The INSANE Prime of Wade Boggs: The Chicken Man

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Wade Boggs, AKA The Chicken Man, had a career that is for lack of a better term, INSANE! More so than his mustache? Not sure. Boggs' brilliance at the plate is something that is rarely seen in the game of baseball. Elite bat to ball skills, an awareness of the strike zone, and an ability to hit to all fields. Rarely striking out and getting base hits left and right become somewhat of a mantra throughout Boggs’ Hall of Fame career. But originally, Boggs was not seen as big league material. Today, we discuss the history of one of baseball’s best, Wade Boggs. Find out the reason for his iconic nickname, The Chicken Man, his elite beer chugging capabilities, as well as some weird superstitions that very well could have contributed to his success.
Players relevant to the video: Ted Williams, Cal Ripken, Kent Hrbek, Dan Quisenberry, Harold Baines, Bill Buckner, Alan Trammell, George Bell, Kirby Puckett, Dwight Evans, Paul Molitor, Mark McGwire, Don Mattingly, Tony Fernandez
0:00 Intro
0:28 Boggs Biography
3:12 1982 Debut
4:06 The Chicken Man
6:15 Boggs’ Reign of Terror
11:42 Boggs joins the Dark Side
13:33 The Rays get Wade
14:25 Wade in the Hall of Fame
14:46 Beer Boggs and Superstition
15:44 Conclusion
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@williamhermann6635 Год назад

Boggs' liver is the real MVP.

@Cam23 Год назад

Haha true! 😂

@Trey_Alexander Год назад

His liver should’ve been first ballot.

@chrisconley8583 Год назад

Margo Adams would disagree.

@andrewaaberg482 Год назад

Martina Navratilova drank 32 wines and won the Los Angeles Open

@jaredtaylor7777 Год назад

Pay the man Shirley.

@cheddarcheese7928 Год назад

On top of all this Boggs is an incredibly nice guy..I met him in 95 when the All Star game came to Philly and he was so cool to everyone!.To this day I know people who collect autographs and Boggs is a guy who writes u back just about every time..Class

@Cam23 Год назад

That’s awesome! I have a lot of respect for all time greats who stay humble and have appreciation for the fans

@anthonyesposito7 Год назад

1996

@frig5956 Год назад

His parents were actually going to name him “Writes Back” but thought it would get him bullied in his younger years.

@SyndicateSuperman 5 месяцев назад

Great story. The 1995 game was in Arlington, TX (Home of the defending WS champion Texas Rangers). The 1996 game was in Philadelphia.

@nickcurran3105 11 месяцев назад

As a teenage Red Sox fan in the 80s, Boggs and Clemens were my favorite players. My dad would leave the Washington Post sports section for me so I could check every morning whether the Sox had won and whether Boggs was still leading the AL in BA. I got lucky and saw Clemens pitch three times at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore and saw many Boggs hits. Great memories.

@patron40silver Год назад

Won't see players like him anymore. Very few hit to the opposite field nowadays. It's HR or bust. Even little guys swing for the fences every AB. Players now would rather go 3-20 with 3 HRs and 12 Ks than 10-17 with 3 2B and 3 BB in a 4 game series.

@joshuapatrick682 Год назад

So every decade baseball manifests in the form of a talent that encapsulates greatness but also the times. Wade Boggs was baseball personified in the 80’s

@partygod159 Год назад

No Cal Ripken was

@mbj4ksu856 11 месяцев назад

George Brett

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

@@mbj4ksu856 wishes he was Cal Ripken

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

Cal Ripken literally is baseball personified of all time. Not just the 80's. He is the ultimate personification of a baseball player. Taught the right way to play Day 1 by his Dad who was in the middle of the Orioles when they were the Best organization in MLB for a big stretch. The lesser talented son still ended up Billy Ripken. Even Billy Ripken is baseball personified. But Cal Ripken is just a total born and raised Oriole from Day 1 by the Orioles and personified it all. How could Wade Boggs really even have a chance. Cal Ripken Sr. doesn't get the credit he deserves. What a legend coach. The only manager to manage 2 sons starting in the Majors. When think about that. How can you be more baseball personified than the Ripkens. You Had Jr the MVP at SS, Sr. the Former 3B coach now managing, and Billy at second base with Rookie of year. The Ripken way is the best little league now too. Sorry, Wade Boggs just isn't baseball personified even close to even Billy Ripken, let alone Cal. Cal was a better player than Boggs but while Boggs was definitely better than Billy, if just talking the personification of baseball, even Billy personifies baseball more than Boggs. The Ripkens are baseball Royalty. Bow Down #BendTheKnee

@raymondbradford1775 7 месяцев назад

@@partygod159wade boggs was

@jonpos4671 11 месяцев назад

I remember hearing a story from the Fenway groundskeeper that Boggs created footprints in the grass near the dugout, as he always ran the exact same route. Like a machine. Fascinating.

