@@Trav81888 million percent seen you then we probably had a few convos! My moms friend used to like a spot by third base because we always end up on the Jumbotron there
Alongside Félix Hernández, my favorite pitcher growing up. As a venezuelan, those two meant SO much to us. I believe he should be in the HOF, it's a shame he was robbed of the 2005 Cy Young. I'm sure he would have a much better case if he actually had won three in a row, as he rightfully should have done. Thanks for the video, Jolly. It was wonderful as usual :)
I didn't expect to be emotional today, but man this was a fun trip back in time. Remember how excited I was when they traded for Santana and watching the final outs of his no hitter is one of my best memories as a fan. Yet another amazing video, dude.
Johan is significantly less dominant but also he got ballot crunched because of how the Hall handled the PED guys. So the writers were crunched for space cause they wouldnt allow the writers to vote for more than 10 guys and you have these PED guys and just a lot of big names sitting on the ballot. Same reason Kenny Lofton fell off when he should have made it. Johann deserves a second chance. One of the greatest change ups ever. If he had the third Cy he definitely gets in because less of the small Hall guys could reason him out of their ballots.
My fondest Johan memory came as a Brewers fan. Friday, May 28, 2010. New York Mets vs Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. For over a *month* I had this date circled on the calendar because both Johan Santana's and Yovani Gallardo's current rotation dates suggested they'd face off on this day. I was 14 and I begged my dad to get tickets to the game weeks ahead. It was a tad naive of young 14 year old me. All it took was one skipped off day of rest, one injury, one skip in the rotation and this duel of the aces would not come to pass... But it did. I won't bore you with what I saw because honestly, it was boring in the best way. No offense whatsoever until the bottom of the 9th with a walk off homerun. Before that? Gallardo and Santana were both absolutely dealing. Johan ended up throwing 8 innings, giving up 3 hits, 2 walks, no runs and 5 strikeouts on 105 pitches, but Gallardo matched him pitch for pitch, throwing a complete game shutout giving up 8 hits, 1 walk and getting 7 strikeouts on 121 pitches. The 24 year old blooming ace outdueled the 31 year old veteran former Cy Young winner who was at the tail end of that terrific pitching stretch from 2002-2010. And the Milwaukee faithful let Johan know it. Rarely had I seen opposing pitchers get standing ovations when they left the mound in Milwaukee, but Johan got quite the sendoff that night. For me personally, it was the rare instance where the hype not only matched but exceeded expectations. We hoped for a pitchers duel, what we got was a masterpiece.
Oddly enough as a Twins fan, Johan is the first ace that I remember as well as a young man. Loved watching him pitch. Last time I’ve watched the Twins consistently.
My first MLB Twins game, I got to go watch my favorite team for the very first time, and my favorite player Johan Santana, one day before my 10th birthday, May 27th, 2007! He pitched 8 amazing innings! I loved those Twin teams of my youth and I loved Johan the most! He was truly special on the mound, but also just an all around good dude! Thank you for sparking some amazing memories and great video!
A lot of people like to mention that it wasn’t an actual No Hitter. Fair point. But then if that one isn’t an actual No Hitter, then RA Dickey’s 1 Hitter should be counted as an official No Hitter. The error should have been charged to Wright.
Truly one of my greatest memories as a Mets fan! I have the Newsday full front page framed and hanging over my desk. I will always love Johan Santana for that game!
My buddy and I drafted Johan in the Show YEARS ago and opening day threw a no hitter with him. He's been our guy ever since. I also remember watching his no no on my birthday and thought that was the coolest thing ever
Totally agree. The twins have been my team all my life and I do remember those world series wins but Johanna was really that first ace pitcher that I loved to see. I remember driving hours after work to watch him pitch and driving home all night to make it back to work. I missed his 17 K game in person as a twin but watched every pitch on tv. Still love going back and reminiscing and watching his brilliance. Exactly why I’m here now! Awesome video.
