The Strangest Athlete in Sports History

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    Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a cool, weird, and strange Dominican-American retired professional baseball outfielder. He dominated Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 strange seasons. He spazzed out with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays before spazzing out for one weird and strange season at the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. Ramirez is recognized for having weird batting skills and power. He was a nine-time Silver Slugger and was one of 28 strange players to hit 500 career home runs. His 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 29 postseason home runs are the most in MLB history. He appeared in 12 All-Star Games, with a weird streak of eleven consecutive games beginning in 1998 that included every season that he played with the Red Sox.
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  • @Dutchovenderlinde
    @Dutchovenderlinde 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5840

    “He had a second son and named him Manny Jr., which is normal, except Manny’s first son is also Manny Jr.” 🤣🤣🤣

    • @robdavis4951
      @robdavis4951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +178

      This was HILARIOUS

    • @xtlm
      @xtlm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +288

      Don't tell this guy about George Foreman. 5 sons, all named George ( + one of this girls named Georgetta). At least they are numbered differently though lol

    • @al1410
      @al1410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      😭🤣🤣

    • @holstorrsceadus1990
      @holstorrsceadus1990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I've met one of the mini Mannys. You could definitely tell he was Manny's kid.

    • @KMcNally117
      @KMcNally117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Manny be like: Do it again

  • @YungJ
    @YungJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3118

    “THIS BALL IS LONG GONE LIKE AN EX GIRLFRIEND WHO WILL NEVER RETURN!!” What a call. 😂

    • @nxtsilence5067
      @nxtsilence5067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      makes me want to watch japanese baseball to see what else they can get away with saying😂

    • @skippythealien9627
      @skippythealien9627 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@nxtsilence5067 i'm pretty sure that was Taiwan lol but yeah i'm just splitting hairs here. great call

    • @bian7744
      @bian7744 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@skippythealien9627 I think it's Taiwan there is only trad. Chinese on the posters

    • @kdwaynec
      @kdwaynec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      An American announcer would have been fired before the next pitch. I think he should be in the Hall of Fame

    • @artstsym
      @artstsym 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      MLB what are you doing, hire this man immediately.

  • @corysapex5046
    @corysapex5046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    I sat next to Manny's wife when I was a kid. She was sitting with the people in a normal section. Chatted with us the entire game. Super down to earth and even hooked us up with autographs afterwards. She seems like a good woman who keeps him in check.

  • @imatellya2609
    @imatellya2609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Manny is the only professional athlete I've ever personally met. It was around 1995 or 96. I was working the drive thru window at Burger King on Clark Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.I was never a baseball fan, but quickly realized who he was when all my coworkers came rushing to the window to greet him.All I vaguely remember is him being a pretty large guy who ordered a pretty large meal in a pretty timid voice. It's kinda one of the highlights of my teenage years

    • @RoscoMontana21
      @RoscoMontana21 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He strikes me a Whopper with no cheese typa guy.

    • @leftysheppey
      @leftysheppey 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've only met one professional athlete too. Not as cool though.
      Amy Monkhouse. Won gold medals in commonwealth games for bowls lmao.
      She was one of my teachers in school

    • @SophiaMiller-oz8ti
      @SophiaMiller-oz8ti 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@leftysheppey I’ve also only met one athlete. Joe Mauer’s kid goes to my school and randomly just walks around the hallways sometimes. I’ve also umped his oldest daughter’s kid’s team who he is the coach of.

  • @mohammedal-sabah2119
    @mohammedal-sabah2119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2017

    When I was a kid with a leg in a perpetual cast, I lived in the same building as Manny for a bit. He was always super nice and took the time to say Hi to me and the whole family every time we saw him. So he'll always be one of my favorites.

    • @davidgraham2673
      @davidgraham2673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Cool anecdote. Loved to hear that.

    • @JustaDudeTryinToLearnPiano
      @JustaDudeTryinToLearnPiano 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That’s awesome dude! Love stories like that

    • @willkittwk
      @willkittwk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Kids love clowns and clowns love kids. You're their best audience.😂

    • @BobbySacamano
      @BobbySacamano 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A perpetual cast?

    • @mohammedal-sabah2119
      @mohammedal-sabah2119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@BobbySacamano like a almost always in a cast for a couple year is what i meany

  • @kokkari37
    @kokkari37 2 ปีที่แล้ว +754

    He "tried" to give a fan a hi five is crap! He totally hi fived the only Red Sox fan in the stands and then threw out the runner! Greatest and funniest play ever!

    • @pdizzle5302
      @pdizzle5302 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Yep. I remember watching this game live. He totally pulled off that hi five.

    • @jenniferwebb5954
      @jenniferwebb5954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Exactly! Landed the high-five AND the double out!!

