What a stirring, emotional tribute. Johnny Bench was the perfect person to narrate this, both for how close he was to these players, and for his personal insights.
I am 72, and I remember when we finally got a TV; my father would lie on the floor to watch the game of the week. Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese were the announcers. Yes, baseball can really bring back the memories. That’s why I like the speech in Field of Dreams.
I can honestly say I love baseball. Not the sarcastic uncouth fans that scream insults at the opposing teams. I love it when the fans acknowledge a good play or give a opposing pitcher a standing ovation. I love “the game of baseball” just as much now at 57 years old just as much as when I was a kid and we used boards for bases, had to walk to everyone’s house just to find enough kids to play a game or just a couple innings. We watched the World Series with wonder no matter what teams were playing. Johnny Bench, Micky Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron.. I saw them play! Ozzie Smith, Ken Griffey Jr, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose is baseball, hall of fame! Yankees, Cubbies, Dodgers, Braves, Reds, Cards And thank you Sosa and Mark McGwire. You saved baseball after the strike/lockout escapades. Man what a game. Greatest on earth. My mom taught me how to play! Wow. Go Stros 😁
As much as it hurts us to note their passing, we realize how much more it must hurt Johnny Bench and the other Hall of Famers who played and knew these men.
Losing lifelong friends is a multifaceted negativity- not only does one lose a confidant , we also are reminded of our own mortality and the reality of our insignificance when it comes to our finite existence
Those of us who remember watching these greats of the game play are among the luckiest to have ever watched baseball. These men played at a time when the game was bigger than the players, and they knew how fortunate they were to be a part of it.
This was great loved every second of it . Wish I could of been a professional baseball player , have loved baseball since I was a kid and iam 72 years young lol . Thanks for posting this. Great job Johnny Bench .
There is no greater game in the world than baseball, no game which requires more skill, strategy, and concentration and a ton of effort to be a legend... these men were all legendary, I am eternally thankful to each of them for their baseball awesomeness, may they rest in peace.
I've been a fan for over 70 years now and still get tears in my eyes when I think of all the great players I've seen and lost recently. Thank you MLB for this great game and this wonderful tribute.
I idolized Kaline while growing up in suburban Detroit. While a sophmore on my high school team I looked at the lineup and saw Kalines kids name. I was in awe just thinking wow that kid lives in Al Kalines house.
Only baseball gives me chills like this. There is no other game, rich with history and nostalgia, of which it’s legends can so dominantly define eras and drive the future generations. No matter how long I take off of the game, it’s videos like these that bring me right back and that’s spectacular.
Also the hardest sport to master....hit .300 and you're considered a great player. If a NBA player shoots 30% is he considered a good shooter? If a NFL quarterback completes 30% of his passes is he considered a good QB?
Bob gibson was one of my favorites pitchers even though he pitched against and dominated my pirates constantly. when I played little league baseball I wanted to be a base stealer like Lou Brock and I will cherish his autograph always. rip to both
Johnny Bench was the first player who I followed who didn’t play for my team (the Mets). He was great on the field, but equally interesting and entertaining off it. His heart must me heavy with all of these losses, yet full with all of the memories. Well done, #5-catch ya later.
I'm a Mets fan also but got to watch time towards the end. But really started to appreciate these were the greats. Now not so much. Very few players I am wowed by.
It's still hard to comprehend that we lost 10 of the greatest to ever put on a Baseball uniform, I can only cherish the times as a young boy growing up in the Bronx NY watching these legends play, it hurts my soul to have seen them pass, but i am so grateful to have watch them play.
As a kid in Canada in the early '70's, hockey and baseball were my favourite sports, and it stands to reason that people in their 70's will begin passing away; 3 or 4 NHL stars from that era passed away in the last month or two.
I've been a Red's fan all my life. It was so hard to hear about Joe Morgan and even though Tom Seaver was only a Red for a short time, I was always a big fan.
If you recall the night that Barry Bonds broke his home run record, Aaron appeared on the jumbotron at AT & T park and half heartedly offered his congratulations to Bonds. When asked later on by reporters why he wasn't at the game itself to offer his congratulations, he responded by stating "I'm 73 years old, and I'm not getting on a plane to travel across the country for ANYBODY!" You know damned well that Aaron was lying! Had that been a player who legitimately earned the record the way Aaron did, he would have been at the ballpark that evening to cheerfully embrace the new record holder. Good for Hank for standing his mark as to what constitutes a solid, hard working ballplayer, yet still show the class that he had in offering his congratulations in a more subtle form - even when it was in direct contrast to his own principles of not only on how to be a good ballplayer, but also as a great, righteous human being who lived his life by aiming to set the right examples for others in society 😀😀😀.
We, the fans, have been blessed of God, to have seen these men play this wonderful game. Living in the Detroit Metro area, Al Kaline was a fixture of my youth. Seeing him play his last games for the Tigers, then in the broadcast booth with another Hall of Famer, George Kell. What a wonderful time that was. Thank you Lord, for giving us these men to watch and wonder about.
