Kirk Gibson's Homerun Is 30 Today

My grandfather had passed away exactly a week before this game. We still had family in town after the funeral and all. I can still remember sitting by myself on the couch, all the way to the right side. The adults were talking and whatnot over at the dining room table. Kirk Gibson came to the plate and I thought, "no way." I was stunned into silence as the ball cleared the right field fence. A truly remarkable moment.

 It happened 30 years ago tonight, almost to the hour that I'm posting this.

Earlier today, AM570 in Los Angeles had Kirk Gibson on the radio talking with Steve Sax (who hopefully you recall was also on that 1988 team. You can listen to that interview here.

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Former @dodgers World Series hero #KirkGibson joined us today to talk about that huge moment 30 years ago. | Link in bio for full interview! (📸: Getty Images)

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Goosebumps.

On This Date: 30 years ago, Kirk Gibson hit a pinch-hit, walk-off home run for the Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series. pic.twitter.com/p9qCV2map7

— ESPN (@espn) October 15, 2018