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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024

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  • @dudemanofdude
    @dudemanofdude 3 года назад +4245

    As soon as I saw the title I immediately thought: "I agree"

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +631

      Glad we can agree on something.

    • @alexfarrell4222
      @alexfarrell4222 3 года назад +151

      As a Rockies fan: true. We all hate our lives Foolish

    • @kingdingaling2469
      @kingdingaling2469 3 года назад +41

      I just hate them for sending My Fav player to The Cardinals.
      We never had any issues prior to that.

    • @dudemanofdude
      @dudemanofdude 3 года назад +42

      @@kingdingaling2469 we did, it is said in the video, they signed terrible players and let go of dj for no reason

    • @idontknow1325
      @idontknow1325 3 года назад +26

      Yes as a native born and raised coloradian I can attest that every Rockies fan loves Nolan and hates the GM

  • @justaseal5394
    @justaseal5394 3 года назад +2215

    It’s always “what are the Rockies doing” and never “how are the Rockies doing”

    • @hanoj87
      @hanoj87 3 года назад +26

      seal?!? From bird app?

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +530

      Either way, it's not going well.

    • @Jim21500
      @Jim21500 3 года назад +19

      @@hanoj87 no from the ocean

    • @hazm2652
      @hazm2652 3 года назад +9

      the answer to the first question is nothing and the answer to the second question is bad

    • @ashstolley
      @ashstolley 3 года назад +2

      That’s because we already know the answer, bad.

  • @eliasper2894
    @eliasper2894 3 года назад +378

    As an A’s fan, I love how “Stephen Vogt named All-Star” is your highlight for 2016. Thank you Foolish.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +88

      I know some other stuff happened in 2016, but that was the main highlight for me.

    • @brandonsolis6911
      @brandonsolis6911 3 года назад +7

      As a Giants fan I approve

    • @RyanN777
      @RyanN777 3 года назад +2

      Haha yep! I have his All-star jersey from that year too. Big fan of Stephen Vogt

    • @funkmester4981
      @funkmester4981 2 года назад +1

      Sorry a's fans 😔

    • @masontomlinson7180
      @masontomlinson7180 2 месяца назад

      It truly did make my day

  • @JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly
    @JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly 3 года назад +632

    So far, SB Nation, UrinatingTree, Foolish Baseball, and AlexRollins uploaded this morning-this is one of the best RUclips mornings I’ve ever experienced!

    • @blackmamba1261
      @blackmamba1261 3 года назад +14

      I don’t know of an SB nation.....

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +224

      It means a lot that out of all those options, you still clicked on this one.

    • @TheHippo
      @TheHippo 3 года назад +18

      @@FoolishBaseball your's is easily the best quality so yes

    • @JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly
      @JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly 3 года назад +6

      @@FoolishBaseball I actually clicked on all of them :)

    • @LemurJackson
      @LemurJackson 3 года назад +4

      But UrinatingTree did put out a video critiquing the Rockies a few weeks ago. This one is superior though, more or less the same idea though.

  • @FoolishBaseball
    @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +187

    I actually think Rockies fans will really like this video. I'm simply voicing their frustrations with how the club has been run.
    Support Baseball Bits and more via Patreon -> www.patreon.com/foolishbaseball

    • @ghyuty17
      @ghyuty17 3 года назад +3

      That’s jarring

    • @itsjustjoel28
      @itsjustjoel28 3 года назад

      @@ghyuty17 you're so punny

    • @ncrranger7682
      @ncrranger7682 2 года назад +1

      As a Rockies fan you are correct

    • @Ryouski
      @Ryouski 2 года назад

      Rockies fan here. This video has aged well. Rockies front office still doesn’t care about winning. So frustrating

    • @Ozzy-u1v
      @Ozzy-u1v 2 года назад

      ya not enough videos talking about how bad we are

  • @iamthesenate6827
    @iamthesenate6827 3 года назад +235

    Lifelong Rockies fan here. Thank you for understanding our collective pain.

    • @charlesbailey6671
      @charlesbailey6671 3 года назад +7

      At least you have legal pot to ease the pain.

    • @Qardo
      @Qardo 3 года назад +3

      @@charlesbailey6671 Booze were legal longer....so why not double down? Just do not drive a car or operate anything. Just sit there and chill.

    • @imperfectravens2410
      @imperfectravens2410 2 года назад

      @@charlesbailey6671 not even horse tranquilizer can ease this pain

    • @technoturnovers7072
      @technoturnovers7072 2 года назад

      another thing to keep in mind that a lot of people miss is that for WAR, replacement player doesn't mean "league average", replacement player means "promote whatever minor league chump is available for a nominal sum" (no offense to minor league chumps); AKA, *bad*.

