I have a challenge for Marc: When the season starts (hopefully it does), Marc cannot shave until the Mets go on a 5 game winning streak. Like if this is a good idea👍
Yankees: Derek Jeter Red Sox: Manny Ramirez Tampa Bay: Evan Longoria Toronto: Jose Bautista Baltimore: Adam Jones Cleveland: Roberto Alomar South side: Frank Thomas Minnesota: Joe Mauer Detroit: Justin Verlander Kansas City: Zach Greinke Oakland: Bartolo Colon Anaheim: Mike Trout Seattle: Felix Hernandez Houston: Craig Biggio Texas: Nelson Cruz Los Angeles Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw Colorado: Nolan Arenado San Francisco: Tim Lincecum Arizona: Paul Goldschmidt San Diego: Trevor Hoffman St. Louis: Albert Pujols Pittsburgh: Andrew McCutchen Cincinnati: Joey Votto Chicago Cubs: Kerry Wood Milwaukee (My Favorite team): tied between Rickie Weeks, Ryan Braun, and Prince Fielder Washington: Max Scherzer New York Mets: Matt Harvey Atlanta: Andruw Jones Miami: Gary Sheffield Philadelphia: Cliff Lee
TheWarPrimeMinister *most overrated he wasn’t bad at all but not the best met and he was always injured and a liability plus it’s players I like the most
Here is my list (I'm also ahereing to the rule of players from my lifetime): Angels: Tim Salmon A's: Barry Zito Mariners: Ichiro Suzuki Rangers: Rafael Palmeiro Astros: Roger Clemens Tigers: Ivan Rodriguez White Sox: Frank Thomas Indians: CC Sabathia Royals: Nori Aoki Twins: Joe Mauer Yankees: Alex Rodriguez Red Sox: Dustin Pedroia Orioles: Cal Ripken Jr. Rays: Evan Longoria Blue Jays: John Olerud Phillies: Roy Halladay Mets: David Wright Marlins: Dan Uggla Nats: Daniel Murphy Braves: Chipper Jones Cubs: Kris Bryant Cardinals: Chris Carpenter Pirates: Andrew McCutchen Reds: Joey Votto Brewers: Prince Fielder D-backs: Paul Goldschmidt Padres: Greg Maddux Rockies: Larry Walker Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw Giants: Matt Cain
Yankees: Curtis Granderson Red Sox: David Ortiz Rays: Evan Longoria Blue Jays: Josh Donaldson Orioles: Jonathon Schoop Twins: Torri Hunter Indians: Francisco Lindor White Sox: Frank Thomas Tigers: Miguel Cabrera Royals: Whit Merrifield Astros: Trash Can Mariners: Ichiro Suzuki Angels: Mike Trout Rangers: Anderson Tejada Athletics: Ramon Laureano Marlins: Dee Gordon Phillies: Rhys Hoskins Mets: David Wright Nationals: Max Scherzer Braves: Chipper Jones Pirates: David Freese Cardinals: Adam Wainwright Brewers: Robin Yount Reds: Sonny Gray Cubs: Kris Bryant Dodgers: Max Muncy Diamondbacks: Paul Goldschmidt Padres: Fernando Tatis Jr. Giants: Barry Bonds Rockies: Nolan Arenado
Freddie I’m doing good.The Braves are my second favorite team and i hope the Yankees and the Braves will be in the World Series.You are one of my favorite players in the mlb.I hope I will get to meet you one day.Go braves
"Barry Bonds did a lot of things other players just didn't do." Like enough steroids to turn his head into a watermelon and *probably* enough to develop the ability of spontaneous flight.
He was the best player in an era where lots of the best players cheated. If you can be the best of the cheaters, while cheating, you are still damn good.
@@testingmyaudioaddiction3452 okay so if 50% of people cheated that still leaves 50% of people that didn't and look at his numbers prior to steroids he was great but no where near GOAT status
Dakoda OK Truth: Barry Bonds willfully took steroids. Also truth: MLB pushed players to take steroids so they could get attendence back after the strike of 1994. Attenedence was more then cut in half across the league following that year. So the MLB pressured players to take Steroids. Sosa, Palmeiro, McGwire, Sheffield, Bonds, etc. And then they promptly forgot about it in 2007 when the Mitchell Report came to light. Did Bonds cheat, yes. But the MLB condoned that behavior!
I have to say, as a lifelong Padres fan from San Diego, I was kind of disappointed you didn't say Tony Gwynn. But I can understand why you picked Blash for those reasons. Cool video regardless, big fan of your channel.
there's so many in recent history to pick from the braves like chip, Freddie, Fred Mcgriff(although he was better with the marlins), greg Maddox, John smoltz, tom glavine, bmac, JHey, or even young guys like acuna, or albies.
I was strictly a National league kid growing so here were my NL favorites... Braves - Dale Murphy - great player on some really bad teams Expos - Andre Dawson - so smooth Mets - Darryl Strawberry - must watch player always Phillies - Steve Carlton - made hitters look foolish Marlins - Gary Sheffield - always hated this team Cardinals - Willie McGee - speed, great hitter, instantly recognizable Cubs - Shawon Dunston - strongest arm of any shortstop ever Brewers - Gorman Thomas - imagine slow pitch softball power hitter Reds - George Foster - hit some epic blasts, boom or bust player Pirates - Dave Parker - my favorite player of all time, the cobra, nuff said Dodgers - Fernando Valenzuela - a phenomenon Giants - Kevin Mitchell - a beast Padres - Garry Templeton - great shortstop, could do it all Rockies - Larry Walker - dude could hit Diamondbacks - Tony Womack, once a Buc, always a Buc.
Keep in mind the Brewers were an American League team it's first 28 years at Milwaukee until moving to the National League, while the Houston Astros were part of the NL until from it's existence until 2012 going to the AL.
Good call on Delgado. I grew up in the town he played single A ball in. He was there for a full season and played catcher. Was awesome to watch him on a near nightly basis.
Marc- “steroids don’t matter.” Barry bonds- 1986 (age 21) to 1999 (age 34) 445 home runs, .288/.409/.559 2000 (age 35) to 2007 (age 42) aka the steroid era, 317 homers, .322/.517/.724 Sure... suddenly having major spikes in your power numbers over the last 7 years of your career, when most people would show SOME decline, is TOTALLY natural and doesn’t matter at all... Yeah he was a hall of famer without the steroids, but it’s likely his career without them would have looked more like Griffey Jr and less like... the weird Frankenstein thing we saw.
Max S I’m sure it is what he meant. But none the less calling him the GOAT or anything close to the sort because of inflated steroid numbers is silly. He had great numbers and would’ve been an all time great anyway. But we’ll never know what kind of player he REALLY was because the last 7 years are marred by steroids. I mean, his entire slash like skyrocketed after age 35, when almost every legit hall of famer saw a decline...
slither king actually his average went down, but stayed close enough to his career norms. He lost 25 points on his average from 34-42. His power numbers were still good but the average dipped. Notice his doubles went down too. Shows he was swinging for the fences.
