Carl Yastrzemski Versus Luis Tiant-September 11, 1979

[@SuperLiftRick]

I was 16 years old and admired both Luis and Carl as I did every great MLB baseball player. The game was filled with great talent back in those days.

[@TheCybertiger9]

yeah I have to agree, back then I enjoyed watching the game, Not anymore

[@thomasrastocky3871]

I haven’t watched a single pitch of a single inning since the end of the 2019 season. Politics got involved in 2020. Not my game anymore.

[@donniecarver4950]

Those were the days of Baseball Greats!! 😊

[@innaminute523]

A huge factor was that the great players stayed with the club for a long time. When I think of any great from that era, Guidey, Garvey,Yaz, Carew... I immediately associate them with 1 club.

[@bigt5699]

​@@thomasrastocky3871They don't miss you.

[@duckshaker]

It's so nice to see a televised game without all the graphics cluttering up the screen.

[@ericbarash8496]

I couldn’t have said that better myself.

[@duckshaker]

@@ericbarash8496 Thanks!

[@grd5077]

Totally agree. These graphics nowadays are the worst. That box and pitch tracking thing is garbage and useless. Baseball broadcasts now are just horrible--especially in the playoffs when they keep showing fans in the stands praying or whatever. I wish they could just show the game and nothing else.

[@user-qc7be1gs7j]

And without the nonstop babble of the announcers with endless statistics and filler.

[@duckshaker]

@@user-qc7be1gs7j Absolutely! Your comment about nonstop babble prompted me to watch and listen to (for the umpteenth time!) Vin Scully's call of Kirk Gibson's walk off home run in game 1 of the 1988 World Series. After he said "she is gone" there followed one minute and nine seconds of silence from him. Announcers today could never do that.

[@jfm215]

i remember this game, was there in June '79 for my first game with my Dad...Yaz was my idol...and i got to meet Luis Tiant with my son decades later! Love it!! thank you!

[@jasongarrow6498]

June 1979 was my first game too! I was 7 years old and it was magical, even though they lost in extra innings to the Tigers.

[@jimscott4965]

It was great to hear the old Bosox WSBK TV-38 broadcast team of Ned Martin and The Hawk, Ken Harrelson, again!

[@TheBatugan77]

I liked Ned. I'm a Yankee fan, but we got Red Sox games on eastern Long Island, and his commentary was always great.

[@ChristisSaviour33]

I was 13 watching this in my Dorchester triple decker😊

[@AMEER-114-]

​@@ChristisSaviour33 Triple what ? I was 9 in Norwich Ct.. Sox on WSBK tv38... absolute childhood highlight

[@AMEER-114-]

I was 9 in Norwich Ct.. Sox on WSBK tv38... absolute childhood highlight

[@ChristisSaviour33]

@@AMEER-114- triple decker is what you call the 3 family units in Boston. One apartment on top of another

[@rafaelramirez1507]

Luis Tiant deserves to be in the Baseball HOF ... Pointblank !

[@retromaven2159]

No argument here. I've been saying that for years. In his book on the HOF Bill James himself shows how Tiant's stats are nearly identical to those of Catfish Hunter, who is in the Hall. One more postseason and Tiant would have been a shoo-in. Darn that 78 playoff game!!

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

Luis Tiant is a three time all star and He's a Hall of Famer??????????????????

[@rafaelramirez1507]

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 jack Morris has career era of 3.90 but El Tiante has era of 3.30 , Bert Blyleven is in HOF and was in 2 all-star games , but to me they both were great pitchers and deserve to be in the HOF ..... LUIS Tiant has 49 career shutouts 😮 , has more than 2,400 career strikeouts , has won 20 or more games in a season 4 times 😳 has more than 220 career wins , has been in 3 all-star games is a pretty good mark in his career too but that 1968 insane year where he won 21 with 19 complete games, led the league with 9 shutouts with a 1.60 era 😳 that year was a single season that most of HOF pitchers today can't boast about ... and you can take that to the bank

[@timothy4664]

His year in 68 was unbelievable. Also I think he is the last starting pitcher to deliver a shutout into extra innings

[@scottodonnell7121]

@@retromaven2159 the things that stand out for Hunter is his perfect game in 1968 and all those World Series appearances

[@geraldmurray1117]

Luis Tiant very underated and should be in the Hall of Fame he was great 👍

[@luvlgs1]

great player but i don't know about HOF

[@stephendimino332]

Any ball player that leaves the red sox to play for the yankees is right where he belongs. No hall!

