This story makes me realize how much more exciting MLB would be if players could only catch the ball ~50% of the time when it was popped up or thrown right to them. No such thing as a "routine play." Every hit has a chance to be an infield HR.
I don’t think I was as invested in any real professional or college teams in any sport this year as much as I was in the last 80 minutes of this incredible series. What a ride.
I laughed, I cried, I screamed and jumped for joy. This is a year for the history books boys, they said it couldn’t be done. Dmitri Petrovich ran the numbers, and the numbers say otherwise
I was picturing the locker room at the World Series, Dmitri on some experimental PEDs he cooked up, slamming his head into the lockers and screaming to get amped up. Ernie and Keisha in the back nervously laughing. Jocinda with airpods in, thousand yard stare. Mikey's picking his nose so deep he caught his last brain cell. Dante swallowing a live hog whole. Sally rubbing the bridge of her nose in indignant disbelief.
How the backyard players get stat boosts and decreases is very clever game design. Ernie will always be boosted playing at Steele Stadium (his home). Sally will be boosted if she plays on the same team as her brother Ronny, but Ronny's stats tank. Tony will get a boost when playing against his twin sister.
And the fact that there's enough RNG moments in the realtime game to keep it interesting. You can't just "git gud" like you could in an EA sports entries and win every game. That and the fact that having errors every other play is much more realistic for a little league team.
hell of a story and a hell of a ball club. I’m not gonna lie I was none too happy with your early season Delvecchio decision- I was flat out pissed off about it. I was calling for you resignation. I think its a classic story of a young coach who comes in and shakes things up just for the sake of shaking things up….it was a black mark on an otherwise great season. It’s also no secret I am a White Melonheads fan through and through but I give credit where credit is due- you righted the ship and brough home the trophy and in the end it’s about the kids.
This just proves that baseball needs colour commentators that don't simply "Now this guy's been hitting for .085 this year, leading his team. In his free time, he's a dog lover! How about that? Haha." There's a lot of what appears to be downtime in baseball. My solution: Gimme both coaches on the mic at the same time, all game. Maybe for the 7th, put two fans on. Gimme some crazy shit.
You should’ve crippled a super pitch type too, but 99/100. This what amazing to watch. If you do it again to revive the series, handicap yourself more. It’ll increase the drama and if you pull it off, you literally have nothing but PURE bragging rights. You can claim that you are the best Backyard Baseball Player/Coach of all time because I don’t think there’s a single other person who has done it on camera, especially in the age of streaming. If you lose? All titans fall. Pick the same team and run it again. Take it as far as you can, we’ll be here with you every step of the way. This was fascinating to watch from beginning of series to end. After your first video I watched an an entire Backyard sports review series and came back to your World Series run. The appreciation I had before amplified x50, and my original appreciation was probably more than most simply being an OG player of the game, You can claim that it’s the same team coming back to redeem the title. Power hits included, no power pitches. I’d love to see how you handle that.
No idea how this wound up in my recommendations, and I had no idea what to expect. I only clicked on part 1 because I wanted to know what Ryan Creamer was up to these days. I laughed. I cried. I celebrated. Furiously entertaining in a way I didn't expect at all. Well done to you, and to the team that made this possible.
What an amazing ride this was! Overcoming the division rival in Seattle to start the playoffs, Beating the stacked Yankees for the pennant and then a just beautiful performance at the WS. This was better than most of Hollywood for all 2022. Great job with the editing!
Backyard Baseball 2001 was one of my favorite games as a kid. Logged a lot of hours and watching these two videos was incredibly fun. I felt just as excited and invested in this team as I do when I watch the MLB.
Joe Buck: "This is gonna be a tough play... Lui... the A's... WIN THE WORLD SERIES! Lui makes the play! It's over. And the Athletics have finally changed the game! 5-1 in six!"
The way the “out of play” works in this game is that you get two bases when the ball goes out of play. If you are on the way running to third base or even running back to second, but you are on the base path between second and third when the ball goes out of play, you will score every time.
Ernie was my personal favorite this whole video, absolute Rockstar. My two other favs were Jocinda and Dimitri. This team kicked butt all playoffs. Poor Monsters though, being one of default non pro inspired teams and making it all the way just to get humiliated... ouch.
