Old Man David Ortiz Destroyed the League on His Retirement Tour | Baseball Bits

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    David Ortiz aka Big Papi used his 40th birthday to announce that the 2016 would be his last. We had seen plenty of MLB Retirement Tours at that point, but this one was going to be special. Once the David Ortiz Final Season aka the David Ortiz retirement tour took off, so did his performance. That season, we saw a plethora of David Ortiz 2016 highlights. It was arguably the MLB best final season ever.
    2016 turned into the Big Papi last season show, and with it came the exchange of many gifts. But in this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production, I argue that the greatest gift of all was simply Ortiz's production. David Ortiz put down an incredible "old man" season, specifically the age of 40. That's right, 40 year old David Ortiz came through with a huge performance.
    The 2016 Red Sox ended up making the playoffs, but lost to the Cleveland Indians in 3 games. Still, it set up for an emotional David Ortiz farewell at Fenway. That's still storybook in my eyes.
    Another thing I speak about is the David Ortiz Twins years. Yes, before he starred in Boston, it was all about the Big Papi Minnesota days.
    Enjoy!
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  • @sneersh9107
    @sneersh9107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    Favorite big Papi memory is him batting almost .700 in the 2013 world series. Man couldn't be stopped.

    • @bagelman1218
      @bagelman1218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      he got intentionally walked a couple times in that series
      legend

    • @jonashworth3827
      @jonashworth3827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      slugging percentage was over 1.000 lmfao

    • @FreddyMenjivar1227
      @FreddyMenjivar1227 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know right

    • @legochickenguy4938
      @legochickenguy4938 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      the cardinals kept pitching to him for no good reason

    • @uncletido99
      @uncletido99 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I remember watching it live, it was literally unfathomable. Dudes bat was glued to the ball.

  • @manmythmarcus
    @manmythmarcus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1554

    Watch out and don’t mess with Ortiz. He’s a man and he’s 40.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +241

      COME AFTER ME

    • @gingerface1898
      @gingerface1898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      *insert mullet here*

    • @ligmaemperor7064
      @ligmaemperor7064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@FoolishBaseball I M 4 0 ! ! !

    • @matthenry2564
      @matthenry2564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Your references are out of control. Everyone knows that.

    • @ernestolombardo5811
      @ernestolombardo5811 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That was some years ago. He was so much older then, he's younger than that now.

  • @meandtheboys7953
    @meandtheboys7953 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2117

    ''WHO PUT THIS PICTURE OF BARTOLO COLON IN MY BOB WICKMAN CALENDAR'' this is why I love this channel

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +522

      Don't laugh. I fired dozens of people before this. Right before the holidays even.

    • @blakeb889
      @blakeb889 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @foolish baseball for real or are you kidding

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +429

      ​@@blakeb889 100% real. I invited them into the conference room under the guise of a Thanksgiving celebration, then handed them an envelope. They believed it might be a gift or bonus, but instead it was a letter telling them to pack up their desk and leave before the office closes. You should have seen the looks on their faces! Of course, they begged and pleaded, but to no avail. They had made a fatal mistake. I did not ask for Bartolo Colon. I wanted Bob Wickman, and I was going to replace them with people who understood the difference.

    • @mariodebord7549
      @mariodebord7549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      @@FoolishBaseball only a FOOL would put Bartolo Colon on a Bob Wickman calendar

    • @movieman2293
      @movieman2293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      crying emoji Clearly this was a Bartolo Colon calendar that was altered into a Bob Wickman calendar

  • @SoftBank47
    @SoftBank47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    I actually was there for Ichiro's final game at the Tokyo Dome. There was a man who sat next to me, in tears when Ichiro was substituted for. He had come from Seattle, and grew up watching Ichiro patrol right field. The former face of the Orix BlueWave was the player that made this gentleman a baseball fan.
    I'm truly lucky to have seen Ichiro's final at bats. The place came alive when he stepped up to the plate. I can only imagine if the Tokyo Dome would still be standing right now if he had pulled a Ted Williams and hit a walk-off blast to win the game in his final AB.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Ichiro was my absolute favorite growing up

    • @thebabylonian109
      @thebabylonian109 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Went to an Ichiro game with my Mom and Dad in April of '01 against the Devil Rays (oh so long ago). He singled, stole second, stole third and subsequently raced home because the catcher had accidentally thrown it into left field during the latter steal. Have been hooked ever since.
      Papi is cool too though, nice to see him well. :)

