Mike Madrid (The Latino Vote Podcast) and host Thomas Emerick go to 1980s Los Angeles for Game 1 of the Fall Classic between the Los Angeles Dodgers and visiting Oakland Athletics. Kirk Gibson's hobbled HR.

The Dodgers for close to a century have remained an incredibly interesting franchise for examining how sports are woven into the fabric of American society, and we trace the thread with the Latino community and relevant political implications. So let's go to 1980s Los Angeles for a ball game, one that also happens be among the most dramatic and compelling in the history of American sports. A true exclamation point on LA's transformative decade.

This is Remember That Game, the podcast about sporting events that take you on a journey. Check it out on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. 

Also check out Mike Madrid's work:

• The Great Transformation on Substack
• The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy from Simon & Schuster
• The Latino Vote Podcast with Mike Madrid & Chuck Rocha
• Mike Madrid on YouTube

Check out the broadcast call of Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series homer from Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola and then rewind to 1981 for Fernando Nation from ESPN 30 for 30.

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Chronological jumping-off points for discussion of the 5-4 Los Angeles Dodgers win over the Oakland Athletics in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series: 

1. Dodgers fandom origins and Fernando Valenzuela’s 1981 playoff run
2. Fast forward to LA vs. NY in 1988 NLCS
3. Kirk Gibson scratched from Game 1 lineup
4. Mickey Hatcher smacks 2-run homer off Dave Stewart
5. AL MVP José Canseco answers right back with grand slam in 2nd
6. Mike Scioscia RBI cuts deficit to 4-3 in 6th:
7. Alejandro Peña’s 2 shutout innings keep it a one-run game into 9th
8. Kirk Gibson pinch-hits against Dennis Eckersley and catches a backdoor slider
9. Civic fabric of LA sports in the ensuing decades
10. Legacy of the ‘88 World Series

HOST

Remember That Game creator Thomas Emerick

GUEST

Leading Latino voting expert Mike Madrid

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