I just can’t believe what I’ve been seeing. This guy is out here trying to promote baseball, and the negative energy is just astounding as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a home run. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame.
My biggest gripe with Hample is he makes the game about him. He acts like he owns each and every stadium, or at the very least like he’s the only fan in them. Look, I don’t hate on the guy for hawking baseballs; I’ve hawked quite a few myself. But he’s the only guy I’ve seen who will whine about it on Twitter and or TH-cam when a player says no. He also doesn’t seem to realize (or care) what impact his actions have on stadium staff and fans around him. It’s not just “catching a baseball” like everyone says; he could potentially cause a safety hazard to himself or others, and could easily have a negative impact on other fans experience. As far as the ARod and Ft. Bragg, that was just tacky on his part.
I’m sure there’s drunk people or just ahole fans in general that are way worse but people just focus on him cause they’re jealous that he gets so many balls. No other stadiums have any problems with him in fact in Miami they let him come on the field before the game. I do not support the coors field worker one bit it’s obvious he’s a power hungry guy that likes telling people what to do that’s not the kind of person I want to be around. I thank god truist park has awesome workers. Nothing like the assholes at coors
I’ve never met the dude, but have seen him at games. Very approachable to fans who may not even like him. I don’t find the ball hawking to be annoying, but it’s his actions when he doesn’t get what he wants i. e. the Kershaw incident. The A-Rod incident was also extremely tacky and didn’t need to be drawn out for as long as it did. Same with the Coors incident. I think Zack makes good content and tries to help grow the game for a younger generation, but it’s when he’s making weird statements on Twitter when something doesn’t go his way or he receives hate is what rubs me the wrong way.
He’s sponsored by a seat ticketing company, has access to a lot of cool stuff we don’t, and has fun with the kids and signs autos and gives away balls… also donates to charity for kids baseball, I think you guys are just jealous tbh
Sounds like you are just sucking off Marcus Stroman 😂🤡using his exact words and this was made 6 days ago after Stroman tweeted… why did you need stroman’s words to make this video? Why not on your own before any influence… Zack is a good dude, y’all are the real clowns
How petty is this guy?? Ehh !!! There more to A-rod story just so guy know !!! But I. Give this credit he did all Can about this guy in 9 minutes respect for that !!!!
Zack doesn't have to work because he's made a living off of his "talents" so good for him. He gets to travel around the Country, watching baseball games while most everyone else is stuck at a 9-5 job they probably don't even like. Also, his work does promote the game of baseball so what is so wrong with that!
"Doesn't have to work" is the overstatement of the century. He, like all full-time TH-camrs, are working! Unlike the rest of us, they are doing something that they love. Well hell, maybe you are too, but I am sure not! I would love to be making documentaries on all sorts of subjects as a career, but unfortunately I am a bit aged out of starting up and devoting all my time to a TH-cam channel, and feel that giving up my career for it may be a bit too much, especially in this economy! But agreed, he does a lot for the game, he does a lot for kids wanting to play the game, but does have flaws like all of us humans do.
@@RyanHorseHelmet you're never too old for a career change if, one it will make you happy, and two you can live comfortably and happily with your financial situation (assuming you'll be making less money). Many career TH-camrs started making TH-cam content in their spare time because they were passionate about what they were creating, they then gained enough of an audience to make it into a career. If you really want to get into TH-cam and try to make a career of it then try making videos that your passionate about in your spare time, best case scenario you get popular enough to make a career change and worse case scenario you have some fun making videos about something that you're passionate about
The hate for a man that catches baseballs is crazy. Literally gives almost every ball to kids except the rare ones. Guy that brings kids to game and all around great for baseball. Shows the in and outs of every stadium. Gives great in depth on everything. He’s literally living every kids dream catching baseball for a living.
He steals their experience to catch it. Grown men need to leave those activities to children or go down and do it with their children. He's just a virgin bullying kids.
I always enjoy his videos. He loves baseball and still has the youthful energy that we all once had and wish we still had. He is always hooking the kids up with most of the baseballs he catches. I enjoy watching his adventures as i'll probably never get to visit many of the ballparks he visits each year.
@@DionysusAlS Hample is the kind of guy to mow down a group of kids trying to catch their 1st HR ball, just so he can catch no.3,489 and sell it for $3k online later that same day. Fuck Zack Hample, here's your L, clown
People are mostly jealous of his success. I think the dude is a douche bag and you really have to be a low life to base your life and career around trying to get homerun balls but he's not doing anything wrong and most people are purely jealous. Let him do his thing until he does something bad. He's been doing it a long time and only helped most people from what I've seen.
Unless it is a home run or a commemorative, i haven't seen the guy keep it once in the past year. While being part of the youth, the taking from the youth stuff is utter bs. He is mostly liked by kids, as most of the time, the only people complaining about him are the other 30 and 40 year old men. As weird as it may be seeing a 40 year old run around and catch baseballs, complain, and get someone entitled, He is overall a good person.
He's a selfish prick for keeping A-Rod's 3000-hit ball though - that ball deserves to go to A-Rod or Cooperstown. It's history. Yes, he eventually relinquished it but that's honestly a no-brainer the second it lands in your glove. Such a huge milestone... give it to the damn player.
@@AJR-zg2py nope. It’s his property. He has no obligation to give it back. They eventually got a deal but he’s the one who caught it. It’s HIS. SO SHUT UP
@@AJR-zg2py haha bro thats like if you get tom bradys last TD or a milestone base/football...you better make them give you some autographs and hell donate money to a charity thats awesome and they have more than enough money to do it. may as well take advantage of it
Yep, you hit it on the head. He brings attention to his passion and makes money doing it. He can kinda be annoying but who isn't at some point? Like you said, people are just jealous they don't get to catch baseballs as a career
People don’t like him because he’s entitled. He only has a few more years in this field. It’s mostly teenagers that are ball hawks. Multiple players have made comments about him.
I like watching Zack's videos. I think he's pretty chill and he always gives the balls he gets to little kids and always takes photos and signs autographs for kids. He's living his dream and making a living off doing what he loves. And from the videos I have been watching over the last few years, he's certainly not hurting anyone doing it. If you watch the video of the Colorado home run, he wasn't running down a row of seats pushing people over, he was literally going into the walkway. Other fans were climbing over seats and trying hard for the ball. There is another fan literally right next to Zack that ran over with his glove to try and catch it. I don't blame him for getting upset that he'd be asked to stay in his seat and not move or be kicked out. That's a pretty wild rule to enforce at a baseball game in the outfield. Trust me if Zack had ever mowed some kid over or hurt anybody going after a ball, it would be in this video and many others about him. That usher maybe didn't get it, but that isn't a rule and it wasn't a rule being put on any other fans, so yea that's pretty crazy to me.
Have you seen the young kids that flock to him. He gives most balls away to the youngest kids around him. Why so much hate ? He loves what he’s doing and because he’s successful people are hating on him. I think he is great for the game.
Have you ever watched a baseball game? When a home run or a foul ball goes into the bleachers, there are always multiple people trying to get the ball including a lot of adults. I have been to a lot of baseball games and never once had an usher tell anyone that they couldn’t leave their seat to try to get a ball. That is a bit over the top and not handled very well by the stadium security.
@@nickr4015 Dude, get over yourself. It happened already. It’s done. I bet you’re still throwing fits and punching the air because of the 2021 all star game and will so for years to come. It’ll be 2071 and you’ll still be here bitching about this. Still living rent free. Pathetic. Plus, your feelings aren’t facts or stats. Google is free and isn’t hard to use.
I actually called the Rockies office and they were very negative towards Zach. If you can’t leave your seat to catch a ball, I am not going to your stadium. Hang in there, Zach!!!
I say good for anybody who has a passion that fulfills them and doesn't hurt other people. He's definitely not hurting anybody... Pretty sure I've seen in his videos where he helps kids get balls while he's out there doing it. Yep, he's a little over the top- but that's what extremely passionate people look like. Zach just happens to be passionate about a peculiar thing... something we view as a remote chance occurrence. Meanwhile, the man has actually turned that into a lifestyle. Imagine being able to guarantee getting a ball... just actually think about that- been to many baseball games and the closest I've come is maybe 3 or 4 rows away. That's over a 40 year span. Anyways, If Zach were passionate about painting or food vlogging or something like that, nobody would think twice. He's just turned a lark into a life. He also brings a great deal of attention to the game from a very different angle. Quite frankly, I think he got completely bullied over ARod's ball. You catch that ball, it's a lottery ticket. Nobody deserves it for free... It's an automatic expensive collectible. If you give it to someone or an organization, either they now have a valuable collectible they will sell at some point, or money is no object to them and then fair compensation shouldn't even be an issue. Whatever... I say good for him.
He’s still a dickhead honestly. He acts like he’s the most important fan in the stands and uses that to get to players directly. He doesn’t actually care about the players, he actively tries to find out how to get their attention to get a simple baseball. Pathetic and childish in my opinion
Started watching his videos a while back and I like them and he seems like a good guy from what I've seen. Then he came up on my Twitter feed and I was surprised by the amount of people that don't like him.
