As a Chicagoan, the 9/11 baseball moment that always stuck out for me was Sammy Sosa hitting a home run and rounding the bases holding an American flag
I'm a someone who was devastated when Bonds left my Pirates in '93 and hated on him the rest of his career, but he deserves to be in the HOF. His career before steroids was enough to get him in unlike most of the other jacked up goons from that era. They act like all the dudes before them weren't all jacked up on greenies and black beauties.
Daniel Nava HR vs the Royals in 2013. Sox first game back in Fenway since marathon bombings. Was a great call by Orsillo too, “Boston this one’s for you!” (Not to mention Ortiz pregame speech)
Drew Maggi, just this year, was called up by the Pirates after 13 YEARS in the minors!! That was such a moving moment for baseball. He ultimately got called up again later on to get his first hit, so even more special for him.
It’s great that baseball has figured out that fans want to seenprospects getting the call-up to The Show. It’s the closest thing in pro sports to walk-ons being put on scholarship. Doesn’t matter the player or the team: everybody loves them.
I don't know if it has been brought up yet, but Jim Abbott, who was born without a right-hand, pitching a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians on September 4, 1993, also has to be considered.
Colon and Camerena’s at-bats are a great argument for eliminating the DH rule. That and I’d say at least 80% of the joy in watching baseball is seeing pitchers try to hit
I couldn’t agree more… I guess Logan Webb will go down in history as the last pitcher to hit a home run. That was a feel good moment… I really do miss pitchers having to hit. It changes managerial strategy around also. BTW, didn’t Kevin Gausman hit the game-winning sacrifice fly for the Giants in 2021?
@Vicman006 Kershaw, Greinke, and Arrieta are just three more names I can think of when it comes to good hitting pitchers. And while that’s all well and good, I enjoy watching guys like Colon swing out of their shoes and somehow blundering into a HR more entertaining
Absolutely amazing video Sir. You by far are one of my favorites that do this sort of content. Thank you for taking the time to make this content for us.
Thank You for your service. You mentioned that dreaded 1994 season twice in your top 15 and each time I thought of Tony Gwynn and his missed opportunity of hitting 400 that year and as someone who probably watched every game that year up until the strike there was no way he wasn't going to do it. The ironic part of that is is in your number 1 pick in the beginning in the lower left corner there is a picture of Tony in the newspaper sports page.
As a suggestion for the sad/bittersweet moments, for me it would have to be the last game at Tiger Stadium. I was 12 at the time and while I was glad the Tigers won, it was part of the beginning of the end of my childhood when the Tigers moved to Comerica Park.
The other moments you could think of question made me think of John McDonald's home run on father's day 5 days after his father had passed away. Specially for someone that played for 16 seasons and only hit 28 homers, it was an unlikely time to hit one.
After seeing the footage of Jackie Robinson steal home, I have to give credit to the umpire. He called him safe when he could've easily called him out just because he was a black man. Kudos to the ump for making the best call as it related to the game.
I know this isn't a football channel, but I'm a fan of both the Braves and Falcons. I honestly do not know between the post 9/11 home run or the post Katrina Saints return to New Orleans I'm more in the mindset of "... you know what-I'm not even mad. This needed to happen. "
I have no issues with the PED use that came about the late 90s early 2000's. It was part of the game, it was one of most exciting times in the games. There are far more stories of players using and not succeeding at all then there are players who took them and did well. You still needed to be good at the game to take an advantage of it (Bonds for example had a borderline HOF career with the Pirates) Big Mac was a pretty solid player prior to moving to St.Louis. I honestly don't know why people just assume "PED= Success" and it could be because its "performance enhancing" but that phrase is extremely skewed in my opinion because you won't be able to take an average ball player, let him take PEDs and him do the same work ethic and training and him magically become a HOF player it doesn't work that way. Meanwhile no one seems to care about the players (who were really good) taking uppers and various other drugs in the 60s/70s/80s and it's most because they aren't called PEDs but yet we celebrate illegal drug use because it's not called a steroid.
Good points. And as many have stated, the league was pretty complacent (if not even complicit) in its happening. They knew, they let it happen, and they only vilified the players who took part once public opinion "forced" them to. I don't really condone it, but the rules were ambiguous for a long time and players will always do what they can to get an edge. Not as black and white as it's sometimes made out to be. And yeah, the amphetamines logic is spot on too. Part of me views it as being a little cleaner to temporarily alter your brain chemistry that to bring about long-term change to your physique, but PED's are PED's regardless of which portion of your performance they affect.
