Have you watched his comentary from the mound for his starts its awesome hearing how a pro thinks out loud during a game. More pros in other sports should do it.
It seems pretty clear Rob Manfred and MLB have blackballed him for calling out their mishandling of multiple scandals. He has now been proven innocent for the criminal charges, but no teams even want him, a Cy Young winner, for league minimum
@@naciremasti the proof is available. Ever heard of civil cases? They sued eachother and in the end she settled without getting any money and not getting a non-disclosure from Bauer either. Which allowed him to talk about and release the evidence from that defamation case and her counterclaim (text messages and video's) to the public. Crazy thing is another woman tried to sue him last year for the same thing and now faces criminal charges because of it.
I don’t think teams want him, otherwise they’d sign. I think it’s more accurate that teams aren’t seeing him as a viable signing because of his relationship with MLB. That said, I think teams should say skrew Manfred and sign him.
I love the stuff Trevor is posting now. Showing his game day prep, behind the scenes and in the dug out stuff that we don’t get to see. Regardless of how you feel about him, the MLB is stuck in the past and can’t figure out why they can’t draw in fans. Manfred is killing baseball and definitely took Trevor personally.
That’s not how to get more fans as a pro player. Maybe if you’re retired or a minor leaguer like he is, but his media obsession is what messed up his playoff run. Fans do not want to hear that you suck on the field or you hurt yourself because you were focused on media.
Yall should really go watch Trevor’s breakdowns of his starts in the LMB he’s been doing recently. Dude is dealing and living his best life. MLB should publicly apologize to him for how dirty they’ve done him🙄
@@natesm8s Franco hasn't had a trial yet, how could he have been convicted? Is he not equally entitled to being presumed innocent until proven guilty and convicted via a trial? What if he ends up being cleared like Bauer?
@@Kratzke8000 his texts to the minor are public knowledge, he was detained and arrested by Dominican police. A quick google search would change your world
He did it to himself couldn't keep his mouth shut. Wanted everyone to know he's cheating and now baseball has to go through unnecessary checks just because of him. Soo good riddance
You can tell by the look on Trevor's face he was teasing his friend, not taunting him. He's clearly a fun dude that has been smeared and lied about. Too many teammates have been cowards not wanting to defend him.
@@AT2Productions At least here in Mexico he's not a dick. He celebrates and often trash-talks the current batter, but he's never decidedly rude to them. He also never hesitates to acknowledge rivals who do things right against him, like the current champion Pericos, who got a double RBI against him and did the sword celebration on him, and Bauer didn't get angry.
Finally- a fair assessment of his approach, without the infusion of the narrative from media (and the MLB Commissioner) who apparently hate him. Quality report; good for you and thanks.
Fantastic video. Watching Trevor on Momentum and on his own TH-cam channel, I cannot see how anyone can question his love and dedication to baseball. He has said he made mistakes, he also admitted he is socially awkward and that meeting and talking to people isn't easy for him. Watching his videos you see his thought process about working out and how he goes into preparing for a start. Bauer's biggest issue is he made light of an issue baseball wanted hidden and for the audacity of showing emotion and being a character on the mound. In a world where in the NFL after scoring a TD we have whole team choreographed celebrations, pumping your chest, or having a celebration after a big strikeout is just too much.
No one ever questioned his love for the game. Where is this even coming from? Bauer's biggest issue is wanting all the attention/drama with none of the blowback. You look at how he left the Dbacks and the Indians/Guardians and why he has rubbed people the wrong way. I'm not criticizing him for his shortcomings because we all have them, but asking why no team will sign him it's because he makes it all about him and what he's doing.
@@Improudofyou99 Thank you. I feel this is so obvious it doesn't merit mention, but the majority of comments seem to completely miss it: Trevor Bauer is a great baseball player and a dysfunctional human. There's nothing wrong with being erudite and eccentric, and I find it admirable in such a traditional sport. You can't expect everyone else to understand and immediately accept it though. Gerrit Cole was probably a pretentious ass in college, but he and Bauer could have learned so much from each other if either was willing to give the other the time of day. Bauer's first coaches were probably stuck in their traditional ways of coaching for the past umpteenth years, but if he'd approach them with humility and bring them around to his curious approach he could've evolved the sport. What I see as Trevor's flaw is he thinks everyone is below him; he doesn't have the patience nor would deign to explain his process. If you want to be revolutionary, you need to meet the game where it is and cordially walk it hand in hand toward a new identity. Trevor seems to just want to show everyone up to get back at all the bullies in his past, to show them he was really the man. He'll eventually realize this doesn't help. He endured abuse he never deserved, but self-worth comes from self-actualization, not callously giving the finger to everyone in charge. To me, it's never seemed like his playing the game is really about the game to him, it's about his image. For someone seemingly so enamored with baseball, that's the real tragedy IMO. The world loves you, Trevor. Love it back and share your knowledge graciously, and you will be rewarded
It was clear that manfred wanted Bauer out of the league, and we probably will never see him in an mlb team again but damn we miss this kind of player, very vocal and he has the talent to back it up. It’s always the people who doesn’t even play the sport the ones who ruin it.
something that should be noted, when bauer threw the ball over the wall, it was already pretty much confirmed that was gonna be his last start in a cleveland uniform. The team was very clear in the fact that bauer was being moved that trade deadline. He wasnt traded because he threw the ball over the wall, its actually more likely the opposite, where he knew it was his last game and was upset he couldnt perform in his last game with his team
When bauer "laughed in ramirez's face" it should be said and emphasised that bauer and jose were former teammates, and even to this day talk to each other on occasion. Jose has made appearances in bauers videos well after the blackballing too
So many teams could use him, especially now that his public accusers are both proven to be extorting Bauer. The recent one even got arrested and charged. Baseball didn’t like him exposing the sticky stuff that pitchers use. The BS assault charges are a smoke screen.
