My dad was in the nose bleed section when this happened and he thought he was going to die. He said everyone kind of froze and were just screaming and crying while he had gotten out of his seat and ran as fast as he could in an effort to get out of the stadium. By the time he got down the stairs the earthquake was over and he realized the stadium was still standing so he walked back to his seat where his friend was sitting and was white as a ghost and couldn’t talk for like 10 minutes from being in shock. Pretty crazy.
@DaytonaPrototypes
13 жыл бұрын
Al Michaels is a legend. The "Do you believe in miracles?" and the "I'll tell you what we're having an earth-". Two greatest calls in the history of sports.
@MrMatteNWk
Жыл бұрын
And the third greatest call involving Al: "Lest anyone think that was someone truly across the street..."
@walterwhite1
Жыл бұрын
She is great in the nfl
@Mark-xl1ze
Жыл бұрын
What's interesting about those calls is the "Do you believe in miracles?" happened in early 1980 and the "I'll tell you what we're having an earth-" call happened in late 1989. Both calls book-ended the decade of the 1980s.
@SirZapdos
Жыл бұрын
“Play clock at five. The pass is INTERCEPTED at the goal line by Malcolm Butler!”
@corawaller-jacobs8007
Жыл бұрын
@@MrMatteNWk Was going to comment this myself. :) Yesterday (6/17) was the anniversary of that one.
@JCpatriots
10 жыл бұрын
I was born about 6 hours later... my mom's water broke a little bit after this quake hit. My parents joke that the earthquake broke her water lol.
@rdk2323
6 жыл бұрын
We were born on the same day then! Neato
@Teddy_Bass
6 жыл бұрын
Cool tale there
@jeffanderli1718
6 жыл бұрын
I was working at pier 39
@CSSUcommand
6 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I was born on labor day of that same year.
@toothpicky
6 жыл бұрын
Well at least you're alive lol
@ronsharer2986
6 жыл бұрын
Al Michaels is a great sports commentator. He came that night to do a World Series game and found himself having to be a news reporter. And did a great job.
@RageTVHTX
5 жыл бұрын
He sure did. I remember this, I was half watching with the TV on and listening to music. I remember looking at the TV and seeing the green World Series card on the screen and figured it was technical difficulties. Then I noticed after a while the game hadn't started but there was Al Michaels in the booth and you could see behind him the stadium was dark.
@rustykuntz94
5 жыл бұрын
Michaels is a pros pro, always has been.
@tgyr5
5 жыл бұрын
You all are idiots.
@danielgolus4600
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. And five years later - at the end of the infamous OJ Simpson "chase" in June 1994 - he informs fellow ABC News' Peter Jennings that a live, on-air witness was a Howard Stern prank caller! ("...and a Baba Booey to ya all!") Hilarious moment the media getting pranked. Wish it would happen more.
@dianeadkins-diorio1783
4 жыл бұрын
And he's still active today (NBC Sunday Night Football)
@Drewlinskii
10 жыл бұрын
Imagine watching this from a different state and thinking "Wait, what the hell is happening!?" Pretty scary
@almostfm
10 жыл бұрын
I live about three hours south of SF, and was watching when it happened. There were just a few seconds between losing the link and feeling the quake here, so I knew what had happened even before the POTS audio came back.
@twoods450
10 жыл бұрын
I lived in LA at the time and remember thinking WTF is happening. I live in the Bay Area now.
@kristenjenkins2560
10 жыл бұрын
Yes the silence was creepy. Then all you do is hear people screaming and you have no idea if people are ok or whats even going on. scary.
@Ivanthacoolguy
8 жыл бұрын
This was also the age of nukes. If you didn't know this was an earthquake, and lived in a different state, probably think a nuke went off
@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co
7 жыл бұрын
Ivan Cortez Seriously, yes.
@BABY-Trap-Crew
6 жыл бұрын
Al Michaels has witnessed some of the craziest and amazing moments in sports history and this is another one of them...
@@Fan-tk8ee Antonio Freeman's catch on MNF aka "HE DID WHAT?"
@MarkSmith-ok1yi
3 жыл бұрын
Indianapolis Colts comeback against Tampa Bay in 5 minutes.
@greyk610
3 жыл бұрын
@@RickinBaltimore Blues suck, Bruins blew it.
@S.K.R.E.Inc.
5 жыл бұрын
30 years later, Los Angeles takes its turn with a 7.1 at night
@SchubieGames
5 жыл бұрын
Literally came to this video just bc of what happened today
@someguynameroman7206
5 жыл бұрын
Here to😭
@marvinolvera3308
5 жыл бұрын
So frightening
@beezia3789
5 жыл бұрын
im here cuz I’m scared and i wanna be ready for the big one 😭😢
@Ocaljr
5 жыл бұрын
@@beezia3789 Make sure to have a backpack with essential emergency items just in case you need to run out.
@surferpam1
3 жыл бұрын
Unless you've ever *experienced* an earthquake, you don't know how much more scary than pictured it really is.
@mateoshadow2
2 жыл бұрын
I experienced an earthquake before but a small one
@gnnascarfan2410
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve experienced small quakes and it is a strange feeling. At my house I have asked around for my family saying “Did you feel that?“ and in public I’ve seen 5-10 look around and say “That was an earthquake wasn’t it?”
@codyj1162
Жыл бұрын
Ive slept through 3. Never been awake for one. Lol
@jameshoran8
Жыл бұрын
I am from Philly and was in San Diego in 1986 when two earthquakes hit. One centered in North Palm Springs on July 7th and the second off Oceanside on July 13th. Both were Magnitude 5.6 and both were horrific. To this easterner, you never forget that feeling.
@Tornado1994
Жыл бұрын
I was in this Earthquake. I was 6. We lived in Novato at the time.
