Schmitty hit 4 homers on my birthday in 1976. After that, he became my favorite player of all time, even though I wouldn't be born for another 6 years .
Glasgow DE here!!! I liked the Phillies but I was more of a Baltimore fan, as both my parents were from Maryland and my Dad went to high-school with Cal Ripken Jr. and Billy Ripken!!!
Unfortunately Schmidt was done and he knew it. He had his last great season in 1987(he hit his 500th homerun that year) but injuries dogged him in 1988 and the next season he was struggling and the team stunk. He didn't want to be remembered as playing too long so he called it quits.
Claymont, DE. He and Steve Carlton were my favorites. In my life there's BWS (before world series) and AWS (after world series), from 1980 of course. Great teams late 70's early 80's!
7.7 WAR in 1981's strike-shortened season of 1981. 7.7 WAR...in 102 games! That is just unbelievable. Schmidt often played 160+ games during the regular season, so if we extrapolate his 7.7 WAR out to 162 games, this amounts to a full-season WAR of 12.2! What an unbelievable season. What an unbelievable player.
I started following baseball in 1977. Schmidt was a machine. Every year he was top 3 in HRs and RBI and a shockingly good fielder for a big guy. So consistent, year after year. He was inevitable. Imagine Don Mattingly in his prime, but take away 30 batting average points and add 15 HRs. And instead of having a 4-year stretch of greatness like Don, extend it for 12 years.
@@Rockhound6165 The same reason a lot of great players aren't in the Hall, injuries. Specifically back surgery and a degenerative back condition. I'm a Phillies fan and grew up watching Michael Jack, but I'll put Mattingly's 84-87 seasons up there with anybody's. Hell, even after the injury he remained a top notch defensive first basemen, and worked back to being a respectable hitter, but that back injury sapped all of his power.
Mattingly is not a HOF player, Schmidt was. Mattingly was a better fielder and the lifetime batting avg difference is 40 points. That is a lot! Schmidt was a great slugger not a great hitter.!
@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 Mattingly was not a definitively better fielder than Schmidt. Schmidt is in the argument for the best defensive third baseman of all time.
We had season tickets to the Phillies games in 1979, our seats we’re right along the 3rd base line, Schmidt was amazing to watch live and always my favorite player growing up!!
I watched 2008 WS G5 Part 2 in San Jose, CA on a pre-scheduled work trip, at a random sports bar, with maybe 10 other people in there, cheering by myself like I was at the game in person. After it was over, the owner comes over and introduces himself. He asks me who is my favorite Phillie. "Mike Schmidt" He expected me to name a current player, but I passed his test even before he asked where I was from. He offered me some champagne and congratulations - and then we talked about how I was a native and life long Phillies fan.
Sandberg was a Phillie and should have never left. Had he stayed, he would have played in the 1983 world series. And maybe him vs cal ripken would have evened out and Schmidt Morgan Carlton etc would have won. Very close world series they could have and should have won.just not the year. They should have won at least 3 or 4 from 76 to 83. They only made 2 pennants and won 1 world title. But played in 7 playoffs.
i was at the 6th game of the World Series in 1980. My brother and I ( Age 19 and 15) got up early and stood in line for six hours for tickets-hoping to get tickets to game 2. They sold out in front of us. So we got tickets to Game 6...assuming the Series wouldn't make it to six games. We were in the 700 Section on the first base side. The stadium exploded on the final out-including fans who were vandalizing seats for souvenirs. It's all a blur now...but I remember the buzz in the air as we exited the Vet. It never occurred to me to even ask my parents to take the day off from school for the parade. I had to go to school! It was amazing to see Schmidt play in the WS...I was happy for the team.
Living in south Philadelphia and only a few blocks from the Veterans stadium got to watch the Phillies a lot and I seen Mike Schmidt break records here . I also seen how he cought flack from the fans and was treated badly by many fans even though he was the heart of the team. I got to see Steve Carlton play against Nolan Ryan, and Pete rose as well and he also broke records here in Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸 2:05
My favorite baseball player growing up. I chose #20 in honor of Schmitty when I played short and second in HS. That 1980 series against the Expos was epic. I was jumping up and down uncontrollably when Schmidt hit that blast in the late innings. The 5-game series against the Stros was the best series I've ever seen. Better than the series against the Royals for the WS win.
Thanks for the great video! I was a big fan of Mike Schmidt, although I was living in NY during his prime years. He is the best all around third baseman I have ever seen and one of the best position players ever! Although he won 3 MVP awards, it's quite remarkable how low he was in the MVP voting for years in which he led the league in home runs and RBIs! His strike shortened year in 1981 was one of the best all around seasons ever by anyone and really a shame he didn't have a full 162 games to expand on his stats! He was one of a kind!
Brett was awesome! I really enjoyed his swing and loved to watch him play. The year he hit .390 in 1980 he had 118 RBIs in 117 games and the year before he hit 20 triples, insane! @@williamca7067
He hit the hardest hit I ever saw at old river front stadium. The home run barely cleared the lf wall but the sound the ball made hitting the front facade of the blue seats echoed so loudly. That, and the Crack of the bat I remembered vividly. It was like thunder.
Great job, big thumbs up! Not a Phillies fan and was not for them in the '80 WS . White Sox fan who loved Dick Allen. I always liked Mike Schmidt but after watching this I love the man, where he came from and his charity work currently. What a stud! And I loved what he did to the Chicago northsiders, 4 dingers!
Although we hate hearing about racial issues in the past, doesn’t make them disappear. It’s great to hear someone of his caliber with heavy media attention opting to be defined also a humanitarian along with his numerous accolades. Loved that u included it in the video!