I cried watching this. So many great great men we've recently lost in such a short time. And narrated by my favorite player of all times, Mr. Johnny Bench. My mother used to tell me that you know you're nearing the end of your life when your contemporaries start passing away. While these great men weren't exactly my contemporaries, they were idols during my childhood and teenage years. They had, and still have, such a great influence on me. It's so sad to know they're all passing away. But wiping away the tears I can feel a sense of appreciation for them and gladness that they touched my life.
Every time one of our sports hero's dies a small part of us dies. It's lets us know that time passes, we grow old. So please appreciate all of the small things in life. God Bless You.
Those 10 Hall Of Famers were not only great performers who duly deserved the most important individual honor bestowed in our favorite pastime, but also ten gentlemen who always respected the game and the public with exemplary behavior. Thanks Johnny.
These are the guys I grew up watching ..and are embedded into my life ..ol’ Mr. Bench wasn’t too bad either ..eh?..I miss those days ..when my heroes loved America ..and played the game a free nation loved ..today’s players ..not so much ..
I was so blessed. I saw all the great ones. I am SEVENTY FIVE years old. There will never be a generation like that. Men play for the love of money today. When I was a kid everything was honor.
There's no one better to narrate this than Johnny Bench, just a class act. My heart bleeds with his over the loss of these MLB greats, may they all rest in eternal peace...🙏🏼...
Great piece of work from the best catcher and one of MLB BEST hitter ever Johnny Bench,I'm amazed of the numbers all these HOF players Put up,I bet none of them lifted weights or watched what they ate, just a batting cage pitching cage and beer and hotdogs for most.
Lovely remembrance of the baseball icons of my childhood, most of whom I remember watching play on television or in person, shaping and influencing my growing love of the game. May they Rest In Peace.
MY DAD 85YRS ALSO LEFT THIS EART.H. CALLED TO HEAVEN WITH ALL THESE GREAT MEN GREAT BASEBALL PLAYERS . I saw them at SHEA STADIUM THANKS TO MY DAD BACK IN THE 1970'S. FROM MY DAD AND THESE GREAT FELLOWS THE VALUES OF LIFE GUIDES ME NOW 59YRS ME. BASEBALL NEVER LETS THE KID INSIDE OF US EVER BE FORGOTTEN, AMÉN PEACE. THANK YOU GODCHRIST FOR SUCH LOVE. Aaahhh!!! BASEBALL ....THE ONLY SPORT THAT CHEERS YOU GO HOME...SAFELY.
MAN, I could listen to Johnny talk ALL DAY about baseball! This video is equally sad and beautiful. SAD realizing that these GREATS of the game, men that seem to be larger than life are now gone, BEAUTIFUL when we get a chance to reflect on them and their impact and achievements in this GREATEST of games. R.I.P. and very well done MLB Network and Mr. Bench. 😁🥲❤
Johnny Bench --- A hero on the field. A hero off the field. And, a hero among heroes in life. Thank you for this great tribute to your friends and our heroes.
Well done Johnny. I will never forget you, flaws and idiosyncrasies notwithstanding you were a joy to watch and you honor the best in the game with real passion and great eloquence. Long may you run. The worlds a better, and more FUN place, with you in it.
My first year following the game was 1975. These aren't the Ruth's, Wagner's and Cobb's. These were my hero's. Now I know how the generation before me felt when Mickey Mantle died. Thanks for the memories guys. The 70's were a helluva baseball decade.
I grew up watching baseball in the '70's too, with the crazy drama around the Oakland A's championships, the Big Red Machine, the resurgence of the Yankees and the "We are Family" Pirates. You should read "Big Hair and Plastic Grass," a humorous book about '70's baseball..
Quit watching baseball along with other sports that became political but these guys were a different breed and fun to watch. Brock was unbelievable. The year the Mets lost last place with fantastic pitching was exciting for even Phillies’ fans.
What a wonderful tribute, and presented by one of the greatest, Johnny Bench. It gives me a peaceful feeling to know that there were people who granted us diversion, a true "pastime". And all of these gentlemen were great representatives of what makes America what it is: overcoming adversity, even evil, to put a smile on people's faces. Thank you, MLB and Johnnny Bench!
I knew everyone of these legends and I stood in awe of them every time I saw them play and still are. No, I didn't know them personally, I knew them by how they played the game and I knew the love they had for baseball by how they played. I fell in love with baseball when I was seven so long ago now, from my grandpa Elkins. I loved these guys, everyone of them, and thank them for what they will always mean to baseball.
What can I say all these players are great, I had a special feeling for alkaline because I grew up in Detroit wasn't the best at everything but he was great at everything
I was an eleven/twelve year old when the Big Red Machine won its back to back World Series. Mr. Bench, you yourself have always been my favorite player ever since that time.
