2016 NLDS Gm4: Cubs rally in 9th, take lead

10/11/16: Watch the full top of the 9th of the Cubs 4-run 9th to take a 6-5 lead over the Giants in Game 4 of the NLDS
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[@TNgirl546]

2016 season for the Cubs was just pure magic. I miss all these guys so much. I know they are going to get back there again some day

[@nabesterangel5029]

In 107 years?

[@tristansaviation123]

​@@nabesterangel5029 108. Close

[@dylannn5139]

As a cubs fan me too

[@englishliteratureguru]

@@nabesterangel5029 in the next 2-3 for sure. take a screenshot of my comment.

[@mwroberts79]

I don’t think I’ve shed that many tears watching baseball as I did that post season!! I sure miss Rizzo!

[@TR-wm3sg]

I will never, ever, ever get tired of watching that half-inning.

[@josephgallo3446]

Still gives me chills. GO CUBS GO!

[@cerbgerm]

lol I was about to type this but you beat me to it! What a year!

[@quinnbrown_golf]

Yessir

[@tvgtechy8416]

Same

[@aidanvb_2096]

I go to the same school Javier Lopez but he graduated like 15 years ago

[@Deshaun477]

I am a Dodgers

[@carlbaumeister3439]

This was THE game . . . when I knew they were not going to be stopped, that they were going to win it all. (Of course, I lost a bit of that faith when they were down 3-1 to the Indians with 2 of the final 3 games to be played in Cleveland, but my feeling about this game in SF turned out to be true.)

[@justincaldero5174]

"Thatll rattle round!" and "and through! Rizzo scores. here comes zobrist!" is stitched into my memories till the end

[@patrickstroup9347]

Same here and when montero crushed the grand slam in game 1 vs the dodgers i was 100 percent sure ... even down 3 to 1 to Cleveland I really wasn't worried . The whole season was like a dream. So greatful for youtube .. I remember exactly where I was during all these key moments as well. Memories for life.

[@carlbaumeister3439]

@@patrickstroup9347 Down 3-1 to Cleveland . . . I WAS worried, especially with 2 of 3 played in Cleveland. Alas, it worked out!

[@Puddlef1sh]

That and Chapman's game 5 battle in the WS. Absolutely legendary.

[@UncleAL86]

I was still sick with nerves when we were up 8-7 and Cleveland had 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th.

[@dennissologaistoa3376]

This is definitely the 2nd greatest game ever in my life time. The greatest game ever is of course Game 7 of The World Series... Long Live The 2016 Cubs... *GO CUBS NATION* #FlyTheW *[ W ]*

[@Melissairv]

Javy, Willson, KB were 23-24. Babies. Absolutely blows my mind. So young with 108 years and millions of fans hopes on your shoulders. I cannot imagine the pressure of that.

[@HyzerFlexOnYou]

That might be part of why they were able to pull it off. Age gives you perspective that can make pressure weigh on you even more heavily

[@Videogamelover58]

Ikr

[@Videogamelover58]

And then they regressed. Took all of it from them, but they did something that a lot of past cubs teams wished they did

[@joycegresham9044]

And Addison Russell

[@Danny-ul3xz]

I'm rewatching the whole 2016 playoff push and I'm not lying that this game literally almost gave me tears

[@spencersilence8097]

Nothing is more dangerous than Javy Baez in an 0-2 count

[@Dhrjtwhejfj]

Facts

[@michaeld6147]

5 years later, he'll still swing at a pitch that bounces in front of the plate. All you have to do is throw a slider to him on 0-2, and it's an automatic strike out. They are doing him a favor throwing a fastball.

[@Bearssuperfan]

@@michaeld6147 leave that slider in any part of the zone and the ball will end up 450ft behind you

[@briandavidson1946]

Well his wife is probably more dangerous😇😅😷

[@heyboo4764]

Nothing is more dangerous than signing this airhead to multi million dollar long term contract!

[@freemanlowell5437]

Maddon just played Bochy perfectly after the Zobrist double. He took out Russell, a righty and brought in Coghlan, a lefty he never intended on using because he knew Bochy would switch to a lefty cause that's just always what he does when a lefty comes up, no matter what. Cubs ended up with the right handed Contreras, hitting 600 in that post season against a lefty and won the game.

