This might be the magnum opus of Baseball's Not Dead. The history of players' rights was covered in detail while being very digestable, and the tone created by the music choices and editing was poignant and emotion filled.
Probably opai. Not to be confused with oppai, which means big tits in Japanese culture. If you have those too, please start an account on a different site and let me know.
This kind of video is why you’re in the upper echelon on baseball content creators, it was very well researched, well spoken, while also explaining complicated concepts and topics in a way that can be easily understood by all baseball fans. Great job dude 👏
Legitimately one of the best baseball videos I’ve ever seen. We spend so much time on stats, technique, and players but this is a really important part of the sport’s history.
I could listen Marvin Miller talk for hours, the man had such a unique mastery of communication. It’s no wonder how the players listened and learned from him.
In 1939 fed min wage was 25 CENTS/hr (about $500/year). DiMaggio's $40k/yr was 80 times the minimum wage. Current fed min wage is $7.25/hr (about $15k/year). 80 times the fed min wage in 2024 ($15k/yr) would be $1.2m/yr. Curt Flood's 1964 $90k/yr was 38 times the fed min wage ATT ($1.15/hr); 38 times 2024 min wage would be $570k/yr. Ohtani's $46m/yr is over 3000 times the current fed min wage.
People who believe major league athletes, specifically the stars/generational players need to stand with their principles/beliefs and not spend a single penny on that sport because they/you are the true problem and the reason those players make so much money. Ohtani is overpaid you say .... Ohtani will bring an additional 1.5 billion profit (honestly likely significantly more) to the Dodgers through ticket sales, jerseys/merchandise sale, food and beverage sales at the games, tv deals and more. Sports is a business for the owners, if you said to any average Joe on the street "hey I'll give you $1000 but you have to give a fraction of that back or else I won't give you anything and we can continue walking our own ways and you'll leave with exact what you have right now" every single person would take you up on the offer. When it comes to the generation talent whether that be Ohtani, Lebron/Antetokou, McDavid/Matthews, Mahomes, Ronaldo/Messi (I could name more) it is easier to argue that they are significantly underpaid then it is to claim they are overpaid; everyone knows who Lebron James is but practically nobody knows you reading this comment or me typing this comment
If nearly every person in the world boycotted professional sports for years on end then the owners would have no other choice, since revenue would be nearly evaporated losing them millions it would make ticket prices dirt cheap since nobody will buy them, merchandise and concession prices would barely be more than costs since nobody is at the games, athletes would make what they did 100 years ago since the owners aren't making millions/billions off of them, tv deals would be near non existent since the networks make nothing ..... but as long as the mass majority continue to watch games on tv, spend thousands buying tickets going to games and buying food and drink at the game, buying merchandise and so on the owners will continue to make millions and pay their athletes the millions they rightfully deserve
@@JackieDaytona1776 while he didn't directly say it his comment heavily implied it as he used numbers to compare earnings of a star from in 1939 and another player in 1964 with the biggest start in professional sports today. The other conclusion the OP heavily implied without direct saying it is that the wealth difference between the richest in the world and the average Joe has drastically increased over the last 100 years but as I indirectly pointed out that is because we the average Joe's continue to spend our hard earned money on what the richest are offering us whether that be sports tickets/merchandise, overpriced coffee from large corporations like Starbucks, personal entertainment like xbox's or alcohol from large brewing companies like Anheuser-Busch and so on. So no my previous comment was not worthless as the OP would have no need to make the original comment if we wasn't trying to point something out by comparing historic figures to current day
This video is truly incredible, documentary tier video for free on RU-vid. I can only imagine the work it took to put this together but you should be extremely proud. One of the best videos I've seen on here
Really enjoying this! Oddly enough, this weekend I was reminiscing about what an absolute badass Curt Flood was for taking on the reserve clause the way he did. Looking forward to that part of the tale. Great job so far and I really appreciate the time and effort that went into this, especially the credits to the sources for the clips.
Flood can’t be brought up enough. The Hall’s special recognition in 2015 at HoF weekend was weak. Hope a future HoF has a display with the HoF grudge snubs part of the story.