Hample has really let the beauty of “The Kid’s Game” really get into his melon. He behaves like an entitled, petulant child and gets mad when things don’t go his way. Case in point, the Coors incident. I think he takes the hate as “jealousy” but it’s purely because he’s insufferable
A New York 40 something that's been in the same set of mind since he was 9. "Get out of my way, I'm gonna catch that ball cuz he threw it to me, I'm gonna run past everyone to get where I want to be, and if I don't get there and get what I think I'm entitled to I'm gonna use the platform I've built to either make everyone feel sorry for me or make someone else look bad" Having that approach is a bad look no matter what age a person is. For someone over 40 it just screams being entitled and insufferable. You got it 100% on the dot. The guy could do so much better and help grow the game even more but he's just so full of himself he can't get over his self entitlement.
Nobody is jealous of Zack at all lol. That's the problem I have with him, he's so self-centered and acts like he's more important than he really is. People know when they see a douche.
I live in Colorado and went to over 15 games there and the there ushers except for one, give a stringent vibe like get off my lawn vibe, not a real fan friendly vibe, like even if the game is winding down and you want to get closer or better seats, it’s a not only a no go, but a HELL NO GO! this is why going to Rockies games is essentially going to the state’s Largest bar. The Colorado Rockies: Baseball’s Purple Nurple!
Shit watching Brewers games people are literally walking around nonstop as well as standing behind the rail where they don't have seats and watch the game whereever we want. I've never had an usher say anything to me. Except if they figure out you are actually in a seat you didn't pay for. It's nice to be honest. Sometimes when I get good seats I'll find someone in my seat and ya just say scram and they go. No big deal to me.
@@Mbolf24 What facts? He runs around stadiums getting balls, invites people to join him in trying to get balls, gives balls to kids all the time, and has made a business of it. Free market and all that stuff people claim they want, but then want to throw shade at someone for coming up with something they enjoy and can make a living off of. What “facts” do you have?
i have to say i didn’t agree with his earlier stuff but now he gives the balls to kids. also people come up to him for autographs. someone who promotes the game is fine with me honestly.
Met him in Philly, was a really nice guy, didn’t run over kids, stayed in his area, and still caught a homer. It’s not that he running over kids it’s that he has the talent to know where there gonna hit it
I have been watching Zack for about a year and going through alot of his content. I love it. I can see how he might be polarizing. As soon as saw that he gives away 90% of the balls to kids I was okay with him. Also 90% of the players okay with him and only one stadium out of 30 stadiums have an issue with him. If you are upset with what he does you have bigger issues in your life. He is good for baseball, kids love him and that's something baseball especially MLB needs right now. Having fun!
Yah but he needs to calm down with tweeting about people just doing there job. I do like his videos but I can see it annoying when your a kid trying to catch a ball and a grown ass man comes sprinting towards you
I enjoy what Zack does. He is the best at getting baseball and has the passion like we did as kids. Anyone that hates him probably has not met him or watched his videos. Yes he has gotten 11,000+ baseballs but how many smiling kids do you see in his videos? He is bringing in fans from youtube to the games. Baseball has a marketing problem and he solves that. Man getting a baseball at a game is awesome. I once got Alex Rios' used baseball gloves and a few other items years ago and it made me year. Made sure to use his gloves for high school ball.
He's fake nice. He does more harm for the game than he does good. He ruins the game for the people who can't afford to go to multiple games a year and pay for a seat in a specific section in hopes to catch a ball. That person then goes home with a ruined experience because of Zack reaching over them in their own section for a baseball. How people don't see this is beyond me. It's literally not fair. He gets funded by other people to go to these games and catch balls, taking away from other people. How can anyone think that is good for the game?
@@evanrodriguez8608 So all the kids that got baseballs from him each game is worse than your so called ruined fans. Can you provide tangible evidence this is true?
I’ve been to Coors field many times the place is never more than 75% full. Also that area is right near many shops and food places and is a big open area. I think Zach was more than justified to be unhappy.
I agree, stupid arrangements by the staff. Who cares how old he is? He’s enjoying his experience how he wants to, he’s not hurting anyone. He can run for a homerun ball if he wants
I hip-checked some kid for a home run ball 35 years ago. Got cussed-out by Kurt Gibson the same game after I yelled that he could get a hit if he'd just take the purse off his arm. It was a good day.
I like the guy he is my most accessible method to watch baseball, so perhaps he needs to tone it down a little and not feel so entitled to run after every ball that goes his way. Being a public image you put yourself up for criticism and if this is Zacks worse critic then he is still a great asset for the sport.
The thing I’ve noticed is when I go to games. Yes I usually get a ball and don’t go for any more. But I’ve seen young kids like 10 years old get 5 and keep wanting to get baseballs. Even go as far as asking other people if they can have it when they already have 3 in their hand. It’s good for the sport of baseball to get kids involved, but I think they don’t know what sharing means.
@@BrianYochem duh, they're children. They dont know better. As a 40yo you should have the emotional maturity to realize that, but it's clear you've been stunted. Get it together, old man.
We need Zack for baseball these ballparks are taking advantage of fans post covid era. Use to get treated very nicely at the ballpark, now the service is shit and Zack helps highlight what stadiums need to do to improve
I have a partial season ticket plan with Rockies at Coors Field some I repeat some of the ushers are hard asses especially in HR territory. Especially the left field seats.
@@howarddamico1237 you don’t understand a question about watching Hample‘s videos? Seems like you need to get some better understanding of the English language buddy.
The only knowledge I had of Hample before the Coors field video went viral was of an interview he took with Wilson Contreras in which Contreras was trying to give interesting info about the catcher role and Hample kept interrupting and pestering him about a stupid drink that was sponsoring him. It was one of the most painfully cringey things I had ever seen especially since, as a cubs fan, Contreras is a player I respect a lot. What a clown.
Zack is awesome. Gives all of his balls away, donates to charities, and is generally positive and a good person. BUT. I don't run around stadiums like I own them either lol
@@Oraanu There comes a time when you tell yourself "There really is no point anymore. Do i really want to take another ball from a kid and dash his dreams of getting one himself? Isn't 13,284 balls enough at this point?" Why can't I control myself? Im worse worse than a golden retriever. I need therapy"
Never knew this about the guy, only randomly stumbled upon one of his videos a while back. Haven't watched him since. Good vid. Like the bluebird from naruto in the outro too
Zacks great!!!... Plenty of people live vicariously through him, as I do Coors field security was over the top, and he has never hurt anybody. Nobody is perfect and sometimes online I've said shit I regret I bet most people have as well.
from what i've seen I don't think Zack has a mean bone in his body. He has a passion for baseball, and documents his experiences. He's always giving away the balls he retrieves and has alot of fans that are kids. Everyone makes it out like hes stealing balls from kids, when its seems to be the opposite.
When you're running the entire stadium and positioning yourself in the hitters hotspots, you're blatantly breaking stadium rules on better positioning. Better positioning doesn't just refer to viewing of the ballgame but all activities that come with the game including collecting fouls and HRs. I don't care for his antics, but it doesn't bother me either.
@@diddlez2 I don't care for it, but I wouldn't go snitching to the usher. It is what it is. Whether he gets in trouble or not, it wouldnt effect my sleep, don't act like you know me. Lol And you cannot go to other seats and sections of the field you haven't paid for is indeed a rule. I used to get busted all the time at Dodger and Angel Stadiums for jumping sections. Even being thrown out in Anaheim for doing so. If you have a nosebleed ticket and get caught jumping sections to get down behind the dugout, best believe they're making you go back up or throwing you out.
I like a lot of what Zack does for the game, but I draw the line when he complains about stadium employees enforcing rules, no matter how innocuous it may seem. That is horrible, because those people are working and trying to keep their jobs. It is not their job to decide when rules are enforced. Also, as a veteran, I resent him even trying to get into a game reserved for service members and their families. That game was for people who sacrifice, and he had ZERO business there.
As someone who met hample this is ridiculous. He spent most of his time in KC signing balls and hats for kids. He also gives every ball away. It's his job and passion to catch balls and post abt it. Him being upset about someone making special rules for him yeah hir reaction was way over what was needed but you can see why he's upset. Just stupid people are hating on him for this
I wouldn’t do what he does but one thing is that he’s passionate about what he’s doing and it’s not like it’s a crime or something negative. And he showcases a lot of stadiums that I will never go to in my life. He gives foul balls to kids. I respect it.
At this point, I'm not shocked EVERY MLB/MiLB team hasn't come out and told Hample "You are permanently trespassed from our home ballpark. If you attempt to gain entry by any means, you WILL be arrested, charged, and have severe legal action taken against you by our legal team. This is your only warning."
