The Complete History of the Home Run Derby 🏆Prime Hank Aaron in a Vaccuum

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The phenomenon of the home run derby began as a weekly television show filmed at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles in 1960. Due to the tragic circumstances involving the cast and crew, it was abruptly canceled, and barely saw the light of day until the late 1980's, when major league baseball started to include a derby with similar rules as a part of All Star Game fesitivities.
Players Mentioned: Josh Hamilton, Justin Morneau, Hanley Ramirez, David Ortiz, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, Gil Hodges, Erine Banks, Dick Stuart, Eddie Mathews, Duke Snider, Jackie Jenson, Gus Triandos, Ken Griffey Jr, Mike Piazza, Cal Ripken Jr, Pete Alonso
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10 июн 2023

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@dafttassia1960 Год назад

Half a minute in and it's already a classic

@Hatbilly Год назад

I really appreciate it! I'm happy with how this one turned out.

@ColinMoran Год назад

Bravo!! I know I'm one of many who feel lucky enough to have uncovered your gems but also wish you the success in this field that you so ultimately deserve. I absolutely loved watching Home Run Derby reruns as a kid. Especially with my Dad. Not only did I love baseball in it's current form but I also had a deep love for it's history. That show was a time capsule of sorts to me. Watching these sluggers in their prime in competition against one another was as captivating as it got. The romance that surrounds the long ball is one of the most sustaining factors in baseball's appeal. How many times during the course of our lives do we wish that we could win the game and solve the day's issues with one mighty swing? I'm guessing everyday. The home run by a random journeyman that propelled a team's victory gave us all the hope that it didn't matter how great or storied your career was but how you came through in the clutch in that one specific moment. And I think we can all appreciate that. Cheers and well done.

@ryanthompsonthompson820 2 месяца назад

Wow,MiLb Hatbilly, you make me feel old. I graduated High School in 1993.

@Hatbilly 2 месяца назад

Just a number, man! But boy, it's fleeting faster these days. I recently got a message about a fifteen year class reunion and was taken aback by it.

@Cam23 Год назад

Longball Legends will be the name of your Home Run Derby documentary when ESPN approaches you 😉 great vid Hatbilly I was really looking forward to this one and you killed it!

@Hatbilly Год назад

I appreciate the kind words, Cam! I'm proud of this one.

@williamrea5193 Год назад

I would give my first born child to watch Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle go head to head in a homerun derby. Thanks for educating me on the Homerun derby Hatbilly. Great work as always.

@Hatbilly Год назад

You're too kind, man! Thanks for the tip! Yeah, it would have been the highlight of any baseball fan's life to be there. The original derby episodes are all on RU-vid for now, if you want to dive further into it.

@williamrea5193 Год назад

@@Hatbilly Yes, I'll be checking that out for sure. Thank you.

@alansantaniello4536 Год назад

I seem to remember, as a kid, staying up late (11pm?) to watch the original HR derby. It was worth it.

@Hatbilly Год назад

I believe that's correct. I saw some flyers saying the premiere was at 10:30pm, so subsequent episodes were that late, perhaps even later.

@inferno31813 Год назад

This video should be considered a home run great video man. I used to rewatch every home run derby when I was a kid. Always wished I could’ve been one of the greats.

@Hatbilly Год назад

I appreciate it, Eric!

@njdevs1987 Год назад

The home run derby tv show was something I saw on the OG Classic sports before it was bought by ESPN and somehow on over the air tv in the NYC area... Good times good times

@Hatbilly Год назад

Thanks for adding this in. I never experienced that version of classic sports.

@njdevs1987 Год назад

Yeah it wasn't a long era

@zeldafreak1975 Год назад

We preferred home run derby many days during the summer when we played daily until September. The 80's were really a great decade to be a kid in. Probably one of the last tbh.

@Hatbilly Год назад

I can vouch for growing up in 90's being much more simple, as well. I can't imagine what goes through the heads of the youth of today... I suppose that's the generational divide.

@big8dog887 Год назад

Now home run derby has become an actual part of the game, as certain minor leagues are using it to replace extra innings. If MLB ever adopts it, you wonder if some team will scout slow-pitch softball to find a specialist for just that situation.

@Hatbilly Год назад

Very true. I never predicted we'd use it as the equivalent of a hockey shootout. Not sure exactly how I feel about it.

@adameden8722 Год назад

Great to hear the tale, Hatbilly! Thanks for the informative and fun video. I've always found the derby a bit gimmicky, but also found myself watching more than a few of the original episodes on espn classic once upon a time. As you say, an intimate peek into ball players of yesteryear. I hadn't thought about how an empty stadium save the participants might be what drew me in before. I wouldn't mind seeing modern players in that space, but seems unlikely given the current format.

@Hatbilly Год назад

According to one of the articles I read, they used the nine-inning format from the original tv shows at a spring training event a few years ago. I couldn't find footage of this anywhere, so I didn't bother mentioning it, but it's definitely interesting!