The Impossible Dream Red Sox Nation Begins - 50th anniversary of 1967 Red Sox MLB Network

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MLB Network Presents The Impossible Dream Red Sox Nation Begins
This is a very well done 2017 tribute to the 1967 Red Sox on the 50th anniversary of them winning the American League pennant at 100-1 odds.
Most Valuable Player Carl Yastrzemski, Cy Young Award winner Jim Lonborg, homer hitting heartthrobTony Conigliaro, Rico Petrocelli, Reggie Smith, manager Dick Williams ... they're all here in this hour-long look back at the team that thrilled a region and a nation as it brought baseball back in Boston.
I had no idea Ron Darling was a Red Sox fan until watching this; his great stories are some of the many here that perfectly capture the love between the fans and the team as it battled in the torrid AL race. And yes kids, it's true. What they did was so captivating, not one person who experienced it was really crushed that they lost the World Series.
I've posted three Impossible Dream tributes (WHDH, November 1967; NESN, The Sports Museum 2007), and they're all excellent. They each have different talking heads, and video clips, which is why I wanted them all up.
Copyright, Major League Baseball, MLB Network, Boston Red Sox, or any other party. I didn't create, don't claim the rights to, and don't profit from, this video. I just didn't see it on KZfaq and posted for historical and educational purposes, and for those who will enjoy it as much as I did.

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@rafaelramirez1507 Жыл бұрын

It all began for this little 13 yr. old boy in 1975 , but remember my Pop telling me of the 1967 Boston Red Sox which propelled me into a true fan of the Bosox that at 60 years old now, still carries in his heart what his Pop inspired him in 1975 ,all due to that 1967 Impossible Dream

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

That's often the way it happens! Pops rule! Awesome!

@williamwhalen29 Жыл бұрын

I was 2 during the '67 season. Always heard stories about this season. Really enjoy seeing this program. Fans today are spoiled by the success of recent Red Sox teams. They were an awful team before '67. I've always wondered if Tony C would have made a difference in '67. Same with Jim Rice in '75. The Red Sox pushed 2 generational teams to the limit in those 2 series. Awesome program!

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed, and I think you have just the right read on things!

@rftulie 8 ай бұрын

My folks moved us to Boston from Long Beach, CA in 1966. I walked into Fenway and had my "Fever Pitch" moment that year. I was blissfully unaware of the Sox history of failure up to that point, and although I was really disappointed with that season, I stopped being a Dodger fan as soon as I came out of that tunnel and saw that gem of a park. I had no idea what I was in for the folllowing season! I still have that Impossible Dream vinyl. It's been great ever since, although these past 2 seasons are really forgettable. I continue to hang on through every season 2,000 miles away in New Mexico. 2004 did erase the demons of 1967, 1975, and 1986.

@petegoodwinboston4825 8 ай бұрын

That's fantastic! How many games did you go to in 1967?

@rftulie 8 ай бұрын

I’m going to say a couple. I was only 11 and it was hard to convince my parents of the paramount importance of the Red Sox. Once I got into high school my attendance went up to about 5 games a year. But in ‘67 I was the kid in class with my transistor radio in my desk, cord running up to my earplug, keeping my classmates up to date on World Series games (they were all day games then)

@stevenmccart5455 2 жыл бұрын

I was in the 5th grade and my mom let me stay home to watch the World Series when I told her my teacher wouldn't let us watch the game. She wrote me a note to give the school excusing my absence do to World Series.

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

Moms are the best!

@denniscole789 2 жыл бұрын

Well done documentary. I was there on Sept 30 and Oct 1st when the Sox beat the Twins and won the pennant. Fenway was discovered that year. I was 18 and a freshman at Northeastern and it inaugurated my 2nd childhood. My book 'Journey Through The Narrow Gate' Dennis Stephan Cole a fiction novel has in it the story of The Impossible Dream. Thank God for that season..🙏♥️

@jakubwidlarz 2 жыл бұрын

In the same way that the 2016 Cubs would not have happened without the Sandberg game, the 2004 Sox would not have happened without Yaz in September '67.

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

The Sandberg game was on June 23, 1984

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

No I don't believe 2 things years apart have anything to do with the other

@ram3621 7 ай бұрын

Our family was living on an Army Post in Stuttgart Germany, I was in the 6th grade. I listened on Armed Forces Radio to Lonborg's one-hitter. I was a Yankees fan but disliked the Cardinals even more.

@petegoodwinboston4825 7 ай бұрын

How awesome that you got to hear the game! And thank you for your family member(s) service.

