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In 2011, I feel that the opposite field triple by David Freese was more demoralizing for the Rangers. The Cards were down to their last strike with two runners on with the score 7-5 to the Rangers. Went right over the head of Nelson Cruz, who was told by Ron Washington to be closer to the infield so he could join in on the celebration once they won. A seemingly small decision that cost them Game 6 Edit: Totally agree with the 2013 World Series play. Kolten Wong getting picked off at first was devastating at the time and still upsets me whenever I see it. What disgraceful baserunning (looking at you too, Suppan)
Wait... *that's* why he wasn't positioned right? You know what's even closer to the celebration? The dugout. Where he should have been after Ron takes him out to secure the lead with a better right fielder. As he did the whole playoff run. Un-freakin-believable. Also, you are 100% right. How is that *not* the most demoralizing play?
@@redgreen82 That walk-off homerun call is slightly more popular, so I can see why it was chosen. Also, the Cardinals tied the game again the next inning when they were down 9-7. It's a solid pick to go with the home run. I just thought that triple was the worst heartbreaker for the Rangers. Funny thing is, Ron already used up his replacement outfielder the previous inning as a pinch hitter and didn't use him in the ninth, so he was off the table.
You could also make the same argument for the bloop single by Berkman in extra innings. The Rangers had a two run lead at that point and the Cardinals were down to their last strike
@@RedPillGrimReaper For sure. It's an underrated play from that game. I just feel that missing a ball you could've caught to end the series would be more devastating. A whole lot of woeful reflection on Cruz and Washington's part.
I will never forget Buck’s final call in ‘16… ”This is gonna be a tough play. Bryant…and the Cubs…won the World Series! 8-7 in 10, and the Cubs, have finally won it all.” Burned into my brain.
2005 White Sox one of the most underrated and forgotten champions ever. One of 5 teams ever to go wire to wire, 13-1 record in postseason (tied for best with 99 Yanks), and in the ALCS the starters pitched 4 CG in a row
The 2022 title really helps the Astros. They had lost three of four World Series in their franchise history before this year (all on their home field) and the first one that they won obviously has controversy (whether it actually had a legitimate effect on the series or not).
In 22, I felt like the no hitter really was what killed the Phillies, but idk if that’s east to use considering a no hitter is a collection of 27 plays 😅
I'm a Braves fan who was rooting for Philly in that series (yes, we exist). The instant the Astros completed the no hitter, it became apparent that the wave the Phillies had been riding through the playoffs was dying down. The 2022 Phillies were a notoriously streak-y team. When they were hot, they were damn near untouchable, but when they weren't, they were ice cold.
@@ahoneybee823 the thing is you face the very best pitching especially in the world series and they ran into a buzz saw in pitching that slowed them down
@@riverresident4769 seriously. It was no secret from the outset that this was primarily going to be an offense haymaker team. I don't know why they seemed to think they were going to win the division while neglecting the idea of defense, but they showed you don't have to win the division, you just need to make the tournament.
@@brycemcneil4404 unlikely the layoff was that big of a difference. Colorado wasn't even a playoff team, got hot at the right time and went through a relatively weak NL that year. It was commonly accepted that whoever won between Boston and Cleveland would win the WS with little difficulty. Plus the Red Sox were an absolute juggernaut that year. 2018 may statistically be the greatest Red Sox team of all-time, but I'd take that 2007 against even the 2018 team. Though it's crazy to think how much better the 2018 team could have been if Pedroia was healthy and playing second instead of the revolving door that was second base all season.
I'd take Varitek over Vazquez, Youk over Moreland/Pearce, Pedroia over Nunez, Bogaerts over Lugo, Lowell vs Devers is a tough one, Betts over Drew, Ellsbury over Bradley, and Ramirez over Benintendi, Sale over Beckett just barely, Schilling over Price, Dice-K over Porcello, and Papelbon over Kimbrel.
