As a teenage Red Sox fan in the 80s, Boggs and Clemens were my favorite players. My dad would leave the Washington Post sports section for me so I could check every morning whether the Sox had won and whether Boggs was still leading the AL in BA. I got lucky and saw Clemens pitch three times at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore and saw many Boggs hits. Great memories.
On top of all this Boggs is an incredibly nice guy..I met him in 95 when the All Star game came to Philly and he was so cool to everyone!.To this day I know people who collect autographs and Boggs is a guy who writes u back just about every time..Class
So every decade baseball manifests in the form of a talent that encapsulates greatness but also the times. Wade Boggs was baseball personified in the 80’s
Cal Ripken literally is baseball personified of all time. Not just the 80's. He is the ultimate personification of a baseball player. Taught the right way to play Day 1 by his Dad who was in the middle of the Orioles when they were the Best organization in MLB for a big stretch. The lesser talented son still ended up Billy Ripken. Even Billy Ripken is baseball personified. But Cal Ripken is just a total born and raised Oriole from Day 1 by the Orioles and personified it all. How could Wade Boggs really even have a chance. Cal Ripken Sr. doesn't get the credit he deserves. What a legend coach. The only manager to manage 2 sons starting in the Majors. When think about that. How can you be more baseball personified than the Ripkens. You Had Jr the MVP at SS, Sr. the Former 3B coach now managing, and Billy at second base with Rookie of year. The Ripken way is the best little league now too. Sorry, Wade Boggs just isn't baseball personified even close to even Billy Ripken, let alone Cal. Cal was a better player than Boggs but while Boggs was definitely better than Billy, if just talking the personification of baseball, even Billy personifies baseball more than Boggs. The Ripkens are baseball Royalty. Bow Down #BendTheKnee
Won't see players like him anymore. Very few hit to the opposite field nowadays. It's HR or bust. Even little guys swing for the fences every AB. Players now would rather go 3-20 with 3 HRs and 12 Ks than 10-17 with 3 2B and 3 BB in a 4 game series.
I remember hearing a story from the Fenway groundskeeper that Boggs created footprints in the grass near the dugout, as he always ran the exact same route. Like a machine. Fascinating.
Boggs had the most extreme home-road relative splits of anyone. His home OPS+ was about 155 and his road OPS+ was around 115 and that's if we adjust for a normal home field advantage. His road rates are .302/.387/.395. Estimates have been made that the Green Monster turned 20-25 fly outs into doubles and home runs each year he played there. His road rates predict a borderline hall of famer, maybe 90th all time, though I still think he deserves some credit for taking maximum advantage of his home park, most players just didn't have a home park that was unique enough to take advantage of like that.
That’s surprising. With his line-drive swing I would assume that Fenway would explain his low power numbers. Fenway is probably the worst park in the league for a line-driver hitter (except for around Pesky’s Pole).
@@AV57 It was the most common knock against him at the time as far as sportswriters were concerned... and the modern look at the numbers bears that out to a degree. I grew up a Tigers fan during Boggs prime and watched a lot of him on local TV... and he was infamous for a slap to dead left field that would have been a pop out 10ft short of the track in almost any other ballpark.
Excellent editing bud. Great video on one of my all time favorite players. When I was a kid I used to keep tabs with his batting average and cheer for him to hit .400 for a season, especially around that 85' to 90' stretch. Only Tony Gwynne and Ichiro Suzuki had my attention like that over the years, and maybe George Brett, maybe.
Thank you! I appreciate that. And that’s awesome I like following some of my favorite players in that aspect. Rooting for milestones keeps us as fans involved!
Bogg's was a foul ball king. Every at bat was an event. Once he had 2 strikes on him it was impossible to get a ball or a strike past him. You either walked him or gave him something he could put into play.
When I was a kid, I got a glove when I was 8 years old in 1986 and it had the name "Wade Boggs" on it. He was my favorite after that and when I saw his baseball card for the first time in 1987, I noticed his stats were much more impressive than most of my other cards. My love of stats started that year!
That’s really cool! Baseball cards were crucial to my love for the game as well so I can totally relate to that. Boggs’ batting average and hit totals alone are impressive.
