A YouTube treat for all Mets fans: the bottom of the first inning of New York's April 7, 1984 contest at the Astrodome against Houston. Doc Gooden's major league debut. His curve--that sublime offering that would come to be known as Lord Charles, a royal elevation of the traditional moniker for a hook, Uncle Charlie--doesn't look all that sharp, but the fastball is absolutely cracking. Houston's top three either tap it to the second baseman (Ron Gardenhire!) or swing through it. The dude had probably the best season of any pitcher all time (1985) using just two pitches. Devastating.
The unmistakable voice of Tim McCarver greets us right off the bat, literally, with his trademark griping. Two pitches into Doctor K's debut, instead of talking about the electric teenage righthander on the mound, Timmy is whining about how Bill Doran should've taken a strike. To be fair, though, this is a terrible job by Doran.
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2 comments:
Great video. Two differences between Tim McCarver 24 years ago and Tim McCarver today: 1) his voice is a little less phlegmy, and 2) he's still capable of pronouncing player's names. Although if Bronson Arroyo had been born in the mid-60s, I'd say all bets were off.
How does he pronounce Bronson Arroyo?
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