One of the Wildest Games of the 2000s Didn't Matter, but It Was Awesome

[@jamaalthecashier]

It’s great to see how loyal those Rockies fans are. They could’ve left early numerous times, but were rewarded by their efforts to stay. Kudos to them.

[@llYossarian]

It wasn't a blow-out long enough/late enough for that to really happen. The worst it ever felt was being down 13-4 in the 4th inning but by the 6th the game was close again and the swings were big and coming so fast that it was clearly shaping up to be a record high-scoring game. Any fans without a really good reason would have been absolutely nuts to start leaving during/before the 7th inning. Going from 1-down to 5-down in the top of the 7th is normally a massive boot to fans for a 7th inning stretch exodus to begin but in the vast majority of games you've just seen the score go from something like 0-1 to 0-6... The reality/possibility that something big and good could actually happen is on-existent in those cases but PALPABLE in situations like that Rockies win. It's kinda like that almost magic feeling Ahmad Rashad talks about in that 30 for 30 episode (the BEST one, Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks) about what it felt like for a Knicks fan to see Reggie go for a three and how "...nine out of ten times no one is making that shot but with Reggie, EVEN YOU think it's going in."

[@bdbdkdfotbrveiw]

With colours like that, you just don’t abandon the team

[@shayhicks7682]

It was the 4th of July, they are staying because of the fireworks show after the game

[@899466]

I was at this game! That shotgun first in blast scared the heck out of me! Hadn't even gotten comfortable when the action started

[@ramsaybushnaq516]

Man, 2008 doesn't even feel that long ago...

[@serenausagi676]

I’m a die hard Rockies fan and moments like these are always awesome for us to cling on to. Now if only we could win the division just once.

[@shanemosser]

Grew up in Denver as a Rockies fan (and still am one despite how hard they’ve tried to get rid of all of us lol). I remember turning this game off when it was 13-4, deciding to check back in later and being utterly shocked to see that it was 17-16. Thank you for dusting off this forgotten classic!

[@levparnas1066]

As a Cardinals fan, thank you so much for everything.

[@MrEpicookie]

As a rockies fan that was traded to St Louis about 2 years ago, I respect you for staying with a team that really doesn't even care whether or not you are there. I couldn't.

[@JollyOlive]

I know not a lot of these types of games exist, but I'd love this to become a recurring series. Some of my favorite videos from this channel

[@bryangolnick8663]

That score graphic was the greatest of all time. The way the graphic shutters after a home run and the sound it made when it added a run was second to none.

[@DJRockKpop]

I loved these graphics so much, they had the same thing for NHL and it made every goal feel super special

[@nomorefielders]

I would love to see a series of you breaking down absolutely bonkers, yet meaningless games like this one. I remember one involving the Mets and Giants where Armando Benetiz blew the game then immediately striking out Barry Bonds

[@connorvance1254]

The frame on the intentional walk at 7:53 lmao

[@chrisspenner1168]

I was 14 and remember seeing the highlights on ESPN while in some restaurant in Chicago

[@baseballcinema]

Thanks for the kind words! It's always a pleasure knowing there's someone else fascinated by these old meaningless games.

[@KOCChristian]

I remember this game I was 10 and so heated as Marlins fan. But damn this game was a classic. The 06-09 Marlins and Rockies were great team to watch

[@BensPitchingClips]

"Its not over til its over!" especially in coors o-o

[@JSR_]

I would love to see a video on the Dodgers' 4-run HR comeback in the 9th that happened in 2006. They hit 4 consecutive HRs to tie the game... only for the Padres to take the lead in the 10th... only for Nomah. And if I remember correctly, that game was for the division lead.

[@mpaulm]

June 13-16, 2019. You could do a great video on this amazing series between Colorado and San Diego.

[@benjamindomenico6726]

was one of the first games i ever went to, the holliday grand slam was awesome

[@Gdub33]

"Ianetta Crushed the ball past the seats". That area is called the concourse.

[@cbott3968]

Your one of my favorite new channels, keep up the great work!

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you!