My favorites: Orioles: Brian Roberts Red Sox: Manny Ramirez Yankees: Mariano Rivera Rays: Evan Longoria Blue Jays: Alex Rios White Sox: Paul Konerko Indians: Omar Vizquel Tigers: Miggy Royals: Eric Hosmer Twins: Joe Mauer Astros: Lance Berkman Angels: Mike Trout A's: Josh Donaldson Mariners: Ichiro Rangers: Josh Hamilton Braves: Freddie Freeman Marlins: Giancarlo Stanton Mets: Johan Santana Phillies: Jimmy Rollins Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman Cubs: Anthony Rizzo Reds: Joey Votto Brewers: Prince Fielder Pirates: Andrew McCutchen Cardinals: Yadi D-Backs: Randy Johnson Rockies: Tulo Dodgers: Matt Kemp (even tho he destroyed the Giants) Padres: Wil Myers Giants: J.T. Snow
Jacob Spencer yeah it seems like he’s lying about some of these picks. I don’t even believe that he remembers much of randy Johnson as a diamondback or Guerrero as an expo
"I'm ok with some cheating, just not the astros sign stealing" 🙄 As everyone ignores all the other sign stealing that has been going around the league. Wake up everyone
Hi Marc. Here's my list. Braves: Dale Murphy Marlins: Giancarlo Stanton Phillies: Mike Schmidt Mets: Dwight Gooden Nats/Expos: Gary Carter Cubs: Ryne Sandberg Reds: Pete Rose. Yes, he bet on baseball, but he still has more hits than anyone else in MLB. Brewers: Paul Molitor Pirates: Andrew McCutchen Cardinals: Albert Pujols Diamondbacks: "The Big Unit" Randy Johnson Rockies: Larry Walker Dodgers: Orel Hershiser Padres: Tony Gwynn Giants: Buster Posey. Not the greatest hitter, but has called so many no-hitters. Orioles: Cal Ripken Jr. Red Sox: "Big Papi" David Ortiz Yankees: Derek Jeter Rays: Evan Longoria Blue Jays (My Team): Tie: Robbie Alomar and Joe Carter White Sox: Frank Thomas Indians: Jim Thome Tigers: Alan Trammell Royals: George Brett Twins: Kirby Puckett Angels: Mike Trout Astros: Mike Scott A's: Rickey Henderson Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr. Rangers: Nolan Ryan
Prince Fielder is my all time favorite player. I'm upset his career ended as abruptly as it did, but I'm glad I got to see him play when he was healthy and in his prime with the Crew
When Carlos Lee was in Milwaukee he did a reading community thing at my elementary school. After that I fell in love with baseball and he was my first favorite player. This video is bringing all the nostalgia back.
@@TheMatsonc I hate when people who can't grow facial try to, it's just a bad look. Exactly why I only let my chin hair grow and not my cheeks, I know mu limits
Felt I could make a list too, was born in 2002 for context Teamless: Bartolo Colon Tigers: Justin Verlander Phillies: Odubel Herrera Red Sox: David Ortiz Dodgers: Juan Uribe Pirates: Francisco Cervelli Nationals: Anthony Rendon White Sox: Jose Abreu Mets: Michael Conforto Cardinals: Matt Carpenter Royals: Yordano Ventura (RIP) Cubs: Anthony Rizzo Diamondbacks: Paul Goldschmidt or David Peralta Rockies: Charlie Blackmon Brewers: Ryan Braun Indians: Lonnie Chisenhall Mariners; Ichiro or Hisashi Iwakuma Marlins: Jose Fernandez (favorite player ever) Blue Jays: Josh Donaldson Braves: Evan Gattis Angels: Mike Trout Rangers: Adrian Beltre Yankees: Mariano Rivera or Mark Teixeira A's: Coco Crisp Reds: Eugenio Suarez Padres: Jedd Gyorko Giants: Madison Bumgarner Rays: Evan Longoria Astros: Dallas Keuchel Orioles: Chris Davis (favorite team, favorite player) or Trey Mancini Twins: Brian Dozier
Mine Phillies (my team): Jimmy Rollins Braves: Chipper Jones Mets: David Wright Nats: Ryan Zimmerman Marlins: Hanley Ramirez Cardinals: Albert Pujols Reds: Joey Votto Brewers: Prince Fielder Pirates: Andrew McCutchen Cubs: Alfonzo Soriano Giants: Barry Bonds Padres: Trevor Hoffman Rockies: Todd Helton D-Backs: Randy Johnson Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw Redsox: David Ortiz Yankees: Derrek Jeter O's: Adam Jones Jays: Roy Halladay Rays: Evan Longoria Twins: Joe Mauer Tigers: Miguel Cabrera Whitesox: Jim Thome Royals: Billy Butler Indians: Travis Hafner A's: Brendan Moss Angels: Mike Trout Astros: Roy Oswald Mariners: Ichiro Suzuki Rangers: Adrian Beltre
Marc, here's my favorites, first is my lifetime, second is all time Mets: Mike Piazza and Tom Seaver Expos/Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman and Vladimir Geurrero Atlanta Braves: Chipper Jones and Hank Aaron Phillies: Scott Rolen and I don't like anyone else. Philadelphia is evil. Marlins: Jeff Conine Pirates: they are evil Reds: Ken Griffey, Jr. and Johnny Bench (I'm one of the Reds fans that can't stand Pete Rose. My first big baseball memory is him being banned. Ruined his legacy) Cubs: Sammy Sosa and Mark Grace Cardinals: Mark McGwire Brewers: Christian Yelich and Paul Molitor Rockies: Larry Walker Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez Padres: Tony Gwynn Dodgers: Mike Piazza and Jackie Robinson Giants: Will Clark and Willie May's Yankees: Bernie Williams and Roger Maris Red Sox: Nomar Garciaparra and Carl Yastrzemski Orioles: Cal Ripken, Jr. Blue Jays: Carlos Delgado Devil Rays: Evan Longoria Tigers: Mickey Tettleton (he had a fun name) and Al Kaline Indians: Jim Thome Royals: Mike Sweeney and George Brett Twins: Kirby Puckett White Sox: Frank Thomas Astros: Jeff Bagwell Rangers: Juan Gonzalez and Nolan Ryan Angels: Mike Trout and Jim Edmonds A's: Rickey Henderson Mariners: Ichiro and Jay Buhner (fun name)
True but you wanna talk about getting framed for steroids then look at my boy Mark McGwire definitely didn't take any Gym Candy the MLB was just pissed off that a Cardinals player hit that many bombs in a pitching stadium
One top three greatest Jays for sure, but my favorite Jay has always been Tony Fernandez . I think maybe just because that is when i started watching as a kid.
Marc, Healy banned half your discord server because one idiot said the n-word so we pinged the mods. He banned us for trying to do good, plz help unban us and idk Healy was just being salty
Those guys saved baseball and were electric and fun to watch, the Astros completely cheated the game and brutally disrespected it, and won a lot of games because of it.
@@wyattjones570 I'm not saying they weren't exciting to watch. I'm just calling out the inconsistency. All players that I named used an unfair advantage to elevate their game. If he had those 3 and say Bergman I would be perfectly ok with it. But to knock one player for using an unfair advantage while praising 3 others is just straight hypocritical.
Marc big Twins Fan I for sure thought your pick would have been Mauer. Glad you put Johan on the list. Was watching Foolish Baseball’s video the other day and he mentioned that if Johan would have won 3 straight Cy Young’s would he be in the HOF? I think so!!
I actually went back and looked at Ken Gieffey jr.'s fully Carrer. With his home run pace, if he had played AT LEAST 140 games every season, he would have hit close to 740 home runs.
Here is my list These are my top 8 btw Yankees: Derek Jeter Indians: Francisco Lindor Astros: Nobody because they are cheaters Twins: idk any lol Mets: Mike Piazza White Sox: Jose Abreu Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw Giants: Barry Bonds
Dee EM then why do we give McGuire and Sosa shit for takin steroids. Just because you have emotional ties to a player doesn’t mean he gets a pass. My favorite player all time is Albert Pujols, and if it comes out that he took steroids during his prime I’d be one of the first ones to say he doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame.
Dee EM he had tremendous amounts of skill in Pittsburgh, then he started juicing and became a masher. I’d respect the hell out of him if he would’ve stayed a 40-40 guy instead of chasing homerun numbers the wrong way.
@@kenny2k822 1) Bonds didn't strike out at a high rate ever in his career. Only once hit 100 K's and that was his rookie year (101). Sosa and McGwire both led SO's at least once in their career 2) 8 gold gloves; 5 of which he obtained in San Francisco. 3) Elite baserunning well into his 30's. Sosa was good for a season or two 4) Again you are placing a moral compass as if it is congruent to talent (i.e. your HOF statement)
Dee EM it’s not a moral thing he broke the rules of the game. He used a BANNED substance. It’s especially sad because he was on pace to be the greatest of all time. He BROKE THE RULES. Just like the Black Sox. Just like McGuire and Sosa. Just like A-Rod. Just like the Astros. Rules were BROKEN. He was an amazing talent BEFORE the steroids, but no casual fan who has heard about Bonds remembers his clean days in the 80s and 90s. They remember the masher from San Fran. The dude with the gigantic head (literally and figuratively). From the research I’ve done the first time Bonds did steroids was 97. And he was definitely still doin them when he was breaking all the Home Run records. He was the best in the game for a while, until he CHEATED. Again not a moral thing, if you go out of your way to break the rules of the game to give yourself an unfair advantage, that would be by definition, CHEATING.
