This Team Missed the Playoffs Despite Having MLB’s Best Record (1981 MLB Strike)

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3 жыл бұрын

Hey everyone!
It's playoff time! While I'll probably talk about some playoff performances at some point, I thought I'd talk about some MLB history. The 1981 strike was the first midseason strike in MLB history. This affected the seasonal trajectory of many teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, who had the leagues best record but missed out on the playoffs. I hope you enjoy the video!
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@windexspraybottle6362 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah all this is cool but can we talk about the braves and reds being in the NL WEST!!!??

@Iridescence93 3 жыл бұрын

That seems way less weird to me than the Astros being in the AL and the Brewers being in the NL which I still can't really get used to.

@aqgpandemic5406 3 жыл бұрын

Iridescence93 I mean I still remember it being like that so it’s not exactly weird for me

@rogregg29445 3 жыл бұрын

It was weird for sure

@davidlivingston2754 3 жыл бұрын

All because the Cubs and Cardinals whined about having to play west coast teams. And yes, I'm still not used to the Astros being in the AL and Brewers in the NL...to the point to where I don't watch baseball that much anymore. I love Out of the Park Baseball and I can set things the right way in that.

@marstonbicks2517 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao and the cubs and cards are in the east

@cambonious23 3 жыл бұрын

The difference between 81 and 94 is that in 94 the season was cancelled, so while the expos had the best record, they never finished the season. In 81, they played by the special playoff format. The 81 reds had the best record, but were “ineligible” for the playoffs. The 94 expos never had a chance because there were no playoffs at all. One other point, if the reds qualified in 81and if in 94 they made a deal to complete the season, it is possible those teams could have lost in the playoffs.

@bsmith13 3 жыл бұрын

Finally someone makes a video on this

@Xavier-kd8tv 3 жыл бұрын

Yo i’ve been watching ur vids for so long and just realized how many subs u had. Underrated youtuber quality is high! keep it up!

@kevinliauchannel270 3 жыл бұрын

UNDERRATED CHANNEL HERE Tbh you need more subs

@Iridescence93 3 жыл бұрын

It's weird. I'm an old Expos fan who started following them a couple of years after this so of course heard a lot about the 1981 season but I never knew they didn't even have the best record in the NL East in the one year they actually won the division. That kind of sucks for the Reds and Cardinals though maybe the Cardinals could have repeated and had a dynasty in the early 80s or the Reds could have kept their great team together a little longer if 1981 had been a normal season.

@jackcheng3576 3 жыл бұрын

I love you videos man, you have so much knowledge of baseball and all your videos have so much great detail. Really happy to see your channel growing!

@Arden2000 3 жыл бұрын

I never heard of this or heard anyone talk about it before really. Love how you cover stuff that goes under most peoples' radar

@miketheyunggod2534 3 жыл бұрын

The reason is that they had a second place record for both halves. The Astros and Dodgers had a first place record and a fourth place record each. Astros and Dodgers had so poor of a record in their non first place half.

@BaseballQuotes1 3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe I've never heard of this before! Great video

@paultonks2995 3 жыл бұрын

The 1981 season was fascinating for sure, but going by the best overall records isn't a good way to figure out who were the best teams that year. The 81 Dodgers already having qualified for the post-season finishing the first half in first place, had no motivation to win the second half. Because of this, the Dodgers basically coasted and used the 2nd half to get ready for the post-season (27-26). If they had something to play for in the 2nd half, the Dodgers probably would have had a better overall record. You can see the same trend with 2 of the other 3 first half division winners (Yankees 25-26 2nd half; Phillies 25-27 2nd half).

@royrowland5763 3 жыл бұрын

But they didn't end up with the best record. Asterisk World Series.

@gananjajukus5027 3 жыл бұрын

@@royrowland5763 lol cry about it

@josecarranza7555 2 жыл бұрын

@@royrowland5763 The reds had 2 chances to win the division in the same year and didn’t do it.

@shrihithtalapaneni9227 3 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine if this happened now? If there was a split year and the Dodgers had the best record, but didn't finish first in either and the Braves won the East but didn't get in, but the Cleveland Indians got in, even though they finished 3rd in the Central.

@davidlivingston2754 3 жыл бұрын

I remember being pissed in 2003 when the Twins made the AL playoffs...and the Mariners missed despite having a better record.

@billyclough3945 3 жыл бұрын

everytime you upload i’m happy

@MissedAWide2 3 жыл бұрын

How do you still have only 13k subs? Quality content

@JWex-jy7sk 3 жыл бұрын

Holy cow imagine how furious the Reds fanbase must’ve been missing the playoffs despite have baseball’s best record!