As a native Housonian and life long astros fan, I can confirm the Soler HR in 2021 was probably the most demoralizing swing I've ever seen in any baseball game ever. The Astros had already overachieved by even getting to the WS, much less a game 6. No Verlander. No McCullers. A Greinke who was merely a shell of his former self. A young and still developing Valdez, Urquidy, Javier, and Garcia who were simply not ready for that stage. Praying for a miracle as Garcia made it through the first few innings looking good... Then on his second time up, Soler had his number. You could tell he was waiting on a pitch all at bat. Had a few hard foul balls, you could see what was coming a mile away. Even Garcia looked like he knew what was about to happen as he reluctantly continued the at bat. The Soler hit the most violent looking home run I have ever seen. I'm convinced that it's still flying today. Absolute soul crushing. It was over right then and there.
Might be longtime but obvious not a hardcore fan. How in the world is a 3 run homerun in a 7-0 blowout the worst? 2019 will forever be the greatest Astros team to not win it all
As a lifelong Braves fan. That was the moment I knew we had a chip. The stros bounced back. At least y'all beat the Phillies. If y'all lost that WS then the NL East would have been officially your Daddy!
Yeah as a Royals fan, for me it was Mad Bum. I still hate him. Although for 2015 the highlight should have been the first pitch of Game 1. After that one pitch I knew the Royals were gonna win it all, Mets fans were probably already demoralized after that.
@@natskivna Mazeroski's is up there, but it was a tie game when he hit his. If anything, it was Mazeroski's own teammate Hal Smith who had the most clutch hr that game. Pirates were losing 7-6 with two outs in the eighth when Smith knocked in a 3-run HR to give the Pirates the lead.
I remember the whole atmosphere changing. That late in the game announcers are already preparing to declare Houston the winner and suddenly Howie deals out this trick-shot and everyone is just left going "Well shit, give me content for the other guys now"
Kendrick said in a recent interview that he was looking for a low pitch from Smith. Apparently Smith struck Kendrick out on the same pitch earlier and celebrated quite a bit.
As a Phils fan, I’d say Damon stealing 3rd in Game 4 then getting knocked in in that 9th inning would be it for 2009. Once that happened, we had that sense of dread.
Yeah, that was huge - Matsui in general that series was just a massive thorn in our side (hence him winning WS MVP)....we just couldn't get him out at all
I actually thought Cliff Lee making the Yankees look awful in game one of the 2009 WS would be a better pick. The Damon pop up or the Cano behind the back catch.
For the 05 one, Pods walks off is an honorable mention. For a guy who hit 0 Homers in the regular season it hurts to see that (also considering the astros tied it in the 9th), but blums is pretty good too
That is also a good one. The reason I put Blum’s on here is because it was the finishing touch on the White Sox’s comeback in the game, and Houston didn’t score at all in Game 4 before getting swept.
Yeah, zero homers in the regular season; two in the postseason. He hit one in the 14-2 laugher against the Red Sox, too. Go figure. I'd say Pods is the bigger dagger, but not gonna argue with Blum. Especially given the trade and the circumstances.
In the past 8 years, I have witnessed the Royals in two World Series, the Chiefs in two Super Bowls and two Triple Crown horses! 9 years ago, I was thinking that I would never see any of them before I died. I just accepted the fact that 1985 was going to be the pinnacle of my sports fandom.
For 2007, I would have selected Holliday getting picked off first in Game 2, rather than Pedroia's leadoff home run in Game 1. For 2018, Mitch Moreland's 3-run pinch-hit home run that got the Red Sox back in it in Game 4.
2016 should have been Rajai Davis. Cubs had a 3 run lead with 2 outs in the 8th with a guy throwing 100+ mph on the mound. Tack that onto a 108 year title drought and it epitomizes the hurt.
The Cubs obviously weren't demoralized by it, nor was Chapman, who shut down the heart of their order w nothing in the following inning. The most demoralizing play of that series was the Russell fly ball in game 6 that the Indians let drop between two OFers.
I was sitting right in front of the dropped Russel Fly surrounded by Cubs fans. I’ll never forget the…. I’ve never seen them do that all year feeling. Did I bring some voodoo with me?
@@HockeyNationHD That was a hell of a game. Chapman was completely gassed by that point (he was barely throwing fastballs, it was his only gambit) and almost coughed one up but still toughed it out. One of the best World Series in recent memory though.
I still love how unexpected and fast Koji picked off Kolten Wong. Even caught the camera guys off guard. When you look at it like that, might’ve been the most instantaneously shocking moment on the list because no one had ever seen a World Series game end like that and I don’t believe we have since.
