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The team with the best regular season record plays 4 games at home. With the opponent having 3 home games. They are played in this order: 2-3-2. The team with the better regular season record plays the first 2 and last 2 at their home ballpark. During the 2020 COVID-affected season, playoff games were played at neutral sites.
you guys should react to the movie Fever Pitch, its a comedy movie that had to be re-written around this season because of how surprising the Red Sox did. One of the rare things Jimmy Fallon actually did a good job on.
In the mlb playoffs the team that had the better regular season in the standings (table) will have the home field advantage - 4 games at home. A neutral location is never used in baseball unlike the Super Bowl. It’s currently a 2-3-2 format for a seven game series. Higher seed or better reg season record will play first 2 at home, then 3 away then final 2 at home if necessary.
It's worth noting that the rules were different at the time of this video: in 2 of the 3 series Boston played in, the team with the worse regular season record actually had home-field advantage. In the LDS the wild card team played the division winner from another division with the best record. But the division winner always had home-field advantage. So Boston were 98-64 and the Angels were 92-70 in the regular season, but the Angels had home field advantage in the ALDS because they were division winners while Boston were the wild card. And the World Series home-field advantage was determined by the league that won the All Star game. Boston were 98-64 and the Cardinals were 105-67 in the regular season, but the AL won the All Star game so Boston had home-field advantage. (Also, a neutral location was used for the World Series in 2020: The Tampa Bay Rays played the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Texas Rangers' stadium. But that's quite unusual, prompted by COVID.)
The 2-3-2 format was discussed, as was the best regular season team getting the extra home game. For the World Series, however, it alternates between the American League and the National League.
Well done on the Babe Ruth history. The 86-year Red Sox drought is referred to as “The Curse of the Bambino”. Along with the Chicago Cubs’ “Curse of the Billy Goat”, they are the two most infamous baseball curses to know.
This ALCS series is the greatest baseball story there is. The Sox do the impossible against their biggest and most hated rivals after nearly a century of terrible losses and heartbreak steming from the terrible trade of Babe Ruth to help fund a musical in Boston by the owner. To comeback, on a 3-0 deficit in 4 nights back to back...it's just beautiful and it couldn't have happened to a more well deserving team
I dunno if you could react to this, but ESPN has a documentary series called 30 for 30. One of the best ones is called “Four Days in October”. It’s all about the comeback. That game you just saw and the 3 afterwards. It’s amazing, and David Ortez goes on to become an absolute legend during that series. Much more heroics follow. Again, probably not something to react to, but if you ever come across it, it’s definitely worth a watch
Agreed….and if it’s not something you can react to, just watch it. This brings a question….Can you still watch TH-cam content for fun or does it feel like work?
It’s definitely something we’d love to watch and share. However, the 30 for 30s we wouldn’t be able to show on TH-cam. We’ve had suggestions of Patreon etc to show these, but if we do that we’d want to make sure we’re able to provide quality service/content as we both work full time jobs in line management. Thanks for the suggestion though, this one has been really popular, and we’ve got it noted on the list 🤝
@@kevinmassey1164 Funnily enough Kevin I ended up on a 3 hour TH-cam binge last night 😂 I was meant to be working on the schedule lol. Don’t tell Nick 😂
Boston is a sports town. How they love the Red Sox is an example in America of the love for local soccer teams in Europe. I lived it watching my Grandfather in 1967 (I was six) living and dying wit the Sawx. Then I did the same - and I waited until this comeback - at age 40+, in 2003, to finally see the dream happen.
Being a Boston sports fan from the 00s until now has been a very spoiling time. While in the past we only really had success with the Bruins and Celtics (which was already high) but then every team had title runs post 00' It's gone to our heads and we can be quite annoying as sports fans haha.
You forgot to mention that you guys are some of the biggest racists as well in Boston. I find it comical that you guys love David so much but yet have no issue calling every other black player a derogatory name.
For sure. Some players love playing for the Red Sox, because the stands are always full and the fans are about as passionate as it gets, but there’s a really obvious downside that comes with having that bright spotlight whenever things suck. Those reporters were pretty even-keeled compared to the mood of a lot of the fans based on the way the first three games had gone. Other teams, other towns, baseball teams fly more under the radar unless/until they happen to get good and make a postseason run.
"The Steal" is one of the most important moments in Boston sports history, and Roberts spinning out of the slide into home still gets me hyped up today. I was a kid, and after watching Boone's home run in the 2003 ALCS I'll never forget my parents telling me that I was now officially a Red Sox fan. The Impossible Dream of '67, the '75 game 7 loss, Bucky Dent in '78, Buckner's error in '86, and then Boone. That heartbreak was what it meant to be a Sox fan. We've been spoiled since, but this legendary comeback will always be impossible to top. Thanks for covering it, cool to see reactions from an outsider perspective.
I remember watching the Red Sox lose in 2003 with my dad who had grown up in New England, watching the Sox lose every year. After the Aaron Boone homerun, he shut the TV off and said to me "welcome to my nightmare." Then watching the comeback in 2004 was such a good moment for us. This is a core memory of my childhood, and I legitimately have to hold back tears anytime I watch something about the 2004 playoffs. Thanks for reacting to this video, and keep on watching.
Not a trade: Harry Frazee (Red Sox owner) sold the rights to Ruth to the Yankees for cash and a loan. It was a head-scratcher even at the time: the Red Sox manager told Frazee he was getting by far the worse end of the deal. It was so mystifying that rumors circulated that Frazee needed the money to finance a play on Broadway (commonly held to be No, No Nanette, but more likely a predecessor play called My Lady Friends).
In the playoff 7 game series, the team with a better record gets home field advantage with 4 games at home, 3 on the road. Example, in this series, the Yankees were the higher seeded team. Games 1 and 2 were played in NY. 3,4, and 5 in Boston. 6 and 7 in NY. Up until 2017 the World Series home field advantage was determined by which league won the all star game, now it is also the team with the better record.
That whole comeback series was incredible... I still remember the Sox's 2nd baseman hitting a homerun off the right field foul pole in Yankee stadium... when it clanged against it, I said out loud "that's the death knell for the Yankees..." A coworker from New York couldn't understand the emotional investment by the city of Boston: "it's not even a world series." I replied "New York is the greatest franchise in the history of baseball, and has stood in our way; sure, a world series is fine, but beating New York is EVERYTHING."
I had tickets to go with my brother and sister but couldnt go because my back was fucked and I needed a spinal fusion I couldnt physically sit more than 3 minutes let alone in those plastic seats for 3hrs. My heart is forever broken I missed that game tying HR even though they lost.
19 years later and I still cry like a baby every time I see these ALCS highlights. Also the superstitions with this playoff were insane. Final out of the ALCS by Reese wore #3 (Ruths Number), Final out in WS was Renteria for St. Louis who also wore #3. The curse truly was broken.