V. stupid wordplay jokes are marks of the "v. stupid one!" Proof, Ace of Spades win win win win! Code for a landslide victory! Parable of the talents, hush hush. S.K. Chris "won" in the end. It's not a competition.
Hey thanks for another fabulous video. You're one of the content creators I've been blazing through to try and retroactively learn about the history of the game. There are a lot of names that I remember hearing about in the heyday, but I just wasn't really into baseball at all back then. So it's a blur. You do a great job of helping a new yahoo like me catch up. Appreciate it. Gonna put some of Johan Santana's games on the "watch later" list now.
Would be cool to see a breakdown of Carlos zambrano career especially since he threw a nono but also fought his own catcher in the dugout during a game
I’ll never forget that no hitter against my Cardinals! It was my first game away from Busch Stadium. We flew in the morning and out the next morning. It was absolutely heartbreaking
Not voting for him, which led to him falling off the HOF ballot his first year should have been a crime punishable by 7 years imprisonment and a $50,000 fine. Fingers crossed he gets announced on the vets committee in 10-15 years, but I hoped for Kenny Lofton too, yet he wasn't even a finalist but somehow Palmeiro was.
I'm a Jays fan, but I can relate to this heavily. My first ace was Ricky Romero in 2011. He wasn't the same after that year, but I have so many memories of watching him on the hill every fifth day
My “I was at that game” moment was the first game Cal Ripken sat out and ended his streak. I remember everyone thinking it was just a mistake that he wasn’t in the lineup they show on the big screen in center field.
I was at the game Johan hit his homerun too with my dad. He surprised me that day after I came home from camp. You can actually see us in the broadcast when Johan comes out for his curtain call. We were sitting behind the dugout to the left (on the broadcast). I’m wearing a white Mets jersey and a backward baseball cap and my dad is wearing a black blazer and orange mets cap. We have the screenshot blown up and framed in our house. Great memory.
He was the best pitcher in the game when I started baseball and it's a shame I didn't get to see enough of it at his prime. I wish he stayed healthy enough to accumulate more stats for the HoF.
Great work Jolly! Though I have one tiny nitpick to an otherwise great video. I know a lot of people say he wasn't the same after the no-hitter but I gotta disagree with that comment. His numbers for June, not including the no-hitter, are: 3.60 (4.80 FIP), a 1.23 WHIP, with 25 Ks in that same time frame. To quote the oft-meme'd scene from Chernobyl "Not great, not terrible". What truly did him in was having his ankle stepped on by Reed Johnson, which you showcase at 9:17. Including that start until the end of his season in August, he threw 19 innings across 5 starts, had an ERA over 15 (a FIP of about 7 1/2), a WHIP north of 2.5 and didn't have a start where he allowed less than 6 runs. Compensating for that bum ankle likely made his back and his shoulder give out.
The first dominant ace of my favorite team growing up is Pedro Martinez with Boston. I was very spoiled to begin watching baseball in 2002 as a Red Sox fan. 04 was great having a legit knuckleballer, Pedro, and Schilling. Not to mention Ramirez and Ortiz hitting 3 & 4. I’ll never experience watching a team like that again
8 Strikeouts/8 Hits/8 Runs/8th homestand game/134 pitch count = 8/251st no hitter in baseball = 8. Gary Carter died at age 57, Johan's jersey #. The fan who rushed the field and celebrated with the team was wearing a Carter 8 jersey. Gary had a hand in this. Thanks Kid. Love ya' forever.
If Johan won that 2005 Cy Young there would be more conversation of him in the HOF. Also Mets BP blew a lot of his games in 2008; he should've had closer to 21 games that year. He was one of 3 Mets Pitchers i would schedule games around to see them (along with Harvey and deGrom); hearing "Smooth" on the speakers at Shea in 2008 was music to my ears. It's borderline Criminal that Johan never pitched in the playoffs as a Met. His last sacrifice to the Mets fans was the No-Hitter. He'll forever be a Beloved Met to me.