    • @keithharper1470
      @keithharper1470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That play and when Manny robbed Miguel Cairo of a homerun

    • @nealkellytheoriginal
      @nealkellytheoriginal ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@keithharper1470 👉 👉

    • @keithharper1470
      @keithharper1470 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nealkellytheoriginal That was going to be Cairo only hr of the season 🤣

  • @NickMajorYouTube
    @NickMajorYouTube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +500

    His comeup story of practicing at 4am for an hour then sleeping the rest of the day while his whole family thought he was just a bum who slept all the time is so funny and inspiring at the same time. Somehow he became the best hitter on earth with no coaching and just an hour of sleep deprived practice a day. he wasn't even immersed in the sport. he was just out there hitting the ball. sometimes when you focus on just one thing results come easily

    • @GudJonnyCakes
      @GudJonnyCakes ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And plus his steroids

    • @RoosveltJGoris
      @RoosveltJGoris ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@GudJonnyCakes steroids won’t give you the ability of contact the ball and a high hitting average bud. In the 90s and early 2000 hundreds of players used steroids but only few of them are hall of fame caliber players.

    • @codymiller9355
      @codymiller9355 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tons of natural talent too

    • @marzelsimmons8708
      @marzelsimmons8708 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​@Roosvelt J. Goris big Facts bro that's why I hate the steroid argument. You still had to be a great player to do the shut guys like him, Barry, Mcguire and all them did steroids or not

    • @brokeboyz704
      @brokeboyz704 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@RoosveltJGoris baseball was better when i was kid and they were juiced up 😢🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @tklalmighty
    @tklalmighty 2 ปีที่แล้ว +289

    For how bad Manny was in the field, playing LF in Boston was probably one of the best positions he could play. He actually got pretty good at reading and playing balls off the Green Monster (when he wasn't IN the Green Monster, anyway), something many visiting LFs tend to have a harder time with.

    • @ronaldmarbut8104
      @ronaldmarbut8104 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He actually was solid at left field for Boston cuz he was not a good outfielder lol but his arm was strong enough and like you said he got a great feel for the monster and how to play balls from there

    • @johnlee7622
      @johnlee7622 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I remember guys trying to run on manny, and then getting thrown out by manny, he wasn’t gunna run down a ball in the gap and make an amazing play, but the guy was sneaky good at playing the wall and had a pretty decent arm, man I miss those Red Sox teams

  • @MikeJr9284
    @MikeJr9284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1223

    Manny’s on-field antics in Boston was one of the reasons why he was one of my favorite players that didn’t play on my favorite team growing up.

    • @jefft5824
      @jefft5824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They were my adopted team thanks to my old man being from Boston, him, Pedro and Ortiz were a really fun trio to follow. I still miss Nomar's OCD batting box performance though

    • @JayMac
      @JayMac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@jefft5824 Every 90s kid from boston did some variation of Nomars batting stance and ritual in little league lol

    • @mindleft-buddy999
      @mindleft-buddy999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! I remember NoMah’s OCD batting glove tightening all too well. Will never forget the night he was traded, we were coming out of a concert in Mansfield performed by members of the Grateful Dead and rando people, hundreds of them, were just chanting out Noooomah!!, like some weird version of cows mooing done by humans.
      Oh and...LOVE YOU MANNY! Dude was a spectacle, an incredible batsman and a joy to watch. There will never be another period of rivalry like the Yanks vs Sox from this period.

    • @auntissie
      @auntissie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was my favorite... us Beantown fans needed some comic relief and Manny being Manny fit us perfectly!! Plus you knew most if the time he got up to bat it was a HOMER! That's why he constantly lost count... Because he usually didn't have to!! 😂😂😂😂😂 Still, he was definitely "touched"! Gotta love Manny...

    • @drewcarter3100
      @drewcarter3100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was the reason I became a RedSox fan

  • @mattwest2727
    @mattwest2727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +735

    One of your best pieces ever IMO. Manny was such a prominent figure when I was a kid watching baseball, and his antics are impossible to believe without this evidence.

    • @lesmurphy5369
      @lesmurphy5369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Def top 3 if not the best!

    • @cynthialawrance1878
      @cynthialawrance1878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you didn’t know a little about how manic Manny is already, you might think it was an exaggeration. Yet Baseball Doesn’t Exist is always spot on

    • @noelquiroz2428
      @noelquiroz2428 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A lot of the stuff said on here are not real facts 👀

  • @BrandanTheBroker
    @BrandanTheBroker 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Manny Ramirez is the best example of what to do while also being the best example of what not to do at the same time 😂

  • @KT-ki6gz
    @KT-ki6gz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Thanks for bringing back all the fun memories of watching Manny as a kid and Red Sox fan.
    That cutoff he made was so frustrating to see live but was hilarious the next day when we were all talking about how even Manny had zero faith in Damon’s notoriously weak arm haha

    • @fungus_am0nguz644
      @fungus_am0nguz644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dude i died laughing when i saw that, lol 😂 wtf. I love Manny, what a legend.

