The “My oh my” call in the second to last clip is legendary in seattle, its like the catchphrase of our longtime announcer Dave Niehaus. You should check out a video of his best calls, absolutely electric voice
Who wasn't on something... between the uppers and steroids every last one of these guys was on something. It doesn't negate what any of them accomplished. Their competition was as well.
Every time someone replays that homer that Mark McGuire hit off of Randy Johnston, I can see him at home being pissed off again and planning on murdering another pigeon who was foolish enough to face him
Home runs are fun, but inside-the-park home runs are even more exciting. I have never seen one in person, as it is a rare occurrence that requires a player with speed, power, and an long, unusual carom of the baseball in a deep outfield. Wrigley Field (home of the Chicago Cubs) is not a large ballpark by modern standards, and the ivy-covered outfield walls prevent balls from bouncing too far away. When it does happen, it is one of the most exciting plays in the game, along with stealing home plate (which I did see in person, when Javier Baez stole home against the Tigers on July 4, 2018). If you would like to see more of those plays in action, here are some videos to look at: "MLB Inside The Park Home Runs Compilation" by Made the Cut "MLB Players Stealing Home!" by MLB
Reggie Jackson's blast in the '71 All-Star game was still on the rise when it hit the transformer box on the right field light tower. When the ball was retrieved off the field it was partially flattened.
You sir are correct regarding the best sounds in sports: the thwack of a well-hit ball and the swish of a perfect shot. My own favorite (I'm old) was listening to the sound of iron cleats on the cement floors of locker rooms when I played football. And, although this is not technically a single sound, I do love to hear the All Blacks haka. Also, unfortunately, there is no film of Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle's long home runs, but research has shown that both of them probably hit ten shots longer than the longest one of the omni-TV age.
Reggie Jackson actually had a candy bar named after him ,"The Reggie Bar" The joke that went around was it was Brown on the outside ,White on the inside, and nuts..
The longest home run ever hit is a question that has a much fuzzier answer than people would like to think. Generally, home runs are measured based on the distance they WOULD have traveled had they landed on the same plane as the field (if those pesky stands hadn't gotten in the way). This was much, much trickier to calculate in the days before Statcast, which allows us to reliably calculate the ball's trajectory and speed at all times. The longest hit during a game in the Statcast era (2015-present) is 505 feet, hit by Nomar Mozara. Juan Soto also hit one 520 feet during the Home Run Derby in 2021 - this was at Coors Field in Colorado, where the ball carries farther through the thinner air. We're PRETTY sure balls have been hit farther in baseball history, but we can't say with absolute certainty. We only have guesses based on the footage we have, along with the estimates of fallible officials and scorekeepers. There are some unverified stories about Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle hitting homers back in the day that traveled over 600 feet and were "still rising when they left the park." These claims can be dismissed outright - there is absolutely no way for any human being, even Babe Ruth, to hit a ball so hard that it's still rising when it leaves a major league ballpark while still being hit at a steep enough angle to clear 600 feet. I'd estimate that in ideal conditions with good winds the farthest a ball could possibly be hit by any human with a wooden baseball bat is about 550 feet. But this is a guess. All you need to know is that anything over 450 was absolutely crushed and is probably one of the longest hits of the year, while anything over 500 is historic.
My man you gotta check out Ken Griffey Jr. he had the sweetest swing in the history of the game. The most impressive thing about “the kid” was he put up the same stats as Bonds, McGuire, Sosa, and he was never on the juice. He was a great center fielder as well. IMO he’s the best player of the last 30-40 years at least.
#3=Adam Dunn is the only player to have hit a ball into another state. That homer ended up landing on a piece of driftwood on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River border.
Oh, also, according to many, many witnesses (umpires, teammates and opponents) Steve Dalkowski's fast ball made a whirring sound as it came to the plate. He never played in the Major Leagues (once had 262 walks and 262 strikeouts in 170 innings in class C Ball (today long-season A) and 129 walks and 121 walks in 62 innings in D ball (today's short season rookie league), lost a no hitter 0-8.... I talked with some of his teammates and some of the guys who batted against him in the Minors, and they all swore that his pitches made a sound. He (on several occasions) threw a wild pitch through the backstop chain link fence and on a dare threw a ball through an outfield fence from about ten yards away (any further, and he may have missed the fence), He once threw a wild pitch that landed in the announcers booth. I would have loved to hear that sound- but not if I was batting against him.
The distances are waaaay off for many of these including #1 Canseco. It was probably only 450 feet. Glenallen Hill, Mark McGuire and Jose Canseco were juiced out of their minds. They should be on a separate list of longest PED home runs.
There is a certain way the sound is made that you know it's a deep one. You may hear the crack on from any contact, but that one sound is so unique, that there is no mistaking it. There is a “sweet spot” on every bat that when the ball hits it, I could say that it is a perfect sound.
It is a sound that is not only great to hear in person but even through a TV it sounds wonderful. It is possibly the greatest sound man has ever created
Before television, when baseball was broadcast on radio only, they used to clap two pieces of wood near the microphone to make the sound of the bat hitting the ball more dramatic.
