i think the story around it and it being on basically every MLB compilation might even make it better. not that any perfect game is ever forgettable, but there are plenty that aren't brought up very often. this one on the other hand is brought up constantly and everyone on the planet knows it was a perfect game.
@@SynsityGW I mean, it would still be remembered uniquely for a rare after-the-fact correction. And all it would cost would be changing the status of two at-bats.
Yeah, I think it doesn’t matter either way at this point. It’s as famous for the blunder as it would be for being an official perfect game. Everyone knows it should have been.
They did try. Jim Joyce lobbied for Galarraga to be given a perfect game. That moron of a comish Bud Selig refused. He could have saved Joyce the anguish and honored a team for an uncommon feat. Selig is the real asshole to me.
When ever the perfect game total is mentioned every real fan knows one is missing. That is the legend of the of the only 28 out perfect game in baseball history.
To Joyce's credit, he at least owned up to his mistake and apologized for it after the game. Which is way more than we can say about 99.9% of referees/umpires when they screw up. It's not really the bad calls that are the issue, it's the fact that officials in any sport are never held accountable for their bad calls. The NFL is especially egregious for this. They throw 10 flags for someone breathing on Tom Brady the wrong way and after the game they be like "we made the right call lol"
I've not watched a WS game since that Mets win in '86. Got busy...lol...the next year, started raising a family, got divorced & life got in the way. Tonight's game 5 with the Dodgers v Yankees & their errors in the 5th that gave the Dodgers 5 runs, lending them to win the 2024 series will now be added to the WORST ERRORS REEL....
No doubt. Watching the clip several times makes me roll my eyes at Jeter. Yeah, a shortstop basically runs the infield game, however when a ball is falling straight into a glove the size of a dumpster back off, called or not. That error was caused by pure "I don't like you" ego.
I'm no A-Rod fan, but he was camped right under the ball in perfect position to catch it. Jeter, trying to be the hero, runs into him and the ball gets dropped. Then, he just walks away like a baby. The left fielder ended up fielding the ball. Don't give me the 'it's the shortstop's prerogative'. A-Rod was camped right under it. Jeter looks like a diva on this play.
@@billyskittles1036 totally - I came here to say the same thing and saw that you’d already beat me to it. It’s a wonder Manny didn’t have a ball bounce off his head and over the Green Monster.
9:33 no, Bonilla wasn’t trying to shield Fernandez - you can see they aren’t even in the same zip code - he was just trying to stay away from the ball after it was hit. If the ball hits him, he’s out!
He wasn't trying to...but yes, he was distracting him. You can't tell from the camera angle, but he was definitely in his line of sight. But yes, he was just trying to avoid being hit by it
@@woodsy3495 Plus, it only tied the game. Bob Stanley was the real goat, and I don't mean Greatest of All Time, I mean baaaaaa goat, like it was his fault the Sox lost.
It's so unfair to him. He's this admired vet, they don't make the defensive switch to give him the chance at the celebration, and that play becomes his legacy. Not to mention, it's already a tie game, there's a very good shot Mookie beat him to the bag if he fielded it cleanly, and there's game 7 regardless. As a Mets fan that moment will always be a triumph for us, but Buckner was the scapegoat to end all scapegoats.
Come on now, the runner Denkinger errantly allowed, Jorge Orta, was wiped out on the bases a few plays later. Denkinger was in no way responsible for the Cardinals’ complete mental meltdown including an 11-0 thrashing in game 7.
That is actually not an error by the Pirates first baseman since he fielded it cleanly. Although its way more stupid than actual errors that could be tough plays to make or tough calls for umpires. It would go on the list of dumbest plays but not an error
Shoutout to Benny agbayani throwing the ball into the stands after he caught the second out (thinking it was the third), allowing all runners to tag up and 2 runs to score.
I watched the 97 World Series game 7 live as an 8 year old and nobody ever mentioned Fernandez’s error. I’m glad you finally brought it to light. That was the play that lost Cleveland the World Series right there. There was also a baserunning blunder, I believe it was Sandy Alomar JR. who only ran about 60% from third on a ground ball earlier in this game and he was thrown out on a close play. I forget exactly how it went but I can remember my dad screaming at Alomar Jr., calling him a bum for what a bonehead baserunning play he made.
Bonilla isn't trying to obstruct Fernandez' view of the ball, at least not consciously. He's just trying to make sure it doesn't hit him, since in that case he would be out. But I agree that the hesitation might have had the effect of making the play more difficult for the infielder.
After this year, you might add Aaron Judge's dropped fly ball in the 5th inning of Game 5 of the World Series. The error started a total defensive meltdown that allowed the Dodgers to tie the game with five unearned 2-out runs after starting the inning down 5-0. Judge's Yankees ended up losing the game and the series.
Denkinger blew that call for sure. However, the Cards blew it by choosing to dwell on it. Bad calls happen all the time. The best thing to do is move on and make your next move.
exactly. After that error, the Cards no longer played like a major league team at all. And there was still a game left to play, but they never showed up. Everyone on the team including Whitey is to blame for that. I'm a big fan of Herzog, but he issued a veiled threat to Denkinger after that game and that was uncalled for. He shoud have threatened Jack Clark instead.
The one you left out -- maybe because the stakes weren't high enough? -- was Luis Castillo of the Mets, dropping an absolute can of corn from Alex Rodriguez to allow the Yankees to have a walk-off win.
Yeah that was brutal if you're a Mets fan. Otherwise though it was a fairly meaningless regular season game and shouldn't be ranked as high as some of the playoff blunders here.
Suggestion. The title should be called miscues. Many of these aren't errors at all, particularly the missed calls by umpires. Canseco's head scratcher was a home run.
