@@Dogs4EvernEver putting the Yankees on the other side of a World Series victory, a loss, is even better for any walkoff in a World Series. Arizona and the people of Arizona deserved this championship.
imagine if the yankees won their 5th title 4th straight and 5th in 6 years title in game 7 at home right after 9/11 on a hit like luiz gonzales had in extras lol...the emotions would have been insane ....or even on the road....to bad it was the d backs doing it to them ...i hated the yankees but everyone wanted ny to win after 9/11 ...not me i love this d backs team....
It's unreal the Diamond Backs Team was split up, by the Owner after that before the next Season started! WHO THE HECK would do that???? STUPIDS! I think everyone wanted NYY to Win cuz of 9/11, But I'm a DIE HARD DB LOVER forever! I met GONZO @ a work Christmas Party he was @ same place it was held, I ran up and HUGGED him so tight, kissed him on the cheek, he held off his Guys, I let go, we talked a few min's, then let him go! His face was RED, He is a Great GUY! All the Guys from work were freakin out! I can't believe you did that and he let you! Next day@ work the entire Place knew! MY DREAM COME TRUE!!!!
Womacks hit was definitely clutch but Luis hit the big one. Our whole team was stacked then, Mark Grace got his hit and Delucci came in as his pinch runner, Jay Bell, Randy Johnson, Kurt Schilling, Byung Yung Kim, this is how you build a champion!
@@trentthomas9022 Womack was going for the tie, which was iffy at best, if he missed it, we lose- sure, he did set up the game winner but it was up to Luis to take it home. I guess they both had equal degrees of pressure on them but I wouldn’t say one hit was more important than another, they both had to do their job or we wouldn’t have won it!
I was at Game 7! Tickets were in the Upper Deck, but hands down, the most exciting World Series game I've ever been to. I still have the little white pom-pom they handed out at the gate. Everyone shaking those in unison was something I'll never forget.
that was a sweet year to be a D'backs fan, when they had $5 dollar upper deck seats during the regular season with which you easily migrate to the lower levels
2:35:44 What Tim McCarver says next about Rivera is 100% exactly what happened. That was the most brilliant call of all time, the pitcher literally threw it inside and it was a hit that went to shallow out field, when everyone was shifted in. That is a man that knows his baseball right there.
+Jeffrey Masello He is indeed. I know he drove a lot of people crazy, and part of the problem was the grouping with Joe Buck was never just right, it seems. I think McCarver felt the need to do too much in that combination, and that would sometimes lead to stupid things being said or "Captain Obvious" moments. But there's still plenty of what you say even here. But I will ask, have you watched any of the games broadcast by McCarver's old crew from ABC in the '80's-- when he was teamed up with Al Michaels and Jim Palmer? Now THAT was a power crew, and wow did they work well together!! That was truly a thing of beauty
Alexander Adams-Leytes Sadly I have not had the pleasure of listening to the ABC crew, but I will say that having listened to Joe Buck call Baseball and NFL games over the last few years, I can see it is definitely not McCarver's fault. Being grouped with Joe is like being asked to do your job along side a malignant tumor, oh man, I have turned off NFL games just because they were being called by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.....that is the worst grouping of all time.
Jeffrey Masello Many of those classic postseason games announced by that ABC crew are up on youtube in MLB Classics. Some of their gems include the '85 and '87 World Series and the '88 NLCS. If you have any free time or aren't getting any good baseball in your life (definitely the plight of a Minnesota resident right now!) I'd highly recommend checking those games out. I watch them sometimes when I need a baseball fix, just to hear those guys' commentary.
Being in the Valley for fourty-nine years and witnessing the Phoenix Suns loose to the Mikuakee Bucks in game six of the NBA 2021 Finals--watching this heroic moment from the D-Backs is therapeutic. Thank you Diamond Backs for the 2001 Championship that I will always remember.
I'm 32 years old, a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan, but during this series, I put my loyalty to the Redlegs on a hiatus until this series reached its end. I was 17 when this happened... 9/11 had just happened, we were united as Americans no matter what team we rooted for, and I rooted for these Diamondbacks from the start of the postseason until the end and I went as crazy as these fans did in my home in the small town of Sardinia, Ohio. It was and truly one of the greatest moments I've ever seen and will ever see and a moment that will be etched in our minds forever.
As a Red SOX fan I luv watching this W.S.Classic ! Curt S. does it for my team fee yrs later! You are the MAN ! Never saw a manager jump any higher out of the dugout than Bob Brinkley! Outstanding
Exactly. If Kim didnt blow it twice we would've taken it in 5. We might have even had a chance for a sweep if Shane Spencer didn't make that diving catch in game 3. DBacks had a hell of a team and dominated New York for the most part
Bear Down Arizona The Diamondbacks won 3 less games than the Yankees, had 2 Hall of Fame pitchers, All Stars all over the lineup and had home field advantage. How is that an underdog story??
von Draheim Greg Maddux was consistently the best overall over the last 40yrs. Randy Johnson was the most aesthetically overall talented, and the one I'd want starting for me in the biggest game, w/ Mariano Rivera being the greatest closer. But Rivera is a different category from this discussion, so it must've been a Yankee fan that brought him up.
von Draheim Greg Maddux was never able to dominate a postseason (it was Tom Glavine who was clutch in 95') or the Yankees the way Randy Johnson did in 01', but overall for his career, I have to agree that he was the best of his generation. It's a tossup for 2nd place to me between Maddux's golfing buddy and teammate Tom Glavine & Randy Johnson (amongst non-PED users). Tom Glavine was a rich man's Jamie Moyer w/ a modest personality that he's just not given the historical credit that he deserves, but overall stats show he's right there w/ Randy Johnson.
I was in the same classroom with his daughter from 2nd grade through 8th grade. I got lucky enough to hear that man play many many times. I didn’t realize how lucky I was until later on in life.
from the trumpet national anthem, to the winning call ...everything about this game is a great American painting in time. The enthusiastic celebration the trumpet player does when he nails the hard-to-play high notes. The roaring crowd and the stealth bomber fly-over setting the tone. The seemingly unbeatable Yankees coming for their 4th world series in a row... goosebumps. My favorite part is when McCarver predicts the play like a master of the game and it just unfolds before us. Womack's hit to tie the game has you believing there's a chance by tying the game up. Best hitter in the league up with bases loaded, best closer in the history of baseball on the mound...cut away shot to the Big unit Randy Johnson like a little kid at the fence watching the game... and then the moment. Watching Gibson jump for joy out of the dugout like a little kid on Christmas morning.. FANTASTIC. they can't make movies this good.
Yeah, that is a great line. That is why it makes no sense to me that fans give Joe Buck shit for not being excited, and yet here he is, not only excited, but with one of the great calls in baseball history
Anton Films because he is an emotionless hack who lowkey roots for certain teams. He’s only an announcer because his daddy was. Nepotism at its finest. Matt Vasgersian is 100x better
Rod Allen's call went like this: "And a little blooper--BASE HIT! DIAMONDBACKS WIN!!!!! THEY'RE THE 🌎 CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!! (Luis) GONZALES DID IT!!!!! THE (Arizona) DIAMONDBACKS HAVE UNSEATED THE NEW YORK YANKEES AS THE 🌎 CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!"
Dino's Games988 sure Joe Buck had some boring calls from 2000-2010, and sure Matt Vasgersian might be better, but c’mon. That was a great call, and Joe Buck has had some great calls since then. Travis Ishakawa, Cubs winning the World Series, Ortiz’s grand slam. Find one call where he sounds bored after 2011. Also, how is he biased? Tell me how.
best national anthem ever, best world series ever. both teams played their hearts out. dbacks fan for life even if they haven't done anything since '01
@@altonjackson5358 I’m a diehard Yankees fan but all love to the d backs they played their hearts out although this is the World Series I wish the Yankees won the most because it was after 9/11.
It didn't matter if the Yankees won to revitalize New York City after 9/11/01, or if the Diamondbacks won in ultimate underdog fashion, this WS was phenomenal regardless of who the winners were. I may be Yankees fan, but this victory was VERY well earned for the Diamondbacks, belated congrats. 👏🏻
The is BS. That is what time does to the mind. As a Yankee fan who lived in NY, this hurt so bad in 2001, especially because of 911. I wanted to see them win so bad. Now when I watch it, I think like you, but I do not forget how I felt in 2001. Now I watch The Big Unit win and love it, but back than all I wanted was the Yankees to go back to back to back to back.
While I think many people wanted the Yankees to win the World Series after 9/11, to me, this was one of the best underdog stories in baseball history. It was great to see the D'Backs win a championship. And the series itself was very well played, with the home team winning every game. Overall, a great series.
