If you recall the night that Barry Bonds broke his home run record, Aaron appeared on the jumbotron at AT & T park and half heartedly offered his congratulations to Bonds. When asked later on by reporters why he wasn't at the game itself to offer his congratulations, he responded by stating "I'm 73 years old, and I'm not getting on a plane to travel across the country for ANYBODY!" You know damned well that Aaron was lying! Had that been a player who legitimately earned the record the way Aaron did, he would have been at the ballpark that evening to cheerfully embrace the new record holder. Good for Hank for standing his mark as to what constitutes a solid, hard working ballplayer, yet still show the class that he had in offering his congratulations in a more subtle form - even when it was in direct contrast to his own principles of not only on how to be a good ballplayer, but also as a great, righteous human being who lived his life by aiming to set the right examples for others in society 😀😀😀.
@@davidtimms3201 I was only eight years old at the time Aaron broke Babe Ruth's all time home run record when he belted his 715th off the Dodgers Al Downing on April 8, 1974; I've only seen it on highlight reels.
As much as it hurts us to note their passing, we realize how much more it must hurt Johnny Bench and the other Hall of Famers who played and knew these men.
Losing lifelong friends is a multifaceted negativity- not only does one lose a confidant , we also are reminded of our own mortality and the reality of our insignificance when it comes to our finite existence
Johnny Bench was the first player who I followed who didn’t play for my team (the Mets). He was great on the field, but equally interesting and entertaining off it. His heart must me heavy with all of these losses, yet full with all of the memories. Well done, #5-catch ya later.
I'm a Mets fan also but got to watch time towards the end. But really started to appreciate these were the greats. Now not so much. Very few players I am wowed by.
I've been a Red's fan all my life. It was so hard to hear about Joe Morgan and even though Tom Seaver was only a Red for a short time, I was always a big fan.
Only baseball gives me chills like this. There is no other game, rich with history and nostalgia, of which it’s legends can so dominantly define eras and drive the future generations. No matter how long I take off of the game, it’s videos like these that bring me right back and that’s spectacular.
Also the hardest sport to master....hit .300 and you're considered a great player. If a NBA player shoots 30% is he considered a good shooter? If a NFL quarterback completes 30% of his passes is he considered a good QB?
I've been a fan for over 70 years now and still get tears in my eyes when I think of all the great players I've seen and lost recently. Thank you MLB for this great game and this wonderful tribute.
What a stirring, emotional tribute. Johnny Bench was the perfect person to narrate this, both for how close he was to these players, and for his personal insights.
Bob gibson was one of my favorites pitchers even though he pitched against and dominated my pirates constantly. when I played little league baseball I wanted to be a base stealer like Lou Brock and I will cherish his autograph always. rip to both
I am 72, and I remember when we finally got a TV; my father would lie on the floor to watch the game of the week. Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese were the announcers. Yes, baseball can really bring back the memories. That’s why I like the speech in Field of Dreams.
This was great loved every second of it . Wish I could of been a professional baseball player , have loved baseball since I was a kid and iam 72 years young lol . Thanks for posting this. Great job Johnny Bench .
Every time one of our sports hero's dies a small part of us dies. It's lets us know that time passes, we grow old. So please appreciate all of the small things in life. God Bless You.
I idolized Kaline while growing up in suburban Detroit. While a sophmore on my high school team I looked at the lineup and saw Kalines kids name. I was in awe just thinking wow that kid lives in Al Kalines house.
I cried watching this. So many great great men we've recently lost in such a short time. And narrated by my favorite player of all times, Mr. Johnny Bench. My mother used to tell me that you know you're nearing the end of your life when your contemporaries start passing away. While these great men weren't exactly my contemporaries, they were idols during my childhood and teenage years. They had, and still have, such a great influence on me. It's so sad to know they're all passing away. But wiping away the tears I can feel a sense of appreciation for them and gladness that they touched my life.
These are the guys I grew up watching ..and are embedded into my life ..ol’ Mr. Bench wasn’t too bad either ..eh?..I miss those days ..when my heroes loved America ..and played the game a free nation loved ..today’s players ..not so much ..
We, the fans, have been blessed of God, to have seen these men play this wonderful game. Living in the Detroit Metro area, Al Kaline was a fixture of my youth. Seeing him play his last games for the Tigers, then in the broadcast booth with another Hall of Famer, George Kell. What a wonderful time that was. Thank you Lord, for giving us these men to watch and wonder about.
Quit watching baseball along with other sports that became political but these guys were a different breed and fun to watch. Brock was unbelievable. The year the Mets lost last place with fantastic pitching was exciting for even Phillies’ fans.
