Still, especially that year, I'd say the Giants bullpen was a bigger strength than the starters. Remember Jeremy Affeldt got the win in that game 7. Kind of emblematic of how the core of Giants relievers carried the team through those years. Lincecum was already not his best by '10, and Cain was solid but declining after his perfect game. Even Madbum only pitched once every 5 days (other than playoffs).
The ‘16 Cubs also had one of the all-time defenses, I believe setting a record for lowest opponent BABIP in a season. Two Gold Glovers, too. Rizzo, Bryant, Baez, Russell, Fowler, and of course Heyward were all plus defenders
@@landonohle6558 There are Astros fans who still claimed it was just 2017 to this day and those are the ones who accepted that it happened. The ones who didn't? Yeah you know...
@@wiiplayers19 seriously maybe the most underrated of the teams here and yeah I'm completely biased but at the same time, they went 11-1 in the post season and nobody even talks about it.
@@vaughnmild4467 it was a weird year in the AL....you had 2 offensive juggernauts with shit pitching, and two pitching teams with decent offenses. The Sox just had good pitching and clutch timely hitting and it worked out.
2016 Cubs strength was magic. Biggest team of destiny I've ever seen. And I remember the 2013 Red Sox also having a great bullpen with Koji, Craig Breslow, Tazawa, etc. Maybe not the best but I was always excited by it
Astros lost because every time Max Sherzer or Stephen Strasburg pitched, the Nationals fell like they could face any pitcher in the league and like their chances of winning. Because those two normally kept them in games and the offense was good enough to overcome 2 or 3 runs either pitcher would normally give up. And that confidence was developed throughout the regular season. Disregarding the Cardinal due to inexperience in starting pitching, Nats beat Wainwright, Kershw (2), Verlander (2), Cole to win the WS.
'03 Yankees kind of exhausted themselves I thought and treated the ALCS as the real World Series. '04 Cardinals ran into history: I not only think they would've beaten the Yankees, I think they would've beaten a Red Sox team which had won a tight, back-and-forth ALCS...but the Idiots weren't going to be stopped. I'm quoting Pudge when I say that the weeklong layoff killed the '06 Tigers; not a coincidence that, of the 4 sweep-and-7 LCS pairs, the 7-game team (twice in massive upsets) has won the World Series every time.
I think this shows that contact hitting plays really well in the tournament. The unpredictable nature of batted balls in a small sample allow teams that make more contact a greater spectrum of outcomes. Also contact hitting helps when you’re facing the best of the best in terms of pitching.
Although the biggest strengths the White Sox in 2005 was their starting pitching, however even though their lineup was apparently known for small ball the time, they actually hit the most home runs in the entire league that year. I'm actually from California but I seem to remember the White Sox a lot from that 2005 season, although that may have been because that was when I was really first getting into the MLB. That White Sox team was definitely one of the most dominant in every area that has won a World Series.
@@jeffenson9969 Doc wasn't on the 08 Phils. We had Brett Myers who was made our closer the prior season in 07, a 45-year old Jamie Moyer, and Joe Blanton. While Hamels carried us, it was not the most threatening rotation but it all came together because they just happened to pitch well when it was needed. If you ask me, our bullpen was a bigger strength than our rotation. Lidge literally had a perfect season and didn't blow a save.
@@davidlevison9334 Maybe, but how you explain the Braves suddenly becoming the worst team in baseball, partnered with the Cardinals becoming the best team in baseball just for them to make the playoffs?
As an Astros fan, thank you for not totally ripping into us. I respect that. Us Astros fans hear so much of it. The fans didn't cheat, and that championship meant so much to us as a city after hurricane Harvey.
@@wyattlampman Unless you're one of us, you really don't understand. People are brutal. If I went into L.A. with Astros gear on, I'm going to be the one hearing it, not the team...
@@davidlevison9334 he set a series record with 12 RBIs. I think that would be good, but a better video would be how the Yankees lost the series despite outscoring Pittsburgh 55-27
omg totally. they could be losing by however many runs, when they scored 1 run, they would score 7 in the next 30 minutes. their clutch hitting was off the charts.
In regards to the 2006 WS, the Cardinals didn’t have all of their position players healthy at the same time for the entire season. They’ll say they got there in the final week, but Rolen was playing through shoulder issues that affected his offense, got him benched in the NLDS for a game, & led to the rift between him & LaRussa that lasted for the rest of their careers. Getting the offense 90% healthy by the final week, the Astros having worse health issues that season, & Carpenter, Suppan, & Weaver lead the rotation was the keys in October. Plus Adam Wainwright was put into the closer’s role as a rookie for an injured Isringhausen & was lights out.
The strength of that "mystery" Marlins teams was defense ... solid up the middle from Pudge to Pierre and very good defensive middle infielders and solid 1b an LF defense as well. They simply did not commit the errors that would have given deeper teams extra chances.
"In the NBA, you need a superstar to get into the conversation of contending." This is why the NBA sucks. It's not a league of teams. It's a league of superstars with entourages.
When there’s only 10 players on the court each player is going to be more important. An individual player can have more effect on a game since they play offense and defense.
@@GoRavens520 yeah but most stars in the NBA today go out of their way to completely control and dominate the game. My favorite bball teams are teams like the 04 Pistons that were well rounded and played together well.
I mean i whole hearted disagree with this statement. The main reason i got into baseball was albert. It's actually awesome when you can watch greatness. The pistons are fun for a second but to have a long period of it makes the sport suck. Most baseball teams are built like basketball teams. They have strengths and the hope the other side of the ball doesnt f it up. The giants had no right to win the 2014 world series but MAD carried them. That awesome to see. Thats why basketball is amazing. Seeing players that are on another level vs people that are already on another level. But i get it you probably have never been good at anything so you hate it when you see someone so good that they make people that are also absurdly good look like bums.
