I guess I'm in a nostalgic mood. I just happened to see that Paul Long died yesterday. Now, that name won't mean anything to you unless you grew up in Pittsburgh. But, he was the co-anchor of the 6 and 11 PM Pittsburgh news on WTAE, back when local newscasts mattered. His spot on that broadcast started before I was born and ended 5 years after I left Pittsburgh to go to college. His demeanor and voice were authoritative and calming - making you want to trust him. He was a local institution.
9:11:29 PM Baseball has always been a favorite game of mine, especially growing up. We would sit out on the porch and listen to the Pittsburgh Pirates play on KDKA. I really only distinctly remember one game that I listened to. The Pirates were losing going into the bottom of the 9th inning and had only 1 hit all day They somehow scored 5 runs to win it. And, per his routine, Pirates play-by-play man Lanny Frattere, after calling the last out yelled, "The Pirates have won, and there was noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo doubt about it!" This was a bunch of hooey, of course, but quite satisfying at that.
Well, just the other day I found Retrosheet, a resource that has more baseball statistics, game recaps, and play-by-play accounts than you can shake a stick at. In less than 10 minutes, I found the boxscore and play-by-play of this game, even though I wasn't positive which year it was played (I did know it was on or around Memorial Day and played against the LA Dodgers). Ain't the Internet great!
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