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A well-known Chicago Cubs fan (in Chicago) was singer-songwriter Steve Goodman. He wrote and sang what became the Cubs' anthem, "Go Cubs Go". Whenever the Cubs win at Wrigley Field, the song is belted out by the fans. But with the Cubs' mounting successes throughout the 2016 season, more and more Cubs fans traveled to the "away" games, their cheers outshining those of the home team's. And, of course, they sang "Go Cubs Go" with each of the Cubs' wins and the World Series win! IT WAS THE BEST! (A lifelong Cubs fan, my dad was celebrating up in Heaven.) (Steve Goodman passed away in 1984. A few years after his death, a family member was able to scatter some of his ashes in left field of Wrigley Field.)
My grandfather rooted every day of his 87 years on this planet for the cubs and never saw them win it all. This was one of the most memorable moments in my life
Yeah this is probably my most memorable moment in my life as well. My then 83 year old Grandmother was the same exact way and I'm thankful every day that she got to see this happen in her lifetime. I remember the second that final out was scored she called me in tears yelling Cubs win! Cubs win! and singing go cubs go. Damn I get chills thinking about it every time. I also remember seeing all the memorials placed outside Wrigley afterward for all the lost family members that were lifelong fans but never got to see it. Seriously such a special moment for so many people.
Same. Though I still remember the pit in my stomach when the Indians tied it up...I just could not believe we (the Cubs) were headed for another historical collapse. The absolute relief when they won.
Fun fact about this: people in Chicago were so excited that the World Series Parade celebration for the Cubs became one of the single largest gatherings of people in all of human history. I live in the area and my school was almost empty because everyone skipped to go to the Cubs parade
5 million+ people along the parade route…the largest recorded crowd in the history of the Western Hemisphere, topping a Rod Stewart concert in Brazil. The only larger crowds are for religious gatherings in India and the Middle East.
@@route2070 But the Cubs were the top rated team to win the World Series that year! I don’t remember the number but they were the favorites to win it all!! And boy did they!!!
@@DNReacts and if you asked Cubs fans after a recent series with the Cardinals in Wrigley Field where Contreras played up the role of villain, the words "he's dead to me now" are pretty common from Cubs fans regarding Contreras, a former fan favorite.
Free agency is a contributory factor in player movements. 💰 can buy new loyalties, so sometimes players will end up on a rival team. Many free agents have jumped back and forth between the Red Sox and Yankees. These two teams often have some of MLB's highest payrolls.
@@tombanaski3251 I would say he still is appreciated by a fair amount of fans with all he did for us. I certainly still do. Plus the organization didnt exactly treat him the best at the end. Its just the ones that hate him now are very vocal.
@@Fly-The-W he was one of my favorites--he always played with such enthusiasm, I believe it helped elevate the games of his teammates. That said when he left he said some stuff that could have gone unsaid; whether to endear himself to a new, rival fan base or out of spite due to the way the split happened, I suppose youth and emotion got the best of him. I wish he could have left it unsaid, but I guess that is just another example of his emotion for the game.
It's fairly normal in a playoff elimination game to make a lot of pitching changes, especially in one that goes to the 10th inning. The only questionable one was pulling their starter in the 5th inning after one questionable walk because he was pitching well and you might not have enough relief to close the game. But when you get into the 8th inning, you're going to substitute immediately at the first sign of danger.
I cheered like a maniac when they won and I'm not even a Cubs fan. I'm pretty sure damn near everyone who wasn't a Cleveland fan was rooting for Chicago to finally win it
As a Cubs fan it is often believed that the Cubs ended up wining the series despite Maddon over managing the final couple of games. Like fans really like him but agree he almost blew it in the end.
@@DNReacts Maddon wouldn't have become the Cubs manager were it not for his brilliance in getting the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (a historically bad franchise) to the World Series for the 1st time. Given his track record at turning teams around I was surprised he couldn't do the same w/ the Angels.
If you're looking for a game in the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry that stands out in history, I'd suggest looking up what is known to all Cubs fans as "The Ryne Sandberg Game" from June 23, 1984. The Cubs made a mini-documentary about it a couple of years ago, and it's well worth checking out.
