Dave Stewart received a text a text from a friend one April evening: “Turn on ESPN. Game 1 is on.”
Even 32 years later, the mere mention of that 1988 World Series opener triggers Stewart’s instant, seething rage. Stewart, that game’s starter for the powerhouse Oakland A’s, flipped on the TV and let those squashed memories unfurl. Even through burial attempts, his internal monologue is fresh.
Error 0:
“Mickey, he should have never hit home run off me here.”
“Shoot, I held the hill before Canseco comes up. It’s a Grand Slam and now we’re up for two.