    • @jets4687
      @jets4687 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@thebabylonian109 that's a cool story I dig it! My best memory was when I was 8..August of 1995 my dad took me to the ball game at Yankee stadium with my cousin and uncle as well. We were on the 3rd base line 8 rows up I'll never forget it the memory is so clear. Also..it was the day mickey mantle died so before the game there was a whole tribute to him on the big screen in center. Mickey was my favorite I never got to see so it was special (my dad and grandpa told me so many stories of the Mick). I went to baseball games at both Shea stadium and Yankee stadium before that but that day is the earliest memory that really stuck with me. Oh..and yanks beat the Indians that day 4 to 1 and I remember David cone pitching a complete game. Also it was special because my favorite player growing up was don Mattingly and I got to see him play before he retired. My dad has since passed away but I'll always hold this memory dear to my heart.

  • @TheDCGuitar13
    @TheDCGuitar13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    We almost lost that man. I was so happy to see him at this years World Series as energetic as ever after the hell he went through.

  • @lorenzop7447
    @lorenzop7447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1825

    The Boomer Stats vs Zoomer Stats killed me

    • @asn4777
      @asn4777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same here bro 😂😂

    • @Nuclear_Gandhi
      @Nuclear_Gandhi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @J W Ok boomer

    • @zachj.8687
      @zachj.8687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I had to pause it for a min 😂😂😂

    • @anthonyestrada8262
      @anthonyestrada8262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Im both but more boomer lmao

    • @maxkuzmeluk181
      @maxkuzmeluk181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      MANCHESTER UNITED does anyone care

  • @ob_gynkenobi4014
    @ob_gynkenobi4014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +349

    I need me a Bob Wickman calendar.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      Just watch out for rogue Bartolo Colons

    • @ob_gynkenobi4014
      @ob_gynkenobi4014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@FoolishBaseball next Halloween costume, Rogue Bartolo Colon!!! Thank u!

    • @Mizoo1992
      @Mizoo1992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You beat me to it

    • @suppressed_viii
      @suppressed_viii 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yo Bob Wickman was my HS baseball coach

    • @ob_gynkenobi4014
      @ob_gynkenobi4014 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@suppressed_viii that is freaking awesome! U have lived the life my friend!

  • @ExoKiller4
    @ExoKiller4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    As a Red Sox fan who was too young to really remember Ortiz's heroics in the '04 ALCS the most iconic memory of him for me is the grand slam he hit in the 8th inning of game 2 of the 2013 ALCS vs. the Tigers. The Red Sox were facing a 2-0 deficit against a great Tigers team but he hit it out and put them right back in the series.

    • @timsweeney684
      @timsweeney684 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Looking back on that tigers team, I still can’t believe we won. Their pitching was absolutely unreal

  • @Il_Exile_lI
    @Il_Exile_lI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    That quote near the end from Ortiz about Rafael Devers being an MVP caliber player by age 22 sure was on point. In his age 22 season, Devers broke out in a big way with over 30 HR, 50 doubles, a .900+ OPS and earning some MVP votes.

  • @im_waffles2920
    @im_waffles2920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +767

    Hitting 38 home runs at the age of 40, you know, like you do.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      It's a normal amount of home runs, find a new slant.

    • @rm5surf3r39
      @rm5surf3r39 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      48 doubles though!

    • @adamduerwachter2596
      @adamduerwachter2596 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      waffleman Nelson Cruz lol

    • @im_waffles2920
      @im_waffles2920 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Landó Orlando I know right. Such a disappointment lol.

    • @hogartstrain5641
      @hogartstrain5641 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Adam Duerwachter roided

  • @PadChennington
    @PadChennington 3 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    the pokemon trading card gameboy music in the beginning... wow. what a jam

    • @TheRogueThunder
      @TheRogueThunder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      more like throughout the video

    • @demcanes9488
      @demcanes9488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. Called it!

    • @meh6897
      @meh6897 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He’s channeling his inner SummoningSalt, highly recommend that channel if you’re into gaming at all, makes 40 minutes feel like 2 seconds.

    • @justdakotamusic
      @justdakotamusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pad you're a baseball fan?

  • @funguskim
    @funguskim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +394

    Pokémon tcg theme music. Ortiz in the background. Foolish baseball vid. Am I in heaven?

