One of the most popular World Series winners ever. No matter how heartbreaking things get for us Halo fans, 2002 always remains like some type of North Star. The rare title winner that's respected by seemingly everyone.
So true. I was there in 6th grade for Game 6 and 7 and it was hands down one of the best moments in my life. Arte has to sell or quit trying to meddle in signing these busts.
My dad got cancer in 2002. My uncles all pitched in to take him to every home playoff game that year. He saw them win the championship in person, and told me that’s how he fell in love with baseball and specifically Angels baseball. While these days he pretty much gets all his baseball news and stats from me, I will always know that if it weren’t for that fateful 02 team I may have never fallen in love with this beautiful sport.
I don't remember where any of them are from except Erstad being from North Dakota because he was a small town kid getting drafted high. It seems like Salmon has talked bout being local on air, but I don't remember for sure. And I may have heard that Glaus went to Tustin High, but again my memory is pretty foggy.
This season was the same year as the famous Moneyball year for the Oakland A's. Imagine the Oakland front office doing all that work just to see their division rival win the whole thing. The same Twins team that ended the 2002 Athletics was dismantled by the Angels. 2002 was a great year. Two teams that I like faced off in the World Series and went to 7 games. I hope to see something like that again in the future, but seeing how both their seasons are going, it might take a while.
You liked Barry Bonds? Dude's the biggest disgrace in baseball. Cheated to TRY and take the home run record from Hank Aaron who paved the way for people of color to have a spot in baseball. He's the biggest disgrace in baseball, probably ever.
@@Jop278 Don't pretend as if most MLB players aren't on the juice. MLB's hiding so much information and truth from the public about that whole Steroid Scandal...
I've been an Angel's fan since I moved to Orange County in 1977. I lived in Orange, literally 3 miles from the stadium. Went to 100s of games. I had screamed so much through Games 6 & 7 that I lost my voice. When they won the series I just stood in front of my TV and cried. They truly were the Cinderella team of all time in my book. I'll never forget it.
Imagine the Angels this year won the championship this season. After all the ridicule and heartbreak for Angels fans, on Ohtani's walk year, they manage to win it all after having been winless in the postseason for the entirety of the 2010s while having Trout for most of it and Ohtani for some. And then you wake up.
😂 they gotta make playoffs 1st. Possible wild card if they go on a run. Dont think they will win the division against the rangers or Astros already ahead of them
Seeing Jackie Autry celebrate after every great moment during the world series made me smile every time, the rally monkey also worked wonders... they did it for gene.
My uncle is the biggest Angels fan I’ve ever met and he got married on the night of the game 6 insane comeback (they planned the wedding in October when the angels were 10 games under .500) and now he has the actual Angels lineup card from game 6 as well as the hat John Lackey wore on the mound in game 7. We’ll never forget this playoff run and the incredible roller coaster of emotions all Angels fans went through during it.
I could never do it. My bride to be would get a serious glimpse of the rest of her life as I sneak away from the wedding to catch a few outs of the game.
I'm a lifelong Dodgers fan, but this Angels team was so fun to watch. And the fact that so much of their roster was homegrown makes their title feel much more earned.
As a life long Angel fan the 2002 season was magical. I can’t believe it’s been 21 years. We started terribly then went on a tear. We would have won the division if it wasn’t for the As winning streak. 99 wins is pretty good though.
Angels fan for 30 years. That team was just all around solid. Starters that could eat innings and could go into the 6th-7th inning on a regular basis. Some occasional pop from Glaus and Salmon, and guys like Darin Erstad who knew how to work the count and put the ball in play on a regular basis. The stars aligned perfectly that year and it was a beautiful thing to watch.
Love this. 2002 was a magical season topped off by an incredible World Series. The Halos were dominate in the early 2000's and man do I wish we could go on another run like that.
Life long angels fan. Grew up 10 minutes from the Big A. This video brought back so many memories and actually brought a small tear to my eye. People forget how bad the angels had been in the years prior to this championship. We had literally never won a playoff series. Thanks for taking me down memory lane Jolly
One of my favorite non Astros teams ever. That Angels team was so fun, and I can name probably 15 guys from that team off the top of my head, before watching the video.
My favorite American League team has always been the Angels, and my favorite National League team being the Giants, so I was psyched for the 2002 "Wild West World Series." I even have the official MLB Documentary DVD "The 2002 World Series: Heaven in Seven." Great video here, lots of other little details not mentioned on the DVD. I saw the Angels play (live in Anaheim) a few times after their WS win when they still had K-Rod and Percival. I'll never forget when "Percy" came out to close (and save) one of those games; he came out to the Godsmack song, "Keep Away." Brilliant choice, and now it's that moment I think of whenever I hear the song. Last bit, it's funny that several years after the fact, at least four or five players from the 2002 World Series winning Angels would end up on the St. Louis Cardinals where they would win another World Series title with the Cardinals.
