How Ryan Zimmerman Became Mr. National
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- čas přidán 31. 01. 2023
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Ryan Zimmerman was the first superstar in Washington Nationals history. He was their first ever draft pick, first home run at Nationals Park, and first of nearly everything important (including being part of their first World Championship). Watch the story of a team legend blossom while still being one of baseball's most underrated players...
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I am Mr. Quiznos, at least that’s what they call me when I come in every Thurday and Saturday and get the same thing
can you order us a classic italian sammie next time you go?
@@StarkRavingSports Yep, Venmo me the bucks I work hard for those 5 dollars
I wish Quiznos was still in the Portland area.
@@GeeEm1313 same for here in the STL. That little oven🔥
@@GeeEm1313 no more in Dallas either
This man is the reason me, and so many other Nationals fans fell in love with the game. His number retirement ceremony made me cry so much
As a Nationals fan and Virgina native this video brought a few tears to my eyes. Thanks for m making it. Zim deserves all the credit in the world
Virginia* real hope ur not a virgina native
His pinch hit broken bat single in the WC game down 2 and with 2 outs is probably the clutchest thing I’ve ever seen in baseball.
One of those guys that make me wish the mid-to-late 2000’s MLB was more appreciated. Zim, Joey Votto, Dontrelle Willis, Tim Lincecum, Tulo, and Anibal Sanchez are all heroes for my generation of baseball fans.
I think a video on Evan Longoria with the Rays would be an excellent video. He left an impact that is still being felt today.
@@penguincross7897 what he said
I agree...
STILL waiting for him to return to the trop. Be it as a opposing player, or with us again.
Dude is the reason his team won the wild card in 2019 that got them a ring. That WS run got me back into baseball for the first time since 2005…thanks Ryan! Here’s to retirement sir!
I was a little surprised you didn’t mention one stat about his walk-off HRs that’s always stuck out to me. He’s 8th all time with 11. Everybody in the top 20 or so has 400 home runs or more. Except Zim, who doesn’t even have 300. 11/284 homers were walk-offs, about 4%. That’s insane.
I'm so glad he won a ring. Good defense, clutch hitter, would love to see him stay on the HOF ballot for a bit. That 2017 comeback season was simply huge for him.
Definitely going to the HoF, his story and championship plus great stats will hold up
@@SaltoDaKidhe won’t make the HOF unfortunately. And I’m a huge Zimmerman fan. He will forever be a DC legend and WS champion tho.
I think it's important I share this. Ryan Zimmerman means a lot to me as a baseball fan. I'm 17 now but when I was young the Washington nationals played spring training in Brevard county for a few years. I got the privilege to throw out the first pitch at a few of those games. But thats not the memory that sticks with me the memory that sticks with me is Ryan Zimmerman being right there giving me his batting gloves and the usual rub the little kid on his head it was the small little moments I shared with Zimmerman when I was young. He did this without any cameras or News around he did this out of the kindness of his heart because to him it wasn't about fame or popularity. I've shared many small and just a minute at max memories with Zimmerman but those are what have stuck with me throughout the years and is why Zimmerman means so much to me as a baseball fan.
I was at his number retirement game, it was amazing and done perfect. What an amazing career Mr National
I was at opening day in 2008 and that cemented his legacy for me. I always liked him and idolized him. As a 21 year old kid in Miami, I was able to catch homerun 282/284 that was one of the greatest moments of my life. To Mr. National… to the man this guy has idolized his whole life…. Thank you for everything
I need a Adrian beltre video. He was such a huge impact for the rangers and feel like it would be a fun vid to watch
He's always been one of my heroes. I got to go to the game where he got his 1500th hit and met him for a brief period after the game. I personally think he could actually make the Hall in Cooperstown, but knowing the BBWAA, he'll get 12 votes and a cookie from the committee...
hall of very good. his stats r great but not hall level
@@kristhesocialistt He's a guy you hope can stay on the ballot for a couple years though.
As a nats fan who grew up with all the ups and downs of the 2010s this was beautiful
You should absolutely do a video on Jay buhner. One of the most underrated mariners all time
Zimmerman, Tulowitzki, Longoria, Posey, and Joe Mayer are all guys who made our childhoods special. Sad to see these guys all retired but happy to see the next generation come in.
I suggest a beltre video he wasn’t the best player or the face of a franchise for his whole career but as a rangers fan he is 100% the most beloved player in baseball at least from 2011 to his last season
I'm a Tigers fan who didn't really start watching baseball until 2009 and I will forever see Beltre as a Ranger
Ryan Zimmerman is my favorite player in MLB history. When Harrisburg came to my town Zim was playing with them on a minor league rehab assignment so I went to the game. I sat right next to the visitors dugout to get a good look as the players were on deck. At the same time prospect Luis Garcia was making his ascent to the big club via Harrisburg. As Ryan climbed out of the dugout Luis was at bat. I took out my phone and began shooting video of Zim up close warming up on deck. However, Garcia was in the background for his at bat. Ryan turned around and saw me recording. I don't know if he assumed I was a scout or something but he immediately assumed I was there to record Luis, not him. He pivots behind and took several steps to the left back towards the dugout to finish his warmup outside of my shot. That is what a humble, unassuming and non-pretentious individual Ryan Zimmerman is. I never forgot that.