Cool video. Speaking as a Yankee fan, what was more demoralizing from the 03 series was the walkoff Gonzalez hit off Weaver after the Yanks came back to tie it. After Sierra tied it in the 9th, I was certain we would win that game but once the Marlins walked us off, I had a bad feeling
2022 had a grabbag of really good ones The hit by pitch on Yordan to score the first run of Game 4 Bregman hitting a 2 run double that game No hitter final out Pena delivering a run in Game 5...twice Mancini making the grab to prevent a liner McCormick Yordan HR
I'm a Dodgers fan, so it's safe to say I've seen my fair share of frustrating moments in World Series'. I would say that in 2020, the walkoff by Brett Phillips in game 4 was objectively the most demoralizing play of the series. I know we ended up winning, but it was a play that changed the assumed series score from 3-1 up to 2-2 tied. It was also partially a result of not one, but two errors on the play, and Randy Arozarena literally fully fell down on the basepaths. This was somehow almost the worst moment of all of the World Series' that we made.
I think this list is the most demoralizing play for the team that LOST the World Series. Because as a Cubs fan, as much as I relish in Ben Zobrist’s go ahead double, Rajai Davis’s game tying home run should’ve been on this list as well
I will never forget Game 6 of the '02 series. Greatest game I've ever attended. Second on that list is Game 7. It was over 20 years ago now, but still feels like it happened yesterday.
Another candidate for the 2015 series is Alex Gordon’s solo home run to straight away center in the bottom of the 9th in Game 1. Once he hit that to tie the game, I knew they would win the game and the momentum for the rest of the series completely shifted
That series opened with an inside-the-park homer. It's hard to think the first at-bat of the series could demoralize, but it sure seemed to set the tone
( Giants fan ) Once again, congratulations to the very much loved and a very fine gentleman, Dusty Baker. We're all very happy for his fantastic achievement last year.
I have a friend who is a big Orioles fan. He went to game 7 of the 1979 World Series with his dad. He said Willie Stargell’s 6th inning home run to give the Pirates a lead was frustrating. But he thought it was over when Dave Parker made a catch in RF with bases loaded and two outs with the Pirates holding on to a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the 8th. Bottom of the 9th, Kent Tekulve got the three batters out in about 3 minutes and it was over.
I remember reading about that World Series. The Pirates came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Orioles, and it was a pretty great series altogether! Even though they lost that series, Orioles history is nothing to scoff at!
Great video. Suggestion for the next video: Most clutch relief or save appearances in a World Series run. Appearances that were instrumental in not tilting a series away from the eventual WS champs. Tyler Matzek's appearance in the 7th vs. the Dodgers, G6 NLCS '21, comes to mind. Another suggestion...adding some context (Series status, inning, score) where it's not already in the broadcast video would help. I found myself Googling some of the older ones to remember the context. Awesome video nevertheless - thank you.
As a Giants fan, here’s my thoughts. 2002: Yup, that’s very accurate. So close….The Rally Monkey haunts my dreams…. 2010: That was glorious, but Edger Renteria’s 3-run homer in Game 5 was bigger and we knew the Giants were winning after that. 2012: That was a fantastic play. But I feel Pablo Sandoval hitting three home runs in Game 1, two off Verlander, was bigger. Verlander’s “wow” is still iconic and everyone can tell the Giants we’re going to whip some Tiger ass. 2014: Very tough. I love that double-play. But Mad Bum walking out the bullpen was iconic to me. I’d also say Juan Perez catching Nori Aoki’s ball was big. Fantastic list though.
2012 had to be Zito's knock off verlander that ended his night. how embarrassing to be taken out after Barry Zito gets a hit off the "nest pitcher on the planet"? lol
i think the replay/challenge element puts the double play over the line. There's just something extra invigorating (or frustrating) about waiting around for a review to go for (or against) your team. Particularly since that would've been the first overturned-on-review call in a World Series.
2014 Madbum walking out of the bullpen was definitely iconic. Splice in the clip of Jarod Dyson joking after Game 5 that they won't see Bumgarner again and include the long pan through the Royals dugout when you could see the collective "oh fuck" look on their face as Madbum walked out.
