2007 ALCS, Game 1: Indians @ Red Sox

[@Anon-yy6wm]

This whole postseaon run was amazing for the Sox. What's crazy is that they brought Eric Gagne to be the 8th inning guy to bolster up an already great bullpen. They knew he wasnt the 50 save closer from 2002-04 but he still was having a good season when they brought him over. Then he just stunk it up with the Sox and barely got a postseason roster spot. Everytime he pitched this postseason, it was almost an accident waiting to happen. Terry mostly used him in the postseason when the game was practically over and someone had to eat up an inning. Imagine had he pitched like he did in the first half of 2007, that bullpen would've been unstoppable.

[@HueyLewisFan22]

Josh Beckett is the man. Loved him.

[@courtgizzle]

HueyLewisFan22 yep. He was an aggressive pitcher in his career in the postseason. More aggressive when facing elimination.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

@@courtgizzle it's a weird comparison but josh Beckett is the eli manning of mlb pitchers where everytime he was underdog or in a big game he was always great but when he had high expectations he always was up and down and hes not a hall of Famer but if October had a hall of fame for pitchers he would be in it lol if that makes sense

[@ericsigersmith6067]

@@courtgizzle and also Mike lowell was the best salary dump ever when the red sox had to take on his contract to get beckett besides trading Hanley Ramirez and anibal Sanchez

[@jaredmenard7645]

@@ericsigersmith6067 Curt Schilling Jr.

[@Joshinable1]

I was 14 Years old back then and That Red Sox team was Goood

[@FloridaCeltic34]

Can someone upload game 5 of the 2008 alcs when the Sox came back from 7-0 to win 8-7.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Game 5 is the best one

[@acewilliams7917]

I love that they talk to Steven King every time Boston is the playoffs.

[@sominboy2757]

He is a huge red sox fan, he even wrote a book called "the girl who loved tom gordon"

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Flash Gordon

[@davidbarton1806]

F that liberal piece of $hit

[@FooFighters1188]

Sabathia and Carmona were both completely responsible for the Indians not going to the series that year. The irony is Buck said that Wedge had elite pitching where as Hargrove didn't in the 90's, yet the two Cy Young finalists crumbled under pressure.

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

FooFighters1188 Buck was right. There's a difference in having aces that dont pitch well and complete stiffs on the mound. Burba and Nagy didnt scare anyone from 98-99 the way Carmona and Sabathia did in 07

[@SubnormalTyler]

Am I the only one young enough to think its funny that Randy Marsh is the umpire.?

[@bostonredsox49]

I thought this was America!

[@waydebaker7743]

I swear to god... I was in college watching this game, at a sports bar. And they had the game in the loud speaker and when he said that the entire bar lost it. It was great. The nigh turned straight into a South Park themed night. Everyone got racists and we all loved it.

[@Liam-Carlson]

Randy Marsh was the umpire....

[@rftulie]

Something something creme fraiche.

[@BaseballRoscoe25]

I'm sure that Randy Marsh gets that all the time lol

[@Longenecker1776]

Red Sox out scored the Indians 30-5 the last three games. That fact erases any argument Indians fans have about who should've won.

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Fr

[@Sup3rWiener]

Lol @ Beckett throwing 96-97 mph fastball during this time. How time flies...

[@counter546]

And Sabathia too lol, now he can barely hit 90 :/

[@robertburklund3664]

he used to throw in the 100's

[@robertburklund3664]

feel the same with king felix now.lol..getting close to bein at 90 full time now.

[@ToddieBender]

J.B. Went off all fall 07

[@hey12358y]

This Cleveland team was one wild mishmash of streaky talents, one hit wonders, guys playing too early, washed up stars, and high-potential guys who never quite put it all together. Not even slightly surprising they blew a big series lead.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

This was the real world series that year lol

[@YouReallyMuseMe]

This was a better Sox team than '04.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Ehhh lugo and drew were iffy investments

[@Tremonti4ever]

Yeah that’s a matter of opinion, personally I think different parts were better in ‘04, and others were better in ‘07. The pitching rotation was much better in ‘04 because outside of Beckett, the rest of the rotation wasn’t very good, Schilling was at the end of his career and was barely getting it done, back in ‘04 you had Schill, and Pedro, plus, D-Lowe and Arroyo. The overall lineups had much more power in ‘04, but I think the bullpen was better in ‘07.