@mertonhirsch4734 11 месяцев назад

Boggs had the most extreme home-road relative splits of anyone. His home OPS+ was about 155 and his road OPS+ was around 115 and that's if we adjust for a normal home field advantage. His road rates are .302/.387/.395. Estimates have been made that the Green Monster turned 20-25 fly outs into doubles and home runs each year he played there. His road rates predict a borderline hall of famer, maybe 90th all time, though I still think he deserves some credit for taking maximum advantage of his home park, most players just didn't have a home park that was unique enough to take advantage of like that.

@AV57 11 месяцев назад

That’s surprising. With his line-drive swing I would assume that Fenway would explain his low power numbers. Fenway is probably the worst park in the league for a line-driver hitter (except for around Pesky’s Pole).

@control_the_pet_population 11 месяцев назад

@@AV57 It was the most common knock against him at the time as far as sportswriters were concerned... and the modern look at the numbers bears that out to a degree. I grew up a Tigers fan during Boggs prime and watched a lot of him on local TV... and he was infamous for a slap to dead left field that would have been a pop out 10ft short of the track in almost any other ballpark.

@murph1414 Год назад

Bogg's was a foul ball king. Every at bat was an event. Once he had 2 strikes on him it was impossible to get a ball or a strike past him. You either walked him or gave him something he could put into play.

@carlpacquing2575 11 месяцев назад

One of my favorite aspects of his game. It seemed almost impossible to strike him out!

@DarthMaynard 11 месяцев назад

Ha....so true. I can still see him up there in the box slapping away w that same expression.

@terminat1 10 месяцев назад

Boggs.

@joeanderson444 9 месяцев назад

When I was a kid, I got a glove when I was 8 years old in 1986 and it had the name "Wade Boggs" on it. He was my favorite after that and when I saw his baseball card for the first time in 1987, I noticed his stats were much more impressive than most of my other cards. My love of stats started that year!

@Cam23 9 месяцев назад

That’s really cool! Baseball cards were crucial to my love for the game as well so I can totally relate to that. Boggs’ batting average and hit totals alone are impressive.

@keithharper1470 Год назад

His friendship with "Mr Perfect" was life saving

@metaldams78 Год назад

As great as Boggs was, he was not perfect. Hennig would no doubt bat 1.000 if he chose to play Major League Baseball. You’re right about the life saver and I believe it was Boggs who inducted Hennig is the WWE hall.

@DaDitka 11 месяцев назад

@metaldams78 Of course! He was... Absolutely Perfect! (Lol)

@CrazyMunky84 11 месяцев назад

The man is a legend. May he rest in peace.

@derekjack8941 11 месяцев назад

First off, Wade Boggs is very much alive.

@CrazyMunky84 11 месяцев назад

@@derekjack8941 But I'm honoring his memory, rest in peace Wade.

@tillerman7272 6 месяцев назад

@@CrazyMunky84 again, he is still alive

@elichilton7031 Год назад

Excellent editing bud. Great video on one of my all time favorite players. When I was a kid I used to keep tabs with his batting average and cheer for him to hit .400 for a season, especially around that 85' to 90' stretch. Only Tony Gwynne and Ichiro Suzuki had my attention like that over the years, and maybe George Brett, maybe.

@Cam23 Год назад

Thank you! I appreciate that. And that’s awesome I like following some of my favorite players in that aspect. Rooting for milestones keeps us as fans involved!

