the most putrid producing of a homerun derby, why are we seeing close-ups of the batter's face while they're pitching it??? the camera is panning all over the place, I'm not seeing that traditional broadcast view, who the eff was directing this production?!?!?! awful
I'm from Cincinnati Ohio. My dad started taking me to Reds games when I was 7 years old. I was fortunate enough to see Ken Griffey Play with The Big Red Machine. True Jr. Has a Great swing, but I think that he got it from his dad! Lol. My friend lived across the street from Bobby Tolan(d) and lots of the Reds used to come over his house and have a beer. My brother's played knothole with Johnny Bench's nephew's and Johnny came to a couple of games. I played baseball with Gordy Coleman's son, and Dave Parker's little brother!
I'm convinced this era was MLBs greatest times in my lifetime. Baseball card collecting was awesome, and it had value then. MLB had a LOT of swag and drama. Can you imagine if these players played now, they'd get "plunked" soo many times for their strutting from home runs? -Albert Belle was the villain, -Ken Griffey Jr was the superhero, -Juan Gonzalez was THE first Alex Rodriguez -David Justice was Blair Underwood in a uniform, married to Halle Berry -Mike Piazza The Cool Bat swinging Italian -Bobby Bonilla The overpaid kid from The Sandlot -Barry Bonds X-Men mutant masquerading as a normal human -Cecil Fielder Beer League Softball player in a MLB Uniform
Best era by far. Forget about the juice, nobody knew until 10 years later, it was just a fun era. I’m a little biased, but the greatest World Series ever played in ‘91. The McGuire vs Sosa battle was must-see TV. Me and my buddies would have our own home run derbies and pretend we were McGuire or Griffey or Bonds, trying to copy their swings. Back when groups of kids still did that kind of thing. Love this video, brings back great memories!
@@mplslawnguy3389 would you really even care if todays players juiced? Like really. It makes the game so much better when they’re on something and keeps them healthier from injury. Bring back steroids 2024
@@Saltychip294 Not really. They still push the limits with supplements and other things. All sports do. There were still great players from that era that didn't juice, so I think it should be your own choice. Roids can't help you time a fastball or hit a curve.
I had a lot of fun in the 90s as a 30 something, but being a 20 something in the 80s was way more fun. Just sayin. But the 90s were the last hurrah of the 20th century, humor, basically anything good before the megacorps destroyed small business and everything sucks a dick now.
@MANCHESTER UNITED soccer is like a soup opera, and all the player look like miss universe. How boring could be a match without a winner? just in soccer. This sport is overworth in all the planet. In some countries where baseball can begin the owners of the soccer teams move their influence with the goverment to sabotage. By the other hand in united states soccer has been welcome, in my personal opinion i love sports but soccer is for women
I've always wanted to see the actual moment Griffey hit the warehouse, it's never shown in highlight clips. It was so cool to see the Oriole fans go crazy and Mike Patrick acknowledge it. Griffey having to step out and smile at the official announcement. If you're looking for just that, it's at 18:32.
Ken Griffey Jr, not only had the sweetest swing ever... I definitely think he should be considered one of the very best players to ever play the game, period. He would have shattered the all-time HR record, had it not been for the injuries late in his career. He still hit 630 HRs. He won many gold gloves in CF. Special talent, special player, and terrific person..there is not too much you can't say about the Kid!
16:44 Prince Fielder there on the field like "they have NOOOOOO idea I'm gonna win this one day" 16:27 R.I.P. Al Kaline (from a A's fan who wasn't even alive when Al Kaline retired, I just appreciate all the great players)
damn...this is simply awesome! I was in 2nd or 3rd grade at this time and I can vividly remember thinking there was NO ONE cooler than Ken Griffey Jr...what a line up for a HR Derby though!
Juan Gone was one of my favorite players back in the 90s. Loved watching him and Pudge play for the Rangers. Such a shame his career died as soon as he was traded to the Tigers.
