Joe DiMaggio explains who is the number 1 baseball hitter he ever saw

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  • @theuniversegalaxynba
    @theuniversegalaxynba  2 місяці тому +7

    Michael Jordan has no case to be the number 1 NBA player of all time. He has no case to be the number 1 NBA shooting guard of all time. He never had a case to be the number 1 NBA player when he was in the NBA. If you are going to rank players, lots of players are better than him. Lots of players could beat him in a one on one game. He doesn't have the best NBA statistics of all time. He is not the best scorer of all time. He is the most overrated sports star in the history of mankind. And I could give you more examples, but you get the point.............Also, Michael Jordan fans have lots of takes where they are wrong, or where they make things up, or where they contradict themselves, or where they move the goal post, or where they don't do enough research, or where they cherry pick things, or where they are not consistent, or where they react in a negative way if someone has a take that they think is taking away from Michael Jordan..........Also, Michael Jordan fans are the worst sports fans of all time, and they are the flat Earthers of the NBA world then.....................Now, if you disagree, you can go on my program and show me why you are right. If you want to go on email TheTelephoneUniverse@Gmail.Com...........And now watch how most Michael Jordan fans will ignore all this, and they won't go on my podcast to show me how they're right on whatever they disagree on, and they will get annoyed, and they will write something negative online...........and you know why they are like this?.............Because they know that they have no proof that will prove that I am wrong on whatever they disagree on, and they are in love with Michael Jordan, and they have too much pride to admit that they are wrong in anything, and they are not educated on the NBA.

    • @a.m.4467
      @a.m.4467 Місяць тому

      @@theuniversegalaxynba your a loser period, nobody gives a fuck what you think.

    • @paul-vt3rt
      @paul-vt3rt Місяць тому

      Joe DiMaggio nine world series championships... look up the statistics you numbskulls.

    • @paul-vt3rt
      @paul-vt3rt Місяць тому

      Joe DiMaggio nine world series series championships. With the entire Internet of information you numbskulls are illiterate drop outs.

    • @Whoopdido777
      @Whoopdido777 2 дні тому +1

      Ma Long was by far the most overrated ping pong player of all time. I could give you so many reasons why but honestly I’m a little tired right now and it would probably take 3+ hours to type everything. Oh yeah and none of it has anything to do with baseball or this video, so that’s another reason why I’m not going to type it all out.

    • @theuniversegalaxynba
      @theuniversegalaxynba  2 дні тому

      @@Whoopdido777 You dind't pay attentoin to what i typed, I clearly typed that if you disagree you acn go on my program and explain why you think you're right in what ever you disagree on. Now anyway if you don't go on then you just contadicted yourself about the topic about how you don't like to type. And last thing, that aprt you wrote about why you think the post shouldn't be there has a lot of problems and I'm not going to type it all out so if you go on my program I will explain, but I am going to guess you're not going to go on.

  • @Nello353
    @Nello353 5 місяців тому +334

    I had the pleasure of seeing both players at the Yankee stadium in July of 1955 and Joes brother Dom played centerfield for Boston and Vic Raschi had a 5game winning streak , it was his first loss as a major league pitcher. I was 15 years old and am now 92 and that game is in my mind and my heart forever.

    • @angelrosario626
      @angelrosario626 5 місяців тому +16

      God bless!

    • @M_Lev___
      @M_Lev___ 5 місяців тому +15

      Thank you for sharing. I wish I could steal the Delorean (from 'Back To The Future') and go back in the past and watch some of these legendary athletes when they played. 😁

    • @angelrosario626
      @angelrosario626 5 місяців тому +9

      @@M_Lev___ No doubt. I would love to see Babe, Jackie Robinson and Clemente.

    • @Stevo935
      @Stevo935 5 місяців тому +16

      Not to cast any doubt because it's a beautiful story, but if you were 15 years old in 1955 you'd only be 84 today. 😊

    • @mgi2527
      @mgi2527 5 місяців тому +5

      @@Stevo935 And Joe wouldn't have played in 1955. Dude clearly got the year wrong. I'm sure he knows how old he is/was.

  • @anakina1
    @anakina1 5 місяців тому +126

    These legends in the same room telling tales. Two of the greatest to ever take the field.

    • @dougt5357
      @dougt5357 17 днів тому

      Kinda like watching Wilt and Russel talking about each other!

    • @anakina1
      @anakina1 9 днів тому +1

      @dougt5357 Exactly. Magic and Bird too.

  • @5pointpm
    @5pointpm 17 днів тому +6

    One thing not mentioned is that Williams, with all his accomplishments and records, also took time off to serve in the military during WWll and Korea and still managed to hit over 500 home runs.

  • @Paulco67
    @Paulco67 4 місяці тому +43

    I left Ireland in 89 for Boston and my American bride. One of the highlights living here was learning about and deeply appreciating baseball and its reverence of numbers. Ted and Joe put up great numbers but taught me what real men are made of. Legends! Two truly great Americans.

    • @JackieDaytona1776
      @JackieDaytona1776 3 місяці тому +4

      And with a comment like this, YOU'RE a great American too! I wish everyone here had the same perspective as you.

    • @tct84
      @tct84 3 місяці тому

      Thank you for this comment!! a lot of of our people left Ireland before you, but it's the same thing conceptually, only a lot of them didn't have a choice!!!

    • @spoonful1018
      @spoonful1018 18 днів тому +1

      Sadly, only a few of your kind remain in Ireland.

  • @9Ballr
    @9Ballr 5 місяців тому +215

    If MLB had the sac fly rule in 1941 Williams would have hit .413 that year. He has the highest career OBP at .482., which means he reached base almost half the time he batted for his entire career.

    • @jeffreyharris8072
      @jeffreyharris8072 5 місяців тому +10

      Wow....I am a HUGE baseball fan and did not know that about DiMaggio and the sacrifice fly. Even crazier, until now....I have never heard anyone mention it.