Well baseball is one of the only sports where u have to rely on an actual team look at the angels at worst top 3 1-3 hitters in the league but have shit pitching
Lol in no other team sport can 1 person be the whole defense. Now baseball is different than just that but it is possible. So no it's not over football for a major reason. The big reason is you don't play as a team on offense like in football.
still makes me sad that people forget just how AMAZING that ‘05 white sox team was. 12-1 in the postseason. that’s complete and utter domination of PLAYOFF teams. can’t wait for us to return to that glory and finally stake out claim as a playoff team again! Doesn’t help that Paul Konerko wasn’t voted into the hall 😡
Royals were a very unique team in 2014 and 2015. Not only the bullpen, but you should have mentioned their batting average with RISP or timely 2 out hits were a huge factor. They were clutch and resilient despite looking pretty average on paper.
Something else to note about the 2009 Yankees: they were *clutch*. Across that season and postseason, they had 17 walk-off wins. That’s right: *seventeen*. They also had the luxury of facing the Twins in the first round, who they tend to do well against.
The strange thing with the 2021 Braves is that the bullpen became their strength pretty much right at playoff time. They probably blew more saves and late leads than anyone else during the first half of the season, and then they suddenly started to light it up. Their #1 strength would probably be that power infield of Freeman, Riley, Albies and Swanson all hitting at least 25 HRs and all being clutch hitters in general.
Is the music at the end of the video from MLB Power Pros ‘07? If so, that game is one of the greatest and most underrated baseball video games of all time. My brother and I would play that game together for hours
game 2, as a Mets fan, thats the game that got away and changed the series. And the Mets also for some reason getting dominated by Weaver and Suppan who were just horrible in 2006
The 2016 Cubs defense was historically great. The pitching was good but the defense made all those pitchers look even better. Look at the advanced defensive statistics and FIP
"Their back up catcher was pretty much immortal." Now, that--that's something. I am definitely using that the next time my family talks about the Cubs.
Not reallly, Judge,Gary,Severino,Gleyber,Ursshela,Hicks,Gardener,Paxton,Kahnle,Happ, were all either traded for it drafted and developed through the farm system. Also DJ wasn’t paid a ton of money and we didn’t give him a ton of money.
Late 90s didn’t have any power hitters besides guys past their prime (chili Davis, strawberry, justice) all their guys could hit 30 HR, but were not HR hitters at all, especially for the time. Posada, jeter, O’Neil, Martinez, knaublach, brosius, etc. they were more like the giants in that their pitching staff was all about playoff mode- pettite, cone, Clemens, Wells, el duque, irabu, and of course Mo- most of them were mediocre during the regular season but turned it on in postseason. They started getting power hitters and went o the playoff drought at the same time arod, Soriano, matsui, etc. also, you can’t forget how their field helped LH batters HR totals (granderson and Gardner perfect examples)
Since 02 yes. The dynasty Yanks were a top of the line pitching team...starters and pen...No true ace tho. The lineup was a high walk, high average and contact w/ moderate or even low HRs. After 01,when they couldn't fuckin hit off anyone not named Kim, they became a league average pitching team with a high walk, high HR slugging lineup. And won the division bc of their offense and Mariano. But this version of the Yanks coulda won a couple rings with a few more bounces in their favor. There's no right formula.
2019 Nationals had another thing besides pitching. Just super clutch hitting. Coming back late in 5 elimination games requires you have some hitters who can come up in big moments.
The 2002 Angels were a team where you couldn't get anyone out. 1 thru 9. They weren't going to hit the ball to Yorba Linda, but a single here, a first to third run, a walk here, a double there, and all of a sudden you're down 2-3 runs. A speedster like Figgins. Washburn and rookie Lackey. Setup guy Donnelly. Closers like Percival and Rodriguez. Dependables like Glaus and Salmon. Erstad coming into his own. I mean, talk about a complete team.
I was a young Anaheim fan during their 2002 World Series run. In addition to their contact driven offense I'm also pretty sure their bullpen ERA was lowest in baseball that year.
What made the Royals great in 2015 was their ability to steal bases, manufacture runs, and excellent contact hitting. They were the best small ball team ever. Their bullpen was ace.
There actually are 2 templates with one now becoming easier to attain because of the three outcome development. You need a dominant starter that is dominant enough to win 2 games in a series . Either the stuff or the pedigree and usually you want them right by time playoffs start so they are either rested or inning workhorses or rubber-arm sinkerballers. You want a 5th starter swing man who can shut down couple innings , possibly pitch high leverage situations. Can also have this in your bullpen but signing reliable bullpen help is expensive . You want 3 hitters who have good stat lines but are great fastball hitters , don't strike out a lot or have good ISO as your top hitters. You want your 2nd 5th and 6th spots , at least 2 of them, to be handed-neutral, meaning you have one player that can platoon on your the weakest handedness closest to the heart of your lineup . You want to have specialist that are generally good but are crazy dominant against lefties. You want two of them and you want that they either don't give up free passes or they give up weak contact if ball is put in play. Adam Ottavino comes to mind . The Red Sox turned around this setup more because they used their 3rd-5th starters as the swing man and specialist relievers in the playoffs, thus masking having one of the worst relieving corps making it to the WS ever. . The 2 pitcher / 3 hitter / 2 setup / 2nd 5th handedness usually is the base build of many contending teams with money. The 2nd type is having good young pitching talent ,usually enough where your best veteran starter is only good due to experience (Kershaw / Buhler) . Usually you have 4 arms where at least two start and two in bullpen Your corner fielder's hit for amazing power and ISO. Bad babip. Usually you will roster handedness or platoon players who are good with contact and speed and defense but more as backups . You usually have a top notch closer and 8th inning reliever (4 arm stud situation ). You usually have two budding superstars somewhere developing and one breaks out every 2 years. In a 4 year window there always one year where you develop 2 3 stud hitters with power all over the lineup. Your game is that you strikeout against a pitcher or you take them deep. No other swing really matters . You can develop pitch to contact players pretty well if in bigger stadiums, and ISO guys aren't affected by deep fields since they tend to be pure long ball hitters Think Twins , Oakland , Indians in this group . You also have teams like Ray's and Royals who put a lot of emphasis on OF and left-side infield defense while only caring for onbase or contact players with speed. More of a special design these teams have become good at then how teams regularly win.