10:54 RA Dickey over Hyun-jin Ryu. I've never seen a guy dominate so much with knuckleballs in an era that was all about hitting high 90mph or having a spin rate of over 2500.
Yankees: A-Rod Red Sox: David Ortiz Rays: Evan Longoria Blue Jays: Roy Halladay Orioles: Adam Jones Mets: Carlos Beltran Phillies: Pete Rose (even tho I never saw him play live) Braves: Andruw Jones Marlins: Josh Beckett (always respected him, even as a Red Sox player) Nationals: Bryce Harper Indians: CC Sabathia Royals: Eric Hosmer White Sox: Paul Konerko Twins: Joe Mauer Tigers: Miguel Cabrera Cubs: Alfonso Soriano Brewers: Prince Fielder Cardinals: Yadier Molina Pirates: Andrew McCutchen Reds: Todd Frazier A's: Jason Giambi Angels: K-Rod Astros: Andy Pettitte Rangers: Pudge Mariners: Ichiro Padres: Manny Machado Dodgers: Matt Kemp Giants: MadBum Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez Rockies: Nolan Arenado
Ken Griffey Jr. is the best player of all time. A true 5-tool player. Obviously a remarkable hitter, People forget that he won 10 AL Gold Gloves in a row. If it wasn't for injuries, Jr. would have broken Hank Aaron's home run record. In an era where PED's were rampant throughout the league, Jr. dominated the league with clean piss and raw unadulterated talent. And that swing.....that beautiful swing.
It's funny that I am opposite of Mark in that I don't know too many current players, but I know the old players. My favorite current Brewers player is Christian Yelich, but I remember Robin Young, Paul Molitor, Rollie Fingers, etc. But we agree on the Big Hurt and the Big Unit, and I was a huge fan of Prince Fielder too!
When I was in third grade, I got a pack of baseball cards at Halloween. They were from the 80’s or 90’s and I didn’t even recognize the old team logos and thought they were minor league. It wasn’t until a few months ago I noticed one of the cards was Ken Griffey Jr. The guy laminated the card and it was in mint condition ...6 bucks on eBay.
I was such a big fan of Micheal Young I remember in 2010 playing my copy of the Show 06 (that's what I had at the time lol) I wanted every single player with the last name Young. I don't remember why but I know it was linked to my connection with Micheal Young lol.
Yankees: Jeter Red Sox: Pedro Tampa Bay: Fred McGriff Toronto: Jose Bautista Baltimore: Ripken Cleveland: Jim Thome White Sox: Frank Thomas Minnesota: Torii Hunter Detroit: Miggy Kansas City: Zach Greinke Oakland: Barry Zito Anaheim: Mike Trout Seattle: Griffey Houston: Craig Biggio Texas: Rafael Palmeiro Los Angeles Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw Colorado: Todd Helton San Francisco: Tim Lincecum Arizona: Randy Johnson San Diego: Tony Gwynn St. Louis: Jim Edmonds Pittsburgh: Andrew McCutchen Cincinnati: Joey Votto Chicago Cubs: Kerry Wood Milwaukee: Richie Sexson Washington/Montreal: Vladdy New York Mets: Piazza Atlanta: Maddux Miami: Pudge Philadelphia: Chase Utley
NL East: Phillies - Jimmy Rollins Mets - Mike Piazza Expos/Nats - Vladdie Sr Marlins - Miggy Braves - Chipper NL Central: Cubs - Kerry Wood Cincy - Barry Larkin Pirates - Cutch Brewers - Prince Fielder Cards - Yady NL West: Dodgers - Clay Kershaw Giants - Brian Wilson DBacks- Luis Gonzalez Rox - Todd Helton Padres - Tony Gwynn AL East: Yanks - David Wells Red Sox - Manny Orioles - Cal Ripkin Blue Jays - Robbie Alomar Rays - Carl Crawford AL Central: Tigers - Ty Cobb White Sox - Frank Thomas Royals - George Brett Twins - Torri Hunter Indians - Jim Thome AL West: Mariners - Griffey Jr Angels - Jim Edmonds As - Ricky Rangers - Shin Soo Choo Astros - Jeff Bagwell
Good idea, man, about working with people from the modern era, not those guys in the pre history of baseball, for the same reason you handled. I loved your choice of McCutcheon from the Pirates ;Arenado from Colorado Rockies ; Ichiro from Seattle; Beltré from Texas; Trout, for the Angels. Now ,for the Toronto Blue Jays, my Choice was Tony Fernandez. I don't object to Carlos Delgado being a Hall of Fame; he deserves that honour.
Jabari Blash is an unexpected pic for my pads. Not a bad one necessarily, but I went into this vid thinking "Marc is gonna say Gwynn". Thank you for surprising me.
Here is a little different take. Not so much your favorite player, but when someone says a team and you picture the uniform..... who is in the uniform. Old player, current player, ancient player. Who would you say represents every club? Who would be your Mr. Met (as an example)? No right or wrong... I am significantly older than you so I would have a different take. Just curious. Atlanta Braves-Greg Maddox Miami Marlins-Jeff Conine New York Mets-Tom Seaver Philadelphia Phillies-Mike Schmidt Washington Nationals-Max Scherzer Montreal Expos-Vladimir Guerrero (I had to fish for Nationals players because I kept coming up with Expos, so I included both) Chicago Cubs-André Dawson Cincinnati Reds-Pete Rose Milwaukee Brewers-Robin Yount Pittsburgh Pirates-Willie Stargell St. Louis Cardinals-Stan Musial (with Yadi close behind) Arizona Diamondbacks-Randy Johnson Colorado Rockies-Larry Walker Los Angeles Dodgers-Tommy Lasorda San Diego Padres-Tony Gwynn San Francisco Giants-Willie McCovey Baltimore Orioles-Cal Ripken Jr. Boston Red Sox-Ted Williams New York Yankees-Mickey Mantle Tampa Bay Rays-Evan Longoria Toronto Blue Jays-Roberto Alomar Chicago White Sox-Frank Thomas Cleveland Indians-Jim Thome Detroit Tigers-Al Kaline Kansas City Royals-George Brett Minnesota Twins-Kirby Pucket Houston Astros-Nolan Ryan Los Angeles Angels-Mike Trout Oakland Athletics-Reggie Jackson Seattle Mariners-Ken Griffey Jr. Texas Rangers-Ivan Rodríguez
I 1000000% agree with you on Bonds. He is the GOAT. Should be in the HOF especially considering he was never officially caught and it wasn't illegal back then.
