The Biggest Strength of EVERY World Series Winner From 2000-2019

[@SportStorm23]

Nah Juan Pierre definitely wrote that freestyle just in case

[@thesigmagoon]

SportStorm who is your favorite team

[@paulk6399]

Boston...lost in...cost in....uh....stone cold Steve Austin... Eff it, I'll just rhyme New York instead

[@hunterjames4433]

Yea that was cap

[@lordkiza8838]

Shit was garbage lmao

[@sick4652]

Ben Paddock I think it is the Padres, I think he said it in one of his videos

[@bmac4]

2014 Giants: MadBum. Hardest a pitcher carried a team in decades

[@TFenton95]

Right up there with Bob Gibson carrying the Cardinals

[@bennyg3955]

Not nearly as impressive as the garbage man carrying the astros.

[@travisfinucane]

Still, especially that year, I'd say the Giants bullpen was a bigger strength than the starters. Remember Jeremy Affeldt got the win in that game 7. Kind of emblematic of how the core of Giants relievers carried the team through those years. Lincecum was already not his best by '10, and Cain was solid but declining after his perfect game. Even Madbum only pitched once every 5 days (other than playoffs).

[@abrahamterry9445]

@@bennyg3955 lmao

[@hmhm856]

MadBum was only legend in the World Series, and it was overrated. Stop making it sound like if he was Pedro in 1999

[@jkbuckeye1]

The ‘16 Cubs also had one of the all-time defenses, I believe setting a record for lowest opponent BABIP in a season. Two Gold Glovers, too. Rizzo, Bryant, Baez, Russell, Fowler, and of course Heyward were all plus defenders

[@Kylora2112]

Yeah, the Cubs were all about their rotation and fielding in '16. If you were lucky enough to make contact, it was either to ground out or fly out.

[@SFGiantsfan9797]

If the giants had a good closer the Cubs don't win that year

[@Kylora2112]

@@SFGiantsfan9797 if

[@salg500]

@@SFGiantsfan9797 bro the cubs had one of the best offenses that year, they still wouldve won

[@cerealissoup84]

@@SFGiantsfan9797 ok but they didn't.

[@jackelkins6723]

The Nationals best strength was "We will bring a title back to DC" - Bryce Harper. lol

[@Gemnist98]

11:47 In case there was any doubt. 😂

[@thesigmagoon]

That freestyle carried the team on its back

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

It would have been funnier if you just said "Trash Cans" for the 2017 Astros, then cut to the Red Sox without another word.

[@landonohle6558]

They act like they only did it in 2017 they probably had another system in 18 and 19

[@iamhungey12345]

@@landonohle6558 There are Astros fans who still claimed it was just 2017 to this day and those are the ones who accepted that it happened. The ones who didn't? Yeah you know...

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

And then electronic trash cans for the red sox

[@hoganegg793]

This is what I assumed he was going to do this

[@OneMonth-g4p]

Lol that's what I was waiting for

[@DragoonSlime]

Pablo Sanchez, Achmed Khan, and Kiesha Phillips in the heart of the order. Now THAT'S a team.

[@ethanmoore886]

nobody stealing a base like pete wheeler tho

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

It's hilarious my grandma still has her pc from the 2000's , with the original backyard baseball still installed

[@mattfloyd4972]

no offense to Pablo, but Kiesha Phillips was tops.

[@MethaneHorizon]

I'm legit mad vladi Guerrero or Soriano isn't there. Which year we talking? 08? 07?

[@hokiemonproductions9558]

@@MethaneHorizon they are talking about 2000-2001 era of backyard sports, when it was just the kids or the first addition of MLB players

[@martino5742]

2016 Cubs strength was magic. Biggest team of destiny I've ever seen. And I remember the 2013 Red Sox also having a great bullpen with Koji, Craig Breslow, Tazawa, etc. Maybe not the best but I was always excited by it

[@TheManny717]

I’m guessing that after everyone stop documenting on the M’s, they’ll shift their focus to the 2005 Chicago White Sox. 😂 You heard it hear first.

