Watching McGwire walk out of the dugout holding his bat that looked like a drum stick and then cranking out HR after HR was so amazing... He has always been my favorite MLB player since he was with the A's. Him vs Sosa was one of the most entertaining moments in sports history alongside MJ and the Bulls.
@@Nick_GreenfieldI missed it, I was listening on the radio, he hit it while I was walking in the house. Lol. I was bummed then. I think it’s funny now.
They just stopped testing for steroids not even a year ago. the contract they had with the players expired and they refused to sign a new one that required ped testing
Steroids are used just as much now as they were back in the so called “steroid era”. And for baseball to be singled out back then was ridiculous. All the major sports are riddled with roids.
I remember watching Bonds chasing the record, McGwire, Sosa, the jaw dropping effortless power was insane. The bat looking like a toothpick and just crushing anything even close to the strike zone
@@MR_ARKANSAS one of the craziest stats i ever saw was in '04 when he walked 232 times, he had less at bats than times reached base safely... bonds on the clear you literally had no chance lol
I would love to see an XFL version of MLB with roids, pitcher fights, baserunner tackles, like hockey and baseball had a child and sitting out an inning is the highest repurcussion.
Maybe we just need a knuckleheads league, similar to how OneFC affiliates multiple martial arts, the league can have all the popular sports, rule free pretty much. That def would be funny lol and would bring a lot of revenue
I also love Rogan cos he says everyone’s juiced in football, basketball etc But all ufc fighters are clean and only pop on tests cos they take tainted dick pills 😂😂😂 I understand he represents the sports… but come on!! ALL those guys are juiced to the gills and he knows it cos he is himself haha
@@solace4114 no lol without HGH and that synthetic Balco juice that had everyone winning gold medals,boxing titles you name it,once that guy turned a sample in so many champions got popped.Marion Jones,Shane Mosley.That stuff was potent his head literally grew like 2 inches 😂
People love to talk down about the steroid era but McGuire and Sosa epic home run race saved baseball in those days when numbers were dwindling in the stands they put the asses back in the seats
Yes, but Selig and the players put themselves in that position because of the 1994 strike. I have friends that still aren’t the same fans of Baseball they were back in 1994. That is when the NFL truly took over as the National Pastime. Yes, McGwire and Sosa 1998 Homerun chase put MLB back on the map, but the long-term problems of the game were still there.
I didn't really follow baseball, growing up, but the HR races were flat-out captivating. It took a sport that was fun as hell to play as a kid and made it fun to watch, too.
As a Chicagoan, summer of 1998 was one of the greatest of my life. Sammy Sosa made the “Loveable Loser” Cubs relevant again, packed the stands at Wrigley, boosted broadcast ratings & gave baseball fans a story to root for! The Chicago metropolitan area went nuts for Sosa! My neighbor built a “Sosa HR Count” scoreboard on the roof of his barn. Fans came from EVERYWHERE to see his barn! Mark McGwire got the record, but Sammy was one of US & we loved him. Such a great summer… Now the Cubs want him to apologize. THE Cubs benefited financially from his merchandise, performance & whatever he did to achieve it…. Fans had a blast watching at home, listening on the radio and sitting in the stands… An apology? Guy deserves a statue I don’t blame him for refusing… I would too..
That summer was in insane and the fact that Sosa and McGwire were in the same division so they played against each other all the time during the race made it that much better, it was a friendly competition I remember them congratulating each other all the time pretty sure Sammy Sosa still holds the MLB record for most home runs in a month from that summer
Wonder if Joe and guest have ever talked about Doc Ellis and the lsd during play. I think he was at hotel for an away game and thought they were off that night so he dosed. Then had to play but pitched a no hitter and his description was pretty nuts
Just found out about PV a couple wks ago. Loved the special on Netflix. I imagine it's repeat material, but as a first time viewer, I was thoroughly entertained.
@Tom Henesey I miss 80's and 90's baseball. 80's and 90's baseball was much better. I hate the homerun derby the roid Era opened....game has never recovered.
@Tom Henesey Boring now? I think it’s still pretty fun to watch. They’re still on roids, just maybe not the goodest juiciest stuff . They’re using bat angle as a makeup for the roid usage lol
I was at the 99 All Star Game, including the HR derby. Sat near the visitors dugout. The balls coming off McGwire's bat that night looked like golfballs.