This was bitter sweet as a Cleveland fan. I loved the Cubs getting their World Series win, but against our home team was rough. Cleveland sports has just been rough my whole life haha. To add, baseball is full of "curses".
My grandfather and my father and I were/are lifetime Cubs fans. My grandfather and father both got to listen to the Cubs lose the 1945 World Series. They both passed away, and I was 60 years old before the Cubs finally broke the curse and won the World Series. Just watching this reaction brought tears to my eyes, again. David Ross, the 39 year old catcher in this game, is the current manager of the Cubs.
108 years. Insane. I was 7 in 2003. My mom took me to game 7 against the marlins. I've never seen so many grown men cry. 2016 felt like such a weight being lifted.
@Poundcakebowler yup. Sophomore year in college for me. My girlfriend recorded the game for me to watch after practice on a vhs tape. Remains the only time I cried from a baseball game.
As a Cleveland native/fan this one still hurts, even more than 97. A sad part too is that it's always remembered as triumph for the Cubs, especially since they were favored to win by everyone except for us and Tom Hanks.
It's a credit to Carlos Santana that he was able to come back the next year and still be a productive hitter after missing a cookie like the one he got in the 9th. 9 times out of 10 a hitter of Santana's quality crushes that pitch, but this time happened to be that one time. I'd have been beating myself up, but he knew well enough not to. It happens.
Fellow lifelong Cleveland sports fan here as well. While losing here did hurt, it was such a memorable game 7: the type you can appreciate and always remember as a baseball fan. Beyond that, if they had to lose that year in that way, I can honestly say I'm glad it was to the Cubs, all things considered.
@@sturgeon1028 You're not wrong. Although it just still bums me out bc since the Cavs had already won that year and it was 2016 it felt like the most opportune time. Of any of the years we could win, it really felt like it should be that one. Just really would've been the ultimate CLE VS The World moment.
Both my mom & I are die-hard Cub fans. Lived in a couple places around Wrigleyville so I was at the game almost everyday during the summer. That game 7 was absolutely intense… never have I ever experienced such a wave of emotions in a single game…. then they won. I was screaming for joy, crying, everything… called mom and we just cried in joy together for several minutes. She ended up passing away a few months into 2017… she wanted to see the Cubs win just once in her life… and she finally did.
Hey guys, another great reaction. Just FYI, it's referred to as extra innings, not overtime. As you know, baseball is untimed... Thanks again for the content.
Don't tell them that. Over time they will become Americanized and sound like any old random reactor you could get here. It's those little bits of foreign that make their reactions colorful. I for one hope they forever go with 'overtime' vs extra innings. And 'base one' vs first base. Let 'em be Brits.
I too was furious with Bartman, but 99.9% of fans would have tried to catch it as well. They also had a shot to win that game and the next. Steve Bartman, we forgive you.
Bartman wasn't the only fan trying to catch it. There were at least 6 pairs of hands that were reaching for it. And the ball was right on the boundary of the stands and the field of play. So Cubs LF Moises Alou should have known that it was fair play once you reach the stands. Apparently, Cubs fans seem to forget that a couple batters after the Bartman foul, Alex Gonzalez, the Cubs Shortstop, who was arguably the best defensive SS in all of baseball in the early to mid-2000's, botched a potential inning ending double play ball, which would have ended the top half of the 8th, with the Cubs still leading 3-1. But he doesn't field it, and that opens the door for the Marlins to open the floodgates for their eventual 8-3 win to force Game 7, and then win said Game 7, en route to their 2nd World Series Title. Bartman shouldn't need to ask for forgiveness, because he wasn't the reason why the Cubs blew a 3-1 series lead to the Marlins. And yet, Cubs fans needed a scapegoat from this. You want to point fingers, point them at Alex Gonzalez for that error.
My great grandmother always said she wouldn’t die until she saw the cubs win the World Series. After the 2003 blown chance in the NLCS we think she thought that was as close as she was gonna get. She passed 2 months later. This World Series win meant so much more than you can even imagine. 108 years between World Series, many cubs fans lived their whole lives without ever seeing them win a World Series
I was literally searching for any reactions to this World Series last night and was disappointed nobodies reacted to it yet! This win was the happiest day for millions of cubs fans
It's very normal in this situation, for "The all hands on deck" theory to be used. There is no tomorrow, so all pitchers are usually available if needed. The off-season starts at the end of the game.