To bad he was a PR nightmare! All he talked about was how baseball didn't define who he was and once he was retired you would never see him again. Surprise! Here he is as a (bad) commentator. Guess you got some bills to be paid, right GA?
@@kendallevans4079Baseball doesn’t define who he is. Christ tells us this. What is it that you’re living for and what is the evidence that it’s reliable. GA retired with all the Angels hitting records ahead of Salmon. You sound super ungrateful.
Troy Glaus is one of the most underrated power hitters of all time. 320 homers in 13 years, 1537 games. had a homer rate of 34 per 162 and averaged 100 RBIs every 162 games. this is comparable to Barry Bonds’ first 13 years
Nice summary of that magic season. Having been an Angels fan since the mid-'70s, watching videos reflecting back to this championship year brings tears to my eyes. That was truly a team effort in every sense of the word. Everybody contributed to the success.
Being from LA the Angels winning was an awesome thing even as a Dodgers fan. Just felt good for them and that team was awesome and so much fun. They remind me a lot of the Rangers team last year.
Growing up in SoCal it was so awesome to see this team of guys that were overlooked and underrated become champs. I’m a Red Sox fan but so many of my favorite ball players to watch as a kid were on this Angels team. Hope we can see the Big A return to that type of energy one day!
26 out of the 40-Man Roster were either born in California, or started their careers in Anaheim…..literal homegrown team!!! Will never forget attending Game 2 with my Dad and Games 1 and 7 with my Grandpa!
Game 6 in 2002 is one of the best WS games of all time to me. Bonds had that look on his face like, yeah I’m winning a ring tonight after smashing that ball…
A big shoutout to Halos color commentator Rex "the Hudman" Hudler for inspiring the team with some great nicknames: Kingfish Tim Salmon, Sandfrog Scott Spiezio, "Ersty" Darin Erstad, "GA" Garret Anderson. ...Okay, they weren't all gems, but Hudman and Steve Physioc were the perfect announce team for this season.
I lived in LA then and watched EVERY game that year. It felt like a fluke even then. The team got hot at the right time. The studs were good, and the Average-ish players had timely hits, plus the lights out K-Rod Percival combo. It was a fun ride. I was at one of the Yankee/Angels playoff games and sat close to Jack Nicholson.
So a team that won 99 games and that to go through the Yankees in 1st round was a fluke ? Even though they kept making the playoff with the same core ?
After a losing record in 2003 the angels had one losing season from 2004-2015 and if it wasn’t for the 09 Yankees and 05 white Sox the angels would have another title.
I've heard multiple players cite John Lackey as their favorite teammate, and I love that; The fact you can come from deep Texas and look the way he does, and still be a nice guy.
@@CharmCityGamer Only looked liked a Superhero when he was on the juice and his head doubled in size (1999-2007). He was strong before hand with already 400+ HRs in just 13 seasons but he never hit HRs in such a fast rate prior...
When the Angels won the WS back in 2002. They had a great team In 2001 the pitching was injured In 2000 The hitting was injured But in 02 everybody were healthy Plus some minor trades they did
This and the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees were the two World Series I remember most as a kid. Rockies getting swept will always be my favorite as a Rockies fan and probably only time we will go haha, but those two were my favorite and most memorable
As a young angels fan I don’t remember their WS run since I was only 4 but I’m hopeful this years team can stay healthy and put up a winning season since it seems every player on this team can be a threat
As a Iifelong dodgers fan, this angels team was fun to watch. I remember when Mike Scioscia was the dodgers catcher in the 80s and became the angels manager in 2000. It was also good to see Barry Bonds lose the World Series. Its always good to see the Giants lose in the World Series. I was happy for Scioscia, and coaches Mickey Hatcher and Alfredo Griffin. All 3 of their coaches were part of another underdog team in the 1988 Dodgers. Both the 1988 and 2002 World Series were the best.
I remember this season! I was only 10 years old but me and my dad watched it and I remember the movie “angels in the outfield” playing right before the big game. What a magical time to be a baseball fan
I was 8 years old, and living in Anaheim, I watched the series on TV with my grandfather, and you could hear the celebration from our house! Miss these days! Angels are lost!!!
02 Angels I was in middle school. A team effort. Every player contributed. One player that gets no love and who was just as nasty as K-Rod was Scot Shields.
Spezio initiated our comeback in Game 6… Without his HR we would of been dunzo….. After game 6 comeback… Game 7 was ours for the taking!!!! 😇 I partied all night…. Anaheim, Orange, Santa Ana…. Massacred 🍺 🍻 🍺 🍻
This will always be my favorite World Series team. The team got built through the minor league system with Tim Salmon, Garrett Anderson, Troy Glaus, Darin Erstad, Jarrod Washburn, Troy Percival, John Lackey, and K-Rod coming out of it. At the time the team payroll was 16th in the league and that was during Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, and Dodgers spending wars with top free agents. For five years going back 1997 Marlins team whoever can spend the big bucks will most likely be in the World Series and winning it. Angels World Series victory became important as it reset the big spend trend. The following year Marlins won it with a team mostly built through their system. Teams realize they can build a talented team through their minor system put their investment into it.