For the most part these legends played or managed before my time but man they were good ballplayers, and managers in Tommy LaSorda's case. Getting old is sad while we lose these legends. But their legacy will live forever
My first year following the game was 1975. These aren't the Ruth's, Wagner's and Cobb's. These were my hero's. Now I know how the generation before me felt when Mickey Mantle died. Thanks for the memories guys. The 70's were a helluva baseball decade.
I grew up watching baseball in the '70's too, with the crazy drama around the Oakland A's championships, the Big Red Machine, the resurgence of the Yankees and the "We are Family" Pirates. You should read "Big Hair and Plastic Grass," a humorous book about '70's baseball..
Great piece of work from the best catcher and one of MLB BEST hitter ever Johnny Bench,I'm amazed of the numbers all these HOF players Put up,I bet none of them lifted weights or watched what they ate, just a batting cage pitching cage and beer and hotdogs for most.
Lovely remembrance of the baseball icons of my childhood, most of whom I remember watching play on television or in person, shaping and influencing my growing love of the game. May they Rest In Peace.
It is so sad that all of these greats passed during a season where fans couldn't attend games due to covid. They didn't get that final tribute from the hometown fans. Kaline was my guy growing up in Detroit. He had been to spring training as a coach last year prior to the season being halted. Three of the ten: Gibson, Brock, and Kaline were in the '68 World Series. Another member of the Tigers from that '68 team passed recently - Bill Freehan. Why he is not in the HOF is a disgrace!
Bill Freehan ? Now, you're really grasping. I imagine he was a nice, decent, guy and all but the HOF ? I think not. It must be reserved for the true greats; the legends. I mean, would you have it become like the ludicrous "Rock and Roll" HOF where everyone and their grandmother is eventually inducted. Note: "fans couldn't attend games due to" unwarranted _hysteria_ and the tyrannical rule of lunatic officials and a docile, ignorant, and dumb public *not* the presence of the fairly mild corona "cold" virus , "covid" "Covid-19" : Infection Survival Rate = 99.9+ % General pop.
Ages 50 -70 = 99.6 + %
Infection Fatality Rate for those aged 0 - 49 = < 0.05%
Infection Fatality Rate : Ages 0 - 19 < 0.0027 %
AND THESE FIGURES ARE NOT DISCOUNTING - AS THEY RIGHTLY SHOULD - ALL OF THE DEATHS FALSELY ATTRIBUTED TO "COVID". IMAGINE IF WE WERE TO REMOVE THOSE FALSIFIED DEATH REPORTS FROM THE CALCULATION OR SIMPLY SAID, AS WE DID PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 2020 - "DEATH DUE TO RESPIRATORY FAILURE OR COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA, INFLUENZA, OR PULMONARY OR VIRAL INFECTION, ETC.
@@manofiske3318 UNWARRANTED hysteria? Perhaps you haven't lost a family member because of this damn virus, like I have. I lost my sister, an otherwise healthy, 46 year old RN. She didn't get the vaccine, because it wasn't available yet when it killed her. Now that the vaccine IS available, it's the idiots that DON'T get vaccinated that spread it to all corners of the earth. Oh well, at least it will eliminate a LOT of fools, like YOU, from the gene pool......
Johnny Bench, a total class act. Only fitting that the greatest man to ever play catcher in the Major Leagues would narrate this video, and I am a former Yankee fan, but with all due deference to Yogi, Bench was the best with Yogi a close second.
I saw a show, a while back, featuring Yogi, Bench, Carter, and Carlton Fisk, talking about catching, their careers, etc.; i think it was held at Yogi's musuem, but it was quite insightful.
Remember what Hank said, "We can only enter into heaven through many tribulations." In this world, with it's accertations that people are only animals, Hank stood as a beacon, pointing people to Jesus Christ - the way, the truth, and the life. No question about who is playing right field in heaven. I hope you will be at the game. To do so, you must be born again. Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
Those of us who remember watching these greats of the game play are among the luckiest to have ever watched baseball. These men played at a time when the game was bigger than the players, and they knew how fortunate they were to be a part of it.
Al Kaline retired one home run short of being a 3000 hit, 400 home run legend. It should be mentioned that the Tiger's regular center fielder was moved to short stop in that World Series to make room for Kaline in the line up. Both made that move genius.
@@DMR4736 Poor Mickey Lolich. He had a great career, but lived in the shadow of Denny McLain for two years on the great Tigers teams of 68 and 69. I think the Mick held the record for most career strike outs for a left hander when he retired. Character player, unlike McLain.
