Thurman Munson's MOST MEMORABLE postseason moments! (Big HRs, huge defensive plays and clutch hits!)
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Munson was a star in the postseason.
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One of the greatest in the clutch. He will always be my baseball hero. Sad to think how long he has been gone. ☹
Munson was the 2nd best catcher in the Seventies. He's a HOF......can't quantify his leadership in pure statistics.
Why I became a Yankee fan. Thurman Munson.
HOF, period. Been a Yankee fan since 1970. All the great, great Yankees since then - Nettles, Guidry, Reggie, Randolph, Mattingly, Jeter, Williams, Rivera - if I had to pick the greatest Yankee in my lifetime, it would be Thurman.
Played hard and played hurt. Loved him
The way he played, he never went on the disabled list in his career. Sheer guts.
The homer off Doug Bird was about as perfect a demonstration you’ll ever see of a person willing himself to do something he should’ve been incapable of doing. Thurman, in those playoffs, often looked like he couldn’t push off his legs to hit. Now it’s possible to to hit with alarms and no legs, but to hit like that with power, especially pulling the ball, is remarkably difficult. Thurman only hit six homers that season, down from 12 in 1977. And his doubles were down too. And yet in a moment where an extra-base hit seemed like the least likely of scenarios, he he hit a four-bagger. Simply remarkable.
A Death Valley shot. Brett’s 3 hr effort wasn’t enough that day. And the Keith Jackson call!
He is my favorite yankee.all time Truly miss him. He was the best catcher in the 70s. With all of his njuries he was never on the IL AMAZING!!!!!!!!! Nest stop HOF. it's about time!
Munson was my favorite player.
Him and Ron GUIDRY was my first two favorite players in 1978 when I first started watching baseball 9 Yrs old. Rod Carew a little later.
Absolute "HALL OF FAME SNUB!! "
My favorite defensive play I ever seen was Yankees vs Royals Guidry was pitching it was playoffs I think 1978 , Willie Wilson one of the fastest runners ever "My opinion" but stole a ton of bases. He's at 2nd goes to steal third and Guidry Throws the pitch in the dirt, Munson in one continuous motion backhand one hops the pitch in the dirt and in the same motion guns Wilson out . The degree of difficulty , the timing , the stage in playoffs with The fastest runner in the league and nailed him. There's a few other catches I'd say are a tie . Edmonds diving catch and Gary Matthews Jr hr saving crazy over the fence catch.
Awesome stuff
2:55 Munson The Greatest Defensive play in history
Munson was my father's favorite player and I grew up idolizing Don Mattingly like so many fathers and sons in nyc did at the time. It's hard now for people to understand just how popular those guys were in NYC at the time. Along with Reggie ofcoarse. Fans like my father still cried decades after at any Yankee Stadium tribute to Thurman. Thurman's wife used to be a guest of honor at the games once in a while. Great women.
Bobby Murcer was my favorite, Thurman was 2nd. Still remember the home run against the Royals in the 78 playoffs, I was 12 and screaming my head off when hit that blast.
@@rafaelbustamante7920 I was 13. I ran as fast as I could to get home to watch the game. Thurman will always be my favorite player.
Hall of famer
Thank you for this compilation! As a teenager I was a huge Munson fan, wearing his number as a Little Leaguer too. I cried my eyes out the day of his passing.
At 2:17 Al Michaels I believe said he hit it at least 410 ft!!!! The DAMN ball went over the death valley 430 sign by at least 10 feet!! ALWAYS the captain #15
That was Keith Jackson. He was a great college football announcer, not such a great baseball announcer.
@@kolst8406 Ok Keith Jackson screwed that up!
@@kolst8406 I liked him as an announcer in baseball.
@@Retiredmco he was definitely being conservative.
@@dzanier He was definitely WRONG!
2:55 My personal favorite Defensive play of all time. Playoffs , Willie Wilson the fastest player in the league , he back hands a pitch in the dirt on a in between high difficulty hop and guns down Wilson at 3rd. Degree of difficulty was outrageous.
******THURMAN MUNSON HALL OF FAME SNUB*****
Wilson may have been safe, but it was a great throw.
@@dzanier I'll give you that , But Wilson's foot may also have come up off the bag and Graig Nettles Kept the Glove on him . 🤔 But yeah it does look like he might have beat the throw. Bang bang tie goes to my Favorite Player 😂
HOF snub a joke. HR count not great but ROY, 3 WS, 2 WS wins, MVP, .300 plus BA in playoffs, .295 BA career, solid defensive catcher, pitchers loved him and as good a clutch hitter as anyone who has ever played and all done in 10 years. Seizmore or Fisk have any of that???
