1976 06 28 ABC MNB - Yankees at Tigers (Mark Fidrich)

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[@CoolAce1]

This game felt like a movie starring Mark Fidrych, Warner Wolf, and Bob Uecker. That's how good everything was. I got such a positive feeling from seeing Tiger Stadium on a summer night in 1976.

[@giuseppenero110]

His character was mix of the actor Jim Nabors who played Gomer Pyle, and comedian Red Skelton.

[@jln55]

Sounds like Bob Prince in there too.

[@ShadowWizard123]

Old Tiger Stadium was an absolute gem. Must have seen 50 games there as I was growing up.

[@KenOnStrength]

1:00 - A great manager and a great prophet

[@furnitureconsortium]

if memory serves.....Bruce Kimm would go on to become manager of the West Michigan Whitecaps (farm affiliate for the Detroit Tigers) who are based in Grand Rapids.......which also is the hometown of Mickey Stanley! Weird how that works

[@bluebird925]

Ken Holtzman and Rusty Staub faced each other in the 1973 World Series.

[@halwarner3326]

Hurt his knee which led to arm problems. Too bad fluke injury not handled properly.

[@BBBYpsi]

I know the real story of how he hurt his arm

[@oroborus3045]

Couldn't stand him. Loved that the Yankees beat him in September to cost him 20 wins.

[@thefrase7884]

Loved how the Yankees got swept by the Machine as well

[@briggscharleton6139]

Great times. Fidyrich brought a new ray of sunshine to the game. This was the first game I saw him pitch in 76. I was 11. The Bird and the Bicentennial 😎

[@BlackuLaLa]

Those probably sounds weird, but I'm SO HAPPY the commercials on this video are intact. Thank you tons for this perfect video!

[@rae2071]

Is this edited/cut in any way? I am old enough to have watched games in this era but were the inning changeovers really this fast?

[@michaelwulf9355]

Me too !!

[@joeyoconnor3039]

Agreed

[@ConradMason-ei8hm]

Completely agree 👍 it's like watching it back in day the way it was meant to be the way it used to be.

[@josephgreen2824]

I'm glad we have the option to fast forward through them!

[@arthurshink8825]

Fidrych was a great ballplayer and even better person to the fans of Detroit. Baseball is missing players like The Bird.

[@gregorypalmer5403]

Still, over 45 years later, still beloved all across Metro Detroit. East Side, West Side, Downriver, Oakland County, etc etc.

[@maddymud]

He’s missed even by Injun fans. That was a a special year.

[@randquadrozzi5850]

I'm originally from Massachusetts were he lived and he was loved there too.He was very kind and a high quality person.

[@radiocameron]

Thank you for posting this! I watched this game when originally broadcast and remember it well. I was 12-years-old and Fidrych was the most exciting player I have ever seen. Great outing by the Bird!!!

[@essentialeugene]

Hey who are the announcers for this game?

[@frankgutt758]

I was twelve too! Fidrych was something else. Yankee fan who enjoyed watching him.

[@BBBYpsi]

I was 15 yrs old. I got to see him pitch 3 times in his remarkable year he had here.

[@JohnSmith-op1tc]

@@essentialeugene Werner Wolf with the monster hairdo, (NYC based) Bob Prince, who was on the way out as a national broadcaster after establishing himself with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bob Uecker, who is still working Brewers games after finding his way to the national stage and the Hall of Fame.

[@vergedrums]

Yeah man, I was a Little League pitcher already at 8 years old when this game was played. I was a Bird FANATIC! A skinny, long-haired kid with a tailing fastball ("just like me!" thought my 8-year old self) took over Major League Baseball, and I COULD NOT get enough! Thank you so much for posting this! This was one of the few bright moments, outside of Little League, in my life at that time. Big thanks!

[@stevenlape1298]

This has been one of the best, most satisfying baseball game broadcasts I have ever seen! It seemed to have everything to make it a delightful experience: homers, a few great defensive plays, a classic ballpark to play in, legendary broadcasters at the helm (Bob Prince and Bob Uecker), an enthusiastic crowd, and some great pitching, especially from young, eccentric phenom, Mark Fidrych, who was treated like a rock star! Having the commercials and ABC promos left in, especially with other sports events to come, like the 1976 Olympics, made me feel like I was back in time for 2 hours. I was very happy to see them after all these years! I was amazed how quickly the game was played as well--about 1 hr, 45 min. I was like the cheering crowd: I didn't want to leave! :) Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful, high quality experience!