He was my favorite non-oriole player. He was so exciting to watch. Dude was an RBI machine. Everyone always talks about Jr’s Warehouse shot here, but Juan’s Upper Deck blast was actually longer. I was lucky enough to be there, it was insane
28 years later, and he's still the only player to hit the warehouse on the fly, and even then, he barely did it. The warehouse is a huge optical illusion.
@@ilikesodaa1643 fun thought- Prince retired after the age of 32. Bonds hit 343 home runs after the age 32. Had Prince had the same longevity, and stayed healthy, I would think he could have been in the 600-650 career hr range.
Cool fact about Camden, they have a plaque on the wall of the warehouse where Griffey hit that monster bomb. Pretty impressive to see the yard and their appreciation of baseball history.
Exactly....awful camera work....I've seen that angle at times over the years in baseball highlights etc and I just never have understood why it's used....as you wisely pointed out you just can't see much of anything, jeez just zoom in from the neck up, why don't they, and don't even show the bat at all...
@Max Payne It was pre-taped for a few years. It's kind of amazing that it took ESPN so long to see this for the absolute Prime-Time juggernaut it is now. The idea of pre-taping and showing not every HR is ludicrous to me.
Heh, how many have you actually seen? 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2019, and a few more of the recent ones would heavily disagree with you. Just wondering. I mean this one is good, and a year before the Strike happened, I just can't rank it with those others. They don't even show every hitter's outs. I respect your opinion though, this is mine.
This was my favorite homerun derby as a kid and i haven't seen it in year and am writing this before i watch it again so i dont remember who wins but i remember this is where Griffey Jr hits the warehouse outside the stadium . Thanks for uploading this it's a nice piece of history to remember
Greatest HR derby in my opinion. The time period, the building, super stars bigger than their generation, the insane HR's with Gonzalez hitting the upper deck and KG Jr. hitting the warehouse. This may be the pinnacle of baseball, before steroids totally took over, before cell phones took over, before the internet took over, and men were men.
I was at this event. 12 years old. Loved it, got to go to that all star game too and a party with lots of MLB all stars walking around. My aunt was married to verizon president lawrence babbio. Thanks larry for the hookup 27 years ago
Was 13 years old and life was awesome. I remember watching this live, dang I miss this. This was the best time in baseball, just isn’t the same anymore.
I love how the announcers admit that Bonds was better than Griffey at this point, but it was universally assumed that Griffey would have the better career. Little did they know how much things would change for each man after the 2000 season.
Juando was one of the few bright spots I had in my baseball sky growing up as a Ranger fan in Dallas. We had a lotta good players, but never could get it together in the late 80's and early 90's.
I saw Griffey Jr. hit an opposite field HR over the monster into the net, and it took about a second to get out there on a line. I also saw Juan Gonzalez hit a line drive HR out of center field, straight away. That ball was out immediately, lol. Both were at Fenway. Good times for the sport.
What an awesome era of baseball. These players were so fun to watch. It seems like baseball has regressed a bit since then. I think Trout, Soto and Acuna would fit in with these guys though..
I couldn't agree more. I think it was the last generation of players who's primary concern was baseball and money still wasn't the be all factor (even though it was creeping in by then). They were fun to watch. It's the last generation that was dominated by African Americans I'd say, a group that gave us some of the best ever. But like I said in another comment, eventually this generation destroyed the game. The 94 strike started it and the steroids finished it. Now the ones that followed immediately after these guys were using them at a higher percentage I think but this group brought them into being common.
And I'm sorry to sound like a relic but my disdain for steroids isn't as much about cheating as is what it did to the game. It completely changed it. It became solely about the HR. Hitting strategy was done because everyone became a power hitter. Pitchers changed how they pitched and I believe the PEDs began causing pitching injuries like never before which in turn created the 100 pitch count and the era of the 160 inning ace. I miss how it was.
@@stevee231 Pitch counts in MLB are crazy now, for instance take Nolan Ryan and Jim Palmer. Ryan pitched 222 Complete games and Jim palmer pitched 211 career complete games. Combined that’s more complete games than the whole MLB has had from 2012- 2021 combined.
