The INSANE Prime of Kirby Puckett

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Kirby Puckett is one of the best all around players in the history of baseball. His relentless work ethic and extraordinary talent are what drove him to success throughout his career. Not only was he an elite hitter, he was a center fielder with a cannon for an arm and incredible range thanks to his wheels. His shorter stature and stockier build never held him back from being one of the game’s best. As fantastic as he was on the ball field, he was an even better person. His infectious smile and outgoing personality made him a fan favorite in Minnesota.
Players relevant to the video: Alvin Davis, Mark Langston, Tony Oliva, Rod Carew, Robin Yount, Cal Ripken Jr., Frank Viola, Jack Morris, Kent Hrbek, Wade Boggs, Rob Gant, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Gene Larkin
0:00 Intro
0:52 Biography
4:26 MLB Debut
5:50 The INSANE prime begins
8:47 Underdogs win it all?
11:31 Prime Puckett
14:14 1991 Magic
15:35 Clutch Kirby
17:50 Back to business
19:41 Bittersweet Goodbye
21:54 Shadow of a Doubt
22:43 Conclusion
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@MrBrianyoruk 11 месяцев назад

Bruh, this man did nothing but ball tf out in his career. 2,000 hits in just over a decade???? RIP Kirby, you were a man amongst lads

@brohanfromrohan5771 11 месяцев назад

5 200 hit seasons is tied with Tony Gwynn. His final season he batted .314. It's not like he was on the decline either.

@jonahfalcon1970 11 месяцев назад

@@brohanfromrohan5771 Derek Jeter has 8 200 hit seasons, including one at age 38.

@waffles4393 11 месяцев назад

@@brohanfromrohan5771 Ichiro and Pete Rose both had 10 200 hit seasons in their careers.

@jacobalvord3480 10 месяцев назад

@@jonahfalcon1970 Kirby > Jeter any day. Plus, DJ didn't lose his eyesight in the middle of his prime.

@jonahfalcon1970 10 месяцев назад

@@jacobalvord3480 Uh huh. Sure. Where is Jeter on the all-time hits list again? Rank Player (yrs, age) Hits PA Bats 1. Pete Rose (24) 4256 15890 B 2. Ty Cobb+ (24) 4189 13103 L 3. Henry Aaron+ (23) 3771 13941 R 4. Stan Musial+ (22) 3630 12721 L 5. Tris Speaker+ (22) 3514 12020 L 6. Derek Jeter+ (20) 3465 12602 R 7. Cap Anson+ (27) 3435 11331 R 8. Honus Wagner+ (21) 3420 11766 R Oh, right. More hits than Honus Wagner, Ted Williams, etc. Was anything wrong with Williams' eyesight? Bye.

@ellisdtrails420 8 месяцев назад

My favorite baseball player of all time. My parents found my KP collection of hundreds of his cards. Still have them. Really the only one to bring a championship, twice, to Minnesota pro games. An absolute legend.

@nickschumacher5147 11 месяцев назад

From Minnesota, I was 6 when the Twins won their first title. I wore #34 all through high school. NOW BATTING FOR THE TWINS…KIIIIRBY PUUCKETTTT!

@josephallsen3135 11 месяцев назад

I was at the game where Kirby got his 2,000th hit. It was also the last time my beloved Grandpa, a passionate baseball fan, saw a Live baseball game before he passed away. It is one of those memories that I wlll cherish for the rest of my life!

@andrethegiant2877 10 месяцев назад

I was 10 in 1987, went to 3 of the 4 World Series games. Truly my childhood hero. Favorite player of all time. Cried like a baby when he both retired and died. R.I.P. Puckett

@dalton2k538 11 месяцев назад

16:33 You should have let this moment breathe a bit. As a die-hard Minnesota sports fan, born and raised, this is likely the biggest moment in Minnesota sports history. Minneapolis Miracle be damned, this is a moment that turns great players into absolute legends for not only the team and franchise, but for all the regional fans for all time.

