The History of Baseball (Part 424,328)

[Voltaire26]

1984 Detroit Tigers ... Wire to wire, never out of 1st place since the start of the season and then breezed through the playoffs to capture the World Series easily ... All without a player in the Hall of Fame.

Bless You Boys!!

 

[JohnU]

1984 Detroit Tigers ... Wire to wire, never out of 1st place since the start of the season and then breezed through the playoffs to capture the World Series easily ... All without a player in the Hall of Fame.

Bless You Boys!!

Those 4-game losing streaks were a bummer.


1984 Detroit Tigers Schedule | Baseball-Reference.com

 

[DragonfromTO]

I think people still remember it because it's the only WS walk off in the last 50 years lol. Plus it was one of Costas's few good calls.

I thought that Scully called it in the U.S.? Are you thinking that "Touch 'em all, Joe..." was Bob? The voices sound a little similar, but that's the late Tom Cheek.

 

[JohnU]

I thought that Scully called it in the U.S.? Are you thinking that "Touch 'em all, Joe..." was Bob? The voices sound a little similar, but that's the late Tom Cheek.

 

[The Q]

I thought that Scully called it in the U.S.? Are you thinking that "Touch 'em all, Joe..." was Bob? The voices sound a little similar, but that's the late Tom Cheek.

Yes, touch em all Joe.

 

[DragonfromTO]

Yes, touch em all Joe.

Yep, that's Ford Frick Award winner Tom Cheek alright. It's a great call, but it's not Bob.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Maybe i'm a baseball snob, but quality of play matters for a great series IMO.

It's why I find 2011 horribly overrated.

Speaking of a boring 7 game series, 2014 comes to mind.

Very few lead changes, and the title was won on a misplay by infante on a routine grounder by Sandoval, and Alex Gordon jogging around the bases when a dead sprint sends the game to extras.

Couldn't agree with this more. Game 6 is completely overrated. There were 5 errors in that game, 2 wild pitches, and 4 unearned runs. And that's not even mentioning the misplayed ball by Nelson Cruz that tied the game.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Obviously 2004. Everything about that season. Can't get enough of those highlights and I've rehearsed telling my sons the story of that team, which I'll do once I figure out how to get them to sit still long enough. I did get the two year old to say "root root root for the RED SOX" when we sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame. So I'm getting there.

Also, watching Pedro pitch in 1999/2000. A 1.90 ERA over 58 starts (430 innings) when the league ERA in the AL outside of Pedro was 4.93. Striking out 36% of batters while walking only 4%. Giving up 2 or fewer runs in 44 of the 58 starts. Red Sox going 45-13 when he started, and that was a mediocre Red Sox offense behind him. 11 of his 13 losses, he gave up 3 or fewer runs. Add in the "holy crap" games like the 1999 ALDS Game 5 performance and ALCS Game 3. Add in the All Star Game in 1999 when he struck out Larkin, Walker, Sosa, McGwire, and Bagwell. Just an amazing run

 

[The Q]

Couldn't agree with this more. Game 6 is completely overrated. There were 5 errors in that game, 2 wild pitches, and 4 unearned runs. And that's not even mentioning the misplayed ball by Nelson Cruz that tied the game.

He treated the warning track like it was made of molten lava.

 

[JohnU]

Also, watching Pedro pitch in 1999/2000. A 1.90 ERA over 58 starts (430 innings) when the league ERA in the AL outside of Pedro was 4.93. Striking out 36% of batters while walking only 4%. Giving up 2 or fewer runs in 44 of the 58 starts. Red Sox going 45-13 when he started, and that was a mediocre Red Sox offense behind him. 11 of his 13 losses, he gave up 3 or fewer runs. Add in the "holy crap" games like the 1999 ALDS Game 5 performance and ALCS Game 3. Add in the All Star Game in 1999 when he struck out Larkin, Walker, Sosa, McGwire, and Bagwell. Just an amazing run

Very few pitchers are completely dominant over the last 5 decades, going back to Gibson and Drysdale, then Koufax, etc ... Fewer than a dozen come to mind even if you include Hershiser's 1988 season.

 

[Chewbaccer]

I have memories of the 95 Braves season, but I was 4 years old.

As far as my favorite baseball memory that I can vividly remember, I guess would be Chipper's MVP season in 99. Don't really have a lot of team success other than a some division titles since I was old enough to appreciate what was happening.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Very few pitchers are completely dominant over the last 5 decades, going back to Gibson and Drysdale, then Koufax, etc ... Fewer than a dozen come to mind even if you include Hershiser's 1988 season.

Maddux in 94 and 95 was about as good as Pedro except the strike ruined his 94 season.

 

[JohnU]

As far as my favorite baseball memory that I can vividly remember, I guess would be Chipper's MVP season in 99. Don't really have a lot of team success other than a some division titles since I was old enough to appreciate what was happening.

I think the Braves defined success for a period of about 15 years from '91 forward. Winning only one W.S. title didn't detract from that.

 

[fknhippie]

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[tducey]

The whole 1998 season was awesome; Yankees monster season, the home run chase by Sosa and Mcgwire. Just a great baseball season all around.