    • @WhateverItTakes17
      @WhateverItTakes17 7 месяцев назад

      fellow lifelong rockies fan who just got this video recommended after watching a choke to tampa bay
      i’m in the most abstract kind of pain

  • @modernranger1558
    @modernranger1558 3 года назад +995

    As a Giants fan, this title made me both laugh and realize how badly Arrenado abused our pitching staff

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +293

      He has 31 homers and is slugging .554 in 131 games vs. the Giants.

    • @daleftuprightatsoldierfield
      @daleftuprightatsoldierfield 3 года назад +34

      As a Cubs fan, I now have nightmares about how he will abuse ours

    • @CiabanItReal
      @CiabanItReal 3 года назад +7

      @Whole Lotta' Sports It's only 131 games, not even a full season yet.

    • @SteefPip
      @SteefPip 3 года назад +1

      He's the second coming of Brooks Robinson, with more power.

    • @jvtagle
      @jvtagle 3 года назад +5

      It’s like when the Seahawks trade Russ... I’ll be a party in the bay

  • @samoleary8385
    @samoleary8385 3 года назад +1157

    “I’m about to read off the most shocking thing to ever come out of a GM’s mouth”
    Ah so this was filmed before the Mariners GM confessed his dirty secrets to a... Rotary Club.

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +428

      This is very pedantic of me, but that was their (now former) team president, not their GM.

    • @samoleary8385
      @samoleary8385 3 года назад +89

      @@FoolishBaseball I don’t know whether to be happy that u replied or throw my phone against the wall for the level of padanticness... also love from the UK :)

    • @petermurphy2169
      @petermurphy2169 3 года назад +16

      @@FoolishBaseball Can you do an episode on the Mather confessions?

    • @michaelshaw1576
      @michaelshaw1576 3 года назад +22

      @@samoleary8385 This is very pedantic of me, but it's pedantry.

    • @OddyNuffie
      @OddyNuffie 3 года назад +4

      @@petermurphy2169 recomend watching the jomboy media video on it.

  • @tiger5869
    @tiger5869 3 года назад +42

    I never thought about how much more of a home field advantage a well built baseball team has than any other sport. As a GM, you can literally make a team that is built to win in your own stadium and it will have a significant impact at home games.

    • @jacobs7860
      @jacobs7860 Год назад

      People always moan and complain about the Yankees trying to stockpile power hitting lefties to “porch” opposing pitchers, but ultimately it’s just smart business to take advantage of the unique opportunities that you have

    • @F1stuff972
      @F1stuff972 Год назад +1

      Repent and believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ

  • @Entropic_Alloy
    @Entropic_Alloy 3 года назад +110

    I said this on another channel, but I remember going to one of the games during the Rockies' inaugural season way back in the early nineties. I was probably around 4. Still have some of the merch. It is really just so sad how they haven't really achieved anything in almost 3 decades.
    Kinda like myself...

    • @benbrown3973
      @benbrown3973 3 года назад +5

      Amen brother. Just keep praying to Tupac for hope he comes back. Cause everyone knows he fled to Cuba with Fidel Castro. So, when he returns to the US, everything will be good

    • @Mr.Rin.
      @Mr.Rin. 3 года назад +10

      @@benbrown3973 dawg what are you talking about😂

    • @ronaldwayne7092
      @ronaldwayne7092 3 года назад +1

      Fun fact: neither the Rockies nor the Marlins have ever won a division title.

    • @ballerbeast8283
      @ballerbeast8283 3 года назад +6

      @@ronaldwayne7092 but at least the marlins have 2 World Series

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 3 года назад +4

      At least the Rockies won the Pennant in 2007. That's more than the Mariners can say.

  • @sleepy2603
    @sleepy2603 3 года назад +202

    The way you said “a lot of moneeeeeeee” lmao😂

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +89

      I was just sitting there recording and thought to myself, "what if I just say money in a weird voice?"

    • @sleepy2603
      @sleepy2603 3 года назад

      @@FoolishBaseball lol

    • @taylormillion7244
      @taylormillion7244 3 года назад

      @@FoolishBaseball I thought you were mimicking buk lau from ownage pranks lmao

    • @twiston43
      @twiston43 3 года назад

      It reminded me of my trip to Vietnam for some reason...

  • @etrain8885
    @etrain8885 3 года назад +64

    Jeez it’s about TIME. I’ve watched every baseball bits through 3 times now. I NEED the new content, Bailey.
    You rule.

    • @mr.johnson9252
      @mr.johnson9252 3 года назад +3

      Fr man, I’ve seen his vid on Pedro 15+ times

  • @jackwagner1828
    @jackwagner1828 3 года назад +141

    “The only team to get worse in free agency”
    Angels - Josh Hamilton, Albert Pujols, Vernon Wells, Joe Blanton...

