A-Rod hitting 2 HR and 7 RBI in the last game of the 2009 season kept his 30HR/100RBI streak alive for the 12th straight year. He also did that in the same inning. Dude was one of the game’s greatest talents.
Idk about greatest talents... but definitely one of the best players. He was good with juice, since high school, but idk if he's an time talent. Top 50 all time , no doubt. Many would put him top 20. I think 30-40 is his rank
Alex as a string bean when he first came up was still incredible. If you witnessed it in real time, you know it was universally accepted that he was one of the greatest athletes anyone had ever watched. Absolute rocket launcher for an arm. Blazing speed. Great bat to ball skills. Great power. Great defense. Just a true phenom. Steroids or not, he is one of the best to ever lace up a pair of cleats.
Alex was juicing in high school. Hard to evaluate him since his whole career was enhanced. Hes one of the few to do it since even before entering mlb. Can't know his natural talent because there's no sample without juice
@@kenw2225don’t spit out rumors you can’t prove. Just because his high school teammates said that they thought he did shouldn’t make it canon. Thought processes like these are what led to Trevor Bauer situations
It's a shame it was tainted by steroids, he was gonna be great no matter what. His rookie season was one of the best ever, those numbers were ridiculous for anyone, not just for a rookie.
Man Cam, had Griffey and Arod had stayed in Seattle they would have ended up playing with Ichiro, and would have been amazing even with Edgar still there. By the way, everybody loved the way Dave Niehaus called games. Griffey left in 2000, and Arod left in 2001. It could have been like Ruth and Gehrig.
@gabrielwendell8382 except for the fact that he won 3 batting titles, which is the most in the AL by a catcher ever. Not to mention a career .306 batting average. To play devils advocate, he didn't have playoff success, and he didn't have a lot of home runs in his career. However, may I remind you he played for a Minnesota team, and we don't exactly have the best luck in the playoffs. Plus, the twins didn't draft Joe Mauer to be a home run hitter. He was supposed to be the guy to put in when you needed a hit or a double in the gap. And he did just that, and I would argue that he did better than anybody. But I also want the video cause he's my favorite player of all time.
@@gabrielwendell8382the best hitting catcher of the 2000s (and arguably one of the all-time best) not belonging in the Hall of Fame is certainly a take
@@WanerPena I agree that A-Rod had real talent and actually produced monster career stat. Even Sadaharu Oh thought A-Rod could be the one who beat his career HR record. But recently, watching Judge, I think we finally see someone again with real potential to put up some ridiculous stat since A-Rod.
@@WanerPena I'd agree that he's the most complete player behind Bonds. But what Judge is doing offensively right now trumps anything A Rod ever did. This is coming from a lifelong Yankee fan that saw A Rod's entire career live from start to finish. A Rod's career high OPS+ was 176. Judge is currently in his 2nd season with 200+ at 226. FIFTY PERCENT HIGHER than A Rod's career high. To put that into perspective, when A Rod had a 176, the next closest guy had a 174. When Mike Trout posted a 198 OPS+ in 2018 (career high), Mookie was 9 points behind him. Judge is doing things only Bonds and Ruth have done. Also, there's the fact that the MLB average batting average when A Rod was peaked was .264. Right now it's .238. K/9 when A Rod peaked was 6.4. Right now its 8.2. Yet Judge is still doing things A Rod never could.
Can you do Madison Bumgarner or Matt Cain Matt Cain threw a perfect game can won multiple World Series or Madison Bumgarner where he had that epic postseason performance
@@AJ_savage16 I can't give credit to a guy who finally admitted to being a rampant steroid user after he lied about it for years. ARod is a fraud and should never be allowed into the Hall of Fame.
I concur!! Funny thing is, A-Rod himself gained a lot of hitting knowledge from ‘Gar. He was once quoted as saying “Edgar Martinez has a PHD in hitting”
Oh man Barry Larkin, Cincinnati kid grew up there like Rose did, played at University of Michigan and then played for his hometown Reds teams for his entire career like Gwynn and Ripken. You can't have it any better.