Great work, guys. I'm a Philly fan who didn't start watching the game until after he had retired. This video has taught me 95% of what I know about the man. It is wild to see how tough the fans were on him back then, considering how he is revered now. Growing up, all there was to learn about the guy was he was the greatest third baseman of all time. I certainly enjoy hearing him on the broadcast, especially when he's there with Kruk rather than in place of him. He doesn't talk like he's one of the greatest ever. Because of the era, and how I am only able to enjoy his greatness through the recollection of others, I put him right there with Dr. J for Philly folklore. Great stuff. Thanks, guys.
Thank you for the kind words. That’s so great to hear you enjoyed the video! I had a blast making it and learning about Schmidt was such an amazing experience. Truly a remarkable guy and of course one of the greatest this game has ever seen!
Schmidt was always my favorite player. I watched the Phillies every chance I got. I never remember anything negative about him but then again I was a kid. Baseball was so great in the 70's and 80's. I remember watching Steve Garvey, Nolan Ryan, Bucky Dent, Steve Carlton and Pete Rose. I haven't watched baseball in years but the 1980 Phillies were a thrill for me.
@@paulbegley1464 Funny thing about the 60s and early 70s. I lived in a Rural town close to Cincy. And we got 1 game a week on Saturday. ALWAYS a National league game. Cubs Cards, Mets Braves Reds Dodgers. Like that. NEVER saw an AL team except the play off and WS. I was a baseball nerd on plutonium. I knew all the players in the AL. But never saw them play in the Regular season until the late 70s.
I was born June 1, 59 I was a teenager living in North Philadelphia. I was lucky enough to watch Mike Schmidt whole career. I saw him play live at the vet a lot. When the Phillies played it wasn't did the Phillies win. It was how many did Schmidt hit today. If you watch his swing his bat he Would never swing as hard as he could. He just made good contact. He let the Speed of the ball from the pitcher. He would hit a 90 something an hour fast ball. And turn it around and with all the speed in the ball and his very very strong 4 arms. The ball would go 4 hundred feet. The greatest 3rd baseman to ever play the game.
I started watching the Phils in 1975, so all of my earliest baseball memories include Michael Jack on the team. I knew then that he was *really good*, but it wasn't for years that I had enough knowledge of baseball history to realize how great a player he truly was. By the same measure, I also grew up during a time when it was *normal* for the Phils to be a great team. My grandmother was born in Philadelphia in 1915 and was a huge Phillies fan for all of her 82 years. She had a slightly different perspective! The Phils were the first team to reach 10,000 losses and she saw a lot of those. :D
It's crazy how he just basically went MIA. He had potential to beat Barry Bonds, then got hurt and basically was like he never existed all within a decade. Such a shame for what could have been.At least he got a world series ring and an MVP and big fat contract before the quick decline, though. I'm sure the $100 million helps him overcome not being the Home Run king.
@@SconnerStudios yeah as a Phillies fan it was fun to watch while it lasted. That team was special and very fun to watch... there definitely needs to be some kind of video on Howard's rise and fall
@@mrglass5286 Sure I'd love an "autopsy" on how he was murdered by MLB's demands of young players because if he had a good mentor for power hitting and was taken care of better, he might not have hurt his leg. You see it all the time these days, but it really started around when he was in the minors. Half of the players who are in the running for MVP this year won't be playing in 7-8 years from now, wheras 40-50 years ago, they'd not only still be playing 7-8 years from their first MVP, but they'd probably be in the running for MVP 7-8 years later. They need to focus on investing in players instead of going through them in careers that last 4 years. EDIT: I think he hurt his hamstring, don't know why I put arm
I’ve been a Phillies fan since 1968 when I was six years old. Over the decades , I went to a ton of games at The Vet. It was a joy to watch Michael Jack Schmidt play the game. The greatest 3rd baseman of all time. See you in the booth on Sunday Mike.
Remember in 1980 the MVP in the AL was George Brett and the MVP in the NL was Mike Schmidt. The two best third baseman in their respective leagues and they both met in the World Series that year.
Michael Jack. I wore #20 and played 3rd base. He was my original "Be Like Mike." I remember checking the sports section every day to see how many HRs he had.
I listened to the four home runs game in 76 and the 23 to 22 game against the cubs a couple years later,while playing catch with my dad in the backyard,if I remember correctly Mike hit 3 homers in the cubs game.the wind was blowing out that day. Harry Kalas was Man.
Incredible content! As a Ohio University alumni, I can confirm that Mike is still the biggest thing to have ever happened to Athens. Most young people would say it’s Joe Burrow and they still might end up being the case in a decade or two but we’ll see! Can you cover Sammy Sosa?
You should do a prime vid on Ichiro. The man’s whole career I guess could count as prime but still the man was ridiculously good and a shoe in as a 1st ballot HOFer
I was one of the luckiest kids bcuz I not only came of age during the Greatest 10yrs of Philadelphia Sports History, I had a front row seat bcuz my Dad was the #2 Electrician at the Spectrum. This was crucial bcuz he had access to everything at the Spectrum as well as the Vet. The Sixers, Flyers and Phillies were clearly one of the top teams in their respective leagues and the Eagles put together a pretty damn good 5yr run in that decade. Watching Michael Jack Schmidt play was a dream come true due to his consistent HOF Play. Truly the Greatest Phillies Player of all time and arguably the Greatest 3rd Baseman in MLB History. Thanks for the video depicting his career. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the Fantastic effort placed in this video.