  • @genius179
    @genius179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    My favorite Manny story: CC Sabathia during Spring Training when both were with the Indians. Manny one day asked him as CC and Manny were hanging out a lot with each other. (Paraphrasing here)
    "Hey why do you always speak English? How come you never speak Spanish?"
    CC: "I don't speak Spanish"
    Manny: "So you're not Dominican"
    CC: "No I'm from California"

    • @whoisthise5501
      @whoisthise5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iJvqVU8Iab8/w-d-xo.html

    • @brandynhenry7107
      @brandynhenry7107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Almost every dark skinned pitcher is Hispanic I'll kind of give him a pass there 😂

    • @eaglewinnings8003
      @eaglewinnings8003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LOL

    • @justmyopinion1098
      @justmyopinion1098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      To be fair most black players in MLB are Dominican

    • @genius179
      @genius179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@justmyopinion1098 It is fair because CC (you can tell I listen to his podcast) said like when he first got to the minors, he was concerned about being with not many black teammates, like we see the numbers of black guys in MLB like 8% I believe.
      Anyway, he says he gets there and he sees like 10-12 black guys in the locker room, thinks ok maybe I won't be so alone, talks them, ALL of them speak Spanish.

  • @Baseballhero888
    @Baseballhero888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    These videos are the absolute best. I always learn stuff and I’m a baseball fan. You can tell this guy cares about the content he makes.

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He doesn’t do clickbait B.S. either, he chooses stories that are already sensational in nature and gives them a proper job of research

    • @Art29Art29
      @Art29Art29 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@warlordofbritannia he also doesn’t ask for a sub or a like every 30 seconds

    • @maniacrailfan8060
      @maniacrailfan8060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why wouldn’t he care about the content he makes? Lol

    • @rayancama9327
      @rayancama9327 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup same

    • @dc7993
      @dc7993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@maniacrailfan8060 you'd be suprised how souless some youtubers are

  • @41modder
    @41modder ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Went to Manny’s second game during his stint with the Round Rock Express. I was only 13 and a staffer came down and asked my parents if me and my sister wanted to be part of the “Diamond Dogs” for the night, which was 9 kids who each ran out to a different position and stood on the field with the players during the anthem. Before that they let us stand on the field as the players came out of the clubhouse to get autographs. Pretty much all of the players either walked past us without signing or just did a quick small one and walked off. When Manny came up he immediately starting signing balls and talked to each and every kid. Looking back at the ball, his signature is by far the largest. I didn’t really understand much about Manny besides that he was kind of weird and really good at hitting. After seeing this video, it makes alot more sense.

  • @deerosee411
    @deerosee411 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Manny is by far one of my favorites of all time . His charisma is everything

  • @caitlyntorda4118
    @caitlyntorda4118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1005

    There are so many good Manny stories and yet my favorite was still left out. In 1994 when Manny was with Cleveland, he came into the clubhouse and everyone was watching O.J. Simpson's police chase. Manny asked what was going on and was told "O.J. is being chased by the police" and Manny said "No, not Chad!". Manny thought they were talking about Indians' pitcher Chad Ogea. This is just a simple misunderstanding, and isn't as ridiculous as his other antics, but Manny's concern for Chad always makes me smile.

    • @Ken120Hz
      @Ken120Hz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 legendary

    • @Ken120Hz
      @Ken120Hz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I see because OJ and Ogea sound the same when said

    • @janssenmccormick7824
      @janssenmccormick7824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This and John Olerud’s Rickey Henderson story are my favorite mistaken identity in baseball stories

    • @SmoothCriminal12
      @SmoothCriminal12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Got a couple more. Back in his early days in Cleveland, the team found a bunch of uncashed paychecks in his car glove compartment after getting a bunch of calls from creditors. When asked why he kept them there, he just shrugged and said "I dunno".
      And back in 2003, he was supposed to be traded to Texas for A-Rod, but Manny didn't seem to get the memo and said he was excited to play with him.

    • @donizzo30
      @donizzo30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LMFAOOOOO

  • @prisonmike4126
    @prisonmike4126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Zach Grenkie - "I'm the weirdest player in sports"
    Manny - "Hold my glove "

    • @BaritonePapi
      @BaritonePapi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      More like “hold my brain”

    • @biggoofybastard
      @biggoofybastard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Hold my left field piss jug"

  • @stewpuddy4161
    @stewpuddy4161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    As a Sox fan, I never took the time to appreciate him when he was here. I appreciated the hitting, don't get me wrong. But he was an endless source of entertainment just with his sheer lunacy. When he cut off that throw from Damon I was mad. But shortly afterwards I was in tears laughing. It was almost like watching a sitcom.