Another outstanding video I can't tell you how much I enjoy your love of the game because it's gotten to be so damn Revenue based very few teams can compete that being said you keep it fun for me thank you and especially thanks for serving my country despite the phony wmd lie God bless you
This wasn't exactly a "feel good moment" under the criteria of this list but I would put the Seattle Mariners' run in 1995 as slight honorary mention. Again, I don't think it could fully qualify because I'm pretty sure that California (now Los Angeles) Angels fans and New York Yankees fans weren't pleased with the end result. But still, considering where the Mariners were prior to 1995, it was still great turn around. I don't think that anybody will ever forget the the image of Ken Griffey Jr. scoring the game winning run in Game 5 of the 1995 ALDS after Edgar Martinez hit the double off of Jack McDowell. I mean, before 1995, the Mariners I believe, only finished with a winning record twice in their almost 20 year history. They had to play their baseball games in the ugly and increasingly dilapidated Kingdome. And there were rumors that if they didn't get a new ballpark in Seattle soon, they were going to leave town, presumably to Tampa, Florida. But in 1995, the Mariners managed to come back from a 13-game deficit to win their first ever division title and then came back from a two games to zero deficit in the Division Series.
When Dravecky re-broke his arm he was pitching against the Expos at Olympic stadium. Will Clark the first basemen said it sounded like a gun going off when the arm broke. Later that year SF won the division at Candlestick. In the ensuing rush to the mound for the celebratory dog pile DD hit his arm broken again.
There are so many moments you could have chosen, yet you chose a record-breaking home run by an embarrassing cheater and a first pitch thrown by a mass-murdering war criminal. Good job, chief.
I think I was pretty clear that they were great when they HAPPENED.. maybe not so much in hindsight if you're not a fan of McGwire or Bush which you're clearly not. You don't have to be an asshole about it.. I was directly affected by Bush and had friends killed in that war and almost got blown up myself so relax; I can still remember a cool moment at the time.
I chose 13 other cool moments and even offered the Judge homer if you're offended by the McGwire one and you still had to bitch in the comments. Congrats... a typical youtube commenter.. the reason I don't even like reading my comments.
Dee Gordon’s home run in the aftermath of Jose Fernandez’s death comes to mind.
It'll be on another video on emotional moments
@@HummBabyBaseball Awesome. Love your content btw. You have a lot of historical baseball knowledge that I find interesting.
I was thinking the exact same thing that was quite a moment
As a Chicagoan, the 9/11 baseball moment that always stuck out for me was Sammy Sosa hitting a home run and rounding the bases holding an American flag
Didn't he run across the outfield holding the flag also?
What about the Griffey’s? Watching father and son play a game together the most of us dreamed of is a feel good story.
Ichiro retiring in the Tokyo Dome as a Mariner was pretty "feel good". Great list!
Fantastic video! Maybe an honorable mention could also be Jim Abbott’s no-hitter in 1993?
You’d be hard-pressed to find a baseball fan who didn’t smile when Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. hit home runs back-to-back.
Great video as always. Dallas Braden’s Mother’s Day perfecto is no doubt in my top 3. So much emotion!
I'm a someone who was devastated when Bonds left my Pirates in '93 and hated on him the rest of his career, but he deserves to be in the HOF. His career before steroids was enough to get him in unlike most of the other jacked up goons from that era. They act like all the dudes before them weren't all jacked up on greenies and black beauties.
Daniel Nava HR vs the Royals in 2013. Sox first game back in Fenway since marathon bombings. Was a great call by Orsillo too, “Boston this one’s for you!” (Not to mention Ortiz pregame speech)
Hank Aaron is an inspiration to me.. Absolute hero.. So strong of a human being
America's Pastime is full of so many memorable, iconic, and emotional moments!!! Nice video!!!
Dee Gordon’s HR after Jose Fernandez’s death was a snub
Dravecky will be my #1 forever
"How can you not be romantic about baseball?"
If these moments don't move you, it's time to go see the Wizard about a new ticker.
My favorite baseball channel. Great stuff as always.
you are by far the best baseball channel on here man, thanks for the content and analysis
Thanks.. I needed a nice comment after some rude ones I just read!
Drew Maggi, just this year, was called up by the Pirates after 13 YEARS in the minors!! That was such a moving moment for baseball. He ultimately got called up again later on to get his first hit, so even more special for him.
It’s great that baseball has figured out that fans want to seenprospects getting the call-up to The Show. It’s the closest thing in pro sports to walk-ons being put on scholarship. Doesn’t matter the player or the team: everybody loves them.
