WS2016 Gm7: Davis' game-tying home run

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  • Rajai Davis grinds through a long at-bat that ends in a game-tying home run in the 8th inning of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series
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  • @ericspicer5132
    @ericspicer5132 Před 6 lety +1608

    Being an Indians fan, this moment was one of the most exciting I've ever experienced. I was crushed that we lost but how can you not appreciate how amazing that game and that series was? That game 7 was absolutely epic. I believe the Tribe will get one soon.

    • @seancotter9156
      @seancotter9156 Před 6 lety +50

      Eric Spicer as a Cubs fan that homer Damn near killed me

    • @timpaulin
      @timpaulin Před 6 lety +23

      as a cleveland baseball fan this was one of the most exciting moments of my life, too. watching this makes me cry tears of overwhelming joy and horrendous pain at the same time. i wish i had your optimism, but i don't believe we will win one until we change the name and the logo.

    • @themilwaukeebrewerswillnev7545
      @themilwaukeebrewerswillnev7545 Před 6 lety +1

      I’m not so sure. I thought last year was cleveland’s year for sure. Then they blew that series against the Yankees lol. Luckily for them, their division is atrocious so they will have a few chances in the coming years

    • @mikerusso703
      @mikerusso703 Před 5 lety +1

      Eric Spicer ummmmm no

    • @petehohmann3138
      @petehohmann3138 Před 5 lety

      Our division isn't all that tough either. It's a littler stronger than AL Central but not a lot stronger.

  • @seabrook1976
    @seabrook1976 Před 5 lety +1837

    Rajai Davis should never have to pay for a drink in Cleveland for the rest of his life.

    • @The_yeffy1
      @The_yeffy1 Před 4 lety +124

      If it was a game winner then yea I agree because it would have been more impressive than Kirk Gibsons HR. However they lost this game so it won't get the recognition it deserves.

    • @thegreatlake1484
      @thegreatlake1484 Před 4 lety +53

      He should get free drinks for losing the world series?

    • @andretoles9505
      @andretoles9505 Před 4 lety +8

      The batter before him should get free drinks as well

    • @thomasjefferson2813
      @thomasjefferson2813 Před 4 lety +6

      @@The_yeffy1 it wouldn't be more impressive. Kirk was injured, facibg the best closer at the time

    • @The_yeffy1
      @The_yeffy1 Před 4 lety +12

      Alexander Sandoval it would have been much bigger than Gibson’s Home Run are you joking... Gibson’s home run was in game 1... this was in bottom 8 of game 7 and they’re down 2 if he was the go ahead run then yes it would be greater than Gibson’s

  • @blazer208
    @blazer208 Před 6 lety +819

    This homerun was so dramatic, how the crowd erupted after the laser, how the cameraman fell and the camera spinned around and the roar of the crowd. So epic

    • @AWWYEAHHHHHH
      @AWWYEAHHHHHH Před 6 lety +12

      I wonder if there’s an interview out there somewhere with that camera man lol

    • @amazinmets8439
      @amazinmets8439 Před 6 lety +12

      The ball hit the camera, which is why the cameraman fell. He didn't want to get hit by the ball.

    • @bblazeff1
      @bblazeff1 Před 5 lety +7

      It didn't show it here but Lebron was at thos game and was so hype, it gives me chills everytime I see it.

    • @raskolnikov4
      @raskolnikov4 Před 4 lety +4

      As someone who was fortunate to be there, and lifelong Cleveland fan (and that’s saying something), I have to tell you I couldn’t even breathe after it landed. Yelling with my Dad and brother in law, I will never experience anything as exciting as that laser over the wall.

    • @samgarner36
      @samgarner36 Před 4 lety +4

      @@amazinmets8439 it's not that he didn't want to get hit, he followed that ball so perfectly that the ball even hit off the camera lense. He needs a raise

  • @actioninmyphannypack
    @actioninmyphannypack Před 10 měsíci +22

    If they won, Rajai Davis would have a statue in Cleveland. He went off in that game

  • @Leetchie_2_94
    @Leetchie_2_94 Před 6 lety +870

    From a Mets fan: The rain delay killed the Indians momentum. I believe the Tribe would have won had it not been for that. It allowed the Cubs to compose themselves, and the euphoria from the homerun was gone.

    • @elliottfarris6038
      @elliottfarris6038 Před 6 lety +28

      Hindsight is 20/20

    • @mikerusso703
      @mikerusso703 Před 5 lety +15

      LETS GO METS! Mets fans can relate to choking.... LMFAO...#gophillies

    • @aboxofbroken8tracks983
      @aboxofbroken8tracks983 Před 5 lety +75

      What killed the Indians momentum was the top of their order going 3 up, 3 down against an exhausted Chapman - throwing sliders, no less - in the 9th. Before the rain delay. But speaking of the rain delay, weren't the Indians allowed to psyche themselves up too, like the Cubs did?

    • @wunnaaaaa
      @wunnaaaaa Před 5 lety +4

      METS ARE TRASH

    • @FrankDTank16
      @FrankDTank16 Před 4 lety +8

      Also the fact we only had 1 starting pitcher due to injuries for the World Series.

