Don't promote that crap. You keep doing weird white supremacist shit and it's making me realize you might not be a great person. You often overlook blatant racism in MLB. You promote sports betting. And now you're promoting ground up fruit and vegetable smoothies that cost over $100 a bag. That is just white supremacist stupidity at its finest. Let's not tell people to just eat some damn fruits and veggies, let's repackage them in a less beneficial form and focus our marketing on making people feel that they're inadequate if they don't buy it. Super healthy. Grow up man. You have a great channel. Just stop being so damn ignorant.
Ichiro was fluent in English but just didn't want to talk to the press and was close with his translator. He also learned to speak Spanish just to trash talk.
It’s probably also easier to express himself in his native language and have that translated, rather than use a secondary language he learned as an adult.
@@vanhattfield8292 even people who are fluent, might not be as comfortable being as verbose in their second language when compared to their first so while their skill with the language may be about the same Ichiro may have not been as comfortable at the time
@@warlordofbritannia That's why I never criticized Sammy Sosa for using a translator when he had to testify at that Congressional Hearing about steroids. His English was pretty decent even if he may not have been fluent, but he also still had a pretty thick accent. I thought it was a pretty smart move to have a translator in from of Congress so as not to be misinterpreted.
Grienke had mentioned that the reason he was at the mound when the grounds crew were working on it was because he got chased out of the dugout by the umpire, who told him that this wasn't a break for him.
Greinke is just remarkably sane, that’s what makes him seem weird. Most other people would just stand around awkwardly, but Greinke realized it was a good time to sit and relax for a few minutes.
Zack Greinke will be remembered very positively for a long while. There hasn't been a more obivous case of neurodivergent players than him in recent decades and I suspect we'll see some young guys down the line consider him an influence.
I loved Kawasaki, man. He's was almost like the team's unofficial mascot. The best interview was after they won the division and he's clearly already ripped. They reporter asks how he feels and he just says, "We need more champagne." Absolute legend.
I was pretty sure I remembered that happening to him. So sad, he was a great player and I remember yelling at him when they would beat the Braves! I hated him but had nothing but respect for him!
Dan Quisenberry, who was the wittiest player in baseball during his career, also died of brain cancer. Gary Carter, another catcher, died of a brain tumor.
@@warlordofbritannia there were a lot of Phillies players from that era that also suffered from one form of cancer or another. My mom is a firm believer that the Astro turf in Veterens stadium is what caused the cancer
@@MrADDCentral Oh, I forgot about that-yeah, there was definitely issues with asbestos and/or carcinogens in some of those Astroturf parks. Quisenberry pitched for the Royals when Kaufman Stadium was Royals Stadium and had turf instead of grass; Carter played for the Expos in Olympic Stadium, Ken Brett and Tug McGraw also played for the Phillies (Brett did for the Royals too) and also died of brain cancer, manager Dick Howser led the 1985 Royals to a World Series then died of a brain tumor the next year…
I'm surprised there's no mention of George "Rube" Waddell in here! Pitched on the levels of Cy Young, but had an absolutely insane personality. You should do a video on him at some point!
This channel is clinically underrated. I barely care about baseball but your way of framing these tales in meticulously crafted video essays makes it so compelling. Keep crushing it dog 🐕
What grenkie did helped me man. I've dealt with mental health my whole life knowing that this superstar admitted he couldn't handle life, made me remember I can accept and move forward
same here! especially as being an athlete myself I have always felt frowned upon for being mentally ill and seeing how he’s so honest about his struggles and open makes me realize I can do the same😁
Bill 'Spaceman' Lee, was out there. He came up with some odd stuff. Among them, his dream was to pitch a 27 hit shut out out. (Which is technically possible) He was asked by a reporter about mandatory drug testing. His response: "I tested them all, but I don't think it should be mandatory."
what about Rube Waddell?? he was so easily distracted he would leave the mound in the middle of the game to chase passing by fire trucks. and other teams would bring dogs in the stands so that Rube would want to leave the game to go pet them.
I'm quoting Wikipedia here: "He would disappear for months at a time during the offseason, and it was not known where he went until it was discovered that he was wrestling alligators in a circus." Wow.