I know this is from 1912 and there was no tv or video, but in the 1912 World Series, Giants center fielder Fred Snodgrass made an error late in the last game which turned the game around. It was a best of 7 World Series but game 2 was called after 11 innings with the teams tied 6-6. Since the series was tied 3-3 after 7 games, game 8 in Boston was needed. The Giants took the lead 2-1 in the top of the 10th. Then in the bottom of the 10th, Snodgrass muffed an easy fly to deep left center. The Red Sox rallied for 2 unearned runs and won the game 3-2.
I think there was also an incident where the Giants’ catcher, pitcher, and first baseman let a fouls pop up drop, which would’ve been the third out of the inning, and the batter singled in a run immediately afterwards (also, the Giants’ first baseman that game was Fred Merkle, the man whose base running blunder against the Cubs cost the Giants a shot at the 1908 World Series)
@@nathanrodriguez8125 I have not heard of that. Was that in the 1912 World Series? It actually would not surprise me since fielding back then wasn't that good compared to later years.
Without even watching this I know number one.... Here comes Knight and the Mets win it! I was 10 years old living just outside of Boston and was crushed.
Buckner was the scape goat for that series. No way he or the pitcher would have beat Mookie to first, so the error was a non-issue. I felt bad for him that he took the blame. And I am a Met fan!
I hate to say it, but as a 9 year old Angels fan, I loved it. Made up for the Angels being one pitch away from that World Series before losing to the Sox (our manager lost it for us by replacing Witt).
2:20 - Everyone in NYC was screaming at their TVs:"PICK UP THE BALL!!" The morning after this debacle, the headline in the papers said "KnoBLOCK HEAD".
Let me be the 40th poster to mention that the Boston error was on the manager and he was rightly fired. He used a defensive replacement at 1B when they had the late-inning lead in close and important games. He found out this time why that was a good idea. Oddly, both ended up with the Royals soon afterwards.
I suspect he wanted Buckner to have that honor of being on the field. But we also can't forget that even if he picks up the ball, the game is already tied by pitchers Calvin Schiraldi and Bob Stanley spitting the bit and squandering a two run lead. There's still an excellent chance Boston loses that game even if Buckner makes the play IMO.
I mean with the “perfect missed call”, what makes it even more bizarre is it is a “double anomaly”. In that we ALL have seen 1,000s of plays at first base that were SO close and our first instinct “visually” is that the runner looked “significantly safe” in real-time(where there is this illusion of them seeming to be already past the bag when the ball arrives) but was called “out”. And 99+% of the time, when looked at in slo-motion they were, in fact, shown to have been out by a millimeter, or appear to maybe be a tie that was called out. The point being that you NEVER seem to see the opposite scenario where someone is clearly out in real-time but get called safe. Meaning rarely does anyone have that ‘same strong initial feeling’ that the ump might be wrong when someone is called ‘safe’ at first on a close play, because if they already look safe when they were in fact thrown out, they tend to REALLY look safe when they are(it’s just the nature of how that seems to go as interpreted by the average human with average vision as viewed from a moderate distance away) Meaning there are MUCH more issues at first with contesting “out” calls than “safe” calls. Safe just looks more obvious to most humans than an out does….good, bad, or otherwise…it’s simply the truth🤷🏻♂️ If the stats for this are out there, I would have to guess that for every play at first that would fall into the category of being measurably(after-the-fact) safe or out by say 2” either way. Using that as the “test case parameter”. I would guess that if you took every play at first base in every game played in a season that fit those parameters, say 10 a game or whatever? And you determined there were 30,000 plays at first where the runner’s body part was 2or less inches from the bag when the ball is in the glove. And 12,000 where the runner’s body part was touching the some part of the bag when the ball hits the glove. And another 3,700 that fell within the “too-close-to-call” category(where an ump would be considered “correct” making either call, meaning whatever call they made would not be able to be overturned no matter how good the camera shots are, or how emphatic one side may be that the call was wrong) I would confidently bet a large chunk of money that within each category, respectfully, the percentage of “challenges” within the “correctly made out calls” would be shown to be at least double what the challenges of those “correctly made safe calls” would be, simply because of that “real-time-illusion” that is the “human visual default”, where WAY more often it is the case(unique to first base)that people who are actually out appear safe than there are people who are actually safe that appear out. Which, bringing that assumed truth to the call at first in the perfect game, it defies every historical norm that there is at first base with regard to how the calls tend to be made. Where if you were to do another study group of plays at first base, where your parameters were to pull out “every play at first base where the runner was at the very beginning of their final stride that is their final stride before their foot touches the bag, and up to a maximum of being 20% of the way into that final stride but no closer, at the moment-in-time when the ball arrived safely in a fielder’s glove who simultaneously has any part of their body, glove or a held-ball touching the bag (which 20%+/-5% into his final stride is how I would describe the “running position” of the runner on this play at the time that the ball arrived safely in the glove of a fielder touching first base). I would feel confident in making the statement that it is not unthinkable that you could possibly play multiple seasons consecutively and not see a scenario where one single runners in any games were called “safe” under those specific parameters, parameters that could be said to describe the scenario of the overwhelming percentage of infield-hit-ball-plays at first base in any given game where there is a play at first base. Where most of the time the runner is thrown out while they are at some point in their final stride. Which is the VERY THING that makes this seemingly mundane play have excitement for the entirety of the play, even one’s that seem to be not close, because proficient execution still must occur, and humans will always be drawn to this being performed no matter what it is? It could be the way someone ties a knot or paints nail polish on. We love to see competence and skill performed proficiently, because it is beautiful EVERY TIME, and we seem to never grow tired of seeing it. In fact, as opposed to most things, the more we see it performed that way the more intrigued and interested in seeing more of it we seem to become. Case n point…a hitting streak? Intuitively, relative to how we deal with other things that are repetitive, it should become “less” interesting and compelling the longer a hit streak continues should it not? But it doesn’t. Even though what happened yesterday happened the day before, and for the last three weeks, we want to see it again today just as much as we did yesterday?! But I digress….The original point I was making is that this call would be a “Super Anomaly” for it to happen at ANY point in ANY game for All games across an entire season! On par, I would guess(pure guess!) that blowing a call SO badly like that at first base, with nothing else to grab the focus away from THAT play going on, especially by arguably as seasoned-of-a-veteran ump that has ever umpired at first base, would have to be about as rare as a 3 home run game by a player? Pure guess, but think about it before you snap react. How often do you see a baserunner out by a stride on a force out at first base called safe? I am saying “about as often as you see a guy go yard thrice in a game” that’s how often?! Maybe even less often? And for that to happen on a play that WAS the final out of a perfect game? There are no odds that can be calculated for that possibility. It must be, by definition, have happened for a different reason that is above everyone’s pay grade, because in the world we think we live in, that could not have happened. Some other force momentarily intervened for whatever reason? And that ump, more so than anyone else, bears the weight of that intervention more than anyone. He was but a vessel that was used for whatever reason? And for that we should empathize with him, cuz it could be anyone of us next time? It is still a perfect game regardless of what the official stats say. The stinger is that had to be a hit also. Seems like the scorekeeper should be able to pencil in “E1ump”, and ignore any action after that and call it perfect?
