Baseball is the only sport where players get away with this nonsense....Imagine a linebacker going after a receiver and trying to hospitalize him, for celebrating a touchdown
@@DeeDaKaang1 Basketball has some dumbass rules like that. It's an unwritten rule to stop playing hard whenever you are beating the other team by a blowout. We've seen dudes get in fights because the winning team will do something flashy like a crazy dunk while winning in a blowout. Always thought that rule was dumb play hard until the game is over we the fans wanna be entertained and we are the ones who make them multimillionaires for it.
The thing about Deion is that he knew his value as a commodity and that he only had a short time to make as much money as he could. Not only was he smart about it but he was the first major athlete I can remember who represented himself not as an athlete in it “for the love of the game” but as a straight up businessman.
The teams treat the players as a commodity, so it's only fair that the players treat the team as a business. The only ones who don't see it are the fans, and that has to be in order for pro sports to exist.
I would honestly say that if I had the choice between less money while being a good human or being a jerk using another sport for leverage for more money, I’m taking less money 100%. The things Deion was doing is sickening. Professional manipulation is something i have no love lost for
You must think the rest of us idiots to believe that statement. But let's he honest ... you never would have had the chance to be anything but the plain, ordinary, banal dude you are so you pretend your super duper amazing morals like some sjw on twitter is why you work retail and no one but your parents know who you are.
@@BigNorth937 I mean… I guess if you’re into complete manipulation, then I guess Prime is amazing. But for the rest of us who have had traumatic experiences with manipulation, please kindly learn why manipulation is a sick thing to do.
Sanders batting .533 in the 1992 World Series is not talked about enough. For a guy who only ever played baseball part-time, he was the best player on a very good Atlanta Braves team in his only World Series appearance and would have been the MVP of the Series had they won. In addition to the high average he had 5 stolen bases, 4 runs scored and an outfield assist, throwing out a Toronto runner at home.
Not only was he a lock for mvp in the world series if they won , since he was in fact during the series the best player on both teams , there was serious talk first time in history about him getting the mvp on the losing team . He was that damn good .
@@SamuelJ888kinda apples and oranges though, Ohtani plays one sport 2 ways, Deion played 2 completely different sports. Although I don't doubt Ohtani could play football too, or pretty much any sport if he trained, the guy is a freak athlete.
This is the best breakdown I’ve seen of his two sports career. At the end of the video you start to get a lit numb to hearing all the accolades he was able to accomplish. Never new he didn’t go to training camps for most of his career just to be the best player in the league and win super bowls
What? Best player in the league? This poser was a below average MLB player, and in football only won when he was on the rosters of stacked teams. With the Falcons, it was his arrogance that brought headlines on a lousy team. No more, no less... Guy is still over-rated, and pretty dumb too. Bo Jackson otoh, was a real two sports star. Heck, he would have beaten Sanders in track and field too. By a tousand miles.
Nah its an attempt in trying to tarnish him in a way and painting a picture of someone he's not. This is the equivalent of being a male witch. Real men don't do things like that.
I see your point, but it’s slightly flawed. Your argument is basically that he is above most because he played two sports. A vast majority of professional athletes could play multiple sports at a professional level. In fact, a lot of them were drafted in multiple sports. Playing two sports professionally is just extremely difficult to do because of the logistics around it. Most of them just decided on one to focus and devote their time and effort too. The chances of you being a superstar in both is basically none and that’s been the case for pretty much every multi-sport athlete. The problem with being drafted in baseball is that like pretty much everyone gets drafted in baseball. There are so many levels of “professional” baseball that it can make your head hurt. Unless you stay on a 40-Man Roster for multiple years……it’s not really that big of a deal to play professional baseball. That’s why the Baseball Hall of Fame is so prestigious. Out of the hundreds of thousands of people from Fall ball League to MLB, you beat all the odds. Sanders was literally OK at Baseball. He only played in 641 MLB games in his 9 year career. .263 Batting Average with 39 Homeruns. A WAR of only 5.5. Basically……he was a nobody in baseball.
@@Jay_Force_One "Playing two sports professionally is just extremely difficult to do because of the logistics around it" Yes, thanks for stating the obvious on why people respect him so much. Ridiculously long comment to say a whole lot of nothing
like him or hate him, Deion is one of the most incredible athletes of all time dude played DB in football and Wide receiver AND played baseball during those years. Also ran track in college and now is coaching and revitilizing a program. truly one of the most amazing athletes of all time.
@georgieboy_htown4eva4eva they should be happy Deion sanders play both help them and play with broke leg players deserve more sports than one if they can do it
Deion is the man who literally had everything he ever possibly wanted, and realized that meant he had nothing at all. Glad he eventually found his inner peace.
Generally speaking I’m with you, but like I do appreciate that baseball still has way more dignity than other sports. Unless things get chippy it’s mostly just “tip your cap and get ‘em next time.” But tbf, when you’re dealing with the old timers you act a bit different. Like you wouldn’t talk to a WWII vet like he was your classmate in high school. It’s just a different dynamic. I think the guys have a problem when there’s a lack of respect for the people who came before you and the sanctity of the game itself.
It's always random clowns who aren't really baseball fans that say this. I don't see anyone saying basketball players are divas for not wanting the other team to dunk when the game is already over, or football players being divas because the other team played hard during a kneel. There's a culture to every sport.
@@Alexander_Grant stop the cap player get mad over dunk and everyone clowns the loser who salty they’re losing. It’s only old heads and weirdo with the “dont tease me cause I suck” rules.
Im glad that the culture around baseball has changed from what it was just 3 decades ago. Deion's accomplishments should've been celebrated at the time because it is insane for someone to play at the highest level in 2 drastically different games at such an elite level. Baseball is probably the hardest sport to play because of how hard it is to hit a baseball consistently when its coming at you at 95+ mph with high spin rates and all that. Then you add football on that as well and it sounds made up if there wasn't video footage of it.
He did get recognition for it at the time. Especially when he went to the Braves, considering how popular they were in the 90's. He also wasn't the only guy doing it around that time, you had Bo Jackson too. And tbf, Deion was a platoon lead off hitter. What were they supposed to do, throw a parade for him, or give him an award?
But I don’t think he could have ever been an elite baseball player and that is why he went to football. His better sport was baseball. I think Bo’s better sport was football.
@@fuktrumpanzeeskumHis speed won’t work as well in baseball if he cannot hit. Football the speed helps because you can outrun guys, but baseball you have too many other factors for that to matter.
He really didn't belong, which was probably why his teammates ended up not liking him. He was using the sport they love and play for a living as a negotiation tactic and a second fiddle to football. It was very smart but I'm sure some players found it disrespectful
The physical stamina required to do all of that is incredible. But to me, surviving the emotional toll that life must’ve taken on him is even more mind-blowing. I can’t imagine how someone has the stamina to do all of that, whilst also being the biggest personality in both sports.
People don’t realize how insane this video really is. I’m not exactly a prime fan but holy shit the energy required for what he was doing is off the charts.
His athletic abilities and gifts prove that either you got it or you don't. My man missed extended periods of playing time, practices, and camps, only to return and still be productive on the diamond and the gridiron. Legendary sh#t!!!
The NCAA and FSU had to come up with the “Deion rule” which meant that players for a school had to do the bare minimum and actually sign up for classes at the university to play.
@@MM-lg4ni my cousin said he had two D1 basketball players as chemistry lab partners who were in class twice the whole semester. He did all the labs by himself and the basketball players received the same grade. He say they would hook him up at parties though.