[@markokuhar670]

Didn’t even know this game existed until this video

[@mlntnc]

I’m always excited for your new videos

[@natediscavage690]

There was one tiny thing that did change as a result of this game. At the end of the season, with 74 wins, the Rockies had the 11th pick in the 2009 draft. Had they finished with 73 wins if they lost this game, they would have picked 8th. They selected Tyler Matzek with their pick, but he never did much with Colorado before his eventual release. The picks before him were Mike Minor, Jacob Turner, and Drew Storen. It wouldn’t have mattered much, but Colorado could have taken one of these players if they didn’t make their epic comeback.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

Granted, the video only shows us a small sampling of pitches and velocity readings from this 13-year-old game, but the fastest of them was 94 MPH, thrown in the bottom of the 9th by then-Marlins closer Kevin Gregg. It’s hard to imagine a game nowadays in which no pitcher throws harder than 94, and in which _neither_ starter even hits 90. Gregg and Vizcaino appear to be the only two who consistently crack 90. (ADDENDUM: On the other hand, it’s very easy to imagine a game nowadays in which _every_ pitcher throws 95+, or even 100+.)

[@EmpireofAngryCows]

would definitely be interested in seeing more of these videos, the play by play was great

[@ElCrab]

5-0 after the top of the 1st shouldn't be 85% win expectancy in Coors Field. Does win expectancy take into account park effects?

[@GusbusGaming]

Always enjoy the wacky Rockies videos

[@trevorschmitt-ernst4813]

It's amazing how many people there were after what appeared to be a blowout early on!

[@neverletyoufall]

Thank you. I found your channel a while ago but damn. This brings me back to MLB 2k series. When you put the line ups on the screen.. Damn. Unfortunately im a Rockies fan. Thanks for your vids. You got me on this one🤘 Oh Greg Reynolds. One the best draft picks ever!

[@zach7193]

This game was a slugfest. Almost like the Cubs-Phillies game in the 70s.

[@starwarsbaseballboy1]

Miss those Fox Sports graphics

[@robertcullen7042]

I remember this game. I remember the Holliday grand slam to tie it. Wild stuff

[@piercehubbard4086]

Thank you for posting this! I’ve been looking for highlights of this game for years!! That 4th of July I was 21 and decided to save money by moving back in with my parents my senior year of college. Anyways they went to some party on my dad’s friend’s yacht in San Francisco, and I planned on staying home peacefully alone and watching my Rockies (I moved to CO the first year the Rockies played at Mile High, then to Cali after HS, but still to this day I’m a diehard fan). Anyways I let one of my buddies convince me to go bar hopping and also to a party with “super hot chicks!” I mistakenly went with him had a horrible time, ended up at a party with no “super hot chicks” but a lot of people doing coke an ecstasy. I ended up getting woken up by my mom the next day when they got home at like noon with a awful hangover, and she asked if I had seen the game and she tried to explain it, I almost didn’t believe her. Until today I was never able to take that wild ride. Thank you my friend!

[@DudetaketheBus]

I remember a game in MLB the show where it did matter. I’m a catcher for the dodgers in MLB 18. We’re up against the Angels in the series 3-0. The Angels were determined not to get swept. So after a 1-2-3 top half (we were in Anaheim), they go up… 7-0! In the 2nd, the dodgers got it to 7-3. Bottom half? 11-3! So by the 3rd inning, we were down 8 runs! So I started the inning with a solo bomb to Centerfield (1of 3). Bellinger then cracks a 2-run bomb. Game is 11-6. Nobody scores til the 5th. Bases loaded, i come up, and crack a grand slam. Game is 11-10. Ángels then put 4 runs on the board, so we’re 15-10. Muncy pinch hits a solo . So the game is 15-11. By the 7th, angels put on 3 runs so score is now 18-11. But the dodgers were gonna get this sweep. I was on 2nd, bellinger up to bat, hits a Grandy, 18-15… but we bat around! By the time I come up to the plate, bases loaded again, I hit my 2nd grandy of the game. By this point, we were up 22-18. Ángels came back to tie it in the 8th as well, 22-22.. frickin insane. 1-2-3 top and bottom half of the 9th, we’re in Extras! I come up to the plate. Runner on 1st and 3rd. I smack a ball to the short porch in right, but it got robbed by the RF, so I got a sac fly. Bellinger scored the runner from 1st on a double. 24-22. Our closer came in, and we swept the World Series in Anaheim. Had a similar play out while playing as the Giants during a WS in MLB 20. But we lost that game 16-15, still won the series 4-1 tho. MLB the show does a great job getting someone like me hyped.

[@rolandotavarez255]

This is spectacular content!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brennonbaker4605]

Spilly the goat. I really enjoy him now as a broadcaster too.