Good call on the Babe Ruth connection Damo! The long Boston World Series drought was often referred to as “The Curse of the Bambino” as the superstitious among us believed Ruth leaving was the cause for the lack of success haha That clutch steal in the bottom of the ninth was made by current Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. Team with the better regular season record gets home field advantage. They’ll be the team that hosts game seven if it gets there. There was a period of time where whichever league won the mid-season All Star Game would have their representative get home field advantage. Thankfully that is no longer the case.
I’m not even a Red Sox fan but I will never forget the 2004 ALCS. I was 16, and watching it with my dad. Gives me chills every time I think of Dave Roberts stealing and scoring
My Dad was absolutely devastated after the Game 3 loss so he went outside, soaked a Red Sox cap in lighter fluid and lit it up and watched it burn. To his credit, he didn't give up and still tuned in for Game 4 and of course the rest of the series and beyond that year and was beyond elated when they finally won. To this day, if you ask him, he will tell you he reversed the curse by burning that hat.
The city of Boston loves "Big Papi" David Ortiz, a few years ago he was hospitalized in his home country of Dominican Republic from gunshot wounds, when it became clear he couldn't get the necessary care at home, the Boston Red Sox sent their team plane to pick him up, to bring him to his home away from home to get the medical care he needed. The same hour Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots NFL team,was altering the team's plane to carry medical equipment to help out if needed.
There is a movie, a romanic comedy called "Fever Pitch" (2005), where backdrop is in Boston. A super "Red Sox" nerd falls in love with a girl. The whole movie is about his problems juggling his new relationship and his lifelong love of the Red Sox. The romance is set during that 2004 season. It will give you guys a glimpse of how crazy baseball fans can get. See it at your leisure.
Ortiz went on to have more heroics in this series. The next night, his single in the 14th inning walked off game 5 for Boston. The Red S ox then went to New York and took 2 more, completing the biggest comeback in baseball history. Big Papi hit a 2 run homer in the first inning of Game 7, beginning a Red Sox onslaught in that game. The Sox went on to sweep the Cardinals in the World Series, ending the 86 year drought. They would add 2 more titles in 2007 and 2013 before Ortiz retired.
The way the Red Sox did this and ultimately came back from being down 3-0 is unforgettable. I'm just a casual baseball fan, but given the history, it was magical to watch the comeback.
Heading into 2004, there were 3 MLB teams with *long* streaks of not winning the World Series. The Boston Red Sox snapped an 86 year streak winning the WS in 2004. The Chicago White Sox snapped an 87 year streak winning the WS in 2005. The Chicago Cubs snapped a 108 year streak winning the WS in 2016. The Cubs 108 year streak was likely the longest of any major professional sports league in the world.
When the Red Sox won Game 4 against the Yankees in 2004, I was one of their fans who was annoyed that they were prolonging the series. Before 2004, one of the Boston sportswriters said that the only reason the Red Sox would win a game today is so that it will hurt more when they lose tomorrow. That's how I felt. Then they actually beat the Yankees. Watching the New York fans experience an epic, embarrassing defeat for just once was the only time I've ever experienced schadenfreude.
IIRC, the GM of the Red Sox that helped them finally win a WS was the same guy the 'Moneyball' movie was about. They saw what he was able to put together with no money and said let's see what you can do with a top 5 budget.
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There is a 30 for 30 series called 4 days in October that talks about this series that is also very good, may be a bit too long for a reaction video but worth checking out all the same.
As a life-long Boston fan, I cannot stress enough how big of a moment that is, or how important of a player David Ortiz is. He is the embodyment of the city of Boston, and one of, if not the most clutch post season hitter to play the game. THIS IS OUR CITY!
58 year Red Sox fan here...grew up about 20 mins from Fenway. In the days after we won the 2004 Series, cemeteries all around Boston were festooned with Red Sox hats, pennons, signs...on the headstones and the graves. It was to honor all of our family members who never got the chance to see them win the Series. The heartbreaks of 1967, 1975, 1986, 1999, were still heavy on our minds when they passed away. Finally....Finally, we won. And Papi was one of, if not, the biggest part of the wins.
This was the year I became a Red Sox fan. I was a little kid cheering on the underdog and now 20 years later I’m still a die hard Red Sox fan. Funny how it plays out
I was 24 when this happened. On one hand we were crushed from the 2003 Boone game, but on the other hand, we had the Patriots success. The way this series played out was insane. I remember standing in my living room yelling at the tv for a week straight.
My dad was 76 when the sox finally won the world series. He waited a long time and through many heart breaks before they finally won. Actually it was the same with the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens also.
@@DNReacts The funny part is that I left my mother out, she was a huge red sox fan also and she was 81 lol. Keep up the good work gentlemen. Great channel. PLAY BALL!!!
I'd like to say as a tradition fan of Fenway Sports Group (because of the Red Sox) they both play "Dirty Water" (the Charles River in Boston) by the Standells after wins! I love hearing it on TV blaring at Anfield.
When he says 'batting cleanup' when reffering to Ortiz that means hitting 4th on the lineup. You usually put your biggest power hitters in the 4 spot. Its called cleanup bc hopefully people are on base and the 4th batter can 'cleanup' and hit everyone home.
There's no bigger rivalry in all of US sports than this one. Well Michigan vs Ohio State in college football. They both go back over a century. Great video guys. I am a life long Dodgers fan (even though I'm from San Diego.) They are my favorite in all of sports followed by UCLA, my alma mater. Sports is such a important part of American culture. As you've noted in so many of your videos, college sports is just as big if not bigger than the pros. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love these deep dive rewinds. Great job guys. BTW, still waiting for my DN hoodie that I ordered on May 1st. I may just frame it and not wear it. lol... Keep up the great work guys. Your channel seems to get a lot of comments and interaction. My absolute fav right now. I watch your videos even before I go down for breakfast. lol... From Rich in Seattle.
Thank you Rich, love this! Really appreciate your support and hope that hoodie arrives soon. Would be crazy to see that framed 😂 Great you’re enjoying our content, and I hope you enjoy your breakfast 🤝
Before Boston got this one, I always had to cheer for them - especially against the Yankees! This was one of my all time favorite series ever, so glad I had the privilege to watch it while it happened.
Pitches are hard to identify sometimes--even harder if you're sitting in the stands. The easiest way of telling them apart is thinking about them in several groups and then relying on the radar gun: Group #1 Fastballs (Highest velocity) include 4-seam which doesn't move as much as well as the 2-seam, sinker and cut fastball/cutter which all make the fastball run in a certain direction. Mariano Rivera was known for his killer cutter. Group #2 Changeup & Splitter (roughly 10 mph slower), downward movement Group #3 Breaking Balls (roughly 15 mph slower), includes slider, curveball, slurve, sweeper. Sliders and sweepers normally move laterally away from the pitcher's arm side while curveballs often have a 12-6 motion (like on a clock) with an exaggerated drop. Chaos group: Knuckleballs and eephus. Tim Wakefield was on the 03/04 Sox and had a legendary knuckleball. Also you probably won't be able to show these, but there are some great baseball movies out there, especially Bull Durham and Moneyball (97 and 94 on Rotten Tomatoes). Love your channel. I've loved American sports all my life (and love many of the channels you feature (UTree, Jomboy, Secret Base...) and get to see them through fresh eyes thanks to you.
