The Mets in 1969 caused me, a die hard 12 year old Cub fan, great pain and suffering and probably interfered with my emotional and psychologicl development. I finally recovered in 2016 when the Cubs won the World Series.
I think all of us have that same bond, there’s always a traumatic set of events that torture you, but you’ll always find a rainbow every once in a while
Also, at the end of the 1985 season (the 2nd straight in which the Mets) finished second in the division (and out of the postseason, as the wild card wasn't then in existence), he called a team meeting and said "Let's make up our minds that we're going to win it all next year," which they did. that's also what Earl Weaver told the '69 Orioles, who lost the WS to the Mets. In 1970, the Birds did just that, beating the Reds 4 games to 1 in that series. Also, Baltimore went 108-54 that year, as did the '86 Mets. Quite dominating.
It's also ironic that Jerry Koosman, who threw the last pitch to win the 69' World Series, was later traded for Jesse Orosco, who threw the last pitch to win the 1986 World Series.
Billy Martin has just become the manager of the Minnesota Twins and had reorganized the team and led them to a surprise pennant. After the season was over he was fired.
I went to my first big league game in the summer of '69. It was the Cubs at Wrigley Field and it was Ken Holtzman's no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves.
Such great coverage--but I can't believe they left out Al Weis's home run that tied up game 5 of the World Series 3-3. That was as crucial as it was improbable (and as stunning to the Orioles as anything that series).
Imagine if the Mets did not trade Ryan away. Imagine a pitching rotation of Seaver, Koosman, Ryan, and then in 1973 have Matlack. Would have been another World Series Title.
Yes. As it was, they pushed the World Series to a game 7, and had all other factors remained the same, they'd have been the worst team (82-79) to win a World Series. That distinction belongs to the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals, who enroute to a 4 games to 1 WS win, went 83-78.
I was a 5th grader when the 69 series was played. My teacher Mrs Tracy was a huge Mets fan and had a tv set in our classroom and she allowed us students to watch the series while we studied and it was a great big deal.
@rjm If Apollo 11 was faked then it would have been leaked already. We have recorded alien whistling on the Dark side of the Moon with Snoopy losing contact on ground and picking up alien whistling. There is a .pdf file that the CIA obmitted for information due to the Freedom of Information Act of 1966.
I'm a live long Dodger fan but , 1969 , 1967 ,and 1975 were very special series.. I went in 1977 and 1978 and 2002 but the Dodgers losing bummed me out after going to all of those playoff and Series games. And 2002 only attended one game so it wasn't the same (as sweet as it was) but those other series kept me out of school. Mom knew how I felt about baseball.
In 2009, when the Mets had a 40 year reunion of the 1969 Mets at Citi Field, Nolan Ryan was one of the guests and he got the loudest standing ovations of all the players that showed up
players today have ruined baseball back then baseball was great players would talk to you kids today of today will never know how great it was back then
Frank Robinson is the only player to ever win the MVP award in both leagues. 1961 - Cincinnati (NL) .324 AVG 37 HR 124 RBI. Led the NL in .SLG% and OPS 1966 - Baltimore (AL) Led the AL in AVG, HR, RBI, Runs Scored, OBP, SLG%, OPS and Total Bases.
*Maloney They were included in a list of no-hitters, after showing clips from those thrown by Bob Moose and Ken Holtzman. But they didn't say anything about being back-to-back.
They duplicated the feat that was done in 1968 Gaylord Perry pitched a no hitter for the Giants, next day Ray Washburn pitched a no hitter for the Cardinals
What always surprised me about this Tom Seaver Mets era, is that asides from 1969 when the Mets won 100 games (and the WS), the Seaver-Mets were never again an elite team, nor a great team, nor a good team. They were just an ok-team that won 82-86 games and missed the postseason. In 1973, they made the postseason thanks to a horrendous NL East, that the Mets won the division with like 82 wins, and almost won the World Series as well. But asides from 1969, the Mets during the Seaver-era were just an ok-team. I expected better from them, especially with all that elite pitching, and with the Yankees having an identify crisis.
The 1969 Baltimore Orioles had it all from coaching to players. They probably should have claimed 5 or 6 WS championships between the mid-60s and mid-80s. 69 was one that got away. 71, 73 and 79 as well. 80 and 81 ended up being narrow playoff misses despite a lot of wins.
well 81 was an off year for them. also was a year of the players strike. But 80--they won 100 games but finished just a game or 2 behind the Yanks. In 73 and 74 they had best AL regular season record but no one as beating the A's in post season those years.