    • @rogregg29445
      @rogregg29445 3 года назад +14

      CJ Wilson

    • @notstarboard
      @notstarboard 3 года назад +9

      Vernon Wells, well that's a throwback. Dude was a boss on the Blue Jays on those teams with Delgado and Rios! Probably what the GM thought while signing him too lol

    • @notlikethevegetable
      @notlikethevegetable 3 года назад +7

      Justin Bour, Matt Harvey, Jonathan Lucroy, Todd Frazier, Dan Haren, Zach Grienke (trade, I know)...it hurts

    • @SmoothCriminal12
      @SmoothCriminal12 3 года назад

      Jim Johnson, Trevor Cahill, Justin Upton, Jose Quintana....

    • @jackalopemaster6296
      @jackalopemaster6296 3 года назад +1

      not a baseball team, but the bears over payed for Andy Dalton, and lost Kyle Fuller and Akiem Hicks

  • @Lagdarr
    @Lagdarr 3 года назад +10

    *Sees Mike Trout’s WAR of 63.6*
    As an Angels fan, I appreciate that most of these videos have a little slice of Mike Trout in there to appreciate.

  • @roberttrovato8531
    @roberttrovato8531 3 года назад +44

    Love the Cleveland spiders at 8:58 lmao

  • @jojochas5
    @jojochas5 3 года назад +26

    Thank you for saying basically exactly what I have been saying about my favorite team for at least a decade. Other things that the Rox need to consider:
    Investing heavily in platooning. How is it that almost every year, all three starting outfielders are left-handed hitters, with the fourth usually being a lefty as well? Wouldn't it make sense to have a right-handed hitting outfielder or two to balance out the lineup in a division that routinely features tough left-handed pitchers? It works for the Dodgers (who have oodles of money to spend that the Rockies don't - or claim not to) and the Rays, who have even less money to spend than the Rockies.
    Giving players more off days (which ties in with the above). I don't have data to support this, but it seems that playing 81 games at altitude every year wears the Rockies' players down. They're routinely near the top of the majors in IL days, and all but the very best players have a sharp drop-off in performance in the second half of the season. It's wonderful to run the team's best players out there for 155 or so games, but if they could perform at a higher level and stay healthier by playing 135-140, it seems like it would be worth doing.
    Becoming hyper-focused on acquiring and developing pitchers whose skills fit the profile described in the video. Low-spin four-seam/slider pitchers aren't exactly in high demand. If that profile works in Coors, there's a market inefficiency to exploit. Those pitches are also going to be less affected by the differences in ballparks as players switch between homestands and road trips, so at least in theory, it might help normalize their pitching performance overall.
    Figuring out a way to help hitters adjust to the difference between home and away performance. The numbers posted by good hitters who have left the team (like DJ Lemahieu and Matt Holliday) have shown that there's likely more to the home/road splits than just Coors inflating players' hitting stats. Don't get me wrong, there's no doubt that Coors does just that, but watching Rockies hitters struggle on the road even against poor pitching indicates that at least part of the issue is probably related to having to adjust to how much harder the ball breaks at lower elevation than it does at Coors. I don't know if there is a solution to that problem, but even just figuring out a way to help the team's hitting be league-average on the road would certainly be worth a few wins per year.
    Accepting that the team needs to invest more heavily in both analytics and scouting. The Rockies have been among the slowest teams in baseball to embrace analytics, and it shows in the players they have signed in free agency over the last decade (yes, even in the O'Dowd era, as much better as he was than Bridich). They have also long invested less in traditional scouting than most teams, but have, whether through the quality of the scouts they have employed, or just dumb luck, managed to generally find enough talent to be competitive in cycles. They're clearly behind the curve, but if franchises like Oakland and Tampa can do less with more, Colorado should be able to as well.
    Unfortunately, all of these things start at the top. Ownership and the front office have to be willing to commit not only to making changes (whether they're these, the ones outlined in the video, or something else), but to actually enacting and sticking to a long-term strategy for team building rather than changing directions every 3-4 years, as has been the franchise's tendency throughout its history. If Monfort and Bridich can't or won't do these things, they simply shouldn't be in charge of running the team. Unfortunately, the Monfort family simply makes too much money through the mere act of fielding a team for them to actually care about whether it's any good; after all, if the team's consistently good, they're just going to end up paying the players, coaches, and staff more money and they might turn a slightly smaller profit. And if the fans always show up because the ballpark experience is so good, it's pretty easy for Bridich to help keep profits up. So until fans get fed up and stop coming to games or someone comes along with a godfather offer to buy the team, things sure don't seem likely to change.

  • @Brettgarten914
    @Brettgarten914 3 года назад +24

    I like how this was subtly about how good those 14-15 Royals were. Can we focus on that more

    • @MacAndCs
      @MacAndCs 2 года назад +4

      You’re gonna love the newest video!

  • @zaqston36
    @zaqston36 3 года назад +29

    Huge Rockies fan and absolutely loved this video! Love this channel.

    • @brandonsheumaker2673
      @brandonsheumaker2673 3 года назад +1

      Which video were you watching? This was a brutal takedown of the Rox (well deserved, but still), so really how could you love it?

