2007 was the first year I followed baseball for a full season. I was 10 and getting into sports helped me make friends as a kid. Thank you for uploading these and allowing me to relive my childhood
Same here! I started following in 2006 when I was 9, but we didn't have cable and we had super slow internet, so I only really followed the Giants that year. In 2007, when I was 10, my parents got cable, and I followed MLB as a whole. To this date, I'll say that 2007 was the most exciting MLB season in recent history.
The Braves game 162 was also shown on TBS. This was the final game/season that the Braves played regular season games on TBS as the main team on the channel. Truly the end of an era.
This also the last day of the WTBS 17 call letters as on October 1 the channel will be rebranded as WPCH as Peachtree TV and will carry a reduced schedule of Braves games in the Atlanta area in 2008. Atlanta will get the national TBS feed as well for the first time.
This was the final season that Tampa Bay will be known as the Devil Rays and wear all those uniforms they had, as next season they will be known as simply the Rays and have more standard home and road uniforms. Maybe this will change their losing ways after 10 seasons.
4:51 I want to say that this is the only video of clip of Tony Gwynn Jr's RBI triple on the internet. I've looked for years and never found it, since a lot of MLB clips pre-2009 are not online. In fact, this is the first time I've ever seen this clip, even though I was following MLB that season. I had only heard about it from listening to games on the radio.
Type in the search bar = 21 Days - The Rockies Run To The Pennant Click on that video and go to the 20:00 mark Tony Gwynn Jr talking about it and they show it
Managerial changes after today game 162: - Reds will sign Dusty Baker in the offseason to be their new manager next 2008 season. - This was Buddy Bell final season as Royals manager. Royals will sign Trey Hillman to be their manager next 2008 season. - This was Jim Tracy final season as Pirates manager. Pirates will sign John Russell to be their new manager next 2008 season. - This was Grady Little final season as Dodgers manager. Dodgers future manager is still coaching in the 2007 postseason.
Had the Mets to won their game on September 30, then for the first time in MLB history we would have had a 3-or-more-teams playing in a mini-postseason-tournament-tie-breaker-post-game-162
@@hmhm856 yes, it would have been a 4-way tie. On Monday, it would have been NYM @ PHI for the NL East. On Tuesday, the loser would play the Padres for an elimination game. On Wednesday, the winner of Tuesday's game would play the Rockies for the Wild Card. Quite convoluted.
From the mets collapse, losing 6 of the last 7 in that final week was the most brutal part of the collapse. I really thought they had gotten their act together after taking 3 of 4 from the Marlins in Miami the previous week.
Cleveland lost three heartbreaking games on the road this final week that cost them the 1-seed in the American League (At the Mariners, At the Mariners, at the Royals)
10:29 When Ramon Castro almost hit that grand slam to get the Mets back in the game, thats when I knew we will not make a comeback like the 1999 Mets in game 6 at the Braves in the NLCS 10:46 And then Wright struck out with two runners on in the bottom of the second inning 11:14 And then LoDuca with the bases loaded in the bottom of the third, and nothing
Arizona finishes the 2007 season as the 1-seed in the National League and they only had 90 WINS, WOW!!!! Arizona's 90 wins are the fewest wins by a league-leader since the 162-game schedules started in 1961, not counting any strike-shortened/interrupted-seasons; This record still stands as of the end of the 2023 season.
It's interesting that no NL playoff spot had been clinched entering the final weekend of the season, while everything in the AL had been settled (except for seeding).
The Brewers finished the 2007 season with a winning record, after beating the Padres this weekend. Last time that the Brewers finished a season with a winning record was in the 1992 season However, the Brewers did finish the 2005 season with a .500 record of 81-81. In 2005, the Brewers needed one win in their final two games of the season against the Pirates to finish win a winning record, but the Brewers lost both final games, and thus ended with a 81-81 .500 record.
there it is the worst single season collapse since the 1964 Phillies has happened. to this day i still can't believe the mets choked the division away. as for the Phillies after years of collapsing in September they finally make the playoffs for the first time since 1993.
