The Biggest CHOKES In Baseball History
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- The biggest CHOKES in baseball history.
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Which one is the biggest choke?
Yanks vs Red Sox 2004?
Where was that one
Lars is right
NYY vs Red Sox!!!!!
Indians blowing a 3-1 series lead to the Cubs in the 2016 World Series is one of the biggest
One team's massive choke job is another team's epic comeback.
Yes, this is just a nothing video about nothing. But we clicked, right?
The biggest choke in SPORTS HISTORY must be the 2004 ALCS Yankees loss. No doubt about it
Beyond embarrassing that it wasn't even mentioned here.
of course in 2004 the red sox win the world series plus 8 games won in a row during that
Probably will never be topped.
As a Yankees fan, I hate to agree. 😫
2011 ws rangers
Potential chokes for future parts: 2015 Texas Rangers, blowing a 2-0 series lead by losing games 3 and 4 at home, then in game 5, the 7th inning happened...
Another underrated one is the 2015 NY Mets in the World Series, blowing 9th inning leads in games 1 and 5, and Daniel Murphy committing an error in game 4 which led to a big 8th inning for the royals
Man, 2015 was full of collapses lol
The Mets actually led for most of that World Series…yet lost in 5 games. You might have just given me an idea
@@iTalkStudios although I think they are chokes the 2015 royals had something about them that just let them score when it mattered in the last few innings of their games. They also played the same against the astros and I think the blue jays. And of course their 2014 wild card game
@@iTalkStudios The 2015 Mets had a glaring weakness for the season that was simply magnified in the WS. They were a poor defensive team that relied a lot on the home run ball. The Royals game was putting pressure on the defense, playing small ball and grinding out at bats which obviously didnt go well for the Mets. The Mets hit a 2 run shot, while the Royals hit back to back singles,swipe a base, and make the poor defense make bad throws,passed ball,etc
@moonshadow not entirely true. The Mets were an average fielding team, however they did make a lot of fielding mistakes in the World Series.
@@alwillk Lucas Duda was an extremely poor defensive 1st baseman, as was Daniel Murphy on 2nd base. The Royals exploited their infield defense like an open wound and ran wild on the bases. One thing I forgot to mention was that the Mets starting pitchers were primarily strikeout pitchers, and the Royals were a very tough team to strike out because of their approach at the plate. That said, instead of striking out they would put the ball in play and force the shoddy infield defense to make plays.
As a Yankees fan, it breaks my soul to say, their blown 3-0 game lead in the 2004 ALCS against the Red Sox is the biggest choke in Baseball History. It would ease the pain a little if it happens to another team in the future. XD
Different sport, and I know they're New York's Rival, but Philly reverse swept the Bruins in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It sucks that a rival did it, but was also done against another rival and is some semblance of revenge, maybe?
i dont like you now we could have been friends but your a yankees fan
@@shadowridley literally nobody cares this is a channel about baseball not hockey
@@36into6 you seem nice
As a Sox fan. Your comment makes me so happy. Thank you. Screenshot saved for ever
Definitely a part 2. This time include The Indians blowing a 3-1 series lead against the cubs
Also blowing 3-1 2007 ALCS lead. And don't forget the 1997 world series.
No. Cubs should have won a couple of those early games but couldn’t get a clutch hit. They put lots of runners on, Cleveland was actually lucky to be up 3-1.
I will always remember that Nelson Cruz missed ball 😂 He ruined it!
Ill always remember the Brewers trading Carlos Lee and Nelson Cruz for Kevin Mench.
The Royals beat the Astros so bad, they had to start stealing signs.
hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahhahhahahahahahahaha
Yankees cheated with the sign stealing that year and lost to the Astros in the wild card game
Braves blowing a 3-1 lead against the dodgers in the 2020 NLCS
Indians blowing a 3-1 lead to the Cubs in 2016 World Series
Still fall short to the Yankees blowing a 3-0 lead against the Red Sox in the 2004 ALCS.
Even with our title this year last year’s loss still stings. Glad we got our revenge.
@@forresttowns4995 It made our victory this year somehow even better than it already was. I already hated the Dodgers, but after last year it was fever pitch.
@@MeargleSchmeargle I know the feeling. Dodgers have broken our hearts too many times. This year was our time and we made the most of it. Go Braves!
