British Guys Watch the Biggest Curse Ending Moment in MLB / Baseball History! (REACTION)
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The best world series is 2011 Texas Rangers vs St Louis Cardinals. That one was 10000x better than this one lmao.
Schwarber plays for Philly
@@btnhstillfire no it wasn’t 😂 that Cardinals game 7 was boring as hell, this was a better series
Game 6 in 2011 is the greatest baseball game of all time. There. I said it. (I also was lucky enough to be at the game, so I’m a little biased)
A well-known Chicago Cubs fan (in Chicago) was singer-songwriter Steve Goodman. He wrote and sang what became the Cubs' anthem, "Go Cubs Go". Whenever the Cubs win at Wrigley Field, the song is belted out by the fans. But with the Cubs' mounting successes throughout the 2016 season, more and more Cubs fans traveled to the "away" games, their cheers outshining those of the home team's. And, of course, they sang "Go Cubs Go" with each of the Cubs' wins and the World Series win! IT WAS THE BEST!
(A lifelong Cubs fan, my dad was celebrating up in Heaven.)
(Steve Goodman passed away in 1984. A few years after his death, a family member was able to scatter some of his ashes in left field of Wrigley Field.)
My grandfather rooted every day of his 87 years on this planet for the cubs and never saw them win it all. This was one of the most memorable moments in my life
Yeah this is probably my most memorable moment in my life as well. My then 83 year old Grandmother was the same exact way and I'm thankful every day that she got to see this happen in her lifetime. I remember the second that final out was scored she called me in tears yelling Cubs win! Cubs win! and singing go cubs go. Damn I get chills thinking about it every time.
I also remember seeing all the memorials placed outside Wrigley afterward for all the lost family members that were lifelong fans but never got to see it. Seriously such a special moment for so many people.
Same. Though I still remember the pit in my stomach when the Indians tied it up...I just could not believe we (the Cubs) were headed for another historical collapse. The absolute relief when they won.
That’s a shame for him! Can imagine how much this moment meant to you!
Your grandfathers legacy is you. He saw them win through you.
@@DNReactsI’m a brewers fan and this was still a emotional moment to me
in 2016, both of these teams were VERY good teams.. it wasn't a surprise they made it to the World Series...
It’s certainly surprising that the cubs fought back to win!
And as a Cubs fan, I gotta say neither team has a chance. Sorry man that this is the year they are sending the Cubs and cardinals to London.
@@route2070 But the Cubs were the top rated team to win the World Series that year! I don’t remember the number but they were the favorites to win it all!! And boy did they!!!
Fun fact about this: people in Chicago were so excited that the World Series Parade celebration for the Cubs became one of the single largest gatherings of people in all of human history. I live in the area and my school was almost empty because everyone skipped to go to the Cubs parade
What an incredible day that would have been!
@@DNReacts You guys should consider checking out the Cubs victory parade footage, it was absolute insanity!
5 million+ people along the parade route…the largest recorded crowd in the history of the Western Hemisphere, topping a Rod Stewart concert in Brazil. The only larger crowds are for religious gatherings in India and the Middle East.
Chicagoan here, love your channel but just to put things in perspective….my father passed away at 56 and my grandmother at 90 both were huge cubs fans my whole life, they never got to see the cubs win at all…when the cubs finally closed it out I wept like a baby for a solid hour! I still get teary eyed watching this! One of the best nights of my life!
Same. I see myself as a pretty tough guy but watching this makes my throat get a little tight 😂
Lotta Cubs fans listening to that Game 7 in graveyards with little radios, god love ‘em 🙏
There are thousands and thousand of people in the same situation my friend. Every person your age who had parents or grand parents who were Cubs fans can say the same thing.
It’s a shame they never got to see them win 😢 I can imagine what it means to you!
@@tylermcgriff1183 Same my friend, same!
It's fairly normal in a playoff elimination game to make a lot of pitching changes, especially in one that goes to the 10th inning. The only questionable one was pulling their starter in the 5th inning after one questionable walk because he was pitching well and you might not have enough relief to close the game. But when you get into the 8th inning, you're going to substitute immediately at the first sign of danger.
Thank you for the info! Really appreciate it 😊
Willson Contreras, who was the first catcher for the Cubs in Game 7, is now on the Cardinals, so players going to their rival teams isn't unheard of
I realised that while watching highlights recently! Thanks for the info!