More like the worst regular season collapse since the 1995 Angels Since 1964, we have had 1978 RSOX, 1987 Blue Jays, 1995 Angels, and a bit of the 2006 Tigers (but they still made the postseason) Mets in 2007 were never even close to the team they were in 2006. Truly unreal how they always seemed to be on first place and with healthy leads. I thought the Braves had the best team in the NL East in 2007
My Mets in 2007 lost 28 games in which they scored 4-runs-or-more in a game. That just cannot happen. Thats something that happens to teams with 90+ losses, or to teams that play 80 home games either in Coors Field or the Rangers-open-air-stadium. And 9 of those 28 losses in which the Mets scored 4-runs-or-more came in the last two weeks of the season during their collapse
4:51 footage of this clip hasn't been made available since the broadcast. There's something funny about this Tony Gwynn Jr triple. Gwynn is facing his Hall of Fame father's team, facing a legendary pitcher his father played with, on a team who needs one more strike to clinch a playoff birth. Gwynn's triple not only ends up winning the game for the Brewers, but the Padres now have to play game 163 against Colorado if they lose game 162, which we all know the outcome. Imagine Gwynn strikes out. Padres move straight to the NLDS, advance to the world series instead of Colorado. No wonder we haven't seen this footage for 17 years.
Arizona escapes with the NL West and, despite a negative run differential, has the best record in the NL. I guess the road to the National League Pennant runs through Bank One Ballpark
9:23 For the third time in this series against the Marlins, a Mets starting pitcher HBP a Marlins hitter with the bases loaded (Oliver Perez twice on Friday back to back, and now Glavine to the Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis). WOW
17:17 Joe Borowski picks up his 45th save on game 162 for the Cleveland Indians. Whats unreal is that he had a horrible ERA of 5.07 in 2007, 8 blown saves, and 5 losses, which is a lot of blown saves in one season, and a lot of losses for a bullpen pitcher in one season ESPECIALLY for a bullpen pitcher on a team that almost won 100 games. How exactly he got so many saves despite that ERA, we will never know How exactly he was left as the Indians closer despite that ERA, we will never know. How exactly he was never demoted to the minor leagues at any point during the season nor released, we will never know. How exactly he made the postseason roster, well I guess because he had all those saves.
To put that in perspective with another famously crazy closer, Mitch Williams' 1993....... the Wild Thing blew only 6 saves and had a much better ERA of 3.34.
18:12 Alfonso Soriano hits his 7th lead-off-home-run of September 2007 (which is an MLB record for lead-off-home-runs in one month, WOW) This was also his 14th home run of the month of September, UNREAL
As for the Phillies = Jimmy Rollins gets a triple in game 162, and he finishes the 2007 season with a 20-20-20-20 season (at least 20 doubles-triples-homeruns-stolenbases) and his prediction turned out to be true as the Phillies were indeed the team to beat in the NL East division. Curtis Grandserson of the Tigers also had a 20-20-20-20 season in 2007. The Phillies have won the NL East division and they are back in the postseason for the first time since their 1993 season, and this will be only the second time that they will be in the postseason since 1984. This Phillies choking core finally makes the postseason after all those September heartbreaks and collapses that they have had from 2001-2006. Phillies went 14-4 in their last 18 games to help them reach the postseason.