    • @williamcosentino1995
      @williamcosentino1995 5 місяців тому

      The sacrifice fly was said about Williams.
      ​@@jeffreyharris8072

    • @jacobjones5269
      @jacobjones5269 5 місяців тому +5

      .487 OBP, if I remember correctly?.. I guess I could google it?.. lol.. Nah..
      Btw, the Babe was at .474.. Which is ok, I guess?..

    • @raywalsh9152
      @raywalsh9152 5 місяців тому +8

      @@jacobjones5269 Babe probably came up short a few times trying to beat out an infield single, would be my guess. 🤣

    • @jacobjones5269
      @jacobjones5269 5 місяців тому +4

      @@raywalsh9152
      The Babe struck out a few more times, too… His hotdog intake was a bigger issue than either of those, though..
      Swing away, big guy!..

  • @chrisheffernan6600
    @chrisheffernan6600 5 місяців тому +70

    Two legends praising each other. Wonderful time.

    • @JuanCarlosNunez-gu4yz
      @JuanCarlosNunez-gu4yz 4 місяці тому +2

      Two (rival) players--even sweeter!!

    • @JuanCarlosNunez-gu4yz
      @JuanCarlosNunez-gu4yz 4 місяці тому +2

      The purity (Humility) within the game and all (It's) participants; I truly miss.

    • @trhansen3244
      @trhansen3244 4 місяці тому

      They both have the same kind of humility I see in Joe Biden.

    • @chrisheffernan6600
      @chrisheffernan6600 4 місяці тому +1

      @@trhansen3244 WTF are u talking about.

    • @rstefanie2622
      @rstefanie2622 3 місяці тому +1

      @@trhansen3244 Either this is a trolling comment or it's time for you to seek help ASAP

  • @scottandvon
    @scottandvon 5 місяців тому +136

    Great vid. Ted and Joe, two legends praising each other. MLB was so cool back then.

    • @bconni2
      @bconni2 5 місяців тому +2

      both from California too

    • @jjm9741
      @jjm9741 5 місяців тому +2

      @@bconni2 no one mentioned Ted in the description

    • @russell1371
      @russell1371 5 місяців тому +4

      And praising the fans! So cool to hear that from DiMaggio.

    • @bconni2
      @bconni2 5 місяців тому

      @@jjm9741 read it again.

    • @jjm9741
      @jjm9741 5 місяців тому +1

      @@bconni2 Joe DiMaggio & Ted Williams. Joe explains who is the number 1 baseball hitter he ever saw

  • @lbowsk
    @lbowsk 5 місяців тому +46

    Two of the all time greats. Amazing.

  • @-C.S.R
    @-C.S.R 5 місяців тому +48

    I'm glad Joe mentioned playing for the fans.
    There's a story of him during spring training always full sprinting it from the outfield after each inning. One of the players asked why is he running so hard in spring training for nothing game?
    Joe said it was for the one fan that will never have another opportunity to see him play and he wanted to give 100% at all times for everything he did on the field no matter what!
    So that means even during a spring training game, he played like it was game 7 of the World Series.

    • @bryancorts5389
      @bryancorts5389 5 місяців тому +1

      I think the same way, but for the love of the game

    • @edschneidmuller9496
      @edschneidmuller9496 5 місяців тому +1

      Today's players can still learn a thing or two about 'hustle" from Joe. He ran EVERYTHING OUT. And if his teammates didn't, they'd hear from Joe. I see so many modern players not run out a pop up or a ground ball.

    • @Paulco67
      @Paulco67 4 місяці тому

      Wonderful

  • @muchorelaxo5580
    @muchorelaxo5580 5 місяців тому +21

    What a thrill. This interview was part of the 91 all star game in Toronto It was the 50th anniversary of both of these amazing records. I was at the game and when Williams and DiMaggio came out and remember it like it was yesterday. Probably one of my greatest memories at a ballgame.

  • @doctorgarbonzo2525
    @doctorgarbonzo2525 4 місяці тому +28

    Priceless! Joe was tremendous a total class act! The Images of Di Maggio over the years speak for themselves Especially w/Marilyn Monroe how she touched & stole his heart,. Divorced him one year later for another man, Those profound images of him broken & torn apart at her Funeral shows you his humility & just how much he still loved her, Death leaves a heartache no one can Heal, Love leaves a memory no one can Steal...... Where have you gone Joe Dimaggio our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you , woo woo woo!

    • @SteveC-p5m
      @SteveC-p5m 4 місяці тому +2

      Some very poignant thoughts about one of the greatest players to ever grace a baseball field. His personal life was lived in a fishbowl that must have been very painful when Marilyn Monroe died. Thank you for the post.

    • @wolfgangweimer737
      @wolfgangweimer737 4 місяці тому +1

      Joe did NOT like that song or the movie.He actually filed a lawsuit over it.

    • @IIICitizenSaneIII
      @IIICitizenSaneIII 20 днів тому

      He divorced her for filming that movie scene where she stands over the stream grate and her dress gets blown upward.

  • @SunnnyDay
    @SunnnyDay 5 місяців тому +49

    A few interesting facts about DiMaggio in 1941. When the streak ended, after that he hit in another 15 consecutive games. In 1941, he struck out 13 times in the entire season, playing in 139 games.

    • @davemr6193
      @davemr6193 5 місяців тому +2

      Its amazing that Joe D. ,in his his career, only struck out about 360 times, which is amazing. Some people argue, who a better centerfielder was, for the Yanks, him or Mickey, (who struck out about 1700 times in his career), and its obvious.

    • @Nello353
      @Nello353 5 місяців тому +4

      I remember too that the 3rd basemen, Ken Keltner made two outstanding plays , robbing Joe of two hits.

    • @njnature
      @njnature 5 місяців тому +1

      I recall hearing his bat was stolen the night before the streak was broken

    • @davidr5961
      @davidr5961 4 місяці тому

      Many people argue over, who the best centerfielder for the Yanks was. Like you say, he struck out 13 times the entire year, and I think about 340 times in his career. Mickey, on the other hand struck out about 1,800 times, though more popular.

    • @growingupbasketball1653
      @growingupbasketball1653 4 місяці тому +5

      I always found it interesting that Joe hit .408 during his 56 game hit streak. Ted hit .406 for the whole year.