For the most part these legends played or managed before my time but man they were good ballplayers, and managers in Tommy LaSorda's case. Getting old is sad while we lose these legends. But their legacy will live forever
WOW!!!! I'm not a huge baseball fan, but I do like the game. This video was amazing and what made it even better, was the great Jonny Bench narrating it. They couldn't have picked a better man to do it.
It is so sad that all of these greats passed during a season where fans couldn't attend games due to covid. They didn't get that final tribute from the hometown fans. Kaline was my guy growing up in Detroit. He had been to spring training as a coach last year prior to the season being halted. Three of the ten: Gibson, Brock, and Kaline were in the '68 World Series. Another member of the Tigers from that '68 team passed recently - Bill Freehan. Why he is not in the HOF is a disgrace!
Bill Freehan ? Now, you're really grasping. I imagine he was a nice, decent, guy and all but the HOF ? I think not. It must be reserved for the true greats; the legends. I mean, would you have it become like the ludicrous "Rock and Roll" HOF where everyone and their grandmother is eventually inducted. Note: "fans couldn't attend games due to" unwarranted _hysteria_ and the tyrannical rule of lunatic officials and a docile, ignorant, and dumb public *not* the presence of the fairly mild corona "cold" virus , "covid" "Covid-19" : Infection Survival Rate = 99.9+ % General pop.
Ages 50 -70 = 99.6 + %
Infection Fatality Rate for those aged 0 - 49 = < 0.05%
Infection Fatality Rate : Ages 0 - 19 < 0.0027 %
AND THESE FIGURES ARE NOT DISCOUNTING - AS THEY RIGHTLY SHOULD - ALL OF THE DEATHS FALSELY ATTRIBUTED TO "COVID". IMAGINE IF WE WERE TO REMOVE THOSE FALSIFIED DEATH REPORTS FROM THE CALCULATION OR SIMPLY SAID, AS WE DID PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 2020 - "DEATH DUE TO RESPIRATORY FAILURE OR COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA, INFLUENZA, OR PULMONARY OR VIRAL INFECTION, ETC.
@@manofiske3318 UNWARRANTED hysteria? Perhaps you haven't lost a family member because of this damn virus, like I have. I lost my sister, an otherwise healthy, 46 year old RN. She didn't get the vaccine, because it wasn't available yet when it killed her. Now that the vaccine IS available, it's the idiots that DON'T get vaccinated that spread it to all corners of the earth. Oh well, at least it will eliminate a LOT of fools, like YOU, from the gene pool......
I used to pump my left elbow every time I came to bat in my young baseball little league games just like Joe also enjoyed listening him broadcast games games on Sunday night night baseball
Nothing but respect for every baseball hero Johnny Bench brought back to life if only for a moment. Terrific video and I cherish the memories watching these guys perform at an elite level. America has much to be proud of but giving baseball to the world for me is so cherishable.
Mr Bench, most of them I saw them playing “The Game” Your presentation of these remarkable players is so well . I would ask you a second part. With the still living legends.
All these players and managers are what I greatly admired as a lifetime baseball fan. And to lose them all in the past year is a very sad thing. Hank Aaron, Al Kaline and the great Tom Seaver, to me are the ones I will miss most. But all of these players are among the best of all time in major league baseball, and we should cherish their memories forever. Johnny Bench, a great Hall of Famer in his own right and probably the greatest catcher in MLB history, did a superb job of narrating this presentation of the finest ever players in the history of major league baseball.
I fell in love with baseball because of Johnny Bench I was 8 later in life I was playing poker with a regular group of guys and one new guy who was a friend of one of the players, he was wearing a brimmed hat and I new I recognized him when it finally hit me that it was Johnny it was fun I asked him how much for an autograph and as fate would have it I won that much from him on the next hand, I asked him if the price went up he said yes, anyway he played with up quite a bit after that and I even saw him around town at an Ice skating rink where our kids were skating and just hung out and talked about life. Greatest guy ever.
Grew up in Detroit saw 68 world series game ,was fan of all these guys, great great players and great people will miss them all , still have lot their baseball cards.
This brought a lump to my throat. These men played when I was growing up & learning the game. The game that meant more to me then anything else when I was very young. Born in Detroit & then eventually moving to a suburb of Detroit. All Kaline was a class act along with so many other tiger personal. Ernie Harwell,George Kell,Willie Horton in those younger years for me. I remember watching the big red machine with Morgan. Watching Bob Gibson mow down my Tigers in 68 in that first game. In 69 watching Tom Seaver doing the same thing in the world series to the Orioles. Trying to learn how to throw a knuckle ball because of Niekro even if I was a short stop/3b player. Back when players played for the love of the game & it meant everything to them & respected the game. Lived for it. Be upset if they struck out.......
I grew up watching these guys with my Dad in the 60's and it really makes me feel my age and a sense of sadness for a time when we had great stars who just went out and played every day. When I played little league, I was a catcher and Johnny was the catcher to watch. He was such a change at the position and we were all paying attention.