Mets did something really stupid. The Marlins were ready to go home on Sunday but The Mets started a stupid meaningless fight the day before & Florida decided to make sure they went home with them
Notable 28 players who played their final MLB season after today game 162: Barry Bonds Sammy Sosa Mike Piazza Craig Biggio Julio Franco David Wells Orlando Hernandez (El Duque) Sandy Alomar Jr Todd Walker Mark Bellhorn Shea Hillenbrand Jeff Conine Shawn Green Aaron Sele Ryan Klesco Tony Batista Mike Stanton Preston Wilson Juan Encarnacion Mike Maroth Scott Spiezio Jose Valentin B. Kim Jaret Wright Victor Zambrano Neifi Perez Timo Perez Rondell White
Some notable offseason moves for players on teams who did not make the 2007 postseason: - This was Josh Hamilton only season with the Reds (his rookie season), as he will be traded to the Rangers in the offseason for pitcher Edinson Volquez. - This was Johan Santana final season with the Twins, as he will be traded to the Mets in the offseason for many prospects, which include outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitcher Phillip Humber (who will throw a perfect game later in his career). - This was Miguel Cabrera final season with the Marlins, as he will be traded to the Tigers for Cameron Maybin. - This was Dontrelle Willis final season with the Marlins, as he will be traded to the Tigers for pitcher Andrew Miller - This was Edgar Renteria final season with the Braves, as he will be traded to the Tigers in the offseason - This was Tom Glavine final season with the Mets, as he will sign and return to Atlanta in the offseason. - This was Andrew Jones final season with the Braves, as he will sign with the Dodgers in the offseason. - This was Tori Hunter final season with the Twins, as he will sign with the Angels in the offseason. - This was Miguel Tejada final season with the Orioles, as he will be traded to the Astros in the offseason. - This was Paul Lo Duca final season with the Mets, as he will sign with the Nationals in the offseason. - This was Geoff Jenkins final season with the Brewers, as he will sign with the Phillies in the offseason. - This was Adam Jones final season with the Mariners and this was Erik Bedard final season with the Orioles, as they will both be traded for each other in the offseason. - Scott Rolen (Cardinals thirdbasemen) and Troy Glaus (Toronto thirdbasemen) will be traded for each other in the offseason. - This was Jim Edmonds final season with the Cardinals as he will be traded to the Padres in the offseason for David Freese (Yes, 2011 World Series MVP David Freese). - This was Dan Haren final season with the Athletics, as he will be traded to Arizona in the offseason - This was Brad Lidge final season with the Astros, as he will be traded to the Phillies in the offseason for Michael Bourn.
David Freese used to be in the Padres minor league system? And they traded him for Jim Edmonds who they released a month later? Add that to the Legacy of Failure
For the first time since 1999, we have a game 163 for the last playoff spot Hopefully this will be more competitive than that one, let alone the MNF game
Those sure were two memorable starting pitching performances by my choking pathetic Mets on September 29 (John Maine) and September 30 (Tom Glavine) - On September 29, John Maine with a gem with 14 strikeouts and almost had a no-hitter, to stop my pathetic Mets 8-game-losing-streak. Whats ironic is that the Marlins only had one hit, and that one hit was made by backup catcher Paul Hoover, who hit an infield hit late in the game, and he was only in the game after Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo got ejected. Imagine that, in a slow-moving-backup-catcher who is only in the game after an ejection, hitting an infield hit to break up a no-hitter for the team’s only hit. - And on September 30, My Mets are officially eliminated from postseason contention after today game 162, thanks to a memorable game by Tom Glavine. And Glavine hit by pitch Dontrelle Willis with the bases loaded, WOW. Three times in this 3-game-series against the Marlins did Mets pitching hit Marlins hitters with the bases loaded (twice by Oliver Perez on September 28, and today once by Glavine). WOW. Glavine was actually horrendous in his last 2 starts of the 2007 season (once against the Nationals and this one against the Marlins). I can still remember thinking that my Mets had gotten back in the game in the bottom of the 1st inning when I thought that Ramon Castro almost had a grand slam, but nope. Mets even had tons of baserunners on the second and third inning, but they did not score. I mean, not even a game 163 for my Mets. At least the RSOX in 1978 and the Angels in 1995 got to play in a game 163. But my Mets collapse is complete = Mets were 7 games up in the loss column over the Phillies with 17 games to go in the NL East Division, and my Mets blew it. Mets were also 5 games up in the loss column over the Wild-Card-Leading team with 17 games to go in the NL Wild Card race, and my Mets blew it.
Final Game of Game 162 of 2007 Facts Next year another Mets collapse as they eliminated and Brewers in the Wild Card. Final game of Devil Rays as the Original name next year they will be remove from Devil Rays to Rays.