While Percival did in fact lock down the game 2 save in the way It should be noted he came in 11-9 and closed it at 11-10 after bonds hit a 2 out bomb to the solar system
One of the coolest things to me I always tell people about when the opportunity arises, my mom was in the same class as Darin Erstad at Jamestown High School in Jamestown North Dakota. I got to meet him about 12 years ago at their high school reunion. Thanks for this video, I’ve tried finding videos from this series but haven’t been able to find a whole lot.
Probably the most underrated World Series winners ever. Interesting facts I learned today: -This team won the same year as the Moneyball As (I knew this, just finally struck my Interesting bone today) -Giants were $17 mil higher in team payroll. -The Yankees had heartbreaking series losses 3 years in a row (01 WS Diamondbacks, 02 ALDS against Angels, 03 WS against Miami)
10:18 I forgot all about Dusty Baker’s son, & batter boy, Darren, when he almost got trampled! Great breakdown of the last Angels WS championship. The only way the Angels will win another 1 is if they get a new owner. Which was soooooo close from happening this past year. Oh well🤷🏻♂️
I found it so funny you posted this video today because I was literally talking about this team with David Eckstein yesterday. I went to a comic con and was waiting online to meet his wife Ashley (who voices Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars). David was there at her booth. Im a Yankees fan so i jokingly told him I was at him for knocking us out in 2002. He was super nice. I was super short as a kid so I always liked him because he was always one of the shortest guys in the league so I looked up to him.
In Game 6, when Felix Rodriguez came in and Scott Spiezio hit that 3-run home run, everyone knew the Angels were going to come back and win it. Very much similar to Jim Leyritz's homer in Game 4 of the '96 Series -- all the damage was dealt with one swing.
This was the season I fell in love with baseball. This is also the season that has caused delusional optimism for angels fans year after year even with horribly constructed rosters. The spirit of this 2002 team is still with fans today, for better or for worse .
It’s a collective effort, not just the individuals putting up stats. That’s all you hear nowadays is each persons individual effort instead of the collective effort, fundamentals and situational (1st to 3rd, moving runners) and team chemistry
Nice amazing video about the Angel's needing to do this year. Team work, everyone team work. That has the way to come together to win and maybe even save Ohtani to win a world series. The Angel's are right now do anything to get to world series right now. This video shows what a team can do by doing the impossible to fight against the greatest teams of their time. History may repeat this year and that would be another poetic way of baseball. Also, the Angel's never giveup when down, so oretty poetic when someone let's up or makes an error for tye Angel's they will take anything. Also, crazy how this world series win had a huge impact for years to come for many major teams.
Also Jim Edmonds was an Angel (although he wasn't on the 2002 team, he was traded in 2000 for Adam Kennedy and Kent Bottenfield. Kennedy was 2002 ALCS MVP.)
Saw their game against the Rangers tonight at Angel Stadium. They embodied the same energy as 2002 Game 6 with their miraculous comeback in the last 2 innings.
Barry Bonds was my hero growing up and this World Series crushed me. I knew it was over after we blew game 6. Ive cried literally maybe 4 times in my entire 30 something years of life and that night I legit almost cried. If I wasn't watching the game with my dad I probably would've dropped a few tears but he would've beat my ass if he saw that. I wanted Barry Bonds to get that World Series ring soooo bad that season and the fact that he absolutely DOMINATED that World Series and playoffs in general was even worse. To this day I low-key hate monkeys because of that season. Dope video though dude. keep it up!
Love the video! You have to mention Scot Shields though! Anyways, I was there for Game 6. I was standing looking down through the tunnel where Bonds destroyed that ball for a homerun. I remember it hit a lady in the leg and she was on the ground.
The AL West was loaded that year. Imagine winning 93 games, coming in third place, and missing the playoffs. That was the 2003 Seattle Mariners. The last place Rangers could rake too. We're not going to talk about their pitching
Its really a culmination of that loyalty generated by Salmon and Anderson and Erstad and Percival. I wish they were more well known. But anyways. You cannot obfuscate what they accomplished.
I’ve been an Angels fan for ever it seems like. And I remember that magical 2002 season. We had no business beating the New York Yankees and no business beating Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants. But we did! I remember a Red Sox player remark: “I don’t see no banners up there.” Well now we got one 😂
As an Angels fan I appreciate the video, as someone who was there that year, you didn’t give nearly enough credit to Kennedy, Eckstein, and Erstad. They somehow played way above their weight class in some of the most clutch moments of the 02 season. Also Anderson played LF. Erstad owned center😂
Back then they had a very Good front Office, Farm System, Couching Staff... But mostly a better GM and Farm System is a Big main problem... They don't have that Now...