@@DNReacts and if you asked Cubs fans after a recent series with the Cardinals in Wrigley Field where Contreras played up the role of villain, the words "he's dead to me now" are pretty common from Cubs fans regarding Contreras, a former fan favorite.
Free agency is a contributory factor in player movements. 💰 can buy new loyalties, so sometimes players will end up on a rival team. Many free agents have jumped back and forth between the Red Sox and Yankees. These two teams often have some of MLB's highest payrolls.
@@tombanaski3251 I would say he still is appreciated by a fair amount of fans with all he did for us. I certainly still do. Plus the organization didnt exactly treat him the best at the end. Its just the ones that hate him now are very vocal.
@@Fly-The-W he was one of my favorites--he always played with such enthusiasm, I believe it helped elevate the games of his teammates. That said when he left he said some stuff that could have gone unsaid; whether to endear himself to a new, rival fan base or out of spite due to the way the split happened, I suppose youth and emotion got the best of him. I wish he could have left it unsaid, but I guess that is just another example of his emotion for the game.
That game 7 was the first time I’d ever seen my father cry (cubs fan)
I cheered like a maniac when they won and I'm not even a Cubs fan. I'm pretty sure damn near everyone who wasn't a Cleveland fan was rooting for Chicago to finally win it
Not Cardinals’ fans. Lol
As great as it was John Lester and Theo Epstein both said the Redsox winning in 2004 was the one that feels more special.
I love this 😂
my family cheered for the cubs for 4 generations without seeing them win the world series. That game 7 was for sure one of the best days of my life so far
I know the feeling.When the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Greatest QB in Tom Brady in Super Bowl 52.I've been a fan since 1998,to see them win was pure JUBILATION! I was sooo! nervous the entire game..that last bomb by Tom too the endzone..I turned my head,didn't wacth.I waited for Al Michael's to tell me.Whooo! I seen the replay,even that made me nervous!😳😳
As a lifelong Indians/Guardians fan, I can honestly say if we had to blow a 3-1 lead, at least it was to the Cubs. It's still heartbreaking, but maybe just a little easier to take.
I bet it was! Incredible moment!
If you're looking for a game in the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry that stands out in history, I'd suggest looking up what is known to all Cubs fans as "The Ryne Sandberg Game" from June 23, 1984. The Cubs made a mini-documentary about it a couple of years ago, and it's well worth checking out.
Thank you for the suggestion!
My grandfather and my father and I were/are lifetime Cubs fans. My grandfather and father both got to listen to the Cubs lose the 1945 World Series. They both passed away, and I was 60 years old before the Cubs finally broke the curse and won the World Series. Just watching this reaction brought tears to my eyes, again.
David Ross, the 39 year old catcher in this game, is the current manager of the Cubs.
Can imagine that moment will stay with you forever!
108 years. Insane. I was 7 in 2003. My mom took me to game 7 against the marlins. I've never seen so many grown men cry. 2016 felt like such a weight being lifted.
That’s amazing! Can imagine you won’t forget that day!
I was 19 in 2003
Ugh
@Poundcakebowler yup. Sophomore year in college for me. My girlfriend recorded the game for me to watch after practice on a vhs tape. Remains the only time I cried from a baseball game.
As a Cubs fan it is often believed that the Cubs ended up wining the series despite Maddon over managing the final couple of games. Like fans really like him but agree he almost blew it in the end.
It did seem that way! At least we got the right outcome 😊
@@DNReacts Maddon wouldn't have become the Cubs manager were it not for his brilliance in getting the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (a historically bad franchise) to the World Series for the 1st time. Given his track record at turning teams around I was surprised he couldn't do the same w/ the Angels.
GO CUBS!!!!
The heroes of that game were Monty, Zo, and Heyward for sure. But I would've loved for Hendricks to get his due
Yes!!
It's actually fairly common for certain great pitchers to unofficially have personal catchers who catch most of their games (and give the starting catcher a regular day off each week). Dodgers' ace Clayton Kershaw uses Austin Barnes as catcher for his starts, even though Will Smith is the usual starter.
Both my mom & I are die-hard Cub fans. Lived in a couple places around Wrigleyville so I was at the game almost everyday during the summer. That game 7 was absolutely intense… never have I ever experienced such a wave of emotions in a single game…. then they won. I was screaming for joy, crying, everything… called mom and we just cried in joy together for several minutes.
She ended up passing away a few months into 2017… she wanted to see the Cubs win just once in her life… and she finally did.