    • @zaqston36
      @zaqston36 3 года назад +1

      @@brandonsheumaker2673 frustration validated. But point taken

  • @calebtodd1592
    @calebtodd1592 3 года назад +26

    As a Cardinal fan, who got this trade on his birthday, would like to apologize to Rockies fans.

  • @retro_retro_retro
    @retro_retro_retro 3 года назад +128

    It’s amazing that Mr. foolish can create videos that are better than any movie...

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +127

      Scorcese, Kubrick, Hitchcock, what do they all have in common? They're all too scared to make baseball videos on RUclips. Cowards.

  • @FuzzyFromYT
    @FuzzyFromYT 3 года назад +913

    FEEED MEEEEE

  • @jasonzagorski3718
    @jasonzagorski3718 3 года назад +1

    1:18 Never thought I would see a reference to The Only Nolan... love it!

  • @tylershep4220
    @tylershep4220 3 года назад +99

    Goddammit man being a fan of this team is so fucking frustrating. The management is a complete disaster that only cares about money. I love the stadium, most of the players, and the idea of the team. I've been a Rockies fan for longer than I can remember, and that's the problem. There are hundreds of thousands of Rockies fans just like me in Colorado, many of which will go to the games anyway because the sunsets are beautiful and the balls go far. The greedy owners still get money in their pockets, and as long as they field a half-average team, that never changes. The Rockies have never won their division, and I wouldn't be surprised if they never do. They haven't won a playoff game since 2009. My one good postseason memory of them came from the 2007 World Series run, when I was five years old and they got swept anyway. They've been the definition of mediocre at best for their entire existence and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Every time the Rockies get a good player that's fun to watch, management fucks it up and gets rid of them in favor of worse players that only perpetuate the cycle of cheapness and mediocrity. Fuck Bridich. Fuck Monfort. Fuck this organization. I'm gonna cheer for the Cardinals this season.

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 3 года назад +3

      Are you saying Walker and Helton weren't good players that were fun to watch? I get your points, but be careful with extreme words like "every," "any," "always," "nothing," "never," etc.

    • @tylershep4220
      @tylershep4220 3 года назад +31

      @@Compucles You're really gonna punch a man when he's down for his word choice then eh

    • @bobmanhunter
      @bobmanhunter 3 года назад +3

      Lol, I had almost the exact same comment, except I said Padres instead of Cardinals. And I was 11 during the World Series.

    • @awesome346
      @awesome346 3 года назад +4

      Sad
      Please don't use the Lord's name in vain

    • @82dorrin
      @82dorrin 3 года назад +2

      I stopped buying tickets and merchandise a long time ago. If ownership doesn't give a shit, why should I?

  • @mitchellnagy6667
    @mitchellnagy6667 3 года назад +19

    You should do a Pirates video on what went wrong after their 2015 season, the purgatory we have been in since, and the rebuild as it stands now.

    • @SmoothCriminal12
      @SmoothCriminal12 3 года назад +2

      1. Not supplementing the roster when all they needed was a bit more reinforcements
      2. Keeping Clint Hurdle and Neil Huntington on way too long.
      3. Pulling a 2002 Expos and giving up a haul of prospects for an all in push and finishing with a mediocre record

  • @SadmanBaseball
    @SadmanBaseball 3 года назад +4

    Bailey, its good to have you back (I know you never left, but you know what I mean.)

  • @Car_D_Board
    @Car_D_Board 2 года назад

    I’ve seen this many times. Still the ‘extended him’ gag makes me laugh out loud every time. One of your best videos so far

  • @nicktrelow2338
    @nicktrelow2338 3 года назад +44

    As a Cardinals fan I feel like we are the evil genius laughing in the Rockies face.

    • @brandonsheumaker2673
      @brandonsheumaker2673 3 года назад +6

      I have converted to a Cards fan. I SOOOOO wanted Goldy to fill Helton's shoes in Denver, but now he and Nolan are both in STL. Go Cards!

    • @thedude3065
      @thedude3065 3 года назад +3

      nothing spells genius like surrendering players like Adolis Garcia, Luke Voit, Patrick Wisdom, and some guy called Randy Arozarena

    • @shawnwoods8987
      @shawnwoods8987 2 года назад

      @@thedude3065 and marcell ozuna 🤧

    • @legochickenguy4938
      @legochickenguy4938 2 года назад +2

      @@thedude3065 the Voit trade was actually worth it. Gallegos is one of the best relievers in baseball.

    • @ncrranger7682
      @ncrranger7682 2 года назад

      @@brandonsheumaker2673 traitor

  • @zachrobinson4324
    @zachrobinson4324 3 месяца назад +1

    I know this isn't something you do, but a sequel detailing what the rockies have done to stay bad (or havent done to get better in the future) would be super interesting. Their refusal to trade guys on expiring deals and their insistence on drafting and developing pitching when they play at a higher elevation that any other team is baffling. It's almost as if they've doubled down on all their problems instead of "[looking] themselves in the mirror and saying we are the rockies and we play in coors."