One of the major factors that got me to stop watching baseball was MLB's hypocrisy around steroids. For sure they new it was going on but they tried to place the blame on the players.
I remember watching Mcguire hit # 62. He legit went down and got the pitch and just muscled it over the wall...all hands and arms. The amount of power was insane.
Barry Bonds was the greatest 30/30 man before roids. Strawberry was the greatest line drive hitter I ever saw. He should have hit 50 HRS and can understand it driving him nuts with pressure because he would hit one or two balls a game off the back fence and it sounded like a shotgun going off as the ball hit the wall.
It's why I respected Ken Griffey jr so much he didn't need those steroids like the rest he just had a natural sweet swing & unfortunately alot of Injuries
Baseball was in the tank and the steroid era saved baseball. Like it or not. They would cut into regular programming and other games when mcguire and sosa and bonds were nearing and breaking records. It was insane and hasnt been the same since.
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Dude Reagan called a ton of shots he or Bush 43 are the worst presidents in the modern era and have helped usher America into decline. He deregulated so many sectors of the economy that never should have been because he was one of the first to take money from the elites
While there was a "steriod era", I watched a documentary about how the cores of the baseballs of the "steriod era" had more rubber in it. It made total sense.
It is a known fact that the balls were legally changed for easier home run hitting..I forget how many years back that was. Pretty sure it was after the McGuire/Sosa battle.
1998 was the greatest year in baseball history. The home run chase between Sosa, McGuire and Griffey was amazing. Griffey was with them for a while and ended up in the high 50's and I don't know if it's ever been confirmed that he roided or not.
@@winstonsmith11 My step dad grew up in NY and is a huge Yankees fan, we watched almost every game that year. With Wells, Cone, El Duke' and Pettite their pitching staff was awesome.
Being like 6-7 years old during that steroid era was magical. I thought baseball was so cool. Still love ball but it's not the same but you could say that about so many thing from your childhood lol
In the 70's, drug tests were non existant. The Pittsburgh Steelers introduced steroids to the NFL, but we didn't know what they were. Either did the Steelers! Center Mike Webster went to a power lifting meet, and met a few Russian power lifters. THEY gave him some, and swore by them! webster informed his team mates, and soon, the entire Steeler offensive line were doing roids! Unaware of the long term effects. But it wasn't their fault. There was no policy on them!
I was 10 feet away from catching a ball hit by Barry Bonds during his peak performance for the S.F. Giants that year. I was standing on the top level of the stadium in San Francisco above the right field and that ball came floating up in the seats right next to me on my right side. I would have had to dive over the rail into the seats to catch it but I could have caught it because it was at the end of it's long ride from his bat and barely moving.
My dad (Pirates fan) always used to tell me about two players from when he was younger, Andy Van Slyke and Barry Bonds. When Bonds was in Pittsburgh before he did roids he was almost like a protege of Clemente
There is one sport that takes doping to another level than any other sport. Bicycle racing is that sport. In the early years of bike racing people drank a mixture of speed and alcohol to the point of multiple people dying. In more recent years EPO has been the biggest drug. It gives you more red blood cells to get more oxygen to your muscles. It also thickens your blood. There are numerous stories of bicycle racers having to wear sensors that go off if their heart rate goes too low because of the thicker blood. The alarm would go off at night and they would have to get on the trainer bike to get their heart rate back up.
1989. Battle of the bay. Canseco, McGuire, Will Clark, Kevin Mitchell and the earthquake. Best of times (earthquake was sketchy, but made for great street bbqs - Santa Clara). Eddie Money said it best. I can't go back, I know.
Bonds was so ridiculously good. He just didn't miss. It was surreal like. I remember sheffield having one of quickest bats I've ever seen a player possess .. and of course no one will beat griffey's swing. A thing of art. The most beautiful, most powerful, ridiculously torqued, non violent swing you will ever witness with that subtle upper cut. Wow. So mechanically smooth, natural and fluid. I still don't know why lefty swing looks prettier. It just does. And, yes, I always said, let them roid put, wind the ball tighter. I don't even watch baseball anymore. I wonder if Griffen did it though. He flirted with a few almost 60HR seasons a few yrs in a row.