Imagine how common arrogant coaches are, they should be studying how bauer does his routine and possibly apply it in their own training regimen for pitchers. Since it obviously works, trevor bauer is a cy young award winner, that is a result of his unique training regimen specifically for him and his body.
I don't follow baseball, I rarely watch baseball. My last two games I watched were both at Wrigley, and I only went there to be with family (my brother both times and my dad one of them). I started following CloseCallSports, a TH-cam channel that breaks down ejections, a couple years ago, and love watching Jomboy breakdowns as well. Trevor became the only baseball player I follow last year. The videos from his year in Japan were incredible. He not only showed his training, and broke down games he was in, but also showed how he was a fish out of water learning a new culture in Japan. He's pretty entertaining. You have to have something wrong with you if you don't like him. #freetrevorbauer
I’ve met Trevor Bauer, he’s one of the most genuine guys on the planet!! He’s madly in love with baseball and inspires millions. He’s an absolute legend. A much needed force in a once dying sport.
He gets so much hate from baseball “fans” man and so much of it is based on incomplete information. He’s far from the perfect person. But he’s not evil, he’s not bad for the game, and he’s very ENTERTAINING
You can listen to the rumors or you can listen to one of the more well respected players currently in the league "“My experience with Bauer is not anything remotely close to what everyone else’s experience is. I love him. I think he’s an awesome guy. The personal things? I have no control. I have no say. Obviously, nothing ever came from it.”" -Mookie Betts. Also how is a guy so hated all of a sudden loved in Japan and Mexico. Same reason why the US media is dead silent when he's winning and cherry picks the moments where he had an off day. I'm going to be the first to say I never liked baseball but loved being the stat nerd and I understand why people don't like Bauer but sometimes you let guys prove to you that they're a failure instead of making them one in your image.
3:14 when he graduated early at the age of 16, he was able to do this because he had a staggering 4.8 gpa. He’s actually a really smart guy and the reason he didn’t train like everybody else, is because he does A LOT of scientific research that he felt was better than conventional training. He also learned some of this when he trained at the Texas Baseball Ranch
What I don’t understand is how people are thinking that Trevor needs to listen to them. Like just think about it, why would Trevor even be a professional if he needed to be coached? Obviously coaches are meant to instruct you but the only reason they are able to is because you yourself don’t know the sport as well as them. Trevor has dedicated his whole life to baseball so he obviously knows what he’s doing. The real problem is that some people don’t understand Trevor’s mindset. What I say is that if it works then it works and Trevor puts up the numbers to back up everything he says so I say we should listen to him and see him as the high level professional athlete he is instead of looking down on him for no apparent reason.
I think he might have a role as a pitching coach when he’s done. Have we really seen any major injuries with him? They used the false accusations from that bat shit crazy woman to use as an excuse to get rid of him, because he called out the cheating. I loved the banter back and forth with Trevor and Tatis. Mad respect for both. And I’m a Padres fan. Come to SD Trevor. Lord knows we could use him as our rotation is struggling with the starters. #ForTheFaithful #FreeTrevorBauer
I love Bauer. I think he’s made some petty and dumb choices but I think he’s a unique individual who was hardened and somewhat jaded by a narrow minded society and sport in particular. His dedication to helping kids who are bullied is a testament to his history and character. MLB pitchers, even stars, young and veteran have looked to him for guidance with their craft, which shows the obsolescence and limitations of the state of pitching coaching philosophy across the league. Let’s be real here- the league blackballed him because he was a whistleblower against the pitchers cheating. The false accusations made against him gave the league the opportunity to follow through with their desire to expel him. He was right about the league’s integrity. He was right about Manfred, who is simply an awful commissioner. There are players who have been convicted of domestic abuse and sexual assault who received next to no punishment for their crimes by the commissioner. Totally hypocritical. If Manfred and the league want to show any integrity now, they ought to reinstate him, paid his back pay, and publicly apologize to him. The Mets should sign him right now. The city would totally embrace him and once he has NYers supporting him, he will be able to fearlessly enact more change for the better. Seriously, the people of NYC will totally love him.
I think we need to do something like the people of Oakland did with the anti-boycott. We should make it a big and known thing to chant Trevor Bauer at mlb games so teams and the mlb as a whole can’t just ignore him
Very well put together video. There needs to be some rule or limitations in regards to suspensions like that. No one person should have career defining power. Particularly, suspensions over say half a seasons worth of games or suspensions related to false accusations or investigations resulting in no guilt. Those suspensions should be lifted or granted a review/appeal.
90% of the issues with him was he saw limitations of clean pitching ( without “cheating”) and called it out years ago and after being blamed as a spear head for the rise of cheating he backed off. Where the real problem is over 5 or 6 games in the 9th his rpm went up an impossible amount then a year before his big contract offer he was all the sudden throwing 3000s when before that he could rarely hit 1500rpm throws. Trevor Bauer cheated but he cheated in the way that everyone else did so instead shaking the whole sport apart they canned him so the approach to getting rid of all cheating ether doesn’t happen or happens very very slowly
After watching the Theo podcast with Bauer it makes alot of sense. Cole criticized his work ethic yet bauer grew up loving the game and commiting all his time to play and get better rather than hang out and get a social life. He was just a kid who loved baseball so much and wanted nothing else but to play the game. Those girls only tried to use him especially the second woman. im so glad he got it appealed and is now suing them both back.