The Jim Joyce error is my all time favorite because of the class he and that young pitcher carried themselves with afterwards. One of my favorite sports occurrences actually. If I had young children I'd show them that as an example of how to conduct yourself in the world.
Jorge Orta being safe at first and Galarraga's perfect game being robbed were not errors. They were blown calls by the Umpires. Technically they're errors on the umpires, but not an error by any player.
I will contend forever that Miguel Cabrera shares blame in that play. Why range so far away from your position? Stay at 1st, let the 2nd basemen get the ball and it's a routine play/call. With all the moving pieces it's so much harder for an umpire to get it right.
If i cosf a pitcher a perfect game with a missed call with two outs in the bottom of the ninth you couldnt find a hole deep enough for me to crawl into.
Bill Buckner: no, no, no, no, NO!!!! Not even close as one of the worst errors. If you look at the replay, there is NO WAY he or the pitcher were going to beat Mookie to first base and Knight would have probably scored anyway. Buckner was the scapegoat for that series and it put a stain on his wonderful career. And I am a Met fan, not a Red Sox fan.
Giants fans will think of the 2003 season: Game 162. Gold glover Jose Cruz Jr. drops an easy fly ball in RF in the 9th inning, costing the Giants the game and a postseason appearance. Then the next year, also game 2024, also the 9th inning, Cody Ransom boots a tailor made double play ball, leading to an eventual Steve Finley grand slam, to once again eliminate the Giants from a possible playoff berth on the last day of the season.
Buckner was scapegoated. The idea that he should have to wait for fOrGiVeNeSs from Boston fans is ridiculous. Boston fans should’ve been asking for Buckner’s forgiveness for how they treated him.
That Jeter-AROD one was such a misunderstanding by the media and fans. Jeter simply looked at AROD like "DUDEEEEE", and then Jeter starting walking to the dugout BECAUSE he thought that AROD caught the ball for the third out. So everyone can just spare themselves the "they didnt like each other" rumors. But that 2006 season was a NIGHTMARE for AROD, with him constantly getting booed at Yankee Stadium, due to his horrendous performance in the 2005 Division Series against the Angels, and then the horrendous 2006 Division series against the Tigers Anywho, no way that that should be on this list, since it wasnt anything unique per se for a regular season game (like the Canseco head home run or the Galarraga imperfecto), nor a postseason game. If anything, you could have added the Luis Castillo of the Mets against the Yankees in the 2009 regular season when he dropped the fly ball that would have ended the game and given the Mets the victory. And for any future umpires calling a no-hitter/perfecto, just make sure to give the pitcher/defensive team the benefit of the doubt in a close-call.
Shortstop gets priority over all infielders on pop ups, and middle infielders have priority over corner infielders. This has always been this way to make sure the ball doesn't drop between fielders on plays like this. Sure, if Jeter had known that Rodriguez was camped under the ball, he would have backed off. But say Rodriguez backed off like he should have when Jeter called for it, if Jeter also backed off the ball would have fallen between them. That's why they predetermine priority.
How diagnostic is it when a player thinks he was wronged to the point he ignores a ball in play with runners advancing and scoring. This is MLB is the first baseman so out of touch he thinks he can stop play to argue a call despite players advancing?
The dude inside the baseline never veered out like the announcers said, not sure what they were smoking saying he did, he never once set a single foot on the correct side of that line that marks the running lane until well after touching first base.
Best error call ever- when Pirates 3rd baseman Jim Morrison misplayed a ground ball and then booted it, " Glove me two times"! Forget who announcer was.
Jo adell assisted home run in the outfield and the play of the first baseman with the pirates chasing the runner down instead of stepping on the bag will forever be the worst plays in baseball history in my mind.
That game tying ground ball through Leon Durham's legs came in the 7th inning in game 5 with the Pads trailing 3-2. They scored 4 runs that inning and the Cubbies were out. Remember it like it was yesterday.
Agreed. He ran inside the line the entire way, and therefore should’ve been called out. Still no excuse for Knoblauch arguing instead of chasing the ball, but the umps blew that one.
I know this much, Miggy had no business fielding that ground ball during the perfect game. That is an easy grounder to 2nd base, who will make an easier toss to 1st base for the putout. Miggy made the play 100 times more difficult because of his position and throwing to a pitcher on the run.
Interesting that two of these were umpire errors … As a long time Met fan, I have always contended that on that Buckner error - it’s not a foregone conclusion that he’s going to beat Wilson to the bag, even if he comes up with the ball; it wasn’t hit sharply, Wilson was hitting from the left side and he’s fast - I think it’s better than 50-50 that he beat it out anyway.