+Joseph Mostarda I wanted Arizona to win because I'm a Bay Stater. Glad Arizona won. That was seed to prove the Yankees would choke in the 21st Century. The 26 or so rings in the 20th Century don't mean shit anymore!
Arizona had a LOADED roster dude, not sure what you mean. Johnson is arguably the greatest southpaw ever, Schilling is arguably the greatest postseason starting pitcher ever and will in the Hall soon; there was Gonzalez, Finley, Sanders, Grace, etc. They were a team built to beat the Yankees.
@Joesph Mostarda This World Series was really hard to watch. Especially when you consider what New York had went through during 9/11. Most people suddenly put their hatred of the Yankees aside and nearly everyone was pulling for the Yankees to win. On the other side, you had a DiamondBacks team that most people wanted to dethrone the Yankees. I was watching this game at my Grandmas and to be honest with you, I really couldn't figure out WHO to pick to win. But something HAD to give on this night.
As soon as they won Game 7 in the NLCS I had to come back and watch this classic game again…Now 22 years later they are back and have a chance to be champs once again!
@@courtgizzle You forgot to the mention the 1991 World Series, Twins vs. Braves. 5 one-run games, 4 on the final pitch. Wow! Jack Morris game 7, 10 inning, 1-0 shutout. One of the best!
@@PoochieCollins i give this meme an A+ exactly as he calls it. bat didnt break. therefore no deal Vegas +/- would have a field day with that outcome... B grade for effort i mean how hard is it to break a bat AND reach base safely /s
This is hands down the greatest World Series imo, this had the underdog story of the diamondbacks winning their first championship and the whole 9/11 tragedy that shook the world forever which also made it all more emotional for every single player in this World Series. Truly one of the greatest sports moments in history
Diamondbacks were the underdogs going into the series but I would argue the Yankees were the underdogs during it. They were absolutely dominated in Games 1 and 2 in Arizona and pulled off unbelievable comebacks in 4 and 5 in New York. Got demolished in Game 6, and Game 7 came down to the last inning. Arizona was a completely different animal compared to the previous World Series opponents the Yankees have faced.
Watched this game when it actually happened. When Randy Johnson came out in relief of Schilling, after just pitching the game before, goosebumps....just goosebumps.
+mwoelfle And he'd do that ALL THE TIME. I remember him talking about Gary Carter's power being gone in the '88 LCS against the Dodgers...they were playing back and he hit a flare that the CF would've caught at normal depth. He did that all the time. I never had a problem with McCarver
+Ryan Ferretti Exactly right... McCarver was always focused on what could happen next... this was just one example of him getting it exactly right just before the very pitch that proved his case. McCarver would often be 2 innings ahead during a game when discussing a manager's strategy, and why it would or wouldn't work. If a manager made a poor decision that cost his team a game, and McCarver pointed it out 2 innings earlier, he would bring it up again and explain it... but idiots who watch the broadcasts were always accusing him of "second guessing" the manager... and some managers (particularly Lou Pinella and Cito Gaston) would blast McCarver for second guessing them, simply because of what some fan told them. McCarver was by far the best analyst out there. McCarver came up as a catcher in the St Louis Cardinal organization...there's no better way to learn the game of baseball.
I was 21 at the time. Game 7 was legit the most anxious and emotionally exhausting I've ever been in my life (apart from real life moments anyways). Going into the 9th I was probably only a few steps shy of a complete psychotic breakdown. In retrospect it seems silly to get so emotionally invested in something as trivial as sports, but in the moment, it was life or death.
Legendary finish to one of the best World Series in history. To see the Diamondbacks come back and dethrone the 3x champions was incredible to watch. I knew the Yankees met their match once the series started and I knew the series would be the longest the Yankees had to endure in all of their battles, but the Diamondbacks truly earned this by going through the best closer in the game at the time: Mariano Rivera.
Yeah, Rivera, the greatest closer of all time =in his prime=, Yankees off of 3 straight championships, and they beat him down by 1 in the bottom of the 9th.
The greatest moment in baseball history is Womack double, I watch it over and over, and never get tired of doing so, and it's because of the circumstances, the tension, the pressure, the crowd, the look in every players and fans Faces, you'll never get something better than this.. Thanks Kim and Soriano for putting the series and game in that position..
As someone outside of America, watching this game was great! The crowd really made the game much more watchable! What an electric night that must have been.
@@burtmaclinfbi3993the rangers finally got their first win last year, but I have to admit, I didn’t see you as a rivalry, rather a fun opponent to have, y’all managed to defeat the Phillies which is crazy, it was fun watching the 2023 World Series
My Son was at this game in the nose bleeds along the first base line. He was 11 years old and cried when the "D-Backs" Won.! He considers it the best day of his life. The best underdog win in MLB History.
@Negus NegastThat's why being a closer has so much merit and responsibility, because you can be a hero or a villain. And if he is the best, imagine how many mistakes the others have made.
I'm by no means a baseball fan, but goddamn this was one of the best playoff series ever. When the Yankees won all three at home (two of which were from BK Kim's complete chokes) it was just a "WTF just happened?" moment. What I always thought was so great about this as an Arizona sports fan is that all anyone was talking about during this time was New York because of the World Trade Center, and everyone expected the Yankees to win (especially since they won the previous 3 years) and how uplifting it would be for New York, and it was New York this and New York that. It was getting all of this attention just because it was a New York team, then suddenly here comes this little team from Arizona who completely stunned everyone. Definitely a great moment for Arizona sports.
Diamondbacks fans should feel lucky that their accomplishment was part of and maybe at the peak of what turned out to be the pinnacle of post-strike baseball from 1998-2004 where baseball was able to match the NFL again after the NFL had gotten huge in the mid-90s. Of course we later found out it was basically fueled by steroids, but the fact remains, things that happened in baseball during that time are forever remembered in sports lore, while things in baseball since then, minus things like Cubs, Yankees, and Red Sox World Series, have been forgotten are are generally ignored by most casual sports fans. And the 2001 World Series, probably together with the 2003 and 2004 ALCS, were more than just part of that era they kind of were its peak and it’s defining moments. Some of the greatest baseball that has ever been played and ratings baseball will never see again
Best moment in TEAM HISTORY IN JUST 4 YEARS BEFORE WERE AN EXPANSION TEAM AND WE BEAT THE BIG BAD YANKEES AND HALL OF FAMER Mariano Rivera HECK YESSSS GO DBACKS I WAS THERE
Gonzo in post-game interview: "This is probably going to go down as one of the best world series ever." And indeed it was.. i'm here to reminisce because ESPN ranked it as #6 of all time.
@@runnerup5676 Yeah I agree. It's only because the D-Backs were only a 4 yr. old franchise and baseball is a sport big on nostalgia. But damn, given it's rich history ranking #6 is super stellar!
‘01 is the best one I’ve watched live. But go on TH-cam and watch game 6 of the ‘75 series. And the 91 series had just as many dramatic events. 3 of the games in 01 were snoozers.
I remember driving up the 51 in Phoenix to go to work that evening and seeing that bomber at 2:07 fly in front of me over the freeway while I was listening to the broadcast on my car radio. There’s nothing quite as distracting as watching something like that enter your field of vision while driving. A few hours later, after a tremendous game, the DBacks brought the first and, (thanks to Santonio Holmes) so far, the only World Championship home to the desert. What a game. What a series. What great memories.
2004 was a sweep. How is that anywhere near the top 50? yeah, i get it, the Red Sox broke the curse. But as a world series, it was a bit of a snooze fest. 1991 was great. 1986 was great. 1975 was great. There are many others that are better than 2004. many
+Clarence Parker III I'll still take 1991. Two of these games were blowouts. And the third (Gm 2) was basically over in the 7th inning. Still...it was sweet as hell to see the Yankees taken down.
Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Well yes 1991 was great but the only games people remember was 6 and 7. 2001 had three memorable games and then u had the backdrop of 9/11 as well.
I was working for a photo finishing company and making a delivery run from Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and back that night. I turned the game off when the Yankees went ahead thinking it was over. Something told me to turn the radio back on. Wouldn't you know it, I turned it back on and it was right in the middle of that epic bottom of the ninth. Jon Miller went nuts when Gonzo hit that game winner. I cannot stand the Yankees. I was a very happy man that night.
i thought i was the only one who noticed that, especially since it was only 3-2 the final score. that base running mistake def changed the momentum of the game
Living in Arizona, I can say this is one of the only times we will ever be able to enjoy a genuine and completed playoff run by an Arizona sports team.
I remember going to the BOB (Bank One Ballpark) in the early 2000s as a kid and that place was crazy. Coming off a championship and the fans just flocked to the stadium and anticipated them to win another. Good memories from my childhood.
