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That Brett Farve line at the start had me rolling

Aye glad your back❤

I'm excited for this game!!!

19:07: In the words of Tom Hamilton, "A SWING AND A DRIVE. DEEP INTO LEFT FIELD! IT'S GONE!"

That is a moonshot!

1:03:56 So basically the 2008 Red Sox losing to the Rays (though they did make it to Game 7)

8:42 Pete reaching 1st before Heidi and Thor are even halfway there is honestly hilarious

The Kenny disrespect was crazy lol. Whenever I was playing with backyard kids only on my team, he was always my pitcher and he actually kind of rakes

My lineups are always this... Ernie Steele at 3rd. 6 running plus 10 fielding is elite for 3rd base. Pete Wheeler at SS. Super speed and very strong fielding. Stephanie Morgan at 2nd base. Strong skills at 7 running and 8 fielding. Best first baseman probably might just be Keisha Phillips. Girl is big and has solid enough fielding. As for catcher I'm just gonna have to go with the man the myth the legend himself Achmed Khan solely because his fielding is putrid but the kid is a top 5 hitter in the game. That spot is practically his bread and butter position. Only weakness is if the opposing team tries to go for a steal it's not gonna be pretty. And pitching for me is always Luanna Lui. Girl is a great leadoff hitter or does well in the back of the order thanks to her speed. Great pitching. Outfield is always going to be Pablo Sanchez in left, Vicki Kawaguchi in center and Jocinda Smith in right. Most hitters are right handed in this game and they'll almost always be forced to hit to left or center field. I never give them chances with left hooks. Jocinda doesn't have the speed but has the fielding to be good out in the right field for what it's worth. Batting order: 1. Vicki Kawaguchi 2. Pete Wheeler 3. Jocinda Smith 4. Achmed Khan 5. Pablo Sanchez 6. Keisha Phillips 7. Ernie Steele 8. Stephanie Morgan 9. Luanne Lui Pretty strong lineup once you get past Ernie. Dude doesn't have the power or running ability to do much offensively. I've considered replacing him with someone slightly better but he always does too well for me at 3rd. Elite running at 9, 1 and 2 to allow the heart of the lineup to crush the balls to bring them all in once the rotation comes back to the top. Vicki I always leadoff bunt every single time. She gets on base 80% of the time at the start of games with no one on base. Pete running behind her allows for a double steal for 3rd and 2nd when Jocinda is batting. Achmed, Pablo and Keisha all afterwards guarantee a score at the start of every game. Smart pitching with Luanne always results in at worst close games for you to win. If Luanna runs out of juice I just put her over at 1st base, switch Keisha to 3rd and Ernie to pitch in. Definitely lose some good spacing but it's solid enough.

thanks for the nostaligia hits my dude, cheers to your next endeavor!

Bro you coulda called a timeout with the field goal

I dont get why you dont use your power ups early on

Sad news but makes total sense. Thanks for the many hours of the best sports gaming content!

All good my man. Take care of number one and thanks for the good times

I fully appreciate and respect the honesty! Don’t keep doing something that you don’t enjoy, and force yourself for a long time to do something that’s having to be a grind. Like you said this was a fun hobby that turned into more and more, and you didn’t have the same joy you had for it originally. I’m excited to see what uploads will happen in the future! Thank you!

Thanks man for all the content you shared with us over the years. And good on you for recognizing you needed to make a change and actually making it - neither of those things are easy to do. All the best in whatever you do next!

Thank you for all that you did. Watching the backyard football series and seeing Junior Falke was amazing just want to say thank you. I wish you the best of luck and greatness for your future.

I am happy for the content that you bring to the channel and I thank you for it I hope you do get some creativity is going and be happy doing your hobbies on this channel I will be waiting 😊

Good run brother, we'll miss you

As a small CZcamsr myself I totally feel the pressure of videos or series performing well. It is the difficult part of making content within a niche. When I started my channel I made sure to set the expectation that I can play a variety of games. Some videos have like 2 views and some have a few hundred but because I’m not big enough to be monetized it isn’t that big a hit if something performs poorly. The CZcams algorithm has also been the bane of my channel growth at times which is definitely frustrating. Watching you play backyard baseball inspired me to download the game and eventually make a series out of my very first season playing the game. I’m just waiting to get a new headset since mine is broken. I’ve appreciate the entertainment and I will continue the backyard baseball legacy in your absence. Godspeed my friend.

While i really enjoy the content you have here, I totally understand where you are coming from and respect it. I hope you find a way to produce content in a way that fuels you up again. Whatever is next for you keep us posted.

Thank you for all the great content over the years, and best of luck in the future! I will never forget the outside-of-the-park Tin Can Alley homer with Pete Wheeler.

Excited to see what comes next for you. It always showed how much time and effort you put into every video, sucks it didn’t catch on, but like you said money complicates everything, especially artistic output. Keep doing you man.

I liked you Backyard Football series very much, and I'm sorry that series, and the rest of your channel didn't work out the way you wanted it to. 🙏

I think that’s the problem with CZcams today. Before COVID, I noticed the channels that I used to watch had variety and encouraged it. Now, some audiences just want you to play the same game over and over again.

The thing that made backyard baseball so great was that you were the best player I’ve ever seen on CZcams. Never seen anyone hit and narrate as good as you could.

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Thank you for the content I watched of yours, appreciate it

Each of your series have been great watches and choosing to do what you need for yourself over pushing out content you aren't happy with is entirely valid. Thank you for the amazing videos!

Happy Trails.

Thank you man love your style

I only recently found your channel, but I binged a lot of the content you made and really enjoyed it! Sad to see you step away and that things didn't open up like you wanted, but will continue to remain a subscriber to get a notification if/when you opt to come back. Good luck man!

🐐 thanks for all the content! honestly your first season of the mighty monsters is something I always enjoy and catch myself revisiting

It was a darn good run - a Pete Wheeler inside-the-park homer of a channel. Thanks for letting us know, and best of luck with what comes next.

If I'm being honest and I swear I'm not being a douche right now, but I could definitely sense especially in this last bombers season that you weren't enjoying and having fun with it anymore. I remember those early videos you were just enjoying it more and happier during the filming, so I am glad you've decided to take this step and recognize whats best for you. Love you dude, thanks for all the great times

I hope you be safe and have a great day every day

all good man. Thanks for the fun over the years, thanks for using my created guy hanme zeball in backyard football too that was epic. Its been great to see someone bring back the old school backyard games

Love your creativity and style. I know your not looking for affirmation, but thank you for the content. Can't wait to see what you cook up

I think we should be the ones thanking you 🙏 Thank you for all the memories. You have changed me and I will forever and always love your content. Thank you Grant. We all love you ❤️

I appreciate you playing BYB all this time. Sorry it didn't work out for you, but best of luck in the future. You will do great.

I do wish all the success in the world. You made me laugh with your videos. Have a great life bud.

Totally valid my man. Genuinely appreciate the many fun and engaging series you’ve created. Thank you.