Bonds was definitely on the way to becoming a HOF capable player before the roids. But, he wasn't the if the pitcher makes a 2-inch mistake he made them pay the ultimate price Bonds, until he got on the cocktails. He was a completely different animal at that point. And THAT is who the Mets front office guy was talking about.
he wasn't on his way lol he was. he already had 3 mvps, 7 gold gloves and was the first and only player with 400 home runs and 400 stolen bases. if he retired after the 98 season he would have been a hall of famer
Liiieeesss.... Bonds was a shoo in HOFer before he seen clowns on roids getting away with it and so he said fuck it let me show all you'll what's up if you are gonna let .220 hitters like McGwire/Sosa get away with this😂 He is absolutely one of the greatest to ever grace a field and hold a bat the man could do anything and everything on the diamond💯
@@benharris5343 Thats not exactly accurate. Bonds came in the League in 1986 and in his first 4 seasons he hit .223 16hrs, .261 25hrs, .283 24hrs, .248 19hrs Lifetime BA .298 McGwire came in 1987 and in his 4 seasons he hit .289 49hrs, .260 32hrs, .231 33hrs, .235 39hrs Lifetime BA .263
Steroids are used just as much now as they were back in the so called “steroid era”. And for baseball to be singled out back then was ridiculous. All the major sports are riddled with roids.
Was in the minor leagues with Oakland in 96 and our first game was against the big league team in Huntsville, Al (AA) and we all watched on the top step these monsters take bating practice… McGwire constantly hit ball over the lights and about 100ft further than I’ve ever seen and I played for 12 years! Was fun pitching then but also sucked if you made a two inch mistake!
It's actually quite sad because a lot of fans left the game during the steroids era. My father raised me on baseball and once the word of steroids got out he completely stopped watching the game because he thought it ruined the integrity of home run records. Long story short, I grew up without a sport to watch with my father.
In 2004, at age 39, Barry Bonds had 45 home runs only 41 strikeouts and 232 bases on balls. 120 of those being intentional walks. Barry Bonds is the all-time leader in bases on balls , intentional walks , and home runs. Not to mention Barry also holds the record for most home runs in one season 73. "Nobody in history made a pitcher pay for a mistake more. If a pitcher made one fucking mistake by an inch? over!"
I’ve never watched baseball in my entire life. The summer McGuire and Sosa started the home run derby season I watched every game and I ABSOLUTELY loved it. Once the home runs stopped I no longer watched again. Lol. I’m not a baseball purist. And I hate the slow pace.
What a great topic to discuss the 90s when rap was at its best, and MLB was at its PEAK! Sammy Sosa was the one who held it down! something about that unique jump after he would smash a homer! it was magnificent !
PEDs do not help hand-eye coordination the way they're saying. In MLB the advantage is that it increases bat speed which gives a hitter more time to commit/not commit to a pitch. Bonds had an outstanding and compact swing so the increased bat speed gave him even more time before deciding to commit to a pitch which is why he batted .370 in 2002, very few curveballs were going to fool him.
I grew up following the sport and remember how big the steroid era was, that the average person was following it. These days I couldn’t name a single player, and I know most sports fan who fell off the baseball radar.
yo it was the best time to be a baseball fan late 90s early 2000s growing up in the bay. bonds was and will always be my babe ruth just a fucking myth of a man.
It was perfect for the timeline! Only a few channels to tune in for sports. Just monsters holding toothpicks swinging at white dust mites! The sport could have been greater than golden era of boxing!
When you are able, in any given moment, to find the laughter, to find the love, your life as you have lived it through the filter of your mind, will be over. To know the self is to see the self, to see the self is to understand the self, to understand the self is to learn, to learn is to teach - this is the obligation set by each student as they walk the path to healing.
Yea, everyone can say that steroids really changed the game but it didn’t, most of the steroids players get caught with isn’t for muscle enhancement, but to help heal injury. Steroids don’t make you hit better, you still have to be a great hitter.
Probably the icing on the cake was that most of these roid guys were decent people and pretty fan/family friendly. Good for the game, so to speak. McGwire was a deity in St. Louis.
Nothing will ever top the 1990s era of baseball. It was a magical time. Imagine as a pitcher having to face McGwire, Canseco and Ricky Henderson in the same inning.
Watching McGwire walk out of the dugout holding his bat that looked like a drum stick and then cranking out HR after HR was so amazing... He has always been my favorite MLB player since he was with the A's. Him vs Sosa was one of the most entertaining moments in sports history alongside MJ and the Bulls.
I was there at Busch Stadium on 9/8/98 to see #62. It was an incredible ride.
@captain scentsible39 he said 255. I think that may have been low.