2001 Diamondback had great pitching with Batista, Schilling, and Johnson..The 2003 Marlins had a lot of heart and good pitching with Brad Penny, Josh Beckett, and Dontrelle Willis..2003 Marlins came back in all their Playoff series..The 2009 Yankees had great hitters in Matsui, Damon, Cano, A-Rod, and Swisher..The 2010, 2012, and 2014 SF Giants had great pitching in Tim Lincecum, Brian Wilson, and Madison Bumgarner..The 2016 Cubs had great defense..Those were strengths of those teams ⁉🎩🏟💺🏆🌇🏙🌆⚾📚
Just gonna throw in my Marlins-biased 2 cents: I just wanna add to the Marlins in 03, IDK if the stats that specific year back it up (defensive statistics were sparse back in 03 iirc), but I wanna say that was possibly the best DEFENSIVE infield ever, with Derrek Lee, Luis Castillo, Alex Gonzalez, and Mike Lowell, all of whom at least at some point in their careers were arguably the best at their position, defensively. Then again, I haven't gone back and looked since better stats have come out to see if that's actually true or not. AND, similarly, you mentioned the 09 Yankees having possibly the best offensive infield ever...yeah, you're probably right actually, but damnit if the Marlins the year before weren't close. Jorge Cantu was 1 HR shy of giving them an infield in which ALL FOUR hit at least 30 HRs.
Looking at the stats, the 2003 Marlins had the third least amount of errors in the league that year but the advanced stats don't seem to treat them kindly. I think starting pitching was the big strength. Three starters got hurt early on but D-Train was called up and Beckett came back and made it elite down the stretch and in the playoffs. Manager change also factored in as well.
1999 Mets had best defensive infield ever. Even the 2009 Yankees were a great defensive infield. But what made the 2003 Marlins special was having Pudge leading the way. Had Pudge stayed, Marlins would have made playoffs in 2004 and 2005 (I did like Paul LoDuca but he was not Pudge)
Just a bit of context for the 2006 Cardinals, which on paper look like an underwhelming championship team. They basically had 80 + percent of the core that had won over 100 games in 04 and 05. But a rash of injuries, slumps, and three separate seven-game losing streaks jeopardized their chances to even make the playoffs. However, when the postseason began, every important player was healthy, and having Chris Carpenter healthy in the postseason the Cardinals won 2 World Series and went to three NLCS in the four years a healthy Carpenter pitched in the postseason for the birds. Also, every championship team has unexpected contributors, and after a dismal offensive campaign, Yadier Molina was the best, consistent offensive player the Cardinals had for all three postseason Series in 06. KeyBank contributions from players like so taguchi, and Scott spiezio helped. But above all, the most extraordinary contribution they had was Anthony Reyes out dueling Justin Verlander in game 1. So basically, you had a 90-plus win caliber team that had a lot of bad luck during the dog days of the season, but had a lot of good fortune in the postseason.
When I first saw the title of the video, I was excited because as a Padres fan I wanted to hear all about how the 98 Yankees were basically an All-Star team. Then I saw how it started in 2000. So close! 😐 Still enjoyed the video though. Maybe you can do one that goes from some point in the 80's through '99?
And now the 2020 LA Dodgers with great contact in Mookie Betts and power in Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger, as well as ridiculous pitching from Kershaw, May, and Beuhler
Giants in 2014 to me was Bumgarner and a strong bullpen. In games Bumgarner didn't start, most of the starters got creamed. Only in the division series were the starters who weren't Bumgarner good and actually Jake Peavy pitched better than Bumgarner in his start that series. I say probably Bumgarner, Petit, and Affeldt were the keys to winning that world series.
Great video, but the 2004 red sox also had good pitching with schilling and pedro. And although derek Lowe didnt have a great season, he was clutch in the playoffs
Starting pitching is TOTALLY the most valuable. The cubs and the Indians should show that the most. Those teams didn’t have great offenses, they as a whole weren’t elite in fielding and defense, but they both had elite level starting pitching, and the way the postseason is set up, 3 great starting pitchers can steal wins from teams that were objectively better in the regular season. Just think about it, teams that win the first game (or first 2 especially) have a much greater chance to win, and if you have a 1-2 punch of cy young candidates, you can get by with an average or even below average offense and still be up 2-0
My opinion Speedy fielders Good 2nd 1st and SS 3 solid starting pitchers 2 decent starting pitchers or good 3 Good relivers Solid closer 3 homerun hitters 1 contact hitter Efficient bunt 1 hall of famer A good manager 2 good backups All quite in the middle of young and old Aka 26-32
The most important thing is baseball is pitching, you can't be a true contender without a shutdown pitching staff. Obviously that's not the only thing you need but I feel a killer rotation/bullpen sets a team up for a championship more than a great lineup.
I don't know. Outside of Madison Bumgarner, Giants pitching in 2014 wasn't much better than the league average. On your theory, the Nationals should have won at least the NL pennant that year with their rotation of five starters each with an ERA lower than the league average, four of them with an ERA below 3.15, and that was before they signed Max Scherzer. Their bullpen was even pretty solid. But we see where that all got them, a loss in the NLDS to the aforementioned Giants. One thing we do know is that postseason baseball is a weird bird--maybe only 25% of the time does the best team in baseball for the regular season actually win the championship, which is about the lowest percentage in any American pro sport.
Almost all these teams had multiple strengths and it's correct to say they each had a biggest strength. Pitching, particularly starting pitching, will almost always win the day.
