The Prankster Prince of Baseball 

Awesome vid!

Great Howard Johnson story. Was at a game in 1989 where my buddy caught a Ho Jo home run. HoJo was his favorite player and he really wanted to get it signed so we waited outside of the player's parking lot for well over an hour to see if Johnson would sign it. My mate bothered EVERYBODY from the Mets parking lot security guards to players wife's and family who were driving out. Anyway, finally Johnson drives out and he must have heard about my buddy because he drove his Jeep directly towards where we were standing, got out of his vehicle and said "are you the guy?" So my buddy goes over to him and graciously asks him to sign the ball and that it is the most valuable thing in the world to him. Johnson says "oh yeah? Let me go get a pen from my car and sign it for you then." Goes into his car, rolls down the window and says "later sucker!" and drove off. My buddy was like "he's just going to get a pen" then waited and waited for HoJo to return....for like 20 minutes. Then he began asking me "he's just getting a pen, right?" I had no idea but it didnt seem like HoJo was coming back and my buddy was heartbroken. So we had to walk all the way to the other side of Shea to his car and he was pissed off because HoJo was his favorite player. The lot was almost empty by this time and we got into the car and began to deive off. Then at the exit of the parking lot sat HoJo's Jeep. He was laughing hysterically as he not only handed my buddy the signed baseball but gave him the bat he hit the HR with "for being such a good sport." HoJo had just pranked his biggest fan and I was there to witness it.

if you keep it up at this rate and quality i see you at 100k in a year, hit some high interest topics every so often for the algorithm

Alternate title: the craziest arsonist who will never be arrested

My favorite part of baseball is it is a thinking persons game. You can play left field and all game long the ball never gets hit to you yet you are ready every single pitch. You cannot slack just in case it is hit to you. You must maintain mental acuity through the "boredom" I love that for some reason.

As a coach, Moe took great pride in teaching the next generation how to have fun at the ballpark by keeping his traditions alive. RIP Moe.

“In today’s world, I’m a computer virus.” That quote alone says everything you need to know about the guy😂👍

Yet another reason I wish I was born earlier than I was. Seems like nearly anyone could at least get signed by a team back then, didn't have to be a can't miss prospect.

I'd KILL for footage of him grilling up a dugout-dog

I SEE ORIOLES I LIKE

I’d love to see a sequel to this about Mr Jello.

Another legendary baseball prankster, Jay Johnstone, met Drabowski for the first time at a cocktail lounge and Moe had a drink is his right hand. When he heard Johnstone's name as they were introduced by a mutual acquaintance he casually dropped the glass onto the floor, shattering it completely while extending the now empty hand to shake Jay's hand. Johnstone says that Moe's eyes stayed open as if nothing had happened and he immediately knew Moe was 'his kind of guy'.

This is a wonderful work of art!

I love your description of baseball as being "what other sport has most of the team confined to a room off to the side for half the game?" That was brilliant and something I had never thought of before.

This is the baseball content we all need, congrats sir!

I had no idea Moe Drabowsky was such a prankster as I only remember him as a very good Orioles relief pitcher. His snake pranks would have shook me up so much! Bob Uecker was a good prankster. As a back-up catcher on the 1964 Cardinals team about to take on the Yankees in the first game of the world series he thought the team appeared to be tense. During pre-game batting practice he took a tuba from a nearby tuba player and went out to the outfield to see if he could catch flies in the tuba which he actually did on occasion in order to lighten up the mood. The tuba was badly dent and he was fined and had to pay damages but the Cardinals were no longer tense from laughing so hard and beat the Yankees that day.

Seriously you are doing a great job. Every video is interesting and just the right length.

Joey Pecoraro beats, nice. Good video my guy

That was great! Comfy music, rock-solid editing and a really nice story told well. Baseball needs more Moes.

