@@nathanielmcdonald17 he wanted Cruz to be on the field during the final out. Not to mention Cruz was cheating a bit in, almost as if he’s ready to run in and celebrate. Lots had to go wrong for Tex to lose, but you gotta win the game first.
I remember this when I was 7 years old. I thought we were going to lose it all but my dad believed so hard and it just me blew me away when Freese hit that home run. I still wear that #23 because of him up until this day
As a lifelong Cardinals fan, I was rooting for Rangers all the way this season. Such a magical ending to such a long wait. Congrats to the Rangers on finishing the job!
Robert Ward That is because your Rangers have the worst manager in the history of baseball at the helm...Jeff Banister!! I played little league baseball with him!! I can’t tell you the number of times he would literally cry in the dugout for any little thing that would upset him!!! He’s a PUSSY!!!!!
Today November 1, 2023 the Rangers can now put to rest this dark moment off their franchise, they have finaly close the deal and become world series champion of 2023. Third time is the charm they said.
1960 Game 7....NYY nearly hits into a game ending double play but Mantle somehow avoids the tag sliding back to first. A run scores to tie the game. Then the Pirates hit a lead off homerun in the bottom of the ninth....the only walk off homerun ever in Game 7 of the world series.
I'm from St. Louis and so I'm a little biased. Fun fact: A friend of mine had tickets in the upper concourse area. His friend got sick and couldn't go, so he offered me to go with him if I bought his friend's ticket he was selling for $400. I said no.
Man as a Rangers fan I will never get over this. This was arguably one of the best baseball teams ever assembled, so much firepower on that team. It causes me so much pain to watch this again but hats off to the Cardinals for never giving up.
This is a rare occasion where I was overwhelmed with excitement yet felt for the other team, coach. What a World Series. You could see the emotion in Ron's post game conference after Game 7. Nothing but respect to the Texas Rangers. From a fellow Cardinals fan.
I came back here to remind myself the pain I felt being a Rangers fan my whole life and coming this close to seeing my team win a World Series. Watching the game tonight brought back this memory from 2011. Thank you Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia and the Rangers bullpen for making tonight a much better experience. Still a long way to go in this World Series but I hope the Rangers erase the painful memory of 2011. #Goandtakeit
I’m here mentally preparing myself for the possibility of a bad outcome. I can’t go through this again. This game made me take a decade-long break from baseball.
I live in St. Louis and baseball is life here. Talking about a great time to live in this city back then. This is hands down the best world series game ever played. The city was so LIT after this championship.
As rangers fan, I was 14 when we lost this game. This is the first time I have watched this highlight since 2011. Still burns but not nearly as much since we were able to get it done a few nights ago.
@user-et6sz5wi8l Giants vs rangers...Technically this should've been your 3rd title...But Diamondbacks couldn't do what the pedigree franchises can...Cardinals have 2nd most titles in mlb history with 11, Giants are 5th with 8...As a Cardinals fan Congrats on your first title..I'm happy you got a title finally and since the Cardinals haven't won one since, I hope the Cardinals now can figure it out again soon and get closer to the Yankees..
18 years old fresh out of high school… my Mavericks won the championship over the Miami heat in June avenging the heart break in 2006 when i was 13 years old… Now I’m 30 years old and hoping my Rangers can make it right this year for 2011’s heart break. Sports are beautiful!!!
I'm a Cardinals fan and I am rooting for the Rangers to win this year primarily because I want their fans to get to experience a World Series Championship. As amazing as 2011 was for Cardinals fans, it had to be even more brutal for you guys. Good luck this year!
As a Rangers fan I can finally watch the highlights of this game and not feel dramatically overwhelmed by this loss. Go Rangers!!! 2023 World Champions!! Finally redemption!!!
Who's here after Texas finally won the World Series? Congrats Rangers fans. While this memory may still hurt, its amazing the team finally overcame adversity and the shadows of the past.
These are the types of World Series games that define Fall in St. Louis... I remember being in Linn, MO signing up for college classes and watching this game. Never seen my own dad cry tears of joy till that night. Next night I went to my now ex-best friends house to watch the game. Absolute elation after Craig made the catch to seal Title No.11 into the history books. The Parade a few days later was epic. literally almost a million St. Louisans jam-packed the streets of downtown, people literally pulled kids out of class to attend it. Baseball is a religion in St. Louis, period.
Native St Louisan here. I've told people for a long time now that baseball is religion in STL. I really miss being able to go to games. Sadly, I haven't been to the new Busch Cathedral...er, stadium, yet.
Get there my fellow feathered friend,my Dad I go several times in the summer,we know a friend with season tickets about 30 rows behind home plate it's glorious
@@justinwittmer7941 It happened. Gloria. The Blues and the Cardinals have some great fans, and a friendship now I guess, since we had 25k in the rain at Busch Stadium to watch game 7 of the Cup final
Otávio Ferreira it sure as hell did. I was at the game 5 and 7 watch parties. The party in the streets was unreal, I would’ve loved to be at the parade. I was also at game 6 in 2011, best night of my life. And now lo and behold the cardinals have life again. The October magic has returned.