As a lifelong Cleveland resident and diehard Guardians fan, I was very happy (and relieved) to see him exit the AL Central. I also appreciate you not filling this video with clip after clip of Johan dominating the, at the time, Indians It's so crazy how human beings are all made up of the same stuff. But the difference in how pro athletes bodies hold up or breakdown is nuts. Guys like Jamie Moyer pitches into his 40's. Randy Johnson pitched into his MID 40's and threw a perfect game at the age of 40. They were 2 completely different pitchers with The Unit being a power pitcher and Moyer being a control pitcher. So it's not always the style of a pitcher that causes injuries. Then guys like Johan, Mark Prior, Scott Kazmir and others who have elite stuff can't stay healthy after a certain point
My claim is I got to watch Ronald Acuna's little brother hit a walk-off Grand Slam to lock the Down East Wood Ducks into the 2021 Carolina League playoffs.
Growing up in the Twin Cities I watched a lot of Johan growing up… I will say the first Brewer game I went to was a May 2010 game where Johan Santana was pitching against Yovani Gallardo, and it was 0-0 going into the bottom of the ninth where Corey Hart hit a 2 run walk off homer
Mine was game 163 at the Dome for Twins vs Tigers. Sat up in RF when I was 16. They played don't stop believin by Journey and when the lyrics "born and raised in south Detroit" played I've never heard a louder boo lol. Game was wild.
You said you never forget your first ace. As a kid growing up in the lou in the 2000s Chris carpenter was pretty legendary. Never forget the awesome ace battle in the 2011 NLDS between him and Roy halladay unforgettable pitcher
Hmm yea Kerry Wood was my first ace but that wasnt quite accurate cause really he was like the number 3. It was actually Kevin Tapani (anyone remember him)? I guess with the Cubs it was kind of a rotating door cause Wood and Prior kept getting hurt so it ended up being Jon Lieber and next Carlos Zambrano.
Randy Joh sons No-no in Atlanta. I was upset as a young kid. I look back fondly now. Also, every bad cardinals playoff lose for the braves. 10 run 1st,l and the outfield fly. Other wise I'm general spoiled, 2 ws series and plenty of fun games I've been too over the years.
My fondest memory at a big league ballpark was back in 2019. I was there when the Angels threw a combined no-hitter against Seattle in their first home game since Tyler Skaggs tragically passed away. Everyone was wearing 45, and at the end of the game everyone put their jersey on the mound in memory of Tyler. A painful time brought the team together that night.
2016 cubs comeback extra innings win vs. seattle. montgomery relief pitched, played left, made a great catch, and pitched again! then lester pinch hit suicide squeezed ftw at the end
Johan was legendary. That changeup made his fastball look about 112mph. Lol. Very good with the Twins. But by the time he went to the Mets he definitely wasn’t the same pitcher. The Phils beat up on him quite a bit it seemed.
A beast! Santana was the man. Longer career than Lincecum and similar to Koufax as others have already mentioned. Defintely got screwed early with HOF voting
Johan was my ace growing up to as a Twins fan. Haven't had an ace since then. So much fun, should've had 3 straight cy youngs. Unfortunate he will never get voted into the HOF
Johan Santana is a hall-of-fame level pitcher. I'm serious. Compare his stats to Sandy Koufax, a similar pitcher with a short career, an astronomical peak and sharp drop-off/end. He at least deserved to stay on for more than a year.
I was a Few rows up from the Derek Jeter dive in to the Stands vs the Sox in 04.. it was actually my first Ever baseball Game safe to say it made me not only a baseball fan for life but a Yankee For life
Being a Cardinals fan, I remember watching his no hitter against us in my brothers room at Cardinal Glennon hospital while he was recovering from having his appendix removed
He could have only pitched the one No-Han game for the Mets and he'd still be beloved in NY. Factor in his greatness in his first couple of seasons in NY and he's an all time Met.