[@nickday3541]

Have never seen a player play with so much heart and probably never will.. Mark was what baseball was all about and damn they should make a movie about him! What a wonderful legacy he left his family but what a loss for losing him so soon.

[@dalepress1581]

I watched this when it orginally aired. I was 10 years old. It was fuzzy picture then too. Ah man, life was better. It just was.

[@seanleblancdualca]

Dale Press So says the old white dude "good old days" my ass. Wasn't such a great time if poor or gay or person of color or woman etc etc al BTW "it was" is the lowest form of conversation...

[@danieldecker2526]

@@seanleblancdualca WOW!

[@otiswilson3846]

@@seanleblancdualca you do not have nothing good to say...shut your mouth!

[@turbochargedsports6327]

I was 13 when this game originally aired. I forgot Ueck did PBP for ABC back then.

[@UnleashTheGreen]

​@@seanleblancdualca what about old black ladies who fondly remember their childhood? this is not sociology class, it's nostalgia you pompous dork.

[@petercollin5670]

Two hour baseball game- commercials and all. Unreal.

[@brianschaffer9220]

We're finally getting it back down to the 2 to two and a half hour mark.

[@randquadrozzi5850]

What's unreal is the quality of baseball in 2023 where a team can have half the lineup hitting below the mendoza line.can anyone say Yankees.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Mark the Bird was on the cover of Rolling Stone and rightly so! RIP Mark

[@chrisconley8583]

So wasn’t the Boston Marathon Bomber so there’s that. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dalepress1581]

Man, you don't see anybody with that kind of movement on the ball that low in the strike zone. That's the reason he was so hard to square up.

[@dave1uofm]

The bird was packing stadiums every where! Watching him talk to the ball,he was amazing! Sad deal with his career,& horrible death on his farm.

[@rayjr62]

@Jim Bianco The Bird was pitching injured and it forced him to alter his delivery. That resulted in arm trouble which led to his demise.

[@alexgeisel2581]

Great, now I want a 76 Monte Carlo, but only if it has firestone tires.

[@TheDanDeschaine]

what about the Chevy Concourse? I don’t think I ever heard of one of those.

[@jorgejohnson451]

This game is played in under 2 hours. Today, the game takes 3 1/2 hours. Huge difference.

[@turbochargedsports6327]

Fewer pitching changes & more complete games. I miss how the game was played back then.

[@KTF0]

Also waaay more commercials. Yanks/Red Sox have 90 gajillion hours of commercials between innings.

[@mattheweggleton7887]

Bird and Holtzman working quickly, no b.s. just good old hardball! No instant replay reviews, 6 pitchers working per team Rob Manfred ball here. Miss the good old days

[@rae2071]

Occasionally we still see swift games like this. Both these pitchers pitched for contact. Very few deep counts, and both pitchers worked fast.

[@roscoefoofoo]

SUCH an exquisite ballpark! Great colors and shadows, fans right on top of the action, so much history, those lovely gradients of power (lower deck, upper deck, roof, over the roof). RIP baseball as it should still be in Detroit, and the lovable Mr. Fidrych.

[@rae2071]

I was able to attend my first and only game at Tiger Stadium in the last week of its final season. Really felt like I had gone back in time and loved it.

[@jude999]

His location and late movement reminds me of Greg Maddux.

[@geraldthibeaut1618]

Sat in the upper deck in left field. A great night. What a memory.I was 19 years old.

[@GuamGrrl]

Thank you, Mark. You were amazing. 💙💙💙😻😻😻

[@GK-ev5rd]

I was the same age as Mark and was born and raised in Detroit. This city has many bad things, but it has always loved it's sports teams and the Tigers in 76 were mediocre at best, but Mark Fidrych was like a shot in the arm. I remember this night...the game was BLACKED OUT on Detroit TV, however we saw the game in a bar as we pulled the game in from nearby Toledo. A great night...drank all night and got up in plenty of time for work the next day...the plus side of being young!

