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Thomas Paine Podcast

1978 08 17 Indians at Tigers - Baseball Radio

Thomas Paine Podcast

mike moore

Society & Culture, News, Philosophy, Daily News, Politics

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2026

⏱️ 169 minutes

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0:00.0

Ron Luciano. Boy, that we have a delightful day here in Detroit. Sun shining all day, temperature up in the high 80s.

0:07.0

And the skies right now are completely blue and clear of clouds. It is, well, I guess, a little breeze blowing toward right field.

0:16.0

Although in this ballpark, you can't really feel a breeze because it's completely enclosed at the double-deck stadium all the way around and while they don't have a roof over the upper deck

0:24.7

and center field it is still completely enclosed so normally you can't feel much stirring of the wind here

0:31.3

and what wind is blowing looking at the flags on top seem to be blowing toward right field

0:37.3

there in tigas stadium 3 to be blowing toward right field.

0:45.7

Here in Tiger Stadium, 325 feet to the right field line, and then the upper deck protrudes out over the field about 5 or 6 feet,

0:50.5

so actually you can hit the ball into the upper deck, a shorter distance into the lower deck,

0:53.8

and that's one of those rides that go high in the air, I'm come almost straight down in center field it is 440 feet the straightaway center 370 in right center it's fairly close

1:02.1

in left field down the line 340 365 in left center and that's a nice shot for the hitters to go

1:08.9

at but this ballpark in center not a room but if you can pull the ball at all to either side or even hit them to the opposite field, this is really a good hitters park. 84 degrees, they tell us here in Tiger Stadium right now. Stepping in, Rick Manning, stepping in for us, big smile on his face. The Cubs won this afternoon here's joe taint to tell you that

1:28.7

a beautiful night for baseball thank you herb good evening everybody jim slayton right-hander

1:34.2

his third go against the indians this year he's one one he is lost on with a three point two

1:38.8

four er a against the tribe and manning hits the first pitch into center field the floor waiting

1:43.3

for it backs up and makes the catch man first pitch into center field. The floor waiting for it, backs up and makes the guess. Manning flies to center field in the first pitch of the ball game. Rick came in hitting 262, 3-Omer's 39 RBIs. He's now 2 for 5 in the series. Manning has hit in 10 of his last 12 games dating back to August 4th. This brings on the right-hand batting Buddy Bell.

2:01.6

297, 5-Homers 48 RBI, and 0 for 4.

2:05.6

And last night's ball game.

2:11.6

First pitch to Buddy is a fastball strike line.

2:13.6

Indians apart after the game will return to Cleveland via right airlines.

2:19.0

And then tomorrow night take on the White Sox at the stadium.

2:22.4

And tomorrow afternoon, the Wahoo Club will honor Buddy Bell.

2:25.0

Pitch to Buddy is low, one ball, one strike.

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