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- Brett Gardner had a great career, spanning 14 years, and having two of the most polar opposite seasons in recent history. With the Yankees having a fantastic year, and Aaron Judge running away with the MVP award, it felt right to take a look at one of the players that showed MLB at its finest, and the change from stolen bases to home runs.
clicked on this video and thought it was a pretty big channel. suprised to see you only have 25 subs! you earned a sub, keep up all the great videos
Thanks for watching the video! Means a lot.
I was Brett's teammate at College of Charleston in 2003 when he was a Sophomore. He had the nickname "squirrel" because of how fast he ran for such a small stature. Pound-for-pound one of the strongest people I've ever met. He didn't start that year because we had a really good outfield and his bat was inconsistent. The fact he made himself into an elite collegiate hitter his Junior and Senior years was somewhat surprising, but it made sense because of how hard he worked. You never would have guessed in 2003 that he would eventually become the Yankees clubhouse leader and win a ring with them.
I miss him and wish to see him involved in the NY Yankees organization.
I've been to Holly Hill, kinda' remind me of Deliverance.
@@zhoubaidinh403 Fact.
Thanx for that info ⚾️
@@alsacrime4806 that’s a cool story and he has a temper man
Brett Gardner was a good Yankee! I think they were one year too late to move on from him, but he was always someone Yankee fans appreciated! Always played hard, and played with Yankee pride!
He lived 2 doors down from me in college… nice guy, i remember him introducing himself ‘i’m Brett and i play baseball’ to which i replied ‘oh cool, so you play for the school’ … and his unwavering response was ‘not just yet, but i will’ … we hardly saw him the rest of the semester as he was playing with the team.
Brett lived up the street from me during baseball season and would come into where I worked a lot. He always said hi to me and we would talk about baseball and family. He is such a nice guy and so humble. I’m miss him being on the Yankees and miss talking to him
To me the true definition of a team player. A credit to the Yankees and major league baseball and is going to be missed.
I’ve been watching the Yankees since the ‘50s and Brett Gardner is one of my favorite Yankees of all time…his consistency and productivity for a player of his stature deserved a much better ending than it did…the fact that the Yankees didn’t return him this year and instead played Aaron Hicks was purely a contract technicality. His spark like Anthony Rizzo’s would surely be helping as they attempt to limp across the finish line of the ‘22 season ⚾️❤️🌈
Agreed. there were a few weeks right around this time last year where he was probably our best offensive player. Only for a span of a dozen or so games but he was on fire, and as a lifelong Gardy fan I loved it. Woulda been much more valuable even at his age then Gallo or Hicks
Naaah he was out of gas...
@@andyrehorn7541 if you ever played or coached, team chemistry is essential…Gardy brought it everyday and what this current team is surely lacking at times this year…he wasn’t supposed to start everyday last year but had to at 36-37 because Hicks couldn’t make it again with a $77 mil guaranteed contract…
He wasnt consistent or productive, but damn if he wasnt one of my favorite yankees ever. Since you said youve been watching for a long time assume you havent heard the phrase “he’s got the dawg in him” but that is literally what made brett great
@@dylantyrrell9084 he wasn’t what, “consistent”…let’s just take the Hicks comparison to start, who’s still there because of his guaranteed contract and as you say, no “dawg” in him…give me 9 Gardies and I’ll win a WS with the proper pitching…happy Holiday weekend to you! ⚾️❤️
As a Red Sox fan, Gardner haunted my nightmares. He was Ellsbury but faster and more consistent. Wish he would’ve considered extending his career by playing for other teams.
lol he was ellsbury but without the good stats and pleasant demeanor. Come on, ellsbury hit 32 home runs his last year with the sox and stole way more bases, also batted over .300 every season. This is a ridiculous comparison.
He definitely was not faster than ellsbury
@@aaacomp1 you're talking about the younger Ellsbury that played in Boston, but he played for them as well.
@@thomasfogarty2782 however you want to remember it, we absolutely could not catch him stealing. He was white lightning
@@redeadhead4 yes, just like you said. "As a red sox fan" when he went to the evil empire he ceased to exist for me.
Gardner was my favorite Yankee. Thank you for this video
Being a Yankee fan born in 2004 I pretty much only saw the end of Derek Jeter's career but I saw most of Gardy's and I can honestly say through his longevity, loyalty towards the Yankees, the heart he showed on every play whether on the field or on the bench, his amazing relationship with the fans with his iconix to any Yankee fan flex to the bleacher creatures, and him being the defacto leader in the locker room of the late 2010s teams in the playoffs, that Brett Gardner is without a doubt my favorite baseball player of all time.