Glad i was a pre- teen late 80s/high schooler through the 90s. Witnessed Prime, Bo Knows, MJ, Ken Griffey Jr. Nolan Ryan, Montana Etc. What a time for sports. Being in Texas too- the Dallas Superbowls, The Warren Moon Oiler teams, Houston Rockets won a title, My HS team won a state title, etc
Growing up a cub fan in the 70s I saw some of the greats. Hank Aaron hitting # 702, Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente,Pete Rose,Tom Seaver, Willie Mays (older) ,,the big red machine, good times indeed
It's amazing how talented some of you RUclips documentary creators are. I just watched a great 30 minute breakdown of the WW1 armistice on some random channel and then your (equally amazing) video came up next randomly on my autoplay. The videos you guys make on your laptop would have easily been popular specials on ESPN or The History Channel 20 years ago.
Anymore it feels like some of the ONLY good content is here. The only good reptile/animal content is from channels like NERD or Clints reptiles here. Everything on animal planet now is just "worlds deadliest river dolphins of NEw York" or some shit. Feels the same with sports commentary. Jomboy does a better and fairer job analysing interesting plays than the MLB network analysts do, Foolish's rankings and prospect evals are easily on a par with MLBs. Theres channels like this doing full length docs. Its not all this high quality or this reliable on YT of course...but you can definitely find good content from a trustworthy source for nearly anything on YT with not even a ton of effort. I just don't feel cable tv is the same...
@@GizelleQuant Sorry, it was so long ago. About once a year I’ll be driving and have the random thought “wait, why did WW1 start again? And who shot Archduke Ferdinand? For what reason? And why did America get involved?” Then I have to watch a video or go to the Wikipedia page. It’s such a contrast with WW2 where its hard to forget why we had to fight Japan and Germany.
Right!! The same haters are the ones who hate Acunas gold chains or when Tatis does his little stutter step. It is like the ole timers or stuffy ass reporters hate to see guys making the game look easy at times. These guys often come from nothing man, they are enjoying the game their blessed to play. Why hate that?
@@zsutton6687especially as a kid, nothing drove me away from baseball and towards football more than stuck up baseball purists that hated the way i played the game and came to practice
Because baseball HAS the history. It has the traditions that go back over 100 years, it has the gentleman's code. It reminds me a lot of rugby. There is a level of respect that you do not cross the line of. Yes, the game is changing for the better and people should be allowed to be more expressive, but it is called America's Pastime for a reason. Deion was objectively not a great ball player. He had a career OPS+ of below 100 - and thats being generous. He just was not good enough to back up his silly antics.
I saw him at Cinergy Field with the Reds. He got a hit and then immediately stole second. The entire stadium felt his presence on the field. He was lethal on the basepaths - yes, he was fast but he also understood the cuts of the field, he hit precise angles like all good baserunners do. The next day he played football for the Cowboys.
. &&& My husband and ii saw Mark McGuire inn St.louis against the Detroit tigers 2001 . . . It was a good game .. same year mark retired from baseball then all that steroids stuff came out about him . but nonetheless we never got the chance to see Deon play and we've been to Atlanta a few times over the years . . . . .
I heard you mention Steinbrenner. Could you please do a video about the scandal that got him kicked out of baseball? Highly underrated story. Great content!
I gotta admit, Deion was better at baseball than I used to give him credit for. I only realized this when I saw someone online arguing that he was a better 2 sport player than Bo Jackson, and that he was even better at baseball than Bo, to which I reasonably replied that it was an absurd assertion. Which I still think is true, Bo was definitely a better baseball player than Deion. But after looking at the numbers, Deion was definitely better than I thought.
@@resmartedextremely athletic, great speed, good defense. Not much on the offense. He wasn't awful though, I used to think of him as a baserunning/defense only guy, but his offensive numbers were passable.
@@SonicCollectionsPS2Noisesz You do realize Deion only played in 90-95 games in most of those seasons and 30-55 in four of them, right? Can't really use counting stats like WAR to judge.
Bo and Deion weren't drastically different overall from a WAR perspective. Deion had 5.5 career WAR in 9 seasons, 641 games and 2325 plate appearances. Bo had 8.3 career WAR in 8 seasons, 694 games and 2626 plate appearances. Neither ever really played a full season (Bo played 135 once). They both had speed and defense. Deion was just your typical old-school lead off type while Bo had power and a strike out rate on par with some guys nowadays, maybe even worse (career 32% SO rate). I laugh when people say Bo would've been a HoFer if not for the hip injury. That's kinda like saying Joey Gallo is gonna be a HoFer.
I mean you’re not wrong. 99% of my Deion sanders playing baseball knowledge comes from my dad or RUclips. He’s the one who actually told me about that reporter story recently which was hilarious. Wish I got to see a guy like him play two sports at such a high level man.
uh billy hamilton made a career out of stealing bases. so did dee gordon and maybe the reason deion's stats weren’t amazing is because he was playing two professional sports dumbass@@olik5652
It should be noted that Deion only had one good year in the majors. I don't think it had anything to do with football, I just think he wasn't a very good hitter. Having said that, Scheuerholz did absolutely throw him under the bus when he benched him after Deion made a titanic effort to make it to the playoff game.
It was the right call. What Deion was doing was highly irresponsible. You can't just assume you're gonna make it to a professional game on time when you started the day on the other side of the country.
Not mentioned, when he threw the water on McCarver, he accidentally threw some on actress Halle Berry. She was married to Dave Justice at the time. Justice went after Deion in the club house briefly and teammates had to separate them. The whole water on McCarver was crazy.
McCarver absolutely deserved it. I'm honestly surprised Deoin didn't deck him. McCarver publicly trashed Deoin so much it was ridiculous. When he agreed to help the Braves in the playoffs, even though he wasn't under contract that time of the year and wasn't getting paid, he wanted to help his city and teammates, yet McCarver said he was selfish for doing that. McCarver is a big baby
My dad used to take me to Fulton county stadium. They actually flew Deon in a helicopter to the games. That was back when they just chalked lines for the football field over the diamond field.
Wow it’s crazy to think but if social media was around back then Deion Sander would’ve been the most hated athlete by far, but today he’s the most untouchable sportsperson period.. some people have all of the luck, Amazing video
Man, watching Deion at that time was a sight to behold. He was incredible on the football field, like just head and shoulders above nearly everybody else, and he really was a solid baseball player too. I remember the day he played both, dude was something else.
idk what you all are smoking. Worst tacker I ever seen in the league. And was not good in baseball. I'm sorry but if you want to talk about a 2 sport athlete the best that ever existed was Bo Jackson.
Saying Schilling has no heart is, legitimately, one of the most untrue things ever. That dude was PURE heart. HOWEVER, you should NEVER throw at a guys face. You can plunk them, or give them some "chin music," but going at their heads is a low character move.
it’s crazy cause he was an all state basketball player, sprinter, and high jumper in high school .. this man was the athlete of all athlete .. combination of smarts w skill and unequivocal speed n athletic ability 💯 prime was the 1 .. everyone was too busy hating instead of appreciatin the greatness in front of them
there's some like Eddy Alvarez, the 2B who has a Speed Skating Gold Medal, Brandon Aubrey the NFL Kicker who was a MLS reserve team player. But I too doubt we'll see anyone play in two top leagues at the same time like this again
I agree I have been waiting for BDE to post I had a feeling it would be today you should have seen the smile on my face when the notification came cause I was just crying and now u stopped cause I get to watch baseball doesn't exist 💛
@@bnsz8704 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I have not watched MLB in months but I watch every time BDE posts cause I got to at least stay in the loop about what is going on cause I am kinda a baseball geek 🙄 that's what all the boys call me at least I just say I am passionate about sport mostly baseball
Growing up in the 90s in Atlanta, all we wanted as Braves/Falcons fans was for them to keep Deion in Atlanta. He was the most loved player. And these GMs and organizations just couldn't put their egos away. It's a shame, he is still an Atlanta legend.
I remember him being a dual sports player, but was so young that I never knew the back story. Thanks for the video, I didn't know about all of the details! Great job!!!