[@chn9285]

This was revenge for what Will Clark did to the Cubs back in '89 at Wrigley!

[@stevenjschuler1169]

CHN absolutely and ain’t karma something?

[@meckel1271]

You are right! Mark Grace tried to make up for that, but for no evail.

[@waseem23]

Nope that was the cubs fans fault. The cubs had home field, but the fans didn’t want night games, cubs won two at home lost 3 in Frisco, wait that was the padres in 84. God cubs fans have been traumatized.

[@paulsparrow9606]

As a lifelong Cubs fan, I still have nightmares about Will Clark in 89. They're almost as intense about my overall Ozzie Smith nightmares. Whatevs, we finally won one!

[@wyliestivers2634]

@@paulsparrow9606 He batted .647 in the playoffs against the Cubs and it was just XBH after XBH, sickening after the 1989 season that had so many comeback wins.

[@karlmoles6530]

As a longtime Cubs fan this was such sweet revenge 1989!

[@anthonyramos3583]

When is your time. Amazing things happened... This is the reward for all the Cubs Fan who waited this long and still believe and never give up... Greatest Fans

[@WaffleMan]

Anthony Ramos not greatest fans. Steve bartman ya know

[@clashdoggo6530]

@@WaffleMan Steve Bartman was fine. He didn’t do anything wrong.

[@WaffleMan]

@@clashdoggo6530 i know thts what im saying. But the cubs fans attacked him

[@clashdoggo6530]

@@WaffleMan oh yeah that’s true, good point

[@simransingh9540]

The greatest month of baseball if there ever was one.

[@poudiii7524]

The 2016 cubs run still gives me chills

[@DaDitka]

Statistically speaking, the 2016 Cubs are one of the ten best single season teams I have seen in my lifetime (I was born in 1971). I would even go back to 1961. I would match this team in a Strat game against any team since 1961. They were excellent.

[@brantbednarz5284]

Yes

[@noahmocettini9809]

As an A's fan I definitely jumped for joy once Belt struck out. I couldn't take it after 2014 living around Giants fans. After hearing about the whole even year thing in 2016 I was so excited. I ran into the back yard fell to me knees and raised my arms to the sky

[@cassidylynn21]

as a cubs fan, i would like to travel back in time and see this again. i miss this, especially because of how 2021 is going for the cubs.

[@gregthegroove]

I was at this game. Cubs fan for life. I live in the SF Bay Area now. I was at the game the night before also which went into extra innings and ended very late and the trains would’ve stopped, so I had to leave. Come back the next night for this game. Was so pissed off at the Cubs, I left after the 8th inning. Took the train home and listened to all this happen on my headphones. I was SO pissed and excited at the same damn time.

[@carlbaumeister3439]

greg the groove :: drum covers Wow. 2020 hindsight I guess. In retrospect, you should have stayed for the first game, taken a cab or walked to a hotel, then stayed for the second game!

[@nf0823]

I went to this game (as a cubs fan) and my dad made us leave early because of traffic and thought we would lose. He’s regret it every day of his life

[@mitchharpenau786]

I like the Cubs. The Cubs are my favorite team. I cheer for them when they play. I cheered loud during this game.

[@devildoc4257]

Broke my heart when we lost biaz Rizzo and bryant.

[@lilnono6109]

14:13; look at how in sync they are 😂

[@sosscarz]

Zobrist always coming up clutch.

[@rubeagle5264]

Love the cubs started watching since 84 was 10 years old can still name most of that team

[@alanmazzucchelli9013]

blessed John 3:16, I can still name most of the 1959 White Sox pennant winning team.

[@jediknight5633]

As a Dodger fan I was happy to see the Giants lose, especially on their home field. All Dodger fans temporarily became Cubs fans during this playoff series. Even though the Cubs ended up beating the Dodgers in the NLCS, I was still happy for the Cubs as they deserved to win that title after 108 years. And happy the Giants didn't make it back to the World Series. Now if only my Dodgers can claim that title I will be even more happy.

[@jakelepinskas7774]

Respect

[@janossario3527]

Haha, 1988. Bitter

[@davidf2095]

I mean the next year you won it but the asterisks stole it from you

[@yessir2873]

Oof, Imagine making it to the world series 2 times and not winning not even the Padres are that bad(they are worst) im joking i am a fan of baseball not a team

[@PurpleObscuration]

I'm a Dodger fan too so automatically hate the giants. I lived in Chicago for a year. After seeing Wrigley field I became an instant fan, I also believe how can anyone not support their home teams, that is why I currently support the JAZZ.