[@felixmadison5736]

@@stephendimino332 LOL!!! I'm a diehard Red Sox fan since 1959, and I found out the hard way how money talks. Especially when King George purchased the Yankees!

[@felixmadison5736]

If Luis had played for some better teams early in his career, he would definitely be in the Hall of Fame. His arm injuries didn't help. That's why the Sox got him on the cheap. Other teams figured he was damaged goods, but they figured wrong.

[@GB-ez6ge]

I was riding my bike, passing Fenway one night. A couple stopped me and offered me their tickets for game 2 of a double header. The first game had run into extra innings and they couldn't stay. So, I thanked them and got to see Tiant vs Guidry, and that ended in, IIRC, 14 innings. The bullpens had been depleted in the first game, so Tiant & Guidry made it 11 innings (? at least 10). Final score: 2-1 RED SOX!!! What a game!

[@peanutsmcgonnagle2458]

What a shame! I'm sure most of us will always remember El Tiante as a Red Sox and a teammate of Yaz. 'Love 'em both!

[@stevencook4002]

I remember him as a Cleveland Indian.

[@mr.d.4175]

1975 WS. Tiant and Yaz.

[@dandcarter]

@@stevencook4002 Me too. Indians couldn't afford to keep him around, unfortunately. Just like today's team, letting them walk or trading away. Do you know that Steinbrenner nearly purchased the Indians?

[@jeff-onedayatatime.2870]

When I was the pitcher in stickball games, I used to do the Tiant windup. Something I had forgotten until watching this video. :)

[@207spacecowboyeddjones]

Every kid I grew up with did the same

[@stephendeluca4479]

Yep, me too. I did a Juan Marichal sometimes, but couldn't control the pitch at all.

[@francoisbouvier7861]

What a wonderful time. Watching Fisk and Yaz check out the bat, priceless.

[@jimmyz2098]

2 of baseball's greats right here. I'm a long-time Yankee fan - because my family got off the boat around 1918 or so, and NY is where they landed - and settled. So as a Kid... I was hearing all the stories about Yogi Berra, DiMaggio, etc. Thu... a Yankee fan. But Yaz is one of my all-time favorite players. What a class act, and what a player! I've got some Yaz auto'd memorabilia, and I treasure it. And Luis Tiant was one heck of a pitcher as well.

[@CatchingRec]

I have a sign autograph ball from yaz

[@michaelburatovich3199]

Yastrzemski was a monster at the plate. He could hit almost any pitch anywhere in the park. I was in awe of him as a kid.

[@sherryhannah498]

@michaelburatovich3199 did you know his grandson Mike Yastrzemski plays outfield for the San Francisco Giants????!!!!!...I hope you will reply to this

[@danthefan5378]

&& Mike is Good! He looks like Grandpa Yaz!

[@LeeZeidel-s1h]

I was an Usher at Fenway back then great days watching these guys and many others play 😊

[@stephenoleary4904]

I remember Yaz Bread!!!! Yes I'm that old ....Yaz was my boy hood baseball idol❤❤

[@orbyfan]

When Yaz was going for his 400th home run late in the season, the Red Sox played on ABC's Monday Night Baseball, and he was interviewed by Bob Uecker before the game. During the interview, a graphic was posted reading, "Career home runs Yastrzemski 399 Uecker 14."

[@retromaven2159]

Hilarious 😀!!

[@AMEER-114-]

And Uecker is in 90s still doing Brewers radio

[@1wheeldrive751]

@@AMEER-114-announcing isn’t the same as playing. Anyone can announce. Joe Buck is proof of that.