[@wiiplayers19]

God I hope so, that 05’ team is worth watching

[@backpages9885]

@@wiiplayers19 seriously maybe the most underrated of the teams here and yeah I'm completely biased but at the same time, they went 11-1 in the post season and nobody even talks about it.

[@dukedematteo1995]

They should, I really liked that team, the whole feel of it, the Cell, Konerko, Buehrle, Jenks, Podsednik, Persinski, etc.....They were cool.

[@vaughnmild4467]

@@dukedematteo1995 Dye, Crede, Iguci, Uribe, Everett, and a well rounded bench of Timo Perez, Jeff Blumb, Willy Harris, Pablo Ozuna, and Chris Widger

[@dukedematteo1995]

@@vaughnmild4467 it was a weird year in the AL....you had 2 offensive juggernauts with shit pitching, and two pitching teams with decent offenses. The Sox just had good pitching and clutch timely hitting and it worked out.

[@GLee-oe3op]

Lol props to using Mario Baseball music

[@newgengaming173]

Bro it hurts to listen to now

[@ohenn3347]

Yesssss

[@jayden8636]

Marlins won because of Dontrelle’s leg kick and Juan Pierre’s Freestyle.

[@lchang1326]

Nah.

[@brucedillon8358]

@@lchang1326 Yeah.

[@ykJvacano]

Duh what else could it be

[@michaelduterte6239]

I think this shows that contact hitting plays really well in the tournament. The unpredictable nature of batted balls in a small sample allow teams that make more contact a greater spectrum of outcomes. Also contact hitting helps when you’re facing the best of the best in terms of pitching.

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

Two years later and you have players like Spencer Strider who complain that contact outside of a miss/K or HR is only luck.

[@Aviator43]

2011 Cardinals: insane luck

[@davidlevison9334]

Aviator43 it’s called clutch

[@MrPooly1459]

@@davidlevison9334 Maybe, but how you explain the Braves suddenly becoming the worst team in baseball, partnered with the Cardinals becoming the best team in baseball just for them to make the playoffs?

[@Vico_Bus]

Huge W

[@benhascall3591]

David Levison 2006 they were more lucky. The cardinal devil magic

[@togetic1486]

As a cardinals fan, we have a lot of devil magic and magic pixie dust in our storage rooms. It’s not luck, it’s magic

[@bongjovi94]

As an Astros fan, thank you for not totally ripping into us. I respect that. Us Astros fans hear so much of it. The fans didn't cheat, and that championship meant so much to us as a city after hurricane Harvey.

[@wyattlampman]

Nobody is calling out the fans, just your team that made this decision to steal a World Series from a team.

[@bongjovi94]

@@wyattlampman Unless you're one of us, you really don't understand. People are brutal. If I went into L.A. with Astros gear on, I'm going to be the one hearing it, not the team...

[@wyattlampman]

Bong Jovi honestly that sucks, but all of these players deserve it but I think lowlifes attacking the fans is disappointing

[@Ben-ff6hc]

@@wyattlampman nah, there were a good amount of people who didn't want to be a part of it

[@BroadswordMedia]

Although the biggest strengths the White Sox in 2005 was their starting pitching, however even though their lineup was apparently known for small ball the time, they actually hit the most home runs in the entire league that year. I'm actually from California but I seem to remember the White Sox a lot from that 2005 season, although that may have been because that was when I was really first getting into the MLB. That White Sox team was definitely one of the most dominant in every area that has won a World Series.

[@darkstar9751]

I should do the opposite... why the WS losers lost... ( like why did the astros lose to the Nats or why did the Yankees lose to the Marlins in 03)

[@iamhungey12345]

RISP failures. Though the 2019 Astros can be chalked up to the Nats coding their signs to throw the Astros off.

[@petersonofleo11]

If the Marlins reach the playoffs just put your money on them winning the World series.

[@youandme9569]

Astros lost because every time Max Sherzer or Stephen Strasburg pitched, the Nationals fell like they could face any pitcher in the league and like their chances of winning. Because those two normally kept them in games and the offense was good enough to overcome 2 or 3 runs either pitcher would normally give up. And that confidence was developed throughout the regular season. Disregarding the Cardinal due to inexperience in starting pitching, Nats beat Wainwright, Kershw (2), Verlander (2), Cole to win the WS.