[@marcus8176]

new subscriber love the content mate !

[@Nuclear_Gandhi]

I am convinced SportStorm could recap any baseball game and make it interesting

[@curtisfleecs3630]

Rockies Fans LOVE THIS VIDEO!!!

[@JustJoshLTRB]

I remember Greg in single A. Good dude.

[@tomjr6779]

I was at this game. When Holliday was up with the bases loaded I stood and heard a "down in front" yell. I turned and said, "down 5, bases loaded for Matt Holliday...if I can't stand now, when can I?". Then he went yard and everyone was standing. I made sure to look back at that clown during the celebration.

[@no_reason2755]

SPILLY!!!

[@hernandomonroy9012]

I remember going to watch Fireworks, coming back and being in shock that the Marlins lost the lead

[@edmguy11]

Would you be able to do more football retrospectives? I would love to see the 74-72 Texas A&M-LSU shoot out revisited on your channel

[@jeffa818]

Watching this game must’ve been like a pinball machine.

[@CalebsCards]

I remember this game

[@sethmellen1]

Major ooof on the Atlanta bullpen .

[@jasonmilly3320]

Hell yeah I remember those in-game graphics. Loved those 2000s FSN graphics. 2000s graphics on ESPN, FOX. Only TBS graphics today might be better than their 2000s, but all in all 2000s > current day. ESPN had much better theme music too in the 2000s.

[@brandonsheumaker2673]

Folks, notice how many of the hits in this game were doubles in the gaps and singles that fell in front of outfielders; it's not the home runs that kill you at Coors, it's the dinks and donks that pile up because of the outfield acreage. And here's something that no one has ever really learned: NEVER intentionally walk ANYONE at Coors, EVER!

[@GamingGalore64]

Checked my tickets, I was not at this game, but the game the day after!

[@FredwardFlies]

9:28 "Imagine all this buildup for no climax" Sir do you know how many dates I went on in high school?

[@Flexbone001]

These types of videos should be a section on the channel.

[@jonnuanez2843]

100% proof why I don't bother with stat sheets or paperwork with sports. Baseball in particular is too freaky to be anywhere near predictable.

[@zackhaselius2757]

What the heck happened to Troy Tulowitzki that the Pitcher had a better OPS Then him!

[@brandonsheumaker2673]

In 2008 it was just his second year in the bigs, and amazingly he was batting 8th!

[@jedidr4918]

“Imagine all this buildup with no climax” boy does that describe something.... D2 release

[@elchancho8432]

Destiny 2? 😂 if so that’s a understatement

[@Orioles1997]

Blue Jays at Orioles May 27 2009 would be a good one to do that has a similar refrain.

[@davidlogan201]

Do a video on Rondell White. I low key remember him on MLB the show 06 and he got some interesting history

[@elchancho8432]

This game is a perfect example on why you swing 3-0

[@jamesesterline]

HOF case for Evan Longoria

[@revinevan87]

they still walk-off even without hanley's error

[@joeblow9657]

Interesting, very interesting.

[@andrewlessard1574]

You should do a video on the Redsox 2004 postseason

[@fries5849]

Mlb the show diamond dynasty be like:

[@hustlecrowe9440]

Even if they turn that double play - 2 outs, runner on 3rd - single still wins the game

[@Speedster___]

Atlanta comment was dirty! Lol

[@Thebobe]

more, more, more!

[@nathanmotz1011]

My mom actually knew Tay Tankersley growing up.

[@horn2102]

The Florida Marlins? *Pulls off scooby doo villain mask* It's actually the Atlanta falcons

[@justmaxproductions]

If I had a nickle for everytime SportStorm made a video on a random meaningless epic game I'd have 2 nickles, which isn't alot but it's weird that it happened twice

[@casonschingoethe]

The best is never known

[@rogregg29445]

Damn man Kevin Gregg my cousin got the loss in this one damn

[@bryantsteury8910]

I just looked up the boxscore, how the hell did this ONLY take 4 hours flat?

[@nick0tripp312]

Lots of hitting keeps the pace up believe it or not its not like they played lawyer ball that day they went up swinging not looking

[@jasonfullerton7763]

8/30/07 NYM@PHI That was a more exciting 21st Century game, and it did matter.