The average person in 1993 knew the name of most of these contestants. Now today, ask the average person who is the best/highest paid player in baseball now and most will have no idea.
I was thinking about when this would have been, and I randomly thought "hey, this would be around the same time Davey Allison died, I think"... and surely enough, the ESPN ticket mentions his helicopter accident. Crazy... Anyway, I was in the absolute prime of my love of the game, at this point. 9, going on 10 years old. Time flies.
You never get tired of the Kid’s swing. Best swing ever.
That bomb he hit in Skydome (you know, the one that went about 900 feet), didn’t even look like he got all of it.
the most putrid producing of a homerun derby, why are we seeing close-ups of the batter's face while they're pitching it??? the camera is panning all over the place, I'm not seeing that traditional broadcast view, who the eff was directing this production?!?!?! awful
i give it to bonds but griffey is a close second for me
Ken Griffey jr and Dave Justice had the best swings ever.
I'm from Cincinnati Ohio. My dad started taking me to Reds games when I was 7 years old. I was fortunate enough to see Ken Griffey Play with The Big Red Machine. True Jr. Has a Great swing, but I think that he got it from his dad! Lol. My friend lived across the street from Bobby Tolan(d) and lots of the Reds used to come over his house and have a beer. My brother's played knothole with Johnny Bench's nephew's and Johnny came to a couple of games. I played baseball with Gordy Coleman's son, and Dave Parker's little brother!
I'm convinced this era was MLBs greatest times in my lifetime. Baseball card collecting was awesome, and it had value then. MLB had a LOT of swag and drama. Can you imagine if these players played now, they'd get "plunked" soo many times for their strutting from home runs?
-Albert Belle was the villain,
-Ken Griffey Jr was the superhero,
-Juan Gonzalez was THE first Alex Rodriguez
-David Justice was Blair Underwood in a uniform, married to Halle Berry
-Mike Piazza The Cool Bat swinging Italian
-Bobby Bonilla The overpaid kid from The Sandlot
-Barry Bonds X-Men mutant masquerading as a normal human
-Cecil Fielder Beer League Softball player in a MLB Uniform
LOVE your descriptions of the players! Grew up watching all these guys, collecting their cards, etc. Very good!
Ooohh man it was awesome reading this!! Thank you!
Best era by far. Forget about the juice, nobody knew until 10 years later, it was just a fun era. I’m a little biased, but the greatest World Series ever played in ‘91. The McGuire vs Sosa battle was must-see TV. Me and my buddies would have our own home run derbies and pretend we were McGuire or Griffey or Bonds, trying to copy their swings. Back when groups of kids still did that kind of thing. Love this video, brings back great memories!
@@mplslawnguy3389 would you really even care if todays players juiced? Like really. It makes the game so much better when they’re on something and keeps them healthier from injury. Bring back steroids 2024
@@Saltychip294 Not really. They still push the limits with supplements and other things. All sports do. There were still great players from that era that didn't juice, so I think it should be your own choice. Roids can't help you time a fastball or hit a curve.
Griffey has the most beautiful swing to ever grace the sport. And his smile matches his swing.
Will Clark: "Hold my beer."
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@@jamesdixon7776yo momma
@@jamesdixon7776wifi gangster, 5g mafia. Gtfoh
That sound gay
Ken Griffey Jr. ... prettiest swing in baseball, ever!
Scott Bradley thank you that’s what I said when I saw this dude had a perfect swing
So effortless looking, but violent in outcome!
Big Facts!!!!
Alex Rodríguez ✌️
The Kid is my all time favorite player and I loved his swing. But I think I like Will Clarks a little more.
I was 10 years old. These guys were my heroes... awesome time for MLB.
Hard to watch this and not miss the 90's. Easily the best decade EVER to have been alive.... IMO.
Bucks being a kid in the 90s was amazing.
it was the last great decade to be a kid/teenager, from sports to music to science
I don't know. The decade when electricity or penicillin were invented probably wins.
