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@@alexlarsen2464 I really agree with this. I think MLB needs to beat the NFL to this market. You have to strike now to win over the fan base.

@@gordonzill173 all depends on if it was just him that stayed or all ballplayers.

@@martinjohnson5498 there are a lot of what is when it comes to Ruth. As you said he lost time as a hitter and also the dead ball Era. He also never played in MLB against Negro League players. I would love to do a video on this, but it's hard to put the what if into numbers for Ruth. Thanks for the view and comment

@@nickycha8428 thanks for checking out the video

@@lpmoualm Ortiz hit home runs, team had winning record. He lost. Edgar hit home runs, team had winning record. He lost.

2023 olson 51 hr still not get

@@haedyncavanagh thanks for the idea. It'll help with future videos. I was thinking that, but with a sample size someone could argue it was a hot streak and not sustainable. With Williams he probably could have sustained it though

@@immortalkombatant I'm glad I met your standards. I think it would make for some terrific division battles

@@edtoth4676 thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I think that's certainly a fair question to ask about Gehrig as well. I guess the difference is Gehrig lost years at the end of his career. Even at age 35 he was still incredible

@@HistoricallyRomantic 5 years can change a lot still

@@hollywoodjoe123 you take years from those careers and it would really change the outlook. I think Williams would be overlooked less as an all time great

@@-.TS.- I agree. Especially when others are having terrific years. If the Dodgers don't win the division that would be huge

@@richbursary9053 fair enough, but attendance has been solid across the league for 2 straight years (except Oakland of course) . It's not a sport that requires a huge attendance every game to make it work.

@@mivin911 that's fair. Thanks for the insight. I would hope a new team in the area could potentially lead to some change of allegiance

@@billyshust4890 I love the debate. That's why i wanted to make the video. I agree with you on those numbers. He really was the best hitter. Thanks for the view and comment.

@@matthewfein I completely agree, but I don't see it happening during the expansion to 32. Hopefully if baseball goes to 36 teams.

@@christopherbrowne977 thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I will have to consider that in future videos. I always worry about it when you have guys like Albert Pujols doing unreal in a final season

@@itinerantpatriot1196 thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I love all the old time baseball stories. I enjoy the advanced game, but can certainly appreciate the class and pure joy from older players in the way they played. Williams certainly deserved more awards and recognition even with how good he was.

@@thomasjoseph3488 I agree and as you know shared videos on that. With all the media push I thought his numbers were far beyond belief. Clearly looking at Marte and guys in the past this is not true. It's just channels like ESPN that want it to happen

No doubt in my mind that the powers want Ohtani and the Dodgers to succeed. Hate to sound "tinfoil." ​@@3up3down

DH should stay with triple crown only not mvp since in baseball defence/pitching is the key role to win, not offence.

@@keizomatsuzaki I seriously hope a DH doesn't win

Well, defensive skills are undervalued in MVPs. Other than the occasional super dominant pitcher, it's an offensive award.

@@thomasjoseph3488 I appreciate the comment. I'm OK with a pitcher if they are far and above. I had no problem with Verlander winning in the past, but they have to just dominate

@@dcjohnson7615 I think it comes from what they do with other mlb cities. Others have the population closer in. I'm no expert, but feel like Salt Lake has the population close enough to it. Especially if they really market to the whole state.

@@3up3downjust a tip you want to use “combined statistical area”. You can do a quick google search and find the Wikipedia article showing the list. It will also show why it’s a much better method to determine population. Metro areas are terrible statistic because they can be massive or pretty small. The wasatch front in Utah is one big city of close to 3 million but two metro areas. They used to be one but randomly decided to split them about 29 years ago. So CSA is the statistic you want.

@@gavinproduction7433 would Raleigh be better than Charlotte?

@@3up3down yes

@@gavinproduction7433 fair enough. Charlotte just seems to have a lot of business money

@@davidkurvach3993 it makes sense in terms of connection to the team. I'm just not convinced Chicago will let the White Sox leave. Seeing a team leave your city looks like such a huge failure to the city.

@@georgerogers1166 al west? With who? Seattle, Vegas, and Anaheim? Feels a little too far east to me

@@geraldlogue7620 I don't mind it at all. I'm betting the Dbacks would like to stick with the Dodgers and Padres. Those teams travel well to Phoenix. Appreciate the idea!

@@skurinski that's what I prefer

@@carseye1219 Feller is another I have on my list to hopefully do a video on this off-season. I feel he often gets missed when we talk about the greats. I'm not sure if he is top 10 all time, but I'm curious to see what the numbers would show.

@@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289 fair, but no help from DeGrom

@@3up3downhe will be back next year and ready to pitch his best hopefully

@@therealkinggwayyson as long as his arm doesn't blow up again

@@3up3down yeah that’s a good point he shouldn’t be throwing 97+ when he’s like 30+ Years Old

@@therealkinggwayyson or with that much velocity and spin on his slider

@@wrongfullyright3488 I really hope that the Portland area can organize enough to get a team. It would create a great rivalry. Thanks for the insights on the potential areas for a new stadium. I'm just ready to see some geographical balance in the divisions

@@UselessTrucker the Mariners do quite well in terms of attendance. I happen to know one of the people involved in the Portland project. They truly believe in baseball in Oregon

Obviously you have never lived out here in Oregon.

