 Welcome back another episode of watching baseball. We are moving on up to 1975 world series talking Jake here. I'm John boy third one we've done We saw some comments come in from last episode and I just want to let everyone know right away. I know nothing About 1970s baseball players. Yeah, especially non Yankees. I was born in 1989 I didn't stop watching watching I didn't start watching baseball religiously until like 2000 like every every game of a season until I was like freshman in high school because I moved so much And I'm not gonna try and hide that fact or do quick research. Jake's our researcher. He has some knowledge Too long. We don't know shit. We're not old We don't follow your team. I research a couple facts beforehand so we don't sound like total idiots We're watching this game. I am going to learn who was on the red sox Who was on the reds in 1975? If you asked me, I would have a couple guesses. I have no idea So we're all watching this for the first time together majority If you're a diehard since natty fan or red sox fan And you remember this team prepared to Get annoyed that we don't know Oh It's game seven. This is a cool find. It's game seven. So this is the 1975 world series This is the third or fourth straight world series game seven the red sox versus the reds Big red machine is trying to get started. I can eddie are popping up And uh, yeah, we've got some good names in this series on the red sox You're gonna see freddy lin dwight evans. Yes, stremsky riko petro sally Riko petro sally is a hell of a name carlton fisk burning carbo the Spaceman billy and for the reds. I mean sparky anerson joe morgan p rose I mean, we've seen these guys. Tony perez. He has a big series, but uh, yeah the game before this is the carlton fisk game He's taking jump shots before the game And then uh, yeah game seven do or die and uh It's either the the start of the dynasty or the end of a were they calling it a curse in 75 I don't know when that started like I kind of don't think so. I don't think so either. All right. Um, I don't know that could be wrong um Crazy, I didn't know any of this game seven Tied going into the eighth inning, which is where we're gonna pick it up. Yeah, and I mean that'll watch some pressure pack Yeah, the stage here is incredibly high. So I'll last piece of setup Um red sox were up three nothing this game in the sixth inning. They got two outs Spaceman billy gave up a two run homer to tony perez with two outs And that's got to haunt them because they were up 3-0 and then it was 2-3 Pete rose ties it and Damn So who do we got in big three eight? Whoo Do you like his stuff so far So perez is up again as his backup. He homered in his last set that biggest that bad of his life and this is the next one Now he wants to be the true hero hit another one Big swing big swing. Yeah, because he's feeling hot man. He's confident as hell And we got jim will it be on the bump your guy Lot of gyms Big jim will it be guy will it be See, I think he just ran across the mound jim will it be had no issue with it Will it be will he be will he be a will it be? Some sideburn action here from george foster george foster Eight for 28 in the world series. Oh, shit of a ball player in his day. I think what's that? I don't you got to do math back in the day. I'm so dumb. It's playing It's playing center field. I believe Oh first pitch swinging Eight for 28 eight for 28 is a 285 average george foster and left Caesar geronimo and center and you know who's in right jim griffy griffy senior griffy senior Notice, I don't think guys walked back in the day Will that was nice got some funk That was nice. I like the leg kick to the release. That's some funk. He's throwing a lot atcha You see two limbs come your way before the ball That's tough Nice play by the shortstop. He didn't have to hurry as much as everyone Yeah, announcer played it up rick burleson. It's short What a guy trot nixon. Well, look at this replay. They had a transition to replay now But again like this camera stuff doesn't look better No, but this is only one year right Come around it. Yep some great analysis Conception our old buddy. He's really choked up. He's moved up the lineup. I'll give him the call blue I think when we first saw him in 72, he was the eight hole hitter and now he's up to five I believe how he's he's a little dude shortstop, right? Cepzion. He's a shortstop. Willoughby's throwing junk dude. He's coming in on the mount. Was that three ground outs in a row? Yeah nice Nice little flip. It's a nice tied world series done with you all these red sox fans think they're about to win the world series That was top eight. They might Boston made two errors They might Kevin white Sure, I get very sad when I watch like that shit like that. He's dead like no