[@merriemisfit8406]

My family was on the way to spend the bicentennial with relatives in Texas, so we got to watch the game at a motel in Illinois. As usual when in Texas, we were planning to catch some Tigers games at Arlington Stadium while we were there ... and we did! All three! No Fidrych start, though -- the team decided to hold him back for the following home series. Still, such a great baseball-watching experience, sitting in that wide open stadium under the warm night sky after another roasting day, sipping Dr. Pepper. So easy to collect autographs there, too.

[@ericcollins8794]

Watching the Yankees player introduction and when billy Martin said born in California,he also said died in New York.what's eerie that he died 13 yrs later in new york

[@orbonds3603]

Billy should be in hall of fame

[@colinoscopy4750]

Billy really was a smart ass prick.

[@donfraser2851]

Monday night baseball miss Tiger Stadium

[@Loydstardeli2017]

Love tiger stadium.roof homerun

[@termtech1]

Met him shortly before he died at his farm in northboro, doing a job on his farm a real sweetheart of a guy, not a cocky or arrogant bone in his body. I was rooting for him hard as a kid that his comeback attempt with the Red Sox would work( sadly it didn't go well)

[@merriemisfit8406]

It seemed that the media thought he was such a character for the simple reason that he was just himself with no phony or glossy layers applied. Honest and unaffected.

[@classicsurvivor]

Ken Holtzman had a smooth pitching form almost like a top spinning loose.

[@sirqitous]

10:28 Mark Fidrych introduces himself to the national audience.

[@gr8lampini]

I was 9 and have always remembered this game. Watched it with my mother and we fell in love with the Bird

[@soupspoon9554]

And that's what baseball is about.

[@topoftheapple8139]

Today is the 42nd anniversary of this game.

[@hicks727]

Imagine a regular season baseball game televised on network TV on a monday in primetime

[@jaysoper3974]

one glorious season & he was done..RIP Bird

[@ernestpassaro9663]

Ken holtzman was a stiff for the Yankees washed up when we got him !

[@joeski734]

@@ernestpassaro9663 Yes, the O's got the better end of that deal.

[@fernandomartinez5812]

@@ernestpassaro9663 Ken was 2 french fries short of a Big Mac combo. He was a 2 pump chump when he arrived to N.Y

[@mickstan24]

So hard to explain to anyone not from Michigan how endearing and exciting this guy was.

[@Oh_I_Will]

I was 10 yo when this game aired and I was/am still a Dodger fan and still watched this game just to see Big Bird pitch. It’s a shame they weren’t smart enough to limit pitch counts or Mark may have had a decent career.

[@MrGarysugarman]

@@Oh_I_Will That wasn't what ended his career. He injured his knee in spring training the following year. They rushed him back early. Though his comeback started out hot, he changed his pitching motion to compensate for the knee, and that eventually started to mess up his shoulder and elbow. Tragic loss for the game, and actually the world of sports. MLB has a great video on him which goes further into it. - about 44 minutes.

[@krustymadrid4953]

watched this game as a 10 year old, what a great memory! oh how I used to love baseball , the pace of the game is so different here compared to now. Black americans still played the game. I have not watched a live baseball game in nearly 20 years, I miss it, but the product is not the same and I won't be coming back and that is why I watch old games on youtube

[@marty3888]

Of course it's not the same. I hate the new rule where if the game is tied in the ninth, they mput a man onsecond - inscoring position without picking up a bat! But I still watch it when I can. Now, with Bally sports being pulled from Comcast, that's not too often.

[@JunkYardCardGuy]

Damn rotator cuff problems...ruined the career of a young man who wasn't just, "some guy," he had legitimately nasty stuff, and could've won A LOT of games. RIP.

[@donfraser2851]

He was a character brought excitement to the TIGERS

[@Sammydx1]

I wish I could go back to a old 70s game. Just the vibe and the atmosphere

[@lionsfan7500]

Wow thank you for posting this. I don't remember a lot, but do remember a little about this game. I was 4 years old and remember my mom going to this game with my Aunt and Uncle and the babysitter kept telling me the bird was pitching and lol I literally thought it was big bird playing and being 4 I was so mad my mom wouldn't take me to see big bird play baseball lol. Anyway I got older and became a huge sports fan and understood the significance of this game and now years later I can actually see it.

[@Dumballa]

So appreciative this is available to watch. Imagine if every team today had just one Fidrych on it. Not the pitcher. But just the attitude. The love of the game and your teammates. Now that's a tv show I would pay attention to.