I HATE the Yankees but that 1998-2000 three-peat is absolutely ridiculous...especially in baseball. They had a combined 12-1 record in those three World Series.
@@SabbatarianCalvinist cheaters find a way to cheat. Cheated pivotal game 5 as well. Kershaw one of the best pitchers of our generation didn't generate not one swing and miss in that game. Kinda sus 🤨
Shout out to those Phils though. I'm elated that the Astros won the series but the Phillies surprised people and finally played like they could. This isn't the end for the Phillies.
@@samuelbarrett5648, It probably will be. That run was streaky as hell, and unless someone can stop the Astros, I feel with the amount of talent on that team, they will be championship after championship. I wouldn't say I like the Astros, but they are way too powerful. They are overpowered, and they break parity.
@@thephoenixxm4160 Well, as a guy who has the Astros run in his family, I really hope you're right! But I do hope that this is the spark that has the Phillies start playing the way they should. If they can take over the Braves in the NL East, I'll take it because I'm around Braves fans all the time and many (Not all) of them are way too overzealous about the Braves and they only care about baseball when football isn't going on.
@@samuelbarrett5648 as a Braves fan, I feel like this “overzealous” thought isn’t warranted. We’ve done the same thing as the you guys, basically: put ourselves in a position to win for a long time unless something goes terribly wrong.
@@blackice1796 It may not be you in particular (In which case, I commend you), but I'm around people who every time a Braves rookie so much as strikes someone out, they'll proclaim that that pitcher is gonna be better than Pedro Martinez and Sandy Koufax combined. Even the Braves TV announcers do it: In 2015 a pitcher started at A ball but made it to the big leagues and the announcers said it's because he'd been that good. Nooo, it's because the Braves sucked that season and no one else in the bullpen was any good... ...and this is during the spring and summer when football isn't going on. When kickoff happens, all those "Braves fans" are suddenly nowhere to be seen. Again if this isn't you, then I'm not going after you-just the ones I've heard say these things.
I loved that NY dynasty. But I will say this...I believe they are to blame for baseball games taking 3.5 hours, they way they seemed to grind out every at-bat.
As a Rays fan who watched that 2020 WS, you're about 4 innings off as far as the real demoralizing moment in my opinion. That moment came in the top of the 2nd, when Arozarena struck out to let the Dodgers out of another RISP jam and pretty much iced any chance of the Rays adding on. He was the only hitter in the Rays lineup who bothered to show up that WS it felt like, so when he couldn't come through once again, I had no hope of them building up a multi-run lead, which, with mercurial Snell on the mound and a Dodgers offense that hadn't scored less than 4 runs the whole series, was a must have for the Rays to have any hope of winning the game and extending the series. Once that happened, I was just waiting for the Dodgers to break through, so when it inevitably happened (because that offense was NOT being shut out, no way in hell), it was more just resigned defeat than anything else; the game had been lost long before that. It does however sting a little bit that the 6th inning almost was a scoreless inning if Adames had been able to get a glove on Betts's double and at least keep it on the infield (which he came pretty close to doing), thus potentially at least holding Barnes at 2nd and giving them a possible chance to turn two on Seager's ground ball instead of going for the play at home. Side note, just had a total Mandela effect moment checking that detail because I could have sworn on my life that Betts's double was on the 1-0 fastball up and away, down the right field line past a diving Choi. No idea why I remembered it that way.
@@MrIrrelevant58 Hard disagree. Dodgers weren't getting shut out, no way no how with how hot they were in that series, so doesn't matter who's pitching, eventually they would have scored (cause Snell wasn't pitching a complete game shutout and the bullpen was gassed). I don't believe for a second the Rays win a 1-0 game there, and thus the pitching change is completely meaningless. Not to mention Snell had already had a mini meltdown in Game 2, so not like he was incapable of turning into a pumpkin all of a sudden, and with a 1 run lead, can't risk that happening; the error was going to Anderson, who was not pitching well all postseason, what with his elbow injury and all. Pitching change or no pitching change, Rays lost that game when they let the Dodgers keep it close while the offense was actually doing something.
