Vlad actually hit 40 home runs in 2002. In Olympic Stadium, he hit an opposite field homer that went off the scoreboard just above the wall in right-center. However, the umpires thought it hit off the top of the wall and only got a double. He was robbed of a 40-40 season.
I found the video evidence! About 1 minute and 27 seconds into the video. It was only a single, not a double, but the ball clearly hit the scoreboard, then off the top of the wall, and back into the field of play! th-cam.com/video/r1uESNwgbdw/w-d-xo.html
Vlad was probably the best free swinger ever. Dude could barrel up anything, Had a cannon for an arm, he could steal some bases, did not strike out a ton. 5 tool player very fun to watch. A definate favorite.
Tons of things that I love about Vlad, but my favorite is: while everyone was out in the field stretching and warming up before games, he would spend the whole time inside playing MLB on PlayStation, virtually batting against the actual opposing starting pitcher of the game.
Best bad ball hitter ever. Plus he was so clever as well in a multitude of ways. Loved how he never had the gloves either the barehands looked so awesome to me.
Vlad was my favorite player to use in MLB Power Pros. I'm honestly shocked no team picked him up as a DH in 2012 or 2013, he probably had enough gas left in the tank to reach 3,000 hits and 500 homers.
He would have needed probably 4 or 5 years to get to those numbers. He was 51 HR and 410 hits short. Considering his knees were shot I doubt he ever would have made it even if someone did give him a contract. The Jays actually did sign him to a minor league deal in 2012 but he asked to be released when they said he wouldn't be promoted to MLB
@@leonzaduncan2438ecause if you look at literally anything other than batting avg, he wasn't very good. he posted a .317 OBP and a .417 SLG which are both terrible for a guy who can only DH. In fact he was the worst DH in MLB in 2011. He was a 38 year old, below avg hitter who couldn't play the field and had terrible knees. It's not a shock he didn't get signed.
@@AD-df5tm.290 is NOT below average. He's knees were gone and yes he was old but don't try to make it sound like he was trash. That's crazy regardless of the other pct% hitting .290 does not make you a below average hitter. 51 hrs in 5 years, yeah he would've definitelymade it if healthy enough to play. He prob wouldn't have made it to 3000 hits though.
Vlad was one of the most exciting players to watch. Also, Vlad didn't speak much in Spanish, quiet stoic guy. In his HOF speech he actually said he let his bat do the talking.
My all time favorite player! We heard Vladimir, Vladimir, Vladimiiiiiiiiiiiiiir screamed by French baseball announcer of the Montreal Expos Rodger Brulotte so many times when I was a kid. Truly one of the greats. Respect
Despite having trout and ohtani vlad is still my favorite angel of all time. No batting gloves, globs of pine tar, cannon of an arm and could hit any pitch in any location, such a legend.
1 OF THE GREAT PLAYERS .. WITH 1 OF THE GREAT THROWING ARMS .. AND THE BEST BAD BALL HITTER .. IN MLB ⚾ HISTORY .. VLADIMIR 'THE IMPALER' GUERRERO SR#27 ..
I'm actually fairly certain this is one of the rare instances where region doesnt matter. Everyone loves Vlad, but you should be proud of him as your countryman anyway.
Can you please do a video on my favorite play, Mark Grace? He led the 90's in hits and doubles along with excellent defense. Let's not forget that he started the Diamondbacks rally of game 7 of the 2001 World Series with a single off of Mariano Rivera.
After seeing his son just win the HR Derby, I immediately thought of how absurdly dominant Vlad Sr was in the roids era. I recall my early childhood years falling in love with baseball and marveling at these numbers he and his contemporaries were putting up at the time. Seeing his outfield assists highlights on the SportsCenter Top 10 and Baseball Tonight was a regular viewing. Younger fans who marvel at Vlad Jr need to watch this vid.
Idk what happened to the 22 Cams that came before you but good video man once again, Vladdy was always the player on MLB 09 The Show you could always sign and he would become an Allstar for my Cardinals lol
Jeff Bagwell was a beast. You already did his Killer B teammate, so it would only be fitting. I was a Braves fan, and Craig and Jeff destroyed the Braves, but they didn't have much more to help them out.
great vid.. Vlad was a phenomenal player. The attention is well-deserved. Keep up the great work! You earned a subscriber. Looking forward to your new content!
