British Guy Reacts to Baseball - The Game 7 walk-off finish to the 2001 World Series needs a rewind

[@WTDProductions]

As someone from Arizona, this is without a doubt the greatest sports moment in our history. It sucks New York had to lose after 9/11, but they’ve won 27 titles, 3 in a row before that, and are usually the most hated (envied) team in baseball

[@gdo3510]

WTD Productions yeah, I’m a Yankees fan and it hurts that we lost to you guys but it was a great serious and well deserved.

[@M_11_m41n]

@@gdo3510 Montreal Canadians: Do you have an extra seat?

[@idontknowleavemealoneplease]

As a fellow Arizonan I remember this moment like it was yesterday. I was only 9 years old but I remember the electric feeling in the air. I honestly still feel the high from it when I think about it.

[@M_11_m41n]

@@idontknowleavemealoneplease I was born on that day. November 4th, 2001

[@idontknowleavemealoneplease]

@@M_11_m41n That's really awesome.

[@owenh2651]

It is almost unanimous that if you had to choose a pitcher to pitch 1 inning and you had to win you would absolutely choose Mariano Rivera

[@susanmaggiora4800]

owen h You goddamned right.

[@ImOutOfMtDew]

Nah i would choose Jose Canseco. Remember when he pitched that one time for the Rangers then hurt his arm after giving up 3 homeruns lol

[@owenh2651]

tiburon197931 I forgot about that you’re right he’s clutch

[@WTDProductions]

Arizona has not had any major championships since this. The Cardinals came very close to winning the Super Bowl in 2009, but nothing else.

[@andrewlarson7]

Don’t forget those mid-2000s Nash Suns teams that always came so close but unlucky in the playoffs against the Spurs and Lakers

[@dyltack5349]

@@andrewlarson7 suns gonna do it this year

[@arthurpecceu166]

The catch is that if Torre didn’t bring in the infield, Gonzales’s hit would’ve been an easy pop up to Jeter.

[@jamesallen5591]

Can't fault the decision, though, given the situation.

[@l618jeff5]

Yeah infield-in is the most favored in terms of playing with the probability. With the game on the line he can only hope the odds goes his way.

[@shermanngjazz]

Yeah Tim McCarver said that part well, especially with a guy like Mo pitching with a lot of broken bat hits

[@raezor82]

Yeah that was a shot to deep left relative to what Mo usually gave up.

[@colincormier19]

As someone who lives in Arizona, and is a Dbacks fan, this makes me happy

[@matthewchristofferson2832]

Arizonan and DBacks fan for life! db

[@Alex-kd5xc]

Even though NY lost, the city still had its moment of triumph only a few weeks after 9/11. The first sporting event after the tragedy was a baseball game in NY between the NY Mets and Braves where Mike Piazza of the Mets hit 2 home runs including the game-winner. The mood in the stadium in wake of the tragedy mixed with the patriotism and excitement of the victory is unlike anything I've seen.

[@MarkPentler]

I remember watching that live from here in the UK, it was very much worth staying up till 3-4 am for.

[@mattloveohiost5]

you NEVER want the Yankees to win.

[@edisonvicari7476]

U hate us cuz u aint us

[@ST-wr6bo]

@@edisonvicari7476 yes exactly XD

[@cardinal_nation3603]

Yeah but it would’ve been cool if the Yankees one right after 9/11

[@sethherron5134]

Skrit Skrat i gate u cuz u annoying

[@gdo3510]

Speak for yourself. Lol

[@idontlikemustard0]

glad to see you back luka!! 💗

[@lonewolfx499]

You're welcome D-Backs!

[@usmcpound]

One of the best WS ever. I remember watching this when I was in High School and FINALLY a team in AZ won a world championship.