I used to pump my left elbow every time I came to bat in my young baseball little league games just like Joe also enjoyed listening him broadcast games games on Sunday night night baseball
@@libraryquiet There are two records that have stood for 80 years, that will never be broken, due to the nature of media today: Hitting .400, and hitting in 56 straight games. todays media pressure would be too much.
What can I say all these players are great, I had a special feeling for alkaline because I grew up in Detroit wasn't the best at everything but he was great at everything
Well done Johnny. I will never forget you, flaws and idiosyncrasies notwithstanding you were a joy to watch and you honor the best in the game with real passion and great eloquence. Long may you run. The worlds a better, and more FUN place, with you in it.
I was an eleven/twelve year old when the Big Red Machine won its back to back World Series. Mr. Bench, you yourself have always been my favorite player ever since that time.
What a wonderful tribute, and presented by one of the greatest, Johnny Bench. It gives me a peaceful feeling to know that there were people who granted us diversion, a true "pastime". And all of these gentlemen were great representatives of what makes America what it is: overcoming adversity, even evil, to put a smile on people's faces. Thank you, MLB and Johnnny Bench!
Baseball is like owning pets. Basically every new one that comes into your life is accompanied by one dying Not trying to be morbid, but some lifelong passions really cannot be separated from how life works.
There's no one better to narrate this than Johnny Bench, just a class act. My heart bleeds with his over the loss of these MLB greats, may they all rest in eternal peace...🙏🏼...
Unfortunately, racial hatred, division, & ignorance were major factors in this game I love so much. Your statement excluded the bigotry that once ruled baseball. Sure, we don't talk about it every time we watch a game, but remember: Playing baseball in the US was not always "toe-tapping happy" for everyone.
I can honestly say I love baseball. Not the sarcastic uncouth fans that scream insults at the opposing teams. I love it when the fans acknowledge a good play or give a opposing pitcher a standing ovation. I love “the game of baseball” just as much now at 57 years old just as much as when I was a kid and we used boards for bases, had to walk to everyone’s house just to find enough kids to play a game or just a couple innings. We watched the World Series with wonder no matter what teams were playing. Johnny Bench, Micky Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron.. I saw them play! Ozzie Smith, Ken Griffey Jr, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose is baseball, hall of fame! Yankees, Cubbies, Dodgers, Braves, Reds, Cards And thank you Sosa and Mark McGwire. You saved baseball after the strike/lockout escapades. Man what a game. Greatest on earth. My mom taught me how to play! Wow. Go Stros 😁
This was a terrific tribute to such an incredible list of baseball HOF legends passing in a short period of time, excellent job done by JB, these guys were his teammates, his opponents and his friends. Very well done, hopefully MLB network will do an annual tribute to HOFers who pass in the previous year.
I think they need to have a regular show showing us the old players and how about replaying some old games... I saw a TH-cam video of Jim Maloneys no-hitter back in the 1960s, a game before I ever started watching baseball. I thoroughly enjoyed it. How about a replay of the entire 1975 world series... Just think a channel that showed nothing but old baseball. Maybe you would have to include other sports also to make it work. I think there are lots of people that would enjoy that.
MAN, I could listen to Johnny talk ALL DAY about baseball! This video is equally sad and beautiful. SAD realizing that these GREATS of the game, men that seem to be larger than life are now gone, BEAUTIFUL when we get a chance to reflect on them and their impact and achievements in this GREATEST of games. R.I.P. and very well done MLB Network and Mr. Bench. 😁🥲❤
Johnny Bench --- A hero on the field. A hero off the field. And, a hero among heroes in life. Thank you for this great tribute to your friends and our heroes.
Mr Bench, most of them I saw them playing “The Game” Your presentation of these remarkable players is so well . I would ask you a second part. With the still living legends.
I knew everyone of these legends and I stood in awe of them every time I saw them play and still are. No, I didn't know them personally, I knew them by how they played the game and I knew the love they had for baseball by how they played. I fell in love with baseball when I was seven so long ago now, from my grandpa Elkins. I loved these guys, everyone of them, and thank them for what they will always mean to baseball.
My childhood memories. Playing pick up games, little league, and high school ball. Damn it is such a fun game to play and it's been to long. I'm gonna get the glove out and get my bat and get in the cage. I don't care how old I am....