What was done to Bauer is absolutely disgusting. You don't need to like the guy but to ruin his entire career for no reason is so F'ed up. He worked his ass off his whole life for a 1 in a million shot at pro sports. Actually made it and then gets screwed
6:59 on top of this, Skenes has a very odd and different warm up routine but instead of getting ridiculed by his teammates, managers, and fans like Bauer did, he gets praised for hit. I’m not throwing shade at Skenes at all, it’s just very unfortunate that Bauer got the complete opposite treatment just for a warmup routine! What kind of teammates and coaches are you to do that to ur player?
This video made me think of the craziest conspiracy theory. What if his original accuser was paid by MLB/ Manfred to finally get rid of him from anything and everything MLB...
There's a nice ending to it all, he's become the star player for the Yokohama Baystars. He's very much one of the faces of the team and the club owners even backed him when yet another unsubstantiated accusation came out. Even the fans have accepted him, notably siding with him after he yelled at his teammates to wake up after badly fumbling an inning.
Just because someone is smarter than you are and does things that you don't understand doesn't mean you criticize them; it means you try to learn from them and their knowledge/perspective.
Trevor really mellowed out and is no producing some of the best pitching science content I’ve ever seen. He’s still young enough to warrant a decent contract with an MLB team as well. Sad we will never see it.
He's not a superstar, he had his best year when suddenly his spin rate skyrocketed while everyone was using sticky substances. He's a cheater, a bully, and a general pos.
Astro fan and still makes me sick about their scandal,but Trevor got a raw deal and is playing out of country again,when we could be watching one of the greatest arms in my life time, and I am 64 yr old fan fanatic! LET HIM PITCH!!!
I'd also like to add Mookie Betts himself, arguably a player than everyone likes in this sport, spoke up and wanted to see Bauer coming back to the sport, just knowing how his talent is something good for the game of baseball itself. If you ask me, I don't think Bauer will be able to come back to the MLB. The world doesn't believe in second chances, are reactionary, and are hypocrites. It's unfortunate and we just have to accept that. I mean, every time his name is brought up on social media, it just brings messy commentary. Even with his name cleared, all the commentary around him just isn't worth to sign him due to opposing arguments, people won't shut up about it, even though yes, he deserves to come back to the MLB. I just hope his content on baseball, with his colleagues (who on camera seem genuine nice people, literally, just watch Momentum. Eric Sim while loud, is just a loveable big guy, and the fact that someone like him is really good friends with Bauer, really throws off the, 'unapproachable' narrative, otherwise I wouldn't think Sim would be his friend), will inspire all baseball fans and future talented prospects, moving the game of baseball forward in a positive path.
A Cy Young award winner for league minimum which is only a couple hundred thousand is always worth it. Especially now with so many teams in need of arms. There is something that prevents his signing beyond the disproven claims and him potentially being a bad influence to team chemistry. He's such a steal that I expect that the MLB (Manfred) influenced the teams not to sign him. And I hate conspiracy theories and find it very hard to believe the MLB would actually do such a thing. But this is literally unexplainable, a Cy Young winner entering his prime for under 1million? Let's be real..
@@m.o.5291 Yeah, I totally agree. It's such a ridiculous ordeal. It's hard to believe there is an unexplainable reason why 1 out of 30 teams in the MLB are unwilling to sign a competent pitcher.
@@Chanterprise #LiftSmallBuntTheBall KING HIMSELF. Kevin, really appreciate everything you do at Momentum both your hilarious on screen presence and off screen fantastic edits and probably videos that you produce/planned idk. Also, (correct me if I'm wrong), you're a beast sticking it out with Trevor at Mexico! Must've been a a really unique experience.
Gotta love how the kids making fun of him for being dedicated to baseball most likely won't come close to the success he's seen. He literally proved them all wrong.
lets be honest, the only reason he was treated so harshly was because of his big ego and the mlb hated him for it. They wanted a reason to suspend him.
Trevor is probably the best pitcher in the world and he can’t get a break it’s sad really. I’ve been a fan since he was in Cleveland and I’ve followed him to Japan and Mexico City this year. His TH-cam channel is fantastic check it out
Bauer is a talented guy that couldn't chill and blend in. When you have a 100+ million dollar contract, you need to keep your head down and ride the wave
The “media” aspect of all of this creates a certain perception both ways. It is so bad on one end that on the other end, people are retroactively trying to pump up his dominance, when there isn’t much there. Bauer’s cy young was in a shortened season. For a starting pitcher, that no time to prove your dominance, so that isn’t much of an accolade. Only 1 all star appearance that took him 6 years. Bauer was never actually the best pitcher in the league, certainly not for a sustained period of time. The drone thing in the playoffs is a lot worse as a fan than anything. I can’t imagine how disappointing it is expecting an ace to go dominant in the playoffs, only to hurt himself for his media page. It feels this side of the aisle, led by Bauer himself, is trying to get fans to think that sort of thing is cool or normal for pros when it isn’t. Winning is important, that is what fans of franchises want most. Bauer wasn’t exactly winning or pushing the needle for any team. Compare him to his idol Tim Lincecum, who in his first 6 years had 4 AS, 2 legit cy youngs, and 2 WS rings. Fantastic playoff debut as well, leading his team in his first October experience. That is true dominance over at least 5 years, from someone who was also a clear student of pitching mechanics. If Bauer’s career looked more decorated, I would understand the blacklisting argument more. I don’t actually believe there is some collusion of people trying to keep him out at this point. It is far more simple to observe that there are plenty of talented pitchers coming up, so why bother with this situation as a team? It would be a personal crusade. He would be an average pitcher at best if he came to MLB right now.