i was at the game he hit the Homer. It was against Cincinatti, and the pitch beforehand he just hooked it foul. The next AB of his was a 3 pitch strikeout
my favorite game that i was at was st. louis vs kansas city last year and it was early in the year. Albert pujols and arenado went back to back and this was when i realized pujols was going to have a special year
I don’t understand how his career could’ve been should’ve or could’ve to do once we saw Youngs three strikeout crowns and pitched a no hitter hear the next one career I don’t know if he’ll make the Hall of Fame get an excellent career
My best I was there moment was watching gleybor Torres hit a grand slam in Yankee stadium against Boston in my first Yankees game after being away in the navy for over a year
This is the type of guy that where he played hurt his legacy. If he played in a big market through that run he would have been considered one of the greatest of all time
my fondest memory at a game is watching Huascar Ynoa hit a grand slam against the Nats, so I totally feel this intro lol. my claim to fame is you can hear me yell as soon as it hits the bat bc it was a summer away game and the nats were bad so nats park was p empty and I was slightly tipsy lmao
2008 was a great year for me. It was my first year as a bat boy for the Mets. Johan was so awesome. Just a truly unique and special guy.
I went to a lot of games in 2008! Probably seen you a million times then
@@dranes5325 I was the 3rd base ball boy
if your being honest, that’s awesome!
@@Trav81888 million percent seen you then we probably had a few convos! My moms friend used to like a spot by third base because we always end up on the Jumbotron there
Alongside Félix Hernández, my favorite pitcher growing up. As a venezuelan, those two meant SO much to us.
I believe he should be in the HOF, it's a shame he was robbed of the 2005 Cy Young. I'm sure he would have a much better case if he actually had won three in a row, as he rightfully should have done.
Thanks for the video, Jolly. It was wonderful as usual :)
I didn't expect to be emotional today, but man this was a fun trip back in time. Remember how excited I was when they traded for Santana and watching the final outs of his no hitter is one of my best memories as a fan. Yet another amazing video, dude.
Twins legend
Pretty much the Last time the twins were worth watching too
@@StraightCashHomie23what about 2019
@@StraightCashHomie23set home run record in 2019
I think Santana and Kofaux are to similar in terms of careers to put one in the HOF and the other not. Johan for HOF
Santana didn’t even make a second ballot I believe.
Johan is significantly less dominant but also he got ballot crunched because of how the Hall handled the PED guys. So the writers were crunched for space cause they wouldnt allow the writers to vote for more than 10 guys and you have these PED guys and just a lot of big names sitting on the ballot. Same reason Kenny Lofton fell off when he should have made it.
Johann deserves a second chance. One of the greatest change ups ever. If he had the third Cy he definitely gets in because less of the small Hall guys could reason him out of their ballots.
@@wavedash101 ERA+ says Johan was just as, if not more dominate then Kofaux. But yeah, the ballot crunching sucks
@@fortynights1513 Yep, so many guys robbed because of the mlb's system
@@fortynights1513 Yeah he only got 10 votes in his first year of eligibility. He needed 5% to stay on the ballot and got less than 2.5%, such a shame.
My fondest Johan memory came as a Brewers fan. Friday, May 28, 2010. New York Mets vs Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. For over a *month* I had this date circled on the calendar because both Johan Santana's and Yovani Gallardo's current rotation dates suggested they'd face off on this day. I was 14 and I begged my dad to get tickets to the game weeks ahead. It was a tad naive of young 14 year old me. All it took was one skipped off day of rest, one injury, one skip in the rotation and this duel of the aces would not come to pass...
But it did. I won't bore you with what I saw because honestly, it was boring in the best way. No offense whatsoever until the bottom of the 9th with a walk off homerun. Before that? Gallardo and Santana were both absolutely dealing. Johan ended up throwing 8 innings, giving up 3 hits, 2 walks, no runs and 5 strikeouts on 105 pitches, but Gallardo matched him pitch for pitch, throwing a complete game shutout giving up 8 hits, 1 walk and getting 7 strikeouts on 121 pitches. The 24 year old blooming ace outdueled the 31 year old veteran former Cy Young winner who was at the tail end of that terrific pitching stretch from 2002-2010. And the Milwaukee faithful let Johan know it. Rarely had I seen opposing pitchers get standing ovations when they left the mound in Milwaukee, but Johan got quite the sendoff that night. For me personally, it was the rare instance where the hype not only matched but exceeded expectations. We hoped for a pitchers duel, what we got was a masterpiece.