Watching Schmitty barehand a bouncer to 3rd was a thing of beauty. Unfortunately his inability to field a hot grounder by Davy Lopes in game 3 of the 1977 NLCS cost the Phils the game and eventually the series(even though Lops was out but the ump blew the call). Schmidt did have a cameo on Pink Floyd's The Wall as you can see him in an add for 7-UP in the movie.
I wonder if you might do a Reggie Jackson video, also i would love to see Dave Justice. Awesome Job on this one great quality and the suprise guest was a nice touch.
Schmidt is one of the most under appreciated players of all time. He deserves to be said in the same breath as the greats and played the hot corner like no player before and no player after.
One thing that is never mentioned in any discussion about Schmidt is that he put up these numbers while playing his career in Veterans Stadium. Out of all the multi-purpose ovals MLB used in the 70's - 90's, the Vet had arguably some of the worst Astroturf out there. Philly sports fans will attest to seeing football players careers come to an end due to the turf at the Vet. Most football players obviously don't have an 18 year career (kickers, eh...), but you could argue that Schmidt played the equivalent of 18 football seasons under nightmare conditions. How long could he have played on natural grass? How many more stolen bases did he have in him? How many more doubles and triples? Try this as an off the top, hypothetical career: 20 seasons 1500+ runs 2,500+ hits 500 2B's 50 - 75 3B's 600 HR's 1800 RBI'S 250 SB's Toss in an extra Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, etc., and you might have not just one of the top 20 players of all-time, but maybe even one of the top 15... or even Top Ten. Something to think about...
Favorite player of all time.....without question. And this is coming from a guy who was born and raised in Cardinals country during the heyday of Ozzie Smith and Willie McGee.
His entire career was here in Philadelphia, THAT alone would endear him to hometown fans, but even when he made honest comments (which might not have been flattering) he was never booed. If right now, this day, and he was in his prime , he would be making huge money.., he might have been near the top in earnings but in today’s world with cable and satellites and mobile devices there’s crazy numbers ..its a shame that era players aren’t getting todays cash
Another day, another banger cam vid. Would LOVE to see a video on Pudge Rodriguez! Despite being the best catcher of his time he moved around a lot and had a very interesting career.
Excited to watch this and nice being dropped on a friday. This is fast becoming one of my favorite channels. Would like to see an insane prime video on Robin Yount or Paul Molitor in the future if possible being I'm from Milwaukee they never really got the attention they deserved as hall of famers. Or a video on Eric Davis the guy who had HOF talent but whose career was hobbled by injuries.
Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate your support of the channel. The players you mention are without a doubt worthy of a video. Hopefully I can get around to all of them in the near future!
@@STONESGAM Yes, Molitor and especially Yount. I think Yount started ss at 17 and led the league in errors with 35 maybe? What he would become. We live in WI and my wife's late father was the VP of marketing and radio for the Brewers. She's met Robin and his wife and has been to a few more games than me before we met, lol!
@@STONESGAM That's so cool! So, I grew up in Illinois, Sox fan but the Brewers were always my 2nd team as I loved the Aaron/Mathews era and then Harvey's Wallbangers. My oldest bro was the Midwest reg mgr for White Hen Pantry and lived in Menomonee Falls. He calls me up one night and asked me if I wanted to go to the Brewers game tomorrow. Well, being it was game 5 of the 1982 playoffs and he had box seats I said, "Of Course!" My wife and I met 5+ yrs ago. Her dad and my bro sadly had since passed. Since her dad was in charge of getting tickets for sponsors, we are 99% sure he got my bro the tickets! But we'll never know by livin only by dyin will tell... We live in Hartland, how bout you? If you come out here to Beer Snobs I'll buy you one! And your dad if he's still with us
Keep up the good work, I love these videos. If you take requests, I would love to see one on Albert Belle in the future. His 1995 50 homer/50 double season is legit one of the most underrated seasons of all time, made even more impressive by it being a strike shortened year. He should've won MVP but lost it because he was such a confrontational dude.
Next to Ryno, Schmidt’s the best ball player of my childhood. Total gamer. God bless him for all the great memories he gave me, especially when I got to see him hit one out of the park in the Rose City in 1981.
The Lightning strike must have given him superpowers.. ha ha... Great player! His clutch game winning homer in Montreal in 1980 for the division title is arguably the greatest homer in Phillies history.
Schmidt was always disappointed with himself for striking out so much (comparatively for the 70’s) but he never K’d 200 times while batting .200 just for 20-some HR’s and being a so-so position player or DH.
The 1983 Phillies were an extension of the Big Red Machine with Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, and Pete Rose, key pieces of the 1970s Cincinnati Reds Dynasty.
Why he didn't win the silver slugger in 1985 is a mystery to me. Despite having a similar number of plate appearances as winner Tim Wallach (645 to Wallach's 615), Schmidt had more hits, triples, home runs, and walks while having a higher batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. Schmidt had an OPS+ of 149 to Wallach's 114. I'm too young to remember that season, so I don't have an explanation for it.
A few years ago I had a chance to talk with him for an hour or so. Here is one of the things I asked. If a knowledgable baseball person was picking the all time greatest team by position where you would have Ruth in right, Gehrig at first, Mays in center and so forth, what does it feel like knowing that he would be picked to play at third. Only 8 position players are on that team and he is one of them. His response was that it is so incredible an honor and he cherishes the thought. He didn't say it wasn't true and all of us know it is indeed true.
I just watched the film named "Five night at Freddy's" somehow the main character have the exact same name and that's made me found this amazing document! Very great!