[@brianhalligan9268]

As a Yankees fan this moment always hurts cause it was probably the only time everyone was rooting for us to actually win. On the bright side every game in NY that series was freaking magical and has some amazing moments you should check out. ESPN made a whole mini doc about Bush and his first pitch in Game 3 and the call of Jeter's walk off homer in Game 5 where he became "Mr. November" will ring in my ears forever. Love all your vids and keep it up

[@psychobob35]

Brian Halligan ISIS could obliterate Times Square during the Macy’s Day Parade and I still wouldn’t root for the Yankees

[@CUB3Jsg22]

Arizona has had close calls, but no championships since. The Cardinals their football team has made the NFC Championship Game a few times, and 1 Superbowl appearance, but losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers back in 2010. The Coyotes their NHL team made it to the Western Conference Final in 2012, but lost to the LA Kings, and they’ve never made it back. The Suns have made it to the Conference Finals as well, but had serious injuries and lost to Kobe Bryant’s Lakers squads and could never get it done. The Diamondbacks have made the postseason a few times, but have gone nowhere as the young talent they grow seem to find themselves traded before really hitting their prime. The best chance Arizona has at a title in the next decade or so is the Cardinals, as they have a good rookie QB, and they traded for an all-world talent wide receiver. But until then, this championship is all they have.

[@rh1507]

I don't believe that you can truly love the game until you have played it. I remember the last baseball game I played in the allstars back in 1992. Sure we lost the game but the actions of the game and the few memories I have are still with me.

[@ronaldlopez1594]

You could see the 2004 Red Sox comeback for another moment in history

[@PerthTowne]

Mariano Rivera, the Yankees closer, is one of the greatest closers of all time. If you are a Yankees fan and you see Mariano come into the game in the 9th, you know the other team is NOT going to score. It was that automatic. So Mariano Rivera giving up a hit is just an unbelievable thing. I can't express to you how amazing that was.

[@KardiFan2000]

The title actually tells you who wins the game..."Game 7 walk-off"...the road team can't walk-off, only the home team can.

[@rohanbhagat979]

Yeah, and the fact that the Diamondbacks were batting in a tie game and that at-bat is the "moment in history" means that the D-Backs had to have won, because if the Yankees won, the moment in history would have been in the tenth or beyond

[@dillowman8]

But guys, he doesn't understand the ins and out of the game like we do. He is learning, remember.

[@KardiFan2000]

@@dillowman8 That's why we take the time to teach him...

[@abi7550]

Ur the 🐐 of sports reactions

[@kgoff29]

Best world series ever IMHO. I was at game 7 and it was the best sporting event I have ever witnessed.

[@junglechungle]

we aint going anywhere homie! we here for you bro, love seeing you grow and being part of a great community

[@robert52354]

15:00 Mariano Rivera did not get nervous. He’s definitely the best pressure pitcher of all time and it’s not a debate.

[@brandonwinchester4564]

I'm from Arizona and we've come close a few times, but there's never been another championship.

[@timb.4742]

Well done. As always. There are several post 9/11 sports moments that are worth taking a look at. It's hard to explain how emotional it was. Sports has a way of bringing us all together. It's a shame that we don't have that currently. But, eventually we will. Those Mike Piazza home runs for the Mets in New York was an incredible night. I'm not even a Mets fan but nobody cared -- the game didn't even matter. It was one great moment for everyone.

[@coyotelong4349]

YESSS as a Dbacks fan I’ve been waiting for this

[@Cynthionic]

I think you should watch foolish baseballs video: game 7:why baseball isnt fair It talks about this game as well as the 2016 world series game 7

[@Cubzee27]

Yess I was just about to tell him to react to that

[@noahjdd.8588]

Yesss plz do

[@connorbarker3063]

Glad to see u uploading again, hope everything is still ok regarding ur update video

[@Mac-gp6mh]

The same channel made a video about the show 24

[@bryantcuriel1641]

React to Angel's honor Tyler Skaggs with No-Hitter by EXE-EDITS By the way hope your doing well, keep your head up

[@JasonTaningco]

17:33 The outcome is pretty obvious by this point if not earlier. The game is tied. They’re not going to make a video about how the Yankees got the second out in an inning and the biggest game of the year just kept on going.

[@amyfrench8678]

Because of 9/11, this series was important to many of us who weren't even usually baseball fans.

[@user-tk7lm1oh5f]

Zero dislikes on 2 vids

[@jake-uh4uq]

Glad to see you back Luka!

[@MarkPentler]

Say what you want about Dubya, but he was always good at getting it over the plate.

[@Mark_Cadden]

Love all your videos my dude. You’re a good person, you can just tell, and I’m rockin with you!