  • @patrickbrowder6857
    @patrickbrowder6857 5 місяців тому +25

    I often bounce from video to video while having my morning coffee but today I'm going to shut it down and let this conversation sit quietly in my head.

  • @NotTheWheel
    @NotTheWheel 4 місяці тому +15

    Respectable. Honest. Pure.
    This is why I love Baseball.

  • @LS-ki9ft
    @LS-ki9ft 3 місяці тому +4

    Ted Williams and Joe Dimaggio. Two of the greats. Ted hit a homerun in his last career at bat and had a lifetime batting average of .344 and Dimaggio's 56 game hitting streak still stands the test of time in 2024. Simply amazing.

  • @mik3ymomo
    @mik3ymomo 4 місяці тому +12

    March of 1999 Joe Dimaggio passed away. I was 26 years old and a lifelong baseball fan. I heard the news and just broke down in tears. I wasn’t a Yankees fan but I loved all the greats. Joe was a special fella and was in love with his ex wife Marylin Monroe. A woman he would never get over. He had success in baseball like almost no other man in history… but I feel like his life was a bit of a tragedy due to his lost love that I know he never got over. RIP Joe.

    • @rickjensen2833
      @rickjensen2833 4 місяці тому +2

      My mom skipped school to see them get married at SF court house. I was born the day marilyn died.

    • @kdags4383
      @kdags4383 3 місяці тому

      What?

  • @davincimotorworksinc6710
    @davincimotorworksinc6710 19 днів тому +4

    They don’t make them like that anymore. Two of the best

  • @HenryB-r7q
    @HenryB-r7q 14 днів тому +1

    I met Joe at a card show in 1988 and shook his hand, it was a thrill and something I'll never forget.

  • @Munedawg
    @Munedawg 4 місяці тому +4

    So cool to see how humble and respectful these legends are toward each other.

  • @luckypozzo3068
    @luckypozzo3068 5 місяців тому +65

    “hustle is the most important”

    • @handsvsfood2781
      @handsvsfood2781 5 місяців тому +3

      That extra inch or two you get from hustling is win or lose.

    • @radtech21
      @radtech21 5 місяців тому +1

      LOVE IT.

    • @paulevans6403
      @paulevans6403 5 місяців тому

      @@handsvsfood2781 Lose everything. Look at Puig. And there are plenty of others almost as bad.

    • @nikolaivista920
      @nikolaivista920 5 місяців тому +2

      Exactly. And is the reason why Ty is better than both Joe or Ted! Joe stole 30 bases and Ted each stole 28 bases. While Ty stole over 890 bases. If hustle matters, Ty is much better hustler than the other two!

    • @thegreenbird795
      @thegreenbird795 21 день тому

      ad why Pete Rose will always be remembered

  • @miaimbeach314
    @miaimbeach314 4 місяці тому +9

    I met Joe D in 1979..He was a super nice guy.

  • @b9agent
    @b9agent 5 місяців тому +6

    When I was young I bumped into Joey D at a Natural History Museum/Aquarium in San Francisco. Got the courage to go up to him and ask for his autograph and he gave it. He’s a legend and I miss seeing this kind of classy guy.

    • @JTD472
      @JTD472 3 місяці тому +1

      Yeah he was around my little league games as a kid (SF Bay Area, mostly pleasant hill to be exact). Think he was watching his grandson play, who was just a bit younger than me. Always heard he was super friendly but I never had the balls to go up to him. He looked like any other grandfather out there in a lawn chair etc haha

  • @johnherlihy4739
    @johnherlihy4739 5 місяців тому +26

    Both of these baseball players have a special place in my heart! Ted Williams was, definitely, the best hitter of all time! But Joe DiMaggio was one of the best clutch players of all time! He won a ton of Championships with the Yankees! And his brother played Center Field for the Red Sox! Ironically, I am a Red Sox fan, but I have a deep respect for Yankee history.

    • @jerrygoldfarb7739
      @jerrygoldfarb7739 5 місяців тому

      Yankee Stadium is a joke. At least left field at Fenway has a very high fence i.e. the Green Momster. Judge hit a 360 foot HR yesterday to the short right field porch. Not to take anything away from Judge, who is great, 360 feet is not a legit HR!

    • @PapeySapote
      @PapeySapote 5 місяців тому +1

      360 to the right field corner goes out in many parks

    • @axe2grind244
      @axe2grind244 5 місяців тому

      @@jerrygoldfarb7739360 is gone in practically every MLB stadium so I’m not sure what you mean by that.

    • @roseforyoubabe
      @roseforyoubabe 5 місяців тому

      @@jerrygoldfarb7739 fenway is a joke pesky pole is way shorter then right field at yankee stadium plus green monster is way shorter then left at yankee stadium

  • @hpb5495
    @hpb5495 Місяць тому +1

    Sitting outside in July with the radio listening to the ball games with a few friends, having a couple cold ones and the times were waaaay better then.

  • @james5952000
    @james5952000 5 місяців тому +29

    Williams reached base in 73 consecutive games that same year DiMaggio had his streak (‘41 - 42), and then 84 consecutive games in ‘49. The longest such streak since ‘49 is 58 games. These streaks are overlooked, but are proof positive there was no one better with the bat than Williams.
    I once asked my dad (born in 1919, managing Legion Teams at 18, and witness to it all) what made Williams so good. His response was “after a game, when everyone was out having a few drinks, Williams was back in his hotel room to practice his swing in front of the mirror.”

    • @Sunnyway-ku6yr
      @Sunnyway-ku6yr 5 місяців тому +5

      misleading. The record is 56 consecutive hitting streak. Williams didn't come anywhere close to reaching base consecutively, when ONLY hits are measured. Also, how many WS did Williams play in? 1. How'd BOS do? They lost. DiMaggio played in 10 WS, and won 9 championships. If Williams was such a good teammate, he'd have hit to the opposite field, like Stan Musial, in order to help his team win. Manager Lou Boudreau employed a shift vs Williams and BOS lost to CLE in 48 playoff game. STL manager Dyer employed a shift vs Williams in 46 WS, and Ted hit .205 and BOS lost the WS to STL. Not a very good teammate who wanted to win, but one who tended to put personal stats far above the team and helping the team to WIN. But then, that's what one could expect from playing in BOS back then. With NY, it was about winning.