I was very young when he was in the limelight. I feel like this video helped make sense to a misunderstood man. I'm glad you created this video about him. There was so much I had no idea about him, I remember him playing on the Skins since I'm a DC fan - but that was about it. He was a highly talented person and I feel like the persona he adopted on the field to garner a reputation backfired on him. The Dione we see on the field and on camera is not the same man driving off a cliff and swallowing a bunch of Tylenol. I'm glad he's doing well. He's a headcoach at Boulder, CO. He's on good terms with his family... still seems to be struggling with the women in his life but I think we all share that problem. 😅
The thing with Deion was that he could back up his words. That's why he won 2 Super Bowls with the 49ers and Cowboys. Why he got to play in 2 World Series and played baseball even though didn't have to. Hellm even said baseball was harder especially when it comes to hitting a ball and being consistent.
Just about every single MLB/NFL/NHL/NBA player played multiple sports in high school, and were most likely dominant in those other sports. They just all end up focusing on a single one because it makes the most sense in the end. You can't realistically play two professional sports at once.
Deion is truly one of one. I don’t think there will ever be a player like him ever again with all the focus that dedicated to one sport from trainers starting in high school. He is not even a generational talent he is the only one that will ever exist doing what he did in my opinion.
He wasn’t even the only athlete of his generation to do this… Bo Jackson did both, and was far better at baseball. Bo was a all-star and pro bowler at the same time.
@@ed379 I know about Bo Jackson until I started playing madden and they had their alternative positions players. So imo there will never be anyone as famous who did both and was as good at both in my opinion. For me I knew about Neon Deion Primetime Sanders even though I was born on the 2000s. It’s just my perspective and I feel fairly certain in saying there will never be anyone who can do that again.
I normally don’t comment. But this is a great episode. Keep them coming. I don’t even watch baseball but I have watched almost all your videos because I’m intrigued of how you make the episodes and how well they are put together.
Same here. Im a hockey guy. Grew up thinking baseball was so boring. Im 27 now but WOW i been doing myself an injustice. Baseball is so full of drama and the amount of stats to look at makes me hard lmfaooo
I feel for deion, when youre that talented people see to not see you the same way as anyone else. You become something other than human, full of glamour and glory, without anyone realizing that youre still a person
People think Shohei Othani is impressive for pitching and hitting at a high level. He has NOTHING on Deon Sanders playing TWO PRO SPORTS at a high level. And not like Brian Jordan who did one after the other he played both at the same time.
@@TiagoGomez-hb9te It's true though, Shohei is an amazing players but been able to play 2 professional sports at the same elite level is almost impossible.
So misunderstood. Guy just wanted to live his dreams and play two sports. The ego of the GMs couldn’t handle him not bowing down to their wants and they tried to take it out in him.
This is super relevant to the story that just came out about Deion backing up Alabama in the CFP instead of FSU, even though he’s an FSU alum. He was basically like “it’s all a business, baby!”
I know who Bo Jackson is. Bo is a more decorated football star, but Deion isnt far behind him in accomplishments, but Deion was clearly the better baseball player. Bo could absolutely LAUNCH the ball if he hit it, but he rarely did and was much worse at defense, running, and steals. @@outoftheirskulls5676
He is one of the greatest athletes ever. The problem for management is that they wanted a 100% full time commitment that he could not offer to either league, which caused him to bounce around teams in both league. I am a fan of Sanders but dont think its possible to have two masters.
Baseball, specifically traditional baseball reporters, tend to hate of guys who arent the norm. Guys like Acuna and Tatis are hated on, all the while making the game fun. We see guy's often come from the worst poverty, to rise up and become legends. They are juat thankful and enjoy their blessings knowing they made it. I dont get why it gets the hate man. I also hate that any reporters have a say as to who is elected to the HOF.
He was good. To be honest, I feel like we had a natural hatred because it kind of meant that "baseball was easy" so much that an egomaniac football player would come to our ranks and become one of the best at the time. It sucked because the whole media was saying he was going to be embarrassed and that did not happened. Which makes me ask myself, who had the biggest ego, he or us as baseball fans hating him because we didn't want our baseball ego broke.
@@EffDinero8 both it seems, I dont know if it is so much race for those old farts. However, it plays hand in hand because of the flare a lot of Latin guys play with. Just like in soccer Brazil often gets hate because of how their guys play. It is funny, they criticize guys for not taking a kids game to serious lol.
From Atlanta and I loved Deion back then and still love him today. He was a lot like Mohammed Ali. There was a lot of show biz in his personality. Professional athletes are in the entertainment business. Deion knew that and so did Steinbrenner. He’s still in football and still in the entertainment business. Amazing athlete. (Barry Bonds is who they were really talking about.) In 1992 Deion threw a huge tray of ice water on top of Tim McCarver during the victory party. McCarver was bad mouthing not only Deion but the whole Braves team. Atlanta hated McCarver so much we all listened to Skip Carey on the radio and watched the tv with Timmy on mute. (The ice tray incident is on youtube, btw😀) One more thing…The Tomahawk Chop is a tribute to Deion as he came from Florida State-who invented it. Great video BDE!
It's funny because I've watched at least 10 short documentaries about him playing both, and it still amazes me. Me wanting to be like him as a kid is the reason I played both, wore a headband around my neck, and wore #21. I still remember playing Pop Warner football then getting dressed in my moms car to go play in my baseball games. Lol. Good times.
I never knew Sanders was such an incredible and apparently very intelligent athlete. Dude made it to the pinnacle in two professional sports. That's insane.
I hate the race card usually but Deion was straight up hated because he was a flashy black man who didnt stay quiet like people wanted. Yea he was abrasive but 90% of it was just that he wasnt your typical yes man black athlete.
It's not quite that simple. It's weird, but baseball had already has such flashy guys as stars, both white and black. It was football that mostly lacked them. But it was the baseball people he seemed to have offended the most. It was a weird mix. He would do incredible things in baseball, but it was always read as 'incredible for a two-sport star'. Or an insult to baseball traditions because everyone figured Sanders cared more about football and baseball was something of a joke to him. I don't think it was.
Actually, Atlanta Journal-Constitution's black writer lamented that Deion's antics were harmful for the image of black men everywhere. Many well-educated, thoughtful, and highly successful black men in Atlanta were actually embarrassed by Deion's antics, fearing that Deion represented every young black man.
Everyone in this video: "This Sanders guy is so arrogant!" Also everyone in this video: "I don't want this guy to help my team unless it's on my terms."
It too faced a similar decision to Deion Sanders coming out of college. Decided to buy Madden that summer instead of MLB the show, but boy was that a tough decision
I didn't know anything about Deoin Sanders, despite hearing his name as I was growing up. I just figured he was a top athlete. I has no idea that this was between two professional sports. The real thing that got me is that from what I'm gathering, he might just be one of the most impressive men of our time.
never saw the grift against this guy. He's good at 2 sports, like really good, so good he went pro at both and played both at the same time. The man knows he's a talent and is also intelligent too, knowing he has to get his money's worth NOW so he's not just "forced" into retirement with no money
He invented the Primetime persona as a means of making money, the upside is that his invented persona did what it was intended to, make him money. The downside is that creating a media circus will cause media d-bags to hound you and it very well may destroy your mental health.
But there are countless exceptional black athletes who were/are universally beloved by the public. Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Bo Jackson, Roberto Clemente - there are hundreds more - all were among the greatest in their game and none were disliked the way Deion Sanders is. The hate for Deion has nothing to do with his skin color and everything to do with his character. There are many mature, reasonable ways he could have responded to Tim McCarver's criticism of him. Dumping water on him on national TV was not one of them. He has never apologized for that because he still thinks it was the right thing to do. He's an arrogant ass - That's why people hate him.
while I certainly don''t enjoy the PRIMETIME "character", I have to respect Deion the man on several levels. He created a larger than life character then used his skill and dedication to make 2 MAJOR sports franchises (from 2 different sports... who does that?) throw record setting contracts at him on a seasonal basis... Not to mention the Falcons allowing him to leave for the MLB playoffs???