@captain scentsible39 we don't all gain 65 pounds of muscle as we age? 😁
Guys, do you remember the Bash Brother years? I had their poster in my wall. Good years before the strike.
@@Nick_GreenfieldI missed it, I was listening on the radio, he hit it while I was walking in the house. Lol. I was bummed then. I think it’s funny now.
If you honestly think baseball is clean now I have some land in the Everglades to sell ya 🤣
They just stopped testing for steroids not even a year ago. the contract they had with the players expired and they refused to sign a new one that required ped testing
Steroids are used just as much now as they were back in the so called “steroid era”. And for baseball to be singled out back then was ridiculous. All the major sports are riddled with roids.
@@Bloodsoaked not all but yes a lot of them and sone sports have way more then others
Heehaw comment. Then where's the 60 Home runs every year by 5 people? Steroids or HGH only gives ya maybe 15 extra.
@@chasebishop982 no all what you mean not all come on it is all sports
I remember watching Bonds chasing the record, McGwire, Sosa, the jaw dropping effortless power was insane. The bat looking like a toothpick and just crushing anything even close to the strike zone
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I'd get angry every time a pitcher would intentionally walk bonds. Like i get it but C'MON!
He became a mutant
I still can't believe Bonds didn't get hit in his GIANT roid head! Lol
@@MR_ARKANSAS one of the craziest stats i ever saw was in '04 when he walked 232 times, he had less at bats than times reached base safely... bonds on the clear you literally had no chance lol
I would love to see an XFL version of MLB with roids, pitcher fights, baserunner tackles, like hockey and baseball had a child and sitting out an inning is the highest repurcussion.
Maybe we just need a knuckleheads league, similar to how OneFC affiliates multiple martial arts, the league can have all the popular sports, rule free pretty much. That def would be funny lol and would bring a lot of revenue
Ratings would be higher than the MLB
Also trucking the catcher trying to knock the ball away.
So Slug Fest the video game come to life! I’m with it lol
So... The baseball/football hybrid from the intro of Baseketball
Barry Bonds belongs in the Hall of Fame... he still had to have the hand eye co-ordination to hit that ball.
His numbers pre-steriods was amazing
Lance Armstrong won those Tours de France, too.
Anabolic steroids increase reaction speeds.
@@getitgotitgreat8667 exactly. Once you juice you tarnish your legacy and nothing you did counts.
True
I love Joe Rogan. "When the Home run average goes from 40 to 90..."
"They're getting better, cars are getting faster."
I was weezing.
I also love Rogan cos he says everyone’s juiced in football, basketball etc
But all ufc fighters are clean and only pop on tests cos they take tainted dick pills 😂😂😂 I understand he represents the sports… but come on!! ALL those guys are juiced to the gills and he knows it cos he is himself haha
Barry Bonds is the most frightening hitter that has ever played the game.
Fax my fav ever don’t care what they say, dude legit would have pitchers scared to death
Easily ..steriods or not dude was the best baseball player to ever play im a yanks fan.
@@solace4114 no lol without HGH and that synthetic Balco juice that had everyone winning gold medals,boxing titles you name it,once that guy turned a sample in so many champions got popped.Marion Jones,Shane Mosley.That stuff was potent his head literally grew like 2 inches 😂
Because of PEDs*
@@Ninjersey1 all russian athletes were on it too
Pirates pitcher Doc Ellis throwing no-hitter on acid was a trip.
Tripping balls throwing strikes
Ellis, D
I heard about that lol hahaha didn't think it was true though now that just confirms it
My cousin named his band Doc Ellis after him lol
I was higher than a georgia pine !
Bring back the juiced era. Real baseball.
No lol. Nigga you do know what steroids do to a person right ? Lmao
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@@Mediocre0 yes, moonshot Home Runs bro
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People love to talk down about the steroid era but McGuire and Sosa epic home run race saved baseball in those days when numbers were dwindling in the stands they put the asses back in the seats
That's why Bud Selig turned a blind eye to it. Until he got pressured and then he decided to hang em out to dry
Yes, but Selig and the players put themselves in that position because of the 1994 strike. I have friends that still aren’t the same fans of Baseball they were back in 1994. That is when the NFL truly took over as the National Pastime. Yes, McGwire and Sosa 1998 Homerun chase put MLB back on the map, but the long-term problems of the game were still there.
