Boston Massacre 2006: Yankees 5-Game Sweep of Red Sox

[@YankeeYapping]

I remember watching every single inning of this series. One of the most FUN weekends as a Yankee fan.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

it was orgasmic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jonathanrecinos5894]

I bet it wasn't so much fun watching ur Yankees lose to the tigers in the alds huh.. Lol

[@MrLatrunks14]

@@jonathanrecinos5894 The Tigers still looking for that 1st world series since the 80's eh?

[@jonathanrecinos5894]

@@MrLatrunks14 I could give a rat ass about the tigers. Cocky Yankees fan's talking about this series sweep of the Sox in 5. But the stankees didn't win it all that year did they?? My Sox would go on to win it the following year. Then again in 13 and 18.

[@MrLatrunks14]

@@jonathanrecinos5894 Asterisk for cheating Sox

[@michaelbaumann4747]

One of the most underrated moment(s) in Yankees/Sox history.

[@baseballcinema]

Agreed!

[@Jaysin31]

Not at all. This was huge. Who's downplaying it??? I've never read anyone say it was insignificant or not worthy.

[@nyyanksrdbest]

@@Jaysin31Well for Yankees Red Sox moments it’s about Boone’s HR, the 04 comeback, the Yankees 9-0 comeback, 2018 and 2021 playoffs

[@Jaysin31]

@nyyanksrdbest uhm.... the 1978 comeback from 14 games behind in August...The 4 game sweep that's known as "The Boston Massacre". I'm stunned you didn't include that one. They won the WS that year.

[@nyyanksrdbest]

@@Jaysin31 Lol it’s early in the morning and i didn’t finish my coffee yet. I was primarily picking moments in the last 20-25 years lol

[@yankeesman14]

I'll never forget this series! Before it started, I remember saying that the Yankees would win at least 3 out of the 5 games and extend the division lead. Once we won the first three games, I told myself it would be epic if the Yankees would sweep the entire series. Once the series ended, my brother (who's a Yankee fan and lives in Massachusetts) told me that no one at work wanted to talk to him for a while since all of his co-workers are red sox fans. Later on, when school started again for me, I found out on the first day that one of my professors is a red sox fan. The first thing I asked him is how much he liked this 5 game sweep. He didn't want to talk to me for a month lol.

[@rafaelramirez3180]

WOW ! 😂😂😂 .. Thanks for sharing yankeesman14 😊

[@kiyowill]

As a Yankee fan in 2020, this was very therapeutic for me. Thank You!!

[@sjakim]

Good high school memories, but this doesn't undo the '04 ALCS. That still stings to this day, but I appreciate it more now as more than just a Yankee fan. Awesome compilation from that series though. Thanks!

[@baseballcinema]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@markedwards5904]

One win does not erase 100 years of epic failure. Boston is still one of the lamest franchises in MLB history.

[@sjakim]

Mark Edwards No need to be disrespectful, man. Think from their perspective -- the Yankees could be pretty lame to Boston fans, too.

[@dzanier]

As a Yankee fan, I don't feel anything can undo the sting of 2004. It was unprecedented, it happened to us, and it was done by Boston. Given the enormous disparity of success between the respective franchises, it was more than likely that only something of that magnitude could sting us permanently. Boston will always have that: and it's a big one.

[@vladiator8120]

Beating them again in an ALCS like in 1999 and 2003 will definitely erase most of any lingering sting imo. The Yankees erased a lot of the sting by winning the division in 2005 at Boston and then in 2006 swept them in this 5 game series, burying their chances of making the playoffs.

[@stephenm8725]

Man, Johnny Damon put on a clinic there!

[@Bigbeardedpothead420]

Damon gave the bloodsocks a shilacking

[@tony_anello]

Great upload -- a forgotten moment in Yankees history and baseball history.

[@baseballcinema]

True that! Thanks for watching!

[@rich4850]

Did The Boston Red Sox give the Yankees a police escort from the stadium after these games? LOL

[@Surfer041]

This was slight payback for what those bastards stole from the Yankees in 04.

[@leom122180]

I love that!

[@garryarden7200]

Rich. Boston needed the escort, losing 5-0.