@snerdterguson Год назад

Not sure what players you have or haven't done, but some suggestions for future vids. David Justice (Has the OPS and OPS+ of a HoF player) Bernie Williams (higher OPS than Griffey 95-03) David Cone (the classic perfect game on Yogi Berra Day, Yogi wore number 8 and Cone threw 88 pitches) Daryl Strawberry (what might have been and how he overcame and had a very successful run with the Yankees) Tony Gwynn (best hitter I have ever seen) Some other guys I think deserve a deep dive and more recognition today Matt Williams, Mark Grace, Will The Thrill, John Olerud, Paul O'Neill. Loved the vid, I am a Yankees fan, but Boggs was still one of my favorite players as a kid.

@Cam23 Год назад

Thanks for the suggestions! Strawberry in particular is a guy I wanna do very soon. Gwynn I did a vid on recently (Tony vs. The Braves Big Three) but a lot of players you mention are all great candidates for a future video

@antonioortega2588 Год назад

Will Clark please and thank you!

@randyswanson6912 Год назад

And boog Powell

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

Most of those are actually shitty suggestions. How about one on Eddie Murray.

@Boyso5407 Год назад

He’s the best opposite field hitter I’ve ever seen.

@italianwaterice9594 11 месяцев назад

carew

@dalebateman6470 10 месяцев назад

Tony Gwynn was the best hitting it to left field

@italianwaterice9594 10 месяцев назад

@@dalebateman6470 you heard of wade boggs??

@WVF112469 11 месяцев назад

Walt Hriniak was the man who taught Boggs and many others how to use the Green Monster to their advantage. Boggs learned well how to make the most of his abilities. I remember his doubles slamming off the Monster.

@docdeacon74 11 месяцев назад

Hell yeah. Love seeing Boggs get the love he deserves.

@TheManWithThePlan360 Год назад

Always love a great retrospective on the career of the late Wade Boggs, god rest his soul. Excellent video, once again! EDIT: Guys, it's an Always Sunny joke. The Gang Beats Boggs

@big8dog887 Год назад

At the risk of a "whoosh", Boggs is very much alive.

@Cam23 Год назад

I’m glad you liked the video! And you scared me there for a second 😱

@dylanmetzdorf Год назад

am I missing something or is he still alive?

@toddbonzalez947 Год назад

RIP Boss Hogg

@CSDonohue11 Год назад

Boggs is dead ? What did I miss ?

@user-bz9sj8mh5d Год назад

Great video! Really don't see Boggs getting the respect he deserves nowadays. One note about his power spike in 1987 - it has been widely believed that the baseballs were juiced that year, as the entire league saw a large spike in HRs, so the phenomenon wasn't limited to Boggs.

@Cam23 Год назад

Thank you for sharing I wasn't aware of that!

@PainandSorrow 11 месяцев назад

I remember my Pops was in the same hotel during a business trip as a bunch of baseball stars for All-Star weekend back in the early 90's, and my 2 favorite players, Roger Clemens and Wade Boggs were there. He asked Clemens for an autograph for me, and he was rude and turned him down, then he asked Wade Boggs, who smiled, wrote, "To Garmonbozia, Keep on slugging, Wade Boggs." And it made my year. Thanks Wade!

@BarnabyBaltimoron 11 месяцев назад

I love that I just discovered your channel! Now I can binge!! I’d love to see a video on the similarities between *Boggs and Areaez.* They have a ton in common

@ryanthompsonthompson820 Год назад

Awesome video. I really did enjoy it. Thanks for making it⚾️

@Cam23 Год назад

I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the suggestion 😉

@jamesratliff1803 Год назад

Mr. Perfect died in 2003. Wade tells the story of how Mr. Perfect and he went on a hunting trip and he fell and nearly bled to death but Curt carried him 3 miles back to the truck and got him to a doctor who told him had Curt not done that he would have died. Not sure if this was after his last game but it probably was in 2000-2002.

@Cam23 Год назад

Wow! Thank you for sharing that’s an incredible story

@brockman562 Год назад

who's mr. perfect?

@mattg3696 Год назад

@@brockman562 curt henning

@brockman562 Год назад

@@mattg3696 ohhhh ok. cool. thanks man. didn't know of curt henning till now. I just knew all the more well known wrestlers. that's crazy...carried 3/4 mile by a wrestler.

@steelerfreak1977 Год назад

Dude. Mr. Perfect was one of the most well-known wrestlers ever! Just sayin.

@leapheap6837 Год назад

There’s no hitters like Boggs and Tony Gwynn in today’s game. Not sure when we’ll ever see pure hitters like this again.

