Palmer was present at San Francisco 's Candlestick Park on October 17 , , when the Loma Prieta earthquake hit prior to Game 3 of the World Series . After the 1989 season , ABC lost its contract to broadcast baseball to CBS . Palmer had earned $ 350,000 from ABC that year for appearing on around ten regular season broadcasts and making a few postseason appearances
Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Jim Palmer