Bob Costas is always entertaining to listen speak, and you can just hear the overwhelming reverence he has for Henry Aaron, as do many, including myself, may he R.I.P. always...
Costas is the best. He didn't look the other way on The Steroids Abuses like damn near all. The Baseball of my youth Hank,Willie Mays,Mantle, KilleBrew,Lasorda,Seaver,Yaz,Joe Morgan,Johnny Bench, Kaline etc is gone forever. I know a lot say the same about NF,L and NBA,but they haven't died like Baseball has.
If Aaron had played his entire career in the giant media market of NYC there would have been a famous folk song written about him. He had a better career than Mantle, better than DiMaggio. If you take away all of the home runs he hit, he would still have over 3,000 hits. Arguably the greatest baseball career in history.
Hank Aaron's greatness spanned far beyond the baseball field. To be able to withstand the pressure and hatred this man withstood and yet still be able to perform on the field took godlike courage and character. There will never be another human being like Aaron, inside or outside of sports. The world was just that much less bright when he died. God has a great warrior at his side.
Hank Aaron's strength to not only do what he did but when he did it. I've always looked up to him for that. An all time great player and the best of humanity.
I was so sad to learn that the great man and player, Hank Aaron had passed away. When I was a kid I had to opportunity to watch Hammerin Hank play quite a bit, both live and on the tube, and I was in awe at how smoothly he'd crush a baseball . He was a high level master at using his powerful wrists, flicking them and hitting hard line drives around the park to all fields. RIP to the great person and player Hank Aaron.
I was really just beginning to follow baseball in '70 and "71, and the talk was, "will Willie Mays pass Babe Ruth?" Willie slowed down, and Aaron kept going.
When the Giants moved to San Francisco, many balls that May's hit that would have been home runs in most parks, became long fly outs due to the strong wind coming out of the bay.
That is 💯 accurate! How Hank Aaron handled himself: dignity, intelligence, sincerity, and class... that needs to be taught to today's youth. Racism was hurled at him, but he stood above and beyond that..a truly remarkable hero and man.. RIP Hank 🙏🙏
The first baseball game I watched all the way through was April 8th 1974 , Braves vs. Dodgers. I can remember my Dad trying to explain to me why some people didn’t want him to break the homer record.
Aaron had to hit against Gibson, Koufax, Drysdale, Roberts, Marichal, Jenkins, Carlton and Seaver. Luckily he didn't have to face Spahn (teammate). That's tougher than the pitchers that Ruth & Cobb faced.
@@gsjackson34 yea I know I just looked that up today. So Aaron probably faced him from 67 until 74. Thanks. I also think it’s so much tougher today with the middle reliever. So what Trout is doing is very impressive as well. The game evolves, from Ruth/Cobb to Dimago/Williams to Mays/ /Aaron to Griffey//Bonds to Pujos/Trout.
I was a kid near the end of his career and followed the Dodgers and the Reds. But I had read a book about him and what he went through in 1973/74 and he became my favorite player. I would ask my father why white people (like me) didn’t like black people. He’d shake his head and mutter and finally say they had no good reason except they were mean. But why do they want to be mean, I would ask. He’d shuffle and evade and finally tell me it made them feel good. When I followed up with how can it make you feel good to be mean, he shook his head and looked at me and said they were bad people and he didn’t know why. I learned a lot from that and I think my dad did too. In 50 years of following BB, he has always been my favorite. Since his BB skill didn’t rub off on me, I hope at least a little of his courage and principles did.
That is a nice story and thank you for sharing. I've always felt baseball was so different back then and so connected to, not only all the famous players and hall of famers, but also to american history and the unfortunate racism these players had to endure. I was a kid in the 80s and began following the Dodgers in 1988. I also remember wondering back then why white people disliked colored people so much (and I am not white). I also recall whenever a colored player did well and broke records, it would make me feel so happy and proud, not only for the player, but for the hope that other (white) people would see that colored players are also GREAT players and should be respected and treated as equals ... Even though I did not have the opportunity to see Hank Aaron play, I did learn about all his accomplishments later on and always admired him!. RIP Hank Aaron. He was the true Home run King!.
That Mr. Aaron had to experience that hate mail makes me ill. All I remember is a 13 year old kid watching on TV from a small town Indiana thought and still thinks it was one of the coolest moments of my life.
so mlb gets more political in memory of Hank, and moves the all-star game from Atlanta. remember baseball as it was, because they have made it a whole new ballgame now.
Sounds about right, and if Jackie Robinson would have come up at the age of 20 instead of 28 he would have had way better stats than just about any second baseman. On that mount, though, I would go ahead and start scribing Mike Trout on it. When it's all said in done, that guy will have the mantle (no pun).
I agree but I would probably add Joe DiMaggio to that Mount Rushmore of baseball too I mean Joe DiMaggio to this day has a record that probably will never be broken in the in the all time hit streak record in 56 games in the 1941so that season that record has stood for 79 years and most will stand forever I mean the only person to come anywhere close to that is Ty Cobb and he only had a 35 game hitting streak So Joe DiMaggio definitely deserves to be up there too
@@Matt_tenny92 what’s really sad is that Willie Mays basically missed 2 years due to military service. Joe DiMaggio missed like 4 years due to military service. You can make a case for Ted Williams on that mount too, he missed like 5 seasons due to military. It’s almost insane to think of our athletes today going off to war. Different times, different men.