@jimolson6837 10 месяцев назад

My favorite player of all time. So much fun to watch. Clutch and charisma were his best traits

@richardmash7570 11 месяцев назад

Puckett & Gwynn....bests smiles ever that always make me smile ☺

@thomaslemon3971 6 месяцев назад

And Gwynn’s laugh was so infectious and genuine

@Daxtarr1 8 месяцев назад

Kirby was amazing. I played touch football with him when I was like 14, He was the nicest guy in the world! I hung out with him and Tony Olivia. They were both so cool. RIP Kirby!

@davidjohnson6611 11 месяцев назад

Kirby Puckett was an infectious force in the American League God Rest his soul

@davidjohnson6611 9 месяцев назад

@@SSNESS who cares

@RobertBarn 11 месяцев назад

Great job in honoring his legacy, thank you for this!

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Happy to hear that you enjoyed the video 🙌

@tanderson6442 11 месяцев назад

Kirby was definitely a one of a kind. He was my hero when I was kid after he hit that game winning homer in the 91’ World Series. I was 11 years old but it had a impact on me for sure.

@joshsmith4512 10 месяцев назад

i was 17 i cried im a braves fan 🤣

@patrickkeenan5603 7 месяцев назад

Same here

@johnsmall5051 11 месяцев назад

Tears streaming. Fortunate to grow up in Minnesota in Prime Puck time. Great video. Kirby had such a major influence on my life. Great memories.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Kirby had a fanatic career deserving of a video, what a story he had

@bigdogpete43 11 месяцев назад

Kirby Puckett always looked like he was having fun. Always a class act too.

@matthewbless3335 11 месяцев назад

Well... not *always* unfortunately. He really lost his way after his retirement. I love Kirby, but the stuff he did after he retired is pretty inexcusable

@neilmiranda6739 11 месяцев назад

@@matthewbless3335 Was gonna comment this. Doesn't make his on field play any less impressive but the post-retirement behavior was inexcusable and horrifying.

@WillConley Месяц назад

Doesn't matter what some gold digger says about a great man. It's completely irrelevant.

@johnscustomsaws 6 месяцев назад

As a lifelong Twins fan... Puckett is an absolute legend here in MN... Target field is still filled with #34 jerseys including the one on my back 💯

@joehawk9839 11 месяцев назад

Another Gem of a video. I remember watching Kirby and the first thing that came to my mind was this guy looks like an NFL fullback or linebacker. He had enormous thighs. He was built like a small keg of dynamite 🧨. BTW I am not here to comment on his personal life. Let's save that, no need to troll about this issue. I will leave it at that.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Joe! Glad you enjoyed the video. He was built different than your average baseball player for sure!

@epholson97 11 месяцев назад

@@stevehardman4686- really? Comparing a professional Baseball player to a genocidal professional political leader of a nation? Yeah the "he was a fantastic person" line didn't need to be in there but the video title indicated it was about his baseball career and I think that's the reason most people click on it, as was the case for myself... He must've done something that really affected you for you to think that a comparison to Hitler is really warranted or that it's actually even equivocal...

@matthewbless3335 11 месяцев назад

@stevehardman4686 because with Kirby, there are two very distinct Eras to his life. During his playing time, the ego was in check and he was, by all accounts, a model citizen (even won the Branch Rickey Award in 1993 and the Roberto Clemente Award in 1996, both awards for community service). After his retirement (which was forced by his illness) he became simultaneously depressed and full of himself, which is largely what resulted in his legal troubles and the weight you cite. Afaik, there was no evidence of steroid use I can remember. What he did after his career was horrible, no doubt, but by all accounts, that wasn't the Kirby that was playing for the Twins. To sum it up, essentially, he was a fantastic person during his playing career who, by circumstances both inside and outside of his control, did things that were absolutely unbecoming of the person that he was prior. To write Kirby off as an awful person altogether is myopic. He made some awful decisions at the end of his life that were simply not indicative of the kind of person that he was.