@micycles1200
3 жыл бұрын
That sounds pretty haunting. It must have been a huge relief to hear those voices back on the tv. I mean, "I tell you what we're having an ear---" followed by static just sounds like something out of a horror movie. If I was watching this live, I would have thought they were goners for sure.
@eventone1360
3 жыл бұрын
I was in South San Francisco when this happened at my dad's warehouse. We felt it and it was crazy watching the power lines whip and I'll never forget watching a wave roll through the concrete parking lot like it was water. All that being said we didnt suffer any damage and had no idea how bad thing really were until we starting hearing on the radio as reports came in. As maligned as Camdlestick Park was, I like to think of this as part of its legacy. How it stood strong and potentially saved the lives of around 60,000 people.
@djbadillo5378
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, this comment gave me chills. Good on Candlestick!
@billmason2785
2 жыл бұрын
I was having a 🍺 beer at Stinson beach ⛱️
@bobthered313
2 жыл бұрын
What is wrong with Candlestick Park?
@MrMJmusicLover
2 жыл бұрын
@@billmason2785 I was watching this game when it happened.
@gnnascarfan2410
2 жыл бұрын
Candlestick probably saved hundreds of thousands if not millions because almost everyone was home to watch the ball game.
@lagmuncher
10 жыл бұрын
I would totally watch baseball if James Earl Jones opened every game with an epic poem of fantastic metaphors comparing the bases to far away lands dominated by ongoing war between 2 factions,
@SeanMadeAScene
5 жыл бұрын
that'd be fucking hilarious
@sillygoose635
5 жыл бұрын
@@SeanMadeAScene and amazing
@odizm5196
4 жыл бұрын
James Earl Jones poem was so baddass it made the earth shake literally
@doctorx2105
2 жыл бұрын
"I find your lack of base running disturbing."
@OneOfManyJoels
2 жыл бұрын
@@odizm5196 it was mother nature’s way of showing appreciation for his work!
@gitane1976
5 жыл бұрын
We can clearly hear the people screaming in the stadium. I would have panicked. They said that a lot of lives were saved because people were in the stadium.
@Ryan-0413
3 жыл бұрын
Not just inside the stadium, but because of the timing of the game (and the fact that they were both California teams), a lot of people went home from work early in order to watch the game. Saved a lot of lives because a lot less cars were on the bridges and overpasses when the earthquake happened
@thegreyavenger2
3 жыл бұрын
They weren’t screaming they were cheering it was over.
@bobkinect5254
3 жыл бұрын
@@thegreyavenger2 “tHeY WeRe sCrEaMiNg tHeY WeRe cHeErInG It wAs oVeR” shut the fuck up
@thegreyavenger2
3 жыл бұрын
@@bobkinect5254 I was there you shit head were you?
@bobkinect5254
3 жыл бұрын
@@thegreyavenger2 imagine lying to prove your aren’t a piece of shit how about this, prove me wrong by getting a picture of you at the stadium, also, let me see a picture of you now so i can see what your saying is true
@glamourgirl2123
7 жыл бұрын
4:37 "I'll tell ya what, we're havin' an earth---" *fzzzzzzzzzzzt*
@scribblypibbles4129
5 жыл бұрын
WORLD SERIES
@BarrCode674
4 жыл бұрын
@@scribblypibbles4129 ABC
@MegaExCaliber
4 жыл бұрын
WORLD SERIES
@kingjames9690
4 жыл бұрын
That's what I would say in the middle of a 6.0 earthquake
@tobychristen8987
4 жыл бұрын
I guess Dave Parker
@CongaLineMonkey
4 жыл бұрын
Only Al Michaels could keep his cool and his sense of humor at a time like that. Absolute legend.
@gregshirley-jeffersonboule6258
7 күн бұрын
Oh, please. Lots of people can do that ffs.
@celinac4535
5 жыл бұрын
“And we will be back, WE HOPE, from San Francisco in just a moment...” Easily some of the most erie words spoken on live TV
@thegreyavenger2
3 жыл бұрын
I believe he meant he hopes for the start of the game.
@josephconciatori9824
3 жыл бұрын
@@thegreyavenger2 Yes, that is exactly what he meant. However, the 1989 World Series did not resume until October 27, ten days after the earthquake.
@KasperAura
4 жыл бұрын
Today's the 30th anniversary, and that's why I'm here.
@ILoveOldTWC
4 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@disneyfan8178
4 жыл бұрын
Me three. And I'm a Giants' fan today because, in part, to the earthquake.
@OTHWingDrops
4 жыл бұрын
Same.
@1Cheytown
4 жыл бұрын
Actually it’s today....those of us who actually went through will never forget that
@keanucora4606
3 жыл бұрын
Will soon be 32 years ago in 2021.
@elisefincher4478
8 жыл бұрын
I was pretty young when this happened maybe 6. I remember for the longest time I was freaked out by baseball cause I thought that was what caused the earthquake.
@Tornado1994
8 жыл бұрын
+Elise Fincher The signal went out, my stepdad told me "Stand still and DON'T move, we're getting ready to have an Earthquake". I asked him how do you know, and he answered "We're only 30 minutes from SF son, it'll hit within a minute". one minute later at 5:07 PM PDT, it hit. He carried my infant baby brother and ran out of the house after it was over while he told me to follow him. Mom was at Safeway just 3 minutes up the hill. She got back about 6:05 PM. and started telling us that people in the parking lot ducked down and covered their heads. I too was 6 when this happened.
@elisefincher4478
8 жыл бұрын
+Tornado1994 this is one of those events that if you were at the right age you remember right where you were and exactly what you were doing. I myself at the time lived in Sausalito and was watching the world series with my grandparents. I had never ever experienced anything like that so rightly so I froze. I had a shelf that pretty much fell on me but by the grace of god I had no injuries. My grandfather ended up pulling me from under the shelf and ended up pulling me out and got us out of the house. Glad you and your family were okay.