As a White Sox fan I particularly liked the Cubbies errors! My fav Cub fan is Bartman and my all-time fav Cubs player is whomever spilled gatorade on Durham's glove. 😆
As a Cubs fan, I particularly like that the White Sox now hold the record as the worst team of all time. The whole history of the team is as unlovable losers 🤣
@@bradjpeter Hey Brad, nice to hear from you! What I want is more angry Cub fans to write me about the Durham error and the Bartman interference so tell your friends! How old are you ? Do you remember those greatest moments in Cubs history? I was playing in a championship softball tournament game in Rockford, Il at the time of Durham's error and the softball announcers gleefully sounded out over the PA system. Needless to say there were many disappointed Cubbie fans. Where were you at the time? Were you born yet?
@@peteshallcross787 I do remember Durham's error. It was brutal. And I was even at the Bartman game. Now that was a real kick in the balls. As terrible as it can be to be a Cubs fan, I cannot even imagine how rough it is to be a Sox fan. Oof
MLB needs to go back and amend that perfect game for that guy. Was a perfect game and they should mark it down as being a perfect game.
i think the story around it and it being on basically every MLB compilation might even make it better. not that any perfect game is ever forgettable, but there are plenty that aren't brought up very often. this one on the other hand is brought up constantly and everyone on the planet knows it was a perfect game.
@@SynsityGW I mean, it would still be remembered uniquely for a rare after-the-fact correction. And all it would cost would be changing the status of two at-bats.
Yeah, I think it doesn’t matter either way at this point. It’s as famous for the blunder as it would be for being an official perfect game. Everyone knows it should have been.
They did try. Jim Joyce lobbied for Galarraga to be given a perfect game. That moron of a comish Bud Selig refused. He could have saved Joyce the anguish and honored a team for an uncommon feat. Selig is the real asshole to me.
They did just that earlier this year IIRC
In my mind, he pitched more than a perfect game. He retired 28 batters in a row.
Well said the only more then perfect game honestly. Should be grandfathered in in my opinion. The world knows he was safe.
I'm a Cleveland fan and I agree. He 100% deserves to be credited with a perfect game.
When ever the perfect game total is mentioned every real fan knows one is missing. That is the legend of the of the only 28 out perfect game in baseball history.
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@@CharlesCosta-ix2sdnah, he allowed multiple real hits and runs, as astronomically impressive as taking one as far as he did is
Jim Joyce call on that missed perfect game would be one of the worst ridiculous calls in history .. smh.. he was out by a mile
makes me sick every time I see it as a baseball fan
He forever tainted a player's legacy. It's pathetic
To Joyce's credit, he at least owned up to his mistake and apologized for it after the game. Which is way more than we can say about 99.9% of referees/umpires when they screw up.
It's not really the bad calls that are the issue, it's the fact that officials in any sport are never held accountable for their bad calls. The NFL is especially egregious for this. They throw 10 flags for someone breathing on Tom Brady the wrong way and after the game they be like "we made the right call lol"
He thought he missed the bag. Not that the runner beat him
@@INYB even if he thinks that it’s the last out of a perfect game call him out
I've not watched a WS game since that Mets win in '86. Got busy...lol...the next year, started raising a family, got divorced & life got in the way.
Tonight's game 5 with the Dodgers v Yankees & their errors in the 5th that gave the Dodgers 5 runs, lending them to win the 2024 series will now be added to the WORST ERRORS REEL....
I never noticed, but even the runner was surprised he was called safe and couldn't believe the perfect game was ruined.
The body language in that Jeter Arod error. They hated each other so much in that moment.
Also, just in general lol
No doubt. Watching the clip several times makes me roll my eyes at Jeter. Yeah, a shortstop basically runs the infield game, however when a ball is falling straight into a glove the size of a dumpster back off, called or not. That error was caused by pure "I don't like you" ego.
Jeter error. Only one guy gets it.
I'm no A-Rod fan, but he was camped right under the ball in perfect position to catch it. Jeter, trying to be the hero, runs into him and the ball gets dropped. Then, he just walks away like a baby. The left fielder ended up fielding the ball. Don't give me the 'it's the shortstop's prerogative'. A-Rod was camped right under it. Jeter looks like a diva on this play.
Considering Jeter's lack of range at SS I'm surprised he even got over to Alex.
The home run off Canseco’s head is priceless! It could not have happened to anyone else. Only Canseco.
Idk man, I could have totally seen that happening to Manny Ramirez.
@@billyskittles1036 totally - I came here to say the same thing and saw that you’d already beat me to it. It’s a wonder Manny didn’t have a ball bounce off his head and over the Green Monster.
Didn't even hurt him.
@@mystreteacher That’s why it’s so funny!! 😀 I don’t think his teammates would have laughed at it if he had been carried off the field on a stretcher.
The only time in baseball history where a player got beaned in the outfield. 🤣
9:33 no, Bonilla wasn’t trying to shield Fernandez - you can see they aren’t even in the same zip code - he was just trying to stay away from the ball after it was hit. If the ball hits him, he’s out!
It still hurts watching that play😢
Agreed. It's so sad to me TF will be remembered for that error more than the fact that he was one of the best fielders of his generation.
Good post.
Joe Morgan is a fool
He wasn't trying to...but yes, he was distracting him. You can't tell from the camera angle, but he was definitely in his line of sight. But yes, he was just trying to avoid being hit by it
Thank you for including umpire errors in this.
Buckner was so much more than that one play.
Yep, that play totally altered what was an outstanding career. Buckner was a great hitter but those knees got the best of him.
@@woodsy3495 Plus, it only tied the game. Bob Stanley was the real goat, and I don't mean Greatest of All Time, I mean baaaaaa goat, like it was his fault the Sox lost.
And there still was a Game 7 that the Sox could've won.
To me, Denkinger is the worst ever cause he literally stripped a team of a World Series.