[@waynetables6414]

@@Tremonti4ever 07' rotation was deeper but 04' was better at the top end. Beckett Shilling Lester Matzusaka Wakefield not bad at all 1-5. Add the fact that Beckett was the best pitcher on the planet that year. The lineup in 07' was better on paper but it's tough to compare because a lot of those guys from the 03/04 Red Sox were having career years that they never duplicated before or after particularly Nixon and Mueller.. you're spot on about the bullpen 07' Okajima and Papelbon were unreal.

[@drewoconnell8]

Wakefield 😢

[@jonathanrecinos5894]

Not even close the 04 Sox team was better hands down and they had a better regular season record of 98 wins as in the 2007 Sox they only won 96 wins that season. Heck the the 2013 team was better than the 07 Sox and it was more exciting to watch them too

[@brianbelden2449]

This was Dustin Pedroias first full season in the majors and as soon as the Sox made the postseason Pedroia played on an elite level of his own. Pedroia was a better player in as a whole and in the clutch than Derek Jeter ever was and should have been given the same hype Jeter was always given. Pedroia was a better hitter and DEFINITELY a better fielder. If my life was dependant.on a player hitting home run I'd pick David Ortiz. If my life was dependent on a player getting a hit against the best ACE pitcher in baseball, Id pick Dustin Pedroia EASILY. Pedroia is my favorite baseball player EVER. Pedroia didn't give a flying F*CK about the opponent and their status or situational pressure. Dude packed his lunch pail and went to work through the good and the bad. Pedroia played the game right!

[@jeancarlosespinosa2296]

beckett is very very very good

[@desnutz901]

Beckett was a savage

[@lisahardy9707]

Why is a 10-3 result in a game 1 of a series called a classic ???

[@felixmendelssohn991]

Cleveland blowing lead in postseason series, classics.

[@TheLocalLt]

Classic just means old. It’s just the name of the channel

[@clashingwiththebest8287]

cause its the redsox

[@bostonredsox49]

Sabathia and Beckett were neck and neck Cy Young Award candidates

[@jpdemer5]

I remember it mostly for Ortiz and Ramirez being such a deadly 1-2 punch.

[@jonathan_tong93]

The 2007 American League Championship Series was a 7-game love affair between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians. It was aired live on Net 25 from October 13-22, 2007, as the coverage was hosted by the late Veronica Cleofe-Alejar with Henry Liao, Jonathan Dela Cruz, Morly Alinio, and Atty. Dodo Dulay as Studio Analysts, together with Edwil Zabala (Play-by-Play) and Kathleen Guerrero (Color Commentary) as commentators alongside Diane De Castro-Triguero and Elmer Caseles as Field Reporters

[@DrSanto91]

Lets not forget boston trailed in the first 4 games and indians scored first, but in the final three games once boston scored first they won those games.

[@zachattack131]

people tend to forget that the sox were down 3-1 in this series

[@landonries4331]

And in 2016 😳😳

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

They then stormed back

[@Letstalkabouthorrormovies]

Jd drew saved our season with the grandslam

[@222333aaaaaa]

43:53 - dat roar 🗣🗣🗣

[@gdhidigs]

21:04

[@ericsigersmith6067]

I wish they showed the gem Beckett pitched in clevland when his ex girlfriend sang the national anthem lol

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Underrated series and that indians team seemed like they were the future but fell of quick and this one had cliff lee injured

[@gdhidigs]

@@ericsigersmith6067 yeah they were built for the future too

[@Jiltedin2007]

I’m still scratching my head today(In 2020) on why Baseball’s Only 20 Game Winner did not win The Cy Young Award in 2007.