MY DAD 85YRS ALSO LEFT THIS EART.H. CALLED TO HEAVEN WITH ALL THESE GREAT MEN GREAT BASEBALL PLAYERS . I saw them at SHEA STADIUM THANKS TO MY DAD BACK IN THE 1970'S. FROM MY DAD AND THESE GREAT FELLOWS THE VALUES OF LIFE GUIDES ME NOW 59YRS ME. BASEBALL NEVER LETS THE KID INSIDE OF US EVER BE FORGOTTEN, AMÉN PEACE. THANK YOU GODCHRIST FOR SUCH LOVE. Aaahhh!!! BASEBALL ....THE ONLY SPORT THAT CHEERS YOU GO HOME...SAFELY.
I took the future wife( and ex wife) to only 1 REDS game, and it was the game where he struck out his 3000th batter. She said,,"that's embarrassing, why did they tell everyone that he struck out 3000 times?"
The blurb above makes it sound like our Hall of Famers were lost with the help of Johnny Bench. I don't think he had anything to do with their deaths. You learned not to misplace modifiers in junior high school. Please make the change. All you need to do is to move the phrase "with the help of Johnny Bench" to the position before "we take a look back" because Johnny is helping us take a look back. Thank you. It has been a sad period, both in sports and entertainment. Everyone seems to be getting old and sick at once.
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Henry Aaron still the Major League Baseball home run leader! Cheaters don’t count!
If you recall the night that Barry Bonds broke his home run record, Aaron appeared on the jumbotron at AT & T park and half heartedly offered his congratulations to Bonds. When asked later on by reporters why he wasn't at the game itself to offer his congratulations, he responded by stating "I'm 73 years old, and I'm not getting on a plane to travel across the country for ANYBODY!"
You know damned well that Aaron was lying! Had that been a player who legitimately earned the record the way Aaron did, he would have been at the ballpark that evening to cheerfully embrace the new record holder. Good for Hank for standing his mark as to what constitutes a solid, hard working ballplayer, yet still show the class that he had in offering his congratulations in a more subtle form - even when it was in direct contrast to his own principles of not only on how to be a good ballplayer, but also as a great, righteous human being who lived his life by aiming to set the right examples for others in society 😀😀😀.
Maybe they need a steroids Hall of Fame. Bonds, McGuire, Clemens, Rodriguez, Sosa etc. What frauds.
+IRISH MIKE+
Right on!!
Thank you Johnny Bench for a great piece. My dear old grandpa would have loved it, like he loved watching you, and that Big Red Machine.
Bench did not produce this piece. He narrated it.
To me, Hank Aaron is the all time home run leader, not Barry Bonds. Aaron did it the right way, without cheating.
Hammerin' Hank was pure class. I remember watching him hit number 715 on TV in 1974. He is the home run leader in my book also.
@@davidtimms3201 I was only eight years old at the time Aaron broke Babe Ruth's all time home run record when he belted his 715th off the Dodgers Al Downing on April 8, 1974; I've only seen it on highlight reels.
As much as it hurts us to note their passing, we realize how much more it must hurt Johnny Bench and the other Hall of Famers who played and knew these men.
two of them he knew personally
he was probably the best person qualified to speak about them
Losing lifelong friends is a multifaceted negativity- not only does one lose a confidant , we also are reminded of our own mortality and the reality of our insignificance when it comes to our finite existence
Johnny Bench was the first player who I followed who didn’t play for my team (the Mets). He was great on the field, but equally interesting and entertaining off it. His heart must me heavy with all of these losses, yet full with all of the memories. Well done, #5-catch ya later.
That's the guy my first coach told me to emulate. I did. And I'm a die hard Giants fan since '71.
I'm a Mets fan also but got to watch time towards the end. But really started to appreciate these were the greats. Now not so much. Very few players I am wowed by.
For me it was Joe Morgan I looked up to that man 😭
Great piece Johnny. So many greats of the game, my childhood heroes. Loved your response to Sparky about Knucksie 😂
Al Kaline, my favorite player growing up in the early 60’s in Michigan.
mine too
I've been a Red's fan all my life. It was so hard to hear about Joe Morgan and even though Tom Seaver was only a Red for a short time, I was always a big fan.
Thank you Mr. Bench, that was a wonderful presentation by a wonderful player.
God bless baseball and the legends who are a part of its lore.
Only baseball gives me chills like this. There is no other game, rich with history and nostalgia, of which it’s legends can so dominantly define eras and drive the future generations. No matter how long I take off of the game, it’s videos like these that bring me right back and that’s spectacular.
Por eso Tú no Estes en ese nivel loco. Porque te la llevas Mirando pa todos lados. Sique valiendo verga wei
Brings tears cause I can't help but think about my Papaw
@@ChrisPRIMETIMEColbert69 makes sense......
