The Mariners walk off to win the 1995 ALDS vs the Yankees, a breakdown
What Happened
The year is 1995 and the New York Yankees are facing off against the Seattle Mariners in the American League Division Series. The Mariners, led by star outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. are trailing the Yankees by one run in the bottom of the 11th inning. Seattle's Edgar Martinez steps up to the plate and the tension is palpable. He manages to put the ball in play and the Mariners quickly load the bases. Griffey, standing on first base, takes off for second, narrowly avoiding the tag. The Mariners' rally is building and the crowd in Seattle is electric. With the game on the line, Griffey takes off for home, rounding third base. The throw to the plate is close, but Griffey slides in safely, tying the game and sending the crowd into a frenzy. The Mariners' dugout erupts in celebration, with players jumping up and down, embracing one another. As the dust settles, the camera captures the anguish on the faces of the Yankees players, particularly outfielder Paul O'Neill, who can't believe what just happened. The Mariners' victory is a testament to their resilience and refusal to give up, as they fought back from a late-inning deficit to secure the win. "Get up, get up!" the Mariners players can be heard shouting, urging Griffey to score the winning run. Their determination and unwavering spirit have paid off and the Mariners are headed to the American League Championship Series. The broadcast director's work is nothing short of masterful, as they seamlessly transition between different camera angles, capturing every crucial moment of the game-winning play. The shots of Griffey rounding third base and the Mariners' celebratory dogpile are iconic, cementing this as one of the most memorable moments in Mariners' franchise history. As the fireworks explode in the night sky, the Mariners and their fans bask in the glory of this hard-fought victory. It's a moment that will be forever etched in the minds of baseball fans, a testament to the unpredictable and thrilling nature of the game.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentgoing back to 1995 gave five I showed
you when Randy came out of the pen
Yankees had a walk
they had a bunt that a single they take
the lead in the top of the 11th not
looking good but Mariners say we can
bunt to look at this we are an inch from
that being an out Oh
so damn close but that starts the Lowell
rally then comes up Griffey and pitch
one they wanted the call Leyritz were
screaming at the UMP at the end of the
half inning before not excited about it
- just puts it in play and we're like
again an inch away from a glove two
back-to-back things they're standing up
in Seattle players say get up get up
there like we're [ __ ] it up refuse to
lose more on signs later it was a heavy
sign day in Seattle
nice pitch there but here comes the
dagger low breaking ball flips it into
the corner oh [ __ ] Griffey round in
third what a shot the relay can they get
them the tensions building they don't
they don't I'll tell you that right now
and then the celebration is on in
Seattle Seattle doesn't have many many
playoff moments this is a pretty cool
one that they get to remember just all
jumping on Griffey Edgar gets the hit
Griffey scores are on Paul O'Neill just
can't believe it look how much he's in
shock it just keeps looking out there
like that and what not
how what anger and confusion Yankees are
sweep listen seattle double martina as
time edgar is the king the sign game
will take the Yanks to the cleaners with
our 24-hour martina i start spreading
the news Yanks lose edgar we need to
step our sign game back up all we're 10
we're dancing and we're dancin and
usually break down there
but i want to talk about actually guys
hi as one talked about the director of
the broadcast for this play it's
phenomenal so obviously you have that
angle for the pitch then we see the ball
and they let it travel all the way to
the corner and any
a dolphin watching on TV right now is
like show me Griffey where the [ __ ] is
Griffey is he gonna score on this he was
at first he's got to be scoring soon so
the show the ball hit the wall and then
you get the iconic shot of Griffey jizz
booming at around third then they cut
back to the player for the throw they
cut they cut this is crazy they show you
everything in live one one fell swoop
they go to their two then they cut back
to Griffey and they cut back for the
throw and they do the one shot from the
throw to the scoring it's like really
really well done
I mean we're watching World Series from
the 70s and the production value is just
slowly getting better we haven't got to
the nineties yet but I mean that that
that told the entire story everything
and you know and then they they choose
to flip to this camera to try and get
griffeys face and look at the shot they
get I mean most of you have seen this
ready but this is another come on the
whoever was the director flipping the
switches and calling out the cameras did
a fantastic job this game and then you
could probably hear the fireworks so
like all right we got to cut to the sky
show them what they're hearing and then
they go quickly back to the celebration
because people want to see the players
not the fireworks where you go let them
know what they're hearing and then you
get the despair and the sadness and the
Yankees are sad and bewildered and then
back to just the fun and the hugging
seamless close-ups of the crowd a wide
of oh you see that little crowd shot
that's everywhere back to a close-up and
then back to the players I was watching
that and I was like holy [ __ ] they did a
really really really good job