Holy shit do you know how many fucking players do roids now a days. Yeah he did them, so. It was stupid for him to do them but he is still a great player and always will be
Who else teared up when his daughters ran on the field? My favorite player growing up, he made mistakes, but is a genuine person. Miss watching him play
cool story he was also my favorite yankee and we went to this game last minute. Ushers let us down to the 5th row on 3B side for the 9th inning. Was so cool to be there right behind his family, not to mention the thunder during his interview. such a cool experience
Easily mine too. I miss him and the numbers don’t lie this man is for sure capable of being in the hall of fame with 696 homers (4th all time behind only Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth) over 3,000 hits 22nd all time. He has over 2,000 rbis and runs. The only other players to do that in history are Hank and Babe. Oh yeah and his defense was elite and had an absolute cannon. Miss this guy and he definitely did make mistakes which he has owned up to. Really is a genuine guy
If the mlb didn’t intentionally try to end arods career, he could have beaten bonds record. They took two years from Arod through suspension and if Arod would have played just one more before retiring he could have broke the record. He was 66 home runs away from tying bonds. Divide that by 3 years and that’s 22 bombs a year. And easy feat for Arod
Bonds would’ve probably had more too for what it’s worth but you’re right. Wack in retrospect but the PED era is in the rear view mirror now for the most part because of how the MLB handled it all, so they achieved their goal in the end
Sure. Another home run record with a major fucking asterisk. This guy is a cheater and a hypocrite just like Bonds was. Neither belong in the hall of fame, neither belong in the record books.
Being at the game was a huge turning point for me. I always hated A-Rod, but being there you could see just how much he loved and cared about the game. My opinion changed after this
He was going to be the MVP of the 2009 World Series until Hideki stole the show with his amazing performance in the clinching game. But Alex's performance in the entire playoffs was magnificent.
A-Rod never got the love from Yankees fans that he deserved. I remember talking to some other Yankee fans when they signed him and they were so defensive of Jeter's legacy that they were saying ridiculous crap like, "A-Rod is SOOO overrated. He's no Jeter." I loved Jeter, but A-Rod was a much better all-around player than Jeter. He just came late to the party.
@@juanyanira Yeah, he's probably Top 10 or 15, but A-Rod was always better at all aspects of the game. The only reason A-Rod moved to 3rd when he came to NY was because Jeter was there first and the fans would have howled that it was some sort of sacrilege to move Jeter from SS A-Rod was far superior in the field than Jeter and it would have made more baseball sense for A-Rod to be at SS. But Jeter had already been granted Babe Ruth status by the media and fans so A-Rod was never going to get that spot.
People just forget how bizarre that last game was. Yankees forcing him to retire and then giving him (mid season) a farewell game. It was just very weird. In the end, the Yankees did the right thing Bc they wanted to give playing time to young players and they still gave A-Rod a special night. Mixed emotions for him I’m sure.
it wasn't the right thing, they shouldda just let him play out the rest of the year. wasn't even smart as an organization bc they missed out on all the money from his chase for 700 home runs. it was wack
@@gcosme4 The Home run number was tarnished because of his PED usage. If not for that, trust me, the Yankees would have gone for that extra money grab and let him finish the season. But unfortunately, unlike in years past, numbers in baseball now don't mean the same - especially if you were caught "cheating."
Same blame the mlb bro for doing him dirty unlike bond, they rather let bond keep the record. Arid would have end his career maybe at 800 HR if it weren’t for all the suspension
@@charliegarcia6677 Maybe but that would depend if the Yankees wanted to keep him and if anyone would continue to sign him, He had a huge decline the last 4 seasons of his career and struggled very hard.
I will never forget that game. Sitting in the bleachers that night was electric. The stadium was shaking when Arod got that hit. The highlights also forgot the lightning bolt that struck right before the game when they were giving Arod some gifts and rewards!
Alex y griffey fueron mis favoritos toda la vida. Para mi Alex es el pelotero más completo . Como, tantos jonrones, carrera remolcadas, y cuando estuvo en el short stop ese tipo fue una bestia
Never understood the hate for this guy. Played hard, loved the game, never said a bad word about the fans or the organization despite booing and clearly being singled out (many players failed during the Yankees postseason losses besides A-Rod) and put up MVP caliber seasons year in and year out. His mistake was a bad one, but it's one that 102 other players on that list made, and some of them made the Hall of Fame and got a pass while A-Rod got villainized. Alex Rodriguez is one of the best baseball players to ever play the game, period.