You’re either a Clarence Thomas level “sell out” or a old starched Mitch McConnell type .. there’s no in between .. brothas of my era loved prime time … so did the white kids, Spanish Kids etc .. but again there’s always a you smh lol
I just don't appreciate loud, attention seeking individuals. I also don't have to like the person Michael Jackson was to enjoy his music...@@rayshardsmith2546
My bad, I was unaware of that. Thanks for the correction, I'm still learning the history pre 2001... Yeah, I'm a Brady fan. I don't give a fuck about the Patriots however @@Steelfan-oe7ok
He was good. To be honest, I feel like we had a natural hatred because it kind of meant that "baseball was easy" so much that an egomaniac football player would come to our ranks and become one of the best at the time. It sucked because the whole media was saying he was going to be embarrassed and that did not happened. Which makes me ask myself, who had the biggest ego, he or us as baseball fans hating him because we didn't want our baseball ego broke.
I imagine there was some jealously as well.I mean it’s unreal to think someone could be good without dedicating their life to it. But I get teammates being annoyed if he wasn’t always with the team. I feel like baseball would be the only sport to get away with this.
"He was confused why anyone even cared"
Pretty much sums up 99% of baseball's "unwritten rules" lmao.
Yeah those are all dumb asf and basically come back to "you hurt another grown man's ego and made em sad".
Generally, if Curt Schilling gets mad about anything, the other guy was right.
Baseball is the only sport where players get away with this nonsense....Imagine a linebacker going after a receiver and trying to hospitalize him, for celebrating a touchdown
😂 he was not interested in minutiae
@@DeeDaKaang1 Basketball has some dumbass rules like that. It's an unwritten rule to stop playing hard whenever you are beating the other team by a blowout. We've seen dudes get in fights because the winning team will do something flashy like a crazy dunk while winning in a blowout. Always thought that rule was dumb play hard until the game is over we the fans wanna be entertained and we are the ones who make them multimillionaires for it.
The thing about Deion is that he knew his value as a commodity and that he only had a short time to make as much money as he could. Not only was he smart about it but he was the first major athlete I can remember who represented himself not as an athlete in it “for the love of the game” but as a straight up businessman.
The teams treat the players as a commodity, so it's only fair that the players treat the team as a business. The only ones who don't see it are the fans, and that has to be in order for pro sports to exist.
I would honestly say that if I had the choice between less money while being a good human or being a jerk using another sport for leverage for more money, I’m taking less money 100%. The things Deion was doing is sickening. Professional manipulation is something i have no love lost for
@@jayminbernhardt4952what was sickening about it? If you hate prime just say that.
You must think the rest of us idiots to believe that statement. But let's he honest ... you never would have had the chance to be anything but the plain, ordinary, banal dude you are so you pretend your super duper amazing morals like some sjw on twitter is why you work retail and no one but your parents know who you are.
@@BigNorth937 I mean… I guess if you’re into complete manipulation, then I guess Prime is amazing. But for the rest of us who have had traumatic experiences with manipulation, please kindly learn why manipulation is a sick thing to do.
Sanders batting .533 in the 1992 World Series is not talked about enough. For a guy who only ever played baseball part-time, he was the best player on a very good Atlanta Braves team in his only World Series appearance and would have been the MVP of the Series had they won. In addition to the high average he had 5 stolen bases, 4 runs scored and an outfield assist, throwing out a Toronto runner at home.
and on a broken foot also, insane
Not only was he a lock for mvp in the world series if they won , since he was in fact during the series the best player on both teams , there was serious talk first time in history about him getting the mvp on the losing team . He was that damn good .
I have been saying this forever. His performance in that WS was incredible.
No he wasn’t the best player on the damn Braves. GTFO with that garbage
@@rongee4433 What an incredible athlete.
This dude hit a HR and scored a Touchdown in the same week
Ohtani more versatile ngl
@@SamuelJ888kinda apples and oranges though, Ohtani plays one sport 2 ways, Deion played 2 completely different sports. Although I don't doubt Ohtani could play football too, or pretty much any sport if he trained, the guy is a freak athlete.
@@SamuelJ888how can he be more versatile if he only plays one sport??
And?
Ohtani played QB in Japanese Football League at top level.
This is the best breakdown I’ve seen of his two sports career. At the end of the video you start to get a lit numb to hearing all the accolades he was able to accomplish. Never new he didn’t go to training camps for most of his career just to be the best player in the league and win super bowls
What? Best player in the league? This poser was a below average MLB player, and in football only won when he was on the rosters of stacked teams. With the Falcons, it was his arrogance that brought headlines on a lousy team. No more, no less... Guy is still over-rated, and pretty dumb too.
Bo Jackson otoh, was a real two sports star. Heck, he would have beaten Sanders in track and field too. By a tousand miles.
Nah its an attempt in trying to tarnish him in a way and painting a picture of someone he's not. This is the equivalent of being a male witch. Real men don't do things like that.
@@Optim40yapping.
@@keyboard2758 Another child over here.
@@Optim40 jus chatting
Sorry. My hat is off to ANYONE who can play 2 professional sports at the same time. One of the best athletes of all time.
I see your point, but it’s slightly flawed. Your argument is basically that he is above most because he played two sports. A vast majority of professional athletes could play multiple sports at a professional level. In fact, a lot of them were drafted in multiple sports. Playing two sports professionally is just extremely difficult to do because of the logistics around it. Most of them just decided on one to focus and devote their time and effort too. The chances of you being a superstar in both is basically none and that’s been the case for pretty much every multi-sport athlete.
The problem with being drafted in baseball is that like pretty much everyone gets drafted in baseball. There are so many levels of “professional” baseball that it can make your head hurt. Unless you stay on a 40-Man Roster for multiple years……it’s not really that big of a deal to play professional baseball. That’s why the Baseball Hall of Fame is so prestigious. Out of the hundreds of thousands of people from Fall ball League to MLB, you beat all the odds.
Sanders was literally OK at Baseball. He only played in 641 MLB games in his 9 year career. .263 Batting Average with 39 Homeruns. A WAR of only 5.5. Basically……he was a nobody in baseball.
@@Jay_Force_One "Playing two sports professionally is just extremely difficult to do because of the logistics around it"
Yes, thanks for stating the obvious on why people respect him so much. Ridiculously long comment to say a whole lot of nothing
@@PantsaBearcalm down
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like him or hate him, Deion is one of the most incredible athletes of all time dude played DB in football and Wide receiver AND played baseball during those years. Also ran track in college and now is coaching and revitilizing a program. truly one of the most amazing athletes of all time.
All of this was in the video. Thanks for the recap.
Revitalizing lol. They won 4 games this year, and half the team left, but sure.
@@codyminton4552 3 more games than they won last year. Shit takes time
Yet Alex Golesh took a previous 1 win South Florida team to a 6 win bowl game this year. You won’t hear about that.
@@codyminton4552 that’s great for him
This all happened when I was in middle school in Atlanta. I don't remember all the drama, I just remember Deion being a superhero.
The real legacy.
It’s kinda hard to take the media seriously
Some white people hated him because he was a confident, successful black man
Tbh if you aren't a complete lobotomy case you really shouldn't. They been full of sht since inception.
Same.
He and Bo Jackson are the last guys who will ever accomplish playing in both leagues. Unreal how athletic these 2 guys were.
Not quite it’s someone else who always forgotten for some reason
Tom Glavine was drafted 4th round by the LA Kings. He could skate circles around Deion. (lol)
Brian Jordan is always forgotten.
@@jbholmes99who, nobody even knows who df that is
@georgieboy_htown4eva4eva they should be happy Deion sanders play both help them and play with broke leg players deserve more sports than one if they can do it
Deion is the man who literally had everything he ever possibly wanted, and realized that meant he had nothing at all. Glad he eventually found his inner peace.