@Tornado1994
8 жыл бұрын
Elise Fincher Thanks. We were in Novato at the time.
@CosbyTheCaterpillar
6 жыл бұрын
Must be a mechanism they enact whenever the visiting team is at about to swing the bat, lol
@betetet
3 жыл бұрын
@@Tornado1994 Wow! Amazing.
@MrUnidyne
9 жыл бұрын
4:37 - "I'll tell ya what! We're havin' an earth..."
@Brian211978
8 жыл бұрын
+Nor Norranun Just epic? Try historic of epic proportions
@therealmiguel6128
7 жыл бұрын
MrUnidyne I
@xxxYouTunesxxx
7 жыл бұрын
Don't quit your day job
@sayhibobbi
7 жыл бұрын
Assuming they have one.
@Jimmy-lm2eg
7 жыл бұрын
MrUnidyne quake
@_JDMartinez
9 жыл бұрын
4:36 not even an earthquake can shut Tim McCarver up.
@elvicare35
6 жыл бұрын
lol
@jacobrichardson1952
6 жыл бұрын
Imagine if Joe Buck is in this
@hudsonball4702
5 жыл бұрын
well at least not for very long.
@Thesmithsarelife
5 жыл бұрын
are you my twin?
@espnluver7525
5 жыл бұрын
nor al michaels 😒😒😒😒
@ericwicker1
10 жыл бұрын
I'll tell you what where having an earth....
@kristenjenkins2560
10 жыл бұрын
creepy right?! O.o then nothing.
@kineticdeath
9 жыл бұрын
the day someone says "we no longer have an earth" will be the worst day ever
@josephastier7421
6 жыл бұрын
I'll tell you what it looks like a small moon has appeared near Ear....
@airaero5473
6 жыл бұрын
100th like I know irrelevant
@HarrySylveon
5 жыл бұрын
(Static) (world series)
@brothertee1017
11 жыл бұрын
This was October 17, 1989 on my 17th birthday. I will never forget that day.
@gabrielquesnot7840
5 жыл бұрын
It was on my brother's bday as well. He turned 3 that day.
@HovaNirvana
5 жыл бұрын
That means you were born the same day as Eminem. Interesting.
@calltf2165
4 жыл бұрын
I wasn’t born when this happened I was born in 2003 So I was 14 years late
@oreajessica
2 жыл бұрын
My cousin turned 9 on that day.
@KidTonyGaming
3 жыл бұрын
Al Micheals is a legend he took that whole experience in stride and still delivered excellent play by play
@gdub454
10 жыл бұрын
being a former Bay Area resident...this is still very engrained in my memory..was a Tuesday..Oct.17 1989..bout 5:05 p.m...dinnertime pretty much...
@charlesklimko492
5 жыл бұрын
I was living-in Cleveland, Ohio, at-the-time; so, it was about 8:05 PM, Eastern-Time. I missed the event, because I had-been taking-a-nap, after-work. When I woke-up, I turned-on the TV, and I was really-confused.
I was in my dorm room at UC Davis and some of my friends were in the room with me. We felt it quite strongly and I was the first person to say that it was an earthquake. We knew it had to be a huge quake somewhere not nearby. A friend down the hall was on the phone with her parents in SJ when it happened and told us they had a huge earthquake there. We all immediately tried calling our parents but we couldn't get through for 3 days. We were freaking out but there was nothing we could do so we all went to dinner.
@briane173
6 ай бұрын
@@Scrappicat "Oh my god I can't get hold of my family (weeping) what do we do!? I'm scared what's happening I can't contact anybody I'm hungry let's go eat...."
@Scrappicat
6 ай бұрын
@@briane173 Oh hush. Were you there? What was your experience?
@philmccracken179
3 жыл бұрын
Was there with my family in the upper deck right above al Michaels head. The crowd went crazy with excitement after the earthquake, I think most of us thought it was just the fans stomping our feet. Then a few minutes later a guy with a portable radio yelled “Jesus Christ! The bay bridge collapsed!” We then understood the magnitude and my mom was like “let’s get the hell out of here”. We were one of the first to leave and they wouldn’t let us out for like 15 minutes because everyone was confused. It was crazy
@timothygouldjr8384
Жыл бұрын
The 1989 World Series actually saved lots of lives. It occurred on what usually is rush hour traffic but the freeways had less commuters due to most people watching the game
@1Cheytown
8 ай бұрын
It's true!! There were TONS of watch parties going on when Loma struck so FAR less traffic on BOTH major bridges in the Bay
@Tornado1994
8 ай бұрын
@@1Cheytown The Most Folks that perished in Loma Prieta was on Cypress Nimitz I-880. There was a few fatalities on Oakland Bay Bridge though.
@pantherzone2008
6 ай бұрын
If it wasn't for San Francisco winning the National League pennant in 1989 and Oakland winning the American League pennant, the World Series Game 3 would have been held in Chicago, Illinois on that day instead against Toronto Blue Jays, and would have resulted in a death toll topping 390,000 people from Loma Prieta Earthquake. This earthquake did save 385,000 people that day, thanks to the World Series held in San Francisco. They are very lucky to survive this!
@1Cheytown
6 ай бұрын
@pantherzone2008 Yep....since both teams were Bay Area teams, lots of watch parties being held and people were off work early so the normally busy structures weren't as crowded...saving many a lives. (I lived through it and remember it well)
@michaelastorga3187
Жыл бұрын
RIP Tim McCarver. One of the greatest announcers of all time. I sat done at the dinner with my family when the earthquake happened
@nicholascesparza
10 жыл бұрын
I was south of SF in Gilroy. I was only 9 yrs old in 1989 but I remember how STRONG the earthquake was!! That deep rumble and the WHOLE GROUND was not so much shaking but more like rocking--VIOLENTLY.