The first championship in Phoenix sports history and to this day the only championship for AZ sports. Been nothing but pain and misery for all 4 teams ever since this World Series win.
@@huntercopeland9371 and since long before . In 93 when the suns were the hottest thing on the planet in AZ the whole state was nuts , but there was a guy from Chicago named Michel who broke our hearts . I lived there from 82-04 in 01 there was no stopping the Dbacks , New York got lucky to even take it to a 7th game , smh had we had a closer it would of been over in 5 . They had a good team sure just AZ was loaded top to bottom , and dominated the series on the whole .
Under the circumstances, has there ever been a more unlikely clutch hit in a World Series Game 7 than the one Tony Womack delivers at 2:32:44? Rivera historically was the most money pitcher in World Series history. And Womack took a great pitch and turned on it...something 98% of hitters could never do against Mo. People far too often forget his AB.
You are spot on. Womack's hit easily the most exciting hit of the inning, on a 2-2 pitch with one out, runners at first and second, and everything on the line. I know another hit won the WS, but this is the one that really got them there.
Yea, it had all the makings for the end result, Womack was pre-destined for this hit, I don't think no other hitter could have done what he did, still Breath-taking moment.
I was only 5 years old when we won but man I remember it. When Gonzo got the game winning hit I remember purple fireworks shooting everywhere outside of my grandma's house and the whole neighborhood was cheering. Will always love this team.
This was honestly so insane to watch. I was 12, having just broken my femur two weeks before this happened, on October 24th, 2001, and couldn't really move so I was stuck watching a lot of TV. Man, what a moment.
As a Red Sox fan this was supreme until 2004.That was surreal. Curt Schilling should be in the Hall of Fame. Randy Johnson was a beast. The saxophone player should also be in the Hall of Fame. If it wasn't 2001 you can brand Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson as The Twin Towers in baseball.
Not a big baseball fan but this game is a very vivid memory of my childhood. Being born and raised in Arizona watching the dbacks basically destroy the Empire that was the iconic new York Yankees, was a miracle for a state not known for being a championship baseball program.
Tim McCarver's analysis right before that last swing has to be one of the greatest broadcaster calls in the history of sports. The man was one of a kind.
Mike Grosso I know man. I always think that every time I see them play nowadays. those old uniforms were unique, but now we're just another team using red and white.
I am French but if you knew the shivers I get when I hear the American national anthem when I see the bomber flying over the stadium, the fireworks and especially all the people in the stadium with their hands on their hearts and respect for the flag I am amazed and moved and have an enormous respect for your country respect usa respect for the sport that you had and fantasy
96-04 baseball was amazing Yankees dynasty with 6 appearances 4 titles in the World Series, Marlins won 2, Anaheim stole one from the giants, D backs win one with possibly the greatest pitching duo ever and the Red Sox escaped the curse all in that timeline very jealous I was too young to see most of that time period live
@@MsDawnKeyballs I put that timeline because I liked everything that was going on during that run but the Braves were great the first half of the 90’s for sure
Living here in Phoenix and with the Diamondbacks only 2 years old it was exciting to see our team make it so fast to the world series but watching local people against them only because of what happened on 9/11 really sucked. It would have turned into a media frenzy if the Yankees won. I could already see headlines and news stories how the Yankees "saved" New York. It would have been a pathetic news talking heads dream and the news media would have milked it for all it was worth. We'll never forget this game. With Gonzo winning it, it couldn't have happened to a better person. Such a humble man. Historic game.
No offense Matt, but three players don't make you stacked. The Yankees were the stacked ones. That's why this World Series is such a great upset. The clearly inferior Diamondbacks pulled it off.
Stephen Cogan: Here´s the thing, though: The D´Backs should´ve won this series in 5; The team that played better over the course of the series is the team that won.
Stephen Cogan How the hell were the D'Backs inferior? They matched up position by position, starter for starter, reliever for reliever (except closer).
I'm from New York and a die hard Yankee. It has taken me all these years to accept that we lost. Especially that year because of 9/11 that happened just blocks away from where I was born and raised. But, I come now to watch this video in the middle of another tragedy for us New Yorkers with the most deaths due to Corona Virus and I want to congratulate Arizona on being 2001 champs and God Bless my beautiful Americans and all the other people in America and the world going through this hell and RIP all those we've lost. Frank (NYC).
The ultimate baseball underdog story. A team that had only been around four years beating the team that had won three straight WS (four of the last five WS).....epic win by the Dbacks.
It cannot be overstated just how much this epic World Series obviously meant to a nation still in mourning! Baseball will always be America's Pastime!!
Byung-hyun Kim deserves the MVP for making this world series the most dramatic and exciting world series in baseball history. He was the one who literally took the D-backs to the world series with a postseason EAR of 0.00 and 2 saves. He struck out the Yankees' number 3,4,5 hitters (whose combined batting average was 3.25) in the bottom of the 8th inning in game 4. But he gave up a home run after midnight in the 9th inning, gave up another home run in the 10th inning to lose the game. Then the next day he gave up another home run after two outs. In game 7, the D-backs had the last chance against Mr. Automatic, Mariano Rivera with a postseason ERA of 0.70 but they fought back and won the world series. Thank you Kim for making the 2001 world series the Greatest World Series of all-time.
I was only 8 when this happened but I was there with my dad and will never forget that day. The crowd when we got that final run in was so loud everyone was going crazy. One of the best days of my life and to top it of they beat the Yankees , the team I dislike most.:)
This was a GREAT World Series and a GREAT Game Seven - from the amazing rendition of the national anthem to the dramatic comeback in the bottom of the ninth! Baseball at its best.
The Yankees "dynasty" died this night. Yes they won the pennant in 03 and the world series in 2009 but they never again had the aura of invincibility. The 96-01 Yankees didn't have the most talented players most of the time (98 the exception) but they always had that guy that made the clutch hit, the clutch pitch or the clutch catch when it counted. They came 2 outs away from 4-peating a series they were thoroughly dominated and needed 2 out and out miracles just to push to Game 6. Aft that, they were never the same. You had the sense they could be beaten and as the core of the 96-01 team disappeared one by one, the fear disappeared as well. In 2002 was anyone afraid when John Vander Wall stepped to the plate? Or Karim Garcia in 2003? Or Miguel Cairo in 2004? Once Nelson, Stanton and Mendoza moved on...were teams afraid of Paul Quantrill, Kyle Farnsworth and Jay Witasik? Bottom line was the Yankees were never the same again, and nobody fears them anymore.
It's so sad that things didn't work out. Originally, they were built to be a 10 year dynasty. They had what it took to win every single year from 96-06. Jeter should have gotten 10 championships and become the greatest winner to ever play a sport. Fuck the Diamondbacks, Fuck the Marlins, Fuck the Red Sox. Those were three more potential rings and jeter would have at least been at 8. And Im sure if they won those years, other players would have joined and others would stay. The 10 year reich was so obtainable that it hurts. I truly believe that last inning was the crumbling of the greatest dynasty in sports history. Good night, Jeter, Sweet Prince.
Stop crying about Jeter Mighty Quinn. He has 5 rings which happens to be more then most. I prefer seeing a team like the D'Backs win their first World Series, or the Red Sox end the curse, or even the underdog Marlins defeating the Mighty New York Yankees.
Idk I feel like for the Yankees they were mad dominate because they had MAD good team chemistry. Had lifelong yankees like jeter, williams, posada, rivera and others that were mad dedicated like martinez, o'neil, and brosius lol. than after 2001 they just went after MAD free agents like giambi, sheffield, a-rod, abreu, and damon lol messed them up. Still they were MAD GOOD but nowhere near as dominating as 96-2001. Now the free agent signings have fucked them hard and their not even gona make 500.
I’ll never forget that night I went outside my home and I heard everyone cheering outside ! To bad they haven’t pieced together another World Series ⚾️ win
I hope you are still watching this year! Lets gooooo! I remember being in an office watching that game on a 13 inch tv. Running around like a mad man when Gonzo hit the ball.+
You can’t really consider this an underdog story, but it might as well be so. A then 4 year old expansion team defeating one of the most successful, oldest, and hated, franchises in all of baseball on the biggest stage. This was one of the most epic moments in MLB history...
@@americanloyalist4599 the Yankees were literal Dynasty and we're about to win four straight. Don't give me some record nonsense because I think the Yankees actually had a better record anyways.
This was clearly an upset to the Yankees. On paper they were the better team. This World Series, Home Field Advantage helped. The Odds were against the Diamond Backs, and for them to come from behind against the Best Closer of all time is a huge upset!