I met Zack at a White Sox game last year (2021), and he was super friendly. The dude literally spent half the game sitting with a group of kids who recognized him, and he was giving them baseballs he got throughout the day. He has his thing with getting baseballs, but it's not like the dude becomes an asshole if he doesn't get one. He has and will gladly give away all the balls he gets at a game to kids if they ask him, he doesn't steal anything, nor does he invade anybody's personal space. I think everyone has had a bad expeirence once or twice at a game where someone was an asshole. Dude steals a ball from a kid, or knocks over someone's 15$ beer trying to get a ball. Fans who hate Zack just associate their bad experiences and assume he's just like those ass holes. Zack isn't like that from my personal experience having sat in the same section as him for most of a game before.
I like Zack. His videos gave me a lot of hope in a dark period of my life, and I'll always appreciate him for that. People are going to hate on anybody who makes themselves successful by cutting their own path. The hard part is putting yourself out there and be willing to take the criticism, and a lot of people can't handle that. I admire Zack for doing that.
my biggest gripe with Hample is when he teaches kids to lie and basically wear hats and clothes from the opposing team in order to manipulate them into giving them a ball, that shows Zach is a true scumbag if it comes down to it, I am sure players are going to soon catch on and think if a fan is wearing their colors in an opposing ballpark they are probably just trying to manipulate them into giving them a ball and they will stop throwing them a ball
Like him or not he is bringing positive attention to baseball a sport that is loosing fans rapidly, so MLB should thank him because he is bringing the sport to kids that would otherwise not watch.
What’s wrong with catching baseballs for a living? He’s not the “most hated fan”, in fact there are lots of fans who go to games JUST to see him. If someone else catching baseballs hurts you, then something’s not normal with you.
@@samrose5780 I'm 23. Keep your "I'm a man. I do a man's job" mentality. As if there aren't thousands of jobs within the MLB, this guy gets to watch games for a living lmao. Pretty nice gig?
@@Jimmy_Peep ??? I agree with you man, I’m saying that you’ve got to be some salty old dude down on his luck to hate on a guy that doesn’t really do anyone harm
@@samrose5780 oh crap my bad man haha. Just seemed like you were saying me and people who support him are salty that he watches baseball for a living and we don't lol. But totally agree with you.
He seems very harmless. I get the heat because he goes to all the stadiums and has more baseballs than a normal person should and brags about, so he should be ready for disrespect. But, he’s doesn’t seem like a bad guy, his videos are not hurting anyone.
im glad the comment section is mainly defending Zack. Yeah he did some things that look really childish but for the most part he’s a pretty nice guy, and just be doing his own thing and I gotta give it to him.
People hate on him for making money doing what every kid dreams of doing when they go to a game. He's had his incidents. But in general, he's not as bad as some people make him out to be. I also don't blame him for the Arod thing. Why not get your charity a bunch of money instead of a signed bat?
I fully support him. I love his content and will continue to watch him give baseballs to kids. He's literally living my dream. That usher was being an asshole about the whole situation. No wonder the Rockies stadium is empty every game.
Zack Hample keep doing what your doing I think your very good for baseball and I really enjoy your Video's . As for what they did to you in Colorado was very uncalled for I've never seen you disrespect anyone your great for the game Keep on keeping on You make a lot of kids happy and that's the same thing a Ball Player tries to do.
Can't wait for this next generation of kids to be sprinting around like him fighting each other and being petulant brats like Zack... over baseballs. If he wasn't such a whiny, cry baby when he doesn't get every single ball he asks for, he'd have significantly less haters.
Zack is a true asset for baseball. He has made of his hobby (like any other) a business… like MANY others in a variety of fields. He also puts his money where his mouth is by supporting a charity that provides baseball equipment to kids that can’t afford it. The perfect example is that the 3000 hit ball he caught from A-Rod, he could have kept, sold for a LOT of money, just return it to A-Rod, or… return it to A-Rod, but get a $150k donation from the Yankees to the said charity. So, to criticize him, shows how little one knows about him.
There’s two types of people when it comes to this issue: people (mostly baseball Twitter) who see a random thing about him every now and then and people who have watched at least a couple of his TH-cam videos. The first group generally hates him because they only see these dramatic headlines every now and then and see him as a troublemaker. The second group sees that he gives most balls away and doesn’t push kids and gives really good insights into the stadiums that are hard to find elsewhere. He’s mostly hated because Twitter has fallen into groupthink and because of the A-Rod HR and military game. The only thing he actually has done super wrong was the military game
All twitter is is a hivemind. I actually think zack is good for baseball. I haven't watched a ton of his vids, but he brought me back to the game. I really wish people would stop throwing stones from glass houses- everyone has done something selfish in life, zack has just been seen publicly that way. we could literally all respond to each other in the same fashion, its just that thousands of people don't see our mistakes.
I respect the hustle. He shows up with gear from both teams to get a better chance at toss ups and autographs. Then wears neutral gear so he’s not pressured to throw back home runs. He figured out a way to attend games professionally.
For real man I feel for Zack. That’s what he loves to do is to catch baseballs and people have an issue with that. Also it’s most likely that the stadium employees are told to act like that towards fans because that’s their job or they are just naturally bad people. It’s absolutely ridiculous that they have to set rules for Zack and they are being discriminatory to him. Catching baseballs is his job and it wouldn’t matter if I didn’t support it (well I do support it) because that’s his love for baseball.
The way Zack presents himself makes me feel like he thinks he's entitled to a chance at every ball that exits play, and will get very mad when that chance is denied to him. He spoke a lot about the fan experience at Coors, but if I was at that game and some grown-ass goober was running in front of my seat every 10 minutes, I would be pretty irritated. Seems like it's all about Zack to him, at least in that respect
I feel like he definitely deserves some of the criticisms he receives, but most of them are unwarranted. He’s just a guy trying to catch Baseballs. There’s no real harm most of the time.
@@evanrodriguez8608 That’s a fair assumption to make, but tell me, what damage is he doing? He’s not doing anything really wrong and people just shit on him for it. Imo, he gives a unique behind the scenes look of MLB, which I think is very cool.
Zack is definitely right about the John. Him and the Rockies stadium workers are way to strict about leaving your seat most other stadiums are not like that. And catching balls is kind of part of the fan experience at the ball park. And as long as you aren’t knocking people over what’s so wrong with leaving your seat to catch one of those balls. Especially a meaningful one. I know I would do the same.
This right here. The two times I went to watch a game form outfield at Coors where almost un-enjoyable due to the strict ass “Karen” security at the stadium. I’ve been to 5 total MLB Ballparks in my life and Coors was definitely the worst due to how security treated you and everyone around you. Couldn’t even move down 5 rows at that empty ass ballpark without security immediately threatening to throw us out.
How is it unaffordable in person? I paid like 15 dollars for my last game. Compared to other major sports it's super reasonable even in some major markets.
@@BlahBlah-em2ed Last game I went to was in Toronto. Paid 20 Dollars for 2 hot dogs and an IPA. I've been to a Red Sox game at Fenway though - that one was insanely expensive.
Someone much taller needs to follow this man from town to town running back and forth from left to right field and sticking to him like glue for a season snatch every ball coming towards him away from him. Guarantee this man would have a fit about it. In essence he needs to feel what it's like to go to a game have someone who's only objective is to get balls get in his way and see how he likes that experience.
After each catch, toss it to Hample and then... "oh here kid, you can have it". Quite likely a legitimate restraining order situation attempting to do it for a season, though. One game might be enough to get an all caps TH-cam video title from the Zack channel, though.
Im a usher at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and we would not take this shit. He would have never gotten a 2nd chance with us, he would have been ejected. In fact, we’ve ejected people for less.
I post on a lot of Zack Hample videos. His content is entertaining, but as I've stated else where, he acts like his baseball totals are something of relevance. Sure, it is to him, but otherwise it doesnt really matter. I will also say that its odd for a 45 year old to run around a stadium trying to snag baseballs. Time to get a real job.
I’ll say I think Zack has gotten alot better these last couple years. But with that being said I’ve seen him do some pretty scummy stuff in the past just to get a ball.
Sure, you could dislike him for preventing people from "catching" baseballs, but he gives most of them away anyways so it's not a big deal at all. Also, he does get paid to do his passion by going to games and getting balls so he's not being mean to anyone, in fact, he's such a nice guy. If there was security like that guy at Coors at every stadium, that would be bad for Zack and the game of baseball because what Zack does promotes the sport.
Zack running around and diving for balls is a liability issue. He runs into someone and causes injury you bet your ass they are sueing the stadium for allowing him to act that way.
Y’all leave Zack alone. His videos provide so much so much lore and helpful information about ballparks. I’ve lived in the Bay Area my whole life and it wasn’t until I saw one of his videos that I realized Oracle Park offers a crab sandwich. Plus while he DOES get a lot of foul balls he almost always offers it to kids nearby as soon as he catches or grabs one.
Catching a ball is whatever but basically trying to get a man fired or in deep trouble because your mad didn’t get your way a particular day is not a good look. I think he just needs to be more careful with his wide fan base and clean up the tweets and exchanges with stadium employees and he would be less polarizing.
