Reliving the WORST World Series Ever Played

[@dtrocchio]

This was a brutal ALCS loss for Cleveland. What might be “Boston’s least-memorable World Series win” could have been Cleveland’s most memorable.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

Trotty Nixon had a his last good season.

[@ChiefBlue4298]

It turns out, the 2007 ALCS was the real World Series

[@alwillk]

Cleveland want even that good that year, they beat up on a bad division. They had a losing record outside the AL central. 42-48

[@TheMistakeOnTheLake1]

Ugh

[@jeffreekoch9298]

Rockies would've won the 🏆 WS.

[@solace8355]

The 2007 World Series is the embodiment of that “Hydrogen Bomb vs Coughing Baby” meme

[@MrCubFan415]

???

[@solace8355]

@@MrCubFan415 it's a meme that jokes about a battle between a hydrogen bomb and a baby. The joke is how one-sided it is

[@brettsinger9565]

Well, unlike the 2004 Cardinals, the 2007 Rockies at one point actually had a lead in a game. So.... no.

[@conbitches]

What in gods name are you talking about?

[@tylershep4220]

As a Rockies fan, this World Series represents the most anticlimactic end to a sports run I've ever seen. The month leading up to the World Series was the most electric month in Denver sports history. So many kids were inspired by what they saw. And then it all ended with a fizzle--the best run the Rockies have had in their 30-year history and they didn't even win a game in the Fall Classic. Heartbreaking to this day.

[@coyotelong4349]

Even as a Dbacks fan I empathize with you there. We’ve had many a sports moment in Phoenix end the same way

[@Rromantiq]

The state went sleepless after that Padres game and the way the Rockies dominated Philly and Arizona to get there had all of us going nuts. A lot of people who didn't care about baseball were interested for the first time ever during that insane run and to think all we have to show for it since then is 2 playoff wins in 16 really saddens me

[@Justin-878]

I was in middle school and the teachers were playing all the games in the classrooms Until the World Series

[@pmk422]

Matt holiday never touched home plate

[@tylershep4220]

@@pmk422 Womp womp

[@supermanprime6758]

That Coco Crisp game 7-winning ALCS catch is one of the greatest catches ever made and its never mentioned because the Sox were up by a million.

[@thisguy8106]

It was such an incredible catch.

[@tillitsdone]

He got an incredible jump. I'm not even sure Jackie catches that

[@baileychamberlain1583]

Still behind Benintendi’s catch against Houston in 18. Likely only because of the stipulation if he didn’t catch it

[@paulbradley8533]

@@baileychamberlain1583 Seriously! If Benintendi didn't catch that, game over and a loss. If Coco didn't catch it, Sox are still going to win lol. Still an amazing catch none the less

[@staringatthesun861]

Because it finished the game, but didn't truly win the game. Without the catch, they still would've won. That's the problem.

[@jacksoncollins247]

You cannot overstate how disgustingly dominant Josh Beckett was during the 07 playoffs. The minute he got on the mound you knew the Sox were gonna win.

[@supermanprime6758]

I remember the Sox pulled ahead so quickly in game one, everyone was clamoring to pull Beckett so he could be fresher or start a day sooner. After the game when Tito was asked if he was tempted to pull Beckett earlier because of the big lead he BASICALLY said "What? No. Get the fuck out."

[@danlowe]

@@supermanprime6758 Beckett would have called him a slur and stayed in the game

[@johncassani6780]

Beckett was lights out in both 03 and 07. He never quite lived up to his promise besides his World Series performances. He had HOF talent.

[@supermanprime6758]

@@johncassani6780 And he got a no hitter at the end!

[@isaacgraham5727]

I remember there was a photoshop someone made that got reposted a lot where they just took Beckett’s jersey and replaced his name with “GOD”. Pretty much summed it up. Also I disagree pretty hard that this was the most boring World Series ever. Total BS, totally subjective stuff. You can take any 4-game World Series sweep and say the same thing.

[@lukemeyerhoff7646]

Looking back, I was seven at the time of this World Series. This was the first Fall Classic I remember watching, and I fell in love with baseball then and there. Incredible how even a bad series can latch a kid to a lifelong love for the game.

[@fatshibaballs]

i wonder if the 2019 WS is seen that way, that one blew my mind as a new fan.

[@TheCreepedPig]

​@fatshibaballs as a cubs fan, 2019 is definitely 2nd on my favorite world series in the past decade

[@lukemeyerhoff7646]

@@TheCreepedPig I’m a royals fan, so I’m biased towards ‘14 and ‘15 being great. I think ‘15 would probably be a more boring series given it was only 5 games. But ‘11, ‘14, and ‘16 were some of the best series in the 2010-2019 range

[@ziggle5000]

​@@fatshibaballsno 2019 was fun

[@Kcman1827]

All of these series were fun, tons of upsets feel-good stories throughout. As a nats fan, 2019 will never be forgotten, even though I went to a NLDS game where the nats lost.