This 2 video production is the best way I've spent 2 hours at work ever. Absolutely amazing. The music, the edits, the humor, the ups and downs. Spectacular!
Yknow, on top of nostalgia for backyard baseball, this little series has really reminded me of why I love the strategy of baseball. You talking about trading outs for runs was a good reminder of how sharp and exciting the game really is. Rare man to make me root against the Yanks, is all I'll say.
Ryan when I clicked on the first video I never in my wildest dreams would've expected to laugh as hard or as often as I did in this series. Truly a masterpiece. Thank you 🙇♂️
I played the hell out of this game when I was a kid. Couldn't pass it up when your video got randomly suggested to me. Honestly hit the highs and lows I feel when watching professional sports, very well done
I assume I was recommended this because of Poofesure's last vid lol. I can safely say you're a lot better at the game than he is, even though that may not be a very high bar.
The ol meaty left hook curving toward the left side of the plate is your Achilled heel. Also, you can click the arrows while baserunning to run faster but it also fatigues them quicker
are you kidding me its 1:30 in the morning and I decide to watch part one before going to bed NOT REALIZING I WOULD HAVE TO STAY UP UNTIL 2 BECAUSE THERE IS A PART TWO AND NOT KNOWING THAT THE SERIES WOULD BE THIS GOOD
The year is 2024, I'm 33 years old, and I just spent over an hour watching a two-part series of someone running a world series challenge on Backyard Baseball
Thank you so much for the name drop of the movie! I recognized the song but it wasn’t listed in the description so I had to hope someone mentioned it! 🙏
This is fantastic, I just can't believe you didn't edit in the moneyball sounds when hatteburg hit the home run. Feels like a wasted opportunity. Loved the videos though!
I think Aluminum Power Hit is fair. It's the power-up so it's rare and earned from good plays. You're still not spamming the base power-hit. I'd like to see it used, but maybe other people (or yourself) like the added challenge of extra restrictions like that. Either way, great video and it's nice seeing these childhood classics get some love. :)
That face of hype when I, not the biggest baseball guy who didn't really play BB growing up, but am a huge football nerd, hear that beautiful soundtrack chosen when Luanne speeds her way to the mound!
"Thank God we're not playing at our home field anymore. It's a terrible place."
Perfect summary of the Oakland Coliseum
Well this aged interestingly
Luanne Lui leading the league in steals, batting average, and runs while playing on the As. I think she is actually just Ricky Henderson
Things we like: A Batter.
Things we don’t like: a broken ladder.
Things we like: A pitcher
Things we don't like: A belly-itcher
@@CaptainWoggy the sequel we all needed
Intentionally walking Jay Green in the top of the 1st with 2 out and nobody on. Not even Barry Bonds commanded THAT level of respect. My king.
Cheddar beatz
Oh my god, is that half fish half man shadowbeatz, oh my god it is
Oh. My. God. Is that Shadow Hadow Motherfucking Beatz?
Holy shit it’s the legend
Wtf? Shadow hadow beats is watching this man play backyard baseball? Fuck yeah that’s how you know it’s a good video to watch.
This story makes me realize how much more exciting MLB would be if players could only catch the ball ~50% of the time when it was popped up or thrown right to them. No such thing as a "routine play." Every hit has a chance to be an infield HR.
Cricket, a lot more variables at play and you can’t hide players as well as in baseball
This team truly embodied the spirit of Moneyball, with its salary of $0, tied for last in the league (with every other team)
Dimitri Petrovich is going to grow up to be either one of the greatest analysts or managers in MLB history.
Luanne Lui may have the single greatest batting average the world has ever seen. What an absolute monster
What was the number? I think I missed it
She gets on base.
And barely old enough to form memories too.
And a monster pitcher too apparently, what a beast
Luanne is the Rickey Henderson of Backyard Baseball. An absolute terror on the base path.
Pete Wheeler better
@@SuperNintendawg agree, though Luann gets on base more often. Wheeler can randomly smack homers tho
MVP of this historic Backyard Baseball Season no doubt
@@Graceclaw she got that Pablo Sanchez strike zone, it's true
@@SuperNintendawg he would tryn sign with the [Modern] Astros tho
I don’t think I was as invested in any real professional or college teams in any sport this year as much as I was in the last 80 minutes of this incredible series. What a ride.