Another Hall-of-Fame prankster was the late Richard "Turk" Farrell, who pitched in the 1950s and '60s for Philadelphia, the Dodgers and Houston mostly. His best work was probably with the expansion Colt .45s where, like Moe, he had a fascination for snakes, including rattlesnakes. He once hid a baby alligator in the clubhouse whirlpool. He once threw a spitball to Stan Musial who lashed it for a double. The next day, in a pregame radio interview, Turk confessed to throwing the spitter and marveled that Musial was so good he could still get a hit off it. The baseball brass was not amused and fined him for it. It was not uncommon back in those days for players to perform in odd pre-game contests. One popular promotion was the "cow-milking contest" where teams would send out one or two players each to milk bovines in foul grounds, trying to fill a pail with milk in the shortest time. One opponent had devised a scheme where he would keep a hot water bottle full of milk under his armpit and would pretend to milk the cow while, all the while, letting his milk device drip down his arm through a hidden rubber hose. When the player tried this against Houston, the player thought he had won and raised his arms in victory when they told him to look in his pail. Farrell had replaced his milk with chocolate milk, thus ending the ruse.

I just stumbled on this channel last night, and now I'm getting yelled at by my wife for binge-watching LOL! These are so well done kudos

Great video! Little bit of baseball history I would have never learned about :)

Haven't even watched yet, but that thumbnail was eye catching af, so I'm definitely in

Man I never knew about the origin of Hotfoot until now. Amazing stuff.

THIS was fantastique💯!!! Extra, super excited for a rebel yell (more more more)

Still luvin' those Mets pen stripes & Satin Jackets from the '80's! KC A's caps are 🔥

I once sat beside Moe at Frederick Keys old-timers game @ Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick MD; Don Baylor was on my other side. What a great day that was!

Cultivated relationships with pet shops😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Like who the fuzz does that, oh and the payoff is he can borrow snakes😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Baseball is the best game in the world. The Bartolo Colon Home Run Proves that

You're doing vital work right now. And I thank you.

I believe that Bob Lemon once said, "Baseball is a game for kids. Adults only screw it up."

Love this style of video. Keep 'em coming!

Interesting because Mo's early life was the opposite of lighthearted. His Polish-American father had moved back to Poland, married a woman and the two had Mo just before the nazi invasion of '39. With his U.S. citizenship, Mo's father able to leave, but had to struggle around the clock to arrange for an escape for his wife and infant son. They barely made it out alive. Maybe such a terrifying beginning leads a person to live a life of pranking.

"Dugout Shenanigans is an art form..." I guarantee you also think ketchup squirted on a wall is also art.

I wanted to let you know that I put you in my featured channels. I don’t think it will really help much. but it’s the thought that counts.😂

This is why I love baseball

If he's the prince, Greg Maddux is the king. I don't think that people know what an absolute troll he was. He looks so nice, but he's epic level troll. I worked for the Giants in 99 as a visiting clubhouse assistant on game days and the Braves were my favorite team to come in. Maddux was one of the reasons.

This was awesome. Had never heard of Moe before

Here's another funny Bob Uecker story to add to the one below I want to share after just re-reading my favorite baseball book October 1964 by David Halberstram for something like the 5th time. In June 1964 the Cardinals were off to a very slow start after a good 1963 second place finsish so they traded their ace pitcher Ernie Broglio for a very average outfielder named Lou Brock frrom the Cubs. After Brock first arrived Cards manager Johnny Keane called a team meeting as he was very upset about their start to the season but was glad to have the fast running Lou Brock hoping his speed would shake up some offense. Johnny Keane in a very serious tone announced to the team there were going to be some big changes coming since they were now going to steal bases. Bob Uecker then stood up and annouced to the team that they need not worry because he had it covered. Uecker said it wasn't going to be easy for him but he could steal those bases.

Sharing your channel with my fantasy league. Thank you!

really interesting topic and overall message! well done!

I golf with a guy that grew up next door to Moe Drabowsky on Skitchewuag street in Wilson Ct.(Windsor) Tony is his name. He has some childhood stories abot Moe and and all the crazy stuff they did when when they were kids. I just cant tell then here because it was too crazy. (Nobody got hurt). I also have another friend, whose dad(Larson) caught him in Windsor as a teen and the Dodgers signed him, but came home soon after spring training(racism down south) in the fifties. Moe woulld invite Tony down to the fantasy camps back in the 90's. He got to meet all the Orioles from the 60's and 70's and said Paul Blair was a good sport with all the snakes stuff.

solid vid as always, keep it up man

The Hot Foot prank is Thee Best 🦶🔥 Gets em every time and gets me lmao every time.