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

1967 The Great American League Pennant Race!!!

@beatlejim64 2 жыл бұрын

My all time favorite Red Sox team! What a GREAT pennant race!!! As a kid growing up in the 1960's in Massachusetts we were used to the Sox losing...but winning the flag on the last day of the season in 1967...WOW!

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

A special time of excitement never experienced before or since!

@RB01.10 2 жыл бұрын

I get the sentiment, but wasn’t 2004 the best since they finally broke the curse ?

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

@@RB01.10 Sure, for most people. I think they were pretty careful to make that point, with the early footage of 2004, and at the end when they didn't gloss over the fact that they didn't win it all in '67. But as they also point out, and I agree, it honestly really didn't matter. They'd been bad for so long; the Sox in the pennant race became a local, then national sensation; Yaz and Lonborg were so great; they beat 100-1 odds; they had to wait in the locker room at the end. It was an incredible time, and most of us old-timers say 2004 was great, but I feel sorry for you if you weren't there in 1967!

@stephenkammerling9479 Жыл бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 It used to be teams got a lot more credit for winning the pennant than they do now. Maybe that was because there were no divisions or interleague play. Now, if you don't win the World Series you're considered a loser. It's much harder to be successful over a 162 game season than it is to get hot over a seven game span. Weaker teams have frequently beaten superior teams in the World Series. It might happen again this year. The underdog Phillies beat the Astros tonight in game one of World Series after trailing 5-0.

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

@@stephenkammerling9479 True! And I'm not sure they've yet come up with the best way to reward the best teams in the regular season in the current playoff setup.

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

Dick Williams was right on his prediction, they did win more games then they lost

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

He knew that the Red Sox had young talent, and had played well the second half of 1966. But it still was a giant leap of faith, especially regarding the starting pitching. Thank goodness for Jim Lonborg!

@tylerdurden6901 2 жыл бұрын

funner times simpler times rally around baseball I love it

@toddgoza3522 2 жыл бұрын

John Wyatt was a relief pitcher for Boston Red Sox from 66-68, 4th African American to win a World Series game when he won game 6 in 1967 World Series!

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

Loved Johnny Wyatt!

@dietpepsivanilla3095 7 күн бұрын

If only the Red Sox had Bob Gibson. They didn't.

@scottaznavourian3720 4 ай бұрын

Eruzione beeing in this is fitting. The 67 sox are the 80 hockey team but with a silver medal

@petegoodwinboston4825 4 ай бұрын

I like that!

@saylortusk8489 Жыл бұрын

"There's pandemonium on the field!" ♥

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

😊

@aa697 Жыл бұрын

The very sad part for me and my father as Yankees fans was what happened to Tony Conigliaro. My father who had seen Joe DiMaggio saw the next coming of Joe DiMaggio in Tony Conigliaro.

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

I had not thought of that comparison before, but I definitely can see it! Your dad had a great eye!

@patrickgray5633 2 жыл бұрын

Yaz was awesome!!!!!

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible! We're still talkin' about it more than 50 years later!

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

Imagine that before 1967 the Red Sox thinking of leaving Boston

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

It is hard to believe, but it was true!

@bwyou812 9 ай бұрын

No way did they give Hawk 150,000 like he says. I have a scrapbook I collected as a kid and Cut out an article of Yaz signing the largest contract in baseball of 100,000 in 1969-70. I was 11 going on 12 in 1967 and I remember this team well.

@petegoodwinboston4825 9 ай бұрын

Now that you mention it! ... Well, Hawk *was* prone to exaggeration.

@100chuckjones Жыл бұрын

My mother and father were at that game when Tony C was drilled in the face. So was I, in my mothers stomach. I've never seen this video before, but my parents said the same thing, they will never forget the noise it made when the ball hit him in the face. It was like a thud noise. Haunting.

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

Truly. I often wonder if things would have been different if some kid hadn't thrown a smoke bomb on the field, causing a delay.

@100chuckjones Жыл бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 Lived in New England my whole life (Groton). Some of my favorite Red Sox teams were from the 1970's. Especially the 75 and 78 teams. Yes the 1978 team will always be remembered for it's one game play off loss at the hands of Bucky Dent and the second half slide (letting the Yanks back into the pennant race) but what a great team it was. I was lucky enough to meet some of the 78 team. My father was a car salesmen at Hallisey Chevrolet in Lowell. I spent time their as a kid with my dad (I wash used cars), he sold new cars. And he sold some cars the Red Sox players.

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

@@100chuckjones The '78 team was up so big at the All-Star break, I said, "There's no way they can lose it!" Oopsies!

@100chuckjones Жыл бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 Yeah, tough pill to swallow even now. That and the 86 series. But I think the pat's losing the 16-0 season might be my worst toothache.