[@AMEER-114-]

Your confused about something... I dont know what though... I certainly didnt compare playing with announcing... But I pointed out that UECKER is still announcing after 50+ years... Because it's a great feat... And MORE IMPORTANTLY.. because only he & a few others remain... that have any quality of character at all... Jon Miller (GIANTS) Steve Stone (WHITE SOX)

[@dandcarter]

Sounds like something Uecker would be quick to point out!

[@felixmadison5736]

I was at Fenway for Yaz' last game in 1983. Something I will NEVER forget! There was more 'electricity' in the air, and in the crowd than I have ever seen or heard in my 65 years as a Red Sox Fan.

[@RSTI191]

Likewise here. Sat behind 3rd base..

[@felixmadison5736]

@@RSTI191 I was between third base and home plate.

[@RSTI191]

@@felixmadison5736 I was in the middle section sitting under the first deck.. You probably had better seats. I was sitting a few seats up from first when Bucky Dent tore everyone's heart out with that home run in 78. Every Sox fan in shock, every Yankee fan losing their mind. I'll never forget that moment.. I was 16. Can someone tell me how I turned 62 so quickly? YOUCH..

[@felixmadison5736]

@@RSTI191 I was 29 years-old in 1978, having been a Red Sox fan since 1960. Funny you mention Bucky Dent. My youngest daughter was born in October of '78, 20 days after that fateful day at Fenway. She told me yesterday her son's baseball coach was asking her how big a Sox fan she was after seeing her Red Sox cap. She said to him: "When I was born, the first words I heard were: Bucky F'N Dent!!" LOL!! I haven't been able to talk about that day he hit the homer off Mike Torrez until 2004 when the Red Sox buried the 'Babe Ruth Curse', and made the Yankees the one and only team to ever lose a best of 7 series after being up 3 zip.

[@felixmadison5736]

@@RSTI191 I'd be glad to tell you how you turned 62 so quickly, but I still am trying to figure out how I turned 75 so quickly! LOL!

[@rlevitta]

I’m a Yankee fan, and I will say that in those days, the LAST guy I wanted to see coming up to bat with the game on the line was Yaz. He was a terrific player.

[@melrichardson4091]

Well, that would be David Ortiz

[@bigt5699]

Yaz was washed up by 79

[@timbarton9185]

​@@bigt5699not quite yet.....21 hrs and 87 rbi in '79...not bad considering he was turning 40 by season's end

[@rlevitta]

@@melrichardson4091 well, David Ortiz was 8 years old when Yaz retired, so he wouldn’t be, as I said, “in those days.” But yeah, Big Papi fit the bill in his days.

[@russelldahl7587]

Perfectly stated! ⚾

[@hushpuckena126]

Passing strange to see Tiant and Yaz opposite each other after being in the same dugout for most of the 1970s.

[@MadMetsFan]

Poor Luis walking off with an injury after being ahead of Yaz really kind of captured his years in New York. We would see glimpses of the old Tiant, but he would have a little bad luck while things were going good and the inning would spiral out of control. His most famous moment in New York was when he threw his glove into the stands out of frustration. It's a game I remember watching.

[@LionAndALamb]

His command was perfection during that at bat too. Every pitch was perfectly placed.

[@podunkcitizen2562]

Yaz with the unique stance, with the bat held high and at an angle. Tiant with that crazy wind up where he twists himself and faces the outfield.

[@rburrows7786]

Wow. Brought back memories of watching Yaz and the Sox in the 1960s on channel 38

[@lasticonoclast]

Yaz was scary good. As a Yankee fan, I remember the 1 game playoff at Fenway in '78, and the last hitter we wanted to see at the plate in the 9th inning was Yaz. When he popped out to Nettles, we all breathed a sigh of relief. What a wonderful era that was, when the New York-Boston rivalry was real intense.

[@rafaelramirez1507]

Carl Yastrzemski was One of a kind 🌟

[@Iambriangregory]

I like them but remember the obvious everybody is one of a kind okay? Got it?

[@rafaelramirez1507]

@@Iambriangregory 😆 you are right buddy 👍

[@rafaelramirez1507]

But not everyone is a special one of a kind ball player like Yaz

[@TheCybertiger9]

what a year in 1967 he had, A one man wrecking crew

[@maritomanelli-hp7ew]

My favorite baseball player ever

[@halwarner3326]

I grew up a Tiger Fan, had mad respect for Yaz. No one swung harder than Yaz, he attacked the ball.

