This is the reason I love baseball! Everyone in the stands knew what was happening...even though it was the visiting team! I remember this game. I was 16. I grew up in Brooklyn and in those days the Yanks went on the west coast trip late in the year. So, I had fallen asleep and I before I looked up at the box score in the newspaper the next morning (as I always did back then), my cousin called and told me about it. I’ll never forget it. I shoulda cut out and saved that box score. It was a good time to be a Yankee fan back then. They had just won the championship the year before as Boggs celebrated by riding on back of an NYPD horse! Couple of cool things about the video: Hall of Famer Rod Carew can be seen in the dugout as the Angels hitting coach. And, of course Boggs ended up in the Hall. Nice to see Charlie Hayes who made the last out of the ‘96 Series. Also great to hear Kaat and Singleton call the game. Great memories!
I remember watching that game, I was miserable the Yankees never did well against the Angels on those west coast swings, but man that brought a smile to my face.
Barney: And I say Britain’s greatest Prime Minister was Lord Palmerston Boggs: Pitt the Elder Barney: LORD PALMERSTON Boggs: PITT....THE....ELDER Barney: Alright you asked for it Boggs 😂😂😂😂😂
**One week earlier** Paul O'Neil: "There goes Boggs working on that measly little knuckler of his again." Tino Martinez: "Why doesn't he just go field some grounders or something?" Paul O'Neil: "I know you've heard his drunken ramblings. He's convinced he's a great pitcher." Tino Martinez: "I really think he's starting to lose it, Paul. I'm seriously worried about him." Paul O'Neil: "Yeah......Me too."
I beg to differ. Wilson Valdez actually pitched the top of the 19th with a 1-2-3 scoreless inning and got the win when the Phillies scored in the Bottom of the 19th.
You must not be old enough to have seen Rocky Colavito. Rocky showed off his rifle arm at the end of his career by going 2 2/3 innings allowing just one hit and getting the win. He then played right field in the second game of that day's double header and hit a home run.
And Boggs went on to win the World Series with the Yankees later that year. I was very happy for him because even when he played for the rival Red Sox I always liked and respected him
mark k - He was my idol also.. Played 3rd base all the way through school. I was actually happy he went to NY. That man deserved a ring and he got one. Of course it would have been so much better if he were still with the Red Sox
@@CHman712 Yes Sox had an amazing comeback. Perfect way to break the curse. Let’s bot forget the fact that Yanks are only team in the entire history of MLB with an over 500 record against every other team. Pure dominance of the sport by every metric🍻
hfontanez98 Ya I miss the old guys Boggs, Mattingly, Brett.....I have always said players today are not what they use to be. The superstars back then still had a love and respect for the game and their fellow players. There is a video of Jeter talking about Mattingly and how he had only played with him for part of a season 15 games, but when their postseason run ended, they were all on a bus I believe and Mattingly told the team he was retiring, Jeter said there wasn't a dry eye on that bus.
Boggs was the third best knuckleball pitcher to suit up for the Yankees. Number two was Phil Niekro. Number one by a wide margin was Mickey Mantle. Anybody that saw Mantle throw his knuckleball said it was better than Hoyt Wilhelm, Eddie Fisher, Jim Bouton, Barney Schultz, or Wilbur Wood. He never got to pitch in an official game like Boggs. That look on Mel Stottlemyre's face was priceless.
@Trigger Warning I beg to differ. Mantle's knuckleball was better than Hoyt Wilhelm's, as told by former big leaguer Dutch Leonard. It's one thing to allow an aging Boggs or prior to that a Rocky Colavito at the end of his career to pitch, but when Mantle was throwing fast knucklers that moved considerably in the last few feet, which was in the same time period where he was winning the Triple Crown, Casey Stengel would have been fired to let him pitch and risk injury in a meaningless game. The only knuckleballer that threw the pitch at the speed Mantle could throw was R.A. Dickey in the short time where he was at the top of his game. Boggs proved it can be done, and Mantle's knuckler was better. Joe Niekro was an excellent teacher of the pitch, so good that he taught a young girl the pitch, and she became the star player in the Florida youth league, eventually getting to pitch batting practice to the Tampa Bay Rays.
