Number 7 comes from Game 4 of the 1996 World Series between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees.

Jim Leyland than brought in Stan Belinda. SEC Week Four: Can Georgia Stop The Tide From Rolling? The Diamondbacks wound up winning Game 6 easily and Game 7 saw yet another blown save; this time by the game's greatest closer, Mariano Rivera. However, bloop singles, doubles and a hit batter all resulted in not only a blown save for Rivera in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, but also the Loss.

This however, was the only game in Rivera’s career where he blew the save and ultimately lost the game before he could record an out. The finality of the moment, both for the Yankees’ hopes of claiming another championship as well as the dynasty run, is incomparable. Going into Game 4, the Diamondbacks had a 2-1 lead over the Yankees in the series. This is the third blown save from that Series with the Diamondbacks' closer, Byung-Hyun Kim having the first two. Number 3 comes from Game 6 of the 1993 World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays. It was the eighth inning again, and like the night before, Mariano Rivera was brought in to save the day and the series.

In Game 4, the Braves were leading 6-3 going into the top of the eighth inning. For his career, Rivera was 8-1 with a microscopic ERA of 0.70. The bases would eventually end up loaded and Worrell faced pinch-hitter Dane Iorg. 2001 was a rough year for America and New York City, so having the Yankees in the World Series seemed like destiny and the way Games 4 and 5 went, that destiny seemed like it was going to come true. Tom Gordon started the eighth inning for the Yankees, giving up a lead-off home run to David Ortiz, a single to Kevin Millar (who once again was replaced by Dave Roberts) and a single to Trot Nixon which moved Roberts to third. Number 11 comes from Game 5 of the 2001 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks. 4) 1997 ALDS Game Four against the Indians. The Giants win the Pennant!" Some saves are nail-biters that elicit sighs of relief upon completion. Your email address will not be published. The World Series victory gave the Yankees their 24th World Series title, tying them with the Montreal Canadians for most championships in North American professional sports and it meant they finished the season with 125 wins including the post-season, the most ever in a single season for a baseball team. Number 19 in this list comes from the 2009 American League Division Series as well. Then Sandy Alomar took him deep to right, and the Indians began a comeback to eventually take the ALDS from the Yankees the next day. Mariano Rivera had arguably is worst single inning in his career. The Curse of the Bambino (and of Buckner) was finally over. Mariano Rivera served as the set-up man for John Wettleland in 1996 and 1997 marked his first year as the closer. That's when Joe Torre decided to bring in Rivera. This blown save easily would have been the worst blown save among the LCS blown saves if not for the importance of one other (number 13 in this list) and the lasting effects of another (number 14 in this list).

Entering the bottom of the eighth, the Yankees' manager, Joe Torre, decided to bring in Mariano Rivera for a two-inning save. This would be Gibson's only at-bat in the 1988 World Series. The more important the game or the moment, the better the ranking. With a full-count, Derek Jeter hit an opposite field home run, giving the Yankees the win and earning him the nickname of "Mr. Don Denkinger, in a game which had already seen one blown call on an attempted steal of second base by the Royals' Frank White, made what is arguably the worst call in baseball history. The Sox got to Mo twice in this series, preventing the sweep in Game Four and changing the momentum of the series in Game Five to bring it back to New York. The score was 2-1 going into the bottom of the eighth inning. With one out, Paul O'Neill got a single and then Tino Martinez tied the game with a two-out, two-run home run off of Kim. Just like the night before, Kim failed to do so. Atlanta won the game 3-2 and the NLCS. Papelbon allowed a two-run single by Juan Rivera in the eighth making the score 5-4 in favor of Boston. The Twins would later go on to lose the game in 11 innings on a home run by Mark Teixeira. (In Rivera’s career (1995-2013), the MLB average was 2.1 to 1 — 22,796 saves and 11,108 blown saves.) by George Whitbread | Sep 22, 2020 | General | 0 comments. Number 20 in this list comes from the 2009 American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. The game went into extra-innings and Kim was still in the game in the bottom of tenth. This is the only blown save in this list that is actually two blown saves in the same game. Number 15 comes from Game 7 of the 1992 National League Championship Series between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The score was now 5-4 and there was still two outs. Luis Gonzalez then hit a bloop single to center, scoring Jay Bell and giving the Diamondbacks their first World Series, supplanting the Florida Marlins as the fastest expansion team to win a World Series and also gave the state of Arizona their first professional championship in any sport. The Angels' closer, Brian Fuentes, would do his job in the bottom of the ninth, retiring the Sox in order, and for the first time in history, the Angels won a playoff series against the Red Sox. The inning started auspiciously though, with Mark Grace’s single to center. November.". Drabek allowed a lead-off double to Terry Pendleton, then the second baseman Jose Lind bobbled a hit by David Justice and finally Drabek walked Sid Bream.