@100chuckjones Жыл бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 I'm also a huge Patriots fan. But love my Sox. Especially those old Sox teams.

@B.S... Жыл бұрын

I’m gonna take a wild ass guess and say Dalton Jones won a half dozen games pinch hitting in the 8th and 9th innings. Yaz had it all… bat, glove, rifle arm, watching Yaz swing a bat was pure aggression , but Jones was proof that god is a baseball fan.

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

I will back you up on that!

@Mpshfromlowell64 2 жыл бұрын

I love how Yastrzemski pronounces Lonborg as "Lonberg"....

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

A buddy and I both noticed that when the video came out. We both decided that Yaz is too big for somebody to sidle up to him and say, "Hey Carl, do you know it's pronounced Lon-borg, not Lon-berg?" LOL!

@aa697 Жыл бұрын

RIP Tony C.

@RB01.10 2 жыл бұрын

*Cries* Would’ve meant so much more had they actually won. Yes I know there weren’t really any playoff games like today but still 😢

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

If you find anybody who lived it who cares about that, LMK, cause he or she will be the first! They were *so* bad, and did *so* well, nobody minded that they lost the WS (which they rallied from 3-1 down to force a G7!). You'll have to trust me on that!

@scottaznavourian3720 2 жыл бұрын

That yankee brawl is one of the best ever. But no one ever talks about it.

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

You are spot-on about that!

@MsSmitty9 2 жыл бұрын

Joe Pepitone Was a trouble making AH.

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 The one from 1976 with Lou Pinella, Carlton Fisk and Bill Lee is more talked about

@mariocisneros911 Жыл бұрын

Wrong. I think it was in 1946 or 49. When it started . Than 67, 75 , 86.. but they're still spoiled because they GOT to the World Series. Tell that to the majority of every other team.

@marcyfan Жыл бұрын

yaz after having ted williams try to mentor him turned into ted in 1967!

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

That he did! Maybe even one-upped him for that one season!

@mariocisneros911 Жыл бұрын

25:47. Ken Berry was safe. .

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

You're entitled to your opinion, but ... No way! Elston Howard got his foot down and blocked the plate! In fact, I think he had a tougher play than Jose Tartabull jumping, catching the throw, coming down. and putting the tag on!

@alexandrebertrand-lafleur3114 2 жыл бұрын

The 60's bring alcoolic-loosers managers to Boston: Billy Jurges (1959-1960), Pinky Higgins (1960-62), Billy Herman (1964-66). Johnny Pesky isn't bad as manager but it's started when Bucky Harris was fired as GM, in September 1960, Tom Yawkey want Ted Williams as GM. Williams refused and Dick O'Connell have the job as acting GM. Pinky Higgins become GM in 1962 and do the work until he is fired in September 1965.

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. In O'Connell they finally had an open-minded, shall we say, GM.

@ragintrajan8637 Жыл бұрын

Forty-five-minute documentary and zero mention of Lee Stange, who tied Gary Bell for second-most starts and had the lowest ERA of all starting Red Sox pitchers? What's a guy gotta do?

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

You're right, the Stinger doesn't get enough credit. Maybe because he was in and out, starter and reliever? He was gonna pitch the playoff game against Detroit! And when Lonborg had nothing in the bullpen before Game 7, I thought Williams should have coinsidered Stange.

@ragintrajan8637 Жыл бұрын

@Pete Goodwin / Boston As a knowledgeable Red Sox fan, I'm sure you'll be able to confirm. My dad says the proper way to pronounce his last name is stāng, not stānj. Is he correct?

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

@@ragintrajan8637 Always listen to your dad! STANG.

@ragintrajan8637 Жыл бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 That's good advice. I appreciate it. And thanks for your tremendous work.

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

@@ragintrajan8637 Glad you enjoy the vids!

@bluejaysmedicmike6831 2 жыл бұрын

BoSox 2004 and My White Sox Didn’t in 2005

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

White Sox won in 2005

@zachmalone428 2 жыл бұрын

Confused about the hitting of the batters. Why are both pitchers having to hit?

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

That's the way it used to be!

@zachmalone428 2 жыл бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 Had to look that up! I thought the DH was an AL mainstay since the inception! Learn new stuff everyday! Thanks!

@americangiant1003 10 ай бұрын

@@zachmalone428 The DH started in the AL in 1973. It took almost 50 years later before the NL permanently also adopted as well for all of their Intra-League regular season & playoff games as well in 2022.