I remember when I was a kid, Jon Miller was talking about an interview he did with Vladdy Sr. Miller said he asked Vladdy what his hitting philosophy was. Vladdy said see ball, hit ball, run like crazy. Note Jon Miller is fully fluent in Spanish.
I really enjoyed watching him play, and I'm a Giants fan! Speaking of being a Giants fan: Please consider highlighting the great Will Clark. He's my all-time favorite player, and in my view, he's worthy of one of your excellent videos! Thanks!
I agree, Hall of Fame consistency unfortunately was not passed down to Jr. Hopefully he can rebound in '24 and replicate his near 50 homer season from a few years back
@@Cam23 by far the most fun baseball to watch. Barry breaking both home run records, the McGwyer/Sosa home run race, and 11 perfect Games in a 22 year period.
Most have no idea what you're talking about when you say your favorite baseball team is the Bisons, but having Vlad Jr as well as Bo Bichette, and Cavan Biggio all come through Buffalo was incredible. Hoping the son joins the father in Cooperstown when all's said and done too!
It blows my mind that no team picked him up after the Orioles. He was still only 36 years old with 2,500+ hits and 449 home runs! Crazy! On a side note, I was lucky enough to get his autograph while he was playing for double A in 1996. The dude signed everything I had! Totally awesome guy and I still have the autographs! I always rooted for him throughout his career despite not being an Angel's fan lol.
Vlad in his stint with the expos is the reason I love baseball, expos/nats fan, and was one of the biggest/unique players I've ever seen. Man I miss watching him play.
He had a throw from right field where the ball fell in front of him but he stopped the runner at first by flashing his glove and acting like he would catch it. He grabbed the ball of the bounce and flicked it with his wrist and almost threw the runner out. Dude was a stud. Glad I got to watch him groing up
his montreal years were during the steroid era, so there was a lot of other competition. it’s crazy to think how his 2000 season with 44 homers, .345 batting average, and 1.074 OPS didn’t even land him a top 5 spot in mvp voting
Les Martin JR..8.0Clock Vald G.Was always one of my Favorite MLB Players allso.I remember in April 2002 At the old Shea Stadium when his team was playing the Mets.The Expos won the game o think the score was 7 To 5 And Vald had A home Run And Allso 3 Hits and he drove in 5 Runs.Man was a beast.His son Vald JR.os pretty good allso.
Watch this guy as a kid and man he is lot bigger than i remember him looking back on it , this guy is one of my all time favorite players loved his style he is legendary!
I saw him in Jupiter during a spring training game catch a ball at the right field wall throw out the runner at 3rd tagging up by three steps with a perfect strike. Amazing arm!
He used to bring his family into the Big 5 next to his house in the OC. My friends brother worked there and said they all were the nicest people you would ever meet.
I'm a Yankee fan but you gotta love a player like Vlad...no flair, no batting gloves but will take you deep and then hose your teammates without a bounce at any base....was great to watch him play
He didn't just "hit a dinger and drove in 6" in the 2004 playoffs. His homer was a two out grand slam to tie the game in the 7th on the road in Boston (in a elimination game too). They still loss the series but that was a huge moment for Vlad in his first playoffs ever. C'mon my guy good video but slightly more research would've shown you that! All good though like I said good video Vladdy was one of my generations best. Too often overlooked.
My fav player growing up. My dad always wondered why i liked a Expos player so much. When he came to Baltimore my dad finally came around but he wasnt prime Vlad by that pount but still a legend
I think a break down of how Ryne Sandberg changed 2b power expectations or Barry Larkin being the start of the era of shortstops hitting and not just playing defense.
Surprised you didn't include Albert Pujols on the list of players who struck out the same amount or less than Vlad Guerrero. Both Averaged 74 per 162 games for their career. I guess if you actually do the math, Pujols might be a TINY bit behind Guerrero, but if you actually pulled the stats through roughly the same amount of games played, Pujols definitely was ahead. Either way interesting video.