@liquideagle6884
10 жыл бұрын
Yeah man I was 8 n I knew it was the end. That shake was the hand of God scaring the shit out of the Bay Area. I was terrified out of my mind through out. What a way to end the 80s.
@johnnyroberts3761
9 жыл бұрын
I asked my dad (who was born in 1955) if he remembered when the earthquake happened, & he told me that he was getting ready to listen to the game on the radio (he's from Wisconsin, but he lived in Belize at the time) and they announced that there was an earthquake in the Bay area.
@MrScoopoo10
5 жыл бұрын
my mom was a senior in high school when she felt it
@joshs5646
4 жыл бұрын
It's hard to believe it's been 30 years since this happened. Times were so much different then.
@kixigvak
5 жыл бұрын
I was under the right field bleachers with a 600mm lens trained on first base. At first I thought the people in the stands were stomping their feet, but it was the quake. My first reaction was I was worried the lens on the tripod had moved away from the base. Gradually we figured out that it was serious. A TV guy called me over to look at his monitor. The blimp was over the Bay Bridge showing that part of it had collapsed. Behind the bleachers I ran into a guy who was vomiting. I asked him if he was OK and he said he'd been up in the lights changing a burned out bulb when it hit. The lights were swinging 20 feet each way and he thought he was toast for sure. "I'm OK, I just can't quit throwing up!" Finally at midnight the boss told me I could go home. I lived in the Marina district and it was on fire. A lot of buildings had collapsed and there was a real spooky vibe. No lights. The only damage at my apartment was my yucca plant had fallen over. I baseball game to remember.
@usmc-veteran73-77
5 жыл бұрын
A day in baseball history we will never forget.....even on the east coast.
@godssoldier4L
2 жыл бұрын
I was 15 I remember watching that with my mom and dad. It was so weird bc I rarely watched baseball and I was up in a rec room alone when it started and my parents never came up there and that evening they both did and we all were just lounging on the carpet watching together when it happened. I'll never forget it. R.I.P DAD 🙏❤
@birb2581
5 жыл бұрын
Imagine Joe Buck reacting to an earthquake
@lesdodgers
4 жыл бұрын
Baaaack...at the wallll...gooone.
@fidenciomadrigal2157
3 жыл бұрын
Earthquake earthquake earthquake
@Am-Not-Jarvis
3 жыл бұрын
Ground iiiiiiiiiiis.... shaking.
@tomgrzywacz6135
3 жыл бұрын
He'd be all Johnny Weir about it.
@thebestskier8629
3 жыл бұрын
That is a disgusting act by plate tectonics
@jaygee6738
3 жыл бұрын
I remember the day very well. For me living in central California and feeling the minor shaking, I knew exactly what happened. So incredibly scary for the people up in the bay area.
@almostfm
3 жыл бұрын
I'm in that part of California, too. I had the day off, but I worked at a Giants affiliate and was watching the ballgame. The thing, of course, is that if you just feel it, you can't tell if it's fairly small and close or big and far away. Having the picture cut out and then feeling it told me the rough details of what I needed to know. I called the studio and told them so they could be ready for the calls. The weird thing was that if you were listening on the radio, you didn't know until later where the quake was. They were in the pregame show, which was pre-recorded, and KNBR (that originated the broadcast) just "blipped" off the air for a second or two before their emergency generator kicked in.
@woodrowclarkii6097
11 жыл бұрын
I remember this as I was on the Bay Bridge heading from my SF office to my East Bay home. My car was stopped with thousands of others -- a block and half from the collapse of the top (west bound) bridge. It took over 9 hours to get home and was one of the few people who had a cell phone to call my children. I lent that phone to over a dozen others to do the same !!!!
@richard94511
5 жыл бұрын
Woodrow, I was stuck with some coworkers on 101 south trying to get back to the east bay, seemed newsradio reports said San Mateo bridge was open, then closed, back & forth, so we ended up crossing Dumbarton bridge...doing like 10-15 mph on the freeway. Took over 9 hrs finally. Eeriest part was the entire way there were NO lights on hardly anywhere, except for some spots like SFO🤤😨and how Hot it was outside.
@dougrigel1997
Жыл бұрын
I was above you just past the tunnel.
@dragongrrl3
10 жыл бұрын
Out of this whole video, all I can do is laugh at the description for it. Seriously, though, these guys are actually heroes in my book for what they did as journalists after the quake struck. It takes guts to just do your job, but it also takes heart and balls to do it the way they did.
@misstraceynolan
10 жыл бұрын
Tim and Al handled this with such grace.
@stealthdasniper
7 жыл бұрын
If Fox were filming the World Series 89 when this happened, they would be like "Woah. That was weird. Alright moving on... "
@crossfittierra8914
7 жыл бұрын
Jose Maldonado ikr
@cooperdavis4212
6 жыл бұрын
Joe buck would be like "Folks that was an earthquake. let's go back to the 4th inning....."
@ChrisDutch
6 жыл бұрын
Or they would blame on the Clintons or Obama and then cut to a car crash and wrap it up with Shemp Hannity lying about anything.
@chitownbearsfan34
6 жыл бұрын
ChrisDutch Wrong Fox, dipshit.
@qalaxysnail8141
6 жыл бұрын
do you even know how bad that earthquake was? It doesn’t matter who was broadcasting it, they could’ve have just shaken it off. (No pun intended)
@billhann9054
3 жыл бұрын
My 3 year old son and I were returning to Sacramento from the Santa Ana SF International airport and as we were 10 past the Oakland Bay Bridge we had to pull over on the Freeway. Grateful we departed early. Always listen to you gut feelings. Intuition and Devine Intervention saved our lives.