[@traveljibaro9325]

April 2020 and still feels like it was yesterday! Cubs all day! Even though we’re falling back to the bad days still love my team!

[@traveljibaro9325]

B V Doubt it. No pitching, We should of traded Bryant, Putting Rose as head coach was a mistake. And we should of traded Schwarber to AL and should of gotten an Arenado type third base and a pitcher. Cubs have the money to go over the luxury tax easily. Been a blind fan is one thing but we should also be realistic and know we’re not good right now. The little we played in the dessert we looked real bad and per statistic we were headed to a third-fourth position the Central.

[@larrydigangi4707]

Travel Jibaro Amen! Go Cubbies!

[@GODislove99999]

@@traveljibaro9325 stop it man smh just because they not going to multiple world series doesn't mean it's the bad days cub fans are a little spoiled

[@GODislove99999]

@@bv6377 exactly!!

[@larryl1427]

@@traveljibaro9325 Trade Bryant and Schwarber? You must be stoned. No way!

[@Nick9Three]

That playoff run was one of the best, if not the absolute best of all time. They did it every series, and the World Series. Coming back from a 3-1 deficit, and then coming back in game 7 to win it in the 10th. Absolute madness.

[@OldSchoolECW]

They didn't come back in game 7... they led from the very start of the game until they blew the lead in the 8th...

[@LeviathanStorm38]

The giants would never be able to pull this pitcher switching now, with the pitching rules changes.

[@ashleyp3662]

That a dumb rule

[@MikeNapoli1989]

B V I believe it

[@alanmazzucchelli9013]

LeviathanStorm38, Bochy's 1/3 of inning use of each reliever left his relievers running on fumes.

[@davidm8004]

I was thinking the same....the evolution of the game is fast.... But i was thinking more of the cubs hits up the middle wouldnt have gotten through because everyone shifts with a guy behind the pitcher now.

[@SteveSmith-un3fx]

@@davidm8004 everyone shifts with a guy behind the pitcher now.... no they don't. They shift to averages. Baseball is a game of averages. They bet that thats where the batter will hit it lol.

[@Suprnova84]

I miss baseball! Go Cubbies!

[@game_go_burrr]

I was watching this game on my couch with a 103* fever. That post season was epic.

[@erikhopkins9488]

Fans "See you in Chicago for game 5!" Giants bullpen "Not so fast!"

[@antoinebracy5718]

The Hayward bunt was the sorriest I have ever seen in my life... But he got lucky on the throwing error.

[@SFJUMP]

I was at this Game! I was sitting in the Bleachers watching the Cubs Rally in the 9th at 2016 NLDS Game 4!

[@austinfeinberg955]

That's awesome to watch the Chicago Cubs take over for the lead as a 4 run in the top of of the 9th inning on KZbin. That's hard to catch up from falling behind by score for baseball games

[@mrwoods22]

It was an epic elimination choke by SF. 😂

[@JLRRyan]

I was there. It was INCREDIBLE GO CUBS GO!!!

[@alanmazzucchelli9013]

Ryan C, The Cubs had a much better team. The Giants can't keep getting lucky every other year.

[@SF9ER84]

As a giant fan this was a nightmare. I was at that game thinking it was going to be a game 5 at wrigley field

[@dirknowitzki3891]

I thought it was hilarious. Typical Giants fan "but but...it's an even year..." 😂😂😂 Even better when the giants blew against the Dodgers in 2021 😂😂😂

[@anthonyramos3583]

108 years !!!!! We waited and it happened!!!!

[@randycabbage869]

I love the Cubbies

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

This was when I knew the Cubs were winning it all. Even down 3-1 in the World Series, I just knew 2016 was their year. They beat the Giants, this Spurs-like coldly efficient team, by exploiting THEIR mistakes. The Giants were like Jason Voorhees in October in the 2010's...except for this series.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Will smith did not get jiggy wit it here

[@jacksonvolk594]

I still get goosebumps.

[@manuelramos3588]

Rizzo's at-bat was the most important of this comeback..