[@super8bitvideos]

That october was insane for Rockies fans. I remember my business marketing teacher in HS would just project her computer screen on the whiteboard, refreshing the WS ticket page. We all lost it when she was able to get through. Now I see someone wearing their pennant hat and I just shake my head in embarrassment.

[@danlowe]

You shouldn't. It might be the city's one trip for a long time and there's no reason to act like a team that should walk the walk when they get there. This Boston team beat every good AL team from the 2000s. Boston needed free furniture

[@randomjunkohyeah1]

As a Mariners fan: no reason to not be proud of your team winning the pennant. Lol

[@wakimura303]

we aren’t getting a pennant in a while, be happy😂

[@roygoodhand1301]

"Rocktober" was one of the most awesome things I've ever seen. Second year in a row a Cinderella team made the WS, after the Tigers the previous year., and the Rays would make it three Cinderellas in a row the next year (2008). Too bad Cinderella went 0-3 In that stretch.

[@BlakeWR81]

As a Tigers fan who remembers 2012, I know your pain.

[@lelandbailey8657]

1989 certainly can't be the most boring, it had an EARTHQUAKE in the middle of it

[@andreinybakken9252]

Exactly! ...and they still rounded all the bases!!

[@jacksmiley3959]

Tbh that’s all anyone remembers about that series

[@katdawgg411]

this guys a clown

[@petercena9497]

I think it had the biggest tv ratings drop of any series.

[@badmansoss4997]

Ahhhh, 2007 WS, The first time when all my hopes and dreams came down as a Rockies fan at the age of 7. Now I'm on the edge of committing arson.

[@ninersdd21]

At least you have the Avalanche and Nuggets(if you are a fan of those guys)

[@badmansoss4997]

@@ninersdd21 Sadly not, to make things even worse, I'm a Titans, Grizzlies, and Sharks fan. You can thank Joe Thornton, The Gasol Brothers, and Steve McNair for that 🤣

[@ninersdd21]

@@badmansoss4997 Sorry man, worse then I thought. I like the Sacramento Kings so I know about ineptness overall(though they are good at last after all these years)

[@Chuy23199]

@@badmansoss4997titans/grizzlies/sharks/Rockies fan, Jesus Christ bro 😭😭😭

[@sethwoodhouse4797]

Pedroia was stopped at the players’ entrance at Coors Field. The security guard didn’t believe Pedroia was a player and wouldn’t let him into the stadium prior to the game. Pedroia responded “Ask Jeff fucking Francis who the fuck I am.“

[@llydrsn]

Pedroia and Ellsbury were big revelations for the 2007 Red Sox. Ellbury wasn't even past his rookie eligibility at that time because he still did not get the required number of at-bats. He won Rookie of the Year the following year still. Probably my favorite thing of this World Series: the Colorado security officer who questioned Pedroia as he entered the stadium 😅 the poor guy did not know he was a player for the Red Sox. And Pedey - with the characteristic bravado he showed throughout his career - snapped back "Ask Jeff [expletive] Francis who the [expletive] I am. I'm the guy who hit a bomb and just ended their [expletive] season."

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

Sounds made up

[@BosSoxFan15]

Ellsbury never won ROY. In 2007 Pedroia won it and then in 2008 Longoria won it.

[@wraynephew6838]

IF my memory serves me correctly. I think Dustin Pedroia had a 37 game hitting streak during that season and was the batting champ

[@BosSoxFan15]

@@wraynephew6838 According to baseball reference, Maglio Ordonez won the battle title in 2007 (Pedey finished in the top 10) and in 2008 Pedey lost by 2 points to Joe Mauer.

[@MGD313]

If only Rocktober could have lasted for one more week.

[@UnordoxRevs]

Shortest month of the year.

[@iamhungey12345]

A week layoff doesn't help.

[@dandwyer5491]

Having to wait a week and a half to play Boston just killed the Rockies once in a lifetime run. To make it worse, it snowed here in Denver during a few games of the layoff keeping the team completely off the field. Now, had Cleveland finished the series in 5, who knows, maybe the Rockies could have at least been competitive. I went to game 163, the divisional clincher and game one of the NLCS and it was pure magic. Knowing the Rockies ownership, I don’t think I’ll ever see a Rockies team like that again. As a matter of fact, due to the Monforts terrible ownership, I’ve only been to one game since 2019 (and that was just to see Larry Walker’s number get retired).

[@isaacgraham5727]

That really was such a special run for the Rockies. I missed game 163 but I did manage to be at Coors when they beat the Phillies in game 3 of the ALDS with my dad, who happened to be visiting. Ironically we were both Red Sox fans first and foremost, but that’s still one of the most electric and intense and fun games I’ve ever been to.