[@felixmadison5736]

To my favorite Red Sox (baseball) announcer and WWII Marine, Ned Martin...may you Rest In Peace.

[@carljustinenuestro8771]

Luis Tiant should be in the HOF!!

[@catbreath8361]

False

[@DanielCadarette]

Definitely..El Tiante !!

[@glensmillie5101]

There's probably a strong reason he's been omitted, possibly because of some strained relations, perhaps we could petition for immediate inclusion?!?

[@rick188888]

Yaz got hit 3,000 the next night (September 12, 1979). I was a kid and heard about it in Mobile, AL as we huddled around a battery-powered radio while we were getting hammered by CAT4 Hurricane Frederic.

[@KnockOffBeingFat]

Thank you for letting me know. It would of been better to see the video of when Yaz got the big hit!

[@jamessimms415]

Family lived in Tuscaloosa, Frederic was bad here (trees blown down, one on my late Mothers vehicle while @ work) but nowhere near as bad as Mobile.

[@johnalexander-d5d]

---WE were getting hammered at LSU during Frederic!!!!

[@billslocum9819]

1979 was the first year they (alternately) used male names for storms. Bob was first, then David, then Frederic. The last two were both pretty bad ones.

[@rick188888]

@@billslocum9819 Yeah I remember everyone was relieved when we avoided David, then a week later we weren't so fortunate with Frederic.

[@fasteddie9867]

When baseball was full of legends!

[@stevebnarasky7994]

Yaz at the plate with Fisk on deck and Luis Tiant on the mound, wow! I was in Little League and having a Ball. Although the Big Red Machine was my favorite, Rose,Bench, Morgan, Perez, Foster, Griffey and the battles they had with the Red Sox were some of the greatest moments in Baseball History!

[@njdxnjdx]

The battles they had with the Reds? What are you talking about? Do you know anything about baseball? They met in one World Series in 1975. One! Maybe you need to read up on your baseball history before posting comments on KZbin

[@stevebnarasky7994]

@@njdxnjdx Excuse the F out of me Jackass, Battle singular. I lived it F’off

[@stevebnarasky7994]

@@njdxnjdx And the Reds won it! Ha ha, and who was Series MVP? Charlie Hustle, deserves to be in HOF.

[@stevebnarasky7994]

@@njdxnjdx Battle, singular, excuuuuuse me! I got a big fat finger for ya 🖕 still would have kicked their ass if they had inter league play back then!

[@stevebnarasky7994]

@@njdxnjdx Don’t have to read about it, lived it. Reds won it in 7. Pete Rose MVP. Every game a battle, more than one, battles. Charlie Hustle belongs in the HOF! Greatest Baseball player of all time, period!

[@OldRustySteele]

A shame to see Looooie Tiant struggle late in his career. When he was with the BoSox just a few years before, he was one of the most effective-and ENTERTAINING pitchers in MLB!

[@williamchiafos3889]

Yes this was mostly his twilight era. You could tell because his trademark delivery wasn't as pronounced like it used to be. Hall of Famer in my opinion

[@OldRustySteele]

@@williamchiafos3889 I agree. Tiant should be in the HOF!

[@devilsadvocacy]

He was a respectable 13-8 in ‘79 win an ERA under 4. His numbers were similar to ‘78, his last with the Sox. He had slipped from those great years he had in the mid-70s but was still pretty effective

[@patgalvez4563]

Tiant was even better with the Indians

[@felixmadison5736]

You should have seen Luis when he first came up with the Cleveland Indians! He had more 'stuff' than just about any pitcher I've ever seen! He didn't come up to the Major Leagues until age 23, and he pitched like a 10 year veteran. Man! To think what Tiant could have accomplished if not for the arm problems and crappy teams.

[@gajjustice]

Watched both these guys play many of times. I was 19 in 79 and I think his career ended around 81 or 82. I also remember Yaz waving a ball fair down the line.