Great video! Not being overly critical but some of the video doesn't match the content, but man what great insight you guys brought. From a lifelong Schmidt uktra-fan u guys brought content up that I never realized (switch hitter in Highschool never would have guessed that). Also you guys "forgot" to mention that he went 1 for 20 with a single in the 1983 World Series it killed them. Baltimore had an all time underrated pitching staff but still Schmidt was completely absent.. just sayin. Also what's crazy is for all that he did indeed accomplish throughout his absolutely legendary career he slightly underachieved. Just my humble GREAT INSIGHT THANK YOU
I appreciate the feedback. The video not matching audio has more to do with a lack of footage to begin with. As you can imagine the public domain for players of his era is slim to none, so it’s not going to be perfect unfortunately but I understand where you’re coming from. And to be fair in a video highlighting the success of Mike Schmidt I didn’t feel it was necessary considering he more than made up for it in the World Series they won. Every player if you give them enough chances will fall short to some level. Just my thoughts but I’ll keep that in mind for next time.
@Cam23 ah I totally understand the lack of video dilemma and i also get why you didn't include 83 stats, I only mention it cause it just traumatized me as a kid and I just can't shake it.. 😉 You're right 1980 more than made up for it too MVP, WS MVP, GG, SS... The only awards he didn't win were All Star MVP and LCS MVP. Overall including playoffs Schmidt batted .287 with 50HRs 128RBIs And in 81 still on his ultimate prime that dam strike robbed him of a potential all-time historic year, of .320 Avg 50HRs 150 RBIs if they played all the way thru. Thanks again for such a great video I shared it with all my old school buddies.. Great Job.. Thanks again! ⚾️🧢
@@TheJoeyG88 ‘81 is unreal to think back on 😳 it’s a shame we didn’t get a full 162. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed. Hopefully your buddies did as well! I truly appreciate you taking the time to discuss the video with me it makes all the difference for improving the production process. Feedback is always appreciated so please continue to share your thoughts!
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Schmitty hit 4 homers on my birthday in 1976. After that, he became my favorite player of all time, even though I wouldn't be born for another 6 years .
Love it!!!
That was a really great set up, pay off rug pull sentence construction. Like Mikey Schmitt, well played.
My name is Mike Schmidt, and a former professional baseball player, that’s a cool story, Brother.
Lifelong Reds fan here; Mike Schmidt is an absolute legend. A total beast with the bat and the glove. Respect.
I grew up in northern Delaware and I still remember when he retired in '89. Everybody was shook up. Mike Schmidt was a big deal in Philly.
Face of the all time franchise!
Glasgow DE here!!! I liked the Phillies but I was more of a Baltimore fan, as both my parents were from Maryland and my Dad went to high-school with Cal Ripken Jr. and Billy Ripken!!!
@@blacktooth3336 I grew up in Newark, went to Christiana so you must have been a Dragon lol. Remember the Fleer Billy Ripken bat card? Haha
Unfortunately Schmidt was done and he knew it. He had his last great season in 1987(he hit his 500th homerun that year) but injuries dogged him in 1988 and the next season he was struggling and the team stunk. He didn't want to be remembered as playing too long so he called it quits.
Claymont, DE. He and Steve Carlton were my favorites. In my life there's BWS (before world series) and AWS (after world series), from 1980 of course. Great teams late 70's early 80's!
Mike Schmidt was also instrumental in the origin and proliferation of Franklin batting gloves.
Absolutely Michael Jack designed the classic Franklin batting glove.
I just bought myself a pair and both my boys. No coincidence.
Lol, he sure did.
7.7 WAR in 1981's strike-shortened season of 1981.
7.7 WAR...in 102 games! That is just unbelievable. Schmidt often played 160+ games during the regular season, so if we extrapolate his 7.7 WAR out to 162 games, this amounts to a full-season WAR of 12.2!
What an unbelievable season. What an unbelievable player.
I started following baseball in 1977. Schmidt was a machine. Every year he was top 3 in HRs and RBI and a shockingly good fielder for a big guy. So consistent, year after year. He was inevitable. Imagine Don Mattingly in his prime, but take away 30 batting average points and add 15 HRs. And instead of having a 4-year stretch of greatness like Don, extend it for 12 years.
Mattingly couldn't carry Schmidt's jock. If he was so great why isn't he in the hall of fame?
@@Rockhound6165 The same reason a lot of great players aren't in the Hall, injuries. Specifically back surgery and a degenerative back condition. I'm a Phillies fan and grew up watching Michael Jack, but I'll put Mattingly's 84-87 seasons up there with anybody's. Hell, even after the injury he remained a top notch defensive first basemen, and worked back to being a respectable hitter, but that back injury sapped all of his power.
Mattingly is not a HOF player, Schmidt was. Mattingly was a better fielder and the lifetime batting avg difference is 40 points. That is a lot! Schmidt was a great slugger not a great hitter.!
@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 Mattingly was not a definitively better fielder than Schmidt. Schmidt is in the argument for the best defensive third baseman of all time.
That kind of ends the "Why isn't Mattingly in the Hall?" discussion, doesn't it?
Day one of asking for Jason Kendall, severally under rated catcher!
We had season tickets to the Phillies games in 1979, our seats we’re right along the 3rd base line, Schmidt was amazing to watch live and always my favorite player growing up!!
I watched 2008 WS G5 Part 2 in San Jose, CA on a pre-scheduled work trip, at a random sports bar, with maybe 10 other people in there, cheering by myself like I was at the game in person.
After it was over, the owner comes over and introduces himself. He asks me who is my favorite Phillie.
"Mike Schmidt"
He expected me to name a current player, but I passed his test even before he asked where I was from. He offered me some champagne and congratulations - and then we talked about how I was a native and life long Phillies fan.