[@klummpskards5652]

met him in 95 such a nice guy

[@leilanirocks]

Indeed. Sadly today, MLB tries to hype at least one player on each team all week long as if they were “‘76 Fidrych”… Nope. I was there. This was magic that MLB marketing has tried for decades to duplicate and they just cannot do it. There was no formula. It was just Mark.

[@hattorihanzo2275]

Uecker, Billy Martin and The Bird.

[@orbonds3603]

Billy= hof

[@michaelwulf9355]

@ Billy Martin saying he died in NY in the intros ! LOL & Ueker saying the manager told him to GO...as in GO away ! haha

[@robmclean4352]

0:59 He was right. Martin did die in (upstate) New York, just 13 years later, when Steinbrenner was prepared to bring him back as Yankees manager for a *sixth* time. RIP.

[@mitchellbaker9434]

Fidrych will always be one of those folk tales, known mostly for his quirks. But try to imagine a 22 year old kid starting 31 games as a rookie, and completing 24 of them, as "The Bird" did. A 19-9 record, 2.34 ERA. Second in the Cy Young Award voting (to HOF Jim Palmer), and of course an All Star and Rookie Of The Year. And his second season was starting out just as well, until his injuries started, and eventually ended his career way too soon. (So, when managers nowadays put rookie phenoms on inning counts, don't complain. They have good reason to).

[@damon9408]

I'm from Detroit. I remember watching this game as a 12 year old. Tigers never got any love. Glad they beat the Yanks

[@michaelh1889]

Great arm... they burned him out because he was filling stadiums

[@michaelh1889]

💯

[@scottyb83]

Would've been nice to see Fidrych have a longer career. Funny how the announcers casually mention the Tigers' left fielder being freshly out of prison.

[@kaivrock]

Look at these players then look at the players today and you'll see why the game is dying. They're fat, slow, weight lifting 'roid cases who are always injured because they're fat, slow, weight lifting 'roid cases.

[@wheelinthesky300]

Warner Wolfe and Bob Prince did such a horrid job on ABC's Monday Night Baseball, they were replaced by Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell for the 1976 Playoffs.

[@danielmoore7332]

I detested Cosell, despite his comic antics. Whoa Nelly!

[@jamesdye8473]

How many names did Bob Prince either mispronounce or misidentify? He was a homer and a legend all those years in Pittsburgh (fired after 1975 season) but nationally he struck out.

[@wheelinthesky300]

@@danielmoore7332 As horrid as Wolfe and Prince were, Keith Jackson, though a true professional, had little interest or enthusiasm for baseball, He was a college football specialist. Cosell was Cosell, love him or hate him. Cosell was more interested in boxing and football. During baseball broadcasts, he tended to focus on personal stories and behind the scenes happenings as opposed to events on the field.

[@danielmoore7332]

@@wheelinthesky300 "Whoa Nellie! The big uglies are down in the trenches just huffin' & puffin'" Keith was one of the best. He's up there with Scully & Gowdy in my book!

[@wheelinthesky300]

@@danielmoore7332 I have never heard Keith Jackson mentioned among the great baseball broadcasters. He is, however, probably considered the greatest college football broadcaster.

[@joedimaggio3687]

The players were tiny back then. No weight lifting and before steroids

[@johnc9667]

If every pitcher worked as fast as Fidrych MLB wouldn’t have to constantly fiddle with the rules.

[@michaelh1889]

This game was like watching a great movie

[@billnye1329]

The fact this is almost sub 2 hours and a full baseball game with some commercials is absolutely wild

[@ErichLRuehs]

That has to be the first year of the bobble head at 0:02 And LOVE how Roy White says: "Wayne, New Jersey." At 0:23 P.S. The Bird was amazing! Still remember how he brought that genuine energy to the event!

[@colinoscopy4750]

The rusty girder still looks better than Comerica Park.

[@ktat01]

Yesssss! Fuck comerica.... I was only 13 when Tiger stadium was closed in 99’, but I knew everytime I went there that summer which was 4 times and that included seeing that loaded mariners team and seeing the tigers play the Indians under the centerfield overhang.... I would just wander that park. My fav spot was the right field overhang just to the right of the foul pole if you’re looking at it from homeplate... I remember watching the mariners heart of the order sitting there by myself as the Sun went down behind the stadium... I knew that was going to be very special to me the rest of my life and it has been. Just wish I had a camera and a little of the present day technology back then. ( but not too much) ... Oh well we still have videos like this to go back to.