These lists are fun, honestly though I have a hard time having favorites for any team other than the Dodgers. Favorite Dodgers of all time: Kershaw, Ethier, Shawn Green, Lo Duca Other teams/players I can tolerate Texas: Beltre Seattle: Ichiro Detroit: Miggy Red Sox: Nomar Yankees: Rivera probably Tampa Bay: Crawford Cubs: Kerry Wood Cincy: Griffey Pittsburgh: McCutchen Washington: Zimmerman
My list: Red Sox: David Ortiz (all time favorite player on favorite team) Yankees: If i have to pick I guess Mariano Rivera Rays: David Price Blue Jays: Roy Halladay Orioles: Adam Jones White Sox: Frank Thomas Tigers: Miguel Cabrera Indians: Kenny Lofton Royals: Lorenzo Cain Twins: Torii Hunter Angels: Garrett Anderson Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr Astros: Jeff Bagwell A’s: Eric Chavez Rangers: Pudge Rodriguez Braves: Andruw Jones Mets: David Wright Marlins: Gary Sheffield Phillies: Shane Victorino Nationals/Expos: Vlad Guerrero Cardinals: Albert Pujols Cubs: Sammy Sosa Pirates: Andrew Mccutchen Reds: Barry Larkin Brewers: Prince Fielder Dodgers: Adrian Beltre Diamondbacks: Randy Johnson Rockies: Larry Walker Giants: Barry Bonds Padres: Tony Gwynn
I get the Big Mac love because we literally followed that home run chase during summer baseball after every game the first thing we did was check the Cardinals box score that night but as a Cardinals fan Albert was wayyy more fun to watch as a complete player. People forget how good of a fielder he was and he even played some third an outfield when he first came up. Also helped that he was a huge part of a winning era in St. Louis. As a Cards fan I would say Albert easily. Big Mac may have had a few historic years in St.Louis but Albert had a ridiculous stretch his entire time in St.Louis. This would be my top 5 favorite Cardinals from my era as a 33 year old. 1. Albert 2. Yadi (Clutch hitter and in his prime you weren’t running on him. Always great with the pitching staff) 3. Chris Carpenter (Bulldog, he’s the guy you want on the mound in a big game. You knew he was going to give you everything he had even if he didn’t have his best stuff.) 4. Edmonds ( Always guaranteed a few jaw dropping catches a season and when he hit bombs off high pitches that swing was crazy) 5. Rolen (I could watch Rolen play third all day, he was a machine ) Very Honorable mention: Wainwright- Love Adam and I know I’ll get killed for not putting him in my favs but it’s mine. Big Mac - Loved watching him at the time but that entire chase and what Bonds did later just felt like a lie to me when everything came out. They are still amazing players but yeah it doesn’t feel the same to me anymore.
My favorites all time from each team. And there is no particular criteria for this, so: Tigers: Johnny Wockenfuss Phillies: Richie Hebner Red Sox: Jim Rice Dodgers: Rick Monday Pirates: Willie Stargell Nationals/Expos: Max Sherzer White Sox: Buck Weaver Mets: Keith Hernandez Cardinals: Ozzie Smith Royals: George Brett Cubs: Mark Grace D-backs: Luis Rodriguez Rockies: Jeff Reed Brewers: Robin Yount Indians: Joe Charboneau Mariners: Edgar Martinez Marlins: Chuck Carr Blue Jays: Bob Bailor Braves: John Smoltz Angels: Brian Downing Rangers: Nolan Ryan Yankees: Dave Winfield A's: Dave Stewart Reds: Tony Perez Padres: Nate Colbert Giants: Willie Mays Rays: Evan Longoria Astros: Jose Cruz Orioles: Mark Belanger Twins: Kirby Puckett
Favriote Cardinal player
Like = Albert Pujols
Comment = Mark McGuire
DangerousDean no one likes McGuire
Albert pujols
@@thesporter4ever559 I do he is great
Like begger
DangerousDean he took steroids and i don’t like anybody who takes steroids
I have a challenge for Marc: When the season starts (hopefully it does), Marc cannot shave until the Mets go on a 5 game winning streak. Like if this is a good idea👍
Brian Lane gonna be a long beard
That might go into 2024
@@tmed1226 last year they had like a 15 game win streak
Ok. I love this idea
Boy gonna be lookin like Gandalf
Mark McGwire = Like.
Marc McGwire = Comment.
Jim Edmonds
@@tcdahn7 ummmmmmmmm ok...
Albert Pujols
@@dangerousdean5100 That wasn't the question but sure.
They're both incorrect. The Correct way to spell my favorite Cardinal player's name is Ozzie Smith.
Woah I haven’t been here in like 4 months didn’t know he’s rockin a beard now
not shaving till the lock down is over. The Anti-Virus Rally beard.
It’s a little patchy but it works
rocking wouldnt be the word i used lol
Giraffe keep the baby goatee with the mustache but those side hairs gotta go 😂
Jeff James beard wouldn’t be the word I would use
R.I.P Al Kaline he died today.
RIP
Splix Isaac ik rip
Rip
Rip
Legendary Tigers player and could do everything. Field, hit, and run
I’m surprised you didn’t choose David Ortiz for the Red Sox
He was in the thumbnail
What about Al Kaline Jack Morris and Alan Trammell
For the tigers
@@jimmybobgaming1296 they were all before Marc was born
Ya he even put it in the thumbnail
Yankees: Derek Jeter
Red Sox: Manny Ramirez
Tampa Bay: Evan Longoria
Toronto: Jose Bautista
Baltimore: Adam Jones
Cleveland: Roberto Alomar
South side: Frank Thomas
Minnesota: Joe Mauer
Detroit: Justin Verlander
Kansas City: Zach Greinke
Oakland: Bartolo Colon
Anaheim: Mike Trout
Seattle: Felix Hernandez
Houston: Craig Biggio
Texas: Nelson Cruz
Los Angeles Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw
Colorado: Nolan Arenado
San Francisco: Tim Lincecum
Arizona: Paul Goldschmidt
San Diego: Trevor Hoffman
St. Louis: Albert Pujols
Pittsburgh: Andrew McCutchen
Cincinnati: Joey Votto
Chicago Cubs: Kerry Wood
Milwaukee (My Favorite team): tied between Rickie Weeks, Ryan Braun, and Prince Fielder
Washington: Max Scherzer
New York Mets: Matt Harvey
Atlanta: Andruw Jones
Miami: Gary Sheffield
Philadelphia: Cliff Lee
TheWarPrimeMinister *most overrated he wasn’t bad at all but not the best met and he was always injured and a liability plus it’s players I like the most
Bill Nye?
Lisa Smith white Sox? Never heard of south side Chicago?
Let's go Adam Jones!
Well, now we don’t need Marc.Thanks Bill Nye
"he's the reason i stayed a mets fan"
oh god was marc ever considering becoming a y*nkees fan?
tbf he was very young during piazza’s mets career
Go Yankees
Well New York has 2 teams so it’s his choice
The 3 Prankskateers he could’ve became a Phillies or braves fan
No Marc actually said in another video that if he wasn’t a Mets fan, he’d be a Padres fan.
Here is my list (I'm also ahereing to the rule of players from my lifetime):
Angels: Tim Salmon
A's: Barry Zito
Mariners: Ichiro Suzuki
Rangers: Rafael Palmeiro
Astros: Roger Clemens
Tigers: Ivan Rodriguez
White Sox: Frank Thomas
Indians: CC Sabathia
Royals: Nori Aoki
Twins: Joe Mauer
Yankees: Alex Rodriguez
Red Sox: Dustin Pedroia
Orioles: Cal Ripken Jr.
Rays: Evan Longoria
Blue Jays: John Olerud
Phillies: Roy Halladay
Mets: David Wright
Marlins: Dan Uggla
Nats: Daniel Murphy
Braves: Chipper Jones
Cubs: Kris Bryant
Cardinals: Chris Carpenter
Pirates: Andrew McCutchen
Reds: Joey Votto
Brewers: Prince Fielder
D-backs: Paul Goldschmidt
Padres: Greg Maddux
Rockies: Larry Walker
Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw
Giants: Matt Cain
W for Olerud. He’s one of the most underrated players of all time
Wait Greg maddux was on the padres?
@@padresbouttalose yup 07-08
domezz he played in San Diego in one of his last seasons in the league.
@@stephaniemckenna3260 ok
Says prince fielder
Me: loves it
Then says ichoro
Me: where’s ken Griffey
Then picks him for the reds
Me: I’m glad he is not that dumb
I love ichoro 😂
But Griffey is better
Ichoro changed the game. Griffey has swag though
Yankees: Curtis Granderson
Red Sox: David Ortiz
Rays: Evan Longoria
Blue Jays: Josh Donaldson
Orioles: Jonathon Schoop
Twins: Torri Hunter
Indians: Francisco Lindor
White Sox: Frank Thomas
Tigers: Miguel Cabrera
Royals: Whit Merrifield
Astros: Trash Can
Mariners: Ichiro Suzuki
Angels: Mike Trout
Rangers: Anderson Tejada
Athletics: Ramon Laureano
Marlins: Dee Gordon
Phillies: Rhys Hoskins
Mets: David Wright
Nationals: Max Scherzer
Braves: Chipper Jones
Pirates: David Freese
Cardinals: Adam Wainwright
Brewers: Robin Yount
Reds: Sonny Gray
Cubs: Kris Bryant
Dodgers: Max Muncy
Diamondbacks: Paul Goldschmidt
Padres: Fernando Tatis Jr.