[@NickTheFlasque]

As a Padres fan, all I can say is I'm happy we were able to help create that moment for you

[@MattIceburg]

This world series is my guilty pleasure ngl. I know it was bad but it was the first world series I was old enough to understand and the crowd and energy was incredible to me. It made me fall in love with the game.

[@JBrownNYY]

Billy Beane says it’s a romantic sport

[@daBEAGLE1017]

The first world series that made sense to me was when KC lost to those RedBirds. I faht dust.

[@shoukatsukai]

Ah yes, the year when MLB Power Pros made the Rockies the best offense in the NL but didn't give them a single 2B (Kazuo Matsui left for the Astros).

[@samwatters1652]

#bringbackpowerpros

[@BrasilianFury]

I mean, Clint Barnes was there... ... Suddenly, it dawns on me just how much of a hole we had at 2B after Kazuo left. Fuck. (also yes, bring back Power Pros)

[@shoukatsukai]

@@BrasilianFury They didn't bother to make him 2B, he was still SS only lol

[@DexterHeisenbergBruh]

So who played 2B? It couldn’t just be an empty position in the game right?

[@danlowe]

@@samwatters1652 We can just trade create a player codes for every custom MLB player like it's 2011.

[@sah4128]

Clint Hurdle is in the conversation for most underrated manager since 2000. He did wonders in both Colorado and Pittsburgh

[@robinhoodhustsle1356]

What has Clint hurdle done in Pittsburgh? Never won a playoff series and was there for a decade. Should’ve been fired a long time ago 😂

[@tonyc8752]

He won 94, 89 and 98 games back to back to back for franchise that hasn’t even had as much as a winning season in any of their past 32 seasons. Hurdle was great.

[@ElProfessor_]

Having lived in Colorado most of my life, I can tell you that this Rockies run still lives on in Colorado sports lore despite getting dismantled in the WS. The buzz around the community was incredible during the run and it truly felt like something magical was happening. Teachers were putting on the games during class, local radio/tv shows talked non-stop about them, and it felt like the whole state rallied around the team. I've lived through Broncos, Avalanche, & Nuggets championships and Rocktober is still among my all time favorite runs I've witnessed.

[@CalebsCards]

Those Rockies commercials were the best! That was the year I fell in love with baseball. It was just magical watching them defy odds to get there. Wish the magic wouldn't have run out then.

[@rockiesfan77]

You mentioned the good story of Lester in game 4, but on the other side the Rockies started Aaron cook for the first time in a few months. Cook is arguably a top 5 pitcher in Rockies history and almost had his career cut short a couple seasons earlier due to serious blood clots

[@notoriousdeltafoxtrot]

The MLB Power Pros music is so perfect for 2007, amazing job Jolly

[@joshdelagarza231]

I’ve actually got a soft spot for the 2007 World Series. I tend to go with 2012 as the worst World Series I’ve seen. I was dreading that matchup and it was just as boring as I thought it’d be.

[@KOCChristian]

Wasn’t even boring just great baseball so much talent playing and dominate win by RedSox. Rockies didn’t just flop had great plays and hits but wasn’t enough. This was good series. Imagine thinking World Series where pitcher throw 6 innings scoreless and hit RBI double is boring smh

[@jadenfoster7729]

2012 was extremely boring and 06 was terrible to me too

[@aquila519]

As a Giants fan, the 2012 world series was def one of the most boring world series lol. But I just blame their amazing pitching for that lol. Crazy the giants were able to shut down and sweep a team as good as Detroit.

[@StephenBrennan-z2x]

@@aquila519 2012 was definitely the worst of the Giants three but 2015 has to be an honorable mention. Mets looked awful the entire series

[@bobmclennan1727]

I always hate it when small-sample-size postseason success (which can be fun and exciting) turns otherwise mediocre players into household names, and the 2012 Giants had two of the most overrated guys of the decade: Pablo Sandoval and Brian Wilson.

[@peterson88keyz]

I’d give the 1998 Padres vs Yankees World Series an honorable mention - what a snooze fest that was

[@alwillk]

1999 was garbage as well, so was 2018.

[@jimshonerd4226]

Yeah 98 was the first one that came to mind for me as well. I guess the counter argument would be that only one of the four games was really a blowout, but yeah I don't remember there ever being any real suspense. And to be fair to the Padres, it was pretty clear no one was beating the Yankees that year.

[@ryanjacobson2508]

+ By that time, there was a "perception" that the Yankee had used their ample resources to essentially buy championship caliber teams, while smaller market teams tended to be also-rans, to the point that Bob Costas wrote a book with ideas about how to make the league more competitive.... And this era also followed the late 80's/early 90's, which saw a lot of parity in the league.

[@petercena9497]

I remember game 1 being exciting, remember nothing about the rest of it.