    • @alexbarrett9856
      @alexbarrett9856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Took me a second, but that TCG realization hit me like a standup triple

    • @AzureRaven2
      @AzureRaven2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Such a good game!

    • @CharmCityGamer
      @CharmCityGamer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's what I'm sayin bro!

    • @icedo1013
      @icedo1013 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I recognized the music instantly and as quickly as I realized what I was listening to I took to the comments. Such a nostalgia rush

    • @codeecomah5920
      @codeecomah5920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's the best

  • @dannybaseball5549
    @dannybaseball5549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    talk about Ted Williams almost hitting 400 when he was 38 years old

    • @danbuckholz9228
      @danbuckholz9228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Please

    • @robertgregory9896
      @robertgregory9896 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      If you count as hits the times he got on base but the scorekeeper called it an error (which means the play was counted against him, as if it were an out), he hit .410 that year.

    • @CSDonohue11
      @CSDonohue11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Greatest hitter of all time.
      The man hit over .400. MORE THAN ONCE!!

    • @dannybaseball5549
      @dannybaseball5549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@CSDonohue11 name me one player since Ted Williams that hit above 400 in a season.... Oh wait you CAN'T

    • @CSDonohue11
      @CSDonohue11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Danny Baseball Yea No sh!t genius, that’s why I said he’s the greatest hitter of all time.
      So now you can’t.

  • @TheJacobBlais
    @TheJacobBlais ปีที่แล้ว +13

    4:56 is my only MLB game I went to. It was an amazing day. Not only did David steal a base, but Mookie went yard and price threw 8 innings.

  • @gewignu
    @gewignu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    At 9:34, Larry Walker and Tim Locastro
    This is why I love Foolish Baseball

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      #WalkerHOF

    • @vxoblivionxv
      @vxoblivionxv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@FoolishBaseball He did it!

    • @JaredGoofball
      @JaredGoofball 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@vxoblivionxvI am aware I am 3 years late, I don’t care. It’s about damn time he is in the HOF

    • @northstarjakobs
      @northstarjakobs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JaredGoofball He joined Fergie Jenkins as the second Canadian in Cooperstown, and then Todd Felton joined Larry as the second Rockie

  • @Vodkanipples
    @Vodkanipples 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    I remember the days when I'd be watching the game in the 7th or 8th inning and figuring out how many players had to get on base so that ortiz would get 1 more at bat in the 9th because that's all we Redsox fans needed, game on the line we just wanted papi to give us 1 last chance to win and he almost always delivered.

  • @jarodarmstrong
    @jarodarmstrong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    “Daaaaaaaa... Yankees Lose”. Let him call the WS next year. Way better than Joe Buck.

    • @diegosantiago1233
      @diegosantiago1233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Jankeees

    • @MrGageHarrison
      @MrGageHarrison 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Diego Santiago original

    • @CSDonohue11
      @CSDonohue11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Diego Santiago
      This ding dong below you doesn’t even get why you said jankees , he such a silly jankees fan he thinks you are calling them jankee. Lol

    • @ohuvi2
      @ohuvi2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ortiz is a shit commentator because he never had to play a position and never has any real baseball insight, beating out Joe Buck isn't saying much lol

    • @joeblow9657
      @joeblow9657 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      fuck off. Bronx bombers or death. THERE IS NO MIDDLE GROUND

  • @rayray8836
    @rayray8836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    "After six partial seasons in Minnesota, it wasn't really clear if he was actually that good at playing baseball" *shows him homering off of Pedro multiple times*
    😂 loved that! I love the detail you put in these vids.

    • @fatbean2000
      @fatbean2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was terrible with the Twins. He then went to Boston and used a bunch of steroids' and got good.

    • @fatbean2000
      @fatbean2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Johnng Fred Ken Griffey Jr didn't use steroids', Greg Maddox, Mark Glavine, Derek Jeter, and Torri Hunter didn't.

    • @fatbean2000
      @fatbean2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Johnng Fred Just because people the majority of people are doing something doesnt make it right. It is like what pitchers are going through right now and I am glad they are being checked for substances. Cheating is cheating.

    • @Xanthira222
      @Xanthira222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fatbean2000 "he was terrible with the twins" He had an .806 ops with the Twins. Still well above average, even with the Twins. You are dumb.

    • @swavyypressure9417
      @swavyypressure9417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@fatbean2000 he wasn’t terrible with the Twins 😂

  • @johnanthony9923
    @johnanthony9923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +820

    Jomboy is good, but this is definitely the best baseball TH-cam channel.

