Martina Navratilova drank 32 wines and won the Los Angeles Open
@jaredtaylor7777
Жыл бұрын
Pay the man Shirley.
@nickcurran3105
Жыл бұрын
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.
@cheddarcheese7928
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! I have a lot of respect for all time greats who stay humble and have appreciation for the fans
@anthonyesposito7
Жыл бұрын
1996
@frig5956
Жыл бұрын
His parents were actually going to name him “Writes Back” but thought it would get him bullied in his younger years.
@SyndicateSuperman
9 ай бұрын
Great story. The 1995 game was in Arlington, TX (Home of the defending WS champion Texas Rangers). The 1996 game was in Philadelphia.
@jonpos4671
Жыл бұрын
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.
@joshuapatrick682
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
No Cal Ripken was
@mbj4ksu856
Жыл бұрын
George Brett
@partygod159
Жыл бұрын
@@mbj4ksu856 wishes he was Cal Ripken
@partygod159
Жыл бұрын
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
11 ай бұрын
@@partygod159wade boggs was
@mertonhirsch4734
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@joeanderson444
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
His friendship with "Mr Perfect" was life saving
@metaldams78
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@metaldams78 Of course! He was... Absolutely Perfect! (Lol)
@docdeacon74
Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah. Love seeing Boggs get the love he deserves.
@snerdterguson
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Will Clark please and thank you!
@randyswanson6912
Жыл бұрын
And boog Powell
@partygod159
Жыл бұрын
Most of those are actually shitty suggestions. How about one on Eddie Murray.
@WooberStoober-r8n
Ай бұрын
@@antonioortega2588 PLEASE give us Clark!!!
@murph1414
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite aspects of his game. It seemed almost impossible to strike him out!
@DarthMaynard
Жыл бұрын
Ha....so true. I can still see him up there in the box slapping away w that same expression.
@terminat1
Жыл бұрын
Boggs.
@WVF112469
Жыл бұрын
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.
@Boyso5407
Жыл бұрын
He’s the best opposite field hitter I’ve ever seen.
@italianwaterice9594
Жыл бұрын
carew
@dalebateman6470
Жыл бұрын
Tony Gwynn was the best hitting it to left field
@italianwaterice9594
Жыл бұрын
@@dalebateman6470 you heard of wade boggs??
@saurondp
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing I wasn't aware of that!
@leapheap6837
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Bo Bichette goofy
@JesusChrist2000BC
Жыл бұрын
Bichette and Luis Arraez. They are the Gwynn and Ichiro of this time.
@martinedwards4522
Жыл бұрын
@@JesusChrist2000BC neither been around long enough to make that claim... one great year wont cut it
@partygod159
Жыл бұрын
@@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
@anthonycooks8853
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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.
@hushpuckena126
6 күн бұрын
I lived in Boston for most of the 1980s and saw dozens of games at Fenway. Three homers come to mind; one was dinked into the Green Monster off Charlie Leibrandt in a loss to Royals in 1985. The other two came in a win vs Twins in 1987, with both being line shots to right. The second, and game-winner, was lined well over the bullpen.
@richdouglas2311
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
They traded for Lansford to make that happen. "Curse of the Bambino" more like "Curse of Lou Gorman".
@tomtalley2192
Жыл бұрын
Lansford got hurt, that gave Boggs his chance. To his credit, he ran with it.
@rik00260
Жыл бұрын
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
9 ай бұрын
Could have been worse, look at how the Mariners held back Edgar Martinez early in his career.
@JayZoop
Ай бұрын
In Milwaukee Wade Boggs struck out and a guy from the audience said "You can't strike out! You're Wade Boggs!! Wade smiled a little.
@candybanks8717
Жыл бұрын
When he and Gwynn were rolling, you could go ahead and etch the names on the batting title trophies.
@slim3d
Жыл бұрын
You threw some respect on Buckner's name! Kudos to you sir!