    • @raymondbradford1775
      @raymondbradford1775 5 місяців тому +3

      Babe Ruth was#1

    • @nikolaivista920
      @nikolaivista920 5 місяців тому +1

      Hey have you ever heard of Ty Cobb?!!?? Look him up! His numbers are better than Ted Williams' and also played during an era when the ball was not juiced unlike Ted. Cobb won 12 batting titles. Stole HOME 54 times. Hit .300 or more in 23 CONSECUTIVE SEASONS!! Has the highest MLB batting average ever at .366 while Ted is #10 at .344. Yeap. Cobb was better!!

    • @razorback9926
      @razorback9926 5 місяців тому +2

      Ted Williams was WAY better than DiMaggio. There are at least 20-30 players above Joe and below Ted.

    • @MarkPear-k6v
      @MarkPear-k6v 5 місяців тому +2

      @@razorback9926 Not according to Ted. Look at his 20 Greatest Hitters video- Ted ranks him #5. Ted knew a thing or two about baseball, unlike you.

  • @lawrencefried5027
    @lawrencefried5027 4 місяці тому +3

    Both great gentlemen. Talented as heck, and just as humble.

  • @MikeJones-rk1un
    @MikeJones-rk1un 5 місяців тому +143

    No one would be close to Ted Williams if he didn't spend his prime time flying with John Glenn. Mr Coffee was good too.

    • @billviola7884
      @billviola7884 5 місяців тому +8

      ABSOLUTELY

    • @8044868
      @8044868 5 місяців тому +37

      I calculated Ted's career totals, using his career averages and the seasons he missed to service obligations:
      2401 Runs 1st all-time
      3547 hits 5th "
      701 doubles 5th "
      697 HRs 5th "
      2457 RBIs 1st "
      2700 walks 1st "
      6523 total bases 2nd "

    • @stpaulimdog
      @stpaulimdog 5 місяців тому

      @@8044868 If you factor in potential injuries he still hits around 670 HRs. He was a darn good pilot which was why they called him back to Korea too. He's even in the fishing HOF. Such a multi talented man.

    • @Sunnyway-ku6yr
      @Sunnyway-ku6yr 5 місяців тому

      @@8044868 Anyone can play this game. If we calculate the 4 yrs that Babe Ruth missed by being a pitcher and not an every day player, plus the first third of 22 season he missed due to suspension, and most of the 25 season thru an illness--and he'd have roughly about 800 HR's and around 2600 RBIs, about 3500-3600 H's. But roughly anyone can play this kind of game with various stars. Coulda shoulda but didnt. At the end of the day, have to go by what is and not all the speculating. Probably also would've had another 10 pts on his career BA IF he had been willing to hit the ball to the opposite field now and then.

    • @Stratman1512
      @Stratman1512 5 місяців тому +5

      I don’t care that Williams lacked defense for all those years. It was Ted Williams who was the greatest living ball player, it was not Mr. beat my platinum blonde wife. And mr I’m a tough guy hanging out with mobsters, ask Bill James about baseball, what’s more important a great defense player or a great offensive player. A great defensive player player can only make so many plays over an average player. It doesn’t even come out to less than 1.5 wins per season for the most part, from the greatest defensive player to the worst. Yet the WAR OF THE GREATEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER COMPARED TO AN AVERAGE OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN THE 1940S IT’S SUCH A HUGE DIFFERENTIAL A TEAM WILL WIN 5 TO 7 EXTRA GAMES WITH WILLIAMS. And he WAS A BALL PLAYER who played IN THE WRONG BALLPARK, AND THE YANKEES who WON EVERY YEAR, still wanted to trade for WILLIAMs n give up that ugly would be a Virgin if not, a ball player, freak. Williams WAS YOUNGER AND HE WAS way BETTER, ESPECIALLY. AS A HITTER yeah DIMAGGIO was A BETTER DEFENSE PLAYER. But as a hitter EVEN DURING THOSE 56 GAMES, TED WILLIAMS HAD THE BETTER BATTING AVERAGE. HE SHOULD’VE WON THE 1941 MVP, THAT WAS A RIP OFF JUST BECAUSE MEDIA HATED HIM, most DIDN’T LIKE DIMAGGIO TOO MUCH EITHER, would be surprised if a few sports riders were hanging out of 25 story windows by their feet that year to vote for the Mag. Damn All caps. anyway, it always bothered me that at his own backing DiMaggio would not come out on a field unless they said (even in Boston), that he is the greatest living ball player, when they said that I would,ve been looking around for first Ted Williams or Mays or Hank Aaron, and about 30 other players, depending on the year, who were better players than DiMaggio. I’m sorry for the platinum blonde thing but why does Joe get a pass, even in the 1950s? It’s horrible. and it’s not speculation a rumor. It’s fact Joe DiMaggio, and Marilyn Monroe‘s friends right next-door during one of the events after she did her famous thing with the dress Joe did not like that. & i do not like Joe. Didn’t mean to offend anybody. But that part of history should be now known it happens way too much this day and all I know of is a little grumpy , but he was a true American hero.thank god we had ball players who are real men like Ted Williams, Bob, Feller, Hank, Greenberg, etc., etc. but not Mr. coffee. Very good ball, but not even close to Ted Williams.

  • @leegee4275
    @leegee4275 4 місяці тому +2

    What a life those two lived. Such legends!

  • @chrisozzy56
    @chrisozzy56 5 місяців тому +9

    My Old Man saw all the greats , was a baseball fan since the late ‘20’s , and said as far as a pure hitter , Williams was the best , but Musial a close second . Strongest hitter he ever saw was Frank Howard - would watch him in batting practice putting ball after ball into the seats without much effort . Ah , the good old days .