I don't know if it has been brought up yet, but Jim Abbott, who was born without a right-hand, pitching a no-hitter for the New York Yankees against the Cleveland Indians on September 4, 1993, also has to be considered.
Rougned Odor's overhand right to Joey Bat's face made me feel pretty good.
Alright…….stop. I'm getting goosebumps all over.
Great compilation - as always. A lot of great baseball moments in this video
Hey man i love your videos im from the Netherlands and because of your videos i understand baseball so much more
I like this channel. I’m not a SF Giants fan. But I’m a fan of Erik. Take Care
Colon and Camerena’s at-bats are a great argument for eliminating the DH rule. That and I’d say at least 80% of the joy in watching baseball is seeing pitchers try to hit
I couldn’t agree more… I guess Logan Webb will go down in history as the last pitcher to hit a home run. That was a feel good moment…
I really do miss pitchers having to hit. It changes managerial strategy around also.
BTW, didn’t Kevin Gausman hit the game-winning sacrifice fly for the Giants in 2021?
Bruh 😂
@Vicman006 Kershaw, Greinke, and Arrieta are just three more names I can think of when it comes to good hitting pitchers. And while that’s all well and good, I enjoy watching guys like Colon swing out of their shoes and somehow blundering into a HR more entertaining
Doc and D-train, too 🔥
@@andrewoppedisano7949 Mike Hampton is another good hitter
Your channel is so good and underrated. Please keep up the great work! Humm Baby.
great vids, love your channel and thank you for your service to our country !
Absolutely amazing video Sir. You by far are one of my favorites that do this sort of content. Thank you for taking the time to make this content for us.
Love this Channel. A+
Thank you for your service
Thank You for your service. You mentioned that dreaded 1994 season twice in your top 15 and each time I thought of Tony Gwynn and his missed opportunity of hitting 400 that year and as someone who probably watched every game that year up until the strike there was no way he wasn't going to do it. The ironic part of that is is in your number 1 pick in the beginning in the lower left corner there is a picture of Tony in the newspaper sports page.
For your most emotional moments video, I hope you include Joe Mauer coming out to catch one last time
Thanks for anything baseball Eric.
Go Giants💯⚾😎
Happy holidays😃
As a suggestion for the sad/bittersweet moments, for me it would have to be the last game at Tiger Stadium. I was 12 at the time and while I was glad the Tigers won, it was part of the beginning of the end of my childhood when the Tigers moved to Comerica Park.
I can't believe that Roewngardner's fake out on the Mets leading to the Cubs World Series win isn't on here. He was a 12 year old in the Majors!
I like that you talk about baseball and you don't laundry list sabermetrics
Wonderful video! all are great moments, thank you! btw, you mentioned Cal won an MVP. he actually won two.
1 Lou Gehrig farewell speech
2 Kirk Gibson 1988 home run
3 Mike Morgan 24 yrs to WS 2001
The other moments you could think of question made me think of John McDonald's home run on father's day 5 days after his father had passed away. Specially for someone that played for 16 seasons and only hit 28 homers, it was an unlikely time to hit one.
15:06 great moment for all indeed
I never gave a shit about Mark or Sammy's pursuit of the HR record. I don't like the Yankees but Judge did it without the steroids. So props to him
Thank you for your service Humm baby!
After seeing the footage of Jackie Robinson steal home, I have to give credit to the umpire. He called him safe when he could've easily called him out just because he was a black man. Kudos to the ump for making the best call as it related to the game.
I would hazard that every perfect game pitched was - reluctantly or not - accepted and celebrated by both teams' fans
I know this isn't a football channel, but I'm a fan of both the Braves and Falcons. I honestly do not know between the post 9/11 home run or the post Katrina Saints return to New Orleans I'm more in the mindset of "... you know what-I'm not even mad. This needed to happen. "
Rick Ankiel's home run as a position player after the yips. It's in my top 5. Not even a Cards fan.
I feel like they put him against Dickey because he was a knuckleballer and so the chance of him really getting drilled again was pretty low
I was there for judges home run as a rangers fan I was screaming my head off I’ve been to play off games there and it was louder than a playoff game
I have no issues with the PED use that came about the late 90s early 2000's. It was part of the game, it was one of most exciting times in the games. There are far more stories of players using and not succeeding at all then there are players who took them and did well.