Miguel Olivo has ALWAYS had temper issues throughout his career, whether its this scuffle, or other scuffles, or the biting of the ears against one of his own teammates. What made it so odd is that Olivo and Reyes are friends and fellow countryman, so just imagine how awkward that was. Marlins were not happy that Lastings Milledge was celebrating too much when the Mets were already up by so many runs. Miguel Olivo was the one who ordered the HBP to Luis Castillo, another fellow countryman to Miguel Olivo
Padres are having a collapse themselves. Padres were 5 games up on the Rockies with 10 games to go for the NL Wild Card, and then the Padres were 2 games up with two games to go over the Rockies, and now the Padres are playing in a game 163 at the Rockies. WOW Padres have now played 20 games in 20 consecutive days to end the regular season, so maybe its fatigue. And now they gotta play a 21st game in 21 consecutive days tomorrow game 163 - BRUTAL EXTRA INNING LOSS for the Padres against the Brewers on September 29, WOW!!!! Trevor Hoffman with a blown save in an important game...yeah. This wont be Hoffman other important blown save later these days (game 163 at the Rockies). And how ironic, Tony Gwynn Jr of the Brewers does damage against his father’s team today. And with the Rockies winning today against the DBACKS, the Rockies are still alive in the postseason contention for the NL Wild Card, with one game behind the Padres with one day to go. - And on September 30, Padres lose another brutal game to the Brewers for the second consecutive day, despite the Padres hitting four home runs, WOW!!!! And on September 29 and 30, Rockies win AGAIN. And they won in dramatic fashion on September 30. Its their 50th home win of the 2007 season; Elite home team. Its also their 20th win of the month of September, incredible.
Regarding the strikeout record by a hitter in one season and Ryan Howard: Ryan Howard finishes the 2007 season with 199 strikeouts, which is the record for most strikeouts in a season, as of the end of the 2007 season. Shame he couldn’t get to 200. Howard will tie his own strikeout record in 2008 as he will strikeout 199 times in 2008. The difference being that in 2007 he struck out 199 times in 529 at-bats, while in 2008 he struck out 199 times in 610 at-bats. So 2007 was something else. HOWEVER, Mark Reynolds will set the strikeout record in 2008, as he will strikeout 204 times in just 539 at bats, basically striking out at the same rate as Ryan Howard in 2007, and become the first hitter ever to strikeout 200+ times in a season. As of the end of the 2023 season, the record for most strikeouts in a season by a hitter will belong to Mark Reynolds (ironically), who will strikeout 223 times in the 2009 season.
Oh the Mets the Mets the Mets.....typical Muts. The Rockies for once in their existence played great baseball and deserved it (nobody in the comments seems to acknowledge that, not like the Padres didn't have enough chances to put them away) and the Mets were the Mets as per usual. If they make the playoffs they get drubbed out quickly anyway.
2007 was the first year I followed baseball for a full season. I was 10 and getting into sports helped me make friends as a kid. Thank you for uploading these and allowing me to relive my childhood
Same here! I started following in 2006 when I was 9, but we didn't have cable and we had super slow internet, so I only really followed the Giants that year. In 2007, when I was 10, my parents got cable, and I followed MLB as a whole. To this date, I'll say that 2007 was the most exciting MLB season in recent history.
The Braves game 162 was also shown on TBS. This was the final game/season that the Braves played regular season games on TBS as the main team on the channel.
Truly the end of an era.
When the Braves rose to power in the 90s, many a memorable ATL moment was on the SuperStation.
This also the last day of the WTBS 17 call letters as on October 1 the channel will be rebranded as WPCH as Peachtree TV and will carry a reduced schedule of Braves games in the Atlanta area in 2008. Atlanta will get the national TBS feed as well for the first time.
Really sad. Between Wrestling, Braves baseball, All Star Saturday, NBA playoffs & syndicated television The Superstation entertained us all.
This is the one I've been waiting for. Mets game 162
End of an era for Craig Biggio
This was the final season that Tampa Bay will be known as the Devil Rays and wear all those uniforms they had, as next season they will be known as simply the Rays and have more standard home and road uniforms.
Maybe this will change their losing ways after 10 seasons.
It can't be any worse.
4:51 I want to say that this is the only video of clip of Tony Gwynn Jr's RBI triple on the internet. I've looked for years and never found it, since a lot of MLB clips pre-2009 are not online. In fact, this is the first time I've ever seen this clip, even though I was following MLB that season. I had only heard about it from listening to games on the radio.