Hard to believe a team that won 100 games was considered a huge underdog. Any time a team wins a 100 games that is a quality team. Sure they did not have the great hitting Baltimore had but they could pitch, play good D and play small ball.
@@waynejohanson1083 much better. Over course of an entire season Orioles would have outperformed the Mets that year. But it was a short series and Mets were just destined. they got the benefit of a few questionable calls also
@@stevea6816 Great point on paper the orioles were a better team. And could have had a dynasty as they were in 3 straight World Series from 69 to 71. But like you said in a short series any team can win. You get great pitching and some hitter gets hot and it can happen. Plus the Mets made some amazing catches in the series.
After the clinching victory, that Tom Seaver interview saying 'we never put our heads between our legs ..we keep fighting was so well....amazing.
R.I.P., Tom Seaver; also Bob Gibson (2:44) and Ron Perranoski (11:57)-- all passed away in 2020 (the latter two on the same day, October 2).
1969 was a magical year for New York sports amidst a maelstrom of chaos in the country
Still, my favorite year of baseball!
The Mets in 1969 caused me, a die hard 12 year old Cub fan, great pain and suffering and probably interfered with my emotional and psychologicl development. I finally recovered in 2016 when the Cubs won the World Series.
Ditto!
I think all of us have that same bond, there’s always a traumatic set of events that torture you, but you’ll always find a rainbow every once in a while
at least you only had to wait a half century to see Cubs win it all
Me too
Ironic that Dave Johnson would make the final out in this series, considering he was the Mets' manager in 1986 when they won their second title.
Ironic isn't it.
Isn't life strange?
And in 1969 he threw to first to nail the runner for the 3rd out in Baltimore's only win in game 1...weird isn't?
Also, at the end of the 1985 season (the 2nd straight in which the Mets) finished second in the division (and out of the postseason, as the wild card wasn't then in existence), he called a team meeting and said "Let's make up our minds that we're going to win it all next year," which they did. that's also what Earl Weaver told the '69 Orioles, who lost the WS to the Mets. In 1970, the Birds did just that, beating the Reds 4 games to 1 in that series. Also, Baltimore went 108-54 that year, as did the '86 Mets. Quite dominating.
It's also ironic that Jerry Koosman, who threw the last pitch to win the 69' World Series, was later traded for Jesse Orosco, who threw the last pitch to win the 1986 World Series.
Billy Martin has just become the manager of the Minnesota Twins and had reorganized the team and led them to a surprise pennant. After the season was over he was fired.
I've been waiting for years for someone to post this. God Bless you!
I went to my first big league game in the summer of '69. It was the Cubs at Wrigley Field and it was Ken Holtzman's no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves.
Such great coverage--but I can't believe they left out Al Weis's home run that tied up game 5 of the World Series 3-3. That was as crucial as it was improbable (and as stunning to the Orioles as anything that series).
check out the world series film
Imagine if the Mets did not trade Ryan away. Imagine a pitching rotation of Seaver, Koosman, Ryan, and then in 1973 have Matlack. Would have been another World Series Title.
Yes. As it was, they pushed the World Series to a game 7, and had all other factors remained the same, they'd have been the worst team (82-79) to win a World Series. That distinction belongs to the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals, who enroute to a 4 games to 1 WS win, went 83-78.
I was a 5th grader when the 69 series was played. My teacher Mrs Tracy was a huge Mets fan and had a tv set in our classroom and she allowed us students to watch the series while we studied and it was a great big deal.
@rjm If Apollo 11 was faked then it would have been leaked already. We have recorded alien whistling on the Dark side of the Moon with Snoopy losing contact on ground and picking up alien whistling.
There is a .pdf file that the CIA obmitted for information due to the Freedom of Information Act of 1966.
Nice of them to mention the Braves. They did, you know, win the division & stuff.
I'm a live long Dodger fan but , 1969 , 1967 ,and 1975 were very special series.. I went in 1977 and 1978 and 2002 but the Dodgers losing bummed me out after going to all of those playoff and Series games. And 2002 only attended one game so it wasn't the same (as sweet as it was) but those other series kept me out of school. Mom knew how I felt about baseball.