Amazing player. Even though 2011 he hit a career low 290 its ridiculous he didn't get picked up. A guy who always hit 300 or better in all but 2 seasons & just missing 300 by a handful of hits in those 2 seasons should have been respected enough to make a club.
When I went to games in Montreal, I loved watching him do batting practice. I think they threw bad pitches on purpose as he would chase anything and whack at it. What a great player he was.
I wish some team had just signed him for a few more years. Something tells me he would have been fine. Some guys should just be allowed to play and he was one. One of my absolute favorites. Def favorite Dominican player ever
Vlad actually hit 40 home runs in 2002. In Olympic Stadium, he hit an opposite field homer that went off the scoreboard just above the wall in right-center. However, the umpires thought it hit off the top of the wall and only got a double. He was robbed of a 40-40 season.
Wow! Thank you for sharing, that’s unreal he could’ve had exactly a 40/40 season
I found the video evidence! About 1 minute and 27 seconds into the video. It was only a single, not a double, but the ball clearly hit the scoreboard, then off the top of the wall, and back into the field of play!
th-cam.com/video/r1uESNwgbdw/w-d-xo.html
Came here to say the same thing! Haha. Vlad was robbed of a 40/40 season. Which is such an Expos thing to happen.
He still a 40-40 player in our hearts
I was watching that game
Vlad was probably the best free swinger ever. Dude could barrel up anything, Had a cannon for an arm, he could steal some bases, did not strike out a ton. 5 tool player very fun to watch. A definate favorite.
No one has swung a Vlad sized bat since.
@@nebwachamp his bat was bigger than the rest?
Hitting pitches that nobody swings at for a double that’s what i remember seeing him play. He was awesome
Tons of things that I love about Vlad, but my favorite is: while everyone was out in the field stretching and warming up before games, he would spend the whole time inside playing MLB on PlayStation, virtually batting against the actual opposing starting pitcher of the game.
😂
Best bad ball hitter ever. Plus he was so clever as well in a multitude of ways. Loved how he never had the gloves either the barehands looked so awesome to me.
Vlad was my favorite player to use in MLB Power Pros. I'm honestly shocked no team picked him up as a DH in 2012 or 2013, he probably had enough gas left in the tank to reach 3,000 hits and 500 homers.
He would have needed probably 4 or 5 years to get to those numbers. He was 51 HR and 410 hits short. Considering his knees were shot I doubt he ever would have made it even if someone did give him a contract.
The Jays actually did sign him to a minor league deal in 2012 but he asked to be released when they said he wouldn't be promoted to MLB
@@AD-df5tmhow could someone who just batted .290 and hit 13 home run not make a roster
@@leonzaduncan2438 Vlad probably would’ve found a spot on a team if there was a universal DH, like what we see Nelson Cruz does now.
@@leonzaduncan2438ecause if you look at literally anything other than batting avg, he wasn't very good. he posted a .317 OBP and a .417 SLG which are both terrible for a guy who can only DH. In fact he was the worst DH in MLB in 2011.
He was a 38 year old, below avg hitter who couldn't play the field and had terrible knees. It's not a shock he didn't get signed.
@@AD-df5tm.290 is NOT below average. He's knees were gone and yes he was old but don't try to make it sound like he was trash. That's crazy regardless of the other pct% hitting .290 does not make you a below average hitter. 51 hrs in 5 years, yeah he would've definitelymade it if healthy enough to play. He prob wouldn't have made it to 3000 hits though.
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Hey I appreciate that my dude!
One of the greatest and humblest I’ve ever seen.
Vlad was one of the most exciting players to watch. Also, Vlad didn't speak much in Spanish, quiet stoic guy. In his HOF speech he actually said he let his bat do the talking.
My all time favorite player! We heard Vladimir, Vladimir, Vladimiiiiiiiiiiiiiir screamed by French baseball announcer of the Montreal Expos Rodger Brulotte so many times when I was a kid. Truly one of the greats. Respect
Despite having trout and ohtani vlad is still my favorite angel of all time. No batting gloves, globs of pine tar, cannon of an arm and could hit any pitch in any location, such a legend.