[@leopierani4404]

My thought process when seeing all of this offense: Cooooooorssssssssssssssss

[@InfinityOnHighx1]

Jorge Cantur

[@jameshayes341]

The pitcher Greg Reynolds had a higher OPS than Troy Tulowitski at the time.

[@DJRockKpop]

Not the first (and last) time Hanley made a critical error

[@SirTylerGolf]

Over what period of time is the ERA at 3:43?

[@Speedster___]

Was there any inning with no runs?

[@1randomjoe]

The first time you brought up the Marlins win percentage, I knew they were not winning this game

[@RyanMiller-ej8ri]

Love how no one is throwing over 94 mph hahaha

[@giacomocolella6151]

This reminds me of shipit

[@CC-he6ou]

Garret Akins NL MVP

[@matthewwallack601]

Hanley Ramirez making a crucial error? Anyone that watched Kershaw’a no-no isn’t even remotely surprised.

[@brandonsheumaker2673]

I was in the stands for Kershaw's no-no and I remember feeling genuinely bad for him that Hanley played so lackadaisically.

[@matthewwallack601]

@@brandonsheumaker2673 same. My dad still hates Hanley because of the error

[@rorye6952]

Hey Mr. Storm you sound like Baseball Doesn’t Exist

[@johnkerry6312]

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[@johnkerry6312]

The 2007 Florida Marlins played 148 of their 162 games before O.J. Simpson’s arrest on September 16, 2007

[@johnkerry6312]

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[@BaseballQuotes1]

Coors

[@supermario_49]

2:02 should be Jorge Cantu, not Cantur

[@Micah_4609]

My boi

[@roweshowtactical]

GO ROX!!

[@pippincovington1348]

Pro tip: put the video speed at 1.25 and thank me later

[@eddiemunch3155]

play this video at 1.5 speed, he talks way to slow

[@johnkerry6312]

Graphics from 2005-2008

[@loloduca]

I’m really impressed at the way both Jorge ‘Cantur’ AND Mike Jacobs both played the game at 1B - 1:57

[@KneeDeep2231]

Great game of course but I still prefer Coors be shutdown and the Rockies move. They’ll never win the WS playing there

[@Yungmillah]

Is this company man

[@tonydicostanzo7014]

Not letting me watch for some reason

[@carterfogarty4875]

Matt holiday

[@derekdowney6362]

Not a good narrator.

[@apocrypha5363]

I mean... realistically, no baseball game matters. The MLB doesn't have promotion and relegation, so the results are meaningless. A team could lose every game in a season and not be punished for this at all. Only money matters. Only market share, ticket sales and media penetration. I love baseball, and hope that one day the US will allow meritocracy into their sports, to make the matches meaningful.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

I vehemently disagree with the premise that using a closed system makes results meaningless. None of the major North American sports leagues uses promotion and relegation-for good reason. Such a system would make no economic sense here; it would exacerbate issues of competitive imbalance between large-market and small-market teams, unnecessarily introduce all kinds of financial instability into leagues that have been remarkably stable for decades, and would be pretty bewildering (and likely dispiriting) to most sports fans in the U.S. and Canada. Even Major League Soccer uses a closed system. I don’t know much about soccer, but my sense is that there is _far_ less correlation between what city a Premier League or La Liga team (for example) is based and where their fans are located, than is the case for Major League Baseball teams, or really for any of the major sports here. We have a huge population that is distributed over a large geographic area, there’s a relatively large number of teams in each major league, each with huge costs of acquisition and operation, and there are multiple different sports competing for eyeballs and dollars.

[@apocrypha5363]

@@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar it works, it just means that the matches themselves don't actually matter. It's not an athletic competition, it's just a series of brands competing for sales figures. Teams are not punished or rewarded for the results of matches... that's just a fact. A team could lose 112 games in a season... and start the next season in the exact same competitive position as they would if they'd lost 60 games. It therefore can't be denied that individual match results have no real value. Honestly, you are missing out by not having meritocratic sports in the US. Sure, it'd be hard to switch to that now, maybe impossible, but it's so much better when teams earn their spots in the big leagues, where no one can rest on their laurels, where small teams have the ability to one day become big teams, where the biggest teams still have to fight every season... it's so much more impactful, and so much closer to what *sport* should be: a competition.

[@Speedster___]

18 isn’t a football score. Shame! Misleading click baiting!

[@williamfolts8862]

Pronunciation Ryan spill bro I hate when you do that