I grew up as a Virginian orioles fan in the cal Ripken era. I was excited to see baseball return to dc, which never happened in my life time. I am a Homer (redskins/commanders, capitals, bullets/wizards) so I was torn between which baseball team I root for. I don’t particularly like Baltimore but it was the home team pre 2004. My first game at RFK was 2006 rookie season homerun game winner. I was a fan after that.
I was working for flippin pizza in 2012, harpers rookie season. Flippin was the official sponsor of the nationals at the time, we would get free tickets and anyone could volunteer to work shifts at the stadium. I was working at nats first playoff game which they lost to St. Louis. After that season the number of fans exploded exponentially. It was assumed Washington baseball will always be bad, like the wizards and sunders commanders. After 2012 the amount to coverage and hype was on. Zimmerman was the link between the old “dc” logo wearing nationals and this new exciting nationals.
Love this guy. What’s always surprising to me is him having a disproportionate amount of his HRs being walkoffs (3.9%), that might still be the record. The other guys with more nominal walkoff HRs all had an advantage due to hitting more total HRs anyway, Zim only had 284. And I was at one of them (7/31/2010 vs. PHI), it’s still a major memory for me. Great video
Ah Zim. I loved watching this guy. Thanks SRS!
My dad actually made the nickname Mr. National. It is so nice to see Zim getting the recognition he deserves
Thank you for making this video. NATS are forever grateful to Ryan Zimmerman.
He is the greatest Virginian ever! If you go to the Nats park souvenir shop, even though it's been 2 years since he last played, close to half of the merchandises are dedicated towards him, and that's too little if you ask me. Can't wait until his statue is built for the park :) Definitely my favorite player from my team.
just got to the 2019 world series run part of this video and it's giving me goosebumps
I’m a Nats fan and I loved watching Zim play. Many thanks for posting this video!
Respect for Zim. Hated watching him play as a Mets fan, but he's the Nats' David Wright. Nothing but respect.
Chipper Jones hit the 1st HR in Nats Park. Zimmerman’s HR was the 1st Nationals HR
This channel is dope, big fan!
Thanks for the video and all. I needed a pick-me-up and this does it for sure. GO NATS!
Thanks you so much for making this video, I was sure my request wouldn’t have been taken, but you pulled through for me! Thanks!
Zim is my favorite player ever. Loved this video! Go Nats
travis ishekawa a player pretty much unknown forever remembered for sending san francisco to the 2014 world series
Love your videos! I like to watch them sometime multiple times because they are so good. Maybe do one on Paul Konerko! Felt like he shouldn’t have died off the HOF ballet like he.
As a die-hard Nats fan, we also loved his loyalty to the team and the city
A video on Matt Cain would be cool. He definitely deserves his flowers.
I was lucky enough to see the Nationals first home game against the Reds back in 05. It definitely was weird watching another team play MLB in the DC/Bmo area not named the Orioles.
Amazing documental
As an Astros fan I loved this video. Hearing about Zimmermans walkoff hr ability, and the fact that he hit 2 in his first full year in the majors has me excited for Peña. Of course everyone saw his great play in the post season, but he also hit two walkoff bombs in the regular season. Even when he was slumping he came up in the big moments. I really think that if nothing else he’s got a great glove and the clutch gene. What more could you want?
talk about cliff lee!! so many memories watching him pitch on the phillies
Its interesting how similar his career was to David Wright.
Whats crazy is that they played on the same little league team (with Mark Reynolds and the Uptons too).
Pls cover Frank Schwindel. I know he was only with the Cubs for a year, but he’s a legend in his own right.
I'm a Cubs fan and we don't win the WS in 2016 without Miguel Montero's clutch RBI single. Zobrist gets all the praise (and rightly so) but Montero gave us an extra-run cushion and it ended up being the winning run. Sadly, Montero said some things about manger Joe Madden after the WS win that earned the ire of Cubs fans but he was still instrumental for the clubhouse.
It's probably too obscure but his RBI single helped break the 108 year curse. That's worth something.
Please tell the story of how Yusmeiro Petit was the unsung hero of the SF Giants 2014 world championship. Threw 6 shutout innings in extra innings during the 18 inning of the 2014 NLDS against Washington. He also broke the record for most perfect innings thrown in a row, along with missing a perfect game in 2013 by inches, which may have been prevented if Hunter Pence didn’t take a few steps to his right before the pitch, something he mentioned in “Games with Names” podcast.
I love the content, keep it up!
Yo man Paul Konerko!! Love all these throwbacks to our childhood heroes who might get less recognition, as a South Sider I'd love to hear about a guy we considered our captain for 10 years
Great video. I am once again asking for a Kevin Youkilis video please and thank you
As a big Nationals fan thank you
Chipper Jones hit the 1st home run at Nats Park earlier in the Inaugural game, but Zim hit the first Nats home run.
