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[Gambler7]

The last 5 minutes literally gave me chills and had me tearing up. The shots of the Sox players giddy like 5 years old in little league, the shots of the Yankee fans with nothing but shock on their face, and the shots of the Sox fans (especially the old men) in the crowd at Yankee Stadium as the game was about over. Fantastic stuff.

[InsideTheParker]

Maybe it's because I have Faith Rewarded as well as the dvds of all the games, but I think the show was overhyped, as I had seen almost everything before. It was interesting to see Schilling's ankle, and always moving to remember those amazing days, when I seemed minutes away from a heart attack or stroke for hours on end. But I didn't find as much NEW in the show as I would have expected to.   

[Haunted]

The last 5 minutes literally gave me chills and had me tearing up. The shots of the Sox players giddy like 5 years old in little league, the shots of the Yankee fans with nothing but shock on their face, and the shots of the Sox fans (especially the old men) in the crowd at Yankee Stadium as the game was about over. Fantastic stuff.

Absolutely. I still get choked up and embarrassingly emotional watching just about anything that mentions that week 6 years ago.

[dcmissle]

Ketchup doesn't spread.

[BannedbyNYYFans.com]

Simmons and Clarke weren't as bad as I thought they'd be. Hell, I would even go so far to say I enjoyed them.

I was going to post the same thing.

[mikeford]

This was the best period of my life and always will be. I don't care what that says about me or my life.

[bosox188]

"We'll see you later tonight"

-Joe Buck

That says it all right there. This series was so awesome it has us quoting JOE BUCK

[FredLynnsGlove]

Best 30 for 30 ever.

Got goosebumps about a million times, and damn near cried too.

Man I loved that team, that ride.

So many hero's in that series, so many storylines, too little time for a 60 min doc.

I'm off to watch it again

[Mystic Merlin]

I thought it moved too fast.

Seemed like a 2 hour show crammed into one.

[BosRedSox5]

What a great way to take some of the sting out of the 2010 season. My favorite part had to be with Arroyo in game 6. "... and there's Alex arguing his case, like that's his normal running... which I thought was absurd."

[lostjumper]

It was great to relive that, even just for a few minutes. I'll have to pull on one of my DVD's now. My wife was in Virginia at the time, and just doesn't understand. She was laughing when I got goosebumps and when I was cheering, but was looking at me weird when I got choked up. It was that old guy holding the sign saying he was born in 1918 that did me in...

[Buzzkill Pauley]

What a great way to take some of the sting out of the 2010 season. My favorite part had to be with Arroyo in game 6. "... and there's Alex arguing his case, like that's his normal running... which I thought was absurd."

Somebody get that man a Northeastern co-ed!

[Oil Can Dan]

I thought that was really done well. If I can nitpick, the only thing I'd have like to see added would have been the chin music pitch to Matsui. He seriously went from Superman to the Invisible Man after that one pitch from Petey.

[loshjott]

It would be awesome to have an ALCS equivalent of the director's commentary for a movie DVD. I'd watch games 4-7 in real time with commentary by all the players, Tito, coaches, etc. It'd be doubly great if some Yankees agreed to participate also.

[SoxFanInCali]

My only complaint is with Schilling's makeup artist.

[canderson]

I'm still teary-eyed.

But, one thought that keeps popping into my mind: Wow, Manny had all of 6 seconds in this masterpiece. Puts things in perspective, I guess.

[mikeford]

The only nitpick I have is the same as Jed Zep's... Where was the foul pole death knell by Bellhorn.

The shot heard round the Bronx.

[BannedbyNYYFans.com]

My favorite part was OCab flashing the seven fingers and making the crying sign about the Yankee fans.

[CraisPikeCole]

Did the Dave Roberts steal/run scored not seem absolutely magical? The whole thing was fantastic but they did an incredible job with that sequence of events. It was probably the part that stood out the most to me in a terrific hour of television.

[Rasputin]

"Day Four" - at Yankee Stadium for one of the greatest days of my life.

Game started at 8:30 and lasted 3:31. That makes 12:01 on October 21. There was a pitching change with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Alan Embree came in and threw two pitches so the game ended after midnight and my wife turned to me and said "Happy Anniversary."

