Greatest World Series

[ArchAngel71857]

From the Most memorable baseball HR post,

which was the greatest world series?

I would like to say 1997 Indians v. Marlins, but since I am an Indians fan and I have taken years of therapy to effectively block out any memory of the 1997 season, I am treating it just like 1994.

so my best would be the 1991 Series.

Also, what's the worst series of all time? Once again, according to my memory there was no world series in 1997 (or 95) I'll say 1998. I mean, did anybody care?

-AA

[Uston]

so my best would be the 1991 Series.

I agree, but only because Boston didn't win game seven in 1986.

Note: my earliest WS memory is from 1984.

[mikeyvegas]

Personally, my favorite was the '84 series. That's probably cause I'm a huge Tigers fan.

Of all the series I 've watched(I'm only 27), I would have to go with the Yankees vs. D-Backs series. Those games in NY were great, and that game 7 was a fantastic finish to it all.

[Sundevils21]

myung yung kim(horrible spelling) blowing all those games in the 9th inning in NY was a joke. I was pissed from the moment he blew the first game until the at bat when Louis Gonzo hit that little bloop to bring home the series ending run. Great times. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Definitely 1991. You can't beat the worst-to-first, the beginning of the Braves' great run, Kirby f'ing Puckett (that catch, the winning HR), Kent Hrbek (remember the supposed wrestling move at 1B?), Jack Morris. The games were intense, they were decided by huge, exciting plays, the teams were very likeable and hard-working, and most importantly, the Twins won.

[ThaSaltCracka]

the '91 series was awesome, but I thought the NY-Arz was a good one as well. But seriously, is there a WS that can beat last years ALCS? I don't think so, IMO. That Boston-NY series was amazing.

[nolanfan34]

Best: 1991. My dad is a big time Tigers fan, so we were rooting for Jack Morris.

I also can't remember anything older than 84, being 28 yrs old.

Worst: Subway series. 2001? Can't remember. Yawn.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

'91 was great, but '75 was better.

[ericd]

A landslide. Nothing is even close.

[DonWaade]

I dont remeber this but 1955. There was not more "wait til next year." This was next year for the Dodgers to beat the damn Yankees.

[Gamblor]

"Touch 'em all Joe. You'll never hit a bigger home run in your life!"
-TC, Oct 23, 1993

Speedy health, Tom.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Yet I still say Lenny Dykstra deserved to be MVP, and would've been had the series gone 7 regardless of who won.

[Mano]

Gotta be the '75 series, Reds vs.Red Sox. A true classic.

[daryn]

greatest world series was when scotty nguyen table talked that guy into calling the last hand.


you call it's all over baby!

[Gamblor]

Dykstra went 8/23 with 4 jacks and 8 ribbies. Slugged .913.

Molitor went 12/24 with 2 jacks and 8 rbi and slugged 1.000 including a HR in the final game.

[offTopic]

1987, when the Giants overcame the potentially heartbreaking "Maldonado Slide" to beat the Cardinals and demolish the Twins in 5.

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2002, when faced with a two-on, no out situation in the 7th, Giants manager Dusty Baker elects to stay with young right-hander Russ Ortiz, who gets a key double play and goes on to shut the Angels out. Giants win the Series 4-2.

Oh, wait. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

[nolanfan34]

That's some funny stuff. Don't let the Red Sox fans see this.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

But Dykstra was much more valuable to the Phillies. In a sense, that's why Carter won. His HR kept game 7 from happening.

[J.R.]

Paul Molitor was the MVP of the 1993 World Series, not Joe Carter (if that's what you meant by "that's why Carter won").

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Duh. Why did I think Carter won? Must've been blinded by the walk-off HR.

You know what they say. memory is the 2nd thing to go. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[Utah]

"1987, when the Giants overcame the potentially heartbreaking "Maldonado Slide" to beat the Cardinals and demolish the Twins in 5."

Thats hilarious. Cardinals had a good team that year and should have beat the twins.

[M2d]

1997, 2003
try winning your division first, would you?

[Homer]

The first World Series I can recall watching was 1989.

Being a Phillies fan, the most memorable was obviously 1993.

That aside, 1991, and it isn't close.

-- Homer

p.s. - Did anyone just watch that guy throw 5 balls in 30 seconds through a Tom Glavine sized strike zone for a million bucks? Didn't these contests used to be a bit more difficult?

[nolanfan34]

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p.s. - Did anyone just watch that guy throw 5 balls in 30 seconds through a Tom Glavine sized strike zone for a million bucks? Didn't these contests used to be a bit more difficult?

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See my newly posted thread for the real disturbing sight at that event.

I agree though, that was the easiest damn thing I've ever seen. The shocking part was how hard it was for him to do it. I would have been embarrassed if I didn't get my first five throws through in a row.

[mikeyvegas]

I also forgot to mentions the 1887 Detroit Wolverines (http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1887_WS.shtml). Who doesn't love a best of 19 series.

[John Gaspar]

75 Series between Red Sox and Reds.
Maybe the greatest collection of position players to play in the series after the 27 yankees. Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice, Fred Lynn (the first and only ROY and MVP in the same year until Ichiro)

91 Twins and Braves
01? Yankees and Diamondbacks

[Phat Mack]

1960. You can't imagine what it was like being a Buc's fan. Game seven; Yankees tie it up in the top of the ninth; bottom of the inning Maz knocks one over the bricks in old Forbes Field. The beginning of the end for the Yankees.