I had a lot of fun in the 90s as a 30 something, but being a 20 something in the 80s was way more fun. Just sayin. But the 90s were the last hurrah of the 20th century, humor, basically anything good before the megacorps destroyed small business and everything sucks a dick now.
@@mayamanign internet and social media sent everything down the drain. I guess I am watching CZcams right now tho .. lol
The camera crew made this a fever dream experience.
Bobby Bonilla is still getting paid for that HR Derby
By 2 teams ಥ⌣ಥ
why u say that?
@@gravlin216 cause its true, look up Bobby Bonilla mets contract expiration
@MANCHESTER UNITED soccer is like a soup opera, and all the player look like miss universe. How boring could be a match without a winner? just in soccer. This sport is overworth in all the planet. In some countries where baseball can begin the owners of the soccer teams move their influence with the goverment to sabotage. By the other hand in united states soccer has been welcome, in my personal opinion i love sports but soccer is for women
@@gravlin216 because he's still getting paid from his contract with the Mets!!!
"People ask what I do in the Winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for Spring" -Rogers Hornsby
What do you do if there is no baseball in the spring?
@@Joseph-rx9tp I stare out the window and wait for next Spring.
Can you make a come back? The O's could really benefit from a real ace again. :)
@@AaronClinton I would, but I don't like doing post-game interviews so I gotta pass...
Some go to Puerto Rico and play.🤪
Back when sports we're awesome. Take us back to the 90s and early 2000s 😊😢
I've always wanted to see the actual moment Griffey hit the warehouse, it's never shown in highlight clips. It was so cool to see the Oriole fans go crazy and Mike Patrick acknowledge it. Griffey having to step out and smile at the official announcement. If you're looking for just that, it's at 18:32.
I was there and yes, it was truly memorable and to this day he’s the only player to hit the warehouse.
Once saw ken Griffey Jr at the king dome in 91 very cool thanks mom and dad for awesome time ❤
Ken Griffey Jr, not only had the sweetest swing ever... I definitely think he should be considered one of the very best players to ever play the game, period. He would have shattered the all-time HR record, had it not been for the injuries late in his career. He still hit 630 HRs. He won many gold gloves in CF. Special talent, special player, and terrific person..there is not too much you can't say about the Kid!
Can we appreciate the number of commercials back then. Thing of beauty
I grew up watching Griffey at San Bernardino spirit those were the days ❤ awesome 😎
This was my favorite era in baseball. i was lucky to be a 7 year old at this time and was just obsessed with the game.
16:44 Prince Fielder there on the field like "they have NOOOOOO idea I'm gonna win this one day"
16:27 R.I.P. Al Kaline (from a A's fan who wasn't even alive when Al Kaline retired, I just appreciate all the great players)
Hey buddy. Fuck Al Kaline. A woman beater and a drunk!
@@bikeride3159 wow. Calm down man. Pro Sports was and is loaded with crooked guys
Gosh my childhood was all these guys what an era!!! Really miss it
People forget how bright Griffey’s star was 💫
Nobody forgot how bright Griffey’s star was
damn...this is simply awesome! I was in 2nd or 3rd grade at this time and I can vividly remember thinking there was NO ONE cooler than Ken Griffey Jr...what a line up for a HR Derby though!
Back when baseball was king... I miss these days. So many great players.
Definitely dude. I remember opening baseball cards with my friends while watching the derby. Good times
I swear, these kids just don’t know
Yeah that’s why they need to bring steroids back. It made the game so much better in so many ways. Helped with injuries too.
i remember watching Ripken get 2131. a record that will never be broken.
Juan Gone was one of my favorite players back in the 90s. Loved watching him and Pudge play for the Rangers. Such a shame his career died as soon as he was traded to the Tigers.