2015 KC: WS Game 1 bottom of 9th - Royals down 1. Gordon homers to dead-center in one of the leagues biggest parks, OFF OF FAMILIA. Royals win in extras. I'm talking clutch. Virtually the same team that lost to San Fran in 2014 WS. That year they were the wild card and swept every team to win the AL Pennant with an epic 9-8 win over Oakland to win the wild-card game. They constantly came through with what they needed to win, pressuring the defense, stealing bases, etc. Didn't Gordon lead the league in outfield assists? Hosmer, Moustakas, Escobar, Cain, Perez, Zobrist.... and yes Herrera and Wade Davis were lights out. It was beautiful to watch.
This video doesn't mention what I think was possibly the greatest strength of the 2016 Cubs: their fielding. That's right, their fielding. With Gold Glovers Anthony Rizzo at first base and Jason Heyward in right field, the flashy infielder Javy Baez, and rangy players at shortstop (Addison Russell), second base (Ben Zobrist), and center field (Dexter Fowler), the Cubs may have set an all-time Major League record for defensive efficiency rating, the percentage of potential outs converted into actual outs. The Cubs' fielders were responsible for lowering their pitching staff's ERA at least half a run per 9 innings. This worked especially well for starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks, allowing him to do what he does best: make batters get themselves out with soft contact and ground balls.
Pitching is linked to catching and there were only 15 different catchers to win those 20 WS. Some of them had previously appeared and lost. I think you build a WS team with catcher, SS and Center field. Pitching is obvious but catcher and middle infield is the pitcher's best friend and they can elevate all pitchers.
You could easily argue defensive strength played a good part for those teams. 02 Angel's were the best defensive team, 04 Sox were 3rd in the league defensively that year, CWS were 4th, etc... scoring runs is great, but not allowing the other team to score is key.
The Nationals best strength was "We will bring a title back to DC" - Bryce Harper. lol
11:47 In case there was any doubt. 😂
2014 Giants: MadBum.
Hardest a pitcher carried a team in decades
Right up there with Bob Gibson carrying the Cardinals
Not nearly as impressive as the garbage man carrying the astros.
Still, especially that year, I'd say the Giants bullpen was a bigger strength than the starters. Remember Jeremy Affeldt got the win in that game 7. Kind of emblematic of how the core of Giants relievers carried the team through those years. Lincecum was already not his best by '10, and Cain was solid but declining after his perfect game. Even Madbum only pitched once every 5 days (other than playoffs).
@@bennyg3955 lmao
MadBum was only legend in the World Series, and it was overrated. Stop making it sound like if he was Pedro in 1999
Nah Juan Pierre definitely wrote that freestyle just in case
SportStorm who is your favorite team
Boston...lost in...cost in....uh....stone cold Steve Austin...
Eff it, I'll just rhyme New York instead
Yea that was cap
Shit was garbage lmao
Ben Paddock I think it is the Padres, I think he said it in one of his videos
The ‘16 Cubs also had one of the all-time defenses, I believe setting a record for lowest opponent BABIP in a season. Two Gold Glovers, too. Rizzo, Bryant, Baez, Russell, Fowler, and of course Heyward were all plus defenders
Yeah, the Cubs were all about their rotation and fielding in '16. If you were lucky enough to make contact, it was either to ground out or fly out.
If the giants had a good closer the Cubs don't win that year
@@SFGiantsfan9797 if
@@SFGiantsfan9797 bro the cubs had one of the best offenses that year, they still wouldve won
@@SFGiantsfan9797 ok but they didn't.
That freestyle carried the team on its back
Pablo Sanchez, Achmed Khan, and Kiesha Phillips in the heart of the order. Now THAT'S a team.
nobody stealing a base like pete wheeler tho
It's hilarious my grandma still has her pc from the 2000's , with the original backyard baseball still installed
no offense to Pablo, but Kiesha Phillips was tops.
I'm legit mad vladi Guerrero or Soriano isn't there. Which year we talking? 08? 07?
@@MethaneHorizon they are talking about 2000-2001 era of backyard sports, when it was just the kids or the first addition of MLB players
It would have been funnier if you just said "Trash Cans" for the 2017 Astros, then cut to the Red Sox without another word.
They act like they only did it in 2017 they probably had another system in 18 and 19
@@landonohle6558 There are Astros fans who still claimed it was just 2017 to this day and those are the ones who accepted that it happened. The ones who didn't? Yeah you know...
And then electronic trash cans for the red sox
This is what I assumed he was going to do this
Lol that's what I was waiting for
I’m guessing that after everyone stop documenting on the M’s, they’ll shift their focus to the 2005 Chicago White Sox. 😂 You heard it hear first.
God I hope so, that 05’ team is worth watching
@@wiiplayers19 seriously maybe the most underrated of the teams here and yeah I'm completely biased but at the same time, they went 11-1 in the post season and nobody even talks about it.
They should, I really liked that team, the whole feel of it, the Cell, Konerko, Buehrle, Jenks, Podsednik, Persinski, etc.....They were cool.
@@dukedematteo1995 Dye, Crede, Iguci, Uribe, Everett, and a well rounded bench of Timo Perez, Jeff Blumb, Willy Harris, Pablo Ozuna, and Chris Widger
@@vaughnmild4467 it was a weird year in the AL....you had 2 offensive juggernauts with shit pitching, and two pitching teams with decent offenses.
The Sox just had good pitching and clutch timely hitting and it worked out.
2016 Cubs strength was magic. Biggest team of destiny I've ever seen.
And I remember the 2013 Red Sox also having a great bullpen with Koji, Craig Breslow, Tazawa, etc. Maybe not the best but I was always excited by it
Lol props to using Mario Baseball music
Bro it hurts to listen to now
Yesssss
Marlins won because of Dontrelle’s leg kick and Juan Pierre’s Freestyle.
Nah.
@@lchang1326 Yeah.
Duh what else could it be
I should do the opposite... why the WS losers lost... ( like why did the astros lose to the Nats or why did the Yankees lose to the Marlins in 03)
RISP failures.
Though the 2019 Astros can be chalked up to the Nats coding their signs to throw the Astros off.
If the Marlins reach the playoffs just put your money on them winning the World series.