I think I remember that game too as a then-11-year-old Mets fan who watched it on TV, was it Cory Hart that hit the walkoff?
@@armadillolover99 Yes!
Johan is more Hall of Fame worthy than Jack Morris don’t @me 💯
Oddly enough as a Twins fan, Johan is the first ace that I remember as well as a young man. Loved watching him pitch. Last time I’ve watched the Twins consistently.
My first MLB Twins game, I got to go watch my favorite team for the very first time, and my favorite player Johan Santana, one day before my 10th birthday, May 27th, 2007! He pitched 8 amazing innings! I loved those Twin teams of my youth and I loved Johan the most! He was truly special on the mound, but also just an all around good dude! Thank you for sparking some amazing memories and great video!
My favorite pitcher growing up as a Mets fan. I'll never forget watching his No-No live in awe as a 12 year old. Thanks for this video
You can thank Adrian Johnson for the blown call lol
A lot of people like to mention that it wasn’t an actual No Hitter. Fair point. But then if that one isn’t an actual No Hitter, then RA Dickey’s 1 Hitter should be counted as an official No Hitter. The error should have been charged to Wright.
Love the Era of baseball you’ve covered in your recent videos. As a millennial from the Twin Cities Johan will always be my GOAT.
Truly one of my greatest memories as a Mets fan! I have the Newsday full front page framed and hanging over my desk. I will always love Johan Santana for that game!
My buddy and I drafted Johan in the Show YEARS ago and opening day threw a no hitter with him. He's been our guy ever since. I also remember watching his no no on my birthday and thought that was the coolest thing ever
Santana got so absolutely robbed of 3 straight Cy Young awards it's crazy.
HOFer with one of the best changeups ever.
Colon had a solid 05, but Santana was far better.
Glad you covered Santana, Jolly. The man had “Bugs Bunny” changeups, and dominated during his prime. 🔥
I get it, my “I saw that in person” moment is seeing Kyle Gibson hit a home run
I swear, johans change up is one of the best pitches in history of mlb
Totally agree. The twins have been my team all my life and I do remember those world series wins but Johanna was really that first ace pitcher that I loved to see. I remember driving hours after work to watch him pitch and driving home all night to make it back to work. I missed his 17 K game in person as a twin but watched every pitch on tv. Still love going back and reminiscing and watching his brilliance. Exactly why I’m here now! Awesome video.
V. stupid wordplay jokes are marks of the "v. stupid one!" Proof, Ace of Spades win win win win! Code for a landslide victory! Parable of the talents, hush hush. S.K. Chris "won" in the end. It's not a competition.
I was at the Metrodome when Johan had 17 k's, best sports memory of my life. In his prime, Johan was THE ace pitcher.
Hey thanks for another fabulous video. You're one of the content creators I've been blazing through to try and retroactively learn about the history of the game. There are a lot of names that I remember hearing about in the heyday, but I just wasn't really into baseball at all back then. So it's a blur. You do a great job of helping a new yahoo like me catch up. Appreciate it. Gonna put some of Johan Santana's games on the "watch later" list now.
Would be cool to see a breakdown of Carlos zambrano career especially since he threw a nono but also fought his own catcher in the dugout during a game
One of, if not the best hitting pitchers I've ever seen (Ohtani doesn't count, unique situation).
Big Z was quite the character. I remember him well.
Johan Santana is a hall of famer. His peak is undeniable.
One of a handful of players in the Hall of Stats but not currently the Hall of Fame.
I’ll never forget that no hitter against my Cardinals!
It was my first game away from Busch Stadium. We flew in the morning and out the next morning. It was absolutely heartbreaking
Damn shame those umps called it a foul ball when it was fair.