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
He was a great player! Shouldn’t be remembered by that one play
@trublaze
Жыл бұрын
May he rest in peace
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
🙏🏼
@loydkline
Жыл бұрын
Wade bogg past away ???
@teen_laqueefa
Жыл бұрын
@@loydkline lol, it's a joke from a TV show
@mystermysterio5348
Жыл бұрын
Heaven can wait ... Boggs still alive and kicking
@aaronstark5060
7 ай бұрын
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.
@patrickmoreau7592
Жыл бұрын
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
@Sega_1848
Жыл бұрын
Love these videos of great 80s players. It might be the most under appreciated decade of baseball history:
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
You’ve got a point!
@_TK23
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Intriguing suggestion, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video I appreciate the kind words!
@partygod159
Жыл бұрын
Not even close to when Cal Ripken and Robbie Alomar were together
@partygod159
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@@partygod159you apparently have zero clue who has the major league record for most double plays turned.
@partygod159
Жыл бұрын
@@felixmarvin1199 Cal Ripken
@Bossanovawitcha
Жыл бұрын
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.
@BarnabyBaltimoron
Жыл бұрын
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
@hugh2hoob668
Жыл бұрын
Thing is Boggs was usually 12 beers deep BEFORE flights too 😅
@ticnatz
Жыл бұрын
Great admirer of Boggs. My kind of hitter. I don't believe the 107 beer thing though....
@cityhawk
2 ай бұрын
Even half that is still astounding. That’s impressive.
@TheDroppedAnchor
Жыл бұрын
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.
@kanegarvey848
Жыл бұрын
Not even a baseball fan really but I recognize legends of any sport. Great video brother.
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
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
@sandklown
Жыл бұрын
Boggs is a legend here in elmira. When he played for the elmira pioneers
@FiveSolas5735
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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!
@paulbrandano3477
Жыл бұрын
Wade Cranberry Boggs, Great memories.
@SOSchangedme
Жыл бұрын
I forgot he was #26! We need to talk about the great Wade Boggs way more often!!
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
I agree!
@jydymyyyr9630
Жыл бұрын
I had forgotten all about WB playing for the Yankees... he'll always be a Red Sox to me. Thanks for sharing.
@shrapnel77
Ай бұрын
Although he is in the HOF because of his hitting, Boggs was a very good defensive player. That often gets overlooked with him.
@JeremyWaldrop-ls2pn
2 ай бұрын
One of my favorite players he hit doubles off the green monster all the time ⚾️
@efrain926
Жыл бұрын
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.
@mickwells9431
11 ай бұрын
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.
@5IvanDrago5
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
*honored
@ee-mon-ee1653
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
Yeah the clerk at the local liquor store remembers the “Oil Can” and so do I!
@tleevz1
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
I second this motion! 😂
@theorangecrusher
Жыл бұрын
"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
Жыл бұрын
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!
@Ultima742
Жыл бұрын
"You are what you eat" Chicken have excellent eye sight
@control_the_pet_population
Жыл бұрын
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.
@thickerconstrictor9037
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
What a story! That’s awesome you got to meet the legend himself. That’s something you’ll never forget
@pvybe
Жыл бұрын
I remember a stat... one of those years he swung at and missed 17 pitches.
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
That’s insane! 👀
@bananonymouslastname5693
Жыл бұрын
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.
@ConnerNall
Жыл бұрын
Stumbled upon your channel. Nice video man!
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@stubie1456
2 ай бұрын
I thought there was a clause in his Tampa Bay contract that they’d pay him ~$7mil/yr (or whatever was a top-end contract at the time) but he had to retire in the Hall as a Ray. Anyone remember anything with that?
@RigelOrionBeta
3 ай бұрын
The three most important numbers of Wade Boggs' career: 3010 hits in his career 240 hits in 1985 107 beers in one day
@mysticakhenaton1701
8 ай бұрын
at 11:44 in a shocking move, Boggs would leave Boston, and sign with the evil empire, the Yankees. LOL LOL
@Cam23
8 ай бұрын
😂
@jmadratz
Жыл бұрын
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.