Bringing Randy in as a reliever was such a great move. He was the heart and soul of this team that year, and you could feel the energy just drain out of the Yankees even as they had that one run lead. Their pitchers struggled to get DBacks hitters out the whole series, and they knew one run might not be enough, and then Randy came out and just sent them down in order two innings in a row. It was such a brilliant gutsy call down one, and although Randy didn't drive in the winning run, there's little doubt he was a huge contributor to the momentum swing and the victory here.
being the only kid in the 2nd grade who was the only Dbacks fan and the only one who wanted them to win makes it memorable, I know what you mean man, my favorite world series.
thats where the confidence, and hope was born. Big hits like that don't get talked about as much, but that one had everyone stand up and start clapping at their TVs! It's when your spirit knows, "we're gonna win!"
Born and raised in AZ i was 12 yrs old watching this and at the time was playing Baseball for my school and a little league team at same time (bcuz baseball my ish. Played BB since Tball) and LL team was DBACKS. Watching this series & getting the win was the best thing i ever witnessed!!
When tony womack cried at the end during the celebration 😢 He cared about this team so much and was an absolute asset! Everything about this game spelled championship! Always will be apart of my childhood and I'm glad I got to experience these feelings especially as an Arizona native.
Getting a walkoff hit in game 7 of the World Series is what every baseball player dreams about
A walk off home run is an even bigger dream
@@Dogs4EvernEver putting the Yankees on the other side of a World Series victory, a loss, is even better for any walkoff in a World Series. Arizona and the people of Arizona deserved this championship.
9회말 루이스 곤잘레스가 안타 치고 팔짝 팔짝 뛰던게 아직도 생생하게 기억납니다.
Against the Yankees no less.
@@Dogs4EvernEverlol a walk off against the Yankees franchise. 😮😮
This is easily one of the greatest moments in sports history. So much emotion. I get goosebumps every time I watch this.
imagine if the yankees won their 5th title 4th straight and 5th in 6 years title in game 7 at home right after 9/11 on a hit like luiz gonzales had in extras lol...the emotions would have been insane ....or even on the road....to bad it was the d backs doing it to them ...i hated the yankees but everyone wanted ny to win after 9/11 ...not me i love this d backs team....
True
+Mustafa Jat Fuck your ass dumb nigga
Robert Merrill I do to and right now they are doing so good
Screw you
When I am feeling down, frustrated about life, discouraged or sad, I watch the last inning of this game and I instantly have the heart of a lion.
same
Me too, that's why I'm here. Again 😊 and Again....
Lmfao!!!!
2:36:10 and 2:37:59
2023.. what a time to be alive to remember this moment of baseball history. To see the Diamond backs back in the WS.
Get smashed. Go home.
Pity it didn't end up as you might have wished, but we witness a different sort of impressive history in 23
This is how a game 7 should look, sound and field
It's unreal the Diamond Backs Team was split up, by the Owner after that before the next Season started! WHO THE HECK would do that???? STUPIDS! I think everyone wanted NYY to Win cuz of 9/11, But I'm a DIE HARD DB LOVER forever! I met GONZO @ a work Christmas Party he was @ same place it was held, I ran up and HUGGED him so tight, kissed him on the cheek, he held off his Guys, I let go, we talked a few min's, then let him go! His face was RED, He is a Great GUY! All the Guys from work were freakin out! I can't believe you did that and he let you! Next day@ work the entire Place knew! MY DREAM COME TRUE!!!!
Did you see what just happened today? OMG
We got another pretty good glimpse of what a game 7 should be in the 2016 World Series too.
Anthony Kernich shut up front runner
maxscameraguy and uthe
Schilling Vs. Clemens, can't get any better than that for Game 7.
looks like Clemens ran out of juice
You can though, Randy vs Clemens.
@M Hey troll
@M And what is your point? other than spewing your stupid
this will be their final year on the ballot
This will forever be one of, if not THE BEST World Series in MLB history.
And 22 years later Yankees fans are still hurting
I would say Cubs/Indians is pretty epic too.
@@zeroThreeSixHD Meh just cause it was the Cubs but outside of it nothing was really memorable.
@@fallen4life080 I enjoyed that series, and Im a Dbacks fan. Cubs clutched in game 6, and game 7 went to OT
History repeats itself
I wish the D-Backs went back to Purple
Especially these vests with the purple undershirt sleeves
We need Randy again.
Purple hat with that serpientes sand color would be fire
You mean the D-Bags
Yes
21 years later and Womack still holds the title of the most clutch hit in MLB history
Womacks hit was definitely clutch but Luis hit the big one. Our whole team was stacked then, Mark Grace got his hit and Delucci came in as his pinch runner, Jay Bell, Randy Johnson, Kurt Schilling, Byung Yung Kim, this is how you build a champion!
@@GnCMcButterpants6971 Luis had a tie game and one out. IMO Womack had all the pressure on him, especially down one run.
@@trentthomas9022 Womack was going for the tie, which was iffy at best, if he missed it, we lose- sure, he did set up the game winner but it was up to Luis to take it home. I guess they both had equal degrees of pressure on them but I wouldn’t say one hit was more important than another, they both had to do their job or we wouldn’t have won it!
@@GnCMcButterpants6971 Guess it's just picking hairs at this point. As a Dodgers fan, I would love to see the diamondbacks competitive again.
@@trentthomas9022 We’ll get there, every team has their up and down years. Ours just goes a bit longer than most lol.
I was at Game 7! Tickets were in the Upper Deck, but hands down, the most exciting World Series game I've ever been to. I still have the little white pom-pom they handed out at the gate. Everyone shaking those in unison was something I'll never forget.
So much noise and intensity. Have to believe the stadium itself was shaking!!
Awesome experience. One of those where the seats didn’t matter. You were there. As an AZ sports fan who wallows in sadness this was our peak
That's a awesome piece of history you have right their !
hell yea bro!
i feel like if edwin diaz ever gets to the world series, it would be something like that
that was a sweet year to be a D'backs fan, when they had $5 dollar upper deck seats during the regular season with which you easily migrate to the lower levels
2:35:44 What Tim McCarver says next about Rivera is 100% exactly what happened. That was the most brilliant call of all time, the pitcher literally threw it inside and it was a hit that went to shallow out field, when everyone was shifted in. That is a man that knows his baseball right there.
Touché damn Randy
+Jeffrey Masello He is indeed. I know he drove a lot of people crazy, and part of the problem was the grouping with Joe Buck was never just right, it seems. I think McCarver felt the need to do too much in that combination, and that would sometimes lead to stupid things being said or "Captain Obvious" moments. But there's still plenty of what you say even here. But I will ask, have you watched any of the games broadcast by McCarver's old crew from ABC in the '80's-- when he was teamed up with Al Michaels and Jim Palmer? Now THAT was a power crew, and wow did they work well together!! That was truly a thing of beauty
Alexander Adams-Leytes Sadly I have not had the pleasure of listening to the ABC crew, but I will say that having listened to Joe Buck call Baseball and NFL games over the last few years, I can see it is definitely not McCarver's fault. Being grouped with Joe is like being asked to do your job along side a malignant tumor, oh man, I have turned off NFL games just because they were being called by Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.....that is the worst grouping of all time.
Jeffrey Masello Many of those classic postseason games announced by that ABC crew are up on youtube in MLB Classics. Some of their gems include the '85 and '87 World Series and the '88 NLCS. If you have any free time or aren't getting any good baseball in your life (definitely the plight of a Minnesota resident right now!) I'd highly recommend checking those games out. I watch them sometimes when I need a baseball fix, just to hear those guys' commentary.
Stating the obvious does not make it a great call. It's like saying, "If the hitter hits a deep flyball the runner at third will score."
Being in the Valley for fourty-nine years and witnessing the Phoenix Suns loose to the Mikuakee Bucks in game six of the NBA 2021 Finals--watching this heroic moment from the D-Backs is therapeutic. Thank you Diamond Backs for the 2001 Championship that I will always remember.
*lose
*Diamondbacks
Welp Suns might finally get it done this year
@@peytonlong5573 Suns can't seem to get it done.
@@michael85225 nope but I wouldn’t have really expected it this year they need to get the right bench to compliment Kevin Durant and Devin Booker
ya at least we got 1 big league championship. suns are gonna happen one day, Booker is the next Michael Jordan. Its only a matter of time.
I'm 32 years old, a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan, but during this series, I put my loyalty to the Redlegs on a hiatus until this series reached its end. I was 17 when this happened... 9/11 had just happened, we were united as Americans no matter what team we rooted for, and I rooted for these Diamondbacks from the start of the postseason until the end and I went as crazy as these fans did in my home in the small town of Sardinia, Ohio. It was and truly one of the greatest moments I've ever seen and will ever see and a moment that will be etched in our minds forever.
9/11 happened a month before and you were rooting for the diamondbacks??!!