Chicagoan here, love your channel but just to put things in perspective….my father passed away at 56 and my grandmother at 90 both were huge cubs fans my whole life, they never got to see the cubs win at all…when the cubs finally closed it out I wept like a baby for a solid hour! I still get teary eyed watching this! One of the best nights of my life!
There are thousands and thousand of people in the same situation my friend. Every person your age who had parents or grand parents who were Cubs fans can say the same thing.
As a Cubs fan with all the bad luck and voodoo crap in my head, I saw Kris Bryant slip on that wet grass and I thought it was over for the Cubs and he threw it wild in the stands. When I looked up I saw Rizzo pocketing the ball with that sexy smile I was stunned. We somehow did it.
Awesome video, guys!! 37 year old lifelong Cubs fan here. I live in Illinois, about 2 hours south of Chicago in Champaign(go Illini!), but from 2015-2017, I actually lived in Chicago. When this happened, it was one of, maybe THE, best days of my entire life! I ran up and down the hallway, then my legs gave out and I just broke down crying tears of joy. Then I bear hugged everybody around me lol. You could also hear gunshots and fireworks going off in celebration in every direction around you. A few days later, my boss let me leave work so I could go to the World Series victory parade celebration. You could not move in downtown Chicago, and downtown Chicago is HUGE. That's how many people there were! I finally found a spot to see the parade buses go by and saw all the players, coaches, staff, etc, and I saw the World Series trophy when Kris Bryant held it up. It was the definition of euphoria. And to make it even better, even tho it was in November(when Chicago is usually chilly and cloudy outside), it was s perfectly clear, sunny day and about 72 degrees. It was perfect! They did a tally of how many people showed up(the parade route started at Wrigley Field and ended in Grant Park, which is just a little under a 10-mile long route), and the number came to 5 million people! That made it the largest gathering of people in Western Hemisphere history and I believe top 5 in world history. The only things that beat it were religious pilgrimages, mass exoduses, etc in the Eastern hemisphere. It was just a sea of people every direction you looked. I had never experienced anything remotely like that and I doubt I will ever experience anything like that ever again. It was SO awesome!! Chicago is known for gun violence, unfortunately, but when the Cubs won the World Series, there were no shootings for a few weeks I think it was. Usually, there are several everyday. THAT'S how happy people were, they put aside their differences to just enjoy this historic event. The high and happiness from the Cubs winning the World Series lasted for months for me. Hell, I'm STILL ecstatic about it! Most amazing thing to ever happen in sports!
Lost my grandpa who was a die hard in 2015, he said "theres something special about this team" he passed on april 29th the very next year in Aug 16 my son was born and a few months later My favorite team in the whole world won it all, I balled like a baby lol Go Cubs! We want more rings!!!
I’ve never seen any other sport where the confidence and mental stability of the players is as crucial as it is in baseball. It’s why you see the domino effect happen so often and little things snowball into bigger things and become either slumps or streaks. It’s a weird weird beautiful weird game.
Been a Cubs fan for all 31 years of my life now, even as a 24 year old when it happened i knew the weight that was all the shoulders of all the Cubs players and the panic in every Cubs’ fan heart when Cleveland tied this game. It was gut wrenching and for them to overcome and finally win the Series had most of us in tears. I’d seen my Blackhawks win 3 Stanley Cups, watched the Bulls from a very young age win championships in the 90’s, hell I’d even seen the Chicago White Sox win the world Series but this feeling after the Cubs won was above and beyond all of those. Now if only our Bears could win a Superbowl my sports fandom would be satisfied. I’d obviously still love and watch all my Chicago teams but i would be satisfied!
The documentary about Doc Gooden by Baseball Historian is a great video. He was the best pitcher during the 1980’s but ended up developing a drug habit. It shows how he ended up eventually kicking the habit and how he got his career going again after. It’s a good one. Every baseball fan knows about his drug issues but not everyone knows how his post drug issue career went
I had 3 great grandparents that waited their 90+ years of life for the cubs to win. They all 3 passed within a year after the 2016 World Series. All three requested to be buried in a World Series shirt.