[@josecarranza7555]

CC Sabathia had better numbers than Josh Beckett.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Jose Carranza Yeah, just slightly better. Even so, Josh Beckett was 2-0 vs. C.C. Sabathia in this ALCS, especially in Game 5(At Cleveland) when The Indians had a chance to Win the Pennant At Home, but it was Beckett who pitched Like a Cy Young Winner that night Striking Out 11 Batters over 8 Innings while giving up Cleveland’s Only Run of the Game. Some Cy Young Award Winner Sabathia was in 2007.

[@josecarranza7555]

Jiltedin2007 Not just slightly better, ERA CC was much better than josh. More complete games and strikeouts. Playoffs has nothing to do with regular season awards.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Jose Carranza That’s O.K., I’ll still take A World Series Ring over A Cy Young Award any day of the Week!

[@josecarranza7555]

Jiltedin2007 Same here.

[@DrunkenSlob]

Back when fox had cool graphics

[@baseballsoffury642]

Yeah I agree. I always loved the sound effect it made when someone hit a home run.

[@DrunkenSlob]

@@baseballsoffury642 I’m amazed how basic and boring their broadcast is over a decade into the future

[@KJam206]

Why was this game chosen out of this series? Not classic at all. Choose Game 2 or Game 7.

[@bostonredsox49]

Because Sabathia and Beckett were the 2 frontrunners for the Cy Young Award. In hindsight yeah this wasn't a classic but it was pretty hyped up

[@Playswithsquirrels311]

Good Question, I always thought Game 7 was the best one. It may have been 11-2 in the end but it felt like it was 3-2 forever!

[@陳紹禕]

do you have game 5?

[@AndreLuis-pn1gi]

So.. where's the other 07 alcs games?

[@TitusKingdom]

did you end up finding them? looking for them myself

[@DMDvideo10]

Story of their lives...

[@virolo1960]

I predicted a WS win for this team after the 4 consecutive homeruns in May.

[@garygood6804]

I was literally on the toilet when that happened. It was the 3rd inning 2 outs. Manny was slumping...I was like well, I can poop....then look what happened.

[@IOWAHAWKEYES2020]

Randy Marsh as the home plate ump lol

[@Rocky-sc4gw]

Ejecting me for what ? What am I not allowed to argue? I'm sorry I thought this was baseball.

[@Rocky-sc4gw]

+DVJFan 😂😂

[@BookClubDisaster]

This was 8 years and 8 Fenway advertisements ago.

[@TheTigersfan20]

Trailing 3-games-to-1 in this best of seven, the Red Sox rallied off three straight victories to win the series. The games weren't even close, as Boston stunned the Indians by outscoring them 30-5 in the process.

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

Alex Weaver Game 7 was close until the later innings.

[@Looooch17]

lol @ everyone saying the Indians should have won. Reason why they looked so bad is because the Sox were so good

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

Tuukka40 Its also hilarious when they say the Indians should have won when the Indians were outscored THIRTY TO FIVE in the final 3 games.

[@whywelovefilm7079]

Josh Beckett had one of the most dominating Playoff Run of All-Time. He had pinpoint control with 96-97mph Fastball and threw the nastiest straight 12-6 Curveball you’ve ever seen. It seemed like no one could touch him. You knew he was going to win...

[@noguere.vargaszarate2999]

R.I.P Wakefield 😢

[@bluemonkjd]

Game 5 of this series was probably the closest thing to a classic (2 went into extras, but was pretty ugly on all sides, and most of the others were blowouts almost all the way). Not sure what this game is here for, although I'm happy to watch it anyway.

[@EssexAggiegrad2011]

Gagne was a roider

[@ericsigersmith2831]

Trade deadline major acquisition Eric gagne finishing the game at the end lmao , he was awful for the red sox and luckily the team was so loaded that they were able to win still ...

[@OnlyHabits]

and now Terry Francona is now on are team :) Let's go Tribe!

[@losangelesangel265]

The Games Are Here He has yet to do anything significant for the team. They still lose every year.

[@TitusKingdom]

+LosAngelesAngel still saying that

[@losangelesangel2888]

+Joe H.6 Yes I am. He has not won anything in Cleveland.

[@ericsigersmith6067]

Former red Sox pitching coach carl Willis lmao

[@jpta162]

I was hoping for the Indians to win this series. Not going to say they would have won because if they played that badly in the last 3 games they should not have.