[@darkstar9751]

@@youandme9569 yeah i didnt need an explanation lol i wanted them to😂

[@TPTGopher]

'03 Yankees kind of exhausted themselves I thought and treated the ALCS as the real World Series. '04 Cardinals ran into history: I not only think they would've beaten the Yankees, I think they would've beaten a Red Sox team which had won a tight, back-and-forth ALCS...but the Idiots weren't going to be stopped. I'm quoting Pudge when I say that the weeklong layoff killed the '06 Tigers; not a coincidence that, of the 4 sweep-and-7 LCS pairs, the 7-game team (twice in massive upsets) has won the World Series every time.

[@colbinluallen7887]

2015 royals also were amazing at comebacks and rallys

[@hmhm856]

as a mets fan, games 1, 4, and 5 were just brutal. Mets had it, but I guess Royals were more due

[@gnielsen07]

Very similar to the 02 angels. Great bullpens, great contact. Good defense. Average starters

[@thedude3065]

two of their alcs games were won on extra innings homers

[@andrewlee8623]

omg totally. they could be losing by however many runs, when they scored 1 run, they would score 7 in the next 30 minutes. their clutch hitting was off the charts.

[@lubtearts8985]

Came here JUST to see what he had to say about the 2008 Phillies. What a great team

[@jhhenne]

lmao he forgot about halliday, hamels, and the overall strong pitching staff

[@waynejohnson9374]

@@jhhenne Doc wasn't on the 08 Phils. We had Brett Myers who was made our closer the prior season in 07, a 45-year old Jamie Moyer, and Joe Blanton. While Hamels carried us, it was not the most threatening rotation but it all came together because they just happened to pitch well when it was needed. If you ask me, our bullpen was a bigger strength than our rotation. Lidge literally had a perfect season and didn't blow a save.

[@mrmetsman7693]

Almost choked when you spat out 448

[@danielragat6655]

Dodger fans in 2019: We are going back to the world series Kershaw: How about no

[@enigmatiks]

And clutch hitting by the Nats

[@shny1014]

You guys should do a video about Bobby Richardson and how he won WS mvp even though his team lost

[@davidlevison9334]

I was gonna say that 😂

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

@@davidlevison9334 he set a series record with 12 RBIs. I think that would be good, but a better video would be how the Yankees lost the series despite outscoring Pittsburgh 55-27

[@yurimazing9501]

wait what???

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

yuri mazing yeah. All 3 of their wins were blowouts, but they lost 4 tight games

[@iamhungey12345]

@@HufflepuffBaseball42313 Stengel not starting Ford in Game 1.

[@jgod1341]

The Astros greatest strength was easily their eye It was so good they could see pitches before they even came

[@ProdByPrivateJoker]

the fact that the background music for mario super slugger is in this video makes me so happy lol

[@MSUHitman]

In regards to the 2006 WS, the Cardinals didn’t have all of their position players healthy at the same time for the entire season. They’ll say they got there in the final week, but Rolen was playing through shoulder issues that affected his offense, got him benched in the NLDS for a game, & led to the rift between him & LaRussa that lasted for the rest of their careers. Getting the offense 90% healthy by the final week, the Astros having worse health issues that season, & Carpenter, Suppan, & Weaver lead the rotation was the keys in October. Plus Adam Wainwright was put into the closer’s role as a rookie for an injured Isringhausen & was lights out.

[@kaplezedrummer24ify]

The Mario super sluggers music in the background makes me so happy haha

[@ChipCheezey]

That Cubs team also had fantastic defense to back up that pitching as well.

[@jamesgomez753]

Really should have spent more time on each 2010s Giants team. Plenty of storylines that could have been highlighted. Otherwise, great video

[@theknowledgeco-operative6997]

The strength of that "mystery" Marlins teams was defense ... solid up the middle from Pudge to Pierre and very good defensive middle infielders and solid 1b an LF defense as well. They simply did not commit the errors that would have given deeper teams extra chances.