This was a terrific tribute to such an incredible list of baseball HOF legends passing in a short period of time, excellent job done by JB, these guys were his teammates, his opponents and his friends. Very well done, hopefully MLB network will do an annual tribute to HOFers who pass in the previous year.
I think they need to have a regular show showing us the old players and how about replaying some old games... I saw a RUclips video of Jim Maloneys no-hitter back in the 1960s, a game before I ever started watching baseball. I thoroughly enjoyed it. How about a replay of the entire 1975 world series... Just think a channel that showed nothing but old baseball. Maybe you would have to include other sports also to make it work. I think there are lots of people that would enjoy that.
Man. These guys were the super stars of my era. Hard nosed. Champions. I saw Every one of these guys play in person. Matter of fact my first game ever Whitey Ford was the starting pitcher in game 1 of a doubleheader in 1967 at the original Yankee stadium.
I did not become a Fan of Baseball until my 20s but even with that I still as a youngster knew who some of these Players were. Once I became a Fan and learned more about the Game these Players and Managers had even more Meaning and became even more Special. Their Passing indicates the Ending of an Era that will never be forgotten.
It took me forever, to get over that '68 series. Even as a kid, I knew that Detroit was dangerous, they really scared me. And at the same time, I knew what the Tigers had done was MAGIC. Years latter, I met Willie Horton, and shared my story with him, we both laughed....he was kind enough to give me his autograph. I'll be a Cardinals fan forever, but that was a great series. I have Gibsons, and Stan the Man's autograph as well. Again as a kid, while at work, I listened to the radio, as Gibby pitched a no hitter. That was nearly impossible to do, because he was tossing fast balls, almost all the time. My little brother and I lived near Sportsman's Ball Park. We walked over to watch a game, and saw Stan (late in his career) hit a homer to win the game. Great memories for a kid. ⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️
The wind, and the pitch to Bench. Change hit in the air to deep right field back goes Clemente at the fence - She's gone! Johnny Bench who hits almost every home run to left - hits one to right! LOVE baseball!
We are the lucky ones. Those of us who were lucky enough to see them all play a game. My wish before I pass is that the greatest hitter of all time is put into the Hall and a man nicknamed Shoeless gets to join as well. R.I.P. to all. As long as the reels are running you will not be forgotten.
What a stirring, emotional tribute. Johnny Bench was the perfect person to narrate this, both for how close he was to these players, and for his personal insights.
Thank you Johnny Bench for a great piece. My dear old grandpa would have loved it, like he loved watching you, and that Big Red Machine.
Bench did not produce this piece. He narrated it.
Great Narrator on this
Thank you Johnny, you're a class act,
I'm glad I remembered and watched all these guys.... it's when professionals behaved like professionals
I'm 70 years old, been a baseball fan virtually all my life. This brought me to tears.
I had no idea that Phil and Don had passed away. Makes you stop for a moment.
I am 72, and I remember when we finally got a TV; my father would lie on the floor to watch the game of the week. Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese were the announcers. Yes, baseball can really bring back the memories. That’s why I like the speech in Field of Dreams.
I can honestly say I love baseball. Not the sarcastic uncouth fans that scream insults at the opposing teams. I love it when the fans acknowledge a good play or give a opposing pitcher a standing ovation. I love “the game of baseball” just as much now at 57 years old just as much as when I was a kid and we used boards for bases, had to walk to everyone’s house just to find enough kids to play a game or just a couple innings.
We watched the World Series with wonder no matter what teams were playing.
Johnny Bench, Micky Mantle,
Willie Mays, Hank Aaron..
I saw them play!
Ozzie Smith, Ken Griffey Jr, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose is baseball, hall of fame!
Yankees, Cubbies, Dodgers, Braves, Reds, Cards
And thank you Sosa and Mark McGwire. You saved baseball after the strike/lockout escapades.
Man what a game. Greatest on earth. My mom taught me how to play!
Wow.
Go Stros 😁
GOD BLESS YOU HANK ARRON. AND YOU SIR JOHNNY BENCH. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.
Thank you Mr. Bench, that was a wonderful presentation by a wonderful player.
As much as it hurts us to note their passing, we realize how much more it must hurt Johnny Bench and the other Hall of Famers who played and knew these men.
two of them he knew personally
he was probably the best person qualified to speak about them
Losing lifelong friends is a multifaceted negativity- not only does one lose a confidant , we also are reminded of our own mortality and the reality of our insignificance when it comes to our finite existence
Great piece Johnny. So many greats of the game, my childhood heroes. Loved your response to Sparky about Knucksie 😂
Those of us who remember watching these greats of the game play are among the luckiest to have ever watched baseball. These men played at a time when the game was bigger than the players, and they knew how fortunate they were to be a part of it.
I grow up watching all of those great MLB Hall of Famers. They where all class acts. RIP all of you will be missed.
Wow. Beautifully done. Thank you Johnny, thank you MLB Network!