I didn't really follow baseball, growing up, but the HR races were flat-out captivating. It took a sport that was fun as hell to play as a kid and made it fun to watch, too.
It was a good ride
Exactly!
As a Chicagoan, summer of 1998 was one of the greatest of my life. Sammy Sosa made the “Loveable Loser” Cubs relevant again, packed the stands at Wrigley, boosted broadcast ratings & gave baseball fans a story to root for!
The Chicago metropolitan area went nuts for Sosa!
My neighbor built a “Sosa HR Count” scoreboard on the roof of his barn. Fans came from EVERYWHERE to see his barn!
Mark McGwire got the record, but Sammy was one of US & we loved him.
Such a great summer…
Now the Cubs want him to apologize. THE Cubs benefited financially from his merchandise, performance & whatever he did to achieve it….
Fans had a blast watching at home, listening on the radio and sitting in the stands…
An apology?
Guy deserves a statue
I don’t blame him for refusing… I would too..
The ESPN 30 for 30 "Long Gone Summer" is a real treat.
It's called the Hall of Fame for a reason. Now it's the Hall of Statistics but Sosa and McGwire should be in.
I have a 21 jersey on rn because of that season.
i was in STL at the time. the rivalry was insane. it was long godzilla versus kong
That summer was in insane and the fact that Sosa and McGwire were in the same division so they played against each other all the time during the race made it that much better, it was a friendly competition I remember them congratulating each other all the time pretty sure Sammy Sosa still holds the MLB record for most home runs in a month from that summer
I'm glad Virzi made it on Rogan. He's been branching on his own with Burr helping him out. I hope this helps more.
Sounds too much like Paul Burrzi to me.
Wonder if Joe and guest have ever talked about Doc Ellis and the lsd during play.
I think he was at hotel for an away game and thought they were off that night so he dosed. Then had to play but pitched a no hitter and his description was pretty nuts
Sheffied was a juicer. He also had the greatest batting stance and swing in Baseball history. How He got the bat around on fastballs was mind blowing.
That little twitch is iconic. I remember so many kids trying to hit like Sheffield in little league
Nah Garciaparra did!
@@darrylcrawford4643 YESSIR!!!
@@darrylcrawford4643 nah Craig counsel did lol
@@darrylcrawford4643 yes! he autographed my dodgers jersey in 06’ alongside kenny lofton.. very cool dudes
I wish this video was longer. I could listen to these guys talk baseball and the steroid era all day lol
Just found out about PV a couple wks ago. Loved the special on Netflix. I imagine it's repeat material, but as a first time viewer, I was thoroughly entertained.
Best period of baseball in history.
Yo man it's finally here best period in base ball lol
Damn I love baseball and been listening to joe for 10 years you can count on one hand how many times baseball has been mentioned on this show hahah
That's because it's boring. I watched during the steroid era when it wasnt. Now its unwatchable.
Because Joe really doesn't know shit about major professional sports.
@@winstonsmith11 He always shits on baseball too lol he calls it a dumb sport
same feels
Steroids saved baseball after after the issues in 94'. Then once it's no longer convenient, they condemn that era and the athletes.
The steroid era was the best and so much fun to watch. I miss it
@Tom Henesey I miss 80's and 90's baseball. 80's and 90's baseball was much better. I hate the homerun derby the roid Era opened....game has never recovered.
@Tom Henesey Boring now? I think it’s still pretty fun to watch. They’re still on roids, just maybe not the goodest juiciest stuff . They’re using bat angle as a makeup for the roid usage lol
Jim Thome is an underrated home run hitter. Saw him go upper deck so many times.
The guy on that team that is more underrated and forgotten is Albert Belle.
Kenny Lofton was my idol growing up
Just allow each team to have a designated 'roider. One guy per team gets to take whatever he wants.
I was at the 99 All Star Game, including the HR derby. Sat near the visitors dugout. The balls coming off McGwire's bat that night looked like golfballs.
One of the major factors that got me to stop watching baseball was MLB's hypocrisy around steroids. For sure they new it was going on but they tried to place the blame on the players.
Ortiz just got into HOF and he 100% used 🤦♂️
@@ExpertAssass1n He was one of the greatest players of his generation. He is supposed to be in. So is McGuire, Sosa and especially Bonds.
@@stevenygabbyperez695 yeah I think if he's allowed in so should they tho
Those were the best years.
I started using Sustanon preloads in 1999 playing baseball in my last year of high school. I hit home runs that still haven’t landed yet!