LDRTrejo: It wasn’t exactly his “inner peace” that changed him. Deion was found by a Man and His name is Jesus 🙏
Inner peace ? By what ? Kicking a whole football team out and buying a new team and still getting last place ? 😂😂
@@John-14-6Deion is no Christian who are y’all fooling ? He’s a fraud God knows he’s a fraud
@@davemartino5997 ... Yes shame on him for rebuilding a trash college team. Racism is a disease.
@@davemartino5997shut your mouth
Baseball players getting butt hurt over unwritten rules are some of the biggest divas ever
Generally speaking I’m with you, but like I do appreciate that baseball still has way more dignity than other sports. Unless things get chippy it’s mostly just “tip your cap and get ‘em next time.” But tbf, when you’re dealing with the old timers you act a bit different. Like you wouldn’t talk to a WWII vet like he was your classmate in high school. It’s just a different dynamic. I think the guys have a problem when there’s a lack of respect for the people who came before you and the sanctity of the game itself.
There shouldn't be unwritten rules there should just be written rules
It's always random clowns who aren't really baseball fans that say this. I don't see anyone saying basketball players are divas for not wanting the other team to dunk when the game is already over, or football players being divas because the other team played hard during a kneel. There's a culture to every sport.
I fuck with my dad about it. This fucking genius didn't believe in them using fucking replay cams
@@Alexander_Grant stop the cap player get mad over dunk and everyone clowns the loser who salty they’re losing. It’s only old heads and weirdo with the “dont tease me cause I suck” rules.
The agent not wanting to be in the hood at night is the funniest part of this😂
wow
Why would he?
I will be honest, why was the agent supposed to be there at night anyways? Weird time to negotiate a contract
He was wise enough to know when he was out of his depth, if only we all were
reminds me of the scary ⚪️ guy from the Meance 2 Society movie , showing up at the house 🏠 bright 🌞 and early 😂
Im glad that the culture around baseball has changed from what it was just 3 decades ago. Deion's accomplishments should've been celebrated at the time because it is insane for someone to play at the highest level in 2 drastically different games at such an elite level. Baseball is probably the hardest sport to play because of how hard it is to hit a baseball consistently when its coming at you at 95+ mph with high spin rates and all that. Then you add football on that as well and it sounds made up if there wasn't video footage of it.
He did get recognition for it at the time. Especially when he went to the Braves, considering how popular they were in the 90's. He also wasn't the only guy doing it around that time, you had Bo Jackson too. And tbf, Deion was a platoon lead off hitter. What were they supposed to do, throw a parade for him, or give him an award?
But I don’t think he could have ever been an elite baseball player and that is why he went to football. His better sport was baseball. I think Bo’s better sport was football.
@@fuktrumpanzeeskumHis speed won’t work as well in baseball if he cannot hit. Football the speed helps because you can outrun guys, but baseball you have too many other factors for that to matter.
Its extremely immature now. At least you had emotional maturity back then.
He really didn't belong, which was probably why his teammates ended up not liking him. He was using the sport they love and play for a living as a negotiation tactic and a second fiddle to football. It was very smart but I'm sure some players found it disrespectful
The physical stamina required to do all of that is incredible. But to me, surviving the emotional toll that life must’ve taken on him is even more mind-blowing. I can’t imagine how someone has the stamina to do all of that, whilst also being the biggest personality in both sports.
He literally almost killed himself
Bro shut up. If all I had to do was stay in shape and play a little
Sport
I’d make it work
His toes are fucked up now, it really did take its toll
People don’t realize how insane this video really is. I’m not exactly a prime fan but holy shit the energy required for what he was doing is off the charts.
Especially with low-level jerks like Tim McCarver around.
His athletic abilities and gifts prove that either you got it or you don't. My man missed extended periods of playing time, practices, and camps, only to return and still be productive on the diamond and the gridiron. Legendary sh#t!!!
Indeed
The NCAA and FSU had to come up with the “Deion rule” which meant that players for a school had to do the bare minimum and actually sign up for classes at the university to play.
Real question,does that mean actually go to the classes or just sign up?
Well, he was an athlete after all and the NCAA is an outdated farce.
@@luggerphilippe8409I think they probably still have to pass it, I bet some teachers just let them
Deion isn’t very intelligent
@@MM-lg4ni my cousin said he had two D1 basketball players as chemistry lab partners who were in class twice the whole semester. He did all the labs by himself and the basketball players received the same grade. He say they would hook him up at parties though.
Glad i was a pre- teen late 80s/high schooler through the 90s. Witnessed Prime, Bo Knows, MJ, Ken Griffey Jr. Nolan Ryan, Montana Etc. What a time for sports. Being in Texas too- the Dallas Superbowls, The Warren Moon Oiler teams, Houston Rockets won a title, My HS team won a state title, etc
Was good times 💯
The one-and-only Larry Bird.
Growing up a cub fan in the 70s I saw some of the greats. Hank Aaron hitting # 702, Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente,Pete Rose,Tom Seaver, Willie Mays (older) ,,the big red machine, good times indeed
@@Pokesalad222 legends
You were a teen in the 90s. One can say humanity peaked that decade!
It's amazing how talented some of you RUclips documentary creators are. I just watched a great 30 minute breakdown of the WW1 armistice on some random channel and then your (equally amazing) video came up next randomly on my autoplay. The videos you guys make on your laptop would have easily been popular specials on ESPN or The History Channel 20 years ago.
Anymore it feels like some of the ONLY good content is here. The only good reptile/animal content is from channels like NERD or Clints reptiles here. Everything on animal planet now is just "worlds deadliest river dolphins of NEw York" or some shit. Feels the same with sports commentary. Jomboy does a better and fairer job analysing interesting plays than the MLB network analysts do, Foolish's rankings and prospect evals are easily on a par with MLBs. Theres channels like this doing full length docs. Its not all this high quality or this reliable on YT of course...but you can definitely find good content from a trustworthy source for nearly anything on YT with not even a ton of effort. I just don't feel cable tv is the same...
@@andrewbloom7694Been like that for a minute now. Cable tv is pretty much for bots.
Do you remember which video you were watching about the armistice?
@@GizelleQuant Sorry, it was so long ago. About once a year I’ll be driving and have the random thought “wait, why did WW1 start again? And who shot Archduke Ferdinand? For what reason? And why did America get involved?” Then I have to watch a video or go to the Wikipedia page. It’s such a contrast with WW2 where its hard to forget why we had to fight Japan and Germany.
@@williamb8074 No worries.
I was hoping there was a slim chance you might remember which video it was 4 months later 😂. No worries.
This is a great video and a sad reminder of why no one blocks their blessings better than baseball.
Right!! The same haters are the ones who hate Acunas gold chains or when Tatis does his little stutter step. It is like the ole timers or stuffy ass reporters hate to see guys making the game look easy at times. These guys often come from nothing man, they are enjoying the game their blessed to play. Why hate that?
Especially when it gives baseball this incredible opportunity to connect to people that wouldn't normally watch baseball. @@zsutton6687
@@zsutton6687especially as a kid, nothing drove me away from baseball and towards football more than stuck up baseball purists that hated the way i played the game and came to practice
Because baseball HAS the history. It has the traditions that go back over 100 years, it has the gentleman's code. It reminds me a lot of rugby. There is a level of respect that you do not cross the line of. Yes, the game is changing for the better and people should be allowed to be more expressive, but it is called America's Pastime for a reason.
Deion was objectively not a great ball player. He had a career OPS+ of below 100 - and thats being generous. He just was not good enough to back up his silly antics.
@@MegaHariboboyyou’re old
I saw him at Cinergy Field with the Reds. He got a hit and then immediately stole second. The entire stadium felt his presence on the field. He was lethal on the basepaths - yes, he was fast but he also understood the cuts of the field, he hit precise angles like all good baserunners do. The next day he played football for the Cowboys.