@martinedwards4522 Год назад

we probably wont see anyone like them... tony gwynn was my alltime favorite hitter... a true artist at the plate, i put mattingly in a close 3 rd behind them

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

Bo Bichette goofy

@JesusChrist2000BC 11 месяцев назад

Bichette and Luis Arraez. They are the Gwynn and Ichiro of this time.

@martinedwards4522 11 месяцев назад

@@JesusChrist2000BC neither been around long enough to make that claim... one great year wont cut it

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

@@JesusChrist2000BC For Christs sake, lol, Boggs was better than both Gwynn and Ichiro. The AL East crushes the NL in competition. San Diego sucked for a reason in a weak division in a weak league. Ichiro was not as good as Boggs either however underrated in any discussion of All time great hitters. Other than being the greatest Japanese hitter of all time. Hedeo Nomo was the best pitcher. Now got The Show that can pitch and hit best since Babe Ruth. Which is kinda crazy that its not even an American who is the first to do that in like 100 years. Jesus

@candybanks8717 Год назад

When he and Gwynn were rolling, you could go ahead and etch the names on the batting title trophies.

@Bossanovawitcha 11 месяцев назад

I had a beer w Boggs last June. He says he’s still hitting 425 yard drives in Tampa. I have x large hands, but when we parted his handshake swallowed mine like it was a feeder goldfish.

@anthonycooks8853 Год назад

Hey man thank you for this video this was awesome. I grew up near Boston in the 80s so I was a huge fan of Wade Boggs and he was amazing. Mike Greenwell was my favorite player on the team but Boggs was the best player. I think if he was playing now he would’ve won more MVPs because they didn’t really count OPS and on base percentage back then nobody ever spoke about it ever and I watched like every baseball game. The advanced stats were just not talked about that back then.

@Cam23 Год назад

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Greenwell is super underrated he was a great player! Yeah the advanced stats are easy to judge another MVP vote nowadays with a negative perspective when back then they didn’t really pay attention to it.

@richdouglas2311 Год назад

Boggs should have come up sooner. The Red Sox had Carney Lansford at 3rd, so they weren't in a hurry. But he was wasted with at least one or both years at Triple-A. That's why he got to 3,000 hits so late in his career.

@TJKowal Год назад

They traded for Lansford to make that happen. "Curse of the Bambino" more like "Curse of Lou Gorman".

@tomtalley2192 11 месяцев назад

Lansford got hurt, that gave Boggs his chance. To his credit, he ran with it.

@rik00260 11 месяцев назад

Love how Boggs’ 3,000 was a homer which he got as a member of Tampa Bay. He also hit the first ever home run in the home stadium at the then TB Devil Rays.

@iamhungey12345 5 месяцев назад

Could have been worse, look at how the Mariners held back Edgar Martinez early in his career.

@Sega_1848 11 месяцев назад

Love these videos of great 80s players. It might be the most under appreciated decade of baseball history:

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

You’ve got a point!

@TheDroppedAnchor 11 месяцев назад

Excellent production values! I salute you. The stellar batsmanship of this truly tremendous talented athlete is matched only by the hard work it took to remain playing at this elite level. Something tells me his lack of respect from the writers who vote for MVP has something to do with his off-field mannerisms.

@ratso8860 Год назад

Also legendary for ironing his jeans with the crease in the middle. Classy.

@big8dog887 Год назад

Those jeans were famously stolen by the Cheers gang.

@PaulyV56 11 месяцев назад

I’ve got a bat of his from 1978 Bristol Red Sox. I was in little league. Hung out at Muzzy Field all the time. We became buds. Had dinner. And gave me his bat he used before he went up to Pawtucket, Boston. Still have it!! Has his name and initials on it.

@jydymyyyr9630 11 месяцев назад

I had forgotten all about WB playing for the Yankees... he'll always be a Red Sox to me. Thanks for sharing.

@patrickmoreau7592 11 месяцев назад

Wade Boggs was a great player. I saw him in Boston many years. Definitely under appreciated because the local writers did not like him. Good video

@ConnerNall Год назад

Stumbled upon your channel. Nice video man!

@Cam23 Год назад

Thanks!

@mickwells9431 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely one of the best contact hitters to play MLB. He was a doubles machine. If he had wanted he could've been a homerun hitter but it wasn't his game. Always liked the man and his prowess at the plate.