If anyone doubts fate and destiny, this 2011 Cardinals teams is one of the best pure examples from start to finish. Taking out the favorite Phillies led by Roy Halladay up until David Freese being the hero that came up for them in this classic game. Im a Dodgers fan who just solely appreciates the ride that this team took me on when I wasn't even a fan. Truly special.
My Dad was a Cardinals’ fan since he was a boy back in the 1920’s. But the year I was born in 1955, the year the Dodgers their first WS, my Dad told me the story about everyone that he knew in St Louis County, where he lived, were rooting for the Dodgers. Your story about the Cardinals echoed a lot of what he said about the Dodgers. Baseball’s history is so interesting.
Philly fans thought they were going to dominate for years with the pitching staff they assembled. In Philly they had Red-Doctober shirts they were selling.
As a Ranger fan I still feel the pain from this absolutely heartbreaking 💔 game … I’m glad I lived long enough to see them win it all tonight .. CONGRATULATIONS TEXAS RANGERS
It's not just this game,its the entire 2011 season. Redbird fans,you will never experience another season like that again. 10 1/2 out,game 5 against the Phillies,Pujols 3hrs,a and this.Spring began losing their best pitcher,the pit in your stomach all season long that Albert might leave ,the emotions if you love baseball were overwhelming.
@@justinwittmer7941 Just read your comment, Matheny sure did wreck a whole decade for the Redbirds. But hey, he was cute and looked so good in the uniform.
He spoke about how it felt playing for the Cardinals when he was an ASTRO and Yankees player...He said it was very strange but when the winning started happening it reignited his love for baseball and reminded him of how the Cardinals never gave up when he played for the Astros back then...Such a weird world where Astros/Cardinals had a major rivalry in the past and almost no new baseball fans know anything about it...I somewhat wish the Astros still played in the NL central..
same with the 2016 series. I know as a cards fan i'm supposed to hate the cubs but I couldn't help but be happy for all of the cubs fans who'd gone their whole lives without seeing a championship. 2016 was a pretty great world series, undeniably good baseball.
As a Mariners fan who only knows pain and misery from my own team, it’s great watching a division rival fail, lol. Also, the Cards are just a very respectable team who play great baseball.
What a great game. I have so many memories with this Cardinals team. I had just moved from Texas into STL in August of 2011 right before the Cards went on this run. My dad was born and raised in STL so turned me into a Cardinals fan real fast. I still remember, as a 10 year old, watching all the playoff games with my dad. The clutch game vs the Astros when the Braves lost and the Cards clutched the Wild Card, the NLDS against the super, 100 game winner Phillies where everybody said the Cards would get demolished, the NLCS where the Cards beat their biggest rivals of 2011, the Brewers, in 6 at Miller Park, and of course the World Series between my two homes. St. Louis and Texas. I made so many memories in just 7 games and will forever be a Cards fan. It changed my life for the better. Thats what baseball can do for you. Unlike any other sport it is a journey and your fanbase is your family. Wether you're a Cubs fan, Rangers fan, Cardinals fan, WHOEVER... Baseball is an amazing sport. I also loved the great runs the Cards went on in 2012 against the Nats, 2013 when they went to the world series, and 2014/2015 for what they brought also. Hopefully the Cards can return to the playoffs in 2018! Thanks for reading if you did.
This literally made me cry, watching this again, 7 years from now. I was only 7 years old, as I watched each game of the world series. This game inspired me to play ball. Inspired me to love the Cardinals and to continue to play the beloved game of baseball today. As a child, I wanted to become those guys up on TV, the hard work finally paid off to bring them there. To have that feeling as you run around the bases after a walk off. Thank you for making this video. This truly is the best. game. ever.
We dont have to hear bout this crap anymore!! 🏆 We finally got 1!! Go Rangers! 💙💓 I remember being numb and couldnt sleep after that painful game. And game 7 too.
David Freese has announced his retirement from major league baseball. As a Cardinals fan I want to thank him for these memories! What a seemingly magical series this was! To echoJoe Buck's call "We will see you tomorrow!", we, Cardinal nation will see you soon in Redbird hall of fame!!! Legends can only make memories like these. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Legend! #11in11
It took a lot of healing for many years to recover from this. As ridiculous as it is, the WS loss in 2011 affected me for a long, long time. I can watch it now, and I can actually appreciate how great this game was for the game of baseball. All I saw was red at the time, but what a heroic story for Freese. I love October baseball. It’s absolutely incredible.
As a Cardinals fan this one still brings goosebumps and a tear to the eye! Also, I figure since we gave Rangers fans this heartbreak, and the Cards aren't in it this year, I'm rooting for the Rangers for their fans' sake haha.
AGiantGiantFan 13 born and raised Cardinal fan here to asure you he is thoroughly overared lol. well he used to be. we thank him for that game and the memories but we should have let him go sooner. he's switched teams a few times now and thats kind of what his level of play is. You use him while you're trying to find a permanent player
Damn, if Nelson Cruz had a better read on that ball, this would have been the Rangers’ first WS Championship Win. But it’s all good, Rangers won it all yesterday winning 11 straight on the road.