Not voting for him, which led to him falling off the HOF ballot his first year should have been a crime punishable by 7 years imprisonment and a $50,000 fine. Fingers crossed he gets announced on the vets committee in 10-15 years, but I hoped for Kenny Lofton too, yet he wasn't even a finalist but somehow Palmeiro was.
I was there for Mark Buehrle’s no hitter against the Rangers in April 2007. It’s the one where he walked Sammy Sosa, then picked him off at first!
I'm a Jays fan, but I can relate to this heavily. My first ace was Ricky Romero in 2011. He wasn't the same after that year, but I have so many memories of watching him on the hill every fifth day
My “I was at that game” moment was the first game Cal Ripken sat out and ended his streak. I remember everyone thinking it was just a mistake that he wasn’t in the lineup they show on the big screen in center field.
My favorite pitcher to use in MLB 2K8
I was at the game Johan hit his homerun too with my dad. He surprised me that day after I came home from camp. You can actually see us in the broadcast when Johan comes out for his curtain call. We were sitting behind the dugout to the left (on the broadcast). I’m wearing a white Mets jersey and a backward baseball cap and my dad is wearing a black blazer and orange mets cap. We have the screenshot blown up and framed in our house. Great memory.
I think the No Hitter was the Baseball Gods gift to Johan for cutting his career short.
I hope The Show releases a No Hitter Johan card.
It seems we forget just how many innings pitchers mowed through in the 2000s
He was the best pitcher in the game when I started baseball and it's a shame I didn't get to see enough of it at his prime. I wish he stayed healthy enough to accumulate more stats for the HoF.
Cal Ripken's 3000th hit at the Metrodome on April 15th, 2000.
Great work Jolly! Though I have one tiny nitpick to an otherwise great video.
I know a lot of people say he wasn't the same after the no-hitter but I gotta disagree with that comment. His numbers for June, not including the no-hitter, are: 3.60 (4.80 FIP), a 1.23 WHIP, with 25 Ks in that same time frame. To quote the oft-meme'd scene from Chernobyl "Not great, not terrible".
What truly did him in was having his ankle stepped on by Reed Johnson, which you showcase at 9:17. Including that start until the end of his season in August, he threw 19 innings across 5 starts, had an ERA over 15 (a FIP of about 7 1/2), a WHIP north of 2.5 and didn't have a start where he allowed less than 6 runs. Compensating for that bum ankle likely made his back and his shoulder give out.
The first dominant ace of my favorite team growing up is Pedro Martinez with Boston. I was very spoiled to begin watching baseball in 2002 as a Red Sox fan. 04 was great having a legit knuckleballer, Pedro, and Schilling. Not to mention Ramirez and Ortiz hitting 3 & 4. I’ll never experience watching a team like that again
8 Strikeouts/8 Hits/8 Runs/8th homestand game/134 pitch count = 8/251st no hitter in baseball = 8. Gary Carter died at age 57, Johan's jersey #. The fan who rushed the field and celebrated with the team was wearing a Carter 8 jersey. Gary had a hand in this. Thanks Kid. Love ya' forever.
If Johan won that 2005 Cy Young there would be more conversation of him in the HOF. Also Mets BP blew a lot of his games in 2008; he should've had closer to 21 games that year. He was one of 3 Mets Pitchers i would schedule games around to see them (along with Harvey and deGrom); hearing "Smooth" on the speakers at Shea in 2008 was music to my ears.
It's borderline Criminal that Johan never pitched in the playoffs as a Met. His last sacrifice to the Mets fans was the No-Hitter. He'll forever be a Beloved Met to me.
As a lifelong Cleveland resident and diehard Guardians fan, I was very happy (and relieved) to see him exit the AL Central. I also appreciate you not filling this video with clip after clip of Johan dominating the, at the time, Indians
It's so crazy how human beings are all made up of the same stuff. But the difference in how pro athletes bodies hold up or breakdown is nuts. Guys like Jamie Moyer pitches into his 40's. Randy Johnson pitched into his MID 40's and threw a perfect game at the age of 40. They were 2 completely different pitchers with The Unit being a power pitcher and Moyer being a control pitcher. So it's not always the style of a pitcher that causes injuries. Then guys like Johan, Mark Prior, Scott Kazmir and others who have elite stuff can't stay healthy after a certain point
My claim is I got to watch Ronald Acuna's little brother hit a walk-off Grand Slam to lock the Down East Wood Ducks into the 2021 Carolina League playoffs.
