David Bell hits 1st inning inside the park home run off Randy Johnson, who throws at Kenny Lofton twice in the third inning. Benches clear and ejections are made. From April 15, 1998 and recorded on VHS on Fox Sports.
The way relievers just casually trot out to the field cracks me up. It’s basically saying “I hope this cools off before we have to go all the way out there.”
No way. Next season 1999 lineup was the best Cleveland lineup ever. Same as this lineup except add Roberto Alomar .323 avg, 24 HR, and 120 RBI and add Richie Sexton's 31 HR and 116 RBI. Omar Vizquel hit 50 points higher than the previous season and Manny Ramirez hit 40 points higher
@playdiscgolf1546 As a Bulls fan, I agree with you about NBA in the 90s, but those 87-84 games were brutal to watch sometimes. That being said, I'll take the 90s anytime over today. The rivalries were real. The teams legit did not like each other. And none of the 3- ball, no D stuff from today. Those games were wars.
Randy was just trying to show Kenny what it would look like if he actually wanted to throw at him. Kenny earned that chin music after he threw a tantrum about a slider
If O remember right Randy’s fastball was over 100 mph. Sliders do get away and that first one probably dod…second was intentional… Love the old baseball…you knew the rules, played and took the consequences. It’s not just the pitch…its the headgame!
It's absolutely amazing how many hall of famers Seattle had on their team in the 90s (that were in their prime as well) and they couldn't even appear in a World Series.
@@superglx7028 Actually, they're pretty awesome to watch right now. As of today (7/7/24), they're 55-32, best record in the AL, and the second best record in the MLB) IF you're paying attention and just not living life stuck in the past, that is ...
@@TheBigBigSean Purchased by Nike in 2004 (probably to remove competition) and then sold by Nike to Iconix Brand in 2007. They still make jackets for some pro teams in the old style. Your best bet to find a vintage Indians jacket is Ebay, though.
late 1950’s they were the Dayton Indians two blocks almost n my back yard-I was the ballboy $1.for each ball returned-when left went to Cleveland they left all papergoods visors u name it
@jimgray3346 the athletes are still awesome...better than ever. The game and rules have changed. I'm in my mid 40s. .not too old. The games are just different and the wokeness is what really pushed me away
@@HereonTubeYousports have always somewhat resisted the wokeness. Consider the Phillies dropping bud light as a stadium beer after that trans mess the thing I can’t stand the most is the gambling aspect and the, how can I say, angry-ness of it. Fuck happened to the umps? Makes it unwatchable. Even football and the refs.
Absolutely absurd that Alomar and Lofton were ejected. The only reason they reacted the way they did is because the umpire failed to do his job by immediately ejecting Johnson after the second pitch.
I remember this. I was swimming in my parents' pool, listening to the radio. This was the first inside-the-park home run by an Indian at then Jacob's Field.
Johnson shoulda immediately been booted after the 2nd head hunt on Lofton. The fact it took 2 bench clearing altercations to get to that was unreal. Ejecting Lofton was completely unnecessary as he was twice the victim.
@@JasonScroggins-c4i actually grew up in El Segundo CA, an extremely competitive baseball town as last year's LLWS champs can attest. Knowing the intricacies that make baseball a little edgy at times but also understanding the line and when not to cross it is a delicate dance. But yes to avoid what coulda been an even worse situation Johnson shoulda been ejected immediately after the second pitch. He's way to good a pitcher to miss 2 in a row at someone's head. And @100mph I'd hate to see what woulda happened if it hit Lofton. Probably woulda exploded like a bird mid flight.
@user-fs3iy7em2t That's a dumbass attitude toward objects moving nearly 100mph coming at people's heads. You know. That could straight up kill someone? That's not being competitive by any sane person's imagination.
@@JasonScroggins-c4i This is the over-co.pensating, testosterone-deprived male logic applied to anything "men" do as a defense to excuse the moronic dude-bro behavior that escalates every situation. People like this almost always get their ass beat when push comes to shove.
