1996 Texas Rangers vs New York Yankees ALDS Highlights

[@dukedematteo1995]

Yankee fan here.....This series was alot closer and hard fought than I remember. Late inning comebacks. Plays at the plate. Texas not going down easy. Cecil Feilder was a crucial bat all postseason....even just as a rent a player. All I remember was Gonzo and Bernie hitting a shitload of HRs. Also, it shows me how much luck is a part of winning

[@DontDrinkthatstuff]

Yeah this was a really entertaining series. Juan Gonzalez was my favorite player as a kid, those 90s Rangers teams with Pudge/Juan were everything. Credit to NY, they showed their dynastic chops from game 2 on.

[@rickenbastard4668]

3:20 Juan Gonzalez was always my favorite yankee killer because despite owning us practically every at bat none of it ever mattered in the end.

[@Virtuoso191]

R.I.P. Stuart Scott

[@walterlv01]

It's easy to forget that the '90s Yankee dynasty almost never even got off the ground. Texas led in every game, and led by 3+ runs in three of the four games. They probably outplayed the Yankees for the majority of the series but their bullpen was just atrocious and lost every game in the late innings.

[@iamhungey12345]

I believe had the Rangers won, they likely would have been the one facing the Braves in the WS.

[@Sephiroth766]

@@iamhungey12345 Orioles had zero pitching and a bad bullpen and would have folded in the ALCS as well

[@nflmlbclassics]

"Well, George Steinbrenner better check the deeds, because these days, It's Juan Gonzalez who owns the New York Yankees." - Bob Costas What Ken Griffey and Edgar Martinez did to the Yankees the year before, Juan Gonzalez seemed determined to follow suit in the 1996 ALDS. In Game 1 at the Bronx, Gonzo took David Cone deep with two in the 4th to go ahead. The Rangers took Game 1, 6-2. The next night, Juan, who hit 7 home runs against the Yanks in 10 games in the regular season, went deep twice to put Texas ahead, 4-1. But thanks to Cecil FIelder, the Yankees scratched their way back to tie the game in the 8th, and then Jeter scored the game winner on a 12th inning error for a 5-4 Yankees' win, and a split of the first two games. In the first ever playoff game in the Dallas-Ft. Worth/Arlington area, the Rangers looked to win their 6th game against the Yanks at home against one loss, leading 2-1 in the 9th, Gonzo's 4th HR of the series a key hit. Until the Yanks rallied for two in the 9th to win, 3-2. Mariano Duncan's single scoring the game winner. The next afternoon, the Rangers jumped on former teammate Kenny Rogers for a 4-0 lead after three (Juan belting his 5th HR). No problem for the Yankees, though. Bernie Williams went deep twice and the Yanks rallied to win, 6-4 and take the series, 3 games to 1. What it came down to was that the Rangers' bullpen was their Achilles' heel. And the Yanks' pen was their strength. John Wetteland saved both games in Texas, and the Yanks would now meet the Orioles one more time...this time, in the ALCS.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Surprisingly the much maligned Rangers starting rotation was NOT their downfall this series

[@hmhm856]

This is the Rangers worst postseason series loss asides from 2011 WS

[@SmoothCriminal12]

And then the Rangers poached Wetteland for the rest of the 90s. Leading the Yanks to promote a guy by the name of Mariano Rivera to closer....

[@hmhm856]

Worst Rangers postseason series loss, asides from the 2011 WS. Remember, if there was a game 5, it was going to be played in Texas Bernie Williams was sensational for the Yankees this series

[@russsnyder2026]

Juan Gonzalez was ridiculous in this series

[@andrewanderson9930]

I know the Yanks owned the Rangers in '98 and '99 ALDS Series, BUT if they had a decent bullpen in '96 the Yankees dynasty would've been delayed at least a year.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

It’s not like the Ranger starting rotation was THAT bad.

[@iamhungey12345]

Not to mention they were a bigger threat to the Yankees than the Orioles were, even had the edge against them in head to head during that regular season.

[@Mr.Jtea3]

@@iamhungey12345having the better record against a team you’re going to play in the regular season doesn’t mean anything. Example Yankees went undefeated against the Cleveland Indians of the regular season in 2007 only for them to lose in 4 games to them.

[@iamhungey12345]

@@Mr.Jtea3 Plus it doesn't factor into what the team does at the trade deadline. Not to mention players does performs differently in the postseason. Not that the Orioles fans should get the wrong idea regarding 1996 however... That said you somewhat missed the point of what I was saying.

[@ericradford2142]

RIP Stuart Scott

[@ww8407]

R.I.P Stuart Scott, the trailblazer.

[@michaelhession2105]

"You've won a playoff game................ The hangover lasts for far too long and you lose your next three games to the Yankees. Too bad!" -UrinatingTree 2017 (Rangers LOF vid)

[@iamhungey12345]

The Rangers were tougher against the Yankees than the Orioles were.

[@Dv.r10]

One of the best Yankees team, 1996 New York Yankees

[@negtype13]

Uggh.. if only Clark wasn’t plagued by injuries at this point in his career 😫 I remember reading the first thing he did after this loss was go into John Oates’ office and apologized while saying, “I gave you everything I had.” We know you always did Thrill and your final season would cement it!🤘

[@williamflynn9739]

I remember in 2 World Series' the New York Yankees won 4 Games to 0 instead of going to Game 5, Game 6, and Game 7 in 1998, and 1999

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

“Tim Raines busts out the walking stick”

[@danielrivera2365]

Thank God they had the sense to take Rogers out quickly in Game 2. The Yanks could've easily been down 0-2 in this series.

[@jerryp6731]

Cool video!

[@Mark-xl1ze]

If only the Rangers had a bullpen.....

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Or a starting rotation

[@Mark-xl1ze]

@@chrisuncleahmad666 Their stating rotation wasn't bad that year. It was the bullpen that did them in.

[@iamhungey12345]

They probably would have been the one facing the Braves in the WS.

[@Mark-xl1ze]

@@iamhungey12345 Yep

[@hmhm856]

5:50 Jeter running into a fan

[@lavonbutler6073]

TEX 6 NYY 2 TEX 4 NYY 5 12TH NYY 3 TEX 2 NYY 6 TEX 4

[@VenomousStare]

god bless

[@thomasackerly2410]

Gd time's

[@Surfer041]

Rogers was the only useless player on that team.

[@Surfer041]

@Lighthouse in the Storm He got lit up that October

[@iamhungey12345]

He was basically Ed Whitson 2.0 with them.

[@Cdub31]

Jankeeeeees