One of my all times, up there with Nolan Ryan, Ryne Sandberg, and Dave Winfield!
Sandberg was a Phillie and should have never left. Had he stayed, he would have played in the 1983 world series. And maybe him vs cal ripken would have evened out and Schmidt Morgan Carlton etc would have won. Very close world series they could have and should have won.just not the year. They should have won at least 3 or 4 from 76 to 83. They only made 2 pennants and won 1 world title. But played in 7 playoffs.
@@Nolan33177 You know your Baseball don't ya! Those were my 80s players, durin the 90s my faves were Ken Griffey Jr, Ricky Henderson, and Greg Maddux.
i was at the 6th game of the World Series in 1980. My brother and I ( Age 19 and 15) got up early and stood in line for six hours for tickets-hoping to get tickets to game 2. They sold out in front of us. So we got tickets to Game 6...assuming the Series wouldn't make it to six games.
We were in the 700 Section on the first base side. The stadium exploded on the final out-including fans who were vandalizing seats for souvenirs.
It's all a blur now...but I remember the buzz in the air as we exited the Vet.
It never occurred to me to even ask my parents to take the day off from school for the parade. I had to go to school!
It was amazing to see Schmidt play in the WS...I was happy for the team.
Living in south Philadelphia and only a few blocks from the Veterans stadium got to watch the Phillies a lot and I seen Mike Schmidt break records here . I also seen how he cought flack from the fans and was treated badly by many fans even though he was the heart of the team. I got to see Steve Carlton play against Nolan Ryan, and Pete rose as well and he also broke records here in Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA 🇺🇸 2:05
My favorite baseball player growing up. I chose #20 in honor of Schmitty when I played short and second in HS. That 1980 series against the Expos was epic. I was jumping up and down uncontrollably when Schmidt hit that blast in the late innings. The 5-game series against the Stros was the best series I've ever seen. Better than the series against the Royals for the WS win.
To this day Mike is my all-time favorite baseball player. The best I ever saw. 5 tool player
Thanks for the great video! I was a big fan of Mike Schmidt, although I was living in NY during his prime years. He is the best all around third baseman I have ever seen and one of the best position players ever! Although he won 3 MVP awards, it's quite remarkable how low he was in the MVP voting for years in which he led the league in home runs and RBIs! His strike shortened year in 1981 was one of the best all around seasons ever by anyone and really a shame he didn't have a full 162 games to expand on his stats! He was one of a kind!
Mike Schmidt certainly great … my guy was George Brett
Brett was awesome! I really enjoyed his swing and loved to watch him play. The year he hit .390 in 1980 he had 118 RBIs in 117 games and the year before he hit 20 triples, insane! @@williamca7067
He hit the hardest hit I ever saw at old river front stadium. The home run barely cleared the lf wall but the sound the ball made hitting the front facade of the blue seats echoed so loudly. That, and the Crack of the bat I remembered vividly. It was like thunder.
this is for MIKE. 👍👍👍👍and I forgive you for beating up my Cub Teams when I was growing up. LOL
I grew up in southern NJ in the 70's and 80's, so Mike Schmidt was definitely my favorite baseball player.
His contribution to home runs was legendary 🔥🇨🇦🇺🇸
They definitely don't make'em like they used to! All hail Mike 🙌🏼 🙏 👏 ❤️
Great job, big thumbs up! Not a Phillies fan and was not for them in the '80 WS . White Sox fan who loved Dick Allen. I always liked Mike Schmidt but after watching this I love the man, where he came from and his charity work currently. What a stud! And I loved what he did to the Chicago northsiders, 4 dingers!
Watch what he also did in the 23, 22 win over them in 79. Look up Phillies cubs 23 22 game
Although we hate hearing about racial issues in the past, doesn’t make them disappear. It’s great to hear someone of his caliber with heavy media attention opting to be defined also a humanitarian along with his numerous accolades.
Loved that u included it in the video!
You’re absolutely right ignoring it doesn’t make it disappear! Have to acknowledge, learn, and move forward
I’m now 60 and saw the man 📺🤩❤️👏👏👏👏👏
Great work, guys. I'm a Philly fan who didn't start watching the game until after he had retired. This video has taught me 95% of what I know about the man. It is wild to see how tough the fans were on him back then, considering how he is revered now. Growing up, all there was to learn about the guy was he was the greatest third baseman of all time.
I certainly enjoy hearing him on the broadcast, especially when he's there with Kruk rather than in place of him. He doesn't talk like he's one of the greatest ever.
Because of the era, and how I am only able to enjoy his greatness through the recollection of others, I put him right there with Dr. J for Philly folklore. Great stuff. Thanks, guys.
Thank you for the kind words. That’s so great to hear you enjoyed the video! I had a blast making it and learning about Schmidt was such an amazing experience. Truly a remarkable guy and of course one of the greatest this game has ever seen!
Really great video once again!! I love these " insane prime " videos! Thank you so much!👍⚾️
I’m glad you’re enjoying the series!
I love when you both make a video together! Keep up the awesome work you guys!
Thank you! Hatbilly always brings his A game and it’s a blast to collaborate.
Good to see this. Grew up a Dodger fan. We’re the same age. Best third baseman I’ve ever seen!
Only person close would be George Brett
Brooks Robinson was the best defensive 3rd baseman ever. But I am a huge Mike Schmidt fan as well! Mike Schmidt was extraordinarily awesome!!!!
I love Mike Schmidt. He was a class act and a great ball player. I remember as a kid debating who was better him or Brett. Man I love Baseball
One of the best to play the game. Loved watching him play when I grew up.