As a Yankee fan as much bs as Alex got into self inflicted. He might be the 2nd best all around player I’ve ever seen. His 07 season felt like he got a game winning hit every time he came up in that situation after being killed it felt like since the Yankees blew that 3-0 lead against Boston
06:25 Man, imagine A-Rod added to the 04 Red Sox and sticking with that dynasty. It's a shame he broke down to injuries after 2010 and had the steroid scandals. Imo baseball really messed up cutting him out. I loved him as a kid and he never embraced or promoted steroids publically. They should've let him finish out his career and get his records in return for forefeiting his salary to use for charity instead of suspension. That would've been a fair deal and put the purity of the game at the center if he took the deal. Bonds had already put the records into question so no big loss...A-Rod definitely helped the game more than he hurt it. He still would've been a great player minus the PEDs...my personal take is that if they're still HOF worthy after you chop off 5 good seasons and cut their stats to 75%, they should be considered out of love of the game. Banning all the 90s/00s steroid users from the Hall of Fame spits on all the dedication and enjoyment fans had. Doesn't make the game pure. Have em vigorously oppose drug use in player culture and in public and rehabilitate them. My two cents.
When he was a kid in Seattle, he was hitting .320 with 30hr and 100rbi every year. He would have been a first ballot hall of famer with just those numbers had he not taken the steroids. Sad he had to destroy is legacy the way he did.
im still mad he didnt get to 700 bc the goons in the MLB wanted and the jackals in the yanks front office wanted make an example out of him...he definitely could have got passed Ruth but the Yankees definitely didnt want that to happen smh
Hated this guy since the day after he was drafted (read about it in the paper), because it signaled the end of Omar’s time in Seattle. That sucked, as a kid.
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A-Rod hitting 2 HR and 7 RBI in the last game of the 2009 season kept his 30HR/100RBI streak alive for the 12th straight year. He also did that in the same inning. Dude was one of the game’s greatest talents.
Idk about greatest talents... but definitely one of the best players. He was good with juice, since high school, but idk if he's an time talent. Top 50 all time , no doubt. Many would put him top 20. I think 30-40 is his rank
@@kenw2225Jesus christ man what a bozo
..you contradicted yourself big time lol..
Top 50 in anything in life is Great.
For some reason, that specific game, and the 2007 season and are burnt into my brain. Incredible stuff.
@@kenw2225yea no
Alex as a string bean when he first came up was still incredible. If you witnessed it in real time, you know it was universally accepted that he was one of the greatest athletes anyone had ever watched. Absolute rocket launcher for an arm. Blazing speed. Great bat to ball skills. Great power. Great defense. Just a true phenom. Steroids or not, he is one of the best to ever lace up a pair of cleats.
With Alex's Retirement on August 12th, 2016 and a free roster spot, the Yankees would call up some kid named Aaron Judge... 🤣😎
Another cheater
@JohnRampino out here just making stuff up hahahaha loser
@@JohnRampinoare you stupid
13 straight 30 HR/100 RBI seasons
pujols did that 12 straight those two owned the 2000's as hitters
Alex was juicing in high school. Hard to evaluate him since his whole career was enhanced. Hes one of the few to do it since even before entering mlb. Can't know his natural talent because there's no sample without juice
@@kenw2225don’t spit out rumors you can’t prove. Just because his high school teammates said that they thought he did shouldn’t make it canon. Thought processes like these are what led to Trevor Bauer situations
@@CheesefistI remember Alex admitting it in an interview long ago.
It's a shame it was tainted by steroids, he was gonna be great no matter what. His rookie season was one of the best ever, those numbers were ridiculous for anyone, not just for a rookie.
He was juicing even before then... so he has no clean sample set from his career
Your videos are top notch man! Love em.
Can you do David Ortiz next pls? I feel like nobody talks about the insane stretch he had with the Sox from 04' - 07'
He was great only needed 4 hr for 700 fell short but got 3,000 hits!⚾️
Man Cam, had Griffey and Arod had stayed in Seattle they would have ended up playing with Ichiro, and would have been amazing even with Edgar still there. By the way, everybody loved the way Dave Niehaus called games. Griffey left in 2000, and Arod left in 2001. It could have been like Ruth and Gehrig.
25 career grand slams is pretty crazy
Please do Joe Mauer!
Twins Legend
why waste his time like that? dude shouldn't be in HOF. that's like asking this guy to do Harold Baines dude lol.