@slim3d 11 месяцев назад

You threw some respect on Buckner's name! Kudos to you sir!

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

He was a great player! Shouldn’t be remembered by that one play

@ticnatz Год назад

Great admirer of Boggs. My kind of hitter. I don't believe the 107 beer thing though....

@FiveSolas5735 Год назад

Great video. Love Boggs. Do you have Tony Gwynn? When I was growing up it was always Boggs v Gwynn and Gwynn is and was my favorite player of all time. Well. Tied with Steve Garvey. Speaking of that do me a favor and along with the Gwynn video make one that makes the case for Garvey getting into Cooperstown. Haha. Great work man. Really enjoyed it.

@Cam23 Год назад

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I’ve made two videos on Gwynn over the years, the first was a bio style a LONG time ago, and the other is a Gwynn vs. the Braves Big Three. I love talking about Gwynn so I’ll definitely be doing a full length retrospective on him at some point!

@kanegarvey848 11 месяцев назад

Not even a baseball fan really but I recognize legends of any sport. Great video brother.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! That’s the goal with these videos: no matter how much you know about baseball, you can still enjoy learning about the all time greats

@_TK23 Год назад

Have you ever thought of doing a video on Alan trammel and Lou Whitaker arguably the greatest double play duo of all time? Anyways I enjoyed the video and keep up the good work.

@Cam23 Год назад

Intriguing suggestion, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video I appreciate the kind words!

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

Not even close to when Cal Ripken and Robbie Alomar were together

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

You must have ZERO CLUE that Cal Ripken and Robbie Alomar played together. By far a better double play duo than Trammel and Whitaker. Cal is way better than Trammel and Alomar way better than Whitaker. Its not even debatable. You must not have a clue who played with who. Best double play duo ever. Lol Cal and Robbie together was so fun to watch

@felixmarvin1199 11 месяцев назад

@@partygod159you apparently have zero clue who has the major league record for most double plays turned.

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

@@felixmarvin1199 Cal Ripken

@trublaze Год назад

May he rest in peace

@Cam23 Год назад

🙏🏼

@loydkline Год назад

Wade bogg past away ???

@teen_laqueefa Год назад

@@loydkline lol, it's a joke from a TV show

@mystermysterio5348 11 месяцев назад

Heaven can wait ... Boggs still alive and kicking

@aaronstark5060 3 месяца назад

I fear that one of these days, Boggs is going to die without me hearing about it and I’m going think someone was referencing IASIP, go along with it and look like an ass.

@TheThurmanMurman 11 месяцев назад

Great video! Any thoughts on Will Clark?

@78tag 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, I always did like him and didn't know enough about his career.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed! My goal with these videos is to shine some light on players the baseball community should know more about

@johnshoemaker234 Год назад

This video earned my Sub. Great video man, i hope you have a video on “The Iron Man” Cal Ripken Jr, or will make one 😊

@Cam23 Год назад

Thank you! Welcome to the channel and I’m glad you enjoyed. I made a Cal video fairly recently about getting robbed of an MVP in 1984, but I definitely intend on making one (I’m a huge Orioles fan myself) in the future.

@HolyShnikeez_1975 2 месяца назад

I just watched the episode of Its always sunny in Philadelphia, "The gang beats Boggs" and never laughed so hard in my life.😂

@rediscoveryrecords1348 Год назад

would like to hear your opinion on why steve garvey isnt in the HOF. Besides his obvious stats. His iron man streak, his Playoff performance, notice his defensive % is higher then keith hernandez most of the times. 6 time 200 hits, basically the best 1B for a decade. Dale Murphy, Dave Parker and Garvey should be in the HOF

@Cam23 Год назад

Garvey has piqued my interest recently! I’m hoping to get around to making that video in the not so distant future, and thank you for the suggestion!

@videogamevalley7523 Год назад

I wasnt a fan of Boggs at first when he came to the Yankees, but after the 2 seasons and enjoyed every bit of his time in NY. Legendary dude with a legendary mustache.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Well said!

@videogamevalley7523 11 месяцев назад

@@Cam23 and you got a new subscriber homie

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

@@videogamevalley7523 thank you so much! Welcome to the channel 😎

@theorangecrusher 10 месяцев назад

"Wow" Made me spit ma garlic bread out! Love the content. If you haven't already, could i get a video on how insane 1989 Lonnie Smith was?