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Lawrence Taylor, and Strawberry, then you got the guy who threw a no hitter on LSD
Dock Ellis!
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I remember watching Mcguire hit # 62. He legit went down and got the pitch and just muscled it over the wall...all hands and arms. The amount of power was insane.
Dock Ellis and his famous LSD trip no hitter!
My cousin was in a band called Doc Ellis lmfao
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Growing up in SD I saw Barry Bonds hit a few homers...including two at Rigley sitting close to third baseline. I’ll never forget it.
Barry Bonds was the greatest 30/30 man before roids.
Strawberry was the greatest line drive hitter I ever saw. He should have hit 50 HRS and can understand it driving him nuts with pressure because he would hit one or two balls a game off the back fence and it sounded like a shotgun going off as the ball hit the wall.
Nowadays they would’ve fixed his bat angle and got ole strawberry in the 60’s😂😂
Joe been talking shit about baseball players uniforms, saying they look dumb af when this dude dresses up in a robe and rubs himself on other men 💀
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@@tikkabrno it’s cause he mentioned Joe
It's why I respected Ken Griffey jr so much he didn't need those steroids like the rest he just had a natural sweet swing & unfortunately alot of Injuries
Many sources say he was juicing soo
How do you know he didn't juice?
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Really can't overstate how good Bonds was before the sauce.
Also take a moment to appreciate how good Ken Griffey Jr was
Baseball was in the tank and the steroid era saved baseball. Like it or not. They would cut into regular programming and other games when mcguire and sosa and bonds were nearing and breaking records. It was insane and hasnt been the same since.
So happy to see Virzi on JRE he deserves his success. Really funny comic
It’s always a rollercoaster when Joe starts talking Sportsball…..
Regan pre-bullet: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”
Regan post-bullet: "War on drugs!"
He learned real quick who really calls the shots in D.C, and it damn sure isn't the President.
Dude Reagan called a ton of shots he or Bush 43 are the worst presidents in the modern era and have helped usher America into decline. He deregulated so many sectors of the economy that never should have been because he was one of the first to take money from the elites
While there was a "steriod era", I watched a documentary about how the cores of the baseballs of the "steriod era" had more rubber in it. It made total sense.
It is a known fact that the balls were legally changed for easier home run hitting..I forget how many years back that was. Pretty sure it was after the McGuire/Sosa battle.
New Jersey's own Paul Virzi!!! Wow, is there anything better??
1998 was the greatest year in baseball history. The home run chase between Sosa, McGuire and Griffey was amazing. Griffey was with them for a while and ended up in the high 50's and I don't know if it's ever been confirmed that he roided or not.
Not to mention that Yankees team that won the World Series. Best team I've seen in my life.
@@winstonsmith11 My step dad grew up in NY and is a huge Yankees fan, we watched almost every game that year. With Wells, Cone, El Duke' and Pettite their pitching staff was awesome.
@@marcespinoza6068 that was a great year.
Being like 6-7 years old during that steroid era was magical. I thought baseball was so cool. Still love ball but it's not the same but you could say that about so many thing from your childhood lol
Mickey Callaway was CLE pitching coach then Mets manager*
In the 70's, drug tests were non existant. The Pittsburgh Steelers introduced steroids to the NFL, but we didn't know what they were. Either did the Steelers! Center Mike Webster went to a power lifting meet, and met a few Russian power lifters. THEY gave him some, and swore by them! webster informed his team mates, and soon, the entire Steeler offensive line were doing roids! Unaware of the long term effects. But it wasn't their fault. There was no policy on them!
In the late 60’s the San Diego Chargers were all on D-Ball.
They did “greenies” in the 70s. Lots of stimulants through that era and earlier if I’m not mistaken
I was 10 feet away from catching a ball hit by Barry Bonds during his peak performance for the S.F. Giants that year. I was standing on the top level of the stadium in San Francisco above the right field and that ball came floating up in the seats right next to me on my right side. I would have had to dive over the rail into the seats to catch it but I could have caught it because it was at the end of it's long ride from his bat and barely moving.
Ay man these little things make the sports worth it for us
@@sportsmangi37 I know it. I used to love playing baseball, football, golf, basketball and I still shoot pool and snooker online.