I studied labor history in college. This is one the best documentaries ive ever seen. This is a perfect example about the effectiveness of labor organizing. The capital owners will do anything to stop it because it works!!! Solidarity forever😀
@YOSSARIAN313 I know this is slightly old but, did it make you sad to see the Amazon workers reject the union? I didnt know much about it other than Amazon running propaganda against it. And if a company fights it, its generally something you want. People are pretty dumb. "I dont want to pay $15 a month for union dues, that's money out of my pocket" is so painful to hear when you realize they're not bothering to listen when people tell them how the union will get them an extra $400 a month to pay for it with.
@@JohnCarver-ns9yr yeah its not just warehouse workers or delivery drivers. Their tech staff has no solidarity either. Software engineers need to unionize badly
Time to submit this to Sundance, hell yeah I'm only at the intro and I'm fuckin pumped to watch EDIT: Holy shit this is even better than I was initially prepared for. One of the best RU-vid videos I've watched in YEARS. Keep up the great work, BND. This platform needs creators like you more than ever.
Couldn’t help but shed a tear when Bouton came out on the field for Old Timer Day. You set that up well with the letter his son wrote. Still watching but I can tell it’s going to be a great video. Well done!
@@BaseballsNotDead 100% bro. Great video. Thanks for putting in the effort for what is essentially free content. You are becoming the Jxmy of baseball content. You both have your own unique style but in the end two of the best sports content creator out there.
As a father and aspiring author and lifelong baseball fan, the ending of the first sixteen minutes has me in tears every time i watch it. When bartolo Colon retired i became older than every active majorleaguer, though pujols and i were the same age heading into his last season. this made his retirement tributes feel like a changing of an era for me. He and Ichiro were nl/al roy in 2001 so i think of ichiro, pujols and along with colon as being the same baseball age. . Thankfully i can still see guys in commercials portraying the same versions of themselves they portrayed when i was younger. Ken Griffey Jr's smile and manner of speech still reminds me of middle school. I remember thinking his Upper Deck Rookie card was way overvalued for what he had done up until then. He was barely a sprout! How could his rookie card be the most valuable object my 12 year old self had ever held? Inside of a case, in a card shop. Let's just say i'm sentimental and baseball has been so entwined with my whole life, it turns every baseball reference pageof a player who played since 1985 , into a personal memory book if i look hard enough. My baseball sentience first came into being during the royals world series run. I even have memories of the nlcs that year. I remember watching the games with my dad and trying not to be too annoying with my many questions (verbosity is a character trait i developed around that age as well) so that's why ANY attempt to discuss ANYTHING related to baseball turns me into a rambling sentimental fool. 🤎⚾‼❣‼❗❕❕❕❕‼❣
Ohtani got a cheap lesson at less than 5% of his current wealth without considering his future guarantees. Ironic tiny compensation getting Ippei’s baseball card collection.
This is probably the best RU-vid Baseball video I ever saw. I like to always bring up when I can that prominent baseball RU-vidrs should have a say in Seasonal awards and HoF voting because a lot of you guys just live and breathe baseball and this amazing historical breakdown of the history of player salaries and the MLBPA is S-Tier level evidence proving that point.
I agree with the sentiment but they’d never because professional sports don’t like the implication that a fan outside of an organization might have just as good a mind for the sport as anyone, just maybe not the ability to play it. It’s one of those if you think you know better how about you coach or scout and then next thing you know they’re out of a job lol
This this should an eye opener to what the average worker experiences. How many of you have heard "Don't discuss your pay with your coworkers" at your job? Including the general public being against any pay raise "They don't deserve it". That's a whole other rabbit hole. Great video, keep doing what you're doing ⚾
A local lefty named Johnny "Bear tracks" Schmitz played for the Cubs and half a dozen other teams in the 40s and 50s. He had a late breaking pinpoint accurate curveball, and was a top pitcher for a few years until he got injured and lost his control. The only contract year available is 1951 when he was going downhill, and the contract was for $17,000. Adjusted for 2024 (and not considering lower cost of living) thats a little over $200,000. Not too shabby for a ballplayer back then.
Lapsed fan and until now only occasional channel watcher, but you all but forced a sub with this one. I put this on initially for some background only to become engrossed in such a fantastic video from top to bottom with the music and dedication at the end being the cherry on top. You should be very proud of this beautiful work of art, history, and solidarity.💪
I had to pre-watch it with some friends that don't care about baseball at all to make sure it was easy to digest. After doing hours upon hours of research, sometimes you can make it too complex or with too much lingo. Appreciate the kind words!