You still needed to be good at the game to take an advantage of it (Bonds for example had a borderline HOF career with the Pirates) Big Mac was a pretty solid player prior to moving to St.Louis. I honestly don't know why people just assume "PED= Success" and it could be because its "performance enhancing" but that phrase is extremely skewed in my opinion because you won't be able to take an average ball player, let him take PEDs and him do the same work ethic and training and him magically become a HOF player it doesn't work that way.
Meanwhile no one seems to care about the players (who were really good) taking uppers and various other drugs in the 60s/70s/80s and it's most because they aren't called PEDs but yet we celebrate illegal drug use because it's not called a steroid.
Good points. And as many have stated, the league was pretty complacent (if not even complicit) in its happening. They knew, they let it happen, and they only vilified the players who took part once public opinion "forced" them to. I don't really condone it, but the rules were ambiguous for a long time and players will always do what they can to get an edge. Not as black and white as it's sometimes made out to be. And yeah, the amphetamines logic is spot on too. Part of me views it as being a little cleaner to temporarily alter your brain chemistry that to bring about long-term change to your physique, but PED's are PED's regardless of which portion of your performance they affect.
Big Mac was using before St Louis. Jose Canseco can confirm
Damn I love Matt Vasgersian
That Bode slam does NOT make me feel anything but bitter! #Natsfan
Another outstanding video I can't tell you how much I enjoy your love of the game because it's gotten to be so damn Revenue based very few teams can compete that being said you keep it fun for me thank you and especially thanks for serving my country despite the phony wmd lie God bless you
This wasn't exactly a "feel good moment" under the criteria of this list but I would put the Seattle Mariners' run in 1995 as slight honorary mention. Again, I don't think it could fully qualify because I'm pretty sure that California (now Los Angeles) Angels fans and New York Yankees fans weren't pleased with the end result. But still, considering where the Mariners were prior to 1995, it was still great turn around. I don't think that anybody will ever forget the the image of Ken Griffey Jr. scoring the game winning run in Game 5 of the 1995 ALDS after Edgar Martinez hit the double off of Jack McDowell.
I mean, before 1995, the Mariners I believe, only finished with a winning record twice in their almost 20 year history. They had to play their baseball games in the ugly and increasingly dilapidated Kingdome. And there were rumors that if they didn't get a new ballpark in Seattle soon, they were going to leave town, presumably to Tampa, Florida. But in 1995, the Mariners managed to come back from a 13-game deficit to win their first ever division title and then came back from a two games to zero deficit in the Division Series.
Cal won two MVPs.
His numbers suffered due to the streak. He had a lot of meh years. I wonder what his numbers would have been like if he had rested.
When Dravecky re-broke his arm he was pitching against the Expos at Olympic stadium. Will Clark the first basemen said it sounded like a gun going off when the arm broke. Later that year SF won the division at Candlestick. In the ensuing rush to the mound for the celebratory dog pile DD hit his arm broken again.
How is Dee Gordon’s home run not on here?
Bo Jackson's home run in his first at bat after having hip replacement surgery.
Bartolo
Albert Pujols' 2 Home Run day for 700
First view!! HUMMMMM BABY LETS GOOOOO
Anything can happen with a bat in your hand
The bote one was a feel good moment but then reality hits that's the moment cubs paid him to do nothing 😭 that's such not a feel good moment.
For the record as a Nats fan I did not enjoy the Bode HR LOL, nor that grand slam against Scherzer. Good list though.
Not at the time but maybe when looking back years later?
@@HummBabyBaseball fair point, but I had to say something LOL
Who cares about Jeter or Dubya?
There are so many moments you could have chosen, yet you chose a record-breaking home run by an embarrassing cheater and a first pitch thrown by a mass-murdering war criminal. Good job, chief.
I think I was pretty clear that they were great when they HAPPENED.. maybe not so much in hindsight if you're not a fan of McGwire or Bush which you're clearly not. You don't have to be an asshole about it.. I was directly affected by Bush and had friends killed in that war and almost got blown up myself so relax; I can still remember a cool moment at the time.
I chose 13 other cool moments and even offered the Judge homer if you're offended by the McGwire one and you still had to bitch in the comments. Congrats... a typical youtube commenter.. the reason I don't even like reading my comments.
Fun Fact: On Kuipe’s jack, the ball bounced back off the seats to Wayne Nordhagen, a lifelong friend of my family (& Millar’s uncle). 🤷♂️🥸
Just started but hope dee Gordon on here. I cry every time he hits that homer
How did this not get on????
My personal number one is Rick ankeil going yard when he came back as a hitter after years in the minors failing as a pitcher. Ughhhhh