1995 - The Three Pitch Comeback

Starlin Fan · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:34 pm

Stumbled upon this on youtube... thought you guys would appreciate it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYzY7GH-N5o

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UMFan83 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:38 pm

Until I saw the year I thought this was about one of Chad Fox's comebacks with the Cubs.

Treymon · **Joined:** Sat Dec 20, 2003 9:25 pm **Posts:** 14772

Aramis Fan wrote:

Stumbled upon this on youtube... thought you guys would appreciate it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYzY7GH-N5o

outstanding, thank you sir.

and as a bonus, it features a great prediction by steve stone right before the dunston ab.

sweetpeteman · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:39 pm

According to BR this game was actually 7/29/1995, not the 28th as stated in the link.

Nuts&Gum · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:40 pm

Awesome clip, but man, I [expletive] hate that one comment.

David · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:50 pm

Awesome. I remember this game. This was the season that got me into baseball/the Cubs.

Before that year, my interest in baseball could barely be called casual, and I liked the Sox because of their colors.

By the way, this game was in the same series as the game that got Deshaies mentioned got him knocked out of the league.

bcl412 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:14 pm

At 3:30 of that video, is that guy wearing a Diamondbacks hat 3 years before they existed?

Cubswin11 · **Joined:** Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:17 pm **Posts:** 5531

bcl412 wrote:

At 3:30 of that video, is that guy wearing a Diamondbacks hat 3 years before they existed?

From Wikipedia,

Quote:

On March 9, 1995, Arizona was awarded a franchise to begin play for the 1998 season. A $130 million franchise fee was paid to Major League Baseball and on January 16, 1997, the Diamondbacks were officially voted into the National League.

The franchise was known about a few months before the game, logos/gear must have already been designed and sold around that time as well.

SouthSideRyan · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:47 am

Treymon wrote:

and as a bonus, it features a great prediction by steve stone right before the dunston ab.

Was coming back just to say this.

SouthSideRyan · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:52 am

I'd forgotten how good Dunston was to start that year. This game was highwater mark for the season. He'd then go .227/.263/.338 the last 2 months of the season.

David · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:55 am

SouthSideRyan wrote:

I'd forgotten how good Dunston was to start that year. This game was highwater mark for the season. He'd then go .227/.263/.338 the last 2 months of the season.

What were his triple slashes up to that point?

SouthSideRyan · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:05 am

.344/.355/.566

David · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:10 am

[expletive].

He never did like to take a walk.

Treymon · **Joined:** Sat Dec 20, 2003 9:25 pm **Posts:** 14772

SouthSideRyan wrote:

I'd forgotten how good Dunston was to start that year. This game was highwater mark for the season. He'd then go .227/.263/.338 the last 2 months of the season.

i remember how great his average was and thinking he was going to lead the league. and then that he'd still probably be top five. and then that it'd be cool if he hit over .300.

jersey cubs fan · **Joined:** Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:38 pm **Posts:** 35115

Summer of the heat wave. I might have been at that game. Why is McRae wearing long sleeves? Did he always do that?

Pushfrog98 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:02 am

I do not miss those pants.

David · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:05 am

jersey cubs fan wrote:

Summer of the heat wave. I might have been at that game. Why is McRae wearing long sleeves? Did he always do that?

Google images says no.

Sammy's Boombox · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:55 am

This reminds me of a game against the Reds 03 or 04? I got off the school bus at a friend's house and went into his living room and turned the game on. Cubs were down (11-10 I think) in the bottom of the 9th. As soon as we turned it on Sosa homered, and then Alou homered to win it. My friend's mom looked at me like I was a nut job when she saw my reaction.

Edit: 11-10 was the final. http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=240416116

Edit 2: McRae's appearance reminded me of this game, which I recently discussed in KC with McRae and he acted like he didn't remember it. How do you not remember hitting a grand slam at the front end of a back-to-back-to-back? 9 HR total in this game...

http://m.bbref.com/m?p=XXboxesXXCHNXXCHN199604190.shtml

David · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:57 am

Sammy's Boombox wrote:

This reminds me of a game against the Reds 03 or 04? I got off the school bus at a friend's house and went into his living room and turned the game on. Cubs were down (11-10 I think) in the bottom of the 9th. As soon as we turned it on Sosa homered, and then Alou homered to win it. My friend's mom looked at me like I was a nut job when she saw my reaction.

Wasn't that in the same series in April of 04 when Dusty went absolutely nuts and got ejected?

Sammy's Boombox · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:59 am

David wrote:

Sammy's Boombox wrote:

This reminds me of a game against the Reds 03 or 04? I got off the school bus at a friend's house and went into his living room and turned the game on. Cubs were down (11-10 I think) in the bottom of the 9th. As soon as we turned it on Sosa homered, and then Alou homered to win it. My friend's mom looked at me like I was a nut job when she saw my reaction.

Do you mean the game in like April of 04 when Dusty went absolutely nuts?

Yes.

David · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:59 am

Sammy's Boombox wrote:

David wrote:

Sammy's Boombox wrote:

This reminds me of a game against the Reds 03 or 04? I got off the school bus at a friend's house and went into his living room and turned the game on. Cubs were down (11-10 I think) in the bottom of the 9th. As soon as we turned it on Sosa homered, and then Alou homered to win it. My friend's mom looked at me like I was a nut job when she saw my reaction.

Do you mean the game in like April of 04 when Dusty went absolutely nuts?

Yes.

I think I was actually wrong because I'm pretty sure they lost that game now that I think about it.

David · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:01 am

I'm all confused now... was it Wood that got ejected in a loss?

I remember Dusty going insane and flailing around vividly.

I know it was CB Bucknor who squeezed Wood.

Sammy's Boombox · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:04 am

David wrote:

Sammy's Boombox wrote:

David wrote:

Sammy's Boombox wrote:

This reminds me of a game against the Reds 03 or 04? I got off the school bus at a friend's house and went into his living room and turned the game on. Cubs were down (11-10 I think) in the bottom of the 9th. As soon as we turned it on Sosa homered, and then Alou homered to win it. My friend's mom looked at me like I was a nut job when she saw my reaction.

Do you mean the game in like April of 04 when Dusty went absolutely nuts?

Yes.

I think I was actually wrong because I'm pretty sure they lost that game now that I think about it.

Oh, I didn't realize you meant ejected. I just saw the April 04 and assumed you remembered something about the game I had not seen.

Thed Hoyerstein · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:36 am

David wrote:

I'm all confused now... was it Wood that got ejected in a loss?

I remember Dusty going insane and flailing around vividly.

I know it was CB Bucknor who squeezed Wood.

I believe it was the same series in early '04. Think the Cubs were up in the 9th inning and Dusty let Wood pitch the 9th, promptly gave up the lead after questionable calls, and then boom-goes Dusty and Wood.

Sammy's Boombox · **Posted:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:43 am

Thed Hoyerstein wrote:

David wrote:

I'm all confused now... was it Wood that got ejected in a loss?

I remember Dusty going insane and flailing around vividly.

I know it was CB Bucknor who squeezed Wood.

I believe it was the same series in early '04. Think the Cubs were up in the 9th inning and Dusty let Wood pitch the 9th, promptly gave up the lead after questionable calls, and then boom-goes Dusty and Wood.

The day before. Eric Cooper.

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=240417116

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