Ha ha! I hope the snakes were not harmed in the committing of these pranks.

I worked with a former Royals teammate of Saberhagen who spoke of Bret's hot foot talents.

I remember the hot foot from Mr Baseball 😂

Congratulations on 200! 🎉

Yooooooooo HOJO is my favorite player of all time. He was a switch hitting 3B/SS with power and speed. Very underrated player of his time.

Get this man in the hall of fame

You can tell he just loved being with the boys.

I love this guy! He sounds like he was a lot of fun. RIP

COACH: STOP WATCHING THIS VIDEO GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME

Amazing stuff!

There seems to be a lot of newer baseball history channels

Wow, I'm amazed that you only have 7.6k subscribers. Haven't been this early since Jomboy!

Why are these videos so damn good

This had so many unbelievable plot twists. Favorite being the brown "rope" award.

Lovely!

Excellent share

Amen to NO MORE RULE CHANGES!

I have a great little collection of this guys baseball cards. Barely cost me 25 bucks to get almost everything.

Fellow Pollock Ron Swoboda took a dump on a Sparky Lyle’s birthday cake.

Now one of my favourite players

Man I'm going to have to pick up this guys' cards and autograph, such a great video

Have you ever heard of a player named Billy Sunday? Also did you know that Babe Ruth spent his time in the off seasons teaching baseball here in Florida?

Upvoted simply because he came from Poland to mess with us Yanks! Revenge for all those Polish jokes.

Freshly *mowed grass

GREAT video!

FYI, Roger McDowell was the 2nd spitter!

The McDowell/Johnson video clearly pre-dates drug testing. I didn't know I needed to see two Mets players high off their asses set to Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but I'm glad I got to.

You only have 2.7k subs. Bro this whole time I thought I was watching someone with A LOT more than that

great video!!

Very good vid

Great channel.

The Seattle Mariners are the modern day Moe Drabowski, on the.......WRONG side of history.

Baseball is a fun and wonderful game. It’s supposed to be played with a smile. It’s one of the hardest professional sports played and these people are still human. Let them have fun. Who cares about bat flips or watching a home run. Go shout at yourself on the mound. It’s an intense game. Why try to speed up the best game ever? Ernie Banks wanted to play two. Let’s play more.

Hahaha, Dick Hall!

sooo goood

that was a wise 2.99 you spent

For me, this is one of the things I hate most about baseball. As a 52 year old, it's hard to feel passionate about a team or teams whose players act like a bunch of college dorm a holes. And not to be that "back in my day" guy, but...back in my day, players actually acted like men. Crazy, huh?

Cool Video 😎

No disrespect to Mo, but Jay Johnstone was hellacious.

I see hot foot, I like.

what song is this

Exquisite video! Well done.

Rob Manfred is ruining baseball.

a menece to society

Like I've always said, if you can't watch baseball and think it needs vast changes, you just don't like baseball, go ruin some other sport and leave mine alone.

I’m not gonna lie, I broke down looking at that picture of F. Robby at the end, one of the finest men I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Love you Frank, Rest In Peace, Sir.

I dont mind a prank, but i dont do snakes...at all. I woulda kicked that little bastard's ass if he woulda put a snake on me

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Hey man, I really hope you could help me out with this, I know you mod on Jolly Olive's streams. Last stream I got silenced during the shitstorm of bots, and I'm still muted. Nobody can see my messages and I have no way to interact in the streams. I was really looking forward to this and it's really infuriating now. If you see this please unmute me ASAP

Imagine if Bill Belichick pulled these "pranks" on the opposing team, people would be blasting him, calling him a cheater and demanding asterisks be placed in the records books. Yet people call this guy a genius prankster. Funny how hypocrisy works.

The pitcher on the left side appears to be Bartolo Colon. Who is the pitcher on the right side? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ur8rjAhRCMk.html

Let's go Orioles