Pujols??
Terrible defender but still top 15 right fielder
@@RobMellenpujols has been trash at the angels....
I remember rex hudler making fun of Vlad's helmets almost always caked in tar, even covering the A on the helmet. 💀
He was cool on the Angels, but he was a beast in Montreal.
Rickey Henderson, Vlad and Trout are my favorites of all time. Love players that have every tool and GREAT at every tool.
Cool list. One of my all-time favs is Tony Gwynn.
The most violent swing of all time 💥💯
One of my favorite players of all time.
1 OF THE GREAT PLAYERS .. WITH 1 OF THE GREAT THROWING ARMS .. AND THE BEST BAD BALL HITTER .. IN MLB ⚾ HISTORY .. VLADIMIR 'THE IMPALER' GUERRERO SR#27 ..
I already said this but Edgar Martinez from a factory worker to hall of famer would be incredible
Thank you so much for making this video. This guy was my favorite player growing up and this video took me back 20 years
I hope he wins a world series with the blue jays. hes been playing since 1997.
As soon as I saw it was a Vlad video I knew what the first clip was gonna be 🤣 thanks for your work, it’s paying off and you make great content!
Signature Vlad moment you already know! 😂 thank you for the kind words I’m glad you’re enjoying the content!
Spectacular work, @Cam23 !
Thank you! 🙌🏼
Terrific channel. Let's share this guy's hard work. He deserves a ton of subs
Thanks for doin this video, he was one of my suggestions
Thank you for the suggestion! Glad I did this video
This video made me smile a lot. Here in the Dominican we love Vlad
I'm actually fairly certain this is one of the rare instances where region doesnt matter. Everyone loves Vlad, but you should be proud of him as your countryman anyway.
Can you please do a video on my favorite play, Mark Grace? He led the 90's in hits and doubles along with excellent defense. Let's not forget that he started the Diamondbacks rally of game 7 of the 2001 World Series with a single off of Mariano Rivera.
After seeing his son just win the HR Derby, I immediately thought of how absurdly dominant Vlad Sr was in the roids era. I recall my early childhood years falling in love with baseball and marveling at these numbers he and his contemporaries were putting up at the time. Seeing his outfield assists highlights on the SportsCenter Top 10 and Baseball Tonight was a regular viewing. Younger fans who marvel at Vlad Jr need to watch this vid.
My favorite non-Red Sox player growing up. Also the fact that he was #27 makes it even better
Idk what happened to the 22 Cams that came before you but good video man once again, Vladdy was always the player on MLB 09 The Show you could always sign and he would become an Allstar for my Cardinals lol
Beats me! 😂 where they at?
In all seriousness thanks my dude I appreciate that!
Jeff Bagwell was a beast. You already did his Killer B teammate, so it would only be fitting. I was a Braves fan, and Craig and Jeff destroyed the Braves, but they didn't have much more to help them out.
I watched Vlad Guerrero play for many years, and I never once heard anyone refer to him as super Vlad until this video LOL
great vid.. Vlad was a phenomenal player. The attention is well-deserved. Keep up the great work! You earned a subscriber. Looking forward to your new content!
Thank you 🙌🏼 Welcome to the channel!
I remember when I was a kid, Jon Miller was talking about an interview he did with Vladdy Sr. Miller said he asked Vladdy what his hitting philosophy was. Vladdy said see ball, hit ball, run like crazy. Note Jon Miller is fully fluent in Spanish.
I really enjoyed watching him play, and I'm a Giants fan!
Speaking of being a Giants fan: Please consider highlighting the great Will Clark. He's my all-time favorite player, and in my view, he's worthy of one of your excellent videos!
Thanks!
first, love the channel
Just beat me to it
It’s sad that his son didn’t get his consistency but Vlad jr is still awesome
I agree, Hall of Fame consistency unfortunately was not passed down to Jr. Hopefully he can rebound in '24 and replicate his near 50 homer season from a few years back
I truly think how he played in 2022 is his norm not his 2023 and not his 2021
Great content home boy. Keep going.