another about dead. It's like does he have a legacy? Probably in boston Kevin white Dwight Evans He's got a legacy. Yeah, I know that name. Are you mad? They're not giving you percentages Yeah, it's a lot of math It's dumb I think this this angle they use this a lot because you're right. This is the best angle dude That's why um a lot of older fans enjoy this angle. I kind of like this angle Well, this isn't how even nowadays, but nowadays you don't see like it's just way wider. That's a that's the other angle I think fenway was hard to work. Yeah, that's true That's a really bad angle. You don't even see the pitcher We've played carolin. Yeah, it looks like carols trying to go two innings here. Okay. This is a normal angle. Yeah This is a baseball And they're back to the protector I think we had a tough guy on last year. No, no, no, no, no. So that's the difference of the league So I'm gonna comment to that and I did know that because it used to be like you would get the high strike and one and the low strike is Whether it was a national league ump or an american league ump. They used to agree And then they used to say that changed the strike zone Look at fenway not a bad seed in the house except the bad ones A lot of bad ones man. I mean the whole outfield. That's the joke. That was the joke. Yeah Yeah, I know I'm adding to it with literalism. Yeah, but then people are gonna be like, oh, you're red sox. Hey, did you unboy? Fenway is awesome besides the seats that you have to sit like this, right The infiel of the game at fenway even the Yankees fans. I think we'll admit that otherwise. They're just being obnoxious Yeah, I was just saving you full count Oh Got rid of the bat That was uh, that was I mean he's in high school run the first See, this is we're forgetting how pressure fills this is huge like a base runner in the bottom of the eighth You score here. You bring in your clothes or you can win it like that is it is huge a big walk If if you're a fan Like and you're like watching it at home like you just like You just got so excited so many. Oh Oh That was Dwight Evans right down the who's who's batting right now. I just faked the button This is rick burleson Rick burleson the shortstop who came around the ball the last inning that pitch was right down the middle And he got upset about it. He's so upset. He won't get back in the box. Yeah He looks like a pencil dude. He looks tiny shortstop. Yeah All right, rick clay carols on the marriage play carol. Didn't he blow it in the game we watched from 72? I think he might have Can't get the bunt down Two strikes. It's very important to get this runner to second. He's the leadoff guy, right? What do you mean burleson? No, he's the last hitter but this inning There's a runner on first he let off So it's very important to get that runner on first is the leadoff guy. Yeah, no outs So, I mean, yeah, dude leadoff walk leads to bad things. Usually that's all yeah So you got Where was that? That's a miss strike Well, he he would he chewed him out over the strike down the middle paid off Would have been big to get that bunt down and get this runner to second Yes No, doesn't no high strike yet. No high strike yet Oh, that's good. Johnny Carson show Latch latch some wild and crazy stuff two and two I think you I think he's got to put this ball not a strike, but it's such a pressure dirt in it. Yeah dirt is risky Do they turn this? Oh You think pete rose and joe morgan don't turn it in the world series Holy smokes, dude Boston fans just had crazy emotions rick burleson leadoff walk to double play baseball, uh, it is the Biggest fleeting emotions of sports Cecil cooper having a bad world series one for 18 I don't need to do a math there just bad. It's bad and I heard a rumor that the the one hit he did get Uh was uh, he's you don't know there is no rumor. He's pinch hitting for the pitcher Jim will be good And he's probably expecting to come up with a runner in scoring position. Yeah He can have a play on it. Oh Concepts you own. Hey, dude. I love flipping it to the omp. Did you see that? Yeah, we need to bring back flipping it They need to bring that's the second time we've seen that. That's a pretty good freeze frame Jesus conception chilled Dude, he's he was close to peter. He's doing a lot and here's the trophy Okay, so this is the top of the ninth in a tied world series people and we're still showing the trophy. Okay Does the trophy still have the hole in it? No, what am I looking at here? Is there a baseball at the bottom? I don't know I don't know. How is this still the shot? Here we go So, all right We've got ken griffy senior coming up Jim Burton, I know that name Burton having a nice year two eight ninety r. A and I think what's important here is that You're at the bottom of the