Howard Johnson overlooked immensely by the Mainstream baseball audience despite being a parental all star
The next one should be about aj Burnett on the pirates in 2013 and how he played a major part in bringing them back to the playoffs
This was an amazing video, I remember watching Zims last game against the red sox (I'm a sox fan) and wanting to see him go out with a homer. I think ya'll should make a video about Dustin Pedroia and if possible it should be narrated by Jordan
we raise you czcams.com/video/v0U7tunhKNg/video.html
That was an awesome championship team
you guys need to look at Alex Gordon. Dude was a stud coming up as a third baseman, had high expectations. Then he couldn't hit, and got sent down. Became one of the league's best left fielder, and kept his career. Super underrated, and such a valuable piece to the Royals World Series run.
I think we know the next video should be on Michael Young. Appreciate your videos and work.
3:47 BRING BACK THOSE JERSEYS
Definitely deserved to have his number retired by the Nats, he's an icon to the organization
I think you should do Justin Turner, and the Dodgers. I mean he is perfect for this type of video, underrated, but means the world to the franchise.
As a Dodgers fan I would love to see an Andre Ethier video. 12 years as a Dodger filled with ups and downs
Zimmerman was the first pick in the draft as the nationals and he hit the first home run in the World Series in the team history as well
14 years later too! Plus add in the first HR ever at Nats Park Opening Night... being a walk-off too. Incredible career. It's hard to watch the Nats without him.
Please do one on the career of Ryan Braun
Alex Gordon greatest defender. He played his entire career with the Royals. Even though the team sucked he stayed and helped the team win the world series
A video on Madison Bumgarner would be awesome!
Playing his whole career with DC was just nice. Bummer they couldn't keep Harper and Soto
ryan zimmerman was the first ever washington nationals draft pick...
and today the last active montreal expos draft pick retired (tom brady lol)
Just asking because I assume you have done this for this video or other videos at some point, but do you ever use clips that arent on youtube or mlb com? if so, then how?
I’d love to see a video on Adam Jones
Wait ohh and also Will Clark, one of the most underrated players ever imo
The 2019 Nationals who subsequently opted out. Such as Zimmerman. Had to want to really try to repeat. As much as the pandemic bore a large brunt if the decision making. Oh my. It musta been hard to disconnect from the need to repeat.
As an Astros fan, I not only tip my cap to you for beating us (and also thank you for punishing us after 2017), I feel really, really, REALLY bad for the Nationals fans. No team deserves to get what you’ve gotten since you won the World Series, and I wish you luck in the future.
@@Gemnist98
Oh my gosh. I think you are mistaking me for a Nationals fan or something like that
Between this and the Stephen Strasburg video on his channel, I think Juan Soto joining his Padres has inadvertently turned SportStorm into a Nationals fan.
Ryan Zimmerman is not the best player that has ever played for the Nationals, but there will NEVER be a more impactful player in the history of the team. He's not going to the Hall of Fame, but he is an icon in Washington D.C., and I don't see that changing.
If you haven’t done a video already I would say Adam jones is pretty underrated and a some times forgotten player.
Can you do a video on the legendary max scherzer
Can you please make a video of Jose Fernández aka Delfín 🐬. Don’t let #16 be forgotten
Another video idea, Michael Young, super unrated, 2k hits, helped the Rangers to 2 world series appearances. Definitely not a hall of famer, but doesn't get enough credit as a 200 hit per season guy
@StarkRavingSportsCan you do a video on either, Nick Markakis or Adam Jones
Can we do any early 2010s Reds like Todd Frazier, Jay Bruce, or Brandon Phillips
Can you cover career of Dale Murphy
Nathan Eovaldi is a 2018 ws red Sox legend
I think Albert Belle is an interesting story filled with corked bats and massive contracts with odd opt outs
I know he's not the best player or well known player unless you're a true FL Marlins fan but I'd really enjoy a video on MR. Marlins himself Jeff conine!
Please do a video on Rick Ankiel!!
He went to my high school
I forget if you’ve done videos on underappreciated Yanks Hideki Matsui and Bernie Williams. If you haven’t I’d suggest you do.
I was at the 2017 nlds and let me tell U it was loud
I think it would be cool if you did a video in Justin Turner
You should do a dbacks vid I feel that they are very underrated and could be good in 2023
You should cover Andre ethier spent his whole career with the dodgers
I just realized thats me at 1:16
youre just gonna hit us with the pete kozma game with no warning...
paul konerko or mark buehrle 🙏 or a video on the 2005 white sox
Ryan Zimmerman is the Patty Marleau of Baseball
An interesting one would be hiroki kuroda
WE NEED KYLE HENDRICKS He is still in the league todya, and currently isn't the best, but he was so good from 2015-2018. As a Cubs fan, I hope you do Kyle Hendricks. Actually as a baseball fan, too.
Yo Brandon Inge for the Tigers, should've won a couple gold gloves but was always looked over
Do carlos correa or juan soto
Do a video on Alex Gordon!
I call him OG Zimmerman. The original National
Carlos Gonzales on the Rockies
damn it i have a paper to write why tonight
Can I please get a Jose Reyes video