[@SGlitz]

The battle between Soriano and Gonzalez was actually a half dozen pitches. It was very high Drama. The closest Arizona came to a championship was the 2008 Season Super Bowl where we list in the last moments to a very famous catch. Voted as one of the Best Super Bowl games ever. But we still lost...

[@mfmixes7643]

You should react to Bill bukners error in the World Series rewind

[@rondalmcdondal4192]

oh no not that

[@georgeprchal3924]

More like Stanley and his wild pitch too.

[@M_11_m41n]

That was the day that I was actually born. I was born a few hours before the game happened and one of my father's best friends won the World Series with the Diamondbacks.

[@Camhobza]

Sime'on Manzac11 So u were the good luck charm 😂

[@M_11_m41n]

@@Camhobza I still get mad at Diamondbacks. Don't even get me started with game 5 against Milwaukee in 2011; so, I don't have to watch CC Sabathia rip his arm off and beat us like a dead horse at the same time.

[@Camhobza]

Sime'on Manzac11 Lmaoooo😭😂

[@ethan2548]

Here are some pitchers I recommend you react to: Max Scherzer Gerrit Cole Jacob Degrom

[@Alex-kd5xc]

I'll piggyback and add Justin Verlander and Clayton Kershaw as must-watch guys. Also, forgot about Bartolo Colon.

[@SportsGuy21100]

Kershaw is a must watch. Best pitcher this generation

[@downnice95]

Prime Felix Hernandez is another shout he's a beast

[@AndrewL209]

Randy Johnson

[@AndrewL209]

Randy Johnson

[@Marco-eq3qv]

There was a couple day break from 911 then baseball came back

[@jvblhc]

I remember that after 9/11, the first new game in New York City was the Mets vs the Braves. The Mets top player, Mick Piazza, crushed a home run late in the game to go ahead, and the Mets eventually won the game. You would think they had won the World Series by how much excitement that one, fairly meaningless win meant to many New Yorkers. Being the first game after the attacks, and having the home team Mets be the winners, was one tiny step for New Yorkers to start to move on emotionally, slowly and respectfully, of course. Later in the year, as this video shows, the Yankees were just a few outs away from winning the World Series again, and yet - well, you've seen the video. It was not to be. For me, seeing the Diamondbacks win like they did made me think that, yes, you never know what is going to happen in life. There are always tragedies, and yet there is always surprise and wonder. Life is like that. You never know what is going to happen next until it happens. Near twenty years after I saw the Twin Towers fall right in my city, I still feel it, and I still mourn for those who died (including a childhood friend of mine). But Life, as it always does, goes on. We remember, and we keep on keeping on. I don't know if this is all making sense, but these were basically my thoughts at the time. So forgive me if some of this doesn't make sense.

[@ProjectilePro]

this and the 03 loss against the marlins are 2 of the most sad moments of my lifetime unfortunately

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

The pitcher that destroyed the bird in flight...thats Randy Johnson...the "Big Unit." Nicknamed so since he is 6 foot 10 inches tall...208 centimeters.

[@kingpiniv]

As a Yankees fan, I can appreciate this as one of the best world series ever. It was the end of the Yankees dynasty, but man oh man, this series had everything

[@gdo3510]

What Not To Do At a Stoplight but they didn’t win.

[@marcstratiff7258]

If the shortstop was playing in the normal position he had a chance to catch it

[@iannoelcamilotes1003]

You should check out one of the most dominant pitching performances by a rookie pitcher. Look up Kerry Wood 20 strike out game. He did it against one of the best hitting teams in the league and the only rookie to do it, and one of only 5 pitches in the last 100 years to do it. He was also the first NL pitcher to do it and first MLB pitcher not named Roger Clemens to do it.

[@chriscantlose]

I've been apologizing for this for almost 2 decades now, but this was my fault. Well, me and my freshman year college roommate. You see, we were 2 New York guys and huge Yankee fans. And being 18 year old college douche bags, we wanted to gloat when the Yankees won and we also had a lot of speakers. So we wanted to blare Sinatra's New York New York. So with the internet still being very young and it still taking a while to download songs, we made the choice to start downloading in the 8th inning. We didn't realize the ramifications that choice would have. Now, we were life long sports fans. So we knew that the things fans do at home can affect outcomes of games, you know... the usual sitting in the same spot, wearing specific jerseys etc. All that stuff has a little impact on the game. But downloading a song to gloat with, we didn't know it would have this huge of an impact! WE DIDN'T KNOW we were jinxing the Yanks. We downloaded it, even quietly played it to make sure it was the correct version. WE DIDN'T KNOW AND WE ARE SORRY YANKEE FANS. We cost them the game. It's our fault. It still haunts us. We apologize to the entire city of New York.

