Nah Juan Pierre definitely wrote that freestyle just in case

2014 Giants: MadBum. Hardest a pitcher carried a team in decades

The Nationals best strength was "We will bring a title back to DC" - Bryce Harper. lol

The ‘16 Cubs also had one of the all-time defenses, I believe setting a record for lowest opponent BABIP in a season. Two Gold Glovers, too. Rizzo, Bryant, Baez, Russell, Fowler, and of course Heyward were all plus defenders

It would have been funnier if you just said "Trash Cans" for the 2017 Astros, then cut to the Red Sox without another word.

That freestyle carried the team on its back

Pablo Sanchez, Achmed Khan, and Kiesha Phillips in the heart of the order. Now THAT'S a team.

I’m guessing that after everyone stop documenting on the M’s, they’ll shift their focus to the 2005 Chicago White Sox. 😂 You heard it hear first.

Marlins won because of Dontrelle’s leg kick and Juan Pierre’s Freestyle.

Although the biggest strengths the White Sox in 2005 was their starting pitching, however even though their lineup was apparently known for small ball the time, they actually hit the most home runs in the entire league that year. I'm actually from California but I seem to remember the White Sox a lot from that 2005 season, although that may have been because that was when I was really first getting into the MLB. That White Sox team was definitely one of the most dominant in every area that has won a World Series.

Lol props to using Mario Baseball music

2016 Cubs strength was magic. Biggest team of destiny I've ever seen. And I remember the 2013 Red Sox also having a great bullpen with Koji, Craig Breslow, Tazawa, etc. Maybe not the best but I was always excited by it

2011 Cardinals: insane luck

I think this shows that contact hitting plays really well in the tournament. The unpredictable nature of batted balls in a small sample allow teams that make more contact a greater spectrum of outcomes. Also contact hitting helps when you’re facing the best of the best in terms of pitching.

Came here JUST to see what he had to say about the 2008 Phillies. What a great team

As an Astros fan, thank you for not totally ripping into us. I respect that. Us Astros fans hear so much of it. The fans didn't cheat, and that championship meant so much to us as a city after hurricane Harvey.

2015 royals also were amazing at comebacks and rallys

Almost choked when you spat out 448

I should do the opposite... why the WS losers lost... ( like why did the astros lose to the Nats or why did the Yankees lose to the Marlins in 03)

Dodger fans in 2019: We are going back to the world series Kershaw: How about no

You guys should do a video about Bobby Richardson and how he won WS mvp even though his team lost

Love it! Great video, and you really added the special hurt on the 2017 Astros. I can't believe I rooted for them that year.

still makes me sad that people forget just how AMAZING that ‘05 white sox team was. 12-1 in the postseason. that’s complete and utter domination of PLAYOFF teams. can’t wait for us to return to that glory and finally stake out claim as a playoff team again! Doesn’t help that Paul Konerko wasn’t voted into the hall 😡

The Astros greatest strength was easily their eye It was so good they could see pitches before they even came

Mario Super Sluggers music, automatic like. And a Pablo Sanchez reference! Truly a top notch video

In regards to the 2006 WS, the Cardinals didn’t have all of their position players healthy at the same time for the entire season. They’ll say they got there in the final week, but Rolen was playing through shoulder issues that affected his offense, got him benched in the NLDS for a game, & led to the rift between him & LaRussa that lasted for the rest of their careers. Getting the offense 90% healthy by the final week, the Astros having worse health issues that season, & Carpenter, Suppan, & Weaver lead the rotation was the keys in October. Plus Adam Wainwright was put into the closer’s role as a rookie for an injured Isringhausen & was lights out.

The strength of that "mystery" Marlins teams was defense ... solid up the middle from Pudge to Pierre and very good defensive middle infielders and solid 1b an LF defense as well. They simply did not commit the errors that would have given deeper teams extra chances.

Really enjoyed this vid! Thanks for making it

the fact that the background music for mario super slugger is in this video makes me so happy lol

That Cubs team also had fantastic defense to back up that pitching as well.

I like the Wii music near the end lmao

Pat Burrell, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard will always have a spot in my heart.

The Mario super sluggers music in the background makes me so happy haha

The Yankees World Series strategy never changes get expensive players that hit dingers

"In the NBA, you need a superstar to get into the conversation of contending." This is why the NBA sucks. It's not a league of teams. It's a league of superstars with entourages.

Teams that make every out a chore to get make it very often. That is what I felt the Yankees dynasty stretch did so well.