It's so unfair to him. He's this admired vet, they don't make the defensive switch to give him the chance at the celebration, and that play becomes his legacy. Not to mention, it's already a tie game, there's a very good shot Mookie beat him to the bag if he fielded it cleanly, and there's game 7 regardless.
As a Mets fan that moment will always be a triumph for us, but Buckner was the scapegoat to end all scapegoats.
Come on now, the runner Denkinger errantly allowed, Jorge Orta, was wiped out on the bases a few plays later. Denkinger was in no way responsible for the Cardinals’ complete mental meltdown including an 11-0 thrashing in game 7.
The home run off canseco's head never gets old!.
I was at that game!
Ramirez was a decent player, but he has the end all flex in baseball: 'Yeah? I hit the homer off Canseco's head.'
The ground rule dumbbell.
He was one of a kind and this just added to the legend.
And Canseco looking more confused than anything. Can't damage what's empty, I guess.
Needs Javier Baez running back towards home plate and the Pirates 1st baseman chasing him
That is actually not an error by the Pirates first baseman since he fielded it cleanly. Although its way more stupid than actual errors that could be tough plays to make or tough calls for umpires. It would go on the list of dumbest plays but not an error
@@ShengYu1995 the catcher was actually credited with an error on the Javy Baez play, though, so it still could work
That was the worst play in history - any sport
Shoutout to Benny agbayani throwing the ball into the stands after he caught the second out (thinking it was the third), allowing all runners to tag up and 2 runs to score.
Need to remove the number 1 spot and replace it with 2024 game 5 of the 5th inning of the errors made by the Yankees.
I watched the 97 World Series game 7 live as an 8 year old and nobody ever mentioned Fernandez’s error. I’m glad you finally brought it to light. That was the play that lost Cleveland the World Series right there. There was also a baserunning blunder, I believe it was Sandy Alomar JR. who only ran about 60% from third on a ground ball earlier in this game and he was thrown out on a close play. I forget exactly how it went but I can remember my dad screaming at Alomar Jr., calling him a bum for what a bonehead baserunning play he made.
Bonilla isn't trying to obstruct Fernandez' view of the ball, at least not consciously. He's just trying to make sure it doesn't hit him, since in that case he would be out. But I agree that the hesitation might have had the effect of making the play more difficult for the infielder.
The moment I saw the title I knew what the #1 error had to be, was not disappointed.
Who is here to see where the Yankees' 2024 World Series Game 5 errors in the 5th inning would rank?
You missed Jose Lind's crucial error in the bottom of the 9th of the 1992 Pirates Braves playoff series seventh game.
I came down here for just that reason. Put it where they put the umps mistakes. Idc where, but it deserves to be on here.
I remember that one
Yep. Without Jose Lind, there's no Sid Bream play at the plate on Balco Barry Bonds' roody-poo candy-ass throw on Francisco Cabrera's single.
The irony of the Leon Durham error was that Bill Buckner was the Cubs first baseman but was traded to the Red Sox earlier in the year.
and Durham hit the HR that had given them the lead two innings earlier.
After this year, you might add Aaron Judge's dropped fly ball in the 5th inning of Game 5 of the World Series. The error started a total defensive meltdown that allowed the Dodgers to tie the game with five unearned 2-out runs after starting the inning down 5-0. Judge's Yankees ended up losing the game and the series.
that ARod and Jeter play is 100% on Jeter. ARod hardly had to move and was camped under it the entire time.
if the shortstop is calling for the ball on the left side of the infield it’s his ball
@@pizzaparitywhy in gods name would you call off a fielder that is camped under a pop fly???
Shortstop’s call. Period.
The number one thing that stood out to me was the 1984 NLCS game between the Cubs and Padres was a day game! The good ole days of baseball.
Aaron judge being added to this list is amazing
lol an 'Error" is an official stat. Not a mistake by the umpire ..
Vin Scully with another great call
Denkinger blew that call for sure. However, the Cards blew it by choosing to dwell on it. Bad calls happen all the time. The best thing to do is move on and make your next move.
Denkinger sure didn't make the Cards lose 11-0 in Game 7.
exactly. After that error, the Cards no longer played like a major league team at all. And there was still a game left to play, but they never showed up. Everyone on the team including Whitey is to blame for that. I'm a big fan of Herzog, but he issued a veiled threat to Denkinger after that game and that was uncalled for. He shoud have threatened Jack Clark instead.
People forget Jack Clark dropped a foul ball in that inning.
To his credit Denkinger later admitted that he'd blown that call. That confession came a bit late for the Cards though!
@@tradewins I saw him on TV continuously saying he made the correct call - the jerk
The one you left out -- maybe because the stakes weren't high enough? -- was Luis Castillo of the Mets, dropping an absolute can of corn from Alex Rodriguez to allow the Yankees to have a walk-off win.
Yeah that was brutal if you're a Mets fan. Otherwise though it was a fairly meaningless regular season game and shouldn't be ranked as high as some of the playoff blunders here.
This should be updated and put judge drops a routine fly ball in the world series
Wilson stumbling and somehow staying upright just enough to make a slide was hilarious to watch
Props for having all of these full video. I haven't seen that Fernandez 97 WS error since that game. Still hurts.
The Buckner error is the most epic in baseball history.
Suggestion. The title should be called miscues. Many of these aren't errors at all, particularly the missed calls by umpires. Canseco's head scratcher was a home run.
I know this is from 1912 and there was no tv or video, but in the 1912 World Series, Giants center fielder Fred Snodgrass made an error late in the last game which turned the game around. It was a best of 7 World Series but game 2 was called after 11 innings with the teams tied 6-6. Since the series was tied 3-3 after 7 games, game 8 in Boston was needed. The Giants took the lead 2-1 in the top of the 10th. Then in the bottom of the 10th, Snodgrass muffed an easy fly to deep left center. The Red Sox rallied for 2 unearned runs and won the game 3-2.
