Here it is: Hosted by Curt Gowdy..."The way it Was!"

[billeau2]

Hey older Guys...Dolls? does anyone remember this show? The next time one cannot be bothered to go to the tube (youtube) remember that this was what we had: I believe the show was weekly on PBS. It featured sports events with guests speaking about the event and an MC. I do not remember if Gowdy was always the MC.

Loved this show... along with the original Star Trek probably kept me out of reform school.

[Willie Pep 229]

I think that was Don Dunphy doing a narration of a rebroadcast of the Louis-Galento fight.

Dunphy never spoke that much during a fight. He always allowed the fan room to make his own observations adding his expertise sparingly.

Watch his broadcast of Walcott-Marciano (I) to see/heard how he actually called a fight live.

[Willie Pep 229]

Good image for an old film. Don Dunpry makes it better.

The boxers didn't really have too much to say.

Galento needed a friend to explain to him that the 'rug' looked silly.

[billeau2]

Good image for an old film. Don Dunpry makes it better.

The boxers didn't really have too much to say.

Galento needed a friend to explain to him that the 'rug' looked silly.

Yes being spare with words can be a sign of expertise. Clearly this is the case with the Don

[Ivich]

Hey older Guys...Dolls? does anyone remember this show? The next time one cannot be bothered to go to the tube (youtube) remember that this was what we had: I believe the show was weekly on PBS. It featured sports events with guests speaking about the event and an MC. I do not remember if Gowdy was always the MC.

Loved this show... along with the original Star Trek probably kept me out of reform school.

Good stuff!

[DeeMoney]

I remember watching these back when ESPN Classic first came out, and actually showed classic sports

[billeau2]

I remember watching these back when ESPN Classic first came out, and actually showed classic sports

Do you remember when they showed the 1951, national league, Pennant race, last game when Bobby Thompson broke the hearts of every Brooklyn Dodgers fan with his home run?

I mention this because this show was a social catalyst. It allowed me and my ole man to watch stuff that he grew up with... Lewis, Schmelling, the dodgers, giants, etc etc. That was so wonderful... the show was multi generational.

[Willie Pep 229]

Do you remember when they showed the 1951, national league, Pennant race, last game when Bobby Thompson broke the hearts of every Brooklyn Dodgers fan with his home run?

I mention this because this show was a social catalyst. It allowed me and my ole man to watch stuff that he grew up with... Lewis, Schmelling, the dodgers, giants, etc etc. That was so wonderful... the show was multi generational.

SORRY DIGRESSION

I always thought the Bobby Thompson HR as a perfect way to teach historical context.

The HR is not that important to the history of the NY/San Fran Giants. (They got beat in the '51 Series by the Yankees 4-2.)

It's true impact, as you note, broke the heart' of a million Dodgers fans.

It was the apex of the 'Wait till next year' claim, that began when the Dogers lost the 1947 World Series to the Yankees 4-3.

Years of frustration made the HR infamous. Its importance even increased as the Dodgers would continue to struggle in '52-'54.

Finally getting the monkey off their back in '55.

[DeeMoney]

Do you remember when they showed the 1951, national league, Pennant race, last game when Bobby Thompson broke the hearts of every Brooklyn Dodgers fan with his home run?

I mention this because this show was a social catalyst. It allowed me and my ole man to watch stuff that he grew up with... Lewis, Schmelling, the dodgers, giants, etc etc. That was so wonderful... the show was multi generational.

I'm sure Ive seen that episode, but Ive seen the Shot Heard 'Round the World on so many different things I don't remember that one specifically. The whole series itself was cool though.

[billeau2]

SORRY DIGRESSION

I always thought the Bobby Thompson HR as a perfect way to teach historical context.

The HR is not that important to the history of the NY/San Fran Giants. (They got beat in the '51 Series by the Yankees 4-2.)

It's true impact, as you note, broke the heart' of a million Dodgers fans.

It was the apex of the 'Wait till next year' claim, that began when the Dogers lost the 1947 World Series to the Yankees 4-3.

Years of frustration made the HR infamous. Its importance even increased as the Dodgers would continue to struggle in '52-'54.

Finally getting the monkey off their back in '55.

The Brooklyn Dodgers and their contemporary twins, the Chicago Cubs were legendary for being able to fck up any chance no matter how ironclad it may have seemed! The Brooklyn Bums, as they were affectionately called, were probably responsible for making Brooklyn and Ebbets Field the epicenter for High Blood Pressure and Beer consumption! A few years back I remember a clip on TV of a "Cubie" (My wife's term for the cub players, she, having spent some good years in Chicago) literally drop a flyball and lose the series for the Cubs.

Of course where my wife is orginally from (Southern Louisiana) via nah Orleans, there is also a record of mishaps... It got pretty bad. Bobby Herbert, the Cajun QB threatened to punch a reporter and the reporter shrugged and said "Bobby, do as you will, just know that your punch, given your track record, will probably be intercepted."

Are these teams cursed? I mean there was greatness in the players... jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, and Chicago had perhaps the most reified infield, memoralized with the incantation: "Tinker, to Evers, to Chance." Some teams could win... But I still remember when Gabe Paul managed the Yankees and the Red Sox would treat Yankee Stadium as their stomping grounds... Those days were such that the yankees could not win to save their souls. As much as Steinbrenner was hated, he bought us a winning team.