"Everyone was rooting for those Angels" Speak for yourself mate, that 02 team ripped my heart out as a Giants fan. Though with time I can say I appreciate them. They remind me of a couple of the 2010s Giants world series winners, squads with a lot of talent but little in the way of bona fide superstars destined for the Hall of Fame.
Simple. He was always a slow starter, put up average numbers the first half of the season (when All Star votes are tabulated), then he heated up in the 2nd half. They used to say, "As the weather got warmer, so did Salmon."
The 02 Angels had a top seven starting rotation and an elite bullpen. And the lineup had no easy outs. After they bludgeoned the Yankees, I felt like they were the favorites.
As a young kid and Giants fan, I was absolutely crushed. 5 outs away, man. I'm happy my team was able to redeem themselves later on but damn, Dusty giving the gameball to Russ in the eighth is still one of the biggest oofs in WS history.
Greatest year in Baseball history!! I’m sorry but I feel something was missed that was critical to them winning the World Series. In their first series against the Yankees in the first game the Angels had the lead in the bottom of the 8th and it was either 1 or 2 outs and, I forgot who was announcing the game but he made the comment that the Angels, although a good team, were playing the powerhouse Yankees and Mike should have Percival at least up and throwing. If need be get 4 or 5 outs. In the second game it was the exact same scenario in the bottom of the 8th and this time Scioscia brought Percival in the 8th and he shut them down for the win. I love the game and have been a fan since the ‘70’s but I was caught up in the tradition of the game and when I heard the announcer mention that I first thought it was a stupid idea until they loss, the very next game I was cheering the move.
One of the most popular World Series winners ever. No matter how heartbreaking things get for us Halo fans, 2002 always remains like some type of North Star. The rare title winner that's respected by seemingly everyone.
Not really. Giants fans hate the team for denying Bonds a championship.
@gemnist8462 who, big head?
So true. I was there in 6th grade for Game 6 and 7 and it was hands down one of the best moments in my life. Arte has to sell or quit trying to meddle in signing these busts.
Great season lackey was that deal
90% of baseball fans were rooting for them against San Francisco, as was FOX network
My dad got cancer in 2002. My uncles all pitched in to take him to every home playoff game that year. He saw them win the championship in person, and told me that’s how he fell in love with baseball and specifically Angels baseball. While these days he pretty much gets all his baseball news and stats from me, I will always know that if it weren’t for that fateful 02 team I may have never fallen in love with this beautiful sport.
As a Giants fan I'll take the world series loss for your dad to be able to see them win a world series. We got it back in 10,12 and 14. Much respect.
That’s a great story, and I’m glad to hear he’s recovered.
It’s also really cool how many guys on that angels team were from either Los Angeles or Orange County, definitely a home town team
It was a nightmare for dodgers fans that year in the World Series they weren’t rooting for no one
I don't remember where any of them are from except Erstad being from North Dakota because he was a small town kid getting drafted high. It seems like Salmon has talked bout being local on air, but I don't remember for sure. And I may have heard that Glaus went to Tustin High, but again my memory is pretty foggy.
This season was the same year as the famous Moneyball year for the Oakland A's. Imagine the Oakland front office doing all that work just to see their division rival win the whole thing. The same Twins team that ended the 2002 Athletics was dismantled by the Angels. 2002 was a great year. Two teams that I like faced off in the World Series and went to 7 games. I hope to see something like that again in the future, but seeing how both their seasons are going, it might take a while.
You liked Barry Bonds? Dude's the biggest disgrace in baseball. Cheated to TRY and take the home run record from Hank Aaron who paved the way for people of color to have a spot in baseball. He's the biggest disgrace in baseball, probably ever.
@@Jop278 Don't pretend as if most MLB players aren't on the juice. MLB's hiding so much information and truth from the public about that whole Steroid Scandal...
@@Jop278 Baseball has *never* been a game about honor. It's been manipulated and rigged and scritped like all other professional sports...
That’s why as an Angels fan, I never watched Moneyball. I’d rather watch Angels in the Outfield for the 100th time.
I've been an Angel's fan since I moved to Orange County in 1977. I lived in Orange, literally 3 miles from the stadium. Went to 100s of games. I had screamed so much through Games 6 & 7 that I lost my voice. When they won the series I just stood in front of my TV and cried. They truly were the Cinderella team of all time in my book. I'll never forget it.
Imagine the Angels this year won the championship this season. After all the ridicule and heartbreak for Angels fans, on Ohtani's walk year, they manage to win it all after having been winless in the postseason for the entirety of the 2010s while having Trout for most of it and Ohtani for some. And then you wake up.
You had me in the first 90%, not gonna lie.