I think there was also an incident where the Giants’ catcher, pitcher, and first baseman let a fouls pop up drop, which would’ve been the third out of the inning, and the batter singled in a run immediately afterwards (also, the Giants’ first baseman that game was Fred Merkle, the man whose base running blunder against the Cubs cost the Giants a shot at the 1908 World Series)
@@nathanrodriguez8125 I have not heard of that. Was that in the 1912 World Series? It actually would not surprise me since fielding back then wasn't that good compared to later years.
“Blatent error..” Haha. You really can’t make this stuff up.
Thank God this video was made before Game 5 of this years World Series. Yankees 5th inning was terrible
Without even watching this I know number one....
Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!
I was 10 years old living just outside of Boston and was crushed.
Yeah, me too. And I also knew that Canseco's "heads up play" was going to be on here somewhere.
Me too. Kinda obvious ay.
Buckner was the scape goat for that series. No way he or the pitcher would have beat Mookie to first, so the error was a non-issue. I felt bad for him that he took the blame. And I am a Met fan!
@@joemama62 Knight would have stopped at third though
I hate to say it, but as a 9 year old Angels fan, I loved it. Made up for the Angels being one pitch away from that World Series before losing to the Sox (our manager lost it for us by replacing Witt).
Thanks for blowing out my ears at 7:07.
Other than that, great vid.
Time to add the whole 5th inning of game 6 of the WS.
Game 5...there was no Game 6 (#thanks to that inning).
Denkinger died the other day. One of the worst umpiring calls ever. RIP, sir.
And all you ever hear about is Bill Buckner who was twice the ball player Leon Durham ever was.
at 50 sec mark - Bartman got the blame for Gonzalez error.
Need to update and add the Yankees game 5 of the 2024 World Series 😂
The Fernandez error still makes me wanna bang my head against the wall 26yrs later. Still no world series titles in Cleveland 😢
Oh no I haven’t even watched yet and I’m gonna have to relive Buckner again. It was really the wild pitch before hand.
Needs a 2024 update 😂
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I wonder if there were enough in Game 5 of the 2024 WS for a video just on their own?
2:20 - Everyone in NYC was screaming at their TVs:"PICK UP THE BALL!!" The morning after this debacle, the headline in the papers said "KnoBLOCK HEAD".
Let me be the 40th poster to mention that the Boston error was on the manager and he was rightly fired. He used a defensive replacement at 1B when they had the late-inning lead in close and important games. He found out this time why that was a good idea. Oddly, both ended up with the Royals soon afterwards.
I suspect he wanted Buckner to have that honor of being on the field. But we also can't forget that even if he picks up the ball, the game is already tied by pitchers Calvin Schiraldi and Bob Stanley spitting the bit and squandering a two run lead. There's still an excellent chance Boston loses that game even if Buckner makes the play IMO.
just knew little roller would be #1
Aaron Judge should replace one of this😂
How the baserunning error that cost the Braves the 1991 World Series didn't make this list is beyond me.
Part 2 Coming???
I mean with the “perfect missed call”, what makes it even more bizarre is it is a “double anomaly”. In that we ALL have seen 1,000s of plays at first base that were SO close and our first instinct “visually” is that the runner looked “significantly safe” in real-time(where there is this illusion of them seeming to be already past the bag when the ball arrives) but was called “out”. And
99+% of the time, when looked at in slo-motion they were, in fact, shown to have been out by a millimeter, or appear to maybe be a tie that was called out. The point being that you NEVER seem to see the opposite scenario where someone is clearly out in real-time but get called safe. Meaning rarely does anyone have that ‘same strong initial feeling’ that the ump might be wrong when someone is called ‘safe’ at first on a close play, because if they already look safe when they were in fact thrown out, they tend to REALLY look safe when they are(it’s just the nature of how that seems to go as interpreted by the average human with average vision as viewed from a moderate distance away)
Meaning there are MUCH more issues at first with contesting “out” calls than “safe” calls. Safe just looks more obvious to most humans than an out does….good, bad, or otherwise…it’s simply the truth🤷🏻♂️
If the stats for this are out there, I would have to guess that for every play at first that would fall into the category of being measurably(after-the-fact) safe or out by say 2” either way. Using that as the “test case parameter”.
I would guess that if you took every play at first base in every game played in a season that fit those parameters, say 10 a game or whatever? And you determined there were 30,000 plays at first where the runner’s body part was 2or less inches from the bag when the ball is in the glove. And 12,000 where the runner’s body part was touching the some part of the bag when the ball hits the glove. And another 3,700 that fell within the “too-close-to-call” category(where an ump would be considered “correct” making either call, meaning whatever call they made would not be able to be overturned no matter how good the camera shots are, or how emphatic one side may be that the call was wrong)
I would confidently bet a large chunk of money that within each category, respectfully, the percentage of “challenges” within the “correctly made out calls” would be shown to be at least double what the challenges of those “correctly made safe calls” would be, simply because of that “real-time-illusion” that is the “human visual default”, where WAY more often it is the case(unique to first base)that people who are actually out appear safe than there are people who are actually safe that appear out.
