BASEBALL’S GREATEST GAMES * 2004 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES * GAME 4 * THE BOSTON RED SOX WIN THIS ALL-TIME ALCS MATCHUP FEATURING DAVID ORTIZ’S HISTORIC HOME RUN
Exactly one year and a day prior, Boston had fallen to New York in a crushing and decisive ALCS Game 7. Fast forward and the Bronx Bombers, having won the previous game 19-8, were on the verge of sweeping the Red Sox. Entering the bottom of the 9th inning down a run with the greatest closer in postseason history on the mound — all signs pointed to another chilly autumn in New England.
But the fates and Terry Francona’s Red Sox had a different tale to write. The history-changing revolution began with a harmless 9th inning walk and ended with an explosive 12th inning walkoff game winner. No baseball team had ever clawed back to win a series after losing the first three games until the fall of 2004 when the Red Sox rewrote the record books.
Direct from the Major League Baseball archives, this extraordinary television broadcast includes the quintessential making of a Fall Classic hero, an iconic moment, and one unforgettable baseball game.
ALCS Game 4 arrives on DVD with a 480i transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. While the image is to a default a bit soft the colors have nice saturation and really show the green monster. Detail is average with some close ups bringing notice to individual patches and stitching. 7/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 track. A solid track overall. The broadcast commentary is crisp and clean. Crowd din and atmosphere had some decent stereo separation. The highlight of course is the radio play-by-play, it is a treat to hear their call when David Ortiz homered and began the Red Sox's path to the World Series. 8/10