@UTNatlChamps 11 месяцев назад

@@matthewbless3335 Puckett’s behavior became worse after his retirement, but even during his playing days, he was not a model citizen (though nothing really came to light during that period), especially in his personal life. He put his name on various charities, but even those closest to him say he didn’t really care that much personally. His then-wife did pretty much all the hard work of organizing and running it. He had numerous affairs as well, although it should be said he wasn’t charged with anything illegal. I’m sure you’ve read Frank DeFord’s article on Puckett. It’s a a sad overview, an incredible fall from grace.

@matthewbless3335 11 месяцев назад

@UTNatlChamps yep, the DeFord article was what I was referencing! It's been a few years since I read over it last, so if he mentioned some of that other stuff, I don't remember it. I think it's definitely fair to call it a "mixed bag," but I do think it's fair to say that he wasn't what he eventually became either.

@bryanb.386 11 месяцев назад

Puckett was so fun to watch. I used to watch the Yankee games whenever the Twins came to town. I lived in the NJ burbs and was a Met fan, but I remember that '87 Twins team and that series. I was in fourth grade and I remember coming home on the bus and a buddy of mine had a little am radio we'd listen to the day games to.

@rediscoveryrecords1348 9 месяцев назад

Those 2 world series were amazing I remember. As an 11 year old and a 15 year old. Kirby was the man

@shmoonie2467 11 месяцев назад

the Twins need another Kirby. Unfortunately, they don't make players like him anymore. Good video. I enjoyed it.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

You're absolutely right! And thank you I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

@austincosman2907 11 месяцев назад

Mookie Betts reminds me a little of Kirby

@Susbus69 11 месяцев назад

Luis arraez? The trade for him will go down as one of the worst in sports history

@austincosman2907 11 месяцев назад

@@Susbus69 Luis Arraez is nothing like Kirby, much worse defense and less power

@billhicks808 11 месяцев назад

@@DanielSong39 Joe was a completely different kind of player from Kirby.

@dgblac0 11 месяцев назад

Great video. Dave Winfield

@nickmcwhite4302 7 месяцев назад

One of the best players day in and day out! Offensively, defensively and great in the clubhouse!! My favorite baseball player of all time!! He loved Minnesota and most of all he loved the fans!! Absolutely privileged to grow up in Minnesota and watch him play and bring 🏆🏆 to Twins fans!! RIP Kirby!! Your joy for the game and memories you made, have and will live on forever!!

@bentighe4811 8 месяцев назад

It would have been worth mentioning that Puck didn't just lead the league in RBIs in 1994 - he had 112 in 108 games when the players went on strike in August 1994. He was on pace for well over 150 RBIs.

@mrnosaj71 11 месяцев назад

He was a great man and player, bringing two championships to Minnesota... of all places. He really had a cool name too. Love this video! R.I.P. Kirby.

@scottchavez1688 4 месяца назад

I was 12 when he came up in 1984. Saw his 1st at bat, and last at bat in 1995 when he got hit in the face. Everything inbetween was magic. My favorite all time athlete.

@alfredmasullo 11 месяцев назад

He was a great player and a great person as a young man. Too bad things went south after retirement. His early death was a heartbreaker.

@katherineberger6329 7 месяцев назад

Honestly, his young death at age 46 was probably the biggest possible blessing he could have gotten. The evil he did (or was alleged to have done) seems to rest in the grave, and the records of his amazing baseball career are his lasting legacy. If he'd lived another decade, two, or three, he could have been remembered in the way that Curt Schilling seems to be determined to be remembered: A once-great player who tarnished everything he ever accomplished on the field with is life after the game.