Was born a Cubs fan, my dad inherited it from his Dad. On that fateful Thursday on the second of November I had the chance to experience it with my Grandmother, who was my fathers Mom. My dad passed away and didn’t get to see his Cubbies win it all. Love you, Pops! Gets me in my feelings every time.
Your analysis of Joe Maddon was spot on. His constant machinations during the playoffs ended multiple deep runs with both the Cubs and Rays(his first team). Fortunately, he's with the Angels where playoffs won't be an issue. David Ross, Lester's personal catcher, is now the Cubs manager.
Joe Maddon hasn't been the Angels manager in nearly a year.
@@jeffcole2858 my bad. I don't pay attention to them. Good for them.
Hey guys, another great reaction. Just FYI, it's referred to as extra innings, not overtime. As you know, baseball is untimed... Thanks again for the content.
Don't tell them that. Over time they will become Americanized and sound like any old random reactor you could get here. It's those little bits of foreign that make their reactions colorful. I for one hope they forever go with 'overtime' vs extra innings. And 'base one' vs first base. Let 'em be Brits.
Glad you enjoy what we do Jeremy! Yeah sometimes the terminology escapes us, overtime probably came from the fact we started with American football!
Great comment 😂 thank you!
As a Cleveland native/fan this one still hurts, even more than 97. A sad part too is that it's always remembered as triumph for the Cubs, especially since they were favored to win by everyone except for us and Tom Hanks.
It's a credit to Carlos Santana that he was able to come back the next year and still be a productive hitter after missing a cookie like the one he got in the 9th. 9 times out of 10 a hitter of Santana's quality crushes that pitch, but this time happened to be that one time. I'd have been beating myself up, but he knew well enough not to. It happens.
Fellow lifelong Cleveland sports fan here as well. While losing here did hurt, it was such a memorable game 7: the type you can appreciate and always remember as a baseball fan. Beyond that, if they had to lose that year in that way, I can honestly say I'm glad it was to the Cubs, all things considered.
@@sturgeon1028 You're not wrong. Although it just still bums me out bc since the Cavs had already won that year and it was 2016 it felt like the most opportune time. Of any of the years we could win, it really felt like it should be that one. Just really would've been the ultimate CLE VS The World moment.
The Steve Bartman incident in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, the darkest moment in Cubs history, was in a documentary called Catching Hell.
Poor guy. I mean usually after 20 years and a championship, amends are usually made between the club and the fan, the shitheel fans and the undeserving scapegoat, but Steve wants to just fade away. That suggests he had such a supremely hard time emotionally that he never wants to experience the memory again even though there is likely to be an outpouring of love and apologies from those that tormented him in the stadium and in the social firestorm that followerd it. And it wasn’t even his effin fault they lost that series. Poor guy.
We’ve just watched that story, will be coming soon!
This was bitter sweet as a Cleveland fan. I loved the Cubs getting their World Series win, but against our home team was rough. Cleveland sports has just been rough my whole life haha. To add, baseball is full of "curses".
I'm so proud of the way you two broke down the in-game situation based off the screen shot. True baseball fans!
They're learning faster than anyone else I've watched try and grasp the game for the first time.
Thank you Mattie! We are trying!
@@johnwray393 appreciate this John 😊
I was literally searching for any reactions to this World Series last night and was disappointed nobodies reacted to it yet! This win was the happiest day for millions of cubs fans
Incredible win!
Still get chills watching that game.
I too was furious with Bartman, but 99.9% of fans would have tried to catch it as well. They also had a shot to win that game and the next. Steve Bartman, we forgive you.
Yes everyone seems to forget there was an entire other game a game 7 after that not like he did that in game 7
Same with Don Denkinger (RIP).
Bartman wasn't the only fan trying to catch it. There were at least 6 pairs of hands that were reaching for it. And the ball was right on the boundary of the stands and the field of play. So Cubs LF Moises Alou should have known that it was fair play once you reach the stands. Apparently, Cubs fans seem to forget that a couple batters after the Bartman foul, Alex Gonzalez, the Cubs Shortstop, who was arguably the best defensive SS in all of baseball in the early to mid-2000's, botched a potential inning ending double play ball, which would have ended the top half of the 8th, with the Cubs still leading 3-1. But he doesn't field it, and that opens the door for the Marlins to open the floodgates for their eventual 8-3 win to force Game 7, and then win said Game 7, en route to their 2nd World Series Title. Bartman shouldn't need to ask for forgiveness, because he wasn't the reason why the Cubs blew a 3-1 series lead to the Marlins. And yet, Cubs fans needed a scapegoat from this. You want to point fingers, point them at Alex Gonzalez for that error.