You got me bro
😂 they gotta make playoffs 1st. Possible wild card if they go on a run. Dont think they will win the division against the rangers or Astros already ahead of them
The Angels have stars and they're fun to watch, enjoy it. Championship awards are fun but they dont mean much.
And everyone got hurt. I always imagine this 2001-2002 scenario happening again but not looking good!
That year was absolutely the most unbelievable magical time. A different hero every game.
Seeing Jackie Autry celebrate after every great moment during the world series made me smile every time, the rally monkey also worked wonders... they did it for gene.
My uncle is the biggest Angels fan I’ve ever met and he got married on the night of the game 6 insane comeback (they planned the wedding in October when the angels were 10 games under .500) and now he has the actual Angels lineup card from game 6 as well as the hat John Lackey wore on the mound in game 7. We’ll never forget this playoff run and the incredible roller coaster of emotions all Angels fans went through during it.
I could never do it. My bride to be would get a serious glimpse of the rest of her life as I sneak away from the wedding to catch a few outs of the game.
Why do you hate the only owner that has won for you?
@@ethanniedorowski116 disney? I love disneyland
I'm a lifelong Dodgers fan, but this Angels team was so fun to watch. And the fact that so much of their roster was homegrown makes their title feel much more earned.
And the fact they downed the Giants on the highest stage, that must help too.
As a life long Angel fan the 2002 season was magical. I can’t believe it’s been 21 years. We started terribly then went on a tear. We would have won the division if it wasn’t for the As winning streak. 99 wins is pretty good though.
during the a's winning streak, we were right there...right there with the overrated a's....they hardly gained any ground on us.....
They also hade their worst start in their history 6-14 as of that year too!
Angels fan for 30 years. That team was just all around solid. Starters that could eat innings and could go into the 6th-7th inning on a regular basis. Some occasional pop from Glaus and Salmon, and guys like Darin Erstad who knew how to work the count and put the ball in play on a regular basis. The stars aligned perfectly that year and it was a beautiful thing to watch.
Love this. 2002 was a magical season topped off by an incredible World Series. The Halos were dominate in the early 2000's and man do I wish we could go on another run like that.
Life long angels fan. Grew up 10 minutes from the Big A. This video brought back so many memories and actually brought a small tear to my eye. People forget how bad the angels had been in the years prior to this championship. We had literally never won a playoff series. Thanks for taking me down memory lane Jolly
Thanks for this video there isn't to many videos on the 2002 championship angels team I remember the whole post season like it was yesterday
I was 14 when they took it all, oh man that was amazing. Hope we get another one soon, we really need it. Forever Angels …
One of my favorite non Astros teams ever. That Angels team was so fun, and I can name probably 15 guys from that team off the top of my head, before watching the video.
I'm from Anaheim and my woman is from SF. It got crazy in the house during this series. NUTS! Go Angels! Go Shohei!
its so sad that the greatest angel player ever, trout (obviously) will never win a championship.....
My favorite American League team has always been the Angels, and my favorite National League team being the Giants, so I was psyched for the 2002 "Wild West World Series." I even have the official MLB Documentary DVD "The 2002 World Series: Heaven in Seven."
Great video here, lots of other little details not mentioned on the DVD. I saw the Angels play (live in Anaheim) a few times after their WS win when they still had K-Rod and Percival. I'll never forget when "Percy" came out to close (and save) one of those games; he came out to the Godsmack song, "Keep Away." Brilliant choice, and now it's that moment I think of whenever I hear the song.
Last bit, it's funny that several years after the fact, at least four or five players from the 2002 World Series winning Angels would end up on the St. Louis Cardinals where they would win another World Series title with the Cardinals.
Garret Anderson was so underrated. Guy was a beast as a hitter.
How was he underrated?
To bad he was a PR nightmare!
All he talked about was how baseball didn't define who he was and once he was retired you would never see him again. Surprise! Here he is as a (bad) commentator. Guess you got some bills to be paid, right GA?
glaus was better.so was erstad
@@graciemaemarie11jones16 Yup!!
@@kendallevans4079Baseball doesn’t define who he is. Christ tells us this. What is it that you’re living for and what is the evidence that it’s reliable. GA retired with all the Angels hitting records ahead of Salmon. You sound super ungrateful.
Troy Glaus is one of the most underrated power hitters of all time. 320 homers in 13 years, 1537 games. had a homer rate of 34 per 162 and averaged 100 RBIs every 162 games. this is comparable to Barry Bonds’ first 13 years
Ya should have dh more to stay healthy but I agree he was a monster 👻 probably on juice but maybe nit he was just hungry
Nice summary of that magic season. Having been an Angels fan since the mid-'70s, watching videos reflecting back to this championship year brings tears to my eyes. That was truly a team effort in every sense of the word. Everybody contributed to the success.
i needed this for my mental health as dark days are looming for the angels. Thanks Jolly
Being from LA the Angels winning was an awesome thing even as a Dodgers fan. Just felt good for them and that team was awesome and so much fun. They remind me a lot of the Rangers team last year.