@@Pocket_FoxThe recording quality definitely affects how old I thought it looked but it was also the haircuts,the team bomber jackets,the umpires old school uniform,the catchers protection,everything looks so dated but then when I think it’s almost 30 years ago!Crazy,time flies
He was also sour on the Mariners not giving him an extension in the off season. He had a rather poor last four months in Seattle, then found his mojo when he was traded to Houston. He actually got some votes for the NL Cy Young after that change in scenery.
there has already been like 6 or 7 bench clearing fights this season, punches thrown even. players still get thrown at deliberately, and theres been a handful of manager ejections already in the last month. No idea why you think its not like this still.
Yeah, I can see not getting involved in the first one. That was just a slider getting away. But if you're going to buzz the tower at 97, you better get in there and back it up instead of letting your manager fight for you.
@@JDubs997 He was just annoyed that Lofton got so upset at the slider that he had to send a message with the next one. Note, like the announcer said, the fastball wasn't as close to him as the slider that got away. He wasn't trying to hit him or hurt him, just express displeasure with him getting butthurt on the first pitch.
@@LucianDevine Johnson was a gutless punk. Pure and simple. He wants to pretend that he missed the strike zone by 4 feet with that slider? B.S. he threw at the guys head. It was the only way he could seem tough. He certainly couldn't back it up. And he didn't even have to get in the box.
Randy was Randy.. He always went into each game he pitched knowing it's his game no matter what. He was a lot of fun to watch. When he came to the Dbacks where I lived I saw him live many times and although I prefer the attitude of the younger Randy, it was still fun to watch him.
@@mplslawnguy3389Has ZERO to do with me playing at a high level, or low level. Unless your being intentionally thrown at, its not a dangerous game. How many injuries, just an average, per game? Give me a break.
This is one of the weirdest bench clearers I've ever seen because Randy is SO aggressive in telling him it was unintentional that it sparks the benches to clear.
@@75yellowravenSo he threw the pitch that has plausible deniability. Clever. Like bombing a country with conventional bombs and then saying if I really wanted to bomb you I would have used nukes.
Same..... it's insane Randy didn't get immediately tossed after the 2nd throw. Granted, it was 1998. Also realized my facial and regular hair right now is the same as Randy, lol
Sparky won a Championship with The Cincinnati Reds and the Detroit Tigers becoming the first manager to win it all in both leagues. He's the greatest manager the Reds ever had and the greatest Manager The Tigers ever had. He's 5th or 6th all time in wins as a manager.
@@cyclopsvision6370lmfao. Yeah. Way to make it obvious u never really fought someone bigger then u or know anything about fighting with out actually saying it.😂😂😂
@@Obelov what a weird thing to be a contrarian about in a chat about baseball players. YOU KNOW NUTTIN ABOUT FIGHTING LET ALONE IN DAH BASEBALL HAHA YAY I GOT TO COMMENT ON SOMETHING DURRR DURR DUR. What a nard.
Doesn't matter if it was a slider or fastball. BY RULE, if the pitcher intentionally throws at a batter he is to be ejected from the game. Nobody in the stadium that not could have believed that pitch was accidental. And then.....he does it again. My God! What in the world was that home plate umpire thinking?
Agreed. After the first pitch he warned both benches. But after the second pitch, even after he just warned both teams, it looked like he was going to do nothing until Lofton charged the mound. Very bad umpiring.
First pitch was unintentional. If you're throwing at a batter, you throw a fastball. That was Randy's point with the slider comment. Second one, that was a fastball :)
@@BrianSmith-ok8xe With the second one sure, but if you're saying he was throwing at him with the slider, Tell me you don't know the game without telling me you don't know the game
@@KB-eo9bu Yeah, baseball was serious national business in the '60s, before the NFL started to dominate after Namath and the Jets won a Super Bowl. Namath gave a big boost to the NFL, I think.