  • @finisher3x
    @finisher3x Před 6 lety +314

    Chapman's pitch velocity and Davis' result
    1) 100 mph - ball
    2) 99 mph - FOUL
    3) 98 mph - FOUL
    4) 101 mph - ball
    5) 99 mph - FOUL
    6) 101 mph - FOUL
    7) 98 mph - HOME RUN
    This is arguably one of the top 5 greatest at-bats in World Series history, when you consider the situation, the velocity of pitches he faced, and what was on the line. And Davis was only 3 - 20 in the Series before that at bat.

    • @mikerusso703
      @mikerusso703 Před 5 lety +4

      finisher3x definitely not...he closed his eyes and got lucky....the whole world knows that....he didn't do shit later.... Cleveland as usual choked..
      LMFAO....slum town

    • @chili015
      @chili015 Před 5 lety +50

      Actually, Davis got a big 2-out hit his next time up in the 10th inning. I'm a Cubs fan and that was the greatest sports night of my life, but I'm not going to lie that Davis didn't do anything, haha.

    • @str8kronic
      @str8kronic Před 5 lety +19

      @@mikerusso703 your a fucking idiot

    • @spmurphy030
      @spmurphy030 Před 5 lety +4

      @@mikerusso703 Definitely not auguably? Are you saying that since he closed his eyes (which luck always plays a part in baseball) this is not arguably one of the top 5 at-bats in WS history, or not? Note the situation, Game 7 of the WS, so not much later to do, other than another at-bat; which was happened to be a RBI at-bat at that. Did Cleveland choke or get beat by the better team that day as CHC took everything CLE threw at them and still found a way to win?

    • @mikerusso703
      @mikerusso703 Před 5 lety +1

      Sean Murphy given the history.. it's a choke....point blank--- deep down you know it is...sorry

  • @brandynhenry7107
    @brandynhenry7107 Před 4 lety +114

    This is probably the greatest game in mlb history considering both the game and situation surrounding it

  • @ktat01
    @ktat01 Před 6 lety +346

    The ball landed about 25 feet from me... and the stadium was literally shaking to a point I thought it was about to collapse! I’ve never experienced goosebumps like that before, and it’d take a helluva situation to beat that moment.

    • @mikerusso703
      @mikerusso703 Před 5 lety +6

      ktat01 a couple lines of some good coke will beat it.... definitely match it... interested in buying???

    • @RicksANERD
      @RicksANERD Před 5 lety

      Went to an 11 inning Tribe game back in 2007 right before the playoffs--when we had that familiar magic in the air of postseason baseball. A walk-off Casey Blake homerun ended the game, and I swear, same thing. Goosebumps. Strangers high-fiving and hugging. A jam packed stadium rumbling. Such an amazing atmosphere and feeling that I wish everyone could experience just once.

    • @Hawthorn1617
      @Hawthorn1617 Před 5 lety +6

      the Browns 2019, AFC Championship at Cleveland Browns Stadium... that would probably do it...

    • @SerialGrunt
      @SerialGrunt Před 5 lety

      Hawthorn1617 anytime *anything* happens at Browns (first energy) stadium, the upper deck is rocking up and down at about a 4 foot diameter. The first positive play in the first playoff game in that stadium is going to rupture seams in the cement.

    • @lochlann1937
      @lochlann1937 Před 4 lety

      ktat01 yall lost the damn game

  • @MrIAmTheWalrus86
    @MrIAmTheWalrus86 Před 6 lety +311

    I will never watch a better baseball game in my lifetime.

    • @dominicanthony9083
      @dominicanthony9083 Před 5 lety

      @Kevin that game was awesome.

    • @dionpierre5847
      @dionpierre5847 Před 5 lety +4

      Kevin I was about to say. “Hold my beer” -dodgers and astros

    • @a1738k
      @a1738k Před 5 lety +23

      Cardinals vs Rangers Game 6

    • @mtn7836
      @mtn7836 Před 5 lety +4

      LudwigBro I’m sure we all thought that until 2017 game 5

    • @williamhorner8934
      @williamhorner8934 Před 5 lety +2

      2018 World Series Game 3 was awesome

  • @Milordvega
    @Milordvega Před 3 lety +127

    Imagine if the Cubs had been ahead 5-4 and not 6-4, and that this homer had won Cleveland the World Series instead of just tied the game. It would easily have been among the 2-3 greatest home runs of all time.

    • @cashmoney6935
      @cashmoney6935 Před 2 lety +3

      Up there with Joe Carter

    • @ykJvacano
      @ykJvacano Před 2 lety +5

      Top 3 World Series home runs in my opinion are 1. Joe Carter, 2. The pirates guy who I forgot his name, and 3. This

    • @Milordvega
      @Milordvega Před 2 lety +8

      @@ykJvacano Bill Mazeroski

    • @DemonaterTheAce
      @DemonaterTheAce Před 11 měsíci

      Tribe ?