[mt8thsw9th]

My favorite part was Ramiro Mendoza with the AL Trophy.

[monty10]

Live in Hawaii now .just called a friend who lives in colorado.
He is in Reading Ma visitng family. blew the whole gathering
althought they were all watching.I can't remember a more
stressful/elating time lots of other stuff going on. Mom was in
hospital. Mom saw sox win. Great times . excuse post drinking
at 2004 levels

[Huntington Avenue Grounds]

<CHB>

The curse still lives on, beating the Yankees doesn't mean anything unless they win the World Series.

</CHB>

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

I didn't think Simmons was terrible, but I would have traded every one of his little vignettes for more interviews with players. Not one interview from a Yankee? Nothing from Damon on talking with the Yankees about it as teammates? There could have been a lot more depth. They had an hour.

[Oil Can Dan]

<CHB>

The curse still lives on, beating the Yankees doesn't mean anything unless they win the World Series.

</CHB>

How about the foolishness out of NY about how the Sox WS championship was somehow flawed because they made the playoffs via the wild card?

I guess this years Yankee team might as well not get on the plane to Minnesota.

[sass a thon]

That was 100% awesome. Just awesome. It's nice to be reminded of the emotion of those four days.

I ditto the sentiment that Foulke should have been featured a bit more. I also really wish Wakefield had been given more props. He sacrificed a Game 4 start to pitch in the 19-8 thrashing and pitched 3 shutout innings in game 5. He was a huge part of that series.

[dylanmarsh]

Anyone know of an online live streaming link for ESPN2?

[Foulkey Reese]

Re airing on ESPN2 right now.

[Masamune42]

A little late here, but is it wrong that while watching tonight when Foulke picked up the K to end Game 6 I may have found myself celebrating it a little? That may have been the most stressful at-bat I've ever watched. I don't think six years has dulled that enough.

[Brianish]

Had a thing tonight. Opted not to skip it, since this would be re-aired at 11.

ESPN ran over the re-airing with 2 college football teams I don't give a half a damn about.

Now I have to wait until Thursday.

I am put out. >:[

[monty10]

watched\again stil the best

[Oil Can Dan]

A little late here, but is it wrong that while watching tonight when Foulke picked up the K to end Game 6 I may have found myself celebrating it a little? That may have been the most stressful at-bat I've ever watched. I don't think six years has dulled that enough.

Agreed! When watching it live I was convinced - and I mean convinced - that the ump was completely squeezing the shit out of Foulke. I was absolutely convinced that the pitches he called balls were strikes. And I mean I was convinced for my own sake. I wasn't trying to bs someone else.

Upon replay of the at bat well after the fact I see the ump got the calls correct. Funny how that works, eh?

But upon reflection, I think that was my most stressful at-bat of the whole series. More so than during the Roberts steal in game four, even. At that point, I had little confidence that they'd pull the series out. But for that Clark at bat in game six, man we were so close...

[Jed Zeppelin]

Man. A-Rod is a world class punkass bitch. Watching that fucking slap still irks me. But then I laugh because I realize that A-Rod's roid rage only manifested itself through girly slaps and think,"Yeah, that sounds right."

[Foulkey Reese]

Foulke throwing 85mph fastballs to Tony Clark. Still freaks me out.

[mauidano]

Choked up watching this tonight. Even my non baseball fan girklriend got into watching me get into it. Nicely done but agreed it could have easily been two hours. God I love Papi.

[Jody Reeds Well]

It was really great reliving those four days. My favorite part was my favorite player ever, Pedro, jumping up and down screaming, "We did it!"

Two minor complaints. I agree that this really could have been a half hour longer. The game highlights felt a little bit too condensed. I also could have done without the bar scenes with Simmons and Lenny. Those sort of felt out of place as every thing else showed the emotions of the moment (other than the player interviews). I would have liked to have seen those replaced with more "man on the street" type interviews from local news reports of the time.

[bosockboy]

I've always wondered if Games 6 and 7 were flip-flopped, if I would have actually had a heart attack if Foulke was going after Clark in a Game 7 scenario.

When Foulke K'd him, and he was mic'd up and said "had to make it interesting!"...I've never had a rush of adrenaline shoot through me like that....ever. I've never been more nervous in my life than that Clark AB. I was literally shaking. If that would have been Game 7....just wow.

