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World Series Game 7 -- Top 10 Best Ever

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bmp1971

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#10) 1965: Dodgers-Twins

What made it great: This back-and-forth series wound its way to a Game 7 in Minnesota that saw Sandy Koufax and Jim Kaat both starting on two days’ rest. While Kaat lasted only three innings and gave up two runs, Koufax went the distance, delivering a three-hit shutout and striking out 10 as the Dodgers won 2-0 to win the series.

https://youtu.be/FEnyO2ShbEM

#9) 2014: Giants-Royals

What made it great: This series pit the feel-good Royals, making their first postseason appearance in nearly 30 years, against the Giants and their even-year magic, with both teams enjoying their share of big moments through the first six games. But with everything on the line in Game 7, the main character became Madison Bumgarner. After securing his second win of the series with a 5-0 shutout in Game 5, Bumgarner came out of the bullpen in a one-run game to record a five-inning save, allowing no runs on just two hits — including a ninth-inning single to Alex Gordon that turned into a two-base error — to give the Giants their third title since 2010 in one of the more memorable pitching performances in World Series history.

https://youtu.be/vPw-Om2Xf5I

#8) 1975: Reds-Red Sox

What made it great: Though overshadowed by a classic Game 6 that ended with Carlton Fisk’s iconic walk-off homer, Game 7 in 1975 was a minor classic in its own right. The Red Sox, still in the throes of the alleged Curse of the Bambino, jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the Reds and appeared to have all the momentum as the game reached the sixth inning. But the Reds scored two runs on a Tony Perez homer, then tied the game on a Pete Rose RBI single an inning later. The game stayed tied into the ninth, when the Reds went ahead on a Joe Morgan RBI single that proved to be the decisive run. The Sox went quietly in the bottom of the ninth, and the Curse lived on.

https://youtu.be/3OtkmFylKaM

#7) 1962: Yankees-Giants

What made it great: After the Giants won Game 6 at home to force Game 7, they played the Yankees close but trailed 1-0 heading to the bottom of the ninth. New York starter Ralph Terry was still in the game and gave up a lead-off single to Matty Alou before striking out Felipe Alou and Chuck Hiller to put the Yankees one out from the championship. After a Willie Mays double put runners and second and third, and a Giants championship just 180 feet away, Terry got Willie McCovey to hit a scorching liner to second base, ending the game and the World Series. A foot higher, lower, to the left or to the right, and the Giants would’ve been the ones celebrating.

https://youtu.be/FZ4o7PVdWFU

#6) 1986: Red Sox-Mets

What made it great: Much like Game 7 of the 1975 World Series, the 1986 edition is also overshadowed by how Game 6 played out. But, as in 1975, Game 7 in 1986 was still a memorable affair. In another parallel to 1975, the Red Sox took a 3-0 lead in 1986’s Game 7, this time against the Mets, and appeared to have shaken off the unpleasantness from the final moments of Game 6. But, as in 1975, the sixth inning is where things went south. The Mets scored three runs to tie the game, then scored three more in the seventh to take a 6-3 lead. Boston clawed back in the eighth, as a two-run double from Dwight Evans cut the Mets’ lead to 6-5. But any hope Boston had was dashed after Darryl Strawberry led off the eighth with a homer and reliever Jesse Orosco — JESSE OROSCO — singled home an insurance run to put the Mets up 8-5. That’s where the score stayed as the Sox went quietly in the ninth to extend the Curse yet again.

https://youtu.be/ox07Hcb6SYk

#5) 1997: Indians-Marlins

What made it great: The Indians and Marlins traded wins through the first six games of the series, and Cleveland looked like it was about to break that trend — and end its long championship drought — as it took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth in Miami. But the Marlins rallied to tie the game, sending things into extra innings. In the bottom of the 11th, the Marlins loaded the bases, leading to Edgar Renteria’s two-out, walk-off single off the Indians’ Charles Nagy to seal the deal for the Marlins and send Cleveland home with another bout of heartache.

https://youtu.be/2FR5c8p1GCI

#4) 2001: Yankees-Diamondbacks

What made it great: Amid the aftermath of 9/11, a dramatic first pitch from President George W. Bush and two dramatic, comeback, extra-inning wins in Yankee Stadium, New York seemed destined to win the 2001 World Series.

Despite losing Game 6 to the Diamondbacks in a blowout, the Yankees played Arizona close in Game 7 and looked poised for their fourth straight World Series title when Alfonso Soriano homered off Curt Schilling in the eighth inning to put New York up 2-1. The drama only heightened from there, as Arizona brought in Randy Johnson on no days’ rest to hold the Yanks at bay through the remainder of the eighth and the ninth.