    • @brettanderson1355
      @brettanderson1355 Před 10 měsíci

      Yup Ross home run earlier was massive

  • @danwagner5524
    @danwagner5524 Před 5 lety +317

    I'm a Clevelander and a grown ass man, and this still gets me emotional watching it. Great series, hell of a Game 7, and we're still proud as hell of our guys. Go Tribe!

    • @ryanalexander851
      @ryanalexander851 Před 5 lety +1

      Dan Wagner same

    • @RomeGoLARGE
      @RomeGoLARGE Před 5 lety

      Same

    • @herschie91
      @herschie91 Před 4 lety +1

      Proud they lost? LMAO, that should have been their first championship since 1997.
      Oh well, there's always the Browns!

    • @jn125906
      @jn125906 Před 4 lety

      I include the 4th quarter of Game 7 against the Warriors and Baker's debut against the Jets in the list as well

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety +1

      Congrats on winning Game 7. Happy that the Indians broke the Curse of Rocky Colavito.

  • @WavyKid13
    @WavyKid13 Před 3 lety +49

    There's something iconic about this video flashing to the crowd every single time between pitches. You can see the tension of the moment painted on every single fan's face. A moment that felt like it was going to be historic even as it was happening.

    • @brandynhenry7107
      @brandynhenry7107 Před 2 lety +4

      1:16 encapsulates it perfectly. A Cleveland and Chicago fan side by side probably unrelated but who knows doing the exact same thing. Pretty much what I was doing watching, only years of deep seated fandom make you make those kind of gestures. The camera work on this sequence needed some sort of medal

  • @matts.3017
    @matts.3017 Před 3 lety +35

    Yankee fan here and I have to admit I come back to this video from time to time. One of my favorite home runs of all time. Too bad the Indians couldn’t finish it. And before I get the comments I’m not saying that to rub anything in. I was rooting for the Indians in this WS

  • @grantheerdt5419
    @grantheerdt5419 Před 3 lety +37

    I get chills to this day every time I watch it

    • @rp7326
      @rp7326 Před 3 lety

      Not as thrilling as Ben Zobrist's double in the 10th.

  • @maxfaust6571
    @maxfaust6571 Před 4 lety +307

    Who else is here because coronavirus has led them to rewatch old highlights

  • @hockeyfanism
    @hockeyfanism Před 3 lety +21

    This is why Sports is so great. The drama, the shots of the crowd and John Smoltz' analysis was second to none. This is a moment that will stand in time forever. You can watch this 500 times and it doesn't get old.

    • @OhioRox
      @OhioRox Před 4 měsíci

      Smoltz was absolutely spot on during this AB. Great commentary & camera work, nervous faces everywhere at Progressive!

  • @user-rp5be2ei3i
    @user-rp5be2ei3i Před 6 lety +349

    Although cubs won the series, that moment was one of the best world series moment.

    • @CheesyTornado
      @CheesyTornado Před 6 lety +1

      nahh cardinals game 6 2011

    • @raoulvlaun9110
      @raoulvlaun9110 Před 6 lety +25

      CheesyTwister he said “one of the best”, not “the best”.

    • @jacksonworkman1277
      @jacksonworkman1277 Před 6 lety

      I was going for the Indians all the way and I agree with what u said but David freeze’s was defiantly the best😂

    • @roquey44
      @roquey44 Před 6 lety +4

      I say this was better. Two historic clubs fighting for that first crown in generations? I"m a Rangers fan, but this was bigger.

    • @robser7538
      @robser7538 Před 5 lety

      roquey44 hahaha of course u think this is better. Freeze hit that triple off of your Rangers in the bottom of the ninth, with 2 outs and 2 strikes. And the Cardinals came back twice down from a 2 run deficit, so ya it was the best moment ever in a World Series. This doesn’t even compare, but it’s still pretty amazing.

  • @Luke-pd7xj
    @Luke-pd7xj Před 5 lety +32

    God this was the best game of baseball I’ve ever seen

    • @Phyerbyrd13AZ
      @Phyerbyrd13AZ Před 2 lety

      Hardcore Indian fan here. But 01 Game 7. Nothing comes close

    • @cardinalsbaseballclassics
      @cardinalsbaseballclassics Před 9 měsíci

      Have you watched Game Six of the 2011 World Series? That's by far the best baseball game of all time.

  • @mattgeiger7638
    @mattgeiger7638 Před 3 lety +82

    For any Indians fans, this is the ONE moment that you remember exactly where you were, exactly how you felt. We may not have won, but this was truly EPIC!

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety +2

      What are you talking about? You did win!! They broke the Curse of Rocky Colavito. You should be happy. It's being a Cubs fan that's sad. Cubs blew Game 7. Their Billy Goat Curse continues.

    • @mattgeiger7638
      @mattgeiger7638 Před 3 lety

      @@musicman76enator I know you're kidding but....you are kidding right?

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      @@mattgeiger7638 No I'm not kidding. I'm serious. The Indians won the World Series. The Cubs did not. I would much rather be an Indians fan than a Cubs fan. The Cubs had the most embarrassing game ever. People still laugh at the Cubs 5 years later. I have lost count of the number of times people keep chanting Lovable Losers every time Cubs fans are walking around. Totally humiliating.