[@hauntedhaunter6148]

Mario Super Sluggers music, automatic like. And a Pablo Sanchez reference! Truly a top notch video

[@germanportela5788]

I like the Wii music near the end lmao

[@mikemorris3166]

The 2016 Cubs defense was historically great. The pitching was good but the defense made all those pitchers look even better. Look at the advanced defensive statistics and FIP

[@brahemedays2914]

Pat Burrell, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard will always have a spot in my heart.

[@ThePastAnalysis]

Love it! Great video, and you really added the special hurt on the 2017 Astros. I can't believe I rooted for them that year.

[@davidlevison9334]

The Yankees World Series strategy never changes get expensive players that hit dingers

[@bradyfrank9385]

Not reallly, Judge,Gary,Severino,Gleyber,Ursshela,Hicks,Gardener,Paxton,Kahnle,Happ, were all either traded for it drafted and developed through the farm system. Also DJ wasn’t paid a ton of money and we didn’t give him a ton of money.

[@Deezejuevos]

Late 90s didn’t have any power hitters besides guys past their prime (chili Davis, strawberry, justice) all their guys could hit 30 HR, but were not HR hitters at all, especially for the time. Posada, jeter, O’Neil, Martinez, knaublach, brosius, etc. they were more like the giants in that their pitching staff was all about playoff mode- pettite, cone, Clemens, Wells, el duque, irabu, and of course Mo- most of them were mediocre during the regular season but turned it on in postseason. They started getting power hitters and went o the playoff drought at the same time arod, Soriano, matsui, etc. also, you can’t forget how their field helped LH batters HR totals (granderson and Gardner perfect examples)

[@dukedematteo1995]

Since 02 yes. The dynasty Yanks were a top of the line pitching team...starters and pen...No true ace tho. The lineup was a high walk, high average and contact w/ moderate or even low HRs. After 01,when they couldn't fuckin hit off anyone not named Kim, they became a league average pitching team with a high walk, high HR slugging lineup. And won the division bc of their offense and Mariano. But this version of the Yanks coulda won a couple rings with a few more bounces in their favor. There's no right formula.

[@Spliceisback]

I Love the Mario super sluggers music in the back 😂😂

[@basedpliskin]

still makes me sad that people forget just how AMAZING that ‘05 white sox team was. 12-1 in the postseason. that’s complete and utter domination of PLAYOFF teams. can’t wait for us to return to that glory and finally stake out claim as a playoff team again! Doesn’t help that Paul Konerko wasn’t voted into the hall 😡

[@hmhm856]

2005 White Sox, game 2 ALCS. Angels had that series.

[@TheRuns2]

The 2002 Angels' biggest strength was their lights out bullpen. K-Rod and Percival were the nucleus, but that bullpen was lights out!

[@K37-h1z]

I like how under "power hitting" the red Sox represent 3 of the 6 teams

[@stevenkunzer9027]

Teams that make every out a chore to get make it very often. That is what I felt the Yankees dynasty stretch did so well.

[@Frostflame]

Something else to note about the 2009 Yankees: they were *clutch*. Across that season and postseason, they had 17 walk-off wins. That’s right: *seventeen*. They also had the luxury of facing the Twins in the first round, who they tend to do well against.

[@christiandouglass2225]

Pitching depth is the most important in the playoffs

[@zmr3352]

Great video! Could we see the biggest weakness of every World Series loser from 2000-2019?

[@jmoneymaker96]

Royals were a very unique team in 2014 and 2015. Not only the bullpen, but you should have mentioned their batting average with RISP or timely 2 out hits were a huge factor. They were clutch and resilient despite looking pretty average on paper.

[@mozzymember1477]

Hate how slept on the giants championships are. That dynasty run will never be matched again anytime soon

[@IncredibleFulk1]

Everyone does sadly..... Who cares, as long as we are proud of them.