    • @NickMajorYouTube
      @NickMajorYouTube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      that interception might be the funniest thing he ever did. he probably thought he helped as well

  • @MikeyFnBrennan
    @MikeyFnBrennan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    As a long time RedSox fan this is absolutely funny! Especially with some of these things I had no idea about! 😭😂

  • @bakedbeans3369
    @bakedbeans3369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +989

    “that ball is long gone just like the ex-girlfriend who will never return” wtf 😭

    • @kartierglory
      @kartierglory 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      😂 I heard that and was like WHAT

    • @Chetanp1445
      @Chetanp1445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      That part about him naming both of his sons manny junior killed me😂😂😂

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@Chetanp1445
      He definitely just forgot what he named his first son, let’s be honest 😂

    • @Chetanp1445
      @Chetanp1445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@warlordofbritannia lol😂😂

    • @Dangic23
      @Dangic23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I replayed that part 10 times.
      I’m crying

  • @warlordofbritannia
    @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +558

    That clip of Manny cutting off Johnny Damon’s throw is a memory running 24/7 in my subconscious

    • @mjs752002
      @mjs752002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      For me, it's him stroking Tavarez's head like he's a cat.

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@Benjamin-1776-
      1. Big Papi was never busted for steroids-that 2003 test is really dubious as even the MLB has noted, and he was never caught at any point afterwards during his prime.
      2. Manny only got busted after his days with the Red Sox, when he was in decline. There is no reason to suspect he was juicing before then, especially given his physique remained more lanky than the typical bulk shown by steroids users.
      So yeah, it’s not remotely comparable to the Trashstros situation.

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mjs752002
      Ah, Julian Tavarez…now there’s a tempestuous personality lol

    • @jamesallen2909
      @jamesallen2909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Benjamin-1776- using steroids is different than having an entire sign stealing system

    • @JayMac
      @JayMac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Benjamin-1776- this man comparing apples to trash cans.. LMAO

  • @dawashingmachine9158
    @dawashingmachine9158 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I aspire to one day possess even a fraction of this man’s pure goofiness. Absolute legend

  • @stephenmcguire9101
    @stephenmcguire9101 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "THIS BALL IS LONG GONE JUST LIKE A EX GIRLFRIEND WHO WILL NEVER RETURN!"
    I can't even- 💀

  • @josephshepard2962
    @josephshepard2962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Him cutting off Damon's throw is still the funniest baseball play I've ever seen.

    • @jamisonbernhardt3310
      @jamisonbernhardt3310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Definitely faded

    • @SSNESS
      @SSNESS 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He seems gay

    • @refusetolose05
      @refusetolose05 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In all fairness Damon's arm was atrocious. Manny's throw from his knees had more on it 😂

  • @nfw187
    @nfw187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    An interesting story about Manny, i know someone that flew with manny on a plane because he knew him well, and he asked why he wore the baggy pants, and Manny said that one time he saw a drunk homeless dude on the street with the biggest pants and he didn’t care. He then got the biggest pants possible because he wanted to not care.
    Edit: The carefree mentality is one of the things he credits the most for his success. And he’s actually not a bad guy

  • @ariesthagemini6526
    @ariesthagemini6526 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This guy is the embodiment of every persons first road to the show experience 😂

  • @phishinwithlala
    @phishinwithlala 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love this channel. Everything is so well done and interesting. I don’t watch baseball at all and this is one of my favorite channels. Keep up the great work!

  • @samuelvilk748
    @samuelvilk748 2 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    I heard a story back growing up in Cleveland about when Manny first got called up, he was driving a teammate somewhere one evening, and the player, who I can’t remember right now, said the floor of Manny’s car was filled with McDonald’s bags and uncashed checks that he used occasionally as napkins because he didn’t understand how depositing a check worked or the fact that it was his money he’s being payed for playing baseball.

    • @whoisthise5501
      @whoisthise5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iJvqVU8Iab8/w-d-xo.html

    • @dirtymike3329
      @dirtymike3329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol

    • @fdsfs665
      @fdsfs665 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sounds fake. How is he not going to know how to deposit cash?

    • @fdsfs665
      @fdsfs665 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@variable57 yeah, it sounds like bullshit to me.

    • @The_ZeroLine
      @The_ZeroLine ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s just sad.

  • @warlordofbritannia
    @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    I just want to note that for two weeks Manny was the highest paid player in history when he got a 8 year/160 million contract in late 2000
    Then A-rod got his 10 yr/250 mil deal

    • @dc7993
      @dc7993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      that's a good line suprised he missed that

    • @eaglewinnings8003
      @eaglewinnings8003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Manny was more value than ARod

    • @notmyname9625
      @notmyname9625 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats cuz a-rod was a dick n made the yankees put a clause in his contract requiring him to be the highest paid player in baseball. Not 100% sure how true this is but that was the rumor back in the day.

    • @alanela6761
      @alanela6761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@eaglewinnings8003 that's funny.... i can't stand either one of them, but even i know that arod can play defense, unlike Manny....