As a new cubs fan you need to watch the fans reactions to the final out, it’s one of the most heartwarming videos out there
Thanks for the suggestion Ryan!
As a lifelong Cubs fan, this was pretty surreal. A person just gets used to every season starting off with the question --Will the Cubs win their first World Series in 84 years?..then 90 years..100 years...101 years...102 years, etc, etc. Same question every year with that number changing by one to the point where it feels like a part of the team's identity.
There'd been plenty of great, hall-of-fame level, players and quite a few pretty good seasons with some playoff appearances, but it was even in the most optimistic-seeming years you would know deep down that no no, there will be no title this year. So when this ground ball actually made it to first base it didn't seem real. I recall the next morning (for me) being the time that it sunk it and I was smiling ear to ear all day at work.
It's very normal in this situation, for "The all hands on deck" theory to be used. There is no tomorrow, so all pitchers are usually available if needed. The off-season starts at the end of the game.
Man the editing on this video is incredible. This guy should be proud of himself.
Yeah the video creator did really well!
Go Cubbies!!!
This was a great video I'd not seen before. Nice.
I can easily say the Cubs winning will stay with me forever. I will always remember where I was and who I was with.
Just amazing what sports can mean to you.
Good video guys!
As a cubs fan I am stoked that you did this.
We loved it!
My great grandmother always said she wouldn’t die until she saw the cubs win the World Series. After the 2003 blown chance in the NLCS we think she thought that was as close as she was gonna get. She passed 2 months later. This World Series win meant so much more than you can even imagine. 108 years between World Series, many cubs fans lived their whole lives without ever seeing them win a World Series
The documentary about Doc Gooden by Baseball Historian is a great video. He was the best pitcher during the 1980’s but ended up developing a drug habit. It shows how he ended up eventually kicking the habit and how he got his career going again after. It’s a good one. Every baseball fan knows about his drug issues but not everyone knows how his post drug issue career went
Thank you for the suggestion!
Been a Cubs fan for all 31 years of my life now, even as a 24 year old when it happened i knew the weight that was all the shoulders of all the Cubs players and the panic in every Cubs’ fan heart when Cleveland tied this game. It was gut wrenching and for them to overcome and finally win the Series had most of us in tears. I’d seen my Blackhawks win 3 Stanley Cups, watched the Bulls from a very young age win championships in the 90’s, hell I’d even seen the Chicago White Sox win the world Series but this feeling after the Cubs won was above and beyond all of those. Now if only our Bears could win a Superbowl my sports fandom would be satisfied. I’d obviously still love and watch all my Chicago teams but i would be satisfied!
As a Cubs fan with all the bad luck and voodoo crap in my head, I saw Kris Bryant slip on that wet grass and I thought it was over for the Cubs and he threw it wild in the stands. When I looked up I saw Rizzo pocketing the ball with that sexy smile I was stunned. We somehow did it.
This series broke my heart. For every fan’s fairy tale, there is another with shattered dreams
Absolutely, can imagine it was very hard to take!
@@DNReacts as bad as it was, nothing will ever be worse than the 1997 series. First (and only) time I ever cried at the end of a sporting event. I was 17 and devastated. After losing to the Braves in 1995, Cleveland was back and taking on the relatively new Marlins team as the heavy favorites. Cleveland has the lead late in game 7 with their All-World closer Jose Mesa on the mound to finish it off. Y’all should watch this one and find out how it ended, though I bet you can guess.
Awesome video, guys!!
37 year old lifelong Cubs fan here. I live in Illinois, about 2 hours south of Chicago in Champaign(go Illini!), but from 2015-2017, I actually lived in Chicago. When this happened, it was one of, maybe THE, best days of my entire life! I ran up and down the hallway, then my legs gave out and I just broke down crying tears of joy. Then I bear hugged everybody around me lol. You could also hear gunshots and fireworks going off in celebration in every direction around you.
A few days later, my boss let me leave work so I could go to the World Series victory parade celebration. You could not move in downtown Chicago, and downtown Chicago is HUGE. That's how many people there were! I finally found a spot to see the parade buses go by and saw all the players, coaches, staff, etc, and I saw the World Series trophy when Kris Bryant held it up. It was the definition of euphoria. And to make it even better, even tho it was in November(when Chicago is usually chilly and cloudy outside), it was s perfectly clear, sunny day and about 72 degrees. It was perfect!