Been a Yankee fan as long as I can remember, and I miss him. His 2021 was really rough and it was time to move on, but he was a great Yankee
You need to do a video on Kevin Pillar. A late round pick, who the Bluejays drafted with the intention of filling their minor league teams. They never expected him to make the MLB roster. He had a great career for a player drafted where he was
When I first saw Gardner when he first came up back in 2008, I thought that hes a nice role player that you can have on your team hitting lead off or hitting 9th, and I see him being in the big leagues for about 5 years before no team would want to sign him. Or he can play more years but if he plays as a bench player.
The fact that he played for almost 15 years, and for only one team, and that he was a starter most of those seasons, is just remarkable. He truly was a player that fit perfectly for the Yankee Stadium dimensions.
He and swisher were my guys
STANTON 2B? Are u nuts? He's an outfielder who DHs most of the time. DJ or Torres would be 2B
@@jcmandgo1238 Stanton is more a shortstop tbh
You fail to mention how he was the Hobart captain until judge came because of his attitude and how he carried himself and kept people accountable
He was one of the most clutch ya Kees and reliable when everyday outfielders kept getting hurt
Gardy was there to get us through and show us an all star outfielder with an average bat that came through in the clutch and speed that made everyone nervous
He should be playing for the. This year still even and would have
I loved his tenacity and his determination. He made the most of what he had, and you knew he would always give it everything he could.
Loved him on on the Yankees!
2009 Yankees is such a dope team
We all love him. Miss him. Hopefully we can see him again
I miss Gardy and his intensity. Lord knows the Yanks could use him now. We need a Gardy Party...
Great video!! Surprised you only have 250 subs. You gained a sub with this video!!
The Yankees should do something right this year and that something would be to eventually honor Gardner!
In my opinion, one of Gardy's best seasons was 2017. He was a veteran leader on a team that had a lot of youth and he served as the perfect catalyst to get something started. In 151 games (second-most on the team), he hit .264 with 21 home runs with 63 RBIs, had an on-base percentage of .350, and a respectable OPS of .778. It was arguably better than his All-Star 2015 campaign and he was surely more consistent in '17 than he was in '15. He also came up clutch with a couple of walk-offs during the regular season (notably against TB in July) and he also had that critical at-bat in the deciding fifth game of the ALDS against Cleveland that put the game and series away for good. I think that that season tends to be forgotten. It surely won't jump out at people as much as Judge's 2017, but Gardner was definitely among the Yankees' most important players that season and in history. I'd put him in the same category as serviceable Yankees such as Roy White, Bobby Murcer, Bobby Richardson, and Tony Kubek.
I agree, I was going to mention 2017 on its own as well it just didn't showcase the true change in his style.
He had that game in Chicago too with 2 outs in the 9th and he hit a go ahead 3 run homer
@@upsetyou6587 That too
Here at 310 subscribers. You have many more to come. Great video.
Man do I wish he was still on the team this year. 1 Lemahieu (3B) 2 Judge (CF) 3 Rizzo (1B) 4 Stanton (2B) 5 Benintendi (LF) 6 Carpenter (DH) 7 Trevino (C) 8 Gardner (RF) 9 IKF (SS) would be a scary good lineup, add the fact that Cabrera could come off the bench and play pretty much every position, if DJ or Riz needed a night off Donaldson comes in to play third, and if he could refind his swing at the Torres would be available to pitch hit. But hey I guess if Bader comes back you slot him into the eight spot and centre field moving Judge to right and you still have a scary lineup even though I'd rather have Gardner over Bader for the offensive side
Edit: Judge and Gardner would likely switch spots in the field but I've liked Judge in centre so I'd try Gardner in right. Stanton at second is an experiment as I don't really like Carp on the field, I'd rather him DH so Stanton needs to play somewhere and my outfield is full. If the experiment didn't go well then Stanton DH's, DJ moves to second and I have to settle with Carp on third
I would put DJ at short and have Carpenter play third so Stanton can DH and IKF or gleyber can play 2B.
@@cambillz_ I would probably leave IKF at short and just slide DJ to second. If Bader does come back I'm sure they want Benintendi-Bader-Judge as the outfield so in order to get Carpenter's and Stanton's bats in the lineup one of them has to play infield which you're right is likely Carp at third. Nothing against DJ at first, it's a great option when Riz isn't in the lineup but I love Riz at first and DJ can pretty much play anywhere, I'd take him at second over Gleyber even though I still like Gleyber despite his recent struggles we can't lose him unless it's in a blockbuster trade in the offseason
If they didnt sign hicks to one of the dumbest yankee gambles ive seen in a long time, he definitely fits as a fourth outfield piece.