The trumpet player......you the real MVP
True
Derek Kudjer he killed those high notes
Derek Kudjer wow, no kidding!
This was weeks after 9/11. This series really helped build our hearts and souls.
Has there ever been a louder ovation for a trumpet performance?
As a Red SOX fan I luv watching this W.S.Classic ! Curt S. does it for my team fee yrs later! You are the MAN ! Never saw a manager jump any higher out of the dugout than Bob Brinkley! Outstanding
The DBacks outscored the Yankees 37-14 in this World Series.
That's frickin insane for a 7 game series.
Schilling-Johnson were that nasty
Minus the god awful game 6(15-2) This series is actually 22-12.
Exactly. If Kim didnt blow it twice we would've taken it in 5. We might have even had a chance for a sweep if Shane Spencer didn't make that diving catch in game 3. DBacks had a hell of a team and dominated New York for the most part
@@HufflepuffBaseball42313 More like god-AWESOME game 6
If the Yankees won , they would’ve won with a .183 batting average.
This world series is the ultimate underdog story.
Bear Down Arizona The Diamondbacks won 3 less games than the Yankees, had 2 Hall of Fame pitchers, All Stars all over the lineup and had home field advantage. How is that an underdog story??
Because they were playing against a team that had won three in a row before this one and had 26 more than them before winning this one
Bear Down Arizona I don't see it that way, I just saw a stacked AZ squad that played cohesively and played a hell of a series
That's true.
Bear Down Arizona The 69 Mets was the ultimate underdog story.
RIP Tim McCarver. I will always remember his call in the bottom of the 9th. Truly perfection!
he was awful.
@@millyonair9225you could do better?
Randy Johnson. The best and most dominant pitcher during the last 40 years WITHOUT PEDs.
along with pedro martinez right behind him
And Mariano.
Gamachy And Greg Maddux
von Draheim Greg Maddux was consistently the best overall over the last 40yrs. Randy Johnson was the most aesthetically overall talented, and the one I'd want starting for me in the biggest game, w/ Mariano Rivera being the greatest closer. But Rivera is a different category from this discussion, so it must've been a Yankee fan that brought him up.
von Draheim Greg Maddux was never able to dominate a postseason (it was Tom Glavine who was clutch in 95') or the Yankees the way Randy Johnson did in 01', but overall for his career, I have to agree that he was the best of his generation. It's a tossup for 2nd place to me between Maddux's golfing buddy and teammate Tom Glavine & Randy Johnson (amongst non-PED users). Tom Glavine was a rich man's Jamie Moyer w/ a modest personality that he's just not given the historical credit that he deserves, but overall stats show he's right there w/ Randy Johnson.
15 years later and I still get chills from Jesse Mcguire's rendition of the star spangled banner
I was in the same classroom with his daughter from 2nd grade through 8th grade. I got lucky enough to hear that man play many many times. I didn’t realize how lucky I was until later on in life.
23 years*
from the trumpet national anthem, to the winning call ...everything about this game is a great American painting in time. The enthusiastic celebration the trumpet player does when he nails the hard-to-play high notes. The roaring crowd and the stealth bomber fly-over setting the tone. The seemingly unbeatable Yankees coming for their 4th world series in a row... goosebumps.
My favorite part is when McCarver predicts the play like a master of the game and it just unfolds before us. Womack's hit to tie the game has you believing there's a chance by tying the game up. Best hitter in the league up with bases loaded, best closer in the history of baseball on the mound...cut away shot to the Big unit Randy Johnson like a little kid at the fence watching the game... and then the moment. Watching Gibson jump for joy out of the dugout like a little kid on Christmas morning.. FANTASTIC. they can't make movies this good.
"Floater! CENTER FIELD! The Diamondbacks are world champions!" Great line in baseball history.
Go Cubs!
Yeah, that is a great line. That is why it makes no sense to me that fans give Joe Buck shit for not being excited, and yet here he is, not only excited, but with one of the great calls in baseball history
Anton Films because he is an emotionless hack who lowkey roots for certain teams. He’s only an announcer because his daddy was. Nepotism at its finest. Matt Vasgersian is 100x better
Rod Allen's call went like this: "And a little blooper--BASE HIT! DIAMONDBACKS WIN!!!!! THEY'RE THE 🌎 CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!! (Luis) GONZALES DID IT!!!!! THE (Arizona) DIAMONDBACKS HAVE UNSEATED THE NEW YORK YANKEES AS THE 🌎 CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!"
Dino's Games988 sure Joe Buck had some boring calls from 2000-2010, and sure Matt Vasgersian might be better, but c’mon. That was a great call, and Joe Buck has had some great calls since then. Travis Ishakawa, Cubs winning the World Series, Ortiz’s grand slam. Find one call where he sounds bored after 2011. Also, how is he biased? Tell me how.
One of my favourite World Series. Can’t believe this was over 20 years ago. Time flys by so fast.
We're back now!
So great to see a team that was slept on at the start of the season pull it together for a run to the World Series!
@@roblockhart8410GO D BACKS I HOPE THEY WIN THE WORLD SERIES THIS YEAR WHAT A PLAYOFF RUN
This was not just the d-back best day but Arizonas best day
@danielle1216i agree with all of that except the cardinals they can stay without a championship 😏
best national anthem ever, best world series ever. both teams played their hearts out. dbacks fan for life even if they haven't done anything since '01
Jesse really nailed it!
alex maas Same I'm a Angel fan for life and we haven't done shit since 2002.
This Dbacks fan agrees also
@@altonjackson5358 I’m a diehard Yankees fan but all love to the d backs they played their hearts out although this is the World Series I wish the Yankees won the most because it was after 9/11.
I could watch the 9th inning a hundred times and never get tired of it.
It didn't matter if the Yankees won to revitalize New York City after 9/11/01, or if the Diamondbacks won in ultimate underdog fashion, this WS was phenomenal regardless of who the winners were. I may be Yankees fan, but this victory was VERY well earned for the Diamondbacks, belated congrats. 👏🏻
Well let’s not forget that it wasn’t just New York City on 9/11.
Agreed
well said..
The is BS. That is what time does to the mind. As a Yankee fan who lived in NY, this hurt so bad in 2001, especially because of 911. I wanted to see them win so bad. Now when I watch it, I think like you, but I do not forget how I felt in 2001. Now I watch The Big Unit win and love it, but back than all I wanted was the Yankees to go back to back to back to back.
@@MickeysCorner 9/11 attack didn’t just affect NY. It affected everyone!
Besides, the attacks were also in other places.
While I think many people wanted the Yankees to win the World Series after 9/11, to me, this was one of the best underdog stories in baseball history. It was great to see the D'Backs win a championship. And the series itself was very well played, with the home team winning every game. Overall, a great series.
+Joseph Mostarda I wanted Arizona to win because I'm a Bay Stater. Glad Arizona won. That was seed to prove the Yankees would choke in the 21st Century. The 26 or so rings in the 20th Century don't mean shit anymore!
I wanted the D'Backs because the Yankees had already won three in a row and I wanted a new face .
When looking at the roster, D-Backs' underdogs status have gotten exaggerated.
Arizona had a LOADED roster dude, not sure what you mean. Johnson is arguably the greatest southpaw ever, Schilling is arguably the greatest postseason starting pitcher ever and will in the Hall soon; there was Gonzalez, Finley, Sanders, Grace, etc. They were a team built to beat the Yankees.
@Joesph Mostarda This World Series was really hard to watch. Especially when you consider what New York had went through during 9/11. Most people suddenly put their hatred of the Yankees aside and nearly everyone was pulling for the Yankees to win. On the other side, you had a DiamondBacks team that most people wanted to dethrone the Yankees. I was watching this game at my Grandmas and to be honest with you, I really couldn't figure out WHO to pick to win. But something HAD to give on this night.
as a fierce Yankee hater, this was one of the greatest moments of my life....
Amy Darnell-Fuchs ha
roids bro.
That's an embarrassing thing to admit.
not really
Tony Anello its more embarassing to be a yankee fan. the ultimate shame
As soon as they won Game 7 in the NLCS I had to come back and watch this classic game again…Now 22 years later they are back and have a chance to be champs once again!
Series was a dud but they were great against Philly.
This is probably one of the greatest Game 7s in history. This was an amazing baseball game.
StylishYoshi I can say 2001
1997
2016
2011
Best 7 game World Series
@@courtgizzle You forgot to the mention the 1991 World Series, Twins vs. Braves. 5 one-run games, 4 on the final pitch. Wow! Jack Morris game 7, 10 inning, 1-0 shutout. One of the best!
@Lighthouse in the Storm That was game 6. Plus as a Phillies fan, shush. 🤣
Tim McCarver has the most underrated call in the history of sports. He straight up called the EXACT thing that won the WS.