Facts
I laughed, I cried, I screamed and jumped for joy. This is a year for the history books boys, they said it couldn’t be done.
Dmitri Petrovich ran the numbers, and the numbers say otherwise
They say analytics guys don't have feelings, but I ran the numbers and that couldn't be further from the truth- Sam Hinkie
Luanne Lui is truly a monster on the field. I thank god that girl can’t read above a gradeschool level otherwise she may be weaponised for evil.
I was picturing the locker room at the World Series, Dmitri on some experimental PEDs he cooked up, slamming his head into the lockers and screaming to get amped up. Ernie and Keisha in the back nervously laughing. Jocinda with airpods in, thousand yard stare. Mikey's picking his nose so deep he caught his last brain cell. Dante swallowing a live hog whole. Sally rubbing the bridge of her nose in indignant disbelief.
Don't forget, Luanne standing over the room with the most shark-like grin on her face.
and Amir is trying to ease his nerves and get amped up for the game by listening to some rock music
It’s like I’m there
Pablo playing his theme on a Spanish Guitar…
This is the hardest I’ve laughed at a RUclips comment in a long time
I knew shit was going to get lit when Dropkick Murphys started playing.
The music when Luanne was put in and saving the game had me rolling. The fart when she threw the home run almost killed me💀😂
How the backyard players get stat boosts and decreases is very clever game design. Ernie will always be boosted playing at Steele Stadium (his home). Sally will be boosted if she plays on the same team as her brother Ronny, but Ronny's stats tank. Tony will get a boost when playing against his twin sister.
It's basically a card game. Genius.
And the fact that there's enough RNG moments in the realtime game to keep it interesting. You can't just "git gud" like you could in an EA sports entries and win every game. That and the fact that having errors every other play is much more realistic for a little league team.
Don't forget the Weber twins turning into absolute monsters when they're together!
And Stephanie playing SS
Some how better then MLB games
hell of a story and a hell of a ball club. I’m not gonna lie I was none too happy with your early season Delvecchio decision- I was flat out pissed off about it. I was calling for you resignation. I think its a classic story of a young coach who comes in and shakes things up just for the sake of shaking things up….it was a black mark on an otherwise great season. It’s also no secret I am a White Melonheads fan through and through but I give credit where credit is due- you righted the ship and brough home the trophy and in the end it’s about the kids.
The pitcher absolutely beaning the third baseman at 15:17 just made me laugh way harder than it should have.
I loved the 6-4-5-3-4 double play in the 2nd.. very clutch defense there.
Just like they run it in practice.
As a long-time Sox fan, hearing *Shipping Up to Boston* come on in the final inning meant there was no way you were losing.
As a longtime Sox fan as well, Papelbon would absolutely wreck EVERYONE up to bat. Absolutely immovable object at his peak.
As a longtime Yankees fan HAHAHAHAHAH
But Billy, will this extra playoff revenue allow these kids to have free soda in the clubhouse?
Even better, we might be able to get an snow cone machine
This just proves that baseball needs colour commentators that don't simply "Now this guy's been hitting for .085 this year, leading his team. In his free time, he's a dog lover! How about that? Haha."
There's a lot of what appears to be downtime in baseball. My solution: Gimme both coaches on the mic at the same time, all game. Maybe for the 7th, put two fans on. Gimme some crazy shit.
Make the coaches rap battle
Like at LeMans talking about cocaine being a good replacement for cake
You should’ve crippled a super pitch type too, but 99/100. This what amazing to watch. If you do it again to revive the series, handicap yourself more. It’ll increase the drama and if you pull it off, you literally have nothing but PURE bragging rights. You can claim that you are the best Backyard Baseball Player/Coach of all time because I don’t think there’s a single other person who has done it on camera, especially in the age of streaming. If you lose? All titans fall. Pick the same team and run it again. Take it as far as you can, we’ll be here with you every step of the way. This was fascinating to watch from beginning of series to end. After your first video I watched an an entire Backyard sports review series and came back to your World Series run. The appreciation I had before amplified x50, and my original appreciation was probably more than most simply being an OG player of the game, You can claim that it’s the same team coming back to redeem the title. Power hits included, no power pitches. I’d love to see how you handle that.