Not sure what players you have or haven't done, but some suggestions for future vids. David Justice (Has the OPS and OPS+ of a HoF player) Bernie Williams (higher OPS than Griffey 95-03) David Cone (the classic perfect game on Yogi Berra Day, Yogi wore number 8 and Cone threw 88 pitches) Daryl Strawberry (what might have been and how he overcame and had a very successful run with the Yankees) Tony Gwynn (best hitter I have ever seen) Some other guys I think deserve a deep dive and more recognition today Matt Williams, Mark Grace, Will The Thrill, John Olerud, Paul O'Neill. Loved the vid, I am a Yankees fan, but Boggs was still one of my favorite players as a kid.
Thanks for the suggestions! Strawberry in particular is a guy I wanna do very soon. Gwynn I did a vid on recently (Tony vs. The Braves Big Three) but a lot of players you mention are all great candidates for a future video
As great as Boggs was, he was not perfect. Hennig would no doubt bat 1.000 if he chose to play Major League Baseball. You’re right about the life saver and I believe it was Boggs who inducted Hennig is the WWE hall.
Great video! Really don't see Boggs getting the respect he deserves nowadays. One note about his power spike in 1987 - it has been widely believed that the baseballs were juiced that year, as the entire league saw a large spike in HRs, so the phenomenon wasn't limited to Boggs.
Walt Hriniak was the man who taught Boggs and many others how to use the Green Monster to their advantage. Boggs learned well how to make the most of his abilities. I remember his doubles slamming off the Monster.
I remember my Pops was in the same hotel during a business trip as a bunch of baseball stars for All-Star weekend back in the early 90's, and my 2 favorite players, Roger Clemens and Wade Boggs were there. He asked Clemens for an autograph for me, and he was rude and turned him down, then he asked Wade Boggs, who smiled, wrote, "To Garmonbozia, Keep on slugging, Wade Boggs." And it made my year. Thanks Wade!
Hey man thank you for this video this was awesome. I grew up near Boston in the 80s so I was a huge fan of Wade Boggs and he was amazing. Mike Greenwell was my favorite player on the team but Boggs was the best player. I think if he was playing now he would’ve won more MVPs because they didn’t really count OPS and on base percentage back then nobody ever spoke about it ever and I watched like every baseball game. The advanced stats were just not talked about that back then.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Greenwell is super underrated he was a great player! Yeah the advanced stats are easy to judge another MVP vote nowadays with a negative perspective when back then they didn’t really pay attention to it.
we probably wont see anyone like them... tony gwynn was my alltime favorite hitter... a true artist at the plate, i put mattingly in a close 3 rd behind them
@@JesusChrist2000BC For Christs sake, lol, Boggs was better than both Gwynn and Ichiro. The AL East crushes the NL in competition. San Diego sucked for a reason in a weak division in a weak league. Ichiro was not as good as Boggs either however underrated in any discussion of All time great hitters. Other than being the greatest Japanese hitter of all time. Hedeo Nomo was the best pitcher. Now got The Show that can pitch and hit best since Babe Ruth. Which is kinda crazy that its not even an American who is the first to do that in like 100 years. Jesus
Always love a great retrospective on the career of the late Wade Boggs, god rest his soul. Excellent video, once again! EDIT: Guys, it's an Always Sunny joke. The Gang Beats Boggs
Boggs should have come up sooner. The Red Sox had Carney Lansford at 3rd, so they weren't in a hurry. But he was wasted with at least one or both years at Triple-A. That's why he got to 3,000 hits so late in his career.
Love how Boggs’ 3,000 was a homer which he got as a member of Tampa Bay. He also hit the first ever home run in the home stadium at the then TB Devil Rays.
Have you ever thought of doing a video on Alan trammel and Lou Whitaker arguably the greatest double play duo of all time? Anyways I enjoyed the video and keep up the good work.
You must have ZERO CLUE that Cal Ripken and Robbie Alomar played together. By far a better double play duo than Trammel and Whitaker. Cal is way better than Trammel and Alomar way better than Whitaker. Its not even debatable. You must not have a clue who played with who. Best double play duo ever. Lol Cal and Robbie together was so fun to watch
I love that I just discovered your channel! Now I can binge!! I’d love to see a video on the similarities between *Boggs and Areaez.* They have a ton in common
I had a beer w Boggs last June. He says he’s still hitting 425 yard drives in Tampa. I have x large hands, but when we parted his handshake swallowed mine like it was a feeder goldfish.
