Athletics-Dodgers ‘88 World Series Game 1 with Mike Madrid

About this episode

Mike Madrid joins Thomas Emerick to discuss Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, highlighting its significance in sports and society.

Mike Madrid (The Latino Vote Podcast) and host Thomas Emerick make their way north of downtown for Game 1 of the 1988 Fall Classic between the Los Angeles Dodgers and visiting Oakland Athletics. Kirk Gibson's hobbled HR. The Dodgers for close to a century have remained an incredibly interesting franchise for examining how sports are woven into the fabric of American society, and we trace the thread with the Latino community and relevant political implications. So let's go to 1980s Los Angeles for a ball game, one that also happens be among the most dramatic and compelling in the history of American sports. A true exclamation point on LA's transformative decade.

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Emerick

Guest: Mike Madrid

Topics covered

• 1988 World Series
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Oakland Athletics
• Kirk Gibson
• Latino community
• sports history
• political implications

Keywords

• 1988 World Series
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Oakland Athletics
• Kirk Gibson
• Latino Vote
• sports history
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Latino Vote Podcast

Places: Los Angeles, Oakland

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