I was 12. I was practicing to be the next Denny McClain. Well, except for the conviction part.
I guess I was 13. I remember how because the games were all in the daytime our teachers at Adams Jr. High brought their TVs to class to let us watch. I remember how my dad bought our very first color TV just so we could see the highlights in color!
No kidding. If you ever read Freehan's book "Behind the Mask", he alluded to the fact that Denny was a jerk. Too bad. All that talent. I think I remember McClain saying his arm was shot by the time he got to the Series. That was back in the days the best were pitching 300-350 innings. No one seems capable of that any more. They wrecked young Fidrych by overthrowing him.