. &&& My husband and ii saw Mark McGuire inn St.louis against the Detroit tigers 2001 . . . It was a good game .. same year mark retired from baseball then all that steroids stuff came out about him . but nonetheless we never got the chance to see Deon play and we've been to Atlanta a few times over the years . . . . .
@@MaryjaneLoveno one cares
@@Stonewall29 . & God bless you . .
@@MaryjaneLove there is no magical man in the sky
That must have been so exciting to watch!
Only man to play in a Superbowl AND a World Series. If the Braves had won, he would have been the MVP.
Bo Jackson was actually good in both sports too bad for injuries.
Bo might’ve been better than Deion at both. One of the biggest “what ifs” in sports history
Bo was better.
As talented an athlete as Deion was, Bo was probably better.
@@joshm.5340bo was not better
@@Calmlysmoke420no he wasn’t
I heard you mention Steinbrenner. Could you please do a video about the scandal that got him kicked out of baseball? Highly underrated story. Great content!
When the news broke it was Tigers vs Yankees the stadium crowd gave a standing ovation then after the ovation Cecil Fielder hit a porch job.
BDE is gonna make that a 🔥 video
Big Stein is the best character in Seinfeld! Love that guy!
Facts
Deion absolutely was not the only major leaguer who wanted to toss water on Tim McCarver.
I gotta admit, Deion was better at baseball than I used to give him credit for. I only realized this when I saw someone online arguing that he was a better 2 sport player than Bo Jackson, and that he was even better at baseball than Bo, to which I reasonably replied that it was an absurd assertion. Which I still think is true, Bo was definitely a better baseball player than Deion. But after looking at the numbers, Deion was definitely better than I thought.
Deion was below average, and that's not debatable.
@@resmartedextremely athletic, great speed, good defense. Not much on the offense. He wasn't awful though, I used to think of him as a baserunning/defense only guy, but his offensive numbers were passable.
@@SonicCollectionsPS2Noisesz You do realize Deion only played in 90-95 games in most of those seasons and 30-55 in four of them, right? Can't really use counting stats like WAR to judge.
Bo and Deion weren't drastically different overall from a WAR perspective. Deion had 5.5 career WAR in 9 seasons, 641 games and 2325 plate appearances. Bo had 8.3 career WAR in 8 seasons, 694 games and 2626 plate appearances. Neither ever really played a full season (Bo played 135 once). They both had speed and defense. Deion was just your typical old-school lead off type while Bo had power and a strike out rate on par with some guys nowadays, maybe even worse (career 32% SO rate). I laugh when people say Bo would've been a HoFer if not for the hip injury. That's kinda like saying Joey Gallo is gonna be a HoFer.
I bet Deion made more money overall in both sports, which is something.
I mean you’re not wrong. 99% of my Deion sanders playing baseball knowledge comes from my dad or RUclips. He’s the one who actually told me about that reporter story recently which was hilarious. Wish I got to see a guy like him play two sports at such a high level man.
Say what you will, but as a lifelong Braves fan, he was vital to them winning two pennants in 91 and 92
Schuerholz did him dirty.
Fisk had a birthday party for his daughter and McDonald’s back in the day. He handed every parent a bill for what their kids ate. Class act.
For real! What a dick
the play palace aint free buddy! (it is)
Crazy how McDonald’s was considered a birthday spot back in the day
@@ElijiahCater-xg9dqpizza hut used to have birthday parties too
What's your source for this?
he would have been perfect for baseball in present day. he was ahead of the curve
yeah but in football he'd probably get suspended for all the shots to the head he gave to WR
@@billymuellerTikTok probably no fun league and all. He'd have a huge baseball contract though.
Oh yeah every team wants a no power, low ba, and a below 100 ops+ guy on their team.
uh billy hamilton made a career out of stealing bases. so did dee gordon and maybe the reason deion's stats weren’t amazing is because he was playing two professional sports dumbass@@olik5652
Its almost impossible to imagine what he could have achieved if he dedicated his career to one sport. Prime time is legendary.
Should've dedicated his entire sports career on football...
@@TiagoGomez-hb9te didnt need to obviously, he half assed it and still ended up the best CB who ever lived
It should be noted that Deion only had one good year in the majors. I don't think it had anything to do with football, I just think he wasn't a very good hitter.
Having said that, Scheuerholz did absolutely throw him under the bus when he benched him after Deion made a titanic effort to make it to the playoff game.
That must be where he gets his skills at throwing his players and coaches under the bus week in week out at CU!
It was the right call. What Deion was doing was highly irresponsible. You can't just assume you're gonna make it to a professional game on time when you started the day on the other side of the country.
@@CamJames but he made it so why not let him play?
you can if you flying on a private plane
Actually I'd say two very good seasons.
Not mentioned, when he threw the water on McCarver, he accidentally threw some on actress Halle Berry. She was married to Dave Justice at the time. Justice went after Deion in the club house briefly and teammates had to separate them. The whole water on McCarver was crazy.
If youre gonna talk crap. Deion was gonna come and see you.
Justice beat the shit out of Halle, Deion probably would have beat his ass, both sucked
Classless
@@DavidBarton777 Nah talking crap is classless.
McCarver absolutely deserved it. I'm honestly surprised Deoin didn't deck him. McCarver publicly trashed Deoin so much it was ridiculous. When he agreed to help the Braves in the playoffs, even though he wasn't under contract that time of the year and wasn't getting paid, he wanted to help his city and teammates, yet McCarver said he was selfish for doing that. McCarver is a big baby
My dad used to take me to Fulton county stadium. They actually flew Deon in a helicopter to the games. That was back when they just chalked lines for the football field over the diamond field.
Wow it’s crazy to think but if social media was around back then Deion Sander would’ve been the most hated athlete by far, but today he’s the most untouchable sportsperson period.. some people have all of the luck, Amazing video
Man, watching Deion at that time was a sight to behold. He was incredible on the football field, like just head and shoulders above nearly everybody else, and he really was a solid baseball player too. I remember the day he played both, dude was something else.
Dude always avoided contact. That’s why he was able to play both. Amazing talent though.
idk what you all are smoking. Worst tacker I ever seen in the league. And was not good in baseball. I'm sorry but if you want to talk about a 2 sport athlete the best that ever existed was Bo Jackson.
@@JustSomeGuy009 he impacted the game in the positive for his team more often than not.
Saying Schilling has no heart is, legitimately, one of the most untrue things ever.
That dude was PURE heart.
HOWEVER, you should NEVER throw at a guys face. You can plunk them, or give them some "chin music," but going at their heads is a low character move.
He has no heart cuz he wouldn’t approach him like a man but throw at him I think is more like it
With all these incredible stories, I'm starting to believe baseball actually exists...
Actually baseball only exist as a bargaining chip for deion
People hate him but he knew what he was worth 🤷🏾♀️ No one besides Bo Jackson is matching dude's athletic ability.
Peyton Hillis?
@@tank6641😂😂😂
Bobby bonds could match his speed. I'm sure d.s. was more gifted in sports
People can say what they want , but Deion is a girl scout compared to Bo Jackson. the greatest athlete who ever lived!
Why do you say that?
it’s crazy cause he was an all state basketball player, sprinter, and high jumper in high school .. this man was the athlete of all athlete .. combination of smarts w skill and unequivocal speed n athletic ability 💯 prime was the 1 .. everyone was too busy hating instead of appreciatin the greatness in front of them
Too bad we probably won't see two sport player again. The 90's were wild.
Mookie Betts is also a professional bowler...
Which sports count ?
@@KomradeMikhailreal ones I would guess
there's some like Eddy Alvarez, the 2B who has a Speed Skating Gold Medal, Brandon Aubrey the NFL Kicker who was a MLS reserve team player. But I too doubt we'll see anyone play in two top leagues at the same time like this again
@@HookedonChronics What, in your opinion, qualifies as a "real" sport?