Great video. Love Boggs. Do you have Tony Gwynn? When I was growing up it was always Boggs v Gwynn and Gwynn is and was my favorite player of all time. Well. Tied with Steve Garvey. Speaking of that do me a favor and along with the Gwynn video make one that makes the case for Garvey getting into Cooperstown. Haha. Great work man. Really enjoyed it.
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I’ve made two videos on Gwynn over the years, the first was a bio style a LONG time ago, and the other is a Gwynn vs. the Braves Big Three. I love talking about Gwynn so I’ll definitely be doing a full length retrospective on him at some point!
would like to hear your opinion on why steve garvey isnt in the HOF. Besides his obvious stats. His iron man streak, his Playoff performance, notice his defensive % is higher then keith hernandez most of the times. 6 time 200 hits, basically the best 1B for a decade. Dale Murphy, Dave Parker and Garvey should be in the HOF
Excellent production values! I salute you. The stellar batsmanship of this truly tremendous talented athlete is matched only by the hard work it took to remain playing at this elite level. Something tells me his lack of respect from the writers who vote for MVP has something to do with his off-field mannerisms.
I fear that one of these days, Boggs is going to die without me hearing about it and I’m going think someone was referencing IASIP, go along with it and look like an ass.
I’ve got a bat of his from 1978 Bristol Red Sox. I was in little league. Hung out at Muzzy Field all the time. We became buds. Had dinner. And gave me his bat he used before he went up to Pawtucket, Boston. Still have it!! Has his name and initials on it.
I'm a life long Yankee fan. 52 years.. At one time, I didn't like Boggs very much. I but I'm sure he drank 361 beers. Oh no , that was his freaking batting average. LOL....
Thank you! Welcome to the channel and I’m glad you enjoyed. I made a Cal video fairly recently about getting robbed of an MVP in 1984, but I definitely intend on making one (I’m a huge Orioles fan myself) in the future.
Legend. I'm still disappointed that he sat out the last 4 games of the 1986 season against the Yankees while in a tight race with Don Mattingly for the batting title. Boggs finished at .357, Donnie at .352.
Your part on K% had me thinking about how in 1950 Yogi Berra on struck out 12x in something like 600 AB's while basically swinging at everything. Crazy!
Can't recall who said it, but it was said of Berra that "He's the best bad ball hitter in baseball... But don't throw him a good one" It is him or Bench as the greatest catcher in MLB history.
Also, I met him at a mall signing when I was 12. He took the time to talk for a minute or so with everyone who came up. Didn't just sign and go to the next in line. To this day, the nicest baseball player I ever met. Next to him was Bernie Williams who I talked to on dozens of occasions while he was in AA near where I grew up. Always had time for young fans, never left a kid hanging for an auto. Real class act.
I wasnt a fan of Boggs at first when he came to the Yankees, but after the 2 seasons and enjoyed every bit of his time in NY. Legendary dude with a legendary mustache.
While on a hunting trip with WWE HOFer Curt Henning, Mr. Perfect. Boggs would get badly injured on a barbwire fence. His situation was considered dire and potentially fatal and Mr. Perfect got Boggs loose and carried him to aid. When WWE honered Mr. Perfect in their HOF it was Wade Boggs that inducted him, Henning passed in 2003.
Absolutely one of the best contact hitters to play MLB. He was a doubles machine. If he had wanted he could've been a homerun hitter but it wasn't his game. Always liked the man and his prowess at the plate.
My main goal with these videos is to shed light on some under appreciated studs, so I’m glad you were able to learn something new! That’s the beauty of baseball history
Mattingly was almost otherworldly until his back issues started in '87. He was good after that, but the Mattingly of 84-86 was positively great. Wade's back started giving him trouble later in his career as well.
This video really gives great perspective to the 3,000 hits club. He hit so well for so long and barely cracked it. How is that possible? Too many strike shortened seasons? Great video. Weird to see Boggs with so much hair at the HOF. I thought it was his son or something. These could have been separate comments. Great video.