I was growing up in SW Ohio liking the Indians but rooting for the Reds during Aaron's career. I was lucky enough not to be raised racist (thanks mom and dad). But I was still bummed when I realized he was going to break Ruth's record, because, Babe was The Bambino, an almost mythical figure. Have developed tremendous respect and admiration for Hammerin' Hank since.
Consider this, Hank Aaron never hit fifty home runs in a season, just a model of consistent excellence! Also think of Willie Mays who played his career in two of the worst ballparks for hitters ever built, The Polo Grounds and Candlestick Park! How many more would have Mays hit in more hitter friendly parks?
RIP ⚾️ Hammerin Hank ⚾️ The early years when Black People Love Baseball and Broke Records.... He did not need Steriods, HGH, or PED! The Home Run King, RBI King, and Hits King 👑 whom Excell at 21 Seasons both Offense and Defense should have won more MVP's! Here you have Mark McGuire, Barry Bonds, and Alex Rodriguez all used Steriods and Have More MVP's than him. Hammered Hank fight Civil Rights in the 60's and 70's. Sadly, still the same.
It is beyond irresponsible for the media to say the vaccine is not the reason he's no longer with us. It's too early to say, but it certainly looks suspicious. He took it and 17 days later, he's gone. RIP Mr Aaron. A great man and possibly the best ball player to ever live.
He’s gonna save lives, but not by how he thought. A little over two weeks from the first jab, likely the second had followed....from a vibrant healthy man, now deader than a box of rocks. Reality hurts. He’s gonna save lives, but not by how he thought.
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Bob Costas is always entertaining to listen speak, and you can just hear the overwhelming reverence he has for Henry Aaron, as do many, including myself, may he R.I.P. always...
Agree. Costas always seems to have his finger on the pulse, in these matters. Henry Aaron was a great ball player and a class act.
Costas is the best. He didn't look the other way on The Steroids Abuses like damn near all. The Baseball of my youth Hank,Willie Mays,Mantle, KilleBrew,Lasorda,Seaver,Yaz,Joe Morgan,Johnny Bench, Kaline etc is gone forever. I know a lot say the same about NF,L and NBA,but they haven't died like Baseball has.
A True gentleman and Great ballplayer.
RIP 🙏 Henry Louis Aaron
If Aaron had played his entire career in the giant media market of NYC there would have been a famous folk song written about him. He had a better career than Mantle, better than DiMaggio. If you take away all of the home runs he hit, he would still have over 3,000 hits. Arguably the greatest baseball career in history.
Yea his consistency was insane
Hank Aaron's greatness spanned far beyond the baseball field. To be able to withstand the pressure and hatred this man withstood and yet still be able to perform on the field took godlike courage and character. There will never be another human being like Aaron, inside or outside of sports. The world was just that much less bright when he died. God has a great warrior at his side.
Hank Aaron's strength to not only do what he did but when he did it. I've always looked up to him for that.
An all time great player and the best of humanity.
Hank is still the HR King. Even better person. So kind despite all the Racism he faced
A better person than he was a baseball player. Remember him for that.
I was so sad to learn that the great man and player, Hank Aaron had passed away. When I was a kid I had to opportunity to watch Hammerin Hank play quite a bit, both live and on the tube, and I was in awe at how smoothly he'd crush a baseball . He was a high level master at using his powerful wrists, flicking them and hitting hard line drives around the park to all fields. RIP to the great person and player Hank Aaron.
I was really just beginning to follow baseball in '70 and "71, and the talk was, "will Willie Mays pass Babe Ruth?" Willie slowed down, and Aaron kept going.
When the Giants moved to San Francisco, many balls that May's hit that would have been home runs in most parks, became long fly outs due to the strong wind coming out of the bay.
His consistency was what caught my attention. I thought of “John Henry” when I thought Henry Aaron. He beat the G-d machine!
His greatness as a ball player was only eclipsed by his character as a man.
That is 💯 accurate! How Hank Aaron handled himself: dignity, intelligence, sincerity, and class... that needs to be taught to today's youth. Racism was hurled at him, but he stood above and beyond that..a truly remarkable hero and man.. RIP Hank 🙏🙏
Rip Hank 🙏🏼
The first baseball game I watched all the way through was April 8th 1974 , Braves vs. Dodgers. I can remember my Dad trying to explain to me why some people didn’t want him to break the homer record.
Hank Aaron is still the home run king, everyone knows it.
He's Mt. Rushmore of MLB.
Aaron had to hit against Gibson, Koufax, Drysdale, Roberts, Marichal, Jenkins, Carlton and Seaver. Luckily he didn't have to face Spahn (teammate). That's tougher than the pitchers that Ruth & Cobb faced.
Great point
Don't forget Lefty Carlton.