@@forresttowns4995 I’m a dodger fan and i just want to thank you for kicking the Astros ass
These are nice if you are meaning choke jobs in a game or two. But the absolute biggest choke job, with a bullet, in baseball is the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS. They had the Red Sox beat! They were up 3-0, leading in the 9th inning of game 4, with Rivera on the mound. Then the clock struck midnight and the rest is history. They had the lead in game 5 too and still couldn't close it out.
2012 Reds. They were up 2-0 with three games at home and they lost. Not to mention the Giants went down 3-1 in the next series and came back to win it all
yeah i remember because I'm a cardinals fan and i was hoping the cards would play the reds. not because i was scared of the giants but to play a divisional opponent that the cards had a history with. a few years back when the all star game was in Cincinnati, molina was starting catcher and when he was introduced the whole crowd boo'd him. i thought that was awesome. because you have all the different players, some from the American league who almost never come to cincy and have no idea about the cincy/st louis rivalry.
The most Cincinnati Reds thing to happen to the best Reds team in the last 30+ years lmao. Win the Central, go up 2-0, then just absolutely shit their fucking pants the next 3 consecutive games. Even watching that year knowing my Cards missed out, I was HOWLING when Game 5 ended and Cincinnati just stood there on the field, absolutely dumbfounded as to how they let a 2-0 LDS lead collapse. Then, from there on out, Cincinnati ownership has blown up the entire team seemingly every damn year since then.
Skip to preseason 2022, and Reds ownership has more or less admitted "I don't give a fuck about winning titles anymore, I just want your money, now GIVE IT TO ME YOU PISSANTS!"
Everyone brings up 2020, but the most painful Braves choke was the 1996 World Series against the Yankees. The Braves finally won it all in '95 and started the '96 Series by dominating the first two games in New York, and despite a close Game 3 loss had a 6-0 lead in Game 4 to possibly be up 3-1. The bullpen blew a massive lead and then lost the game in extras. It took all momentum and life out of the Braves, and the Yankees wrapped it up at home in Game 6. That series is truly the difference between the 90s Braves being remembered as a true dynasty, and people reflecting on so many missed chances to do more in the postseason beyond '95.
Nailed it. There is no reason the braves should have lost that series.
Watching Ron Washington walk away at the end makes me really sad for some reason
Which is why we're all so happy he finally got a ring with the Braves in 2021!
I remember watching the game. As a Cardinals fan I was so happy but seeing him walk away like that was sad to see
@@danielmoore8695
As the 3rd Base Coach.
I remember this pain all too well. God that 2011 series still hurts. Thankfully the Dallas mavericks won in 2011 so it eased the pain just a little
The biggest choke in baseball history that I can think of off the top of my head was the 1964 Phillies blowing the pennant with a 6 1/2 game lead with 12 games to go. And they almost blew the 1950 flag as well!
dude have u even heard of the 2004 alcs
@@jamezviole6743 That was a best of seven series...this is a full season 162 game pennant race. BIG difference.
I would say these aren’t as much choke jobs as they are just losing a game. I would argue that losing one game isn’t nearly as much of a choke job as having a 3-0 or a 3-1 series lead and losing the series. That’s a real choke job.
To be fair I blame Ron Washington for that “choke job” the most. He should have put in a defensive upgrade in right but left Cruz in out of sheer hubris.
That wasn't Ron's fault. Cruz got cocky and wanted to be closer to the possible celebration, had Freese grounded/struck out. His ego cost his team a World Series. I'm not shocked Texas fans didn't demonize the guy for the rest of his years as a Ranger until he went to Minnesota.
@@frederickglass1583 cruz shouldn’t have even been on the field. Washington should have replaced him for a defensive upgrade.
@@bigbrad6828 Truth
The 1986 ALCS was one of the biggest chokes when the Angels were one strike away from going to the World Series and blew it. Same with game 6 of the 2002 World Series when the Giants were 5 outs away from winning the World Series with a 5 game lead and blew it. I was happy the Angels won it all the next night.
Cincinnati Reds 2012 against the Giants
yes
Definitely do a part two! Also possibly video idea would be why are there no lefty catchers! Let me know what you think!