They did a tally of how many people showed up(the parade route started at Wrigley Field and ended in Grant Park, which is just a little under a 10-mile long route), and the number came to 5 million people! That made it the largest gathering of people in Western Hemisphere history and I believe top 5 in world history. The only things that beat it were religious pilgrimages, mass exoduses, etc in the Eastern hemisphere. It was just a sea of people every direction you looked. I had never experienced anything remotely like that and I doubt I will ever experience anything like that ever again. It was SO awesome!!
Chicago is known for gun violence, unfortunately, but when the Cubs won the World Series, there were no shootings for a few weeks I think it was. Usually, there are several everyday. THAT'S how happy people were, they put aside their differences to just enjoy this historic event.
The high and happiness from the Cubs winning the World Series lasted for months for me. Hell, I'm STILL ecstatic about it! Most amazing thing to ever happen in sports!
Awwww yessss!!! So satisfying to watch you guys finally react to the best day of my life. I still cry. There were moments of that game 7 that made me wanna throw up. But it happened. After waiting my entire life for that day, that victory was SO. DAMN. SWEET!!
Thank you! What an amazing moment!
Greg Maddux and Paul Bako were also an example of a pitcher/catcher duo that followed each other around. Its not common, but some aces tend to prefer to have their own guy, especially if they throw a tricky pitch like a screwball or knuckler.
Thank you for the info!
I’ve never seen any other sport where the confidence and mental stability of the players is as crucial as it is in baseball. It’s why you see the domino effect happen so often and little things snowball into bigger things and become either slumps or streaks. It’s a weird weird beautiful weird game.
That Game 7 drew a television audience of over 40 million on FOX, and at the moment the Cubs won the combined FOX and Spainish Language network viewing figures were 49.9 million people.
A night I’ll never forget as a Cubs fan. As much as I wanted to be at Wrigley for Game 7, I wanted to spend it with my dad.
Can imagine it was an incredible night!
Lost my grandpa who was a die hard in 2015, he said "theres something special about this team" he passed on april 29th the very next year in Aug 16 my son was born and a few months later My favorite team in the whole world won it all, I balled like a baby lol Go Cubs! We want more rings!!!
I am a Yankees fan but i was rooting so hard for the cubs because its about damn time. I legit cried seeing old people crying.
Thus ended the longest draught, 108 years, without winning a championship, in any major professional sports league in the world.
I had 3 great grandparents that waited their 90+ years of life for the cubs to win. They all 3 passed within a year after the 2016 World Series. All three requested to be buried in a World Series shirt.
Great reaction! This was such an amazing moment for the Cubs and Cubs fans. I could be wrong, but I don’t think there’s a sport out there with more curses and/or superstitions than baseball.
Thank you Johanna!
I love how he mentioned Kluber was “iffy” in that game. Prior to it, he was near invincible in those playoffs, but I think the workload just caught up to him. It’s actually a really good video on him from “Baseball Makes me Sad” I believe. Check it out.
Edit: Shwarber is with the Phillies, boys.
I was in a crowd of about 3,000 people standing outside Wrigley Field in Chicago to follow the game. The stress of that 10th inning was _insane_ - especially when the rain delay began - but when the Cubs finally won, well...I don't think I've ever hugged or high-fived so many complete strangers in my life. All in all, this really was the second-greatest World Series game ever played.
My Grandfather was a life long Cubs fan. He finally got to see them win the World Series before his Alzheimer's started to hit him really hard. He forgot a lot of things but he remember that, he was buried with his Cubs championship hat.
I’ve always said that the rain was really cubs fans tears, including my grandfather, that never got to see the cubs win
Easy mistake to make with the uniforms, as a Mariner fan in very happy Schwarber is with Philly instead of the Angels
There are much fewer pitching changes nowadays because of new rules regarding when a manager can change pitchers.
...Also, the greatest Game 6 and Game 7 drama occurred in the 1986 World Series between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox.