@adlwilliams 11 месяцев назад

As a kid, i loved seeing Kirby play. Great player, memorable body size/shape, and one of thr best names in the history of the MLB

@alexvoigt6946 11 месяцев назад

Lifelong Twins fan here, great vid! A few things… 1.) Kirby finished runner-up in the MVP in ‘92 to Eckersley, which you didn’t mention but should’ve as that’s the highest he ever finished 2.) Kirby won the Roberto Clemente Award for his work on and off the field in ‘96 3.) Kirby also helped mentor a young Torii Hunter for the Twins and Torii always felt he was taking the CF mantle from Puckett, I always thought that was cool 4.) As awesome as Kirby was (and he was REALLY awesome), most Twins fans put Killebrew (and even Carew) above Kirby in their all-time rankings 5.) The Twins have somehow won 15 batting titles since they moved to MN in 1961 (Oliva 3 times, Carew 7 times, Puckett, Mauer 3 times and Arraez last year), probably didn’t need to be mentioned in the video but that’s crazy to think about

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback! It helps to hear from a lifelong fan of the team of these players I do videos on. To be honest, I originally included the Eckersley-Puckett MVP race, and I just didn't feel it incorporated the way I wanted it to, so I cut it out entirely. Sometimes I wonder if anyone really cares about the MVP race besides myself haha. Plus, the vid was already getting long winded and I was going to be approaching 30 minutes if I didn't cut out two sections like I did!

@alexvoigt6946 11 месяцев назад

Another tragedy of Puckett retiring when he did: That ‘96 Twins squad was a quietly good offensive team that would’ve been awesome with his bat in the lineup. They scored 877 runs (a club record until the Bomba Squad broke it in 2019) and featured a PEAK Chuck Knoblauch (.341 average, 45 steals, 62 extra base hits and a .965 OPS), a vintage Paul Molitor (.341 average, 225 hits and 113 RBIs), an excellent Marty Cordova (.309 average, 63 extra base hits and 111 RBIs, and multiple other hitters with an OPS over .800 (Rich Becker, Scott Stahoviak, Ron Coomer and Roberto Kelly). They probably weren’t making the playoffs either way because their pitching staff sucked and that was a loaded year in general for offense, but they would’ve been fun to watch.

@underhandcloud1414 11 месяцев назад

Rod Carew was a monster that unfairly gets only remembered for his contact ability. From 1972-1978 Carew batted .350 with a 149 OPS+ and accumulated 49 rWAR. A top 5 player of his generation that doesn’t get enough recognition

@justinlaw9336 11 месяцев назад

Adam Sandler was a big fan of "Hall of famer, Rod Carew"

@peteshallcross787 11 месяцев назад

@@justinlaw9336 Who cares, lol? Growing up as a White Sox fan, I was a huge Carew fan. I remember one of the games I went to in '70s. Wilbur Wood shut out the Twins on 3 hits, Rod had 2! It was all good.

@lesgobrandon9444 8 месяцев назад

I spent alot of time at the old Met . They were larger than life Carew , Harmen , Tony O , Tovar , Holt , Rollins etc great memories. I also witnessed seeing a 19 yr old rookie Bert Blylevin make his first start .

@Collin790 11 месяцев назад

I would love an ichiro one

@erml8084 11 месяцев назад

It's pretty remarkable that he was such a successful high school athlete, yet didn't receive a college offer more promising than factory work. I was a kid when he retired, and I remember it being related to his eye. I certainly didn't appreciate what an incredible player he was.

@jamesmoore7707 10 месяцев назад

My parents lived next to Kirby for 2 years when he lived in Brooklyn Park. One of my most prized possesions is a duffle bag that Kirby left them when he moved. It is from when he played A ball. Cass A Visalia Oaks. His name is stitched on the front and is red, whtie and blue. I get the chills everytime I "And we'll see ya tomorrow nght"!!!!!!

@jordandr.j4789 11 месяцев назад

This was a fascinating video, I grew up in the early 2000s, my mom was a Twins fan and my dad was a Brewers fan. I never got to see Puckett play, but my mom would tell me stories about guys like Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek. Dad would tell me stories of Robin Yount and Paul Molitor. I remember being in first grade when he passed and they had a memorial service on FSN North and that was the most devastated I had seen my mom

@ronaldkonkoma4356 11 месяцев назад

During the World Series, everybody who didn't know a thing about baseball the other 11 months of the year fell in love with Kirby!