I heard once that kids that throw really hard lefty are often made into pitchers because that's more valuable than a lefty catcher.
There are more righty hitters so throwing to bases would be harder as a lefty with the batter in the way.
@@Calamare it's because the hitter would normally be in the way
The biggest choke in ALL of sports history is the ALCS in 2004 when the Yankees were up 3-0 against the Red Sox, Boston was already congratulating them and the Yankees blew it for the first and only time ever. I'm a Yankees fan by the way.
As a Yankee fan, it pains me to agree.
That was crazy. But the Rangers was right there being 1 strike away. 2 times in the same game.
The 1993 and 1996 Braves both were favored to win it all and choked horribly. That 1991-1996 window for Atlanta should have resulted in a minimum of three World Series titles but only resulted in one. The Yankees still probably would have become a dynasty in the late '90s but the Braves should have had their own dynasty before New York's.
1996 was a choke in game 4 of the WS for sure. 1993 however was a little different. The braves spent so much to catch the giants to finally win the division. When they played the phils, they were spent emotionally. The phils were also built to beat a team like the braves via hitting singles and doubles rather than homers. I agree that the braves were the best team in 1993, but I believe the journey just wore them down.
Another chokejob that I feel has never been talked about was the 2014 Athletics. Even for Oakland's storied history of failure the past 30 years, it was an impressive choke to behold.
Also, the 2004 Yankees.
in the 2004 ALCS the Yankees lead 3-0 and still blew it
never forget!
@@iTalkStudios apparently you did since it's not in this list. Since, let face it, it is the biggest and most memorable of them all.
@@scottwilcox1964 The Cubs and the bartman incident was pretty bad too. 4 outs away from the world series and the cubs blew it
The 1997 WS between the Cleveland Indians and the Florida Marlins. One out away from winning it for the first time since forever, and Cleveland's Jose Mesa can't close the deal. He was getting a lot of negative press at that time and the call for him just had a bad feeling to it. A ground ball goes past Gold Glover Julio Franco and the Marlins win it. It still hurts.
As an Astro fan that ALDS loss to the Royals in 2015 just about killed me. They were the better team but we had outplayed them for 3 games and 7 innings of Game 4.
My vote for the biggest choke in baseball history has to be the 1964 Phillies. They had a 6 1/2 game lead with 12 games left to play. They lost 10 in a row to finish in a tie for 2nd place. They lost the 6 1/2 game lead in just 10 games. They actually won the last 2 games of the season. It has become known as the Chico Ruiz curse. He stole home to win a 1-0 game for the Reds. That started the Phillies downfall.
Where, the *hell*, are the 2004 Yankees? Up 3-0 in the ALCS, 3 outs from the World Series to lose 10-3 at Yankee Stadium in Game 7 to the *RED SOX*, who won the World Series for the first time since 1918?? Biggest choke in baseball history. Period.
Agreed, this, followed by the 2011 Rangers
1964 Philly Phold deserves its own episode
2012 NLCS where Zito saved the Giants
You should made a part 2, because this is a very good think to talk
absolutely
2006 NLCS Mets vs Cardinals. Biggest choke job.
Game 7 was a clear case of the Mets not capitalizing on opportunity when presented to them especially after Chavez robbed Rolen of a 2-run HR getting a double-play. Never mind Beltran striking out with the bases loaded in the Bottom of the 9th on a curveball right down the middle he didn't even attempt to swing at.
2011 Rangers HAS to be one of, if not, THE biggest choke job in the last 10-15 years. TWICE...one strike away from Glory and their first ever WS title.
TWICE. They were beaten. Game 7 happens.
After the early 2 runs in the game, I could tell TEX had little to no "offensive gas" left in the tank after blowing Game 6 the previous night. The body language of the Rangers just said it all, and STL pitching was wheeling and dealing after regaining the lead before mid-game.
2011 World Series and 1986 World Series has some similarities.
I was pushing my luck clicking on this as a Braves fan
There are mostly younger baseball fans in this comment section as I can see. Everyone points out 2020 when I think about what happened in 1996.