[@garryarden7200]

@Jon Snow Surely it was 16-1, game 3.

[@mattlinfante]

It is amazing how different the game is today as compared to '06

[@Juraiprince]

Just stumbled across this gem and blast from the past. And that background music though: massacre music INDEED, LOL!!!! Thank you for giving us Yankee Fans a good winter memory🙏🏾🙌🏾👍🏾.

[@dino988]

I was in Cape Cod for a vacation with my parents and nieces during this whole series. My god it was great going to the beach in all my Yankee gear and getting dirty looks from all the Sox fans! I remember Cano going off in this series! Good times

[@baseballcinema]

I was visiting family in Connecticut during the first 3 games of the series. Most of my family are from Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire but I was born in New York so I was the only one rooting for the Yankees. I remember cheering and shouting inside of my head so that I didn't annoy anyone haha

[@kylmike0888]

Baseball Cinema I live in Connecticut

[@baseballcinema]

Lived there from 1990 to 1998. Good times!

[@harryrs7293]

Baseball Cinema I live in CT

[@Redsoxking]

Dino's Games988 cano was on the juice haha

[@mdawg998]

I remember watching every game of this. Each game was amazing. Joe Torre's management couldn't have been better

[@eltomo420]

The way things are going this year… this feels good to watch

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

I enjoyed every minute of this.

[@OroborusFMA]

The problem with the 2005-2007 Yankees (not to mention the 2010-2012 Yankees) was all this lumber would up and vanish in the post-season. Cano especially was a consistent post-season no-show, and other than 2009 A-Rod was consistently bad.

[@anticensorshipsociety1063]

That was the year Torre batted A-Rod 8th in the Detroit series. I was hoping for another Subway Series as the Mets were actually very good that year.

[@jonsnow5513]

And history repeats itself again.

[@matthewelmore6567]

The revisionist history on Cano is absolutely laughable. His OPS in 2007, 2010 and 2011 was well over 1.000. His OPS in the 2009 ALCS was .900. Yes he was bad in 2006 and 2012, but so was everyone else on the team -- let's not act like he's the reason why the Yankees didn't get over the hump those years; as someone else said, their pitching fell apart more often than not

[@Bidenomics2024]

hey dont bring that part up lol

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

@Heywoodjablome3869 remember in 2005 randy johnson beat the red sox 5 times that season.without him obviously the yankees do not win the east.

[@non-alphagamer3618]

This never gets old for me...

[@jameslisle7775]

Underrated moment in baseball history!

[@IamGenoBlack]

Another great vid thanks. I was actually at games 3 and 4 of this series. In a Yankee fan section. We were singing, "Yoooouuuu'llll loseeeee againnnnnn, bah bah bah" to Sweet Caroline.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

what an ugly song for an ugly assed team....

[@Studads3]

Geez Damon went off this series

[@Celta88]

I was six. The only thing I remember is the John Sterling calls and my dad never being happier to watch baseball.

[@Karthos1000]

I'm a Yankees fan in a Red Sox town, thousands of miles from New York. When they called us the "evil Empire", I embraced it. In this series... the Empire struck back! I will always be a Yankees fan... and even when the Red Sox winning would have been good for us a couple of years ago.... I would not root for the Red Sox. I'd rather miss the playoffs entirely than root for the Red Sox for a single SECOND!

[@sohaibmir2727]

Bro Boston is not thousands of miles from New York. Boston is like 200-300 miles from New York at the most. What tf are you talking about 😂. Lol I’m a die hard Yankees fan

[@Karthos1000]

@@sohaibmir2727 I never said I lived in Boston. I live on the West coast. But everybody out here (where I live) supports Boston. So it's a Red Sox town.

[@blairexodus8005]

@@Karthos1000 2004 still hurts, but then again our team played like bums. Yankees would have beat that injured Cardinals team.

[@osvalcs_]

One of the best moments of my life as a yankee fan

[@luillo532]

I remember this. All my life have been a Yankees fan, in a family of Red Sox fans. Remember I enjoyed this very much, take it, I suffered 2004 ALCS very much as well. My respects to Boston, although will always be a Yankee. Yankees-Red Soxs, The best rivalry in sports

[@MichaelJonahTV]

I remember saying that I would have been grateful if they won 3 games.... When they swept them, I couldn't believe it. I was 13 at the time.