You know you're doing something right, when all they do is hate on you. For a regular guy to do what he's done, and does, is pretty damn admirable. I'd give my right and left nut to travel the world catch baseballs, do multiple television and radio interviews each week, see every stadium in the bigs, and interact with the players, instead of the misery of a 9-5 that I hate. No reason at all for all the hate Zack gets, it's just pure jealousy. As far as Stroman goes, he's just a typical punk thug anyway. Good on ya, Zack! Keep doing what you do, and keep pissing off the haters! ⚾️
The fact you made a video to profit on your own, to try to make him look bad, just shows who you are. Everyone makes bad choices, but we are holding him accountable for things that are debatable if they are unethical. Look, he donated money to the kids charity, always gives balls away, signs autographs, etc.. He openly admits he is weird. Let him continue to be a kid and enjoy the game of baseball. Stop hating!
Not hating at all. I think it’s great he’s built a brand and lifestyle that makes him happy. The only thing I take issue with is him putting that usher from Coors on blast like he did and doubled down on it later. Super irresponsible behavior when you have a huge following to potentially put a target on someone whose just doing his job. He’s been in the spotlight for too long and is too old to be doing stuff like that to regular people.
@@JabroniBaseball do you believe the usher treated him the same as if he was not who he is? Why should he get spoken to like that? At the end of the day, there’s no rule saying he cannot do that. He paid for entry. Someone made an analogy on a comment, but it’s like going to Disney and told you cannot go on the rides, you can only watch them. My kids enjoy going to games and getting balls because of him. What people miss, baseball needs to be celebrated and enjoyed like Zack does, it’s what will keep the game going.
@@scotthellertaxes217 well honestly nobody really knows what happened. Zack started filming after the fact. We don’t know the whole context. Like If there was multiple times he was told to stop. I’ve been to enough games where ushers won’t even let you into a section without proof you bought a ticket there and I’ve seen ballhawks be told to sit down a few times. So if anything it’s more likely that Zack gets more privilege because of who he is and at least in this incident, was treated like how most people are.
@@JabroniBaseball you basically just admitted your stance on him is not favorable. It’s ok for you to think he is a bad person. But just understand you’re doing the same thing he is doing. Have a great day, and best of luck to your channel!
@@scotthellertaxes217 Not at all. All Im saying is, I don’t agree with how he reacted to the usher. He could’ve turned the camera off and just talked to the guy. But he decided to record him, and put him on blast to millions of people in an effort to shame him over something that’s pretty silly in the grand scheme of life events. But I appreciate the love, always good to have respectful discourse with people. Wish you nothing but success and good vibes 🤙🏼
People are (obviously) allowed to dislike Zach Hample, but I will say from firsthand experience that Coors Field ushers/security are among the most rigid, pushy, and unlikable people you'll ever meet. They rule over their domain with an iron hand, and suck all the fun out of going to a game there. Zach is right in his criticism of Coors Field. Some of the other stunts he's pulled over the years are a little over the top.
I do agree with the fact that Zach Hample is an annoying figure that makes things too much about himself, however at the same time I do think stadium security at major league stadiums are getting horrendous across baseball. I went to the futures game at dodger stadium during all star weekend recently and had a security guard make me open up a sandwich I was bringing into the game (which is allowed) and he dug his hands all over the food to inspect it for whatever the hell he thinks people smuggle inside a sandwich which was uncalled for. A couple weeks later a friend of mine went to a dodger game and said a fan who caught a home run ball got the ball taken away and was thrown out of the stadium because the guy couldn’t prove to security that he had a ticket for the bleachers during the late innings of a blowout game. In Zach’s case neither him or the security supervisors handled the situation in the correct manner and it points to a larger issues of unprofessional “mall cops” at stadiums hampering the fan experience and Zach being a big baby.
I think he was pretty smart with the A-Rod ball. Might as well get something out of it. If anything he just magnified the ridiculousness of the importance of a ball.
I just can’t believe what I’ve been seeing. This guy is out here trying to promote baseball, and the negative energy is just astounding as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos and that'll be a home run. And so that'll make it a 4-0 ballgame.
Cause people want to be enraged. They watch leftist Media clownery the last 7 years
Do you think you’ll ever be putting this headset on again?
THIS WAS PERFECT 🤣
And somehow Zack caught that ball too
@@jamlion4086 this was STOLEN. Apparently Steve’s the “Zack Hample of top comments”
My biggest gripe with Hample is he makes the game about him. He acts like he owns each and every stadium, or at the very least like he’s the only fan in them.
Look, I don’t hate on the guy for hawking baseballs; I’ve hawked quite a few myself. But he’s the only guy I’ve seen who will whine about it on Twitter and or TH-cam when a player says no. He also doesn’t seem to realize (or care) what impact his actions have on stadium staff and fans around him.
It’s not just “catching a baseball” like everyone says; he could potentially cause a safety hazard to himself or others, and could easily have a negative impact on other fans experience.
As far as the ARod and Ft. Bragg, that was just tacky on his part.
Pinning this comment. This is exactly it right here.
I’m sure there’s drunk people or just ahole fans in general that are way worse but people just focus on him cause they’re jealous that he gets so many balls. No other stadiums have any problems with him in fact in Miami they let him come on the field before the game. I do not support the coors field worker one bit it’s obvious he’s a power hungry guy that likes telling people what to do that’s not the kind of person I want to be around. I thank god truist park has awesome workers. Nothing like the assholes at coors
THis is completely false. He never once acts like its his stadium lmao
He had a friend that was in the Army that gave him a ticket lol. How is that hard to understand?
Literally 12 k baseballs and no one has gotten hurt
I’ve never met the dude, but have seen him at games. Very approachable to fans who may not even like him. I don’t find the ball hawking to be annoying, but it’s his actions when he doesn’t get what he wants i. e. the Kershaw incident. The A-Rod incident was also extremely tacky and didn’t need to be drawn out for as long as it did. Same with the Coors incident. I think Zack makes good content and tries to help grow the game for a younger generation, but it’s when he’s making weird statements on Twitter when something doesn’t go his way or he receives hate is what rubs me the wrong way.
He’s the one who caught it. He should keep it and plus he gave it to him for money to donate to charity
A big league pitcher literally tweeted about him lmao, if he’s not that special that why is it that serious to tweet about a “clown”
He’s sponsored by a seat ticketing company, has access to a lot of cool stuff we don’t, and has fun with the kids and signs autos and gives away balls… also donates to charity for kids baseball, I think you guys are just jealous tbh
Sounds like you are just sucking off Marcus Stroman 😂🤡using his exact words and this was made 6 days ago after Stroman tweeted… why did you need stroman’s words to make this video? Why not on your own before any influence… Zack is a good dude, y’all are the real clowns
How petty is this guy?? Ehh !!! There more to A-rod story just so guy know !!!
But I. Give this credit he did all Can about this guy in 9 minutes respect for that !!!!
Zack doesn't have to work because he's made a living off of his "talents" so good for him. He gets to travel around the Country, watching baseball games while most everyone else is stuck at a 9-5 job they probably don't even like. Also, his work does promote the game of baseball so what is so wrong with that!
"Doesn't have to work" is the overstatement of the century. He, like all full-time TH-camrs, are working! Unlike the rest of us, they are doing something that they love. Well hell, maybe you are too, but I am sure not! I would love to be making documentaries on all sorts of subjects as a career, but unfortunately I am a bit aged out of starting up and devoting all my time to a TH-cam channel, and feel that giving up my career for it may be a bit too much, especially in this economy! But agreed, he does a lot for the game, he does a lot for kids wanting to play the game, but does have flaws like all of us humans do.
if u havnt found a way to get out of a 9-5 in this time of age youre a moron. there are thousands of ways to make 60k+ without an employer
The fact he can call out stats the way he does shows his love for the game. He is a dedicated fan!!
So true ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
@@RyanHorseHelmet you're never too old for a career change if, one it will make you happy, and two you can live comfortably and happily with your financial situation (assuming you'll be making less money). Many career TH-camrs started making TH-cam content in their spare time because they were passionate about what they were creating, they then gained enough of an audience to make it into a career. If you really want to get into TH-cam and try to make a career of it then try making videos that your passionate about in your spare time, best case scenario you get popular enough to make a career change and worse case scenario you have some fun making videos about something that you're passionate about
The hate for a man that catches baseballs is crazy. Literally gives almost every ball to kids except the rare ones. Guy that brings kids to game and all around great for baseball. Shows the in and outs of every stadium. Gives great in depth on everything. He’s literally living every kids dream catching baseball for a living.
No one’s ripping him for that. The hate lately is just coming from how he handled the Coors Field situation.
@@JabroniBaseball he did nothing wrong.
@@JabroniBaseball he did absolutely nothing wrong. If u don’t like his opinion, cry about it
@@JabroniBaseball you definitely are a jabroni
He steals their experience to catch it. Grown men need to leave those activities to children or go down and do it with their children. He's just a virgin bullying kids.