[@blakepettys28]

Really appreciate the Mario super sluggers music in this video

[@Kourumeme]

Its a weird concept, but I think there should be a plan to have a different starting rotation pre- all star and post all star

[@dudefantastic7722]

Is this man using the Mario supersluggers music in the background? Respect man... Respect

[@fiesta061000]

2001 Diamondback had great pitching with Batista, Schilling, and Johnson..The 2003 Marlins had a lot of heart and good pitching with Brad Penny, Josh Beckett, and Dontrelle Willis..2003 Marlins came back in all their Playoff series..The 2009 Yankees had great hitters in Matsui, Damon, Cano, A-Rod, and Swisher..The 2010, 2012, and 2014 SF Giants had great pitching in Tim Lincecum, Brian Wilson, and Madison Bumgarner..The 2016 Cubs had great defense..Those were strengths of those teams ⁉🎩🏟💺🏆🌇🏙🌆⚾📚

[@Emper0rH0rde]

"In the NBA, you need a superstar to get into the conversation of contending." This is why the NBA sucks. It's not a league of teams. It's a league of superstars with entourages.

[@GoRavens520]

When there’s only 10 players on the court each player is going to be more important. An individual player can have more effect on a game since they play offense and defense.

[@wm_9640]

@@GoRavens520 yeah but most stars in the NBA today go out of their way to completely control and dominate the game. My favorite bball teams are teams like the 04 Pistons that were well rounded and played together well.

[@itsthekid9815]

I mean i whole hearted disagree with this statement. The main reason i got into baseball was albert. It's actually awesome when you can watch greatness. The pistons are fun for a second but to have a long period of it makes the sport suck. Most baseball teams are built like basketball teams. They have strengths and the hope the other side of the ball doesnt f it up. The giants had no right to win the 2014 world series but MAD carried them. That awesome to see. Thats why basketball is amazing. Seeing players that are on another level vs people that are already on another level. But i get it you probably have never been good at anything so you hate it when you see someone so good that they make people that are also absurdly good look like bums.

[@kimjongtrump3493]

Well baseball is one of the only sports where u have to rely on an actual team look at the angels at worst top 3 1-3 hitters in the league but have shit pitching

[@itsthekid9815]

Lol in no other team sport can 1 person be the whole defense. Now baseball is different than just that but it is possible. So no it's not over football for a major reason. The big reason is you don't play as a team on offense like in football.

[@xxBILLDOZERxx]

Pure disrespect for the Giants. They should have got 3 different spots.

[@jonnuanez2843]

The 2002 Angels were a team where you couldn't get anyone out. 1 thru 9. They weren't going to hit the ball to Yorba Linda, but a single here, a first to third run, a walk here, a double there, and all of a sudden you're down 2-3 runs. A speedster like Figgins. Washburn and rookie Lackey. Setup guy Donnelly. Closers like Percival and Rodriguez. Dependables like Glaus and Salmon. Erstad coming into his own. I mean, talk about a complete team.

[@davidmatheny1993]

The strange thing with the 2021 Braves is that the bullpen became their strength pretty much right at playoff time. They probably blew more saves and late leads than anyone else during the first half of the season, and then they suddenly started to light it up. Their #1 strength would probably be that power infield of Freeman, Riley, Albies and Swanson all hitting at least 25 HRs and all being clutch hitters in general.

[@dpo1168]

Really enjoyed this vid! Thanks for making it

[@samtheclaw]

Nice choice in music. I noticed Yoshi Park from Mario Super Sluggers, started focusing on the commentary more, then Wii Sports later on. Good choices

[@deebow_fat]

With the Angels in 2002, they also had a good bullpen. The standouts being Shields, Donnelly, Weber, and Percival.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

And a rookie K-Rod

[@hmhm856]

Rookie K-Rod was just AMAZING

[@fmeternal7773]

Giants in 2014 to me was Bumgarner and a strong bullpen. In games Bumgarner didn't start, most of the starters got creamed. Only in the division series were the starters who weren't Bumgarner good and actually Jake Peavy pitched better than Bumgarner in his start that series. I say probably Bumgarner, Petit, and Affeldt were the keys to winning that world series.

[@IncredibleFulk1]

Don’t forget the clutch hitting of Pablo Sandoval, Hunter Pence and Mike Morse. Without them, we don’t score....period.

[@BobbyWelcomePackets]

The Mario Super Sluggers background music was absolutely perfect.