    • @markberrett4754
      @markberrett4754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Then they were supposed to be traded for each other in 2002 or 2003 but MLB vetoed the trade, A-Rod got traded to the Yankees instead, and Manny stayed with the Sox

  • @TimWing23
    @TimWing23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I loved Manny with the Sox. He was always entertaining, and one of the best hitters of his era. Mr. October himself Reggie Jackson at the All-star game one year said the hitter he most enjoyed watching was Manny. I believe he said he was the best right handed hitter in the game at the time.

  • @briantneary2248
    @briantneary2248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a life long sox fan, a sox fan that was at the very game he disappeared behind the green monster mid inning, I love Manny Ramirez.
    One of the greatest right handed hitters of all-time.
    He sure did some weird shit, but he's a legend.

  • @TonyPajamaz
    @TonyPajamaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    As a Red Sox fan growing up I loved Manny on the team. He brought so much life and fun to the team. Not to mention the swag he always had. He’ll always be my favorite!

  • @HeiroSect
    @HeiroSect 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    MVP Baseball 2005 was my very first introduction to baseball, with Manny right on the cover. Been a Red’s fan my entire life but Manny made me genuinely enjoy baseball for the rest of my life

    • @whoisthise5501
      @whoisthise5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iJvqVU8Iab8/w-d-xo.html

  • @steve8234
    @steve8234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I used to do service work at Fenway. One day I was walking by the clubhouse and Manny was standing outside it (by himself), and he was grilling me. We had an unwritten policy in the company I worked for to not approach the players. So I was following this unwritten policy and Manny just kept staring at me like he was insulted. It was very unsettling to tell you the truth. I finally said, "you're the man Manny" or something like that (it was 20 years ago). He then smiled from ear to ear, said something I couldn't understand, and then went back in the clubhouse. I guess you had to be there, but it was an interesting moment. I think his smile was even weirder than him staring at me.

    • @BBeowulf
      @BBeowulf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re a very timid fellow aren’t you? You must’ve been TERRIFIED… I mean another person actually LOOKED at you and not just a glance, no not just that… they STARED!
      I’m glad at least you seem to be recovering from the PTSD you no doubt suffered.

  • @XloMotion
    @XloMotion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Manny being Manny!
    Bumped into him and his crew at a shaddy night club in the Bronx in 96 and I went over to congratulate him and the dude basically sat me and friends on his table for the whole night. Back in 2014 I went to see him play in the DR league and that night he hit a 450ft grand slam and the stadium went nuts!

  • @RetroBaseball
    @RetroBaseball 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I’ve already seen this video when it was uploaded yesterday, but I’m gonna watch it again because it was that good.

    • @barryboner1332
      @barryboner1332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I started and it got cut before i finished what changed?

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@barryboner1332
      There was some weird technical mess up for people on mobile-it wouldn’t work on HD on phones

    • @tag206
      @tag206 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@warlordofbritannia HD is just the video not processing. And youtube probably does some weird shit where the youtube mobile player has to processed separately.

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tag206
      Yeah, that’s probably the underlining cause

    • @JK-gm6kk
      @JK-gm6kk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I tried to watch the original and youtube said it was privated

  • @AaronG912
    @AaronG912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Him naming 2 of his sons manny jr fucking cracked me up lmao

    • @biggoofybastard
      @biggoofybastard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      George Foreman has 5 sons named George. First thing I thought of when I saw it.

  • @philipjean6309
    @philipjean6309 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    This guy is quite a character from a sitcom yet one of greatest hitters in the history of the sport. I loved seeing him play and wrecking the Yankees.

    • @SalMammanaBK
      @SalMammanaBK 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The team he dreamed of playing on

  • @auntissie
    @auntissie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Max!! I didn't know you had this channel too... Keeping busy; it's a good thing! Loved this piece about Manny... He sure was somethin'! ❤⚾❤

  • @gregmartin1757
    @gregmartin1757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Manny was a unusual guy .totally carefree and sometimes irresponsible but i think he was somewhat more of a shy and free spirited individual. He was also 1 of the best hitters i ever saw and clutch in the postseason.
    As a lifelong redsox i can tell you having him in the lineup with ortiz totally transformed the team .

    • @stupidas9466
      @stupidas9466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup, drugs will transform things.

    • @msmithy7813
      @msmithy7813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Manny best hitter I've ever seen in terms of the complete package. Could hit anything with power. He had really had no weakness at the plate.

    • @OutOfOrderEntTV
      @OutOfOrderEntTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He seems autistic can't grasps reality like normal ppl. And being rich made it ok

  • @mcbaby
    @mcbaby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Glad to see this re-uploaded. Manny's on field skills and antics and off field nonsense will never be forgotten.

    • @whoisthise5501
      @whoisthise5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iJvqVU8Iab8/w-d-xo.html

  • @NeverBelieveGovernment
    @NeverBelieveGovernment 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Manny Ramirez.. Your video had me crackin tf up hahah
    You earned a new sub!