I really appreciate how willing you are to talk about money and contracts in your videos, and not just on field performance statistics types of things. It’s all incredibly interesting and worth learning about and learning from, that I think content creators avoid too much since it’s not the on field game.
I didn't start really caring about the MLB until this season. This channel has been great in teaching about some history of the game. Much appreciation bro this is quality stuff.
This is the best baseball related video i’ve seen in my life. I don’t even want to know the incredible amount of hours that went into creating this masterpiece. As someone born after this century, this video taught me so many things about the history of baseball - basically everything prior the 2020 season was new to me. This history isn’t coveted much - and covering it in a way that can be super engaging - is incredible. Massive props for such a fantastic video
This video is not your typical RU-vid info snack. Instead, it is a full, two-hour long documentary that deserves wide circulation. While framed as a baseball video (or should I say, movie?), and it is, it is a fascinating and important look into labor negotiations in the world of professional sports. After watching this, I now have a significantly better understanding of just how and why baseball contracts are so ludicrously high. This is a very good documentary, and well worth the time, even for those who have no interest in baseball (specifically) or sports (generally). Astounding piece of media.
before watching this movie I can probably guess the main reason involves the abolition of the reserve clause and the invention of free agency. so I can expect these names to be heavily involved : george earl toolson, curt flood, marvin miller, catfish hunter, andy messersmith, peter seitz, dave mcnally, bowie kuhn. and then eventually we’re gonna hear scott boras’ name. anyway gonna start watching this masterpiece. what have I done in my life to deserve this ? 🙌🏼🙌🏼 this is a gift from the baseball gods. thanks mate.
This is honestly better than some baseball documentaries out there. I truly appreciate your dedication to doing the research on both sides of the table and ensuring the facts are laid out in an easy to comprehend formatting and style.
This may be one of the best videos about baseball history ever done, I watched it with my little bro and had fun watching and understanding the concepts you talked about in a pretty understandable and easy way
I could watch a five hour video of stuff like this. I am a transaction/front office/draft/free agent/trades whatever fiend. Also, the progression of Tony Clark's facial hair in this is incredible to watch.
Also I think you did slightly skip over how big both Angelos and Ripken were to the 1994 strike. Angelos made it so the owners never had a united front at all, effectively dooming any actions they wanted to take in retaliation. Ripken was the sword of Damocles hanging over them with his record. Not to mention how, once it ended and everyone was pissed, it was incredible how drastically the mood around baseball changed in September when the chase was nearing the end. And he really was a great face for baseball to use for its "love of the game" image they wanted after the strike. Obviously you couldnt talk about everything so I dont fault you at all just adding an addendum for anyone who wants to look into it. As much as Angelos was (inappropriately) disliked in Baltimore, the man stuck to his principles when it mattered most. Among baseball owners, the only single other instance I can think of someone taking the stance they knew was the right thing to do despite being the lone man in his corner is Branch Rickey. They arent of the same magnitude of course but still, deserves some commendation.
Bud Selig and co. don’t get enough blame, we deflect to steroids, but they are the reason the sport even needed a 98 HR race. Reinsdorf in Chicago also should foot that hatred too.
Excellent video and one of the best I've ever watched about baseball and in general. Guys like Marvin Miller and Curtis Flood are heroes and badass men. Never knew exactly how greedy the owners can be and it's eye opening. 1990-94 baseball for me was the greatest time ever. Being a kid and watching baseball tonight every night. As I get older the more I appreciate the beauty and sounds of baseball. America's pastime.
What a banger of a video (documentary?) loved hearing the major moments of how we got to baseball today in terms of players and their compensation. Very informative!
Second comment after watching: Unions for life. Unions for good. Unions forever. Queue me up Joe Hill, its time to raise to raise a glass for the union cause!
This is the definitive video on this subject. Incredible. A must watch for any baseball fan It’s really surprising that the owners didn’t collude to keep the market down in the 70’s. I guess that’s also why the lockout didn’t work. Owners weren’t unified.
Just over an hour in and this is an incredible video. Super informative and quite honestly I never read up on how free agency exactly came to be. As a baseball diehard this is awesome to learn about thanks my man.
Excellent video! This is better than anything I've seen from the "real professional" outfits in some time by a significant margin. Incredibly well told and captivating story and extremely informative
It's a pretty solid book outside maybe the stuff about the late 80s and 90s. Those topics was the first time I went "I don't really agree with him here." Thanks!