reds lineup and if anyone gets on It's pete rose joe morgan johnny bench. Tony perez. Jesus So dude, look how skinny griffy senior is griffy geronimo and dan dresen He might be a pinch hitter, but seven for three that are coming. What's that like a two 250 sure Why couldn't they do them left down left like why are they presenting it that way seven for 26 is 269 Not bad Yes, not bad How old's griffy here your son's gonna be great What how old is he here? Uh ken griffy senior I'm gonna really lose my place To find out his age in the world series Um It's 75 if that helps and he's got a 30 Um, no he's young 25. Yeah, I thought he looked young He's got a 3-0 count here. And I mean it is going to be the biggest Don't swing Yeah, drop the bat before the pitch came in for the camera angle that didn't show the pitch That's camera angles brutal and the third base coach right there was just like it's not even the don't swing It's like the don't fucking see if he can Little league style throw it in the zone. I mean, is he not a stud yet? Is he getting the take here as well? Nope Big ol swing. Nice swing. Not as nice as your son's dude Yeah, I mean he he can take full credit for his son's swing. Sure He's probably more proud of that. His swing is not as nice as his son's. Yeah I wasn't trying to attack pride. It seemed like you were coming out. I definitely would Okay seem that way. It definitely would seem that way. Yeah Jim Burton, why do I know that name? Burton hears a who this camera angle blows Good walk. Is that another lead off walk? So that was a lead off walk It's top nine of the world series a reliever that just came in the game So that's tough. But we had a lead off walk last inning too. You're probably thinking he's pretty shook though Emotions on the fans I can't my heart would be my heart's almost killing me thinking about how much my heart would be killing me if this was The the Yankees game your heart off my heart Caesar Geronimo not having A great world series Is that 269? Oh look, they put they put the the orange bar between the split screen We didn't have that in 74 that way. You know it's split. Oh, he showed bunt on throw over to first. Come on, dude Yeah, come on. Well, maybe he's faking the third baseman in that world series Caesar Geronimo Geronimo if he leads off first, he squares the bun. Yes it down nice bun. Oh my god. Okay Geez man from the seat of his pants. It's funny watching this now because like Wow, I mean your heart's in your throat when you see him go to his ass when you watch this live time And not for nothing. I'll give the old timers a little bit of love I think Every bunt we've seen get down has been beautiful. Oh, yeah, they did it a lot. Yeah, they don't do it at all anymore So, yeah, we're getting the pinch hitter We're getting Dan. Oh, look at this. There's flashing his name. Wow. That's good graphics available pinch hitters And they're using a lefty versus the lefty five man bench It is the world series shots fired against Doug Flynn and bill plumber. I mean you're assuming one of those is the catcher, but Dude Really good job by bill plumber to escape the Nomid of determinism, which is when you right become what your name is Because your name bill plumber. Yeah, like the odd you become a plumber jake plumber Who's that quarterback? Jake the snake plumber One of the more famous jakes out William francis plumber From oakland Dude, look at another inverted stance. Yeah, it's been a while though. We've watched a game and a half and haven't seen any Like creepy inverted stances. That's oh, and he opens up big too Okay I mean go ahead run is now on third base go ahead run is on third base, but we've got two outs Pete rose is up Bill plumber was a 10 year backup Dream most games he ever played was 65 when he was 28 years old And his stats are brutal Defensive catcher 53 Ops plus on his career. Yeah good clubhouse guy though. Yeah Dude the most games he ever started in in his career was 45 I've time backup I mean he backed up bench Right good guy to back up. Yeah Good guy in the clubhouse You're missing some fun here We had the third baseman come over They're all given they're given the bullpen time, right? He was asking uh, no Um, the third baseman came in they talked about strategy against pete rose because they thought he might bunt because he's a fucker Look at dude. Look at his hair. Pete rose Oh, yeah, had a lettuce guy man had a lettuce. Not good lettuce. Not good lettuce. I had a lettuce though It's bad. It doesn't take away from it. It's bad It's got hair like the dude in uh So you're a red socks man. Yeah. Yeah, Pete rose is up Two outs in the world series. Welcome. Well, who's up behind the lefty? Joe morgan Is on deck We wanted that Wouldn't you just walk pete rose to put, uh, you know an