@gabrielwendell8382 except for the fact that he won 3 batting titles, which is the most in the AL by a catcher ever. Not to mention a career .306 batting average. To play devils advocate, he didn't have playoff success, and he didn't have a lot of home runs in his career. However, may I remind you he played for a Minnesota team, and we don't exactly have the best luck in the playoffs. Plus, the twins didn't draft Joe Mauer to be a home run hitter. He was supposed to be the guy to put in when you needed a hit or a double in the gap. And he did just that, and I would argue that he did better than anybody. But I also want the video cause he's my favorite player of all time.
@@gabrielwendell8382the best hitting catcher of the 2000s (and arguably one of the all-time best) not belonging in the Hall of Fame is certainly a take
A-Rod is the best player I ever saw on the Yankees.
You never seen Aaron judge 62 homer season
@@user93279don't compare Judge with A-Rod 😂 after Bonds Alex is the best all around player to ever play the game
@@WanerPena I agree that A-Rod had real talent and actually produced monster career stat. Even Sadaharu Oh thought A-Rod could be the one who beat his career HR record. But recently, watching Judge, I think we finally see someone again with real potential to put up some ridiculous stat since A-Rod.
@@WanerPena I'd agree that he's the most complete player behind Bonds. But what Judge is doing offensively right now trumps anything A Rod ever did. This is coming from a lifelong Yankee fan that saw A Rod's entire career live from start to finish. A Rod's career high OPS+ was 176. Judge is currently in his 2nd season with 200+ at 226. FIFTY PERCENT HIGHER than A Rod's career high. To put that into perspective, when A Rod had a 176, the next closest guy had a 174. When Mike Trout posted a 198 OPS+ in 2018 (career high), Mookie was 9 points behind him. Judge is doing things only Bonds and Ruth have done.
Also, there's the fact that the MLB average batting average when A Rod was peaked was .264. Right now it's .238.
K/9 when A Rod peaked was 6.4. Right now its 8.2. Yet Judge is still doing things A Rod never could.
Thank you my friend I’ve waited for this one
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awesome stuff Cam 23 have you done Manny? we would love to see Manny being manny
Manny my all time favorite player.
Probably one of the top 5 most hated players in the last 100 years of baseball history. For what it's worth.
Bob Gibson was insane in I think it was 1968!🔥🔥🔥
You got that right Sergio! 😎
I mean how many of us can say they dated Cameron Diaz in her prime? 🤷
Can you do Madison Bumgarner or Matt Cain Matt Cain threw a perfect game can won multiple World Series or Madison Bumgarner where he had that epic postseason performance
ALEX RODRIGUEZ IS UNQUESTIONABLY 1 OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS IN MLB ⚾ HISTORY .. AND AN ABSOLUTE 1ST BALLOT HALL OF FAMER ..
A rod should be in HOF even if he did steroids.. dude was a beast and was clutch
Even if he did steroids?? Are you insane?
@@philb.1502 he was one of the best pure hitters in baseball yes he did roids but so did a lot of other big name players players
@@AJ_savage16 I can't give credit to a guy who finally admitted to being a rampant steroid user after he lied about it for years. ARod is a fraud and should never be allowed into the Hall of Fame.
Gary Sheffield next
Okay now you have to do Nomar Garciaparra.
Should still be in the Hall of Fame. Along with the obvious others.
Have you ever thought about doing a video on Pete rose
You should do David Wells or David cone
Much respect for being accountable for the ped's scandal
Edgar Martinez please
I concur!! Funny thing is, A-Rod himself gained a lot of hitting knowledge from ‘Gar. He was once quoted as saying “Edgar Martinez has a PHD in hitting”
Bonds and A-Rod are the best all around players to ever play the game
Can't believe the Mariners had A-Rod, Griffey and Randy Johnson all on their team and let them go
Metal bat sound effect unstead of wood? Smh
George Brett
The man!
@@jaredhettler8572but no Arod or jeter or judge or mantle or Gehrig or DiMaggio or Ruth
Hey you should do Pete Rose or Johnny Bench. Also Barry Larkin.
Oh man Barry Larkin, Cincinnati kid grew up there like Rose did, played at University of Michigan and then played for his hometown Reds teams for his entire career like Gwynn and Ripken. You can't have it any better.