Yes it is good sportsmanship to run around. The bad sportsmanship is wehn you run slowly. It's sort of rubbing the pitcher's nose in it. A healthy trot is your reward. A slow jog will sometime cause the next batter to take a ball to the face.
You RARELY see a 500 foot home run today. Only a handful of players per generation are capable of hitting a ball 500 feet (without steroids). Usually the longest are 480 to 490.
To many Americans, the sound of a bat hitting a baseball is the sound of summer. Edit: The sound of football is the sound of the pads hitting each other..
To address your comment on how crushing a baseball feels. If you hit the ball just right you won't even feel the impact you'll just hear the crack and see the ball flying away.
They didn't show the longest home run in history. Mickey Mantle's home run. That's strange because it's been extrapolated and shown that it would've traveled over 600 ft. I think it's like 630+. You have to take a look at it even if you don't record it.
When you stroke one perfect, you barely feel the impact. It's like landing a perfect punch, you just follow through and the results are immediately evident. The crack of the bat on a baseball is the most musical sound in all of sport.
Don’t get me wrong the crack of the bat is beautiful, but listening to a pitcher warm up is just as satisfying. The hiss of the ball spinning through the air and the pop of the catchers mitt is very satisfying
Nice vid as always, but I kinda miss the old format where the video was the green screened background. I cant speak for everyone of course, but i just wanted to give my opinion!
another amazing yet intimidating sound from baseball is one that only the catcher, hitter and umpire hear sometimes. if a pitcher is throwing 90+ mph you can actually hear the ball cutting through the air coming at you. its a very intense sound, but when you connect with it, the sound you hear on the other end is a body rush and a half and literally why all these balls are going 500+ feet. power on power like the #2 clip with a randy johnson fastball meeting mark mcgwire's bat square on, its a spectacle.
To answer your question: yes, it would hurt a lot to catch a ball that was hit that hard barehanded. It’s why you often see kids (and the grown men who are kids at heart) bring gloves to the ballpark.
I was at the game where #10 was hit. Shea Stadium's scoreboard was 86 feet (26.2 meters) high .. the ball hit at least 60 feet (18.3 meters) up. Longest home run I've ever seen hit (except for on TV)... but NOT the longest home run ever hit at Shea Stadium. Ed Kranepool hit one 510 feet and Dave Kingman hit one out into the parking lot that was estimated around 530 feet.. One thing about these "______ In MLB ever!" videos.. Major League Baseball has been around for over 150 years. These videos should have an asterisk next to them for .. for example "Longest Home Runs Ever in MLB* (that there is footage of)" Would be a way more accurate title.. The "official" MLB record for longest home run is Babe Ruth.. 575 feet. Tho there are claims he hit one in a spring training game that went 587 feet. Josh Gibson supposedly hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium.. something nobody else ever did.. would have to go 600+ feet to do that at the old Stadium... Mickey Mantle hit one that hit the facade in Yankee Stadium.. estimated like 560 feet.. And Frank Robinson once hit a ball that travelled over 500 miles... hit a ball out of Crosley Field in Cincinnati that landed in a truck on the highway that passed close to the left field wall and the truck didn't stop till Baltimore, over 500 miles away 🤣 (The ball traveled somewhere between 450-475 feet to reach the highway, so it wasn't a cheap shot)
You are expected to at least run the bases at a brisk jog after a home run. The opposing team will take it as disrespect if you showboat too much taking time. At the very least times have changed that its more acceptable for hitters to pause for a second to admire it and give a bat flip at the plate as you hit it out. That kinda stuff would hurt feelings and you'd get hit your next AB.
So was there in person for #3. It was incredible. Not a high fly but like a laser beam that started low and just kept rising. We knew it was gone but didn't realize it went in water until after the fact.
Nobody can dispute that those were all great home runs, but calling them the longest home runs ever is not based on factual research...is it? Are these the only home runs recorded on videotape? I, myself, witnessed Harmon Killebrew hit a home run off of Mel Stottlemeyer at the old Yankee Stadium on August 12, 1964, that the scoreboard operator claimed had traveled 512 feet because it hit the Ballantine Beer sign situated at the back wall of the left-centerfield bleachers on a fly. I also saw Willie Stargel hit a ball over the scoreboard at Shea in the 70s. Are you forgetting the great power hitters from the past because there is no video footage? How sad. Mantle, Mays, McCovey, Aaron, and more...I saw them all hit balls very hard and very far.
There are longer home runs than these. Some minor leaguer in Denver hit one something like 585 feet. Babe Ruth hit one in 1921 that was estimated (or measured, I'm not sure) at 575 feet, and Mickey Mantle hit one in Washington that was estimated at 565 feet. At least one guy on this video was a steroid user, Mark McQuire.
They had no way of knowing the precise measurements of distances back then. A lot of them are inflated Paul Bunyan type numbers with no real proof. Apparently Ted Williams hit the longest home run in Fenway Park but nobody has any real evidence of the ball landing at the seat they marked.
Cathcing a home run hurts a little bit but a line drive foul ball would be worse. Msot of the time you'll tolerate the sting for the free baseball hit by a pro.
