2. One other late Saturday night time at Pioneer Press. Information aspect reporter Buzz Bissinger is engaged on a late-breaking story. Wayne Wangstad, so cranky we cherished him, metropolis editor for the night time, hollers: “The place’s that ******* story, Bissinger?” Bissinger hollers in return: “What do you assume I’m doing again right here, ******?” To which Wangstad responds: “I’m going to come back again there and pinch your head off.”
Fortunately, it was an idle menace, or Buzz would by no means have given us “Friday Night time Lights.”
3. Oct. 25-26, 1986. Dave Henderson’s house run struck close to the massive clock subsequent to the left subject line in Shea Stadium at 11:59 p.m. The Pink Sox are actually on the verge of profitable their first World Collection since 1918. I’m within the press field, the web age just isn’t upon us, and I name the Pioneer Press library, staffed late in these days, and say, “Fast. Give me the small print of Paul Revere’s midnight experience.”
Patrick Reusse was prepared to put in writing about Boston’s Sport 6 victory within the 1986 World Collection, however it did not make print, as a result of the Pink Sox did not win. If it had, it will have referenced a ball going by the legs of Invoice Buckner. This is the ball: The inscription, addressed to Mets touring secretary Arthur Richman, says: To Arthur, the ball received it for us, Mookie Wilson, 10/25/86.
A few minutes later, I say, “Thanks,” and write a lede on the second most well-known midnight journey in New England historical past … “One if by Land, Two if by Hendu,” no matter, it was a terrific first few graphs. And no person can argue, as a result of I’m the one one who ever noticed them.
4. Oct. 26, 1991. Charlie Leibrandt throws his changeup, Kirby Puckett hits his house run, and there might be a seventh sport of the World Collection vs. the Braves within the Metrodome. The Star Tribune presses are operating. We’re making an attempt to get the copy in time for the cease that may happen, nevertheless briefly. After which from the interview room, as we’re cranking within the press field, we hear over the intercom Jack Morris being requested his ideas on getting this opportunity to pitch Sport 7.
To which Morris responds: “Within the phrases of the late, nice Marvin Gaye, ‘Let’s get it on.’ ”