Orel Hershire or Dave Justice. Not hall of famers but both had a notable stretch in their careers should be next video
Cam, could you do a video, Willie Mays
Can you do Roger Clemens if you haven’t done him
Can you please do Roy Halladay
🐐 don’t care what anyone says.
By that logic, Bonds is. Lol. And it isn't even remotely close
As a Yankee fan as much bs as Alex got into self inflicted. He might be the 2nd best all around player I’ve ever seen. His 07 season felt like he got a game winning hit every time he came up in that situation after being killed it felt like since the Yankees blew that 3-0 lead against Boston
06:25 Man, imagine A-Rod added to the 04 Red Sox and sticking with that dynasty.
It's a shame he broke down to injuries after 2010 and had the steroid scandals. Imo baseball really messed up cutting him out. I loved him as a kid and he never embraced or promoted steroids publically. They should've let him finish out his career and get his records in return for forefeiting his salary to use for charity instead of suspension. That would've been a fair deal and put the purity of the game at the center if he took the deal. Bonds had already put the records into question so no big loss...A-Rod definitely helped the game more than he hurt it.
He still would've been a great player minus the PEDs...my personal take is that if they're still HOF worthy after you chop off 5 good seasons and cut their stats to 75%, they should be considered out of love of the game. Banning all the 90s/00s steroid users from the Hall of Fame spits on all the dedication and enjoyment fans had. Doesn't make the game pure. Have em vigorously oppose drug use in player culture and in public and rehabilitate them. My two cents.
When he was a kid in Seattle, he was hitting .320 with 30hr and 100rbi every year. He would have been a first ballot hall of famer with just those numbers had he not taken the steroids. Sad he had to destroy is legacy the way he did.
You should do Mario Mendoza next
I liked the video because I love your content. But HATED A-Riod..
Now, you gotta do Dustin Pedroia
Barry Larkin 👍
Please do Steve carlton
Can you do Madison Bumgarner or Matt Cain Mark Henry threw a perfect game and one multiple World Series
Can we all just forget A-Roid for a moment and admit that if anyone needs to be in the HOF it would be Mr. Pete Rose?
MY GOAT
In a Red Sox fan and although I hate him, if you deny a-rod as one of the top 20 baseball players of all time you’re delusional as they come
One day (I hope) We will know why he was forced to retire with plenty of time left and only 4 HR away
Insane.
Juan Gonzalez!
I like ARod way more as an analyst than a player
Luis Gonzalez next
Can you please do bob gibson😊
He was so good
im still mad he didnt get to 700 bc the goons in the MLB wanted and the jackals in the yanks front office wanted make an example out of him...he definitely could have got passed Ruth but the Yankees definitely didnt want that to happen smh
A rod collects game worn jock straps. Careful out here.
Day 1 of asking for Barry bonds
I wanted a team to complete the royal flush of Rods and maybe also trade for the oft injured Y-Rod.
Hated this guy since the day after he was drafted (read about it in the paper), because it signaled the end of Omar’s time in Seattle. That sucked, as a kid.
Burry larkin😢
No matter how we feel about a grow man using steroids the guy deserves to be HOF
Goat
I will forever be a arod fan than a Jeter fan Jeter just had a better over all team his whole career
Arod is the greatest mlb player in history
Jim Palmer!
I’ll take shortstop Arod >>> Jeter any day of the week!! To me the best pure hitters top 5 go: 1: Jr 2: Ted Williams 3: Arod 4: Bonds 5: Ichiro
Then you must not care about winning a World Series….
Andruw Jones
BEST SHORT STOP OF ALL TIME! dont care what the overzealous klan members say
Stan Musial Joe DiMaggio Rogers Hornsby Al Kaline to name a few
Steroids. Also he was known as The Cooler for a reason; no matter how hot he got, his attitude always cooled the rest of his team off lol
Nimrod/Dominican Dork
Jeter ruined his career
He cheated so much. Awful.
A-Roid
Can we get Eddie Murray or Alan Trammell? Andre Dawson or George Brett?
3:51 fan in stands. Someone has literally died doing this.
Crazy that when that happened too, arod hit the home run im pretty sure