    • @arthursmith6854
      @arthursmith6854 5 місяців тому +2

      I swear I saw Frank Howard hit a one- armed home run once on an outside pitch against the Red Sox. He was a large man, to be sure. Mantle and Killebrew had a lot of power, too.

    • @ronaldmorgan7632
      @ronaldmorgan7632 5 місяців тому

      @@arthursmith6854 I was always surprised by how far Mantle's and Reggie Jackson's homers would fly. Neither were big dudes. Reggies homer off of Dock Ellis in the all star game in Detroit was unbelievable.

    • @Nello353
      @Nello353 5 місяців тому +1

      Lots of people in that era thought Musial was the best hitter, had he played with the Yankees he would have been given so much more press coverage . He is definitely in the top 5 of all time.

  • @philfranco7598
    @philfranco7598 5 місяців тому +6

    1952 , I was 5 yrs old, born in Jersey city. My dad took me to Yankee stadium, Sat in field bleachers, Shook Hands with Joe.!! Dad was Phil Franco Me too, Do you remember me?

  • @paulevans6403
    @paulevans6403 5 місяців тому +3

    I was a child watching a fuzzy TV in Nashua, NH with my grampa in the summer of whatever year it was - Ted Williams' last game. My grandpa who knew everything there was to know about baseball said he's gonna hit a home run. Sure enough he did.

  • @cornonthecob1268
    @cornonthecob1268 4 місяці тому +4

    Two legends! The interviewer was Jack Buck ,a legend himself

  • @dinocracchiolo996
    @dinocracchiolo996 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for preserving real America history! My grandfather was from that generation, REAL MEN! Humble and honest, something the world does not know anything about. It is amazing how far the cultural has decided.

  • @JohnGay-l2z
    @JohnGay-l2z Місяць тому +1

    I saw Joe DiMaggio outside the gymnasium on Kindley Air Force Base in Bermuda in 1960 or 61. My step dad was stationed there. I was about 15 years old. About 10 to 15 kids were gathered around the Yankee Clipper and he was showing us how to swing a bat. He told us to swing through the ball boys, swing through the ball. Great memory. I have no idea why he was on base in Bermuda. Probably just a vacation. I was there 3 years. 3 weeks is fine; 3 years a little much. We had a nicname for Bermuda...Alcatraz in technicolor😊

  • @ludvigborga3676
    @ludvigborga3676 5 місяців тому +8

    This vid is gold! You're watching two of the greatest pure hitters in history.

  • @leodrosia4369
    @leodrosia4369 5 місяців тому +8

    20th century legends , easily top ten ever in baseball history

  • @kellyballaro7846
    @kellyballaro7846 5 місяців тому

    I was born in 1966, Cincinnati, and grew up watching my favorite team, the Big Red Machine.
    Rose, Morgan, Bench, Perez, Griffey, Concepcion, Foster, and Geronimo.
    Guess I was spoiled being able to see that great team as a kid in my hometown. Pete Rose was the best hitter in my lifetime and I can say I wish we had a time machine.
    Would love to go back and see these two legends play in their prime

    • @davidr5961
      @davidr5961 4 місяці тому +1

      I was always impressed with Roses ability to recall , his batting averages against, who he'd faced, Gibson, Koufax, Marichal, Seaver, etc.; his memory is simply incredible about his statistics

  • @gegaoli
    @gegaoli 2 місяці тому

    These two are just unbelievable together. These heros of days past.

  • @BruceMusto
    @BruceMusto 5 місяців тому +4

    Now this is a mutual admiration society I can understand.

  • @raymondmichielini6021
    @raymondmichielini6021 5 місяців тому +2

    wish i had the chance to see these legends play

  • @Theshiningstare
    @Theshiningstare 2 місяці тому

    This is insane. Incredible. Unbelievable. Nostalgic. Amazing.

  • @johnhawthorne4249
    @johnhawthorne4249 5 місяців тому +16

    You would be hard pressed to find any Pro Athlete in 2024 speak so respectful about the Fans in the stands like Joe DiMaggio.

  • @jonathanmoran8932
    @jonathanmoran8932 5 місяців тому +1

    First job, I was washing the door windows at a movie theater. I look up because someone moved into my space, it was Joltin’ Joe. I have met a few people in my day and that is still the coolest encounter, and I did not even talk to him.

  • @HiroBayMaxi
    @HiroBayMaxi 5 місяців тому +1

    It’s a pleasure to hear two athletic geniuses talk about their craft. It’s hard to imagine either record being broken. I don’t think Maddux was dumb.

  • @rddavies
    @rddavies 4 місяці тому +1

    Amazing video. Thank you for putting it up.

  • @donnyblondy8506
    @donnyblondy8506 4 місяці тому +2

    mutual respect. Both humble. Alot of athletes could learn alot from this video

  • @chrisod22
    @chrisod22 4 місяці тому +1

    Joltin' Joe never saw me on the JV baseball team my junior year. Absolutely raked.

  • @jmg999
    @jmg999 4 місяці тому

    What a gem of an interview.

  • @andrewcarroll7641
    @andrewcarroll7641 5 місяців тому +5

    Teddy Baseball chucking all the Pitchers under the Team Bus like they're the frickin' Punter.... Sensational.....😎

    • @davidr5961
      @davidr5961 4 місяці тому

      I remember watching an interview Tim Russert did years ago, with Whitey Ford, along with Yogi, and Rizzuto, and it was mentioned what Ted Williams said about pitchers being the dumbest ballplayers. Whitey then asked, "Why did he hit .214 lifetime off me"

  • @Mark-bn7lk
    @Mark-bn7lk 26 днів тому

    Two baseball legends interviewed by the great Jack Buck. This video needs to be preserved for all posterity.

  • @JamalMcCoy-kt5zf
    @JamalMcCoy-kt5zf 3 місяці тому +2

    Joe D's 56 game hit streak still stands... Pete Roses national league record 44 game hit streak still stands... Amazing!!! And Ted Williams 401 BA will probably never be touched... Not the way the game is played now it won't...

  • @jeffreyjacobs390
    @jeffreyjacobs390 5 місяців тому +2

    TED WILLIAMS - in a 154 game season - batted 406 .... an awesome performance and his years were all very good ! 56 game streak was also unlikely to be broken ! Williams is the best hitter ever .... no question.

