I know everyone says "I was at this game!" But I was. Alone, female, I went to every weekend home game & arbitrarily during the week. Ma would watch WPIX & look for me because I got field level tickets, brought my Minolta XG7 zoom lens camera & stood by the Yankee dugout with zero interference from anyone. It was a magical time & I'm grateful to have lived through this era. I still have my old-fashioned Yankee tickets from the booths that are now *antiques*. I'm a child of the 60s and 70s, what can I say.
@kdarko88
Жыл бұрын
That's great! What an awesome story! I am reading his book Gator now and came here.
@Vedioviswritingservice
3 жыл бұрын
He was unhittable in 78. The slider was unhittable. Greatest season by any pitcher ever.
@OldSoulNewLife
2 жыл бұрын
Until someone named gerrit cole came along
@dianefaulseit2040
Жыл бұрын
My fav of all time
@felixmadison5736
10 ай бұрын
Not quite. For any Yankee pitcher maybe.
@Artificialintelligentle
3 ай бұрын
Greatest pitching years were 5. Guidry, Gibson , Koufax, Maddux and Pedro Martinez. That just about covers the best ever seasons by any starter. All of their eras were under 2.00!!!
@Vedioviswritingservice
3 ай бұрын
@@Artificialintelligentle What Dwight Gooden in 1985?
@Joseph-lz5er
3 жыл бұрын
Guidry's 78 season going 25 and 3 was the single greatest pitching season ever.
@raygordonteacheschess5501
2 жыл бұрын
Steve Carlton was 27-10 in 1972 for a Phillies team tht won 59 games.
@urbangorilla33
2 жыл бұрын
@@raygordonteacheschess5501 Doc Gooden's 1985 was arguably more dominant.
@felixmadison5736
10 ай бұрын
Not quite. For any Yankee pitcher maybe.
@Artificialintelligentle
3 ай бұрын
Well, gibson had a 1.12 era. koufax equaled guidry's ERA but won 27.
@millypoo7713
Ай бұрын
Um... NO!
@dougcummings4729
2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear the classic trio of Bill White, Frank Messer and Phil Rizzuto. They would rotate every three innings between the radio and TV booths. Good memories indeed.
@humanbeing2420
2 жыл бұрын
I remember that well. All three were real pros, but I think the analysis you get from Michael Kay nowadays is significantly better than what those guys provided in the 70's. They had great voices and class, but didn't give a ton of insight into the game.
@stever7157
7 ай бұрын
@@humanbeing2420I would bet some of the detailed statistics you see them give out today was not available back then, or at least not without several large encyclopedias. This information today can be had with a quick google search.
@derf1776
4 жыл бұрын
Yankee Fans have been clapping when there are 2 strikes on opposing Yankee hitters ever since...
@hdjmiller
4 жыл бұрын
Wow. I loved hearing Frank Messer, Bill White and The Scooter, Phil Rizzuto. Even heard Fran Healy's voice in there. I remember that night. I was 18 and outside and kept coming in to check what was happening. My father was watching the game and kept me up to date on what was happening.
@richcook2007
2 жыл бұрын
I miss them so much...
@stever7157
7 ай бұрын
I believe Fran had retired earlier that season and went right into broadcasting.
@GiDD504
3 жыл бұрын
Makes me proud to be related to him and to be a Guidry!
@alexgclement
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh! I'm related to him too! My great-grandmother is his cousin.
@kdarko88
Жыл бұрын
That's great, both of you. I am reading his book Gator right now and came here.
@dianaparker4807
Жыл бұрын
Gator is an amazing man! He was so kind and chatted with my son and me and signed some extra Yankee memorabilia we brought with us. Finally he took a really nice photo with my son and me. He was my first big crush when I was 11 years old!
@Brody-cx5vl
2 жыл бұрын
Guidry at his best. He was something special.
@shaneschirmer5238
3 жыл бұрын
Ran into Bret Saberhagen in a bar in Cincinnati once. I said, "Hey, you stole a Cy Young from my boyhood hero!" He replied, "Who was your hero, Ron Guidry? I'll buy you a beer." It was a great night, and he couldn't have been cooler, buying me several beers. LOL.
@raygordonteacheschess5501
2 жыл бұрын
I saw Ray Knight at Gus's barbecue in Albany, GA but didn't approach him.
@allencollins6031
3 жыл бұрын
GATOR. Watched this game as kid on a small black and white tv
@JRAFF145
3 жыл бұрын
Cy Young award this same year (25-3 with career high 248 Ks)
@dartskipper3170
Жыл бұрын
Holy Cow!!!!! I watched this game at home in the Lehigh Valley. Phenomenal performance by Mr.Guidry.