    • @Zaron_Gaming
      @Zaron_Gaming 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

      they have different styles and focuses. I wouldn't line them up against each other. Both very good for their focus

    • @hbk3620
      @hbk3620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      John Anthony I second this

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +235

      Thanks for the kind words. I do love Jomboy, though.

    • @liangeboball3776
      @liangeboball3776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      John Anthony jokeboy blows

    • @frankbennardo3477
      @frankbennardo3477 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Liangebo Ball Astros fan here

  • @swampede0366
    @swampede0366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2016, I happened to get into little league in 6th grade. A little bit late to the party but still found that itch for baseball that I never would’ve seen. I live in a small northern New Hampshire town with about 2,000 people, and I understandably turned to the Red Sox, as they’re the only team in New England. I went to 3 games that season and managed to catch Papi’s second to last homerun that season. Being 18 now and just reflecting back makes my soul happy.

  • @BriggsSeekins
    @BriggsSeekins 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love retirement tours exactly because they are emotional moments in the sport. I like that Reggie Jackson and Jeter got standing ovations that one single time and were bitterly hated enemies every other time.

  • @nicolasepicness937
    @nicolasepicness937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    From that season into Cooperstown. Hell of a ride. Congrats Big Papi

  • @indigo5577
    @indigo5577 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There was an article after his retirement that revealed how badly his feet/knees were.
    They were so mangled that it's amazing he was able to hit 48 doubles in 2016, let alone get to first base properly.
    Also, criminally slept-on is how often David Ortiz would draw walks. Of course, his slow speed and sometimes bad lineup protection made it okay to put him on first base, but he walked a whole lot.

  • @haydenpike8586
    @haydenpike8586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Upon rewatching this video for the 100th time, it will always be funny to see JBJ up there for the April/May hitting stats. Dude was on fire to start that year.

    • @tesla3695
      @tesla3695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      JBJ was either Smoking hot or ice cold. There was no inbetween. Thankfully he was hot in the 2018 playoffs. Best defensive outfielder I've ever seen play. Miss watching him patrol center in Boston.

  • @tim.noonan
    @tim.noonan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    ‘Do some research before you mention the leaked drug test’
    My new favorite youtuber.

    • @The8BitNerd
      @The8BitNerd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Also the last one says:
      It doesn’t mean that much.

  • @mingzhong5481
    @mingzhong5481 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As a Redsox fan, thanks for the 10+ best years in my life.

  • @jamesmacchi2499
    @jamesmacchi2499 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Prime Chris Davis was such a beast. 2:02

    • @nautical1078
      @nautical1078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      So 1 year combined?

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      That was a weird time. Orioles had some great teams as well.

    • @AzureRaven2
      @AzureRaven2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@FoolishBaseball As an Orioles fan, I'm convinced those years were a fever dream.

    • @richardtheconquerer
      @richardtheconquerer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AzureRaven2 your team has the strangest history since they moved to Baltimore. Absolutely top tier team for the first few decades then competing with the Pirates as one of the worst franchises since (aside from a few years here and there.) Coincidentally the Pirates were basically the same way.

    • @notsauer
      @notsauer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Y’all see Miggy Cabrera #1 in OPS, but not even top 10 in homers!

  • @lionheartz1337
    @lionheartz1337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love Ortiz's follow through when he hits a bomb. He just has so much personality in every way he plays the game.

  • @patheticperson5294
    @patheticperson5294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Currently at the Emergency Room and I’m just watching your vids cause you are entertaining me even at this bad of a state Just wanted to say Thanks

    • @WtJah
      @WtJah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hope you get better soon

    • @Wrugoin13
      @Wrugoin13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hang in there bud!

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Hope you feel better soon! Maybe show your doctors and nurses if they are into baseball.

    • @psuley1977
      @psuley1977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Get well brother

    • @bedizzleyt681
      @bedizzleyt681 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Foolish Baseball #Shamelessplug but a bit over the top that is assuming he’s not doing this for clout but if he isn’t doing it for clout th it’s kinda shitty of you

  • @gamecuber7987
    @gamecuber7987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Can you do a video about if Trea Turner will break the cycle record

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      That's so random and yet I just may.