    • @chrisbarr959
      @chrisbarr959 5 місяців тому

      Ty cobb hit 400 in 3 different season and had a 366 career batting avg

  • @stevenvargo2440
    @stevenvargo2440 2 місяці тому

    With guys throwing 97-plus mph on average now, there's no way either of their two records will ever be broken. We'll never see another pair like them! Two absolute legends! Two absolute gentleman! They'll be missed!

  • @alexsaitta4041
    @alexsaitta4041 5 місяців тому +1

    When I interviewed Alvin Dark, he said Williams was the best hitter. He said Joe never let you down in any aspect of the game beit hitting the ball, moving over the runner, hitting the cut off man or the clutch hit. Dark said in the 1951 World Series, you could not take your eyes off him as he did everything top notch.

    • @theuniversegalaxynba
      @theuniversegalaxynba  5 місяців тому +1

      Hi what program did you interview him for then?

    • @davidr5961
      @davidr5961 4 місяці тому

      Joe was perfect , according to many that played alongside him. Yogi, had said he played 5 years with him, and never saw him do anything wrong

  • @RussellMills1877
    @RussellMills1877 5 місяців тому +2

    Two legends that are in the Hall of Fame that were great players in their time and you will never see a Ted Williams or Joe DiMaggio again in baseball. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.

  • @francus7227
    @francus7227 2 місяці тому +1

    I had Joe's 8 X 10 autographed picture and gave it to an army buddy for a birthday present.
    Along with
    Mantle
    Stan Mussuel
    Pee Wee Reese
    Yogi
    Bob Feller
    Bob Lemon
    Koffax
    He FREAKED ! Which let me know I had done the right thing. They were way more important to him than I.

  • @davidharris7235
    @davidharris7235 5 місяців тому +15

    True heroes of the game and of the USA

  • @ModernDayRenaissanceMan
    @ModernDayRenaissanceMan 5 місяців тому +3

    Listen to them talking about the cutter in 1941 when in the 90s we were told "its a new pitch."

  • @diesel1344
    @diesel1344 5 місяців тому +22

    Can you imagine the numbers they would both have put up if they switched parks? Williams with that short right field fence at Yankee Stadium and Joe just pumping fly balls over the Green Monster would have made a shambles of many records.

    • @bigjoe8922
      @bigjoe8922 5 місяців тому +4

      I could never imagine Ted Williams as aYankee a RedSox fans worst nightmare

    • @gato7908
      @gato7908 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@bigjoe8922babe ruth was a red sox as were many other red sox favorites so its not unthinkable in the modern era with free agency

    • @arthursmith6854
      @arthursmith6854 5 місяців тому +1

      Ted's yearly numbers would not have improved much at all. Fenway park has probably the smallest amount of foul territory in the major leagues. A hitter who pops up a foul ball in Fenway park has a great chance of reaching the seats. The foul territory in the old Yankee stadium was monstrous, as was left-center to right-center outfields. It is no coincidence that so many Red Sox hitters won batting titles. Williams, Yaz, Lynn, Boggs, etc. Still, Williams career totals as a hitter would have been through the roof if he hadn't spent 5 1/2 years total in military service.

    • @jamesage24
      @jamesage24 5 місяців тому +2

      DiMaggio would've been a member of the 500 HR club if he played in Fenway.

    • @arthursmith6854
      @arthursmith6854 5 місяців тому

      @@jamesage24 That is quite possible, but that might be a bit optimistic. Remember, DiMaggio didn't play that many years before retiring.

  • @bobjones7233
    @bobjones7233 2 місяці тому +1

    George Brett came close with a .390 average in 1980. Pete Rose set the National League longest hit streak at 44 straight games. If those 2 could not do it I seriously doubt either of these 2 records will be broken.

  • @MadderMel
    @MadderMel 5 місяців тому

    First thing Joe said , ' play for the fans , we wanted to play for the fans ! '
    I'm English , so was brought up watching cricket , but love baseball very much , back in the 1980's when I was growing up , the kids in my school , in Bristol England , only knew two Baseball players , Babe Ruth , and Joe DiMaggio !

  • @dougnewman3935
    @dougnewman3935 5 місяців тому +6

    Joe D was batting close to .410 with a couple weeks to go in 1939. He had an eye infection and the Yankees made him get a shot in the left eye. He couldn't see the pitch coming to him. His manager said "if you're gonna get .400, you're gonna have to earn it" and wouldn't sit him down. He lost 25 points off his average the last 2-3 weeks. He was bitter about that his whole life. Can you imagine a manager not trying to help his player? Old school ways. My dad said DiMaggio was the best pure fielder he ever saw, always go amazing jumps on the ball, and just glided to the catch even in 450 ft. left center and center field.

    • @edschneidmuller9496
      @edschneidmuller9496 5 місяців тому

      Interesting, I had never heard about the eye infection.

    • @cmt4724
      @cmt4724 5 місяців тому

      He was hitting .401 with 17 games remaining. He had several multiple hit games during that final stretch and also had 17 hits in the last 17 games. I doubt he wanted to sit out the last 17 games of the season to bat .400. He actually hit well that stretch compared to an average major league player, just not .400 level well.

  • @Daniel-me1tw
    @Daniel-me1tw 2 місяці тому +1

    I had a Ted Williams shotgun from Sears a long time ago wish I still had it.

  • @bluemoon-20
    @bluemoon-20 5 місяців тому +1

    The numbers and accomplishments these two guys put up over their respective careers is mind-boggling.
    There have been debates about Williams serving three years (in his prime) in WWII and two more years in Korea. And discussions about if both of them had played in the other's ballpark- the incredible numbers both could have reached.
    But regardless, Teddy Baseball did things as a hitter that are almost too fantastic to believe. Such as...
    Williams won two Triple Crowns in 1942 and 1947. In 1941 he also won the Batting Title and Home Run title, and was just 5 RBI short of adding another Triple Crown to the list.
    Oh, and then there was 1949. Williams won the Home Run and RBI titles, but missed winning the Batting Title by .0002.
    Within a few RBI in 1941, and .0002 on his Batting Avg in 1949- he was that close to winning FOUR TRIPLE CROWNS in nine seasons.
    It's almost impossible to believe.