[andyfox]

Top of the 9th. Pirates lead 9-8. First and third and one out, Yogi Berra hitting. He hits a one-hop bullet to the Pirate first baseman. He steps on first and wheels to get Mantle going to second to win the World Series. But no Mantle. Where is he? He dives back in to first underneath the tag while the run scores from third to tie up the game.

Mantle claimed he used to do that 7-8 times a year since Berra was such a pull hitter the first baseman would instinctively step on first reasoning there was plenty of time to make the tag play at second.

Anyway, Mickey's heroics (he also hit .400 with 3 home runs in the Series) went for naught when Maz won the game in the bottom of the 9th. Berra, by the way, was the left fielder who watched the ball go out. The Yankees won their three games 10-0, 12-0 and 16-3 and lost the Series. Whitey Ford pitched the two shutouts, in the midst of breaking Babe Ruth's record for most consecutive scoreless innings in the World Series. At the time, Ruth held both that record and also the record for most home runs hit in the Series. Now there's something we'll never see again.

Game 7 was indeed a thriller, but none of the other games were.

[andyfox]

With a million bucks on the line, I'd be surprised if I could even pick up five balls without dropping them.

[andyfox]

He threw a lot better than the guy who started the game for the National League.

[Zeno]

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He threw a lot better than the guy who started the game for the National League.

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Olé!!!!!!!


-Zeno

[Zeno]

I'm bias because I'm a Diamondback fan. So my pick is obvious: Yankees-Diamondbacks. A bloob single off the bat of Gonzo in the bottom of the ninth, game seven. It all came down to that. And of course, knocking the Yanks off their high horse adds to the charm. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

It may not have been the greatest WS but it certainly was a great WS and hard fought the entire way. In the top ten I would think.

-Zeno

[nolanfan34]

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With a million bucks on the line, I'd be surprised if I could even pick up five balls without dropping them.

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Hey, the guy was guaranteed 10k already. I would have been firing them pretty quickly too.

Of course, easy for me to say sitting here in the comfort of my home. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[andyfox]

Even though I'm a Yankee fan, I agree. There were two games that the Yankees pulled out with two out in the bottom of the ninth. Plus the exciting game seven, also won in the bottom of the ninth. And the emotion of the games played in New York so soon after 9/11 added something extra, I think. Even Yankee fan Giuliani applauded at the end.

[M2d]

nah, that guy hit a strike zone. the rocket hit 2 3/4" pieces of wook. a much smaller target.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

Being a Phillies fan, the most memorable was obviously 1993.


You would've loved 1980. I forget who the Phillies pitched was who buzzed George Brett, putting him right on his back. Brett got up and stared him down, and if it wasn't a World Series, there might have been a fight.

Anyway, Brett finally calms down and digs back in and the pitcher puts the *next* one under his chin, too. The Royals had no heart after that.

[John Cole]

Yeah, I remember that one. Fisk hits homer to win Series for the Sox. Well, it seems that way.

[youtalkfunny]

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75 Series between Red Sox and Reds.
Maybe the greatest collection of position players to play in the series after the 27 yankees. Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, Pete Rose, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice, Fred Lynn...

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Rice didn't play (broken hand).

Who do you think wins that series if he stays healthy?

LOO-IE! LOO-IE! LOO-IE!

I'm trying hard to abstain from voting for that series, as I'm a Red Sox fan. But I can't help myself.

Honorable mention to Min/Atl in '91. It was the first one to hold my attention that didn't involve a local team.

That NY-Ariz series was only exciting because the Arizona manager was so incompetent. D-Backs should've won that in about five.

And let's hear it for the Reds' stunning sweep of the A's. A friend of mine disappeared for a few months after that one. I think he pulled a "Bad Lieutenant" with his bookies. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

D-Backs should've won that in about five.


D-backs don't win that in 5 because Kim makes *too good* a pitch to Paul O'Neill. If the pitch that O'Neill loops into left doesn't dive so far out of the zone, O'Neill flies out to left to end the game.

[John Gaspar]

Of course you are correct, Rice didn't play. Broke his hand getting hit by a pitch by Vern Ruhle. The immortal Juan Benequez played in his stead.

[Philuva]

As painful as it was as a Phillie fan myself, that 93 WS was really good. I went to the 83 WS against the O's and they lost the game I went too which was really painful.

My other favorites were the Cardinals vs. Royals in 85 and Twins vs. Cardinals 87.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

The immortal Juan Benequez played in his stead.

I thought Yaz played left, Cecil Cooper played 1st, and Carbo DH'd.

[youtalkfunny]

No DH that year. Remember Tiant running the bases?

I think Carbo was strictly a PH.

Next time you watch Game 6, look at the absolutely horrible at-bat he has, one of the worst-ever, which somehow ends when he launches that 3-run blast to tie it up in the 8th.

[ZeeJustin]

Stu Ungar's 3rd win was a nice one. The dude was like 14 years old in a 396 year old's body. He could still control only 7% of the muscles in his body, yet he won anyway.

I'm surprised to see all these baseball answers. I'm really not sure how people find that game entertaining to watch or to play.

[jwvdcw]

2001...Man, I hate the Yankees

[blackaces13]

86' Mets/RedSox. Bill Buckner, cmon.