Growing up in SoCal it was so awesome to see this team of guys that were overlooked and underrated become champs. I’m a Red Sox fan but so many of my favorite ball players to watch as a kid were on this Angels team. Hope we can see the Big A return to that type of energy one day!
26 out of the 40-Man Roster were either born in California, or started their careers in Anaheim…..literal homegrown team!!! Will never forget attending Game 2 with my Dad and Games 1 and 7 with my Grandpa!
Why don't the continue this?
@@TiagoGomez-hb9tecause arte doesn’t invest into player development
@@Parkerminami Well, that's very bizarre.
Game 6 in 2002 is one of the best WS games of all time to me. Bonds had that look on his face like, yeah I’m winning a ring tonight after smashing that ball…
Only to lose to a team with no true superstar
As an Angels fan I needed this.
That comeback from down 5-0 in game 6 is the biggest in World Series history by a team facing elimination.😊
That Game 6 comeback is one of the greatest comebacks in MLB history. They were dead in the water.
A big shoutout to Halos color commentator Rex "the Hudman" Hudler for inspiring the team with some great nicknames: Kingfish Tim Salmon, Sandfrog Scott Spiezio, "Ersty" Darin Erstad, "GA" Garret Anderson. ...Okay, they weren't all gems, but Hudman and Steve Physioc were the perfect announce team for this season.
Hudman? He had no such nick name. He was called the "wonder dog" Rex hudler. Put some respect on his name ....
Rex Hudler a KC legend with the commentary
@@jahilane9907 like wise for the Angels
@@kylestrange4494 you think Anaheim season over?
@@jahilane9907 yes
Probably one of the most underrated teams and World Series. This team had some crazy magic that is so rare
I lived in LA then and watched EVERY game that year. It felt like a fluke even then. The team got hot at the right time. The studs were good, and the Average-ish players had timely hits, plus the lights out K-Rod Percival combo. It was a fun ride. I was at one of the Yankee/Angels playoff games and sat close to Jack Nicholson.
So a team that won 99 games and that to go through the Yankees in 1st round was a fluke ? Even though they kept making the playoff with the same core ?
After a losing record in 2003 the angels had one losing season from 2004-2015 and if it wasn’t for the 09 Yankees and 05 white Sox the angels would have another title.
I've heard multiple players cite John Lackey as their favorite teammate, and I love that;
The fact you can come from deep Texas and look the way he does, and still be a nice guy.
As a huge Barry Bonds fan, that Angels team will always hurt. Thanks Jolly!
Why are you a huge fan of Mr. Barry?
@@TiagoGomez-hb9te As a kid, his power fascinated me. He just looked like a superhero.
@@CharmCityGamer Only looked liked a Superhero when he was on the juice and his head doubled in size (1999-2007). He was strong before hand with already 400+ HRs in just 13 seasons but he never hit HRs in such a fast rate prior...
@@TiagoGomez-hb9te Roids do not improve performance, only improve health.
When the Angels won the WS back in 2002.
They had a great team
In 2001 the pitching was injured
In 2000
The hitting was injured
But in 02 everybody were healthy
Plus some minor trades they did
This and the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees were the two World Series I remember most as a kid. Rockies getting swept will always be my favorite as a Rockies fan and probably only time we will go haha, but those two were my favorite and most memorable
Same! Etched in my core memory bank
This was the best team, best world series, best way to become a lifelong baseball fan. I have core memories from this season as a young boy.
agree...so good to defeat the evil SCUMBAG on the giants....barroid- the SCUMBAG.......
As a young angels fan I don’t remember their WS run since I was only 4 but I’m hopeful this years team can stay healthy and put up a winning season since it seems every player on this team can be a threat
Always love hearing the stories of people around Anaheim about Game 6.
As a Iifelong dodgers fan, this angels team was fun to watch. I remember when Mike Scioscia was the dodgers catcher in the 80s and became the angels manager in 2000. It was also good to see Barry Bonds lose the World Series. Its always good to see the Giants lose in the World Series. I was happy for Scioscia, and coaches Mickey Hatcher and Alfredo Griffin. All 3 of their coaches were part of another underdog team in the 1988 Dodgers. Both the 1988 and 2002 World Series were the best.
I remember this season! I was only 10 years old but me and my dad watched it and I remember the movie “angels in the outfield” playing right before the big game. What a magical time to be a baseball fan
Thank you for this Jolly Olive. What a time to be an Angel fan!
That year the Angels were the comeback kids, with 43, if I remember. Good year to be an Angels fan.
Which MLB teams have the most come from behind wins in season?
I was 8 years old, and living in Anaheim, I watched the series on TV with my grandfather, and you could hear the celebration from our house! Miss these days! Angels are lost!!!