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety +1

      @@mattgeiger7638 Plus I doubt the Cubs may ever win a World Series soon. It makes me emotional just typing this. How do fans cope? How can you root for a team that's hasnt won a World Series since 1908? I dont get it.

    • @mattgeiger7638
      @mattgeiger7638 Před 3 lety

      @@musicman76enator czcams.com/video/HOp8w2PgHlM/video.html

  • @Nicky2Chains
    @Nicky2Chains Před 6 lety +483

    As a cubs fan, I literally about died when that happened

    • @CarlosGutierrez-nq7gf
      @CarlosGutierrez-nq7gf Před 6 lety +30

      I would lie if I said that at this point I hadn't thought about the curse and that the game was getting out of our hands.

    • @domonicdecoco2410
      @domonicdecoco2410 Před 6 lety +24

      Carlos Gutierrez
      That’s exactly what Ben Zobrist said

    • @dopemixes685
      @dopemixes685 Před 6 lety

      Nick Brown same

    • @famguy218
      @famguy218 Před 6 lety

      Omfg same. Hard for me to watch still

    • @seanripper2935
      @seanripper2935 Před 6 lety +1

      You and probably every Cubs fan in Cleveland and Chicago.

  • @KevinJohnson-yz2tb
    @KevinJohnson-yz2tb Před 4 lety +31

    From a Cubs fan: it felt like the world was ending after that home run. Despite the ultimate outcome, I give my full respect to Rajai Davis. Probably the most clutch home run I've seen in my lifetime. Given the historical implications of the game, I would consider it even more clutch than Joe Carter's Series-winning knock back in '93.

    • @danpierce8862
      @danpierce8862 Před 11 měsíci +1

      I am a Cubs fan and this guy's hometown is litterally lives 15 minutes away from my home town. Ive met him a few times. I thought it was me who was cursed, not the cubs lol.

    • @GrikWorldNomad
      @GrikWorldNomad Před 10 měsíci

      Never in a million years. I know I know, everyone gets a prize these days

  • @stevemqn4053
    @stevemqn4053 Před 3 lety +9

    If anyone has ever wondered...It's like an earthquake, you can absolutely feel a Whole stadium physically shake from the roar of the crowd on play like this. It's Amazing....And your heart actually hits the floor, and you become severely nauseous, when your a fan of the opposing team. Game 7 was absolutely the Best and Worst experience of my life as Cub fan. I don't know if I could physically or emotionally handle it again. And God bless all the Cleveland fans, they are without a doubt Diehard. As a Cubs fan, I knew EXACTLY what they were going thru as I looked at their faces. I've experience it too many times before.

  • @melvynwindmon1927
    @melvynwindmon1927 Před 5 lety +18

    As a Cubs fan, this moment scared the hell out of me and took the breath out of me

  • @blackdynamite6055
    @blackdynamite6055 Před 6 lety +25

    One of my most favorite plays of all time. Legendary.

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      This helped the Indians win the World Series. The Curse of Rocky Colavito was officially over after this. Cubs just stunk it up. No wonder they havent won a World Series since 1908.

    • @dk1069
      @dk1069 Před 2 lety

      especially because this legendary hit was from rajai Davis out of all people

  • @omieg89
    @omieg89 Před 5 lety +15

    One of the greatest moments in baseball history.

  • @jacob_peterson
    @jacob_peterson Před rokem +5

    one of the coolest moments of my entire life. we won't talk about the rest of the game.

  • @samcukanow6188
    @samcukanow6188 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Love Chapmans reaction, he just looks at Davis with a half smirk like "did that just happen"

  • @jloo6822
    @jloo6822 Před 6 měsíci +3

    This is one of those games where, yes, it’s exciting even on CZcams, but you HAD to be there to understand how insane this was in real time.
    Game 7 of WS, Cleveland down 3 vs. Chapman - it’s easy to forget how dominant Chapman was that year. He was UNHITTABLE. First the Guyer at bat, then light hitting Rajai Davis flinging a rope into the first deck in left. I’m not a Cleveland or a Chicago fan but I ran out into the street watching this live because it was so unbelievable.

  • @t0pclips811
    @t0pclips811 Před 2 lety +14

    Even though Cleveland lost it was still an amazing World Series to witness as a Clevelander in the same year that the cavs had an amazing finals series

  • @johnfleming4886
    @johnfleming4886 Před 4 lety +13

    This was the most exciting series I had watched before 2019. Two teams led by homegrown talent, with one guaranteed to break a 50+ year drought.

  • @dylan_stradley
    @dylan_stradley Před 6 lety +68

    2:57 The look of a man thinking to himself “I can never step foot in the state of Illinois the rest of my life”

    • @courtgizzle
      @courtgizzle Před 5 lety

      DKS Films he did handled Cleveland at the jake as a yankee in the 2017 ALDS.

    • @HawkGuy82
      @HawkGuy82 Před 4 lety +6

      He was also the official winning pitcher of this game!