Also the hardest sport to master....hit .300 and you're considered a great player.
If a NBA player shoots 30% is he considered a good shooter?
If a NFL quarterback completes 30% of his passes is he considered a good QB?
@@Neil-de1fh
How does it make no sense?
A 30% hitter is considered good in baseball.
A 30% QB or NBA shooter is considered bad!!
I've been a fan for over 70 years now and still get tears in my eyes when I think of all the great players I've seen and lost recently. Thank you MLB for this great game and this wonderful tribute.
Thank you Johnny, you're a class act,
What a stirring, emotional tribute. Johnny Bench was the perfect person to narrate this, both for how close he was to these players, and for his personal insights.
Bob gibson was one of my favorites pitchers even though he pitched against and dominated my pirates constantly. when I played little league baseball I wanted to be a base stealer like Lou Brock and I will cherish his autograph always. rip to both
I'm glad I remembered and watched all these guys.... it's when professionals behaved like professionals
I'm 70 years old, been a baseball fan virtually all my life. This brought me to tears.
I had no idea that Phil and Don had passed away. Makes you stop for a moment.
I am 72, and I remember when we finally got a TV; my father would lie on the floor to watch the game of the week. Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese were the announcers. Yes, baseball can really bring back the memories. That’s why I like the speech in Field of Dreams.
Btw Get well soon Mr. Bench, As he recovers from covid -19
I grow up watching all of those great MLB Hall of Famers. They where all class acts. RIP all of you will be missed.
Loved the game then....more than today
Thank you Johnny, for presenting this tribute to some great players.
Al Kaline was an absolute legend to all the kids growing up in the Detroit area back in the 50s and 60s.😥
This was great loved every second of it . Wish I could of been a professional baseball player , have loved baseball since I was a kid and iam 72 years young lol . Thanks for posting this. Great job Johnny Bench .
This was magnificent! Fantastic job, Johnny. One of the all-time greats celebrating his fellow all-time greats lost this past year.
Every time one of our sports hero's dies a small part of us dies. It's lets us know that time passes, we grow old. So please appreciate all of the small things in life. God Bless You.
Heroes.
I idolized Kaline while growing up in suburban Detroit. While a sophmore on my high school team I looked at the lineup and saw Kalines kids name. I was in awe just thinking wow that kid lives in Al Kalines house.
I cried watching this. So many great great men we've recently lost in such a short time. And narrated by my favorite player of all times, Mr. Johnny Bench. My mother used to tell me that you know you're nearing the end of your life when your contemporaries start passing away. While these great men weren't exactly my contemporaries, they were idols during my childhood and teenage years. They had, and still have, such a great influence on me. It's so sad to know they're all passing away. But wiping away the tears I can feel a sense of appreciation for them and gladness that they touched my life.
These are the guys I grew up watching ..and are embedded into my life ..ol’ Mr. Bench wasn’t too bad either ..eh?..I miss those days ..when my heroes loved America ..and played the game a free nation loved ..today’s players ..not so much ..
Thanks Johnny and hope you’re feeling better
Wow. Beautifully done. Thank you Johnny, thank you MLB Network!
Great tribute to the 10 hofamers who are sadly passed away. It's making me teary-eyed 😢😭
Nice tribute Johnny, Thanks....
We, the fans, have been blessed of God, to have seen these men play this wonderful game. Living in the Detroit Metro area, Al Kaline was a fixture of my youth. Seeing him play his last games for the Tigers, then in the broadcast booth with another Hall of Famer, George Kell. What a wonderful time that was.
Thank you Lord, for giving us these men to watch and wonder about.
That's a name from the past.
AMEN Al was my boyhood hero.
Quit watching baseball along with other sports that became political but these guys were a different breed and fun to watch. Brock was unbelievable. The year the Mets lost last place with fantastic pitching was exciting for even Phillies’ fans.
Well done Mr. Bench
Class act,,,you did them proud ...
For the most part these legends played or managed before my time but man they were good ballplayers, and managers in Tommy LaSorda's case. Getting old is sad while we lose these legends. But their legacy will live forever
Joe Morgan was actually a very good broadcaster as an analyst.
Yes. he sure was. A great voice.
He was excellent; I really miss him and John Miller doing the sunday night games. they were terrific together
My first year following the game was 1975.
These aren't the Ruth's, Wagner's and Cobb's.
These were my hero's.
Now I know how the generation before me felt when Mickey Mantle died.
Thanks for the memories guys.
The 70's were a helluva baseball decade.