Type in the search bar =
21 Days - The Rockies Run To The Pennant
Click on that video and go to the 20:00 mark
Tony Gwynn Jr talking about it and they show it
I’m still looking for Tony Pena Jrs 1st strike out against Ivan Rodriguez July 21st 2008
@@curtiswilliams5223 I'm sure this channel will have that up in a few months
2007 NL East Division Champion Philadelphia Phillies ⚾💙🤍♥️🔔 - 12:16
In January, Jimmy Rollins said the Phillies were the "team to beat" in the NL East.
On Sunday, his words came true.
Managerial changes after today game 162:
- Reds will sign Dusty Baker in the offseason to be their new manager next 2008 season.
- This was Buddy Bell final season as Royals manager. Royals will sign Trey Hillman to be their manager next 2008 season.
- This was Jim Tracy final season as Pirates manager. Pirates will sign John Russell to be their new manager next 2008 season.
- This was Grady Little final season as Dodgers manager. Dodgers future manager is still coaching in the 2007 postseason.
Jim Tracy left LA for this?
For the last 17 games of 2007, it felt like the Mets were back in the Art Howe era.
Damn that was cold.
Tom Glavine's 1st inning............ YE GODS
I literally think I could’ve gotten a hit off him at that point
Mets............. my god. (Forget the NL East, they coudn't even take advantage of San Diego's own late struggles.)
Had the Mets to won their game on September 30, then for the first time in MLB history we would have had a 3-or-more-teams playing in a mini-postseason-tournament-tie-breaker-post-game-162
@@hmhm856 yes, it would have been a 4-way tie. On Monday, it would have been NYM @ PHI for the NL East. On Tuesday, the loser would play the Padres for an elimination game. On Wednesday, the winner of Tuesday's game would play the Rockies for the Wild Card. Quite convoluted.
From the mets collapse, losing 6 of the last 7 in that final week was the most brutal part of the collapse. I really thought they had gotten their act together after taking 3 of 4 from the Marlins in Miami the previous week.
Cleveland lost three heartbreaking games on the road this final week that cost them the 1-seed in the American League (At the Mariners, At the Mariners, at the Royals)
10:29 When Ramon Castro almost hit that grand slam to get the Mets back in the game, thats when I knew we will not make a comeback like the 1999 Mets in game 6 at the Braves in the NLCS
10:46 And then Wright struck out with two runners on in the bottom of the second inning
11:14 And then LoDuca with the bases loaded in the bottom of the third, and nothing
Arizona finishes the 2007 season as the 1-seed in the National League and they only had 90 WINS, WOW!!!!
Arizona's 90 wins are the fewest wins by a league-leader since the 162-game schedules started in 1961, not counting any strike-shortened/interrupted-seasons; This record still stands as of the end of the 2023 season.
Even when they won 100 games in 1999, they still finished 3 back of 103 win Atlanta.
2001, the Astros won one more game.
It's interesting that no NL playoff spot had been clinched entering the final weekend of the season, while everything in the AL had been settled (except for seeding).
All because the Mets collapsed. They probably would’ve had the 1 seed with at least 95 wins
The Brewers finished the 2007 season with a winning record, after beating the Padres this weekend.
Last time that the Brewers finished a season with a winning record was in the 1992 season
However, the Brewers did finish the 2005 season with a .500 record of 81-81. In 2005, the Brewers needed one win in their final two games of the season against the Pirates to finish win a winning record, but the Brewers lost both final games, and thus ended with a 81-81 .500 record.
there it is the worst single season collapse since the 1964 Phillies has happened. to this day i still can't believe the mets choked the division away. as for the Phillies after years of collapsing in September they finally make the playoffs for the first time since 1993.
More like the worst regular season collapse since the 1995 Angels
Since 1964, we have had 1978 RSOX, 1987 Blue Jays, 1995 Angels, and a bit of the 2006 Tigers (but they still made the postseason)
Mets in 2007 were never even close to the team they were in 2006. Truly unreal how they always seemed to be on first place and with healthy leads. I thought the Braves had the best team in the NL East in 2007
06-07-08 was probably the worst stretch of badluck for mets Choking and two collapses in a row
@@jonsnow8766 All three seasons ending in Shea Stadium, in heartbreaking stunning losses
My Mets in 2007 lost 28 games in which they scored 4-runs-or-more in a game. That just cannot happen. Thats something that happens to teams with 90+ losses, or to teams that play 80 home games either in Coors Field or the Rangers-open-air-stadium.