[@dpfecarotta]

Matt Moore? Jamming out in the SF dugout thinking they still got this. At 4:10 he begins to realize it’s Ben Zobrist AB and his attitude changes l LOL’d

[@cerbgerm]

lol, what a meathead. I loved watching the cubs stuff that fat head of his with misery. I still don't think he has recovered.

[@lukep2156]

What a special year for the cubbies

[@rymiller1624]

I miss baseball !!!

[@gordon4385]

Glad I was around to see it. My children can tell their grandchildren about the last time the Cubs won the World Series.

[@ronhurdle5922]

My life long dream came true never thought imagined it yet never believed that one day 100 yrs 42 yrs of my life on earth we da cubbies would win it all yes like all others chicagoans I cried like a baby 👶

[@legacypieces2985]

Still gives me chills in 2021

[@HyzerFlexOnYou]

Love rewatching this. It's a shame every time the cubs got a big hit there was a commercial.

[@mlweiland]

So which announcer follows up Báez's RBI at 14:09 by saying Chicago has "a temporary lead"? The Giants would not score again in 2016.

[@anonman131]

John smoltz maybe

[@n00btub3r2012]

Beautiful

[@freefangz]

This reminds us of why pitchers gotta face 3 minimum now. The game with in the game.

[@VWGTI2013]

What a season. Go Cubs!

[@schrobilgens]

This inning is why the MLB needs to limit the number of pitchers a team can use in an inning

[@famguy218]

Sam Schrobilgen well guess they saw your comment lol

[@mattwilliams222]

It might have been even worse under the new rules, if they weren't able to mix/match for Bryant and Rizzo. The double pinch hitter nonsense can't happen though

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

Manfred is that you?

[@yeetsaw7619]

Yes go cubs

[@gurujr]

The greatest year of timely clutch hitting by the Cubs that I will ever see in my lifetime.

[@Deeplycloseted435]

Just a series of great at bats, with the pressure on. A great memory.

[@poudiii7524]

14:14 all 4 players were in sync

[@lowkeybuthonest]

This was the game I knew we were going all the way

[@johnnysullivan3201]

Exhibit A on why overmanagement is a bad idea

[@bradyw6603]

can you blame him, 3 rings up

[@christopherneyfeldt4587]

I waited 48 years I just hope it doesn’t take that long again because I don’t think I will live another 48.

[@janossario3527]

This STILL hurts.

[@rubencompean8780]

good

[@carlbaumeister3439]

Maybe, but you guys did pretty well winning three titles, every other year! We got only one championship.

[@tom_shredz]

@@carlbaumeister3439 but you know that one championship is so much more valuable because of the history. Just means so much more to Chicago than any other team

[@carlbaumeister3439]

Tom M True. I now live in Utah, but when I was growing up in Chicago, after another year not winning it all, there’s was “well, there’s always next year.” After Cubs were eliminated in 2017, it became, “there’s always last year.” I guess now it’s “there’s always . . . er . . . 4 years ago.”

[@luisvillasenor6310]

I'm a cubs fan so I was excited, but giants are up there for my favorite teams especially with Buster Posey and those chips.

[@aaronlorenz4423]

Rallying at giants stadium in 2015 through 2017 was super are especially during the playoffs

[@myfeetstink138]

6:25 "You gotta be shittin' me!!"

[@A_A_train]

Cubs hitting was horrible this game, look at their stats up at the plate 0-3, 0-4. But they woke up when it was needed from them, very entertaining 9th regardless your affiliation.

[@carlbaumeister3439]

Adam A My “affiliation” is Cubs Fan, so all the better!

[@peterjirasek1492]

Wonder what happened to that Giant Fan Goof with the goathead in the stands!

[@tedstriker7248]

As a Dodger fan, I watch this video frequently.

[@torresdaniel49]

Fr 😂

[@bevrosity]

truly a team of destiny

[@mattwilliams222]

15:30 did Crawford even TRY to touch the base?