02 Angels I was in middle school. A team effort. Every player contributed. One player that gets no love and who was just as nasty as K-Rod was Scot Shields.
Spezio initiated our comeback in Game 6… Without his HR we would of been dunzo….. After game 6 comeback… Game 7 was ours for the taking!!!! 😇
I partied all night…. Anaheim, Orange, Santa Ana…. Massacred 🍺 🍻 🍺 🍻
This will always be my favorite World Series team. The team got built through the minor league system with Tim Salmon, Garrett Anderson, Troy Glaus, Darin Erstad, Jarrod Washburn, Troy Percival, John Lackey, and K-Rod coming out of it. At the time the team payroll was 16th in the league and that was during Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, and Dodgers spending wars with top free agents. For five years going back 1997 Marlins team whoever can spend the big bucks will most likely be in the World Series and winning it. Angels World Series victory became important as it reset the big spend trend. The following year Marlins won it with a team mostly built through their system. Teams realize they can build a talented team through their minor system put their investment into it.
GOATED TEAM
While Percival did in fact lock down the game 2 save in the way
It should be noted he came in 11-9 and closed it at 11-10 after bonds hit a 2 out bomb to the solar system
One of the coolest things to me I always tell people about when the opportunity arises, my mom was in the same class as Darin Erstad at Jamestown High School in Jamestown North Dakota. I got to meet him about 12 years ago at their high school reunion. Thanks for this video, I’ve tried finding videos from this series but haven’t been able to find a whole lot.
Probably the most underrated World Series winners ever.
Interesting facts I learned today:
-This team won the same year as the Moneyball As (I knew this, just finally struck my Interesting bone today)
-Giants were $17 mil higher in team payroll.
-The Yankees had heartbreaking series losses 3 years in a row (01 WS Diamondbacks, 02 ALDS against Angels, 03 WS against Miami)
Yanks blew a 3-0 lead in the 04 ALCS vs Boston. Way more heartbreaking than the 3 previous years
Was at game 1 and 7. Absolutely electric!
10:18 I forgot all about Dusty Baker’s son, & batter boy, Darren, when he almost got trampled!
Great breakdown of the last Angels WS championship. The only way the Angels will win another 1 is if they get a new owner. Which was soooooo close from happening this past year. Oh well🤷🏻♂️
Crazy how much Troy percival is mentioned. Me and his daughter were good friends in highschool. He is a huge guy.
Will never forget the rally monkey.
I found it so funny you posted this video today because I was literally talking about this team with David Eckstein yesterday. I went to a comic con and was waiting online to meet his wife Ashley (who voices Ahsoka Tano in Star Wars). David was there at her booth. Im a Yankees fan so i jokingly told him I was at him for knocking us out in 2002. He was super nice. I was super short as a kid so I always liked him because he was always one of the shortest guys in the league so I looked up to him.
I watched this entire world series (on antennae tv if you can believe) and remember nearly everyone one of these games. Was a magical post season.
I was at this world series. Go Angels!
In Game 6, when Felix Rodriguez came in and Scott Spiezio hit that 3-run home run, everyone knew the Angels were going to come back and win it. Very much similar to Jim Leyritz's homer in Game 4 of the '96 Series -- all the damage was dealt with one swing.
Definitely a crazy run, Glaus went off for em
As a Giants fan this hurts
This was the season I fell in love with baseball. This is also the season that has caused delusional optimism for angels fans year after year even with horribly constructed rosters. The spirit of this 2002 team is still with fans today, for better or for worse .
From 2002-2015 the angels were pretty dominate. They had only two losing seasons, a World Series and won the division six times.
It’s a collective effort, not just the individuals putting up stats. That’s all you hear nowadays is each persons individual effort instead of the collective effort, fundamentals and situational (1st to 3rd, moving runners) and team chemistry
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Jolly, thank you so much for this videos. You made my year. Not very hard to please an angel fan.
Nice amazing video about the Angel's needing to do this year. Team work, everyone team work. That has the way to come together to win and maybe even save Ohtani to win a world series. The Angel's are right now do anything to get to world series right now. This video shows what a team can do by doing the impossible to fight against the greatest teams of their time. History may repeat this year and that would be another poetic way of baseball. Also, the Angel's never giveup when down, so oretty poetic when someone let's up or makes an error for tye Angel's they will take anything. Also, crazy how this world series win had a huge impact for years to come for many major teams.
Lots of Cardinals legends on that team: Eckstein, Kennedy, Glaus, Lackey
Also Jim Edmonds was an Angel (although he wasn't on the 2002 team, he was traded in 2000 for Adam Kennedy and Kent Bottenfield. Kennedy was 2002 ALCS MVP.)
Saw their game against the Rangers tonight at Angel Stadium. They embodied the same energy as 2002 Game 6 with their miraculous comeback in the last 2 innings.