[@ToniTate]

Great series. Just subbed.👍

[@johnhealy9238]

Yes this series and clinching AL east there in 05 was great and helped that pain of 04. Still hurts though!!!! Lol

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

In a Yankees-Red Sox argument, always bring up Boston's 11 straight second place finishes to us

[@dougg2012]

The Sox will bring up that they have 4 titles this century while you have 2

[@sohaibmir2727]

My penis is incredibly small, but, lol who has 27 world championships tho bitch 💀😂. Go fuck yourself loser

[@dougg2012]

Sohaib Mir Lol not even a Sox fan 😂 very classy response, my guy.

[@blairexodus8005]

@@sohaibmir2727 I'm a Yankees fan from childhood, and bragging about old championships is why people hate us.

[@mattyg3255]

I was at game 3 when it was televised by FOX. I still remember my reaction to Cano’s home run that game. As soon as it flew over second base I said “that’s gone”. Also got to see some pissed off Red Sox fans😂😂😂😂

[@jameslisle7775]

49 runs in 5 games!

[@ayoray86]

best offensive team & lineup ever❗️

[@Surfer041]

This was partial payback for 04.

[@baseballcinema]

Agreed!

[@snakeguy76]

Very partial.

[@edweer670]

I always thought New York Giants 18-1 vs New England Patriots was NY's revenge for 2004 against Boston. Not the same sport but lol

[@ultrastalememer7148]

Thomas Storff yes

[@billny33]

The only true payback for 04 would have been beating them in another playoff series. Alas we never got a chance to do that. I always rooted for us to get another crack at them and it never happened.

[@thomascrowley9122]

Can't believe it's been 12 year now, i feel old

[@markmains4607]

Such a great series! I was at game 1 :)

[@ianreed9571]

Walter Johnson was so fast that Ray Chapman once left the batters box and headed to the dugout after 2 strikes. The umpire said "Hey, you have one more strike." Ray snapped back " you can have it, I don't want it." When asked by his manager why he left he replied "you can't hit what you can't see."

[@adrianerazo5803]

Love this

[@baseballcinema]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@anticensorshipsociety1063]

I recall this great sweep. However it was the Boston Massacre Part 2, the first occurring in late August of 1978!

[@markedwards5904]

I keep hearing Phil Rizzuto, " here they come again!" sweet to watch.

[@cjtk6]

Awesome video

[@baseballcinema]

Thanks! :)

[@johncoontas7212]

After this series completed, I took a flight to visit my wife's family in Rhode Island. She had already gone ahead with our kids because I had to stay back for work. On the flight, I wore my Yankees away jersey. When I landed and walked into the terminal in Providence, RI, the looks on the people's faces were priceless. I loved every minute of it. They had "knives" out for me, but so what. When I arrived at my in-laws house, my mother-in-law accused me on "being inflammatory." But so what. Too bad.

[@ivanhenwood1072]

John Coontas one of the best feelings for any Yankee fan is making opposing fans mad 😂

[@johncoontas7212]

LOL!!!!!

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

mental illness defined? being a red sux fan......

[@robertwomack6015]

That was such a great team. Miss watching those guys play

[@lukerbom12]

I was at the second game. The seventh inning started with an out then felt like it lasted an hour.

[@RyansColoradoRailProductions]

Do you have the full games of all 5 games?

[@baseballcinema]

I don't unfortunately.

[@RyansColoradoRailProductions]

@@baseballcinema where did you get the highlights? Maybe that person has them.

[@baseballcinema]

Well I got these from MLB's official site back in 2006. Sadly, the server that hosted those videos have been offline for many years now.

[@rafaelramirez3180]

That five game sweep basically dismantled the Red Sox that year

[@charliegeraldjr5926]

It was payback from the 2004 ALCS

[@CacophonyOfDestruction]

I can't imagine having to watch Manny take his sweet ass time chasing balls down off the monster every week and not go insane as a Sox fan. I realize the Sox don't win a world series without his bat but my god Manny's fielding was ugly sight

[@theman6705]

Shit, Damon was like "Fuck y'all for not bringing me back bitches"

[@tristan10880]

I was 7 years old and totally remember this lol it was brutal af

[@charlesgorman4919]

While I was watching this video, I somehow forgot about Bobby Abreu. He too was a good ball player.

