A Musical Greeting from the 1981 Championship Dodgers
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... Sure it's the playoffs. But it's never the wrong time for an embarrassing music performance featuring Dodger players. Thanks to Big League Stew for the tip! ...
1981 Dodgers Appear On Solid Gold
FanIQ Blog —
... First up is the 1981 Dodgers' Jerry Reuss, Jay Johnstone, Rick Monday and Steve Yeager appearing on Solid Gold, which I guess was like Soul Train before Soul Train, except with much less soul. I honestly have no clue why they did this, as it's hilariously bad. ...
Dodger Thoughts: They Were the Champions
Baseball Toaster —
Not quite sure how the '81 Dodgers avoided a lifetime ban after this. Good thing Judge Landis wasn't around ... The singing! The eye makeup! The striptease! The Steinbrenner elevator jokes! And an appearance from Madame! And still this was better than this year's Emmys. Thanks to Duk at Big League Stew at Yahoo! Sports .
Speed Read: Eli’s Space Condo Could Beat Rams
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... • If the Dodgers do somehow win the World Series this year, let’s hope they take a cue from their 1981 counterparts and put together a four-man singing crew that rivals this one (thanks to BIG LEAGUE STEW for the video footage): ...
The 1981 Dodgers Found a Great Way to Humiliate Themselves
Walkoff Walk —
... Our pal 'Duk over at Big League Stew shared this with the sportsblogosphere yesterday. Back in 1981, the World Champion L.A. Dodgers (specifically, Jerry Reuss, Jay Johnstone, Rick Monday and Steve Yeager) took to the mikes on the teevee variety show Solid Gold to sing "We Are the Champions". It's cringe-tastic! ...