3 years later and I would totally agree
The bat didn't break. I grade it a B+ call ;-p
@@PoochieCollins i give this meme an A+
exactly as he calls it. bat didnt break. therefore no deal
Vegas +/- would have a field day with that outcome... B grade for effort
i mean how hard is it to break a bat AND reach base safely /s
I was a kid in az and got to stay up late to watch this masterpiece! Best night in Arizona sports History
This is hands down the greatest World Series imo, this had the underdog story of the diamondbacks winning their first championship and the whole 9/11 tragedy that shook the world forever which also made it all more emotional for every single player in this World Series. Truly one of the greatest sports moments in history
Diamondbacks were the underdogs going into the series but I would argue the Yankees were the underdogs during it. They were absolutely dominated in Games 1 and 2 in Arizona and pulled off unbelievable comebacks in 4 and 5 in New York. Got demolished in Game 6, and Game 7 came down to the last inning. Arizona was a completely different animal compared to the previous World Series opponents the Yankees have faced.
I think 91 was a little bit better. 5 one-run games, including three that went into extras. 2001 had more blowouts. Still great
I LOVE that we won the series but if we’d a lost to the Yanks, I wouldn’t be mad as it woulda been a fitting end for r NY because of 9/11
I'm not even a Diamondbacks fan, but I remember exactly where I was when they won. This was incredible.
19 years later and I still can’t get over this. Just god damn..this game..
Arizona was too stupid to lose.
Now we about to make it happen again??
Watched this game when it actually happened. When Randy Johnson came out in relief of Schilling, after just pitching the game before, goosebumps....just goosebumps.
Millions watched this game when it actually happened...
Almost as good as what Bumgarner did in the 2014 WS in game 7, tossing 5 innings of shutout ball on 2 days of rest.
Kim is the reason the Yanks made it a game 7..Kim got easily rattled
I honestly thought I was going to have a heart attack!!
Tim McCarver predicting the future saying that bringing the infield in was a mistake. And it was.
+onetwothree257 For all the crap he gets, this time he was spot on at the ultimate moment.
+mwoelfle And he'd do that ALL THE TIME. I remember him talking about Gary Carter's power being gone in the '88 LCS against the Dodgers...they were playing back and he hit a flare that the CF would've caught at normal depth. He did that all the time. I never had a problem with McCarver
+Ryan Ferretti Exactly right... McCarver was always focused on what could happen next... this was just one example of him getting it exactly right just before the very pitch that proved his case. McCarver would often be 2 innings ahead during a game when discussing a manager's strategy, and why it would or wouldn't work. If a manager made a poor decision that cost his team a game, and McCarver pointed it out 2 innings earlier, he would bring it up again and explain it... but idiots who watch the broadcasts were always accusing him of "second guessing" the manager... and some managers (particularly Lou Pinella and Cito Gaston) would blast McCarver for second guessing them, simply because of what some fan told them. McCarver was by far the best analyst out there. McCarver came up as a catcher in the St Louis Cardinal organization...there's no better way to learn the game of baseball.
100th like is me
I would understand bringing the infield in with no outs, but with 1 away just play double play depth and watch Rivera saw of bats like he always does
I was 12 years old when this happened! I am now 34 and onto the Series again! Lets go Dbacks!!!!
Me too, I was in Chicago at the time
Same here.
I was 21 at the time. Game 7 was legit the most anxious and emotionally exhausting I've ever been in my life (apart from real life moments anyways). Going into the 9th I was probably only a few steps shy of a complete psychotic breakdown. In retrospect it seems silly to get so emotionally invested in something as trivial as sports, but in the moment, it was life or death.
Legendary finish to one of the best World Series in history. To see the Diamondbacks come back and dethrone the 3x champions was incredible to watch. I knew the Yankees met their match once the series started and I knew the series would be the longest the Yankees had to endure in all of their battles, but the Diamondbacks truly earned this by going through the best closer in the game at the time: Mariano Rivera.
Yeah, Rivera, the greatest closer of all time =in his prime=, Yankees off of 3 straight championships, and they beat him down by 1 in the bottom of the 9th.
At the time? OF ALL TIME!
The d backs rode their pitching....they literally scored 20 runs total in 11 playoff games...that's crazy lol....terrible offense...
Given that they scored 24 runs combined in games 1 & 6 of this series alone, you should double check that stat lol
Nah randy Johnson is. What's his Era as a closer? 0.00? I'm joking Marino rivera is absolutely the best.
The greatest moment in baseball history is Womack double, I watch it over and over, and never get tired of doing so, and it's because of the circumstances, the tension, the pressure, the crowd, the look in every players and fans Faces, you'll never get something better than this.. Thanks Kim and Soriano for putting the series and game in that position..
20 Years later i come back to youtube to re-live this moment.
Samesies. Screw the Yankees!
As someone outside of America, watching this game was great! The crowd really made the game much more watchable! What an electric night that must have been.
Arizonas first and only title. It means so much for the valley
who came back to this video to see the dbacks are back in the world series 22 years later!
Me :)
Had to! Reason's beyond baseball. Miss you Papa. I know you're loving the Dbacks rn.
And they took a well deserved L too!
Me
@@burtmaclinfbi3993the rangers finally got their first win last year, but I have to admit, I didn’t see you as a rivalry, rather a fun opponent to have, y’all managed to defeat the Phillies which is crazy, it was fun watching the 2023 World Series
My Son was at this game in the nose bleeds along the first base line. He was 11 years old and cried when the "D-Backs" Won.! He considers it the best day of his life.
The best underdog win in MLB History.
I feel like crying when I was watching the game, thank you Arizona!!!!!!
Womack's ninth-inning game tying double was undoubtedly the most important of his career!
I'd say the biggest hit in Diamondback history ....
I think formally it would be scored a single with Womack advancing on the throw towards home plate.
@@VeritasMiles he didn't advance, he stayed at first.
@@brianbaird1503 When Craig Counsell was batting it was second and third. The HBP loaded the bases.
@@VeritasMiles this thread was about Womack's double ... not anything else.
As a Yankees fan, THE DIAMONDBACKS DESERVED THIS 100%, they went in as the underdog and that 9th inning comeback proves anything can happen.
@Negus NegastThat's why being a closer has so much merit and responsibility, because you can be a hero or a villain. And if he is the best, imagine how many mistakes the others have made.
They were down by one)
Also proves that the only inning that matters is the last.
Bull... Yankees deserved to win this World Series.
@@jackprescott9652 not really...gave up 24 runs in 2 lost games..that's not a title team...thats an abomination pitching wise
I'm by no means a baseball fan, but goddamn this was one of the best playoff series ever. When the Yankees won all three at home (two of which were from BK Kim's complete chokes) it was just a "WTF just happened?" moment. What I always thought was so great about this as an Arizona sports fan is that all anyone was talking about during this time was New York because of the World Trade Center, and everyone expected the Yankees to win (especially since they won the previous 3 years) and how uplifting it would be for New York, and it was New York this and New York that. It was getting all of this attention just because it was a New York team, then suddenly here comes this little team from Arizona who completely stunned everyone.
Definitely a great moment for Arizona sports.
Diamondbacks fans should feel lucky that their accomplishment was part of and maybe at the peak of what turned out to be the pinnacle of post-strike baseball from 1998-2004 where baseball was able to match the NFL again after the NFL had gotten huge in the mid-90s. Of course we later found out it was basically fueled by steroids, but the fact remains, things that happened in baseball during that time are forever remembered in sports lore, while things in baseball since then, minus things like Cubs, Yankees, and Red Sox World Series, have been forgotten are are generally ignored by most casual sports fans. And the 2001 World Series, probably together with the 2003 and 2004 ALCS, were more than just part of that era they kind of were its peak and it’s defining moments. Some of the greatest baseball that has ever been played and ratings baseball will never see again
Best moment in TEAM HISTORY IN JUST 4 YEARS BEFORE WERE AN EXPANSION TEAM AND WE BEAT THE BIG BAD YANKEES AND HALL OF FAMER Mariano Rivera HECK YESSSS GO DBACKS I WAS THERE
Yeah and everyone hated Arizona for that.
One of the greatest moments in sports history. Just amazing. Hollywood couldn't come up with a story like this.
Jose Carranza yes it was one of the greatest moments in sports history next to the eagles winning the SB
Gonzo in post-game interview: "This is probably going to go down as one of the best world series ever." And indeed it was.. i'm here to reminisce because ESPN ranked it as #6 of all time.
