Sports Rivals: 1988 NLCS | Dodgers vs Mets
Apr 21, 2020
48 minutes
The 1988 NLCS was a tumultuous series between the LA Dodgers and NY Mets. It went 7 games in the rain, sleet and hail and featured the likes of KIRK GIBSON, STEVE SAX, DOC GOODEN AND GARY CARTER. This series also pitted the to be 1988 Cy Young Award winner, NLCS MVP and […] The post 1988 NLCS | Dodgers vs Mets | Ep 10 appeared first on the Sports Rivals podcast.
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On this date 34 years ago, Kirk Gibson signed a free agent contract with the...
Kirk Gibson Signs with Dodgers, 1988 / On this date 34 years ago, Kirk Gibson signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. One of the stars of the 1984 Tigers World Series championship team, Gibson made the decision to leave his hometown team to move to the National League. And the decision paid big dividends--for Gibson and the Dodgers. Kirk earned NL Most Valuable Player honors, batting .290 with 25 HR and 76 RBI. In the game one of the World Series, Gibson hit one of the most important home runs in post-season history off Dennis Eckersley. Gibson's signing occurred on my first week at WXYZ-TV and I covered the press conference he held in Grosse Pointe Park.