Astros lost because every time Max Sherzer or Stephen Strasburg pitched, the Nationals fell like they could face any pitcher in the league and like their chances of winning. Because those two normally kept them in games and the offense was good enough to overcome 2 or 3 runs either pitcher would normally give up. And that confidence was developed throughout the regular season. Disregarding the Cardinal due to inexperience in starting pitching, Nats beat Wainwright, Kershw (2), Verlander (2), Cole to win the WS.
@@youandme9569 yeah i didnt need an explanation lol i wanted them to😂
'03 Yankees kind of exhausted themselves I thought and treated the ALCS as the real World Series.
'04 Cardinals ran into history: I not only think they would've beaten the Yankees, I think they would've beaten a Red Sox team which had won a tight, back-and-forth ALCS...but the Idiots weren't going to be stopped.
I'm quoting Pudge when I say that the weeklong layoff killed the '06 Tigers; not a coincidence that, of the 4 sweep-and-7 LCS pairs, the 7-game team (twice in massive upsets) has won the World Series every time.
Almost choked when you spat out 448
I think this shows that contact hitting plays really well in the tournament. The unpredictable nature of batted balls in a small sample allow teams that make more contact a greater spectrum of outcomes. Also contact hitting helps when you’re facing the best of the best in terms of pitching.
Two years later and you have players like Spencer Strider who complain that contact outside of a miss/K or HR is only luck.
Although the biggest strengths the White Sox in 2005 was their starting pitching, however even though their lineup was apparently known for small ball the time, they actually hit the most home runs in the entire league that year. I'm actually from California but I seem to remember the White Sox a lot from that 2005 season, although that may have been because that was when I was really first getting into the MLB. That White Sox team was definitely one of the most dominant in every area that has won a World Series.
Came here JUST to see what he had to say about the 2008 Phillies. What a great team
lmao he forgot about halliday, hamels, and the overall strong pitching staff
@@jeffenson9969 Doc wasn't on the 08 Phils. We had Brett Myers who was made our closer the prior season in 07, a 45-year old Jamie Moyer, and Joe Blanton. While Hamels carried us, it was not the most threatening rotation but it all came together because they just happened to pitch well when it was needed. If you ask me, our bullpen was a bigger strength than our rotation. Lidge literally had a perfect season and didn't blow a save.
2011 Cardinals: insane luck
Aviator43 it’s called clutch
@@davidlevison9334 Maybe, but how you explain the Braves suddenly becoming the worst team in baseball, partnered with the Cardinals becoming the best team in baseball just for them to make the playoffs?
Huge W
David Levison 2006 they were more lucky. The cardinal devil magic
As a cardinals fan, we have a lot of devil magic and magic pixie dust in our storage rooms. It’s not luck, it’s magic
As an Astros fan, thank you for not totally ripping into us. I respect that. Us Astros fans hear so much of it. The fans didn't cheat, and that championship meant so much to us as a city after hurricane Harvey.
Nobody is calling out the fans, just your team that made this decision to steal a World Series from a team.
@@wyattlampman Unless you're one of us, you really don't understand. People are brutal. If I went into L.A. with Astros gear on, I'm going to be the one hearing it, not the team...
Bong Jovi honestly that sucks, but all of these players deserve it but I think lowlifes attacking the fans is disappointing
@@wyattlampman nah, there were a good amount of people who didn't want to be a part of it
You guys should do a video about Bobby Richardson and how he won WS mvp even though his team lost
I was gonna say that 😂
@@davidlevison9334 he set a series record with 12 RBIs. I think that would be good, but a better video would be how the Yankees lost the series despite outscoring Pittsburgh 55-27
wait what???
yuri mazing yeah. All 3 of their wins were blowouts, but they lost 4 tight games
@@HufflepuffBaseball42313 Stengel not starting Ford in Game 1.
Dodger fans in 2019: We are going back to the world series
Kershaw: How about no
And clutch hitting by the Nats
2015 royals also were amazing at comebacks and rallys
as a mets fan, games 1, 4, and 5 were just brutal. Mets had it, but I guess Royals were more due
Very similar to the 02 angels. Great bullpens, great contact. Good defense. Average starters
two of their alcs games were won on extra innings homers
omg totally. they could be losing by however many runs, when they scored 1 run, they would score 7 in the next 30 minutes. their clutch hitting was off the charts.
Really should have spent more time on each 2010s Giants team. Plenty of storylines that could have been highlighted. Otherwise, great video
Love it! Great video, and you really added the special hurt on the 2017 Astros. I can't believe I rooted for them that year.
Mario Super Sluggers music, automatic like. And a Pablo Sanchez reference! Truly a top notch video
I like the Wii music near the end lmao
That Cubs team also had fantastic defense to back up that pitching as well.
The Astros greatest strength was easily their eye
It was so good they could see pitches before they even came
Great video! Could we see the biggest weakness of every World Series loser from 2000-2019?
In regards to the 2006 WS, the Cardinals didn’t have all of their position players healthy at the same time for the entire season. They’ll say they got there in the final week, but Rolen was playing through shoulder issues that affected his offense, got him benched in the NLDS for a game, & led to the rift between him & LaRussa that lasted for the rest of their careers.
Getting the offense 90% healthy by the final week, the Astros having worse health issues that season, & Carpenter, Suppan, & Weaver lead the rotation was the keys in October.
Plus Adam Wainwright was put into the closer’s role as a rookie for an injured Isringhausen & was lights out.
I Love the Mario super sluggers music in the back 😂😂
the fact that the background music for mario super slugger is in this video makes me so happy lol
The strength of that "mystery" Marlins teams was defense ... solid up the middle from Pudge to Pierre and
very good defensive middle infielders and solid 1b an LF defense as well. They simply did not commit the
errors that would have given deeper teams extra chances.
"In the NBA, you need a superstar to get into the conversation of contending." This is why the NBA sucks. It's not a league of teams. It's a league of superstars with entourages.
When there’s only 10 players on the court each player is going to be more important. An individual player can have more effect on a game since they play offense and defense.
