1988 ABC's Monday Night Baseball Open

This is the opening theme from ABC's Monday Night Baseball during the 1988 season.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• ABC
• Monday Night Baseball
• Al Michaels
• New York Mets
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Shea Stadium
• Kevin Elster
• Sid Fernandez
• Howard Johnson
• Ron Darling
• JIm Leyland
• Darryl Strawberry
• Bob Ojeda

[MrCHITOWN247]

2 complete games in 3 games you dont see that anymore in todays baseball

[Sportbuff99TV]

@MrCHITOWN247 No, you don't, and Larussa was talking about that on Letterman last week. He was saying how the starters were the best pitchers on the staff in the old days, and - by and large - they would decide if a team won or lost. He said that these days it's the guys in the bullpen who decide the majority of games, so you put the guys with the best stuff out there. I thought, "What about Carpenter and Wainwright??" Enjoy your retirement, Tony!

[dgendvil]

I didn't know Bengals QB Ken Anderson did sportscasts.

[Bravesbaseball1100]

@xSoccerxCorex haha yes yes it was

[FutureNewsAnchor]

@Bravesbaseball1100 It's the legendary Al Michaels!

[LSDNY]

This was the first year I started watching baseball as a kid. Followed the Mets all year until they lost the NLCS in 7 to Orel Hershiser and the Dodgers. I had to wait 11 years for them to make the playoffs again. I still miss Darryl Strawberry.

[xSoccerxCorex]

@Bravesbaseball1100 hope that's sarcasm...

[Bravesbaseball1100]

I'd recognize that voice anywhere, thats Vin Scully on the mic

[partypartida]

Wow! This intro made me more pumped up to watch baseball than watching a game in 2011.

[JGmartinezJr]

It still boggles the mind as to how Fernandez was so tough to hit and struck out a lot of hitters, despite a fastball not higher than 85.