[@leilanirocks]

And now batting .276 in the third position in left field for the Tigers, Rusty Girder!

[@Loydstardeli2017]

Comerca park bring in alot more corporate 💰 money, ❤️ tiger stadium old neighborhood & legendary restaurants & bar 9:36

[@kandtherestcandtherest9080]

Enjoyed. Thank you

[@KTF0]

Wow he came in as a civilian, came out bigger than the Beatles overnight.

[@playstation3demon13]

Thank you for posting this

[@joeski734]

This is the first curtain call I remember seeing. It became more common after this. The announcer mentioned Dale Long--that was 1956. In "modern" times, this seems to be the first.

[@grantstevens4633]

i had forgotten how fast fidrych worked. no wasted time. get the ball, get the sign, and pitch. hitters stepping out of the box didn't faze him at all. a shame his career was so short.

[@marcusanderson933]

The one and only Bird! R.I.P Mark! ⚾️

[@fredyucht9003]

A rara avis!

[@ernestpassaro9663]

Yes billy Martin should be in the hall of fame

[@ceddycedchin]

Bob Prince, Bob Uecker & Warner Wolf call the action. Warner was better known for his local sportscasts in DC and NY (Catchphrase: "Let's go to the videotape!"). It was ABC's first year broadcasting Monday Night Baseball. I was rooting hard for the Yankees, but you had to respect "The Bird." Like Bo Jackson, he electrified the ballpark. And also like Bo, it was our loss that his career was cut short.

[@jennifersalva3573]

I watched this game..it was the Monday night game of the week...

[@kerisbule]

Someone go back in time and tell Bob Prince that Philly won't win the WS in '76. No disrespect, Bob. 😊✌

[@brianfrick1509]

I was only 14 when this game was played I pitched myself that summer little league 15 and under those were the days

[@PaulRentz]

I was at that game, someone had tickets and we went. We didn't plan it to be when Mark was pitching, it just worked out that way.

[@jeffcmorrell4968]

Mark is well missed playing ball for the Tigers

[@djjanezick5588]

This is great, thanks! Love the commercials, too. Notice Yankees' #2 and #3 hitters in the 1st, Roy White and Carlos May, both choked up on the bat for the whole at bat. And that giant wad of chew when Fidrych introduces himself - awesome! Holtzman's delivery looks like he's throwing BP

[@thegoose0m1]

I saw Holtzman pitch a no-hitter summer of '69 when he was pitching for the Cubs. When he was on he had excellent stuff.....

[@ernestpassaro9663]

Holtzman basically pitched batting practice as a yankee !

[@viralbuthow000]

Dude looked like any skateboard kid from LA. He was something RIP

[@f1sfingb0at]

and now you know why the Byrd is the word

[@davidjackino8831]

You don't have the opening animation from this season of MNB by any chance in front of this game?

[@mikewrasman5103]

Was that Bob Wolff on play-by-play?

[@MrCtsSteve]

Baseball needs another Mark Fidrych . He sure was something special . Rest in peace

[@michaelwulf9355]

There will NEVER be another Mark Fidrych.

[@paulgagnier7360]

I turned 10 40 days before this game, did not see more than a couple games at Tiger Stadium that year, but saw the giant flag on jc penny!

[@jrodlange8099]

This was essentially the Tiger rebuild. The terrific Tiger teams of the late 60's/early 70's to the awesome Tiger teams of the 80's. In between was this dumpster fire of a team. Even so, this crummy Tiger era produced two of the more amazing stories in baseball history. Obviously the Bird. But even more remarkable was the whole Ron Leflore story. Going to jail at age 22, never playing a single organized game, a heroin addict who's sentence was 5-15 years. 4 years later he's in the show. In what universe does that happen?

[@rae2071]

It is awesome. I never watched him play before although I always knew his story. His rawness is visible, nearly collides twice with corner infielders in the early innings.

