing for me. I posted this in January, and cannot quite remember why I messed up, but I believe I was working on a Canseco video package at the same time where he hit the monster HR in Toronto - which was Game 4.
Thank you also for your gracious acknowledgment. I apologize if it came across as "know it all" on my end. And thank you for posting.
This is game 1!
"Rickey wants to play"