Mikey getting the final out at first was truly the Storybook ending I wanted
Spoilers man damn
The music that plays is a major keyed version of whatever played when he missed the pass from Jocinda last video
@@Rygertyger always finish the video before heading into the comments
Like Freddie Freeman getting the last out of the 2021 World Series, the last play he made as an Atlanta Brave.
watching you hit ground balls to third with runners on first and second is a unique type of hell
No idea how this wound up in my recommendations, and I had no idea what to expect. I only clicked on part 1 because I wanted to know what Ryan Creamer was up to these days.
I laughed. I cried. I celebrated. Furiously entertaining in a way I didn't expect at all. Well done to you, and to the team that made this possible.
“Dante that can’t be true, I saw you eat surf and turf in the dugout” 😂
"she's barely at the age where she can form memories" i'm dead
Love coming back and watching these. Something about taking Backyard Baseball as seriously as real baseball just cracks my ass up.
There's a significant lack of quality Backyard Baseball content out there. Glad I found this.
6:45 “I’d just like to thank my mom for the orange slices”- Dante Robinson
Man has his priorities straight
What an amazing ride this was! Overcoming the division rival in Seattle to start the playoffs, Beating the stacked Yankees for the pennant and then a just beautiful performance at the WS. This was better than most of Hollywood for all 2022. Great job with the editing!
The greatest story ever told, I'm a Luanne Stan for life
Backyard Baseball 2001 was one of my favorite games as a kid. Logged a lot of hours and watching these two videos was incredibly fun. I felt just as excited and invested in this team as I do when I watch the MLB.
This game was my childhood so seeing an entertaining series like this about it brought back so much nostalgia.
Joe Buck: "This is gonna be a tough play... Lui... the A's... WIN THE WORLD SERIES! Lui makes the play! It's over. And the Athletics have finally changed the game! 5-1 in six!"
My younger brother just used to demolish at this game. I'm talking beating teams by 50 runs. It was insane.
This 2 parter is one of the funniest solo commentary I've ever seen 😂😂 these kids and your reactions are hilarious bro
Never been more excited for a grown man playin a old kids game… i almost became invested in the success of the team lol
As an A’s fan and a childhood player of Backyard Baseball, thank you for this series!!!!!
A’s fans exist?
The cuts of the blimps with no music behind it killed me. Both these videos are a masterpiece
The way the “out of play” works in this game is that you get two bases when the ball goes out of play. If you are on the way running to third base or even running back to second, but you are on the base path between second and third when the ball goes out of play, you will score every time.
wow what a blast from the past. Absolutely loved all the backyard games growing up.
Ernie was my personal favorite this whole video, absolute Rockstar.
My two other favs were Jocinda and Dimitri.
This team kicked butt all playoffs. Poor Monsters though, being one of default non pro inspired teams and making it all the way just to get humiliated... ouch.
This 2 video production is the best way I've spent 2 hours at work ever. Absolutely amazing. The music, the edits, the humor, the ups and downs. Spectacular!
I so appreciate you cutting into the NFL Films score after mentioning the documentary
The drama... The tension... The passion.
The music in this series seems straight out of a movie, so inspiring
The nfl films references and music made me both nostalgic and actually laugh out loud. Thank you this is a treasure
Yknow, on top of nostalgia for backyard baseball, this little series has really reminded me of why I love the strategy of baseball. You talking about trading outs for runs was a good reminder of how sharp and exciting the game really is. Rare man to make me root against the Yanks, is all I'll say.
Ryan when I clicked on the first video I never in my wildest dreams would've expected to laugh as hard or as often as I did in this series. Truly a masterpiece. Thank you 🙇♂️
This is legendary. I was a fan of all the backyard sports games. You should see if you can money ball it for football, hockey, and basketball too
this is peak offseason baseball content
Its amazing to me that this is the same guy who posted wholesome videos on PH of all places
Knew I recognized him 😂
I played the hell out of this game when I was a kid. Couldn't pass it up when your video got randomly suggested to me. Honestly hit the highs and lows I feel when watching professional sports, very well done
What a game, what a series, what season! The underdog story we didn't know 2023 needed!
