Comments on: Scott Olsen Contract Details

By: John Lease

John Lease — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:04:00 +0000

I remember Tunnell beating Fernando Valenzuela, but I think that was the year before.

By: jfredland

jfredland — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:38:00 +0000

That was the first season that I followed the Pirates; I turned nine fifteen days after this game. I remember asking my mother if I could stay up past my regular bedtime of 9 pm to listen to the game the night before since Lee Tunnell, my favorite player, was the starting pitcher. I felt asleep sometime before the end, but woke up to discover that Tunnell and the Bucs had defeated the Giants. The game from this article was in the afternoon, and I listened to it on a portable transistor radio at my aunt’s house (she had given birth to my cousin the day before…). Definitely an exciting finish–I especially remember Leonard tipping Easler’s homer over the fence.

By: John Lease

John Lease — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:58:00 +0000

I certainly remember that game (and series) against the Giants. It was exciting to sweep them out there, they had a great west coast road trip as I recall.