@@GoRavens520 yeah but most stars in the NBA today go out of their way to completely control and dominate the game. My favorite bball teams are teams like the 04 Pistons that were well rounded and played together well.
I mean i whole hearted disagree with this statement. The main reason i got into baseball was albert. It's actually awesome when you can watch greatness. The pistons are fun for a second but to have a long period of it makes the sport suck. Most baseball teams are built like basketball teams. They have strengths and the hope the other side of the ball doesnt f it up. The giants had no right to win the 2014 world series but MAD carried them. That awesome to see. Thats why basketball is amazing. Seeing players that are on another level vs people that are already on another level. But i get it you probably have never been good at anything so you hate it when you see someone so good that they make people that are also absurdly good look like bums.
Well baseball is one of the only sports where u have to rely on an actual team look at the angels at worst top 3 1-3 hitters in the league but have shit pitching
Lol in no other team sport can 1 person be the whole defense. Now baseball is different than just that but it is possible. So no it's not over football for a major reason. The big reason is you don't play as a team on offense like in football.
The Mario super sluggers music in the background makes me so happy haha
still makes me sad that people forget just how AMAZING that ‘05 white sox team was. 12-1 in the postseason. that’s complete and utter domination of PLAYOFF teams. can’t wait for us to return to that glory and finally stake out claim as a playoff team again! Doesn’t help that Paul Konerko wasn’t voted into the hall 😡
2005 White Sox, game 2 ALCS. Angels had that series.
Teams that make every out a chore to get make it very often. That is what I felt the Yankees dynasty stretch did so well.
Royals were a very unique team in 2014 and 2015. Not only the bullpen, but you should have mentioned their batting average with RISP or timely 2 out hits were a huge factor. They were clutch and resilient despite looking pretty average on paper.
The Mario Super Sluggers background music was absolutely perfect.
Something else to note about the 2009 Yankees: they were *clutch*. Across that season and postseason, they had 17 walk-off wins. That’s right: *seventeen*. They also had the luxury of facing the Twins in the first round, who they tend to do well against.
I love the fact that you put Mario baseball music in the background, that's amazing.
Nice choice in music. I noticed Yoshi Park from Mario Super Sluggers, started focusing on the commentary more, then Wii Sports later on. Good choices
Pat Burrell, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard will always have a spot in my heart.
The Mario Super Sluggers in the background. I felt that
The strange thing with the 2021 Braves is that the bullpen became their strength pretty much right at playoff time. They probably blew more saves and late leads than anyone else during the first half of the season, and then they suddenly started to light it up. Their #1 strength would probably be that power infield of Freeman, Riley, Albies and Swanson all hitting at least 25 HRs and all being clutch hitters in general.
Is the music at the end of the video from MLB Power Pros ‘07? If so, that game is one of the greatest and most underrated baseball video games of all time. My brother and I would play that game together for hours
Really appreciate the Mario super sluggers music in this video
God it still hurts thinking about how that 2006 Mets team couldn’t beat that Cards team
Try being a Tigers fan 😞😂
I'm a pirates fan so.............
Before this past year imagine being a Nats fan with great teams that choked. Just happy they finally put the pieces together.
game 2, as a Mets fan, thats the game that got away and changed the series. And the Mets also for some reason getting dominated by Weaver and Suppan who were just horrible in 2006
@@hmhm856 Especially Weaver.
The 2016 Cubs defense was historically great. The pitching was good but the defense made all those pitchers look even better. Look at the advanced defensive statistics and FIP
Is this man using the Mario supersluggers music in the background? Respect man... Respect
Loving the Mario Stadium music in the background
Really enjoyed this vid! Thanks for making it
"Their back up catcher was pretty much immortal." Now, that--that's something. I am definitely using that the next time my family talks about the Cubs.
my boy got the Wii sports music in the background lmaoo .
The Mario Super Sluggers music is an absolutely fantastic touch
The Mario Super Sluggers music made this video for me
That is wii baseball music
Noah Wright it’s mario super sluggers lol
Lots of nostalgic songs in this video, really took me back.
The Yankees World Series strategy never changes get expensive players that hit dingers
Not reallly, Judge,Gary,Severino,Gleyber,Ursshela,Hicks,Gardener,Paxton,Kahnle,Happ, were all either traded for it drafted and developed through the farm system. Also DJ wasn’t paid a ton of money and we didn’t give him a ton of money.
Late 90s didn’t have any power hitters besides guys past their prime (chili Davis, strawberry, justice) all their guys could hit 30 HR, but were not HR hitters at all, especially for the time. Posada, jeter, O’Neil, Martinez, knaublach, brosius, etc. they were more like the giants in that their pitching staff was all about playoff mode- pettite, cone, Clemens, Wells, el duque, irabu, and of course Mo- most of them were mediocre during the regular season but turned it on in postseason. They started getting power hitters and went o the playoff drought at the same time arod, Soriano, matsui, etc. also, you can’t forget how their field helped LH batters HR totals (granderson and Gardner perfect examples)
Since 02 yes. The dynasty Yanks were a top of the line pitching team...starters and pen...No true ace tho. The lineup was a high walk, high average and contact w/ moderate or even low HRs.
After 01,when they couldn't fuckin hit off anyone not named Kim, they became a league average pitching team with a high walk, high HR slugging lineup. And won the division bc of their offense and Mariano. But this version of the Yanks coulda won a couple rings with a few more bounces in their favor.
There's no right formula.
Love the Mario Super Sluggers background music
2019 Nationals had another thing besides pitching. Just super clutch hitting. Coming back late in 5 elimination games requires you have some hitters who can come up in big moments.
The 2002 Angels were a team where you couldn't get anyone out. 1 thru 9. They weren't going to hit the ball to Yorba Linda, but a single here, a first to third run, a walk here, a double there, and all of a sudden you're down 2-3 runs. A speedster like Figgins. Washburn and rookie Lackey. Setup guy Donnelly. Closers like Percival and Rodriguez. Dependables like Glaus and Salmon. Erstad coming into his own. I mean, talk about a complete team.
