Kirk Gibson had Freddie Freeman ‘premonition’ before dramatic World Series home run 

LOS ANGELES — Watching connected his telephone astatine his bluish Michigan ranch complete dinner, Kirk Gibson had nan aforesaid guidance arsenic truthful galore Dodgers fans arsenic nan shot sailed complete nan obstruction successful right-center field.

“F–king ay,” was his first reaction, he told The Post successful a telephone question and reply up of Saturday night’s Game 2. “Have astatine it.”

It really happened again.

Thirty-six years aft a hobbled Gibson deed 1 of nan biggest location runs successful World Series history — a two-run, pinch-hit, walk-off changeable disconnected Dennis Eckersley successful nan opener of nan bid complete nan Athletics — Freddie Freeman had his Kirk Gibson moment.

The prima first baseman, still nursing a sprained correct ankle that led to him sitting retired 2 games successful nan NLCS against nan Mets, blasted nan first walk-off Grand Slam successful World Series history to cap a classical Game 1 triumph complete nan Yankees.

Freddie Freeman of nan Dodgers jumps into his teammates aft he scores connected his walk-off expansive slam to triumph nan crippled during nan 10th inning. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

“Before it happened, I had a premonition,” recalled nan 67-year-old Gibson, who is simply a typical adjunct to nan Tigers. “I recognized what was going on, they were down to their past out, and Freddie came up. He deed it retired quick, and everything astir it was very, very reflective of my situation.

“The bases are loaded, there’s 2 outs, and Freddie is fundamentally hanging by a thread. I conscionable felt like, ‘Here it is, spell up and do it.’ I’ve said galore times: When it happened to me, it was very lucky. You consciousness honored. Little does he cognize what that tin mean to his life and nan game. It’s been an unthinkable point for my teammates and maine since it happened successful 1988.”

Gibson has received tons of messages from erstwhile teammates and friends since Freeman’s seismic blast. He’s still catching up pinch everyone.

It brought backmost fond memories of 1988. After upsetting nan favored Mets successful nan NLCS, nan Dodgers were large underdogs to nan Athletics.

Gibson was called upon to pinch deed pinch 2 outs, a runner connected guidelines and nan Dodgers trailing by a run. His near hamstring was torn and his correct knee had a torn medial collateral ligament.

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He still sewage to Eckersley connected nan eighth transportation of nan melodramatic at-bat. As he touched nan plate, nan hurting Gibson told his teammates to beryllium observant pinch him because he was successful pain.

“I dream everyone gets a chance to do thing for illustration that because it’s difficult to explicate what it does for you,” Gibson said.

He added: “I retrieve america going into nan locker room, that’s what makes you happy. I retrieve my dad, my mom, having to take sides maine against group that were captious of me. When I deed nan location run, that’s nan first point I thought of. ‘There ya go, conscionable support your rima shut, we’ll person our day, and we’ll do it nan correct way,’ and we did.”

Dodgers Kirk Gibson raises his limb successful ceremony arsenic he rounds nan bases aft hitting a game-winning two-run location tally successful nan bottommost of nan ninth inning to hit nan Oakland Athletics 5-4 successful nan first crippled of nan World Series astatine Dodger Stadium Oct. 15, 1988. AP

Gibson’s location tally gave nan Dodgers momentum that would lead to a bid expanse of nan Athletics. T

he Dodgers were considered a flimsy favourite complete nan Yankees entering this series, and this walk-off changeable could person a akin impact.

“Maybe nan Dodgers person that benignant of luck erstwhile it counts [like we did]. I don’t know,” Gibson said. “I wish I could opportunity that I gave him nan scouting study for illustration [Dodgers scout] Mel Didier gave me, but I didn’t. He’s a helluva subordinate and he’s gone done a lot. Congratulations to Freddie Freeman.

“My full tally has been truthful overplayed and yet personification other gets to transportation nan torch. Freddie’s awesome. It hasn’t been soft sailing for him. Really respect him, nan measurement he plays nan game.”