I always enjoy his videos. He loves baseball and still has the youthful energy that we all once had and wish we still had. He is always hooking the kids up with most of the baseballs he catches. I enjoy watching his adventures as i'll probably never get to visit many of the ballparks he visits each year.
Exactly. Well said. Anyone who criticizes Zack is a curmudgeon and is just jealous.
@@DionysusAlS Hample is the kind of guy to mow down a group of kids trying to catch their 1st HR ball, just so he can catch no.3,489 and sell it for $3k online later that same day.
Fuck Zack Hample, here's your L, clown
@@DionysusAlS facts, and especially the food he gets really seems to make each stadium unique
People are mostly jealous of his success. I think the dude is a douche bag and you really have to be a low life to base your life and career around trying to get homerun balls but he's not doing anything wrong and most people are purely jealous. Let him do his thing until he does something bad. He's been doing it a long time and only helped most people from what I've seen.
@@chuckdeuces911 exactly how is he a “douche bag “?
Unless it is a home run or a commemorative, i haven't seen the guy keep it once in the past year. While being part of the youth, the taking from the youth stuff is utter bs. He is mostly liked by kids, as most of the time, the only people complaining about him are the other 30 and 40 year old men. As weird as it may be seeing a 40 year old run around and catch baseballs, complain, and get someone entitled, He is overall a good person.
He's a selfish prick for keeping A-Rod's 3000-hit ball though - that ball deserves to go to A-Rod or Cooperstown. It's history. Yes, he eventually relinquished it but that's honestly a no-brainer the second it lands in your glove. Such a huge milestone... give it to the damn player.
@@AJR-zg2py nope. It’s his property. He has no obligation to give it back. They eventually got a deal but he’s the one who caught it. It’s HIS. SO SHUT UP
@@AJR-zg2py haha bro thats like if you get tom bradys last TD or a milestone base/football...you better make them give you some autographs and hell donate money to a charity thats awesome and they have more than enough money to do it. may as well take advantage of it
@@AJR-zg2py How does that make him a selfish prick.
Until he runs over your kid
Zack is such a nice guy. I've met him multiple times. Hes making a life and a living off of a passion and people are just jealous. Its sad.
I agree with this, I don't think it's that he's a bad person he just is human
Yep, you hit it on the head. He brings attention to his passion and makes money doing it. He can kinda be annoying but who isn't at some point? Like you said, people are just jealous they don't get to catch baseballs as a career
I agree. I don't know why they hate Zach Hample so much. He's a cool dude.
Exactly what I said these jealous bitches
People don’t like him because he’s entitled. He only has a few more years in this field. It’s mostly teenagers that are ball hawks. Multiple players have made comments about him.
I like watching Zack's videos. I think he's pretty chill and he always gives the balls he gets to little kids and always takes photos and signs autographs for kids. He's living his dream and making a living off doing what he loves. And from the videos I have been watching over the last few years, he's certainly not hurting anyone doing it. If you watch the video of the Colorado home run, he wasn't running down a row of seats pushing people over, he was literally going into the walkway. Other fans were climbing over seats and trying hard for the ball. There is another fan literally right next to Zack that ran over with his glove to try and catch it. I don't blame him for getting upset that he'd be asked to stay in his seat and not move or be kicked out. That's a pretty wild rule to enforce at a baseball game in the outfield. Trust me if Zack had ever mowed some kid over or hurt anybody going after a ball, it would be in this video and many others about him. That usher maybe didn't get it, but that isn't a rule and it wasn't a rule being put on any other fans, so yea that's pretty crazy to me.
Have you seen the young kids that flock to him. He gives most balls away to the youngest kids around him. Why so much hate ? He loves what he’s doing and because he’s successful people are hating on him. I think he is great for the game.
@@jeffreyharder4935 My comment was giving him props also.
Thank you for being logical, unlike everyone else on the internet
@@jeffreyharder4935 yeah I’ve personally seen him take selfies and autograph every kid like 20-30 of them in a row
He only just started giving balls away to improve his image. He used to keep all of them
Have you ever watched a baseball game? When a home run or a foul ball goes into the bleachers, there are always multiple people trying to get the ball including a lot of adults. I have been to a lot of baseball games and never once had an usher tell anyone that they couldn’t leave their seat to try to get a ball. That is a bit over the top and not handled very well by the stadium security.
just hating to fit in, zach is a great ambassador for the game
@@nickr4015 That's not true. Any facts or stats to support this claim? No.
@@nickr4015 Dude, get over yourself. It happened already. It’s done. I bet you’re still throwing fits and punching the air because of the 2021 all star game and will so for years to come. It’ll be 2071 and you’ll still be here bitching about this. Still living rent free. Pathetic. Plus, your feelings aren’t facts or stats. Google is free and isn’t hard to use.
Found the Zack Hample burner
I actually called the Rockies office and they were very negative towards Zach. If you can’t leave your seat to catch a ball, I am not going to your stadium. Hang in there, Zach!!!
I say good for anybody who has a passion that fulfills them and doesn't hurt other people. He's definitely not hurting anybody... Pretty sure I've seen in his videos where he helps kids get balls while he's out there doing it. Yep, he's a little over the top- but that's what extremely passionate people look like. Zach just happens to be passionate about a peculiar thing... something we view as a remote chance occurrence. Meanwhile, the man has actually turned that into a lifestyle. Imagine being able to guarantee getting a ball... just actually think about that- been to many baseball games and the closest I've come is maybe 3 or 4 rows away. That's over a 40 year span. Anyways, If Zach were passionate about painting or food vlogging or something like that, nobody would think twice. He's just turned a lark into a life. He also brings a great deal of attention to the game from a very different angle. Quite frankly, I think he got completely bullied over ARod's ball. You catch that ball, it's a lottery ticket. Nobody deserves it for free... It's an automatic expensive collectible. If you give it to someone or an organization, either they now have a valuable collectible they will sell at some point, or money is no object to them and then fair compensation shouldn't even be an issue. Whatever... I say good for him.
He’s still a dickhead honestly. He acts like he’s the most important fan in the stands and uses that to get to players directly. He doesn’t actually care about the players, he actively tries to find out how to get their attention to get a simple baseball. Pathetic and childish in my opinion
You better watch more :) ....He's NOT a little over the top.....he can be truly obnoxious,.....very OFTEN
Started watching his videos a while back and I like them and he seems like a good guy from what I've seen. Then he came up on my Twitter feed and I was surprised by the amount of people that don't like him.
I’m not surprised. He’s a tryhard but I guess he seems like a pretty good guy
He gives all the balls he gets out only the special ones he likes
Hample has really let the beauty of “The Kid’s Game” really get into his melon. He behaves like an entitled, petulant child and gets mad when things don’t go his way. Case in point, the Coors incident. I think he takes the hate as “jealousy” but it’s purely because he’s insufferable
A New York 40 something that's been in the same set of mind since he was 9. "Get out of my way, I'm gonna catch that ball cuz he threw it to me, I'm gonna run past everyone to get where I want to be, and if I don't get there and get what I think I'm entitled to I'm gonna use the platform I've built to either make everyone feel sorry for me or make someone else look bad"
Having that approach is a bad look no matter what age a person is. For someone over 40 it just screams being entitled and insufferable.
You got it 100% on the dot. The guy could do so much better and help grow the game even more but he's just so full of himself he can't get over his self entitlement.
Nobody is jealous of Zack at all lol. That's the problem I have with him, he's so self-centered and acts like he's more important than he really is. People know when they see a douche.
I live in Colorado and went to over 15 games there and the there ushers except for one, give a stringent vibe like get off my lawn vibe, not a real fan friendly vibe, like even if the game is winding down and you want to get closer or better seats, it’s a not only a no go, but a HELL NO GO! this is why going to Rockies games is essentially going to the state’s Largest bar. The Colorado Rockies: Baseball’s Purple Nurple!
Shit watching Brewers games people are literally walking around nonstop as well as standing behind the rail where they don't have seats and watch the game whereever we want. I've never had an usher say anything to me. Except if they figure out you are actually in a seat you didn't pay for. It's nice to be honest. Sometimes when I get good seats I'll find someone in my seat and ya just say scram and they go. No big deal to me.
The dude on the radio is a walking contradiction.. giving him publicity while continually asking why people would give him publicity 😂😂😂
Where did you get the Conan footage? Been looking for it for years. That was gold.
I’ve got no problem at all with this guy, I don’t understand what everyone’s getting so outraged about.
I'm with you man. Unfortunately, people nowadays don't like others enjoying their passion for something, in Zack's case, baseball.
Maybe you should look at the facts
@@Mbolf24 What facts? He runs around stadiums getting balls, invites people to join him in trying to get balls, gives balls to kids all the time, and has made a business of it. Free market and all that stuff people claim they want, but then want to throw shade at someone for coming up with something they enjoy and can make a living off of. What “facts” do you have?