One of the best pitchers in the world right now and Manfred has blacklisted him. Dude has gotten cleared and nothing. Dudes getting better throught the years.
I like him & for him 💯%. I've seen over 10 of his vlogs & they're about an hour each, so I've watched him. I've seen him. I like him, his team mates in Mexico like him. He's cool as sh*t & a warrior on that mound. He's a fountain of knowledge & he shares everything. Every pitch, we know what he's throwing & why. TB is the sh*t. I would know by seeing him that much. He's just a genuine, down to earth, cool ass dude. He just is. Lots of people are. But, he definitely is.
I'm so glad this presents Bauer as innocent and the blackballing of him as unfair. You can fairly cover a story without pretending this whols saga isn't insane.
Well, he was proven right about: 1. His training methods 2. Widespread use of foreign substances to increase spin rate 3. Sexual assault charges against him were false
Baseball is all about having fun TREVOR is aware of that he had shown dedication and love for the game, controversial so what, life its not jus playing the f...... game you love, is about doing it and have fun it is nothing wrong about that, and fuc. the none written rules. fans were missing what he brought to the game. he is great and deserve a opportunity baseball need him..
The literal only way to explain why he's not in MLB right now is collusion, which should be HIGHLY illegal in industry's with anti-trust exemptions. Collusion can destroy a player's career and earning potential, and they really how no recourse.
The league has enough money to magically wand an assault charge on anyone… especially a guy with his reputation at the time. A guy is crossing the line by trying to clean up the game?! Ridiculous. Hope he comes back somehow someday
Hope some team just says "fuck Manfred" and signs him. Dude is dealing in Mexico rn and there are so many teams that could use him.
Have you watched his comentary from the mound for his starts its awesome hearing how a pro thinks out loud during a game. More pros in other sports should do it.
@@dmastran Yeah, some of the best baseball content on youtube imo
boston hasnt had pitching in years and would GLADLY take bauer in an instant. this blackmailing is bs
FREE BAUER
And he’s getting standing ovations from the opposing teams in Mexico, and breaking records down there too.
It seems pretty clear Rob Manfred and MLB have blackballed him for calling out their mishandling of multiple scandals. He has now been proven innocent for the criminal charges, but no teams even want him, a Cy Young winner, for league minimum
How can you be proven innocent when you were never formally charged?
@@naciremasti the proof is available. Ever heard of civil cases? They sued eachother and in the end she settled without getting any money and not getting a non-disclosure from Bauer either. Which allowed him to talk about and release the evidence from that defamation case and her counterclaim (text messages and video's) to the public. Crazy thing is another woman tried to sue him last year for the same thing and now faces criminal charges because of it.
@@m.o.5291 you're referring to his countersuit? Just because they sued each other doesn't mean he was formally charged.
@@naciremasti you still don't get you can proof something outside of a criminal court of law? I do so every day..
I don’t think teams want him, otherwise they’d sign. I think it’s more accurate that teams aren’t seeing him as a viable signing because of his relationship with MLB. That said, I think teams should say skrew Manfred and sign him.
I love the stuff Trevor is posting now. Showing his game day prep, behind the scenes and in the dug out stuff that we don’t get to see. Regardless of how you feel about him, the MLB is stuck in the past and can’t figure out why they can’t draw in fans. Manfred is killing baseball and definitely took Trevor personally.
I could so see him being a pitching coach at some time.
That’s not how to get more fans as a pro player. Maybe if you’re retired or a minor leaguer like he is, but his media obsession is what messed up his playoff run. Fans do not want to hear that you suck on the field or you hurt yourself because you were focused on media.
@@a1-userI didn't know you had an expertise on sports marketing
@@a1-user you get fans with star power and high level competition. Bauer encouraged both and the MLB is against both
Yall should really go watch Trevor’s breakdowns of his starts in the LMB he’s been doing recently. Dude is dealing and living his best life. MLB should publicly apologize to him for how dirty they’ve done him🙄
Do you think Wander Franco should be playing while he is merely investigated as well? He easily could be getting blackmailed as well, right?
@@Kratzke8000he was convicted… Bauer was cleared
@@natesm8s Franco hasn't had a trial yet, how could he have been convicted? Is he not equally entitled to being presumed innocent until proven guilty and convicted via a trial? What if he ends up being cleared like Bauer?
@@Kratzke8000 his texts to the minor are public knowledge, he was detained and arrested by Dominican police. A quick google search would change your world
There was never any evidence found in Trevor’s case🤣
So happy to learn that Bottom of the Innings supports Bauer
It's depressing seeing how many people support this piece of shit cheater.
Pretty much every baseball fan does
Something to note, Ramirez and Bauer were friends when that spring training game took place, being former teammate Ramirez laughed too
Trevor Rocks! So many teams could use the dudes arm!!!!! Cheers
im so sad nobody signed him, waste of talent and hard work.
I would sign him as a free agent in .000000000000000000000000001 seconds
Cheater.