@@ryangale3757 You stick with what's working. The Dodgers lost a 4-0 lead to the Red Sox in 2018 because they pulled Rich Hill too early. It's common sense. The 2020 did not have an all time lineup so it is possible that with a finished inning from Snell and the right combination of relievers, the Rays would have won.
@@MrIrrelevant58 Respectfully disagree there then. Snell is the definition of 'it was working until it suddenly wasn'tdidn't', Game 2 was proof of that, so to me, that logic does not apply there; you can't trust him to continue pitching that way. I never had the impression the Rays were going to win, lead or not, with any combination of pitchers, so I don't think there was any realistic likelihood that the Rays would keep them off the board. The bullpen was completely run out and it showed, so there was no right combination that was gonna get the job done, at least in my opinion. That's also ignoring the fact that that game was the Rays' best pitched game the whole series as well, and they still couldn't stop the Dodgers from winning. Focus on the pitching change all you want, but the offense lost the game and the series, no argument.
@@brevinainslie6357 he's not that bad if you include the 2000s
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Problem for Joseph Buck is that he's not a baseball fan by any means, unlike his father, Robert Costas or Vincent Scully. Also, he was very famous for his British-like brevity, I guess that ruined the experience for many.
@@brevinainslie6357 He has some good calls here and there but he really doesnt add anything compared to the iconic broadcasters. I'm glad Joe Davis called the WS in 2022, he injects an energy the WS has missed many years with Buck and he learned directly from Scully.
As an Astros fan I already know what the plays are for 2019 and 2021. Therefore I will be skipping those because those were just bad dreams that I had and therefore they never happened.
@@jaskim5723 that one sucked for sure, but ended up not really being a heartbreaker since the Astros won the series. Although there are a lot of people that say the extra game they had to play because of it threw off the rotation for the WS
If you add more World Series from before 1998, here are some ideas: 1997: Tony Fernandez error in 11th allowing winning run to get on 1996: Leyritz game tying homer off Wohlers 1995: can’t think of anything 1994: WS cancelled due to Player’s Strike 1993: Mitch Williams’ blown save in Game 4 1992: can’t think of anything 1991: Kirby Puckett catch or walk off homer in G6 1990: Joe Oliver walk off single in G2 1989: anything 1988: the Gibson home run 1987: can’t think of anything 1986: Mets rally/Bill Buckner error 1985: the Don Denkinger call 1984: Gibson 3 run insurance homer in 8th, G5 1983: can’t think of anything 1982: go ahead RBI in game 7 1981: go ahead run in game 3 1980: McGraw K’s Wilson for final out
I don't like Joe Buck, but in that case, he's talking about the sheer guts to try that. I have no doubt that the sheer unexpectedness of that dash home made the first baseman panic and rush the throw
Indeed, I hadn't noted it till now. It was incredible that McCormick hung onto the ball and it didn't pop out of his glove when he came down and hit the dirt. A catch for the ages.
The pitch before to Martinez was a strike but that Rich Garcia (he was the RF umpire when Jeter hit the ball against the Orioles) called it a ball.....
Great video. 2002 honorable mention is Scott Spiezio’s 3 run blast in game 6 to make the score 5-3. I was 13 years old and I screamed so hard I thought I lost my balance for a moment because the world felt like it was spinning. Turns out it was my dad grabbing me in a bear hug from behind and swinging me around the living room while also screaming his lungs out. Angel fans had always believed we were cursed. From the Donnie Moore (RIP) game to the several untimely deaths to the 1995 collapse to the rumor that the Big A was built on a Native American burial ground it always felt like we were destined to look upon the Promised Land but never experience it. Something always went wrong at the worst possible moment. Something always made us ask “what if…” Spiezio’s blast was the moment we knew the curse was over. We would mount the largest comeback in World Series history by a team facing elimination and we would FINALLY reach the top of the mountain. Glaus is an excellent pick since it completed the comeback but that 3 run shot was the most important home run in club history so I wanted to give it an honorable mention in the comments.
The late 1990's Yanks were a powerhouse. Martinez slam in '98 vs the Padres confirmed what we knew, that the Yanks would roll, which they did in a 4 game sweep. The toughest test for NY that year was the playoffs vs the Indians. Cleveland had a very good team then and played the Yanks tough (and the Yanks knew it) and it was a very competitive series that the Yanks won in 6 (much more competitive than the WS). The Indians actually led the series 2-1 before NY won the last 3. I remember it well.