    • @mrwoods22
      @mrwoods22 Před 4 lety +3

      Right. He pitched a scoreless 9th and got the win. 😂

  • @vincentrein9658
    @vincentrein9658 Před 6 lety +13

    This home run was absolutely legendary.

  • @BlueTransAm83
    @BlueTransAm83 Před 5 lety +29

    Cleve had like a 3 pitcher rotation that series too lol. Epic. Many said they thought the stadium was going to come down after it was shaking so bad.

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      Thats because the Cubs fans were crying after losing Game 7. Still the worst loss in Cubs history.

  • @ScorchH
    @ScorchH Před 5 lety +116

    As a Cubs fan this homer, game, and series probably took 10 to 20 years off my lifespan

    • @michaeltabor9596
      @michaeltabor9596 Před 4 lety +1

      Brandon Caldwell then it rained

    • @LGMLGK3G
      @LGMLGK3G Před 3 lety +1

      @@juanrivera1624 Salty Indians fan huh?

    • @bk7064
      @bk7064 Před 3 lety

      @@LGMLGK3G As an Indians fan this game kills me....

    • @johnhitmanxz
      @johnhitmanxz Před 3 lety

      You were so lucky in that series . If the Indians had a healthy pitching staff you would've been swept.

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      More like 113 years since the Cubs still havent won a title since then.

  • @cfresh44
    @cfresh44 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Smoltz’s diagnosis of this at bat is amazing

  • @nigga851
    @nigga851 Před 5 lety +11

    This series made me love baseball again

  • @zackabean
    @zackabean Před 4 lety +7

    Looking back at this as a Cubs fan, this is one of the best moments in baseball history, crazy man I was in shock

  • @SebastianSanchez-en3df
    @SebastianSanchez-en3df Před rokem +6

    2:46 Joe Bucks Favorite Part "DRIVE IN THE LEFT! At the Wall.. IT'S GONE! TIE GAME! RAJAI DAVIS! 6-6!"

  • @MontenegrinIcon
    @MontenegrinIcon Před 5 lety +10

    Man, as a Die Hard Cubs fan who never actually believed in “curses”, this was one of the lowest points in my life. For the Cubs to come back in a series they had every right to lose, dominate the most important game in your life for 8 innings, and to see it all crashing down in just 1 half inning, 1 home run, unbelievable. To say I was devastated after this home run doesn’t do it justice. Only long time suffering Cubs fans that had to sit through constant failure and choking in the playoffs can truly understand how bad this moment made us feel.

  • @rudytheentertainer3384
    @rudytheentertainer3384 Před 4 lety +4

    I've watched this guy when he was in the minors for Pittsburgh. Met him in person as a kid and he is a very cool guy. When he hit that home run, i was jumping up and down in excitement cause he worked his whole career to get to the World Series. I was glad he wasn't the last out of the 2016 World Series

  • @StephenDiLorenzo69
    @StephenDiLorenzo69 Před 4 lety +241

    Who else is here after Chapman giving up a walk off to Altuve?

  • @jerrywinkler6250
    @jerrywinkler6250 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Gotta come back to this video every 6 months.. I will never forget where i was!

  • @ActualGod
    @ActualGod Před rokem +2

    As someone who's not even a Cleveland fan, this is still probably my favorite moment I've ever watched live

  • @jorban11
    @jorban11 Před rokem +3

    Still stands as the best World Series and best baseball game I've ever watched. A true classic.

  • @NateTheGr8ness
    @NateTheGr8ness Před 5 lety +17

    "Drive into left. And it's gone! Tie game! Rajai Davis. 6-6." Fantastic call. Chills.

    • @kingkoopa5997
      @kingkoopa5997 Před 4 lety +9

      Nooooooo you cant legally call any joe buck call great, youre under arrest

    • @tylerleon8888
      @tylerleon8888 Před 4 lety

      Nothing like getting a fat paycheck for literally describing what is happening on the screen. In fragments, no less.

    • @dbrown_21
      @dbrown_21 Před 3 lety

      as much as i hate joe buck, i enjoyed this call. only other announcer i would like on this is gus johnson who doesn’t call baseball

  • @wsf92
    @wsf92 Před 6 lety +14

    That home run was incredible. I almost fell out of my bed as it happened.

  • @danieldilawri2711
    @danieldilawri2711 Před 3 lety +30

    If they win this game, that’s a top 5 home run of all time

    • @ykJvacano
      @ykJvacano Před 3 lety +1

      fax

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      It's the Greatest Indians Home Run ever. I know it's been 5 years but Congrats to the Indians on winning Game 7 and breaking the Rocky Colavito Curse.

    • @ark7901
      @ark7901 Před 3 lety

      Statistically, it's still the highest leverage hit in history despite the end result.
      In other words, it represents the greatest shift in odds to win the WS for any one team given the series performances for both the batter/pitcher.