@Lighthouse in the Storm Braves Twins 1991
@@nostalgiaman6816 That's so lame, there were so many storylines in the 01 series. To me it's the best and no one will ever change my mind
@@runnerup5676 I think so too man
@@runnerup5676 Yeah I agree. It's only because the D-Backs were only a 4 yr. old franchise and baseball is a sport big on nostalgia. But damn, given it's rich history ranking #6 is super stellar!
‘01 is the best one I’ve watched live. But go on TH-cam and watch game 6 of the ‘75 series. And the 91 series had just as many dramatic events. 3 of the games in 01 were snoozers.
I remember driving up the 51 in Phoenix to go to work that evening and seeing that bomber at 2:07 fly in front of me over the freeway while I was listening to the broadcast on my car radio. There’s nothing quite as distracting as watching something like that enter your field of vision while driving. A few hours later, after a tremendous game, the DBacks brought the first and, (thanks to Santonio Holmes) so far, the only World Championship home to the desert. What a game. What a series. What great memories.
I love to watch this game every year..such a a magical time to be a DBacks fan ..hope this year we can capture that 01 magic
Looks like it might happen
@@justinslife727And It didn't
The World Series is back in Phoenix Baby !!!
probably the best WS in history
Agreed and I'm a Yankees fan.
cardinals rangers in 2011 was better
i am smug cat
the fuck was so great about 1991? 2004 was the greatest of all time breaking the curse against their most hated rivals
2004 was a sweep. How is that anywhere near the top 50? yeah, i get it, the Red Sox broke the curse. But as a world series, it was a bit of a snooze fest. 1991 was great. 1986 was great. 1975 was great. There are many others that are better than 2004. many
I was in 7th grade I remember sitting at home watching this game with my brother and uncle... this world series is so underrated!!
Yeah b/c Yankee Fans are mad that they didn't Win. I'll never forget going to school the next day and the Yankee Fans were pissed
The most epic World Series ever.
I'm a Yankee fan, but this will go down as the greatest serious ever played. So much emotion in the air given what happened a few months earlier.
The Greatest World Series of all-time. PERIOD.
+Clarence Parker III I'll still take 1991. Two of these games were blowouts. And the third (Gm 2) was basically over in the 7th inning. Still...it was sweet as hell to see the Yankees taken down.
Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Well yes 1991 was great but the only games people remember was 6 and 7. 2001 had three memorable games and then u had the backdrop of 9/11 as well.
+Clarence Parker III 1975 World Series ranks up there as well.
And I'D take the 2016 one over the others, notably due to the Chicago Cubs ending a 108-year drought!
2011 World Series. Game 6. Texas had two chances to finish it all and both times they failed and lost the next game and the series
It's absolutely one of the greatest world series.
Craig Counsell was on the two fastest expansion World Champions ('97 Marlins and '01 Diamondbacks) How about that?
Such an underrated player
People still say he didn't touch home plate in 97. He clearly does. I still find it funny though
My dad always said Craig looked like he killing flies with that Swing 😂
Mans got good genes he's gonna be 50 next year and doesn't look a day past 35
He almost took Brewers to tge World Series as a manager
I was working for a photo finishing company and making a delivery run from Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and back that night. I turned the game off when the Yankees went ahead thinking it was over. Something told me to turn the radio back on. Wouldn't you know it, I turned it back on and it was right in the middle of that epic bottom of the ninth. Jon Miller went nuts when Gonzo hit that game winner. I cannot stand the Yankees. I was a very happy man that night.
People never mention it, but O’Neill trying to stretch that double into a triple in the 1st inning is a HUGE play in this game.
Had he stayed at 2nd who knows, a bunt & a sac fly later the yankees might have had a 1 run lead early...
i thought i was the only one who noticed that, especially since it was only 3-2 the final score. that base running mistake def changed the momentum of the game
Tony Womack man. What a beast. He was always my favorite player to watch when I was a kid
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Living in Arizona, I can say this is one of the only times we will ever be able to enjoy a genuine and completed playoff run by an Arizona sports team.
+Brock Steinke This was a great one, but let's not forget that the Mercury have won three world championships.
You're such a fucking bandwagon, pissoff
@@Noctifern 😂😂
Wow, this stadium was insane! Arizona was going wild!
I remember going to the BOB (Bank One Ballpark) in the early 2000s as a kid and that place was crazy. Coming off a championship and the fans just flocked to the stadium and anticipated them to win another. Good memories from my childhood.
The first championship in Phoenix sports history and to this day the only championship for AZ sports. Been nothing but pain and misery for all 4 teams ever since this World Series win.
@@huntercopeland9371 and since long before . In 93 when the suns were the hottest thing on the planet in AZ the whole state was nuts , but there was a guy from Chicago named Michel who broke our hearts . I lived there from 82-04 in 01 there was no stopping the Dbacks , New York got lucky to even take it to a 7th game , smh had we had a closer it would of been over in 5 . They had a good team sure just AZ was loaded top to bottom , and dominated the series on the whole .
@@michael85225Maybe another this year.
Under the circumstances, has there ever been a more unlikely clutch hit in a World Series Game 7 than the one Tony Womack delivers at 2:32:44? Rivera historically was the most money pitcher in World Series history. And Womack took a great pitch and turned on it...something 98% of hitters could never do against Mo. People far too often forget his AB.
+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Oh yea, He put it on Mo.
You are spot on. Womack's hit easily the most exciting hit of the inning, on a 2-2 pitch with one out, runners at first and second, and everything on the line. I know another hit won the WS, but this is the one that really got them there.
Yea, it had all the makings for the end result, Womack was pre-destined for this hit, I don't think no other hitter could have done what he did, still Breath-taking moment.
I agree entirely. Didn't Womack also get an inside the park grand slam that season?
Yes, Kirby Puckett HR in 1991 to Win the WS, Joe Carter HR in 1993 to win the WS.
I was only 5 years old when we won but man I remember it. When Gonzo got the game winning hit I remember purple fireworks shooting everywhere outside of my grandma's house and the whole neighborhood was cheering. Will always love this team.
This was honestly so insane to watch. I was 12, having just broken my femur two weeks before this happened, on October 24th, 2001, and couldn't really move so I was stuck watching a lot of TV. Man, what a moment.
As a Red Sox fan this was supreme until 2004.That was surreal. Curt Schilling should be in the Hall of Fame. Randy Johnson was a beast. The saxophone player should also be in the Hall of Fame. If it wasn't 2001 you can brand Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson as The Twin Towers in baseball.
Not a big baseball fan but this game is a very vivid memory of my childhood. Being born and raised in Arizona watching the dbacks basically destroy the Empire that was the iconic new York Yankees, was a miracle for a state not known for being a championship baseball program.
The Man and will never be. enjoy the single one you had, because AZ will not be there again. that crusty state only produces losers...Cardinals, Suns
+sarah marshall are you a new York fan? the Giants? the fucking jets? you're gross bro 😂
SkyMallisdope wow sick burn, rookie
sarah marshall Suns are the 5th most winning basketball franchise... Just no championships :c
Dalton Mccollum Letting go of Marcus Morris won't help that matter.
Tim McCarver's analysis right before that last swing has to be one of the greatest broadcaster calls in the history of sports.
The man was one of a kind.
"That's the danger of bringing the infield in with a guy like Rivera on the mound." 😂😂
Literally called it. Normal position maybe Jeter has an amazing diving catch, or a normal catch. wild.
He was usually terrible... May he rest in peace...
Tim McCarver was probably the best analyst to ever sit in a baseball booth
I’d add that Tony Kubek ranks with McCarver as the greatest analyst ever.
Those old dbacks uniforms were so badass, they should bring them back.
I agree, I loved those black hats.
Mike Grosso RIGHT? now we have the usual red, black, and white. hoo rah :(
Mike Grosso I know man. I always think that every time I see them play nowadays. those old uniforms were unique, but now we're just another team using red and white.
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Mike Grosso they must be reading youtube comments because they wore them today
As a die hard Yankee fan this was probably imo the best World Series ever
Love the spirit and crowd reaction. Cant wait to have fans back in the stadiums.
I know, crowd prices are too high 😅
Proud Dbacks fan for life
I am French but if you knew the shivers I get when I hear the American national anthem when I see the bomber flying over the stadium, the fireworks and especially all the people in the stadium with their hands on their hearts and respect for the flag I am amazed and moved and have an enormous respect for your country respect usa respect for the sport that you had and fantasy
Thank you E180 TEKNO.
96-04 baseball was amazing Yankees dynasty with 6 appearances 4 titles in the World Series, Marlins won 2, Anaheim stole one from the giants, D backs win one with possibly the greatest pitching duo ever and the Red Sox escaped the curse all in that timeline very jealous I was too young to see most of that time period live
id go a few years earlier
philies vs blue jays world series was a banger
braves title win
@@MsDawnKeyballs I put that timeline because I liked everything that was going on during that run but the Braves were great the first half of the 90’s for sure
@BOS37631 yup
He called Jim Leyritz HR in 1996 WS too.