I hate and despise the Yankees of today all celebrity like but I appreciate their former players of the past. Wade Boggs, Mickey Mantle, Roger Clemens (first run), Yogi Berra, etc.
dang, The Come-Pollos went thru the meat of the Angels lineup (the Kingfish, GA, and Todd Greene) without giving up a run? Impressive! It had to be all them chickens and beer he had before each game
I will never get tired of seeing position players take the mound. I love it
1:00 That first pitch was absolutely filthy.
This was around the time the Yankees hired George Costanza.
You wanna talk hotels, or do you wanna win ball games?
Costanza was hired in 1994. 😉
A few years after
@@smokesletsgo2374 Hey, they won the World Series.
@@wvu05 In six games...
Boggs, Gwynn and molitor and Ichiro were the greatest pure contact hitters I ever saw..Boggs was amazing
How about Yount, Rose, G. Brett, Carew?
@@mrboombastic4664 obviously not, if he said those were the best he saw .
This is the reason I love baseball!
Everyone in the stands knew what was happening...even though it was the visiting team!
I remember this game.
I was 16.
I grew up in Brooklyn and in those days the Yanks went on the west coast trip late in the year. So, I had fallen asleep and I before I looked up at the box score in the newspaper the next morning (as I always did back then), my cousin called and told me about it.
I’ll never forget it.
I shoulda cut out and saved that box score.
It was a good time to be a Yankee fan back then. They had just won the championship the year before as Boggs celebrated by riding on back of an NYPD horse!
Couple of cool things about the video:
Hall of Famer Rod Carew can be seen in the dugout as the Angels hitting coach. And, of course Boggs ended up in the Hall.
Nice to see Charlie Hayes who made the last out of the ‘96 Series.
Also great to hear Kaat and Singleton call the game.
Great memories!
Wade Boggs. Coolest guy in the neighborhood.
Legend has it he drank 50 beers before he took the mound.
100
What do now
I can tell
MLB I have to hand it to you: Your youtube page and channel are both awesome.
I loved when boggs came to New York.. A real pro.
I remember watching that game, I was miserable the Yankees never did well against the Angels on those west coast swings, but man that brought a smile to my face.
I remember being 11 years old and watching this on SportsCenter the next morning. Still can’t believe this happened
The best right there. I remember this like it was yesterday.
the essence of baseball right there > fun :)
Did not know Boggs pitched an inning in the big leagues...that was awesome.
Ralph Wiggum: "Mr. Boggs, will you be on my team?"
Wade Boggs: "You got yourself a player."
+Mawilk haha i love that episode
Barney: And I say Britain’s greatest Prime Minister was Lord Palmerston
Boggs: Pitt the Elder
Barney: LORD PALMERSTON
Boggs: PITT....THE....ELDER
Barney: Alright you asked for it Boggs 😂😂😂😂😂
[Moe] Yeah! That's showing him Barney... Pitt the Elder.
[Barney] LORD PALMERSTON!!
While Wade Boggs lay unconscious on the barroom tile, we're talkin soooooftball!
a true professional and mlb legend
**One week earlier**
Paul O'Neil: "There goes Boggs working on that measly little knuckler of his again."
Tino Martinez: "Why doesn't he just go field some grounders or something?"
Paul O'Neil: "I know you've heard his drunken ramblings. He's convinced he's a great pitcher."
Tino Martinez: "I really think he's starting to lose it, Paul. I'm seriously worried about him."
Paul O'Neil: "Yeah......Me too."
Joe Torre cracking a smile in the dugout makes the video even more wholesome
he was an absolute legend, may he rest in peace
He's... still alive.
I remember this game. An Angels fan, but a great and fun baseball moment seeing him pitch and getting a strike out!
I didn't even knew Boggs pitched an inning! I thought that was pretty good!
Could be wrong, but I believe he pitched an inning for Tampa Bay as well in the last year of his career.
@@gameshowfreak2007 Baseball Reference will clear that up for ya.
Man, I love baseball! baseball! Absolutely nothing like it. Kids disguised as grown men absolutely living the dream.
he actually had that thing dancing pretty good! haha
OUTSTANDING pitching performance - hitters were off balance. great upload!