@thawkereynolds
Жыл бұрын
If Boggs was in NL theres a good chance Mattingly has 2 MVPs and possibly makes HOF
@gregorygaskill5412
Жыл бұрын
Few can rock the " Magnum P.I. 'stache".
@LordDigz12
Жыл бұрын
You should do Carney Lansford
@JonSmith-hk1bq
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
As a matter of fact, I did! The INSANE Prime of Tony Gwynn: Mr. Padre kzitem.info/news/bejne/yKiJnal_r4WIdW0
@JonSmith-hk1bq
Жыл бұрын
@@Cam23 Good man!
@pinkeye00
Жыл бұрын
Don't think I didn't notice Fred McGriff - another Tampa native who knew Boggs pretty intimately at 1:09.
@lionman3378
Жыл бұрын
Should do a video on the underrated Fred Mcgriff and great Greg Maddux
@amercyreceived
Жыл бұрын
Boggs is a top 10 of all time, for sure.
@bigdogpete43
Жыл бұрын
So consistent.
@rafaelsantiago7087
Жыл бұрын
Mr clutch !!! Such a contact hitter .Came through in big situations
@idiotwind2248
Жыл бұрын
Hard guy to dislike. Even as a RedSox. Was thrilled when he came to NY. Wade on an NYPD hoarse after the WS is a historic NY Yankees pic.
@mainiac4pats
Жыл бұрын
More women thought of Wade Boggs, good copy for sports writers too. He was all about his routine and could be followed based on his habits alone. No player probably ever had a more predictable career once he got rolling in the majors. Just didn’t have the full game and he left for the pinstripes, outside of Beantown he was good script for local sports writers and you could write an article about him that could be used over and over, same story everyday. Fly by night fans learned of his routines and parroted on about what they read, you’ve got the whole story on Boggs as a baseball player. It’s his off field stuff that make him the mustached legend. I am far from a hater, but he in no way could carry any team, even with the help of the Green Monster and the Splendid Splinter, he was just a contact hitter who would bore you with foul balls and long counts to walks. Again, legendary antics off the field. The only title he’d ever steal was “most likely to drink your bears and take your girl with a big smile”
@joemarshall4226
14 күн бұрын
There is no comparison between Boggs and Ripken The most important stat is OBP. Wade led the league every year by a MILE...usually in the .450 or . 460 range. One year, Wade had struck out only thirty times. 28 of those times, he foul tipped the third strike into the catcher's glove.... He batted .395 one year when the count was 0-2. He hit. .400 in 162 games over two years. He was a master at fouling off close pitchers, wearing pitchers out. When he moved to the Yankees, he taught that free swinging, underachieving team how to take pitches and draw walks.
@joemarshall4226
14 күн бұрын
Ripken s OBP was about 80 points lower than Wade's in their rookie years. No amount of hrs or fielding plays can make up for that.
@snerdterguson
Жыл бұрын
The 1988 season is insane. On base well over 300 times and strikes out just 34 times... Damn.
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
Blew me away when writing the script how absurd his bat to ball skills were
@johncassani6780
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
@John DiMaggios 361/369 HR/SO ratio is my favorite stat outside of Lou Gehrigs 129 OPS+ in 1938 when he was literally dying.
@WooberStoober-r8n
Ай бұрын
Great stuff thanx!
@glennbo923
Жыл бұрын
He was a left handed hitter. Huge Advantage!!!!’
@MovingBlanketStudio
Жыл бұрын
Now I understand why there is a cardboard cutout of him holding a Pabst Blue Ribbon at the liquor store...in 2023. Legend.
@coreygilliam8533
Жыл бұрын
Great vid man
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Bradleytosh
Жыл бұрын
Super underrated......... Uh ya the youtuber cam
@jtom1309
Жыл бұрын
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
Жыл бұрын
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
@mistermaykul
Жыл бұрын
Probably the most level swing I ever saw. Not one for the launch angle era that’s for sure.