Greg Maddux and Paul Bako were also an example of a pitcher/catcher duo that followed each other around. Its not common, but some aces tend to prefer to have their own guy, especially if they throw a tricky pitch like a screwball or knuckler.
Go Cubbies!!! This was a great video I'd not seen before. Nice. I can easily say the Cubs winning will stay with me forever. I will always remember where I was and who I was with. Just amazing what sports can mean to you. Good video guys!
I love how he mentioned Kluber was “iffy” in that game. Prior to it, he was near invincible in those playoffs, but I think the workload just caught up to him. It’s actually a really good video on him from “Baseball Makes me Sad” I believe. Check it out. Edit: Shwarber is with the Phillies, boys.
Awwww yessss!!! So satisfying to watch you guys finally react to the best day of my life. I still cry. There were moments of that game 7 that made me wanna throw up. But it happened. After waiting my entire life for that day, that victory was SO. DAMN. SWEET!!
Billy Sianis is the owner of the Billygoat tavern in Chicago who put the curse on the cubs,its still there if you ever get to Chicago you should visit.
This was a day us Cubs fans never thought would happen. 108 years of frustration released in about 4 hours. The party was insane. The victory parade was attended by 5 *million* people. Chicago itself had a population of just over 2 million.
On the contrary, the Cubs had baseball's best record (103-59) and were expected not only to be in the series but to win it. I've been a Cubs fan since 1963 - welcome aboard! Cheers....
As a Clevelander this hurts to watch. We had champagne on ice ready to celebrate. 2016 seemed to be our year as our AHL(Cleveland Monsters) team won the championship in spring followed by the Cavs coming back from a 3-1 deficit against the Warriors. When Rajai hit his homerun our house was ecstatic. A curse had to be broken that night and while I wish it was ours - I can accept it was another team that had suffered for longer.
Maddon's pitching decisions especially in games 6&7 were perplexing and infuriating. When Davis hit that HR off Chapman a remote may have been smashed against a wall at my house😂
I was born and raised in Nashville, and I'm a lifelong Cubs fan. Great choice. Go Cubbies! Check out the history of the Cubs and Harry Caray! The seventh inning stretch.
One funny instance of a pitcher having a personal catcher - the Red Sox used to have a pitcher named Tim Wakefield (you saw him give up the Aaron Boone home run). For several seasons, Wakefield was almost exclusively caught by a player named Doug Mirabelli because Mirabelli was particularly good at handling Wakefield's unpredictable knuckleball. After the 2005 season, the Red Sox traded Mirabelli to San Diego and his replacement could not work with Wakefield at all, and it was hurting the team. So they gave up a young pitching prospect in what was essentially an emergency trade to get Mirabelli back, and as soon as the trade was official they flew him in on a private jet so he could catch in Wakefield's start that same day.
There are a lot of iconic moments in Cubs history, two of my favorite are "The Sandberg Game" (June 23, 1984) and Kerry Wood's 20 strikeout, record tying game (May 6, 1998) both absolute must see for any Cubs fan
That backup personal catcher who made the error then hit a home run in his last major league game-David Ross-is now the manager of the Cubs. He won’t be playing but you’ll get to see him in London. He’s just about the only player left from that 2016 team still with the Cubbies. Go Cubs Go.
Great reaction! This was such an amazing moment for the Cubs and Cubs fans. I could be wrong, but I don’t think there’s a sport out there with more curses and/or superstitions than baseball.
So glad to find your channel. As a Dodgers fan, this was a difficult series, but was very happy for the Cubs and the Cubs fans. It was EPIC! And glad I got to see the Cubs win a world series in my lifetime
the 20-minute rain delay is not ordinary... it's not unheard of for a rain delay to be more than an hour... but, this is game 7 of the MOST unusual World Series EVER.. forces in the universe were milking every ounce of drama out of this one...
If you're going to be a Cubs fan, you need to learn about the guy whose face they were holding up at the beginning. Harry Carey was huge for the Cubs' culture. Will Ferrell did a great impersonation of him on Saturday night live, too.
There are much fewer pitching changes nowadays because of new rules regarding when a manager can change pitchers. ...Also, the greatest Game 6 and Game 7 drama occurred in the 1986 World Series between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox.