[@mango2538]

I like how he doesn’t know the ending when it says “walk-off” in the title.

[@jyu467]

The Arizona Cardinals had a Super Bowl appearance in 2009 after this, but that's about it.

[@taiwanwhite5762]

The one time Rivera wasn't clutch in his whole career

[@gdo3510]

taiwan white more like he was unlucky. Those hits were all broken bats. Still props to the D’Backs for putting the ball in play.

[@StarsDie88]

Still the only Diamondbacks championship. Randy Johnson was such an incredible pitcher to watch at that time.

[@Dailysiegeclips]

Randy johnson is my favorite pitcher off all time and hes the greatest of all time in my opinion

[@GrubWarp]

Wild

[@robert52354]

4:20 a week

[@johndouglas5712]

Luka , I hope things are looking up for you . I remember every second of this series . Everyone wanted to see New York win . It would have been very fitting . Times have really changed . Now most of America has no use for that city

[@astromo1]

jon bois’s mariners doc was really good and glad to see u upload again

[@largedrag6990]

Randy Johnson would be so scary to hit against

[@l618jeff5]

Love the content I’m a Dbacks fan!

[@TheGLORY13]

As a side note. You SHOULD know who wins strictly from the Title of the video being "Walk Off" and the Home team being Arizona. You can only walk it off if you are the home team.

[@asmith5392]

"Rookie Sluggers: a stat story" Ill continue to preach this video because its damn amazing. Definitely up your alley and highlights 3 of the games current stars (aaron judge, pete alonso and cody bellinger)

[@RyanDonziger]

It was a sad year for New York

[@gradysadventures3689]

Seattle Mariners Dorktown series they are awesome! They are also by SB Nation. I don’t know if you’d want to sit through 6 50 minute episodes, but they are awesome!

[@ryanje8147]

hello Luka from Indianapolis, Indiana. More baseball oddities & bloopers, please. Thx. ⚾⚾

[@noahjdd.8588]

React to the rewind about Bill bukners error that lost them the World Series

[@georgeprchal3924]

It only lost game 6.

[@NoRt44]

The season was only postponed about 5 days

[@colincormier19]

I can tell you that 2001 world series is the only championship that we have

[@BrianSchaffer]

The pause of sports was only one week.

[@someloser8061]

You should watch the video from the Mets vs Phillies the day Bin Laden was killed. Its pretty interesting watching the news spread throughout the stadium, the commentators telling the viewers, the players not knowing exactly what is happening but knowing something big happened. I was there and it was crazy

[@cmillivol98]

I think it was delayed somewhere around a week or two, so not incredibly long. The World Series usually ends in October

[@jvblhc]

I recall the same - about two weeks.

[@Requinix17]

I remember watching this game live on TV, I was 12 years old and it broke my heart because I was a Yankees fan. In retrospect I can see it's one of baseball's greatest moments but it still hurts!

[@bigussmokesus8866]

You should react to why berry bonds never won a World Series

[@charlieboiii1149]

Big Smoke yea definitely

[@Alex-kd5xc]

It's because he didn't follow the train

[@sparkieT88]

react to: Getting plunked by a baseball is a noble and painful art | Dorktown SBnation

[@sparkieT88]

and : Jose Urena intentionally hits Ronald Acuna Jr on first pitch of the game 08/15/18

[@mattc2824]

Need to do game 4 and 5. Yankees lost the series but games 4 and 5 in NYC right after 9/11 were crazy

[@benhalsey7310]

As a Yankee fan this is extremely painful to watch but I love your reaction vids keep it up

[@KardiFan2000]

I never understood the logic of a Yankee fan calling this "painful" lol...the three-peat and 4 titles in 5 years was MORE than enough. I would die a happy fan if my team did that.