Thanks Henry, really appreciate your comment and support! Have added Bill Durham to our list. Would be unlikely we can get them onto TH-cam, but we’ll see what we can do. Appreciate the pitching context 🤝
Very good knowledge about Babe Ruth! You were correct only the "trade" was simply the Yankees giving the Red Sox $$ for Babe. The Red Sox owner was in some financial trouble after WW1 hurt ticket sales and his investments in New York Theatre productions were failing. The Red Sox sold Babe to the Yankees for 100k. A huge sum back then but still a paltry amount for the greatest player ever.
Remember my dad crying when we won in 2004. I was like 7 so I didn’t really get it but as I got older I understood and love my Sox! Got to see 3 more rings as a fan :)
If you want to see what HOF "Big Papi" can really do, go see what he did in the 2013 postseason.. he was an absolute monster. So much so, that by the time the World Series rolled around, they started walking him automatically just to avoid him. His batting average during the World Series that year was .688 with a .760 on base average... the 2 highest averages in World Series history. 2004 got him noticed, 2013 got him a plaque in the Hall of Fame.
The Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino on my 9th birthday, winning the World Series for the first time in 86 years with a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. My mom let me stay up to watch and it's one of the best sports memories of my life! And on the Boston Sports Media: it's one of the most brutal in the country, with probably only the New York Sport Media as an appropriate rival. This was the peak of Red Sox-Yankees. These teams HATED each other.
To understand the angst you need to go back to game 6 of the 1986 World Series (against another New York Team, the Mets) where near the end of the game (they only needed one out and it was done) the Sox seemed to have already won . Cases of champagne were delivered to the Red Soxs locker room, the scoreboard gave congratulations to the team for their first championship since 1918 only to have it fall apart when the Sox's first baseman let a routine ground ball pass between his legs (look up Bill Buckner) letting the Mets win, which lead to a game 7. At that point the team seemed cursed.
Kinda random fact about Mariano Rivera but he was the last player to ever wear the number 42. 42 was Jackie Robinsons number and was retired league wide in 1997. Players who already were wearing 42 were allowed to keep wearing it, so when he retired in 2013 that was the final time someone wore 42.
Mariano Rivera is THEE GREATEST CLOSER of all time, and its not even close. One of the most dominant pitchers to ever take the mound.. and he did it with 1 pitch.. he just threw his cutter.. and he could paint the black of home plate with it every time he threw it.. he was absolutely unreal.. the team with the better regular season record get 4 games at home if the series go 7 games.. so the better team gets first 2 games at home, then the other team gets 3 at home (if the series goes more than 4 games). Then the better team gets the last 2 at home if needed
the yankees vs the rays has become a big rivalry as of more recently. there are some cool videos by Jomboy and by the MLB showing the bad blood and a couple of really cool moments from the past few years that have happened. You guys are great! Thank yall for all the videos!
Thank you, really appreciate your support 🤝 We’re big Jomboy fans now and have more of him coming really soon. Have added Yankees vs Rays rivalries to our watch list.
Funny you should ask "was there a player who brought them back?" Because as much as the easy answer is David Oriz. He certainly had the biggest impact in the biggest moments. The real thing that makes this comeback so cool is that in baseball more than any other major sport I can think of, one man can not carry a team. No matter how good you are you only bat when your turn in the lineup comes and you only field when the ball is hit to you. You cant really force the issue and make sure your star player is constantly having chances to impact the game. When something amazing like this happens it is because almost everyone on the roster, from your best hitter to the last pitcher left in your bullpen, had a chance to make a difference and did their job. This series was a true team comeback. Even if Papi (deservedly so) gets the lions share of the credit.
You were correct. In a 7 game series, World Series or not, the team with the best record (including tie-breakers) gets 4 games at their home field. I believe it's 2 games at home, then 3 away, then 2 more at home for a 7 game series
You guys should react to the best comeback ever. In 2001 The Seattle Mariners broke a record for most wins in a regular season. However, they had a game where they were beating the Cleveland Indians by 12 runs and the Indians came back starting in the 7th inning. Its one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.
I'm not sure if it has been mentioned, but in best of 7 playoff series (NBA, NHL, MLB), they seed the teams based on their regular season records, and the higher seeds in each round gets the home advantage (4 games at home, 3 away). They usually do one of two formats: NBA & NHL gives the higher seed games 1,2,5, and 7 at home, and the lower seed gets games 3,4,and 6 at home. MLB typically gives the higher seeds games 1,2,6,and 7 at home, and the lower seed gets games 3,4,and 5 at home.
Yes Babe Ruth was on the Red Sox in 1918.. and he was their best pitcher (they had only started playing him in the outfield a few days a week when he wasn't pitching).. He set a pitching record he held for longer than he held both of his home run records during the 1918 World Series (most consecutive innings pitched without allowing a run) He went to the Yankees after the 1919 season, and he wasn't the only one.. Most of the stars of the 1918 Red Sox ended up playing for the Yankees by 1922! Yankees won their first World Series in 1923.
Baseball has a different energy than any other sport, because it’s the player, a individual goes into a pressure cooker, the playoffs, the pitchers can’t throw strikes and the hitters are trying to hit home runs and they strike out and the defense makes errors and the manager panics and pulls pitchers, but the combination of all, makes it baseball.
Wow you guys are learning fast and helping many to stay interested and learn more about sports. The Curse of the Bambino was a superstitious sports curse in Major League Baseball (MLB) derived from the 86-year championship drought of the Boston Red Sox between 1918 and 2004. The superstition was named after Babe Ruth, known as "The Bambino", who played for the Red Sox until he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1920. Now for my favorite player because damnit the man is just fun. You have to smile when you see him, Big Papi. I am not even a Boston Red Sox fan, but Big Papi is just a joy to see. Here is a link to highlights on him th-cam.com/video/ILPz_49cs3w/w-d-xo.html. Since the expansion to best-of-seven, are always played in a 2-3-2 format: Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and Games 3, 4, and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not. The series concludes when one team records its fourth win.
Thanks for this! Not only was this the first time a team came back to win from 3-0 down, I’m pretty sure this was the first time that a game 7 had ever been forced. It was absolutely unreal.
Living through this was intense! I was pretty much frozen in the same exact spot, same exact position every night from that fourth game on. So stressful! Trying to stay quiet because the rest of the house was sleeping, but I did wake my 9 yr old daughter up in time to see the Red Sox beat the Yankees to move on to the World Series! History being made she had to see! And again for the Final Win of the World Series, but that wasn’t as stressful because the Red Sox swept that series!
If you guys find this interesting you might want to react to "The biggest curse-ending moment in baseball history demands a deep rewind | 2016 World Series Game 7" by Secret Base as well.