@@SteefPipeveryone used foreign substances back then
He did it to himself couldn't keep his mouth shut. Wanted everyone to know he's cheating and now baseball has to go through unnecessary checks just because of him. Soo good riddance
He wasn't laughing in jose face. They've been friends along time
I was wondering, because they’d been teammates and Bauer doesn’t seem like that much of a dick.
Yes they’re buddies. There’s a video where Trevor is pitching to Jose in the desert during the pandemic.
You can tell by the look on Trevor's face he was teasing his friend, not taunting him. He's clearly a fun dude that has been smeared and lied about. Too many teammates have been cowards not wanting to defend him.
@@AT2Productions At least here in Mexico he's not a dick. He celebrates and often trash-talks the current batter, but he's never decidedly rude to them. He also never hesitates to acknowledge rivals who do things right against him, like the current champion Pericos, who got a double RBI against him and did the sword celebration on him, and Bauer didn't get angry.
Finally- a fair assessment of his approach, without the infusion of the narrative from media (and the MLB Commissioner) who apparently hate him. Quality report; good for you and thanks.
Fantastic video.
Watching Trevor on Momentum and on his own TH-cam channel, I cannot see how anyone can question his love and dedication to baseball. He has said he made mistakes, he also admitted he is socially awkward and that meeting and talking to people isn't easy for him. Watching his videos you see his thought process about working out and how he goes into preparing for a start. Bauer's biggest issue is he made light of an issue baseball wanted hidden and for the audacity of showing emotion and being a character on the mound. In a world where in the NFL after scoring a TD we have whole team choreographed celebrations, pumping your chest, or having a celebration after a big strikeout is just too much.
No one ever questioned his love for the game. Where is this even coming from? Bauer's biggest issue is wanting all the attention/drama with none of the blowback. You look at how he left the Dbacks and the Indians/Guardians and why he has rubbed people the wrong way. I'm not criticizing him for his shortcomings because we all have them, but asking why no team will sign him it's because he makes it all about him and what he's doing.
@@Improudofyou99 Thank you. I feel this is so obvious it doesn't merit mention, but the majority of comments seem to completely miss it: Trevor Bauer is a great baseball player and a dysfunctional human. There's nothing wrong with being erudite and eccentric, and I find it admirable in such a traditional sport. You can't expect everyone else to understand and immediately accept it though. Gerrit Cole was probably a pretentious ass in college, but he and Bauer could have learned so much from each other if either was willing to give the other the time of day. Bauer's first coaches were probably stuck in their traditional ways of coaching for the past umpteenth years, but if he'd approach them with humility and bring them around to his curious approach he could've evolved the sport. What I see as Trevor's flaw is he thinks everyone is below him; he doesn't have the patience nor would deign to explain his process. If you want to be revolutionary, you need to meet the game where it is and cordially walk it hand in hand toward a new identity. Trevor seems to just want to show everyone up to get back at all the bullies in his past, to show them he was really the man. He'll eventually realize this doesn't help. He endured abuse he never deserved, but self-worth comes from self-actualization, not callously giving the finger to everyone in charge. To me, it's never seemed like his playing the game is really about the game to him, it's about his image. For someone seemingly so enamored with baseball, that's the real tragedy IMO. The world loves you, Trevor. Love it back and share your knowledge graciously, and you will be rewarded
"The league just hadn't caught up yet" is the essentially truest part of the video.
It was clear that manfred wanted Bauer out of the league, and we probably will never see him in an mlb team again but damn we miss this kind of player, very vocal and he has the talent to back it up. It’s always the people who doesn’t even play the sport the ones who ruin it.
Cole saying Trevor isn’t dedicated to the game of baseball has to be the most projected insecurity I’ve ever heard of 😂
something that should be noted, when bauer threw the ball over the wall, it was already pretty much confirmed that was gonna be his last start in a cleveland uniform. The team was very clear in the fact that bauer was being moved that trade deadline. He wasnt traded because he threw the ball over the wall, its actually more likely the opposite, where he knew it was his last game and was upset he couldnt perform in his last game with his team
It's because of Trevor Bauer and his YT videos, that I love the game of baseball. FREE TREVOR BAUER!!!
Great video. You do well with story telling. #LiftSmallBuntTheBall
KEVIN
When bauer "laughed in ramirez's face" it should be said and emphasised that bauer and jose were former teammates, and even to this day talk to each other on occasion. Jose has made appearances in bauers videos well after the blackballing too
How did Cole think he didn't have a good work ethic if Bauer was always throwing, working out, and studying the physics of throwing?
I wish the Padres would sign him. Their rotation isn't deep enough as it is now.
I feel the same about the Orioles...
wouldnt surprise me if you they followed the money the women that put allegations against him were hired by the mlb
I have often thought this...
Only proves what poor judgment he has and how dumb he really is. You can’t be trapped unless you walk into it.
So your telling me, the fog is coming.
Wouldn’t surprise me at all.
@@jaaydeee9052 Strange. All Trevor had to do was say no and stay away from strangers. Doesn’t make him look smart at all.
So many teams could use him, especially now that his public accusers are both proven to be extorting Bauer. The recent one even got arrested and charged. Baseball didn’t like him exposing the sticky stuff that pitchers use. The BS assault charges are a smoke screen.
Imagine how common arrogant coaches are, they should be studying how bauer does his routine and possibly apply it in their own training regimen for pitchers. Since it obviously works, trevor bauer is a cy young award winner, that is a result of his unique training regimen specifically for him and his body.