easier out There's an out at second now and but it all depends on matchups. We got lefty righty Spits on it. I think they're pitching. I think they're pitching very carefully to rose here. Who's up next? Joe morgan How old is he? The pitcher is Let's see That's a nice pitch Uh, Jim Burton you see Pete rose just nodded his head like okay. Yeah, I see you throw one in there kid Jim Burton was 25 Okay Jeez Jim Burton looking like he might be a sad story So I don't know that name I mean if you do Like that, how about some good commentary? Yes, this has been a steady die to break. There's a good good color commentary there This is Jim Burton's career Four games started nine appearances Nice pitch 29 All that year and then he only appeared once after that How is he have the ball in this spot? I mean, I'm assuming he gets hurt after this but Ori just blows his brain out I'm so confused how he has the ball right now in game seven of the world series with the go ahead run on third base Had a good year full count to rose Oh Just doesn't dude doesn't snap it. That was a yips pitch His name is Jim Burton Jim Jim just looked up steve Burton I need to know How do you go from this to never pit being in the majors again, right? There's got to be a story there He only had one mlb appearance after this game Is pitching in a do or die world series game life comes at you fast people Don't say um Yeah, he just it's just it's nothing man. He died at 64 years old of age Joe Morgan up by the way. Yeah, I know those at home. They just expected a lot of lefties But he walked guys so then he got to the righties, but then they Big swing by Joe Morgan He clearly pitched around rose to get to Morgan just because of lefty right like he was very outside breaking ball outside breaking ball outside breaking ball Fisk is huge next to Morgan Oh my god Yeah, that's wild, huh? Holy smokes. That's like judge out to vey stuff. Yeah, can I go back? Yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah I mean that he's up to his elbow That's bizarre and and and fisk isn't even fully standing. How tall was joe morgan? I mean, joe morgan's got to be what listed at Listed at 510. I'll do call to fisk Joe morgan, okay. Wow, so Joe And this will show people where baseball fanatics. We clearly know joe morgan joe morgan listed at 5 7 Holy smoke. Yeah, I lost that bet hall of famer 100 career war How about joe morgan dude? I didn't know he's that short. Yeah, I knew he was a really good ball player and just a bad broadcaster I didn't know he was a snuggle bunny Because fisk is only listed at 6 3 5 7 6 3 damn good for you joe morgan. All right. I like you more now. Yeah huge as short guys. We have to Skinny too Yeah, he's lapper a little pipsqueak So what we got two strikes, right? 5 7 dude Hit 27 homers in one season Pretty good. I think we got two strikes Crowd's getting loud looks like they're going outside fastball. Oh that curve It's a strike that guy's allowed back. Wow, that dude is kicked out I wonder if he was like they won't kick me out right now, right? Yeah I wonder if games have another the world series one ball two strikes. You gotta throw junk Well, they just tried to throw a low. That was a that was a bad curve, but he fouled it back Gotta junk it fisk is doing a lot. He's trying to do a lot of mental like communication Okay He's doing a lot of hand hand. Oh, look at that elbow twitch. Yeah Keep it in fastball morgan in his center That's tough Rose is that the iconic Pete rose is that where the picture stems from? It very well might it look like I mean, I guess Pete's got a lot of those If you do Pete rose slide, yeah, I mean it might just be how Pete rose No, it's no, it's not it because the the Pete rose one isn't Looks like the Pete rose one is that wriggly. Yeah It's just how he slid in the third. That's just how homie slid Damn, that's tough man. I mean that's a base hit, but it's not like But it's the walks that doomed him Yeah, but like you said he didn't want to pitch to p rose the leadoff walk to griffy the leadoff walk to griffy That's what you get for bringing a 25 year old in his rookie year Into game seven of the world series playing matchups bra Lefties Oh, dude, I Yes Like they did the the walk out with the jacket on and be on base with the jacket on through the 90s That needs to come back. I feel like it's completely gone now that needs to come back That's nice Cleveland throwing some Junk a little bit of a belly just enough to be social this this tail end of his career, right? Like he's a vet. He's a why what do you mean? He's got to be a wily belly. I think he looks like a young sex symbol here Oh, I like what he's doing. Reggie Cleveland in 75 was 27 years old. Oh, no. Yeah Oh, yes And yeah reminder. So now it's four three reds in a game. The