[@chazzx1018]

​@@petercena9497and Hoffman blew another game by giving up a hr to Broscius.

[@jamesmatchett7158]

The worst World Series ever played has to be in 1966 between the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers scored two runs in the first game, a 5-2 loss, and couldn't plate another run thereafter. Compiled a team batting average of .142. What a pitiful performance!

[@drygnfyre]

Which is very much the opposite of the 1963 series, when they completely dominated the Yankees.

[@b-zoneonroku2020]

Don't you just love when New Yorkers like this guy decry that ANY World Series the Yankees or Mets weren't involved in is a candidate for "worst ever"?

[@plantex625]

I loved this one, the 07 Red Sox were Beasts. The 04 team is far more legendary, but I think the 07 team would beat the 04 team in a 7 game series. As someone who had season tickets for all of these Id say its 18 > 07 > 04 > 13 in terms of how good the teams actually were

[@amaxdude307]

As a fellow Sox fan I agree. I wholeheartedly believe you can take that 2018 team, have them play any team in history, and the Sox would find a way to win. Shame ownership hates the fan base now

[@RealChad111]

As a rockies fan, this was just disheartening to get blown out the only time we had a competent team. I dont think im ever gonna see a single rockies playoff game ever again the way things are going.

[@jeremygeller9145]

I think we have a new contender, imagine the most hyped match up in perhaps baseball history, with two of its biggest teams, and biggest stars. And it ends in a gentleman's sweep, and one of the teams gave up 5 unearned runs...

[@jamesvanase302]

In April of 07 i was 14 and i had just lost my mom to cancer i was in a deep depression after. but this team and this world series help me through it i could forget all the bad and enjoy the good but to me it will be the best one

[@K37-h1z]

Sry for yr loss.

[@jackcallahan6095]

Thank you for putting the MLB Power Pros music in this video that brought back big time memories

[@0531jos]

Game 7 of the ALCS was NOT a blowout. It was 3-2 in the 7th inning when Joel Skinner stopped Kenny Lofton at 3rd on a single, when he would have clearly scored to tie the game. Boston piled on a bunch of runs after that, but it was a one-run game (that should have been tied) at the 7th-inning stretch.

[@amaxdude307]

People seem to miss this a lot. Had Lofton scored a I think the game wouldn’t have turned as ugly for Cleveland as it did, but the was just no stopping the Sox

[@tonyc8752]

This is what happens when a kid who never saw most of these series pretends he can cover history accurately

[@redsoxu571]

The 2007 Red Sox absolutely had a standout identity/calling card in its ridiculous collection (by the playoffs) of young talented. Youkilis, Pedroia, Ellsbury, Lester, Buchholz, Papelbon, even Beckett and Matsuzaka...once the monkey was off the franchise's back after 2004, 2007 represented a franchise no longer needing to always feel all in and thus presenting a roster ready to make noise for years to come. Lack of personality? Besides Papelbon's huge persona, Pedroia was a spark plug, Ortiz had already become an icon, plenty of pros pro vets like Lowell offered a calming balance, and there were even little gems like Okajima and his "okie dokie" pitch. Papelbon's victory dances alone gave this team a rally monkey level signature. For the record, it immediately became and has remained my favorite season by the team, the first team championship that got to be a truly fun ride with the burden of curse talk finally gone.

[@bnardo11]

as a 14 year old red sox fan at the time, I had a great time watching this WS

[@nolanmurphy3056]

was 9 at the time, couldn't agree more

[@soxnpats4lyfe]

I was 15 and this is my favorite WS team

[@humanbeing2420]

Another solid video. Your writing and speaking skills are excellent. That's not a ubiquitous commodity on KZbin, especially in the sports milieu. It's so nice to see a video free of grammatical errors, malapropisms and mixed metaphors...

[@waynetompkins3006]

I agree. That whole "Duh, hey KZbin, what's up?" era. At least now the creators have a modicum of talent.

[@Daniel-36]

Thanks for this video, man. I was a young kid in the stands for game 4 when the Red Sox won it. And even though my team didn’t win (Rockies fan for life) it was a great night with my dad who was a die hard Red Sox fan. Brings back really good memories

[@APigthatflys]

I love how the break between series is really only an issue in baseball, and it's not like the MLB can really do anything about it. Can't really artificially lengthen a series since you don't know if it will end up 4-0 or 4-3, and obv you can't shorten a series because why would any team just agree to forfeit a series by default

[@aaronstark5060]

Thinking about this WS always makes me sad. I’m a Cleveland fan and I maintain to this day that if they had finished out Boston, there’s no way they would not have beaten Colorado.

[@americangiant1003]

I think that in 2016 and even 1997(being fair the team formerly known as the "Tribe")lost to slightly better teams with the Cubs and the Marlins respectably. I agree that Cleveland would have almost a lock to beat the Rockies I say in 5 games.