@thomasdahlquist7119 7 месяцев назад

Kirby was especially gifted at hitting pitches well out of the strike zone. When asked how he learned to do that so well, he said that when he and his buddies would play ball in their South Chicago neighborhood as kids, they didn't have a backstop, so the ball would need to be recovered if they sat on balls, eating up playing time and pissing everyone else off in the process, so you had to swing at everything.

@larrybrellenthin4247 5 месяцев назад

I was reading a lot of comments before I read yours and you hit the nail on the head. That is what he did that made him unique and pissed off alot of pitchers.

@jeremymiller2124 10 месяцев назад

A special time in Minnesota sports watching Kirby Puckett play. One of those players where you just stopped and watched the television to see what he did. Those prime years are near the top of any players. Would love to see you do Ted Williams.

@coletrickle1775 9 месяцев назад

As a Minnesotan all I can say is we miss Kirby, so very much. A legend in every sense of the word. RIP

@jeffphillips1832 11 месяцев назад

I still miss King Kirby.

@adog21 7 месяцев назад

My dad was a Minneapolis police officer, and on game day he got to escort Kirby Puckett to the stadium. A good memory of my dad was how excited he got telling me the conversation he had with Kirby.

@Cam23 7 месяцев назад

That's way cool! What a great memory thank you for sharing

@scottyjohnson3120 9 месяцев назад

Kirby could do it all. I had the good fortune of living in Minnesota during his prime and got to see him play live at the Metrodome many times.

@BatFan1 11 месяцев назад

Kirby reminded me so much of Tony Gwynn. In some ways I saw Kirby as the player TG could be if he implemented more power into his game.

@jordanahr6594 11 месяцев назад

Well done, I loved Kirby growing up and still remember watching those playoff runs as a little boy. Hope he found his peace R.I.P. to the legendary Kirby Puckett

@richardmash7570 11 месяцев назад

I'm a Baltimore boy but I always watching Kirby play back in the day agent Ca l ❤⚾

@Heraclitean 10 месяцев назад

In early 90s Minnesota, Kirby was everything.

@peterwhitman5575 11 месяцев назад

Awesome job on an Awesome player. I wouldn't mind a spot light on a very special and unusual player, Rube Wadell, what a life

@FourFriends-gk8lz 10 месяцев назад

Very sad story, once the game he loved was taken from so abruptly. I've never seen another player who seemed to exude so much joy, and have so much FUN playing baseball. He did not take well to retirement, but it really is a tragic story, given that few of us will ever know what a loss like that would feel like. Very sorry for what his family went though, but he is probably the only player that I actually cried for when he died, and I'm not even a Twins fan. Hard to brush all that under the rug, but I can't help it. I loved this guy.

@Ignatius------6 10 месяцев назад

Love Kirby Puckett. Miss him. He passed away on his birthday. That wasn't accentuated but great presentation. ❤💛

@bbuildingfan01 11 месяцев назад

One of the best center fielders that really don't recognition he deserves great video 😊 and at a time when you had a up and coming ken Griffey Jr Kenny lofton, Devon White, Bernie Williams, Jim Edmonds. Just to name a few. at a height in stature of being a small center fielder but he played like he was six two. Even though he was only five eight, he was definitely one of my heroes. Too bad his career was cut short. Hall of Famer!! If possible, could you do a video of Cecil fielder or Dave Winfield. He was definitely a tall man for his time where now in the present time of baseball you see guys that are at least 6' 6 or 6'7 or taller where that was a rare occasion for a man like Winfield.

@jamesnorton7601 10 месяцев назад

The Beloved Kirby Puckett. What a player

@fedordedov783 7 месяцев назад

Pulled his card in an old wax pack and went to do my research. What a guy. Its been a fun project going through these packs and looking up dudes from before my time - a topps led history lesson if you will.

@Cam23 7 месяцев назад

That’s a fun way to learn about players from different eras!

@Death-spider 11 месяцев назад

can you do Cal Ripken Jr

@kurtwagner350 11 месяцев назад

That’s a good one

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

As an Orioles fan, he's coming soon...