[@pun1205]

Matt Williams no I don’t think he did

[@Grahambhatt]

I assume you aren’t a middle infielder, but shortstops swipe through bag with their right foot to save time

[@pun1205]

Bane The Husky oh ok sorry I’m an outfielder so I didn’t know

[@rob0matic]

ya it looks crazy in real time like he doesnt even try to tag 2nd.......but if you slow-mo the replay he drags a toe to touch the base

[@tuckyjamz9581]

Adam Sandler pitching for giants

[@applecrapjacks518]

Oh how he tables have turned

[@jimmymango00]

5 pitchers in 6 batters is crazy

[@mirandaceballos5479]

Yes and the Cubs take the lead go Cubs go

[@sjb626]

I’m still not entirely convinced on the 3 batter rule but this top of the ninth is a strong case for it lol just grinding the game to halt with change after change, woof

[@jurgostuff]

I hope Bruce Bochy didn't forget to bring his step counter that night.

[@davidspeedrunner9981]

Who's here after the Giants just clinched the postseason?

[@bazzer124]

No, sorry. Been a Cubs fan far too long not to know pretty much every playoff appearance the Cubs have made. In '86 they went 70-90 and finished in 5th place. That playoff three-run comeback record was for MLB at the time. Go Cubs, go! Cheers....

[@Jiltedin2007]

Taking out Sergio Romo AFTER ONE BATTER was the dumbest decision Any Manager could make! Could you ever see Joe Torre or Joe Girardi taking out Mariano Rivera after only One Batter?

[@Cmcoluch]

They needed to win this game so badly didn’t want to see cueto and mad bum in game 5

[@Dan-nt2yb]

Whoever says baseball is boring deserves a smack upside the head.

[@OfficialEricElemen]

SF fan here, this was like a living nightmare in slow motion...

[@Chase34]

Sad to see all this team is gone other than Contreras, Hendricks, and J Hey

[@DonationKing411]

Imagine how worst it would of been if Atlanta blew the lead

[@mc76]

Bruce Bochy was the primary reason that the three-batter rule exists.

[@doh-nc8ku]

Lmao this 1 for 1 can’t happen anymore Was watching this live, was hilarious seeing every SF reliever coming in and completely fail to get their out, then Chapman shuts the door in the other side of the inning 😂

[@serpent2776]

This game always will haunt me. This game I will never forget.

[@mikev.9211]

Take it from a Tribe fan, the 2016 World Series will always haunt me!!

[@serpent2776]

@Dusty Grady I knew our bullpen would fail. Our bullpen was terrible all year, I knew our run was going to end with them. I just wish it was 5-5 going into the 9th and Chicago hit a game sealing homerun, not 5-2 and a terrible chokejob.

[@nala3038]

Shourik Banerjee I hear u. Sincerely, Falcons fan

[@heathergilliam6589]

Go cubs

[@zephireyt]

Really stinks that my team lost but nobody deserved it more than the Cubs.

[@heyboo4764]

Cub anncrs kept talking about how we could win the next game! I kept thinking screw that! Win it now! By golly! They did it!

[@jacksonrw44]

Only if they were all still here 😭

[@Tgrirch]

This was probably the most important win of the cubs playoff run. You did not want a game 5 against cueto

[@nabesterangel5029]

Cubs beat Cueto

[@casonschingoethe]

If we're being honest, boch waaaayyyyy over managed this inning

[@gocubbies6577]

5:09 I swear the guy with the marlins jersey is at every cubs game

[@jimmyolsen5897]

I knew they were gonna win it all on opening day

[@astonboyd3510]

And thus the giants were never the same

[@UncleAL86]

When you think - this was 2016…..We all know the Cubs history of losing, and on the flip side, the Giants had won the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014… Yeah - that sickening feeling of ‘Oh not again!’ was manifesting!

[@Memes4U696]

Go. Ubs

[@TrainzAlexCarrStudios2003]

As A Cubs fan, Looking back at this. The bullpen couldn’t get a single out and they were being wasted. If you had Game 5 going with a 3 run save, Don’t waste Law, Lopez, Smith, Romo, Strickland. What would I have done if I was Bochy? Give the Ball to Samardzija, I know he did bad in Game 2 but I would save Cueto for Game 5 along with Bumgarner. This has to be the clear Answer.

[@ricoricky98]

Zobridt CLUTCH ASF ESPECIALLY IN WS

[@forealpat397]

That's how u bounce back. ⚾️lol Go CUBS. KING real

[@forealpat397]

I'm getting everything back. lol I shine so much.🌞 FREE artist: the SUN

[@Angus_Gibson]

Joe Maddon was a damn tactician!