I don’t watch baseball a lot. But my dad, my future wife and I were watching this. We lived in a small town of 800 in tennessee at the time. While the game was on, a guy got pulled over in front of my house for drunk driving. He told the cop “Come on Stew, I love right down the road” then the cop goes “okay, but don’t go anywhere else” haha😂 I couldn’t believe he let him go lol
I was lucky to watch this game whilst visiting family in the USA. Such a importantant moment for Cubs and their fans. If you get a chance, please listen to the song All the Way by Eddie Vedder, you can hear the pain and angst of a lifelong Cubs fan before this
Personal catchers for pitchers were always a weird thing- rare, but notable. You guys should check out the story about the lengths the Red Sox went to get knuckleballer Tim Wakefield's personal catcher Doug Mirabelli to opening day in a last minute trade. It's a crazy story.
You should take the liberty to listen to The Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request, by Steve Goodman. He created it in the late 70s. It's all about the trials and tribulations of the Cubs ineptitude for the previous 7 decades.
It’s more common than you might think for a star pitcher to request that there team sign a certain catcher for them. They like the familiarity and game calling that pitcher calls, along with how the catcher has the ability to get them back on track.
Not sure if they showed it again but you missed that third basement Kris Bryant actually slipped as he threw to first baseman Rizzo for the final out! I mean, a universe of fate and folly teetered over this game like a sword of Damocles! Cubs fan here!
It was because of that damn rain delay that I missed the last out and heard it on my XM in my car driving to work! And yes I cried in my car!! The emotions boiled over
People who weren’t Cubs or Cleveland fans were watching this game. People who weren’t even baseball fans were watching this game just because of how historical it was. First World Series win for the Cubs in over 100 years.
Fun fact. Most teams do not trade for players on rival teams, because most rival owners don't get along. However, many players have gone into free agency and are signed by rival teams.
It's deeper than you'll ever know. Chicago lost their mind's. So many decades of wait till next year. So many decades of the lovable loser's. We showed out for the victory parade, over 5 million fan's. So many Cubs legend's who didn't live to see it. Generations of fan's honoring their loved ones, who made them Cubs fans, who didn't live to see this. 40 million people watching. It was absolutely gut wrenching. But we finally did it. You won't find a more devoted fan base than Cubs fans for sure. That team was amazing from the beginning of the season until the end. Great hitting, pitching, & defensive plays. & Thank God for Theo Epstein, who was responsible for ending the Boston Red Sox curse. I'll never forget what they accomplished in 2016.
As an indians fan, the cubs were the only team I wasn't really upset about losing to. They were the best team in baseball and had a worse history than ours. It's arguably the best game of baseball ever. Go Gaurds!
20:40 I remember that rain-out, because I was watching from Europe as someone not really interested in Baseball, but there for the history of the matchup and Game 7 and then Joe Buck went on to say that this might take a while since it's a big field of rain. It was already 5 am or so for me, maybe even later and I had to work the next morning. So I went to bed and missed the end and in the morning saw that it had just been 20 minutes delay. lol Funny enough I tried playing Baseball 20 years ago, lowest league so we were all pretty bad and I was the worst of us and because scheduling was so hard, there was no such thing as a rain-out here. So I remember having to play a double-header in pouring rain from all sides, but the Professionals don't play in a drizzle. 😅
Fantastic reaction. Only thing I wish is that the video did more justice to the level of shock and dramatics of that Rajai Davis home run. Rajai was never anywhere close to a power hitter, way more known for his speed on the base paths and his defense. Chapman was the hardest throwing and one of the best closers in baseball, and as the video mentioned had not given up a home run in more than 4 months. Down to the final four outs, the two run lead felt quite comfortable in the moment. It probably measures out as one of the top 10 or even top 5 most dramatic hits in baseball history, despite Cleveland not coming out on top in the end.
I’ve been a cubs fan my whole life despite my whole family being yankee fans. Just something about wristlet and the ivy man. I was lucky and saw the whole series while stuck in a gym on an army base in South Korea.
I watched this game even though I’m not a Cubs fan I really wanted them to win since they haven’t won the World Series since before I was born in 92. I’m more of a Atlanta Braves and Cardinals fan since most of my family members like those teams
As for the duo signing (Lester and Ross), it’s not all that common. Sometimes if an owner wants a pitcher bad enough, and that pitcher requests it, they will do it. Also, Schwarber is now with the Phillies. Also, the Babe went the other direction, from Boston to New York, thus leading to The Curse of the Babe, an 86 year drought (officially 85 years because he was sold in the 1919 offseason).
