Major League Baseball’s top ten postseason remarkable moments (Part 1)
Now that the MLB postseason is over, the teams are preparing to take part in the American League Championship series, as well as the National League Championship Series.
With the next game set to take place on Friday, between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers, it is necessary to take a look at the postseason games to predict, who will reign victorious.
The most decisive moments in the postseason changed the outcome of baseball history itself, with some of the most exciting games in recent years.
First on the list is Game 1 of the best-of-five series. Saying that it was a good game for Phillies pitcher, Roy Halladay is an extreme understatement. Statistically, it’s the best game he’s ever had.
In the Philadelphia Phillies versus the Cincinnati Reds, Halladay threw the second no-hitter in MLB postseason history. After striking out eight batters and allowing only one walk, Halladay joined Don Larsen as the only two pitchers to pitch a no-hitter.
Larsen’s no-hitter was over 50 years ago, in the 1956 World Series.
Next up is not a positive moment. Well, it may be for Phillies, but not for the Reds, in Game 2 of their series. With Cincinnati leading, 4-3, right fielder Jay Bruce made an error that cost the Reds the game. A line drive by Jimmy Rollins was an easy catch
for Bruce. But Bruce lost the ball in the lights, and missed the catch that would have kept the Reds ahead. But Bruce made way for the Phillies to make three runs in the same inning, costing Cincinnati the game.
The third moment on our list of the most decisive, takes place during the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves game.
In Game 1 of their best-of-five series, the Giants went on to win after a questionable call by the umpire over only one point. Actually, there was only one point in the game, with the score at 1-0, but the impressive thing about this game was pitcher Tim
Lincecum. One day after Halladay’s no-hitter, Lincecum struck out 14 of Atlanta’s batters and allowed only two hits in the entire game.
Another moment worth noting is Game 2 of the Giants versus the Braves. After the Giants won the first game with Lincecum’s all-star pitching, the Braves were keen to win Game 2 to increase their chances of winning the postseason. But after being down 4-0,
things didn’t look so good for the Braves.
However, they managed to get even at 4-4, which pushed the game to an extra innings. In the 11th inning came the decisive moment. Rick Ankiel made a solo homerun to win Game 2, after making a comeback from being down four points. Atlanta had 46
comeback victories, and did it again when it was most important.
Decisive moment number five does not include the playing ability of any player except Braves Manager, Bobby Cox.
After Game 4 of the Giants and Braves, Cox said his final goodbye. He had announced earlier that this would be his last season and kept his word after the Braves lost to the Giants, 3-2. Cox’s remarkable career placed him at number four in the history of
career wins. Cox had participated in 16 postseasons.
Although, the postseason is over, the remarkable moments of the game, from the second no-hitter in postseason history to a remarkable managerial career coming to an end, show that teamwork, skill, and a bit of luck can change the outcome of a game and showed
non-famous players that there is a bit of fame in everybody.
The next five notable moments in the postseason are continued in part two of this article.
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