@dirty9er415
10 жыл бұрын
Lived in a 3 story building in the mission...I just froze. I was 11 years old and was horrified by them. I still remember the day when my grandma had to slap me because i ran out with my pants and drawers down screaming off a 2 point something while on the toilet months before. 1989 was a life changer for me...ever since then I stay calm, cool, and collected. God Bless those who lost their lives that day. Everyone else, be ready. Remember, we were told that the next big one would hit us in the next 30 years. As of now, we have 5 years left.
@AlphaXY13
10 жыл бұрын
It's estimated it may be a magnitude 7.5 or above, so brace yourself! Bless you!
@mecormany
5 жыл бұрын
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@rotoriiy
5 жыл бұрын
This was posted 5.. years ago... OH NO
@angiebee2225
2 жыл бұрын
The "Big One" was supposed to happen by the time I turned 16, according to the news after the Whittier Narrows quake in 1987. I lived in Whittier and was 6 at the time. Earthquakes were terrifying to me after that. The worst quake I felt was the Northridge quake in '94, though. The "regular" quakes are bad enough. May the Big One hold off until I no longer have family in CA.
@Tornado1994
2 жыл бұрын
@@angiebee2225 The "Big" One is an old Wives Tale. So as a California born Texan, I say, you've got nothing to worry about.
@billolsen4360
5 жыл бұрын
You gotta hand it to California, hardly ever a dull moment.
@hiimemily
4 жыл бұрын
"Well folks, that's the greatest open in the history of television, bar none!"
@SallieGeee
5 жыл бұрын
I was in a parking garage in San Jose leaving work that day when my car and everyone else's started shaking, and people walking to their cars were losing balance and staggering. Electricity went out and we had to wait for them to remove the arm to get out of the garage. I couldn't believe the number of big aftershocks that evening. Memorable day.
@partyguy101ify
Жыл бұрын
Oh I would have lost my mind thinking I was a goner. 😢
@adrianmcmanis1377
5 жыл бұрын
I was in 3rd grade back in ‘89 when this happened. I remember my dad watching the World Series on television and that great awful earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area. Then I remember my 3rd grade class talking about the earthquake.
@erikriggs4954
Жыл бұрын
May Tim McCarver rest in peace 🕊️
@shawnhell
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the flashback. Saw this as it happened. Me and my dad sitting down to an evening meal (his famous Hamburger Helper made his way ;)) The broadcast just as you see it, were both trying to figure if he said "earthquake", and that's when we felt it. We were both laughing like kids at the experience (in shock and fear) looking out the window at everything shaking. Then it stopped. The TV came back in the middle of an episode of "Rosanne" where I live. That's when I saw a deep worry wash over my dad. A lot of people did die in that one. Edit: Posting this after experiencing today's earthquake.
@woodykelleher9253
Жыл бұрын
RIP Tim McCarver.
@mattcintosh2
7 жыл бұрын
Part of the reason the video broke up is they were probably using satellite uplinks. When the satellite dishes started shaking, the signal wasn't getting up to the "bird"
@MendotaTech
5 жыл бұрын
It's not the Truck or the Dishes that are the concern of the uplink operators at the park. Save yourself first!
@ricksanchezsflask8794
5 жыл бұрын
The earth was the only one giving the "bird" at that point.
@skwira000
4 жыл бұрын
Jerry Smith that’s funny
@YolandaAnneBrown95726
7 жыл бұрын
28 years ago, I was watching this with my mom and living in San Francisco. And then the quake hit. Surreal.
@will.a.benjamin
7 жыл бұрын
Who better than Al Michaels to be at the helm of live TV when an earthquake strikes. Bravo.
@tyrese3745
9 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on WABC-TV Channel 7 in the Newark, NJ area that night. But then again, I was only seven years old and didn't know anything.
@anthonyheyward8566
9 жыл бұрын
Christopher Howell Funny I remember watching this with my Mom. I was 7 too in the Bronx. Weird, but one of my first memories. Time fly's huh?
@kascnef
9 жыл бұрын
+Anthony Heyward I was six years old and didn't care for this series since the yankees weren't playing and I was getting ready for bed.
@MichaelSheehy75
6 жыл бұрын
I was 14 and watching on WABC-7
@Alex-fx5es
6 жыл бұрын
+Christopher Howell Wow, I was 8 years old living in Belleville, NJ watching with my father. I'll never forget the video going out when Canseco was running and Al Michaels saying we're having an earthquake.
@DAB901
6 жыл бұрын
I had just turned 7 and was living only 80 miles away. I’m pretty sure it was felt where I lived.
@smoothALOE
2 жыл бұрын
It’s so eery looking at that footage from the blimp just moments before the destruction. It’s kind of like rewatching a horror film and you’re waiting for that jump scare to occur, but you’re never 100% sure when it’s going to happen… what impresses me about this video the most is the fact that the audio feed of Al Michaels was back on within around 10 seconds of the earthquake ending. That’s great work by the media team, under duress.
@chrislynch8128
5 жыл бұрын
From the beginning sequence, its obvious that Darth Vader was in the building. He force choked the stadium
@puibooker6488
3 жыл бұрын
Two legends on the Mic. Thank you Al and Tim.
@jaymorgenthal9479
4 жыл бұрын
I remember it like it was yesterday. I had just turned 38. Now i’m 68 and the memories are still fresh.
@AtarahDerek
6 жыл бұрын
I'm watching a video about an earthquake, and all I can think about is how, "Everything we see exists together in a delicate balance..."