As of May 13th, the CUBS are only 2 games out of first place in the NL Central. So our CUBBIES have a decent shot. Have you gotten your "W" flag yet, to fly after each CUBS victory? GO CUBS GO!!
As Cleveland fan this series was cursed when the 2nd best starting pitcher, Trevor Bauer, cut his pitching finger playing with his drone during the World Series, compounding the already stretched starting pitching. The stupidest thing CLE manager did was bringing the relief pitcher Brian Shaw back after a 20 minute rain delay. Worst thing to do to a pitcher the opponents had already seen multiple times in the series due to the pitching shortage. Still think if he would have used a rookie left hander the cubs had not seen it may have led to different outcome. Only condolence was that it was Cubs who also broke their curse.
I know the Cubs/Cards rivalry well! Most of my Mom's family are Cardinal fans (her Mom would listen to them on the radio) When cable came around and we got WGN my Mom became a Cubs fan. When they would play and if the Cards won my uncle would call my mom to gloat and vice versa LOL.
Players going to their rival team… couple names stick out: Lou Brock (left fielder) from Cubs to Cards Roger Clemens: from Red Sox to Yankees Sammy Sosa: from White Sox to Cubs (cross town rivals) Lee Smith (relief pitcher): from Cubs to Cards Bryce Harper: from Washington Nationals to Phillies I’m sure I’m missing some… but ya, it does happen.
The Cubs are currently 60-1 (19th out of 30) on FanDuel to win the World Series. 10:14 - Personal catchers are not an anomaly in modern baseball, especially with eccentric stars or pitchers with unique pitches like knuckleballers. However, you usually only see the concept applied with whatever catcher that is currently on the team that said pitcher likes best. It is not unheard of for the team to pick up or trade for the personal catcher of a new pitcher but it is rare. 12:58 - Rajai Davis himself is a great story who deserves his own deep rewind (I don't think he has one, so don't bopther looking). At the time, he was a 35 journeyman who was never much more than a bench playing outfielder and occasional pinch runner; not much of a power hitting threat. He's from New London, Connecticut, and went to a nearby branch campus of UConn that is so small, it's athletics teams compete at the junior college level. One of my best friends even went to the same high school and was in the same year as him. While Connecticut loves its baseball (it's probably the most popular sport in the state), we're not known as a hotbed for producing high-end college or pro talent since we can't play baseball year-round like they can in the southern half of the US. So Rajai being in this big a spot with this much on the line and coming through was such a huge story around here. (Funnily enough, the next year's World Series MVP, George Springer then of the Astros, was from Connecticut and went to UConn so that became a bigger story). 14:38 - Game 7's, especially in the World Series, are so pressure-packed and have so much finality to them that managers tend to unload their bullpens very quickly and do a lot of things that they would not do in most other games (throwing everything but the kitchen sink at situations, if you will). A lot more pitchers are used and in more different situations than you would normally see them in like you did here (a starter coming in in relief, a closer coming in in the 8th or earlier, etc.) That being said, Maddon would have gotten a lot more flack for what he did here if they didn't win. 15:49 - Schwarber's with the Phillies now, not the Angels. (It WAS Angel Hernandez he went off on. This is possibly the source of your confusion.) 18:27 - All, the, stinking, time. Especially since the dawn of free agency, players will sign with rival teams all the time. It's usually just a matter of money. Plenty of players have loyalty to the teams that gave them their start in the majors or that made them stars but when it comes down to who can pay the most, the money almost always wins. Many are associated with the Yankees since their historical success has made them both rivals to multiple teams and one of the richest franchises in the sport and able to spend lots of money to attract top talent.
I had tickets to this game but needed a spinal fusion and couldn't go because physically I couldnt sit more then 2 minutes without excruciating pain. Missing that game tying HR haunts me because my siblings told me what the stadium was like.