[@gdo3510]

Will B. Smooth Do you sports? How could this not be painful for Yankees fans!? Lmao

[@colincormier19]

Baseball was delayed about 6 days

[@joeyd904]

There's an HBO documentary called 9 INNINGS FROM GROUND ZERO on youtube about the Yankees playing after 9/11 and it's excellent. Too long for a reaction, but it's worth checking out anyway.

[@GreatCdn59]

re : how long the season was paused. All games on September 11th were cancelled, and the season resumed exactly 1 week later on September 18th. So the whole season was pushed back by 7 days.

[@JMGoldSC]

You should check out the 2004 ALCS and the remarkable story that comes with it....it was EPIC!!!!!

[@bradb3248]

After 9/11 was the only time I wanted the Yankees to win.

[@crazyman1118]

So you don’t necessarily need to make a video on this, but it would be cool to see your “summary” or reaction after: there is a documentary about this whole thing called “9 innings from ground zero.” It’s a documentary that goes more in depth to the events in baseball after 9/11. Cool and emotional documentary. Respond if you see this🤗

[@crazyman1118]

Or you could do a special episode on it if that suits you. I’d love to see your live reaction, too

[@JGKersh16]

To answer your question about Arizona sports, the answer is the state has not seen any more success in terms of championships. That is the only World Series the diamondbacks have won and no other team has won a championship in Arizona.

[@WowieZoë]

You should do the giants Royals rewinder if you liked this one! Or the Mariners docuseries.

[@michaels8816]

Love your reactions to the baseball Deep Rewinder videos by SB Nation.

[@BigBirdBigDaddy]

This was a great series. I remember watching it. I was 11 at the time.

[@absolutely9010]

React to the 2014-2015 KC Royals..... very good underdog story with great comebacks

[@jyu467]

That team defied analytics with contact hitting and speed instead of power hitting and walks

[@emilyrecord4066]

Hey Luka, I hope things are going well. I know it may be to much but when you are ready to do long videos could you react to Darryl Kile Documentary: The Life & Death of Darryl Kile. I could probably break into parts for you if it needs to be that. It’s a sad sports story but I also shows remarkable strength from a hurting team.

[@victorbellutta2059]

as a Yankee fan, this video gives me chills

[@matterlichman8424]

Have you watched anything on the HR chase that saved baseball? Big Mac vs Slammin Sammy

[@BJ-bm3vz]

Hey man, glad to see you back doing videos!! If you get the chance, check out some Manu Ginobili highlights.

[@DumbIdeaPresentedStupidly]

Gotta watch at least part of sb nations series on the mariners

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

Mariano Rivera is one of the all-time greatest. But that series, that game, he was dead tired. Ramiro Mendoza, a MUCH worse pitcher, was having the best series of his career. When this happened, I said at the time that Mendoza should have been pitching. But I followed it up by saying you can never fault Joe Torre from bringing in Rivera to close out the series. Even though my team lost, objectively, this was one of the greatest series of all time. That year, given that it was 2001, was not the year I wanted the Yankee streak to end though.

[@gianlucalogan1941]

You should react to another deep rewind called “The Double” also by Sb nation

[@charlieboiii1149]

Gianluca Logan yea

[@benguitar5123]

react to the Derek Jeter "RE2PECT" nike commercial

[@gdo3510]

Ben Guitar the one with Frank Sinatra’s My Way is better

[@whenisdinner2137]

Can you react to the cubs vs Indians world series in 2016. It was by far the best world series in recent memory.

[@lithuanianavgeek1612]

My phone clicked on this video in my pocket when it only had 1 view, luka you pulling some magic?

[@adrianaguilar7193]

How good was Mariano Rivera?? More ppl have stepped on the moon than runs scored vs Rivera in the playoffs

[@AngelA-qi1br]

Please try to find a video of the first MLB game in NY city after the 9/11 attacks. It was so emotional. Mets v Braves.

[@JSBIRD69]

Since I was a baseball kid at the local park every summer, those are the reactions I enjoy most. Followed by NASCAR...hey, I'm originally from Alabama, so it comes to me naturally.

[@joshmiersch940]

More NHL hockey reactions please!

[@RyanDonziger]

That year New York also lost the super bowl in football and keep up the great work luka

[@minhvu1184]

bro you gotta watch the one on the sb nation video on the 1998 nba finals

[@bitzer3]

React to the Washington Nationals 0.1% chance World Series run by SportStorm