    • @bencarrasquillo
      @bencarrasquillo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Foolish Baseball or just a vid on the speediest boys in baseball. I would legit probably watch a livestream of home plate to 1st races

    • @nolanfillman7056
      @nolanfillman7056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vroom vroom

    • @gamecuber7987
      @gamecuber7987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks

    • @Arden2000
      @Arden2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bencarrasquillo Albert Pujols running to first 10 hour ver.

  • @TonyPajamaz
    @TonyPajamaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Definition of clutch. He will forever be a part of Boston’s history in general, not just baseball. Without a doubt one of the most legendary players in the game.

  • @kvltizt
    @kvltizt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    Tony Gwynn was more likely to hit 4 times in a game than strike out 2 times in a game.
    Do a Tony Gwynn video, Foolish.

    • @unintentionaleffectiveness4393
      @unintentionaleffectiveness4393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Tony Gwynn in a Yankees or Red Sox uniform would have so much more respect between fans and sportscasters, than what he gets. The dude was a machine and a hell of a nice guy. Greatest hitter of my time watching baseball along with Ichiro Suzuki...

    • @hunterhank
      @hunterhank 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unintentional Effectiveness im a yankee fan but if he was in those uniforms he would probably be hated more

  • @decops5532
    @decops5532 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Finally talking about my favorite player of all time and one of the GREATEST of all time

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      2nd greatest DH of all time :P

    • @SeamHead33
      @SeamHead33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      half a player.

    • @mattreynolds110
      @mattreynolds110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Foolish Baseball I’d argue first when factoring in his postseason heroics

    • @elia8544
      @elia8544 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He’s a legend!

    • @jasonmatteson9909
      @jasonmatteson9909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@FoolishBaseball first due to postseason heroics

  • @gavineibye8756
    @gavineibye8756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As a kid who grew up watching Big Papi in Boston, safe to say that everyone loves Big Pali is an understatement

    • @Joseph-lz5er
      @Joseph-lz5er 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Big Papi loves PED's lol.

    • @sneersh9107
      @sneersh9107 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't understand how anyone could hate that man. Even if you're a yankees fan you gotta respect him

    • @paysonfox88
      @paysonfox88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      and he wrote a little song that went like this"
      "I love it when you call me big papi! put your hands in the air, like you don't care" (x2)
      For all the ladies in Fenway with style in grace, let me put some lyrical bats upon your bushes,
      hitting home runs for fun off the bushings, da monster, it's yessir, not no sir!
      The only monster is ME the B-I-G P-AP-I if ya know what I mean!

  • @korn.on.jacob.
    @korn.on.jacob. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When fb gets merch we need an official bob wickman calender with bartolo in the october page

  • @russelleassom
    @russelleassom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    The MANalytics for boomers and Analytics for zoomers slide was fantastic

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      There's something for everybody.

    • @nolanfillman7056
      @nolanfillman7056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Foolish Baseball loved the Marx in there too

    • @primeglasnow2661
      @primeglasnow2661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Foolish Baseball just a question. What arethe averages for those analytics.

    • @justinzinn7109
      @justinzinn7109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FoolishBaseball What about us Gen Xers? I guess we like both, but certainly grew up and learned baseball on boomer stats because that's all they showed on the TV broadcast or the newspaper sports section. Maybe a Sports Illustrated magazine laying around too, or a baseball almanac at your friend's house.
      BTW, congrats on a freaking amazing channel you have built here, with A+ content, insight, humor, and fun. When a star pitcher J Verlander comments on your epic video about the his immaculate inning, you are really a standout. Well done, dude!

    • @devynescatell8408
      @devynescatell8408 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hitting 38 home runs at the age of 40, you know, like you do.

  • @UbiqMan
    @UbiqMan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Great video! I’d love to see one about Miguel Cabrera’s 2012-2013 seasons. Greatest 2 season span in recent memory.

    • @robertlajara9584
      @robertlajara9584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Those two seasons were great.But Pujols' 08-09 stretch was better.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      That's a good suggestion!

    • @stevenkunzer9027
      @stevenkunzer9027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Best part of that stretch for Miggy was that he didn’t whine about hitting in Detroit and put up the flashiest hitting stats where everyone else makes excuses.

    • @jessegarcia2064
      @jessegarcia2064 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great years but trout has had better stretches. Especially 2017-2019

    • @notsauer
      @notsauer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesse Garcia Trout only has that OPS cuz everyone else on the Angels suck. Dude never has a high batting average

  • @mmsnorby
    @mmsnorby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Coming back to this now that Ortiz is a first ballot Hall of Fame. Incredibly well-deserved.

