World Series Notes

The 121st baseball World Series commences tonight in Toronto, Canada, with the home team Blue Jays (2-0) in previous World Series facing the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers (8-14) in such, with good and bad memories evoked, from when I truly loved L.A. (ode to Randy Newman).

Toronto opened the ’92 World Series at home losing game 1 at Atlanta before getting a/the key win in #2 on Ed Sprague’s 9th inning 2RHR which transformed a 1 run Jays’ deficit into a lead which they held in an eventual 6 game series triumph.

For now, (I did not hear about Sprague’s homer, of course Carter’s was cited and ranks among the

(Carter 3RHR and Bill Mazeroski are the only World Series ending home runs).

greatest homers and moments in sports, while Batista’s in a mere “div” series was and why because he flipped his bat?!-Reason # ?? for Paar’s drain comment to be “Paar” for the course, Sprague’s “shot” ranks ahead of Springer’s and maybe even if “Tor” upsets L.A. will in my opinion. Certainly if they lose. (By the way, you know I cited Springer as one of the few modern players I truly like and chastised those “Sea” fans who cheered when he left #5ALCS with an injury. Karma, not carrying charges and ode to Mr. Greenstreet).

In their 8 World Series triumphs, (7 played with road/home–their 2020, not so hot crown, was played at a neutral site), the Dodgers in both Brooklyn (they went (3-0) at home in ’55 and eventually finally won the crown) and Los Angeles are (17-1) in home tilts.

They clinched only one of those 8 crowns at home, (6 road and 1 neutral) while the losing pitcher in the lone Dodgers’ loss in that scenario is the great Sandy Koufax, outdueled by Bob Shaw with I believe relief help from Dick Donovan.

More on Sandy, Bob and Dodgers’ history, as I present interviews, titled “Dodgertown Interviews” which you can see on You Tube and below.

There is so much I can say as pictured above are the great Sandy Koufax and me (Andy B.). I am so proud to have interviewed the Hall of Fame “Dons,” Drysdale and Sutton and especially Sandy Koufax.

I truly thank Amy McQuillan, (pictured in the top left corner), a one of a kind, great person, who did the camera work on and found this rare gem and placed it where people can see it.

I can give more facts, one is these interviews were done “on the fly” and I had no notes, no teleprompter.

Note: Lew Burdette, doing so 8 years before Sandy, (1957), also hurled shutouts in the 5th and 7th games of the World Series.

Again, I am so grateful to Amy, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale and Don Sutton for contributing mightily to these interviews, which surely have and will be insightful, to hopefully many, as time goes by.