Arod is in the discussion as probably one of the tops five players ever.At least hitters.He oozed talent from day one.People forget how popular he was.He's probably the most beloved of the steroid boys and will be in the hall after a few years in purgatory for his past sins..He was an awesome talent!!..
@@bahapanties list is right on except for maybe Pujols.He’s had maybe the greatest 1st half of a career EVER!.And that carried him to his numbers today.I might slide Rickey Henderson in there.maybe..
He was skilled, but many surpass him in talent. And the drug usage, which may not have affected his career, but declined him a ticket to Cooperstown. Even with the drug usage he’s not as good as some that don’t use drugs.
The fact that he even had this moment speaks more about what a classy organization the Yankees are. After all the BS he put the Yankees through, they could have just released him without any kind of send off and let him continue his tainted career with another team.
Castro was so clutch. Who remembers that two run shot from one knee against the Orioles in the 9-1 comeback go tie it up. Easily one of my favorite games ever.
Scott Strain I think had he had a better playoff performance last year he would still be with the Yankees. But it's hard to ignore what Gleyber is doing in his place.
And in 2016 is when I just started becoming an MLB fan and lost interest in being a die hard Yankee fan. AROD being treated like complete trash by the organization is one of the reasons why.
Numbers don't lie he produced every season with the Yankees and had a great post season in 2009 all the hate he got wasn't deserved he did juice a few times but that doesn't take away from his greatness he was a great player one of the best ever he wasn't appreciated in NY.
Still better than that punk Bryce Harper. Sure, he had just as much ego, but no one will say that A-Rod wasn't a go-to-guy in the clubhouse. I will miss him despite the drug usage, and it's a shame that his HOF worthy career had to end like that.
Daniel Anderson he doesn't deserve to be in the HOF he juiced! Sadly there's already juicers in the HOF. Pete Rose is more worthy than ARod ever will be
Daniel Anderson ARE U INSANE. BRYCE HARPER IS UNREAL AND LAST TIME I CHECKED HES NOT A CHEATER. WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH U. whatever we all have our opinions even though yours is wrong
I will forever hate Girardi for not playing Alex at 3rd Base in his final game. Even if you hate the man with an enormous passion, you still have to agree it was wrong for making him DH instead of play 3rd.
They screwed Alex. He only needed what 4 homeruns to 700. Had he got that 700 the Yankees would of owed him that hug bonus that’s why they didn’t let him.
It was always fun watching AROD crush home runs in opposing teams fields and listen to the boo’s while we were standing up clapping! I was at his first game he returned to Texas and he hit a home run on his first at bat. People boo’d him so hard that year because he was traded lol made no sense cuz he hadn’t been accused of steroids at that point yet lol
Los Yankees no le dieron la oportunidad de llegar a los 700 HR, y para cerrar con broche de oro, Joe Giraldi no le permitió jugar en tercera desde comienzos del juego, a pesar de que los Yankees no tenían oportunidad de llegar a los Playoffs. ARod, uno de los mejores de la historia.
Lifelong Yankee fan here. But the cold truth is that the Yankees signed A Rod at the perfect time. And I'll tell you why. If they had signed A Rod years earlier it would have made Derek Jeters slightly above average career look that much smaller. The organization would never have allowed A Rod to Dwarf a guy like Jeter on the field. Cause that's what would have happened. Much more talented ball player than Jeter.
Did you know that A-rods number 13 is (-2) Opposite of Jeter number 2.... 1-3= -2 Is a nice link since they were both shortstops and A-rod moved to 3rd when he came to NY. hmm
1:06 The 2-2, Line Drive Base Hit!.. Souza cannot cut it off and it'll go to the wall, Gardener will score!, Arods at second. He has an RBI double, and the Yankees have tied the Game to 1!