Thanks for sharing your great reactions. As a fan of the Cubs for 59 of my 77 years, I loved watching this one.🙂
You’re welcome, I’ve become a huge cubs fan. There’s a good group of us on the Discord too. Appreciate the comment 🙏
My grandfather was born in 1912 and graduated from Lane Tech high school in Chicago in 1927, so his neighborhood was walking distance from Wrigley Field. He spent his summer days with friends waiting outside Wrigley for the games to end so he could be let in to sweep up the aisles. The pay was a free bleacher ticket to the next home game. The games were always on the radio in his home, basement, garage, and car whenever our family would visit when I was a kid. His love of the Cubs rubbed off onto me and our whole family. When the Cubs won the series I made a trip to his gravesite the next day to celebrate. What a feeling!
There are a lot of iconic moments in Cubs history, two of my favorite are "The Sandberg Game" (June 23, 1984) and Kerry Wood's 20 strikeout, record tying game (May 6, 1998) both absolute must see for any Cubs fan
Maddon's pitching decisions especially in games 6&7 were perplexing and infuriating. When Davis hit that HR off Chapman a remote may have been smashed against a wall at my house😂
I really appreciate it when foreigners make serious effort to study and understand baseball. This is a really good video.
Appreciate that a lot 🙏🏼
I don't think people really understand the weight of the Cubs drought. There was a whole generation of people who lived there entire life without ever seeing the Cubs in a World Series. People were visiting Graves listening to radio broadcasts. The Victory Parade was the 7th largest gathering in human history😂
cheers lads keep the MLB vids coming
You guys make old sports feel new to me. I’m happy you are enjoying all these sports. This is how I feel every World Cup lol
That’s great to hear! Thank you!
Damn, I'm 39 and David Ross looks about 20 years older than I do 😂 that baseball stress sure can age a guy
You should take the liberty to listen to The Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request, by Steve Goodman. He created it in the late 70s. It's all about the trials and tribulations of the Cubs ineptitude for the previous 7 decades.
I hate the Cubs but I love that song.
On the contrary, the Cubs had baseball's best record (103-59) and were expected not only to be in the series but to win it. I've been a Cubs fan since 1963 - welcome aboard! Cheers....
Billy Sianis is the owner of the Billygoat tavern in Chicago who put the curse on the cubs,its still there if you ever get to Chicago you should visit.
The Cubs were undoubtedly the best team in baseball in 2016, coming off an NLCS appearance the previous year. It wasn't an upset that they were there. Cleveland was a bit more of a surprise. The question was whether they could overcome the "curse".
I was born and raised in Nashville, and I'm a lifelong Cubs fan. Great choice. Go Cubbies! Check out the history of the Cubs and Harry Caray! The seventh inning stretch.
First time I’ve ever seen my dad cry. Wasn’t that big of a fan of baseball, but damn that shit made me break down
My South Side grandfather was a Cubs fan (go figure) who passed his fandom to my dad. Dad was 1 of the lucky 1s in getting to see the Cubs WS victory before dying earlier this year. I was estranged from him for some time, but gladly called him after they had at least won the NL pennant & give him the ol' Harry Caray end of game salute "CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!".
One of the most exciting games I had ever watched. It was very late and I had to get up early the next day but I stayed up anyway. Great ball game
I'll never forget that night. I'm a lifelong Chicagoan.
I was born and raised a Cub fan. I even named my kids after my favorite Cub player. Mark Grace. My son's name is Mark and my daughter's name is Grace. Anyway, the Cubs won the World Series the very next year after my daughter was born. I unfortunately was in Germany getting ready to deploy to Kosovo. So I wasn't with y kids when they won. I was actually watching the game with all Indian fans. I always wondered how I would react when they finally won a world championship. My real reaction was not at all what I expected. I just stood there with my hands on my head. I said "I can't believe this actually happened on my life time." The guy behind me said "yeah, I know how you feel. Anyway, I'll let you have your moment."
Have a great day at the ball park at the London series! Baseball live is amazing!!!
the 20-minute rain delay is not ordinary... it's not unheard of for a rain delay to be more than an hour... but, this is game 7 of the MOST unusual World Series EVER.. forces in the universe were milking every ounce of drama out of this one...
So glad to find your channel. As a Dodgers fan, this was a difficult series, but was very happy for the Cubs and the Cubs fans. It was EPIC! And glad I got to see the Cubs win a world series in my lifetime
As a Clevelander this hurts to watch. We had champagne on ice ready to celebrate. 2016 seemed to be our year as our AHL(Cleveland Monsters) team won the championship in spring followed by the Cavs coming back from a 3-1 deficit against the Warriors. When Rajai hit his homerun our house was ecstatic. A curse had to be broken that night and while I wish it was ours - I can accept it was another team that had suffered for longer.