A little context if you haven't seen this before: prior to 1969, there were no "playoffs" in Major League Baseball. Before that, the teams with the best regular season record in each league (National and American) just advanced to the World Series. From 1969-1993, each league had one playoff series before the World Series, between the winners of each league's Eastern and Western divisions. Since both the Yankees and Red Sox have always been in the same league and division, that means the first time it was even *possible* for them to play each other in the postseason was 1995 (1994 was cancelled by a player's strike). So when they said 1999 was the first time these two ever met in the postseason... Yes, that's true, but it was also impossible until only four years earlier. Also, since I grew up a Pittsburgh fan, and they hadn't done much of note since I was too young to care, this was really the first time I'd rooted for a baseball team (because everyone who isn't a Yankees fan hates the Yankees) and, man, that was a magical four days.
In the playoffs teams don’t play at neutral venues, the way home field is decided by which team had the higher seeding entering the playoffs (who had more wins). The scheduling in a 7 game series goes games 1-2 at the better team’s field, then 3 games at the other team’s place, then the final 2 games at the better team’s field. You can also tell which team is on the road, and which is at home by the uniforms they’re wearing. Home teams typically wear white jerseys and pants, and the road team typically wears grey jerseys and pants (barring alternate jerseys). Most teams have both of these, but some also wear alternates that are usually team colors, but almost always, at least one team will wear the common white or grey uniforms
another point to show how crazy it is to hit against Mariano Rivera. More people have walked on the moon (12) than men who have scored against Mariano Rivera in the postseason (11).
Each team gets 3 games at their home stadium if the series goes at least 6 games long. If there is a 7th game, that game is played in the stadium of the team with the higher division standing. So if the Yankees were the division Champs, and the Red Sox took 2nd place in that division, then game 7 is played in New York.
In MLB, 7-game series like this have the first and last 2 games played at the home of the higher seeded team and the middle 3 at the home of the lower seeded team (2-3-2). They also have 5-game series in the second round with the first 2 and last games at the higher seeded team's home and games 3 and 4 at the lower seeded team's home (2-2-1). There is a new first round format starting last year where it's 3 games all at the higher seeded team's home. Also, the World Series is the same 7 game format from before but home-field advantage goes to the team with the bettet regular season record regardless of league seed. Additionally, the NBA and NHL have all 7-game series with a 2-2-1-1-1 format.
The team with higher seeding gets 4 of the 7 games at home until he World Series, which 4-3 advantage used to be decided by which league won the all star game. Not sure how now - maybe rotate. And baseball, with each stadium dimensions being unique, is more apt to produce a home field advantage than sports with uniform dimensions.
To answer your question about where the games are played. Regular season schedule determines seeding in the playoff bracket. Upper seeds get "home field". There is some weirdness early rounds because a division winner gets home field over a wild card entry even if the wild card had a better record. Because division winners get higher seeds. Home field advantage in a 7 game series goes 2 games at home. 3 games away. Last 2 games home for a 4-3 advantage. In 2004 home field was stupidly determined by the winning team in the all star game that happens mid season. That rule has thankfully gone away. Before that stupid rule it alternated each year between the two leagues. World series home field now goes to the team in the series that had the better record in the regular season.
The home team is determined by who had the better regular season record, the World Series home team is determined by which league wins the All Star game
At that moment the winner of the all star game decided where games were played, winning league got home field advantage, games 1,2,6,7 were at for the al star game winner, games 4,5,6 were played at the other park
Hey appreciate you guys reacting to all this stuff. This was my life and childhood an seeing you guys react and appreciate it brings me back. Im a big fan of you guys.
Hey I don’t know if you guys saw, but MLB is doing a world tour and the Cardinals/Cubs will be playing a series in London! You guys should definitely check it out
My fondest memory of this series was how the Yankees fan in my class who would not stop talking shit didn't show up to school the day after the Yankees officially choked that series away in game 7
Home field advantage in playoffs and WS is decided by whoever has the better regular season record. From 2003 - 2016 WS home field advantage was decided by the league who won the all star game in July.
In a series in MLB the games are played at each of the team's stadiums. The team with the better record has more games at home and the final game at home.
I’d love if you guys did a Patreon where you watched 30 for 30s. As a Sox fan the doc about this series 4 Days In October gives me goosebumps everytime
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Whoever has the better regular season record, gets more games at home in the playoffs.
15:55 the team with the better record in the regular season gets 4 games at their home field.
The team with the best regular season record plays 4 games at home. With the opponent having 3 home games. They are played in this order: 2-3-2. The team with the better regular season record plays the first 2 and last 2 at their home ballpark. During the 2020 COVID-affected season, playoff games were played at neutral sites.
@@figmillenium I thought the winner of the All Star game determines the World Series. Is that still the case?
you guys should react to the movie Fever Pitch, its a comedy movie that had to be re-written around this season because of how surprising the Red Sox did. One of the rare things Jimmy Fallon actually did a good job on.
In the mlb playoffs the team that had the better regular season in the standings (table) will have the home field advantage - 4 games at home. A neutral location is never used in baseball unlike the Super Bowl. It’s currently a 2-3-2 format for a seven game series. Higher seed or better reg season record will play first 2 at home, then 3 away then final 2 at home if necessary.
Just for extra information, the NBA does a 2-2-1-1-1 playoff venue format.
It's worth noting that the rules were different at the time of this video: in 2 of the 3 series Boston played in, the team with the worse regular season record actually had home-field advantage.
In the LDS the wild card team played the division winner from another division with the best record. But the division winner always had home-field advantage. So Boston were 98-64 and the Angels were 92-70 in the regular season, but the Angels had home field advantage in the ALDS because they were division winners while Boston were the wild card.
And the World Series home-field advantage was determined by the league that won the All Star game. Boston were 98-64 and the Cardinals were 105-67 in the regular season, but the AL won the All Star game so Boston had home-field advantage.
(Also, a neutral location was used for the World Series in 2020: The Tampa Bay Rays played the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Texas Rangers' stadium. But that's quite unusual, prompted by COVID.)
Thank you for confirming this. Makes plenty of sense, appreciate it!
@@sumnerhayes3411 Thanks for this context, this is great! 🤝
The 2-3-2 format was discussed, as was the best regular season team getting the extra home game. For the World Series, however, it alternates between the American League and the National League.
Well done on the Babe Ruth history. The 86-year Red Sox drought is referred to as “The Curse of the Bambino”.
Along with the Chicago Cubs’ “Curse of the Billy Goat”, they are the two most infamous baseball curses to know.
Unfortunately, the "Curse of Rocky Colavito" is still going strong, unlike those two.
@@nsnick199, say that!