The red sox kept boggs in the minor leagues for 6 years for no reason that's why he only wound up with 3000 hits red sox execs were prejudiced against him because they wanted home runs and he steadfastly stuck to an inside out swing to opposite field for highbatting average. He could easily hit home runs at will in practice but his dad taught him his opposite field swing and he wasnt going to change his swing or fool with his successful style
Boggs was awesome. At the time, though, it was easy to see why he didn't win MVP. No one was talking about guys like Canseco being roided to the gills yet, and Canseco's 40 HR/40 Steals season was unreal.
That season was amazing. Not to get off topic, but Joe DiMaggio did that for his entire career, getting on base just over 3000 times, while only striking out 369 times. And, he was an underrated power hitter, playing in Yankee Stadium, who nevertheless hit 361 homers in a relatively short career.
I thought there was a clause in his Tampa Bay contract that they’d pay him ~$7mil/yr (or whatever was a top-end contract at the time) but he had to retire in the Hall as a Ray. Anyone remember anything with that?
Actually had a lot of great players back in those days Boggs was one of the faves...Also had Burks,Quintana,Reed,Greenwell,Clemens and couple others we just had the worst luck known to man back in those days...Anyone remember Oil Can Boyd...
5:50 - To be fair, Dan Quisenberry was a bit of a sensation at the time. I grew up watching him as a Tigers fan and he was no joke. As a soft tossing sidearmer, he broke the single season save record that had stood for over a decade. He never struck anybody out, but he also never walked anybody and had a five year prime when his ERA was never over 2.75 and twice was below 2.00. If the Royals had a lead heading into the 8th, expect a handful of weak grounders to end the game in a Royals victory. In the grand scheme of things, his WAR was lower than Boggs... but Boggs was also the perfect fit for Fenway... just slapping balls against the Green Monster that would have been routine fly balls in most parks... or at least that was the common thinking at the time... and I think at least partially accurate. Baines is probably a fair criticism... as his numbers are very pedestrian in the WAR sense... but he wasn't yet a DH. At the time he was still an everyday right fielder with a very good throwing arm.
I'm the guy that suggested that u do Bob Welch next, in addition to that, u should do a video on the umpires f***in up this season because they have been doing some off the wall s***
I remember in the 80s when Boggs and Mattingly would routinely compete for the best 3bman in the AL…until in the late 80s, for some reason, Mattingly fell off his Hall of Fame career pace. Until then he was considered one of the greatest Yankees of all time.
This girl that I knew was having a big party at her step dad's house and I guess her stepdad was throwing it and he was friends with boggs. So I heard Wade and Fred McGriff were both going to be there and when she invited us I was like hell yeah. This house was huge and beautiful and right on the water in Seminole Florida. By the time I got there Fred McGriff had left but I was standing in line to grab a drink and I here excuse me let slide right by. And it was Wade boggs. He wasn't cutting he was just trying to get to the cooler that had the beer which was not part of the line. And he said hell of a party huh kid. And walked away. I say about 15 seconds later i said haha sure is wade. Wade? Haha I didn't even know what to say at the time. But I got a picture with him later. Cool dude especially to a twenty-three-year-old
Want to follow up this video with one of Boggs' NL contemporary, Tony Gwynn? Probably an even better hitter, with two peaks, one in late-20s and another in his mid-30s when he hit a ridiculous .371 over a four-season stretch, and was flirting with .400 before the baseball strike prematurely ended the season. Dude was still hitting .324 in his last season on one leg. I also love the story that he met Ted Williams 10 years into his career, who advised him to hit for more power, which he did AND raised his batting average.
Kent Hrbek should had won 1982 ROY. Repeat Gold Glove, repeat World Series. Small market team loses out to bigger media team. Kent in 20 less games had a 301 average almost 40 points higher then Ripken. More hits, RBI, walks, every stat that counts..... just another popularity contest
Do a video on the uncanny similarity of the carrer stats George Brett & Robin Yount (both were rookies same year). Likewise TEAMMATES Alan Trammel and Lou Whitaker, amazing stuff!