@flame-sky7148 11 месяцев назад

Yea, in 1991, Ripken led in Offensive War and Defensive War!

@samstuff499 11 месяцев назад

I have a ton of baseball cards from 1989 szn (produced 1990), and I have like 4 cards of him, I remember always being curious why no one talked about him after looking at his stats on the back. I’m shocked somebody made a video about him. Good video man.

@kd-jj1rn 11 месяцев назад

I absolutely love this video! Grew up watching Kirby Puckett , as a Jays fan he was a pain in the ass for us! Lol... Would love to see a Joe Carter video. Been binge watching all your videos, they are very good.

@edwardhaske Месяц назад

In my view, King Kirby was one of my favorite Minnesota Twins baseball players. He was absolutely the Goat! Im only 1yr yonger than he was and i witnessed how remarkable he was. Ive been a fan of the Twins since i was 4yrs old(1965)

@SuperStrik9 8 месяцев назад

As a stocky dude Kirby Puckett was an inspiration.

@SupplementalSense 11 месяцев назад

I was born in the Twin Cities area in the mid 80's. My dad took me to many Twins games and Kirby was the first player I ever knew about. He was certainly the most beloved athlete from any sport in Minnesota during the 90's. Minnesota still has no other major sports titles in it's history other than those two World Series that Kirby lead.

@LakeLyfe315 11 месяцев назад

Do Joe Carter, he's so under-rated

@JackDeSilver 11 месяцев назад

World Series walkofff from World Series walkoff lol, both in game 6 and both home runs lol

@jwatson38 9 месяцев назад

Less than 20 career war...

@crossoverparanormalsociety2722 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing, I'm a big Kirby Puckett fan. The greatest player in the history of the game.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

@chriskeck3689 11 месяцев назад

My best friend growing up Eric Wagner was the biggest Kirby fan ever. Hoping he watches this video and sees this comment. Miss you brother

@Jiff321 9 месяцев назад

Getting drafted 3rd overall after establishing his background is wild lol.

@MrLucasD123 11 месяцев назад

His smile was infectious

@karlmork83 9 месяцев назад

Would of liked to see more analysis and comparison of Kirby’s first 12 years vs the 12 years of other players. Especially as Kirby’s years got cut short.

@adampeters9684 11 месяцев назад

I met Kirby when I was too young to appreciate his greatness, but got the privilege of sharing a lane bowling with him! Super nice guy, but 6yo me was upset I didn’t get placed on lane 6 with KG 😂

@NWAWskeptic 6 месяцев назад

I was 13 when Twins won their first World Series. Growing up and living in Minnesota. He’s the only player where if he was up I HAD to listen/watch his at bat. You just WANTED him to have a great game. Not that you don’t want that of all your teams players, there was something special about him. He was my grandmas favorite player.

@jasonwolfe3252 9 месяцев назад

As a kid he was my favorite player. I'm a huge red sox fan and I remember when he was rumored to be signing with them but it turned out he had no intention on leaving Minnesota, he was just using them as leverage against the Twins. I still rooted for him .

@Guspech750 11 месяцев назад

Its amazing how some athletes can just turn on greatness right from the start.

@DaDitka 11 месяцев назад

I am a White Sox fan but I remember Puckett well. He was a favorite of mine, and i gotta tell you- the 1987 World Series is among my very favourite moments. That whole series was a LOT of fun, from the Thunderdome to St. Louis's play at Busch Stadium. I didn't expect Minnesota to win, because i didn't think they would win on the road and I thought the Cardinals were good enough to pull off at least one win at the Dome. Was i ever wrong. Thanks for the memories!

@joelankeny6277 11 месяцев назад

One of my favorite books growing was Kirby Puckett’s Baseball Games on developing baseball skills. I wore the cover off that thing!

@chadlawrence5865 Месяц назад

I was at the home opener in MINN vs OAK... there was actually a fight with Reggie Jackson and a couple of them vs our beloved TWINS. RIP KIRBY. You will always be our favorite TWIN.