The pitches get changed in games because their arms get tired. Some guys can throw alot of pitched somewhere in the 80 to 90 range of pitchers in a game. Then you have other pitchers who don't throw as many pitches and come in when the starting pitchers gets in his pitch limit or starts struggling really bad
If you want a fun game to watch check out the ESPN Instant Classic Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners August 2001 game in which Cleveland tied an all time record of comeback win after being down be 12 runs in a year in which they had the all time winning team in 162 game season schedule! One of modern baseballs most iconic moments. The funniest part was the hometown Cleveland announcer was so surprised he thought they won when they tied it in the ninth inning. Another fun game during the 2016 season was an inside the park walk off home run an extremely rare occurrence. The following season, 2017, the Indians also tied an all time MLB winning streak winning 22 games in a row.
I think it's the first time that Lester and Ross had been signed together since they met up with their previous team, but given how much emotions play into a pitcher's performance, you want to do what you can to make a guy comfortable. Ross is a capable catcher defensively, and you don't need much offense from a backup catcher. Also, Lester had had trouble all season with throwing to first base. No real reason for it, and a problem he was able to correct in later years -- amusingly, picking a guy off first base just as the other team's broadcast announcers were talking about how there is absolutely zero chance he throws over to first base and the runner should take a bigger lead. Using lots of pitchers in a world series game 7, or even an earlier round game 7, is quite common. It's actually pretty common in the regular season, too, because you generally have only one pitcher available who's a starting pitcher and used to throwing lots of innings; relievers only usually go 1-2 innings and if your starter is struggling to get through more than a couple innings that night, that adds up to a lot of relievers. But in Game 7 it's even more pitchers that you might use because in the regular season, you generally don't use the other starting pitchers, because they need to start the next few games. Whereas in this situation there's no "next game" to save them for. Players going to rivals by trade directly is fairly rare, particularly since those rivalries are typically with the teams you play the most. But getting signed in free agency happens more often, since the prior team has no say in it. Johnny Damon went from Red Sox to Yankees (and having previously been known in Boston as "Jesus" for his long hair, was re-nicknamed "Judas". ) And Roger Clemens famously went from Red Sox to Blue Jays to Yankees; the Red Sox fans were upset even about that (though they mostly blamed the Red Sox for letting him leave in the first place.) Also, shoutouts to the first baseman for having the sense to secure the baseball in his back pocket before going to celebrate. That is *not* a baseball you want to lose track of. Finally, according to the computer-generated estimations of www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds, the Cubs have a 0.9% chance of winning the World Series this year as I post this comment; the Padres have a 6.6% chance. It's still early in the season, however, and this is based on preseason projections as much as the season so far; if you click the "season to date stats" projection option, the Cubs chances jump to 6.9% while the Padres drop to 1.4%.
I would like to make a suggestion. Watch a highlight film on John Riggins " The Diesel". He played for the Washington Redskins and was quite a character both off and on the field. He is 19th on the NFL all-time rushing leaders and the only white running back of the 19. His offensive line was called the "Hogs".
Tim Wakefield who pitched most of his career for Boston always had a personal catcher. Wakefield was a knuckleball pitcher and catching the knuckleball is a refined skill best suited for a specialist.
As much as I hate calling you a cubs fan, you should check out David Bote's Walk-off Grand Slam | The Breakdown. I think what he did was like every kid's dream growing up.
14:50 Game 7s typically go 1 of 2 ways. Either the team has a pitcher they trust rested enough to try and play the game normally. Or everyone is on short rest and they will piece together a mix of their best starters/relievers to survive the game. Most normal games you won't see this because the long term damage to the pitching staff's arm strength isn't worth the 1 game. But in the final game of a playoff series all bets are off there. There is no more next game you have to worry about having live arms for. This also applies if a team is facing elimination before game 7. Teams basically say if we lose, a pitcher will have all off-season to rest so anyone who can actually throw is available.
I think a reaction of the 2011 World Series would be a great watch especially after this one. Another cool baseball series would be the series on Dave Stieb.
15:00 your starting pitcher needs to pitch 5 innings for a win. Now the bullpen or relief pitchers gets used in different ways buts a lot of teams try to use one relief pitcher per inning. So 5 pitchers can get used. Ideally you want your starting pitcher to go 6 or 7 innings so the back end of the bullpen or the relief pitchers you throw out at the end of the game to close out games (they’re usually really good) can finish out the game.
