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bcookie 12-05-2024 01:22 PM

TWiB
 
Oh how i miss that show and the voice of Mel Allen.. I watched it weekly, i think it came on either before or after Wrestling and Monster trucks in my area

BioCRN 12-05-2024 03:45 PM

Same. I grew up with Mel and TWiB.

As someone who didn't live in a team local broadcast area I had the Cubs (WGN), the Braves (TBS), and whatever random national broadcast or ESPN game was being showed.

TWiB filled in a lot of holes that short sports segment highlights couldn't...

When I was a teenager it was much the same, but at least Baseball Tonight showed up on ESPN in 1990+ and I could get a daily fix beyond a few minutes of highlights.

I love how you can watch everything now. Aside from regional team broadcast blackouts this is a golden age of televised baseball media content.

jingram058 12-05-2024 03:48 PM

Here is a link to some episodes in a YouTube playlist:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL...SGcwarMAcxRKFU

GasHouseGang 12-05-2024 05:00 PM

I watched it every week. It's the only time I got to hear Mel Allen growing up in the Midwest. It was a Saturday habit to catch up on the week's events.

GRock 12-05-2024 06:34 PM

I always liked TWiB and rarely missed watching, Mel's voice was gold.

I also used to stay up and watch George Michael and his sweet ass sports machine, simpler times.

bcookie 12-05-2024 08:56 PM

Way back.. about 20 years ago, I sold George Michael a bunch of wire photos. It was pretty cool to go back and forth via email with him.

horzverti 12-06-2024 03:04 PM

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AppleTV has several episodes of TWIB available. I really enjoyed rewatching their old shows from the late 70s and early 80s…TWIB notes! Takes me back to a simpler time when I was just a young baseball nerd.

Yes, The George Michael Sports Machine was also must-see-TV. Hit the button, George!

bmattioli 12-06-2024 04:51 PM

I play the closing theme and remember my youth and good times..

brad31 12-08-2024 10:50 AM

TWiB, the baseball bunch and baseball stats in the Sunday paper were the best part of my week-ends growing up!!

cgjackson222 12-08-2024 11:01 AM

Loved TWiB, George Michael's Sports Machine, and in the local NY market, I loved Warner Wolfe's "Let's go the Video Tape" plays of the month and year and decade, and Len Berman's "Spanning the World."

GeoPoto 12-08-2024 11:25 AM

Berman was the one with all the "nicknames", I think. Such as, Fernando "Bodacious" Tattis.

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cgjackson222 12-08-2024 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoPoto (Post 2479671)
Berman was the one with all the "nicknames", I think. Such as, Fernando "Bodacious" Tattis.

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Not sure. Could you be thinking of Chris Berman? He was really into the nicknames. https://thegloryofbaseball.blogspot....nicknames.html

GeoPoto 12-08-2024 12:15 PM

Yes, my bad. Chris it is.

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JollyElm 12-08-2024 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by cgjackson222 (Post 2479664)
Loved TWiB, George Michael's Sports Machine, and in the local NY market, I loved Warner Wolfe's "Let's go the Video Tape" plays of the month and year and decade, and Len Berman's "Spanning the World."

Watching Warner Wolf each night in my house was like a religion!!!!! My goodness, was he entertaining with his personality, enthusiasm and great "Let's go to the videotape" highlights!!!!
What a time to be a sports fan in NY!!!!!!


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