@@Spyke-lz2hl check his actual history and actions and you will understand. He actually takes most baseballs from kids
@@Mbolf24 My opinion man. You don't have to agree
I think a man like Zach is good for Baseball .
i have to say i didn’t agree with his earlier stuff but now he gives the balls to kids. also people come up to him for autographs. someone who promotes the game is fine with me honestly.
The language thing actually seems pretty respectful to me as well even if he's just trying to get a ball I bet it makes the player happy to hear
it only seemed he started giving them to kids after everyone started getting annoyed with him. everything about the guy just screams “phony” to me
He snatches it from right above the kid then gives it to them, not like he's being righteous or anything
@@sageg58 well then the kid should be aggressive
@@TheRealKizzle very false. He's been doing that pretty much since he started.
I've been to my fair share of major league baseball games, I love the sport. Not once have I been told to stay in my seat or leave.
its cause he was running around in a handicap only section.
@@RobinWilliamsTribute like all of the other fans in that section were
Met him in Philly, was a really nice guy, didn’t run over kids, stayed in his area, and still caught a homer. It’s not that he running over kids it’s that he has the talent to know where there gonna hit it
Catching homers isn’t a talent. It’s luck combined with knowing stats.
@@Dawgers0012 actually it’s a talent
@@Dawgers0012 it very much is a talent. Not necessarily a rare one but it is.
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Every single comment:
"Look I'm not mad at what he does or anything but here's exactly why I'm mad about what he does"
just let the autistic guy catch his dang baseballs and try not to get too upset about it because it makes you look like a fucking loser
Aren’t you perfect
The bottom line is he's a child.
The guy is good for baseball. Yes he has flaws but that’s only human of someone.
What’s wrong with being the best at something you love. The amount of energy he puts into it gets my respect. ⚾️
I'm better. I've caught more.
If he wasn’t a whiny bitch I wouldn’t have a issue with him.
@@isutroll Create a TH-cam channel and let's see
I have been watching Zack for about a year and going through alot of his content. I love it. I can see how he might be polarizing. As soon as saw that he gives away 90% of the balls to kids I was okay with him. Also 90% of the players okay with him and only one stadium out of 30 stadiums have an issue with him. If you are upset with what he does you have bigger issues in your life. He is good for baseball, kids love him and that's something baseball especially MLB needs right now. Having fun!
Yah but he needs to calm down with tweeting about people just doing there job. I do like his videos but I can see it annoying when your a kid trying to catch a ball and a grown ass man comes sprinting towards you
@@dodgersfan3508 Right. Shut out, if I had the power.
Lol why’d the creator heart ur comment
I enjoy what Zack does. He is the best at getting baseball and has the passion like we did as kids. Anyone that hates him probably has not met him or watched his videos. Yes he has gotten 11,000+ baseballs but how many smiling kids do you see in his videos? He is bringing in fans from youtube to the games. Baseball has a marketing problem and he solves that. Man getting a baseball at a game is awesome. I once got Alex Rios' used baseball gloves and a few other items years ago and it made me year. Made sure to use his gloves for high school ball.
^lmao what a loser
He's fake nice. He does more harm for the game than he does good. He ruins the game for the people who can't afford to go to multiple games a year and pay for a seat in a specific section in hopes to catch a ball. That person then goes home with a ruined experience because of Zack reaching over them in their own section for a baseball. How people don't see this is beyond me. It's literally not fair. He gets funded by other people to go to these games and catch balls, taking away from other people. How can anyone think that is good for the game?
@@evanrodriguez8608 So all the kids that got baseballs from him each game is worse than your so called ruined fans. Can you provide tangible evidence this is true?
@@evanrodriguez8608 you’re are so wrong lol
@@evanrodriguez8608 someone sounds butthurt. He does not "harm people's experiences" at all.
I've never met Zack but he seems like a nice guy on his channel. I don't think he is hurting anyone and haters gonna hate.
I’ve been to Coors field many times the place is never more than 75% full. Also that area is right near many shops and food places and is a big open area. I think Zach was more than justified to be unhappy.
I agree, stupid arrangements by the staff. Who cares how old he is? He’s enjoying his experience how he wants to, he’s not hurting anyone. He can run for a homerun ball if he wants
I hip-checked some kid for a home run ball 35 years ago. Got cussed-out by Kurt Gibson the same game after I yelled that he could get a hit if he'd just take the purse off his arm. It was a good day.
I like the guy he is my most accessible method to watch baseball, so perhaps he needs to tone it down a little and not feel so entitled to run after every ball that goes his way. Being a public image you put yourself up for criticism and if this is Zacks worse critic then he is still a great asset for the sport.
The thing I’ve noticed is when I go to games. Yes I usually get a ball and don’t go for any more. But I’ve seen young kids like 10 years old get 5 and keep wanting to get baseballs. Even go as far as asking other people if they can have it when they already have 3 in their hand. It’s good for the sport of baseball to get kids involved, but I think they don’t know what sharing means.
He gives most of his balls away
He usually gives them to kids
I'm damn near 40 and literally NEVER have gotten a ball. Some little brat doesn't deserve that many balls. You are right a lot of them are greedy.
@@BrianYochem duh, they're children. They dont know better. As a 40yo you should have the emotional maturity to realize that, but it's clear you've been stunted. Get it together, old man.
All the disdain of Zack Hample can be summed up in three words: Haters gonna hate.
We need Zack for baseball these ballparks are taking advantage of fans post covid era. Use to get treated very nicely at the ballpark, now the service is shit and Zack helps highlight what stadiums need to do to improve
I have a partial season ticket plan with Rockies at Coors Field some I repeat some of the ushers are hard asses especially in HR territory. Especially the left field seats.
Great ambassador of MLB. Great videos and entertainment. Better than a popular prime-time sit-com.
@@howarddamico1237 then why are you still watching?
@@howarddamico1237 you don’t understand a question about watching Hample‘s videos? Seems like you need to get some better understanding of the English language buddy.
The only knowledge I had of Hample before the Coors field video went viral was of an interview he took with Wilson Contreras in which Contreras was trying to give interesting info about the catcher role and Hample kept interrupting and pestering him about a stupid drink that was sponsoring him. It was one of the most painfully cringey things I had ever seen especially since, as a cubs fan, Contreras is a player I respect a lot. What a clown.
Zack is awesome. Gives all of his balls away, donates to charities, and is generally positive and a good person. BUT. I don't run around stadiums like I own them either lol
Dude, the point is why did they not talk to anyone else though
Zack doesn’t run around stadiums like he owns them either. What are you talking about?
@@MrUtUtes I mean, yes he definitely does, and pretty sure the majority of people agree with me
@@RefRMart10 I am going to start doing what he does, and pretty soon I will own the stadium too
He's got 11,000 baseballs. He's got a ball for every "sprcial occasion" already. Dude should just sit and watch the games at this point
That's not how passionate people work. You don't devote most of your life to something just to randomly wake up one day and decide to stop.
@@Oraanu There comes a time when you tell yourself "There really is no point anymore. Do i really want to take another ball from a kid and dash his dreams of getting one himself? Isn't 13,284 balls enough at this point?" Why can't I control myself? Im worse worse than a golden retriever. I need therapy"
Never knew this about the guy, only randomly stumbled upon one of his videos a while back. Haven't watched him since. Good vid. Like the bluebird from naruto in the outro too
Zacks great!!!... Plenty of people live vicariously through him, as I do
Coors field security was over the top, and he has never hurt anybody. Nobody is perfect and sometimes online I've said shit I regret I bet most people have as well.
from what i've seen I don't think Zack has a mean bone in his body. He has a passion for baseball, and documents his experiences. He's always giving away the balls he retrieves and has alot of fans that are kids. Everyone makes it out like hes stealing balls from kids, when its seems to be the opposite.
When you're running the entire stadium and positioning yourself in the hitters hotspots, you're blatantly breaking stadium rules on better positioning. Better positioning doesn't just refer to viewing of the ballgame but all activities that come with the game including collecting fouls and HRs. I don't care for his antics, but it doesn't bother me either.
Oh it bothers you clearly. And this "better positioning" rule you made up is made up.
@@diddlez2 I don't care for it, but I wouldn't go snitching to the usher. It is what it is. Whether he gets in trouble or not, it wouldnt effect my sleep, don't act like you know me. Lol And you cannot go to other seats and sections of the field you haven't paid for is indeed a rule. I used to get busted all the time at Dodger and Angel Stadiums for jumping sections. Even being thrown out in Anaheim for doing so. If you have a nosebleed ticket and get caught jumping sections to get down behind the dugout, best believe they're making you go back up or throwing you out.
Hample could write a book on how to not get laid
I like a lot of what Zack does for the game, but I draw the line when he complains about stadium employees enforcing rules, no matter how innocuous it may seem. That is horrible, because those people are working and trying to keep their jobs. It is not their job to decide when rules are enforced.