I drove from North Carolina to my parents' house in northwest Tennessee after buying a ticket for game 7 just in hopes that I could see the Cardinals win one live in Busch. I will never forget falling asleep on the couch around the 5th inning (because I thought the game was over) and being woken up to screaming in the 8th. After the Cardinals won Game 6, my brother and I traveled about four hours up to Saint Louis for Game 7. What a great experience to be able to witness it all with him.
@@texascardI can only imagine. I’m a Red Sox fan. I was stunned when they lost game 6. But it’s all good. They got it done. Happy for the Rangers and their fans.
One of the two greatest baseball games I ever saw, separated by 36 years. 1975: World Series Game 6. I was 13, and my family had moved from Texas to Dayton, Ohio the year before. I was so excited to be able to go to a Major League game and saw the Big Red Machine play 10 or 12 times. I can still remember staying up late on a school night to watch that incredible game. Even though it was a really hard loss to watch, I knew that I had seen an iconic sports moment. 2011: World Series Game 6. Two unbelievable comebacks by the Cardinals in the 9th and 10th innings. It was like watching a movie. You couldn't have scripted a game like that. To all the crushed Rangers fans, I'd offer that the Baseball Gods decided you weren't going to win that game or the series, and there was no way to change the outcome.
This game pulled an emotion out of me that I didn't know was possible for me watching baseball. I was teary eyed the next day thinking how much of an hero Josh Hamilton would've been had we won that game.
Imagine growing up idolizing a baseball team, dreaming of hitting a walk off homer in the World Series for them, and then actually doing this. David Freese lived that
@@gregarious1 Didn't have the drama of game 6 2011... Cubs Indians was a close game but nothing like game 6 Cards Rangers... No team has ever been down by 2 runs in the 7th 8th 9th & 10th innings and still won a World Series game or a regular season game for that matter... What the 2011 STL Cards did was historic!
@@bowlnow824 same, but my family went to bed early because they thought stl would lose! But I stayed up and watched the rest of that game and was so happy to tell my family the outcome of the game when they woke up
Every time I watch this game it’s like I’m watching it for the first time ever again. The tears fall, the smile is ear to ear, I will never forget me watchin this on the TV when it happened. Damn it was just legendary
I’m a die-hard Cardinals fan, but man you gotta feel for Ron Washington. Such a stand-up and classy all around guy. I know it’s part of the game and somebody has to lose, but what a manner to lose in.
I remember watching this the night before college orientation in Linn, MO... Biggest rollercoaster of emotions I've had PERIOD as a Cards fan One moment you're on top of the world, the next you're having a heart attack
i remember watching this game live in my house. since we live in texas and are rangers fans we invited almost all our family to watch the game as if the rangers won they wouldve won the series. i remember that inning, everyone was quiet. then the crack of the bat on the tv froze us all. we were devastated. we needed one more strike and wouldve won. i remembered this game all through out the astors vs nationals games and felt devastated.
I hate fakery too, especially, FAKE RELIGION !!! THE ONLY THING YOU CAN'T DENY THAT IS REAL, IS THAT JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS, WAS BURIED, AND ROSE AGAIN FROM THE "DEAD" , THAT I BELIEVE BY FAITH, AND LET ME REPEAT THAT WITH ALL SINCERITY, GENUINESS, AND HUMILITY, JESUS SAVES !!!!!! NOW THAT IS THE ONLY REAL THING MAN....!!!! FUCK ALL THE OTHER "FAKE" RELIGIONS !!! 1ST. CORINTHIANS 15:1-4 KING JAMES BIBLE !!! HE AROSE !!!!! HE AROSE !!!! HE AROSE!!! HE DEFEATED DEATH, BELIEVE THAT !!!!,,,AND ONLY BELIEVE THAT!!! THAT IS THE MYSTERY REVEALED!!!
i dont care what team u like this is one of the greatest world series runs of all time
Tricia Thomas exactly!!! and i'm a rangers fan i think this was one of the best world series all around ever!!
From this Birds fan to UL, a Rangers fan - a tip of the cap.
Tricia Thomas LETS GO CARDNALS BABY WHOOO
Tricia Thomas Hats off to SL. . as rangers fan this was the best I've seen...
Nope it’s the cardinals anything they do is automatic cheating.
This IS the greatest game of all time.
Meme Man no it’s not
I personally think 2016 game 7 was better
The Rangers seem to choke a lot in recent history...
Meme Man nah 2017 World Series game 5 was better
As a rangers fan I agree.
Congratulations Texas Rangers for winning your first World Series title.🏆⚾️
This game has haunted me for 12 years and now I just came back to watch it with a smile on my face. They really did it, I can't believe it.
Curse. Broken.
Thanks Alot This Feels So Unreal Rn To Be A Texan 🏆🏆💯💯
Respect ⚾️ 🇨🇱 🤘 💯
Finally was able to come back and watch this game after 12 years of avoiding it. This was an epic series even if it didn’t go our way #GoRangers
"No doubles defense? That's cool, ill hit a triple" actual quote from david freese
No doubles, after all. Everything else was game
Ball should’ve been caught by Nelson Cruz anyways.