Giants: Barry Bonds
Rockies: Nolan Arenado
LOL trash can
Lol Astros trash can
If not trash can for the Astros Nolan ryan
I love the trash can reference lol
David Freese for the Pirates 😂
Can you show your Jersey collection
Jesse Lancaster it’s def weak
People are gonna be mad you didn’t mention Bartolo Colon
Good, he was overrated.
Dee EM that is one of the most disrespectful things I’ve ever heard
@@jakerussell75372005 Johan Santana would disagree.
That Random Guy on YT yeah wtf
@@matthewmizizi7545 hows the career resurgence
The greatest player of all time is Greg bird. Lol
Mario C strait facts
You could make an argument for Todd Frazier too
What bout Mario
And jacoby elsbury
Greg bird is the goat
Marc U disappointed me : Greg Bird where he at
lol
Hi Freddie how are you doing
@@didig1002 good how are u thank u for asking
Freddie I’m doing good.The Braves are my second favorite team and i hope the Yankees and the Braves will be in the World Series.You are one of my favorite players in the mlb.I hope I will get to meet you one day.Go braves
DIDIG100 Yanks bro how do you not know he’s not the real Freddie Freeman
Ichiro Suzuki and Ken Griffey Jr were my childhood baseball heroes.
"Barry Bonds did a lot of things other players just didn't do."
Like enough steroids to turn his head into a watermelon and *probably* enough to develop the ability of spontaneous flight.
Dakoda OK you don’t know that
He was the best player in an era where lots of the best players cheated.
If you can be the best of the cheaters, while cheating, you are still damn good.
@@testingmyaudioaddiction3452 okay so if 50% of people cheated that still leaves 50% of people that didn't and look at his numbers prior to steroids he was great but no where near GOAT status
Dakoda OK Truth: Barry Bonds willfully took steroids.
Also truth: MLB pushed players to take steroids so they could get attendence back after the strike of 1994. Attenedence was more then cut in half across the league following that year. So the MLB pressured players to take Steroids. Sosa, Palmeiro, McGwire, Sheffield, Bonds, etc. And then they promptly forgot about it in 2007 when the Mitchell Report came to light. Did Bonds cheat, yes. But the MLB condoned that behavior!
Matthew Miller he was a forty-forty player. That had only happened once before, by a steroid user.
I have to say, as a lifelong Padres fan from San Diego, I was kind of disappointed you didn't say Tony Gwynn. But I can understand why you picked Blash for those reasons. Cool video regardless, big fan of your channel.
Chris Kovacs he was probably too young for Gwynn, though I’d think the same for McGwire/Sosa
I’d take Pujols for St Louis
Me too and mark McGwire is the reason I'm a cards fan but Pujols is my favorite
Jim Edmonds for me
I always had a soft spot for Willie McGee. I'm a Cubs fan. Cheers.
*Need a Vid of Greatest All-time Team of 'players by year' per position:* 96'Maddux, 94'Gwynn, 96'Caminity, 98'Mcguire, 41'Williams, etc...?
As a braves fan my all time favorite has to be Chipper Jones or Freddie Freeman
Blaze Rooster Mine too although I’d probably give Chipper the edge. 2 legends right there
Blaze Rooster Brian McCann is also a fan favorite for 90s and 2000s kids
TheJacob Redmond - Yeah
there's so many in recent history to pick from the braves like chip, Freddie, Fred Mcgriff(although he was better with the marlins), greg Maddox, John smoltz, tom glavine, bmac, JHey, or even young guys like acuna, or albies.
Nice video Mark! Miss MLB
Same
I was strictly a National league kid growing so here were my NL favorites...
Braves - Dale Murphy - great player on some really bad teams
Expos - Andre Dawson - so smooth
Mets - Darryl Strawberry - must watch player always
Phillies - Steve Carlton - made hitters look foolish
Marlins - Gary Sheffield - always hated this team
Cardinals - Willie McGee - speed, great hitter, instantly recognizable
Cubs - Shawon Dunston - strongest arm of any shortstop ever
Brewers - Gorman Thomas - imagine slow pitch softball power hitter
Reds - George Foster - hit some epic blasts, boom or bust player
Pirates - Dave Parker - my favorite player of all time, the cobra, nuff said
Dodgers - Fernando Valenzuela - a phenomenon
Giants - Kevin Mitchell - a beast
Padres - Garry Templeton - great shortstop, could do it all
Rockies - Larry Walker - dude could hit
Diamondbacks - Tony Womack, once a Buc, always a Buc.
Keep in mind the Brewers were an American League team it's first 28 years at Milwaukee until moving to the National League, while the Houston Astros were part of the NL until from it's existence until 2012 going to the AL.
Good call on Delgado. I grew up in the town he played single A ball in. He was there for a full season and played catcher. Was awesome to watch him on a near nightly basis.
Marc- “steroids don’t matter.”
Barry bonds- 1986 (age 21) to 1999 (age 34) 445 home runs, .288/.409/.559
2000 (age 35) to 2007 (age 42) aka the steroid era, 317 homers, .322/.517/.724
Sure... suddenly having major spikes in your power numbers over the last 7 years of your career, when most people would show SOME decline, is TOTALLY natural and doesn’t matter at all...
Yeah he was a hall of famer without the steroids, but it’s likely his career without them would have looked more like Griffey Jr and less like... the weird Frankenstein thing we saw.
Pretty sure he meant they won't affect who he chooses
Max S I’m sure it is what he meant. But none the less calling him the GOAT or anything close to the sort because of inflated steroid numbers is silly.
He had great numbers and would’ve been an all time great anyway. But we’ll never know what kind of player he REALLY was because the last 7 years are marred by steroids.
I mean, his entire slash like skyrocketed after age 35, when almost every legit hall of famer saw a decline...
Dude hank Arron spiked later in his career
slither king actually his average went down, but stayed close enough to his career norms. He lost 25 points on his average from 34-42. His power numbers were still good but the average dipped. Notice his doubles went down too. Shows he was swinging for the fences.
Hank hit 40 at the age of 39 and hit 301
Dude, I am completely floored that you said Andres Galarraga for the Braves. He was always my favorite as a kid! The Big Cat!
My favorite Francesa call was when someone said Jason Giambi could be the next Jets QB
My favorites:
Orioles: Brian Roberts
Red Sox: Manny Ramirez
Yankees: Mariano Rivera
Rays: Evan Longoria
Blue Jays: Alex Rios
White Sox: Paul Konerko
Indians: Omar Vizquel
Tigers: Miggy
Royals: Eric Hosmer
Twins: Joe Mauer
Astros: Lance Berkman
Angels: Mike Trout
A's: Josh Donaldson
Mariners: Ichiro
Rangers: Josh Hamilton
Braves: Freddie Freeman
Marlins: Giancarlo Stanton
Mets: Johan Santana
Phillies: Jimmy Rollins
Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman
Cubs: Anthony Rizzo
Reds: Joey Votto
Brewers: Prince Fielder
Pirates: Andrew McCutchen
Cardinals: Yadi
D-Backs: Randy Johnson
Rockies: Tulo
Dodgers: Matt Kemp (even tho he destroyed the Giants)
Padres: Wil Myers
Giants: J.T. Snow
When mcgwire retired mark would have been five based on what he said at the beginning of the vid
Jacob Spencer yeah it seems like he’s lying about some of these picks. I don’t even believe that he remembers much of randy Johnson as a diamondback or Guerrero as an expo
It’s Marc
Love your thoughts man every video is a treat with you!
Current Astros players let him down but he's in love with all the steroid guys...