Also, as a veteran, I resent him even trying to get into a game reserved for service members and their families. That game was for people who sacrifice, and he had ZERO business there.
His video shows he’s ok. Never bump into him since I frequent go to both NY teams. Will just say hi to him.
As someone who met hample this is ridiculous. He spent most of his time in KC signing balls and hats for kids. He also gives every ball away. It's his job and passion to catch balls and post abt it. Him being upset about someone making special rules for him yeah hir reaction was way over what was needed but you can see why he's upset. Just stupid people are hating on him for this
I wouldn’t do what he does but one thing is that he’s passionate about what he’s doing and it’s not like it’s a crime or something negative. And he showcases a lot of stadiums that I will never go to in my life. He gives foul balls to kids. I respect it.
Has Zack injured anyone while catching 11,000+ baseballs? no? so what's the problem?
You fanboys
I went to many baseball games because of his videos. He made it look fun again. Keep going Zack! always have a fan in me!
I'm on Hamples side on this one, baseball is supposed to be fun, that's how he has fun, and the kids love him, and get excited to run around with him
At this point, I'm not shocked EVERY MLB/MiLB team hasn't come out and told Hample "You are permanently trespassed from our home ballpark. If you attempt to gain entry by any means, you WILL be arrested, charged, and have severe legal action taken against you by our legal team. This is your only warning."
I love Zack Hample
He’s a LOSER
I met Zack at a White Sox game last year (2021), and he was super friendly. The dude literally spent half the game sitting with a group of kids who recognized him, and he was giving them baseballs he got throughout the day. He has his thing with getting baseballs, but it's not like the dude becomes an asshole if he doesn't get one. He has and will gladly give away all the balls he gets at a game to kids if they ask him, he doesn't steal anything, nor does he invade anybody's personal space.
I think everyone has had a bad expeirence once or twice at a game where someone was an asshole. Dude steals a ball from a kid, or knocks over someone's 15$ beer trying to get a ball. Fans who hate Zack just associate their bad experiences and assume he's just like those ass holes. Zack isn't like that from my personal experience having sat in the same section as him for most of a game before.
I like Zack. His videos gave me a lot of hope in a dark period of my life, and I'll always appreciate him for that. People are going to hate on anybody who makes themselves successful by cutting their own path.
The hard part is putting yourself out there and be willing to take the criticism, and a lot of people can't handle that. I admire Zack for doing that.
I fail to belive a guy who can catch a ball right infront of a 9 year old about to catch their first ball, and say "Yes number 13,653.
my biggest gripe with Hample is when he teaches kids to lie and basically wear hats and clothes from the opposing team in order to manipulate them into giving them a ball, that shows Zach is a true scumbag if it comes down to it, I am sure players are going to soon catch on and think if a fan is wearing their colors in an opposing ballpark they are probably just trying to manipulate them into giving them a ball and they will stop throwing them a ball
Thank u for this video. Ive been waiting for this
Like him or not he is bringing positive attention to baseball a sport that is loosing fans rapidly, so MLB should thank him because he is bringing the sport to kids that would otherwise not watch.
positive attention? Did we watch the same video?
Wowza, you deserve more subs man. Awesome video!
He's not hurting anyone. . He gives most balls away and did the right thing w/ ARod. . Some folks have obsessions. . This is his. .
not all obsessions are good, in fact having an obsession with most things is bad
He should have kept that A ROD ball for longer. Sorry but A ROD has shit loads of money he can survive without a special ball of his.
What’s wrong with catching baseballs for a living? He’s not the “most hated fan”, in fact there are lots of fans who go to games JUST to see him. If someone else catching baseballs hurts you, then something’s not normal with you.
bro is really 44 and tweeted to a baseball team that banned him basically saying that they were bullying him what a little baby
He is a great guy that gives back to kids and charity
Yeah. Let's try and cancel a guy who's great for baseball. Whoever has an issue with him needs to pipe down. It's his job and he's a good guy.
Seriously, gives me heavy vibes of a bunch of salty middle aged dudes who’re just jealous another guy gets to watch baseball for a living
@@samrose5780 I'm 23. Keep your "I'm a man. I do a man's job" mentality. As if there aren't thousands of jobs within the MLB, this guy gets to watch games for a living lmao. Pretty nice gig?
@@Jimmy_Peep ??? I agree with you man, I’m saying that you’ve got to be some salty old dude down on his luck to hate on a guy that doesn’t really do anyone harm
@@samrose5780 oh crap my bad man haha. Just seemed like you were saying me and people who support him are salty that he watches baseball for a living and we don't lol. But totally agree with you.
@@samrose5780 my rebuttal applies to the salty guys anyhow lol
I knew he was a little weird when i saw his apartment on his channel. I expected his place to look like a baseball museum but it wasnt.😊
Exactly. Needs a apt makeover. And don’t get goobers like Greg to help. And wear a jersey to games. Hire a interior designer. And grow your hair
He seems very harmless. I get the heat because he goes to all the stadiums and has more baseballs than a normal person should and brags about, so he should be ready for disrespect. But, he’s doesn’t seem like a bad guy, his videos are not hurting anyone.
im glad the comment section is mainly defending Zack. Yeah he did some things that look really childish but for the most part he’s a pretty nice guy, and just be doing his own thing and I gotta give it to him.
I’m more surprised about a grown man being worried about what another man is doing lmao! Can’t have the hustle
People hate on him for making money doing what every kid dreams of doing when they go to a game. He's had his incidents. But in general, he's not as bad as some people make him out to be. I also don't blame him for the Arod thing. Why not get your charity a bunch of money instead of a signed bat?
I fully support him. I love his content and will continue to watch him give baseballs to kids. He's literally living my dream. That usher was being an asshole about the whole situation. No wonder the Rockies stadium is empty every game.
Thats a handicap only section. he doesnt need to be running around in it.
Zack Hample keep doing what your doing I think your very good for baseball and I really enjoy your Video's . As for what they did to you in Colorado was very uncalled for I've never seen you disrespect anyone your great for the game Keep on keeping on You make a lot of kids happy and that's the same thing a Ball Player tries to do.
Can't wait for this next generation of kids to be sprinting around like him fighting each other and being petulant brats like Zack... over baseballs. If he wasn't such a whiny, cry baby when he doesn't get every single ball he asks for, he'd have significantly less haters.
Zack is a true asset for baseball. He has made of his hobby (like any other) a business… like MANY others in a variety of fields. He also puts his money where his mouth is by supporting a charity that provides baseball equipment to kids that can’t afford it. The perfect example is that the 3000 hit ball he caught from A-Rod, he could have kept, sold for a LOT of money, just return it to A-Rod, or… return it to A-Rod, but get a $150k donation from the Yankees to the said charity. So, to criticize him, shows how little one knows about him.
“Charity” lol
There’s two types of people when it comes to this issue: people (mostly baseball Twitter) who see a random thing about him every now and then and people who have watched at least a couple of his TH-cam videos. The first group generally hates him because they only see these dramatic headlines every now and then and see him as a troublemaker. The second group sees that he gives most balls away and doesn’t push kids and gives really good insights into the stadiums that are hard to find elsewhere. He’s mostly hated because Twitter has fallen into groupthink and because of the A-Rod HR and military game. The only thing he actually has done super wrong was the military game
All twitter is is a hivemind. I actually think zack is good for baseball. I haven't watched a ton of his vids, but he brought me back to the game. I really wish people would stop throwing stones from glass houses- everyone has done something selfish in life, zack has just been seen publicly that way. we could literally all respond to each other in the same fashion, its just that thousands of people don't see our mistakes.
I respect the hustle. He shows up with gear from both teams to get a better chance at toss ups and autographs. Then wears neutral gear so he’s not pressured to throw back home runs. He figured out a way to attend games professionally.
For real man I feel for Zack. That’s what he loves to do is to catch baseballs and people have an issue with that. Also it’s most likely that the stadium employees are told to act like that towards fans because that’s their job or they are just naturally bad people. It’s absolutely ridiculous that they have to set rules for Zack and they are being discriminatory to him. Catching baseballs is his job and it wouldn’t matter if I didn’t support it (well I do support it) because that’s his love for baseball.
He’s like the kid at the restaurant who can’t stay in his seat
The way Zack presents himself makes me feel like he thinks he's entitled to a chance at every ball that exits play, and will get very mad when that chance is denied to him. He spoke a lot about the fan experience at Coors, but if I was at that game and some grown-ass goober was running in front of my seat every 10 minutes, I would be pretty irritated. Seems like it's all about Zack to him, at least in that respect
Great guy. ya'll just jealous that he gets line up cards, autos, players that know him, VIP access, and has a ton of fans in the stands.
He’s a nice guy and gives the balls away for the most part, definitely doesn’t deserve hate but that’s inevitable
I feel like he definitely deserves some of the criticisms he receives, but most of them are unwarranted. He’s just a guy trying to catch Baseballs. There’s no real harm most of the time.
He's fake nice. He only gives the balls away for video views/likes and so that people wouldn't say to give them to the kids.