This was great loved every second of it . Wish I could of been a professional baseball player , have loved baseball since I was a kid and iam 72 years young lol . Thanks for posting this. Great job Johnny Bench .
There is no greater game in the world than baseball, no game which requires more skill, strategy, and concentration and a ton of effort to be a legend... these men were all legendary, I am eternally thankful to each of them for their baseball awesomeness, may they rest in peace.
I've been a fan for over 70 years now and still get tears in my eyes when I think of all the great players I've seen and lost recently. Thank you MLB for this great game and this wonderful tribute.
Al Kaline was an absolute legend to all the kids growing up in the Detroit area back in the 50s and 60s.😥
I idolized Kaline while growing up in suburban Detroit. While a sophmore on my high school team I looked at the lineup and saw Kalines kids name. I was in awe just thinking wow that kid lives in Al Kalines house.
I love baseball it was a privilege to watch the players in this game growing up in the 70s thank you baseball
Only baseball gives me chills like this. There is no other game, rich with history and nostalgia, of which it’s legends can so dominantly define eras and drive the future generations. No matter how long I take off of the game, it’s videos like these that bring me right back and that’s spectacular.
Por eso Tú no Estes en ese nivel loco. Porque te la llevas Mirando pa todos lados. Sique valiendo verga wei
Brings tears cause I can't help but think about my Papaw
@@ChrisPRIMETIMEColbert69 makes sense......
Also the hardest sport to master....hit .300 and you're considered a great player.
If a NBA player shoots 30% is he considered a good shooter?
If a NFL quarterback completes 30% of his passes is he considered a good QB?
@@Neil-de1fh
How does it make no sense?
A 30% hitter is considered good in baseball.
A 30% QB or NBA shooter is considered bad!!
I was fortunate to have witnessed every one of these players and manager during their careers. What an era of baseball.
Al Kaline, my favorite player growing up in the early 60’s in Michigan.
mine too
God bless baseball and the legends who are a part of its lore.
Well done Mr. Bench
Class act,,,you did them proud ...
Nice tribute Johnny, Thanks....
Bob gibson was one of my favorites pitchers even though he pitched against and dominated my pirates constantly. when I played little league baseball I wanted to be a base stealer like Lou Brock and I will cherish his autograph always. rip to both
Johnny Bench was the first player who I followed who didn’t play for my team (the Mets). He was great on the field, but equally interesting and entertaining off it. His heart must me heavy with all of these losses, yet full with all of the memories. Well done, #5-catch ya later.
That's the guy my first coach told me to emulate. I did. And I'm a die hard Giants fan since '71.
I'm a Mets fan also but got to watch time towards the end. But really started to appreciate these were the greats. Now not so much. Very few players I am wowed by.
For me it was Joe Morgan I looked up to that man 😭
It's still hard to comprehend that we lost 10 of the greatest to ever put on a Baseball uniform, I can only cherish the times as a young boy growing up in the Bronx NY watching these legends play, it hurts my soul to have seen them pass, but i am so grateful to have watch them play.
As a kid in Canada in the early '70's, hockey and baseball were my favourite sports, and it stands to reason that people in their 70's will begin passing away; 3 or 4 NHL stars from that era passed away in the last month or two.
Thank you Johnny, for presenting this tribute to some great players.
I've been a Red's fan all my life. It was so hard to hear about Joe Morgan and even though Tom Seaver was only a Red for a short time, I was always a big fan.
Henry Aaron still the Major League Baseball home run leader! Cheaters don’t count!
If you recall the night that Barry Bonds broke his home run record, Aaron appeared on the jumbotron at AT & T park and half heartedly offered his congratulations to Bonds. When asked later on by reporters why he wasn't at the game itself to offer his congratulations, he responded by stating "I'm 73 years old, and I'm not getting on a plane to travel across the country for ANYBODY!"
You know damned well that Aaron was lying! Had that been a player who legitimately earned the record the way Aaron did, he would have been at the ballpark that evening to cheerfully embrace the new record holder. Good for Hank for standing his mark as to what constitutes a solid, hard working ballplayer, yet still show the class that he had in offering his congratulations in a more subtle form - even when it was in direct contrast to his own principles of not only on how to be a good ballplayer, but also as a great, righteous human being who lived his life by aiming to set the right examples for others in society 😀😀😀.
+IRISH MIKE+
Right on!!
We, the fans, have been blessed of God, to have seen these men play this wonderful game. Living in the Detroit Metro area, Al Kaline was a fixture of my youth. Seeing him play his last games for the Tigers, then in the broadcast booth with another Hall of Famer, George Kell. What a wonderful time that was.
Thank you Lord, for giving us these men to watch and wonder about.
That's a name from the past.
AMEN Al was my boyhood hero.
This was magnificent! Fantastic job, Johnny. One of the all-time greats celebrating his fellow all-time greats lost this past year.