I think it’s awesome to go from really funny and wholesome hub creator to doing this. This vid and it’s prequel are really fun
I assume I was recommended this because of Poofesure's last vid lol. I can safely say you're a lot better at the game than he is, even though that may not be a very high bar.
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
The ol meaty left hook curving toward the left side of the plate is your Achilled heel. Also, you can click the arrows while baserunning to run faster but it also fatigues them quicker
are you kidding me its 1:30 in the morning and I decide to watch part one before going to bed NOT REALIZING I WOULD HAVE TO STAY UP UNTIL 2 BECAUSE THERE IS A PART TWO AND NOT KNOWING THAT THE SERIES WOULD BE THIS GOOD
Sally came to play. That's some dang good baseball
i might be a child, but the fart noises on errors makes the whole damn video for me. im crying lol
Ernie is Really good at fielding
The year is 2024, I'm 33 years old, and I just spent over an hour watching a two-part series of someone running a world series challenge on Backyard Baseball
I can't believe how invested I am in this series!
Congrats to you and your kids… a true inspiration for every small market team out there.
"We're in the lowercase sports section" killed me.
Dropkick Murphys montage music is A1. This was such a brilliant idea for a series, I was genuinely celebrating every W.
The music cues were just perfection.
These vids and your stream are clearly under rated. Should see a huge uptick once YT algo figures it out
I got recommended him today. I love watching obscure games from the past be played. And the quality is *chef's kiss* I'm excited for his channel
got recommended this as well (well the first one) and I'm glad, this is good stuff
I'm not crying, you're crying........The Rudy music at the end tho. Well done indeed
Thank you so much for the name drop of the movie! I recognized the song but it wasn’t listed in the description so I had to hope someone mentioned it! 🙏
This has no business being as intense and nail biting as it is
I don’t know what I was expecting, but this was a top 5 series in RUclips history
This is fantastic, I just can't believe you didn't edit in the moneyball sounds when hatteburg hit the home run. Feels like a wasted opportunity. Loved the videos though!
I think Aluminum Power Hit is fair. It's the power-up so it's rare and earned from good plays. You're still not spamming the base power-hit.
I'd like to see it used, but maybe other people (or yourself) like the added challenge of extra restrictions like that. Either way, great video and it's nice seeing these childhood classics get some love. :)
why did this make me laugh myself to tears
Such a great video, I can't believe I watched both parts in one sitting.
This was an incredible run. Witnessing history before my very eyes.
The amount of dopamine I got in these two vids will make me depressed for a week. Worth it.
why is the algorithm showing me this now
better yet why this video not take off a year ago.
this is gold
How is it possible you have such great youtube content and editing with only two videos. Give me more. I NEED IT.
I could not care any less about baseball.
But this was enthralling to watch. I experienced every emotion.
These videos are so well made. Look forward to more!
My man you had be rolling at 11pm trying not to laugh too loud and wake up my baby. This is incredible content.
I definitely miss playing these games. To watch someone play one with this much intensity is something I never thought of wanting more. Great show!
Now I can’t wait for the backyard basketball money ball featuring the 08 Celtics.
I love finding quality small channels
I love this Ernie Steele redemption arc
insanely good video dude. legitimately the hardest i’ve laughed in weeks. incredible.
I wish he'd shown season stats! Keisha is a beast, and Sally is lowkey my fav character
This has been an insane series and I love it
A grounder to the mound is the perfect punctuation for this team
What a saga. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
Incredible! What a fun series. Thank you again for all the memories
Bro part 1 had me in tears. Subbed for sure bro💯
A-1 music selection. What a Series 🫡
i've been following you on twitter for i don't even know how long; so glad to see this pop up in my recommended! can't wait to see more
That face of hype when I, not the biggest baseball guy who didn't really play BB growing up, but am a huge football nerd, hear that beautiful soundtrack chosen when Luanne speeds her way to the mound!
Glad to see you doubling in subs over the twelve hours I spent between part 1 and 2 of this today! You deserve every bit of it!
This is the emotional rollercoaster I didn’t know I needed