  • @Dydyem63
    @Dydyem63 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The announcer at 1:10 has another funny line for homeruns. A really famous player Chang Taishan who went bald as he got older, so "This ball is just like Chang's Hair, it will never return!!!!!"😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @StarkRavingSports
    @StarkRavingSports 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Well…Manny was just “Manny”

    • @whoisthise5501
      @whoisthise5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iJvqVU8Iab8/w-d-xo.html

    • @alexrgee
      @alexrgee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Such a lame outdated cliche

  • @100theDork
    @100theDork 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    My school went on a field trip to a Sox game in my last year of junior high…on the way out of Fenway Manny almost hits my teacher in his Cadillac. She didn’t care much because it was Manny 😂. He felt bad tho. True story on Manny and his driving…almost killed my teacher 😵‍💫

    • @BachBeethovenBerg
      @BachBeethovenBerg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well he was a great hitter!

    • @cynthialawrance1878
      @cynthialawrance1878 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a story. And what it could have been …Manny killed my teacher

    • @BostonBlues
      @BostonBlues 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      what school did you go to that sounds like a cool field trip all we ever got was the science museum lol

    • @RealAzulPlays
      @RealAzulPlays 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jamisonbernhardt3310
    @jamisonbernhardt3310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My all time favorite player. Remarkable feat who holds many batting records. Purist swing in baseball history. Legend

  • @nathanmcguire932
    @nathanmcguire932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    That 165 RBI season he had with the Indians in the late 90s won’t be replicated in todays game. Absolutely bonkers

    • @felix200601
      @felix200601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That team was stacked on offense

    • @joebobmarley2854
      @joebobmarley2854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@felix200601 Lofton, Baerga, Belle, Thome, Alomar Jr, Vizquel, to name a few. Stacked.

    • @AndrewCapobianco2014
      @AndrewCapobianco2014 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@felix200601 Sox beat them in 99 my favorite series ever

  • @brianlbeck
    @brianlbeck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I don't even watch or play baseball but I can't tell you how excited I get when a new video comes out

    • @lesmurphy5369
      @lesmurphy5369 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The San Francisco Giants welcome your new found fandom :)

  • @justinhall2711
    @justinhall2711 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As a life-long diehard Royals fan, Manny Ramirez is by far my favorite player of all time! The ONLY opposing teams jersey I have worn inside Kauffman Stadium. I bought tickets to every Red Sox game wearing that jersey. Yankees games too. I still have that jersey.
    Manny being Manny...

  • @MROJPC
    @MROJPC ปีที่แล้ว +4

    😂😂😂 Manny Ramirez is such a legend, certainly the universe’s gift to baseball and the most eccentric player since “Rube” Waddell, a hall of famer who was one of the game’s most dominant pitchers… and would also run off in the middle of games to chase fire trucks, or would be distracted and lured into the stands by opposing fans who would hold up puppies, and who also joined the circus in the offseason to wrestle alligators.

    • @tunatuna6723
      @tunatuna6723 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol i thought you were actually talking about Turk Wendell, another famously eccentric weirdo.

    • @Droosie3
      @Droosie3 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Exactly my thought, lol. Both carefree and childlike to the extreme.

  • @toussaintinugu1243
    @toussaintinugu1243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    He went to George Washington high school, in the Bronx. By leaps and bounds the worst school I've ever seen in my life.
    Explains everything.

    • @RealAzulPlays
      @RealAzulPlays 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      LMAOOOOOOOOO 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @fungus_am0nguz644
      @fungus_am0nguz644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I had some friends that went there in the 90s, what a shit show. No wonder all of them are nut cases till this day lol, good dudes tho.

    • @Bluey_777
      @Bluey_777 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fungus_am0nguz644 yougotta have a special kind of mentality, to survive in the bronx lol they have been trying to gentrify it for 20 years ! when they gentrify the bronx and brownsville thats when u know its over

    • @fungus_am0nguz644
      @fungus_am0nguz644 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Bluey_777 yo fr man, like the other day, im talking 3 or 4 days ago i saw a yt video of these 3 girls (not from nyc) complaining about the massive rent hikes poping up in the city, 40 % 45% hikes, one of the girls had a 95% (from 1880 to 3500 lol) and she was like "i dont get it, im single im quiet im a good tenant im making 6 figures, who are these places supposed to rent to?" Where she was at, trust fund kids or wall street high rollers duh lol. Another of the girls moved to BK and is going to pay 4400 (she has a roomate though) meanwhile it is as you say, the Bronx is still the Bronx, even Queens is why gentrification changing fast. When falls BX is all over by then.

    • @MannyMonchy
      @MannyMonchy ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s not in the Bronx it’s in Washington Heights Manhattan 😉

  • @tommypenisfingers
    @tommypenisfingers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was heartbroken when I went to watch this yesterday and it was set to private.

