Results tagged “1988” from The Sports Desk
Dodgers fans are reminiscing about 1988 now that the team has a shot at its first championship since that season of Kirk Gibson and Orel Hershiser. How did the 1988 playoffs look as they happened? Read on to see the Daily News' lead story from Oct. 6, 1988. It's about the Dodgers' victory over the New York Mets the night before in game 2 of the National League Championship Series.That victory marked the start of the Dodgers' October run of upsets over the Mets and the Oakland A's.
Continue reading Dodgers: 20 years ago today.
Our story about the passing of Daily News sportswriter and editor Matt McHale on Monday included an excerpt of Matt's coverage of Kirk Gibson's World Series home run. It showed Matt's talent for efficiently yet gracefully capturing a moment.
Since space is unlimited here on the Web, here are all of Matt's game stories from that 1988 World Series. Dodgers fans will enjoy a time capsule of the club's last great effort, and Matt fans will enjoy reading him at the top of his craft.
Turn the page, go back 20 years ...
Continue reading McHale, in his own words.
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Kevin Modesti watches sports from a new angle since his promotion from sports columnist to sports editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. In his new blog, Modesti not only comments on the big sports stories of the moment-- he talks about what makes them big. Think of it as a conversation with readers about how these stories should be covered.
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