@johnobrien1759 11 месяцев назад

The White Sox field was right across the highway from the projects Kirby is from. They’ve been torn down and the neighborhood by the Sox park is actually nice now, but in the early 90s and late 80s, that neighborhood was a beast.

@Bengal 11 месяцев назад

excellent work

@dash4800 11 месяцев назад

I like how hitting .288 with 199 hits was "still figuring things out". If he played today the media would talk nonstop about how he is baseball god. Players today would be happy to have a single season as productive as he had every single year.

@Tampafan33 10 месяцев назад

I wouldn’t say that. Wander franco should end the season with those numbers and all they’re saying about him right now is “maybe he isnt as good as they thought”.

@bucklamb2062 2 месяца назад

It's players like Kirby Puckett first of all what an awesome name players like him is what made baseball so awesome in the 80s

@brianmcghee3597 11 месяцев назад

Two thumbs up. Great video. A true legend.

@jeffphillips1832 11 месяцев назад

Jim Rice is madly underrated.

@craigallmendinger8404 11 месяцев назад

I think you meant overrated

@brianfarkas8172 11 месяцев назад

Kirby Puckett video, pay attention.

@jeffphillips1832 11 месяцев назад

@@brianfarkas8172 He asked for other names in the video, so I gave one.

@jeffphillips1832 11 месяцев назад

@@craigallmendinger8404 why?

@Chize41 11 месяцев назад

@@craigallmendinger8404tell me ur a millennial without telling me you’re a millennial lol 🤡👟👞🥾

@jtom1309 11 месяцев назад

Good one. Do Will Clark, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Ruben Sierra, Kevin Mictchell, Fred McGriff, Bo Jackson or Wally Joyner next.

@jtom1309 11 месяцев назад

Or Bobby Bonilla, Jihn Kruk, Cecil Fielder, Danny Tartabull or Mark McGwire.

@MLCommy 11 месяцев назад

Exceptionally well-done video essay, and on my favorite player. Your approach to this is incredible with the videos, photos, and insight that not all know. Cheers to you!

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! I’m glad I could do KP justice, I’m glad I got around to making this video, he was a crazy good player!

@rotmusic8505 11 месяцев назад

My favorite baseball player. Thank you for this video. Looking forward to more videos from you.

@Pwnzistor 11 месяцев назад

Your favorite player beat women.

@chrisholden615 9 месяцев назад

Legend!! 🎉 and another great video!

@Cam23 9 месяцев назад

My man! 🙌🏼

@stuke1976 6 месяцев назад

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing with us.

@Cam23 6 месяцев назад

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed 🙌🏼

@tombullard6167 11 месяцев назад

Had to sub & say thanks for helping out Fuzzy so he keeps doing the recaps... Helped get me back into baseball after leaving it behind 20yrs ago. Kirby Puckett was my Dads favorite player while mine was Jose Canseco.... Not same good character guys so needless to say JC helped sway me from my love for the game. Luckily with age comes some reflection & wisening up. Happy to be enjoying baseball & all the great history again. Thanks for the great video! Brings back lots of memories, i can still see myself watching those early 90s WS as a kid 😂

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Hey thank you I appreciate that! I love editing Fuzzy's videos he really impresses me with how efficient he is. Been watching the recaps forever so it's awesome to be apart of the process!

@zachmalone428 11 месяцев назад

Love your channel! So many channels like this for nfl and nba but not much in the way of baseball! So many amazing baseball stories out there. You'll never run out of unique personalities!

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! You are absolutely right: no chance of running out of people to talk about!

@hershysquirts187 11 месяцев назад

All time favorite baseball player

@colingordon5950 10 месяцев назад

Kirby is my all time favorite player.

@thecoolcreativebuildchanne2613 11 месяцев назад

Another fantastic video!!🙂👍

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@jefflebowski3784 10 месяцев назад

Another great vid. Thanks! I’ve been binging them. Have you ever thought about doing one on Dave Kingman?

@grassfireu 10 месяцев назад

About time I saw this. thanks.