I was at a game in Great American Ballpark (My grandpa always took me) where Nyjer Morgan slapped a fan after he missed a fly ball in Right field. I believe he was on the Brewers at the time
If you’ve ever read or seen “Fear Strikes Out,” it really is ahead of its time. Jimmy Piersall lived at a time when mental health treatment was often barbaric, as the shock treatment displays. To write so openly and transparently about his struggles in the 1950s was honestly brave.
Electroconvulsive therapy is not barbaric. There is a wide body of evidence showing its effectiveness and the negative portrayals in the media are nearly always wildly inaccurate.
Been watching you for a year bro. We love your work. Even if you slow way down and dont drop videos much, we all still love ya man and appreciate it. Rock on
I haven’t seen every video but I’ve seen a couple dozen, and somehow they are all so incredibly well done. It’s insane. Appreciate the time and effort you put into making these. I’ve loved every single one I’ve seen. Great work.
I mean, talking to yourself on the mound isn't ALL that weird... hah. I talk to myself a lot and I've always assumed most people, when alone, talk to themselves quite a bit.
Mark Fidrych signed a baseball for me in Kalkaska, Mi back in either '79 or 80. It was Fidrych, Mickey Stanley and Bill Freehan if I remeber correctly. All 3 signed the ball.
Al Hrabosky, a 1970s relief pitcher who called himself "the mad Hungarian," would step off the mound between pitches and psyche himself up with an intense scowl, the return to the mound. He was one of the best relievers in tight situations.
Hey you should do a video about the "Mexican Babe Ruth", Héctor Espino. Almost no Americans have heard of him, but he was the best slugger in Mexican baseball history. He could have easily dominated in the MLB but preferred to remain in Mexico where he was a national hero. Right now there are no videos about him in English on RU-vid!
zack greinke id truly the reason I am still alive today as an athlete myself with mental illnesses and struggling to play and deal with them at the sametime seemed like it was impossible but greinke being open about his struggles and not being afraid to be who he is has inspired me to do the same! after losing my father I became very quiet and sheltered and greinke helped me realize that it’s okay to do so while being an athlete 🥰 I love him so much and he’s my favorite player of all time
You could do a whole video on Greinke. While being the no.1 pitching prospect and right after his first call up, he asked his manager to send him to AA ball so he could be a shortstop!
My brother had electrostatic therapy or whatever in the early 2000s. He remembers nothing about that part of his life. And it also ruined him. He's broken and has been ever since. Can't believe that happened in the 2000s and they did it to a teenager
There are so many funny stories about Greinke. You should have included maybe the most famous one. Where he asked if he could go back down to single A and become a SS after getting the call to the majors
Phillies catcher Darren Daulton's middle name was ARTHUR. The same day he died, Phillies catcher Cameron ARTHUR Rupp hit a game-winning double. The game was against the Rockies, who lost former coach Don Baylor the next day. In Gematria, "Darren Arthur Daulton" = 233 Ordinal while "Cameron Arthur Rupp" = 233 Reverse. Many people thought he was crazy, and perhaps he did suffer early effects of brain cancer - but a lot of what he researched and wrote about regarding metaphysics was FAR more relevant than most people will ever come to realize.
Hands-down, without question, the weirdest dude in MLB history is Rube Waddell. He did somersaults after wins, showed up late to games by busting through the stands chowing down on hot dogs and beer, wrestled alligators, punched a lion, performed in minstrel shows, had two wives at the same time because he forgot he was married, got distracted on the mound by pin-wheels and puppies, saved a town from a flood, and was obsessed with firetrucks. This list was great, and I love watching this channel. But this more like the weirdest players in post-war baseball history.
Koo Dae-Sung would hide in his locker like a kid in the closet for no discernable reason. He also homered off Randy Johnson on like his 2nd, and I believe last at bat.
Great video, but Rube Waddell had the craziest career BY A MILE. It's not even close. He'd leave the mound to chase fire trucks or play with dogs...in the middle of the game. He even died weird...like Mark Fydrich.
fun fact: greinke went to the dug out during the mound rebuild. he was told by the ump it’s not his time to rest so he could not go to the dug out. greinke then went behind the mound
I also kept my batting gloves in my right hip pocket. Never wore any. I guess I was superstitious. And I believe wrist bands are part of the uniform that should be mandatory to wear
