Greatest World Series Moment.

[maveric]

Poll question: Greatest World Series Moment.

I cant think of many before 1954.

[jpgray]

1. I think the 1991 series was incredible

But then, the Twins were involved so I may be biased. Game six was just awesome baseball.

[Viking12]

24. Jack Morris' 10 inning shuout

should be on the list.

[miss_kitty]

2. shit it has to be the Gibson thing

It was the only way he was gonna score and they were gonna win. Of course-it's the only one I remember seeing-no Reggie Jackson's 3 HRs? That was World Series no? or playoffs?

[maveric]

3. That was the WS. I only had 10 choices and hold a little prejudice

against the Yankees.

[miss_kitty]

14. yeah I hear ya

I was just thinking of the Gibson thing the other day, because I was thinking of the Buckner thing-and that always leads to Gibson in my tiny mind...:)

[frylock]

5. 3 swings, 3 homers..

that's what made that such an incredible feat.

[miss_kitty]

18. That was the first series I ever watched

my then BF had taught me all he knew about baseball-he had board games, memorabilia, grew up in Ohio big Reds fan-probably could have been a minor league player-he was good. I remember on number 3 I said something like "Ya think he'll slap that one out?" and he said "No-well-he's done his work-if he did it'd be-" CRACK! I swear, I was impressed, but he came close to pissing himself, I'm sure! :D

[frylock]

4. i'm a huge fan of the legacy of bob gibson..

but I was too young to watch him, so I had to go for Joe Carter's walk off homer. Now that's how you win a World Series!!

[maveric]

7. Bob Gibson would strike out 15-17 batters, pitch inside..

with absolutely no fear of anyone charging the mound, pitch the full 9 innings and hit a HR to help his team offensively.

He was an awesome competitor and my alltime favorite pitcher.

Bob Gibson was also a Harlem Globetrotter.

He's the Man!

[frylock]

12. bob gibson was a baaad mother..

shut yo mouth! Anyone who would even think of charging Gibby would have been out of their mind!

[Jokinomx]

16. But the Tigers win the series... that is the only prob with this moment..!

:kick:

[MrScorpio]

6. BUCKNER!!! BUCKNER!!!! BUCKNER!!!!!

Buckner

[maveric]

8. DAMN YOU AND THAT PHOTO!! MUST YOU TORTURE ME?

I still cry and cringe thinking about that game.

[MrScorpio]

9. Just keepin' it real, Mav

Just keepin' it real.

[maveric]

19. A little too real for me.

LOL!

[miss_kitty]

20. Shit up to that point, he'd played well

He had a stand up triple and an in the park homer during the series IIRC...shit-i remember seeing that ball just head his way and I was all "Ohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohplea-FUCK!" goddammit. they'll never let another gimp play in major league ball!

[maveric]

21. You cant pin it all on Buckner.

Schiraldi and Stanley couldnt hold a lead, walking and hitting batters in the 9th.
They were down to the last fucking strike!!!!
The Horror, The Horror!

[miss_kitty]

22. Here's an excellent article by Stephen J Gould about

"...How the canonical story of "But for this" has driven facts that we can all easily recall into a false version dictated by the needs of narrative..."

It's called 'Jim Bowie's Knife and Bill Buckner's Legs'. I found it about a year ago after I typed "Bill Buckner's Legs" into Yahoo.
It's longish, but Gould is/was an interesting guy and fine writer and scholar.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1134/is_4_109/ai_62324474/print

[maveric]

23. Cool! I'll check it out.

[MrSlayer]

10. Perfect Game.

Not an easy thing to accomplish at any time but during the Series is extra special with all that pressure.

[BOSSHOG]

11. 1980, TUG MCGRAW, GAME SIX, 9TH INNING

[maveric]

13. "You gotta beleive"

I always liked Tug.

[Jokinomx]

15. Gibson's homer... he was hurt and written off as a threat....

As a Tiger fan all my life... to see Gibby hit that homer was absoluteyly the best W.S. moment that I can recall. Even though he was a Dodger... Kirk Gibson will always be a Tiger in my eyes...:-)

[JohnKleeb]

17. Maz of those you said

Just such a FU to the yankees. Oh and when Mussina loses his first WS start :D, kidding, I dont hate the guy nor do I care.

[gratuitous]

25. Darrel Motley's home run?

Just missed yanking one down the line early in Game 7 in 1985, broke his bat, got another one, and straightened it out enough to set the Royals on their way to the most lopsided deciding game victory in World Series history.

Okay, when your team doesn't have too many highlights, you remember all four of them very fondly.

[gratuitous]

26. And some deathless pontifications

Yeah, the 1991 World Series was a classic. Too bad the network broadcasting it (if memory serves, it was ABC) spent so much time bitching because the Twins had knocked out the Yankees that they totally overlooked what was going on right in front of their eyes.

Great Series moments prior to 1954:

First sweep by the Miracle Braves, who had been in last place on July 4, then ran the table the rest of the way to win the pennant, and knock off the heavily favored A's. Not really a moment as such, but a long run of sustained excellence by a team that didn't betray any such tendency before starting its streak.

Babe Ruth, winning pitcher in the longest Series game ever in 1918.

Bill Wambsganss turns in an unassisted triple play in the 1920 Series.

Babe Ruth calls his shot against the Cubs in 1932.

Enos Slaughter scores from first base on a short double to win the 1946 Series for the Cardinals against the Red Sox. Did Johnny Pesky hold that ball? Or was Slaughter's dash so unexpected that only a perfect throw would've caught him?

Al Gionfriddo runs down Joe Dimaggio's long fly right in front of the Ebbetts Field bullpen in 1947.

Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in Game 3 of the 1952 Series.

[SmileyBoy]

28. CBS televised the 1991 World Series.

:)

[maveric]

27. 1941, Mickey Owens drops the 3rd strike that would have won the series

but the runner reaches first and the Yankees go on to take the series over Brooklyn.