@leojanuszewski1019
5 жыл бұрын
I was 12 during Lightning's big year. He really was something else. Best pitching season i've ever seen in my lifetime.
@aztiff
2 жыл бұрын
Great production with the different announcers, love it
@michaelcrockette8694
4 жыл бұрын
Holy Cow!!!!!
@highnrising
4 жыл бұрын
When Billy Martin first met Guidry, all 5'11", 160-lbs. of him, he didn't believe he could pitch.
@MrZackavelli
4 жыл бұрын
I'm no Yankee fan, but I believe Stengel said the same thing about Rizzuto the first time he met him (seems to fit the superficial-'second-guess(ing) Yankee tradition to a T)
@VMan29397
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrZackavelli stengel said he should go and shine shoes
@kylefredericks6211
2 жыл бұрын
I’m 5’9 myself and it’s just extremely weird to picture someone just 2 inches taller than me being so incredible at baseball to strike out 18 batters
@iamhungey12345
2 жыл бұрын
Probably the best camera angle for a left handed pitcher.
@ronhoughton5147
Жыл бұрын
I remember watching this game with my mom. Awesome game!
@nicholasmedovich8691
4 жыл бұрын
K Zone: 2, 11, and 16 looking K Zone: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18 swinging.
@roseg.4354
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Greatest moments in baseball ⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️
@raygordonteacheschess5501
2 жыл бұрын
I was eleven years old, school had ended, and I was too young to go out on this lazy June Saturday, so I flipped on WPIX to watch this gem.
@johndeagle4389
4 жыл бұрын
5 feet 11 and only 161 pounds.
@peterp2153
4 жыл бұрын
Guidry was highly underrated. He could have been HOF worthy if not for being hampered by injuries later in his career. Also wasn’t helped by not being a major leaguer until he was already 26 (he did have two brief cups of coffee in his age 24-25 seasons). Only really pitched for 10 seasons, with maybe Only 2 of them even reaching mediocre status (10-11, 4.51 in 1984, and 9-12, 3.98 in 1986, which was also his last full season before the injuries set in).
@scottable4475
7 ай бұрын
Was my hero back in the day..tried to copy his pitching style.. guys used to say " who do u think u are...Ron Guidry? "
@wheelinthesky300
5 жыл бұрын
Anyone know why Gator was throwing so much harder in 1978 than 1977? Was he pushing off the back leg more?
@iamhungey12345
4 жыл бұрын
@Martin S Fake news.
@dzanier
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know. He didn’t lose that much velocity until about 1982-83. But here he was hitting 95 with ease. But it was the movement that made it hard to catch up with.
@humanbeing2420
2 жыл бұрын
Most of these strikeouts are with a nasty curveball.
@davidlarsen-tj4tn
29 күн бұрын
@@humanbeing2420actually it was his slider that was the main K pitch
@jackd105
Жыл бұрын
In fantasy baseball, I had him pitch vs Sandy Koufax; Bob Gibson and Jim Maloney. He beat all three!
@koko-pu5vn
Жыл бұрын
Amazing game and season by a great pitcher!! What a beautiful motion he had delivering to the plate!!
@garydellarocco5519
4 жыл бұрын
I was at this game, still the loudest crowd at a sporting event ever. It was amazing.
@jja2323
3 жыл бұрын
I was at this game also and this was the first time in a game when the clapping started with 2 strikes which still occurs today... That stadium you could not hear yourself think as it was always loud.
@wolfeyes9357
2 жыл бұрын
Man, i dont care what anyone says, he had the Yankee Greats looking down on him that day....Babe, Lou, Joe.....and you can bet that Gator / Louisiana Lightning did too!
@michaelbarrow3277
5 жыл бұрын
BEST YANKEE PITCHER EVER!!!!
@michaelbarrow3277
5 жыл бұрын
DAM RIGHT!!!!
@matthewvitka4455
4 жыл бұрын
Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford has something to say about that. But Guidry was no slouch. Definitely up there.
@ericanderson7059
Жыл бұрын
Love Gator but no that would be Mo and Mr. Ford would hand him the ball after 8 strong .
@michaelbelfer1069
5 жыл бұрын
I remember this game very well. It was a Friday night and like many others I was watching in a bar with my brother Yankee fans. I was all of 24, the great old days!!
@urbangorilla33
2 жыл бұрын
I saw it on TV and actually kept a scorecard. I wish I still had it.