  • @gray9486
    @gray9486 3 года назад +119

    The Seattle Mariners are typing...

    • @blueline3099
      @blueline3099 3 года назад +2

      I already did lol 😆

    • @mattanderson1608
      @mattanderson1608 3 года назад +13

      The Mainers are set for the future though

    • @luscorpio3679
      @luscorpio3679 3 года назад +17

      The Mariners have at least understood their problems, their rebuild is going well, and they have a lot of potential with Kyle Lewis, Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodrigues in as the outfield of the future, but also guys like Dylan Moore and Evan White who could become core pieces as well

    • @metsfan7376
      @metsfan7376 3 года назад +2

      They’ve at least built up a lot of youth including J Rod and Kelenic who are going to be absolute studs

    • @williampgalloway
      @williampgalloway 3 года назад +4

      my buddy is a huge Mariners fan and he calls them the Yankees farm team

  • @NIghthorseGrows
    @NIghthorseGrows 3 года назад +13

    As a Mariners fan, hearing about other teams disfunction makes me more annoyed we couldn't stumble into 1 wild card in the last 25 years.

  • @RoFlo2499
    @RoFlo2499 3 года назад +5

    6:58 I love the Vogt Easter Egg but he was also an All-Star in 2015

  • @BrandonHellmer
    @BrandonHellmer 3 года назад +2

    It amazes me how professional baseball executives don't understand their own park environment's advantages and are confused when their pitching signings don't work out, yet some dude, although a very smart one to be fair, on youtube is able to explain it in minutes. Keep up the great work, Bailey!

  • @MrPooly1459
    @MrPooly1459 Год назад +3

    Since this vid, the Dodgers have kept being a regular season power house, the Padres made an NLCS, the Giants had a 107 win season and the Diamondbacks made it to a World Series. And the Rockies still suck ass. All their division rivals have had something to hang their hat on, but not them.

  • @VIeshPilled
    @VIeshPilled 3 года назад

    Sounds about right, I have never lived in Colorado but I have always been a fan of the Rockies. Mostly because I thought their uniforms and colors were the coolest in baseball when I was young. Then as I got older, I heard a ton about "Coors field" this and "Coors field" that and was like "Man, to think, they have such great players playing so well in a field that is a detriment to them!". I've learned more as I got older, but, I do still like them. The Rockies may suck, but they are also the biggest enigma in baseball. Possibly the strangest team that exists based purely off the location of the team itself. Thank you for the video, Bailey.

  • @McWinklestein
    @McWinklestein 3 года назад +6

    Looks like the Rockies ownership finally made the wise decision and subbed to foolishbaseball

  • @noahreyneke
    @noahreyneke 3 года назад +1

    Whithin an hour, i discovered this channel for the first time, subscribed and have become hooked.

  • @brandoncue3013
    @brandoncue3013 3 года назад +34

    The rockies and my beloved rangers should have a 7 game series at the end of the year to see whos the worst team once and for all.

    • @keegannguyen5207
      @keegannguyen5207 3 года назад

      Yessir

    • @LumpyAdams
      @LumpyAdams 3 года назад +7

      You apparently haven't looked at the Pirates roster.

    • @alwillk
      @alwillk 3 года назад +4

      Pirates and Orioles. ‘79 World Series rematch for the first overall pick.

    • @MarloSoBalJr
      @MarloSoBalJr 3 года назад

      No! My Orioles deserve that spot!... You're just a winner!!

    • @LumpyAdams
      @LumpyAdams 3 года назад +1

      @@MarloSoBalJr dude.. We have Colin Moran as our clean up. It's over.

  • @julianturner7244
    @julianturner7244 2 года назад +2

    This vid hits even harder after the Bryant deal

  • @matthewmatthew638
    @matthewmatthew638 3 года назад +38

    Are we sure Jeff Bridrich isn't just Bill O'Brien with a wig and a 3d printed face?

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +19

      Jeff Bridich is like GM Bill O'Brien, but without the redeeming qualities of coach Bill O'Brien.

  • @PoopVintner
    @PoopVintner 3 года назад

    God dam coming back to this video… one of your best and honestly should’ve blown up

  • @michaelmelvin8351
    @michaelmelvin8351 3 года назад +45

    New baseball bits and dorktown?? Am I in heaven

    • @jonasgeere9259
      @jonasgeere9259 3 года назад +3

      It's good, but not pretty good.

    • @ajwootz8165
      @ajwootz8165 3 года назад +2

      The holy trinity, Urinating Tree, Foolish, and Dorktown all in the span of a couple hours

    • @FoolishBaseball
      @FoolishBaseball  3 года назад +37

      You are, but Rockies fans are in hell.

    • @karfsma778
      @karfsma778 3 года назад +4

      @@FoolishBaseball Oh, so hell's moved from Cleveland.