@Cam23 10 месяцев назад

Haha! Great suggestion, hopefully I can get around to him, he's a fantastic ballplayer that I should probably know more about to be honest!

@efrain926 11 месяцев назад

Legend. I'm still disappointed that he sat out the last 4 games of the 1986 season against the Yankees while in a tight race with Don Mattingly for the batting title. Boggs finished at .357, Donnie at .352.

@sandklown 11 месяцев назад

Boggs is a legend here in elmira. When he played for the elmira pioneers

@doocies 11 месяцев назад

Dude you’re on a great run with these videos. Gotta do an Ichiro one soon

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! And that’s definitely a great suggestion

@ee-mon-ee1653 11 месяцев назад

Actually had a lot of great players back in those days Boggs was one of the faves...Also had Burks,Quintana,Reed,Greenwell,Clemens and couple others we just had the worst luck known to man back in those days...Anyone remember Oil Can Boyd...

@mainiac4pats 10 месяцев назад

Yeah the clerk at the local liquor store remembers the “Oil Can” and so do I!

@johnfarel3152 4 месяца назад

His 87 season was amazing and he should have been mvp. It was the infamous rabbit ball year but amazing numbers.

@donzollo9432 11 месяцев назад

Great job, awesome video

@rafaelsantiago7087 Год назад

Mr clutch !!! Such a contact hitter .Came through in big situations

@dafttassia1960 Год назад

These retrospectives are great. I had no idea how good the likes of boggs and mattingly were

@Cam23 Год назад

My main goal with these videos is to shed light on some under appreciated studs, so I’m glad you were able to learn something new! That’s the beauty of baseball history

@robertkeith7274 Год назад

Mattingly was almost otherworldly until his back issues started in '87. He was good after that, but the Mattingly of 84-86 was positively great. Wade's back started giving him trouble later in his career as well.

@jamespettit6352 Год назад

As a yanks fan getting to watch boggs and Donny baseball play 1st and 3rd together for a couple years was a treat.

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

Do you at least know how Great Cal Ripken was who was the best of all ?

@5IvanDrago5 Год назад

While on a hunting trip with WWE HOFer Curt Henning, Mr. Perfect. Boggs would get badly injured on a barbwire fence. His situation was considered dire and potentially fatal and Mr. Perfect got Boggs loose and carried him to aid. When WWE honered Mr. Perfect in their HOF it was Wade Boggs that inducted him, Henning passed in 2003.

@italianwaterice9594 11 месяцев назад

*honored

@SOSchangedme Год назад

I forgot he was #26! We need to talk about the great Wade Boggs way more often!!

@Cam23 Год назад

I agree!

@tleevz1 Год назад

Fowl Tips, I love it. He needs an award for that book title. Somebody please give Wade Boggs a big ass award for the book Fowl Tips. Do it!

@Cam23 Год назад

I second this motion! 😂

@horde4909 29 дней назад

My favorite player growing up

@shaunre8363 Год назад

Your part on K% had me thinking about how in 1950 Yogi Berra on struck out 12x in something like 600 AB's while basically swinging at everything. Crazy!

@Cam23 Год назад

That’s insane!

@snerdterguson Год назад

Can't recall who said it, but it was said of Berra that "He's the best bad ball hitter in baseball... But don't throw him a good one" It is him or Bench as the greatest catcher in MLB history.

@snerdterguson Год назад

Also, I met him at a mall signing when I was 12. He took the time to talk for a minute or so with everyone who came up. Didn't just sign and go to the next in line. To this day, the nicest baseball player I ever met. Next to him was Bernie Williams who I talked to on dozens of occasions while he was in AA near where I grew up. Always had time for young fans, never left a kid hanging for an auto. Real class act.

@Cam23 Год назад

@@snerdterguson thanks for sharing that story!

@tomtalley2192 11 месяцев назад

Players used to be embarrassed to strike out. Now it’s strike out, or HR.

@coreygilliam8533 11 месяцев назад

Great vid man

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@snerdterguson Год назад

The 1988 season is insane. On base well over 300 times and strikes out just 34 times... Damn.

@Cam23 Год назад

Blew me away when writing the script how absurd his bat to ball skills were

@johncassani6780 Год назад

That season was amazing. Not to get off topic, but Joe DiMaggio did that for his entire career, getting on base just over 3000 times, while only striking out 369 times. And, he was an underrated power hitter, playing in Yankee Stadium, who nevertheless hit 361 homers in a relatively short career.