@@kaydensutt6902 that was tough to field
@@nathanielmcdonald17 he wanted Cruz to be on the field during the final out. Not to mention Cruz was cheating a bit in, almost as if he’s ready to run in and celebrate. Lots had to go wrong for Tex to lose, but you gotta win the game first.
I can watch this all day
One of the greatest games ever played in baseball history
THE greatest..actually
Daniel Barwatt welp Astros was cheating lol
Daniel Barwatt bang bang!
I'm a red sox fan and I agree.
Daniel Barwatt Back and forth is good dumbass lol
ONE strike away in two different innings. gutting.
Talk about gagging it.... they couldn't get it done...
Chokers
2015 Blue Jays Forever hush it blue jays fan. You don’t get to talk. You let your former star player get bullied by a tiny Latino dude.
@@virginiaybarbo7172 LMAO MAD RANGERS FAN
Hold This let me know when your team reaches two straight World Series
I remember watching game 6 with my mom. I was 12 years old and remember every inning. Greatest game of baseball I've ever witnessed. Love my cardinals
almost the exact same with me but with my dad. We went fully mental when Freese hit that one out
I remember this when I was 7 years old. I thought we were going to lose it all but my dad believed so hard and it just me blew me away when Freese hit that home run. I still wear that #23 because of him up until this day
Exactly with me but I was 9 and I was a rangers fan😭
Nova Comets xD Anything can happen😭
I was 10 when this happened
No more 1 strike away twice, no more David Freese n Lance Berkman heartbreaks, the Texas Rangers are world champions
As a lifelong Cardinals fan, I was rooting for Rangers all the way this season. Such a magical ending to such a long wait. Congrats to the Rangers on finishing the job!
Craziest part is Adolis Garcia broke David Freese’s record for most RBIs in a single postseason
12 years later, we finally got that third strike. This game can't hurt me anymore. Go Rangers!
Exactly what I came here to do... and also to comment saying basically the same thing 😂
It still hurts
We finally did it boys. This doesn't hurt so bad anymore. World series champions 2023 Texas Rangers. Feels good.
I’m guessing David freese is basically Jesus in St. Louis
Alex You have no idea lol. He's from here too. Lafayette high school
Jesus never loses you idiot, but he will forgive you.
MyNameIsNotBarry
Took the mound?
He eats for free, no doubt. Musial and Kurt Warner might be the only two who could get a table in the city quicker.
@@ethanbradley2089 I believe the 2019 BLues can eat for free now too lol
It is actually physically painful to watch this as a Ranger fan
Robert Ward I knew we had no shot at game 7 after this
Robert Ward jeselle to get a chance for the delay and
Robert Ward I'm srry but it hypes me up as a cards fan
Especially when I was 7 my parents woke me up just to see this.The biggest heartbreak of my life.
Robert Ward That is because your Rangers have the worst manager in the history of baseball at the helm...Jeff Banister!! I played little league baseball with him!! I can’t tell you the number of times he would literally cry in the dugout for any little thing that would upset him!!! He’s a PUSSY!!!!!
Today November 1, 2023 the Rangers can now put to rest this dark moment off their franchise, they have finaly close the deal and become world series champion of 2023. Third time is the charm they said.
Rangers fans can finally watch this in peace
Exactly what I came here to do... and also to comment saying basically the same thing 😂
I had no clue so many people would have the same idea as me to come watch this game again after we finally won!!!
No world series game...no baseball game.... NO SPORTING EVENT PERIOD...will ever be as memorable or magical as this game was.
1960 Game 7....NYY nearly hits into a game ending double play but Mantle somehow avoids the tag sliding back to first. A run scores to tie the game. Then the Pirates hit a lead off homerun in the bottom of the ninth....the only walk off homerun ever in Game 7 of the world series.
Game 5 of the World Series can contend to this
Cubs vs Indians game 7???
I'm from St. Louis and so I'm a little biased.
Fun fact: A friend of mine had tickets in the upper concourse area. His friend got sick and couldn't go, so he offered me to go with him if I bought his friend's ticket he was selling for $400. I said no.
Game 7 World Series 2016 Indians VS Cubs
i think this is one of the best world series games ever it was an absolute dog fight
The greatest game of all time
@@producedbykhireyakeem4340 ehh 2017 World Series game 5 is up there
Today is the first time I’ve been able to watch these highlights since watching live.
Same here man, I came to watch for the first time since that 2011 night in order to finally let go of the hurt.
Same!!!!
congrats was cheering for you guys
Without fail, the ending of this game makes me emotional. Made me emotional watching it live. I could only imagine how cardinals fans felt.
unknown yes it did
My mom was balling her eyes out she was so happy.
I was a happy 12 year old
Ngl you're right. Especially the Freese triple
11 years later and it still brings a tear to watch
Here after the Rangers finally won it all tonight. It doesn’t take away from this heartbreak but the Rangers finally can move on from this ghost.
