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Podcast: Past Ball Podcast
Episode: Kirk Gibson's Pinch-Hit Home Run | Pastball Podcast #57
Description: When the Dodgers signed free agent Kirk Gibson after the 1987 season, it not only provided the Dodgers with the leader they needed but also set in motion a string of some of the most improbable events of the 1980s. The Dodgers were bigger underdogs against the A's, who had a fearsome offense behind Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco and a pitching staff led by Dave Stewart, Bob Welch and Dennis Eckersley.Gibson was hurt in the NLCS and his status for the World Series was greatly in doubt.In...