He was my favorite non-oriole player. He was so exciting to watch. Dude was an RBI machine. Everyone always talks about Jr’s Warehouse shot here, but Juan’s Upper Deck blast was actually longer. I was lucky enough to be there, it was insane
@@csgolf24 i was here also but i was only 4 years old
He smoked that HR at 12:30
My gosh, Griffey was such a great player, and that swing! Definitely one of the most talented to ever play the game, and always humble.
Griffey, Aaron, and Ruth are the true home run champs in my book. And Mays, sorry.
At 18:32 is where Griffey hits one off the warehouse. There is a marker for that in OPACY on the wall where it hit.
I would say that Jr. was more eager to hit the warehouse than to win the contest. And he was pretty sure he could hit it.
I’ve been to Camden Yards more times than I can count and still don’t get tired of looking at the HR marks on Utah street
@@IanlikesCards Not to be That Guy, but it's Uetaw St. Seriously.
28 years later, and he's still the only player to hit the warehouse on the fly, and even then, he barely did it. The warehouse is a huge optical illusion.
@@michaelsmith5769 sorry
I find it amazing that Prince and Cecil both have 319 home runs and are pretty much tied in RBI's as well. It's crazy how things work out.
Prince was his own worst enemy.
@@updownbrodown215 also his own best friend 319 home runs is crazy lol
The two biggest mistakes the Brewers made was letting go of Molitor and letting go of Prince.
@@discocorcohad his career not been derailed from injury i’d argue he coulve hit 400-450
@@ilikesodaa1643 fun thought- Prince retired after the age of 32. Bonds hit 343 home runs after the age 32. Had Prince had the same longevity, and stayed healthy, I would think he could have been in the 600-650 career hr range.
Cool fact about Camden, they have a plaque on the wall of the warehouse where Griffey hit that monster bomb. Pretty impressive to see the yard and their appreciation of baseball history.
Griffey Jr's swing is so smooth. It's perfect.
Wow this was back when they did the home run derby in the day time! Man how things and times have changed!
It's frustrating when they zoom in on his face while he is swinging. We want to see his swing
What? You dont want to see their vinegar strokes in glorious 240p?? Its like old school VHS porn you found in your dads sock drawer; nostalgic.
Exactly....awful camera work....I've seen that angle at times over the years in baseball highlights etc and I just never have understood why it's used....as you wisely pointed out you just can't see much of anything, jeez just zoom in from the neck up, why don't they, and don't even show the bat at all...
Griffey looks like hes just relaxing while crushing the ball!
Juan (Igor) González was impresive!!! Well done Igor.
They skip over so much of the derby. “While we were gone he hit 6” like... WHAA?!
@Max Payne It was pre-taped for a few years. It's kind of amazing that it took ESPN so long to see this for the absolute Prime-Time juggernaut it is now. The idea of pre-taping and showing not every HR is ludicrous to me.
You could have dialed the 900 espn number for 95 cents a minute to get the updates.
Griffey jr. Is the best baseball player that I've ever seen playing the game.
Dude has the prettiest swing of all time!
best homerun derby ever
@Beckett Phoenix same person😂
Heh, how many have you actually seen? 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2019, and a few more of the recent ones would heavily disagree with you. Just wondering. I mean this one is good, and a year before the Strike happened, I just can't rank it with those others. They don't even show every hitter's outs. I respect your opinion though, this is mine.
Will never forget Josh Hamilton showing at the old Yankees stadium in the stadium last year
This was my favorite homerun derby as a kid and i haven't seen it in year and am writing this before i watch it again so i dont remember who wins but i remember this is where Griffey Jr hits the warehouse outside the stadium . Thanks for uploading this it's a nice piece of history to remember
Greatest HR derby in my opinion. The time period, the building, super stars bigger than their generation, the insane HR's with Gonzalez hitting the upper deck and KG Jr. hitting the warehouse. This may be the pinnacle of baseball, before steroids totally took over, before cell phones took over, before the internet took over, and men were men.
believe me, roids were rampant at this time😂😂
Roids were around.
Golden age of baseball...soo many great players
Ken Griffey Jr. The Greatest baseball player of all time. GOAT!!!!