Brian Giles actually came in to catch and had 2 RBI's, but the Tribe ended up losing. Can't believe Lou didn't have a heart attack at some point during this.
@@oloruncorey6745 Gibson was a special case. He had an objectively good reason (usually a respect issue) if he was displeased with you. And players knew that. They _knew_ they were in the wrong. That's a different kind of "scary" than you'd have for a pitcher who's just a hot-head . . .
If the umpire had issued warnings before that second pitch, Lou should have been tossed as well. So maybe it wasn't an official warning (to both benches) Either that, or the video didn't show it.
@@richardeast3328No, Johnson started it by being butthurt over the inside-the-park home run and retaliating. Not sure why people defend him so much. Yeah, he was a great pitcher. He was also an asshole.
Ahhh Lou Pinella . . as a young man and a Cincinnati Reds fan in 1990 I remember being at the first two Series games in Cinci when the Reds, the Nasty Boys nd Lou kicked the A's ass. Thanks for the video it actually brought back memories of Lou managing the Reds!!
@@bnegs521 Minimal work ethic but still hit 600 HR and finished with just under .300 BA. Imagine if he had actually put hard work into his play. A couple of years after his move to the Reds I was talking with some guy who had just moved here from southern Ohio. He regurgitated the party line about Junior destroying his knees on the Kingdome astroturf, I politely explained to him that someone tearing their hammie trying to score from first on a clean double in the first month of the season is the result of not staying in shape.
Cleveland was electric with the Indians back in '95 - '98. They had a great lineup and the entire city was energized with having a great team after so many bad years.
@@StepheMauro-kh1px Pfft! That overgrown brute doesn't scare anywhere near as many people as you would like to believe. It would be a pleasure to tell him off.
MLB is killing itself. Too much interleague play = less division rivalry= less fan engagement, plus pitchers can’t even pitch inside without fear of being ejected for getting batters off the plate
@@afridgetoofar1818 You are correct… but it is important to remember that the new ballpark opened in 1994, the roster being much improved and actually good, and that the Browns left town after their 1995 season. These were all contributing factors in Jacob’s Field being a ridiculously awesome madhouse in the mid-to-late ‘90s.
@@johnnydropkicks believe me, I was a diehard fan back then. I also remember the resurgence in from 2004-2007. After 2010 I sorta stopped following as a die hard fan and have been casual ever since
Randy Johnson was a badass. Unique skills and hairstyle. People today get mullets because they're ironically trendy. This boss had a mullet back when they were globally despised, mocked and weren't worn as a "look at me - I'm quirky" attention-seeking tool. Nope. Randy said, "Don't care if this is a white trash 'do. This is me. I like it. And don't let the back fool ya - I'm all business."
I like Randy Johnson, but this seemed a bit classless. If David Bell, who if I recall, wasn't exactly renown for his speed, can hit a stand up inside-the-parker on you, that's on you.
Johnson was intimidating Lofton because he was a big time stolen base threat with one out. Bartolo Colon was throwing well so they needed to be careful about run support. It had nothing to do with Bell. Just a lucky hit.
Cleveland no doubt had some awesome ballers (big Jim Thome fan here) but the M's also had their stars that year. Ken Griffey Jr, Edgar Martinez, A-Rod (pre-steroid), Jay Buhner, Big Unit. And of course LOOOOUUU! Not too shabby--until our horrible front office broke up what should have become a dynasty.
I am not a Cleveland baseball fan here but clearly when you throw a purpose pitch after someone hits a HR or an Inside the Park HR, benches should be warned and they were by the Umpiring Crew Chief and when it happened again, not only should Randy Johnson of the Mariners be ejected from the game but also Lou Pinella should of been ejected too, bottom line. Also, if any pitcher that gives up a HR to any hitter then he should take responsibility for his screw up and not throw at another hitter because that's your own damn fault!
I’m Randy Johnson. I’m literally the biggest prima donna pitcher. You can’t score a run against me in a game where the entire objective is to score runs. How dare you.