What may have been more demoralizing for the Padres in that series was that Tino really could've been rung up the pitch before the slam. Yanks still win the series most likely, but if Langston gets out of that inning, maybe they find a way to win game one, who knows. Still wouldn't have changed the outcome, but would've been interesting to see if the Pads could've stolen game 1.
For the 2016 WS, I thought you would have chosen Addison Russell's grand slam in Game 6, but Zobrist's series-winning double in Game 7 was certainly demoralizing to the Indians and their fans. (Personally, I think the most demoralizing play in the 2016 World Series was actually Rajai Davis's game-tying homer off Aroldis Chapman in Game 7--that had the whole world of Cub fans yelling "SHIT" in unison--but I understand your decision to choose only those plays made by the winning team in each series.)
Rajai Davis’ homer would’ve been if the Cubs lost; but it only slowed the cubs down for an inning or so. 2016 was probably one of the best all around World Series in the last 35 years. Both teams played their hearts out until the very end and refused to give up; pushed the series to 7 games and extra innings; with 170+ years of history on the line. I was happy with the outcome as a cubs fan but I have a lot of respect for the Indians and how they played and I hope Cleveland gets their WS sooner than later.
@@jimjohnson1515 What relevance does the later revelation that Addison Russell beat his wife have to do with how demoralizing his grand slam was to the Indians in the 2016 World Series?
@@10Peter25 it doesn’t, but maybe whoever made the video left him off it cause he’s a shitty fucking person. Actions have all kinda and long lasting consequences
2022 could not be more accurate. I was sitting in hall of fame club thinking we have a definite triple and the best hitter in baseball coming up right after him. McCormick had other ideas ☹️
Braves fan turns this video on: "If 2021 ain't Soler hitting it out of Minute Maid Park, we are going to FIGHT" *immediately gets shown the 99 World Series* Okay, we might fight anyway. *Gets to 2021, watches that on repeat an absurd number of times* You know what? Not even mad anymore.
Astros fan - Soler Game 6 HR was an exclamation point for the Braves but really, the most demoralizing play in that WS was his HR in Game 4 going back to back with Dansby Swanson
Yeah but after you guys came all the way back in Game 5 (went to that game - When Duvall hit the grand slam, the crowd just outside the park went insane), with the series going back to Houston, it wasn't crazy to think we were going to be adding another chapter to the Atlanta Sports Curse. Mind you, we had pissed away a 3-1 lead against the Dodgers literally a year ago, and a 4-0 lead in Game 5 evaporated in 2 innings. Even in the later innings of Game 6, as the excitement was building, the game chat in the Braves subreddit was full of comments like "NO ONE FORGET. WE ARE ATLANTA SPORTS FANS, AND THEY CAME BACK ON US LIKE YESTERDAY."
How could Juan Uribe's 3-run homerun to put the Giants up 8-2 in GAME 1 of the 2010 WS be the most devastating blow of that series?? It was just the first game!!
The most demoralizing play in the 2002 World Series was absolutely Spiezio's 3-run home run in the 7th. Giants leading 5-0 and cruising in the 7th. Two on, one out. Instead, the reliever threw it where McCarver warned him not to ("down and in"), and all of a sudden, it's 5-3.
Some great choices here. Womack's double is definitely more devastating than the walk-off hit. It's the one that made Yankees fans feel like they lost the series.
The 2022 World Series should have two plays: the McCormick catch, and the Mancini pick on Schwarber's hard hit ball down the line in the 8th inning (there were two runners on)
While the Game 5 plays were excellent, in terms of demoralizing ones, I really think that goes to the Alvarez homer. Once he bombed that into an impossible location, you could just see Thomsen and the Phillies falling over themselves to try and salvage the moment, expending their bullpen and even making Schwarber bunt with two outs. Everyone knew after that sixth inning that the Astros had won the World Series.
I’d have either picked Yordan’s homer to dead center or the final out of the no-no for ‘22. McCormick’s catch will go down as one of the best catches in WS history, but I wouldn’t say it was the most deflating moment. You beat a team like a rug with 5 homers, then get no hit the next game? That’s gotta be a back breaker. You think you’ve finally cracked that bullpen, then they do that.