New York took its 2-1 lead into the bottom of the ninth, with Mariano Rivera, the game’s all-time greatest closer, on the mound to seal the deal in his second inning of work. But, in a rare instance of instability for Rivera, the Diamondbacks rallied to tie the game and eventually loaded the bases with one out, leading to Luis Gonzalez’s bloop single over a drawn-in infield to give Arizona the championship.

https://youtu.be/H9eE7fZSUt8

#3) 1960: Yankees-Pirates

What made it great: The Yankees and Pirates delivered a back-and-forth slugfest that offered all the drastic emotional swings (impartial) fans want in a Game 7. It looked like the Yankees were about to pull away when they took a 7-4 lead in the eighth inning, but Pittsburgh rallied with five runs in the bottom half to take a 9-7 lead. But those pesky Yankees scored two in the top of the ninth to tie the game, leading to Bill Mazeroski’s dramatic walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Pirates a 10-9 win and a World Series championship.

https://youtu.be/YIjHo4xwyr4

#2) 1991: Braves-Twins

What made it great: The 1991 World Series is arguably the greatest of all time: Five one-run games, four games decided in the home team’s final at-bat, three of which came in extra innings. Game 7 had all that. The tension-filled legendary battle between the Braves’ John Smoltz and the Twins’ Jack Morris went a long way toward establishing this game’s greatness. Both pitchers were on the game, Smoltz for 7 1/3 and Morris for 10 full innings, with both teams squandering scoring opportunities late. The game remained scoreless into the 10th inning until the Twins’ Gene Larkin ended it all with a pinch-hit single with the bases loaded to give Minnesota a 1-0 win and its second championship in four years.

https://youtu.be/jSrCgcb1Uyo

#1) 2016: Cubs-Indians

What made it great: Wow. Where to start. ...

After falling into a 3-1 deficit to the Indians, who were trying to end a 68-year championship drought, the Cubs, trying to end their own 108-year drought, stormed back in Game 6 to force Game 7 — then Game 7 had just about everything, making it the greatest in World Series history.

The Cubs jumped out to a 5-1 lead. The Indians clawed back to make it 5-3. The Cubs tacked on a run to make it 6-3 as the game entered the eighth. After and Indians put a run on the board against triple-digit flame-throwing Cubs reliever Aroldis Chapman, improbable hero Raijai Davis homered down the left field line to tie the game.

Things stayed knotted 6-6 into the 10th — then came a rain delay. Yep.

After the 17-minute delay, the regrouped Cubs put men on base to set up a Ben Zobrist double that put Chicago ahead 7-6. A Miguel Montero RBI single moments later made it 8-6 — and the Cubs would need that insurance.

The Indians just wouldn't go away. Cleveland put a run on the board in the bottom of the 10th on a single from Davis that scored Brandon Guyer and had the tying run on base and the winning run at the plate in Michael Martinez. But the rally died there, as Martinez grounded weakly to Cubs third basemam Kris Bryant, who threw to first to give the Cubs their first championship since 1908.

https://youtu.be/HOp8w2PgHlM

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Will tonight's Game 7 be one for the ages?


Original reference for above info: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/lis...braves-diamondbacks/7i1zz6sbin9c1c0vtss28999s
 

clarkzac

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Are these your rankings?

My ranking would have the '91 World Series dead last, as in worst Game 7 ever.

Me being a Braves fan has nothing to do with it....honestly ;)
My favorite bobblehead on the left

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rsmath

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01 was garbage to be honest

said Yankees fans! ;)

It was awesome says the Dbacks fan! You'd have thought the Yankees would streamroll the Dbacks to win yet another championship (a ring for their d***?) yet the Dbacks fought their way to victory!
 

death2redemptions

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The Carolina on the Southern side
My favorite bobblehead on the left

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Blasphemy!

"Stop playing grab ass"

said Yankees fans! ;)

It was awesome says the Dbacks fan! You'd have thought the Yankees would streamroll the Dbacks to win yet another championship (a ring for their d***?) yet the Dbacks fought their way to victory!

With the exception of D-Backs fans the entire country was rooting for the Yankees to win due to the events that occurred 6 weeks prior so the outcome was a big upset at the time.

I only wish I was in the right mind when it happened so I could have savored the victory. I was living in AZ during the time but 2000-2002 was one big blur to me. I was young, dumb, fresh out of high school and getting really, really high. :(
 

RNCoyote

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I loathe Marlins/Indians game 7. Little did anyone knew Marlins set the trend for next few years. Marlins went big signing players to big money contracts just for the championship. Marlins won it but gutted the entire team in the offseason. It sent the message to MLB teams with big payrolls if you want a title just open up the wallet and toss big money to any current star. It took 2002 Anaheim Angels winning the World Series to reverse the trend.
 

zyceoa

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Please, the Cubs-Indians game 7 from last year was a slopfest. Littered with errors, sloppy running, and boneheaded managing. Entertaining, sure. Great, hell no. If it wasn't for the Cubs breaking the curse, it wouldn't rank so high. I actually have the Giants-Royals as best game 7 this decade by a mile.
 

bmp1971

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That 1962 WS Game 7 looks really intense, right down to the last pitch-- it could have gone either way with that swing of the bat. Talk about nerve-racking.
 

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