What the?! When a Massive Earthquake Struck the World Series

Who: Al Michaels and Tim McCarver

Where: Giants vs. A's: Candle Stick Park - San Francisco, CA

When: October 17, 1989

What the?!

Just 30 minutes prior to the start of the 1989 World Series Game 3, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck the Bay Area. Michaels and McCarver were in the middle of a live telecast on ABC when they were

When, in the judgment of the Referee, the level of crowd noise prevents the offense from hearing its signals, he can institute a series of procedures which can result in a loss of team time outs or a five-yard penalty against the defensive team.

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For that ref's sake, it's a good thing there weren't memes back then...

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