If Mantle wouldn't have been injured, and didn't drink to excess, he probably would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived......
@@milojanis4901 you can IF anything. Like what if...there had been no color line? Think of that.
I grew up watching baseball in the '70's too, with the crazy drama around the Oakland A's championships, the Big Red Machine, the resurgence of the Yankees and the "We are Family" Pirates. You should read "Big Hair and Plastic Grass," a humorous book about '70's baseball..
@@milojanis4901 Whitey and Billy, were bad influences on him
@@milojanis4901 and if 💩 didn't stink?......
Great video. Watch at 5:26 - the umpire stealing a guy's hat?
Baseball has the greatest history of any sport. I defy anyone to disagree.
Somebody who plays/likes golf might argue with you.
C'mon Lava Man ( love that horse - he's a lead pony now)
What about Soccer......
Great piece of work from the best catcher and one of MLB BEST hitter ever Johnny Bench,I'm amazed of the numbers all these HOF players Put up,I bet none of them lifted weights or watched what they ate, just a batting cage pitching cage and beer and hotdogs for most.
The good old days weren't always good and tomorrow's not as bad as it seems.
Very well done, HOF and MLB.
Lovely remembrance of the baseball icons of my childhood, most of whom I remember watching play on television or in person, shaping and influencing my growing love of the game. May they Rest In Peace.
When they leave us it hurts because they where apart of our childhoods❤️😢
@@gregorychoquette7632 very much so.
Life and baseball were simpler then....I prefer then to now
That thumbnail needs to be changed. It looks like Johnny Bench has some crazy hair...
Better crazy hair than none at all!!
It is so sad that all of these greats passed during a season where fans couldn't attend games due to covid. They didn't get that final tribute from the hometown fans. Kaline was my guy growing up in Detroit. He had been to spring training as a coach last year prior to the season being halted. Three of the ten: Gibson, Brock, and Kaline were in the '68 World Series. Another member of the Tigers from that '68 team passed recently - Bill Freehan. Why he is not in the HOF is a disgrace!
Bill Freehan ? Now, you're really grasping. I imagine he was a nice, decent, guy and all but the HOF ? I think not.
It must be reserved for the true greats; the legends. I mean, would you have it become like the ludicrous "Rock and Roll" HOF where everyone and their grandmother is eventually inducted.
Note: "fans couldn't attend games due to" unwarranted _hysteria_ and the tyrannical rule of lunatic officials and a docile, ignorant, and dumb public *not* the presence of the fairly mild corona "cold" virus , "covid"
"Covid-19" : Infection Survival Rate = 99.9+ % General pop.
Ages 50 -70 = 99.6 + %
Infection Fatality Rate for those aged 0 - 49 = < 0.05%
Infection Fatality Rate : Ages 0 - 19 < 0.0027 %
AND THESE FIGURES ARE NOT DISCOUNTING - AS THEY RIGHTLY SHOULD - ALL OF THE DEATHS FALSELY ATTRIBUTED TO "COVID". IMAGINE IF WE WERE TO REMOVE THOSE FALSIFIED DEATH REPORTS FROM THE CALCULATION OR SIMPLY SAID, AS WE DID PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 2020 - "DEATH DUE TO RESPIRATORY FAILURE OR COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA, INFLUENZA, OR PULMONARY OR VIRAL INFECTION, ETC.
@@manofiske3318 UNWARRANTED hysteria? Perhaps you haven't lost a family member because of this damn virus, like I have. I lost my sister, an otherwise healthy, 46 year old RN. She didn't get the vaccine, because it wasn't available yet when it killed her. Now that the vaccine IS available, it's the idiots that DON'T get vaccinated that spread it to all corners of the earth. Oh well, at least it will eliminate a LOT of fools, like YOU, from the gene pool......
Johnny Bench, a total class act. Only fitting that the greatest man to ever play catcher in the Major Leagues would narrate this video, and I am a former Yankee fan, but with all due deference to Yogi, Bench was the best with Yogi a close second.
But no one had more heart than Munson.
I saw a show, a while back, featuring Yogi, Bench, Carter, and Carlton Fisk, talking about catching, their careers, etc.; i think it was held at Yogi's musuem, but it was quite insightful.
Remember what Hank said, "We can only enter into heaven through many tribulations." In this world, with it's accertations that people are only animals, Hank stood as a beacon, pointing people to Jesus Christ - the way, the truth, and the life. No question about who is playing right field in heaven. I hope you will be at the game. To do so, you must be born again. Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
Those of us who remember watching these greats of the game play are among the luckiest to have ever watched baseball. These men played at a time when the game was bigger than the players, and they knew how fortunate they were to be a part of it.