[@gregbowden1552]

What a time to be a Boston sports fan❤🇺🇲

[@tontolaojacques821]

I was a kid in L.A., I was mesmerized how Yaz played the green monster

[@jimmylee2678]

I'm waiting for his last at bat. Good tension builder!

[@retromaven2159]

Spoiler alert. He didn't get hit #3000 until the following evening!

[@KeithFroehlich07]

First glove I ever owned 9 years old was a Yaz model. My Dad got it for me cuz I hit a double when I was 8 years old in Farm League

[@williamreitz8850]

Now Yaz's grandson plays for the San Francisco Giants. Makes me feel really old. I guess I am.

[@TheDailyJournalUSA]

Carl Yastrzemski is 40 years old at this point and he's hitting 270, with 21 HR's and 79 RBI. Just shows you how long he was a great, all around hitter and why he was able to play for so long.

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

I’d forgotten about that weird “all on the front foot” stance Yaz had late in his career.

[@retromaven2159]

He had to make an adjustment midway through that 1979 season due to a sore Achilles tendon injury. Not the classic Yaz stance for sure!

[@jeffreyisenberg830]

I was at the game where Frank Robinson hit the only home run that left the old Memorial Stadium off Tiant. I was also at another game where he shut the Orioles down completely. Great pitcher with a very unusual delivery.

[@user-oq8hm2zw7c]

Luis promised to take me golfing at a certain golf course only to find out he wasn't a member.

[@bstnd3]

I remember Yaz hit a game winning homer off Tiant at Yankee Stadium that year. Can't seem to find the video of that one.

[@retromaven2159]

Yes, it was a ninth-inning HR at the Stadium on June 30th. I believe it is on one of the Yaz TV specials I have from that era. If I can find it I will post it for you.

[@bstnd3]

@@retromaven2159 Thank you so much! He pulled it inside the right field foul pole. I was at the game the next day when Eckersley gave up the 5 HRs and Jim Rice picked up Jerry Remy like a baby and carried him off the field.

[@rafaelramirez1507]

@@bstnd3 love them ... Yaz Rice, Eck ,and Remy pure gentlemen with class 🌟🌟🌟🌟👍

[@bstnd3]

Yes it's so sad that Jerry is no longer with us. Great ballplayer, announcer and gentlemen

[@mattmcclellan7781]

Surprising stat from Yaz is that he topped .400 OBP more times (6) than he topped .500 SLG (5). However, at Fenway, he averaged over .400 OBP and .500 SLG for his whole career. He was no slouch on the road especially in terms of power, as his home run rate was higher on the road, though his road OPS of .779 is not typical HOF level, likely just a tradeoff from the batting style he developed.

[@kevinmckenna4847]

Luis was a very good pitcher and highly entertaining, when he came to the Yankees and I saw how competitive he was I grew to really appreciate him.

[@BetterThanJoban]

See those fans applaud as the pitcher enters the dugout? That happens no where else in baseball except FenWay. Just went to a Sox/Rangers game last September and I noticed those Boston fans were doing that then. True fans of the game and respect players.

[@ynotttt]

That was 44 years ago….nobody does that now.

[@TheBatugan77]

I boo the sht outta everybody. Deal

[@carltonreese4854]

@@ynotttt It happens.

[@arise2945]

Don't you think it might have something to do with Tiant's long tenure with the Red Sox?

[@samciarametaro2705]

People had more respect back then. And the avg Joe could afford a ticket back then instead of the rich snobs of today..

[@skipads5141]

I remember Yaz going into a slump trying to break the 400 home run / 3,000 hit mark.

[@EEZYEEEE]

3 months before I was born. Incredible

[@jimdep6542]

Just a little over a month after Thurman Munson was killed in the plane crash. Hard for me not not to think about while watching this. So what happened when a new pitcher was brought in and what was the final score ? Thanks.

[@giantessmaria]

Yaz changed his stance a great deal by this point in his career. he used to hold the bat very high and stood far more upright. he's literally down to a crouch here.

[@skykingimagery899]

I remember his earliest days.

[@tonyleukering8832]

Luis Tiant is a name I haven't heard in a very long time.