@angelmacias2084 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how furious the Reds fanbase must’ve been when they DID make the playoffs but got shut out in both games of the first round

@hmhm856 3 жыл бұрын

I mean, they had great teams who won pennants and titles in the 70's so they were good. And they won it again in 1990.

@NoUploadJustComment 3 жыл бұрын

It's also weird that the Braves were in the NL west and the Cardinals and Cubs were in the NL east.

@mrbaldman7043 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the regular playoffs the padres would be a wild card team that is weird in my opinion

@bdog1323 Жыл бұрын

The strike of '72 for 2 weeks in the beginning of the season probably cost the Red Sox the AL east championship as many teams played up to 3 games LESS than other teams because the strike games were never made up. Red Sox lost by half a game that year playing 3 games less than Detroit who won.

@revinevan87 3 жыл бұрын

cardinals didn't make the postseason either and they were 1st place in their division. 1981 postseason regular format would be NLCS STL vs CIN. how would that have gone?

@johnsmith9373 3 жыл бұрын

Funny the Dodgers did end up winning the World Series in 2020 lol

@hmhm856 3 жыл бұрын

but the Red and Dodgers were tied in the loss column in the first half!!!!! And the Rangers and White Sox and Cardinals had less losses than the first half division winners!!!

@derrickblanyar5939 3 жыл бұрын

The first vid I saw I was like this guy pretty good at this now I watch all the new vids

@VictorRodriguez-qn1kz 3 жыл бұрын

Giants winning 102 games in 1993 👁️👄👁️

@bdog1323 Жыл бұрын

Orioles winning 100 in '80 not making playoffs & Yankees winning 103 in '54 and still finishing 8 games back with no playoffs back then. Wild card era changed playoffs forever after the '94 strike. But that Giants team in '93 got the ball rolling for that wild card and new divisions starting in '95.

@ernestolombardo5811 3 жыл бұрын

I was a boy when the strike happened. Even though we live on the Mexican side of the border with California, my dad scored tickets for the World Series, in the right field stands of Dodger Stadium with Reg-gie! Reg-gie! Reg-gie! Jackson within shouting distance. Oh boy, did he get it from the LA crowd. Let me tell you right now - the consensus was universal (outside of Cincinnati, of course) that the Dodgers were legitimate champions with no asterisk, in big part due to Fernando dazzling the entire baseball world with his pitching feats. Also, there's been three times in a full season when a team reached the playoffs hovering just above the .500 mark - the 1973 "Ya Gotta Believe" Mets (82-79), the 2005 Padres (82-80) and the 2006 Cardinals (83-78).

@Toms_Stories Жыл бұрын

I still haven't gotten over that!!!!

@marcoslopez4677 3 жыл бұрын

Watching after the 2020 world series...wow the dodgers won

@staciemohler4624 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah This is wild

@BeefPapa 3 жыл бұрын

I recently read about this season and I'm convinced this is what the league currently needs. Slash the regular season to 152 games and divide it in two 76 game halves. The division winners of each half secure a playoff spot. Two wildcard spots would be available for the two teams with the best overall record at year end that did not clinch a division. 16 team expanded playoffs. This would give the league two different playoff pushes (June and September), which then makes the first half of the season relevant. No one gives a shit about game 68 of 162. Pace of game is not the issue. It's the season length. Time to save baseball.

@hmhm856 3 жыл бұрын

whats "destroying" baseball isnt length of season. Its their inability to sell their star players, like they did from 1994 to 2008.

@BeefPapa 3 жыл бұрын

@@hmhm856 I don't think baseball did jack to sell their players back then. They sold themselves. That's harder to do when the game loses popularity.

@beatsro5040 3 жыл бұрын

@@hmhm856 facts

@shrihithtalapaneni9227 3 жыл бұрын

What would happen if the same team won the division twice?

@mattmurphy5805 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe they got a bye?

@bdog1323 Жыл бұрын

I know it's late but I remember it clearly. They didn't really have a plan for that until near the end of the season when they announced if it were to happen, that team would play the best combined halves team in their division. But really the 4 teams that won the first half and were in the playoffs automatically really didn't try hard to win the second half. I remember Bob Lemon of the Yankees resting players and pitchers more and bringing up a few rookies to see what they could do. That's how Dave Righetti as a rookie won a spot in the rotation as a rookie for the Yankees in the playoffs and WS.

@partymanbest1743 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if the Dodgers won the World Series after that second stoppage in play

@CTubeMan 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting side note, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh played in the NLCS in both 1979 and 1990. In between throughout the 1980s they were the only National League teams to not play in the NLCS.

@Ethansportsprod423 3 жыл бұрын

As a royals fan we made the playoffs

@staciemohler4624 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@IAmJoeJericho 3 жыл бұрын

@Sportstorm Can you do a video on Jermaine Dye. He was a hot rookie with the Braves, then last heard of him was with the ChiSox.