And 9 of those 28 losses in which the Mets scored 4-runs-or-more came in the last two weeks of the season during their collapse
Or the 1998/1999 Mariners in the Kingdome
4:51 footage of this clip hasn't been made available since the broadcast. There's something funny about this Tony Gwynn Jr triple.
Gwynn is facing his Hall of Fame father's team, facing a legendary pitcher his father played with, on a team who needs one more strike to clinch a playoff birth.
Gwynn's triple not only ends up winning the game for the Brewers, but the Padres now have to play game 163 against Colorado if they lose game 162, which we all know the outcome.
Imagine Gwynn strikes out. Padres move straight to the NLDS, advance to the world series instead of Colorado. No wonder we haven't seen this footage for 17 years.
Padres...... one strike away. One strike!
2007, 2010, 2021...The Padres are a bad luck franchise
Arizona escapes with the NL West and, despite a negative run differential, has the best record in the NL. I guess the road to the National League Pennant runs through Bank One Ballpark
A negative run differential despite winning 90 games, wow, unreal
Bob Melvin's 2007 Dbacks: 90-72 (pythagorean W-L 79-83)
Bob Melvin's 2014 Athletics: 88-74 (pythagorean W-L 99-63)
That's baseball for you.
9:23 For the third time in this series against the Marlins, a Mets starting pitcher HBP a Marlins hitter with the bases loaded (Oliver Perez twice on Friday back to back, and now Glavine to the Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis). WOW
17:17 Joe Borowski picks up his 45th save on game 162 for the Cleveland Indians.
Whats unreal is that he had a horrible ERA of 5.07 in 2007, 8 blown saves, and 5 losses, which is a lot of blown saves in one season, and a lot of losses for a bullpen pitcher in one season ESPECIALLY for a bullpen pitcher on a team that almost won 100 games.
How exactly he got so many saves despite that ERA, we will never know
How exactly he was left as the Indians closer despite that ERA, we will never know.
How exactly he was never demoted to the minor leagues at any point during the season nor released, we will never know.
How exactly he made the postseason roster, well I guess because he had all those saves.
To put that in perspective with another famously crazy closer, Mitch Williams' 1993....... the Wild Thing blew only 6 saves and had a much better ERA of 3.34.
9:10 This is just how the Mets last 17 games went, with tons of mental errors and physical errors
bruh
18:12 Alfonso Soriano hits his 7th lead-off-home-run of September 2007 (which is an MLB record for lead-off-home-runs in one month, WOW)
This was also his 14th home run of the month of September, UNREAL
The Cubs' MVP
As for the Phillies = Jimmy Rollins gets a triple in game 162, and he finishes the 2007 season with a 20-20-20-20 season (at least 20 doubles-triples-homeruns-stolenbases) and his prediction turned out to be true as the Phillies were indeed the team to beat in the NL East division.
Curtis Grandserson of the Tigers also had a 20-20-20-20 season in 2007.
The Phillies have won the NL East division and they are back in the postseason for the first time since their 1993 season, and this will be only the second time that they will be in the postseason since 1984.
This Phillies choking core finally makes the postseason after all those September heartbreaks and collapses that they have had from 2001-2006.
Phillies went 14-4 in their last 18 games to help them reach the postseason.
basically a far cry from 2003 (arguably the only year in that 2001 to 2006 stretch you could say they really blew it down the stretch)
Mets did something really stupid. The Marlins were ready to go home on Sunday but The Mets started a stupid meaningless fight the day before & Florida decided to make sure they went home with them
Notable 28 players who played their final MLB season after today game 162:
Barry Bonds
Sammy Sosa
Mike Piazza
Craig Biggio
Julio Franco
David Wells
Orlando Hernandez (El Duque)
Sandy Alomar Jr
Todd Walker
Mark Bellhorn
Shea Hillenbrand
Jeff Conine
Shawn Green
Aaron Sele
Ryan Klesco
Tony Batista
Mike Stanton
Preston Wilson
Juan Encarnacion
Mike Maroth
Scott Spiezio
Jose Valentin
B. Kim
Jaret Wright
Victor Zambrano
Neifi Perez
Timo Perez
Rondell White
No teams this 2007 season lost 100+ games.