Really should have spent more time on each 2010s Giants team. Plenty of storylines that could have been highlighted. Otherwise, great video

Lots of nostalgic songs in this video, really took me back.

Nice choice in music. I noticed Yoshi Park from Mario Super Sluggers, started focusing on the commentary more, then Wii Sports later on. Good choices

The 2016 Cubs defense was historically great. The pitching was good but the defense made all those pitchers look even better. Look at the advanced defensive statistics and FIP

Something else to note about the 2009 Yankees: they were *clutch*. Across that season and postseason, they had 17 walk-off wins. That’s right: *seventeen*. They also had the luxury of facing the Twins in the first round, who they tend to do well against.

Really appreciate the Mario super sluggers music in this video

I love the fact that you put Mario baseball music in the background, that's amazing.

I Love the Mario super sluggers music in the back 😂😂

God it still hurts thinking about how that 2006 Mets team couldn’t beat that Cards team

Royals were a very unique team in 2014 and 2015. Not only the bullpen, but you should have mentioned their batting average with RISP or timely 2 out hits were a huge factor. They were clutch and resilient despite looking pretty average on paper.

Dude i love your videos thank you for your service

Loving the Mario Stadium music in the background

The Mario Super Sluggers background music was absolutely perfect.

I appreciate the Mario super sluggers music in the background

Is this man using the Mario supersluggers music in the background? Respect man... Respect

Good pitching (starters and/or relievers) Good hitting

Great video! Could we see the biggest weakness of every World Series loser from 2000-2019?

The Mario Super Sluggers in the background. I felt that

The 2017 part was very well handled. Nice video

Love the Mario Super Sluggers background music

The Mario Super Sluggers music is an absolutely fantastic touch

9:38 David Ross hit a walk off single that game

The beginning of the video is 🔥🔥🔥

With the Angels in 2002, they also had a good bullpen. The standouts being Shields, Donnelly, Weber, and Percival.

The Mario Super Sluggers music made this video for me

Is the music at the end of the video from MLB Power Pros ‘07? If so, that game is one of the greatest and most underrated baseball video games of all time. My brother and I would play that game together for hours

Great video, but the 2004 red sox also had good pitching with schilling and pedro. And although derek Lowe didnt have a great season, he was clutch in the playoffs

The super sluggers music goes hard 🙌🙌

Wow. I don’t blame you for talking about the 2017 Astros and 2018 Red Sox

I was a young Anaheim fan during their 2002 World Series run. In addition to their contact driven offense I'm also pretty sure their bullpen ERA was lowest in baseball that year.

2019 Nationals had another thing besides pitching. Just super clutch hitting. Coming back late in 5 elimination games requires you have some hitters who can come up in big moments.

If I'm building a contender, strong starting pitching is definitely a priority that I try to get. I also want a good fielding team, as well as some good speed in the lineup. Lastly I would like a good contact hitting team. If an extra strength comes along on top of those, great.

"Their back up catcher was pretty much immortal." Now, that--that's something. I am definitely using that the next time my family talks about the Cubs.

Background music: Mario Staduim; Super Mario Sluggers

When I first saw the title of the video, I was excited because as a Padres fan I wanted to hear all about how the 98 Yankees were basically an All-Star team. Then I saw how it started in 2000. So close! 😐 Still enjoyed the video though. Maybe you can do one that goes from some point in the 80's through '99?

AWESOME VIDEO DUDE.

2017: BANG BANG BANG BANG

Best sports youtuber solely for the use of the mario super sluggers soundtrack. Brought back memories.

backyard baseball has been very very good to me. pablo sanchez jeez thats a throwback reference

my boy got the Wii sports music in the background lmaoo .

The trend off any great team. Great Pitching.

The most important thing is baseball is pitching, you can't be a true contender without a shutdown pitching staff. Obviously that's not the only thing you need but I feel a killer rotation/bullpen sets a team up for a championship more than a great lineup.

The strange thing with the 2021 Braves is that the bullpen became their strength pretty much right at playoff time. They probably blew more saves and late leads than anyone else during the first half of the season, and then they suddenly started to light it up. Their #1 strength would probably be that power infield of Freeman, Riley, Albies and Swanson all hitting at least 25 HRs and all being clutch hitters in general.

I’d love a deep dive into the 2015 Royals’ baserunning, which is in my opinion criminally underrated. It seemed like every single game, Raul Mondesi, Jarrod Dyson, or (insert literally any name from their lineup) was rounding the bases in record time.