The 2002 Angels' biggest strength was their lights out bullpen. K-Rod and Percival were the nucleus, but that bullpen was lights out!
I was a young Anaheim fan during their 2002 World Series run. In addition to their contact driven offense I'm also pretty sure their bullpen ERA was lowest in baseball that year.
The beginning of the video is 🔥🔥🔥
With the Angels in 2002, they also had a good bullpen. The standouts being Shields, Donnelly, Weber, and Percival.
And a rookie K-Rod
Rookie K-Rod was just AMAZING
9:38 David Ross hit a walk off single that game
What made the Royals great in 2015 was their ability to steal bases, manufacture runs, and excellent contact hitting. They were the best small ball team ever. Their bullpen was ace.
There actually are 2 templates with one now becoming easier to attain because of the three outcome development.
You need a dominant starter that is dominant enough to win 2 games in a series . Either the stuff or the pedigree and usually you want them right by time playoffs start so they are either rested or inning workhorses or rubber-arm sinkerballers.
You want a 5th starter swing man who can shut down couple innings , possibly pitch high leverage situations. Can also have this in your bullpen but signing reliable bullpen help is expensive .
You want 3 hitters who have good stat lines but are great fastball hitters , don't strike out a lot or have good ISO as your top hitters. You want your 2nd 5th and 6th spots , at least 2 of them, to be handed-neutral, meaning you have one player that can platoon on your the weakest handedness closest to the heart of your lineup .
You want to have specialist that are generally good but are crazy dominant against lefties. You want two of them and you want that they either don't give up free passes or they give up weak contact if ball is put in play. Adam Ottavino comes to mind .
The Red Sox turned around this setup more because they used their 3rd-5th starters as the swing man and specialist relievers in the playoffs, thus masking having one of the worst relieving corps making it to the WS ever. .
The 2 pitcher / 3 hitter / 2 setup / 2nd 5th handedness usually is the base build of many contending teams with money.
The 2nd type is having good young pitching talent ,usually enough where your best veteran starter is only good due to experience (Kershaw / Buhler) . Usually you have 4 arms where at least two start and two in bullpen
Your corner fielder's hit for amazing power and ISO. Bad babip. Usually you will roster handedness or platoon players who are good with contact and speed and defense but more as backups .
You usually have a top notch closer and 8th inning reliever (4 arm stud situation ).
You usually have two budding superstars somewhere developing and one breaks out every 2 years. In a 4 year window there always one year where you develop 2 3 stud hitters with power all over the lineup.
Your game is that you strikeout against a pitcher or you take them deep. No other swing really matters . You can develop pitch to contact players pretty well if in bigger stadiums, and ISO guys aren't affected by deep fields since they tend to be pure long ball hitters
Think Twins , Oakland , Indians in this group . You also have teams like Ray's and Royals who put a lot of emphasis on OF and left-side infield defense while only caring for onbase or contact players with speed. More of a special design these teams have become good at then how teams regularly win.
you forgot that the 2015 Royals and 2016 cubs had unbelievable defense as well.
Best sports youtuber solely for the use of the mario super sluggers soundtrack. Brought back memories.
2017: BANG BANG BANG BANG
2001 Diamondback had great pitching with Batista, Schilling, and Johnson..The 2003 Marlins had a lot of heart and good pitching with Brad Penny, Josh Beckett, and Dontrelle Willis..2003 Marlins came back in all their Playoff series..The 2009 Yankees had great hitters in Matsui, Damon, Cano, A-Rod, and Swisher..The 2010, 2012, and 2014 SF Giants had great pitching in Tim Lincecum, Brian Wilson, and Madison Bumgarner..The 2016 Cubs had great defense..Those were strengths of those teams ⁉🎩🏟💺🏆🌇🏙🌆⚾📚
Just gonna throw in my Marlins-biased 2 cents: I just wanna add to the Marlins in 03, IDK if the stats that specific year back it up (defensive statistics were sparse back in 03 iirc), but I wanna say that was possibly the best DEFENSIVE infield ever, with Derrek Lee, Luis Castillo, Alex Gonzalez, and Mike Lowell, all of whom at least at some point in their careers were arguably the best at their position, defensively. Then again, I haven't gone back and looked since better stats have come out to see if that's actually true or not.
AND, similarly, you mentioned the 09 Yankees having possibly the best offensive infield ever...yeah, you're probably right actually, but damnit if the Marlins the year before weren't close. Jorge Cantu was 1 HR shy of giving them an infield in which ALL FOUR hit at least 30 HRs.
Looking at the stats, the 2003 Marlins had the third least amount of errors in the league that year but the advanced stats don't seem to treat them kindly. I think starting pitching was the big strength. Three starters got hurt early on but D-Train was called up and Beckett came back and made it elite down the stretch and in the playoffs. Manager change also factored in as well.
1999 Mets had best defensive infield ever. Even the 2009 Yankees were a great defensive infield. But what made the 2003 Marlins special was having Pudge leading the way. Had Pudge stayed, Marlins would have made playoffs in 2004 and 2005 (I did like Paul LoDuca but he was not Pudge)
Just a bit of context for the 2006 Cardinals, which on paper look like an underwhelming championship team. They basically had 80 + percent of the core that had won over 100 games in 04 and 05. But a rash of injuries, slumps, and three separate seven-game losing streaks jeopardized their chances to even make the playoffs. However, when the postseason began, every important player was healthy, and having Chris Carpenter healthy in the postseason the Cardinals won 2 World Series and went to three NLCS in the four years a healthy Carpenter pitched in the postseason for the birds. Also, every championship team has unexpected contributors, and after a dismal offensive campaign, Yadier Molina was the best, consistent offensive player the Cardinals had for all three postseason Series in 06. KeyBank contributions from players like so taguchi, and Scott spiezio helped. But above all, the most extraordinary contribution they had was Anthony Reyes out dueling Justin Verlander in game 1. So basically, you had a 90-plus win caliber team that had a lot of bad luck during the dog days of the season, but had a lot of good fortune in the postseason.
edit: Key bench contributions
When I first saw the title of the video, I was excited because as a Padres fan I wanted to hear all about how the 98 Yankees were basically an All-Star team. Then I saw how it started in 2000. So close! 😐 Still enjoyed the video though. Maybe you can do one that goes from some point in the 80's through '99?
