Tommy Lasorda on Dave Kingman (1978)

[ificandream]

I'd never heard this unbleeped. Wow... I'm a Giants fan, but he was a kick. When he used to come to Candlestick Park, he'd put on a show waving to the fans to get them to boo him. And we did.

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[leftieNanner]

1. I miss going to games at The 'Stick!

Love Pac Bell Park now, but there was nothing quite like going to a Giants game in June in a ski jacket, wool hat, gloves, and with a down sleeping bag over your lap!

Edit to add: Gee Tommy, what did you really think of Kingman's performance?

[ificandream]

4. Not sure I miss it.

I miss the history of it, but the weather? I did go to the McCartney concert that closed it out. It actually wasn't that cold, but the traffic was abysmal. Getting in and out of there was no fun. I've never driven to Pac Bell. Always taken either BART or the train.

[bahboo]

2. Tommy was a true maestro of profanity....

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. In a nice way....

[rurallib]

3. Kingman - some of his strikeouts were quite spectacular too.

I remember watching Cub games where one of Kingman's pop flies would wander out of the park - almost like 'whoopsie - well hat worked out well.'