[@timgilb4186]

2017: BANG BANG BANG BANG

[@faioladrums]

The Mario Super Sluggers in the background. I felt that

[@TheTWIldShow]

Love the Mario Super Sluggers background music

[@pk_lo4638]

The Mario Super Sluggers music made this video for me

[@noahwright9381]

That is wii baseball music

[@jdg4466]

Noah Wright it’s mario super sluggers lol

[@paulallen3665]

2020 Dodgers: As much as I want to say 60 game mickey mouse season, their real big strengths were Corey Seager and Julio Urias as a reliever. 2021 Braves: Eddie Rosario, Jorge Soler, Ian Anderson, and the back end of the bullpen: AJ Minter, Tyler “Nutsak” Matzek, and Will Smith.

[@TKdoh]

I love the fact that you put Mario baseball music in the background, that's amazing.

[@veren8409]

My opinion Speedy fielders Good 2nd 1st and SS 3 solid starting pitchers 2 decent starting pitchers or good 3 Good relivers Solid closer 3 homerun hitters 1 contact hitter Efficient bunt 1 hall of famer A good manager 2 good backups All quite in the middle of young and old Aka 26-32

[@RandomAssist]

God it still hurts thinking about how that 2006 Mets team couldn’t beat that Cards team

[@Roboswaggins]

Try being a Tigers fan 😞😂

[@ericbrown6757]

I'm a pirates fan so.............

[@kylek2843]

Before this past year imagine being a Nats fan with great teams that choked. Just happy they finally put the pieces together.

[@hmhm856]

game 2, as a Mets fan, thats the game that got away and changed the series. And the Mets also for some reason getting dominated by Weaver and Suppan who were just horrible in 2006

[@iamhungey12345]

@@hmhm856 Especially Weaver.

[@nickyriscica2934]

Loving the Mario Stadium music in the background

[@cesargonzalez6242]

What made the Royals great in 2015 was their ability to steal bases, manufacture runs, and excellent contact hitting. They were the best small ball team ever. Their bullpen was ace.

[@chickhicks3744]

The Mario Super Sluggers music is an absolutely fantastic touch

[@peterfox2256]

2019 Nationals had another thing besides pitching. Just super clutch hitting. Coming back late in 5 elimination games requires you have some hitters who can come up in big moments.

[@matts82581]

When I first saw the title of the video, I was excited because as a Padres fan I wanted to hear all about how the 98 Yankees were basically an All-Star team. Then I saw how it started in 2000. So close! 😐 Still enjoyed the video though. Maybe you can do one that goes from some point in the 80's through '99?

[@ghostofyou9721]

"Their back up catcher was pretty much immortal." Now, that--that's something. I am definitely using that the next time my family talks about the Cubs.

[@mamaluigi2064]

There is one consistent theme a good front office and a good owner especially when it comes to consistency with winning championships It's pretty rare to see a team win it all with a garbage front office and a terrible owner It's like building a house You need a good foundation to build on If you don't you can't build a house If you don't have a good front office and ownership and they're not on the same page You're most likely not going to win jack

[@ursoxuntyd8805]

Best sports youtuber solely for the use of the mario super sluggers soundtrack. Brought back memories.

[@jbbeats2042]

Can I say 2015 best strength was clutch factor? Lmao dude the 2015 royals are probably my favorite team ever

[@kevingalvan5805]

Dude i love your videos thank you for your service

[@gearsofslug]

I was a young Anaheim fan during their 2002 World Series run. In addition to their contact driven offense I'm also pretty sure their bullpen ERA was lowest in baseball that year.

[@chrisd9739]

Great video, but the 2004 red sox also had good pitching with schilling and pedro. And although derek Lowe didnt have a great season, he was clutch in the playoffs

[@justsomeguygaming9271]

“(The rally monkey) is not what got that team to the World Series” I’m gonna have to report this channel for abuse “but also, the rally monkey helped” you live another day SRS

[@grahammarshall1199]

The beginning of the video is 🔥🔥🔥

[@bloeya3909]

You should do a video on how every mlb team got their name

[@joeecm27]

The 2017 part was very well handled. Nice video

[@antoniozingaropoli5210]

The super sluggers music goes hard 🙌🙌

[@alexvohsen5670]

The cardinals have always had good corner infielders on their winning years that’s we are trying to get arenado

[@ethanjaques3613]

Is the music at the end of the video from MLB Power Pros ‘07? If so, that game is one of the greatest and most underrated baseball video games of all time. My brother and I would play that game together for hours

[@ElmerFudd16]

Look at the White Sox pitching numbers...no wonder they only lost 1 playoff game!