Barry Bonds was my hero growing up and this World Series crushed me. I knew it was over after we blew game 6. Ive cried literally maybe 4 times in my entire 30 something years of life and that night I legit almost cried. If I wasn't watching the game with my dad I probably would've dropped a few tears but he would've beat my ass if he saw that.
I wanted Barry Bonds to get that World Series ring soooo bad that season and the fact that he absolutely DOMINATED that World Series and playoffs in general was even worse.
To this day I low-key hate monkeys because of that season. Dope video though dude. keep it up!
Bomds is an asshole and was a terrible post season player aside from 2002. He didn’t deserve a ring.
Man, Troy Glaus hit some NUKES back in the day.
Love the video! You have to mention Scot Shields though! Anyways, I was there for Game 6. I was standing looking down through the tunnel where Bonds destroyed that ball for a homerun. I remember it hit a lady in the leg and she was on the ground.
Jolly Olive's upload early in the morning is my breakfast
The AL West was loaded that year. Imagine winning 93 games, coming in third place, and missing the playoffs. That was the 2003 Seattle Mariners.
The last place Rangers could rake too. We're not going to talk about their pitching
*2002 Mariners
Incredible breakdown, thanks Jack.
Thanks for this…maybe this will bring some better baseball for long time fans…
Its really a culmination of that loyalty generated by Salmon and Anderson and Erstad and Percival. I wish they were more well known. But anyways. You cannot obfuscate what they accomplished.
I appreciate that your ads are at the end of the vid. Ty👍
I needed this so much 😭
Awesome video Mr. Olive, keep it up
Still one of the best plays in mlb history. JT Snow saving Dusty Bakers grandson from getting run over at the plate. 10:21
Thoroughly enjoyed watching them stick it to Barry Bonds and the Giants.
Now in hindsight, Dusty Baker has his Manager ring with Houston. I find that to be bittersweet.
God it’s tough being an Angels fan 😢
I’ve been an Angels fan for ever it seems like. And I remember that magical 2002 season. We had no business beating the New York Yankees and no business beating Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants. But we did! I remember a Red Sox player remark: “I don’t see no banners up there.” Well now we got one 😂
God this year was so much fun.
As an Angels fan I appreciate the video, as someone who was there that year, you didn’t give nearly enough credit to Kennedy, Eckstein, and Erstad. They somehow played way above their weight class in some of the most clutch moments of the 02 season. Also Anderson played LF. Erstad owned center😂
Back then they had a very Good front Office, Farm System, Couching Staff... But mostly a better GM and Farm System is a Big main problem... They don't have that Now...
As a Mariners fan... this gives me hope
"Everyone was rooting for those Angels"
Speak for yourself mate, that 02 team ripped my heart out as a Giants fan.
Though with time I can say I appreciate them. They remind me of a couple of the 2010s Giants world series winners, squads with a lot of talent but little in the way of bona fide superstars destined for the Hall of Fame.
Man. I forgot about Garrett Anderson and Brad Fullmer. I also didn't know that Benji Gil and Alex Ochoa were still in the league in 2002.
Tim Salmon managing to somehow never make an All-Star team will forever be weird to me. Like how???
Simple. He was always a slow starter, put up average numbers the first half of the season (when All Star votes are tabulated), then he heated up in the 2nd half. They used to say, "As the weather got warmer, so did Salmon."
The 02 Angels had a top seven starting rotation and an elite bullpen. And the lineup had no easy outs. After they bludgeoned the Yankees, I felt like they were the favorites.
2002 playoffs Troy Glaus was a cheat code.
As a young kid and Giants fan, I was absolutely crushed. 5 outs away, man. I'm happy my team was able to redeem themselves later on but damn, Dusty giving the gameball to Russ in the eighth is still one of the biggest oofs in WS history.
We will always have the 2022 Championship season!!
I'm a simple man. I see rally monkey. I click
Really enjoy the videos - when you put the pitcher season stat lines in there, do you think you might be able to include FIP?
Please, my angels needs to win the World Series
Greatest year in Baseball history!! I’m sorry but I feel something was missed that was critical to them winning the World Series. In their first series against the Yankees in the first game the Angels had the lead in the bottom of the 8th and it was either 1 or 2 outs and, I forgot who was announcing the game but he made the comment that the Angels, although a good team, were playing the powerhouse Yankees and Mike should have Percival at least up and throwing. If need be get 4 or 5 outs. In the second game it was the exact same scenario in the bottom of the 8th and this time Scioscia brought Percival in the 8th and he shut them down for the win. I love the game and have been a fan since the ‘70’s but I was caught up in the tradition of the game and when I heard the announcer mention that I first thought it was a stupid idea until they loss, the very next game I was cheering the move.
Everyone knows they won because Joseph Gordon-Levitt wished for angels to help them, they made a documentary about it and everything
I have given you a hard time for being a hater in the past, but this makes up for it. Thanks, Jolly. ❤