Thanks Brett 🤝 Funnily enough, we’ve come across Billy in a video due out next week! Got both of the curses covered nice and early 😅
This ALCS series is the greatest baseball story there is. The Sox do the impossible against their biggest and most hated rivals after nearly a century of terrible losses and heartbreak steming from the terrible trade of Babe Ruth to help fund a musical in Boston by the owner. To comeback, on a 3-0 deficit in 4 nights back to back...it's just beautiful and it couldn't have happened to a more well deserving team
I dunno if you could react to this, but ESPN has a documentary series called 30 for 30. One of the best ones is called “Four Days in October”. It’s all about the comeback. That game you just saw and the 3 afterwards. It’s amazing, and David Ortez goes on to become an absolute legend during that series. Much more heroics follow. Again, probably not something to react to, but if you ever come across it, it’s definitely worth a watch
Yeah, this video doesn’t do the comeback justice.
100% I recc’d this but it might be hard for them to find a way to watch.
Agreed….and if it’s not something you can react to, just watch it.
This brings a question….Can you still watch TH-cam content for fun or does it feel like work?
It’s definitely something we’d love to watch and share. However, the 30 for 30s we wouldn’t be able to show on TH-cam. We’ve had suggestions of Patreon etc to show these, but if we do that we’d want to make sure we’re able to provide quality service/content as we both work full time jobs in line management. Thanks for the suggestion though, this one has been really popular, and we’ve got it noted on the list 🤝
@@kevinmassey1164 Funnily enough Kevin I ended up on a 3 hour TH-cam binge last night 😂 I was meant to be working on the schedule lol. Don’t tell Nick 😂
Boston is a sports town. How they love the Red Sox is an example in America of the love for local soccer teams in Europe. I lived it watching my Grandfather in 1967 (I was six) living and dying wit the Sawx. Then I did the same - and I waited until this comeback - at age 40+, in 2003, to finally see the dream happen.
Being a Boston sports fan from the 00s until now has been a very spoiling time. While in the past we only really had success with the Bruins and Celtics (which was already high) but then every team had title runs post 00' It's gone to our heads and we can be quite annoying as sports fans haha.
Love this Scott! Thank you for this comment.
You forgot to mention that you guys are some of the biggest racists as well in Boston. I find it comical that you guys love David so much but yet have no issue calling every other black player a derogatory name.
For sure. Some players love playing for the Red Sox, because the stands are always full and the fans are about as passionate as it gets, but there’s a really obvious downside that comes with having that bright spotlight whenever things suck. Those reporters were pretty even-keeled compared to the mood of a lot of the fans based on the way the first three games had gone.
Other teams, other towns, baseball teams fly more under the radar unless/until they happen to get good and make a postseason run.
"The Steal" is one of the most important moments in Boston sports history, and Roberts spinning out of the slide into home still gets me hyped up today. I was a kid, and after watching Boone's home run in the 2003 ALCS I'll never forget my parents telling me that I was now officially a Red Sox fan. The Impossible Dream of '67, the '75 game 7 loss, Bucky Dent in '78, Buckner's error in '86, and then Boone. That heartbreak was what it meant to be a Sox fan. We've been spoiled since, but this legendary comeback will always be impossible to top. Thanks for covering it, cool to see reactions from an outsider perspective.
I remember watching the Red Sox lose in 2003 with my dad who had grown up in New England, watching the Sox lose every year. After the Aaron Boone homerun, he shut the TV off and said to me "welcome to my nightmare." Then watching the comeback in 2004 was such a good moment for us. This is a core memory of my childhood, and I legitimately have to hold back tears anytime I watch something about the 2004 playoffs. Thanks for reacting to this video, and keep on watching.
The Curse of the Bambino. The Red Sox traded away Babe Ruth to the Yankees and the curse was born.
And there was that time the two owners "suggested" a trade that would send Joe Dimaggio to the Red Sox and Ted Williams to the Yankees.
they sold him, even worse
Not a trade: Harry Frazee (Red Sox owner) sold the rights to Ruth to the Yankees for cash and a loan. It was a head-scratcher even at the time: the Red Sox manager told Frazee he was getting by far the worse end of the deal.
It was so mystifying that rumors circulated that Frazee needed the money to finance a play on Broadway (commonly held to be No, No Nanette, but more likely a predecessor play called My Lady Friends).
Does feel so crazy that they sold Ruth, but I did see about financial struggles. Thanks for the comments
I am a New York Yankees fan, so I will not comment how I feel about this.
Great Channel.
In the playoff 7 game series, the team with a better record gets home field advantage with 4 games at home, 3 on the road. Example, in this series, the Yankees were the higher seeded team. Games 1 and 2 were played in NY. 3,4, and 5 in Boston. 6 and 7 in NY. Up until 2017 the World Series home field advantage was determined by which league won the all star game, now it is also the team with the better record.
'04 was my first season of baseball as a foreign fan. This series was so entertaining, will always remember Curt Schilling and his bloody sock!
That whole comeback series was incredible... I still remember the Sox's 2nd baseman hitting a homerun off the right field foul pole in Yankee stadium... when it clanged against it, I said out loud "that's the death knell for the Yankees..." A coworker from New York couldn't understand the emotional investment by the city of Boston: "it's not even a world series." I replied "New York is the greatest franchise in the history of baseball, and has stood in our way; sure, a world series is fine, but beating New York is EVERYTHING."
Cubs Indians game 7 2016 World Series is a must!!! Arguably one of the best baseball games of all time.
I had tickets to go with my brother and sister but couldnt go because my back was fucked and I needed a spinal fusion I couldnt physically sit more than 3 minutes let alone in those plastic seats for 3hrs. My heart is forever broken I missed that game tying HR even though they lost.
Have a video around this coming soon John 👍
19 years later and I still cry like a baby every time I see these ALCS highlights.
Also the superstitions with this playoff were insane. Final out of the ALCS by Reese wore #3 (Ruths Number), Final out in WS was Renteria for St. Louis who also wore #3. The curse truly was broken.
The sports press in the north eastern US is notoriously brutal
100% Robert! I’ve always though British Press are brutal but felt so harsh on the 2003 attempt.
Red Sox ended up winning the World Series that year and ending the Curse of the Bambino
Good call on the Babe Ruth connection Damo! The long Boston World Series drought was often referred to as “The Curse of the Bambino” as the superstitious among us believed Ruth leaving was the cause for the lack of success haha
That clutch steal in the bottom of the ninth was made by current Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
Team with the better regular season record gets home field advantage. They’ll be the team that hosts game seven if it gets there. There was a period of time where whichever league won the mid-season All Star Game would have their representative get home field advantage. Thankfully that is no longer the case.
Thank you Roger 🤝 Appreciate the comment and context too as always, great stuff!
I’m not even a Red Sox fan but I will never forget the 2004 ALCS. I was 16, and watching it with my dad. Gives me chills every time I think of Dave Roberts stealing and scoring
My Dad was absolutely devastated after the Game 3 loss so he went outside, soaked a Red Sox cap in lighter fluid and lit it up and watched it burn. To his credit, he didn't give up and still tuned in for Game 4 and of course the rest of the series and beyond that year and was beyond elated when they finally won.
To this day, if you ask him, he will tell you he reversed the curse by burning that hat.