@BasicallyStevee
12 жыл бұрын
I was 12 and my family had just moved to CA. This was our introduction to the state. I still love San Francisco:-)
@hersheybarblues
4 жыл бұрын
Good lead up toward the scheduled game. The beginning quote from Bart Giamatti came a month and a half after his passing. His quote begins the theme of homecoming which continues with James Taylor's song. The tune is fitting as the Fall Classic was shifting to the Giants home at Candlestick Park for the first Series game since 1962. It also says "stay awhile and play" and "over here it's clear" with a backdrop of blue sky. And fittingly October's mentioned. The view from the Giants locker room includes the admonition to "Never Give Up." This would soon resonate beyond mere baseball.
@kingcassius2586
Жыл бұрын
He died after the season. He was at Game 5 of the NLCS the previous week at Shea. And it's Giamatti.
@hersheybarblues
13 күн бұрын
@@kingcassius2586 You're right, it's Giamatti. But he died on September 1, well before the post season. Furthermore the '89 NLCS was between the Cubs and Giants. You may have been thinking of the previous year's championship series between the Mets and Dodgers, which included game five at Shea Stadium.
@eqmusic
13 жыл бұрын
Lived in Novato and remember this like yesterday, my father worked in Oakland and used the Cypress Structure to commute back and forth. He didn't work that day and would have been driving home from work when the quake hit. He lost couple of co-workers that worked with him. I remember taking a drive to look at the collapse couple days after the quake. We got out to look, I didn't understand how serious it was until I saw the destruction for myself. I could see my father was a little shook up but
@Tornado1994
8 ай бұрын
I was ALSO in Novato at the time!
@daleburrer1546
4 жыл бұрын
The World Series would be delayed 10 days because of damage to Candlestick Park. It got fixed quickly.
@harrykargenian5013
5 ай бұрын
Candlestick had relatively little damage. It did need to be checked structurally. The reason for the 10 day delay was to let people recover from the terrible things that happened around the Bay area. After the quake, baseball meant nothing with all the human suffering.
@BebeLush2
8 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this with my dad. We were absolutely terrified. You didn't know what the hell was going on, because the feed shut down, and all we could think of was those people in that stadium. Still gives me chills to this day.
@SecondEvilEx
8 жыл бұрын
believe it or not everyone in the stadium was safe. (according to Wikipedia)
@victor.huy.8021
Жыл бұрын
I remember this moments vividly. I was standing on a large grass field in front of my apartment swinging a baseball bat, getting ready to watch the WS. When the earthquake hit, I saw the ground waving like water. It even carried me about 2’ up and down, multiple times. Very unique experience.
@davidlafleche1142
8 жыл бұрын
The first time in history that an earthquake was caught on live television.
@maverfly8293
8 жыл бұрын
what about mexico city in 1985
@plumblossomrobot
8 жыл бұрын
maver fly I believe he meant US history
@Bringmeoneofthosechickens
8 жыл бұрын
Maver he meant history that mattered. American History!
@maverfly8293
8 жыл бұрын
Sandor Clegane what you mean? mexico is part of america
@Bringmeoneofthosechickens
8 жыл бұрын
maver fly No idiot. America = United States of America!
@RDarth
13 жыл бұрын
Al Michaels is one of the classiest and professional sports announcers out there. I'm glad he's still doing it.
@NeoNitty
10 жыл бұрын
I was 5,in NY,watching the game on pops lap in the living room with my sis..after it hit they switched over to Rosanne episodes. It was one of those everlasting memories that stick around forever..
@rustykuntz94
5 жыл бұрын
NeoNitty I’m pretty sure they went to ABC news covering the quake story.
@ricksanchezsflask8794
5 жыл бұрын
@@rustykuntz94 no someone else said they switched to roseanne too. Which is better than the news anyways.
@FreshWesss
10 жыл бұрын
25 years later, another quake, and the A's will be playing a nationally televised game on ESPN, which is of course a sister-station to ABC, both owned by Disney. I'm sure we'll see plenty of ABC's footage from 1989 during tonight's Angels - A's telecast on ESPN.
@TMC1982Part2
9 жыл бұрын
Larry Renforth The irony is that even though ABC was a majority owner of ESPN since 1984, the to didn't co-mingle that much during the pre-Disney days. This was because ABC Sports was a pro-union (mostly on the technical side) shop while ESPN was union free.
@MrT8599
4 жыл бұрын
@@TMC1982Part2 but once Disney bought ABC and the majority of ESPN, the two became coexistent with each other, eventually leading to ABC Sports' coverage of the NHL and NBA (and possibly other sports coverage) being on a time-buy basis from ESPN and then the dissolving of ABC Sports entirely, replacing it with ESPN on ABC.
@sngwrter49
5 жыл бұрын
This was on my son's 7th birthday. I was living in Sacramento and was sitting in the Raley corporate headquarters parking lot waiting on my wife to get off work. Suddenly, this strange shaking feeling started and I looked to my left to see the car parked next to me rocking back and forth while the car in front of me was rocking side to side. I turned to look at the office building and saw the office chandelier swaying and thought "Get out of there" in reference to my wife. It lasted about a minute and that was plenty long enough for the feeling of having the earth moving underneath you with virtually nowhere to go to escape from it.
@james7819
2 жыл бұрын
"Well folks, that's the greatest open in the history of television -- bar none!"
@hines862009
10 жыл бұрын
25 years later Al Michaels sounds the same.
@piratedemoness
9 жыл бұрын
I remember my mother telling me the story of when I was little she couldn't get me to sleep so she rocked me while he watched this game. Suddenly the earthquake hit. I always imaged in my head what it must have been like. Now I know.
@teejay3272
10 жыл бұрын
I was downtown for this one and in L.A. for the Northridge quake. VERY different experiences in a lot of ways...except one. The power in each was phenomenal. A big earthquake is an instant reminder of how truly insignificant people are when faced with the insane power of nature.