Last time that MLB had a season with no teams losing 100+ games was in the 2000 season.
It also happened in 2014
Some notable offseason moves for players on teams who did not make the 2007 postseason:
- This was Josh Hamilton only season with the Reds (his rookie season), as he will be traded to the Rangers in the offseason for pitcher Edinson Volquez.
- This was Johan Santana final season with the Twins, as he will be traded to the Mets in the offseason for many prospects, which include outfielder Carlos Gomez and pitcher Phillip Humber (who will throw a perfect game later in his career).
- This was Miguel Cabrera final season with the Marlins, as he will be traded to the Tigers for Cameron Maybin.
- This was Dontrelle Willis final season with the Marlins, as he will be traded to the Tigers for pitcher Andrew Miller
- This was Edgar Renteria final season with the Braves, as he will be traded to the Tigers in the offseason
- This was Tom Glavine final season with the Mets, as he will sign and return to Atlanta in the offseason.
- This was Andrew Jones final season with the Braves, as he will sign with the Dodgers in the offseason.
- This was Tori Hunter final season with the Twins, as he will sign with the Angels in the offseason.
- This was Miguel Tejada final season with the Orioles, as he will be traded to the Astros in the offseason.
- This was Paul Lo Duca final season with the Mets, as he will sign with the Nationals in the offseason.
- This was Geoff Jenkins final season with the Brewers, as he will sign with the Phillies in the offseason.
- This was Adam Jones final season with the Mariners and this was Erik Bedard final season with the Orioles, as they will both be traded for each other in the offseason.
- Scott Rolen (Cardinals thirdbasemen) and Troy Glaus (Toronto thirdbasemen) will be traded for each other in the offseason.
- This was Jim Edmonds final season with the Cardinals as he will be traded to the Padres in the offseason for David Freese (Yes, 2011 World Series MVP David Freese).
- This was Dan Haren final season with the Athletics, as he will be traded to Arizona in the offseason
- This was Brad Lidge final season with the Astros, as he will be traded to the Phillies in the offseason for Michael Bourn.
No more of that patented Geoff Jenkins swing in MIL
David Freese used to be in the Padres minor league system? And they traded him for Jim Edmonds who they released a month later? Add that to the Legacy of Failure
Mets bottomed out for real on Sept. 30th
For the first time since 1999, we have a game 163 for the last playoff spot
Hopefully this will be more competitive than that one, let alone the MNF game
1998-1999 back to back
2007-2008-2009 back to back to back
Those sure were two memorable starting pitching performances by my choking pathetic Mets on September 29 (John Maine) and September 30 (Tom Glavine)
- On September 29, John Maine with a gem with 14 strikeouts and almost had a no-hitter, to stop my pathetic Mets 8-game-losing-streak.
Whats ironic is that the Marlins only had one hit, and that one hit was made by backup catcher Paul Hoover, who hit an infield hit late in the game, and he was only in the game after Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo got ejected. Imagine that, in a slow-moving-backup-catcher who is only in the game after an ejection, hitting an infield hit to break up a no-hitter for the team’s only hit.
- And on September 30, My Mets are officially eliminated from postseason contention after today game 162, thanks to a memorable game by Tom Glavine.
And Glavine hit by pitch Dontrelle Willis with the bases loaded, WOW. Three times in this 3-game-series against the Marlins did Mets pitching hit Marlins hitters with the bases loaded (twice by Oliver Perez on September 28, and today once by Glavine). WOW.
Glavine was actually horrendous in his last 2 starts of the 2007 season (once against the Nationals and this one against the Marlins).
I can still remember thinking that my Mets had gotten back in the game in the bottom of the 1st inning when I thought that Ramon Castro almost had a grand slam, but nope. Mets even had tons of baserunners on the second and third inning, but they did not score.