Schmidt was always my favorite player. I watched the Phillies every chance I got. I never remember anything negative about him but then again I was a kid. Baseball was so great in the 70's and 80's. I remember watching Steve Garvey, Nolan Ryan, Bucky Dent, Steve Carlton and Pete Rose. I haven't watched baseball in years but the 1980 Phillies were a thrill for me.
Being a Reds fan since 1970 I saw a bunch of Schmidt and he was as good as anyone ever was that I saw.
I'm a Giants fan and I've seen a lot of Dodgers games and Reds games but I never got to see the Phillies and that was during the 70s and 80s.
@@paulbegley1464 Funny thing about the 60s and early 70s. I lived in a Rural town close to Cincy. And we got 1 game a week on Saturday. ALWAYS a National league game. Cubs Cards, Mets Braves Reds Dodgers. Like that. NEVER saw an AL team except the play off and WS. I was a baseball nerd on plutonium. I knew all the players in the AL. But never saw them play in the Regular season until the late 70s.
I was born June 1, 59 I was a teenager living in North Philadelphia. I was lucky enough to watch Mike Schmidt whole career. I saw him play live at the vet a lot. When the Phillies played it wasn't did the Phillies win. It was how many did Schmidt hit today. If you watch his swing his bat he Would never swing as hard as he could. He just made good contact. He let the Speed of the ball from the pitcher. He would hit a 90 something an hour fast ball. And turn it around and with all the speed in the ball and his very very strong 4 arms. The ball would go 4 hundred feet. The greatest 3rd baseman to ever play the game.
I started watching the Phils in 1975, so all of my earliest baseball memories include Michael Jack on the team. I knew then that he was *really good*, but it wasn't for years that I had enough knowledge of baseball history to realize how great a player he truly was.
By the same measure, I also grew up during a time when it was *normal* for the Phils to be a great team. My grandmother was born in Philadelphia in 1915 and was a huge Phillies fan for all of her 82 years. She had a slightly different perspective! The Phils were the first team to reach 10,000 losses and she saw a lot of those. :D
Even though he's a newer Phillie, you should do one on Ryan Howard. He an insane 4-5 year stretch
It's crazy how he just basically went MIA. He had potential to beat Barry Bonds, then got hurt and basically was like he never existed all within a decade. Such a shame for what could have been.At least he got a world series ring and an MVP and big fat contract before the quick decline, though. I'm sure the $100 million helps him overcome not being the Home Run king.
@@SconnerStudios yeah as a Phillies fan it was fun to watch while it lasted. That team was special and very fun to watch... there definitely needs to be some kind of video on Howard's rise and fall
@@mrglass5286 Sure I'd love an "autopsy" on how he was murdered by MLB's demands of young players because if he had a good mentor for power hitting and was taken care of better, he might not have hurt his leg. You see it all the time these days, but it really started around when he was in the minors. Half of the players who are in the running for MVP this year won't be playing in 7-8 years from now, wheras 40-50 years ago, they'd not only still be playing 7-8 years from their first MVP, but they'd probably be in the running for MVP 7-8 years later. They need to focus on investing in players instead of going through them in careers that last 4 years.
EDIT: I think he hurt his hamstring, don't know why I put arm
@@SconnerStudiosit was his achilles tendon. I don’t remember if it was ruptured or torn, but it was one of those.
I’ve been a Phillies fan since 1968 when I was six years old. Over the decades , I went to a ton of games at The Vet. It was a joy to watch Michael Jack Schmidt play the game. The greatest 3rd baseman of all time. See you in the booth on Sunday Mike.
Remember in 1980 the MVP in the AL was George Brett and the MVP in the NL was Mike Schmidt. The two best third baseman in their respective leagues and they both met in the World Series that year.
Couldn’t have scripted it any better!
Michael Jack. I wore #20 and played 3rd base. He was my original "Be Like Mike."
I remember checking the sports section every day to see how many HRs he had.
I love these so much. I'm so happy I discovered your channel earlier this week.
Thank you for such a wonderful comment. I’m happy to hear you’re enjoying the content!
I listened to the four home runs game in 76 and the 23 to 22 game against the cubs a couple years later,while playing catch with my dad in the backyard,if I remember correctly Mike hit 3 homers in the cubs game.the wind was blowing out that day. Harry Kalas was Man.
Incredible content! As a Ohio University alumni, I can confirm that Mike is still the biggest thing to have ever happened to Athens. Most young people would say it’s Joe Burrow and they still might end up being the case in a decade or two but we’ll see! Can you cover Sammy Sosa?
Mike Schmidt is the reason I became a Phillies fan.
Love MiLB HATBILLY!!! THANKS CAM FOR THE COLLABORATION!!! DO JIM THOME NEXT PLEASE!!!
Glad you enjoyed the video! Jim Thome is a great suggestion hopefully I can get around to him soon
A video about players like Jessee Barfield, Jim Abbott, Chris Sabo Gregg Jeffries would be nice as they were anticipated as phenoms.
The fact that Jim Abbott pitched with 1 hand and threw a no hitter at that makes him a phenom.
You should do a prime vid on Ichiro. The man’s whole career I guess could count as prime but still the man was ridiculously good and a shoe in as a 1st ballot HOFer
That’s so true! The prime is a whole career in itself
I would love to see a video about Jim Thome. Would be gas
Agreed 👍
I was one of the luckiest kids bcuz I not only came of age during the Greatest 10yrs of Philadelphia Sports History, I had a front row seat bcuz my Dad was the #2 Electrician at the Spectrum. This was crucial bcuz he had access to everything at the Spectrum as well as the Vet.