Steroids are not as bad sign stealing
"I'm ok with some cheating, just not the astros sign stealing" 🙄
As everyone ignores all the other sign stealing that has been going around the league. Wake up everyone
Hi Marc. Here's my list.
Braves: Dale Murphy
Marlins: Giancarlo Stanton
Phillies: Mike Schmidt
Mets: Dwight Gooden
Nats/Expos: Gary Carter
Cubs: Ryne Sandberg
Reds: Pete Rose. Yes, he bet on baseball, but he still has more hits than anyone else in MLB.
Brewers: Paul Molitor
Pirates: Andrew McCutchen
Cardinals: Albert Pujols
Diamondbacks: "The Big Unit" Randy Johnson
Rockies: Larry Walker
Dodgers: Orel Hershiser
Padres: Tony Gwynn
Giants: Buster Posey. Not the greatest hitter, but has called so many no-hitters.
Orioles: Cal Ripken Jr.
Red Sox: "Big Papi" David Ortiz
Yankees: Derek Jeter
Rays: Evan Longoria
Blue Jays (My Team): Tie: Robbie Alomar and Joe Carter
White Sox: Frank Thomas
Indians: Jim Thome
Tigers: Alan Trammell
Royals: George Brett
Twins: Kirby Puckett
Angels: Mike Trout
Astros: Mike Scott
A's: Rickey Henderson
Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr.
Rangers: Nolan Ryan
Rip Al kaline🥺
Prince Fielder is my all time favorite player. I'm upset his career ended as abruptly as it did, but I'm glad I got to see him play when he was healthy and in his prime with the Crew
Rip Al Kaline.
When Carlos Lee was in Milwaukee he did a reading community thing at my elementary school. After that I fell in love with baseball and he was my first favorite player. This video is bringing all the nostalgia back.
People don't know how long ive been trying to tell him to get his facial hair back and he finally did it
It looks like shit
@@ZayBurd Hater
@@TheMatsonc I hate when people who can't grow facial try to, it's just a bad look. Exactly why I only let my chin hair grow and not my cheeks, I know mu limits
Doesn’t look the greatest tbh
It looks awful but I dig it
Felt I could make a list too, was born in 2002 for context
Teamless: Bartolo Colon
Tigers: Justin Verlander
Phillies: Odubel Herrera
Red Sox: David Ortiz
Dodgers: Juan Uribe
Pirates: Francisco Cervelli
Nationals: Anthony Rendon
White Sox: Jose Abreu
Mets: Michael Conforto
Cardinals: Matt Carpenter
Royals: Yordano Ventura (RIP)
Cubs: Anthony Rizzo
Diamondbacks: Paul Goldschmidt or David Peralta
Rockies: Charlie Blackmon
Brewers: Ryan Braun
Indians: Lonnie Chisenhall
Mariners; Ichiro or Hisashi Iwakuma
Marlins: Jose Fernandez (favorite player ever)
Blue Jays: Josh Donaldson
Braves: Evan Gattis
Angels: Mike Trout
Rangers: Adrian Beltre
Yankees: Mariano Rivera or Mark Teixeira
A's: Coco Crisp
Reds: Eugenio Suarez
Padres: Jedd Gyorko
Giants: Madison Bumgarner
Rays: Evan Longoria
Astros: Dallas Keuchel
Orioles: Chris Davis (favorite team, favorite player) or Trey Mancini
Twins: Brian Dozier
"South Jersey doesn't even count" LMAO
Mine
Phillies (my team): Jimmy Rollins
Braves: Chipper Jones
Mets: David Wright
Nats: Ryan Zimmerman
Marlins: Hanley Ramirez
Cardinals: Albert Pujols
Reds: Joey Votto
Brewers: Prince Fielder
Pirates: Andrew McCutchen
Cubs: Alfonzo Soriano
Giants: Barry Bonds
Padres: Trevor Hoffman
Rockies: Todd Helton
D-Backs: Randy Johnson
Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw
Redsox: David Ortiz
Yankees: Derrek Jeter
O's: Adam Jones
Jays: Roy Halladay
Rays: Evan Longoria
Twins: Joe Mauer
Tigers: Miguel Cabrera
Whitesox: Jim Thome
Royals: Billy Butler
Indians: Travis Hafner
A's: Brendan Moss
Angels: Mike Trout
Astros: Roy Oswald
Mariners: Ichiro Suzuki
Rangers: Adrian Beltre
"south jersey doesn't really count" i bet you call pork roll taylor ham too
David Di Martino yeah like it should he
Love from Middlesex county NJ my man. Cheers brotha!
Rip al Kaline 😥
Love this. You don’t have to explain your own favorite players and why they aren’t players from the 60s!
Marc, here's my favorites, first is my lifetime, second is all time
Mets: Mike Piazza and Tom Seaver
Expos/Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman and Vladimir Geurrero
Atlanta Braves: Chipper Jones and Hank Aaron
Phillies: Scott Rolen and I don't like anyone else. Philadelphia is evil.
Marlins: Jeff Conine
Pirates: they are evil
Reds: Ken Griffey, Jr. and Johnny Bench (I'm one of the Reds fans that can't stand Pete Rose. My first big baseball memory is him being banned. Ruined his legacy)
Cubs: Sammy Sosa and Mark Grace
Cardinals: Mark McGwire
Brewers: Christian Yelich and Paul Molitor
Rockies: Larry Walker
Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez
Padres: Tony Gwynn
Dodgers: Mike Piazza and Jackie Robinson
Giants: Will Clark and Willie May's
Yankees: Bernie Williams and Roger Maris
Red Sox: Nomar Garciaparra and Carl Yastrzemski
Orioles: Cal Ripken, Jr.
Blue Jays: Carlos Delgado
Devil Rays: Evan Longoria
Tigers: Mickey Tettleton (he had a fun name) and Al Kaline
Indians: Jim Thome
Royals: Mike Sweeney and George Brett
Twins: Kirby Puckett
White Sox: Frank Thomas
Astros: Jeff Bagwell
Rangers: Juan Gonzalez and Nolan Ryan
Angels: Mike Trout and Jim Edmonds
A's: Rickey Henderson
Mariners: Ichiro and Jay Buhner (fun name)
Hey Marc, can u do a ranking or tier list on each team's announcers?
Saying steroids don’t matter and bonds is the greatest player ever is like saying the astros 100% deserved to win the world series
Baseball Thor34 I agree with you but Barry Bonds was the goat, then he did steroids.
H Marks I don’t know about the goat but he was good
True but you wanna talk about getting framed for steroids then look at my boy Mark McGwire definitely didn't take any Gym Candy the MLB was just pissed off that a Cardinals player hit that many bombs in a pitching stadium
@@henrymarks2237 trout is the GOAT
Carlos Delgado was a beast thank you Marc I've been waiting for someone to put him on their team
One top three greatest Jays for sure, but my favorite Jay has always been Tony Fernandez . I think maybe just because that is when i started watching as a kid.
Marc, Healy banned half your discord server because one idiot said the n-word so we pinged the mods. He banned us for trying to do good, plz help unban us and idk Healy was just being salty
Absolutely loved your pick for the Atlanta Braves. Andrés Galarraga was one of my first baseball heros
I need mlb the show 20 😭😭
Andres Galarraga is my favorite player of all time. Glad to see The Big Cat got a shout out !
Holy cow mark, shave for the love of god!
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I agree because they're your pics! Great to see them! Appreciate you!
Guy is let down by people like correa, springer, and bregman, but has Sosa, Big Mac, and bonds on his list...get outta here.
Those guys saved baseball and were electric and fun to watch, the Astros completely cheated the game and brutally disrespected it, and won a lot of games because of it.
@@wyattjones570 I'm not saying they weren't exciting to watch. I'm just calling out the inconsistency. All players that I named used an unfair advantage to elevate their game. If he had those 3 and say Bergman I would be perfectly ok with it. But to knock one player for using an unfair advantage while praising 3 others is just straight hypocritical.
I'm a big yankees fan but for whatever reason... I loved Nomar Garciaparra on the BoSox.