[@DMDvideo10]

Game 6

[@DASCO2136]

Indians should've won this series

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

DASCO2136 How?

[@clashingwiththebest8287]

to bad they choked hard like they always do.

[@bentheswitchsportsfan06]

If we never blowed a 3-1 lead, we wouldv'e won the world series.

[@commonpeasant8792]

Benjamin Krawetzki you blew a 3-1 lead in the World Series too 😂

[@ericsigersmith2831]

True that and I've always wanted the Indians to win when they haven't played the red Sox

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Why are there no clips of Gms 2-4 of this series ANYWHERE?!?! That was compelling baseball. And yes, the Indians would've also stomped the Rockies in the World Series. Oh well.

[@AllForeOneGolf]

It's frustrating that finding full games is so difficult. I'm still trying to find most of the Red Sox 2013 season to download along with past playoff games.

[@deku2949]

Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot why do I find you everywhere?

[@Rocky-sc4gw]

The frustrating thing is that the Indians would've won the World Series against the Rockies if they had beaten the Red Sox in the ALCS.

[@blakepettys28]

xhemexx that'd be the 2006 tigers or the 2003 Yankees

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

Blake Pettys Fuck the 2003 Yankees. If the 2003 Red Sox had a different manager they would have won the pennant. Best team not to win the world series was the 2004 Cardinals who's ace was hurt going into the WS against Boston

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Maybe. But had Cleveland shut Boston down in game 5, that means Colorado goes into the WS with a lot more momentum then when they had to wait over a week to play Boston.

[@samhe958]

look it's sizemore!

[@jeffcupp1]

how is this a 'classic'?

[@brianhelm286]

all i could say is the lndians are the better team they have a good chance but lost.

[@Hellfire1535]

lololol no they werent first off they lost so there's that Second The indians had the same amount of wins in regular season that year as the red sox third, all but one of the games the Indians won were close, game 2 went to extra innings finally the last 3 games boston scored 30 runs to Clevelands 5 making the the total composite line Red Sox: 51 runs Indians: 32 Id say its more accurate to state the Indians got lucky they even got that far.

[@brianhelm286]

long time no see your redsox has been beating by us this year.but your new england is killing us now

[@losangelesangel265]

Hellfire1535 With the moves the Red Sox made this off season they definitely improved. However I see them finishing at .500 by the end of the season. They have a very mediocre starting rotation, Clay Buccholz is a joke and unreliable, Koji collapsed at the end of the season last year yet the Sox resigned him, and the Sox still lack an ace. The only thing that they have going for them is the offense improved and the bullpen has some depth. This is a recipe for a 81-81 or 82-80 finish. I seem them in 3rd place in the AL East in 2015. If they are lucky to make the playoffs they won't make it passed the wild card round. Unless they can get that ace then I see them in a better position.

[@Hellfire1535]

LosAngelesAngel I actually agree with you here, they are much improved and not a contender at this point with the players that got but the upside is the rookies are getting better =)

[@brianhelm286]

long time no see well lets see whats happens this year to come

[@hateusernames2]

Red Sox taking game 1

[@cigar_snob_chicago1713]

Juice box manny

[@Sherpaful]

This was the least interesting game in the series. Why dey post dis wun??

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

1202 Program Alarm Because nobody wants to see the losers. I cant find Game 1 of the 98 ALDS because the Red Sox got bitchslapped in Games 2, 3 and 4

[@brmillgr]

How dare you

[@barbarakilpatrick3859]

We need water to win please😷💦

[@mikejones-yg1iw]

Buck ruins another classic

[@chargerstriker8416]

I hate the Red Sox!

[@apemantus67]

+ChargerStriker84 You may want to stop watching the 2007 playoffs then. You won't like how it ends.

[@TitusKingdom]

can't stand Boston in general

[@joeayers3822]

+Joe H. Good. We can't stand you either. Go fuck yourself

[@TitusKingdom]

Joe Ayers classic Boston native haha

[@losangelesangel2888]

+Joe H Boston is a nice city. Its just old fashion.