Exactly what I came here to do... and also to comment saying basically the same thing 😂
Man as a Rangers fan I will never get over this. This was arguably one of the best baseball teams ever assembled, so much firepower on that team. It causes me so much pain to watch this again but hats off to the Cardinals for never giving up.
Lmaoooo
My heart breaks for Rangers fans watching this. And this is coming from a Cleveland fan.
Well that got another chance again this year lol
just glad they are sending the cheaters home tonight
@@ndohman 3 more outs, I’ll be nervous until the final out lol.
This is a rare occasion where I was overwhelmed with excitement yet felt for the other team, coach. What a World Series. You could see the emotion in Ron's post game conference after Game 7. Nothing but respect to the Texas Rangers. From a fellow Cardinals fan.
hey. ron got a world series, just with a different team. go braves!
I came back here to remind myself the pain I felt being a Rangers fan my whole life and coming this close to seeing my team win a World Series. Watching the game tonight brought back this memory from 2011. Thank you Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia and the Rangers bullpen for making tonight a much better experience. Still a long way to go in this World Series but I hope the Rangers erase the painful memory of 2011. #Goandtakeit
I’m here mentally preparing myself for the possibility of a bad outcome. I can’t go through this again. This game made me take a decade-long break from baseball.
CELEBRATE MY FRIEND
Orioles fan here. So happy for the Rangers finally getting it. Gives suffering fanbases like the Orioles hope. Soak it all in
Me too
Not a long way to go anymore. Enjoy this epic victory my friend. #WentAndTookIt
One strike away twice. Man, that stings for Rangers fans!
I remember those pitches. I could barely watch. Just great baseball all around.
Yeah it was.
The Rangers choked on Berkman’s cock...because he was a Houston Astro at one time!!!!
Those Rangers teams were pretty damn good. That is tough.
This still hurts. And it will always hurt until they win a championship, which doesn't look like it will be any time soon.
I live in St. Louis and baseball is life here. Talking about a great time to live in this city back then. This is hands down the best world series game ever played. The city was so LIT after this championship.
I've seen a lot of great games in my lifetime. THIS is the greatest baseball game I ever watched. And I'm no Cards Fan. What a freaking game!
Watching this back when it was happening on tv... so crazy! It was like something out of a damn movie ! Forever love my StL RedBirds!!!
Forever live St.Louis
Me no like cardinals. Go cubs
Cruising around third is cruz lol
Andrew Clemons Lol
Andrew Clemons want to be on there
Cruz cost the Rangers a World Series with that poor effort in the field with one out to go. Fuck that guy!
Lmao thank you for pointing this out. I missed it the first two times because I wasn’t paying attention to the announcers.
Phillip Weber ya that man basically brought us to the world series and choked it at the end
When anyone asks me why I love baseball, I show them this game
The Rangers are back in the World Series for the first time since 2011, hopefully this time they can finish it.
They can finally put this heartbreak behind them.
Finally redemption!!!
Congratulations Rangers fans! Enjoy your 2023 trophy. Ive always felt terrible about this game since i saw it liveany moons ago
8 years later, still makes me cry watching this. My poor rangers :(
No need to cry anymore. Rangers are 2023 World Champions!!!
I came here because Rangers just won the world series, man at last, after 12 years, man they was only 1 out away
As rangers fan, I was 14 when we lost this game. This is the first time I have watched this highlight since 2011. Still burns but not nearly as much since we were able to get it done a few nights ago.
Did you see 2010 world series lol
@@cory2453 yes, what about it?
@user-et6sz5wi8l Giants vs rangers...Technically this should've been your 3rd title...But Diamondbacks couldn't do what the pedigree franchises can...Cardinals have 2nd most titles in mlb history with 11, Giants are 5th with 8...As a Cardinals fan Congrats on your first title..I'm happy you got a title finally and since the Cardinals haven't won one since, I hope the Cardinals now can figure it out again soon and get closer to the Yankees..
18 years old fresh out of high school… my Mavericks won the championship over the Miami heat in June avenging the heart break in 2006 when i was 13 years old…
Now I’m 30 years old and hoping my Rangers can make it right this year for 2011’s heart break.
Sports are beautiful!!!
I'm a Cardinals fan and I am rooting for the Rangers to win this year primarily because I want their fans to get to experience a World Series Championship. As amazing as 2011 was for Cardinals fans, it had to be even more brutal for you guys. Good luck this year!
As a Rangers fan I can finally watch the highlights of this game and not feel dramatically overwhelmed by this loss. Go Rangers!!! 2023 World Champions!! Finally redemption!!!
The wait is over. This will not pain me any longer
Just rewatched after the Rangers finally got their first ring. The scars of 8 year old me are healed.
Exactly what I came here to do... and also to comment saying basically the same thing 😂 Except in 2011 I was 22
Never forget. Love you all. We are champions
this is the game that made me fall in love with baseball.
Green Day182 same tho
Anyone whoever tells you baseball is boring just show them this.
Same here!
Who's here after Texas finally won the World Series? Congrats Rangers fans. While this memory may still hurt, its amazing the team finally overcame adversity and the shadows of the past.