I think we all had our own personal experience those 4 days that we'll never forget. I said it the night of 10/27....."nothing can ever top this....enjoy this because this is the pinnacle of sports fandom."

[Rasputin]

Had a thing tonight. Opted not to skip it, since this would be re-aired at 11.

ESPN ran over the re-airing with 2 college football teams I don't give a half a damn about.

Now I have to wait until Thursday.

I am put out. >:[

It's worth the wait.

I fist pumped about five times.

[sibpin]

Really impressive to see the clips I've watched so many times on the DVDs in slow-motion HD.

[sfip]

I was out of the house and recorded it. I just finished watching the recording about 10 minutes ago. I don't have tears literally coming out of my eyes, but I'm pretty damn close.

For old time's sake...

Edited by sfip, 05 October 2010 - 11:29 PM.

[mikeford]

Let it be said that Keith Foulke basically threw away the rest of his career to make this happen for us. He was a God in that postseason and he was never ever the same after it.

[Freddy Linn]

Hola, gringos!

The spin by Roberts out of his slide into home in game 4 is right there with Antowain Smith's high step in SB XXXVI as the purest demonstration of emotion for them and the most amazing evocation of emotion for me.

Nothing else to say except really well done.

[The Gray Eagle]

If you've EVER booed David Ortiz EVER then you are a horrible human being. You don't deserve anything that you've been given.

[LMontro]

My favorite part was Ramiro Mendoza with the AL Trophy.

That was my favorite too, along with Curt eating crackers with a bottle of spray cheese

[shawnrbu]

Is this the game thread? Could they have gotten some fan input from anyone besides Bill Simmons and Lenny Clarke? Or at least in addition to? Where's the old lady that never missed a game? Where's the guy that was born in 1918? Where are the regular fans?

Would you have preferred Angry Bill?

[jeff from burger king]

My only complaint...they took some liberties with fan shots at Fenway, the kid peeking through his fingers was from Game 5, not 4, a few more instances I noticed. I've watched the dvds enough to know. I realize they were just advancing the story, still, it's a documentary, stay true to the actual events...

[mikeford]

If you've EVER booed David Ortiz EVER then you are a horrible human being. You don't deserve anything that you've been given.

None of them ever deserved to be booed. Not Foulke. Not Bellhorn. Not Ortiz. Not Manny.



Except Damon.


Eff Damon.

[bob burda]

It was interesting to see guys who are still playing and moved on - Damon and Arroyo - commenting on this. Both seem to have emotional investment left in 2004. I wonder if that means that Lowe doesn't share that feeling anymore. He pitched a huge game, maybe the best performance of his life (yes, that crazy save in Oakland in 2003 has to be right up there, too)- he was one of the big cheerleaders. I wanted to hear from him.

One other thing; for those who wonder what it would have been like if Game 6 and 7 were reversed - what happens is they don't win that Game 7. The umps would not have had the nads to reverse those two calls in that situation and they lose 4-3 or 5-3.

I never believed they would win a nail-biter type Game 7 there and still don't believe it could have happened that way. When Game 7 started I said to myself, this HAS to be a blow out, this has to become a "bad break proof" game. Look, Pedro pitching in Game 7 WAS a disaster, and it just served as a reminder of the monster that was always there waiting to eat the Sox alive. I'm still trying to figure how they didn't score more runs in the 9th (couple guys on, nobody out, one run already in). Hell, earlier on a runner is gunned down at the plate.....but with with 8-1, 9-3 and 10-3 leads, none of that mattered.

[shawnrbu]

The only nitpick I have is the same as Jed Zep's... Where was the foul pole death knell by Bellhorn.

The shot heard round the Bronx.

I was totally waiting to hear McCarver's "that was the worst sound I have ever heard."

Would have also liked to have seen Pedro's knockdown pitch to Matsui and Trot's diving catch of an A-Rod liner in the Top of the 6th which would have made it a 6-2 (I think) game in the Top of the 6th. Plus, A-Rod's reaction to Trot's catch was classic. Thought that was also a nice "redemption" moment for Trot after the Jeter flyball the year prior.

[Sille Skrub]

Eff Damon.

1000x yes.