@@blaircash8973 fair enough. Do you believe there is enough interest in baseball in Oregon?

@@GaIeforce I can go with that. The issue I take with the Marlins is they do this every time they have any success. Trying to actually build a sustainable winning team would be nice to see. At least they do occasionally win. The Rockies just seem to accept mediocrity now. Although outside of maybe trading Ryan McMahon they have no real talent to trade.

@@3up3down I get that, but their success in 2023 was a fluke. They got by with an unsustainable model, and all you have to do is look at their underlying metrics. They can't hit, they can't field, they aren't good baserunners, and they were entirely carried by career years from their rotation and their bullpen. I've watched nearly every game and they werre as embarrassing to watch as it was unbelievably fun. I'm glad they shattered the 20 full season postseason drought, but I saw them as an early exit team in the playoffs before the playoffs began. That was their peak. It hurts having to blow it up after just reaching the postseason, but this is what a team has to do when they trade Christian Yelich for 4 players all of whom produced a negative fWAR. This is what happens when a team trades J.T. Realmuto for damaged goods, floatsam, and jetsam. This is what happens when a team drafts JJ Bleday over CJ Abrams, Josh Jung, Corbin Carroll, and Anthony Volpe. This is what happens when a team drafts Jacob Berry over Brooks Lee. This is what happens when a team drafts Noble Meyer over Kyle Teel. Those mistakes all add up, and this is the culminating result.

@@GaIeforce all of those past results is why I am scared for Marlins fans at this deadline. The catcher from the Yankees looks promising. The prospects from the Padres are ranked highly for that system, but none are having a particularly good year. Snelling can't seem to find the plate consistently. I really hope for the sake of the organization they can develop some more. I guess the next question is how long until Alcantara and Luzardo are healthy enough to be traded. Maybe it will be Eury Perez leading the next race for the playoffs

@@3up3down They've since gutted the scouting director and the backing GM behind the transactions of 2018-2023, so all we can do as fans is hope that Peter Bendix & Frank Pilliere do a better job at evaluating talent than DJ Svihlik and Gary Denbo did. I do like Agustin Ramirez and Deyvision De Los Santos, and Kyle Stowers and Connor Norby was a sneaky grab for a pitcher who hasn't had elite production in 3 years and would have likely gotten non-tendered, so that's at least a good start.

@@jeffteyrosado9966 I'm just talking in terms of baseball. He has my all time respect for serving his country

@@bryanjones4444 I hope to do more of these styled of videos. I will certainly add Willie Mays to that list. I'm curious as to what those numbers would look like. I typically do this style of video during the mlb off-season when less is going on. Thanks for the idea

I'd say that Mays was the greatest all-around player, given his fielding and base-stealing ability as well. R.I.P. Willie.

@@jonolsen418 I tend to agree. I think without question he is top 3.

@@jmast7343 that may be true, but if done properly it could potentially create a great rivalry.

@@CS_1989 that's fair. That corporate money could be big for Charlotte in the end

@@thomasjoseph3488 I'm a little surprised some of the bigger moves didn't happen, but then again that seems to happen every year. Should lead to a fun off-season. Hopefully your Marlins can develop the talent for a more sustained run in the next few years.

@@vigotarr I really like that idea. I've talked about it inna previous video. I don't think it happens on the expansion to 32 teams, but if the league goes to 36 some day then I think it's very possible.

@@thomasjoseph3488 Always good to hear from you! I expect Chisholm, Scott, and Bell to be moved from the Marlins. Anyone else? This looks to be a very busy deadline.

@@3up3down I believe the consensus is several other relievers are likely to go. On a podcast last night, everyone thought four to six total players traded, although some trades might be bundles.

@@thomasjoseph3488 wow that is not leaving much for next year. That is unfortunate as there is the makings of a stellar starting rotation next year.

@@3up3down For sure, if they keep Sandy Alcántara and Eury Perez heals up. Starting pitching looks like the strength again.

@@thomasjoseph3488 Hopefully some of these trades bring in some offensive talent close to major league ready. De Los Santos might be ready

@@psobecke my apologies. It is not. I have not been to the city and was mislead by the title of the clip

@@HOUSTON123A the question I have heard asked about Austin is where to put a stadium? From what I understand the traffic patterns are terrible with no logical place for a stadium

Austin will never happen. More likely Boise Idaho

@@UselessTrucker that would be an interesting choice. I'm sure the passion would be there

@@mosinc7388 do you have a better suggestion for expansion I the west? Vegas is the hot place for professional sports right now. I'm not saying it'll be good for baseball though. Oakland ownership is the problem, but a new stadium is needed

@@3up3down I don't. I don't really think Vegas is that great in the long run either. But I do think it would work in Oakland if they get a stadium built. Hopefully they expand to 36 and just give all these cities teams.

@@mosinc7388 32 is certainly the future for now. I have hopes of a little expansion outside of the US once time comes for 36.

@@TheImapotato I think the voters did a good job with this class. You could argue Mauer, but I think he would have eventually got in. I would favor Rollins over Utley. They could be interesting cases in another 5 years.

@@SeanKennedy they were half the video

@@3up3down I meant as the two choices. They were set up as an either or. Why not both? 😉

@@SeanKennedy my apologies. I think it's possible, but unlikely. By going 1 east and 1 west MLB would be bringing something to a greater area