The city of Boston loves "Big Papi" David Ortiz, a few years ago he was hospitalized in his home country of Dominican Republic from gunshot wounds, when it became clear he couldn't get the necessary care at home, the Boston Red Sox sent their team plane to pick him up, to bring him to his home away from home to get the medical care he needed. The same hour Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots NFL team,was altering the team's plane to carry medical equipment to help out if needed.
Excited for this one gentleman
Hope it lived up to expectation 🤞🙏
There is a movie, a romanic comedy called "Fever Pitch" (2005), where backdrop is in Boston. A super "Red Sox" nerd falls in love with a girl. The whole movie is about his problems juggling his new relationship and his lifelong love of the Red Sox. The romance is set during that 2004 season. It will give you guys a glimpse of how crazy baseball fans can get. See it at your leisure.
I’ll just say, Big Papi is a literal hero of mine because of this.
Ortiz went on to have more heroics in this series. The next night, his single in the 14th inning walked off game 5 for Boston. The Red S
ox then went to New York and took 2 more, completing the biggest comeback in baseball history. Big Papi hit a 2 run homer in the first inning of Game 7, beginning a Red Sox onslaught in that game.
The Sox went on to sweep the Cardinals in the World Series, ending the 86 year drought. They would add 2 more titles in 2007 and 2013 before Ortiz retired.
Ortiz in 2013 was the most insane playoff run I’ve ever see. Dude was hitting better than prime Barry bonds that whole postseason
The way the Red Sox did this and ultimately came back from being down 3-0 is unforgettable. I'm just a casual baseball fan, but given the history, it was magical to watch the comeback.
Heading into 2004, there were 3 MLB teams with *long* streaks of not winning the World Series.
The Boston Red Sox snapped an 86 year streak winning the WS in 2004.
The Chicago White Sox snapped an 87 year streak winning the WS in 2005.
The Chicago Cubs snapped a 108 year streak winning the WS in 2016.
The Cubs 108 year streak was likely the longest of any major professional sports league in the world.
When the Red Sox won Game 4 against the Yankees in 2004, I was one of their fans who was annoyed that they were prolonging the series. Before 2004, one of the Boston sportswriters said that the only reason the Red Sox would win a game today is so that it will hurt more when they lose tomorrow. That's how I felt. Then they actually beat the Yankees. Watching the New York fans experience an epic, embarrassing defeat for just once was the only time I've ever experienced schadenfreude.
Love that you guys got a taste of this series but there’s so much more that happens after. 🙏
Happy to keep diving into it Zlibbus, been a really interesting couple of series.
IIRC, the GM of the Red Sox that helped them finally win a WS was the same guy the 'Moneyball' movie was about. They saw what he was able to put together with no money and said let's see what you can do with a top 5 budget.
Thank you for your comment! Moneyball is currently part of a Patreon poll and doing very well. We’re unable to get films uncut onto TH-cam so our Moneyball watch will be a Patreon only release!
There is a 30 for 30 series called 4 days in October that talks about this series that is also very good, may be a bit too long for a reaction video but worth checking out all the same.
I know most of us baseball fans hate the Red Sox now, but their run in 2003 and 2004 was so fun to watch. Finally took the Yankees down a peg.
As a life-long Boston fan, I cannot stress enough how big of a moment that is, or how important of a player David Ortiz is. He is the embodyment of the city of Boston, and one of, if not the most clutch post season hitter to play the game. THIS IS OUR CITY!
You guys need to watch Four Days in October.
Thanks for the quality content!
58 year Red Sox fan here...grew up about 20 mins from Fenway. In the days after we won the 2004 Series, cemeteries all around Boston were festooned with Red Sox hats, pennons, signs...on the headstones and the graves. It was to honor all of our family members who never got the chance to see them win the Series. The heartbreaks of 1967, 1975, 1986, 1999, were still heavy on our minds when they passed away. Finally....Finally, we won. And Papi was one of, if not, the biggest part of the wins.
This was the year I became a Red Sox fan. I was a little kid cheering on the underdog and now 20 years later I’m still a die hard Red Sox fan. Funny how it plays out
LFG!!!
I was 24 when this happened. On one hand we were crushed from the 2003 Boone game, but on the other hand, we had the Patriots success. The way this series played out was insane. I remember standing in my living room yelling at the tv for a week straight.
My dad was 76 when the sox finally won the world series. He waited a long time and through many heart breaks before they finally won. Actually it was the same with the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens also.
Hopefully it was worth the wait John, such a long long wait!
@@DNReacts The funny part is that I left my mother out, she was a huge red sox fan also and she was 81 lol. Keep up the good work gentlemen. Great channel. PLAY BALL!!!
I'd like to say as a tradition fan of Fenway Sports Group (because of the Red Sox) they both play "Dirty Water" (the Charles River in Boston) by the Standells after wins! I love hearing it on TV blaring at Anfield.
When he says 'batting cleanup' when reffering to Ortiz that means hitting 4th on the lineup. You usually put your biggest power hitters in the 4 spot. Its called cleanup bc hopefully people are on base and the 4th batter can 'cleanup' and hit everyone home.
Dodgers vs Giants is another great rivalry, down to bat being used on a player.
Thanks for this one, have got it noted on our list! 🤝
Never met the man but, the happiness he has brought me is immeasurable.
There's no bigger rivalry in all of US sports than this one. Well Michigan vs Ohio State in college football. They both go back over a century. Great video guys. I am a life long Dodgers fan (even though I'm from San Diego.) They are my favorite in all of sports followed by UCLA, my alma mater. Sports is such a important part of American culture. As you've noted in so many of your videos, college sports is just as big if not bigger than the pros.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love these deep dive rewinds. Great job guys. BTW, still waiting for my DN hoodie that I ordered on May 1st. I may just frame it and not wear it. lol... Keep up the great work guys. Your channel seems to get a lot of comments and interaction. My absolute fav right now. I watch your videos even before I go down for breakfast. lol...
From Rich in Seattle.
Thank you Rich, love this! Really appreciate your support and hope that hoodie arrives soon. Would be crazy to see that framed 😂 Great you’re enjoying our content, and I hope you enjoy your breakfast 🤝
The Cubs' comeback in the 2016 Series is equally amazing and long awaited.
Coming Saturday Jared, thanks for this 👍
Before Boston got this one, I always had to cheer for them - especially against the Yankees! This was one of my all time favorite series ever, so glad I had the privilege to watch it while it happened.
Pitches are hard to identify sometimes--even harder if you're sitting in the stands. The easiest way of telling them apart is thinking about them in several groups and then relying on the radar gun:
Group #1 Fastballs (Highest velocity) include 4-seam which doesn't move as much as well as the 2-seam, sinker and cut fastball/cutter which all make the fastball run in a certain direction. Mariano Rivera was known for his killer cutter.
Group #2 Changeup & Splitter (roughly 10 mph slower), downward movement
Group #3 Breaking Balls (roughly 15 mph slower), includes slider, curveball, slurve, sweeper. Sliders and sweepers normally move laterally away from the pitcher's arm side while curveballs often have a 12-6 motion (like on a clock) with an exaggerated drop.