Zack Hample is a cancer on the great game that is baseball
@@evanrodriguez8608 That’s a fair assumption to make, but tell me, what damage is he doing? He’s not doing anything really wrong and people just shit on him for it. Imo, he gives a unique behind the scenes look of MLB, which I think is very cool.
Man needs to heal his inner child
Zack is definitely right about the John. Him and the Rockies stadium workers are way to strict about leaving your seat most other stadiums are not like that. And catching balls is kind of part of the fan experience at the ball park. And as long as you aren’t knocking people over what’s so wrong with leaving your seat to catch one of those balls. Especially a meaningful one. I know I would do the same.
I ve been to 14 and the absolute worst was the NY Mets. A bunch of Karen scumbag ushers
This right here. The two times I went to watch a game form outfield at Coors where almost un-enjoyable due to the strict ass “Karen” security at the stadium. I’ve been to 5 total MLB Ballparks in my life and Coors was definitely the worst due to how security treated you and everyone around you. Couldn’t even move down 5 rows at that empty ass ballpark without security immediately threatening to throw us out.
I love baseball as a kid. The fans, the sports card industry, and the 94 strike did it for me. It’s unwatchable on tv and unaffordable in person.
How is it unaffordable in person? I paid like 15 dollars for my last game. Compared to other major sports it's super reasonable even in some major markets.
@@mike_b777 what market do you live in, do you drive yourself or take public transit? Do you eat at the park?
@@BlahBlah-em2ed Last game I went to was in Toronto. Paid 20 Dollars for 2 hot dogs and an IPA. I've been to a Red Sox game at Fenway though - that one was insanely expensive.
Someone much taller needs to follow this man from town to town running back and forth from left to right field and sticking to him like glue for a season snatch every ball coming towards him away from him. Guarantee this man would have a fit about it. In essence he needs to feel what it's like to go to a game have someone who's only objective is to get balls get in his way and see how he likes that experience.
After each catch, toss it to Hample and then... "oh here kid, you can have it". Quite likely a legitimate restraining order situation attempting to do it for a season, though. One game might be enough to get an all caps TH-cam video title from the Zack channel, though.
Im a usher at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and we would not take this shit. He would have never gotten a 2nd chance with us, he would have been ejected. In fact, we’ve ejected people for less.
I don’t think zack is a bad person I’ve met him irl he’s pretty nice
Kinda messed up what kershaw did. Just give him the ball wtf. What's the threshold of balls one must have in order to get a ball or not?
I guess the guy who's making $31 million off baseball this year is upset that some guy sells a few balls he catches in the stands.
He sounds like he’s 12 yelling at the guard
Don’t think he was yelling at anybody. If anything, the geezer, I mean security guard seem to be on a power trip
@@MrUtUtes ur here defending Zach on every comment hahaha sup hample
@@jonny4089 and yet, here you are, reading all of the comments.
@@MrUtUtes I didn’t tho I simply clicked on ur profile hahahah
@@jonny4089 you say that you aren’t reading all of the comments, but you tell me that I’m commenting on multiple comments???
I post on a lot of Zack Hample videos. His content is entertaining, but as I've stated else where, he acts like his baseball totals are something of relevance. Sure, it is to him, but otherwise it doesnt really matter. I will also say that its odd for a 45 year old to run around a stadium trying to snag baseballs. Time to get a real job.
I’ll say I think Zack has gotten alot better these last couple years. But with that being said I’ve seen him do some pretty scummy stuff in the past just to get a ball.
Sure, you could dislike him for preventing people from "catching" baseballs, but he gives most of them away anyways so it's not a big deal at all. Also, he does get paid to do his passion by going to games and getting balls so he's not being mean to anyone, in fact, he's such a nice guy. If there was security like that guy at Coors at every stadium, that would be bad for Zack and the game of baseball because what Zack does promotes the sport.
Zack running around and diving for balls is a liability issue. He runs into someone and causes injury you bet your ass they are sueing the stadium for allowing him to act that way.
@@killemkillua A lot of people runs around for balls.
I see nothing wrong here, don't get why he's hated if baseball means that much to him
Y’all leave Zack alone. His videos provide so much so much lore and helpful information about ballparks. I’ve lived in the Bay Area my whole life and it wasn’t until I saw one of his videos that I realized Oracle Park offers a crab sandwich. Plus while he DOES get a lot of foul balls he almost always offers it to kids nearby as soon as he catches or grabs one.
Catching a ball is whatever but basically trying to get a man fired or in deep trouble because your mad didn’t get your way a particular day is not a good look.
I think he just needs to be more careful with his wide fan base and clean up the tweets and exchanges with stadium employees and he would be less polarizing.
You know you're doing something right, when all they do is hate on you. For a regular guy to do what he's done, and does, is pretty damn admirable. I'd give my right and left nut to travel the world catch baseballs, do multiple television and radio interviews each week, see every stadium in the bigs, and interact with the players, instead of the misery of a 9-5 that I hate. No reason at all for all the hate Zack gets, it's just pure jealousy. As far as Stroman goes, he's just a typical punk thug anyway. Good on ya, Zack! Keep doing what you do, and keep pissing off the haters! ⚾️
Look up hample’s past before his yt channel lol he has tried to clean up his act by giving away balls now
Sad part is graphers always get a bad rap but this guy is more dangerous and annoying.
The fact you made a video to profit on your own, to try to make him look bad, just shows who you are. Everyone makes bad choices, but we are holding him accountable for things that are debatable if they are unethical. Look, he donated money to the kids charity, always gives balls away, signs autographs, etc.. He openly admits he is weird. Let him continue to be a kid and enjoy the game of baseball. Stop hating!
Not hating at all. I think it’s great he’s built a brand and lifestyle that makes him happy. The only thing I take issue with is him putting that usher from Coors on blast like he did and doubled down on it later. Super irresponsible behavior when you have a huge following to potentially put a target on someone whose just doing his job. He’s been in the spotlight for too long and is too old to be doing stuff like that to regular people.
@@JabroniBaseball do you believe the usher treated him the same as if he was not who he is? Why should he get spoken to like that? At the end of the day, there’s no rule saying he cannot do that. He paid for entry. Someone made an analogy on a comment, but it’s like going to Disney and told you cannot go on the rides, you can only watch them. My kids enjoy going to games and getting balls because of him. What people miss, baseball needs to be celebrated and enjoyed like Zack does, it’s what will keep the game going.
@@scotthellertaxes217 well honestly nobody really knows what happened. Zack started filming after the fact. We don’t know the whole context. Like If there was multiple times he was told to stop. I’ve been to enough games where ushers won’t even let you into a section without proof you bought a ticket there and I’ve seen ballhawks be told to sit down a few times. So if anything it’s more likely that Zack gets more privilege because of who he is and at least in this incident, was treated like how most people are.
@@JabroniBaseball you basically just admitted your stance on him is not favorable. It’s ok for you to think he is a bad person. But just understand you’re doing the same thing he is doing. Have a great day, and best of luck to your channel!
@@scotthellertaxes217 Not at all. All Im saying is, I don’t agree with how he reacted to the usher. He could’ve turned the camera off and just talked to the guy. But he decided to record him, and put him on blast to millions of people in an effort to shame him over something that’s pretty silly in the grand scheme of life events. But I appreciate the love, always good to have respectful discourse with people. Wish you nothing but success and good vibes 🤙🏼
People are (obviously) allowed to dislike Zach Hample, but I will say from firsthand experience that Coors Field ushers/security are among the most rigid, pushy, and unlikable people you'll ever meet. They rule over their domain with an iron hand, and suck all the fun out of going to a game there. Zach is right in his criticism of Coors Field. Some of the other stunts he's pulled over the years are a little over the top.
I called their front office to ask why they treated him so poorly and the 2 ladies I talked to on the phone were brutally negative !!!!!
@@QBAN2010 I think Coors Field and the Rockies have taken a lot of heat over that whole Zach Hample flap.
I do agree with the fact that Zach Hample is an annoying figure that makes things too much about himself, however at the same time I do think stadium security at major league stadiums are getting horrendous across baseball. I went to the futures game at dodger stadium during all star weekend recently and had a security guard make me open up a sandwich I was bringing into the game (which is allowed) and he dug his hands all over the food to inspect it for whatever the hell he thinks people smuggle inside a sandwich which was uncalled for. A couple weeks later a friend of mine went to a dodger game and said a fan who caught a home run ball got the ball taken away and was thrown out of the stadium because the guy couldn’t prove to security that he had a ticket for the bleachers during the late innings of a blowout game. In Zach’s case neither him or the security supervisors handled the situation in the correct manner and it points to a larger issues of unprofessional “mall cops” at stadiums hampering the fan experience and Zach being a big baby.
Sounds like you have bias
If he is so “annoying “, then why are you watching?
I think he was pretty smart with the A-Rod ball. Might as well get something out of it. If anything he just magnified the ridiculousness of the importance of a ball.