[@allenelliott2114]

As a Rockies fan I always believed if CLE would've taken care of business in game 5 we would've stayed hot and beaten the Indians. Shame we'll never know which of us was right 😢

[@0531jos]

@@allenelliott2114 We're right, the ALCS was the real WS that year. Just compare how each team did against Boston, that'll tell you who was better.

[@fatbrowncenk5475]

The tribe would have choked, just like they did in 97 and 16

[@aaronstark5060]

@@fatbrowncenk5475 We’re just gonna have to not see eye to eye on that.

[@danlowe]

2007 put Manny in the conversation for most reliable playoff bat, all-time. Ortiz might have been scarier during the memorable moments but Manny was always there, calm, collected. 2007 was more fun for me cause they were making all the moves I would have. Other than not getting Robinzon Diaz and maybe Rich Harden, the 2007-2011 Red Sox were pretty much exactly the team I'd build in a video game. Efficient, a little lazy. Perfectly welcome to be in the opinion of everyone in New England post-2004. Colorado was just a laid back place with a lot of investment, up and coming consciousness. Legal weed, lots of bunker building at the time, maybe the army moved some magnets and almost accidentally created a perfect baseball team, when you consider the stretch to even make the playoffs.

[@danlowe]

Also kind of genius to bait Red Sox fans like this

[@toyotaecw]

Ortiz cemented his status as playoff GOAT in 2013

[@drewskidayosh]

Yeahhhh this one was over from the Pedroia homer In game 1 lol. Was fun to see the Rockies get there for the first time, shame they didn't do anything particularly memorable in the actual series itself. Pleasure to relive any world series from my youth (other than 2000). Great vid Jolly 🍻

[@pwinson]

1999 World Series was the shits, was so bad they gave the MVP to a closer who had two saves with a 3 run lead.

[@seanhogan6533]

I loved this Red Sox team and could recite most lineups they had

[@67marlins]

Thanks for posting this. I'd say there was some excitement in this series, as a Massachusetts resident I remember it. Long ago I started liking the Marlins, so I was happy for Josh Beckett to get the recognition he deserved in front of a city committed to their baseball team. I would hate to think his prime was the 2003 World Series, which you have to admit would be forgotten more easily than one in Miami, unfortunately.

[@mandospence]

Everybody in Boston was still strung out from the 2004 celebration, and the 2007 Patriots were an awful lot of fun to watch as well.

[@tonyp1376]

Don't forget about the Celtics.. who had just acquired a couple of pretty decent players that summer. You guys may have heard of them.. Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.. and would go on to win it all that spring!

[@murphjones2244]

In the Rockies vs. Padres tiebreaker game, Garrett Atkins hit a home run that erroneously was ruled a double on a night before the MLB reviewed plays and changed calls. He did not score that inning. Later, Padres fans thought they deserved to complain when Matt Holliday missed home plate on the winning run.

[@mrstealyurgirl2467]

Don't forget that Matt Holliday never touched home in game 163

[@chreeess]

Salty and wrong, people must put you on pretzels

[@Roysorb]

Notable players that were only on one WS Red Sox team 2004 Bronson Arroyo/Pedro 2007 Josh Beckett/ Mike Lowell 2013 John Lackey/Shane Victorino 2018 Betts/Devers/Sale/Price and active players all over

[@danlowe]

Like skipping a stone cause Beckett, Lowell, Pedro, Victorino and Betts all won two just with other teams

[@paulbradley8533]

@@danlowe Incorrect, Pedro never won another title. If you're thinking Phillies, Pedro didn't join Phillies until 09 and they lost that year to the Yankees

[@LarryHowser]

Think you missed the boat on this one. With the exception of Game One, there were two one-run games plus the Rockies closed to 6-5 in Game Three before the Sox scored three in the 8th and one in the 9th to make the final score 10-5. The 1989 World Series saw the Giants lose the first two games by a combined score of 10-1. In Game Three the Giants scored four runs in the bottom of the 9th to make the final score 13-7 and the Giants trailed in Game Four 7-0 before making the final score somewhat respectable. In 1966 the Dodgers scored runs in the second and third innings of Game One and then never scored again in the series. If you like pitching duels maybe this was more exciting but the Dodgers were outscored 13-2 in the four game sweep.

[@TMP115-hr2wq]

there was no way Colorado was winning any game in this series. Also agree about ‘89. It was worse than this series. ‘04 was a dog too.

[@Idkbroleavemealone769]

Was in 5th grade in Denver when this run happened . We were literally skipping math to watch the Rockies beat the Phillies

[@calebos268]

12:09 Actually, Game 5 in the 2017 World Series went 10 innings, so it probably is the longest 9-inning World Series game

[@CherryDad]

2012 WS with the Tigers. That was the peak of that era of Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlander. Multiple first ballot Hall of Famers. And they fell on their face. Hardly put up a contest. My cousin had tickets to go to game five. I was super excited...never got to go.