I don't follow baseball, I rarely watch baseball. My last two games I watched were both at Wrigley, and I only went there to be with family (my brother both times and my dad one of them). I started following CloseCallSports, a TH-cam channel that breaks down ejections, a couple years ago, and love watching Jomboy breakdowns as well. Trevor became the only baseball player I follow last year. The videos from his year in Japan were incredible. He not only showed his training, and broke down games he was in, but also showed how he was a fish out of water learning a new culture in Japan. He's pretty entertaining. You have to have something wrong with you if you don't like him.
#freetrevorbauer
I can't get over how much his hand was leaking when he got cut
It’s the aspirin in his ACE stack
I’ve met Trevor Bauer, he’s one of the most genuine guys on the planet!! He’s madly in love with baseball and inspires millions. He’s an absolute legend. A much needed force in a once dying sport.
If he's the nicest person in MLB, then I'm Genghis Khan.
@@LightningRuns nice to meet you, Genghis
@@LightningRunsare you also braindead
He gets so much hate from baseball “fans” man and so much of it is based on incomplete information. He’s far from the perfect person. But he’s not evil, he’s not bad for the game, and he’s very ENTERTAINING
He admitted to punching an unconscious woman
@@hof8231sure Jan
You can listen to the rumors or you can listen to one of the more well respected players currently in the league "“My experience with Bauer is not anything remotely close to what everyone else’s experience is. I love him. I think he’s an awesome guy. The personal things? I have no control. I have no say. Obviously, nothing ever came from it.”" -Mookie Betts.
Also how is a guy so hated all of a sudden loved in Japan and Mexico. Same reason why the US media is dead silent when he's winning and cherry picks the moments where he had an off day.
I'm going to be the first to say I never liked baseball but loved being the stat nerd and I understand why people don't like Bauer but sometimes you let guys prove to you that they're a failure instead of making them one in your image.
3:14 when he graduated early at the age of 16, he was able to do this because he had a staggering 4.8 gpa. He’s actually a really smart guy and the reason he didn’t train like everybody else, is because he does A LOT of scientific research that he felt was better than conventional training. He also learned some of this when he trained at the Texas Baseball Ranch
These videos are amazing! I don’t rlly understand how you don’t have more subs and views but if u keep posting I think you can get to 100k soon
What I don’t understand is how people are thinking that Trevor needs to listen to them. Like just think about it, why would Trevor even be a professional if he needed to be coached? Obviously coaches are meant to instruct you but the only reason they are able to is because you yourself don’t know the sport as well as them. Trevor has dedicated his whole life to baseball so he obviously knows what he’s doing. The real problem is that some people don’t understand Trevor’s mindset. What I say is that if it works then it works and Trevor puts up the numbers to back up everything he says so I say we should listen to him and see him as the high level professional athlete he is instead of looking down on him for no apparent reason.
I'd love to see the O's get him.
Same
Bauer needs to sue MLB for a few 100 million in lost wages. Seems an easy win.
"100 million easy win"? you sounded like a real genius 😂
@@jerome6578 haha, Ok Forrest, you sound like a real genius for your understanding of obvious sarcasm.
I think he might have a role as a pitching coach when he’s done. Have we really seen any major injuries with him? They used the false accusations from that bat shit crazy woman to use as an excuse to get rid of him, because he called out the cheating. I loved the banter back and forth with Trevor and Tatis. Mad respect for both. And I’m a Padres fan. Come to SD Trevor. Lord knows we could use him as our rotation is struggling with the starters. #ForTheFaithful #FreeTrevorBauer
Bauer and J Ram are great friends. That ab was all fun in games.
This guy got me back into baseball. I love his approach to perfecting his craft.
I love Bauer. I think he’s made some petty and dumb choices but I think he’s a unique individual who was hardened and somewhat jaded by a narrow minded society and sport in particular. His dedication to helping kids who are bullied is a testament to his history and character. MLB pitchers, even stars, young and veteran have looked to him for guidance with their craft, which shows the obsolescence and limitations of the state of pitching coaching philosophy across the league.
Let’s be real here- the league blackballed him because he was a whistleblower against the pitchers cheating. The false accusations made against him gave the league the opportunity to follow through with their desire to expel him.
He was right about the league’s integrity. He was right about Manfred, who is simply an awful commissioner. There are players who have been convicted of domestic abuse and sexual assault who received next to no punishment for their crimes by the commissioner. Totally hypocritical.
If Manfred and the league want to show any integrity now, they ought to reinstate him, paid his back pay, and publicly apologize to him.
The Mets should sign him right now. The city would totally embrace him and once he has NYers supporting him, he will be able to fearlessly enact more change for the better. Seriously, the people of NYC will totally love him.
I think we need to do something like the people of Oakland did with the anti-boycott. We should make it a big and known thing to chant Trevor Bauer at mlb games so teams and the mlb as a whole can’t just ignore him
Very well put together video.
There needs to be some rule or limitations in regards to suspensions like that. No one person should have career defining power.
Particularly, suspensions over say half a seasons worth of games or suspensions related to false accusations or investigations resulting in no guilt. Those suspensions should be lifted or granted a review/appeal.
Did you drop this in the MLB suggestion box 📦?