@johntoomey357 Жыл бұрын

Amazing Dick Williams Was Clean Cut And Clean Shaving In 1967 He Went To The A's And Within A Couple Of Years He Looked Like A Bum Shaggy Hair Mustash Sideburns Whiskers He Looked Like He Was A Mechanic Not A Manager Well It Was The 1970s I Guess It Was Cool To Look Dirty And Williams Used To Get On Players About Getting Haircuts In Boston It Didn't Take Him Long To Change His Grooming Habits After Being Fired In Boston he 1969 As soon As He Got To The As His Hair Was Still Short But He Started Growing Sideburns Within Two Yrs After Finley Was Paying Players To Grow Mustaches For A 100 Dollars Dick Went On A Roll Grew A Stash Grew His Hair out Looked Scruffy Like A Guy Who Changes The Oil In Your Car He Also Liked His Drinks In The 1980s Williams Was Still Scruffy Looking And He Was Drunk At A Hotel Good And Decided To Get Nude And Piss Off The Balcony He Was Arrested He Was Manager Of The Mariners By Then Good Manager But A Total Prick To Players And A Hypocrite As Well As Fake Yaz And Many Of The Redsox Notably Ken The Hawk Harrelson Who Was Into The 1960s Hippie Styles Hated Williams Because He Was Pestering Him About His Longer Hair And Sideburns Alot Of Others On The Team Tolerated Williams Because He Helped Get The Redsox and To Win A Penant But By 1969 That Drill SGT Guy Was Fired Because The Players Were Tired Of Him And So To The A's He Went Turning Into A Auto mechanic Look And Mr Clean Cut Turned Into Mr Scum I Mention This Because The Man Was A Prick Drunk And Hypocrite

@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын

He was the perfect manager for that team, that year, but as you detailed, things quickly deteriorated. And I do recall the unfortunate balcony incident!

@michaelleroy9281 11 ай бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 Because the Red Sox didn't repeat the AL Championship and World Series in 1968 and 1969 he had to go, you can't fire 25 players so it's easier to fire the manager

@michaelleroy9281 5 ай бұрын

Finley gave out 300 dollars 💸 for the players to grow mustaches which started in 1972

@michaelleroy9281 5 ай бұрын

But he wound up being the manager for 2 of the 3 A's World Series Championship teams

@freddyfurrah3789 Жыл бұрын

The 67 Red Sox is my team. 😮 I didn't know that, Freddy. 😅

@DonQwantsyou 2 жыл бұрын

why is mike eruzione everywhere?

@petegoodwinboston4825 2 жыл бұрын

Ha! America's houseguest!

@michaelleroy9281 Жыл бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 He's even on shows about the Bruins and Bobby Orr

@michaelleroy9281 11 ай бұрын

Back in 1967 how could they plck up the Angels Tigers game from the locker room in Boston on the radio? that's easy to do now because of satellite radio

@petegoodwinboston4825 11 ай бұрын

Must have been an AM powerhouse out of Motown!

@michaelleroy9281 10 ай бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 If WJR had the Tigers games at the time they could probably pick that up, that's a strong station

@americangiant1003 10 ай бұрын

Micheal & Pete more likely the regular season double header Angels/Tigers finale was broadcast nationally on I assume NBC/Mutual Broadcasting or W/e had the countrywide radio rights for MLB in 1967. Plus (correct me if wrong)NBC cut off the 4pm(ET) AFL games to show the 2nd game of the Angels/Tigers doubleheader coast to coast as well.

@petegoodwinboston4825 10 ай бұрын

@@americangiant1003 I don't know what happened, but what you say is interesting.

@rosario508 7 ай бұрын

Why do we celebrate a team that lost the WS?

@petegoodwinboston4825 7 ай бұрын

I'm sure it's somewhere down below in the comments, but people don't read them ... they had finished ninth the season before, and were 100-1 shots. Yastrzemski had one of the best seasons in baseball history and Lonborg blossomed. They won games late, and won their final two games dramatically to win the American League pennant. For most of us lucky to be following along, those thrills were quite enough. And oh, by the way, they almost beat the Cardinals. But all of this is spelled out better ... in the documentary.

@rosario508 7 ай бұрын

@@petegoodwinboston4825 I'm a Red Sox fan. I know all of that. But the fact of the matter is they were part of the curse of the bambino and a team that came tantalizingly close to the promise land but found a way to lose. I think this team was put on a pedestal because we sox fans desperately clung to any post season glory we could we could find during that painfully long drought. I feel the exact same way about Fisk's home run. Now that they've won four World Series in the last 19 years we no longer need to hold this team to such lofty heights

@petegoodwinboston4825 7 ай бұрын

@@rosario508 That's your opinion; you're entitled to it. I disagree.

@michaelleroy9281 5 ай бұрын

They didn't win the World Series but 1967 showed they could at least get there something that previously didn't happen since 1946