  • @jaycutlerfan666
    @jaycutlerfan666 Před 4 lety +6

    I can never get rid of that image in my head, every time I think of Rajai David tying the game I always remember seeing Chapman’s reaction to the game being tied, I just recall my heart sinking, feeling like the life was sucked out of me. Never have I ever been around a group of people who were loud as can be to being so quite you could hear a pin drop, confusion everywhere. I’m glad the Cubs ended up winning it all because boy oh boy had the Indians won this game, I truly think there would have been a major spike in suicides in Chicago that night.

  • @jakesthebomb
    @jakesthebomb Před 4 lety +5

    I remember being at my friend's house watching this on a 19 inch TV. His mom told us to keep it down because she had to work in the morning. My goodness did we wake her up in the room over after he smacked that ball into left! I couldn't believe it! What a great memory, one of the most intense at bats I will probably ever see. Literally got to see the movie "Major League" come true.
    Some crazy cool facts
    1. In the movie "Major League" Pedro Cerrano hit a home run to left field.
    2. During the movie scene there was a runner on second.
    3. In the movie it was against the Yankees. Aroldis Chapman started the season playing for the Yankees.
    4. Charlie Sheen and Dennis Haysbert (Pedro Cerrano) were at the ballpark for game 7.
    5. Davis was 3-20 in the world series batting a .150
    6. Chapman is one of the greatest closers in the MLB. The speed on his pitches is incredible! 2:57 the look on Chapman's face is just priceless!
    It was literally meant to be what a surreal moment for every Cleveland fan!

  • @zacharypuleo95
    @zacharypuleo95 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I’m a cubs fan but this hit still give me chills

  • @CardinalGator
    @CardinalGator Před rokem +2

    Videos like this are making me think how much I’ll hate the pitch clock in the postseason

  • @RoboSeal1
    @RoboSeal1 Před 5 lety +8

    Epic moment this was the last game I seen with my dad and I will always remember it as a favorite

  • @tjbaby0
    @tjbaby0 Před 6 lety +23

    People forget who much of a monster Lindor was in the series. The guy was hitting everything. Best player in baseball in my opinion.
    Also, if the Indians had their full pitching rotation that series, they would've won. Giving up a homer to the first batter that game was a bad sign.

    • @codyeble6764
      @codyeble6764 Před 5 lety +5

      We basically pitched 3 guys the whole postseason and one of them went and jacked up Indo's finger leaving us with 2 healthy (but exhausted) pitchers.. I'm an Indians fan forever and the fact that our beat up roster even made it to the world series was insane.. we probably shouldn't have gotten passed Boston or Toronto that year on talent alone.. just straight fighters on that team

    • @sidthekid8576
      @sidthekid8576 Před 5 lety +4

      Trout exists

    • @Adam1991713
      @Adam1991713 Před 4 lety +3

      @@sidthekid8576 Trout is putting up dead stats on a bad team. He made the Postseason in 2014, pretty much did nothing on a 98 win Angels team and got swept by the Royals in the ALDS.

  • @ShmodeyB
    @ShmodeyB Před rokem +1

    One of the most insane at bats of all time my lord that's baseball baby

  • @eddiemoney1093
    @eddiemoney1093 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Probably the most dramatic at bat ive ever personally witnessed

  • @chrisroberts7017
    @chrisroberts7017 Před 4 lety +3

    He taught a camp on stealing bases in 2010 for the Oakaland A’s. Most genuine pro I’ve ever met❤️

  • @jimfath
    @jimfath Před 5 lety +6

    I lost my voice for 2 days yelling (with joy, I'm CLE) at this at-bat. I am still anxious watching this now.

  • @prodbycowberry3165
    @prodbycowberry3165 Před 5 lety +1

    I will NEVER forget this!!! Go tribe❤️ 2016 is a year I’ll never forget.

  • @elguapo6365
    @elguapo6365 Před 2 lety +2

    Every so often, I come to this video so I can feel both tears of joy and pain at the same time..... -Indians lifer

  • @affordablepools586
    @affordablepools586 Před 2 lety +5

    THE Cubs can thank the rain delay for the victory I believe the Tribe would have won had the game not been delayed

  • @bigotis9042
    @bigotis9042 Před 2 lety +3

    One of the greatest home runs of all time

  • @OGwakarican
    @OGwakarican Před rokem +1

    Rest In Peace John Adams. His drums have their stamp on so many amazing Cleveland moments. 😢🕊

  • @blainemyers6780
    @blainemyers6780 Před rokem +2

    Still feels like one of the most improbable outcomes in one of the biggest spots. I was speechless when he hit this.

  • @gmoneyslotmachinevideos
    @gmoneyslotmachinevideos Před 5 lety +7

    Best game 7 ever!

  • @GaffordVids
    @GaffordVids Před rokem +4

    By cWPA, one of the biggest hits in MLB history.