90% of the issues with him was he saw limitations of clean pitching ( without “cheating”) and called it out years ago and after being blamed as a spear head for the rise of cheating he backed off. Where the real problem is over 5 or 6 games in the 9th his rpm went up an impossible amount then a year before his big contract offer he was all the sudden throwing 3000s when before that he could rarely hit 1500rpm throws. Trevor Bauer cheated but he cheated in the way that everyone else did so instead shaking the whole sport apart they canned him so the approach to getting rid of all cheating ether doesn’t happen or happens very very slowly
After watching the Theo podcast with Bauer it makes alot of sense. Cole criticized his work ethic yet bauer grew up loving the game and commiting all his time to play and get better rather than hang out and get a social life. He was just a kid who loved baseball so much and wanted nothing else but to play the game. Those girls only tried to use him especially the second woman. im so glad he got it appealed and is now suing them both back.
What was done to Bauer is absolutely disgusting. You don't need to like the guy but to ruin his entire career for no reason is so F'ed up. He worked his ass off his whole life for a 1 in a million shot at pro sports. Actually made it and then gets screwed
This is a true example of blacklisting, not Kaepernick
Good vid. Bauer can be so good. And as to the media making up the story, it shows everyone needs as many news sources as possible.
6:59 on top of this, Skenes has a very odd and different warm up routine but instead of getting ridiculed by his teammates, managers, and fans like Bauer did, he gets praised for hit. I’m not throwing shade at Skenes at all, it’s just very unfortunate that Bauer got the complete opposite treatment just for a warmup routine! What kind of teammates and coaches are you to do that to ur player?
Fantastic reporting!! The best I've seen on Bauer.
This video made me think of the craziest conspiracy theory. What if his original accuser was paid by MLB/ Manfred to finally get rid of him from anything and everything MLB...
This is why I no longer give a damn about MLB....
There's a nice ending to it all, he's become the star player for the Yokohama Baystars. He's very much one of the faces of the team and the club owners even backed him when yet another unsubstantiated accusation came out.
Even the fans have accepted him, notably siding with him after he yelled at his teammates to wake up after badly fumbling an inning.
aye man y’all can cry all you want that sword celebration is fireee 🔥😂 don’t like it don’t strike out
I've always been a Bauer fan since he was in Cleveland. Only individual player outside of the team I pay attention to
This was awesome!!! Im a huge TB fan.. Baseball is so dumb.. its supposed to be about entertainment so i say let Trevor back so he can Entertain
The commissioner should be investigated.
Bauer will never pitch in the mlb again, but he will coach…
Just because someone is smarter than you are and does things that you don't understand doesn't mean you criticize them; it means you try to learn from them and their knowledge/perspective.
Trevor really mellowed out and is no producing some of the best pitching science content I’ve ever seen. He’s still young enough to warrant a decent contract with an MLB team as well. Sad we will never see it.
anyone else notice the picture of him pitching lefty?
He's not a superstar, he had his best year when suddenly his spin rate skyrocketed while everyone was using sticky substances. He's a cheater, a bully, and a general pos.
Astro fan and still makes me sick about their scandal,but Trevor got a raw deal and is playing out of country again,when we could be watching one of the greatest arms in my life time, and I am 64 yr old fan fanatic! LET HIM PITCH!!!
Uncancel Trevor Bauer!!
I'd also like to add Mookie Betts himself, arguably a player than everyone likes in this sport, spoke up and wanted to see Bauer coming back to the sport, just knowing how his talent is something good for the game of baseball itself.
If you ask me, I don't think Bauer will be able to come back to the MLB. The world doesn't believe in second chances, are reactionary, and are hypocrites. It's unfortunate and we just have to accept that. I mean, every time his name is brought up on social media, it just brings messy commentary. Even with his name cleared, all the commentary around him just isn't worth to sign him due to opposing arguments, people won't shut up about it, even though yes, he deserves to come back to the MLB.
I just hope his content on baseball, with his colleagues (who on camera seem genuine nice people, literally, just watch Momentum. Eric Sim while loud, is just a loveable big guy, and the fact that someone like him is really good friends with Bauer, really throws off the, 'unapproachable' narrative, otherwise I wouldn't think Sim would be his friend), will inspire all baseball fans and future talented prospects, moving the game of baseball forward in a positive path.
A Cy Young award winner for league minimum which is only a couple hundred thousand is always worth it. Especially now with so many teams in need of arms. There is something that prevents his signing beyond the disproven claims and him potentially being a bad influence to team chemistry. He's such a steal that I expect that the MLB (Manfred) influenced the teams not to sign him. And I hate conspiracy theories and find it very hard to believe the MLB would actually do such a thing. But this is literally unexplainable, a Cy Young winner entering his prime for under 1million? Let's be real..
@@m.o.5291 Yeah, I totally agree. It's such a ridiculous ordeal. It's hard to believe there is an unexplainable reason why 1 out of 30 teams in the MLB are unwilling to sign a competent pitcher.
Appreciate you Noot Noot
@@Chanterprise #LiftSmallBuntTheBall KING HIMSELF. Kevin, really appreciate everything you do at Momentum both your hilarious on screen presence and off screen fantastic edits and probably videos that you produce/planned idk.
Also, (correct me if I'm wrong), you're a beast sticking it out with Trevor at Mexico! Must've been a a really unique experience.
@@NootNoot. thank you again for your love, support, and the kind words! Mexico is great. Enjoying my time and bringing the content to y’all!
Gotta love how the kids making fun of him for being dedicated to baseball most likely won't come close to the success he's seen. He literally proved them all wrong.
Great video you deserve more subscribers. 😊❤🎉
lets be honest, the only reason he was treated so harshly was because of his big ego and the mlb hated him for it. They wanted a reason to suspend him.