The Sixers, Flyers and Phillies were clearly one of the top teams in their respective leagues and the Eagles put together a pretty damn good 5yr run in that decade.
Watching Michael Jack Schmidt play was a dream come true due to his consistent HOF Play. Truly the Greatest Phillies Player of all time and arguably the Greatest 3rd Baseman in MLB History.
Thanks for the video depicting his career. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the Fantastic effort placed in this video.
Getting to see the flyers in the 80’s at the spectrum must have been magical
i just love one team all time great players...Schmidt is one of the best in that category.
You're telling me if he had played 150 games in 81 Mike was on pace for over 11 WAR. Unbelievable.
Wild to think about!
Watching Schmitty barehand a bouncer to 3rd was a thing of beauty. Unfortunately his inability to field a hot grounder by Davy Lopes in game 3 of the 1977 NLCS cost the Phils the game and eventually the series(even though Lops was out but the ump blew the call). Schmidt did have a cameo on Pink Floyd's The Wall as you can see him in an add for 7-UP in the movie.
Superb video. Great context and engaging music and sound effects
Thank you!
I wonder if you might do a Reggie Jackson video, also i would love to see Dave Justice. Awesome Job on this one great quality and the suprise guest was a nice touch.
Schmidt is one of the most under appreciated players of all time. He deserves to be said in the same breath as the greats and played the hot corner like no player before and no player after.
This was my childhood hero.
Mike Schmidt was an awesome ball player!
Great video as always! I'd love to see a Pirate next, maybe Willie Stargell.
One thing that is never mentioned in any discussion about Schmidt is that he put up these numbers while playing his career in Veterans Stadium. Out of all the multi-purpose ovals MLB used in the 70's - 90's, the Vet had arguably some of the worst Astroturf out there. Philly sports fans will attest to seeing football players careers come to an end due to the turf at the Vet. Most football players obviously don't have an 18 year career (kickers, eh...), but you could argue that Schmidt played the equivalent of 18 football seasons under nightmare conditions.
How long could he have played on natural grass? How many more stolen bases did he have in him? How many more doubles and triples?
Try this as an off the top, hypothetical career:
20 seasons
1500+ runs
2,500+ hits
500 2B's
50 - 75 3B's
600 HR's
1800 RBI'S
250 SB's
Toss in an extra Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, etc., and you might have not just one of the top 20 players of all-time, but maybe even one of the top 15... or even Top Ten.
Something to think about...
Great video. I valued my Mike Schmidt baseball cards as a youngster.
I`m a Cub fan and i remember watching Mike Schmidt when i was a kid..He would always kill us..That guy was awesome.
I love this series !!!!
I'm the biggest Mike Schmidt fan out there. He was instrumental in my childhood. I collect alot of Mike Schmidt cards.
Phenomenonal player and an Expo killer!
I enjoyed watching Mike play.
Favorite player of all time.....without question.
And this is coming from a guy who was born and raised in Cardinals country during the heyday of Ozzie Smith and Willie McGee.
My all time favorite player
His entire career was here in Philadelphia, THAT alone would endear him to hometown fans, but even when he made honest comments (which might not have been flattering) he was never booed.
If right now, this day, and he was in his prime , he would be making huge money.., he might have been near the top in earnings but in today’s world with cable and satellites and mobile devices there’s crazy numbers ..its a shame that era players aren’t getting todays cash
Mr. Schmidt had a brilliant mustache! A favorite of mine growing up in the ‘80’s in NJ!
Another day, another banger cam vid. Would LOVE to see a video on Pudge Rodriguez! Despite being the best catcher of his time he moved around a lot and had a very interesting career.
Hey I appreciate that, thanks for supporting the channel! Pudge would be a great player to do a video on!
It was the FRO. I loved watching him power around the bases with his hair blowing in the wind. Go M's
Mike Trout reminds me of Mike Schmidt, at least at the plate.
Excited to watch this and nice being dropped on a friday. This is fast becoming one of my favorite channels. Would like to see an insane prime video on Robin Yount or Paul Molitor in the future if possible being I'm from Milwaukee they never really got the attention they deserved as hall of famers. Or a video on Eric Davis the guy who had HOF talent but whose career was hobbled by injuries.
Thank you for the kind words! I appreciate your support of the channel. The players you mention are without a doubt worthy of a video. Hopefully I can get around to all of them in the near future!
Thanks. Sounds good. Keep up the great work!
@@STONESGAM Yes, Molitor and especially Yount. I think Yount started ss at 17 and led the league in errors with 35 maybe? What he would become. We live in WI and my wife's late father was the VP of marketing and radio for the Brewers. She's met Robin and his wife and has been to a few more games than me before we met, lol!
@@peteshallcross787 Nice! Yount was my dad's favorite player and he was at his 3000 hit game.
@@STONESGAM That's so cool! So, I grew up in Illinois, Sox fan but the Brewers were always my 2nd team as I loved the Aaron/Mathews era and then Harvey's Wallbangers. My oldest bro was the Midwest reg mgr for White Hen Pantry and lived in Menomonee Falls. He calls me up one night and asked me if I wanted to go to the Brewers game tomorrow. Well, being it was game 5 of the 1982 playoffs and he had box seats I said, "Of Course!"
My wife and I met 5+ yrs ago. Her dad and my bro sadly had since passed. Since her dad was in charge of getting tickets for sponsors, we are 99% sure he got my bro the tickets! But we'll never know by livin only by dyin will tell...