[@garysparhawk2698]

I must have missed something. What the hell happened. I didn't see know 3.000th hit!

[@bradleydame8221]

He got it the next night. The point of this video was showing Yaz against his longtime teammate while going for hit 3000. I was 10 years old at the time and remember it well.

[@felixmadison5736]

My favorite Red Sox announcer, the late, great, Ned Martin doing the play-by-play.

[@retromaven2159]

You are a man of exquisite taste in play-by-play broadcasters!

[@bradleydame8221]

Ned was a definite part of my childhood sports fan soundtrack.

[@Clark-z6t]

The good old days ❤

[@rftulie]

The Yankees in those days used to pick up one of our stars every few years, sometimes after they’d passed their prime. Look at Yaz’s stance: far different than earlier in his career, when his bat would poke straight up in the air like a telephone pole until he started his swing. Here his torso leaned forward and his bat was parallel to it at a slant. I miss seeing that big red 8 on his back; late in games when we were behind, seeing that 8 meant we were still in it.

[@edwardanthony7283]

40 back then & still great

[@johncarmichael9066]

WTF, this ends with El Tiante exiting??? What about Yaz's at bat?????🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤔

[@bradleydame8221]

This video was strictly about El Tiante against Yaz. I know what you mean though.

[@jake105]

I don't remember Luis Tiant getting traded to the Yankees. (I musta been high) Sept 11th 1979 I was in Hawaii. Jeez, the Sox won 91 games that year and still finished 11 1/2 games out of first. Pittsburgh beat Baltimore 4 games to 3 to win the World Series that year. We are Family - Sister Sledge was the song!

[@edwinearl4584]

Yaz is the man.

[@Iambriangregory]

Yes is a man like everybody else good points better points and lesser points

[@Spaceman1968]

Love Luis. He should be in the Hall of Fame. I really liked the Hawk and Ned Martin.

[@retromaven2159]

No argument here! Hopefully some day...

[@1PaJoe]

It was back in 1957 when I was stationed at Fort Totten NY - went to see the Yankees play - Mickey Mantle hit a home run that hit the roof facade in Yankee Stadium - the next day in the paper they show how far the ball would have went if it didn't hit the roof - the ball would have landed in the parking lot

[@soaringvulture]

I remember that one. The ball rolled back to the first baseman who picked it up like it was a red hot cannonball.

[@Jimbojoebob]

I love the video of Yaz smoking a cigarette in the dugout.

[@johnholland5021]

Yaz is my favorite player of all time. The great number 8

[@econhelp583]

I was in 10th grade and living in Massachusetts in 1979. I was probably watching this live on TV. Yaz was a huge fan favorite. Even so, they would show a funny clip of him on TV sliding headfirst into 3rd and coming up a few feet short, and then getting gently tagged on the head as he looked up to see what was going on (comically with his helmet tilted down over his eyes). If someone has that play on video, please post it! Thanks!

[@JohnC-er3rg]

I just realized Yaz wore his batting glove on his left hand -his top hand. Most batters wear it on their bottom hand.

[@ronburgundy8174]

I never knew that catchers used the knee down position back then. I never saw Fisk or Bench do it. They were always in the crouch. I thought it was something very current. Hmmm...

[@marksieving7925]

Manny Sanguillen was the first catcher I remember doing it. He would sit right down with one leg stretched out. Only when there were no runners on base, though.

[@ronburgundy8174]

@@marksieving7925 Amazing that you mentioned him! I was catching the other day and mentioned the old school NY catcher using the stance to the HP umpire. He said that Manny was the first catcher to use that stance from what he remembered as well. 😃 I too can't use it with runners on base. Too difficult to hop up from that position to throw to the bases. And forget about firing it with just my arm at my age.

[@scottandvon]

Those at the fens that night, were one.

[@jimmybrice6360]

i dont recall yaz having such an odd stance ?

[@nw9723]

The first game I saw live as a kid was a double header Tigers vs Indians. I do believe Tiant pitched against McClain

[@rdavideagan2311]

I've never seen a stance like Yastrzemski's. It worked for him.