[@americangiant1003]

And that 2006-‘12 Tigers teams will go down infamous in MLB history as arguably the best team to never win a World Series. Hate to bring it up, very similar to the early 1990s Buffalo Bills which also had several future HOF’s and lost 4 straight Super Bowls.

[@edtruzz5922]

The sound effects added to the commercials nearly made me joke on my wendys, another 11/10 vid

[@cambino6675]

It may have been unexciting but it wasn't as bad as 1966. The Dodgers scored 2 runs the whole series, both in game one, while the Orioles looking rather average at times on offense still won.

[@bguzewi0]

As a Sox fan, this is actually my second favorite series behind '04. I just remember watching this series in college with my friends, good times. I think the ALCS was the real World Series that year.

[@callumrussell97]

Being from boston the 07 team was extremely memorable this video couldn’t b farther from the truth ended with paplebon doing irish jig on a duck boat… not to mention everybody got free furniture from jordans too 😂

[@Zo3yX]

I wouldn't call it the worst Ever, but it certainly was the worst of the ones we won. It was the first World series i have any memories from, i was a bit too young for 04 and i will always love it for that. When ever i hear about that team so much love and nostalgia kick back. I wouldn't be a fan of baseball like i am today without that 07 team and world series.

[@JZekis]

Harry Chappas is probably the most random baseball player on a sports illustrated cover. Made it in his rookie year with the White Sox and the only reason why seemed to be because he was short.

[@Anomaly188]

Wasn't Jeff Francoeur on the cover once like a year before he became known as a walking injury?

[@JZekis]

@@Anomaly188 There was at least a legit reason for him to be on the cover at the time.

[@Anomaly188]

@@JZekis Wasn't he a slugging sensation at the time? Still, it's hilarious in hindsight is all I'm saying.

[@JZekis]

@@Anomaly188 For sure. His first month in the majors was insanely good.

[@nicolasgasquoine]

As a Red Sox fan, top 4 World Series. Making fun of Dane Cook is low hanging fruit. Watch Harmful if Swallowed and then lie to yourself that you didn't laugh I'm allowed to be biased but I have to admit, you did a great job recapping events. Watched more than once

[@Matty23134]

You forgot to mention that Matt Holliday never touched home plate so they shouldn’t have been there in the first place

[@jakebetts2885]

Rocktober was soo much fun if you lived in Denver or were a Rockies fan.

[@D0ugh.B0y]

I had just moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in May 2006 moving back here from Australia and being from Los Angeles are used to make fun of the Colorado Rockies call it the Dodgers home away from home. But then when they went on that crazy terra at the end of the 2007 season to get to the World Series, I was kind of forced to shut up and that was the most fun. I’ve ever experienced baseball in Colorado. Nothing like it before and nothing like it since. I couldn’t help but laugh at everybody because the World Series is dead that year after they won 20+ games in a row.

[@CardinalDoctor]

I think, in this case, that 9 day rest hurt the Rockies. That's a long time to sit on your hands.

[@b1galbos89]

It might have hurt, along with all the energy they expanded to win all those games, just to get to that point. However, Did it really matter? The Sox were much more experienced, and was the far better team. Almost everybody outside of Colorado knew that the Sox were winning the WS.

[@cadian122]

I remember that season with bittersweet memories.. The Rockies were on total fire and killing everyone since September and even if its a cop out excuse its the truth.. The fact that they had to wait to play Boston really really hurt them

[@99bimmer]

Yeah, unfortunately for them, it wasn't really the playoff format that screwed em, it was their own dominance

[@Phickic]

Feels good to be a Rockies fan, lol. Fr tho, Colorado always has at least one really good sports team to root for at any one time, so it's a shame the Rockies never went all the way, but it's ok, cause plenty of other Colorado teams did.

[@americangiant1003]

Not to mention in back to back consecutive years of 2022 and ‘23, Colorado sports teams win both the Stanley Cup 🥅 and NBA World Title with the Avalanche and Nuggets.🏀 Very rare accomplishment for a same city/region to win those 2 prestigious championships so close together.

[@jimnfl7134]

Even if you Do Not Count the Earthquake in the 1989 World Series. Hard to ignore. When it resumed, it was No-contest, 1989 was the WORST! The Rockies ended up being a One-Year Wonder.

[@tommybrannick9975]

Just have to say, I love how you put in the MLB Power Pros song in the background around 6 minutes in, brought me back!

[@rezkat2165]

as a diamondbacks fan that was born 4 months after they got swept i would’ve liked to see clips of the dbacks making a comeback in the lcs against colorado to turn the offence up as well

[@flames24lightning]

I'm a Red Sox fan who lives in Boston and celebrated with my team. At the same time, the Rockies highly improbable run of winning 21 of 22 to win the NL pennant caught my attention and they earned my congrats for that. The Red Sox and Rockies were two different remarkable stories in 2007. That said, I still strongly think this World Series was not a fair fight at all.

