I’ve enjoyed watching the Baseball Seasons episodes in general. When things aren’t going so well in current day Chicago sports, it’s nice to be able to go back to when times were better. 1989 was a very good year for the Cubs. Yes, it didn’t end well, but it was full of great memories, just like the entire baseball season that year.
Let’s begin with the debut of “the Kid”. Ken Griffey Jr came on the scene, doubled in his first AB off of who would be the World Series MVP Dave Stewart, homered in his first AB at home… as we all know now, that was just the beginning. When the Mariners acquired Randy Johnson in season, they were setting themselves up to make an attempt to bring Seattle some baseball success. Bo Jackson made some memories that year too. I’ll never forget that lead off home run he hit in the All Star game. Bo was something else man. And while the young kids were having fun, the old guys were still going strong. Nolan Ryan struck out Rickey Henderson for his 5,000th strike out. It feels like just yesterday I was writing about how him and Steve Carlton were battling for the career strikeout leader in the 3,000s… Nolan would eventually win the marathon, and remains the undisputed strikeout king. As for Rickey, well, there was a lot more good than bad that year. As if losing in the World Series the year before after being big favorites wasn’t enough motivation for the As, add in the best lead off hitter of all time. Yeah, he would help lead them all year, including pulling the ALCS MVP with 6 hits, 7 walks, 8 stolen bases, and 2 home runs, helping Oakland sit down Toronto to reach the Fall Classic.
On the other side of things, the Giants outlasted the Dodgers and Padres in the NL West, while the team picked by most to finish dead last in the NL East was making some noise. That’s right… the Chicago Cubs were enjoying a magical season of their own. With Ryno, Hawk, Grace, and Maddux, the Cubs had some definite star power. Throw in rookies Jerome Walton and Dwight Smith; that was a fun year. I’ll never forget the 30 game hitting streak that eventual rookie of the year Walton had; loved his batting stance too. And when Mitch Williams struck out the final batter and the Cubs beat the Expos, they were NL East champions. How sweet it was! This episode summed up the NLCS pretty much the way I remember it; it was the Will Clark vs Mark Grace show. Will with a 650 NLCS average; Mark with a 647 NLCS average. Those guys put on a show, but the Giants would prove to be too much for the Cubs beating us in 5. I’m not sure why I don’t hate the Giants for this one. Was it a tip the cap moment, or was it that I just shut this moment from my memory banks? Not sure. And although I do know that the Cubs would have given the mighty Tigers all they wanted in 84, maybe I wasn’t convinced they would have the same success against the As in 89. The Giants sure didn’t… getting swept by the mighty As; I really liked that As team.
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The episode ended with the suspension of Pete Rose for gambling on the game; what a shame. If anybody should be in the Hall of Fame, it should be the all time hit king. I think I’ve wrote about this before, so I won’t get too much into it, but… certainly Charlie Hustle did more than enough on the field to deserve being in the Hall, even if he didn’t make the best decisions off the field. Anyways, 1989 would bring the end of a decade, the last of the 80s; what a decade for baseball it was. 10 years, 9 different champions, with only the Dodgers winning two, 7 years apart in 1981 and 1988. The 80s were the decade where my love for baseball started, a love that still burns strong today. Baseball is the only sport where I actually enjoy watching teams other than the Cubs play; yes, even more than football. Hockey is pretty rare, while you won’t catch me watching another basketball game… playoffs sure. But baseball, my first love… yep, I even turned on the Sox game the other day when Rodon threw his no hitter, and yes, on this Saturday morning, Quick Pitch is on the TV, even though the Cubs lost. When we return, we’ll be heading into a brand new decade; 1990s here we come!
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