From a statistical standpoint (2007 notwithstanding), A-Rod was an exceptionally good player for the Yankees over those 12 seasons. And as we all know, we don't win the '09 World Series without him. In the bigger picture, he was very good. The only thing that kept him from becoming great was himself.
One of the absolute greatest to ever live!! Thank you Alex!!!!! LEGENDARY 2009 !!!! Without him, we dont even make it to the WS!
Thank you alex we'll definitely miss you as yankee fan....without you we wouldn't won the 2009 championship
MrCam3 Same words
MrCam3. jeter
BradyJames96 Baseball He still did steroids
More like without steroids you guys wouldn't have won.
Holy shit do you know how many fucking players do roids now a days. Yeah he did them, so. It was stupid for him to do them but he is still a great player and always will be
Damn, these 2013-2016 Yankees were a string of farewell circuses for legends... Mo, Jeter, A-Rod, Tex
The T-10 but it started the era of great players like judge, Sanchez, Frazier (Clint)
Tex is no legend
innervisionscm he is as close to a hall famer as you can get but I don’t think he quite has it
innervisionscm still a very great career and one of the best switch hitters of all time. Him finishing his career with NY was also special
The T-10 yea 2 cheaters and 2 classy players and people
Who else teared up when his daughters ran on the field? My favorite player growing up, he made mistakes, but is a genuine person. Miss watching him play
it was emotional to see his daughters run on the field , let Us always forgive the bad and praise the good
I thought I was the only one.
He probably taught them how to cheat too.
cool story he was also my favorite yankee and we went to this game last minute. Ushers let us down to the 5th row on 3B side for the 9th inning. Was so cool to be there right behind his family, not to mention the thunder during his interview. such a cool experience
Easily mine too. I miss him and the numbers don’t lie this man is for sure capable of being in the hall of fame with 696 homers (4th all time behind only Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth) over 3,000 hits 22nd all time. He has over 2,000 rbis and runs. The only other players to do that in history are Hank and Babe. Oh yeah and his defense was elite and had an absolute cannon. Miss this guy and he definitely did make mistakes which he has owned up to. Really is a genuine guy
If the mlb didn’t intentionally try to end arods career, he could have beaten bonds record. They took two years from Arod through suspension and if Arod would have played just one more before retiring he could have broke the record. He was 66 home runs away from tying bonds. Divide that by 3 years and that’s 22 bombs a year. And easy feat for Arod
Yea he should be the home run leader for sure
Bonds would’ve probably had more too for what it’s worth but you’re right. Wack in retrospect but the PED era is in the rear view mirror now for the most part because of how the MLB handled it all, so they achieved their goal in the end
Yeah right
Sure. Another home run record with a major fucking asterisk. This guy is a cheater and a hypocrite just like Bonds was. Neither belong in the hall of fame, neither belong in the record books.
💯
A-rod was my all time favorite player. And he will always be the greatest in my book.
I was at this game and I had a tear in my when he left the field.
CM Playz me too man
Same am I'm a Cardinals fan
Is that good or bad
Being at the game was a huge turning point for me. I always hated A-Rod, but being there you could see just how much he loved and cared about the game. My opinion changed after this
Remember when he was saying his farewell speech thunder started to roar
Say what you want about Alex but he was the MVP throughout those 09 playoffs and without him I'm not sure we could've won the world series
He was going to be the MVP of the 2009 World Series until Hideki stole the show with his amazing performance in the clinching game. But Alex's performance in the entire playoffs was magnificent.
this man made me loved watching baseball
I remember watching this live...I cried like a baby...thank u for all the great memories you have made throughout you're Yankee career a-rod
One of the greatest basseball player . Thank you for let me joy your career
I have been a fan of A Rod since day one, I will always love him,
A-Rod never got the love from Yankees fans that he deserved. I remember talking to some other Yankee fans when they signed him and they were so defensive of Jeter's legacy that they were saying ridiculous crap like, "A-Rod is SOOO overrated. He's no Jeter." I loved Jeter, but A-Rod was a much better all-around player than Jeter. He just came late to the party.
And jeter did it naturally
Anna Cabrera yea can’t argue with facts
VCR Time Machine going to a similar thing wirh Stanton and Judge. Both are tremendous players but everybodh hates Stanton because he came late
Jeter is one of the best shortstops in the history of MLB.