  • @TheNookOfficial
    @TheNookOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    COME AFTER ME! I'M A MAN! I'M 40!

  • @gregoryb6494
    @gregoryb6494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The statement on retirement tours rings really true for me right now man. I wasn't really expecting it, but sometimes you gotta take some time to appreciate the people around you. Im really regretting not doing that right now. Really hit the nail on the head for me. Thanks

  • @vastyandrews2631
    @vastyandrews2631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Speed Demon 🔥

  • @swisscheese6456
    @swisscheese6456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I hit way more homers in my age 40 season
    In MLB the show on beginner with juiced sliders

    • @thesenate5245
      @thesenate5245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He thought he had in me in the first half not gonna life

  • @mattmcgowan9647
    @mattmcgowan9647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love how much effort goes into these vids. U deserve so much more publicity. Keep up the amazing stuff! Love it

  • @melkiper412
    @melkiper412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was at the game were he played the field for the last time. Amazing respect for him by the dodger fans!

  • @Bf1JDT
    @Bf1JDT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    as a bostonian ortiz was a hero to us and his speech in 2013 hit hard because that year i lost my uncle in the marathon bombing

  • @TheTEN24
    @TheTEN24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome vid once again, big papi was and is a beast. Really ended his career on and amazing note.

  • @CSDonohue11
    @CSDonohue11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My fav MLB Show since This Week In Baseball.

  • @FlozaxRollins
    @FlozaxRollins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Pokemon TCG, despite being a Pokemon game, has an almost forgotten yet amazing, pop-infused, catchy soundtrack. Big Papi on the other hand, will probably never be forgotten...especially if you're a NYer, like me.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well yeah he will haunt you in your nightmares, but at least he was a nice guy.

  • @FoolishBaseball
    @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Use my link www.theathletic.com/foolishbaseball for a 7 day free trial and 40% off your annual subscription to The Athletic!
    EDIT 2/24: comment amended to reflect new promo reward

    • @pandaistheone4541
      @pandaistheone4541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Foolish Baseball let’s wait till next year for when boomstick shatters that

    • @nacoran
      @nacoran 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Huh, late bloomer who hit well as he got old... Almost like steroids are the fountain of youth or something.

    • @Maxwinkwink
      @Maxwinkwink 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Athletic is DUMB

    • @otter4649
      @otter4649 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      nacoran Like Barry Bonds too?

    • @JohnDoe-rt4jz
      @JohnDoe-rt4jz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was very well done, more vids like this plz. I’m subbed.

  • @WardMan75
    @WardMan75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I wouldn’t mind a Joey Votto video. He’s definitely taken for granted by my fellow Reds fans.

  • @buttruckers5875
    @buttruckers5875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was playing MLB 2k6 on ps2 I was having a hard time hitting a homerun. David Ortiz was my 1st.

  • @paulk4213
    @paulk4213 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "He was bored of hitting. It no longer challenged or interested him." Made me laugh so hard.

  • @found_documents
    @found_documents 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Bartolo Colon part got me. XD

  • @Whitsoxrule1
    @Whitsoxrule1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You outdid yourself FB this was gold from start to finish
    I mean...
    DAAAAA... JANKEES LOSE

  • @sethmellen1
    @sethmellen1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done as always foolish

  • @cayorne
    @cayorne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    new baseball bits, it is a good day, thank you bailey, papi bless

  • @stephenmason9527
    @stephenmason9527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I'd still duck and cover if I had to pitch to him, even in a celebrity softball game.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Unbelievable exit velo in celebrity softball

    • @danacoleman4007
      @danacoleman4007 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're damn right you would!

  • @saltylemon2752
    @saltylemon2752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Really miss him man it’s like a part of baseball is missing

  • @TWLPerformance
    @TWLPerformance 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude keep up the great work ive watched every video at least 5 times!!

  • @thisbetterman
    @thisbetterman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your channel. You find such interesting topics to cover in such interesting ways. Keep up the good work!

  • @timw4041
    @timw4041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I was talking with a Dodgers scout when Ortiz announced retirement and many of the scouts believed that Ortiz was caught with PED’s in the off season. As a result, a deal was made that if Ortiz retired that following season they would not publicly tarnish his record. Of course this is just a theory, but considering many people inside baseball believe it makes you think...

