One of the more underrated parts of the radio call of Morris' HR

Goosebumps every time.

The best moment in LSU sports history. I was 5 years old and will always remember the reaction. LSU baseball was life for 90s kids.

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IDONTBUHLIEVEIT

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I have a friend who thinks this is the funniest line in all of sports history. Anytime anyone brings up Hawthorne or the Morris HR that is the first thing he blurts out

Hawthorne was a goober who often time left you confused as to what was actually happening on the field. But you could NEVER question his passion.

Blair is starting to come around a bit on that (see the call of the 2 point conversion vs. Alabama). But Hawthorne is the soundtrack for most of the big moments in LSU histroy.

I had the fortune of being there. Sat down the third base line.
Before the game started and before people were let in, I convinced the stadium personnel to allow me access to a pay phone inside. As I spoke to my father back home in BR, the Miami team had entered and were passing by me on the phone. I will never forget the cold looks I got wearing my purple and gold.

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Hawthorne was a goober who often time left you confused as to what was actually happening on the field.

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i couldn't disagree more. Football he gave out the formations, direction, called motions etc. Basketball he was great. Baseball the same his biggest problem, to his haters, was he got overly excited at times thinking balls were going out. If you are ever at a game though plenty of people rise from their seat when balls are hit thinking they are going out only to be a routine fly ball.

Blair waits to make the call. At least did for a while. You would hear the ball hit and fans groan before he would say that's a 5-4-3 dp

I also love the ump giving Morris a little shove to make sure he touches the plate.

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One of the more underrated parts of the radio call of Morris' HR

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I always thought it was the foreshadowing just before the pitch. After he gave Morris' game stats and everything, he says, paraphrasing, "well, it's going to take a base hit, error, pass ball, or something.........."whack", that's way back there, way back there,,,HOMERUN, HOMERUN!

I think I find that part so underrated because NO ONE was thinking homerun. I know I wasn't. It was just "get the runner home". That "or something" ended up being the most celebrated moment in LSU history. Or something...awesome.

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Well said. I can still recite his entire call by memory. Indelibly etched in my brain.

That will NEVER get old. I had that recorded on VHS, played it again and again for years. I was 14 when he hit it and baseball was life.

Brad Wilson. Had a leadoff double to start the inning. And it was a close play at 2nd.