@tbarnett984
Жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@diannehortonpong1388
Жыл бұрын
True that! I was in Nevada City, CA for the Lona Prieta quake, Ontario, CA for the Big Bear/Landers Quake (92) and Claremont, CA for the Northridge Quake (94) and all 3 were different from one another. I think this is why I'm in Southern Idaho now. Oddly enough, 8 months after we arrived here in Idaho (July 2019) we had a 6.5 Quake centered near Stanley, ID that we felt in Twin Falls....go figure! Quakes followed me from California to Idaho!
@pornsakpongthong1092
Жыл бұрын
I read that nature isn't powerful
@jpz.5558
5 жыл бұрын
Who is watching this after the 7-5-19 earthquake?
@amvmodz6883
5 жыл бұрын
water :/ Lmao Yup
@whouploadsripsat3inthemorning
9 жыл бұрын
4:33 The earthquake kicks in.
@TampaJohn
6 жыл бұрын
I remember watching the news all night into the next day. Such powerful, heartbreaking stuff. What stood out was that car driving on the bridge and when the bridge collapsed, the car was left dangling by the front wheels. I forget if the ever rescued those people.
@Sovereign_Citizen_LEO
10 жыл бұрын
That music was so awful. I was watching this game in San Jose, and remember that when the earthquake hit, the TV bounced up off the desk almost a foot. It was a big heavy 32 inch Sony Trinitron tube TV. When it landed, it fell forward hitting the floor, breaking the front glass and exploding the tube. Scared the crap out of us.
@cmcneill60
10 жыл бұрын
seems like not to long ago?? my how fast the years go by
@olskoolnewpaint
7 жыл бұрын
Damn you must have been well off if you had a 32 inch Trinitron in '89. We only had an RCA 19'.
@chrissimpson3554
6 жыл бұрын
That music it was awful that deserves an earthquake
@ricksanchezsflask8794
5 жыл бұрын
@@olskoolnewpaint and on a desk too. Those things aren't cheap.
@vhsmaniaman6986
3 жыл бұрын
Just like al michaels said, that is the greatest opening in the history of television. And I can't even disagree 😂👍
@dani_mxcha3189
3 жыл бұрын
looks like your here in 2021 too
@keithdougherty1584
6 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on TV when I was 6 years old with my dad. I asked, whats going on? My dad shouts, OH SHIT, THEY'RE HAVING AN EARTHQUAKE! My mom yells from the next room to tell my dad to watch his mouth. Lol, I' ll never forget that.
@iamtheghostwriter100
10 жыл бұрын
I was living in Texas now living in California. I remember watching the Series at the time the earthquake struck. I was taken back by the evens that aired although it is not shown in this clip. But the announcers were on air when everything I was watching on the T.V. started to shack. The announcers seem to be able to pull me in as a viewer to feel the panic that they expressed while on camera. They soon announced to the crowd at the game as well as the viewers; that a bridged had collapsed. A gasp could be heard I felt myself sink into my chair. I was every young at the time so I imagine it was due to youth more than anything else; I've not felt an earthquake and I hope that if or when I do I well know what to do to help myself and those around me. But those few seconds shown on T.V. with the announcers well never be forgotten.
@sl2115
4 жыл бұрын
I had visited the Bay Area a month or two before the quake, and I was SO fixated on a potential earthquake even though I had visited the area a number of times before. I remember driving on that double decker highway, feeling VERY uncomfortable, and pressing on the gas pedal because I wondered what would happen to the structure during an earthquake. I remember driving across the Bay Bridge, thinking the same thing. So a month later, I’m sitting in a loud bar in Ohio with the game on and the tv goes blank. I immediately said, “I wonder if they had an earthquake?” The next scene on that tv was the collapsed section of the Bay Bridge. It was such a creepy feeling.
@jimmyReesby
4 жыл бұрын
I remember that like it was yesterday. Best night for television ever.
@Xdrakemanx
8 жыл бұрын
some cloverfield shit right here
@dotybrown250
6 жыл бұрын
Great British bake off
@sillygoose635
5 жыл бұрын
@@dotybrown250 ?
@tonybayarea
4 жыл бұрын
I just remember that I didn't feel the earthquake back then in "89". was 7 years old in daycare running around outside playing. Came home later in the day and saw headlines on the news on TV saying we had a big earthquake in the Bay Area. The side of our house had a crack in it that had to get fixed.
@hilaryapril7043
3 жыл бұрын
Remember watching this live....that quake was devastating...thought of my former friend and co worker Marlene W who was living in the Marina neighborhood.
@nikbol43below
7 жыл бұрын
I've only ever seen Al Michaels in recent years. He looks so young.
@albertamaloney6580
6 жыл бұрын
Well, it was 30 years ago, so....
@ZhaneMasaki
9 жыл бұрын
4:35 15 Seconds of pure terror. I was 5 at the time, I lived it. I felt it. And it caused a phobia I have been battling ever since.
@_MaxHeadroom_
9 жыл бұрын
A phobia of earthquakes?
@hatersgonhate876
9 жыл бұрын
+Jack Ripper NOOO. A fear of shit.😑😑😑
@scsstudios
9 жыл бұрын
+Tom Gifford Why a phobia? I lived it too. You can't outrun an earthquake and you have nowhere to go, best thing to do is to prepare and to be a safe and as CALM as you can when, yes WHEN... another one strikes! :)
@angiebee2225
2 жыл бұрын
I was 6 and living in Whittier when the Whittier Narrows quake hit in '87, and have never lost my fear of earthquakes. They're terrifying because you can't outrun it and have nowhere to go. Now I live where there are tornadoes, and those at least sometimes have warning, and you can go down to the basement...