@@juanyanira Yeah, he's probably Top 10 or 15, but A-Rod was always better at all aspects of the game. The only reason A-Rod moved to 3rd when he came to NY was because Jeter was there first and the fans would have howled that it was some sort of sacrilege to move Jeter from SS
A-Rod was far superior in the field than Jeter and it would have made more baseball sense for A-Rod to be at SS. But Jeter had already been granted Babe Ruth status by the media and fans so A-Rod was never going to get that spot.
It's tough to say goodbye to A-Rod
One of my favorite players all time.
WE WILL MISS YA ROD, THATS FOR SURE BIG MAN
A-Rod and Mark Texeira retired in the same year, that’s kinda sad 😔
1:20 fuck yeah
Imagine arod hit 4 homeruns that game!! He would've reached 700
SlimeShak (Sgt.Slime) he coulda had the all time record
Umpppffff
Personified Anomaly the all time record is 762 dummy
Schuey glad he didnt. Doesn’t deserve it since he cheated his whole career
@@thegodlybeast9667 I think he just means if his career didn't hit the skids the way it did.
People just forget how bizarre that last game was. Yankees forcing him to retire and then giving him (mid season) a farewell game. It was just very weird. In the end, the Yankees did the right thing Bc they wanted to give playing time to young players and they still gave A-Rod a special night. Mixed emotions for him I’m sure.
it wasn't the right thing, they shouldda just let him play out the rest of the year. wasn't even smart as an organization bc they missed out on all the money from his chase for 700 home runs. it was wack
@@gcosme4 The Home run number was tarnished because of his PED usage. If not for that, trust me, the Yankees would have gone for that extra money grab and let him finish the season. But unfortunately, unlike in years past, numbers in baseball now don't mean the same - especially if you were caught "cheating."
I hate that he never got to 700 but still an awesome career
Same blame the mlb bro for doing him dirty unlike bond, they rather let bond keep the record. Arid would have end his career maybe at 800 HR if it weren’t for all the suspension
@@charliegarcia6677 Maybe but that would depend if the Yankees wanted to keep him and if anyone would continue to sign him, He had a huge decline the last 4 seasons of his career and struggled very hard.
I will never forget that game. Sitting in the bleachers that night was electric. The stadium was shaking when Arod got that hit.
The highlights also forgot the lightning bolt that struck right before the game when they were giving Arod some gifts and rewards!
Ese dia nunca se me va a horvidal mientras tenga memoria El retiro de mi pelotero favorito
Alex y griffey fueron mis favoritos toda la vida. Para mi Alex es el pelotero más completo . Como, tantos jonrones, carrera remolcadas, y cuando estuvo en el short stop ese tipo fue una bestia
Im a Mets fan, and i didnt respect the PEDs but i have a great deal of respect for his legendary power and the humbleness(occasionally)
Never understood the hate for this guy. Played hard, loved the game, never said a bad word about the fans or the organization despite booing and clearly being singled out (many players failed during the Yankees postseason losses besides A-Rod) and put up MVP caliber seasons year in and year out. His mistake was a bad one, but it's one that 102 other players on that list made, and some of them made the Hall of Fame and got a pass while A-Rod got villainized. Alex Rodriguez is one of the best baseball players to ever play the game, period.
Arod is in the discussion as probably one of the tops five players ever.At least hitters.He oozed talent from day one.People forget how popular he was.He's probably the most beloved of the steroid boys and will be in the hall after a few years in purgatory for his past sins..He was an awesome talent!!..
Top 5 greatest player in last 40 years. Bonds,Griffey,A Rod,Manny and Puljols.
@@bahapanties list is right on except for maybe Pujols.He’s had maybe the greatest 1st half of a career EVER!.And that carried him to his numbers today.I might slide Rickey Henderson in there.maybe..
@@cheddarcheese7928 Rickey is a good choice. Puljols had top 5 in major hitting categories for those 10 years.
Like it or not, this is the most talented baseball player of all time.
austin thompson nah
So not true, half of his career is by steroids
He was skilled, but many surpass him in talent. And the drug usage, which may not have affected his career, but declined him a ticket to Cooperstown. Even with the drug usage he’s not as good as some that don’t use drugs.