@@davidmatheny1993 trust me, I know my Braves history. You don’t need to remind me about it
Choking a series is definitely worse than choking a game. How are these worse than the 2004 alcs and 2016 WS?
baseball history only goes back to the 2010s apparently
Giants and Angels in the 2002 World Series. They had game 6 in hand and blew and went on to lose game 7 as well 😂 Halos🤘🏽
The thing I've learned for the Mets is it's never over until it's over. Usually for us it's the negative side where the Mets could choke at any second but this year it's been quite the opposite. We score 7 runs in the 9th against the phils and then down 4 runs in the first inning (also against the phils) they battle back to tie it and then when the phillies take the lead again they battle back to tie it again and battle again to take the lead for the first time in the game and win it. You just never know what may or may not happen until the 27th out is recorded.
EDIT: Man I feel bad for rangers fans with Nelson Cruz missing that catch. If only he realized the game wasn't over and then their fans would have a world series win.
The entire video should be on Clayton Kershaw. Let’s go Giants!
I was at that Nats game. 5th inning we were cheerleaders, after the game, the park was silent as the tomb.
If you want the biggest chokes in sports history then all you have to do is watch any pre 2021 Atlanta team
2011 wasn’t a choke job it was a gift from god
Cruz could’ve caught that ball
you should do how garcia and the rangers choked against the blue jays in 2015 i think
How do you not include the 1986 Boston Red Sox?
As a braves fan this could be an entire 15 year stretch besides the one world series. Always found a way to lose
Like the 2005 NLDS Game 4? Had a 5-run lead going into the Bottom of the 8th only to have it cut to 1 on a Lance Berkman Grand Slam. The Astros tied the game on a 2-out HR by Ausmus that just barely cleared the yellow line. The Braves had chances to take the lead in extra innings but couldn't do it. The Astros went on to win the game and the series on a Chris Burke HR to left in the Bottom of the 18th.
As a cardinal fan and experiencing these thrills I definitely think the cardinals 2011 Game 6 was the biggest choke.
it was so good
Dude gotta be one of your most entertaining vids yet! Definitely do a part 2!
David Freese didn’t do much before or after that series, but his name is forever etched in baseball greatness after that series. It wasn’t luck, either. He just found his mojo when it mattered most.
1986 Red Sox-Mets
1986 Red Sox had the Mets by the throat, were one strike away from being champions in 86 World Series and completely imploded with 2 outs nobody on in the 9th inning of game 6
Going a bit further back you could add the painful 1996 World Series where the Braves dominated the first two games only to lose the next 4 and kickstart the Yankees late 90s dynasty.
Part 2: '04 Yankees, '96 Braves for starters. Before dropping the final 4 games of the WS that year, they had outscored the Cardinals (NLCS) and the Yankees (in games 1 and 2) by a combined score of 48-2. How does that even happen? They won 5 straight before inexplicably just folding like a cheap lawn chair. And they were COMING HOME! As in, they had taken the first 2 games AT Yankee stadium. As a Braves fan, I will never understand that for as long as I live.
Thumbs down because you didn’t
Mention the only a time pro sports team lost after 3-0 In a 7 game series in the 2004 ALCS…
That TX choke still hurts
Cubs Marlins, and you can't blame Bartman. The ground ball through the shortstop's legs opened the floodgates and initiated another huge choke
Why are the Dodgers not on this list? They have about so many postseason chokes going back to 08 09, mainly 2013 imo.
Choke jobs in DC is a common thing.
Granted, the Caps and Nats won a championship, but otherwise have either made the playoffs, first round exit or simply not qualify for the postseason.
I am a Caps fan but not the Nats.
My team is the Orioles.
If they don't win the World Series this year, then their drought is at 40.
Here are some other baseball collapses worth covering:
The Red Sox in '78 and 2011 to the Yankees and Rays
Their loss in the '86 World Series to the Mets and the '03 ALCS to the Yankees
The Indians in the '97 World Series to the Marlins
The Astros in the '80 NLCS to the Phillies, '81 NLDS to the Dodgers and '86 NLCS to the Mets
The Angels loss in the '86 ALCS to the Red Sox
Every Twins post-season series loss to the Yankees
The Yankees loss to the Red Sox in the '04 ALCS
The Blue Jays in '87
The Cubs in '69 and their loss to the Marlins in the '03 NLCS
The Reds in '99
The Rockies in 2010
The Dodgers in '51 to the Giants
The Mets in 2007 and 2008
The Phillies in '64
The Pirates in the '92 NLCS to the Braves
The Cardinals in the '85 World Series to the Royals
The Padres in 2007 and 2021
The Giants in '93
Add Cubs in 1984 NLCS, leading San Diego 2-0, then losing last three, sending San Diego to the World Series( LCS was only best of five then)
I would include the 1964 National League pennant race, where the Phillies blew a 7-game lead in the final 10 games. In a high school study hall I was with future Major League pitcher Tom Bradley, and he just kept saying over and over, "They choked!"