[@sohaibmir2727]

He was better with the Phillies but he was still productive for us

[@jesus3373]

Nice background music. What is it, please?

[@baseballcinema]

Thanks! It is called "Afterwards" by Michael R.T. from this album: goo.gl/Awdc22

[@yankeeluver100]

I was disappointed with how this Yankees team would go on to lose to Detroit.

[@Keith_McDaniel]

Same

[@sohaibmir2727]

How tf did we lose to Detroit? Their team wasn’t even that good hence the fact they got swept by the cardinals

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

Sohaib Mir it was a 5 game series but I see your point

[@TheLocalLt]

@@sohaibmir2727 they didn’t hit at all, Nate Robertson, Kenny Rogers, and Justin Verlander were all untouchable. A-Rod was horrendous per usual. Meanwhile the Yankees own pitching staff aside from Mo Rivera and Mike Mussina, who himself wasn’t known as a great postseason performer, was horrendous.

[@yankeeluver100]

@@TheLocalLt I do not think Ching-Ming Wang did too poorly in the playoffs.

[@baroqueguitarist5673]

5 Yankee Wins courtesy of there amazing farm system back then the Oakland A's. Damon and Giambi dominated

[@guidofeliz8384]

This is the second Boston Red Sox massacre in baseball history. The first one took place in 1978.

[@scott2533]

I remember listening to the Sox blow the save in game 4 on WEEI. Good memories.

[@cosmonawt_]

What is the epic ambient/post rock music you use for your videos?

[@baseballcinema]

Glad you like it! This song is called "Afterwards" by Michael R.T. It can be found here: michaelrtmusic.bandcamp.com/album/grasshoppers-and-shooting-stars I use music by Michael R.T. and Mountains on Fire in my videos. mountainsonfire.bandcamp.com/music

[@beaverhunter3290]

Wonder how it must feel as a sox fan to see Damon hit dinger after dinger off his former teammates

[@johncoontas7212]

Red Sox fans can chant 2004 all they want. The Yankees have stuck it to them so many times over multiple decades, that the Red Sox would have to have a "2004" about 10x just to pull even. The 2011 collapse of the Red Sox and this past year's post-season loss to the Indians, and then the Yanks beat the Indians...just too great. Also, Pesky's Pole is gay.

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

pesky wasn't he just an average player...at best?

[@TheLocalLt]

John Coontas as a Yankees fan, it’s not even close to the same. Red Sox used to be our bitch like for real, now we just say it. I remember feeling like a masochist calling up Red Sox fans back in the day as they were crying convinced them and their elderly parents would never see a World Series. That kind of emotion just isn’t tied up anymore, I don’t even care that much about the Red Sox except when we play them

[@Markjw25]

I loved this and remember just laughing my ass off when the completed the sweep. Great times.

[@michaelsharp687]

This wasn't a playoff matchup, but it did take Boston from 1.5 out to 6.5 out with only over a month left. They never recovered and missed the playoffs. This was essentially an elimination series.

[@zhongwa]

Interesting, Farnsworth in to close game 5. Where was Mo?

[@jswats92]

And to enter the series they were .5 behind the Yankees in the standings. That was tough

[@scottaznavourian4568]

redsox season ended when corey lidle beat them in game 5. less then 2 months later lidles life ended when he channeled thurmon munsons piloting skills

[@anticensorshipsociety1063]

One doesn''t "channel" piloting skills genius.

[@1986SSMONTECARLO]

CLASSIC!!!....Pulled out the Industrial Broom for this one...GO YANKEES!!!!

[@AAli220]

Great video, but why not use the YES network?

[@baseballcinema]

Well I just downloaded what the MLB website was offering which happened to be the NESN feed. I found it strange too.

[@ashleyp3662]

Gosh i Rember this.. Im from st louis so Redbirds all day. But i just love baseball.

