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Pirates @ Expos, 9/2/70

G-Fafif Sep 26 2009 02:17 PM

Game from Jarry Park magically reappearing on MLBN this afternoon as Mets-Marlins appetizer. Black and white, on film, very dark in Montreal that night. Rusty quite thin.

HahnSolo Sep 26 2009 03:26 PM Re: Pirates @ Expos, 9/2/70

Tuned in to see Rusty go over the fence to grab a foul ball from Pops.

Frayed Knot Sep 26 2009 04:48 PM Re: Pirates @ Expos, 9/2/70

[quote="G-Fafif"]Rusty quite thin.

Or at least relatively thin. The big draw of this game seemed to be that the 'Spos came up with 4 in the 8th and 3 more in the 9th to overcome a big hole. The runs in the 9th came via a John Boccabella 2-out 3R HR. Which stadium announcer was it that used to like to draw out that name?

G-Fafif Sep 27 2009 09:29 AM Re: Pirates @ Expos, 9/2/70

[quote="Frayed Knot":2sz60kzs]The runs in the 9th came via a John Boccabella 2-out 3R HR. Which stadium announcer was it that used to like to draw out that name?[/quote:2sz60kzs] I believe it was the Expos PA man. Sadly, John Boccabella retired the year before Biff Pocoroba came up.

MFS62 Sep 27 2009 10:17 AM Re: Pirates @ Expos, 9/2/70

[quote="G-Fafif"] Sadly, John Boccabella retired the year before Biff Pocoroba came up.

John's first minor league stop was at Pocatello, ID. My friend and I always referred to him as "Bocabella from Pocatell - a " Later