    • @comradecodeman1383
      @comradecodeman1383 3 года назад

      @@FoolishBaseball yeah, I'm in hell rn

  • @StrykerBreaks
    @StrykerBreaks 3 года назад +2

    Man you're a legend! I love all of your work and appreciate the time and effort you put in to it. Keep Crushing!!!

  • @pohorex6834
    @pohorex6834 3 года назад +42

    "They want a lot of money"
    As a spiders fan, too true

    • @pohorex6834
      @pohorex6834 3 года назад +11

      @@ulceratedpiss yep, cleveland spiders

    • @greatloverofmusic1
      @greatloverofmusic1 3 года назад

      The Spiders were fun to watch LMAO. I would love to simulate a '62 Mets & 1899 Spiders W.S.

    • @davidtran2026
      @davidtran2026 3 года назад

      Seriously though that'll be more fitting than GUARDIANS. Cancel culture ruins another franchise legacy.

    • @greatloverofmusic1
      @greatloverofmusic1 3 года назад +3

      @@davidtran2026 I understand why they decided to change the name. The Native Americans have been screwed over since Europeans got here. Anyway I agree the team could have chosen a number of good names: Spiders, Rockers, Erie's, Erie Hawks, etc.

  • @mikespongili8254
    @mikespongili8254 3 года назад +2

    Love the Comic Sans. It never fails to leap off the screen, grab you by the iris and engage you in a disarmingly folksy battle of the wills.

  • @bombersbeat1470
    @bombersbeat1470 3 года назад +25

    The Rockies: “Oh man I got dead again”

  • @ashstolley
    @ashstolley 3 года назад +1

    I am so happy you did a deep dive on the Rockies, learned a lot.

  • @RoxRock4ever
    @RoxRock4ever 3 года назад +3

    It hurts. Lifelong Rockies fans and that won't change but all that hope built from 2017 and 2018 just... gone.

  • @nathanielt641
    @nathanielt641 3 года назад +1

    i haven’t watched the video yet, but i saw the Cards in the thumbnail and got very excited to see them.

  • @warlordofbritannia
    @warlordofbritannia 3 года назад +14

    Hot take: Dan O'Dowd is one of the most underrated GMs of all-time

    • @mopac8233
      @mopac8233 3 года назад +4

      I mean he got the Rockies past the NLDS and no one’s ever been able to do that

    • @JWex-jy7sk
      @JWex-jy7sk 3 года назад +1

      Well...Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle though are kind of a black eye on his resume 😬

    • @warlordofbritannia
      @warlordofbritannia 3 года назад +1

      @@JWex-jy7sk
      Eh, nobody’s perfect and those were at the very start of his tenure; the fact that he got off the hook for Hampton by trading him to the Braves only rebounds into his favor
      How many GMs actually do that? Cut their losses on their prized acquisition, let alone get something for him in return?

    • @SmoothCriminal12
      @SmoothCriminal12 3 года назад

      @@warlordofbritannia actually Hampton got traded to Miami first for Preston Wilson, then Miami flipped him to Atlanta.

  • @slorpywater
    @slorpywater 3 года назад

    I didn't expect to see the Royals featured so prominently in this video. Escobar's negative DRS in 2018 was even in there!

  • @itzwaffledude7373
    @itzwaffledude7373 3 года назад +31

    Lol remember when the Rockies were rly gud in the beginning of 2020

    • @youknownothing123
      @youknownothing123 3 года назад +4

      Your profile picture is wildly disrespectful. That was my friend’s cousin, Sam, and he passed away over seven years ago of an incredibly rare disease called progeria. People who contract progeria are fortunate if they live past their teens. Educate yourself before you go using photos you presumably think are somehow funny.

    • @itzwaffledude7373
      @itzwaffledude7373 3 года назад +3

      @@youknownothing123 Oh, I'm really sorry. I didn't realize that my pfp was disrespectful. I will change it immediately. I'm so sorry.

    • @itzwaffledude7373
      @itzwaffledude7373 3 года назад +3

      @@youknownothing123 Ok, I changed it. Thanks for the heads up. :)

    • @deadboytr3
      @deadboytr3 3 года назад +3

      @@itzwaffledude7373 what was it

    • @strangelakers1079
      @strangelakers1079 3 года назад +1

      @@deadboytr3 It was a picture of someone with progeria. Progeria is an extremely rare disease that causes children to age rapidly. People with progeria have very short lifespans, and they have noticeable deformities.

  • @tylerjohnson1893
    @tylerjohnson1893 3 года назад

    The subtle 2016 Stephen vogt graphic epitomizes WhT this is my favorite baseball RUclips channel

  • @blackhawkninjabeast
    @blackhawkninjabeast 3 года назад +6

    As a lifelong Rockies fan I’m constantly waiting for ownership to contribute to my depression. They never disappoint.

  • @HabladorDesignado
    @HabladorDesignado 3 года назад

    When you talked about the first baseman problem, I remembered that the Rockies had Roberto Ramos in Triple A. He left, and now he's crushing baseballs in the KBO.