Greatest position player pitching performance ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, Chris Davis actually earned himself a win with his pitching performance, so...
+gooberdude2 yeah well Chris Davis won't be going to the hall of fame or be remembered as one of the best players so...
I beg to differ. Wilson Valdez actually pitched the top of the 19th with a 1-2-3 scoreless inning and got the win when the Phillies scored in the Bottom of the 19th.
Jose Canseco did it for the rangers and hurt himself got put on injured list 😒
You must not be old enough to have seen Rocky Colavito. Rocky showed off his rifle arm at the end of his career by going 2 2/3 innings allowing just one hit and getting the win. He then played right field in the second game of that day's double header and hit a home run.
boggs.......legend.
Keep in mind, this man is hammered right now.
Makes me happy to know we share a name :)
And Boggs went on to win the World Series with the Yankees later that year. I was very happy for him because even when he played for the rival Red Sox I always liked and respected him
Blood Legion Marlins won in 1997. You mean the year before.
Wade boggs was my idol when he was with the redsox. I was crushed when he went to the yankees
mark k he wanted a championship so he went to the right team for that! RED SUX
Ed Tunz Ruff Ryders Latino when’s the last time the yanks won a World Series? Boston won one only 5 years ago
mark k - He was my idol also.. Played 3rd base all the way through school. I was actually happy he went to NY. That man deserved a ring and he got one. Of course it would have been so much better if he were still with the Red Sox
@@Robot-vv1yg not to mention the distinction of being the only team to choke away a 3-0 lead on a best of 7 series. Couldn't happen to a better team.
@@CHman712 Yes Sox had an amazing comeback. Perfect way to break the curse. Let’s bot forget the fact that Yanks are only team in the entire history of MLB with an over 500 record against every other team. Pure dominance of the sport by every metric🍻
One of my favorite players growing up; behind Pete Rose and George Brett.
hfontanez98 Ya I miss the old guys Boggs, Mattingly, Brett.....I have always said players today are not what they use to be. The superstars back then still had a love and respect for the game and their fellow players. There is a video of Jeter talking about Mattingly and how he had only played with him for part of a season 15 games, but when their postseason run ended, they were all on a bus I believe and Mattingly told the team he was retiring, Jeter said there wasn't a dry eye on that bus.
So AWESOME!
Fantastic player. May he rest in peace.
Rest in peace to whom? Wade Boggs is still alive
64 beers on a cross-country flight.
I think that falls in the category of binge drinking.
I miss watching him play.
this was the greatest moment in baseball.
Wade Boggs = legend
I think WOW would pretty much cover what we just saw!!!
Angels fans cheering when one of their players strike out LMAO
"It's baseball, Ray"
They know what they're witnessing, and they walked away with the W. What's not to cheer?
He has the stuff to be an effective closer.
i remember this game lol.
LEGEND
Boggs should have become a knuckleball pitcher once he couldn't hit anymore. Probably could have pitched a few years.
TheGodYouWishYouKnew He pitched another inning and if I remember right he didn;t do too good.
***** I looked it up. You are correct.
+TheGodYouWishYouKnew Where can I find the video? Thanks in advance.
+belandino I didn't see a video but I looked up his stats on baseball reference.com
He never reached the point where he couldn't hit anymore. The day he retired he was still very good
bahahaha. they cheered when Angel Todd Greene gets struck out by Yankee Boggs... that's funny! Greene should looked at the crowd and put his hands up!
That's fun to watch. It gives the bullpen a break.
I've never cheered so hard for a RUclips vid. That tip of the cap was pimp. Way to go Boggsy!
Hysterical 😂.... baseball should be fun
¡One of the best ever!
50 beers on the flight before getting a strike out!
May he Rest In Peace
@David Feliciano Wade Boggs is VERY much alive
Legend
Oh man. How did I not know about this? I couldn't stop laughing. Amazing stuff.