There actually are 2 templates with one now becoming easier to attain because of the three outcome development. You need a dominant starter that is dominant enough to win 2 games in a series . Either the stuff or the pedigree and usually you want them right by time playoffs start so they are either rested or inning workhorses or rubber-arm sinkerballers. You want a 5th starter swing man who can shut down couple innings , possibly pitch high leverage situations. Can also have this in your bullpen but signing reliable bullpen help is expensive . You want 3 hitters who have good stat lines but are great fastball hitters , don't strike out a lot or have good ISO as your top hitters. You want your 2nd 5th and 6th spots , at least 2 of them, to be handed-neutral, meaning you have one player that can platoon on your the weakest handedness closest to the heart of your lineup . You want to have specialist that are generally good but are crazy dominant against lefties. You want two of them and you want that they either don't give up free passes or they give up weak contact if ball is put in play. Adam Ottavino comes to mind . The Red Sox turned around this setup more because they used their 3rd-5th starters as the swing man and specialist relievers in the playoffs, thus masking having one of the worst relieving corps making it to the WS ever. . The 2 pitcher / 3 hitter / 2 setup / 2nd 5th handedness usually is the base build of many contending teams with money. The 2nd type is having good young pitching talent ,usually enough where your best veteran starter is only good due to experience (Kershaw / Buhler) . Usually you have 4 arms where at least two start and two in bullpen Your corner fielder's hit for amazing power and ISO. Bad babip. Usually you will roster handedness or platoon players who are good with contact and speed and defense but more as backups . You usually have a top notch closer and 8th inning reliever (4 arm stud situation ). You usually have two budding superstars somewhere developing and one breaks out every 2 years. In a 4 year window there always one year where you develop 2 3 stud hitters with power all over the lineup. Your game is that you strikeout against a pitcher or you take them deep. No other swing really matters . You can develop pitch to contact players pretty well if in bigger stadiums, and ISO guys aren't affected by deep fields since they tend to be pure long ball hitters Think Twins , Oakland , Indians in this group . You also have teams like Ray's and Royals who put a lot of emphasis on OF and left-side infield defense while only caring for onbase or contact players with speed. More of a special design these teams have become good at then how teams regularly win.

The cardinals have always had good corner infielders on their winning years that’s we are trying to get arenado

The mario super sluggers music really put this all together

I’d put 2 strike hitting as honorable mention for the Royals strength, particularly because this was the main reason they had so many comeback wins in that postseason

Just gonna throw in my Marlins-biased 2 cents: I just wanna add to the Marlins in 03, IDK if the stats that specific year back it up (defensive statistics were sparse back in 03 iirc), but I wanna say that was possibly the best DEFENSIVE infield ever, with Derrek Lee, Luis Castillo, Alex Gonzalez, and Mike Lowell, all of whom at least at some point in their careers were arguably the best at their position, defensively. Then again, I haven't gone back and looked since better stats have come out to see if that's actually true or not. AND, similarly, you mentioned the 09 Yankees having possibly the best offensive infield ever...yeah, you're probably right actually, but damnit if the Marlins the year before weren't close. Jorge Cantu was 1 HR shy of giving them an infield in which ALL FOUR hit at least 30 HRs.

And now the 2020 LA Dodgers with great contact in Mookie Betts and power in Justin Turner and Cody Bellinger, as well as ridiculous pitching from Kershaw, May, and Beuhler

2019 nats goated

Love the Super Mario Super Sluggers music

Love the super Mario super sluggers music

Gotta love the wii sports music in the end

The 2002 Angels' biggest strength was their lights out bullpen. K-Rod and Percival were the nucleus, but that bullpen was lights out!

I love the super sluggers music

Almost all these teams had multiple strengths and it's correct to say they each had a biggest strength. Pitching, particularly starting pitching, will almost always win the day.

3:01 I miss the Angel's sweater vest style uniform so much

That sluggers music is banging

love the Mario Super Sluggers music

Marlins fan here. Steve Bartman was our biggest strength by far but JP's freestyle a solid 2nd

you forgot that the 2015 Royals and 2016 cubs had unbelievable defense as well.

What made the Royals great in 2015 was their ability to steal bases, manufacture runs, and excellent contact hitting. They were the best small ball team ever. Their bullpen was ace.

When listing the names of all the productive batters on the '02 Angels, how did you forget to mention Tim Salmon?