"2004 World Series" (2004) TV mini-series

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Bill Webb

Release Date:

23 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Sport

Tagline:

On October 17, 2004, the Boston Red Sox were three outs from being swept from the ALCS by their rivals, the New York Yankees, and down by one run. Ten days later, they were World Champions.

Plot Keywords:

Missouri | Saint Louis | Boston Massachusetts | World Series | Baseball Team

Cast

Hank Aaron	...	Himself - Crowd Member
Marlon Anderson	...	Himself - Cardinals Second Baseman
Bronson Arroyo	...	Himself - Red Sox
Drew Barrymore	...	Herself
Mark Bellhorn	...	Himself - Red Sox
Barry Bonds	...	Himself - Crowd Member
Aaron Boone	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joe Buck	...	Commentator
Bill Buckner	...	Himself (archive footage)
Orlando Cabrera	...	Himself - Red Sox
Kiko Calero	...	Himself - Cardinals
Roger Cedeno	...	Himself - Cardinals
Kelly Clarkson	...	Herself
Roger Clemens	...	Himself (archive footage)
Johnny Damon	...	Himself - Red Sox
Bucky Dent	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joe DiMaggio	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Dupuy	...	Himself
Jim Edmonds	...	Himself - Cardinals
Cal Eldred	...	Himself - Cardinals
Alan Embree	...	Himself - Red Sox
Dwight Evans	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jimmy Fallon	...	Himself - Crowd Member
Carlton Fisk	...	Himself (archive footage)
Keith Foulke	...	Himself - Red Sox
Terry Francona	...	Himself - Red Sox Manager
Bob Gibson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dwight Gooden	...	Himself (archive footage)
Amy Grant	...	Herself
Lefty Grove	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tom Hanks	...	Himself - Crowd Member
Danny Haren	...	Himself - Cardinals
Jason Isringhausen	...	Himself - Cardinals
Reggie Jackson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Derek Jeter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gabe Kapler	...	Himself - Red Sox
Kevin Kennedy	...	Host
Ray King	...	Himself - Cardinals
Stephen King	...	Himself - Crowd Member
Mila Kunis	...	Herself - Crowd Member
Tony LaRussa	...	Himself - Cardinals Manager
Curtis Leskanic	...	Himself - Red Sox
Derek Lowe	...	Himself - Red Sox
Hector Luna	...	Himself - Cardinals
John Mabry	...	Himself - Cardinals
Jason Marquis	...	Himself - Cardinals
Pedro Martinez	...	Himself - Red Sox
Danny Masterson	...	Himself - Crowd Member
Mike Matheny	...	Himself - Cardinals
Hideki Matsui	...	Himself (archive footage)
Willie Mays	...	Himself (archive footage)
Martina McBride	...	Herself
Tim McCarver	...	Commentator
Ramiro Mendoza	...	Himself - Red Sox
Doug Mientkiewicz	...	Himself - Red Sox
Kevin Millar	...	Himself - Red Sox
Doug Mirabelli	...	Himself - Red Sox
Yadier Molina	...	Himself - Cardinals
Matt Morris	...	Himself - Cardinals
Bill Mueller	...	Himself - Red Sox
Chris Myers	...	Reporter
Mike Myers	...	Himself - Red Sox
Trot Nixon	...	Himself - Red Sox
David Ortiz	...	Himself - Red Sox
Johnny Pesky	...	Himself
Albert Pujols	...	Himself - Cardinals
Manny Ramirez	...	Boston Red Sox Left Fielder
Pokey Reese	...	Himself - Red Sox
Edgar Renteria	...	Himself - Cardinals
Al Reyes	...	Himself - Cardinals
Jim Rice	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dave Roberts	...	Himself - Red Sox
Alex Rodríguez	...	Himself (archive footage)
Scott Rolen	...	Himself - Cardinals
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Herself - Crowd Member
Babe Ruth	...	Himself (archive footage)
Reggie Sanders	...	Himself - Cardinals
Curt Schilling	...	Himself - Red Sox
Red Schoendienst	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bud Selig	...	Himself
Enos Slaughter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kurtwood Smith	...	Himself - Crowd Member
Scott Stapp	...	Himself
Donna Summer	...	Herself
Jeff Suppan	...	Himself - Cardinals
So Taguchi	...	Himself - Cardinals
Julian Tavarez	...	Himself - Cardinals
James Taylor	...	Himself
Nigel Thatch	...	Leon
Mike Timlin	...	Himself - Red Sox
Mike Torrez	...	Himself (archive footage)
Steven Tyler	...	Himself
Jason Varitek	...	Himself - Red Sox
Tim Wakefield	...	Himself - Red Sox
Larry Walker	...	Himself - Cardinals
Dick Williams	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ted Williams	...	Himself (archive footage)
Woody Williams	...	Himself - Cardinals
Gretchen Wilson	...	Herself
Mookie Wilson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tony Womack	...	Himself - Cardinals
Carl Yastrzemski	...	Himself (archive footage)
Kevin Youkilis	...	Himself - Red Sox
Jeanne Zelasko	...	Host
Don Zimmer	...	Himself (archive footage)

Also Known As:

"World Series 04" (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Baghdad, Iraq

Company:

Fox Sports Network

Trivia:

Manny Ramirez was awarded the Most Valuable Player award.

Quotes:

Commentator: Red Sox, in America's heartland, and are about to win their first world series since "you know when". Two out in the ninth inning! 1-0 pitch
[Foule delivers]
Commentator: BACK TO FOULKE!
[Foulke races to first]
Commentator: RED SOX FANS HAVE LONGED TO HEAR IT!
[Foulke underhands the ball to Mientkiewicz for the last out]
Commentator: THE BOSTON RED SOX, ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS!

Movie Connections:

References "Cheers" (1982)

A dull World Series broke the Curse.

Well, the baseball story of 2004 was the Boston Red Sox' struggle to acquire Alex Rodriguez. They failed miserably, but the New York Yankees got him, and Sox fans cried foul. Eventually, both teams made it to the ALCS. The Sox got a pounding the first three games. Once again the Evil Empire would reign supreme? Nope, for the Yanks strangely lost four games in a row to the Sox, even to the bloody ankle of Curt Schilling. The only thing ARod could produce was a slap of a ball out of Bronson Arroyo's glove.

Hooray! The Evil Empire has been toppled! That was *the* series to remember, especially for Sox fans as it was closer to lifting an 86 year old Curse of the Bambino.

But the actual World Series was really lackluster. The St. Louis Cardinals, with the best record in baseball, beat the Houston Astros in the NLCS. But they may has well not have shown up in the WS. Their bats produced nothing, and their pitching was nil. I would have preferred a much more exciting series and even expected the Cards to win. But it looked like the Sox were riding high on their Yanks sweep and were not about to let themselves lose. They swept the Cards four straight. Adios, Curse.

A World Series to remember solely for historical purposes, and in no way the actual game play. Well, I guess as a Mets fan I can no longer yell "Buckner!" at Red Sox fans, because it won't upset them anymore.