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.
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
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 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
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
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.
@@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 😂
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.
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
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.
@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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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!
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.
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.
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 !
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.
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
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
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!
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
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’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.
I'm an Independent Latino. THANK YOU ROGAN!!! 1:48:58 Many broken home kids should listed to this episode. Mental Health, mental Illness is a serious thing folks. My mom helped this GenX lady (me) out how to control the "Lady with the Blue Dress Cunt" Depression and her friends. Still today I take my mom's advice: Multi-Vitamins, Vitamin D (if there is no Vitamin D on-hand 10 mins of sun), B-Complex, Vitamin C, happy music (No Cut-Vain Music) and positive activities. 1:54:40 I agree workout or do something positively productive to just to be stable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I propose that each mlb team be allowed to designate 1 player per year as the teams "designated steriod player". Extend an older players career or help a guy get through injury. Joe mentioned meeting Canseco in 1986. Take a look at all the big time rookies from 85 through 87, Roids. That's why i dont care about it. They all had action. Video tape (the ability to scout and watch oppenents before facing them) changed the game more then anything one thing.