Chaos group: Knuckleballs and eephus. Tim Wakefield was on the 03/04 Sox and had a legendary knuckleball.
Also you probably won't be able to show these, but there are some great baseball movies out there, especially Bull Durham and Moneyball (97 and 94 on Rotten Tomatoes).
Love your channel. I've loved American sports all my life (and love many of the channels you feature (UTree, Jomboy, Secret Base...) and get to see them through fresh eyes thanks to you.
Thanks Henry, really appreciate your comment and support! Have added Bill Durham to our list. Would be unlikely we can get them onto TH-cam, but we’ll see what we can do. Appreciate the pitching context 🤝
Very good knowledge about Babe Ruth!
You were correct only the "trade" was simply the Yankees giving the Red Sox $$ for Babe.
The Red Sox owner was in some financial trouble after WW1 hurt ticket sales and his investments in New York Theatre productions were failing.
The Red Sox sold Babe to the Yankees for 100k. A huge sum back then but still a paltry amount for the greatest player ever.
Thanks for the context and comment Deano, great info. Really appreciate it!
Remember my dad crying when we won in 2004. I was like 7 so I didn’t really get it but as I got older I understood and love my Sox! Got to see 3 more rings as a fan :)
The headlines were harsh haha. Welcome to the "Fellowship of the MIserable".
If you want to see what HOF "Big Papi" can really do, go see what he did in the 2013 postseason.. he was an absolute monster. So much so, that by the time the World Series rolled around, they started walking him automatically just to avoid him. His batting average during the World Series that year was .688 with a .760 on base average... the 2 highest averages in World Series history. 2004 got him noticed, 2013 got him a plaque in the Hall of Fame.
Tigers fan from New Hampshire here, let’s don’t. 😅
The Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino on my 9th birthday, winning the World Series for the first time in 86 years with a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. My mom let me stay up to watch and it's one of the best sports memories of my life!
And on the Boston Sports Media: it's one of the most brutal in the country, with probably only the New York Sport Media as an appropriate rival. This was the peak of Red Sox-Yankees. These teams HATED each other.
as soon as Ortiz hit that ball, my first thought was “damn he got all that, that’s a full contact smack” … that ball raced to the homerun fence
Boston sports have 3 of the biggest rivalries in sports. Red Sox vs Yankees, Celtics vs Lakers, and Bruins vs Canadiens
Ortiz was clutch indeed, but Roberts is the unsung hero of this series.
Best playoff series ever this was so fun! 💖
I’d say the Phillies/Astros series in ‘80 beats it. But then I’m a Phillies fan. 😁
To understand the angst you need to go back to game 6 of the 1986 World Series (against another New York Team, the Mets) where near the end of the game (they only needed one out and it was done) the Sox seemed to have already won . Cases of champagne were delivered to the Red Soxs locker room, the scoreboard gave congratulations to the team for their first championship since 1918 only to have it fall apart when the Sox's first baseman let a routine ground ball pass between his legs (look up Bill Buckner) letting the Mets win, which lead to a game 7. At that point the team seemed cursed.
If I remember correctly, Red Sox infielder Marty Barrett was chosen by the announcers Series MVP.
David Ortiz brought them back and Curt Schilling was amazing and Pedro Martinez too
The Dave Roberts steal was the coolest thing to watch.
Kinda random fact about Mariano Rivera but he was the last player to ever wear the number 42. 42 was Jackie Robinsons number and was retired league wide in 1997. Players who already were wearing 42 were allowed to keep wearing it, so when he retired in 2013 that was the final time someone wore 42.
Mariano Rivera is THEE GREATEST CLOSER of all time, and its not even close. One of the most dominant pitchers to ever take the mound.. and he did it with 1 pitch.. he just threw his cutter.. and he could paint the black of home plate with it every time he threw it.. he was absolutely unreal.. the team with the better regular season record get 4 games at home if the series go 7 games.. so the better team gets first 2 games at home, then the other team gets 3 at home (if the series goes more than 4 games). Then the better team gets the last 2 at home if needed
What’s crazy is Trevor Hoffman is by far the second best closer of all time, and he’s nowhere even close to Rivera
the yankees vs the rays has become a big rivalry as of more recently. there are some cool videos by Jomboy and by the MLB showing the bad blood and a couple of really cool moments from the past few years that have happened. You guys are great! Thank yall for all the videos!
Thank you, really appreciate your support 🤝 We’re big Jomboy fans now and have more of him coming really soon. Have added Yankees vs Rays rivalries to our watch list.
Funny you should ask "was there a player who brought them back?"
Because as much as the easy answer is David Oriz. He certainly had the biggest impact in the biggest moments. The real thing that makes this comeback so cool is that in baseball more than any other major sport I can think of, one man can not carry a team. No matter how good you are you only bat when your turn in the lineup comes and you only field when the ball is hit to you. You cant really force the issue and make sure your star player is constantly having chances to impact the game.
When something amazing like this happens it is because almost everyone on the roster, from your best hitter to the last pitcher left in your bullpen, had a chance to make a difference and did their job. This series was a true team comeback. Even if Papi (deservedly so) gets the lions share of the credit.
You were correct. In a 7 game series, World Series or not, the team with the best record (including tie-breakers) gets 4 games at their home field. I believe it's 2 games at home, then 3 away, then 2 more at home for a 7 game series
Thanks Collin, appreciate it!
You guys should react to the best comeback ever. In 2001 The Seattle Mariners broke a record for most wins in a regular season. However, they had a game where they were beating the Cleveland Indians by 12 runs and the Indians came back starting in the 7th inning. Its one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.
The video about David freeze by this guy is really good
I'm not sure if it has been mentioned, but in best of 7 playoff series (NBA, NHL, MLB), they seed the teams based on their regular season records, and the higher seeds in each round gets the home advantage (4 games at home, 3 away). They usually do one of two formats: NBA & NHL gives the higher seed games 1,2,5, and 7 at home, and the lower seed gets games 3,4,and 6 at home. MLB typically gives the higher seeds games 1,2,6,and 7 at home, and the lower seed gets games 3,4,and 5 at home.
Yes Babe Ruth was on the Red Sox in 1918.. and he was their best pitcher (they had only started playing him in the outfield a few days a week when he wasn't pitching).. He set a pitching record he held for longer than he held both of his home run records during the 1918 World Series (most consecutive innings pitched without allowing a run)
He went to the Yankees after the 1919 season, and he wasn't the only one.. Most of the stars of the 1918 Red Sox ended up playing for the Yankees by 1922! Yankees won their first World Series in 1923.
You guys have to watch the 30 for 30 documentary on this series. One of the best documentaries out.
Now I need to watch the original video. That was awesome.
Baseball has a different energy than any other sport, because it’s the player, a individual goes into a pressure cooker, the playoffs, the pitchers can’t throw strikes and the hitters are trying to hit home runs and they strike out and the defense makes errors and the manager panics and pulls pitchers, but the combination of all, makes it baseball.