Loved the game then....more than today
Thanks Johnny and hope you’re feeling better
I cried watching this. So many great great men we've recently lost in such a short time. And narrated by my favorite player of all times, Mr. Johnny Bench. My mother used to tell me that you know you're nearing the end of your life when your contemporaries start passing away. While these great men weren't exactly my contemporaries, they were idols during my childhood and teenage years. They had, and still have, such a great influence on me. It's so sad to know they're all passing away. But wiping away the tears I can feel a sense of appreciation for them and gladness that they touched my life.
Every time one of our sports hero's dies a small part of us dies. It's lets us know that time passes, we grow old. So please appreciate all of the small things in life. God Bless You.
Heroes.
Those 10 Hall Of Famers were not only great performers who duly deserved the most important individual honor bestowed in our favorite pastime, but also ten gentlemen who always respected the game and the public with exemplary behavior. Thanks Johnny.
These are the guys I grew up watching ..and are embedded into my life ..ol’ Mr. Bench wasn’t too bad either ..eh?..I miss those days ..when my heroes loved America ..and played the game a free nation loved ..today’s players ..not so much ..
Very well done, HOF and MLB.
I was so blessed. I saw all the great ones. I am SEVENTY FIVE years old. There will never be a generation like that. Men play for the love of money today. When I was a kid everything was honor.
Thank you for sharing this fine video. It brought tears to my eyes.
That's a big chuck of my childhood, Rest easy boys and thanks for the memories..
Great tribute to the 10 hofamers who are sadly passed away. It's making me teary-eyed 😢😭
And of’course we lost the greatest of them all Willie Mays 😥
There's no one better to narrate this than Johnny Bench, just a class act. My heart bleeds with his over the loss of these MLB greats, may they all rest in eternal peace...🙏🏼...
Great piece of work from the best catcher and one of MLB BEST hitter ever Johnny Bench,I'm amazed of the numbers all these HOF players Put up,I bet none of them lifted weights or watched what they ate, just a batting cage pitching cage and beer and hotdogs for most.
The good old days weren't always good and tomorrow's not as bad as it seems.
I'm glad i got to see Tom terrific play ball lifelong Mets fan here loved that man !
Lovely remembrance of the baseball icons of my childhood, most of whom I remember watching play on television or in person, shaping and influencing my growing love of the game. May they Rest In Peace.
When they leave us it hurts because they where apart of our childhoods❤️😢
@@gregorychoquette7632 very much so.
Life and baseball were simpler then....I prefer then to now
MY DAD 85YRS ALSO LEFT THIS EART.H. CALLED TO HEAVEN WITH ALL THESE GREAT MEN GREAT BASEBALL PLAYERS .
I saw them at SHEA STADIUM THANKS TO MY DAD BACK IN THE 1970'S. FROM MY DAD AND THESE GREAT FELLOWS THE VALUES OF LIFE GUIDES ME NOW 59YRS ME. BASEBALL NEVER LETS THE KID INSIDE OF US EVER BE FORGOTTEN, AMÉN
PEACE. THANK YOU GODCHRIST FOR SUCH LOVE.
Aaahhh!!! BASEBALL ....THE ONLY SPORT THAT CHEERS YOU GO HOME...SAFELY.
MAN, I could listen to Johnny talk ALL DAY about baseball! This video is equally sad and beautiful. SAD realizing that these GREATS of the game, men that seem to be larger than life are now gone, BEAUTIFUL when we get a chance to reflect on them and their impact and achievements in this GREATEST of games. R.I.P. and very well done MLB Network and Mr. Bench. 😁🥲❤
Great tribute!
Johnny Bench --- A hero on the field. A hero off the field. And, a hero among heroes in life. Thank you for this great tribute to your friends and our heroes.
Well done Johnny. I will never forget you, flaws and idiosyncrasies notwithstanding you were a joy to watch and you honor the best in the game with real passion and great eloquence. Long may you run. The worlds a better, and more FUN place, with you in it.
This was a lovely tribute. Well done, Johnny Bench!
My first year following the game was 1975.
These aren't the Ruth's, Wagner's and Cobb's.
These were my hero's.
Now I know how the generation before me felt when Mickey Mantle died.
Thanks for the memories guys.
The 70's were a helluva baseball decade.
If Mantle wouldn't have been injured, and didn't drink to excess, he probably would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived......
@@milojanis4901 you can IF anything. Like what if...there had been no color line? Think of that.
I grew up watching baseball in the '70's too, with the crazy drama around the Oakland A's championships, the Big Red Machine, the resurgence of the Yankees and the "We are Family" Pirates. You should read "Big Hair and Plastic Grass," a humorous book about '70's baseball..
@@milojanis4901 Whitey and Billy, were bad influences on him
@@milojanis4901 and if 💩 didn't stink?......
Quit watching baseball along with other sports that became political but these guys were a different breed and fun to watch. Brock was unbelievable. The year the Mets lost last place with fantastic pitching was exciting for even Phillies’ fans.