@adamsyed5535
9 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up if you think Dutch Rennert made the wrong call and that Parker was actually out at 2nd base.
@skywalker6268
6 жыл бұрын
No doubt about it.
@Tornado1994
5 жыл бұрын
The Roid Juiced As and Dumb Umpires. The Giants never had a chance in ‘89.
@Tornado1994
5 жыл бұрын
This was when the As were managed by Tony LaRussa, thus lots of Juicing and Roid use. LaRussa is why I hate both the As and Cardinals with a passion.
@aarondersnah863
5 жыл бұрын
I had a friend tell me that if "Maldonado hadn't double clutched, he could have gotten Parker or Canseco." I replied that if he hadn't double clutched, he could have gotten Parker AND Canseco.
@elix3r252
5 жыл бұрын
You just gonna ignore the earth quake part? XD
@claytona57
3 жыл бұрын
I was watching the 89’ world series when the earthquake struck. Less than a minute after the announcer mentions earthquake we were feeling it all the way down in San Diego. One day I’ll never forget for sure.
@brandonharrison9273
6 жыл бұрын
I remember this. I was 10... 5th grade, came home to watch. I remember very well
@GGE47
8 жыл бұрын
The World Series was delayed for a number of days, I think it was 10 days. I was in another room with the TV on. I thought at first they only had a power failure, but through news reports found out it was an earthquake and a bad one. I did think it was strange that both cities damaged the most had their teams in the World Series.
@hashiethekid9513
7 жыл бұрын
My Giants got swept :(
@WaltGekko
5 жыл бұрын
Right, and the Giants after that seemed not to care as much with their minds it seemed much more on the aftermath. The A's took care of business. Think there was also an urgency for the A's as well because had that series gone back to Oakland for Game 6, MLB could have been facing a lawsuit from The Rolling Stones, who were scheduled to play a concert at the Oakland Coliseum on November 1, when a re-scheduled Game 7 would have been taking place. As I remember Mick Jagger had already come out angry at the prospect of that concert having to be postponed, blaming Monday Night Football for why they couldn't play Games 6-7 Monday and Tuesday (10/30-31) instead of Tuesday-Wednesday (10/31-11/1).
@Tornado1994
5 жыл бұрын
The Giants got Swept cause the As were Roided up.
@trackhawc888
5 жыл бұрын
who came after LA earthquake
@maddengoat5821
5 жыл бұрын
Bro I was at the game
@JM3jUiCe
5 жыл бұрын
Skeet 03 😮I remember watching this on TV, as a kid!
@SuperMathewson
5 жыл бұрын
That wasn’t an LA quake
@SuperMathewson
5 жыл бұрын
Ridgecrest earthquake*
@alexander13580
3 жыл бұрын
@@maddengoat5821 I was at the game too bro!
@NationOfOranges696
10 жыл бұрын
My mom remembers this earthquake very much. She was at work in Seattle when the tremor occurred.
@futuregohan4837
2 жыл бұрын
That Earthquake Is The Equivalent Of Ken Griffey Jr's Earthquake Shattering Home Runs Of That Magnitude
@jeffking5505
5 жыл бұрын
I started kindergarten right before this happened, I was living in Clovis which is right outside of Fresno, I remember going to SF two years later and there were still signs of the earthquake
@anthonys1325
Жыл бұрын
33 years ago tonight - the bay area earthquake - i was home ready to watch the world series at home & i was shocked when the earthquake happen.
@pnoozi
10 жыл бұрын
If I'm doing the math correctly... this happened right around the time I was conceived. I think this was just God's way of announcing my arrival.
@SilentMovements305
10 жыл бұрын
good one
@ogfunk187
10 жыл бұрын
First time and only time your dad made the earth move for your mum.
@AdonisAmarante
10 жыл бұрын
I was born in 88 so I think that was because of my kickass first birthday party
@stevarino1989
10 жыл бұрын
ha, lol. Absolutely nothing special went on when I was conceived. It was on or around Labor day 1988. During this quake, I was almost 5 months old. It was 4 days before we moved into the house that my folks still live in today. My mom says she was out selling Tupperware and my dad was inside watching the game, and/or getting me and my then 3-ish year old sister ready for bed. It was 5 PM in SF but 8 PM here. Thank goodness we were all the way across the country.
@andrewjackson9368
6 жыл бұрын
yeah, cause its all about you right?
@rachelsunqvist6430
6 жыл бұрын
"How to get Tim McCarver to shut up." Love as a cardinals fan 💘
@gedias1
5 жыл бұрын
I'm a Blue Jay fan. It's a really good thing that the A's beat them that year, and that the Giants played them. It probably saved some lives because people in the area left work early.
@douglashull8769
10 жыл бұрын
I was 5 and in the grocery store getting chips and dip with my dad for the game. I will never forget the screams!
@rebeccagrimm2643
6 жыл бұрын
My husband remembers this well, it was his 18th year old birthday. He was planning on watching the Giants v. A's. as his traditional watching the World Series like he always does on his birthday!
@BernardManansala
10 жыл бұрын
25 Year Anniversary of the Bay Bridge Series and coincidentally, the 2014 Giants & A's are doing well this season.
@surmon11
10 жыл бұрын
i know!!!! I remember the earthquake and i can't believe it was 25 years ago!!
@adamsyed5535
10 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see another battle of the bay.
@Tornado1994
10 жыл бұрын
The A's CHEATED by roiding this series. The Giants got revenge in 2010 and took the Crown. And again the year Obama was re-elected.
@jamesmay7953
10 жыл бұрын
First it was the Giants... Now it's Oakland who's doing better. I'd like to see them win another championship.
@adamdorgant9454
10 жыл бұрын
The Giants are one victory from reaching the World Series!!!!
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