  • @danielglenn2125
    @danielglenn2125 Před 5 lety +1

    This at bat is just all around good baseball, he fouled off pitches and cranked his pitch

  • @johnw1895
    @johnw1895 Před 4 lety +2

    What Rajai Davis did here was so impressive. Two outs, bottom of the 8th, down 2 runs with a guy on second in Game 7 of WS. Goes up against the best closer in the game that intimidates batters by throwing some scorching heat that is rarely ever seen by any pitcher. Not a great hitter, decides hes just gonna choke up on the bat and keep fighting and fighting and fighting. Eventually Chapman makes a mistake and he takes him yard with one of the most electric HRs in the history of baseball. Unreal

  • @robbyfrankz
    @robbyfrankz Před rokem +5

    7 years later, and it still brings a tear to my eye. We were so close to winning it all. Hope it ends at 75! LET’S GO GUARDS!!!!!

  • @elguerokabron
    @elguerokabron Před 5 lety +94

    This is more meaningful than the cubs actually winning that game

    • @trevortheinkling8803
      @trevortheinkling8803 Před 5 lety +1

      Well one reason is that Davis only has like 70 home run in his career. And it was his first postseason home run. 🙄

    • @sethwise7121
      @sethwise7121 Před 4 lety

      This is very clearly a troll and I’m here for the serious responses. Good day

    • @bigdaddyrichshusband1752
      @bigdaddyrichshusband1752 Před 4 lety +1

      No it wasn’t lmao

    • @elguerokabron
      @elguerokabron Před 3 lety +1

      2016 Champs its only important to scrub fans, everyone in the nl central has respect for each other as fans except the scrubs fans no one likes you guys lol worst fans in baseball. Plus anyone who is a real baseball fan none cubs fan will remember this moment for years rather then the cubs winning lol

  • @DaveG425
    @DaveG425 Před 2 lety +2

    Honestly one of the greatest moments in recent baseball history. And the Cubs still won the game and finally broke that curse. As a Giants fan, I enjoyed this series a lot.

  • @packymalley5446
    @packymalley5446 Před 2 měsíci +1

    That was spectacular, we were behind home plate! Goose bumbs still watching this!

  • @northernassassin6056
    @northernassassin6056 Před rokem +3

    This could've been the equivalent of the Ray Allen 3 pointer, instead it's a homer even knowledgeable sports fans don't remember?

  • @drlee2
    @drlee2 Před 5 lety +13

    If the Cubs had lost this game, talk about heartbreaking!

    • @Emper0rH0rde
      @Emper0rH0rde Před 5 lety +5

      What made this World Series special, and nerve-wracking, was the fact that it was contested between two teams with long lasting legacies of failure. Going into the series, both fanbases understood that one team's legacy of failure would end, and the other's would continue.

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      They did lose it. Worst Cubs moment ever. Chicago literally went under Martial Law after Game 7. It was embarrassing. Their streak continues. 113 years and counting since a title. The Billy Goat Curse lives.

  • @lgm_nyk
    @lgm_nyk Před 2 lety +1

    This was peak baseball right here

  • @gatorboy141
    @gatorboy141 Před 3 měsíci

    2024 I will still always get chills watching this moment. 2016 Cleveland sports was something different in all sorts of ways

  • @BaseballRoscoe25
    @BaseballRoscoe25 Před 3 lety +3

    I'm not just a Cubs fan, but a baseball fan too, and Rajai Davis was the last guy I would have expected to tie the game up with a homer!

    • @gabepollock1641
      @gabepollock1641 Před 11 měsíci

      Rajai Davis is the kind of guy who always came through in the way you least expected him to, and this swing proved it.

  • @johnnypolo1983
    @johnnypolo1983 Před 6 lety +74

    How is this just being uploaded now?

  • @KGG150
    @KGG150 Před rokem +2

    Its crazy how choked up on the bat he is and still hits it out

  • @JasonEmerson711
    @JasonEmerson711 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Almost 7 years later, I can STILL feel the energy from the crowd before and after the HR. Never before have you seen BOTH fanbases on pins and needles considering their histories of failures.
    My goodness it was amazing to see and still is years later. I'll never be able to forget those last couple innings........and I'm not a fan of either team.

  • @jordandalo2946
    @jordandalo2946 Před 3 lety +4

    I feel so bad for Indians fans. It reminds me of 2011 when Hamilton took the lead only for the Rangers to choke again. Both were great games though.

  • @UAa320
    @UAa320 Před 3 lety +5

    Loved this series but sadly Cleveland lost in the end one of the best series.

  • @kidlucky1224
    @kidlucky1224 Před 3 lety +1

    The greatest moment in Cleveland Sports history to not mean anything. Hauntingly chilling.

    • @poisonpoisson2283
      @poisonpoisson2283 Před 3 lety +3

      The 3-1 series lead. This absolutely high voltage at bat. Chapman perspiring. Coco strokes a single. Then yan gomes flails at 2 sliders in the dirt and the rest is painful history.

    • @dadshirt6681
      @dadshirt6681 Před 3 lety +1

      @@poisonpoisson2283 yan got his ring haha

  • @rockwjz
    @rockwjz Před 6 lety +1

    Incredible game, honestly one of my favorites.

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      Not mine. Worst game ever. It's because of this that the Cubs not only didnt win a World Series but havent been back to a World Series since then. They havent even won another Pennant. It's terrible. I'm embarrassed to be a Cubs fan. It's more embarrassing than being a Joe Biden supporter.