Do videos of Cal Ripken since he was easily better than all of them one at a time. I remember when Robin Yount was the first to lose to Cal. Then Trammel. Then Brett. Then Boggs. Then Barry Larkin. Then Jeter. Cal is the GOAT of 80s/90s
@@MrShanester117 you can have a similar opposite field approach to hitting, but for me Boggs’ approach is rare in that he wasn’t concerned with home runs. He clearly was built to, he just focused on hitting line drives much like Gwynn
If you want a crazy baseball story I haven’t seen anyone make a video about... was at spring training game for the braves and one of the foul balls went into a dugout. Hitting a coach in the eye. He lost that eye iirc. Happened around 2012-2014 I believe. In Orlando.
More women thought of Wade Boggs, good copy for sports writers too. He was all about his routine and could be followed based on his habits alone. No player probably ever had a more predictable career once he got rolling in the majors. Just didn’t have the full game and he left for the pinstripes, outside of Beantown he was good script for local sports writers and you could write an article about him that could be used over and over, same story everyday. Fly by night fans learned of his routines and parroted on about what they read, you’ve got the whole story on Boggs as a baseball player. It’s his off field stuff that make him the mustached legend. I am far from a hater, but he in no way could carry any team, even with the help of the Green Monster and the Splendid Splinter, he was just a contact hitter who would bore you with foul balls and long counts to walks. Again, legendary antics off the field. The only title he’d ever steal was “most likely to drink your bears and take your girl with a big smile”
Boggs' liver is the real MVP.
Haha true! 😂
His liver should’ve been first ballot.
Margo Adams would disagree.
Martina Navratilova drank 32 wines and won the Los Angeles Open
Pay the man Shirley.
As a teenage Red Sox fan in the 80s, Boggs and Clemens were my favorite players. My dad would leave the Washington Post sports section for me so I could check every morning whether the Sox had won and whether Boggs was still leading the AL in BA. I got lucky and saw Clemens pitch three times at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore and saw many Boggs hits. Great memories.
On top of all this Boggs is an incredibly nice guy..I met him in 95 when the All Star game came to Philly and he was so cool to everyone!.To this day I know people who collect autographs and Boggs is a guy who writes u back just about every time..Class
That’s awesome! I have a lot of respect for all time greats who stay humble and have appreciation for the fans
1996
His parents were actually going to name him “Writes Back” but thought it would get him bullied in his younger years.
Great story. The 1995 game was in Arlington, TX (Home of the defending WS champion Texas Rangers). The 1996 game was in Philadelphia.
So every decade baseball manifests in the form of a talent that encapsulates greatness but also the times. Wade Boggs was baseball personified in the 80’s
No Cal Ripken was
George Brett
@@mbj4ksu856 wishes he was Cal Ripken
Cal Ripken literally is baseball personified of all time. Not just the 80's. He is the ultimate personification of a baseball player. Taught the right way to play Day 1 by his Dad who was in the middle of the Orioles when they were the Best organization in MLB for a big stretch. The lesser talented son still ended up Billy Ripken. Even Billy Ripken is baseball personified. But Cal Ripken is just a total born and raised Oriole from Day 1 by the Orioles and personified it all. How could Wade Boggs really even have a chance. Cal Ripken Sr. doesn't get the credit he deserves. What a legend coach. The only manager to manage 2 sons starting in the Majors. When think about that. How can you be more baseball personified than the Ripkens. You Had Jr the MVP at SS, Sr. the Former 3B coach now managing, and Billy at second base with Rookie of year. The Ripken way is the best little league now too. Sorry, Wade Boggs just isn't baseball personified even close to even Billy Ripken, let alone Cal. Cal was a better player than Boggs but while Boggs was definitely better than Billy, if just talking the personification of baseball, even Billy personifies baseball more than Boggs. The Ripkens are baseball Royalty. Bow Down #BendTheKnee
@@partygod159wade boggs was
Won't see players like him anymore. Very few hit to the opposite field nowadays. It's HR or bust. Even little guys swing for the fences every AB. Players now would rather go 3-20 with 3 HRs and 12 Ks than 10-17 with 3 2B and 3 BB in a 4 game series.
I remember hearing a story from the Fenway groundskeeper that Boggs created footprints in the grass near the dugout, as he always ran the exact same route. Like a machine. Fascinating.