[@bobspot6534]

The Power Pros music really set the time period well. Best baseball game ever

[@chriswahl4139]

both the 2006 and 2012 Tigers were done in by long rest and rust and lost momentum while their opponents went the distsnce in their series

[@alwillk]

The tigers have lost to statistically the two worst World Series winners of all-time ‘87 twins and ‘06 cardinals.

[@Gandalf914]

I put the 2020 COVID series as slightly worse than this one. The whole season had an asterisk next to it, and the WS just felt like MLB was “just going through the motions.” Least interesting WS imo.

[@walterlv01]

The 2007 Rockies were a .500 team for the first 5 and a half months of the season, and then went on that crazy run winning 21 of 22 games to get to the World Series - then once the World Series started they went back to being the same .500 team they had been all season.

[@christopherboccuzzi8761]

2007 Red Sox were a machine, and from a Boston viewer it was gratifying to see a solid collection of homegrown talent come up (Lester, Pedroia, Ellsbury, Papelbon) and shine. Add to that it was equally gratifying to see trades work out (Beckett firing on all cylinders after a somewhat rough 2006) and the Matsuzaka hype of the preceding offseason pan out, at least for the first season. 2007 felt like ownership would spend when needed and the front office had the right people in place to not only put a winning team on the field, but to build a productive pipeline of young talent. It was a deep shot of dopamine after letting Pedro go in free agency. To follow the Red Sox that year was to believe Beckett was invincible on the mound and Lester granted a second chance at life. Sabathia robbed that Cy Young IMO. Nowhere near as egregious as when Rick Porcello won it, but still.

[@shoukatsukai]

When you look at the top 3 AL Cy Young vote getters in 2007, they all had nearly the exact same season. Sabathia, Beckett, and Lackey were all aces who won around 20 games with their division winning teams, and each accumulated 6 WAR. Lackey only diverged by having less strikeouts but a lower ERA. You really cant go wrong voting for any of them.

[@leftys408]

On that Sunday, Oct 28, in 2007, I spent the afternoon at Gilette Stadium watching the unbeaten Patriots dismantle Washington 52-7, and then came home and watched the Red Sox complete the sweep. A day to remember, but my best memory of the day was my ten year old daughter watching the first couple innings of game 4 with me. I explained that the Sox could complete a sweep and win the world series. She asked me "Don't you want the other poor team to win at least one game?" I said "No, I don't" and she replied "I never knew you were that mean!" Kind of took a bit of the glow away for me LOL....

[@saintarkweather]

2007 was probably the worst playoffs ever overall. Five sweeps, one seven game series, but the last three games were all blowouts, and one series most well known for bugs landing on Joba chamberlains face

[@mekan0001]

Going out on a limb, I would say the 1919 world series was probably the worst given that one team was losing on purpose.

[@cadian122]

The ole blacksox

[@Ben_the_Rosafan]

My all-time favorite unbelievable baseball stat: The White Sox and Reds actually committed the same number of errors in that series (12).

[@chazzx1018]

I was there. It broke my heart seeing those Blacksoxs lose.

[@paulbradley8533]

@@chazzx1018 I was there too, I just got back from World War 1 and could not believe the Blacksox would do that. 🥲

[@crixxxxxxxxx]

Say it ain’t so.

[@BostonMoose513]

That Okajima/Papelbon combo that year was legendary though. Seriously, look at Okajima's year that year. Also, most random Jonas Gray SI Cover.

[@calekarr10]

Being a Red Sox fan and a freshman in high school at the time, I watched every minute of these games. It wasn't boring for me. Beckett was dominant, Lester pitched a gem, and Matsuzaka was still fascinating to watch. Tack on Holliday being Holliday in the series, and it was great for me at the time.

[@dcarr731]

MATT HOLLIDAY STILL HASN'T TOUCHED HOME PLATE

[@kevintrice2444]

2023 is down there too with the worsts.

[@mrblb95]

~95' baby here... RedSox are my team, this is my favorite series and season of all time. we just won everything, consistently and easily until that absolutely insane ALCS. Those indians teams were great. Then the easy sweep of the rockies and we rode into the sunset. I VHS recorded some of the games and bought that championship DVD. I watched those all winter long.

[@xyzscorpion2449]

I still think a big reason for the Rockies downfall in the World Series was the crazy amount of rest they got. They swept, the Red Sox went seven, and the MLB still gave them an extra 3 or 4 days rest before Game 1 so the Rockies were just sitting there for a week and a half. They just got cold.

[@lesliejacoby9137]

Love the content. Was wondering if you ever thought on doing a video on the two times a team in mlb history got four twenty win pitchers which seems to be forgotten as I feel we aint ever seeing it again.