Yo mark, I'm liking the beard, but pls for the love of god clean up the sides
Haha
Marc big Twins Fan I for sure thought your pick would have been Mauer. Glad you put Johan on the list. Was watching Foolish Baseball’s video the other day and he mentioned that if Johan would have won 3 straight Cy Young’s would he be in the HOF? I think so!!
Nick Castellanos is JD Martinez 2.0
15:20 OK, you got me there. Buster Posey and Lincecum would be my next choices.
8:16
Marc: Super Fat
Me: Mean!
Prince fielder is like 😞
I actually went back and looked at Ken Gieffey jr.'s fully Carrer. With his home run pace, if he had played AT LEAST 140 games every season, he would have hit close to 740 home runs.
Bro, THE TRIBE HAD JIM THOME AND YOU CHOOSE SOMEONE BESIDES HIM!!!
Here is my list
These are my top 8 btw
Yankees: Derek Jeter
Indians: Francisco Lindor
Astros: Nobody because they are cheaters
Twins: idk any lol
Mets: Mike Piazza
White Sox: Jose Abreu
Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw
Giants: Barry Bonds
Who’s Cabrera I have only have heard of Miguel andujar
Jk Im sorry migi Cabrera you are the 🐐
Granted it’s just before your and it was Colorado but when you mentioned Galleraga’s homers it made me thing of Sid Bream’s check swing homer.
@ Greg Diamond, how 'bout a homerun on a bunt by Bryce Harper against the Mets
Barry Bonds COULD HAVE BEEN the greatest player of all time. He ruined his chance when he CHEATED
Morale is not congruent with skill. Sorry kid.
Dee EM then why do we give McGuire and Sosa shit for takin steroids. Just because you have emotional ties to a player doesn’t mean he gets a pass. My favorite player all time is Albert Pujols, and if it comes out that he took steroids during his prime I’d be one of the first ones to say he doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame.
Dee EM he had tremendous amounts of skill in Pittsburgh, then he started juicing and became a masher. I’d respect the hell out of him if he would’ve stayed a 40-40 guy instead of chasing homerun numbers the wrong way.
@@kenny2k822 1) Bonds didn't strike out at a high rate ever in his career. Only once hit 100 K's and that was his rookie year (101). Sosa and McGwire both led SO's at least once in their career 2) 8 gold gloves; 5 of which he obtained in San Francisco. 3) Elite baserunning well into his 30's. Sosa was good for a season or two 4) Again you are placing a moral compass as if it is congruent to talent (i.e. your HOF statement)
Dee EM it’s not a moral thing he broke the rules of the game. He used a BANNED substance. It’s especially sad because he was on pace to be the greatest of all time. He BROKE THE RULES. Just like the Black Sox. Just like McGuire and Sosa. Just like A-Rod. Just like the Astros. Rules were BROKEN. He was an amazing talent BEFORE the steroids, but no casual fan who has heard about Bonds remembers his clean days in the 80s and 90s. They remember the masher from San Fran. The dude with the gigantic head (literally and figuratively). From the research I’ve done the first time Bonds did steroids was 97. And he was definitely still doin them when he was breaking all the Home Run records. He was the best in the game for a while, until he CHEATED. Again not a moral thing, if you go out of your way to break the rules of the game to give yourself an unfair advantage, that would be by definition, CHEATING.
Like that you are only picking players you've actually seen play. Respect to that.
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Love the vids mark, keep it up
10:34 I studied about wines at university, and the quote has been used for decades, kid.
10:54 RA Dickey over Hyun-jin Ryu. I've never seen a guy dominate so much with knuckleballs in an era that was all about hitting high 90mph or having a spin rate of over 2500.
2 years later it still cracks me up hearing gnc calling prince feilder, BIG FAT DUDE
Love Arenado as your Rockies pick. But I also like Vinny Castilla. A great player at 3rd base or also Tulo for his wonderful time there
Yankees: A-Rod
Red Sox: David Ortiz
Rays: Evan Longoria
Blue Jays: Roy Halladay
Orioles: Adam Jones
Mets: Carlos Beltran
Phillies: Pete Rose (even tho I never saw him play live)
Braves: Andruw Jones
Marlins: Josh Beckett (always respected him, even as a Red Sox player)
Nationals: Bryce Harper
Indians: CC Sabathia
Royals: Eric Hosmer
White Sox: Paul Konerko
Twins: Joe Mauer
Tigers: Miguel Cabrera
Cubs: Alfonso Soriano
Brewers: Prince Fielder
Cardinals: Yadier Molina
Pirates: Andrew McCutchen
Reds: Todd Frazier
A's: Jason Giambi
Angels: K-Rod
Astros: Andy Pettitte
Rangers: Pudge
Mariners: Ichiro
Padres: Manny Machado
Dodgers: Matt Kemp
Giants: MadBum
Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez
Rockies: Nolan Arenado
@@Parkerminami Trout is the best, but K-Rod is definitely my favorite Angel.
Ken Griffey Jr. is the best player of all time.
A true 5-tool player. Obviously a remarkable hitter, People forget that he won 10 AL Gold Gloves in a row.
If it wasn't for injuries, Jr. would have broken Hank Aaron's home run record.
In an era where PED's were rampant throughout the league, Jr. dominated the league with clean piss and raw unadulterated talent.
And that swing.....that beautiful swing.
love you for the Galarraga pick!
Adam Rosales is my favorite A’s. He is super nice and sprints for every homerun. Love him
It's funny that I am opposite of Mark in that I don't know too many current players, but I know the old players. My favorite current Brewers player is Christian Yelich, but I remember Robin Young, Paul Molitor, Rollie Fingers, etc. But we agree on the Big Hurt and the Big Unit, and I was a huge fan of Prince Fielder too!
When I was in third grade, I got a pack of baseball cards at Halloween. They were from the 80’s or 90’s and I didn’t even recognize the old team logos and thought they were minor league. It wasn’t until a few months ago I noticed one of the cards was Ken Griffey Jr. The guy laminated the card and it was in mint condition
...6 bucks on eBay.
I was such a big fan of Micheal Young I remember in 2010 playing my copy of the Show 06 (that's what I had at the time lol) I wanted every single player with the last name Young. I don't remember why but I know it was linked to my connection with Micheal Young lol.
Pablo Sandoval, prince fielder, Bartolo, Freddie, Miggy, Teheran and that really does it
Yankees: Jeter
Red Sox: Pedro
Tampa Bay: Fred McGriff
Toronto: Jose Bautista
Baltimore: Ripken
Cleveland: Jim Thome
White Sox: Frank Thomas
Minnesota: Torii Hunter
Detroit: Miggy
Kansas City: Zach Greinke
Oakland: Barry Zito
Anaheim: Mike Trout
Seattle: Griffey
Houston: Craig Biggio
Texas: Rafael Palmeiro
Los Angeles Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw
Colorado: Todd Helton
San Francisco: Tim Lincecum
Arizona: Randy Johnson
San Diego: Tony Gwynn
St. Louis: Jim Edmonds
Pittsburgh: Andrew McCutchen
Cincinnati: Joey Votto
Chicago Cubs: Kerry Wood
Milwaukee: Richie Sexson
Washington/Montreal: Vladdy
New York Mets: Piazza
Atlanta: Maddux
Miami: Pudge
Philadelphia: Chase Utley
My dads favorite all time Tiger.....Al Kaline. Unfortunately passed away a couple days ago. I thought he’d live forever. RIP Mr. Tiger.