@@gsjackson34 yea I know I just looked that up today. So Aaron probably faced him from 67 until 74. Thanks. I also think it’s so much tougher today with the middle reliever. So what Trout is doing is very impressive as well. The game evolves, from Ruth/Cobb to Dimago/Williams to Mays/ /Aaron to Griffey//Bonds to Pujos/Trout.
Excellent point. That's an amazing array of quality pitchers. And Steve Carlton.
RIP Brother Hank Aaron
Great player. Better Man
I was a kid near the end of his career and followed the Dodgers and the Reds. But I had read a book about him and what he went through in 1973/74 and he became my favorite player. I would ask my father why white people (like me) didn’t like black people. He’d shake his head and mutter and finally say they had no good reason except they were mean. But why do they want to be mean, I would ask. He’d shuffle and evade and finally tell me it made them feel good. When I followed up with how can it make you feel good to be mean, he shook his head and looked at me and said they were bad people and he didn’t know why. I learned a lot from that and I think my dad did too. In 50 years of following BB, he has always been my favorite. Since his BB skill didn’t rub off on me, I hope at least a little of his courage and principles did.
That is a nice story and thank you for sharing. I've always felt baseball was so different back then and so connected to, not only all the famous players and hall of famers, but also to american history and the unfortunate racism these players had to endure. I was a kid in the 80s and began following the Dodgers in 1988. I also remember wondering back then why white people disliked colored people so much (and I am not white). I also recall whenever a colored player did well and broke records, it would make me feel so happy and proud, not only for the player, but for the hope that other (white) people would see that colored players are also GREAT players and should be respected and treated as equals ... Even though I did not have the opportunity to see Hank Aaron play, I did learn about all his accomplishments later on and always admired him!. RIP Hank Aaron. He was the true Home run King!.
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That Mr. Aaron had to experience that hate mail makes me ill. All I remember is a 13 year old kid watching on TV from a small town Indiana thought and still thinks it was one of the coolest moments of my life.
so mlb gets more political in memory of Hank, and moves the all-star game from Atlanta. remember baseball as it was, because they have made it a whole new ballgame now.
My baseball mount Rushmore: Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays
Can't possibly argue against that!
Sounds about right, and if Jackie Robinson would have come up at the age of 20 instead of 28 he would have had way better stats than just about any second baseman. On that mount, though, I would go ahead and start scribing Mike Trout on it. When it's all said in done, that guy will have the mantle (no pun).
I agree but I would probably add Joe DiMaggio to that Mount Rushmore of baseball too
I mean Joe DiMaggio to this day has a record that probably will never be broken in the in the all time hit streak record in 56 games in the 1941so that season that record has stood for 79 years and most will stand forever
I mean the only person to come anywhere close to that is Ty Cobb and he only had a 35 game hitting streak
So Joe DiMaggio definitely deserves to be up there too
@@Matt_tenny92 what’s really sad is that Willie Mays basically missed 2 years due to military service. Joe DiMaggio missed like 4 years due to military service. You can make a case for Ted Williams on that mount too, he missed like 5 seasons due to military. It’s almost insane to think of our athletes today going off to war. Different times, different men.
@@Matt_tenny92 Pete Rose hit in 44 straight games in 1978.
Sad Day 4 MLB especially for braves and brewers organizations.
I watch Henry Aaron hit number 715 at San Quentin
Cheater Arod compares himself to this amazing mlb who was straight edge. Sorry arod no cheaters in Hof
Hank Aaron was reported to say that he was most proud of his total bases record:
6856.
12 miles ahead of the guy in second place...Stan Musial
I see Tom House over the fence catching that ball 😂
I was growing up in SW Ohio liking the Indians but rooting for the Reds during Aaron's career. I was lucky enough not to be raised racist (thanks mom and dad). But I was still bummed when I realized he was going to break Ruth's record, because, Babe was The Bambino, an almost mythical figure. Have developed tremendous respect and admiration for Hammerin' Hank since.
Henry "THE HANK" Aaron is the Goat of Baseball...!
Consider this, Hank Aaron never hit fifty home runs in a season, just a model of consistent excellence! Also think of Willie Mays who played his career in two of the worst ballparks for hitters ever built, The Polo Grounds and Candlestick Park! How many more would have Mays hit in more hitter friendly parks?
Do the Aaron’s still hold the HR record for brothers?
Yes
RIP ⚾️ Hammerin Hank ⚾️ The early years when Black People Love Baseball and Broke Records.... He did not need Steriods, HGH, or PED! The Home Run King, RBI King, and Hits King 👑 whom Excell at 21 Seasons both Offense and Defense should have won more MVP's! Here you have Mark McGuire, Barry Bonds, and Alex Rodriguez all used Steriods and Have More MVP's than him. Hammered Hank fight Civil Rights in the 60's and 70's. Sadly, still the same.
It is beyond irresponsible for the media to say the vaccine is not the reason he's no longer with us. It's too early to say, but it certainly looks suspicious. He took it and 17 days later, he's gone. RIP Mr Aaron. A great man and possibly the best ball player to ever live.
He’s gonna save lives, but not by how he thought. A little over two weeks from the first jab, likely the second had followed....from a vibrant healthy man, now deader than a box of rocks. Reality hurts. He’s gonna save lives, but not by how he thought.