    • @theuniversegalaxynba
      @theuniversegalaxynba  5 місяців тому

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  • @zcorpalpha2462
    @zcorpalpha2462 5 місяців тому +6

    Tony Gwynn 🔥

  • @donaldstaples4623
    @donaldstaples4623 23 дні тому

    No doubt, Joe and Ted are from an elite few that define greatness. Being a Cardinal fan, I’ve learned about players who made baseball America’s past time. Though Ted’s 406 was the last 400 avg., we can’t forget Rogers Hornsby and Ty Cobb both hit 400 three times. Two more greats.

  • @MountainStreamLives
    @MountainStreamLives 4 місяці тому

    Classy guys talking truth about one another. BOTH of them, along with the great Feller, felt that Paige was the greatest pitcher they all ever saw. Amazing how the pastime allowed for prejudice to be wiped away long before it was a focus of society. This is why sport has been important to us.

  • @Nello353
    @Nello353 5 місяців тому

    A sign of greatness will always be the respect you get not only from your team but all of the players vieing against you.

  • @DexterHaven
    @DexterHaven 5 місяців тому +8

    Joe is so polite. When sitting next to Mickey Mantle, "Best natural slugger I ever saw."
    Next to Henry Aaron, "Best home run hitter I ever saw."
    Next to Ty Cobb, "Best at getting a hit single I ever saw.."

    • @patrickmorgan4006
      @patrickmorgan4006 5 місяців тому +1

      I doubt that he ever saw Cobb play, but a great compliment nevertheless.

    • @DexterHaven
      @DexterHaven 5 місяців тому +4

      @@patrickmorgan4006 If Ted met you, "Most clever UA-camr I ever saw."

    • @michaelfeinberg507
      @michaelfeinberg507 3 місяці тому

      Joe F. didn't talk to or offer assistance
      once in the year both he and Mantle were together. Mick told told this story repeadedly in interviews.

  • @Dumballa
    @Dumballa 5 місяців тому +2

    “Being with the Yankees, pinstripes.” Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio

  • @carltonreese4854
    @carltonreese4854 3 місяці тому

    Each of these two legends go out of their way to turn the conversation away from themself and to the other guy. Love to see such class and humility from such superstars. Not many left like this today, but there are some.

  • @caelachyt
    @caelachyt 4 місяці тому +5

    A little story about Ted. My friend was in Sarasota to see the Sox for spring training. Ted was there after retirement as a hitting instructor. My buddy went to the bullpen after the game and a security guy intercepted him and told him to leave that area. Ted was nearby and heard him explain, "I want to get Ted Williams autograph.". Ted overheard him and yelled over, "If he wants Ted Williams autograph, let him through.".

  • @wallyb55232
    @wallyb55232 19 днів тому +1

    Ted’s contempt for pitchers 😀

  • @LinkRocks
    @LinkRocks 4 місяці тому +1

    I wonder what they would think of Ohtani? I bet they'd be floored at what he's been able to do both as a hitter and a pitcher.

  • @Paul-lm5gv
    @Paul-lm5gv 5 місяців тому

    Great interview with the great Jack Buck! Thanks!

  • @bugsyboy5323
    @bugsyboy5323 5 місяців тому +4

    These records will never be broken simply because in those days starting pitchers would go 8/9 innings and a lot of times these guys would get their hits and base hits in the latter innings of the game when the pitcher was spent. In today’s game, you have a starting pitcher that goes barely 5 innings, then middle relief and then you got the closer. It’s not the same game anymore.

  • @steveswangler6373
    @steveswangler6373 5 місяців тому +4

    during joe dimaggio's 56 game hitting streak, he hit .408. during the same stretch, Ted Williams hit .412. Dimaggio finished the season at .357, meaning in the other 83 games he played in, he only hit .321, only hit 15 homeruns-the same amoutn in his 56 game streak. had 66 runs compared to 56 during the streak and 70 rbi's compared to 55 during the streak.
    the streak is undeniably impressive but the rest of teh 1941 season wasn't all that impressive for joe dimaggio.
    ted Williams was the true 1941 MVP. just another season he got robbed of the award.

    • @paulevans6403
      @paulevans6403 5 місяців тому

      Correct, Williams was better, no doubt. The amazing thing about the streak was the number of one-hit games he had, many in his last at bat.

    • @AMDG_JMJ
      @AMDG_JMJ 5 місяців тому

      Indeed. Williams was obviously MVP in 41. Similar to how Belle was in 95.

  • @GlennJackson-d8e
    @GlennJackson-d8e 5 місяців тому +1

    They both probably take the compliment from each other as what they want to believe of themselves. I didn't get to see DiMaggio play, but I did get to see Mays. Willie is the best player I ever saw, but I still think Williams is the best hitter ever.

  • @FMorgigno1
    @FMorgigno1 5 місяців тому

    It would be really nice to see modern day athletes emulate the professionalism and humility of these great icons. These men are from "the greatest generation" and we could use a return to the ethics and practices they demonstrated in the way they conducted themselves on and off the field.

  • @jorgeespinosa6572
    @jorgeespinosa6572 3 місяці тому

    Major League Baseball owes its popularity and success to these men, and a few others of that bygone era.

  • @steveperry1344
    @steveperry1344 4 місяці тому

    my dad took my brother and I to a red Sox game around 1960 and we saw Ted Williams play and I think it was his last year. I was ten years old.

    • @Jimsapeck
      @Jimsapeck 23 дні тому +1

      It was. He homered in his last at-bat at Fenway.

  • @nicolosito
    @nicolosito 8 днів тому

    What many people don`t know is that Ted Williams holds the record for the most consecutive games reaching base. He always received many more walks than any other player.

