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The Day The Series Stopped - 30 For 30

🕑 Added 2023-08-13 12:00:06 +0000 UTC

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Chance mahony

when it happened my dad was watching the game the fish tank g ot knocked over my mom was driving and she said the road was going up and down like waves

JVTrickypants

So weird....randomly watching and when they said the date of 10/17 kind of freaked me out lol. If I remember correctly the announcers who were kind of joking right after it happened had to apologize because people are, well, stupid and thought they were being insensitive.

Scotty Scott

It was called Candlestick Park because it was located on Candlestick Point in San Francisco. It was, by most accounts, not a great stadium for baseball because of the windy conditions. It was also the home of the 49ers for a long time, even after the Giants moved to Oracle Park. One piece of major pop culture history? Candlestick Park was where the Beatles played their final concert before quitting touring in 1966.

Jordan

All stadia used to have unique names like Candlestick or Jack Murphy or Superdome until sponsors put their name on them.

Damon Richmond

That is more confusing 🤣🤣

PsyMar

30 for 30 was named that because it was originally a series of 30 documentaries to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of ESPN's first broadcast. Then it was such a hit they kept going. Given I recall one of you is a Cubs fan, you've got to watch the 30 for 30 simply entitled, "May 6, 1998".

Matt Rottaris

Keep the 30 for 30s coming boys!! There is one about the Little League World Series which is going on right now and is super popular this time of year.

Damon Richmond

I remember Roseanne 😂😂

Zach Wilson

I was 8 and an A's fan and so the earthquake is one of my first childhood memories. I remember the game going off the air & the local station putting a Roseanne rerun, of all things, on for about 10 minutes before the news came back up.

Damon Richmond

That’s crazy! I bet it was fascinating studying it though!

Damon Richmond

That’s a great quote 🙏🏼

Jerry Franke

I remember all too vividly that World Series. I happened to be taking a geology seminar in my first semester in college that fall, and we took time out of the regularly scheduled subjects to discuss the science behind that particular earthquake.

JForte

I don't know if you all still have this in Britain, we at least do in the South for sure, among other places all over. When shit hits the fan, heroes will show up.

Jeff

FYI that idea of "not sharing" usually comes from A's fans but also some Giants fans. They are in separate leagues, and the only time they meet when it really matters is the World Series.

Jeff

@Damo to make it even more confusing, ESPN has another documentary series called E:60 which I believe actually refers to them being an hour long 🤣

Jeff

Thank guys, for the 30 for 30 docs they really put effort into making, in contrast to the old ESPN documentaries like the one about the miracle on ice, it just felt like those old documentaries you watched in grade school that were just made up of old clips, you know what I mean?

Jeff

I'd probably agree that's my favorite as well but there are a lot of really good ones. I'm wondering if they'd find the "This Is Sportscenter" commercials funny. They need to bring those back! There are a ton of compilations on YouTube.

Bailey Jones

California sits on one of the biggest and most active fault lines in the world. Its called the san andreas fault

Bailey Jones

The fab five is one of my favorite 30 for 30s

Jacob Mestelle

30 for 30 was originally a series of 30 sports documentaries from 30 different directors produced by ESPN. They were so well received they continued to make more after the initial 30 but just continued to use the “30 for 30” title. Candlestick Park was the home of both the Giants and the 49ers. Both teams have since moved to new stadiums and Candlestick Park has been demolished. It was named for Candlestick Point where it was located. This was a great watch guys! I personally think every 30 for 30 I’ve watched has been great so feel free to pick ones that catch your attention for the future. Some are heavy like this while some are more lighthearted. Between this and Moneyball you guys will be A’s fans by the end of the month! Haha