What a wonderful tribute, and presented by one of the greatest, Johnny Bench. It gives me a peaceful feeling to know that there were people who granted us diversion, a true "pastime". And all of these gentlemen were great representatives of what makes America what it is: overcoming adversity, even evil, to put a smile on people's faces. Thank you, MLB and Johnnny Bench!
Growing up in the sixties I watched most of these players and remember many of the records they set.
This was so awesome, I had to watch it again
I knew everyone of these legends and I stood in awe of them every time I saw them play and still are. No, I didn't know them personally, I knew them by how they played the game and I knew the love they had for baseball by how they played. I fell in love with baseball when I was seven so long ago now, from my grandpa Elkins. I loved these guys, everyone of them, and thank them for what they will always mean to baseball.
What a wonderful tribute. Delivered only the way Johnny Bench could do it...with class.
What can I say all these players are great, I had a special feeling for alkaline because I grew up in Detroit wasn't the best at everything but he was great at everything
Thanks for the memories of all these gifted professionals! Like all that you’ve mentioned here, you’re a great one yourself Johnny!
These were all legends. Fabulous video.
Brilliantly done.
Just beautiful….
I’m not crying…YOU’RE crying. What a beautiful tribute to the players of my youth.
Thank you Johnny, this was great. I really enjoyed this video.
I was an eleven/twelve year old when the Big Red Machine won its back to back World Series. Mr. Bench, you yourself have always been my favorite player ever since that time.
For the most part these legends played or managed before my time but man they were good ballplayers, and managers in Tommy LaSorda's case. Getting old is sad while we lose these legends. But their legacy will live forever
wow. thanks for this MLB Network. so many of them were my childhood heroes!
WOW!!!! I'm not a huge baseball fan, but I do like the game. This video was amazing and what made it even better, was the great Jonny Bench narrating it. They couldn't have picked a better man to do it.
It is so sad that all of these greats passed during a season where fans couldn't attend games due to covid. They didn't get that final tribute from the hometown fans. Kaline was my guy growing up in Detroit. He had been to spring training as a coach last year prior to the season being halted. Three of the ten: Gibson, Brock, and Kaline were in the '68 World Series. Another member of the Tigers from that '68 team passed recently - Bill Freehan. Why he is not in the HOF is a disgrace!
Bill Freehan ? Now, you're really grasping. I imagine he was a nice, decent, guy and all but the HOF ? I think not.
It must be reserved for the true greats; the legends. I mean, would you have it become like the ludicrous "Rock and Roll" HOF where everyone and their grandmother is eventually inducted.
Note: "fans couldn't attend games due to" unwarranted _hysteria_ and the tyrannical rule of lunatic officials and a docile, ignorant, and dumb public *not* the presence of the fairly mild corona "cold" virus , "covid"
"Covid-19" : Infection Survival Rate = 99.9+ % General pop.
Ages 50 -70 = 99.6 + %
Infection Fatality Rate for those aged 0 - 49 = < 0.05%
Infection Fatality Rate : Ages 0 - 19 < 0.0027 %
AND THESE FIGURES ARE NOT DISCOUNTING - AS THEY RIGHTLY SHOULD - ALL OF THE DEATHS FALSELY ATTRIBUTED TO "COVID". IMAGINE IF WE WERE TO REMOVE THOSE FALSIFIED DEATH REPORTS FROM THE CALCULATION OR SIMPLY SAID, AS WE DID PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 2020 - "DEATH DUE TO RESPIRATORY FAILURE OR COMPLICATIONS FROM PNEUMONIA, INFLUENZA, OR PULMONARY OR VIRAL INFECTION, ETC.
@@manofiske3318 UNWARRANTED hysteria? Perhaps you haven't lost a family member because of this damn virus, like I have. I lost my sister, an otherwise healthy, 46 year old RN. She didn't get the vaccine, because it wasn't available yet when it killed her. Now that the vaccine IS available, it's the idiots that DON'T get vaccinated that spread it to all corners of the earth. Oh well, at least it will eliminate a LOT of fools, like YOU, from the gene pool......
I'll never forget Joe Morgan as a San Francisco Giant. One of my all time favorites.
And that big homer he hit the last day of the 1982 season to knock the Dodgers out of the playoffs .
I used to pump my left elbow every time I came to bat in my young baseball little league games just like Joe also enjoyed listening him broadcast games games on Sunday night night baseball
Morgan was a great player, but a terrible person......... Just awful.
@@pH7screwtube that’s not what I hear from people who knew him.
@@jeffreyjones1622 Dont care about what you heard. What I have seen with my eyes is good enough.
Nothing but respect for every baseball hero Johnny Bench brought back to life if only for a moment. Terrific video and I cherish the memories watching these guys perform at an elite level. America has much to be proud of but giving baseball to the world for me is so cherishable.
Thanks for helping us remember all the greatest men and memories of years gone by. I enjoyed this. Love you JB!!
Very Well done Mr. Bench! You are a true Hall of Famer!
