Baseball LA LA

With the Los Angeles Dodger back in the World Series many have been pointing out that this is the Dodgers' first appearance since 1988. We remember that team well. Those Dodgers had some pitching, especially Orel 'bulldog' Hershiser who that season pitched 59 consecutive scoreless innings. The Dodgers also had this guy:

Kirk Gibson  changed the whole course of the World Series with one swing.

Watch Kirk Gibson hobble around the bases. They beat the Mets that year in the playoffs, a vastly more talented team. In truth the Dodgers that year were OK, but they didn't have a lot of hitting. That was Gibson's only at-bat. We vividly recall NBC broadcaster Bob Costas pointing out on live TV how little punch the Dodger's lineup had:

The Dodgers' beat the Athletics 4-1.

It's Gibson who's remembered but Hershiser won games two and five, pitching complete games in both. At the end of game 5 some Oakland fan shouted, 'You were lucky Hershiser!' to which he replied, 'Grab a bat, kid!'