Was he?? IDK, Roberto Alomar, Ichiro, and Bonds give him a run
best swing i’ve ever seen in my years of watching baseball
Debateable
@@makingadifference4834 roberto alomar lmao
@@AngelTO45 yes, look up his stats. He was an elite defender. He was a 5 tool guy. He did it all. He was special with Toronto and in Baltimore
This was a hell of lineup for a home run derby
Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball's home run derby field and home to my favorite team!
Thankss to post matches and HR Derbies, MLB
Please keep it going, we need the history of the game free to everyone to see
I miss hearing Joe Morgan's voice. Would love to hear him again on Sunday Night Baseball (when it comes back) but I know that won't happen.
Ken Griffey Jr presents Major League Baseball on SNES home run derby at Camden Yards. This is my real life video game childhood.
I still play this game lol
Same
Ken Griffey Jr play in my city of san Bernardino when they were the spirit it was fun seeing him play in my city
I like the outs format over the times format.
It’s so much better. The timed one is really weird with inconsistent times the pitches are thrown
@@wyotea4085 exactly I wished they would bring that back :(
I was at this event. 12 years old. Loved it, got to go to that all star game too and a party with lots of MLB all stars walking around. My aunt was married to verizon president lawrence babbio. Thanks larry for the hookup 27 years ago
18:33 He hits the warehouse
Literally the only reason I clicked. Good lookn!
prettiest swing of all time: happening
cameras: LeTs ShOw His fAce
Man, big memories watching this tape --- I watched this all the time on recorded VHS when I was a young ballplayer.
Jesus, Jr. swing is one of the most beautiful things this world has ever seen.
Was 13 years old and life was awesome. I remember watching this live, dang I miss this. This was the best time in baseball, just isn’t the same anymore.
Man these camera angles were rough
I was thinking the same fucking thing. Couldn't even see where half of Gonzales home runs went
@@thickerconstrictor9037 It's a product of it being 1993 and most people having 20" TV's at home.
Is 1993...
I'm glad I grew up watching 80s and 90s baseball. The players were alot cooler and unique.
Yep. We grew up without flat screens or HD TV. Had a cord from Remote control to cable box
0:51 "Joe, we've all watched people jack em out in batting practice..."
Uhh, Joe, that wasn’t “batting practice” you were watching, buddy.
lol 😂
What a lineup: Triple Crown Threats, MVP's, 50 HR clubbers, 140 RBI Clubbers, HOFers.....and Bonilla & Justice
The Infamous “HIT THE WAREHOUSE!” Home run Derby. Ken Griffy Jr., what a Beast.
Still watching in 2022, what a time.
This was the best home run derby of all time. Griffey is the goat of all goats in baseball!
I love how the announcers admit that Bonds was better than Griffey at this point, but it was universally assumed that Griffey would have the better career. Little did they know how much things would change for each man after the 2000 season.
definitely. griffey might’ve hit 800 homers without all the injuries
And bonds never breaks those records without using enough steroids to kill a horse
@@rodneyhewitt2772 was still better
@@iamjp1 lol no chance
@@iamjp1 BWAHHHHHHH HA HA HA HA no, he wouldnt
I remember this moment! Thanks boys!
Bobby Bonilla is the true winner. Greatest contract in the history of sports.
So glad they changed the format
coming back here for the Griff and nostalgia
Camden yards need to host the all star game again during my lifetime.
Joe Morgan was one of my favorite baseball commentators
Yup, rest in piece Joe.
Me too along with Jon Miller on Sunday night baseball in the 90s and 2000s.
Almost zero love in the comments to Juan Gone, the winner of the derby. Was so fun to watch him play!
16:47 Love how he followed his dad's steps.
Juando was one of the few bright spots I had in my baseball sky growing up as a Ranger fan in Dallas. We had a lotta good players, but never could get it together in the late 80's and early 90's.
Lil prince fielder. Boy he had a good run. Wish he stayed healthy.
Whos lil prince fielder?
@@josephhale9198 Cecil's son.