5:14 looking at those stats, and seeing he was 13th in MVP voting really speaks to how stack the Steroid era was back then
I thought the same thing when making this vid. Ridiculous talent during that era!
@@Cam23 by far the most fun baseball to watch. Barry breaking both home run records, the McGwyer/Sosa home run race, and 11 perfect Games in a 22 year period.
He was 24th in mvp in 2001. That's a joke. I have to look back at that season.
Damn, just looked at it. He was better than 24. But probably not better than 15.
Love, love, love all your videos bro. Great content. Is there ANY way you can run a video on David Wright??
Thank you! I’ll see what I can do about The Captain 😉
Dude 28 mil equating to 52 mil in 20 years is actually scary as hell
God the Angels got unlucky in 2004 and 2005 😂😂😂 having to face the WS winner back to back years.
Watched his entire career. Vlad was my friends favorite player while I was a Jeter fan. Loving this channel!
Vlad Sr and vlad jr....if he remains healthy will go down as the best father/son ever
Most have no idea what you're talking about when you say your favorite baseball team is the Bisons, but having Vlad Jr as well as Bo Bichette, and Cavan Biggio all come through Buffalo was incredible. Hoping the son joins the father in Cooperstown when all's said and done too!
Just got a Vlad Angels home jersey 2 weeks ago. I was at the game vs. Marlins, where he hit the walk-off. June 2005
Stunning content. Thank you for the knowledge!
Glad you enjoyed it!
It blows my mind that no team picked him up after the Orioles. He was still only 36 years old with 2,500+ hits and 449 home runs! Crazy!
On a side note, I was lucky enough to get his autograph while he was playing for double A in 1996. The dude signed everything I had! Totally awesome guy and I still have the autographs! I always rooted for him throughout his career despite not being an Angel's fan lol.
That arm…It was something..3 greatest classic arms from the day that I remember: Dave Parker,Andre Dawson and the best being Vlad
Really cool video. I would love it if you made one on Mel Ott
Vlad the Impaler !
Expos had some amazing Talent ..
Vlad, Grissom, Walker, Raines, Alou, Delino Deshields…
Such a fun team to watch…
Vlad in his stint with the expos is the reason I love baseball, expos/nats fan, and was one of the biggest/unique players I've ever seen. Man I miss watching him play.
I can’t believe his son is electric like his father too. Jr is getting better and better and he’s still so young
he’s actually gotten worse and worse the past couple years
Any chance there can be a video on the 2008 Phillies pitching rotation?
I thought it was cool that he didn’t wear batting gloves.
This is a excellent video...thank you
He had a throw from right field where the ball fell in front of him but he stopped the runner at first by flashing his glove and acting like he would catch it. He grabbed the ball of the bounce and flicked it with his wrist and almost threw the runner out. Dude was a stud. Glad I got to watch him groing up
Great video cam you could mb do the insane prime of Andrew jones
I remember this guy hit 400+ shots off his cleat laces! He was unreal.
Can u do Carlos Delgado ? Or Carlos Beltran
Delgado was a beast, I remember him mashing. He should be talked about alittle bit more.
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I felt bad seeing Vlad retire from an already top tier career, but I find satisfaction in seeing his son carry on the Guerrero name. Long live.
great content!!...thank you for sharing. Idk if you have done a profile on him or not but, Roberto Alomar was one of the best 2b i can remember.
Thank you! And great suggestion, definitely an underrated legend of the game
Vlad was a real crowd pleaser. Always smiling!!!
Love the content bro keep up the great work!
Thank you! 🙌🏼
I seriously thought he was going to be the next Barry Bonds, Vlad was amazing!
You have to do Grady Sizemore
Loved watching Vlad play!! Even as a lifelong Mariners fan, I still was a big Vlad fan!
how in the hell did he not win an MVP in Montreal. He put up insane numbers
Cuz Montreal stunk. They didn't hand down MVP trophies for guys whose team stunk back then.
Angles stunk too
@@magicjohnson-o4l you don’t know ball. angels won their division almost every year vlad was with them
his montreal years were during the steroid era, so there was a lot of other competition. it’s crazy to think how his 2000 season with 44 homers, .345 batting average, and 1.074 OPS didn’t even land him a top 5 spot in mvp voting
Who remembers when he hit homerun from pitch in the dirt!