Future Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera proceeded to blow the save and cost New York the championship. With Mookie Wilson batting, Stanley got the count to 2-2 but unleashed a wild pitch tying the game when Mitchell scored and Knight moved up to second base. Roberts slid into second, and went all the way home on a single from Bill Mueller. Unfortunately, one of them came in his first season as the team’s closer. It was also the Mets' first time in the World Series since their victory in 1986. A player that never hit more than 19 home runs in a single season and who had only hit 11 in 1960, had won the World Series with what is arguably the greatest home run in baseball history. That is how the score remained until the ninth inning. After the first two games, the series was tied 1-1. There can’t be highs without lows, though with Mo there certainly weren’t many lows.

They would reach the World Series in 2003 only to lose to the Marlins. Fate wouldn't be on his side that day. The Yankees’ closer was truly untouchable in the playoffs. This was Rivera's third blown save in this list so far. Number 13 is better known in baseball history as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" and its final play is arguably the greatest home run in baseball history. A blown save in the World Series is worse than a blown save in an early game of a Division Series for example. Also, if the blown save resulted in losing the Series, whether it was Division, League Championship or World, that was worse than losing a Game One for example. This day won’t stand out on its own among the other moments in the list, but it’s here for a reason. The ninth is when everything collapsed for the Pirates. A closer's only job is to enter the game, normally in the ninth inning, get three outs and leave with his team winning the game and him getting a save. While this blown save wasn't as exciting as the night before, Rivera gave up a sacrifice fly to Jason Varitek and the game was tied. Even though Kim had back-to-back blown saves, I have them ranked this low simply because his team wound up winning the World Series in spite of the blown saves. His wife survived when she left the house with their daughter. He could not have hand-picked a better time to have an off day on the mound. As it turns out, the flight Wilson would have boarded had the Yankees won never made it to the Dominican Republic. After Bobby Shantz gave up three hits to start off the eighth and the score now 7-5, Jim Coates entered the game in relief of Shantz. The Yankees would end up tying the game by scoring two runs in the top of the ninth. The Marlins would then go on to win the game in 11 innings when Counsell scored on a base hit by Edgar Renteria in the bottom of the eleventh. Number 10 comes from Game 3 of the 1998 World Series between the New York Yankees and the San Diego Padres. We've seen the worst blown saves of the Division Series and the League Championship Series and now move on to the World Series. The 2004 ALCS went from business as usual to a nightmare for a number of reasons, but one of them was a rare moment of mortality by Rivera. Did it happen in a key game like a rivalry game or in the heat of the playoff hunt? The Yankees dynasty was over. “I am glad we lost the World Series, because it means that I still have a friend.” said Rivera after learning about the incident. Primarily a bench player, Wilson often found his way into the lineup specifically against one pitcher, Red Sox’s ace Pedro Martinez. 1988 World Series: Dennis Eckersley. Belinda got Ron Gant to hit into a sacrifice fly and then Brian Hunter to pop-out. This game also featured one of the worst blown calls by an umpire when he ruled a hit down the left field line by Joe Mauer foul when it was clearly fair. The Yankees would go on to win the game in 10 innings and eventually the World Series in six games as they won four straight after dropping the first two games of the Series at home. Moore got two strikes on the batter, Dave Henderson. Everyone in the world knew that Roberts was brought in solely to steal his way into scoring position so Rivera threw to first three straight times. The Blue Jays were leading 5-1 after six innings only to see the Phillies comeback and score five runs to take the lead 6-5. This would be Rivera's only blown save in the post-season between 1997 and 2001. What the Yankees can do if DJ LeMahieu walks, The Yankees face big decisions on players without options. What happened next is one of the most exciting plays I've ever seen.

When the Giants began to rally and the score was 4-2, the Dodgers brought in the game 1 starting pitcher, Ralph Branca, to save the game.

Branca got one strike on Thomson, but when he tried to send a second fastball by him, Thomson turned on it and hit a three-run home run and clinched the National League Pennant for the Giants. This brought Joe Carter to the plate. Number 8 comes from Game 1 of the 1988 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics. In the bottom of the ninth, the Cardinals were three outs away from a World Series title and had a 1-0 lead. While Buckner received the blame for the Red Sox loss of the series, two pitchers (Schiraldi and Stnaley) couldn't get the save with two outs and two strikes on multiple batters. It may end up costing the team the win. David Justice scored and Sid Bream slid in just ahead of the throw from Bonds. Dave Roberts was then brought in to run for Millar. Rivera eventually got out of the inning, but the game continued and the Sox began the comeback that preceded all of their annoyingness through the last decade or so. Having the most saves in history is only the tip of the iceberg to what made Mo so valuable, and his longevity with the Yankees is unparalleled. The only reason Rivera's two blown saves from this series aren't ranked higher is because the Yankees still had two chances to redeem themselves and didn't. Mariano Rivera’s worst moments as a Yankee, Mark Teixeira thinks the Yankees should trade Luke Voit; What Yankees can expect to earn in arbitration; Homers bring success in October, Yankees Mailbag: Aaron Judge to first base, offseason plans, more. Then he gave up a single to Kevin Mitchell moving Carter to second. This of course was made famous by Russ Hodges' "The Giants win the Pennant!



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