Yeah, us rangers fans as well. He went vegan then all heck broke loose on his body
Little Prince Fielder!
This was the greatest homerun derby of all time
My god this was must watch tv for me when I was 12!
8:50 Sweetest swing ever!
Juan Igor González did an incredible performance. Siempre serás una leyenda.
Juan Gonzalez was one of my favorite players
What a list of players, this is the era of baseball I grew up on
God, I was there for it. It was absolutely nuts!
Me too!! It was awesome
I remember this one! 😊😊😊 Awesome!
Juan Gonzalez looks cool as hell in this.
I saw Griffey Jr. hit an opposite field HR over the monster into the net, and it took about a second to get out there on a line. I also saw Juan Gonzalez hit a line drive HR out of center field, straight away. That ball was out immediately, lol. Both were at Fenway. Good times for the sport.
Smoothest swing ever 🧈….doesn’t even force it lol. Everyone else jumps out of their swing 😂
Always loved what Joe Morgan had to say on the ESPN Broadcasts as a kid
My goodness, I forget how large yet athletic Cecil fielder was.
you can tell i miss basketball when I'm watching a homerun derby from 20+ years ago lol
This broadcast is a nightmare. Griffey had one of the best, most natural swings and you get nothing in the clips.
Love Joe Morgan though.
I do agree..on both points..
How can you not love Joe?
Ken Griffey jr’s swing is so satisfying
Muchos de ellos cuando comencé a ver Baseball ya tenían una carrera avanzada no viví esa generación pero cuantas leyendas juntas
Is there anything more 90's than this?
Damn I was 23 and had the world by the short and curlys
😂
Griffey’s swing was beautiful. I would like to add another with a beautiful swing Will Clark.
thank you so much for this!
All those great hitters in the hr derby
Juan Gonzales beasting it!
Crazy seeing prince fielder watching his dad like, yeah I’ll be doing that one of these days.
Man, the glory days at Camden yards.
That swing is butter soft.... Fr
What an awesome era of baseball. These players were so fun to watch. It seems like baseball has regressed a bit since then. I think Trout, Soto and Acuna would fit in with these guys though..
We can see how they do at Camden Yards if the Orioles are awarded another ASG.
Freddie Freeman
I couldn't agree more. I think it was the last generation of players who's primary concern was baseball and money still wasn't the be all factor (even though it was creeping in by then). They were fun to watch. It's the last generation that was dominated by African Americans I'd say, a group that gave us some of the best ever. But like I said in another comment, eventually this generation destroyed the game. The 94 strike started it and the steroids finished it. Now the ones that followed immediately after these guys were using them at a higher percentage I think but this group brought them into being common.
And I'm sorry to sound like a relic but my disdain for steroids isn't as much about cheating as is what it did to the game. It completely changed it. It became solely about the HR. Hitting strategy was done because everyone became a power hitter. Pitchers changed how they pitched and I believe the PEDs began causing pitching injuries like never before which in turn created the 100 pitch count and the era of the 160 inning ace. I miss how it was.
@@stevee231 Pitch counts in MLB are crazy now, for instance take Nolan Ryan and Jim Palmer. Ryan pitched 222 Complete games and Jim palmer pitched 211 career complete games. Combined that’s more complete games than the whole MLB has had from 2012- 2021 combined.
The average person in 1993 knew the name of most of these contestants. Now today, ask the average person who is the best/highest paid player in baseball now and most will have no idea.
Played ball all the way through high school and I havent watched a game in a decade.
I was a fan back then but not for years now and it matters none either way, it's guys hitting a ball. Meaningless.
Very true.
I had Orioles partial season tickets at this time. I was at this Derby and it was so much fun.
Too bad the Orioles suck big time
I was thinking about when this would have been, and I randomly thought "hey, this would be around the same time Davey Allison died, I think"... and surely enough, the ESPN ticket mentions his helicopter accident. Crazy...
Anyway, I was in the absolute prime of my love of the game, at this point. 9, going on 10 years old. Time flies.