[@rydawg26]

9:38 David Ross hit a walk off single that game

[@rushrush1209]

Almost all these teams had multiple strengths and it's correct to say they each had a biggest strength. Pitching, particularly starting pitching, will almost always win the day.

[@geauxtigers9609]

Great video! I’m an Astros fan, sucked ass when I found out about the cheating, but my team is my team.

[@mattbalfe2983]

you forgot that the 2015 Royals and 2016 cubs had unbelievable defense as well.

[@cesardachimp8172]

And now the 2020 LA Dodgers with great contact in Mookie Betts and power in Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger, as well as ridiculous pitching from Kershaw, May, and Beuhler

[@patrickthorpe422]

The most important thing is baseball is pitching, you can't be a true contender without a shutdown pitching staff. Obviously that's not the only thing you need but I feel a killer rotation/bullpen sets a team up for a championship more than a great lineup.

[@10Peter25]

I don't know. Outside of Madison Bumgarner, Giants pitching in 2014 wasn't much better than the league average. On your theory, the Nationals should have won at least the NL pennant that year with their rotation of five starters each with an ERA lower than the league average, four of them with an ERA below 3.15, and that was before they signed Max Scherzer. Their bullpen was even pretty solid. But we see where that all got them, a loss in the NLDS to the aforementioned Giants. One thing we do know is that postseason baseball is a weird bird--maybe only 25% of the time does the best team in baseball for the regular season actually win the championship, which is about the lowest percentage in any American pro sport.

[@tyrrellhueston8588]

my boy got the Wii sports music in the background lmaoo .

[@aidanbrogan782]

That sluggers music is banging

[@dtmuffinman]

Just gonna throw in my Marlins-biased 2 cents: I just wanna add to the Marlins in 03, IDK if the stats that specific year back it up (defensive statistics were sparse back in 03 iirc), but I wanna say that was possibly the best DEFENSIVE infield ever, with Derrek Lee, Luis Castillo, Alex Gonzalez, and Mike Lowell, all of whom at least at some point in their careers were arguably the best at their position, defensively. Then again, I haven't gone back and looked since better stats have come out to see if that's actually true or not. AND, similarly, you mentioned the 09 Yankees having possibly the best offensive infield ever...yeah, you're probably right actually, but damnit if the Marlins the year before weren't close. Jorge Cantu was 1 HR shy of giving them an infield in which ALL FOUR hit at least 30 HRs.

[@Steven-oy6uj]

Looking at the stats, the 2003 Marlins had the third least amount of errors in the league that year but the advanced stats don't seem to treat them kindly. I think starting pitching was the big strength. Three starters got hurt early on but D-Train was called up and Beckett came back and made it elite down the stretch and in the playoffs. Manager change also factored in as well.

[@hmhm856]

1999 Mets had best defensive infield ever. Even the 2009 Yankees were a great defensive infield. But what made the 2003 Marlins special was having Pudge leading the way. Had Pudge stayed, Marlins would have made playoffs in 2004 and 2005 (I did like Paul LoDuca but he was not Pudge)

[@averagecomedyenjoyer9518]

Lots of nostalgic songs in this video, really took me back.

[@RockiesCanada]

"this is Wade Davis's world and we're just living in it" *cries in Colorado Rockies*

[@Ahmoddholland]

big ups for the Mario Super Sluggers music

[@kylealbrecht6325]

The Nationals in the postseason did what everyone on MLB the show 20 does, put more starters in.

[@armadillolover99]

I’d put 2 strike hitting as honorable mention for the Royals strength, particularly because this was the main reason they had so many comeback wins in that postseason

[@javi1989]

Marlins fan here. Steve Bartman was our biggest strength by far but JP's freestyle a solid 2nd