@josephjohnson7489 3 жыл бұрын

Could you make a video on Luis Tiant?

@davidlivingston2754 3 жыл бұрын

No, I don't think it could be considered an asterisk this year. The big difference is, everyone is on a level playing field and everyone is playing the same amount of games. 1981 was a complete mess. The Reds and Cardinals should've made the playoffs somehow. But this year, yes, despite an expanded playoff...it's a different situation altogether.

@davidlivingston2754 3 жыл бұрын

I just realized though, I say that, but I do forget that teams played very different schedules. So it's kinda like the NFL this year.

@therealjaystone2344 3 жыл бұрын

At least the Cardinals won a year later

@salted_ana 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao we don't have an Asterisk because Fernando Valenzuela was an Ultra Chad in '81

@therealjaystone2344 3 жыл бұрын

The only guy who carried to the ws

@frankvazquez2262 3 жыл бұрын

Why would who wins 2020 be illegitimate? It’s not a split season, and everyone played by the same rules and length.

@iaminthezero 3 жыл бұрын

So Cincinnati was west but Cleveland was east...?

@iaminthezero 3 жыл бұрын

How can the two Chicago teams be both east and west

@LibertyZone777 3 жыл бұрын

And the Reds was the only team that never won a pennant in their division in the 80's. The others teams won at least once.

@rocknrallsoul94rockero4 3 жыл бұрын

So what would've happened if a team won both halves?

@taco2k3 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent question. I would imagine that team would have had an extended by week.

@bdog1323 Жыл бұрын

@rocknrallsoul94rockero4 Жыл бұрын

@bdog1323 I'm a 90s baby and a Dodgers fan but we're there many fans today that claim that 2020 was a Mickey Mouse championship, were there any fans from back in the day that said the same about the 1981 title?

@bdog1323 Жыл бұрын

@@rocknrallsoul94rockero4 Growing up in that 70's & 80's era, it sure was a different time for baseball. Free agency was only 6 years old, etc etc. But, no, people didn't claim the dodgers won a tarnished or M. mouse title. It was a great playoffs that year. Yanks & Dodgers were in their 3rd WS in 5 years & those Dodgers finally beat the Yanks. Valenzuela vs Righetti was a classic , then Guidry had a heartbreaking loss, Cey took a 99 mph fastball to the head, etc etc. Other than '94, this was the closest the Expos came to the WS. As a baseball historian, I can go on for hours but simple answer is no, wasn't tainted. EVERY team had a chance in the second half.

@bigz27515658 3 жыл бұрын

here before you get to 1 mill

@calvindouglas704 3 жыл бұрын

I think the 2017 World Series should be considered illegitimate.

@christianwhite225 3 жыл бұрын

Can't use trashcans in the playoffs, the stadiums are too loud with the fans. Just saying 🤷‍♂️

@dodgerred6462 3 жыл бұрын

I think 2020 will be considered illegitimate ONLY if the Asterisks win. Just saying :)

@therealjaystone2344 3 жыл бұрын

@@dodgerred6462 unless the underdog team wins

@Ghricreen 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not even a reds fan and this pisses me off

@hmhm856 3 жыл бұрын

the Dodgers won it in 1988. Had they never won it recently either after 1981, the 1981 Dodgers title would have an asterisk

@therealjaystone2344 3 жыл бұрын

Mlb knew they wanted a part 3 NY-LA series to give LA 1-2 record vs NY. It was the future that no one prepared for it.

@josecarranza7555 2 жыл бұрын

What does 88 have to do with 81? Lol

@hmhm856 2 жыл бұрын

@@josecarranza7555 their 88 title validated their 81 title

@buyerfunrun Жыл бұрын

The dodgers did win in 2020 lol

@taco2k3 3 жыл бұрын

So what your saying is the 1981 Dodgers team and 2020 Dodgers team are both illegitimate World Series winners. As a Giants fan I totally agree.

@gananjajukus5027 2 жыл бұрын

Cry about it dipshit

@josecarranza7555 2 жыл бұрын

They’re legitimate.

@Hawk2DaOn 3 жыл бұрын

Rip

@triplec6408 3 жыл бұрын

Hello

@jasonfire3434 3 жыл бұрын

Hope the Dodgers win in 2020 as well, then we can have 2 asterisk titles and beat out the Astros for that honor lol

@armadillolover99 3 жыл бұрын

Well your wish has been granted. Congrats on your second asterisk title

@jasonfire3434 3 жыл бұрын

@@armadillolover99 hey everyone else is disrespecting them might as well beat them to the punch 😛

@kyleadam6728 3 жыл бұрын

1st dislike 🤣😂