And now the 2020 LA Dodgers with great contact in Mookie Betts and power in Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger, as well as ridiculous pitching from Kershaw, May, and Beuhler
Giants in 2014 to me was Bumgarner and a strong bullpen. In games Bumgarner didn't start, most of the starters got creamed. Only in the division series were the starters who weren't Bumgarner good and actually Jake Peavy pitched better than Bumgarner in his start that series. I say probably Bumgarner, Petit, and Affeldt were the keys to winning that world series.
Don’t forget the clutch hitting of Pablo Sandoval, Hunter Pence and Mike Morse. Without them, we don’t score....period.
You should do a video on how every mlb team got their name
I was distracted by the music from one of my favorite games of all time: Mario Super Sluggers
My baby brother scratched the disc and then a week later my Wii broke. I wish I still had the disk so I could play on the Wii U
Great video, but the 2004 red sox also had good pitching with schilling and pedro. And although derek Lowe didnt have a great season, he was clutch in the playoffs
The 2017 part was very well handled. Nice video
The super sluggers music goes hard 🙌🙌
Great video! I’m an Astros fan, sucked ass when I found out about the cheating, but my team is my team.
Hate how slept on the giants championships are. That dynasty run will never be matched again anytime soon
Everyone does sadly.....
Who cares, as long as we are proud of them.
"this is Wade Davis's world and we're just living in it"
*cries in Colorado Rockies*
Starting pitching is TOTALLY the most valuable. The cubs and the Indians should show that the most. Those teams didn’t have great offenses, they as a whole weren’t elite in fielding and defense, but they both had elite level starting pitching, and the way the postseason is set up, 3 great starting pitchers can steal wins from teams that were objectively better in the regular season. Just think about it, teams that win the first game (or first 2 especially) have a much greater chance to win, and if you have a 1-2 punch of cy young candidates, you can get by with an average or even below average offense and still be up 2-0
My opinion
Speedy fielders
Good 2nd 1st and SS
3 solid starting pitchers
2 decent starting pitchers or good
3 Good relivers
Solid closer
3 homerun hitters
1 contact hitter
Efficient bunt
1 hall of famer
A good manager
2 good backups
All quite in the middle of young and old
Aka 26-32
The cardinals have always had good corner infielders on their winning years that’s we are trying to get arenado
The most important thing is baseball is pitching, you can't be a true contender without a shutdown pitching staff. Obviously that's not the only thing you need but I feel a killer rotation/bullpen sets a team up for a championship more than a great lineup.
I don't know. Outside of Madison Bumgarner, Giants pitching in 2014 wasn't much better than the league average. On your theory, the Nationals should have won at least the NL pennant that year with their rotation of five starters each with an ERA lower than the league average, four of them with an ERA below 3.15, and that was before they signed Max Scherzer. Their bullpen was even pretty solid. But we see where that all got them, a loss in the NLDS to the aforementioned Giants.
One thing we do know is that postseason baseball is a weird bird--maybe only 25% of the time does the best team in baseball for the regular season actually win the championship, which is about the lowest percentage in any American pro sport.
Its a weird concept, but I think there should be a plan to have a different starting rotation pre- all star and post all star
Almost all these teams had multiple strengths and it's correct to say they each had a biggest strength. Pitching, particularly starting pitching, will almost always win the day.
The Nationals in the postseason did what everyone on MLB the show 20 does, put more starters in.
2015 KC: WS Game 1 bottom of 9th - Royals down 1. Gordon homers to dead-center in one of the leagues biggest parks, OFF OF FAMILIA. Royals win in extras. I'm talking clutch. Virtually the same team that lost to San Fran in 2014 WS. That year they were the wild card and swept every team to win the AL Pennant with an epic 9-8 win over Oakland to win the wild-card game. They constantly came through with what they needed to win, pressuring the defense, stealing bases, etc. Didn't Gordon lead the league in outfield assists? Hosmer, Moustakas, Escobar, Cain, Perez, Zobrist.... and yes Herrera and Wade Davis were lights out. It was beautiful to watch.
Pablo Sanchez + the boardwalk = game over
This video doesn't mention what I think was possibly the greatest strength of the 2016 Cubs: their fielding. That's right, their fielding. With Gold Glovers Anthony Rizzo at first base and Jason Heyward in right field, the flashy infielder Javy Baez, and rangy players at shortstop (Addison Russell), second base (Ben Zobrist), and center field (Dexter Fowler), the Cubs may have set an all-time Major League record for defensive efficiency rating, the percentage of potential outs converted into actual outs. The Cubs' fielders were responsible for lowering their pitching staff's ERA at least half a run per 9 innings. This worked especially well for starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks, allowing him to do what he does best: make batters get themselves out with soft contact and ground balls.
Wow. I don’t blame you for talking about the 2017 Astros and 2018 Red Sox
That Pablo Sanchez reference was wonderful haha
When listing the names of all the productive batters on the '02 Angels, how did you forget to mention Tim Salmon?
Pitching is linked to catching and there were only 15 different catchers to win those 20 WS. Some of them had previously appeared and lost. I think you build a WS team with catcher, SS and Center field. Pitching is obvious but catcher and middle infield is the pitcher's best friend and they can elevate all pitchers.
You could easily argue defensive strength played a good part for those teams. 02 Angel's were the best defensive team, 04 Sox were 3rd in the league defensively that year, CWS were 4th, etc... scoring runs is great, but not allowing the other team to score is key.
Pitching depth is the most important in the playoffs