Growing up in the Twin Cities I watched a lot of Johan growing up… I will say the first Brewer game I went to was a May 2010 game where Johan Santana was pitching against Yovani Gallardo, and it was 0-0 going into the bottom of the ninth where Corey Hart hit a 2 run walk off homer
Mine was game 163 at the Dome for Twins vs Tigers. Sat up in RF when I was 16. They played don't stop believin by Journey and when the lyrics "born and raised in south Detroit" played I've never heard a louder boo lol. Game was wild.
You said you never forget your first ace. As a kid growing up in the lou in the 2000s Chris carpenter was pretty legendary. Never forget the awesome ace battle in the 2011 NLDS between him and Roy halladay unforgettable pitcher
Hmm yea Kerry Wood was my first ace but that wasnt quite accurate cause really he was like the number 3. It was actually Kevin Tapani (anyone remember him)?
I guess with the Cubs it was kind of a rotating door cause Wood and Prior kept getting hurt so it ended up being Jon Lieber and next Carlos Zambrano.
Randy Joh sons No-no in Atlanta. I was upset as a young kid. I look back fondly now.
Also, every bad cardinals playoff lose for the braves. 10 run 1st,l and the outfield fly.
Other wise I'm general spoiled, 2 ws series and plenty of fun games I've been too over the years.
My fondest memory at a big league ballpark was back in 2019. I was there when the Angels threw a combined no-hitter against Seattle in their first home game since Tyler Skaggs tragically passed away. Everyone was wearing 45, and at the end of the game everyone put their jersey on the mound in memory of Tyler. A painful time brought the team together that night.
*cries in Twins fan*
we should get a video on Dale Murphy! He’s an interesting choice because like Santana, he had 2 major awards (2 MVPs) and IMO should be a HOFer
Johan was the first true ace I had ever watched for my Twins, and sadly we haven’t had one since 🙃
Santana needs to be in the hall of fame. he is better then meany player that are all ready in it
2016 cubs comeback extra innings win vs. seattle. montgomery relief pitched, played left, made a great catch, and pitched again! then lester pinch hit suicide squeezed ftw at the end
I was there for the 2014 Wild Card Game. First time in my lifetime I was able to see the Royals in the playoffs. Remarkable.
Johan was legendary. That changeup made his fastball look about 112mph. Lol. Very good with the Twins. But by the time he went to the Mets he definitely wasn’t the same pitcher. The Phils beat up on him quite a bit it seemed.
A beast! Santana was the man. Longer career than Lincecum and similar to Koufax as others have already mentioned. Defintely got screwed early with HOF voting
Johan was my ace growing up to as a Twins fan. Haven't had an ace since then. So much fun, should've had 3 straight cy youngs. Unfortunate he will never get voted into the HOF
you should make a video about luis severino and how great he was and now he has a long injury history
"everyone remembers the first ace of the first baseball team they followed"
23 year old Rockies fan: still waiting to unlock this memory.
I was there moment: Kyle Farnsworth/Paul Wilson Cubs v Reds fight
Johan Santana is a hall-of-fame level pitcher. I'm serious. Compare his stats to Sandy Koufax, a similar pitcher with a short career, an astronomical peak and sharp drop-off/end. He at least deserved to stay on for more than a year.
Thank you so much for including the Twins Commercial. I've never seen it and I'm so happy I have now.
Johan reminds me of Jacob Degrom. Both had a period of dominance and won a couple cy youngs but were injured a lot. God bless you and Jesus loves you!
I was literally just looking up this guy yesterday
Doing research on players with 4-6 years of dominance
My top 2 “I was there” moments have to be 2019 ALCS game 5 and Jeter’s final home game in 2014
My "I was there for that" game was Roy Halladay's perfect game in Florida. Weren't many people there, so I'm pretty happy I got to see it.