@snerdterguson Год назад

@John DiMaggios 361/369 HR/SO ratio is my favorite stat outside of Lou Gehrigs 129 OPS+ in 1938 when he was literally dying.

@3rdandzen97 Год назад

Great video! I’d love to see a Ricky Henderson or Robin Yount video, or George Brett!

@Cam23 Год назад

Great suggestions!

@3rdandzen97 Год назад

@@Cam23 Thanks!!

@ryanthompsonthompson820 11 месяцев назад

@Cam23 George Brett was incredible. Only player in MLB history to win three batting titles in three different decades, wow.

@paulbrandano3477 11 месяцев назад

Wade Cranberry Boggs, Great memories.

@hugh2hoob668 10 месяцев назад

Thing is Boggs was usually 12 beers deep BEFORE flights too 😅

@nccorchukrvadventures1948 10 месяцев назад

my favorite player as a kid. such a great hitter. Wonder how he would do in today's game. Noone hits above .300 anymore.

@THERetro_Savage 9 месяцев назад

Yes yes they do.....look at Ronald acuna jr

@Matt-xv2cp Год назад

Third best mustache behind Rollie Fingers and Goose Gossage.

@thickerconstrictor9037 Год назад

This girl that I knew was having a big party at her step dad's house and I guess her stepdad was throwing it and he was friends with boggs. So I heard Wade and Fred McGriff were both going to be there and when she invited us I was like hell yeah. This house was huge and beautiful and right on the water in Seminole Florida. By the time I got there Fred McGriff had left but I was standing in line to grab a drink and I here excuse me let slide right by. And it was Wade boggs. He wasn't cutting he was just trying to get to the cooler that had the beer which was not part of the line. And he said hell of a party huh kid. And walked away. I say about 15 seconds later i said haha sure is wade. Wade? Haha I didn't even know what to say at the time. But I got a picture with him later. Cool dude especially to a twenty-three-year-old

@Cam23 Год назад

What a story! That’s awesome you got to meet the legend himself. That’s something you’ll never forget

@erml8084 11 месяцев назад

This video really gives great perspective to the 3,000 hits club. He hit so well for so long and barely cracked it. How is that possible? Too many strike shortened seasons? Great video. Weird to see Boggs with so much hair at the HOF. I thought it was his son or something. These could have been separate comments. Great video.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

True that! 3,000 hits is not something to take lightly, very impressive accomplishment. And I had the same thought 😂😂😂

@user-wn9wr9en7s 19 часов назад

The red sox kept boggs in the minor leagues for 6 years for no reason that's why he only wound up with 3000 hits red sox execs were prejudiced against him because they wanted home runs and he steadfastly stuck to an inside out swing to opposite field for highbatting average. He could easily hit home runs at will in practice but his dad taught him his opposite field swing and he wasnt going to change his swing or fool with his successful style

@timschlieper330 Год назад

Will you do a video on Robin Yount? To me the quietest 3000 hit club member/HOFer outside of Milwaukee.

@Cam23 Год назад

That’s a great suggestion!

@joeyfreitas1942 Год назад

Just subscribed, this is good content.

@Cam23 Год назад

Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying the content 😎

@control_the_pet_population 11 месяцев назад

5:50 - To be fair, Dan Quisenberry was a bit of a sensation at the time. I grew up watching him as a Tigers fan and he was no joke. As a soft tossing sidearmer, he broke the single season save record that had stood for over a decade. He never struck anybody out, but he also never walked anybody and had a five year prime when his ERA was never over 2.75 and twice was below 2.00. If the Royals had a lead heading into the 8th, expect a handful of weak grounders to end the game in a Royals victory. In the grand scheme of things, his WAR was lower than Boggs... but Boggs was also the perfect fit for Fenway... just slapping balls against the Green Monster that would have been routine fly balls in most parks... or at least that was the common thinking at the time... and I think at least partially accurate. Baines is probably a fair criticism... as his numbers are very pedestrian in the WAR sense... but he wasn't yet a DH. At the time he was still an everyday right fielder with a very good throwing arm.