These are the types of World Series games that define Fall in St. Louis...
I remember being in Linn, MO signing up for college classes and watching this game. Never seen my own dad cry tears of joy till that night. Next night I went to my now ex-best friends house to watch the game.
Absolute elation after Craig made the catch to seal Title No.11 into the history books. The Parade a few days later was epic. literally almost a million St. Louisans jam-packed the streets of downtown, people literally pulled kids out of class to attend it.
Baseball is a religion in St. Louis, period.
Native St Louisan here. I've told people for a long time now that baseball is religion in STL. I really miss being able to go to games. Sadly, I haven't been to the new Busch Cathedral...er, stadium, yet.
Get there my fellow feathered friend,my Dad I go several times in the summer,we know a friend with season tickets about 30 rows behind home plate it's glorious
Hockey is too. Hopefully the blues can wake up against Winnipeg and hang a banner
@@justinwittmer7941 It happened. Gloria. The Blues and the Cardinals have some great fans, and a friendship now I guess, since we had 25k in the rain at Busch Stadium to watch game 7 of the Cup final
Otávio Ferreira it sure as hell did. I was at the game 5 and 7 watch parties. The party in the streets was unreal, I would’ve loved to be at the parade. I was also at game 6 in 2011, best night of my life. And now lo and behold the cardinals have life again. The October magic has returned.
If anyone doubts fate and destiny, this 2011 Cardinals teams is one of the best pure examples from start to finish. Taking out the favorite Phillies led by Roy Halladay up until David Freese being the hero that came up for them in this classic game. Im a Dodgers fan who just solely appreciates the ride that this team took me on when I wasn't even a fan. Truly special.
My Dad was a Cardinals’ fan since he was a boy back in the 1920’s. But the year I was born in 1955, the year the Dodgers their first WS, my Dad told me the story about everyone that he knew in St Louis County, where he lived, were rooting for the Dodgers. Your story about the Cardinals echoed a lot of what he said about the Dodgers. Baseball’s history is so interesting.
Rangers were a much better team on paper! That’s why you play the game though….
Philly fans thought they were going to dominate for years with the pitching staff they assembled. In Philly they had Red-Doctober shirts they were selling.
I had to come watch this because everyone was talking about it on X. Hallelujah it’s over we FINALLY ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS ride or die baby ❤❤❤❤❤
As a Ranger fan I still feel the pain from this absolutely heartbreaking 💔 game … I’m glad I lived long enough to see them win it all tonight .. CONGRATULATIONS TEXAS RANGERS
I can watch this with a calmness from now on. Still hurts but not as much.
Who’s here after Freese announced his retirement?
me
Me!
GingerNinja ✋
Your Mom
Damn, missed that info wth 😞
I dont care what any Chub fan says, THIS was the most exciting WS game of all time
Edit: Astros Cheated
SLR107FR31 until this year....
Do you care what 1960 Pirate's fans say?
Cardinals/Rangers and Dodgers/Astros made for two of the most badass series of all time.
Nice one
pickzkickz nope
I can now watch this without crying...Go Rangers
It's not just this game,its the entire 2011 season. Redbird fans,you will never experience another season like that again. 10 1/2 out,game 5 against the Phillies,Pujols 3hrs,a and this.Spring began losing their best pitcher,the pit in your stomach all season long that Albert might leave ,the emotions if you love baseball were overwhelming.
Danse Macabre Hey, this season is turning into something magical 🤷♂️
Too bad they haven’t really been the same since except for that run in 2013. Matheny really shit on this franchise
@@justinwittmer7941 Just read your comment, Matheny sure did wreck a whole decade for the Redbirds. But hey, he was cute and looked so good in the uniform.
Growing up an Astros fan, I’ll always remind people to remember what Lance Bergman did in these playoffs. No title for the Cards without him.
He spoke about how it felt playing for the Cardinals when he was an ASTRO and Yankees player...He said it was very strange but when the winning started happening it reignited his love for baseball and reminded him of how the Cardinals never gave up when he played for the Astros back then...Such a weird world where Astros/Cardinals had a major rivalry in the past and almost no new baseball fans know anything about it...I somewhat wish the Astros still played in the NL central..
as a cubs fan, i am still happy for the cards in this game cuz i like david freese and this was just good baseball
same with the 2016 series. I know as a cards fan i'm supposed to hate the cubs but I couldn't help but be happy for all of the cubs fans who'd gone their whole lives without seeing a championship. 2016 was a pretty great world series, undeniably good baseball.
Well just tell your cub fans that this is way better then alst year
Kyle Larsen WHOO CARDS BABU
Sorry cubbie,you will not get reciprocation here, I have to live where the fan base is split in half so just can't do it.
As a Mariners fan who only knows pain and misery from my own team, it’s great watching a division rival fail, lol. Also, the Cards are just a very respectable team who play great baseball.