What they didn't show was the camera frequently cutting to die-hard Cubs fan Bill Murray every so often for a vibe check.
Also it is one of the single greatest games in sports history, history aside.
I truly believe this was the best game played in the history of baseball
I don’t watch baseball a lot. But my dad, my future wife and I were watching this. We lived in a small town of 800 in tennessee at the time. While the game was on, a guy got pulled over in front of my house for drunk driving. He told the cop “Come on Stew, I love right down the road” then the cop goes “okay, but don’t go anywhere else” haha😂 I couldn’t believe he let him go lol
I'm a life long Cubs fan and the Cubs were expected to be in the World Series in 2016. After having a long playoff run in 2015 that saw them lose to the Mets in the NLCS they were the favorites going into the 2016 season and won a Major League best 103 games. When I think it was 1908 when they last won the World Series, my grandfather was 14 years old when they won it last.
Watched it all in Leadville Colorado. Absolutely incredible still gets me misty.
Possibly the most famous rivalry trade of all time actually involves the cubs/cards. Lou Brock (former base stealing champion) was traded from the cubs to the Cardinals during his prime, for no explicable reason. Well regarded as one of the worst trades all time.
If you're going to be a Cubs fan, you need to learn about the guy whose face they were holding up at the beginning. Harry Carey was huge for the Cubs' culture. Will Ferrell did a great impersonation of him on Saturday night live, too.
This was a day us Cubs fans never thought would happen. 108 years of frustration released in about 4 hours. The party was insane. The victory parade was attended by 5 *million* people. Chicago itself had a population of just over 2 million.
I just posted this on the discord yesterday. Did someone else already recommend this? LOL
One funny instance of a pitcher having a personal catcher - the Red Sox used to have a pitcher named Tim Wakefield (you saw him give up the Aaron Boone home run). For several seasons, Wakefield was almost exclusively caught by a player named Doug Mirabelli because Mirabelli was particularly good at handling Wakefield's unpredictable knuckleball. After the 2005 season, the Red Sox traded Mirabelli to San Diego and his replacement could not work with Wakefield at all, and it was hurting the team. So they gave up a young pitching prospect in what was essentially an emergency trade to get Mirabelli back, and as soon as the trade was official they flew him in on a private jet so he could catch in Wakefield's start that same day.
The best part of the story of that season was Jason Heyward, also a former teammate of Lester and Ross in Atlanta now playing for the Cubs, paid for hotel suites in every away game city for Ross' family so they could come watch his final season as a player.
I was lucky to watch this game whilst visiting family in the USA. Such a importantant moment for Cubs and their fans. If you get a chance, please listen to the song All the Way by Eddie Vedder, you can hear the pain and angst of a lifelong Cubs fan before this
I am a Braves fan. They are having struggles right now. Two of our better pitchers have gone down. We are relying heavily on the bullpen. Some days are good and others not so good. We just got swept by Toronto. It is early in the season, but things aren't looking great at the moment. We will hold our heads up and keep rooting for them no matter what. I am enjoying your baseball journey.
That backup personal catcher who made the error then hit a home run in his last major league game-David Ross-is now the manager of the Cubs. He won’t be playing but you’ll get to see him in London. He’s just about the only player left from that 2016 team still with the Cubbies. Go Cubs Go.
Not sure if they showed it again but you missed that third basement Kris Bryant actually slipped as he threw to first baseman Rizzo for the final out! I mean, a universe of fate and folly teetered over this game like a sword of Damocles! Cubs fan here!
even if youre not a cubs fan like me, this is one the most epic games in all of sports.
Personal catchers for pitchers were always a weird thing- rare, but notable. You guys should check out the story about the lengths the Red Sox went to get knuckleballer Tim Wakefield's personal catcher Doug Mirabelli to opening day in a last minute trade. It's a crazy story.
Yes, Steve Carlton was traded from the Cardinals to the Phillies. Tim McCarver was his specific catcher. They were traded as a pair.
You guys are hilarious 👍🏼
That was awesome. GO CUBBIES
I watched this game even though I’m not a Cubs fan I really wanted them to win since they haven’t won the World Series since before I was born in 92.
I’m more of a Atlanta Braves and Cardinals fan since most of my family members like those teams
You guys are getting to know baseball pretty well. Probably more than I do.