Which, bringing that assumed truth to the call at first in the perfect game, it defies every historical norm that there is at first base with regard to how the calls tend to be made. Where if you were to do another study group of plays at first base, where your parameters were to pull out “every play at first base where the runner was at the very beginning of their final stride that is their final stride before their foot touches the bag, and up to a maximum of being 20% of the way into that final stride but no closer, at the moment-in-time when the ball arrived safely in a fielder’s glove who simultaneously has any part of their body, glove or a held-ball touching the bag (which 20%+/-5% into his final stride is how I would describe the “running position” of the runner on this play at the time that the ball arrived safely in the glove of a fielder touching first base). I would feel confident in making the statement that it is not unthinkable that you could possibly play multiple seasons consecutively and not see a scenario where one single runners in any games were called “safe” under those specific parameters, parameters that could be said to describe the scenario of the overwhelming percentage of infield-hit-ball-plays at first base in any given game where there is a play at first base. Where most of the time the runner is thrown out while they are at some point in their final stride. Which is the VERY THING that makes this seemingly mundane play have excitement for the entirety of the play, even one’s that seem to be not close, because proficient execution still must occur, and humans will always be drawn to this being performed no matter what it is? It could be the way someone ties a knot or paints nail polish on. We love to see competence and skill performed proficiently, because it is beautiful EVERY TIME, and we seem to never grow tired of seeing it. In fact, as opposed to most things, the more we see it performed that way the more intrigued and interested in seeing more of it we seem to become.
Case n point…a hitting streak? Intuitively, relative to how we deal with other things that are repetitive, it should become “less” interesting and compelling the longer a hit streak continues should it not? But it doesn’t. Even though what happened yesterday happened the day before, and for the last three weeks, we want to see it again today just as much as we did yesterday?!
But I digress….The original point I was making is that this call would be a “Super Anomaly” for it to happen at ANY point in ANY game for All games across an entire season! On par, I would guess(pure guess!) that blowing a call SO badly like that at first base, with nothing else to grab the focus away from THAT play going on, especially by arguably as seasoned-of-a-veteran ump that has ever umpired at first base, would have to be about as rare as a 3 home run game by a player? Pure guess, but think about it before you snap react. How often do you see a baserunner out by a stride on a force out at first base called safe? I am saying “about as often as you see a guy go yard thrice in a game” that’s how often?! Maybe even less often?
And for that to happen on a play that WAS the final out of a perfect game? There are no odds that can be calculated for that possibility. It must be, by definition, have happened for a different reason that is above everyone’s pay grade, because in the world we think we live in, that could not have happened. Some other force momentarily intervened for whatever reason? And that ump, more so than anyone else, bears the weight of that intervention more than anyone. He was but a vessel that was used for whatever reason? And for that we should empathize with him, cuz it could be anyone of us next time?
It is still a perfect game regardless of what the official stats say. The stinger is that had to be a hit also. Seems like the scorekeeper should be able to pencil in “E1ump”, and ignore any action after that and call it perfect?
anyone here after the yankees game?
My heart breaks for Bill Buckner. RIP king
he was a GREAT player !
@@csnide6702 exactly. I wish his career got more attention for the right reasons. He had a case for the Hall of fame
@@Owenthebaseballguy the guy was a tough out.... VERY close to HoF numbers.
Isn't it wonderful that people are imperfect, bless their hearts.
The Jim Joyce error is my all time favorite because of the class he and that young pitcher carried themselves with afterwards. One of my favorite sports occurrences actually. If I had young children I'd show them that as an example of how to conduct yourself in the world.
Thanks for reminding me how much I hate Rodriguez and Jeter.
Jorge Orta being safe at first and Galarraga's perfect game being robbed were not errors. They were blown calls by the Umpires. Technically they're errors on the umpires, but not an error by any player.
I will contend forever that Miguel Cabrera shares blame in that play. Why range so far away from your position? Stay at 1st, let the 2nd basemen get the ball and it's a routine play/call. With all the moving pieces it's so much harder for an umpire to get it right.
@@chrisknowskarate 😂😂😂 what are you talking about 🤡🤡🤡.
@@chrisknowskarate why would he? if the call was correct then we would see an out and a perfect game. its not miggys fault for that blown call.
Thanks Captain Obvious!
@@planetaiden133maybe it isnt so obvious, did u see the comment above?
You could have had Daniel Murphy or Lucas Duda from the 2015 World Series
Coming to next edition: Aaron Judge.
Even Denkinger later admitted he was wrong on that one.
The biggest error in the history of baseball, the Bill Buckner error “Behind The Bag”, 1986 RedSox-Mets. How the heck is that not on here?!?
Bil Buckner, Bill Buckner - this is the first time I've seen or heard of Leon Durham's error, why might that be?
If i cosf a pitcher a perfect game with a missed call with two outs in the bottom of the ninth you couldnt find a hole deep enough for me to crawl into.
I remember that critical play from the 97 World Series and I believe we won that game thanks to that play and Bonilla hustling to third base.
Bill Buckner: no, no, no, no, NO!!!! Not even close as one of the worst errors. If you look at the replay, there is NO WAY he or the pitcher were going to beat Mookie to first base and Knight would have probably scored anyway. Buckner was the scapegoat for that series and it put a stain on his wonderful career. And I am a Met fan, not a Red Sox fan.
Even if the out wasn't made at 1st, there is no way Knight scores from 2nd if the ball stays on the infield.
Redo the video with Aaron Judge.
Giants fans will think of the 2003 season: Game 162. Gold glover Jose Cruz Jr. drops an easy fly ball in RF in the 9th inning, costing the Giants the game and a postseason appearance. Then the next year, also game 2024, also the 9th inning, Cody Ransom boots a tailor made double play ball, leading to an eventual Steve Finley grand slam, to once again eliminate the Giants from a possible playoff berth on the last day of the season.
Part 2 needs Luis Castillo dropping the ball
Felix Millan’s error in 1973 WS G1 might be the worst of all. the Mets might have won in 5 games instead of losing in seven.
buckner's ball took a crazy bounce off of the lip his was not even one of the worst on here.
For a Red Sox fan, yes, it was. It took until the Sox won the World Series in '04 before he was forgiven.
Buckner was scapegoated. The idea that he should have to wait for fOrGiVeNeSs from Boston fans is ridiculous. Boston fans should’ve been asking for Buckner’s forgiveness for how they treated him.
@@PaulsWanderings I know that Boston fans treated it that way... I'm from CT. I'm just saying it was more unlucky than a straight up error.