I always come back to watch this, goosebumps every time!! What a game!! David Fresse forever in our hearts
What a great game. I have so many memories with this Cardinals team. I had just moved from Texas into STL in August of 2011 right before the Cards went on this run. My dad was born and raised in STL so turned me into a Cardinals fan real fast. I still remember, as a 10 year old, watching all the playoff games with my dad. The clutch game vs the Astros when the Braves lost and the Cards clutched the Wild Card, the NLDS against the super, 100 game winner Phillies where everybody said the Cards would get demolished, the NLCS where the Cards beat their biggest rivals of 2011, the Brewers, in 6 at Miller Park, and of course the World Series between my two homes. St. Louis and Texas. I made so many memories in just 7 games and will forever be a Cards fan. It changed my life for the better. Thats what baseball can do for you. Unlike any other sport it is a journey and your fanbase is your family. Wether you're a Cubs fan, Rangers fan, Cardinals fan, WHOEVER... Baseball is an amazing sport. I also loved the great runs the Cards went on in 2012 against the Nats, 2013 when they went to the world series, and 2014/2015 for what they brought also. Hopefully the Cards can return to the playoffs in 2018! Thanks for reading if you did.
Tonight the Rangers finally did it! Let’s go Rangers!
I remember watching this game as a young Rangers fan, heartbreaking stuff. But it was one hell. of . A. game. And a hell of a series too
Jaden B me too I was 8 and I was heartbroken but now since I’m 15,I can acknowledge how great this series was
YOU MUST BE VERY HAPPY NOW
Rewatching this in 2023 as the Rangers are now WORLD CHAMPIONS! But man did I forget how unhinged this game was!
Yes, I still come back to watch this
This literally made me cry, watching this again, 7 years from now. I was only 7 years old, as I watched each game of the world series. This game inspired me to play ball. Inspired me to love the Cardinals and to continue to play the beloved game of baseball today. As a child, I wanted to become those guys up on TV, the hard work finally paid off to bring them there. To have that feeling as you run around the bases after a walk off. Thank you for making this video. This truly is the best. game. ever.
We did it…. We finally did it
It was a magic game for the Cards! I will never forget that game 6!
We dont have to hear bout this crap anymore!! 🏆 We finally got 1!! Go Rangers! 💙💓
I remember being numb and couldnt sleep after that painful game. And game 7 too.
Chills everytime I watch this. I remember that entire game and the emotional roller coaster that it was.
David Freese has announced his retirement from major league baseball. As a Cardinals fan I want to thank him for these memories! What a seemingly magical series this was! To echoJoe Buck's call "We will see you tomorrow!", we, Cardinal nation will see you soon in Redbird hall of fame!!! Legends can only make memories like these. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Legend! #11in11
He rejected induction
I'm watching this again for the first time since it happened. Figured finally winning one would take the sting away, but nope, it still hurts.
Rangers are back and this time we will definitely finish it
Am I watching a home run compilation?
LAD Fan pretty much,yea
Watching this just now as the Rangers win their first World Series. Time to finally exorcise the demons past.
It took a lot of healing for many years to recover from this. As ridiculous as it is, the WS loss in 2011 affected me for a long, long time.
I can watch it now, and I can actually appreciate how great this game was for the game of baseball. All I saw was red at the time, but what a heroic story for Freese. I love October baseball. It’s absolutely incredible.
RANGERS DID IT
Rangers fans, we did it! 13 year old me is healed 😌
As a Cardinals fan this one still brings goosebumps and a tear to the eye!
Also, I figure since we gave Rangers fans this heartbreak, and the Cards aren't in it this year, I'm rooting for the Rangers for their fans' sake haha.
I could watch this over and over and over and over and over 🔥
Greatest game ive ever witnessed
David Freese = underrated
Fusion997 Well now he sucks but everyone loves him when he was on the Birds
Thatonesavagefrew11 yeah
Solid player but he ran into a lot of injuries when he was younger. No doubt a lifetime hero in St. Louis for the rest of his days.
AGiantGiantFan 13 born and raised Cardinal fan here to asure you he is thoroughly overared lol. well he used to be. we thank him for that game and the memories but we should have let him go sooner. he's switched teams a few times now and thats kind of what his level of play is. You use him while you're trying to find a permanent player
Hes just an average player now but when he played for the birds he was the world series hero
Damn, if Nelson Cruz had a better read on that ball, this would have been the Rangers’ first WS Championship Win. But it’s all good, Rangers won it all yesterday winning 11 straight on the road.
I drove from North Carolina to my parents' house in northwest Tennessee after buying a ticket for game 7 just in hopes that I could see the Cardinals win one live in Busch.
I will never forget falling asleep on the couch around the 5th inning (because I thought the game was over) and being woken up to screaming in the 8th.
After the Cardinals won Game 6, my brother and I traveled about four hours up to Saint Louis for Game 7. What a great experience to be able to witness it all with him.
Who here after them winning the World Series in 2023
It still doesn’t make up for this
This will still haunt me
@@texascardI can only imagine. I’m a Red Sox fan. I was stunned when they lost game 6. But it’s all good. They got it done. Happy for the Rangers and their fans.
One of the two greatest baseball games I ever saw, separated by 36 years.