Best looking uniforms
Did you read the Uni Watch article?
People forget that Nolan Ryan has a ring
In 2009, when the Mets had a 40 year reunion of the 1969 Mets at Citi Field, Nolan Ryan was one of the guests and he got the loudest standing ovations of all the players that showed up
Blue skies of '69--sun shining down on McCovey (27:50).
players today have ruined baseball
back then baseball was great players would talk to you kids today of today will never know how great it was back then
billy martin=h.o.f.
Hope you are enjoying the narration
ted Williams al mgr of the year senators
Frank Robinson is the only player to ever win the MVP award in both leagues.
1961 - Cincinnati (NL) .324 AVG 37 HR 124 RBI. Led the NL in .SLG% and OPS
1966 - Baltimore (AL) Led the AL in AVG, HR, RBI, Runs Scored, OBP, SLG%, OPS and Total Bases.
At 15:03, a nice shot of Crosley Field in its last full year of use, before the Reds moved out mid-season 1970.
Ironically, Davey Johnson, who made the last out for the Orioles, would manage the Mets to their next world title in 1986.
The 1969 Baseball Season in Three Words:
THE MIRACLE METS!
But what about those 68 TIGERS!!!🙂
Did you forget about the back to back no hitters by Jim Mahoney and Don Wilson?
*Maloney
They were included in a list of no-hitters, after showing clips from those thrown by Bob Moose and Ken Holtzman. But they didn't say anything about being back-to-back.
They duplicated the feat that was done in 1968 Gaylord Perry pitched a no hitter for the Giants, next day Ray Washburn pitched a no hitter for the Cardinals
What always surprised me about this Tom Seaver Mets era, is that asides from 1969 when the Mets won 100 games (and the WS), the Seaver-Mets were never again an elite team, nor a great team, nor a good team. They were just an ok-team that won 82-86 games and missed the postseason.
In 1973, they made the postseason thanks to a horrendous NL East, that the Mets won the division with like 82 wins, and almost won the World Series as well.
But asides from 1969, the Mets during the Seaver-era were just an ok-team. I expected better from them, especially with all that elite pitching, and with the Yankees having an identify crisis.
The 1969 Baltimore Orioles had it all from coaching to players. They probably should have claimed 5 or 6 WS championships between the mid-60s and mid-80s. 69 was one that got away. 71, 73 and 79 as well. 80 and 81 ended up being narrow playoff misses despite a lot of wins.
Luke Enno Let’s not forget that 17 years after he flew out 2 end this series,Davey Johnson would lead the Mets back 2 the promiseland!!!!!!
well 81 was an off year for them. also was a year of the players strike. But 80--they won 100 games but finished just a game or 2 behind the Yanks. In 73 and 74 they had best AL regular season record but no one as beating the A's in post season those years.
Sorry the 73 missed frank robinson
What a year in 1970 however
@@mikeaustin1323Frank Robinson was with the Angels in 1973
20:19 Albert 'Sparky' Lyle in his Red Sox days.
Mccovey cloudless rake!
Please upload the 1970 Baseball Seasons. That is the only one you don't have in your collection.
The miracle Mets and Broadway Joe's guarantee, the twin killer to Marylanders everywhere. YUCK!
Although the Jets season was 1968 the Mets season was 1969 you can't say they both won their championships in the same season
Falta la temporada del año 1970
One thing about these Baseball' s Seasons presentation s leave news out of it, just talk about the game
Hard to believe a team that won 100 games was considered a huge underdog. Any time a team wins a 100 games that is a quality team. Sure they did not have the great hitting Baltimore had but they could pitch, play good D and play small ball.
Orioles won 109 games. Mets pitching was indeed better, but oddsmakers favored Orioles. They werent sure Mets were that good
@@stevea6816 Plus the Orioles starting lineup was better.
@@waynejohanson1083 much better. Over course of an entire season Orioles would have outperformed the Mets that year. But it was a short series and Mets were just destined. they got the benefit of a few questionable calls also
@@stevea6816 Great point on paper the orioles were a better team. And could have had a dynasty as they were in 3 straight World Series from 69 to 71. But like you said in a short series any team can win. You get great pitching and some hitter gets hot and it can happen. Plus the Mets made some amazing catches in the series.
Audio not in sync
Too bad the voice track isn't syched up with the film. Very annoying.