  • @theswagatron
    @theswagatron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Don't know if baseball will ever see an entertainer like him ever again. What an amazing video

  • @matrixhasyou13
    @matrixhasyou13 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is the best baseball video ever created! Thank you for this treat, and thank you, Manny!!

  • @bjalex9426
    @bjalex9426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Yo you never disappoint dude respect. My son is staring to get into baseball these last 2 years he has been playing on the team and we always watch your videos together. Great stuff keep up the good work. Baseball is back 2022 looking forward to an upcoming season

  • @eaglewinnings8003
    @eaglewinnings8003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this channel so much. It reminds me late summer nights watching baseball for 6+ hours and then winding down with baseball before going to bed.

  • @nickgibson5498
    @nickgibson5498 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work on this, I enjoyed watching. Loved Manny growing up, now I know he is my soul animal

  • @aflan9659
    @aflan9659 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    great vid, bud! really enjoyed this

  • @BlancoDasMe
    @BlancoDasMe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    As a diehard yankees fan; I gotta say manny was one of my favorite players on the low lol I remember the rumors of him going to the yanks and I wanted him to go to NY bad. Unmatched swagger and elite hitting mechanics peds or not.

    • @whoisthise5501
      @whoisthise5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iJvqVU8Iab8/w-d-xo.html

    • @edwardguillen4381
      @edwardguillen4381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Lighthouse in the Storm why wouldn’t he be?

    • @Jannakennels
      @Jannakennels ปีที่แล้ว

      You couldn’t not love this guy.

  • @PennyHardaway1
    @PennyHardaway1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Manny is one of the greatest hitters of all time and one of the greatest characters in sports history🐐🐐

  • @jpbefree
    @jpbefree 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad I clicked on this, it’s shown up in my feed a few times but decided to put it on while I searched for another video. Ended up watching the whole thing and laughing audibly many times throughout. Exceptionally well done.

  • @kenatkins3435
    @kenatkins3435 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for all the great memories in Boston Manny!

  • @McDago100
    @McDago100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for posting this! I was beginning to feel self conscious for being very strange. This makes me feel somewhat normal.

  • @projectAcy
    @projectAcy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this is such a goddamn hilarious story, but this is also the best video you’ve ever produced. your narration and storytelling is only getting better, man - you love to see it

  • @timboslice8559
    @timboslice8559 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These videos are making me get back into baseball! Baseball does exist!!

  • @bryan2458
    @bryan2458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Still can't help but love the guy. He was such a badass player. The long hair and the batting stance.

  • @JamesBeam420
    @JamesBeam420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As a Red Sox fan, dude could roll out of bed and go 3-5 with 2 homers and a double 15 minutes later. One of the best right handed hitters who ever lived.
    You didn't really mention the potential Arod trade that fell through, that was fascinating.
    As a Sox fan, the deal breaker was assaulting the old man.
    But for sure, Manny deserves respect as on of the best natural born hitters of all time.

  • @riowhite2259
    @riowhite2259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I honestly could not stop laughing!!! thank you and Manny both. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @hardybryan
    @hardybryan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Manny diving to cut off that throw will never not be hilarious.

  • @IamSSAINVINCIBLEx
    @IamSSAINVINCIBLEx ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The all time leader in postseason Homeruns AND Grandslams and 2x Champ and world series MVP.
    Dude was the Michael Jordan of baseball for awhile there

  • @thelunaist2014
    @thelunaist2014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    He'll always be the cover star for the GOAT game of MVP Baseball 2005.

    • @adamdavis2760
      @adamdavis2760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The best game ever

    • @LIT_STREAMS
      @LIT_STREAMS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Soundtrack on that game was lit.

    • @joebobmarley2854
      @joebobmarley2854 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mvp Baseball 2005 is the best baseball game ever. Still to this day. The mods for 2005 make it the best game still to this day.

    • @joebobmarley2854
      @joebobmarley2854 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Curious what you mean by the Goat?

    • @joebobmarley2854
      @joebobmarley2854 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LIT_STREAMS the soundtrack was great. I can still hear the songs now. I know one of the songs was Dropkick Murphys

  • @MrHippoGlam
    @MrHippoGlam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dude was at my college a couple months back and talked to our hitters and seemed like a really chill and cool dude

  • @sean_3306
    @sean_3306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love this man and his story, u all have no idea. He was a large part of my childhood as a young baseball fan growing up in northeast ohio. Long live Manny⚾
    Much appreciation for creating this💯🍻

  • @wemedge661
    @wemedge661 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't watched baseball in years but your channel is gonna get me watching again

  • @S0L12D3
    @S0L12D3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “If I die today, I die as a champion!!!”
    - Manny Ramirez

  • @Texas_Made_Hater_Hurta
    @Texas_Made_Hater_Hurta 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always loved Manny Ramirez’s passion for the game. When he throws up his hands after a HR

    • @whoisthise5501
      @whoisthise5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iJvqVU8Iab8/w-d-xo.html

  • @cameronsmith2245
    @cameronsmith2245 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Manny is basically Eric Andre as a professional athlete.