  • @arjun-rq6zt
    @arjun-rq6zt Před 6 lety +27

    Lol a guy is running on the dugout at 3:15

    • @str8kronic
      @str8kronic Před 5 lety +3

      Omg I just laughed so fucking loud

    • @RicksANERD
      @RicksANERD Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah...they have flag wavers and cheerleaders at Indians games. It's not anything new.

    • @mistertibbs1105
      @mistertibbs1105 Před 3 lety

      Those are the flag wavers/cheerleaders at Indians games. In crucial moments, they stand on the edge and get everyone hype.

  • @lancerbryan
    @lancerbryan Před 6 lety +4

    Rajai out there representing southeastern CT

  • @evah1928
    @evah1928 Před 11 měsíci

    Even though we lost, I’ll always remember this game fondly as a Cleveland fan :) I was 15 and it was my first time watching the World Series and I don’t think I had ever been so excited in my life as when this happened

  • @LA_Dodgers.
    @LA_Dodgers. Před měsícem +1

    I literally lost my voice screaming at the top of my lungs in that moment, thinking Cleveland was finally going to win the World Series!! But Baseball is a sport that can change in an instant! Man so close too!! 😒

  • @jeffverdone6164
    @jeffverdone6164 Před 5 lety +16

    50/50 series between two evenly matched teams made for an all time classic World Series. The final inning broke the Cubs way, so we get to wear the championship hats and sweatshirts.
    Could have just as easily broken for the Indians. But since the Cavs broke through earlier that summer, I can't feel *tooo* bad for Cleveland.

  • @batchofdodger
    @batchofdodger Před 4 lety +28

    Chapman just gave up a game winning homerun to the Astros lmao

  • @mikeshoe74
    @mikeshoe74 Před 3 lety +1

    Rajai Davis was a clutch hitter. I was watching this with my girl a few years back, and when he came up, I said to her 'no way he makes an out here'...too bad the rain delay to follow totally killed the momentum

  • @nlindenstruth
    @nlindenstruth Před měsícem

    Not even a Cleveland or Rajai fan but my God this is one of my favorite at bats ever

  • @danthecoasterman22
    @danthecoasterman22 Před 4 lety +6

    As a White Sox fan, I remember waking up my entire house screaming when this happened... the rest of the game did not end favorably

  • @aidanmiranda6140
    @aidanmiranda6140 Před 3 lety +3

    Idk how Chapman can even sleep at night
    He doesn’t

  • @2000simu
    @2000simu Před 2 lety +1

    My heart sank I’ll never forget this moment, thank god we won

  • @jarryd8167
    @jarryd8167 Před 6 lety +2

    An absolute classic.

  • @roycarrillo979
    @roycarrillo979 Před 6 lety +59

    Scariest moment for cubs fans

    • @cheruledge
      @cheruledge Před 5 lety +7

      I cried and went to sleep just knowing the cubs were gonna blew it
      One of my biggest regrets ever

    • @dionpierre5847
      @dionpierre5847 Před 5 lety +4

      UrAverageHuman 😂 that was stupid man never sleep on ur team

    • @cheruledge
      @cheruledge Před 5 lety +2

      @@dionpierre5847 i was 10

    • @kingkoopa5997
      @kingkoopa5997 Před 4 lety +4

      I went for a 20 min bike ride after that, i never felt more heartbroken, even 03 didnt hit me like this, but damn did i party after this game

    • @bigdaddyrichshusband1752
      @bigdaddyrichshusband1752 Před 4 lety +3

      And the scariest moment for Indians was knowing they had to play the 2016 Cubs.

  • @brandoninglin7566
    @brandoninglin7566 Před 5 lety +6

    2:45-3:30
    is my favorite part of the video go tribe Cleveland Indians ‼️💯

  • @DefLeppard247
    @DefLeppard247 Před 6 lety

    Simply amazing

  • @mosthatedny2243
    @mosthatedny2243 Před 3 lety +1

    That’s got to be an amazing feeling

  • @justincaldero5174
    @justincaldero5174 Před 5 lety +2

    I’ll never forget the look me and my dad gave each other when this happened. As cubs fans we were in utter disbelief

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      Just heartbreaking. I still cannot believe the Cubs lost the World Series after this play. Worst year ever. I still get heckled and bullied by people who keep chanting things like "1908!! Billy Goat Curse!! Lovable Losers!!" I hate it. It's embarrassing. I just wish the Cubs would win a World Series already so I can stop getting bullied or heckled.

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      It's been 113 years since their last title. I wish that number would stop going up.

    • @justincaldero5174
      @justincaldero5174 Před 3 lety

      @@musicman76enator lol

    • @musicman76enator
      @musicman76enator Před 3 lety

      @@justincaldero5174 Also I read that the Cubs will fold soon because of how bad they have been for forever. It's sad. What are they going to do with Wrigley once the Cubs disappear?

    • @justincaldero5174
      @justincaldero5174 Před 3 lety

      @@musicman76enator you alright bud?