[@BosSoxFan15]

As a Sox fan, watching this team even down 3-1 as a fan it felt like the way Manny described it. They were just so dominant you kind of just assumed they would win games when guys like Beckett took the mound. That playoff pitching rotation included a dominant Beckett, Curt Shilling at the end of his career, Dice-K (when he was actually throwing strikes), and Jon Lester. Their lineup was Ellsbury, Pedroia, Ortiz, Manny, Lowell, Youkilis, Drew, Varitek, Lugo. It was absurd. Any given day you knew a) we have the better pitcher that day and b) we have the deeper lineup.

[@dr.seabear3456]

The worst World Series ever played is the one where my team doesn’t win

[@NYsports890]

I can remember those Dane Cook commercials like it was yesterday. “There’s only 1 October”.

[@kevinquinn6403]

Rockies winning 14 of their last 15 to force a game 163 is ridiculous. Reminds me of the Rays starting 13-0 this year except it happened right at the end of the season when it matters most, the perfect time to get red hot. Crazy to think about how the Sox coming back from 3-1 allowed them to get hot while the Rockies got cold having to wait for that series to play out.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

No, this isn't the worst World Series. The worst one is 1966, Baltimore over Los Angeles, also a four-game sweep. The Dodgers never led once in the series, and scored *only two runs* in the entire series. The Orioles weren't much better, scoring only 13 runs in the series, and having a combined batting average of about .200.

[@RealLockheedMartin]

I think people will remember the 2024 World Series as one of the more disappointing ones. It was a crippled Dodgers vs just pure ass. It had flashes of brilliance but it was mostly a team that really wanted to win versus a team that really wanted three championship games worth of ticket sales from their stadium. Beyond that, half of the playoffs bracket was pretty miserable. It's not top 15 worst but, man, what a bummer.

[@Cubaricanator2.0]

🔥🔥🔥

[@JaxzanProditor]

I loved this Sox team. I was a little too young to really appreciate the 04 team (who also played an underwhelming WS), but this one I could probably name 20 of the players.

[@tony6666]

The ALCS that year exists in my nightmares all the time. I can't believe we completely collapsed the way we did. Cleveland definitely would have won that series vs the Rockies too

[@alwillk]

I dunno the Indians weren’t very good either. They had a losing record outside the AL central.

[@obcasusreaper2350]

The flashbacks that I got hearing MLB POWER PROS MUSIC

[@S_Over_Street]

Now hope to see a video of the most surprising World Series winner that no one earlier predicted.

[@davidlafleche1142]

So, the Red Sox now have the distinction of playing in the best (1975) and the worst (2007). At least they won 2007.

[@HoshizakiYoshimasa]

1991 2001 2011 outclass 1975. That overrated Fisk homer waving the ball far. It still for nothing. His team still lost bigly in game 7

[@stephens6912]

Sox fan here, that World Series was amazing hahaha

[@nicolasgasquoine]

Same! No complaints

[@FelixMantilla]

The worst played WS of all time was 1986. Neither team deserved to win. Neither manager deserved to win. Just awful baseball.

[@SirZapdos]

I was a neutral observer who watched a ton of that year’s playoff. After game 6 of the ALCS, I knew exactly how it would all end. Boston cruises in game 7, and their experience coupled with Colorado’s comical layover meant an easy Boston win. I thought the Rockies might steal one game, but alas. Also, I very distinctly remember Colin Cowherd predicting the Indians to beat the Yankees in the ALDS. His rationale? The Yankees were under more pressure and the Indians had better pitching. Seems obvious in hindsight.

[@MatthiaGryffine]

This is 2023 calling. I have a new challenger for you. The Texas Rangers vs the Arizona Diamondbacks.

[@majorleaguereddit9933]

Series aint started 😂 but I dont think casuals like yourself are going to enjoy it

[@x7251z]

@15:22 - Those statistics are wrong. Helton batted .333 in 15 AB in the World Series, Atkins batted .154, Tulo batted .231

[@thunderstruck560]

The 2018 red sox made less sense. They weren't expected to be good. They just kinda showed up and beat up on rebuilding Baltimore, Toronto and Tampa teams. 07 was the first baseball season I can remember. The rocktober rise was just the feel good story. I remember really rooting for them and it broke my heart when they got swept.

[@shoukatsukai]

The Rays won 90 games in 2018. They certainly weren't rebuilding.

[@thunderstruck560]

The rays are never not rebuilding

[@thisguy8106]

This WS was really boring, even as Red Sox fan. That Rockies team got hot.. Won a bunch of games in a row. Then swept their way to a WS only to immediately lose 4 games in a row. 😂😂😂 Man i love how insanely random baseball is.

[@jmcook96]

S/O to Tim Wakefield for giving John Lester the start in game 4. RIP 49