    • @alwillk
      @alwillk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess they didn’t want him to wind up like palmiero.

    • @catman-du8927
      @catman-du8927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, I don't understand why he should get into the Hall of Fame but not Bonds

    • @georgial6398
      @georgial6398 ปีที่แล้ว

      he is one of the more obvious roid guys of all time. like all his countrymen.

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Literally "trust me bro"

    • @hauntedhaunter6148
      @hauntedhaunter6148 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s more likely that he just retired cause he was 40

  • @RDuder
    @RDuder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice vid, I always like your vids because you clearly put tons of work into them

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you!

    • @RDuder
      @RDuder 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep up the good work

  • @cgr8826
    @cgr8826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your content is so good man you deserve way more subs. Keep it up

  • @drifter9100
    @drifter9100 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for making this video!

  • @BartoloVids
    @BartoloVids 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    12:10 I caught that ball btw haha

  • @firedell1031
    @firedell1031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I haven't really watched a lot of your videos so I don't know if it's a constant, but I like your use of the old Pokemon Trading Card Game for the Gameboy soundtrack.

  • @sizedflame8283
    @sizedflame8283 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always nice waking up to a new Foolish Baseball video in my recommended

  • @michaeldolenak5950
    @michaeldolenak5950 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really appreciate the way you explain how you feel about retirement tours and honestly it changed my opinion on it

  • @Nielzey
    @Nielzey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Does Nelson Cruz get one of these videos in a couple years?

    • @djmarz7123
      @djmarz7123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @song antics What was wrong with anything he said? It's a pretty fair question I think considering how well Nelson Cruz has been doing this season.

  • @anthonyf9292
    @anthonyf9292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    6:09 I don't know if that was Ortiz or the Astros stealing signs.

    • @nikko8297
      @nikko8297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Underrated comment

  • @jonathanoka7866
    @jonathanoka7866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seeing Jackie Bradley jr on the batting and ops leaders was a rare sighting. You'd almost think it was a mistake lol

  • @ericgulseth74
    @ericgulseth74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm not a huge baseball fan, but I love watching these videos.

  • @Ale-pv2uz
    @Ale-pv2uz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love this channel!!!!

  • @illusions5192
    @illusions5192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    4:45 it says "thrid baseman" lol.

  • @matthiasmartin4355
    @matthiasmartin4355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're my unexpected TH-cam rabbit hole in these trying corona virus social distancing times.
    I have never in my life watched a single baseball game and the only player names I ever heard of before Moneyball were Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter. Ruth from some documentary, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez through the news with one of their scandals and Derek Jeter's name from some movie or TV show in which he was mentioned.
    I watched all your baseball videos over the past couple of days and even though I didn't understand most of what was going on I really appreciated your in-depth explanations that provided an interesting look at a sports that I didn't (and probably still don't) understand.
    The production quality, writing and delivery of the videos was superb. Keep up the good work.

  • @yangping1018
    @yangping1018 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bailey putting Tim Lacastro and Larry Walker on the newspaper is part of why I love this channel

  • @dingers5days
    @dingers5days 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Let’s be honest, Ted Williams’s farewell was the best of all time.
    Ooh, bashing the drug test? You sly dog.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Ted Williams' farewell is kind of tragic due his relationship with Boston and the press at the time.

    • @dingers5days
      @dingers5days 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@FoolishBaseball "Gods do not answer letters"

  • @michaelmclennan03
    @michaelmclennan03 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:03 Your telling me Chris Davis has the most home runs, WHERE DID THAT ABILITY GO!

    • @shane9245
      @shane9245 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      the league stopped letting him take aderral

  • @alexmunroe8230
    @alexmunroe8230 ปีที่แล้ว

    The way my heart started tingling when the Poke'mon TCG video game music started playing

  • @scottfenner4051
    @scottfenner4051 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    David Ortiz is a treasure to the game

    • @georgial6398
      @georgial6398 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      or a cheater who disgraced the game

  • @SirJoelsuf1
    @SirJoelsuf1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    11:15 Soooo can we say that Ortiz was a 40/40/40 guy his last season?

  • @jakefisher6601
    @jakefisher6601 4 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    All the backwards letters spell, “please do some research before you notice the leaked drug test. It doesn’t mean much.😂

    • @wlehtola
      @wlehtola 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Mention.