Al Kaline the pride of Southern High Baltimore MD
Al Kaline retired one home run short of being a 3000 hit, 400 home run legend.
It should be mentioned that the Tiger's regular center fielder was moved to short stop in that World Series to make room for Kaline in the line up. Both made that move genius.
That was the first WS i remember as a kid; and the terrific Micky Lolich
@@DMR4736 Poor Mickey Lolich. He had a great career, but lived in the shadow of Denny McLain for two years on the great Tigers teams of 68 and 69. I think the Mick held the record for most career strike outs for a left hander when he retired. Character player, unlike McLain.
I'll never forget Joe Morgan as a San Francisco Giant. One of my all time favorites.
And that big homer he hit the last day of the 1982 season to knock the Dodgers out of the playoffs .
I used to pump my left elbow every time I came to bat in my young baseball little league games just like Joe also enjoyed listening him broadcast games games on Sunday night night baseball
Morgan was a great player, but a terrible person......... Just awful.
@@pH7screwtube that’s not what I hear from people who knew him.
@@jeffreyjones1622 Dont care about what you heard. What I have seen with my eyes is good enough.
That's a big chuck of my childhood, Rest easy boys and thanks for the memories..
Great tribute!
Hank is STILL the HR leader.
You got that right! And Roger Maris still holds the record for most homeruns in a single season.
@@libraryquiet There are two records that have stood for 80 years, that will never be broken, due to the nature of media today: Hitting .400, and hitting in 56 straight games. todays media pressure would be too much.
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Hey brother! I agree with you totally! Pitching 8 no hitters would be easier than achieving the other two.
Thanks for the memories of all these gifted professionals! Like all that you’ve mentioned here, you’re a great one yourself Johnny!
I was fortunate to have witnessed every one of these players and manager during their careers. What an era of baseball.
What can I say all these players are great, I had a special feeling for alkaline because I grew up in Detroit wasn't the best at everything but he was great at everything
I’m not crying…YOU’RE crying. What a beautiful tribute to the players of my youth.
Well done Johnny. I will never forget you, flaws and idiosyncrasies notwithstanding you were a joy to watch and you honor the best in the game with real passion and great eloquence. Long may you run. The worlds a better, and more FUN place, with you in it.
Brilliantly done.
I was an eleven/twelve year old when the Big Red Machine won its back to back World Series. Mr. Bench, you yourself have always been my favorite player ever since that time.
What a wonderful tribute, and presented by one of the greatest, Johnny Bench. It gives me a peaceful feeling to know that there were people who granted us diversion, a true "pastime". And all of these gentlemen were great representatives of what makes America what it is: overcoming adversity, even evil, to put a smile on people's faces. Thank you, MLB and Johnnny Bench!
Just beautiful….
Baseball is like owning pets. Basically every new one that comes into your life is accompanied by one dying Not trying to be morbid, but some lifelong passions really cannot be separated from how life works.
This was so awesome, I had to watch it again
MLB Network should do this every year. Very, very well done.
I'm glad i got to see Tom terrific play ball lifelong Mets fan here loved that man !
but what did Tommy Lasorda think of dave kingmans 3 hr performance?!!
There's no one better to narrate this than Johnny Bench, just a class act. My heart bleeds with his over the loss of these MLB greats, may they all rest in eternal peace...🙏🏼...
This is where and when politics stayed home and people just enjoyed pure joy of the sport
No more in 5his crappy society
Unfortunately, racial hatred, division, & ignorance were major factors in this game I love so much. Your statement excluded the bigotry that once ruled baseball. Sure, we don't talk about it every time we watch a game, but remember: Playing baseball in the US was not always "toe-tapping happy" for everyone.
@@dme1016 true. 1977 the High Five was invented by a Dodger who was run out of the game for being gay. There was always politics.
You forgot Bob Gibson's 1971 no hitter.
I can honestly say I love baseball. Not the sarcastic uncouth fans that scream insults at the opposing teams. I love it when the fans acknowledge a good play or give a opposing pitcher a standing ovation. I love “the game of baseball” just as much now at 57 years old just as much as when I was a kid and we used boards for bases, had to walk to everyone’s house just to find enough kids to play a game or just a couple innings.
We watched the World Series with wonder no matter what teams were playing.
Johnny Bench, Micky Mantle,
Willie Mays, Hank Aaron..
I saw them play!
Ozzie Smith, Ken Griffey Jr, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose is baseball, hall of fame!