Mr Bench, most of them I saw them playing “The Game” Your presentation of these remarkable players is so well . I would ask you a second part. With the still living legends.
All greats! Love it.
All these players and managers are what I greatly admired as a lifetime baseball fan. And to lose them all in the past year is a very sad thing. Hank Aaron, Al Kaline and the great Tom Seaver, to me are the ones I will miss most. But all of these players are among the best of all time in major league baseball, and we should cherish their memories forever. Johnny Bench, a great Hall of Famer in his own right and probably the greatest catcher in MLB history, did a superb job of narrating this presentation of the finest ever players in the history of major league baseball.
I fell in love with baseball because of Johnny Bench I was 8 later in life I was playing poker with a regular group of guys and one new guy who was a friend of one of the players, he was wearing a brimmed hat and I new I recognized him when it finally hit me that it was Johnny it was fun I asked him how much for an autograph and as fate would have it I won that much from him on the next hand, I asked him if the price went up he said yes, anyway he played with up quite a bit after that and I even saw him around town at an Ice skating rink where our kids were skating and just hung out and talked about life. Greatest guy ever.
Grew up in Detroit saw 68 world series game ,was fan of all these guys, great great players and great people will miss them all , still have lot their baseball cards.
This brought a lump to my throat. These men played when I was growing up & learning the game. The game that meant more to me then anything else when I was very young. Born in Detroit & then eventually moving to a suburb of Detroit. All Kaline was a class act along with so many other tiger personal. Ernie Harwell,George Kell,Willie Horton in those younger years for me. I remember watching the big red machine with Morgan. Watching Bob Gibson mow down my Tigers in 68 in that first game. In 69 watching Tom Seaver doing the same thing in the world series to the Orioles. Trying to learn how to throw a knuckle ball because of Niekro even if I was a short stop/3b player. Back when players played for the love of the game & it meant everything to them & respected the game. Lived for it. Be upset if they struck out.......
I grew up watching these guys with my Dad in the 60's and it really makes me feel my age and a sense of sadness for a time when we had great stars who just went out and played every day. When I played little league, I was a catcher and Johnny was the catcher to watch. He was such a change at the position and we were all paying attention.
This was a terrific tribute to such an incredible list of baseball HOF legends passing in a short period of time, excellent job done by JB, these guys were his teammates, his opponents and his friends. Very well done, hopefully MLB network will do an annual tribute to HOFers who pass in the previous year.
I think they need to have a regular show showing us the old players and how about replaying some old games... I saw a RUclips video of Jim Maloneys no-hitter back in the 1960s, a game before I ever started watching baseball. I thoroughly enjoyed it. How about a replay of the entire 1975 world series...
Just think a channel that showed nothing but old baseball. Maybe you would have to include other sports also to make it work. I think there are lots of people that would enjoy that.
Good job with the narration, Johnny Bench.
Man. These guys were the super stars of my era. Hard nosed. Champions. I saw Every one of these guys play in person. Matter of fact my first game ever Whitey Ford was the starting pitcher in game 1 of a doubleheader in 1967 at the original Yankee stadium.
I did not become a Fan of Baseball until my 20s but even with that I still as a youngster knew who some of these Players were. Once I became a Fan and learned more about the Game these Players and Managers had even more Meaning and became even more Special. Their Passing indicates the Ending of an Era that will never be forgotten.
Beautiful. Thank you MLB.
Thanks for all the memories.
Majestically done. Thank you.
MLB Network should do this every year. Very, very well done.
There will never be the legends like this ever again.
Joe Morgan was actually a very good broadcaster as an analyst.
Yes. he sure was. A great voice.
He was excellent; I really miss him and John Miller doing the sunday night games. they were terrific together
My god watching seaver pitch in new york it was so awesome. Growing up in those times it was a pleasure😊
It took me forever, to get over that '68 series.
Even as a kid, I knew that Detroit was dangerous, they really scared me. And at the same time, I knew what the Tigers had done was MAGIC.
Years latter, I met Willie Horton, and shared my story with him, we both laughed....he was kind enough to give me his autograph.
I'll be a Cardinals fan forever, but that was a great series. I have Gibsons, and Stan the Man's autograph as well.
Again as a kid, while at work, I listened to the radio, as Gibby pitched a no hitter. That was nearly impossible to do, because he was tossing fast balls, almost all the time.
My little brother and I lived near Sportsman's Ball Park. We walked over to watch a game, and saw Stan (late in his career) hit a homer to win the game.
Great memories for a kid.
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The wind, and the pitch to Bench. Change hit in the air to deep right field back goes Clemente at the fence - She's gone! Johnny Bench who hits almost every home run to left - hits one to right!
LOVE baseball!
We are the lucky ones. Those of us who were lucky enough to see them all play a game. My wish before I pass is that the greatest hitter of all time is put into the Hall and a man nicknamed Shoeless gets to join as well. R.I.P. to all. As long as the reels are running you will not be forgotten.
Baseball will never be as great as it was during the time of these great great players.