2002 WS Game 6 was a choke by the Giants
The title and the content don't match up. The title says "history" but the content is limited to the 21st century. If we're talking about biggest choke jobs in history, then Bill Buckner has, quite possibly, the biggest choke in the history of all mankind.
2011 Boston Red Sox: nine-game lead over Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 1, going 7-20 to end season, and get eliminated from wildcard on last game.
I’m a Sox fan and I lived in the Boston area at the time. I remember all of the commentators on WEEI constantly talking about the post-season starting rotation around that time. It was in the bag! Oh well…chicken and beer….
And that also spelt the end of the Terry Francona era.
my guy didn't even mention the indians choking the 2017 ALDS after being up 2-0 and an amazing comeback in game 2
Also others that could be mentioned.
2001 Oakland A's-Won the first 2 games at Yankee stadium in a best of five series. Game 3 in Oakland trailing 1-0 in the late innings, tying run gets cut down at the plate on a fluke play by Derek Jeter. A's lose game three and the series.
2003 Chicago Cubs NLCS- comfortable three run lead, five outs away and then just completely fell apart.
A fluke? No that’s just Jeter being a mega star
Just make a Clayton Kershaw video
shots fired
2016 Giants still make me angry
*flashbacks of Kershaw with his head down on the bench after giving up back to back home runs
This should be titled 'The biggest post-season chokes since 2000'. The 1951 Dodgers blew a massive lead in September 1951. The most famous MLB choke ever, and that was way before my time.
As a braves fan the biggest choke recently was when we got reversed sweeped by the dodgers a year or two ago
I'd say they made up for it though. :)
But the Braves beat the Dodgers the following year. That Tyler Matzek relief performance in the series-cling game was one for the ages.
1996 WS game 4 was the worst choke by any Braves team that could have "won" a title. Just go watch it.
you can make a whole video of choke jobs from the Atlanta Braves in the last 10 years alone
Didn’t the pirates lose after being up 10-0 on the first inning?
I’m not sure what year it was, 1980-81? Astros vs Phillies for NLCS. The Astro’s had Nolan Ryan on the mound going into the 9th with 3 run lead & lost it
to me its that rangers/cards series. I mean texas was one strike away.
Not sure why Altuve is in the thumbnail. He doesn’t commit any more errors than anyone would in that position.
Ikr. It’s funny how Altuve always gets hate and made fun of for like 1 error but yet, Tatis makes 5 and no one bats an eye. Just doesn’t make sense to me
2004 ALCS
New York wins the first three games to lose in seven games against Boston
This is clearly the greatest choke job in Major League Baseball history
TIL that baseball didn't exist until about 15 years ago.
The biggest choke is the brewer vs nationals wild card in 2019
Hader hasn't the same ever since. You can also add the 2019 NLDS Game 5. Kershaw giving up back-to-back HR's to let the Nationals tie the game in the Top of the 8th. And the Nationals took the game over in the Top of the 10th with a Howie Kendrick Grand Slam.
All of these have occurred since 2011. Professional baseball has been played in America since 1871. You should dive deeper into history before compiling a video like this, so it includes things from across all of baseball's history. There have been numerous teams that choked huge leads in pennant races, like the 1951 Dodgers or the 1964 Phillies. There've been teams that blew 3-1 leads in World Series, like the 1925 Senators, 1958 Braves, 1968 Cardinals, 1979 Orioles, etc. As well as teams that blew 3-1 leads in the LCS. Even a 3-0 lead, as many have commented here. Your video is the greatest baseball chokes since ~2010.