[@metrolax]

I was minding kids down the street the night this was played. Had nothing to do but watch this game

[@mega77CHAVEZ]

I was 5 yrs old. I remember watching this with my Dad. I remember he was REALLY into it, so obviously I was but didn't know why. I remember more though the next few years when he struggled with injuries and Dad kept talking about him

[@mikeaustin1323]

Fidrych is the correct spelling. Notice title misspelled name. LOL

[@thefrase7884]

And?

[@mikeaustin1323]

@@thefrase7884 and .....you've just been blocked. Ya dumbass

[@garyflanagan918]

I was at the game...great night

[@paulhatto6499]

Great camera pan of the stadium after the final out! They rarely show the stadium now due to the open seats.

[@nyterpfan]

In 1976 Mark Fidrych was baseball's equivalent of The Beatles--he was just as captivating!!

[@jasonmenzies2165]

How convenient: I sit through the whole game and then an ad pops up - right at the end of the game at a big moment! I just can't believe it!

[@michaelh1889]

00:57 omg..😂

[@raymagley5253]

is the guy calling this game drunk?...he can't get anyone's name right, I was only 13 when this game was played and lisented to Paul Carry, George Kell..wow

[@BrooklynGuy1988]

2 hour games happened when the natural pace of the game dictated how many commercial breaks could logically be aired between innings, almost every break between 30 and 60 seconds, these days the number of commercials mlb can pack in between every inning dictates the pace of the game, not batters fussing with their gloves or pitchers taking their time to deliver

[@paulfiniello6750]

Commenting from 2024 ; and as I see this video I’m thinking….what the Hell has happened to this country!!

[@amazin_69]

Thank you so much for this video! I saw the original broadcast and watching the video brings back lots and lots of memories. Thank you again!

[@Loydstardeli2017]

❤️ ildie baseball 1970s style ❤️ 1970s ny Yankee & 1970s detroit tigers

[@drw1926]

Was this announcer drunk? How many times did he refer to Tigers players as Yankees? It's like listening to Biden speak!

[@orbonds3603]

Billy did die in new york...billy martin=hof

[@lionsfan7500]

That was heartbreaking that Billy died so young and also having happen on Christmas day.

[@michaelleroy9281]

Upstate New York Binghamton

[@BBBYpsi]

Back in 1976 there were 4 divisions. American league east this year were Yankee's 1st,Orioles 2nd,Red Sox 3rd,Indians 4th,Tigers 5th & Brewers 6th. Tigers only won 74 games. Only reason why they even won that many was because of Fidrych. He was 19-9 & if he had a half decent team behind him that year then he would have won 25 games. Lost several games he only gave up 0-2 earned runs (errors) & lack of hitting. He started 29 games & had 22 compete games. He pitched 4 of those games 11 innings one of those was 11.1 innings & one game 10 innings. They did not keep track of how many pitches a pitcher threw back then.

[@JAPerson34]

I'd like to take this opportunity to do my hero a favor by getting the owner of this channel to spell his name correctly? "Fidrych"

[@jivepatrol6833]

The Bird! What an exciting pitcher he was and his enthusiasm was unparalleled. RIP Mark.

[@swami1]

Do you have the ABC intro from that season?

[@jomamackdaddy]

Look at how quick the ball got to the plate. I don't know how the radar guns worked back in the day, but this looked more like 98 than 93.

[@JuanAngeles-o1c]

I also watched this when it was originally aired and listened on the radio the game between Cincinnati and San Diego I believe the padres bit the reds 4 to 2. Loved Randy Jones and the bird they both did great tha5 year and were the starting pitchers in the all star game.

[@Tony-hz8ld]

As a kid at 12 years old, I thought this games awesome. Although I'm a Yankee fan, I became a fan of the BIRD. When baseball was great. BTW the YANKEES won the division and beat the bird the next series. Too bad his career was cut short. The Tigers averaged 33,649 fans when the bird pitched; the team drew an average of only 13,843 in his non-starts

[@josephhinkle3454]

This would never happen today. The other players wouldn't allow him to show such enthusiasm; the "unwritten code" or some such bullshit.

[@bmorebamma]

Fernando Titis .jr. Damn did he piss people off, For and unwritten rule

[@marty3888]

I started going to Tiger games when he came on and long after. There will; never be another player like him.

[@BrooklynGuy1988]

ken holtzman's delivery kills me, i think he'd be laughed off the field these days