Gardner is not even a right fielder you lineup doesn’t make much sense at all Gardner is either a center or left fielder Stanton is a outfielder or DH not a second baseman
@@SGTLopez89 I've liked Judge in centre this year so I'd try Gardner in right but yeah those would likely be flipped. Needed to put Carpenter or Stanton somewhere and didn't have anyone for second as I didn't want to use Torres and I've always seen DJ as more of a corners guy but he looked great at second last night so I'm going change my infield to LeMahieu (2B) Carpenter (3B) and Stanton (DH). Since Gardner isn't on the team in reality I would just put Cabrera where I've put Gardner
Wish we brought him back this year we need a guy like him to hold us together… also sick of cashman making every single worse decision he can get that guy out please
I miss Gardy
Same
You guys MUST be Yankee fans. I have always thought he was a horse's ass.
Me three.
Me 4
me 5
He’s a scrapper. Nothing but respect.
He was my favorite player
my favorite player of all time. he won the heart n hustle award too
One of my all time fav Yankee
Even in today's game where a .225 avg. is the 'new" .250 you can't stick around hitting .222 without power and dimished speed. He was lucky to stick around for as long as he did, mainly cuz the Yanks had enough big bats and there was a spot for his speed and spark and fielding. Btw, I'm a Met fan but the Yanks were always on in my house as well. And, I kinda liked the guy. Funny, Michael Kay says he once gave him a slap on the back in the locker-room and said it was like slapping a cement wall. Lol
Brett Gardner was so underrated I'm happy he never left
As a Yankees fan always loved his tenacity 💯
He also had a lady stalking him which is scary.
Brent Gardner will definitely be among the Yankees greats when he retires not babe Ruth or jeter but he will definitely has his place in Yankees history
Baseball's Angry Thumb was a very good player for the Yankees. He had speed on the basepath, hit for fairly good power near the end of his career and people sometimes forget how good he was with the glove. I'm glad he was a part of the 2009 WS winning team.
Played For The Yankees Only For Like 12 Years and Didn't Get a Standing Ovation For His Last Game He Should've Got More Respect Not Many Players Stay On Just The Yankees Through Their Whole Career
The GOAT
i always thought brett shouldve been our captain, great teamate and solid player. may not be a hall of famer, but he'll always be a beloved yankee!
Fantastic video!
What are the Yankees waiting for?
Subscribed!
Dude was a great ballplayer.
Wish the yankees had a better send off for this guy, he was the last only yankee from the ‘09 squad left
Always liked Brett's attitude.
I would have appreciated the measurements of that insane dome being included in this video.
Like the video, but gardner didn't just have an average career. He has an average offensive career, but he finished his career with about 40 war. Sure that is because of how long he did play, but that is far more than average. You only mentioned his defense for his 2016 gold glove campaign, it would have been better to put up his drs stats like how he had 35 drs in 2010 (his 7.4 bwar season), and his career 138 drs. He was one of the best defenders of our recent times. Still love the video
yeah, average. Yanks could have done so much better with their resources. One of the reasons the Yanks didn't do much of note in the decade of the 2010s
@@Chasstful Yankees could replace a few players this year with Gardy. 😂
@@PapeySapote no argument there
When I was at the College in the 80s, basketball ruled. Got the baseball team when we went D1. Was gone from Charleston by 90. Never got to see the baseball team. Heard this kid made the Yankees. Though that was pretty impressive. Anthony Johnson and Andrew Goudelock the only two cagers I knew of that made the pros.
Awesome video, keep up the good work. You earned a new subscriber with this vid.
Good video cant believe i found you, yt finally showed me a diamond in the rough
2009 Ring 💍
Miss his hustle…
4:22 Small correction; he was an average hitter for his career, not player. Baserunning and defense are also vital to assess a player's overall value. I know you probably just misspoke, but it had to be pointed out nontheless
You forgot about how he was a great leader in the group
Gardy told me his only career regret was not doing steroids
The misreading of the numbers on the slide at 4:25 drives me crazy.
He is an incredible man player true game changer,
average
guy had 44 career war, great player not average
Good video, misleading title. You don't say what happened to him. Nothing about the end of his career and why he just never got the call. At least mention how it all ended. Title should be "A brief History of Brett Gardner."
What happened to Gardy, simple, he got old. Everybody know in your 30,s the body starts to go on you.
A career 100 OPS + does not mean he was a "completely average player for his career". It means he was a completely average batter for his entire career. He was however an elite defender and baserunner. A 4.3 WAR is far from an average player, even an average starter. In 2021 a 4.3 WAR would place you 35th in the MLB. Gardner was a much more valuable player, at least as measured by WAR, than you seem to give him credit for in this video. He was an elite MLB player that wasn't quite good enough to be seriously considered for the Hall Of Fame. To characterize his career as "average" really undersells his overall value.