  • @pepitocuentos5276
    @pepitocuentos5276 3 года назад +4

    “Want a lot of money”
    Got me good, very funny

  • @benkofi8570
    @benkofi8570 3 года назад +1

    We were predicted to get 60 wins and finish last in the nl by pecota, in actuality we went 74-87 and we were only 4.5 gb of the padres and 2.5 gb of the mets and angels at the end of the season. I call it a win, if we can fix our bullpen and offense while preserving that defence we could be dark horses for a wild card push next season

  • @tkingkehl
    @tkingkehl 3 года назад +3

    I would have never expected so many props to the 14/15 Royals. I love it.

    • @luscorpio3679
      @luscorpio3679 3 года назад +1

      They were great before slamming themselves on the small market syndrome

    • @tkingkehl
      @tkingkehl 3 года назад

      @@luscorpio3679 shhhhh, haha, accurate.

  • @derick-smith
    @derick-smith 3 года назад

    Baseball Bits and Dorktown drop on the same day... Maybe the two best on RUclips for sports content.

  • @ariswerdlow1411
    @ariswerdlow1411 3 года назад +29

    who else here after bridich and the rockies "mutually agreed to part ways"

  • @its-dg2987
    @its-dg2987 2 года назад

    i watch this video solely for the music that starts at like 12:00 , it’s just so pleasing to my ears 👂

  • @austin8783
    @austin8783 3 года назад +8

    8:51 ahh yes never a dull moment with a well placed spiders reference.

  • @WichitaChiefSam
    @WichitaChiefSam 3 года назад +2

    So glad to hear some Royals praise on here 😁

  • @mouradlad
    @mouradlad 3 года назад +10

    That Charlie Blackmon DRS stat is so appalling I almost feel like it inspired the whole video.

    • @georgeramirez2099
      @georgeramirez2099 3 года назад +1

      Yeah that was when he overstayed his welcome in centerfield at that age and was moved to RF. He's still not a GG but had a good season last year being nominated for GG finalist after working on his defense.

  • @spookyboi8446
    @spookyboi8446 3 года назад +2

    Not gonna lie though Coors field is probably my favorite stadium outside of my home city of Cleveland (mostly nostalgia). The mountains and the sky views you get is one of the best anywhere.

  • @quinnpm5256
    @quinnpm5256 3 года назад +5

    If spending money on free agents generates negative WAR the logical solution is to pick random season ticket holders to pitch out of the bullpen

    • @ElitePvPzFTW
      @ElitePvPzFTW 3 года назад +1

      Watching our games every day, I would highly agree I could’ve had a better ERA than Bryan Shaw

    • @SmoothCriminal12
      @SmoothCriminal12 3 года назад

      They should sign me. I have a nice changeup.

  • @dusksheaks1010
    @dusksheaks1010 3 года назад

    Baseball is great , and Jomboy and You are making it better . You rock , thank you for your creativity.

  • @Aviator43
    @Aviator43 3 года назад +10

    4:33 Washington Nationals legend Gerardo Parra

  • @zodiac23jj
    @zodiac23jj 3 года назад

    Thanks for choosing my first OOTP 22 rebuild

  • @UnitedGamingMLB
    @UnitedGamingMLB 3 года назад +6

    I’m not usually this early to the GOAT

  • @lucas5050505
    @lucas5050505 3 года назад

    This is the quality content I expect. I love this so much.
    Great use of my lunch break

  • @eduardocrespo8936
    @eduardocrespo8936 2 года назад +3

    I came here after Kris Bryant signs with the Rockies....

  • @dfp_01
    @dfp_01 7 месяцев назад +2

    People talk about the Mariners as a hopeless and irrelevant franchise all the time, but the Rockies have played 31 seasons now and have attended only 1 World Series (which they won 0 games of) at basically the midpoint of their life to this point. They've finished with a winning record only 9 times, and 90+ wins only 3 times. They've won only 39.1% of their road games, worst of any team since 1993. They've had some great players like Larry Walker, Todd Helton, and Nolan Arenado, but even those guys aren't as great as the Mariners of the '90s-Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, and Edgar Martinez. They are the only franchise to have never won a division title, and their 24 postseason games and 10 postseason wins are both by far the fewest for any franchise.

  • @sportsspire6716
    @sportsspire6716 3 года назад +6

    You should make a vid about the saddest season ever. (1994 Montreal Expos)

  • @GizmoBeach
    @GizmoBeach 8 месяцев назад

    This video aged very well.
    Put it this way. The Nationals improved by 16 games to 71-91 but finished 14th in the NL (based on strength of schedule so St. Louis was 13th despite the same 71-91 record.) Colorado was 12 games behind them and 59 wins next year might be a stretch.
    Their offense was putrid last year for a team spending 1/2 their time in THE hitter's park. Freeland and Gomber were the only hurlers to start at least 20 games and if not for Justin Lawrence's improvement who knows how many games are lost late.