@@tommym.3 like who?
chichi141htz mike trout, babe Ruth, ichiro Suzuki, Derek jeter, the list goes on
Honestly despite his drug use,still love him for his games and his sweg
Same. I still think he's amazing, and I love him.
He didnt use them with the Yankees
FishNipples no you’re right he used them his whole career
RiseAbove 27 nigga shut the fuck up I see u in all the comments about him HE WAS FUCKING GREAT SO SHUT YO ASS UP
He didn’t met jlo yet until 2017
castro always comes through
Cashman should of let ARod play until the final game of regular season.
Courtney Gibson Jr that’s not cashmans decision it’s arod’s u dumbass
@@thegodlybeast9667 No it wasn't Arods. He was asked to step down.
True
Hal want him step down
The reason he retired to suddenly was to avoid being cut. They let him leave with some dignity.
“Dude I’m not pushing you, I swear” 🤣🤣🤣
We Miss Seeing You Play A Rod 😁
He was my favorite since I was 10 yrs old followed his career till the end
My favorite player ever. Two time mvp most grand slams .295 hitter 696 homers top 5 ever
Are we all gonna ignore the fact that he said FUCK YEAH!
Nash Notoras MLB players swear on a daily basis, most of the time you don't hear it but sometimes the crowd gets too quiet
The fact that he even had this moment speaks more about what a classy organization the Yankees are. After all the BS he put the Yankees through, they could have just released him without any kind of send off and let him continue his tainted career with another team.
My favorite player of all time and the best
Castro was so clutch. Who remembers that two run shot from one knee against the Orioles in the 9-1 comeback go tie it up. Easily one of my favorite games ever.
Scott Strain I think had he had a better playoff performance last year he would still be with the Yankees. But it's hard to ignore what Gleyber is doing in his place.
Lost a rod
Lost jeter
Lost Tex
Got Stanton
Got judge
Got Sanchez
It’s a whole new big 3 again
I still don’t understand why they cut him the roster was expanding in two weeks and he was four homeruns away from 700
sinduda es el mejor pelotero Dominicano de todos lo tiempo
WHAT?
I was at that game what an experience first all the rain then a beautiful day for baseball
I have always been an A Rod fan, even in his Seattle days
1:21 When he got on second he said "FUCK YEAH!" 😂😂😂😂
Who else notice most of these weren't A-rod highlights
Thank you for this comment! I have now changed the title to a more fitting name. :)
Andrew Moats thanks so much also can you make a video called mlb stealing all the bases in one at bat
You're welcome; No, I won't be making any videos like that.
And in 2016 is when I just started becoming an MLB fan and lost interest in being a die hard Yankee fan. AROD being treated like complete trash by the organization is one of the reasons why.
Wtf deja vu Heard this in mlb the show 17 like a million times!!
If you didn't get emotional when his girls ran to hug him, then where's your baseball and human heart.
i didn't get out of control emotional but yes i did feel heartwarming emotions
LONG LIVE A ROD! 🐐
A Rod was the best position player of my time. Hands down. Amazing raw talent. I
Miss him much.
Thank you AROD
😢 I miss a-rod!!!!
Numbers don't lie he produced every season with the Yankees and had a great post season in 2009 all the hate he got wasn't deserved he did juice a few times but that doesn't take away from his greatness he was a great player one of the best ever he wasn't appreciated in NY.
The greatest of all time PERIOD!
Alex Rodriguez is a cool player and I miss my favorite baseball player Alex Rodriguez
Dios te bendiga portodo el tiempo que jugaste el beisbol gracia!!
One more year Alex, way not, good luck, ONE Of THE BEST. 🤜🤛
Alex: GRANDE GRANDE E INMORTAL.
Anyone noticed when arod and giradi hugged joe looked very sad like he wanted to cry
I love how a rangers fan made this
My favorite player
Still better than that punk Bryce Harper. Sure, he had just as much ego, but no one will say that A-Rod wasn't a go-to-guy in the clubhouse. I will miss him despite the drug usage, and it's a shame that his HOF worthy career had to end like that.
