Talk:1989 World Series

Assessment
aside from a couple of lists and scores by inning, this is a short dry article without breadth or compelling prose. it needs more depth, breadth and flavour to become a B class article. also the graphics are pathetic and it could use some print references if the article is truly notable. Anlace 15:05, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Could also do with mentioning the small matter of who actually won the Series, too... 81.104.160.179
 * The 1908 World Series wasn't a crosstown Series. It was Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers

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"Most one sided"
Check the article for the 2004 World Series. The Red Sox only trailed after one inning. That should probably be changed.

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How is this fact world series related
The bit on the earthquake describes ways in which the World Series mitigated earthquake problems (for instance, traffic on the collapsed freeway was lighter because people had gone home early to watch the game). But then there's this statement:


 * Although the city's emergency water system failed due to ruptured water mains, volunteers helped connect hoses from San Francisco's fireboat, the Phoenix, to fight fires with pumped salt water from the nearby bay.

What does this have to do with the World Series? --Jfruh (talk) 15:29, 4 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree with Jfruh; there are many facts that have seemingly nothing to do with the world series. The purpose of this article should be to inform people on a world series which many people vividly remember due to the earthquake. I would argue that many facts in this article make it a cumbersome read and do not help the article achieve its purpose. A few:


 * "At the time the earthquake hit, the announcing team for ABC Sports, Tim McCarver, Al Michaels, and Jim Palmer immediately grabbed what they perceived to be the armrests; it turned out that they grabbed each others' thighs, leaving each of them with bruises; recounting this incident years later, Michaels would boldly admit his strong belief that had the earthquake lasted much longer than 15 seconds, he would have been killed"


 * "By contrast, the broadcasting team in the CBS Radio booth next door, consisting of Jack Buck, Johnny Bench, and John Rooney, ran out as soon as the earthquake started. Bench ran to a spot underneath a steel grate, to which Buck quipped, 'If you would have moved that fast when you played, you wouldn't have hit into so many double plays.' "


 * "Separately from the broadcast, Peter Gammons and Oakland Athletics pitcher Bob Welch were walking by Marina Middle School in order to get a residency pass when they spotted a slightly unshaven man with a white wind-breaker waiting in line for his pass, who turned out to be Joe DiMaggio, who was concerned over the status of his sister, Louise. Gammons shared this story during a 1999 SportsCenter Flashback special chronicling the 1989 World Series."


 * "Not long after returning, José Canseco (still in full uniform) and his wife Esther were spotted filling up their car at a self-service gas station. As noted in his later book Juiced, Canseco noted that someone wrote an article portraying him as forcing his wife to pump the gas, but that in reality, she told him to let her do it because if people saw him in his full uniform, it would cause a scene."


 * I think it's also worth pointing out the poor sentence structure and general wordiness in this article, which I will try to clean up over the next few days. Does anyone agree with me and Jfruh that this extraneous information should be deleted? --DCnative311 (talk) 2:34, July 25, 2011 (CST)

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Would there have been an off day between Games 5 and 6?
I am wondering if there would have been an off day between Games 5 and 6 if this World Series went to at least 6 games. I know that if the 2008 World Series went to at least 6 games, there would have not been an off day between Games 5 and 6.

https://web.archive.org/web/20081029181417/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081028&content_id=3650918&vkey=ps2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.0.38.216 (talk) 19:25, 16 February 2022 (UTC)


 * If it had been necessary, Games 5, 6, and 7 would have been on October 29, October 31, and November 1 respectively.
 * https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1989/10/23/game-3-of-world-series-postponed-until-friday/d6c5b36b-5790-46c3-89fc-ee71738dd7b9/ 98.0.38.216 (talk) 01:16, 1 November 2022 (UTC)

Oakland Athletics use of Performance Enhancers
A lot of Oakland players were involved in using performance enhancers at this time. Could someone please provide an accurate account describing this? Thanks. 24.192.24.95 (talk) 00:33, 3 January 2024 (UTC)