@@frankjuarez1367 I'm not sure how you meant the comment to flow. It starts as if your saying Munson as a Hof Snub is a Joke. As if your saying he's not good enough. I follow the comment thru as an impressive amount of info on Thurman Munson is presented. Then it ends with Sizemore? Think that's a Typo I don't know of any catchers named Sizemore. But you mention Carleton Fisk who is a HOFR and deservedly so. It ends as if your saying Fisk was lesser than Munson with the details you provided about Munson? I'm sure there might be an error somewhere in the comment that gives a false impression of your original intentions. I realize that Munson's Over all total statistics fall a little short typically of what they look for in a Hof selection. His career was of course tragically cut short by I'd say 4-5 yrs . I make my case on the number of people that argue for him, Ranker has him as #15 on there list of Best Players not in the Hall of Fame. That would eliminate the idea that it's a "Joke" that he's a Hof Snub. It may be Debatable but it's not a solid case he shouldn't be in. My other point is the Reality that he was one of the best catchers in the game being overshadowed maybe by Bench and Maybe Fisk. But Munson was a great hitter for a catcher, Great Defensively , And to top it all off I use his Post Season heroics on a Big Team like the Yankees and he is embedded in sports fans minds from the 70's like Mr October Reggie to a lesser extent. His life & career was tragically ended and I can't think of a better way to finally honor him than by putting him in. I'm almost positive there's lesser players in the Hall of Fame. Add it all up I think it's a close enough call and you add his Post Season heroics. That's to me the kicker. And it's just for fun as far as I'm concerned. I liken it to say Lynn Swann in the NFL , his numbers wasn't that great, his career was short. But Lynn Swann was a walking Highlight film and His Playoff Super Bowl heroics was legendary. There's a place for players like that. I think Munson should get in based on my theory which seems to have a lot of support when you research what people are saying about Munson and why he should be in. I don't see people arguing he shouldn't. Yeah the stats aren't huge but you can't deny he was the at least #2 catcher his whole career which was long enough. Johnny Bench is better I'll agree. But it's no joke to say he's a Hof Snub, It's what I call a Bubble Case. Appreciate the response. I do like discussing this stuff it's fun to me. Maybe your post was a typo.
*****I refer everyone to the Hall of Fame egg article "The Hall of Fame case for Thurman Munson" if anyone wants to dive deeper. It's the best article on the subject the Munson is More than Deserving of the Hall of Fame. No joke
***** To Quote another great article
Pinstripe Alley "Yankees Legend Thurman Munson should be a Hall of Famer" Two Definitive arguments in support of Munson is a Snub and should be in,Easy
Thurman Munson should be in the HOF!!!!!
Munson was absolute money in the playoffs. Mr. Clutch. The tension between Jackson and Munson the whole 78 season and then they put their animosity aside and went out there and won a World Series together.
So true.
And
How loud was that old Yankee
Stadium
As a kid, I was a baseball catcher and my hero was Thurman Munson. On the day his death was announced, I was fishing at a local watering hole. Had my transistor radio tuned to some local baseball channel when I heard the news. Almost 50 years later, I still remember the sadness I felt at hearing my baseball idol had died.
I was with my family on vacation, at Nagagamisis Lake Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Couldn't get anything on the radio during the day. About 11PM I asked Pop for the keys to the motor home, so I could get the ball scores from WJR out of Detroit. They announced the scores and the Yankees did not play so I was about to turn it off when the announcer gave the news about Thurman. I was in shock. I took the keys back to Pop and told him what happened. I then went to the campfire and sat down. When Pop came and asked me if I was okay, I jumped up into his arms and stared bawling. I was 14 years old and never the same.
@@dougbrowne9890 Hey brother, it sounds like our childhood memories of that day struck a similar chord. After all this time, the memory of that day remains so strong.
With two outs and a man on second you want Thurman Munson up.
Not the Swishers!
Much love to Thurman Munson from Los Angeles, a place he tortured! The 1978 playoff run beginning with the Bucky Dent game, then the Royals and my Dodgers was really a magical one for those Yankees.
That’s very sporting of you 🙂👍And Cheers to all the baseball heroes of Yesterday 👏❤️
Dodgers were just as good. Baseball Gods, ya know. Happy to be a Yankee fan. Respect the teams they beat.
Seeing that 430 Foot Sign...Lucky to see 399 now a days
I’m a Dodger fan but, in my humble opinion, Thurman Munson should be in the HOF despite his career was cut short because of the accident.
Thurman was clutch, but have to say Wilson was in there at 3:30, heck of a catch and throw though.
That knee
Munson was The Best!
410 ft? That ball went 430 easily
probably close to 450. Keith Jackson blew it. He's allowed.
7:01 His greatest play was running down that fan who stole his gear
El Capitan
BiG RED MACHiNE! ⚾️ GO REDS !
Certainly among the Top 3 catchers in the 70's along with Bench and Fisk. Munson died 45 Years ago today as of this typing (8-02-24). Still remember exactly where I was when hearing on the car radio. In the car with my Dad (RIP) while stopped at an intersection on Rosemead Blvd and Las Tunas Drive returning from the hardware store. Had the car radio on with a news update. Yankees were my favorite team growing up in CA and Munson was the heart and soul of that team..
Check out very end as fan steals Munson mask and takes off with Munson on his tail tracking him down.
Good eye