Daniel Anderson well maybe if Bryce felt "pressured" to do good and took Drugs he could be better than A-Rod
Daniel Anderson he doesn't deserve to be in the HOF he juiced! Sadly there's already juicers in the HOF. Pete Rose is more worthy than ARod ever will be
If Barry Bonds and Pete Rose can’t even get in the HoF then what hope does ARod have?
Daniel Anderson That’s why you play Minecraft
Daniel Anderson
ARE U INSANE. BRYCE HARPER IS UNREAL AND LAST TIME I CHECKED HES NOT A CHEATER. WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH U. whatever we all have our opinions even though yours is wrong
Tashi and Ella running to Alex made me cry
7:40 This is just adorable ❤️🙂
8:03 I’m not pushing.
we had two legends on the left side of the infield that day...
PS: you know what i mean. Chase Headley is good too lol
I will forever hate Girardi for not playing Alex at 3rd Base in his final game. Even if you hate the man with an enormous passion, you still have to agree it was wrong for making him DH instead of play 3rd.
he did play 3, he taken out in the 9th
DonJZA he was there for like one inning though he started at DH
Lol might’ve missed some people out of the dugout lol
I love Alex Rodriguez
Amazing career.
they did A-Rod wrong man
They screwed Alex. He only needed what 4 homeruns to 700. Had he got that 700 the Yankees would of owed him that hug bonus that’s why they didn’t let him.
It was always fun watching AROD crush home runs in opposing teams fields and listen to the boo’s while we were standing up clapping! I was at his first game he returned to Texas and he hit a home run on his first at bat. People boo’d him so hard that year because he was traded lol made no sense cuz he hadn’t been accused of steroids at that point yet lol
@0:26 The start of the at-bat which was the final hit of Rodriguez's career.
Alex el mejor sin duda.
You saw A-rod when he got on second I read his lips and he said SHIT YEAH!
Sports Wwe Yankee Gamer Awesome He said "Fuck Yea"
Hunter Lewis lmao ik right.
Sports Wwe Yankee Gamer Awesome Fuck Yea*
un grande
“Dude I’m not pushing you. I swear!”
*LEGEND!!!!!!!*
I was at this game and jeters last and texieras last it was all insane when they left a year has passed see ya arod
Los Yankees no le dieron la oportunidad de llegar a los 700 HR, y para cerrar con broche de oro, Joe Giraldi no le permitió jugar en tercera desde comienzos del juego, a pesar de que los Yankees no tenían oportunidad de llegar a los Playoffs. ARod, uno de los mejores de la historia.
That was tough to watch.😢
Wear it for Christmas and Halloween 😂😂
👍 farewell, Alex >> tnx for U have done .... another Yankee pinstripe uniform in the Hall of Fame
Mahtook has had some awful interactions with outfield walls
A rod is a natural talent.with or without roids.
Lifelong Yankee fan here. But the cold truth is that the Yankees signed A Rod at the perfect time. And I'll tell you why. If they had signed A Rod years earlier it would have made Derek Jeters slightly above average career look that much smaller. The organization would never have allowed A Rod to Dwarf a guy like Jeter on the field. Cause that's what would have happened. Much more talented ball player than Jeter.
Did you know that A-rods number 13 is (-2) Opposite of Jeter number 2.... 1-3= -2 Is a nice link since they were both shortstops and A-rod moved to 3rd when he came to NY. hmm
the old team 😭
when I retired nobody took me out in the ninth?
GOAT!!
1:06
The 2-2, Line Drive Base Hit!.. Souza cannot cut it off and it'll go to the wall, Gardener will score!, Arods at second. He has an RBI double, and the Yankees have tied the Game to 1!
Lo
He had that mentality that nobody had
This was the day before Aaron Judge made his debut.
The cameras man, jesus
Who else found it funny how all the photographers started trying to get a picture 8:00
From a statistical standpoint (2007 notwithstanding), A-Rod was an exceptionally good player for the Yankees over those 12 seasons. And as we all know, we don't win the '09 World Series without him.
In the bigger picture, he was very good. The only thing that kept him from becoming great was himself.
RETIRE #13!!
Mariano Riveras last gam was. Vs the rays
illuminate
I was there.