Boggs was the third best knuckleball pitcher to suit up for the Yankees. Number two was Phil Niekro. Number one by a wide margin was Mickey Mantle. Anybody that saw Mantle throw his knuckleball said it was better than Hoyt Wilhelm, Eddie Fisher, Jim Bouton, Barney Schultz, or Wilbur Wood. He never got to pitch in an official game like Boggs. That look on Mel Stottlemyre's face was priceless.
@Trigger Warning I beg to differ. Mantle's knuckleball was better than Hoyt Wilhelm's, as told by former big leaguer Dutch Leonard. It's one thing to allow an aging Boggs or prior to that a Rocky Colavito at the end of his career to pitch, but when Mantle was throwing fast knucklers that moved considerably in the last few feet, which was in the same time period where he was winning the Triple Crown, Casey Stengel would have been fired to let him pitch and risk injury in a meaningless game. The only knuckleballer that threw the pitch at the speed Mantle could throw was R.A. Dickey in the short time where he was at the top of his game. Boggs proved it can be done, and Mantle's knuckler was better.
Joe Niekro was an excellent teacher of the pitch, so good that he taught a young girl the pitch, and she became the star player in the Florida youth league, eventually getting to pitch batting practice to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Another reason why baseball is the best. You'll never see the NFL give a linebacker one series as the QB
Wow, I never knew this happened! Funny!
Very nice.
thats wade boggs style baby
That was hilarious... XD
One of the steller moments in Boggs' career.
Too much heat for the dude that struck out. Blew it right past him.
I bet Boggs could’ve easily had a career as a knuckleballer if he worked at it, some of those pitches were nasty
I hate and despise the Yankees of today all celebrity like but I appreciate their former players of the past. Wade Boggs, Mickey Mantle, Roger Clemens (first run), Yogi Berra, etc.
Fucking legendary
Wade Boggs = Ultimate 5 Tool Player
I was there!!
The years the Yankees were fun and exciting to watch.
***** I don't have a profile picture.
obviously he downloaded a picture which looks like that...
dang, The Come-Pollos went thru the meat of the Angels lineup (the Kingfish, GA, and Todd Greene) without giving up a run? Impressive! It had to be all them chickens and beer he had before each game
Ken singleton called that last K
Now we know why Mariano Rivera because the GOAT closer ever, he learned from the best
Happy 24 years lol
Did he eat chicken that day ?
May he Rest In Peace
He must have had pretty damn decent stuff because no one got a swing at anything. Incredible to do that to Major League hitters.
That was a quality knuckler he had. That ball was dancing.
my dad went to this game :O
0:10 "SIT DOWN YA ASSHOLE!" lmao
Nice
Throws scoreless inning. Flies back to New York and puts down 72 beers
Yep! That's why he's in the Hall Of Fame!!! LOL
!!NUNCA IMAGINE QUE WADE BOGGS...HABIA LANZADO UN RELEVO...Y MUCHO MENOS CON LOS YANKES....(y)
This dude can’t be real lol 😂 🔥
May he rest in peace
He's still alive unless it's a joke I'm not getting.
Edit: I finally got it. Wished I had seen the entire episode when I tuned in.
Is Jim Kaat the commenter?
those Angels unis were absolutely terrible. Looks like a half assed softball league uniform. Boggs was a talented baseball player
"he has game face on everybody"
The real pitchers could do that in this game!
LONG LIVE THE CHICKEN MAN
I would really hate to be that batter who was his only K...lol
im just gonna sit here and pretend that they came back and won that game
Better than JJ Hoover
Strikeout victim was Todd Greene.
Tips his cap!! Lol....
who was the guy that stuck out?
@Trigger Warning Thanks! I've waited 8 years for this answer. 😂
boggs, another red sox great who went to the yankees to win a title
lethrneck4 yep because when they couldn't win in Boston they coma to da bronx. you never see a former Yankee win as a red sux
@@VMan29397 There was Mendoza though he already won 4 rings.
WTF Wade Boggs PITCHED?
WTF WADE BOGGS PITCHED?
Why does he look like someones father pitching to his son
Actually that was a pretty good idea pitching so slow that the opponents didn't expect it haha
Bruh I know Wade Boggs' grandson. He's on the All-Star Baseball team with me.
HEE HEE HEE LOL
He looks so goddamn unathletic