[@MrChargez]

I remember this. An intense time for me actually. 5-0. Painful for the Sox Good times

[@AGTfan-se5ql]

Does anyone know if there's any footage out there of the Yankees scoring on a wild pitch at the top of the 8th in game 5?

[@anthonypisculli2121]

What is the name of this music

[@baseballcinema]

The name of this song is "Afterwards" by Michael R.T. and it can be found on Bandcamp.

[@Chillaxinmellow]

Wow not sure I can recall any other 5 game sweeps in my lifetime

[@JayywavySurfingLaughs4Days]

man i remember this i was 9 at the time

[@Jiltedin2007]

Excuse me for being a little ignorant, but can someone please tell me what happened in the following year?

[@hahahajackmyswag]

Back when sports were fun and this rivalry mattered

[@MidtownMeezus]

Buck Foston

[@jdzeeb]

My first ever red sox game was the 2nd game. But hey at least I got to see Manny Ramirez hit a game tying homer off Randy Johnson

[@dwaynewade349]

I forget why it was a 5 game series.

[@baseballcinema]

Rain out and scheduling conflicts.

[@charliegeraldjr5926]

My gym teacher was a Red Sox and we made a bet by shaving each others head I didn't know that they would do a 5-game sweep so I shaved my gym teachers head

[@pbnaj]

I remember Cano having a career series here.

[@KyleJett]

Do they still have 5 game regular season series? Does anyone know?

[@baseballcinema]

It's very rare. The only reason this happened was due to a rain out and scheduling conflicts.

[@mc_production8819]

Who’s still watching in 2020?

[@kennethmiro6955]

This season marked an end of an era when the rivalry really was intense. Since then the rivalry faded. But now in 2017 we have a tight pennant race going. Hope the Yanks come out on top.

[@theman6705]

Kenneth Miro Ugh looks like the Red sox are gonna win the division :(

[@MrJon1138]

Well yeah but on the bright side, they won just one postseason game in 2017 and Yankees are one win from the World Series so a lot of good their division victory did them :p Another playoff choke for those losers.

[@josephnyy86]

Even tighter this year

[@greggately5782]

I loved this series...it literally killed the redox season...after this they couldn’t get back any confidence or momentum to get back into the division race.

[@ccmatos4172]

I remember this man I was like 12 my boys were Boston fans n they roasted me for 2004 shit but after this series I get my swagger back n my yankees gives me shit to roasting the squad lol Red Sox bullpen was on point on blowing leads fuck I enjoyed that shit

[@charlesgorman4919]

I remember there was a time the Yankees swept Boston in a 5 game series. As I matter of fact, my father and I was watching one of the games while we were eating crispy Chicken Sandwiches.

[@vladiator8120]

This effectively won us the division and eliminated the Red Sox from playoff contention even though it was still August. But the Sox just didn't recover that year from such an embarrassing series.

[@TheTigersfan20]

Detroit Tigers fan here. This was the 2006 team at their peak, no doubt. Who would have seen the Tigers completely shutting down in the postseason?

[@baseballcinema]

Watching the Yankees that postseason was so angering. The big guns didn't produce and A-Rod batted 8th in the lineup during Game 4 and contributed a .071 BA, going 1-14 in the series. In fact, Matsui, Sheffield, Rodriguez and Giambi combined to go 7-50 in the series, batting just .140!

[@edweer670]

Matsui and Sheffield were hurt most of the year too. 2006 was the year Melky started to emerge. That was the year they got Abreu as well with that trade at the end of July 2006 with Cory Lidle. I went to that game he made his Yankee debut, I remember sitting at that game thinking I was fucked I got my ex girlfriend prego. but nope. lol.

[@TheTigersfan20]

Was this Jeter's best season? I think he got robbed by Justin Morneau for the MVP, who by most metrics had a decent season, but not MVP-calibre.

[@baseballcinema]

Yeah that was a really close MVP race! Both of them deserved MVP in my opinion. Morneau batted .321 on 190 hits with 34HRs and 130RBIs while Jeter batted .343 on 214 hits with 14 HRs and 97RBIs.

[@BreadKazynski]

go tigers

[@Yoshilover46]

can you please change the title of the video? thanks

[@baseballcinema]

?

