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bucolic_frolic

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4. 1968 was one of the greatest series ever

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 03:52 PM

Yesterday

Big money had not completely taken over sports, the TV was simple but had replays, the interviews were tame.

Mickey Lolich's delivery kept batters guessing. Most of the time he seemed to be throwing the ball from around his knees. And he could pick corners.

The entire series replay is available on YouTube.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_World_Series

Catch the center field angle on the second base tag. Looks safe to me.

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