[@FerdinandCesarano]

Wow, that's a stance of Yaz's that I don't remember.

[@retromaven2159]

He was forced to change his stance midway through that season due to a painful Achilles injury. Hence the hunched-over crouch....

[@FerdinandCesarano]

@@retromaven2159 - Ah! Thank you for the information.

[@retromaven2159]

@@FerdinandCesarano My pleasure!!

[@bretztheman]

1 of Yaz’a MANY batting stances . Some were really strange lol but man oh man they worked!!

[@jayemma3457]

Carl Yastrzemski was amazing! But there's a cool story about him honoring a teammate in college that very few people know of. The man's name was Everett Hart. Yaz said that Everett was a better hitter than him in college but ended up not playing in the pros! My Dad went to elementary school on Long Island New York with Everett whose nickname was Bubba. I'm not sure of the full reason why he didn't go pro but my Dad said Bubba was an AMAZING multi sport athlete.

[@ijustgottasay1281]

Seeing the great El Tiante pitching in a New York Yankee uniform ... sacrilege. But he certainly deserves to be in the HOF for what he did with Cleveland and Boston.

[@diane8937]

Sacrilege my foot! He was hreatost of his career!

[@practicalparenting]

Now, that’s how an umpire should get behind a catcher!

[@prettygirlus9008]

In our backyard wiffle ball games, my friends and I would imitate El Tiant's exaggerated wind-up.

[@carltonreese4854]

And Yaz's odd stance!

[@Jmpr12]

He was throwing smoke. Love the off speed loopers too.

[@phillipsolesky2677]

I've never seen Carl Yaztremski bat like that . He always held the bat High and behind his head

[@briandelmore7188]

Not a Red Sox fan anymore ( to many bandwagon spoiled entitled pink hats) but 3 of the best in new england sports history right here Tiant, Yaz and Martin, should say 4 because the Hawk belongs well.

[@kinggavs]

Nedley is a hof announcer for me. Didn't talk non-stop. Curt Gowdy, Ken Coleman, Hawk, Jim Woods, John Miller, Remy are some of his co-workers

[@briandelmore7188]

@@kinggavs if forced to pick my favorite would have to say, but outside of the red sox Santos and Bob wilson along with Chief were great as well.

[@bradleydame8221]

Agree with you regarding the old time Red Sox players and announcers, but pretty sad that you wouldn't allow yourself to enjoy the amazing championship era of 2004-18 over other fairweather fans. Newsflash: Every fan base has fairweather fans, aka frontrunners or the so called pink hats.

[@bumblebeemoi]

Was that Pudge on deck?

[@drebaselius9160]

A legendary matchup!!!

[@richsims6870]

I'm not a red Sox fan but I always admired Yaz.

[@bigbow62]

There will never be a player like Yaz again, the blue-collar worker patrolling the green monster day in and day out with a fierce attitude and always getting the most out of every at bat. Yaz.... a Red Sox legend forever in our hearts ! Playing the game when it was fun and staying with a club was something they took great pride in. A HOF'er on playing the game the way it was meant to be played. A 100% was considered a bad day for Yaz ⚾️

[@felixmadison5736]

Nice to once again see the catcher throw the ball right back to the pitcher after a pitch in the dirt. Sometimes it's those little things that mean a lot...😆

[@likeretirement3245]

Did Luis Tiant pitch for the Red Sox after the Yankees? Or before?

[@retromaven2159]

Before, please consult 1975 World Series Games#1, #4,#6

[@johnreynoldsjr4157]

AND??????????? what happened with Yaz's third plate appearance???

[@michaelunderwood6658]

My childhood idol ….i wore # 8 in LL ….how much his stance changed in time

[@samkampersal3598]

When did El join the Yankees?

[@retromaven2159]

The Yankees signed him to a 2-year contract as a free agent prior to the 1979 season. The story is the Yankees' GM brought him into his office, put the contract in front of him and told him if he left the office the offer would be null and void. Tiant,, now knowing if the Red Sox would counter, took the deal. Is it any wonder why Red Sox fans HATE the Yankees???