@Sega_1848 11 месяцев назад

These videos are great! I hope they end up with over 100k views on each!

@markbrown585 6 месяцев назад

Another thing that wasn’t mentioned is how much the other players around the league respected and loved him. His pool tournament for charity drew some of the biggest names in baseball like Cal Ripken, Joe Carter, who all said they wouldn’t miss Kirby’s event.

@rambler1475 11 месяцев назад

Dude! Awesome!!!

@thesaucegod2525 11 месяцев назад

found you from fuzzy's shout out and youve deff made a new fan good job man

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, and welcome to the channel!

@josephallsen3135 11 месяцев назад

I am glad you showed some love to Tony Oliva. It took way too long to put Oliva in the Hall of Fame. Kirby and Tony were a different Breed. They proved that you could be a star Athlete and not be a jerk or a dick. I have a story that best illustrates what a magnificent human being Tony Oliva is. He was having lunch with his business manager at a restaurant I was working at as a busboy. Very hesitantly and shyly I approached him and told him that I was a fan. The best I expected was a curt thank you and then he would go back to talking to his manager. I also had thought that most likely that I would be ignored, or he would call over the dining room manager and have me disciplined for interrupting his meeting. I thought that it was also very likely that I could get fired for this. This is not what happened. He stopped his meeting and shook my hand, signed an autograph and spent time with the staff. He took pictures with us and spent at least 10 to 15 minutes chatting pumping us up. He treated us like royalty. Pretty incredible that here is Tony Fricking Oliva and he is treating a busboy like a dignitary just because I said I was a fan. If that is not the very definition of a class act then the term class act should be retired.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

That’s an incredible story. What a kind man!

@doughazzard2532 2 месяца назад

Excellent video on a great man. I love the Vince Guaraldi music in the background! Straight up charlie brown😂😂😂

@Cam23 2 месяца назад

Thank you! Funny you should mention Guaraldi because the song came from Epidemic Sound and the guy who made the tune was clearly going for a Guaraldi sounding tune 😂 reminded me of Peanuts so I had to include it

@YANG3USMC 7 месяцев назад

When I was a kid in the 90’s we didn’t have much to do but get into trouble. Living in the projects will give you plenty of bad influences. One day all the kids were gathering at the park so my cousins and I went to see what’s going on. Found out that they were sorting out the kids in the Minneapolis area into 9 teams for a baseball league. At that time the only sport we ever played was soccer since all you really need was a ball. But given the opportunity to play baseball with the other kids was an easy choice. Each team was provided with all the required gear to play including jerseys. Each team had a name on the back of their jerseys. Most of us had no clue who the name belonged to. When the season was over and before our playoffs the people in charge took all the kids to the Metrodome to watch a game. It was awesome! After the game we met all the players. Each team took pictures with the player who had their name on our jerseys. That was the first time I Kirby Puckett. He was so nice and sincere and told us to all stay out of trouble and even if baseball is not our sport of choice we should always be involved in a sport because it teaches teamwork, responsibility and respect. I still remember those words til this day. He was a wonderful human.

@xav5787 11 месяцев назад

Was expecting anything but that ending. Rest in peace Kirby

@troyarmstrong963 10 месяцев назад

What a name. 9/10 Solid baseball name

@chadchesney3858 11 месяцев назад

THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO. Teams over looked him because of us height or lack of it. But boy were they wrong. Kirby was a hitting machine. Could hit the ball HARD from ANYWHERE ON THE PLATE. He did it all. Greatest Twin ever. What a player. Miss ya Kirby.

@peteshallcross787 11 месяцев назад

As a White Sox fan I rooted for the Twins in post season. The incredible "Kirby" game and Jack Morris pitching gem the next day was a joy to watch. I had to wait till 2005 for my team to finally put it all together.

@mega77CHAVEZ 10 месяцев назад

I was 12 when he came up in 84. 15 and 19 when the Twins won their rings....im more of a football guy, but Kirby Puckett is my favorite player of all time. Yes even over Jordan or Gretzky.