@ethangeorge2788 Год назад

Dope vid. Do one about Vlad Guerrero and what that means for Jr.'s future

@mysticakhenaton1701 4 месяца назад

at 11:44 in a shocking move, Boggs would leave Boston, and sign with the evil empire, the Yankees. LOL LOL

@Cam23 4 месяца назад

😂

@nelsonrivera764 Год назад

great content......have you done Kirby Puckett?

@Cam23 Год назад

He’s coming up! My plan is to have that video out two weeks from tomorrow. He’s been requested a lot and I’m excited to learn more about his story

@stripesthesecond8656 Год назад

Rhett and link love this

@DarthMaynard 11 месяцев назад

Excellent job. As a diehard Sox fan, the 80s were tough. Rice will always be underrated i.m.o. And i can't forgive this chicken head for going to NY.

@glennbo923 11 месяцев назад

However I loved playing against him and was amazed by his discipline and hitting.

@Damuthafuccka Год назад

I'm the guy that suggested that u do Bob Welch next, in addition to that, u should do a video on the umpires f***in up this season because they have been doing some off the wall s***

@Cam23 Год назад

Haha 😂 but to be fair that’s every year!

@bananonymouslastname5693 11 месяцев назад

Boggs was awesome. At the time, though, it was easy to see why he didn't win MVP. No one was talking about guys like Canseco being roided to the gills yet, and Canseco's 40 HR/40 Steals season was unreal.

@Geotubest 8 месяцев назад

Amazing player and man.

@Ultima742 11 месяцев назад

"You are what you eat" Chicken have excellent eye sight

@MrGrombie Год назад

If you want a crazy baseball story I haven’t seen anyone make a video about... was at spring training game for the braves and one of the foul balls went into a dugout. Hitting a coach in the eye. He lost that eye iirc. Happened around 2012-2014 I believe. In Orlando.

@Cam23 Год назад

Wow that is a crazy story. I’ll have to look more into that one ☝️

@mizztery2994 Год назад

Luis Salazar?

@bigdogpete43 11 месяцев назад

So consistent.

@CJ_2345 11 месяцев назад

How about a highlight video of Eric Davis? Thx

@joejones1779 Год назад

I'm a life long Yankee fan. 52 years.. At one time, I didn't like Boggs very much. I but I'm sure he drank 361 beers. Oh no , that was his freaking batting average. LOL....

@olamilekanYT 11 месяцев назад

Is there an episode for George Brett?

@TDunn41594 10 месяцев назад

Insane prime of Pedro? Threw ⛽🔥

@mattlaroche907 8 месяцев назад

Ah yes, the legendary "Wade Boggs Challenge"

@brockman562 Год назад

dude....him, Gwynn, and Ichiro were the greatest hitters IMO. fuckers never struck out (hardly).

@jtom1309 Год назад

Do a video on the uncanny similarity of the carrer stats George Brett & Robin Yount (both were rookies same year). Likewise TEAMMATES Alan Trammel and Lou Whitaker, amazing stuff!

@partygod159 11 месяцев назад

Do videos of Cal Ripken since he was easily better than all of them one at a time. I remember when Robin Yount was the first to lose to Cal. Then Trammel. Then Brett. Then Boggs. Then Barry Larkin. Then Jeter. Cal is the GOAT of 80s/90s

@lionman3378 10 месяцев назад

Should do a video on the underrated Fred Mcgriff and great Greg Maddux

@JonSmith-hk1bq 11 месяцев назад

Want to follow up this video with one of Boggs' NL contemporary, Tony Gwynn? Probably an even better hitter, with two peaks, one in late-20s and another in his mid-30s when he hit a ridiculous .371 over a four-season stretch, and was flirting with .400 before the baseball strike prematurely ended the season. Dude was still hitting .324 in his last season on one leg. I also love the story that he met Ted Williams 10 years into his career, who advised him to hit for more power, which he did AND raised his batting average.

@Cam23 11 месяцев назад

As a matter of fact, I did! The INSANE Prime of Tony Gwynn: Mr. Padre ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-grS7uIvSWB8.html

@JonSmith-hk1bq 11 месяцев назад

@@Cam23 Good man!

@jmadratz 11 месяцев назад

I remember in the 80s when Boggs and Mattingly would routinely compete for the best 3bman in the AL…until in the late 80s, for some reason, Mattingly fell off his Hall of Fame career pace. Until then he was considered one of the greatest Yankees of all time.