@@cortezchavez5891 not fuckin bowling ya goober, something athletic that requires defense
Crazy how much contracts have gone up in 30 years.
Braves have had TWO players to play both NFL and MLB. Brian Jordan was pretty good at both too.
It’s always a good day when baseball doesn’t exist uploads
I agree I have been waiting for BDE to post I had a feeling it would be today you should have seen the smile on my face when the notification came cause I was just crying and now u stopped cause I get to watch baseball doesn't exist 💛
Will I ever watch a full baseball game, no. Will I watch every Baseball Doesn’t Exist video, yes.
@@bnsz8704 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I have not watched MLB in months but I watch every time BDE posts cause I got to at least stay in the loop about what is going on cause I am kinda a baseball geek 🙄 that's what all the boys call me at least I just say I am passionate about sport mostly baseball
I didn’t realize that Deion was actually good and took baseball seriously but I have a lot of respect for him now
Growing up in the 90s in Atlanta, all we wanted as Braves/Falcons fans was for them to keep Deion in Atlanta. He was the most loved player. And these GMs and organizations just couldn't put their egos away. It's a shame, he is still an Atlanta legend.
Deion built ATL into what it is today
To do what he did in both sports at the same time is unbelievable. One of my favorite athletes of all time!
I remember him being a dual sports player, but was so young that I never knew the back story. Thanks for the video, I didn't know about all of the details! Great job!!!
Deion was my favorite football player AND favorite baseball player when he was playing in Atlanta
I was very young when he was in the limelight. I feel like this video helped make sense to a misunderstood man. I'm glad you created this video about him. There was so much I had no idea about him, I remember him playing on the Skins since I'm a DC fan - but that was about it.
He was a highly talented person and I feel like the persona he adopted on the field to garner a reputation backfired on him. The Dione we see on the field and on camera is not the same man driving off a cliff and swallowing a bunch of Tylenol.
I'm glad he's doing well. He's a headcoach at Boulder, CO. He's on good terms with his family... still seems to be struggling with the women in his life but I think we all share that problem. 😅
The thing with Deion was that he could back up his words. That's why he won 2 Super Bowls with the 49ers and Cowboys. Why he got to play in 2 World Series and played baseball even though didn't have to. Hellm even said baseball was harder especially when it comes to hitting a ball and being consistent.
One of the craziest sporting legends of all time. Never knew the full story- thank you for putting this together💯
I got to see him as a kid at the Astros spring training when they played. I have never seen that type of speed in person.
In term of complete package athletes, Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson were a class on their own. No one come even close.
What about LeBum James or Shohei TJ Ohtani?
Just about every single MLB/NFL/NHL/NBA player played multiple sports in high school, and were most likely dominant in those other sports. They just all end up focusing on a single one because it makes the most sense in the end. You can't realistically play two professional sports at once.
@@sneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed and yet, Sanders and Jackson not only did, they also excelled..
@@stupidfish8544 did either of them play in two separate American professional leagues at the same time? What the hell are these comparisons
@@CamJames yes lebum played football in HS!
0:15 The head of the guy on the right😂😂 😂
Looks like a tumor maybe. Idk if thats very funny
@@gobot581 💀
He low key looks like Mr. Bean
Deion is truly one of one. I don’t think there will ever be a player like him ever again with all the focus that dedicated to one sport from trainers starting in high school. He is not even a generational talent he is the only one that will ever exist doing what he did in my opinion.
He’s generational in football
Bo Jackson
He wasn’t even the only athlete of his generation to do this… Bo Jackson did both, and was far better at baseball. Bo was a all-star and pro bowler at the same time.
@@ed379 I know about Bo Jackson until I started playing madden and they had their alternative positions players. So imo there will never be anyone as famous who did both and was as good at both in my opinion. For me I knew about Neon Deion Primetime Sanders even though I was born on the 2000s. It’s just my perspective and I feel fairly certain in saying there will never be anyone who can do that again.
Thanks for breaking down his baseball career...I never knew all of this
no problem
@@johnwilkesbooth4421 mfin john wilkes booth LMAO
Honestly the falcons are smart for swallowing their pride and just giving Deion whatever he wanted lol. This was a freak athlete never to be forgotten
I normally don’t comment. But this is a great episode. Keep them coming. I don’t even watch baseball but I have watched almost all your videos because I’m intrigued of how you make the episodes and how well they are put together.
Same here. Im a hockey guy. Grew up thinking baseball was so boring. Im 27 now but WOW i been doing myself an injustice. Baseball is so full of drama and the amount of stats to look at makes me hard lmfaooo
'baseball doesn't exist' for me either
I feel for deion, when youre that talented people see to not see you the same way as anyone else. You become something other than human, full of glamour and glory, without anyone realizing that youre still a person
People think Shohei Othani is impressive for pitching and hitting at a high level. He has NOTHING on Deon Sanders playing TWO PRO SPORTS at a high level. And not like Brian Jordan who did one after the other he played both at the same time.
You’re a clown…. Lol
@@Alamo2244 Why do you say that?
@@TiagoGomez-hb9te It's true though, Shohei is an amazing players but been able to play 2 professional sports at the same elite level is almost impossible.
So misunderstood. Guy just wanted to live his dreams and play two sports. The ego of the GMs couldn’t handle him not bowing down to their wants and they tried to take it out in him.
as a richmond native it was so cool seeing old footage of the diamond from when the braves were there.
Bro thanks for doing this story about Deion's career. I have much more respect for his legacy after watching your YT video💯
This is super relevant to the story that just came out about Deion backing up Alabama in the CFP instead of FSU, even though he’s an FSU alum. He was basically like “it’s all a business, baby!”
I think he meant the opposite. That FSU deserved to get in, but the committee will always pick the SEC because “that’s business”
@@increasearmadillo3032facts he was upset that FSU didn't make
Do your homework he's not a FSU ALUMNI, go check he's HBCU, MOERON
Deion's ability to leverage 2 separate pro sports leagues is unmatched
I guess you never heard of Bo Jackson. look him up.
I know who Bo Jackson is. Bo is a more decorated football star, but Deion isnt far behind him in accomplishments, but Deion was clearly the better baseball player. Bo could absolutely LAUNCH the ball if he hit it, but he rarely did and was much worse at defense, running, and steals. @@outoftheirskulls5676
No it's not.
@@steverenom.299yes it is
No, it's not. I guess you've never heard of Bo Jackson, Gene Conley, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim Thorpe, Danny Ainge, etc., etc., etc.@@orrinwashington
He is one of the greatest athletes ever. The problem for management is that they wanted a 100% full time commitment that he could not offer to either league, which caused him to bounce around teams in both league. I am a fan of Sanders but dont think its possible to have two masters.
You can only serve one master...
Deion’s really done it all - football baseball and coaching
He’s a garbage coach
thank god that coaching hype went away
Last time I checked he didn't win a hotdog eating contest
Hit that theme music
SHit i didnt even realize that was the same guy!
falcons and yankees almost went to war over deion sanders 💀💀💀
The fact that Deion played in both a Super Bowl AND a World Series is already enough to be considered one of the greatest ATHLETES ever!
I don’t watch or care about baseball but I watch all these videos for some reason
Hard to watch what doesn’t exist
Baseball, specifically traditional baseball reporters, tend to hate of guys who arent the norm. Guys like Acuna and Tatis are hated on, all the while making the game fun. We see guy's often come from the worst poverty, to rise up and become legends. They are juat thankful and enjoy their blessings knowing they made it. I dont get why it gets the hate man. I also hate that any reporters have a say as to who is elected to the HOF.
He was good. To be honest, I feel like we had a natural hatred because it kind of meant that "baseball was easy" so much that an egomaniac football player would come to our ranks and become one of the best at the time. It sucked because the whole media was saying he was going to be embarrassed and that did not happened. Which makes me ask myself, who had the biggest ego, he or us as baseball fans hating him because we didn't want our baseball ego broke.