We live in Hartland, how bout you? If you come out here to Beer Snobs I'll buy you one! And your dad if he's still with us
Greatest third baseman my forever favorite player of all time
Great sportsman❤
Best player in baseball of my generation
Keep up the good work, I love these videos. If you take requests, I would love to see one on Albert Belle in the future. His 1995 50 homer/50 double season is legit one of the most underrated seasons of all time, made even more impressive by it being a strike shortened year. He should've won MVP but lost it because he was such a confrontational dude.
Thank you! Belle would make for a spicy video, and I’m here for it!
@@Cam23 Thanks for the quick response.
1994 was the strike shortened season not 95.
@@kevinalexander6812 strike carried into ‘95, limited the season in back to back years
Next to Ryno, Schmidt’s the best ball player of my childhood. Total gamer. God bless him for all the great memories he gave me, especially when I got to see him hit one out of the park in the Rose City in 1981.
Crazy to think they could've played together on the Phils if they didn't trade Ryne
Sorry. Sandberg pales in comparison to Schmidt. He's not even in Lou Whitaker's class.
Schmidt was an absolute rock star in the early 80's!
Cam keep up the great work
Thanks, I appreciate you supporting the channel!
I remember him with the Eugene Emeralds... Coming to Portland and hitting the ball out on 18th street along with Greg Luzinski!
I'm a White Sox fan but my favorite baseball player of all time is Mike Schmidt
Another great video, Fred McGriff next!
Probably the best hitting 3rd baseman but defensively I don't think he was better than Brooks Robinson. That dude was unreal at 3rd base.
As an expos fan back in the days, I have seen my fair share of his success against my team. No hard feelings though, he was a great player.
Quite simply, the best player I've ever seen.
Mike Schmidt never swung through a ball with intent to kill in his entire career...
Let that sink in. 🐐
As a KC fan/native, I'd love to see a George Brett mini Doc!
Nice good one
Mike Schmidt is my favorite player of all time
The Lightning strike must have given him superpowers.. ha ha... Great player! His clutch game winning homer in Montreal in 1980 for the division title is arguably the greatest homer in Phillies history.
I always dismissed Schmidt because I was a Boggs fan but now I respect his body of work.
Michael Jack Schmidt is my favorite baseball player of all time. He was a true Cubs killer.
My dude put in the Gary Matthews bat throw. I tip my cap.
Schmidt was always disappointed with himself for striking out so much (comparatively for the 70’s) but he never K’d 200 times while batting .200 just for 20-some HR’s and being a so-so position player or DH.
Awesome video! Nice work. How about a “Historic Level” The Insane Prime of Steve Carlton? Cheers!
Thank you! And great suggestion hopefully I can get around to him in the near future
The 1983 Phillies were an extension of the Big Red Machine with Tony Perez, Joe Morgan, and Pete Rose, key pieces of the 1970s Cincinnati Reds Dynasty.
Make one on Chipper Jones!
Why he didn't win the silver slugger in 1985 is a mystery to me. Despite having a similar number of plate appearances as winner Tim Wallach (645 to Wallach's 615), Schmidt had more hits, triples, home runs, and walks while having a higher batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. Schmidt had an OPS+ of 149 to Wallach's 114. I'm too young to remember that season, so I don't have an explanation for it.
A few years ago I had a chance to talk with him for an hour or so. Here is one of the things I asked. If a knowledgable baseball person was picking the all time greatest team by position where you would have Ruth in right, Gehrig at first, Mays in center and so forth, what does it feel like knowing that he would be picked to play at third. Only 8 position players are on that team and he is one of them. His response was that it is so incredible an honor and he cherishes the thought. He didn't say it wasn't true and all of us know it is indeed true.
I just watched the film named "Five night at Freddy's" somehow the main character have the exact same name and that's made me found this amazing document! Very great!
nice video! :)
Great video! Not being overly critical but some of the video doesn't match the content, but man what great insight you guys brought. From a lifelong Schmidt uktra-fan u guys brought content up that I never realized (switch hitter in Highschool never would have guessed that). Also you guys "forgot" to mention that he went 1 for 20 with a single in the 1983 World Series it killed them. Baltimore had an all time underrated pitching staff but still Schmidt was completely absent.. just sayin.
Also what's crazy is for all that he did indeed accomplish throughout his absolutely legendary career he slightly underachieved.
Just my humble
GREAT INSIGHT THANK YOU
I appreciate the feedback. The video not matching audio has more to do with a lack of footage to begin with. As you can imagine the public domain for players of his era is slim to none, so it’s not going to be perfect unfortunately but I understand where you’re coming from.
And to be fair in a video highlighting the success of Mike Schmidt I didn’t feel it was necessary considering he more than made up for it in the World Series they won. Every player if you give them enough chances will fall short to some level.
Just my thoughts but I’ll keep that in mind for next time.
@Cam23 ah I totally understand the lack of video dilemma and i also get why you didn't include 83 stats, I only mention it cause it just traumatized me as a kid and I just can't shake it.. 😉
You're right 1980 more than made up for it too MVP, WS MVP, GG, SS...
The only awards he didn't win were All Star MVP and LCS MVP. Overall including playoffs Schmidt batted .287 with 50HRs 128RBIs
And in 81 still on his ultimate prime that dam strike robbed him of a potential all-time historic year, of .320 Avg 50HRs 150 RBIs if they played all the way thru.
Thanks again for such a great video I shared it with all my old school buddies..
Great Job.. Thanks again! ⚾️🧢
@@TheJoeyG88 ‘81 is unreal to think back on 😳 it’s a shame we didn’t get a full 162.
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed. Hopefully your buddies did as well! I truly appreciate you taking the time to discuss the video with me it makes all the difference for improving the production process. Feedback is always appreciated so please continue to share your thoughts!
Carlos Beltrán. Underrated!