WGN Channel 9 - Lead-Off Man and Expos at Cubs (1st 20 Minutes, 5/28/1980)

[@alhuxley8795]

The music for Lead-Off Man was the "Billboard March" was composed by John N Klohr in 1901 as a circus march.

[@scoobycarr5558]

As a Cubs fan I admired both the Expos and Pirates and the fact that they consistently fielded quality players. And the Expos' and Pirates' uniforms both home and away - very outstanding. Plus the way Chicago honored Canada when the Expos came to town still has an emotional feel to me.

[@tonydio666]

Didn't you like winning much? Lol

[@richsleyster2656]

I also liked the Phillies. Great uniforms & great players

[@AMEER-114-]

What do the Pirates have to do with this clip?

[@melodycjefferson1323]

Just seeing this brings back those wonderful memories of summer.

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

Love that Lead-Off Man theme music. Unchanged for decades.

[@BaseballPlayer0]

It was changed in 84 for Jump by Van Halen

[@jonnydanger7181]

The typewriter in the background. Classic.

[@mikek4556]

Jonny Danger I think that’s the teletype machine. That’s how they got the scores from the other games.

[@jonnydanger7181]

Mike K interesting. Sounds the same as a telegram 😊

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

@@jonnydanger7181 Sort of. Both newspapers and radio/TV station would have these machines to get important news sent over wires such as the Associated Press. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleprinter

[@jonnydanger7181]

Christopher Sobieniak I can’t believe how old I am lol. thanks for the info 👍

[@joeambrose3260]

Grow up guys

[@delyates2509]

You know you're bad when Mike Vail is batting cleanup.

[@thunderock1625]

Back when Wrigley was a true ballpark. Don't realize how good we had it until it's gone.

[@schnackattack1355]

The great Jack Brickhouse... and Married with Children's Ed O'Neill as the young exec in the Lowenbrau commercial

[@phish66]

Andre Dawson trying to steal home against the Cubs. Cool.

[@MrPoppyDuck]

Nice to see the old friendly confines!

[@elwoodblues6663]

no comparison between the old announcers and the current crop who talk about everything but the game. i didnt know how much i miss the old telecasts until i watched this

[@romelovesdan]

Hopefully, more actual game footage will be available some day....it would be great to see during these days....Our old heroes, truly classic history of MLB Baseball.

[@edwinearl4584]

Tim Blackwell. Memories.

[@larryshackley8074]

The WGN logo music is the intro to Roger Whittaker's "The Last Farewell."

[@scoobycarr5558]

Thanks for uploading the commercials too. Especially Lowenbrau a brand of beer that's sadly not around anymore. Plus Danley's and their phone number G-A-R-A-G-E-S is probably not around anymore.

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

I don't know about the phone number, but Danley's still exists: www.danleysgarageworld.com/

[@MK-fc2hn]

They're still around.. but their $1999 deal isn't. 😂

[@lickwidgoat3480]

I wish danlys was still around, 3000 bucks for a 16x20 garage with concrete foundation and doors and windows, with cubs tickets and a microwave!!!!! Such a deal!!!!🎉🎉

[@michaelwayne7887]

Lowenbrau commercial @ 26:47 features the future Al Bundy portrayer Ed O'Neill as the new establishment owner.

[@mariepavlov2425]

even a surprise Bobby Knight appearance at Wrigley Field.

[@jangoig8882]

Coach Knight and Jackbrickhouse two classics

[@sjones5863]

Milo thought he was going to be the main man after Brickhouse retired. Oops.

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

Yeah, he resented the hell out of Harry.

[@sjones5863]

@@aboxofbroken8tracks983 how those two didn't kill each other the brief time they were together I don't know. Even as a kid I could notice the tension.

[@biggobot3253]

Milo was a stiff who always sounded canned.

[@darrellmfume4020]

Aah, the great memories as a 12-year-old boy at this time. Bill Buckner was the man for MANY bad Cub teams. just imagine the numbers Buckner could have put up on better contending teams...Scary.

[@abbasrizvi9389]

Would have been nice to have the whole game...walk off Grandslam for Cliff Johnson.

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

It's funny to think the Expos are now the Washington Nationals. It's weird seeing Andre Dawson with them, considering he later played with the Cubs. It's also odd seeing the national anthems just played, no one singing them.

[@RobertJones-my5of]

Thanks Tim for all you did . A bad year. Last place in 1980........

[@CrowTRobot-ni7zu]

I’ve noticed that way back when, when you had multipath interference like this, the “stripes” were on the left side of the screen, but by the 2000s, they were in the middle for us. I wonder if cable vs. antenna has something to do with it.

[@stuartdavis9853]

2:40 Wow...that’s some super slo-mo!

[@joeambrose3260]

Yawn

[@beast1960]

Great Stuff. Love the organ playing both National Anthems

[@scoobycarr5558]

Chris Speier? My Mom once had a mitt with Chris Speier's signature when she was the captain of the softball team the Fraulines when I was a kid!

[@chicagozephyr2399]

Just curious - Dawson was called out...but was Blackwell's tag late and high? Also - Danley garages for less than 2K!!!!

[@johnguedel7119]

I thought he was safe too.

[@romelovesdan]

And tickets to a Sox or Cubs game!!!

[@chi-tn]

With a new concrete slab

[@williamdunphy352]

Umpires (22:01) 1B Frank Pulli 2B Ed Montague 3B Dutch Rennert HP Harry Wendelstedt (CC)

[@larryshackley8074]

Phone numbers with no area codes!

[@beast1960]

Loved John Henzel at organ. (SP)

[@joerules829]

Another spoiler alert, Bobby Knight, Isiah Thomas, and Indiana won the NCAA Championship the next season.

[@wheelinthesky300]

Vines on the wall. Vines on Mike Vail's head.

[@topcurve4963]

Why has The Museum of Classic Chicago Television, Facebook Page, been terminated??

[@FuzzyMemoriesTV]

It's just down for a couple days. It will be back by Friday.

[@topcurve4963]

@@FuzzyMemoriesTV That's good to hear, Thanks for the heads up!!