red sox were leading three nothing After five point two And they had a leadoff walk in the bottom of the eighth Couldn't get the bunch down Bunt down double play And you got second and third here with johnny bench up Dude, I that's such the old school wind up is crazy Yeah throws you off a little bit because it looks like Right like that to me looks like a kid fucking around playing wiffle ball, right? And that's how the elite of the elite were winding up so much movement Well, I wonder what was the thought process there was just momentum. Maybe I think so Look at this. Look at this dude. Oh dog out the window taking shit. I saw that Got a collar on now. Good He's just roman before Slide piece. Oh ump does think about giving the strike Oh, yes twisted steel and sex appeal Tell me Perez on deck bat boy really tight in there. Yeah, it's hanging out What a life Big ol swing three oh johnny bench You can take the same swing again, right? Holy tits. I mean if you get that 3o, you're gonna get Oh my god, how much was Pete rose thinking about stealing home? Not on this not on a three over three one pitch Oh Johnny trying to walk there Three to johnny bench runners on second and third No, you actually you know what you're throwing kid. You're my pitching coach You you can you can get a little risky here with first base open You don't need to throw a strike like That was right down the middle man. Yeah, he's he's lucky to get that one back I'd be ballsy because you have first open anyway, you know what I mean, right? And it's two outs Right, tony Perez on deck. He had a homer earlier Also, but still I think that you can I think you can be crazy here and and throw something out of the zone Because he thinks he thinks you he thinks you have to challenge him I think you want to I think you want to execute in the zone here I'd throw a breaking ball right out of the zone I mean I mean he he had he had my idea. I think just didn't execute And snap it that's a 27 year old and snap it. Yeah, the healthy 27 All right, so now Perez thinks he's gonna be even like right He's trying to win world series mvp right here. This would be his fourth home run Low batting average, but this would be his fourth home run and is he'd have 11 rbi's if he pokes one here Oh blue blue is quick on that one. Yo, I'm telling you umpires used to just make their call quick and with confidence He's young and sexy get over it Perez he now he's mad at the ump because he thinks the ump made him swing at that pitch Yeah, this is a big in between those two pitches is a big like talk to yourself. Yeah, okay Single does it tony Don't need to be the the big and you got to be careful dirtin it too. Pete rose on third. Are you dirty here? I like that pitch If you throw that now you should come back foot something. I don't think this guy's got change up only change up No This is fastball slider, babe. Yeah as a reliever. Yeah Yeah If he had a back foot change up it'd be a good time to throw right, right, right, right? Okay, great Glad we agree We should catch your set stuff like that It's a good pitch Okay It's a good pitch brought it in a little bit See my thing is This has to be in the zone now you go slider now If if he then you seen that fastball give him a slide you do not want to go three two with bases loaded Yeah, you just got to put two in the zone there and hope he doesn't do it Freddy Okay Okay Red score. Oh, there he is the hero All right, who do I saw? Okay Juan Beniquez, Denny Doyle And yes, yes, you're trying to get anyone on for yes Denny Doyle is a good name. Denny Doyle is a good good baseball name Beniquez So yeah, Mack and any is in for Cody Cory Carroll Clay Carroll Clay Carroll Cody Carroll and the Yanks. Come on do some research man. Do some research once I think Clay Carroll lost it lost the game that we watched A couple uh, Clay Carroll in 72. It was redemption. Thy name is clench seven. That's bad Uh, Jake. Yeah, if you're a Red Sox fan in 1975 at home, are you watching through pillows right now? No, three outs away from losing Not a not a pillow junkie Through your fingers clench butt. Um, I'm a pacer. I pace. Yeah Yeah Always clench butt I think it also should be mentioned that Jim Rice Was on this Red Sox team, but he was hurt for the world's series. So right now the horseback riding injury So right now, um, not sure about the horseback riding injury to be honest with you. Um So Beniquez came in Beniquez came in for Bernie Carbo Earlier in this game. I think maybe because they thought they had it won and he was a defensive replacement Because no guy is he barrels it, but it's right at him. Yeah, that's tough Griffey Go ahead around it was right here. If you're a Red Sox fan, right when during that at bat you're saying oh my god Where's Jim Rice? Oh