Yankees, Cubbies, Dodgers, Braves, Reds, Cards
And thank you Sosa and Mark McGwire. You saved baseball after the strike/lockout escapades.
Man what a game. Greatest on earth. My mom taught me how to play!
Wow.
Go Stros 😁
And of’course we lost the greatest of them all Willie Mays 😥
This was a terrific tribute to such an incredible list of baseball HOF legends passing in a short period of time, excellent job done by JB, these guys were his teammates, his opponents and his friends. Very well done, hopefully MLB network will do an annual tribute to HOFers who pass in the previous year.
I think they need to have a regular show showing us the old players and how about replaying some old games... I saw a TH-cam video of Jim Maloneys no-hitter back in the 1960s, a game before I ever started watching baseball. I thoroughly enjoyed it. How about a replay of the entire 1975 world series...
Just think a channel that showed nothing but old baseball. Maybe you would have to include other sports also to make it work. I think there are lots of people that would enjoy that.
MAN, I could listen to Johnny talk ALL DAY about baseball! This video is equally sad and beautiful. SAD realizing that these GREATS of the game, men that seem to be larger than life are now gone, BEAUTIFUL when we get a chance to reflect on them and their impact and achievements in this GREATEST of games. R.I.P. and very well done MLB Network and Mr. Bench. 😁🥲❤
We have lost the true class acts of baseball!
Growing up in the sixties I watched most of these players and remember many of the records they set.
I love baseball it was a privilege to watch the players in this game growing up in the 70s thank you baseball
Johnny Bench --- A hero on the field. A hero off the field. And, a hero among heroes in life. Thank you for this great tribute to your friends and our heroes.
GOD BLESS YOU HANK ARRON. AND YOU SIR JOHNNY BENCH. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.
There will never be the legends like this ever again.
This was a lovely tribute. Well done, Johnny Bench!
Thank you for sharing this fine video. It brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you Johnny, this was great. I really enjoyed this video.
Where is mlb network on tv because it not their anymore on frontier!
Great video Thank you
Mr Bench, most of them I saw them playing “The Game” Your presentation of these remarkable players is so well . I would ask you a second part. With the still living legends.
wow. thanks for this MLB Network. so many of them were my childhood heroes!
Seaver, Gibson, Ford, Niekro and Sutton is one hell of a starting five.
I knew everyone of these legends and I stood in awe of them every time I saw them play and still are. No, I didn't know them personally, I knew them by how they played the game and I knew the love they had for baseball by how they played. I fell in love with baseball when I was seven so long ago now, from my grandpa Elkins. I loved these guys, everyone of them, and thank them for what they will always mean to baseball.
Good job with the narration, Johnny Bench.
These were all legends. Fabulous video.
Thanks johnny well done
My childhood memories. Playing pick up games, little league, and high school ball. Damn it is such a fun game to play and it's been to long. I'm gonna get the glove out and get my bat and get in the cage. I don't care how old I am....
You go man
...hit away
MY DAD 85YRS ALSO LEFT THIS EART.H. CALLED TO HEAVEN WITH ALL THESE GREAT MEN GREAT BASEBALL PLAYERS .
I saw them at SHEA STADIUM THANKS TO MY DAD BACK IN THE 1970'S. FROM MY DAD AND THESE GREAT FELLOWS THE VALUES OF LIFE GUIDES ME NOW 59YRS ME. BASEBALL NEVER LETS THE KID INSIDE OF US EVER BE FORGOTTEN, AMÉN
PEACE. THANK YOU GODCHRIST FOR SUCH LOVE.
Aaahhh!!! BASEBALL ....THE ONLY SPORT THAT CHEERS YOU GO HOME...SAFELY.
Bob Gibson was one of my first sports idols as a kid. Gibson, Don Meredith and Bobby Orr.
God's plan is perfect.....
Anyone else see the posted video pic and wonder what's up with Johnny benches hair before you realized there was a bush behind him.
🤣🤣🍻🤗🤗
I took the future wife( and ex wife) to only 1 REDS game, and it was the game where he struck out his 3000th batter.
She said,,"that's embarrassing, why did they tell everyone that he struck out 3000 times?"
The blurb above makes it sound like our Hall of Famers were lost with the help of Johnny Bench. I don't think he had anything to do with their deaths. You learned not to misplace modifiers in junior high school. Please make the change. All you need to do is to move the phrase "with the help of Johnny Bench" to the position before "we take a look back" because Johnny is helping us take a look back. Thank you. It has been a sad period, both in sports and entertainment. Everyone seems to be getting old and sick at once.