I mean, not even a game 163 for my Mets. At least the RSOX in 1978 and the Angels in 1995 got to play in a game 163.
But my Mets collapse is complete = Mets were 7 games up in the loss column over the Phillies with 17 games to go in the NL East Division, and my Mets blew it. Mets were also 5 games up in the loss column over the Wild-Card-Leading team with 17 games to go in the NL Wild Card race, and my Mets blew it.
78 Red Sox/95 Angels IIRC actually finished strong to force those tiebreakers
Final Game of Game 162 of 2007 Facts
Next year another Mets collapse as they eliminated and Brewers in the Wild Card.
Final game of Devil Rays as the Original name next year they will be remove from Devil Rays to Rays.
Miguel Olivo has ALWAYS had temper issues throughout his career, whether its this scuffle, or other scuffles, or the biting of the ears against one of his own teammates.
What made it so odd is that Olivo and Reyes are friends and fellow countryman, so just imagine how awkward that was.
Marlins were not happy that Lastings Milledge was celebrating too much when the Mets were already up by so many runs.
Miguel Olivo was the one who ordered the HBP to Luis Castillo, another fellow countryman to Miguel Olivo
Padres are having a collapse themselves.
Padres were 5 games up on the Rockies with 10 games to go for the NL Wild Card, and then the Padres were 2 games up with two games to go over the Rockies, and now the Padres are playing in a game 163 at the Rockies. WOW
Padres have now played 20 games in 20 consecutive days to end the regular season, so maybe its fatigue. And now they gotta play a 21st game in 21 consecutive days tomorrow game 163
- BRUTAL EXTRA INNING LOSS for the Padres against the Brewers on September 29, WOW!!!!
Trevor Hoffman with a blown save in an important game...yeah. This wont be Hoffman other important blown save later these days (game 163 at the Rockies).
And how ironic, Tony Gwynn Jr of the Brewers does damage against his father’s team today.
And with the Rockies winning today against the DBACKS, the Rockies are still alive in the postseason contention for the NL Wild Card, with one game behind the Padres with one day to go.
- And on September 30, Padres lose another brutal game to the Brewers for the second consecutive day, despite the Padres hitting four home runs, WOW!!!!
And on September 29 and 30, Rockies win AGAIN. And they won in dramatic fashion on September 30. Its their 50th home win of the 2007 season; Elite home team. Its also their 20th win of the month of September, incredible.
If it wasn't for the Mets, the Padres nosedive would have been the talk of baseball (think 2011 Braves)
FYI it was a 4.5 game lead, not 5, with 10 games to go, but your point still stands.
@@EvanEscher i should have written 5 in the loss column, to be more exact, since the loss column is the only standings that matters in the end
@@hmhm856 true
Call me crazy but glavine sold because he is and will always be a brave at heart
Regarding the strikeout record by a hitter in one season and Ryan Howard:
Ryan Howard finishes the 2007 season with 199 strikeouts, which is the record for most strikeouts in a season, as of the end of the 2007 season. Shame he couldn’t get to 200.
Howard will tie his own strikeout record in 2008 as he will strikeout 199 times in 2008.
The difference being that in 2007 he struck out 199 times in 529 at-bats, while in 2008 he struck out 199 times in 610 at-bats. So 2007 was something else.
HOWEVER, Mark Reynolds will set the strikeout record in 2008, as he will strikeout 204 times in just 539 at bats, basically striking out at the same rate as Ryan Howard in 2007, and become the first hitter ever to strikeout 200+ times in a season.
As of the end of the 2023 season, the record for most strikeouts in a season by a hitter will belong to Mark Reynolds (ironically), who will strikeout 223 times in the 2009 season.
And Mark Reynolds in 2008 didn't have the HR and RBI numbers of Ryan Howard to compensate.
Oh the Mets the Mets the Mets.....typical Muts. The Rockies for once in their existence played great baseball and deserved it (nobody in the comments seems to acknowledge that, not like the Padres didn't have enough chances to put them away) and the Mets were the Mets as per usual. If they make the playoffs they get drubbed out quickly anyway.