@MrShanester117
Жыл бұрын
Wade Boggs is like Ted Williams with no power
@KTF0
Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say no power. He mashed doubles at a high rate.
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
Very different style of hitting for sure!
@jamesanthony5681
Жыл бұрын
Not quite: Ted is in a different stratosphere with his OBP. But I get what you're saying.
@MrShanester117
Жыл бұрын
@@Cam23 Well they both wrote books on hitting where they kind of seemed to have the same philosophy
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
@@MrShanester117 you can have a similar opposite field approach to hitting, but for me Boggs’ approach is rare in that he wasn’t concerned with home runs. He clearly was built to, he just focused on hitting line drives much like Gwynn
@nelsonrivera764
Жыл бұрын
great content......have you done Kirby Puckett?
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
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
@glennbo923
Жыл бұрын
However I loved playing against him and was amazed by his discipline and hitting.
@CJ_2345
Жыл бұрын
How about a highlight video of Eric Davis? Thx
@Realwaltersobchak
Жыл бұрын
Boggs light, he once drank 70 beers on a coast to coast flight
@Geotubest
Жыл бұрын
Amazing player and man.
@kristenangier9673
Жыл бұрын
Only man post WW2 era to ever get close to ty Cobbs all time batting average record (had a career avg of .356 after the '88 season through 7 full seasons. However, his numbers dipped after that due to supposedly fighting allegations that he was selfish and only cared about his batting average and not winning world series championships (along with putting his priorities straight after the Margo Adams affair)
@robertlegacy7508
Жыл бұрын
I just remember “the walk” when I was a kid
@thewalruswasjason101
Жыл бұрын
Most underrated player of all time? Has a great case for it
@johncassani6780
Жыл бұрын
There’s no comparison between Boggs and Ted Williams, beyond being patient and selective. For a guy who hit just over 100 homers in his career to have the same K percentage as a guy who hit 521 homers is not too impressive. His ability to walk, despite being a singles hitter was impressive. The power he showed in 1987, despite that being a juiced ball year, makes the rest of his career a head scratcher, because he never continued hitting for power. I became a Ted Sox fan during his career, and can tell you that people were always impressed at how many singles he hit. He also had a hard time finding his spot i. The lineup. He hit leadoff some, as you would expect for a guy with his on base pct and lack of power, but he couldn’t steal bases, and Ellis Burks supplanted him there. He batted 3rd some, but the lack of power made him less than ideal. He had a reputation for caring about his personal stats over team success. People used to talk about how he was perfectly happy to draw a walk when hitting a grounder to the right side could get a runner to 3rd. I distinctly remember a story about him arguing with an official scorer over being charged with an error. He had great ability, and deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, but he’s not the legend he had the ability to be.
@michaeldalton8374
Жыл бұрын
All those come-backers… not too late. Not too early. Swinging exactly right on time.
@richardbecker7421
Жыл бұрын
Boggs is my favorite player of all-time, but I can't imagine how he could lead the league in intentional walks. Who is walking him on purpose? What is your fear...that he'll single? You are giving that to him, anyway.
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
He was very good at driving the gaps, it might seem silly to walk him but potentially a reason could be that first base is open with a man on second, to try and get a double play. Realistically intentional walks were given out more often than they are now. Today most teams avoid it like the plague!
@snerdterguson
Жыл бұрын
Boggs was a high contact hitter who slashed line drives to the gaps. Playing half his games in Fenway, that means he's hitting doubles like crazy. Led the league a couple times. From 83-91 he averaged 42.8 Doubles a season. He also was hitting between 4 and 7 triples for that time. He wasn't just a singles hitter.
@muddro420
Жыл бұрын
Some singles score runs. A walk only scores a run when the bases are loaded. The setup isn't the same for every plate appearance.
@jamesbowman8138
Жыл бұрын
Wasn't there a period over 162 games between 1986 and 1987 where he hit like 420?
@big8dog887
Жыл бұрын
Boggs was also quite possibly the first celebrity to bring the term "sex addict" into the popular culture.