Should have started it in 1996 with Leyritz's game 4 homer. Might have been the most devistating world series homer in the modern era. It flipped the game, the series, and changed both franchises for years just from one swing. Ryan Klesko's face that game was priceless
RE: 2001 World Series - Alfonso Soriano homering off Curt Schilling (on an 0-2 pitch) in the top of the 8th in game seven, giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead, SHOULD have been demoralizing. The DBacks didn't even score in the 8th, saving their heroics against Mariano Rivera in the 9th. Super job by the DBacks overcoming that.
Unpopular opinion, but I think Berkman's single in the tenth was most demoralizing for 2011. Had Texas one strike away again and choked for the second inning in a row.
2018 - many much more demoralizing moments in game 4, than the go ahead hit. Moreland three-run blast (where Puig's demoralization is right there on display) ...or Series MVP Pearce breaking it open in the 9th on the bases clearing double. Much more demoralizing than a base hit that broke a 9th inning tie.
6:61 kolten Wong was a super fast runner but this was the only word series game to ever end in a pick off. He’s in history whether he wants to be or not.
Braves fan seriously overhype how “demoralizing” the Soler HR was, we were super injured and couldn’t hit to save our lives, Morton dominating us on a broken leg was more demoralizing, not a 3 run HR in a 7-0 blowout. Howies Hr….. that’s heartbreak
2000 selection is absurd. Sometimes the answer is just the most obvious thing. No one thought G4 of the World Series was over after 1 batter, this is something people make up after the fact. Luis Sojo's hit is the play here.
This was a really dope video. Very creative and original. 2001 still hurts. But I can't be mad. Mariano just chose the worse possible time to blow a save.
dude he missed one pitch,, the other he got what he was looking for, but infield in too far. I cant say it was bad execution for Mariano..just one of those baseball gods things
@@orangeandblackattack Yes that's exactly what it was. That's why I said he picked the wrong time to blow a save. He had a perfect 8th inning and I was already celebrating a 4peat but as soon as the 9th inning started, you can just feel it coming.
As soon as Rajai Davis’ 2-run homer cleared the wall in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, every bad Cubs memory I ever had flashed in front of my eyes. That was a crusher, it was demoralizing and I thought for sure the Cubs were about to lose the World Series.
Lester's two-run wild pitch was the play that had me reliving every bad Cubs memory. The Rajai home run just added insult to injury, but boy did it set us up for that glorious 10th inning rally.
being on the other side of this game...that homerun was incredible, right after the double by Guyer...two great ABs off the best closer in the game to tie it...then a phantom rain delay, and I agree with the Zobrist double in that series. Cleveland had no business being in the WS with 2.5 starting pitchers available, much less in Game 7 vs. the favorite...only thing that SLIGHTLY lessens that loss is that Chicago fans had suffered longer.
I like how in 2007 it's literally the Red Sox first batter of the series. They just completely ran away with that series, outscoring the Rockies 29-10 in the sweep.
Tony Womack. One of the most underrated World Series heroes in MLB history. Hangs in there on a cutter from Rivera and absolutely RIPS a double down the line to tie it and set up Gonzalez for the win.
Womack's hit in G7 is one of the clutchest hits in baseball history. 2-2 count, down to their final 4 strikes & he clutches up against the FB cutter king himself.
People only remember the Luis Gonzalez walk off (for good reason) but the Womak double was significantly more clutch. In terms of win percentage added (how much the play increased their odds of winning), Womak's double took them from 35% to 85% (50% increase) while Gonzalez's walk off took them from 84% to 100% (16% increase). According to WPA, Gonzales's walk off was the FIFTH most important play of the game.
In 2022 season, in my opinion the No Hitter of Astros caused that the Phillies can’t comeback emotionally the rest of the series, adding that McCormick catch and Yordan’s homer
Actually GREAT choice for the '04 Sox. Was the first time Papi had played 1st in months, that was the closest the Cards got to a rally. After he gunned down Suppan, the series was pretty much over
I believe one on the Red Sox beat writers said something like, "The way they were going, the Red Sox could've played every day to Christmas and never lost a game".