1975: World Series Game 6. I was 13, and my family had moved from Texas to Dayton, Ohio the year before. I was so excited to be able to go to a Major League game and saw the Big Red Machine play 10 or 12 times. I can still remember staying up late on a school night to watch that incredible game. Even though it was a really hard loss to watch, I knew that I had seen an iconic sports moment.
2011: World Series Game 6. Two unbelievable comebacks by the Cardinals in the 9th and 10th innings. It was like watching a movie. You couldn't have scripted a game like that. To all the crushed Rangers fans, I'd offer that the Baseball Gods decided you weren't going to win that game or the series, and there was no way to change the outcome.
Also don’t forget about game 7 of the 2016 world series
They certainly exorcised that demon a couple of nights ago!
This game pulled an emotion out of me that I didn't know was possible for me watching baseball. I was teary eyed the next day thinking how much of an hero Josh Hamilton would've been had we won that game.
Imagine growing up idolizing a baseball team, dreaming of hitting a walk off homer in the World Series for them, and then actually doing this. David Freese lived that
“We will see you tomorrow night...”. Goosebumps. Every. Time.
Best game in ws history. Perhaps best game in mlb history.
Mike m Game 6 of the 1986 World Series take look at that one!
Game 7 between Cubs and Indians will never be topped, simple as that.
@@gregarious1 Didn't have the drama of game 6 2011... Cubs Indians was a close game but nothing like game 6 Cards Rangers... No team has ever been down by 2 runs in the 7th 8th 9th & 10th innings and still won a World Series game or a regular season game for that matter... What the 2011 STL Cards did was historic!
@@gregarious1 And I'm confident that record will never be broke!
@@joemartin1253 it ended in a error... This is how you win.
Not replacing Nelson Cruz for a better fielder cost the rangers this series. Glad they finally won.
Freeze hits it into center! WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT!!
I swear I lost my voice in my house when he hit that!
@@bowlnow824 same, but my family went to bed early because they thought stl would lose! But I stayed up and watched the rest of that game and was so happy to tell my family the outcome of the game when they woke up
@@owensnuddster814 my dad was screaming of joy of when they won 😂😂
As a rangers fan who watched this game live, this is still one of the most amazing games in baseball history
Every time I watch this game it’s like I’m watching it for the first time ever again. The tears fall, the smile is ear to ear, I will never forget me watchin this on the TV when it happened. Damn it was just legendary
Tomorrow is your day for redemption Rangers fans, congrats 🎉
Rangers redeem themselves in 2023! World Series Champions!!! 🏆
The david freeze curse finally broken!!!
I’m a die-hard Cardinals fan, but man you gotta feel for Ron Washington. Such a stand-up and classy all around guy. I know it’s part of the game and somebody has to lose, but what a manner to lose in.
always felt the same way until he got his ring last year!
@@Under510 go braves!
Best night of my life
I remember watching this the night before college orientation in Linn, MO...
Biggest rollercoaster of emotions I've had PERIOD as a Cards fan
One moment you're on top of the world, the next you're having a heart attack
Worst night of my life.......
Ryan Ivie. hehe
Ryan Ivie same
STL Cardinals hEhE
This is just one of those moments in baseball where you just know the magic is there. You know it’s crazy
The pain is over. RANGERS WORLD SERIES CHAMPS
The disease- living in cubbie land being a Cardinal fan. the Rx- watching this 2 times daily for 5 days to cure Cubbie world series overload
LM-AO!
We did it!
i remember watching this game live in my house. since we live in texas and are rangers fans we invited almost all our family to watch the game as if the rangers won they wouldve won the series. i remember that inning, everyone was quiet. then the crack of the bat on the tv froze us all. we were devastated. we needed one more strike and wouldve won. i remembered this game all through out the astors vs nationals games and felt devastated.
I'll never forget this game. Goddammit.
I hate fakery too, especially, FAKE RELIGION !!! THE ONLY THING YOU CAN'T DENY THAT IS REAL, IS THAT JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS, WAS BURIED, AND ROSE AGAIN FROM THE "DEAD" , THAT I BELIEVE BY FAITH, AND LET ME REPEAT THAT WITH ALL SINCERITY, GENUINESS, AND HUMILITY, JESUS SAVES !!!!!! NOW THAT IS THE ONLY REAL THING MAN....!!!! FUCK ALL THE OTHER "FAKE" RELIGIONS !!! 1ST. CORINTHIANS 15:1-4 KING JAMES BIBLE !!! HE AROSE !!!!! HE AROSE !!!! HE AROSE!!! HE DEFEATED DEATH, BELIEVE THAT !!!!,,,AND ONLY BELIEVE THAT!!! THAT IS THE MYSTERY REVEALED!!!
JESUS SAVES !!!!!!!
JESUS SAVES !!!!!!!
PRAISE & GLORY & HONOR
BE TO THE KING FOREVER !!!!!!!
@@shawnevans4391 hahah a you hate fakery then believe horse shit like someone rising from the dead. amazing.
Hurts to watch this. Such an incredible game for a team that was absolutely a blast to watch. One strike away twice...
Easily, the greatest sporting event I’ve ever watched!