[@TheBatugan77]

​@@retromaven2159 So... Why didn't Boston make him a better offer? I know it's fun to hate the arch-rival. But Luis pitched his heart out for the Sox. Why didn't they show him some respect?

[@retromaven2159]

@@TheBatugan77 The short answer is the new Red Sox management did not fully embrace the new free agency era and didn't throw money around like the Yankees and Angels were doing. They gave Tiant what they thought was a fair offer given his age, and then the Yankees gave him the take-it- now-or-leave-it offer. This didn't allow for Boston to make a counter offer, so Tiant ended up in pinstripes.

[@diane8937]

79?

[@prisonersforprofit]

"luis now has unloosened a little bit since the first inning."

[@nightowl5475]

Tiant is a real competitor. I loved watching Looie Tiant wind up and pitch. I don't blame Tiant for leaving the Red Sox in 79 and going with the Yankees. The Red Sox knew Tiant was a free agent in 79 and they didn't want to pay him what he's worth. The Yankee organization doubled his salary and he made a nice chunk of money in those 2 years with the Yanks. God bless him. That's free enterprise at work for ya!

[@retromaven2159]

We'll never know if the Sox would have matched the offer. The Yankees put the contract in front of him and told him if he left the room to try and use their offer as leverage they would withdraw the offer. It was take it or leave it, and Tiant took it. Yet another reason to despise the Yankees

[@nightowl5475]

@@retromaven2159 Well, that is pretty low down. They should of let him take the offer home with him. That's more or less, an ambush. What do you think? I think Boston could of matched the offer. Look what they did to Mike Torrez! Sure, Boston easily could of matched the Yankees offer, 2 years @ $330.00 thousand a year! Boston needed it's pitchers to have a healthy minimum 4 man rotation. I think that is how Steinbrenner does business. He buys up all the talent. The Yankees had utility players just sitting on the bench. Those same guys would be playing every day on other teams. Take a look at Sparky Lyle, in 1977, he was the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young award. He helped bring the Yankees to the World Series. The following year in 78, Steinbrenner signs up, Rich Gossage, the best closer in the game. Even today, when Clevland or Detroit beats the Yanks, I'm happy because baseball has learned to survived. The Bo-Sox and the Orioles are the only thing standing in the way of the Yankees winning their division. Plus it always backfires when the Yankees think they can buy a pennant.

[@retromaven2159]

@@nightowl5475 Tiant was one of Boston's emotional leaders and the Yankees went for the jugular to rip out the Red Sox' heart. And, it worked. The Sox wouldn't hit the 90-win mark again until 1986. Welcome to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry

[@chicomaki6103]

Yankees wearing the black armbands after Thurman Munson's tragic death just a little over a month earlier.

[@jude999]

TIant was a Yankee???

[@rogergagnon5584]

~El Tiante~ Us Old Timers remember the days......

[@Rick-or2kq]

I was 10 in '67' when they won American League Pennant on the last game of the regular season, the last out was a soft pop- up to Petrocelli. Remember it like it was yesterday.

[@benmiddleton9984]

I was born 4 months later. January 1980

[@brucekish7576]

As much as I like seeing players I grew up with, I'm not certain what the point of the edited video clips were, showing a mundane walk, fly out, and Tiante being lifted for an injury. I was anticipating something significant, like Yaz's 3,000th hit or some other milestone. The "highlights" were unmemorable.

[@bradleydame8221]

To me it was snapshot of a memorable moment in time. Hearing that TV 38 Red Sox broadcast with Ned Martin and Hawk Harrelson. The players involved, including Yaz and El Tiante. And it was the night before number 3000. To me, the nostalgia is the point of the video, not some specific highlight.

[@spinedoc18]

He wasn't in pinstripes on the road.

[@kickerpunter8414]

Is it possible Luis didn't want to have that 3,000th hit to come off him, at his old stadium?

[@FrancoM7747]

The wind up is a relic of the past.

[@bobbarker1476]

The day Tiant became a Yankee, I almost cried.

[@plumbr13]

And then what happened?

[@SeanCollins-i8i]

Three years ago, my math puts it 45 years ago. Must be that new math.