[@diegocarvajal6121]

Why? It indeed shows the Red Sox getting fucked right in their own park.

[@sohaibmir2727]

No go fuck yourself. We like this title

[@michaelcsfzeezy2363]

They played a five game series?

[@baseballcinema]

Due to a rain out earlier in the year, they were forced to play a 5 game series.

[@drewzuhosky6826]

Why did they play five games? Earlier rain out?

[@baseballcinema]

That is correct.

[@juancheto0177]

Porque es una barrida de 5 juegos? No se supone que la serie es al mejor de 7 y con ganar 4 ya la ganaste?

[@joecap4372]

You could add on that 5 game sweep to the Red Sox historical hilarious collapses

[@thomascrowley9122]

Boston just fell apart after this series.

[@giouchiha9443]

I remember this 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kathybrown7658]

So do I which makes it even worse now that these FOOLS are kneeling, doing the BLM, and other stupidity. Won't watch 'em 'til they straighten up and fly right. Guarantee you: The Babe, Lou Gehrig and Joltin' Joe wouldn't take part in this for ONE SECOND.

[@dougg2012]

Kathy Brown stop bringing fucking politics into tnis

[@jonathanrecinos5894]

Just to show how awful!!!! The Sox pitching was that saeson shm... There offense was spectacular, but that dam pitching was horrendous like morning shit breath

[@gatesmw50]

Check out the pitch locations. If the didn't hit them, then somethings wrong.

[@jonsnow5513]

RIP Cory Lidle

[@russ117044]

Oh, Mickey Rivers! Where are you?

[@edweer670]

Lol Johnny Damon was great

[@jaredmcgorman3731]

As a yankees fan I miss this series so bad great memories and Boston sucks Red Sox fans can chant 04 all they want they will never catch us for World Series 27 World Series to 8 World Series Boston go yankees boston deserved to get swept by us for what they did to us in 04 04 stings to this very day and what made this sweep even better Damon did it to his old team it just shows you how stupid Boston was for getting rid of Damon every time Boston loses they always blame it on us saying oh it’s the Yankees no it’s Boston’s own fault for the collapse in 2011 as a Yankees fan I loved the home run by Aaron Boone and the collapse by Boston in 2011 and the Boston massacre 2 I wish I could have been alive for the first Boston massacre in 78 as a Yankees fan I would have loved to see that and to see Bucky dent of all people hit that home run for us against Boston awesome feeling fun to see Red Sox fans mad and crying and blameing everybody but themselves they never take responsibility for when they lose at least my Yankees we take responsibility for when we lose and move on

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

pure JOY....dent's homer against them baasturds....

[@sohaibmir2727]

Lol I agree fuck Boston. New York for life

[@robertszekely8686]

I was 9 years old in 78, and the Yankees came back from 14 games behind at the all star break. In that Boston massacre the Yankees were 4 back. They needed all 4, and they beat the Red Sox 42 to 9 in that 4 game series. And then of course they beat the Sox in the one game playoff at the end of the season on Bucky Dent's homer. It was awesome. The greatest comeback of all time.

[@CaptainHernandez]

This was a great sweep let’s go Yankees. Stay Safe 👮🏻‍♂️🚔🚨

[@domenicdurante966]

When the Yankees could hit the ball.

[@denali637]

Sal Fasano!!

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

Love it! I hate Boston fans so much, I would root for a team loaded with communists or nazis against the Red Sox (or Bruins, Celtics and Patriots)!!!

[@graciemaemarie11jones16]

i would root for the alien's from the movie 'alien's', against them bwoston haa=vaaad's....

[@brian_brennan42]

kyokogodai we share similar views

[@rafaelramirez3180]

kyokogodai Don't be a knucklehead hater, I like the Yankees and the Mets and I have nothing but respect for the Boston Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots

[@KyleJett]

I totally agree!

[@wavyiann9788]

I’m an all Boston fan, but why do people hate us? Except for the old grandma and grandpa Boston fans all of us are really nice and are very loyal, tbh I hate LA fans the most just of how cocky and disloyal they are

[@thedavescloop]

I remember the Yankees winning the same number of World Series that year as the Sox and the Sox winning it next year.