@petervandenbroeck4183
2 жыл бұрын
Watching Rudy whiff 3 times is priceless
@preemmorbius1442
3 ай бұрын
best yankees pitcher
@jamesprumos7775
Ай бұрын
Guidry should have won MVP in 78.
@davidlarsen-tj4tn
29 күн бұрын
I used to think so too but it was really tough since Rice has monster season including over 400 total bases which is so rare
@joefinklemusic
5 жыл бұрын
That camera angle from right center- very unusual
@edwardbliss8931
5 жыл бұрын
This is the best angle for lefthanders. I'd rather see this view for pitchers like Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton, etc.
@dianaparker3469
5 жыл бұрын
I met Gator. He is a wonderful man!!! My first crush!!! 😘
@michaelbarrow3277
5 жыл бұрын
Diana Parker AWESOME!!
@kdarko88
Жыл бұрын
Ha I love it! I am reading his book Gator right now and came here.
@depaola63
6 жыл бұрын
Too bad Ron was not healthy the last half of his career as Kirk Gibson as well or they BOTH would be in The MLB Hall of Fame !! ( was this game a 1-hitter ?)..I was 15 on this day.
@dkroll92
3 жыл бұрын
4 hits, they mention it at the end of the video
@depaola63
3 жыл бұрын
@@dkroll92 thank you ✌️
@v1rotate391
Жыл бұрын
Holy cow! ⚡️
@Highinhills
Ай бұрын
1:40 reminds me of little league when the Pitcher threw “no change up , no curveball nothin but fkn GASSS.” (Cedrick66)😂 & everyone including me tried chokin up 5 inches just trying to make contact.
@VanTran-qz5kf
29 күн бұрын
I remember watching Guidry as a kid living in upstate NY. He and Goose Gossage were my two favorite pitchers.
@davidlarsen-tj4tn
29 күн бұрын
I was 10 years old watching this game at my fathers apartment in East Orange NJ. What a magical season 1978 was. Also I might be wrong but I think this was the start of crowds cheering when the opponent had two strikes.
@coachnd8139
Жыл бұрын
The Angels lineup was loaded with right handers. No chance with a lefty slider like Ron's.
@quinteromack1427
3 жыл бұрын
*********** RON GUIDRY # 49. """ LOUISIANA LIGHTING 💙🤍⚾🏆🏆🏆 ******
@andrewlopez7619
2 ай бұрын
Crazy how my uncle knows this guys personally and i was just fishing at his pond 2 days ago
@paulgyrko6126
6 жыл бұрын
The marlins were such a disaster with Reyes that they got rid of him in the first year of a 5 year contract The bluejays were under 500 with Reyes, but made it to the ALCS the following two years after they got rid of him Reyes was the biggest reason for the historic collapses of 2007 and 2008 hit under 200 during both collapses team lacked focus and urgency . Rockies got 16 games worse after Reyes showed up . 2017 mets were supposed to be World Series contenders instead finish 22 games under 500 with Reyes . 2018 mets once again significantly underachieving Jose Reyes is by far the worst thing to ever happen to the Mets he has been destroying teams for decades Reyes is the rare athlete that infects guys around him his laughing and overall personality doesn't allow guys to have the right mindset to perform at their highest capabilities which is why it's been 2 decades of the same underachieving result.
@russellleonard5321
2 ай бұрын
A friend had an extra ticket for the game and asked me to go. I had to work early the next day and decided not to go. Not my best decision.
@SacCity
4 жыл бұрын
Tough night for Joe Rudi.
@missey316
3 жыл бұрын
One of the Best .
@DavidFox-k4i
6 ай бұрын
Lousiana lighting!
@Joseph-ff4lj
4 жыл бұрын
This made me a Ron Guidry fan - About number twelve you can tell he’s feelin’ good - Love it when athletes get even looser as they deepen into their zone!
@raygordonteacheschess5501
2 жыл бұрын
It's not so much a zone as there's just nothing that needs attention so he can let loose.
@epicgamer48yt
Жыл бұрын
this guy lives in my city
@joelnall5882
3 ай бұрын
Unreal😮
@g86jn1
3 жыл бұрын
It’s ashamed we’ll never know if deGrom could ever brake the strikeout record unless he’s pitching a no-no .
@jude999
2 жыл бұрын
2:20 Rizzuto!
@DevilDogDen1775
3 жыл бұрын
Poo Yie !!!!
@philipearlmcg3964
10 ай бұрын
Louisiana Lightning. I seldom miss a ULL baseball game.
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