    • @alaeriia01
      @alaeriia01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      IIRC, he tested positive before the league made it illegal, and managed to piss clean ever since.

    • @catman-du8927
      @catman-du8927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's still more publicly positive test than Bonds & Clemens combined. Those guys are vilified for it. Why Ortiz isn't really confuses me

    • @catman-du8927
      @catman-du8927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alaeriia01 A ton of suspected drug users always pissed clean. Bonds, Clemens, Piazza, Bagwell, etc never had a positive test but have plenty of speculation

    • @armadillolover99
      @armadillolover99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@catman-du8927 Well for one, it doesn’t make sense because it was a voluntary test so you’d assume anyone taking it was clean. To this day not even Ortiz himself knows what he tested positive for and he’s been begging the league for years to tell him what it was.
      One thing you have to remember is that not every time someone tests positive did they actually take something illegal knowingly. For example, every athlete takes supplements and a lot of times-especially back then-trace amounts of banned substances wind up in legal substances. Most companies don’t take too much care to clean their machines in between runs, which can lead to residue from one thing getting into something else

  • @Klik-Klak83
    @Klik-Klak83 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are amazing keep up the phenomenal work bro

  • @marklaguan5498
    @marklaguan5498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ALWAYS A GOOD DAY WHEN BASEBALL BITS IS OUT

  • @josephippolito3788
    @josephippolito3788 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a lifelong Yankees fan I always hated facing David Ortiz, but I always had the utmost respect for him. He is a class act and is either the greatest or second greatest DH ever. I think he should be in the HOF.

    • @meister055
      @meister055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Coming back to this 2 years later and, yay, he's in the HOF!

  • @toddenlow1799
    @toddenlow1799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You deserve a million subs, you do the impossible, make baseball analysis entertaining.

  • @noahkalus8231
    @noahkalus8231 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    75k is not nearly enough subscribers. The thought and humor that goes into your videos is incredible.

  • @garyjoaquin
    @garyjoaquin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well written script. Great illustrations. Thank you

  • @primeglasnow2661
    @primeglasnow2661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    2:03 Ah back when Chris Davis could actually hit

  • @bigmanballsassnuts3337
    @bigmanballsassnuts3337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I'm not gonna lie kinda feels like something's been missing since he retired

    • @tbow13gbr22
      @tbow13gbr22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As a sox fan, the 2018 World Series felt kinda hollow without him.

    • @chrisd9739
      @chrisd9739 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those are big shoes to fill. But we Sox fans have been spoiled in a way. We had ted Williams, and when we wondered who would replace him..... we got yaz, then when we wondered who would fill those shoes, we got jim rice. It might take some time, but someone will come along and fill the void he left.

    • @rftulie
      @rftulie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chrisd9739 It was gonna be Mookie. Now...who knows?

  • @runreilly
    @runreilly 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the greatest hitters I've had the pleasure of watching.

  • @Reubonics
    @Reubonics 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I commend you for referencing one of the greatest rants in sports history. Yes, I am a man. No, I am not yet 40.

  • @blitzchrome893
    @blitzchrome893 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now make the same type of video but for Albert Pujols

  • @LLAP2266
    @LLAP2266 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    10:10 Didn't Ted Williams exit on his own terms too?

    • @dingers5days
      @dingers5days 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I meant the rWAR list

    • @dingers5days
      @dingers5days 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Foolish Baseball Ah. Thanks for the clarification

  • @westbrookedy
    @westbrookedy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congratulations on your success Foolish Baseball, Your OOTP videos are also great

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks! Might stream OOTP some time this winter.

  • @cincy4life13
    @cincy4life13 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It would be such a troll move to announce your retirement, go on that tour, get your gifts. Then come back the very next season.

  • @XenoFireStar
    @XenoFireStar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    you know, through watching your videos, I have come to realise that the Mariners could be a vastly improved team if they were better at not making horrible decisions in the scouting department. I would absolutely trade Mike trout for Dustin Ackely. Or anybody else for out 2011 pick. We had DAVID FRICKING ORTIZ under contract once upon a time.

  • @datfatcat9323
    @datfatcat9323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If he ran 17.6 mph that’s actually fast lmao

  • @sportsfaniguess154
    @sportsfaniguess154 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching on Bob Wickmans birthday because, he’s an Adonis of a man.

  • @williamponce4052
    @williamponce4052 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Baseball bits is by far my favorite series on TH-cam