The Underground Insight 4.28.08: The Baseball YouTube-iverse
Posted by JD Koziarski on 04.29.2008
Everybody loves YouTube. So while you’re bored at work, why not enjoy these baseball YouTube gems?
Highlights and some really, low lowlights
I was struggling to come up with an idea for a column this month when I stumbled upon Rob Neyer's Mendozas (Insider Only). In it is a link to a blog, and that blog links to a clip of Joel Piniero's amazing Kick Save play from last week. If you haven't seen it yet, here it is:
After marveling at the sheer awesomeness that was the play, I wandered around YouTube a little bit to see what else I could find.
I found a lot of garbage, but only because I got distracted and started watching people complain about stuff. I got back on track and looked for some cool baseball videos. And since I had nothing for a column (and really I still don't), I decided to just post some of my favorite baseball YouTube videos. Here's what I found:
Rod Allen scares Japanese players
Rod Allen is an awful broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers, but he's amazing at running after poor Japanese players.
1986 World Series – RBI Baseball style
This is the sort of thing that would probably draw the wrath of Red Sox Nation, except they've won two World Series since Bill Buckner ruined so many Boston lives. Plus, this is just really well done so everybody should enjoy it for that reason alone.
Bronson Arroyo is weird
Not sure what to say about this one, but Bronson Arroyo cracks me up. Would you believe a career in acting?
Phil is not so Well, Man
This video made the rounds last summer when Braves minor league manager Phil Wellman, well, sorta lost it. I love the grenade sequence.
More angry-guy-scares-Japanese-pitcher hilarity
Tony Batista doesn't quite go all Rod Allen on us here, but he sure scares the little guy on the mound.
Joey Gathright has hops
Could Kobe Bryant do this? I'm not so sure.
Not quite Rodney McCray, but close
Yordany Ramirez does not fears the wall. The wall fears him.
And the Oscar goes to…
And finally, perhaps my favorite odd baseball moment of all time belongs to Brian Walker. He might have gotten away with the sell job if not for, you know, all the TV cameras. And instant replay. And the announcers. And YouTube. All praises to the YouTube!