The sticky stuff war seems to me to OBVIOUSLY be the reason he's not in the league right now.
Trevor Bauer sacrificed his career to save baseball.
He's not misunderstood, he's unorthodox which makes him appalling to traditionalists who simply don't want to welcome change
I love watching Trevor on momentum. Him shooting shit with Eric Sim and doing challenges is always super entertaining
Trevor is probably the best pitcher in the world and he can’t get a break it’s sad really. I’ve been a fan since he was in Cleveland and I’ve followed him to Japan and Mexico City this year. His TH-cam channel is fantastic check it out
Bauer is a talented guy that couldn't chill and blend in. When you have a 100+ million dollar contract, you need to keep your head down and ride the wave
The man was dedicated. I think people were mad that they couldn't be him. It's hard to be unique in a world of squares.
The “media” aspect of all of this creates a certain perception both ways. It is so bad on one end that on the other end, people are retroactively trying to pump up his dominance, when there isn’t much there. Bauer’s cy young was in a shortened season. For a starting pitcher, that no time to prove your dominance, so that isn’t much of an accolade. Only 1 all star appearance that took him 6 years. Bauer was never actually the best pitcher in the league, certainly not for a sustained period of time. The drone thing in the playoffs is a lot worse as a fan than anything. I can’t imagine how disappointing it is expecting an ace to go dominant in the playoffs, only to hurt himself for his media page. It feels this side of the aisle, led by Bauer himself, is trying to get fans to think that sort of thing is cool or normal for pros when it isn’t. Winning is important, that is what fans of franchises want most. Bauer wasn’t exactly winning or pushing the needle for any team.
Compare him to his idol Tim Lincecum, who in his first 6 years had 4 AS, 2 legit cy youngs, and 2 WS rings. Fantastic playoff debut as well, leading his team in his first October experience. That is true dominance over at least 5 years, from someone who was also a clear student of pitching mechanics. If Bauer’s career looked more decorated, I would understand the blacklisting argument more. I don’t actually believe there is some collusion of people trying to keep him out at this point. It is far more simple to observe that there are plenty of talented pitchers coming up, so why bother with this situation as a team? It would be a personal crusade. He would be an average pitcher at best if he came to MLB right now.
Yes, MLB will regret in the future what they did to Baur. LMB is honored to have Bauer. Justice for Trevor. he will be a great coach in the future.
Just imagine Trevor Bauer with the 2024 Dodgers.
One of the best pitchers in the world right now and Manfred has blacklisted him. Dude has gotten cleared and nothing. Dudes getting better throught the years.
Great work you put in to this, love it!
I like him & for him 💯%. I've seen over 10 of his vlogs & they're about an hour each, so I've watched him. I've seen him. I like him, his team mates in Mexico like him. He's cool as sh*t & a warrior on that mound. He's a fountain of knowledge & he shares everything. Every pitch, we know what he's throwing & why. TB is the sh*t. I would know by seeing him that much. He's just a genuine, down to earth, cool ass dude. He just is. Lots of people are. But, he definitely is.
Dudes “The Mad Scientist” when it comes to pitching… he’s got it down to a science, let him back in!!!!!!
The MLB needs Trevor Bauer - but Trevor Bauer doesn’t need the MLB
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Ahaha, just had to delete that
I'm so glad this presents Bauer as innocent and the blackballing of him as unfair. You can fairly cover a story without pretending this whols saga isn't insane.
He belongs in MLB
Well, he was proven right about:
1. His training methods
2. Widespread use of foreign substances to increase spin rate
3. Sexual assault charges against him were false
Dudes still got a cannon, he'll he just dropping 19ks in a game for the Mexico record. Crazy
I don't understand why the Angels won't sign Bauer. Several teams can use him.
Iv seen so many bad takes on this dude. Good work on this one.
i really dont understand why a coach would be angry about a players training regime if it was working, so many weird egos
any comments from Trevor????
I do wonder, how many more pitchers have to get hurt before one of the 30 teams sign Trevor.
Not a single teammate defended this guy in Dodgers, that says all.
Mookie did
Sign him to the Jays, would love to see him play!!!
The thumbnail does not look Like Trevor Bauer 😂😂
Trevor is the man, miss him on the Dodgers.
Hope he owns the Dodgers by the time he's done suing them and the MLB. If not the Dodgers, at least the Diamondbacks.
Baseball is all about having fun TREVOR is aware of that he had shown dedication and love for the game, controversial so what, life its not jus playing the f...... game you love, is about doing it and have fun it is nothing wrong about that, and fuc. the none written rules. fans were missing what he brought to the game. he is great and deserve a opportunity baseball need him..
The literal only way to explain why he's not in MLB right now is collusion, which should be HIGHLY illegal in industry's with anti-trust exemptions. Collusion can destroy a player's career and earning potential, and they really how no recourse.
Awesome video man! I subbed!!!!
The guardians just need to bring him back and put him in the corner and tell him to talk to no one. Fucking Manfred. Honestly I hope he sues them.
If Trevor was a left-handed pitcher, he'd still be in the game.
I sure if he was a PoC, he would still be in the league also.
So True, bring him back! This shit has to stop!
Let's not act like he didn't do this to himself. He blatantly told everyone baseballs unwritten rules and made the league look like a joke
The league has enough money to magically wand an assault charge on anyone… especially a guy with his reputation at the time. A guy is crossing the line by trying to clean up the game?! Ridiculous. Hope he comes back somehow someday