Bob Costas reflects on calling the Sandberg Game (Hour 4)

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In the final hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Costas to reflect on Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg’s legacy. Sandberg passed away Monday at 65. Costas was on the call for the legendary Sandberg Game in 1984 at Wrigley Field. Later, Spiegel and Holmes listened and reacted to a bizarre call that the Mully & Haugh Show received earlier Tuesday morning.

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0:00.0	Spiegel and Holmes show Flashback, Flashback, Flashback.
0:05.2	Bob Costas and Tony Kuback back at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
0:08.6	Changed my whole career in one game.
0:10.9	It took my expectations as a player to a whole other level.
0:14.4	Sooner is coming in to try and protect the one run later.
0:17.8	Tito Landrum playing Sandberg very deep in left field.
0:21.0	Saturday game of the week, everybody watching.
0:23.8	In a left center field and deep, this is a tie ball game.
0:27.5	Whitey Herzog has watched leads of 7-1 and 9-3 evaporate.
0:32.3	Sandberg with a fourth for five-day.
0:35.1	The one-two-hitters have been outstanding for the Cups today. This has just been a great ballgame. The Cardinals come up with two, and Willie McGee was the key man in the inning. They take an 11-9 lead to the bottom of the 10th. Is it safe today? Don't bet on it. Coming up after the baseball, Yusebio Pedroza versus Gerald Hayes from Panama. I hope its half as exciting as this ball game has been.
0:57.0	Unless something should change drastically here in the last of the 10th.
1:00.0	This week's NBC Lightbeard from Miller player of the game is Willie McGee.
1:04.0	Here comes the man again.
1:05.0	What a day he's in.
1:07.0	Oh!
1:08.0	He gets to the deep left center.
1:09.0	Look out. Do you believe it? It's gone.
1:11.7	There may be a new player of the game.
1:14.7	Five sandberg, five hits, including two home runs.
1:18.5	We will go to the 11th tied at 11.
1:22.3	Sandberg in the Cubs last at bat has twice delivered a game-tying home run, a solo shot of the night.
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