  • @DarthTater77
    @DarthTater77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That stock footage of the bus driver made me lose it 😂 thank you. Quality content.

  • @Fugettaboutit
    @Fugettaboutit ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This guy was one of the funniest but also one of the most fearsome baseball players ever at the plate. A true hitting genius, and combined with Papi the deadliest one-two lineup combination I've witnessed in my lifetime. This is from a Yankee fan.

  • @proteus2103
    @proteus2103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Can we all just take a moment to recognize the MVP of this video....... Mr. Japanese Announcer-san

  • @EpilepticSnail
    @EpilepticSnail ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Growing up watching Manny, Ortiz, Sosa, Bonds, etc was the absolute best.

  • @lazarus2249
    @lazarus2249 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He's my favorite baseball player of all time! #24 was my number all throughout baseball!!!

  • @jhtsurvival
    @jhtsurvival 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Manny is by far my favorite player EVER. One of the greatest hitters ever. It's unfortunate his career didn't last a few more years like it should have

  • @Jonathan-ih7qp
    @Jonathan-ih7qp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had completely forgotten/overlooked the fact that Manny Ramirez continued playing baseball post Red Sox. Prior to watching this video, as far as I was concerned, he was still playing in Boston.

    • @TheAmishRifle
      @TheAmishRifle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You thought he was still playing for the Sox lmao?

  • @burninghammerstudios7033
    @burninghammerstudios7033 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    watching him as a kid he always looked like he was having alot of fun playing the game. I liked him for that and I completely forgot he ever played for the white sox. im a cubs fan so that might be why, but it seems like something I would've remembered seeing on the news

  • @carson21211
    @carson21211 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My coach: Baseball is a thinking mans game.
    Manny: Hold my Brain.

  • @VersaceJesus
    @VersaceJesus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Reminds me a lot of the legendary pitcher Rube Waddell. A brilliant player with the mind of a 6 year old, beloved by fans and drove his own managers crazy with his antics

  • @jcash88488
    @jcash88488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Manny might have had the purest/prettist swing in MLB history. He will always be loved in the Bean.

    • @BKAqua
      @BKAqua 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Might is correct because that belongs to Griffey. Thank you for your understanding in this matter

    • @Ken120Hz
      @Ken120Hz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      His swing does look very clean

    • @driftadvocate1839
      @driftadvocate1839 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      always loved sheffied when he got ahold of one

  • @JJTRM-GG
    @JJTRM-GG ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok just from the first 3 minutes of this video, I feel with him, low self esteem and uncontrollable emotions, being shy af and hating socializing, bring worried im not good enough for my teams, and crying cuz I should do better. I swear this man is me

  • @greene.apples
    @greene.apples ปีที่แล้ว

    i love this variety of person, where they're so good at what they do where they just get to fuck around and do whatever they want the rest of the time

  • @terukiito8153
    @terukiito8153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So he's basically an athletic Homer Simpson

  • @kevinjamieson7899
    @kevinjamieson7899 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He's awesome!!! One of a kind !! I found his rookie card in my collection over the pandemic

    • @99bimmer
      @99bimmer ปีที่แล้ว

      The Bowman Card? That thing was worth a bunch of money at one point

    • @kevinjamieson7899
      @kevinjamieson7899 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@99bimmerI have the Pinnacle rookie card

  • @paulsworld2287
    @paulsworld2287 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the funniest videos I have seen in awhile absolute gem!

  • @deeznuts133
    @deeznuts133 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This man made my childhood so much better love you Manny! There's always next year baby!! It's not the end of the world

  • @Hains22
    @Hains22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Manny Ramirez could do whatever he wanted on the field. Make errors or use the bathroom in the middle of an inning. Why? Watch him swing the bat, he made a career off my Yankees.

    • @adamdavis2760
      @adamdavis2760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Manny was good against the Yankees I agree but The Yankees made David Ortiz a HOFer

  • @yankeeshub4049
    @yankeeshub4049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’d love to see a video about the 2002 Athletics 😁

  • @99bimmer
    @99bimmer ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw him play a couple of games in Round Rock, TX. Once when he was with the Rangers AAA affiliate, and then when he was with the Iowa Cubs. He didn't do much in the games, but in BP, he hit one completely out of Dell Diamond in LF. Look up Dell Diamond and take a look at what's in LF

  • @J.C...
    @J.C... 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Manny was a BEAST in Cleveland!

    • @fhat6924
      @fhat6924 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes and he batted 7th, wow

  • @apelle.18
    @apelle.18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Grew up a Sox fan and I called him Manny Mamirez because I couldn’t pronounce Ramirez (I was 2 at the time) and he, Big Papi and Lazershow were and still are my 3 favorite players

    • @whoisthise5501
      @whoisthise5501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/iJvqVU8Iab8/w-d-xo.html