Truth
that rangers one where "i wanted to be closer to the celebration" might be the dumbest thing ive heard
2003 Red Sox Manager Grady Little blows the game against The NY Yankees by leaving a very tired Pedro Martinez on the mound Yankees quickly comeback and win The Red Sox would finally pay back The NY Yankees the following yr in 2004 with a dramatic come back and would go on to win The World Series 86 yr after the last time they were in The World Series
where is the Cubs v Giants 2016 nlds?
2011 World Series never happened.
😂😂😂
Considering this video covers all of baseball history, I didn’t realize baseball was only ten years old! 😱
I said it was for the 21st century only
1960 the Yankees had a 3 run lead in the 8th, pirates scored 5 in the bottom of the inning, Yankees tied it with 2 in the 9th, Pirates won with the famous Maz homer in the bottom of the 9th.
needs a part 2 for sure
Brewers in the all star game against the Cardinals who won the world series
The Indians blew a 3-1 lead in the 2016 World Series against the Cubs
you can find the whole game 6 of the rangers vs cardinals world series here on youtube, i would definitely recommend re watching the whole thing
86 Red Sox.
Maybe doesn't live up to these choke in magnitude, but Elvis Andrus Vs the Blue Jays in 2015 was a pretty epic collapse. Seems like the Texas Rangers have a knack for making this list lol
You just had to make me fry with the first choke…
The Padres entire 2021 season.
The biggest choke I think was Mets beating the Redsox in 1986.
Wonder what the Astros did to make such an improvement in 2015??
When millennials makes lists. These were pretty bad chokes but aren't even close to being the all time worst. IMO those are:
2004 ALCS-You simply cannot allow a blown 3-0 series lead to not be the all time choke job especially considering they had a 1 run lead in the bottom of the 9th of game 4 when the best closer in baseball history on the mound.
1986 ALCS-Angels up 3 games to 1 and up 5-4 in the 9th inning and 2 strikes on Dave Henderson who jacks a 2 run homer to give the Sox the lead. The Angels tie but lose in 11 and the Sox win the next 2 games to win the series. Then they pull off one of the biggest choke jobs.
1986 World Series-Sox up 3 games to 2 and up 5-3 in the 10th inning of game 6 with 2 outs. 3 straight singles and a wild pitch later and the game was tied then the Bill Bucknor thing and that was all she wrote. Mets won game 7 to complete the choke.
1985 ALCS-Blue Jays up 3 games to 1 only to see the Royals win the next 3 games to take the series and eventually win the World Series(in controversial fashion).
2003 NLCS-Cubs take a 3 games to 1 lead. They get shutout in game 5 then comes game 6 at home. Cubs are up 3-0 when Bernie Mac sings Take Me Out To The Ballgame during the stretch and says the line, "Let's root, root, root for the CHAMPS...". That was the kiss of death. 1 out in the 8 with a runner on 2nd then Luis Castillo hits a foul pop up near the left field stands. Moises Alou jumps to try to catch it, then Steve Bartman happens. Now, Bartman isn't at fault on what happens next. Castillo walks then Pudge Rodriguez singles home a run, 3-1 with runners on 1st and 2nd. No problem, right? Miguel Cabrera hits a tailor made double play ball to usually sure handed Alex Gonzales who boots it. From there the floodgates open and the Marlins score 7 more runs to take an 8-3 lead and win the game. Then the Cubs, with Kerry Wood pitching AND who hits a homerun blow a 5-3 lead to blow the game and the series.
That's 5 bigger chokes than the ones mentioned here.
I blame the Rangers choke job on me. A few days before I was a bit drunk and my neighbor took me to the store to buy a case of beer. Or what I thought was a case of beer. Turns out I bought a case of 40 ounce Bud Weiser. Anyway, I am watching the game and went and grabbed 2 40's to spray in the front yard after the Rangers won. This was just before Freese came to the plate. It all went to hell right after that.
You'd probably be better served calling this video "The Biggest CHOKES of the 2010s." Baseball history is a lot longer than that...and there have been some EPIC chokes.
the Texas Rangers may be the worst sports franchise to ever exist
Biggest choke in my mind is the Blue Jays in 1987 not winning the AL East...they were up 3.5 games with 8 days left, having won 96 games that season, but lost 7 games in a row to not win the division...
So the opening line is soooooo wrong. This is a postseason series. Ticket already punched.