Aren't the "norm" or aren't WHITE?!?!?!
@@EffDinero8 both it seems, I dont know if it is so much race for those old farts. However, it plays hand in hand because of the flare a lot of Latin guys play with. Just like in soccer Brazil often gets hate because of how their guys play. It is funny, they criticize guys for not taking a kids game to serious lol.
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Ballsports in general reeks of egotism.
The players, reporters, and fans are all guilty.
I remember Deion playing at AA Albany in 1989.
He would show up wearing a fur coat 😂😂.
He was fun to watch, I’ll give him that
From Atlanta and I loved Deion back then and still love him today. He was a lot like Mohammed Ali. There was a lot of show biz in his personality. Professional athletes are in the entertainment business. Deion knew that and so did Steinbrenner. He’s still in football and still in the entertainment business. Amazing athlete. (Barry Bonds is who they were really talking about.) In 1992 Deion threw a huge tray of ice water on top of Tim McCarver during the victory party. McCarver was bad mouthing not only Deion but the whole Braves team. Atlanta hated McCarver so much we all listened to Skip Carey on the radio and watched the tv with Timmy on mute.
(The ice tray incident is on youtube, btw😀)
One more thing…The Tomahawk Chop is a tribute to Deion as he came from Florida State-who invented it.
Great video BDE!
It's funny because I've watched at least 10 short documentaries about him playing both, and it still amazes me. Me wanting to be like him as a kid is the reason I played both, wore a headband around my neck, and wore #21. I still remember playing Pop Warner football then getting dressed in my moms car to go play in my baseball games. Lol. Good times.
I never knew Sanders was such an incredible and apparently very intelligent athlete. Dude made it to the pinnacle in two professional sports. That's insane.
I hate the race card usually but Deion was straight up hated because he was a flashy black man who didnt stay quiet like people wanted. Yea he was abrasive but 90% of it was just that he wasnt your typical yes man black athlete.
Facts
I think you're right. An awful lot of old white guys with bad hair that were saying those things about him.
It's not quite that simple. It's weird, but baseball had already has such flashy guys as stars, both white and black. It was football that mostly lacked them. But it was the baseball people he seemed to have offended the most. It was a weird mix. He would do incredible things in baseball, but it was always read as 'incredible for a two-sport star'. Or an insult to baseball traditions because everyone figured Sanders cared more about football and baseball was something of a joke to him. I don't think it was.
Actually, Atlanta Journal-Constitution's black writer lamented that Deion's antics were harmful for the image of black men everywhere. Many well-educated, thoughtful, and highly successful black men in Atlanta were actually embarrassed by Deion's antics, fearing that Deion represented every young black man.
Race is involved more times then people wanna believe
Everyone in this video: "This Sanders guy is so arrogant!"
Also everyone in this video: "I don't want this guy to help my team unless it's on my terms."
It’s the “I date women who listen and do what I tell them to do” type of guys
It too faced a similar decision to Deion Sanders coming out of college. Decided to buy Madden that summer instead of MLB the show, but boy was that a tough decision
this video makes me love Deion even more. I love hearing about his career.
Weirdo
WE as fans of your content are so grateful for your commitment to your craft!
Baseball didn't hate Deion. Deion was selfish and didn't care about ANYONE but Deion. Egomaniac and I hated him for years in the 90's.
This is what people overlook when talking about Deion...
Did you watch?
I didn't know anything about Deoin Sanders, despite hearing his name as I was growing up. I just figured he was a top athlete. I has no idea that this was between two professional sports. The real thing that got me is that from what I'm gathering, he might just be one of the most impressive men of our time.
And now he’s a college football coach. The man is a legend in the world of sports he’s cut from Jim Thorpe’s cloth
Jim Thorpe
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Deion has confidence, not arrogance.
My man is a machine. He didn't know how to stop. Or make up his mind either 💀
never saw the grift against this guy. He's good at 2 sports, like really good, so good he went pro at both and played both at the same time. The man knows he's a talent and is also intelligent too, knowing he has to get his money's worth NOW so he's not just "forced" into retirement with no money
He invented the Primetime persona as a means of making money, the upside is that his invented persona did what it was intended to, make him money. The downside is that creating a media circus will cause media d-bags to hound you and it very well may destroy your mental health.
Extremely fast and coordinated. Translates to continued greatness in football. Flashes of greatness in baseball.
My dad lived through this era and as a black man, he said most of the hate against him was both blatant racism and jealousy.
But there are countless exceptional black athletes who were/are universally beloved by the public. Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Bo Jackson, Roberto Clemente - there are hundreds more - all were among the greatest in their game and none were disliked the way Deion Sanders is. The hate for Deion has nothing to do with his skin color and everything to do with his character. There are many mature, reasonable ways he could have responded to Tim McCarver's criticism of him. Dumping water on him on national TV was not one of them. He has never apologized for that because he still thinks it was the right thing to do. He's an arrogant ass - That's why people hate him.
Truth. I knew people that hated him but gave him props as an athlete.
@@humanbeing2420did Tim McCarver apologize for being a dick? I hated listening to McCarver call games.
while I certainly don''t enjoy the PRIMETIME "character", I have to respect Deion the man on several levels. He created a larger than life character then used his skill and dedication to make 2 MAJOR sports franchises (from 2 different sports... who does that?) throw record setting contracts at him on a seasonal basis... Not to mention the Falcons allowing him to leave for the MLB playoffs???
Bo Jackson did it and was an All star in both. Deion wasn't
You’re either a Clarence Thomas level “sell out” or a old starched Mitch McConnell type .. there’s no in between .. brothas of my era loved prime time … so did the white kids, Spanish Kids etc .. but again there’s always a you smh lol
@@rayshardsmith2546 that's all great. Seems like his teammates didn't feel the same way about him
I just don't appreciate loud, attention seeking individuals. I also don't have to like the person Michael Jackson was to enjoy his music...@@rayshardsmith2546
My bad, I was unaware of that. Thanks for the correction, I'm still learning the history pre 2001... Yeah, I'm a Brady fan. I don't give a fuck about the Patriots however @@Steelfan-oe7ok
I love this guy. He played two leagues owned by rich assholes against each other and got stinking rich. Well played sir.
Great mini documentary Mr. Baseball Doesn't Exist Guy. I love your content. Well done 🤙sir.
He may have been hated, but I admire him for his motivation to be all you can be.
Semper Fi.....😎✌️
just discovered this channel. 2nd video in and I love it. great work, BDE!
Hate him or love him he’s one of the most sensational athletes the world has ever seen
He certainly thinks so
@@Pokesalad222and he wasn't wrong
He was good. To be honest, I feel like we had a natural hatred because it kind of meant that "baseball was easy" so much that an egomaniac football player would come to our ranks and become one of the best at the time. It sucked because the whole media was saying he was going to be embarrassed and that did not happened. Which makes me ask myself, who had the biggest ego, he or us as baseball fans hating him because we didn't want our baseball ego broke.
He was bad. Admit it.
So Deon capitalized on stereotyping an obnoxious kid from the hood, even though he wasn’t good enough to play in the MLB.
Prime Time. Would've possibly been MVP in 92 WS!
And look at Deion Now 🙌🏾🙌🏾 Despite all that happened he still has the drive to continue 👍🏾👍🏾❤️
Yes, that's the greater message about his story, his determination. May God continue to be with him.🙏😊
They were saying he’s arrogant but from what I’m hearing he was that guy 🤣
I imagine there was some jealously as well.I mean it’s unreal to think someone could be good without dedicating their life to it. But I get teammates being annoyed if he wasn’t always with the team. I feel like baseball would be the only sport to get away with this.
I think basketball and tennis are the 2 easiest sports to barely play but play well