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
Boggs was a dog!
@slimphotog
Жыл бұрын
No mention in the video of Margo Adams.
@deakon071
Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, boss hogg.
@ethangeorge2788
Жыл бұрын
Dope vid. Do one about Vlad Guerrero and what that means for Jr.'s future
@Damuthafuccka
Жыл бұрын
Good video, how about u do Bob Welch next
@unkledoda420
Жыл бұрын
Underrated pitcher from 80's and early 90's
@antioch1975
Жыл бұрын
Tragic death
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
Very underrated! Great suggestion
@Damuthafuccka
Жыл бұрын
@@Cam23 Thank you, he was my favorite ball player, especially when he went to Oakland
@Damuthafuccka
Жыл бұрын
I might as well suggest: Mike Scott, Craig Biggio, David Cone, David Wells, Gary Carter, Kirby Puckett, Joe Carter, Barry Zito, Mark Langston, Dennis Martinez, Dave Parker, Dave Stewart, Dave Winfield, and Coco Crisp. That's just a few.
@joeyfreitas1942
Жыл бұрын
Just subscribed, this is good content.
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying the content 😎
@DevylsAdvocut
Жыл бұрын
Boggs was amazing. No other way to put it. As a kid growing up in the 80s, I idolized guys like Boggs, Ripken, Mattingly, Henderson, Gooden, Strawberry, etc
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
All Grade A players in their primes!
@DaDitka
Жыл бұрын
At around the 6:00 mark, if i heard you correctly, you said that Dan Quisenberry finished 2nd in the AL MVP race in 1983 and Harold Baines finished 3rd. This is not correct. Baltimore 1B Eddie Murray finished 2nd in the race that year, and C Carlton Fisk of the White Sox finished 3rd. Also, Baines played right field for the White Sox in 1983. He wouldn't become a regular DH until sometime around 1990. Otherwise, excellent job on this video. Boggs was one of two guys I remember watching as a kid who I honestly thought had the talent to hit .400 in a season, with Tony Gwynn being the other. One of the five best pure hitters in my life, in my opinion. EDIT- I misheard you, sorry. You didn't say that Quisenberry and Baines finished 2nd and 3rd. You said they finished ahead of Boggs. My mistake and my apologies.
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
You’re good! Haha yeah I was simply saying they shouldn’t have finished in front of him, they definitely didn’t finish 2 and 3 😂 Thank you for watching the video!
@DaDitka
Жыл бұрын
@Cam23 Any time, sir. Baines had a fine year in 1983, helping the White Sox get to the playoffs for the first time since 1959, and had 20 game-winning RBIs which lead the league that year (they don't keep track of that anymore). But you are right, he had nowhere near the year offensively that Boggs had. Although Comiskey Park was a decent pitcher's park, and I wonder if Boggs would have had the same offensive output if he had played there instead of Fenway. I'll have to look up Baines's OPS+ that year... it was 109. Good, but not outstanding, nowhere what Boggs did that year.
@Cam23
Жыл бұрын
@@DaDitka Yeah by no means was he bad, just Boggs was betta! 😂
@jeffbilling2515
Жыл бұрын
I would like to see boggs take on andre the giant in a drinking contest
@bucklamb2062
6 ай бұрын
The 80s was the absolute best decade for major league baseball no doubt about it
@Cam23
6 ай бұрын
Amazing decade for baseball that's for sure!
@ivermectin1974
Жыл бұрын
Boggs went in as a Devil ray. They paid Boggs a extra million for that.
@thomascrowley9122
Жыл бұрын
This Boggs guy was decent at baseball
@kevhead1525
Жыл бұрын
There was a time when i thought Boggs career would out shine Tony Gwynn's but he couldnt maintain. Maybe if he stayed in Boston.
@carlpacquing2575
Жыл бұрын
Boggs hit 24 HRs in 1987. That's 20 % of his career total, and never hit more than 20 again. That's crazy!
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