Living here in Phoenix and with the Diamondbacks only 2 years old it was exciting to see our team make it so fast to the world series but watching local people against them only because of what happened on 9/11 really sucked. It would have turned into a media frenzy if the Yankees won. I could already see headlines and news stories how the Yankees "saved" New York. It would have been a pathetic news talking heads dream and the news media would have milked it for all it was worth. We'll never forget this game. With Gonzo winning it, it couldn't have happened to a better person. Such a humble man. Historic game.
Man, Schilling and Johnson making an almost untouchable pitching staff. Then Gonzo, who was out of his mind during this year. D-backs were stacked.
No offense Matt, but three players don't make you stacked. The Yankees were the stacked ones. That's why this World Series is such a great upset. The clearly inferior Diamondbacks pulled it off.
Stephen Cogan None taken. It's your opinion.
Stephen Cogan: Here´s the thing, though: The D´Backs should´ve won this series in 5; The team that played better over the course of the series is the team that won.
Stephen Cogan How the hell were the D'Backs inferior? They matched up position by position, starter for starter, reliever for reliever (except closer).
Gonzo was out of his mind and juiced up on steroids.
I'm from New York and a die hard Yankee. It has taken me all these years to accept that we lost. Especially that year because of 9/11 that happened just blocks away from where I was born and raised. But, I come now to watch this video in the middle of another tragedy for us New Yorkers with the most deaths due to Corona Virus and I want to congratulate Arizona on being 2001 champs and God Bless my beautiful Americans and all the other people in America and the world going through this hell and RIP all those we've lost. Frank (NYC).
The ultimate baseball underdog story. A team that had only been around four years beating the team that had won three straight WS (four of the last five WS).....epic win by the Dbacks.
It cannot be overstated just how much this epic World Series obviously meant to a nation still in mourning! Baseball will always be America's Pastime!!
Byung-hyun Kim deserves the MVP for making this world series the most dramatic and exciting world series in baseball history. He was the one who literally took the D-backs to the world series with a postseason EAR of 0.00 and 2 saves. He struck out the Yankees' number 3,4,5 hitters (whose combined batting average was 3.25) in the bottom of the 8th inning in game 4. But he gave up a home run after midnight in the 9th inning, gave up another home run in the 10th inning to lose the game. Then the next day he gave up another home run after two outs. In game 7, the D-backs had the last chance against Mr. Automatic, Mariano Rivera with a postseason ERA of 0.70 but they fought back and won the world series. Thank you Kim for making the 2001 world series the Greatest World Series of all-time.
I was only 8 when this happened but I was there with my dad and will never forget that day. The crowd when we got that final run in was so loud everyone was going crazy. One of the best days of my life and to top it of they beat the Yankees , the team I dislike most.:)
I came from the future and the
D-Backs return to the World Series for the first time in 22 years
WE GONE WIN THE 2023 WORLD SERIES‼️
This was a GREAT World Series and a GREAT Game Seven - from the amazing rendition of the national anthem to the dramatic comeback in the bottom of the ninth! Baseball at its best.
The Yankees "dynasty" died this night. Yes they won the pennant in 03 and the world series in 2009 but they never again had the aura of invincibility. The 96-01 Yankees didn't have the most talented players most of the time (98 the exception) but they always had that guy that made the clutch hit, the clutch pitch or the clutch catch when it counted. They came 2 outs away from 4-peating a series they were thoroughly dominated and needed 2 out and out miracles just to push to Game 6. Aft that, they were never the same. You had the sense they could be beaten and as the core of the 96-01 team disappeared one by one, the fear disappeared as well. In 2002 was anyone afraid when John Vander Wall stepped to the plate? Or Karim Garcia in 2003? Or Miguel Cairo in 2004? Once Nelson, Stanton and Mendoza moved on...were teams afraid of Paul Quantrill, Kyle Farnsworth and Jay Witasik? Bottom line was the Yankees were never the same again, and nobody fears them anymore.
It's so sad that things didn't work out. Originally, they were built to be a 10 year dynasty. They had what it took to win every single year from 96-06. Jeter should have gotten 10 championships and become the greatest winner to ever play a sport. Fuck the Diamondbacks, Fuck the Marlins, Fuck the Red Sox. Those were three more potential rings and jeter would have at least been at 8. And Im sure if they won those years, other players would have joined and others would stay. The 10 year reich was so obtainable that it hurts. I truly believe that last inning was the crumbling of the greatest dynasty in sports history. Good night, Jeter, Sweet Prince.
Stop crying about Jeter Mighty Quinn. He has 5 rings which happens to be more then most. I prefer seeing a team like the D'Backs win their first World Series, or the Red Sox end the curse, or even the underdog Marlins defeating the Mighty New York Yankees.
Mighty Quinn You realize that even if Jeter DID win 10 rings, he'd still be 1 short of the greatest winner of all time, Bill Russell?
Dennis L What does Hitler have anything to do with this your kind?
Idk I feel like for the Yankees they were mad dominate because they had MAD good team chemistry. Had lifelong yankees like jeter, williams, posada, rivera and others that were mad dedicated like martinez, o'neil, and brosius lol. than after 2001 they just went after MAD free agents like giambi, sheffield, a-rod, abreu, and damon lol messed them up. Still they were MAD GOOD but nowhere near as dominating as 96-2001. Now the free agent signings have fucked them hard and their not even gona make 500.
I’ll never forget that night I went outside my home and I heard everyone cheering outside ! To bad they haven’t pieced together another World Series ⚾️ win
I hope you are still watching this year! Lets gooooo! I remember being in an office watching that game on a 13 inch tv. Running around like a mad man when Gonzo hit the ball.+
You can’t really consider this an underdog story, but it might as well be so. A then 4 year old expansion team defeating one of the most successful, oldest, and hated, franchises in all of baseball on the biggest stage. This was one of the most epic moments in MLB history...
Huh? How is it not an underdog story?
@@DontDrinkthatstuff Brain moment. I don’t know what I was saying lol
@@DontDrinkthatstuffdamonidbacks we’re the better team that year and had the home field advantage
@@americanloyalist4599 the Yankees were literal Dynasty and we're about to win four straight. Don't give me some record nonsense because I think the Yankees actually had a better record anyways.
This was clearly an upset to the Yankees. On paper they were the better team. This World Series, Home Field Advantage helped. The Odds were against the Diamond Backs, and for them to come from behind against the Best Closer of all time is a huge upset!
Bringing Randy in as a reliever was such a great move. He was the heart and soul of this team that year, and you could feel the energy just drain out of the Yankees even as they had that one run lead. Their pitchers struggled to get DBacks hitters out the whole series, and they knew one run might not be enough, and then Randy came out and just sent them down in order two innings in a row. It was such a brilliant gutsy call down one, and although Randy didn't drive in the winning run, there's little doubt he was a huge contributor to the momentum swing and the victory here.
Imagine if the Dbacks had used Randy as the closer in games 4 and 5 instead of Kim
I miss this baseball era 90s and early 2000s
Man, this was so epic as a twelve-year-old. I remember watching it like it was yesterday.
being the only kid in the 2nd grade who was the only Dbacks fan and the only one who wanted them to win makes it memorable, I know what you mean man, my favorite world series.
One of the best endings ever to a WS. Thanks Diamondbacks :) Love Womack's at bat in the 9th inning.
thats where the confidence, and hope was born. Big hits like that don't get talked about as much, but that one had everyone stand up and start clapping at their TVs! It's when your spirit knows, "we're gonna win!"
One of the best baseball games ever played.
Greatest World Series ever in my opinion. -Yankee fan
The only time I saw fear in Mariano's eyes
Well this time and right after he knew he blew the Yankee/Red Sox game in the 2004 ALCS.
Born and raised in AZ i was 12 yrs old watching this and at the time was playing Baseball for my school and a little league team at same time (bcuz baseball my ish. Played BB since Tball) and LL team was DBACKS. Watching this series & getting the win was the best thing i ever witnessed!!
When tony womack cried at the end during the celebration 😢 He cared about this team so much and was an absolute asset! Everything about this game spelled championship! Always will be apart of my childhood and I'm glad I got to experience these feelings especially as an Arizona native.
Blue Coyote Didn't his dad die a few months before the series? Maybe that's why he was crying.
Michael Lopez I'm not sure man, I don't remember that specific detail, but you may be right.
Blue Coyote his dad died in the middle of the season. then he hit a grand slam on his first day back. great moment.
@@qwertymanor I believe he did it on Father's Day
Womack hit sent dbacks to NLCS