Griffey got the go ahead around right? Yeah. Yeah Oh Yes Who's that guy's got a too bad and more that's bob montgomery coming in he debuted in the 60s bob montgomery Debuted in 1962 Uh in 70 he's 31 in this You just got to add five years to everyone. Yeah the way they look you gotta You got a minus five years my brain adds five I had that 27 year old picture this bob montgomery decision must be questioned because he wasn't Great What did he do like up until this point in the 1975 season? He hit 226 with a 559 o ps Is this him? This is bob montgomery. What did he do in like the world series? Does he not have a helmet on? He does not have a helmet on and it's his first at bat of the world series They were reaching for a miracle at this point. You were not allowed to wear a helmet if you didn't want to Oh My god, they went king bob on us First pitch swinging and that's obvious That man just didn't wear a batting helmet in the 1975 world series everyone else has worn them right even in 72 They were wearing them But they didn't have ear they didn't have ear flaps, but they were wearing them bob montgomery. Was that optional? Yaz is up Yaz see and this is Bob can't swing there You have to see a couple for yaz swinging you have to see a couple you know bob swinging You just got the picture so confident for yaz Bob's like they're gonna challenge me right away. The first picture. I see is going to be the best and it's like Yeah, dude because you're bob talk about lineups being shaped differently Yastremski fisk and fred lin In the 3 4 5 who was 1 2 Bernie carbo and denny doil Yeah, it's way different. They'd be they'd be what like 2 3 4 or 1 2 3 now. Yeah So that's tough in hindsight Come on yaz Big swing. That was a good nice swing Fly ball to center dromino get dronimo Tough times in boston Ah celebrate People on the field What was that about that mime was trying to steal the catcher stuff. Do you see that over here? Look at this guy. He's trying to steal everyone's stuff. Look right here Yeah Just like not fun. This is one of the things where like it is so nice Yeah, that we don't allow fans on the field anymore in the Imagine wanting to celebrate winning the world series, but you have to deal with people are trying to steal your stuff and running on the field That's why you go in the locker room to celebrate. I guess But then the fans don't get to see you celebrate and stuff like that was a great I don't know when that decision was made, but that's a great decision to not let fans on the field to celebrate I mean, I don't think they were welcome then either, but they had trouble enforcing it best world series of modern Modern age what they said yeah, they uh espn did like a rankings And like 2013 and they said this was the second best world series ever Oh nice I'm happy for bench. Yeah bench is stoked Catcher number one a couple good catchers in this series That's tough dude. I still can't get over that bob at bat That I want red sox fans reach out because what was that? He had a terrible season. He had a bad career And it's his first that bad of the world series and you're gonna let him come up without a helmet on and rip Who did he pinch hit for? What was his name? What was his name? Bob? What? So that was bob montgomery pitch hitting for denny dole um Dude They for a starter What's the question? I thought he might have pinched it for a pitcher or something. No, he pitched it for the starting number two hitter. Yeah denny dole Danny dole hates bob montgomery. Oh, yeah I think they did it because it was a lefty verse righty thing. I don't care, man But still no. Yeah. He he bob montgomery was that was praying That was hoping for a miracle. That was a manager. Just like yeah, they think they got the magic switch Dude, bob is the person they least expect to win this game bob montgomery's post season stats Yeah, one played appearance one at bat One pitch scene We just saw it I mean how bad was denny dude? That is unbelievable I mean, did they have talk radio back in the day because sports talk radio This day and age it's an interesting question I mean, did the manager get asked about that? He had to showed up Danny dole Okay in 1975 he's having a decent post season denny dole started He started and finished every game up until game Game seven. Yeah with a 268 average And he had a hit In game seven and a run scored Holy smokes. Yeah, that's brutal. That's criminal. That's a criminal baseball decision Yeah, Pete rose. I know he was on the field and I know he went on to gamble against baseball. No Who was the manager red sox lock him up? Yeah Sorry denny dole Danny and all of denny's relatives watching this. Yeah, if you're denny dole's grandson Still be mad grand pop got fucked bob montgomery. Damn. God. Just watching baseball. Thanks guys