NL East:
Phillies - Jimmy Rollins
Mets - Mike Piazza
Expos/Nats - Vladdie Sr
Marlins - Miggy
Braves - Chipper
NL Central:
Cubs - Kerry Wood
Cincy - Barry Larkin
Pirates - Cutch
Brewers - Prince Fielder
Cards - Yady
NL West:
Dodgers - Clay Kershaw
Giants - Brian Wilson
DBacks- Luis Gonzalez
Rox - Todd Helton
Padres - Tony Gwynn
AL East:
Yanks - David Wells
Red Sox - Manny
Orioles - Cal Ripkin
Blue Jays - Robbie Alomar
Rays - Carl Crawford
AL Central:
Tigers - Ty Cobb
White Sox - Frank Thomas
Royals - George Brett
Twins - Torri Hunter
Indians - Jim Thome
AL West:
Mariners - Griffey Jr
Angels - Jim Edmonds
As - Ricky
Rangers - Shin Soo Choo
Astros - Jeff Bagwell
Good idea, man, about working with people from the modern era, not those guys in the pre history of baseball, for the same reason you handled. I loved your choice of McCutcheon from the Pirates ;Arenado from Colorado Rockies ; Ichiro from Seattle; Beltré from Texas; Trout, for the Angels. Now ,for the Toronto Blue Jays, my Choice was Tony Fernandez. I don't object to Carlos Delgado being a Hall of Fame; he deserves that honour.
Jabari Blash is an unexpected pic for my pads. Not a bad one necessarily, but I went into this vid thinking "Marc is gonna say Gwynn". Thank you for surprising me.
what mic do you use ?? list was very accurate in my opinion
Big Daddy Vladdy is a great choice for either the Montreal/Washington or Anaheim.
Also Beltran played for my local minor league team, the Blue Rocks, in some of their first years existing.
Orioles: Tejada
BoSox: Varitek
Yankees: Posada
Rays: Longoria
Jays: Donaldson
ChiSox: Pierzynski
Indians: Lofton
Tigers: Miggy
Royals: Perez
Twins: Morneau
Asterisks: Biggio
Angels: Colon
A's: Chapman
Mariners: Ichiro
Rangers: Pudge
Braves: Chipper
Marlins: Uggla
Mets: Piazza
Phillies: Utley
Nats/Expos: Guerrero Sr.
Cubs: Soriano
Reds: Votto
Brewers: Braun
Pirates: Bay
Cardinals: Yadi
D-Backs: Hudson
Rockies: Arenado
Dodgers: Martin
Padres: Hoffman
Giants: Vizquel
Here is a little different take. Not so much your favorite player, but when someone says a team and you picture the uniform..... who is in the uniform. Old player, current player, ancient player. Who would you say represents every club? Who would be your Mr. Met (as an example)? No right or wrong... I am significantly older than you so I would have a different take. Just curious.
Atlanta Braves-Greg Maddox
Miami Marlins-Jeff Conine
New York Mets-Tom Seaver
Philadelphia Phillies-Mike Schmidt
Washington Nationals-Max Scherzer
Montreal Expos-Vladimir Guerrero (I had to fish for Nationals players because I kept coming up with Expos, so I included both)
Chicago Cubs-André Dawson
Cincinnati Reds-Pete Rose
Milwaukee Brewers-Robin Yount
Pittsburgh Pirates-Willie Stargell
St. Louis Cardinals-Stan Musial (with Yadi close behind)
Arizona Diamondbacks-Randy Johnson
Colorado Rockies-Larry Walker
Los Angeles Dodgers-Tommy Lasorda
San Diego Padres-Tony Gwynn
San Francisco Giants-Willie McCovey
Baltimore Orioles-Cal Ripken Jr.
Boston Red Sox-Ted Williams
New York Yankees-Mickey Mantle
Tampa Bay Rays-Evan Longoria
Toronto Blue Jays-Roberto Alomar
Chicago White Sox-Frank Thomas
Cleveland Indians-Jim Thome
Detroit Tigers-Al Kaline
Kansas City Royals-George Brett
Minnesota Twins-Kirby Pucket
Houston Astros-Nolan Ryan
Los Angeles Angels-Mike Trout
Oakland Athletics-Reggie Jackson
Seattle Mariners-Ken Griffey Jr.
Texas Rangers-Ivan Rodríguez
Your Piazza fandom is eerily similar to my Varitek one.
My hometown team the tigers. RIP Al Kaline I wish I got to see him play but I have seen stories of that 68 World Series team R.I.P a legend
I 1000000% agree with you on Bonds. He is the GOAT. Should be in the HOF especially considering he was never officially caught and it wasn't illegal back then.
Hey Marc I know this is a baseball Channel but can you try some football videos
These lists are fun, honestly though I have a hard time having favorites for any team other than the Dodgers.
Favorite Dodgers of all time: Kershaw, Ethier, Shawn Green, Lo Duca
Other teams/players I can tolerate
Texas: Beltre
Seattle: Ichiro
Detroit: Miggy
Red Sox: Nomar
Yankees: Rivera probably
Tampa Bay: Crawford
Cubs: Kerry Wood
Cincy: Griffey
Pittsburgh: McCutchen
Washington: Zimmerman
My list:
Red Sox: David Ortiz (all time favorite player on favorite team)
Yankees: If i have to pick I guess Mariano Rivera
Rays: David Price
Blue Jays: Roy Halladay
Orioles: Adam Jones
White Sox: Frank Thomas
Tigers: Miguel Cabrera
Indians: Kenny Lofton
Royals: Lorenzo Cain
Twins: Torii Hunter
Angels: Garrett Anderson
Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr
Astros: Jeff Bagwell
A’s: Eric Chavez
Rangers: Pudge Rodriguez
Braves: Andruw Jones
Mets: David Wright
Marlins: Gary Sheffield
Phillies: Shane Victorino
Nationals/Expos: Vlad Guerrero
Cardinals: Albert Pujols
Cubs: Sammy Sosa
Pirates: Andrew Mccutchen
Reds: Barry Larkin
Brewers: Prince Fielder
Dodgers: Adrian Beltre
Diamondbacks: Randy Johnson
Rockies: Larry Walker
Giants: Barry Bonds
Padres: Tony Gwynn
Early! Thank you for posting this video, Marc! Came immediately from Twitter
I get the Big Mac love because we literally followed that home run chase during summer baseball after every game the first thing we did was check the Cardinals box score that night but as a Cardinals fan Albert was wayyy more fun to watch as a complete player. People forget how good of a fielder he was and he even played some third an outfield when he first came up. Also helped that he was a huge part of a winning era in St. Louis. As a Cards fan I would say Albert easily. Big Mac may have had a few historic years in St.Louis but Albert had a ridiculous stretch his entire time in St.Louis.
This would be my top 5 favorite Cardinals from my era as a 33 year old.
1. Albert
2. Yadi (Clutch hitter and in his prime you weren’t running on him. Always great with the pitching staff)
3. Chris Carpenter (Bulldog, he’s the guy you want on the mound in a big game. You knew he was going to give you everything he had even if he didn’t have his best stuff.)
4. Edmonds ( Always guaranteed a few jaw dropping catches a season and when he hit bombs off high pitches that swing was crazy)
5. Rolen (I could watch Rolen play third all day, he was a machine )
Very Honorable mention: Wainwright- Love Adam and I know I’ll get killed for not putting him in my favs but it’s mine.
Big Mac - Loved watching him at the time but that entire chase and what Bonds did later just felt like a lie to me when everything came out. They are still amazing players but yeah it doesn’t feel the same to me anymore.
My favorites all time from each team. And there is no particular criteria for this, so:
Tigers: Johnny Wockenfuss
Phillies: Richie Hebner
Red Sox: Jim Rice
Dodgers: Rick Monday
Pirates: Willie Stargell
Nationals/Expos: Max Sherzer
White Sox: Buck Weaver
Mets: Keith Hernandez
Cardinals: Ozzie Smith
Royals: George Brett
Cubs: Mark Grace
D-backs: Luis Rodriguez
Rockies: Jeff Reed
Brewers: Robin Yount
Indians: Joe Charboneau
Mariners: Edgar Martinez
Marlins: Chuck Carr
Blue Jays: Bob Bailor
Braves: John Smoltz
Angels: Brian Downing
Rangers: Nolan Ryan
Yankees: Dave Winfield
A's: Dave Stewart
Reds: Tony Perez
Padres: Nate Colbert
Giants: Willie Mays
Rays: Evan Longoria
Astros: Jose Cruz
Orioles: Mark Belanger
Twins: Kirby Puckett