Which one?
We need the “insane prime of Albert Belle “ !!!
Les Martin JR..8.0Clock
Vald G.Was always one of my Favorite MLB Players allso.I remember in April 2002 At the old Shea Stadium when his team was playing the Mets.The Expos won the game o think the score was 7 To 5 And Vald had A home Run And Allso 3 Hits and he drove in 5 Runs.Man was a beast.His son Vald JR.os pretty good allso.
Fantastic video!
Need a Paul Konerko video
Best baseball channel on TH-cam in my eyes!!👍⚾️ I'm spreading the word around too!!!😀
Thank you so much!
Watch this guy as a kid and man he is lot bigger than i remember him looking back on it , this guy is one of my all time favorite players loved his style he is legendary!
Vlad was a beast! I'm thankful I got one year of him on my team, the Orioles
This video made me realize that Vlad was even better than I remember😳
He was a beast!
I saw him in Jupiter during a spring training game catch a ball at the right field wall throw out the runner at 3rd tagging up by three steps with a perfect strike. Amazing arm!
Please do a video of the unique prime of Albert Belle. His career was bright and he went out just before he could solidify a HOF career.
Thanks one of my favorites hey do Pedro-David-pujos and adrian beltres
Jr is also pretty insane! In fact it’s insane that there are two of them.
I remember often seeing Vlad Golf Home-runs on pitches pitch that we’re barely off the ground….
He used to bring his family into the Big 5 next to his house in the OC. My friends brother worked there and said they all were the nicest people you would ever meet.
I'm a Yankee fan but you gotta love a player like Vlad...no flair, no batting gloves but will take you deep and then hose your teammates without a bounce at any base....was great to watch him play
My all-time favorite player. He crushed those balls without batting gloves, too.
Family of baseball with vladdy vr being a beast for the blue jays!
Please do Mark Teixeira
love these. please do pedro.
He didn't just "hit a dinger and drove in 6" in the 2004 playoffs. His homer was a two out grand slam to tie the game in the 7th on the road in Boston (in a elimination game too). They still loss the series but that was a huge moment for Vlad in his first playoffs ever. C'mon my guy good video but slightly more research would've shown you that! All good though like I said good video Vladdy was one of my generations best. Too often overlooked.
My fav player growing up. My dad always wondered why i liked a Expos player so much. When he came to Baltimore my dad finally came around but he wasnt prime Vlad by that pount but still a legend
I think a break down of how Ryne Sandberg changed 2b power expectations or Barry Larkin being the start of the era of shortstops hitting and not just playing defense.
Need a Jeff Kent prime video pls
Best cleanup hitter I've ever seen...given the pitcher has any self-respect. Vlad could hit anything from ankles to neck and drive it.
Heavy
Please do Luis Gonzalez
9:32 Tatis Sr. And Guerrero Sr. Lol
Surprised you didn't include Albert Pujols on the list of players who struck out the same amount or less than Vlad Guerrero. Both Averaged 74 per 162 games for their career. I guess if you actually do the math, Pujols might be a TINY bit behind Guerrero, but if you actually pulled the stats through roughly the same amount of games played, Pujols definitely was ahead. Either way interesting video.
I know you did a Red Sox player in Wade Boggs, but I would love to see a video about David Ortiz in his insane prime
Amazing player. Even though 2011 he hit a career low 290 its ridiculous he didn't get picked up. A guy who always hit 300 or better in all but 2 seasons & just missing 300 by a handful of hits in those 2 seasons should have been respected enough to make a club.
Can we get a Edgar Martinez video plss??
When I went to games in Montreal, I loved watching him do batting practice. I think they threw bad pitches on purpose as he would chase anything and whack at it. What a great player he was.
One of my all time favorites
Can you do a vid on David Ortiz?
I wish some team had just signed him for a few more years. Something tells me he would have been fine. Some guys should just be allowed to play and he was one. One of my absolute favorites. Def favorite Dominican player ever