You did a really good job with this video but you need to slow down when you narrate this video. Trust me, my channel is the same style format and I when listen to myself, I hear myself rushing it sometimes. Otherwise, I enjoyed it and wish you luck in your future videos.
Wish we were able to bring him back this year and not trade monty for a guy in a boot atm.
Awesome Vid
2018 gardy party was so fun to watch
Always assumed his stats were above avg due to how hard and how long he played the game
A true Yankee,,.gave 150% every game
id take gardy over hicks rn
Wait a minute, let's revisit his first college game. Brett stole 2nd, was told by the opponent that it was a foul ball (which it wasn't), went back toward first, got caught in a rundown, and ended up safe at 1st. I thought stealing backwards was illegal, wouldn't the mere act of going back to first have been an automatic out?
So going backwards on the base path will result in an out if it is done with the intention of confusing the fielders. Since Brett was the one that was probably the most confused, he wasn't called out for returning to 1st base.
A somewhat similar situation happened to Jean Segura in the MLB. He got in a rundown trying to steal 3rd and then ended up on 1st base after some baserunning confusion. You can search "Segura's baserunning adventures" by MLB to watch.
@@andytoshio Thanks for the clarification. Just checked out the Segura video, that was nuts. Of course, it looked to me like a blown call, so that probably isn't the best example of proper rules interpretation.
It wouldn't be stealing backwards because he was never called safe at 2nd.
He was taking practice swings for golf in the dugout.
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A lot of these Brett Gardner highlight videos somehow failed to mention how his speed and hustle started rallies in late innings just by beating what would've been routine outs... I remember at least a couple of big games that the Yankees were down on and they came back... those comebacks started when he got on base
The player that comes with Dugout insurance 😭
Brett Gardner might have been statistically average but all in all he was a hard nosed ball player. He came to play and he always seemed to play hard.
Was this man named after Brett Michaels?
Someone needs to edit Charleston’s wiki page since Brett isn’t even on there
Whenever I watched the Yankees I couldn’t figure out how the guy made the team.
Huh? You serious?
@@christopherchristmas9683 always looked like a minor league player to me. Not kidding
@@rayray4192 hmm that's interesting but ok...lol
I hated his play the last few years but I have to admit he would of helped this year.
Brett felt like a fever dream
Bro what'd they do to the baseball in 2019 LAMO
He got old.it happens
Being able to be average during such a long time in the MLB is a feat few has managed to do.
Brett the bat Gardner 👌🏻
yeah he was good in 2015 but his best performance was still as the giant green head on the wall in the Wizard of Oz
I clicked on the video to find out what happened to him. So...what happened to him?
IT’S A GARDY PARTY
you should make a vid on tatis of mabye make vids on important stuff in baseball it does good
Your numbers are broken.. He was above Average. Defense is another side of the game. Average players don’t stay a Yankeetheir whole career.
always thought he looked like a thumb
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I share a birthday with brett gardner lol
I’ll be the first to say it. I don’t miss him
I've seen a lot of Gardy love recently, but during his last few seasons it was more like this. I wonder where he would fit in this lineup, or if he even would.
like out of all the crops why did you pick to use pictures of cotton fields 😭😭😭😭😭😭
The working mans Yankee
Still would have been better than Hicks
Still didn't address what happened to him. Just stat summaries. Disappointing.
I'm neutral on this video. You started off on the wrong foot throwing shade at Gardner. His banging the bat was a audible protest to bad umpire calls, which the Yankees and still number 1 in most missed calls on strikes.
Well, you have a point, but he wasn't really throwing shade. You can't talk about Gardy without mentioning his dugout tantrums - I loved them!
He was psychologically incapable of keeping his mouth shut about the Red Sox! And that intense anger routine in the dugout was ridiculous. It seemed like the Yankees dropped him like gum on your shoe!
@@candacecrocker352 you're projecting a lot of stuff here. Hope one day you find peace
Guy was always just average. I don't think he ever affected the bottom-line in a positive way. Cashman loved him for some reason, they could have easily done much better
lol Gardy was just average, did you just start watching yankees games this year, they need a player like Gardy, someone who can get on base consistently and be a baserunning threat, the team is literally just Judge trying to hit enough Homeruns to carry a bunch of losers to the playoffs, Gardy was one of the better outfielders in the league for a good 10 years that's not average.
@@TheBetterFlarp stats don't lie
In 2019 I swear if you didnt have atleast 25hrs you didnt belong in the league. I think i could've hit about 3 4hrs that year with them juiced ass balls
Try slowing down your talking and enunciate your words better, other than that good content 👍
Gardner got old. That's about it.
He was never really my favorite Yankee. Between his inflated home run numbers towards the end of his career and the temper tantrums he always seemed to be throwing he just came across as a roided out man child. I was so happy when they finally moved on from him