Could you do a video on Pujols and Cabrera? Something about how we could never see a hitter join the 500/3000 club again
I get that their stars burnt out too quickly, but it's a damn shame that guys like Johan Santana and Tim Lincecum will never sniff the hall of fame.
“…everyone remembers the ace of the first baseball team they followed.”
Danny Duffy.
I was a Few rows up from the Derek Jeter dive in to the Stands vs the Sox in 04.. it was actually my first Ever baseball Game safe to say it made me not only a baseball fan for life but a Yankee For life
Being a Cardinals fan, I remember watching his no hitter against us in my brothers room at Cardinal Glennon hospital while he was recovering from having his appendix removed
My fondest baseball memory was being at the Giants game where Bonds hit his 756th hr, I even still have the ticket.
He could have only pitched the one No-Han game for the Mets and he'd still be beloved in NY. Factor in his greatness in his first couple of seasons in NY and he's an all time Met.
i was at the game he hit the Homer. It was against Cincinatti, and the pitch beforehand he just hooked it foul.
The next AB of his was a 3 pitch strikeout
He should never have left the Twins. (Not that it was his doing) He will always be the greatest Twins pitcher.
Also a video on the 2006 Tigers would be appreciated as a Tigers fan 🙏
I believe by rule 5, rules. The Twins had to play him straight from the start in the majors or, his last team can take him back.
Skipped my last game of 8th grade baseball to go to the no-Han game. Best decision of my life
My fondest “I was there for that game moment”: I saw former met’s utility guy Matt Reynold’s hit his first career home run
my favorite game that i was at was st. louis vs kansas city last year and it was early in the year. Albert pujols and arenado went back to back and this was when i realized pujols was going to have a special year
Deserves a spot in the hall of fame. His 2003-2008 run can be put on par with any other ace in the hall of fame
I don’t understand how his career could’ve been should’ve or could’ve to do once we saw Youngs three strikeout crowns and pitched a no hitter hear the next one career I don’t know if he’ll make the Hall of Fame get an excellent career
I was in Miami when Jose Fernandez (rip) set the Marlins single season K record in 2016
big time marlins fan huge Cytana fan fav player ever!!! de venezuela pal mundo!!
I wish I was able to watch Johan. Unfortunately he was 2 years retired when I started watching baseball at 7
My best I was there moment was watching gleybor Torres hit a grand slam in Yankee stadium against Boston in my first Yankees game after being away in the navy for over a year
I was at the Phil’s v Mets game 1May, 2011. I was also at the 08 and 09 world series
I was there for Castillo dropped ball game, my first game ever, it was awesome as a child yankee fan
This is the type of guy that where he played hurt his legacy. If he played in a big market through that run he would have been considered one of the greatest of all time
I was at the game where Genesis Cabrera hit Bryce Harper in the face. I'm not a Bryce hater, I just haven't been to many games
Minnesota person here, that’s exactly what we look like, can confirm
That's so funny, when I started watching this video that ad you showed with Santana and Nathan popped into my head!
my fondest memory at a game is watching Huascar Ynoa hit a grand slam against the Nats, so I totally feel this intro lol. my claim to fame is you can hear me yell as soon as it hits the bat bc it was a summer away game and the nats were bad so nats park was p empty and I was slightly tipsy lmao
Wish you would have put the full clip of that homer but I digress, great video
He was one of my favs growing up and I wasn’t even a Twins fan
Carlos Zambrano was mine, along with a bunch of other Chicago kids at the time 😊
I was at yordon Alvarez first big league game. Air Yordon.
I watched Mookie Betts hit for the cycle against the Jays during his last year in Boston
My favorite "I was there" moment: the Rhys Hoskins bat spike
My dad was at Doc Ellis’ no hitter. Can’t be topped by anything I see.
Ill always remember my one game at Citi Field; Johan going toe to toe with a prime Strasberg