Years later, aroid and Jester still dropping the ball, now with their World Series predictions and general broadcasting careers.
That Jeter-AROD one was such a misunderstanding by the media and fans. Jeter simply looked at AROD like "DUDEEEEE", and then Jeter starting walking to the dugout BECAUSE he thought that AROD caught the ball for the third out.
So everyone can just spare themselves the "they didnt like each other" rumors.
But that 2006 season was a NIGHTMARE for AROD, with him constantly getting booed at Yankee Stadium, due to his horrendous performance in the 2005 Division Series against the Angels, and then the horrendous 2006 Division series against the Tigers
Anywho, no way that that should be on this list, since it wasnt anything unique per se for a regular season game (like the Canseco head home run or the Galarraga imperfecto), nor a postseason game. If anything, you could have added the Luis Castillo of the Mets against the Yankees in the 2009 regular season when he dropped the fly ball that would have ended the game and given the Mets the victory.
And for any future umpires calling a no-hitter/perfecto, just make sure to give the pitcher/defensive team the benefit of the doubt in a close-call.
A Rods the 3rd baseman Jeter was the one that got in his way lol.
Shortstop gets priority over all infielders on pop ups, and middle infielders have priority over corner infielders. This has always been this way to make sure the ball doesn't drop between fielders on plays like this. Sure, if Jeter had known that Rodriguez was camped under the ball, he would have backed off. But say Rodriguez backed off like he should have when Jeter called for it, if Jeter also backed off the ball would have fallen between them. That's why they predetermine priority.
you forgot the play where Tommy John made 3 errors on the same play. circa 1967
It was 1988
@@8644mec Right play, wrong decade, my bad.
The Canseco clip will never not be funny.
How diagnostic is it when a player thinks he was wronged to the point he ignores a ball in play with runners advancing and scoring. This is MLB is the first baseman so out of touch he thinks he can stop play to argue a call despite players advancing?
The real error is Costas saying "there's nothing wrong with where Fryman is"
Poor Leon Durham....it could take DECADES for another first baseman to let a ground ball go through his legs to make his team lose a playoff game
The dude inside the baseline never veered out like the announcers said, not sure what they were smoking saying he did, he never once set a single foot on the correct side of that line that marks the running lane until well after touching first base.
If Bill Buckner didn't make this list I was going to be disappointed, even though I am a Sox fan. It had to be there.
Best error call ever- when Pirates 3rd baseman Jim Morrison misplayed a ground ball and then booted it, " Glove me two times"! Forget who announcer was.
Every time i see the canseco one, i think about how that must have hurt so bad...and he doesn't seem fazed
Jeter TOTALLY thought he caught the ball and that the inning was over.
What were the umps talking about after a bad call? Would they ever overturn a mistaken call (Jim Joyce call)?
That headbutt home run was amazing.
Gallaraga was no error except on Jim Joyce!! Tragic
Fred Merkle's baserunnning error in 1908 cost the Giants the NL pennant.
The worst error award goes to Mr William Buckner of the Boston Red Sox back in the 1986 World Series.
Theres a reason Cleveland and Chicago havent won in forever (until the Cubs finally won) cause theyd always choke in important series!
Jo adell assisted home run in the outfield and the play of the first baseman with the pirates chasing the runner down instead of stepping on the bag will forever be the worst plays in baseball history in my mind.
If you make a part 2, Correa's error in the 8th inning of the 2015 ALDS should make the cut
I got to 4 and couldn’t watch any more. To describe these as the worst errors of all time is ludicrous.
That game tying ground ball through Leon Durham's legs came in the 7th inning in game 5 with the Pads trailing 3-2. They scored 4 runs that inning and the Cubbies were out. Remember it like it was yesterday.
I so wanted a Cubs-Tigers World Series that year.
You and the entire world.
Joe Morgan as usual is completely and utterly wrong that Travis Fryman changes course. Helluva ballplayer, awful at color commentary
Agreed. He ran inside the line the entire way, and therefore should’ve been called out. Still no excuse for Knoblauch arguing instead of chasing the ball, but the umps blew that one.
I know this much, Miggy had no business fielding that ground ball during the perfect game. That is an easy grounder to 2nd base, who will make an easier toss to 1st base for the putout.
Miggy made the play 100 times more difficult because of his position and throwing to a pitcher on the run.
Interesting that two of these were umpire errors
… As a long time Met fan, I have always contended that on that Buckner error - it’s not a foregone conclusion that he’s going to beat Wilson to the bag, even if he comes up with the ball; it wasn’t hit sharply, Wilson was hitting from the left side and he’s fast - I think it’s better than 50-50 that he beat it out anyway.
But Knight stops at 3rd if Buckner simply gloves the ball.
As a White Sox fan I particularly liked the Cubbies errors! My fav Cub fan is Bartman and my all-time fav Cubs player is whomever spilled gatorade on Durham's glove. 😆
As a Cubs fan, I particularly like that the White Sox now hold the record as the worst team of all time. The whole history of the team is as unlovable losers 🤣
White Sox still play?
@@michaelconrad1539 Apparently only with their dingalings!
@@bradjpeter Hey Brad, nice to hear from you! What I want is more angry Cub fans to write me about the Durham error and the Bartman interference so tell your friends! How old are you ? Do you remember those greatest moments in Cubs history? I was playing in a championship softball tournament game in Rockford, Il at the time of Durham's error and the softball announcers gleefully sounded out over the PA system. Needless to say there were many disappointed Cubbie fans. Where were you at the time? Were you born yet?
@@peteshallcross787 I do remember Durham's error. It was brutal. And I was even at the Bartman game. Now that was a real kick in the balls. As terrible as it can be to be a Cubs fan, I cannot even imagine how rough it is to be a Sox fan. Oof
Let's all remember that Buckner and Durham were key players to get them there in the first place. Gonzalez not so much.
Canseco head hr by far the most classic!