  • @bruhlol4185
    @bruhlol4185 3 года назад +3

    It’s so wack how foolish baseball always posts when I’m in Yuma for a baseball tournament

  • @nalgene247
    @nalgene247 2 года назад

    The way you sarcastically described them as baseball geniuses just made my day.
    It hurts being a Rockies fan. But Coors Field is amazing.

  • @TryPuttingItInRice
    @TryPuttingItInRice 2 года назад +3

    And now Trevor Story is gone. But thank goodness they signed washed Kris Bryant.😂

  • @aidenboileau5078
    @aidenboileau5078 3 года назад

    How have I not found this channel earlier. This is great. Awesome video.

  • @jacobtech7
    @jacobtech7 3 года назад +3

    How well would you say "D backs and giants are positioning themselves for future success" has aged? Ya know, with those two teams being the worst and best in baseball respectively

  • @ericweir1954
    @ericweir1954 3 года назад

    It’s felt like so much longer than 1 month! I love this channel

  • @petehorner1582
    @petehorner1582 2 года назад +5

    Anybody else here just because Kris Bryant?😂

  • @Precomo97
    @Precomo97 3 года назад

    Your pixel art has gone to another level Bailey

  • @cebolla1449
    @cebolla1449 2 года назад +3

    Who’s here after the kris bryant signing

  • @evanpuhala
    @evanpuhala 3 года назад

    Just some pure brilliance coming out of the Rockies front office. Not even Pythagoras could've seen it coming

  • @Soxwyd
    @Soxwyd 3 года назад +3

    The Rockies are like the Edmonton oilers almost exactly the same level of terrible

    • @johnmay9598
      @johnmay9598 3 года назад

      They would basically need to have Mike Trout and Jose Abreu in the lineup (and nothing else) for them to be the Oilers.

    • @Soxwyd
      @Soxwyd 3 года назад

      @@johnmay9598 that’s what Nolan arenado and Trevor story were except mcdavid is better than arenado

  • @tdfowler79
    @tdfowler79 3 года назад

    You should do a video (maybe multi part?) on that Royals team. The rags to riches angle alone is possibly the most underrated story in baseball since at least 2000.

  • @paulrobilotto
    @paulrobilotto 3 года назад +4

    That’s the fastest I’ve ever clicked on something

  • @tomf3373
    @tomf3373 3 года назад

    Utree and foolish baseball uploading on the same day makes this a good day

  • @Daniel-nm9ws
    @Daniel-nm9ws 3 года назад +10

    Being a rockies fan is like having a high price mattress yet having no house to sleep in

    • @Iloveyousmx00
      @Iloveyousmx00 3 года назад

      I love the Rockies. But all teams have there pros and cons

  • @TheOminousbeanbag
    @TheOminousbeanbag 3 года назад

    Thank you for renewing my hope in the Dbacks future. Sometimes with the current state of things it's easy to think they won't have their shot.

  • @ianrotheroe2540
    @ianrotheroe2540 3 года назад +8

    “The dbacks are positioning themselves to do well in the future” line really didn’t age well…😂

    • @EternallyEve
      @EternallyEve Год назад +1

      And now this comment didn't age well.. man baseball is weird.

    • @ianrotheroe2540
      @ianrotheroe2540 Год назад

      @@EternallyEve fffffssss I forgot about this😂

  • @seda_11
    @seda_11 3 года назад

    Appreciate the work you do on this videos man. Looking forward to baseball coming back :)

  • @arizansbergerstein1860
    @arizansbergerstein1860 3 года назад

    honestly just honored to have a video dedicated to our team

  • @benn454
    @benn454 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for Arenado!
    Love, STL

  • @bassistwithadeathwish7277
    @bassistwithadeathwish7277 3 года назад

    New Jon Bois and Baseball Bits on the same day, epic

  • @DaGGProductions
    @DaGGProductions 3 года назад

    As a die hard Rockies fan. I hope this video helps push the Rockies to actually start the process to get better just like your video on Larry walker helped him get his well deserved HOF induction. Thanks for making the best baseball content.

  • @CJFabes
    @CJFabes 3 года назад

    Best baseball analysis on the planet. Not just RUclips. Thank you man. Go Dodgers!

  • @quintonowens2847
    @quintonowens2847 2 года назад

    At 3:23 when he barehands the ground ball he looks so happy

  • @CubsBL
    @CubsBL 3 года назад

    I’m curious about how you suggest other teams should craft their clubs! Agreed, they need to play Coors baseball. Know your park and strengths/weaknesses. It’s a big park and they need outfielders that can cover ground and love that you looked at pitch selection with pitchers there too. Did not know about the Magnus effect but love learning things like that from your videos!

  • @davidgraney3413
    @davidgraney3413 3 года назад

    It's a good day when a new foolish baseball video drops!