All praise Virzi🙏🔥
My dad (Pirates fan) always used to tell me about two players from when he was younger, Andy Van Slyke and Barry Bonds. When Bonds was in Pittsburgh before he did roids he was almost like a protege of Clemente
There is one sport that takes doping to another level than any other sport. Bicycle racing is that sport. In the early years of bike racing people drank a mixture of speed and alcohol to the point of multiple people dying. In more recent years EPO has been the biggest drug. It gives you more red blood cells to get more oxygen to your muscles. It also thickens your blood. There are numerous stories of bicycle racers having to wear sensors that go off if their heart rate goes too low because of the thicker blood. The alarm would go off at night and they would have to get on the trainer bike to get their heart rate back up.
1989. Battle of the bay. Canseco, McGuire, Will Clark, Kevin Mitchell and the earthquake. Best of times (earthquake was sketchy, but made for great street bbqs - Santa Clara). Eddie Money said it best. I can't go back, I know.
Amphetamines are the only way I could stay awake watching a full mlb game.
Bonds was so ridiculously good. He just didn't miss. It was surreal like. I remember sheffield having one of quickest bats I've ever seen a player possess .. and of course no one will beat griffey's swing. A thing of art. The most beautiful, most powerful, ridiculously torqued, non violent swing you will ever witness with that subtle upper cut. Wow. So mechanically smooth, natural and fluid. I still don't know why lefty swing looks prettier. It just does. And, yes, I always said, let them roid put, wind the ball tighter. I don't even watch baseball anymore. I wonder if Griffen did it though. He flirted with a few almost 60HR seasons a few yrs in a row.
The pride of New Jersey, Paul Virzi!
Damn that blunt that Rogan is using LOL.....this conversation is so appropriate.
Bonds was definitely on the way to becoming a HOF capable player before the roids. But, he wasn't the if the pitcher makes a 2-inch mistake he made them pay the ultimate price Bonds, until he got on the cocktails. He was a completely different animal at that point.
And THAT is who the Mets front office guy was talking about.
th-cam.com/video/Nne56dnPtu8/w-d-xo.html is finally here
he wasn't on his way lol he was. he already had 3 mvps, 7 gold gloves and was the first and only player with 400 home runs and 400 stolen bases. if he retired after the 98 season he would have been a hall of famer
@@iamjp1 Fair... Although, I did say well on his way.
And actually I believe that he started dabbling in PEDs in 1995-1996.
Liiieeesss.... Bonds was a shoo in HOFer before he seen clowns on roids getting away with it and so he said fuck it let me show all you'll what's up if you are gonna let .220 hitters like McGwire/Sosa get away with this😂 He is absolutely one of the greatest to ever grace a field and hold a bat the man could do anything and everything on the diamond💯
@@benharris5343 Thats not exactly accurate. Bonds came in the League in 1986 and in his first 4 seasons he hit .223 16hrs, .261 25hrs, .283 24hrs, .248 19hrs
Lifetime BA .298
McGwire came in 1987 and in his 4 seasons he hit .289 49hrs, .260 32hrs, .231 33hrs, .235 39hrs
Lifetime BA .263
Steroids are used just as much now as they were back in the so called “steroid era”. And for baseball to be singled out back then was ridiculous. All the major sports are riddled with roids.
You reckon MJ used?
Probably, why wouldn’t he? He’s a winner, he would have done whatever it took
@@johnfromtennessee2651 No, but Lebron sure is
Was in the minor leagues with Oakland in 96 and our first game was against the big league team in Huntsville, Al (AA) and we all watched on the top step these monsters take bating practice… McGwire constantly hit ball over the lights and about 100ft further than I’ve ever seen and I played for 12 years! Was fun pitching then but also sucked if you made a two inch mistake!
great release!
So hyped to see Joe's show in Chicago, i promise not to heckle The Sacred Clown!!👀😁
It doesn't improve hand eye coordination. It improves muscle recovery and building.
That's the last time I watched baseball
Who can forget the hr derby at Fenway Park with Berman calling it
My dad played pro ball in the late 70’s and early 80’s, everyone was juicing and taking uppers and I mean everyone.
A friend of mine said the air force was fun until Reagan cracked down on the drugs in the 80s.
It's actually quite sad because a lot of fans left the game during the steroids era. My father raised me on baseball and once the word of steroids got out he completely stopped watching the game because he thought it ruined the integrity of home run records. Long story short, I grew up without a sport to watch with my father.
