'79 ALCS Game 4 restored - video quality is as good as I've seen

[Tony-OH]

On 5/6/2024 at 2:39 PM, 86this said:

Incredible video enhancement.  Thanks.

It really is a great enhancement. I wish they would start doing this to old games and give us an archive. I know there are some on You Tube, but wouldn't it be great to be able to pull up any Orioles game from the past? I'd love to found an amazing game and go back and watch.

[Tony-OH]

On 5/7/2024 at 11:53 PM, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Decinces with the Angels accumulated 18.9 bWAR while Disco Dan had 1.2 bWAR.

The Orioles left side of the infield could have been Decinces and Cal for much of the 1980s. In the long run it probably doesn't change much, but maybe Decinces being on the 1982 Orioles pushes the team into the playoffs over the Brewers.

Maybe I was wrong about that what if the Orioles won back-to-back World Series in 1982 and 1983.

It was a terrible trade for sure, but I think they knew they weren't going to be able to afford DeCinces as a free agent. Either way, he needed to get out from under Brooks' shadow since he was his replacement. 

Still, the thought of DeCinces next to Cal would have been nice. Imagine if they were able to afford Grich too. Free Agency killed the Orioles once it really got going, and then their drafting got pretty terrible too.

The Orioles were in the playoffs 6 of 9 years from 1966 to 1973, winning two World Series. From 1977 (when free agency really kicked off), the Orioles made the playoffs in 4 of the next 34 years, winning one World Series in 1983.

 

[86this]

22 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

It really is a great enhancement. I wish they would start doing this to old games and give us an archive. I know there are some on You Tube, but wouldn't it be great to be able to pull up any Orioles game from the past? I'd love to found an amazing game and go back and watch.

It would be nice to watch any of those past games on-demand instead of the rehashed games they play on MASN during a rain delay.  

[Tony-OH]

3 hours ago, 86this said:

It would be nice to watch any of those past games on-demand instead of the rehashed games they play on MASN during a rain delay.  

100%. But that would mean someone at MASN cares about their content. Hopefully that will change with Rubenstein.