Wow you guys are learning fast and helping many to stay interested and learn more about sports.
The Curse of the Bambino was a superstitious sports curse in Major League Baseball (MLB) derived from the 86-year championship drought of the Boston Red Sox between 1918 and 2004. The superstition was named after Babe Ruth, known as "The Bambino", who played for the Red Sox until he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1920.
Now for my favorite player because damnit the man is just fun. You have to smile when you see him, Big Papi. I am not even a Boston Red Sox fan, but Big Papi is just a joy to see. Here is a link to highlights on him th-cam.com/video/ILPz_49cs3w/w-d-xo.html.
Since the expansion to best-of-seven, are always played in a 2-3-2 format: Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 are played in the stadium of the team that has home field advantage, and Games 3, 4, and 5 are played in the stadium of the team that does not. The series concludes when one team records its fourth win.
Thanks for this! Not only was this the first time a team came back to win from 3-0 down, I’m pretty sure this was the first time that a game 7 had ever been forced. It was absolutely unreal.
Living through this was intense! I was pretty much frozen in the same exact spot, same exact position every night from that fourth game on. So stressful! Trying to stay quiet because the rest of the house was sleeping, but I did wake my 9 yr old daughter up in time to see the Red Sox beat the Yankees to move on to the World Series! History being made she had to see! And again for the Final Win of the World Series, but that wasn’t as stressful because the Red Sox swept that series!
I was 4 years old when the Red Sox broke their curse in 2004. Never looked back since then
If you guys find this interesting you might want to react to "The biggest curse-ending moment in baseball history demands a deep rewind | 2016 World Series Game 7" by Secret Base as well.
A little context if you haven't seen this before: prior to 1969, there were no "playoffs" in Major League Baseball. Before that, the teams with the best regular season record in each league (National and American) just advanced to the World Series. From 1969-1993, each league had one playoff series before the World Series, between the winners of each league's Eastern and Western divisions.
Since both the Yankees and Red Sox have always been in the same league and division, that means the first time it was even *possible* for them to play each other in the postseason was 1995 (1994 was cancelled by a player's strike). So when they said 1999 was the first time these two ever met in the postseason... Yes, that's true, but it was also impossible until only four years earlier.
Also, since I grew up a Pittsburgh fan, and they hadn't done much of note since I was too young to care, this was really the first time I'd rooted for a baseball team (because everyone who isn't a Yankees fan hates the Yankees) and, man, that was a magical four days.
One of my favorite channels reacting to one of my favorite channels
This is great Kevin! What a Saturday 🎉
yesss secret base has so many great baseball and sport videos
In the playoffs teams don’t play at neutral venues, the way home field is decided by which team had the higher seeding entering the playoffs (who had more wins). The scheduling in a 7 game series goes games 1-2 at the better team’s field, then 3 games at the other team’s place, then the final 2 games at the better team’s field. You can also tell which team is on the road, and which is at home by the uniforms they’re wearing. Home teams typically wear white jerseys and pants, and the road team typically wears grey jerseys and pants (barring alternate jerseys). Most teams have both of these, but some also wear alternates that are usually team colors, but almost always, at least one team will wear the common white or grey uniforms
David Freese's Walk off rewind is a must watch! Great reaction as always!
Thanks Ryouski 🤝 Have got Freese’s Walk Off on our watch list, been requested on the Discord too
another point to show how crazy it is to hit against Mariano Rivera. More people have walked on the moon (12) than men who have scored against Mariano Rivera in the postseason (11).
The best 4 days of my life!
Love this Sean!
I'm a Rangers fan but David Ortiz was my favorite player from 2004 until he retired
Each team gets 3 games at their home stadium if the series goes at least 6 games long. If there is a 7th game, that game is played in the stadium of the team with the higher division standing.
So if the Yankees were the division Champs, and the Red Sox took 2nd place in that division, then game 7 is played in New York.
Liverpool. You just had to run a great video😂😂😂
In MLB, 7-game series like this have the first and last 2 games played at the home of the higher seeded team and the middle 3 at the home of the lower seeded team (2-3-2). They also have 5-game series in the second round with the first 2 and last games at the higher seeded team's home and games 3 and 4 at the lower seeded team's home (2-2-1). There is a new first round format starting last year where it's 3 games all at the higher seeded team's home. Also, the World Series is the same 7 game format from before but home-field advantage goes to the team with the bettet regular season record regardless of league seed.
Additionally, the NBA and NHL have all 7-game series with a 2-2-1-1-1 format.
The team with higher seeding gets 4 of the 7 games at home until he World Series, which 4-3 advantage used to be decided by which league won the all star game. Not sure how now - maybe rotate. And baseball, with each stadium dimensions being unique, is more apt to produce a home field advantage than sports with uniform dimensions.
To answer your question about where the games are played. Regular season schedule determines seeding in the playoff bracket. Upper seeds get "home field". There is some weirdness early rounds because a division winner gets home field over a wild card entry even if the wild card had a better record. Because division winners get higher seeds. Home field advantage in a 7 game series goes 2 games at home. 3 games away. Last 2 games home for a 4-3 advantage. In 2004 home field was stupidly determined by the winning team in the all star game that happens mid season. That rule has thankfully gone away. Before that stupid rule it alternated each year between the two leagues. World series home field now goes to the team in the series that had the better record in the regular season.
The home team is determined by who had the better regular season record, the World Series home team is determined by which league wins the All Star game
That is no longer true. The team with the high record gets home field advantage in the World Series.
Batting clean up means batting 4th in the lineup where you’re most likely to clear the bases with a big hit.
At that moment the winner of the all star game decided where games were played, winning league got home field advantage, games 1,2,6,7 were at for the al star game winner, games 4,5,6 were played at the other park
Hey appreciate you guys reacting to all this stuff. This was my life and childhood an seeing you guys react and appreciate it brings me back. Im a big fan of you guys.
World Series is played in alternating venues, it used to be the winner of the "All-Star Game" had home advantage but they ditched that.
The guy in the white shirt got it right it’s called the curse of the bambino when the Red Sox traded babe Ruth to the Yankees
Hey I don’t know if you guys saw, but MLB is doing a world tour and the Cardinals/Cubs will be playing a series in London! You guys should definitely check it out
In a 7 game series, the team with the best record plays 2 at home, 3 away, then the final 2 at home.
My fondest memory of this series was how the Yankees fan in my class who would not stop talking shit didn't show up to school the day after the Yankees officially choked that series away in game 7
Home field advantage in playoffs and WS is decided by whoever has the better regular season record. From 2003 - 2016 WS home field advantage was decided by the league who won the all star game in July.
In a series in MLB the games are played at each of the team's stadiums. The team with the better record has more games at home and the final game at home.
I’d love if you guys did a Patreon where you watched 30 for 30s. As a Sox fan the doc about this series 4 Days In October gives me goosebumps everytime
We’ve got this up and running. Have 4 Days In October on the list too 🔥
Home field is based on playoff seeding. That is based on how the teams do during the season.