Memorable World Series Redux Notes And Days

Recently some memorable World Series past had rematches.

Two were completed yesterday and last night. Notes follow.

The 1993 Toronto Blue Jays repeated as World Seies champions, clinching such on Joe Carter’s dramatic 3 run home run, in not only the last game my father witnessed but also the last one before the presence of the bogus (teams need not finish first in their entity) wild card, vs the Philadelphia Phillies.

Those teams clashed Tuesday night past and yesterday afternoon, with the Phils, who will be in the ‘offs winning both games at Toronto vs the Jays, who will not be in post-season play and thus will miss the World Series for the 30th consecutive completed season.

In ’93, on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, the latter by a (15-14) score in a game I attended with Brien McDonald then of HBO Sports, “Tor” won games 3 and 4 at Philly to take (3-1) “Series command” toward a 6 game triumph.

Last night the Mets, a half game behind the Braves for playoffs qualification completed a 3 game sweep at home vs the Boston Red Sox.

In 1986 another famed World Series matched those 2 teams, with the Mets prevailing in 7 games.

Boston had not won a crown in 68 seasons at that point, a drought that would reach 86, as in 1986.

The Red Sox have won 4 titles since while the Mets have none.

In the ’86 World Series, the Mets won Tuesday and Wednesday night games 3 and 4 to square that series.

The scene after the Jays won the ’93 W.S. as stated above, clinching it on Joe Carter’s 3RHR.

Only one other W.S. ended on a home run, that in 1960 when Bill Mazeroski’s “solo” lifted Pittsburgh (Pirates) (10-9) vs the Yankees in game 7. (Please never forget as almost all so called media does that Hal Smith’s 3RHR with 2 outs bottom 8th, that transformed a (7-6) Buccos deficit into a (9-7) lead was arguably more important.

Each certainly was and along with Carter’s “blow” are indelible and great baseball moments and memories.