In 2004, at age 39, Barry Bonds had 45 home runs only 41 strikeouts and 232 bases on balls. 120 of those being intentional walks. Barry Bonds is the all-time leader in bases on balls , intentional walks , and home runs. Not to mention Barry also holds the record for most home runs in one season 73. "Nobody in history made a pitcher pay for a mistake more. If a pitcher made one fucking mistake by an inch? over!"
Also When Barry hit 73 home runs in 2001 he was walked 177 times. The 3rd most in his career and the league leader in bases on balls that year.
Barry Bonds and Arod deserve to be in the hall of fame
Joey, drop that cigar, dont you remember what George Carlin said.
How much fun was Sammy Sosa, mark McGwire, and Barry Bonds home run race back in the day?
I miss the steroid era.
On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on acid and he is not in the Hall of Fame.
My parents had me on adhd meds and baseball…. I wonder why I’m still a fan
Get Jose Canseco on the pod!! It would be amazing!
All my favorite sports memories are from 2000s baseball
Man the homerun derby that one year!
Crazy
I would love to see more homeruns
"Remember when you could remove a dart from the board using just your hands? You didn't even have to use pliers then!"
MLB is peak sports entertainment rn ironically
New age steroids are the opioids being handed to these players to help with the pain. Not saying it helps them play or be any better.
I’ve never watched baseball in my entire life. The summer McGuire and Sosa started the home run derby season I watched every game and I ABSOLUTELY loved it. Once the home runs stopped I no longer watched again. Lol. I’m not a baseball purist. And I hate the slow pace.
U guys who pretend to not watch baseball make me laugh
@@mitchelll3879 do u actually watch it? Lmao
“Here’s Jose Canseco who looks like the Silver Surfer. Huge … muscular …”
Hey Joe have Earthling Ed as a guest next!
What a great topic to discuss the 90s when
rap was at its best, and MLB was at its PEAK!
Sammy Sosa was the one who held it down!
something about that unique jump after he would
smash a homer! it was magnificent !
i was 11 in 98, so of course i was glued to the tv following the hr race. personally it was kind of a let down when i learned it wasnt "real".
Only ever watched a couple of seasons of baseball. Happened to be the ones where Bonds and McGuire were playing.
On June 12, 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no hitter while tripping on acid.
Bush made a big deal about it. It was in his state of the union address and the commissioner at the time bud sielig took it to heart.
This guy is the real life version of Turtle from Entourage 😂
PEDs do not help hand-eye coordination the way they're saying. In MLB the advantage is that it increases bat speed which gives a hitter more time to commit/not commit to a pitch. Bonds had an outstanding and compact swing so the increased bat speed gave him even more time before deciding to commit to a pitch which is why he batted .370 in 2002, very few curveballs were going to fool him.
I grew up following the sport and remember how big the steroid era was, that the average person was following it. These days I couldn’t name a single player, and I know most sports fan who fell off the baseball radar.
yo it was the best time to be a baseball fan late 90s early 2000s growing up in the bay. bonds was and will always be my babe ruth just a fucking myth of a man.
I know baseball isn’t “clean” now but I’d love to see another steroid era again lmao
It was perfect for the timeline! Only a few channels to tune in for sports. Just monsters holding toothpicks swinging at white dust mites! The sport could have been greater than golden era of boxing!
When you are able, in any given moment, to find the laughter, to find the love, your life as you have lived it through the filter of your mind, will be over. To know the self is to see the self, to see the self is to understand the self, to understand the self is to learn, to learn is to teach - this is the obligation set by each student as they walk the path to healing.
Yea, everyone can say that steroids really changed the game but it didn’t, most of the steroids players get caught with isn’t for muscle enhancement, but to help heal injury. Steroids don’t make you hit better, you still have to be a great hitter.
I wonder if joe and his guests ever partake of the old nasal buffet during his podcasts?
When Jason Giambi
would have an at-bat,
dude looked like he was going to flex out of his own skin.
Probably the icing on the cake was that most of these roid guys were decent people and pretty fan/family friendly. Good for the game, so to speak. McGwire was a deity in St. Louis.
I made him tweak after a baseball game before. Good times.
I got no problems with steroids in sports.
Nothing will ever top the 1990s era of baseball. It was a magical time. Imagine as a pitcher having to face McGwire, Canseco and Ricky Henderson in the same inning.
Man I loved watching the A's back then.Dave Parker and Dave Henderson as well. They had some big talent on that team!