  • @FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644
    @FlorentinoRebuildingCo.5644 5 місяців тому

    Ted Williams ruled the diamond and flew Corsairs in WW2 and Korea.....wow.
    Joe D., the Yankee clipper.......who thanked God for making him a NY Yankee.
    Both gentlemen, both special.

  • @terryhass3202
    @terryhass3202 5 місяців тому

    These were gentlemen baseball players, that is the ultimate compliment!!

  • @bigorange000
    @bigorange000 5 місяців тому

    As a lefty playing baseball in the 60s, I always had the number 9. Ted and Stan were my favorites.

  • @jkryanspark
    @jkryanspark Місяць тому

    I was lucky enough to have seen DiMaggio wrap a HR just inside the left field foul pole at Yankee Stadium during his final appearance in uniform for a Yankee Old Timers game. He continued to appear at these events, but never again did he participate in the actual game.

  • @Grandpa_Moses
    @Grandpa_Moses 3 місяці тому

    Joe was pure class and not considered as one of the best ever as much as he should be

  • @chuckincharlo
    @chuckincharlo 5 місяців тому +3

    From what I hear ... Williams was the best pure hitter of all time, average and power. Some others come to mind...Ruth, Gehrig, and Aaron

  • @SteveTYork
    @SteveTYork 5 місяців тому +5

    Why do people sleep on Ty Cobbs' 1911 season where he hit .419 in 656 plate appearances?

    • @paulevans6403
      @paulevans6403 5 місяців тому +1

      Cobb was great, but the fielding was much worse then. Far more ground balls made it through the infield, for example. That's why there were so many .400 seasons.

    • @JimboJazz
      @JimboJazz 4 місяці тому

      @@paulevans6403Bats and balls were dead,lots of cutting the ball ,no helmets,no batting gloves,no fancy trainers or steroids

  • @robertpanetta7912
    @robertpanetta7912 5 місяців тому +4

    Crazy record that won’t be broken. Vandermeers back to back no hitters . That means to break it you have to go back to back to back

    • @AMDG_JMJ
      @AMDG_JMJ 5 місяців тому +1

      Pitchers are doing VERY well just to do back-to-back CGs these days! Yes, I don't see Vandermeer's freakish accomplishment being broken ever. Likely won't ever be tied.

    • @millypoo7713
      @millypoo7713 2 місяці тому

      Two games classified as a record? A stretch!

  • @DarrellLancaster-l5q
    @DarrellLancaster-l5q 2 місяці тому +1

    These men are the upper echelon. But Stan Musial belongs in there close by

  • @206Seaman
    @206Seaman 5 місяців тому +2

    Two of the best hitters of all time but the most dominant hitter ever was Ruth. Over a 20 year period, he hit 714 HRs vs 712 by the entire Boston team and 43 of the 712 Boston’s homers were hit by Ruth. Other than that, if they counted Ichiro’s hits in Japan, he easily surpasses Rose.

    • @paulevans6403
      @paulevans6403 5 місяців тому

      I would rate Williams on par with Ruth (remembering his time lost in the military) and DiMaggio along with Gehrig, Cobb, and Wagner just a tiny step below. If you want to go way back Nap Lajoie was probably the most underrated - just a step below Cobb.

    • @AMDG_JMJ
      @AMDG_JMJ 5 місяців тому

      But, Japan is like AAA, so doesn't count, of course...

    • @CraigerAce
      @CraigerAce 4 місяці тому

      Imagine what Ruth would've hit had he lived a more gentle lifestyle. Peace. Out.

    • @AMDG_JMJ
      @AMDG_JMJ 4 місяці тому +1

      @@CraigerAce I think Ruth lived off the power of the HOT DOG!

    • @206Seaman
      @206Seaman 4 місяці тому +1

      @@AMDG_JMJ 👍 Hot dogs, beer and handing out money to kids at every opportunity. He didn’t do it on steroids and sure as hell didn’t need anyone beating on a garbage can to tell him what the pitcher was going to throw. If they won’t put Rose in the HOF, they better not put any of the cheaters from Houston in either.

  • @giacobbeperales5926
    @giacobbeperales5926 5 місяців тому

    The best trade never made in the history of the game was Dimaggio for Williams. Jolting Joe led the Yankees to 9 World Series Championships. And became arguably the best hitter of all time or at least the best of his era

  • @haydenwayne3710
    @haydenwayne3710 3 місяці тому

    What is truly amazing is not only did Joe hit 56 straight, but only struck out 13 times. As far as Ted's 406, I do not believe that will be broken either

  • @45kayak
    @45kayak 4 місяці тому +2

    Ted Williams was also a superb flyfisherman.

    • @CraigerAce
      @CraigerAce 4 місяці тому +1

      That makes me think of the old Sears mail order catalogs. For years Williams reviewed many, many sports and outdoor items, (such as hunting, fishing, and camping) for Sears as their corporate spokesman for those categories. Peace. Out.

  • @bobe3250
    @bobe3250 4 місяці тому

    They really were great!

  • @tyjeter5880
    @tyjeter5880 5 місяців тому

    Great players and they was so classy

  • @milt6208
    @milt6208 5 місяців тому +3

    Ted Williams is the Greatest Baseball player of all times. Period.

  • @alfonsecoppola5938
    @alfonsecoppola5938 5 місяців тому +9

    56 games then 3 unreal fielding plays to stop him then 17 straight right after

    • @sas6561
      @sas6561 5 місяців тому +3

      And a 61 game hitting streak in 1933, (SIXTY ONE!), playing for the San Francisco Seals in the Pacific Coast league!!!

    • @james5952000
      @james5952000 5 місяців тому +4

      Williams reached base in 73 consecutive games the same year DiMaggio had his streak, and then 84 consecutive games in ‘49. These streaks are overlooked but are proof positive there was no one better with the bat thank Williams.
      I once asked my dad what made Williams was so good. His response was “after a game, when everyone was out having a few drinks, Williams was back in his hotel room practicing his swing in front of the mirror.”

    • @Snoopydad
      @Snoopydad 5 місяців тому

      Ken Keltner

    • @patrickmorgan4006
      @patrickmorgan4006 5 місяців тому +3

      16 straight after the one hitless game, not 17.