Boggs had the most extreme home-road relative splits of anyone. His home OPS+ was about 155 and his road OPS+ was around 115 and that's if we adjust for a normal home field advantage. His road rates are .302/.387/.395. Estimates have been made that the Green Monster turned 20-25 fly outs into doubles and home runs each year he played there. His road rates predict a borderline hall of famer, maybe 90th all time, though I still think he deserves some credit for taking maximum advantage of his home park, most players just didn't have a home park that was unique enough to take advantage of like that.
That’s surprising. With his line-drive swing I would assume that Fenway would explain his low power numbers. Fenway is probably the worst park in the league for a line-driver hitter (except for around Pesky’s Pole).
@@AV57 It was the most common knock against him at the time as far as sportswriters were concerned... and the modern look at the numbers bears that out to a degree. I grew up a Tigers fan during Boggs prime and watched a lot of him on local TV... and he was infamous for a slap to dead left field that would have been a pop out 10ft short of the track in almost any other ballpark.
Excellent editing bud. Great video on one of my all time favorite players. When I was a kid I used to keep tabs with his batting average and cheer for him to hit .400 for a season, especially around that 85' to 90' stretch. Only Tony Gwynne and Ichiro Suzuki had my attention like that over the years, and maybe George Brett, maybe.
Thank you! I appreciate that. And that’s awesome I like following some of my favorite players in that aspect. Rooting for milestones keeps us as fans involved!
Bogg's was a foul ball king. Every at bat was an event. Once he had 2 strikes on him it was impossible to get a ball or a strike past him. You either walked him or gave him something he could put into play.
One of my favorite aspects of his game. It seemed almost impossible to strike him out!
Ha....so true. I can still see him up there in the box slapping away w that same expression.
Boggs.
Hell yeah. Love seeing Boggs get the love he deserves.
When I was a kid, I got a glove when I was 8 years old in 1986 and it had the name "Wade Boggs" on it. He was my favorite after that and when I saw his baseball card for the first time in 1987, I noticed his stats were much more impressive than most of my other cards. My love of stats started that year!
That’s really cool! Baseball cards were crucial to my love for the game as well so I can totally relate to that. Boggs’ batting average and hit totals alone are impressive.
Not sure what players you have or haven't done, but some suggestions for future vids.
David Justice (Has the OPS and OPS+ of a HoF player)
Bernie Williams (higher OPS than Griffey 95-03)
David Cone (the classic perfect game on Yogi Berra Day, Yogi wore number 8 and Cone threw 88 pitches)
Daryl Strawberry (what might have been and how he overcame and had a very successful run with the Yankees)
Tony Gwynn (best hitter I have ever seen)
Some other guys I think deserve a deep dive and more recognition today
Matt Williams, Mark Grace, Will The Thrill, John Olerud, Paul O'Neill.
Loved the vid, I am a Yankees fan, but Boggs was still one of my favorite players as a kid.
Thanks for the suggestions! Strawberry in particular is a guy I wanna do very soon. Gwynn I did a vid on recently (Tony vs. The Braves Big Three) but a lot of players you mention are all great candidates for a future video
Will Clark please and thank you!
And boog Powell
Most of those are actually shitty suggestions.
How about one on Eddie Murray.
@@antonioortega2588 PLEASE give us Clark!!!
His friendship with "Mr Perfect" was life saving
As great as Boggs was, he was not perfect. Hennig would no doubt bat 1.000 if he chose to play Major League Baseball.
You’re right about the life saver and I believe it was Boggs who inducted Hennig is the WWE hall.
@metaldams78 Of course! He was...
Absolutely Perfect!
(Lol)
Great video! Really don't see Boggs getting the respect he deserves nowadays. One note about his power spike in 1987 - it has been widely believed that the baseballs were juiced that year, as the entire league saw a large spike in HRs, so the phenomenon wasn't limited to Boggs.
Thank you for sharing I wasn't aware of that!
Walt Hriniak was the man who taught Boggs and many others how to use the Green Monster to their advantage.
Boggs learned well how to make the most of his abilities.
I remember his doubles slamming off the Monster.
He’s the best opposite field hitter I’ve ever seen.
carew
Tony Gwynn was the best hitting it to left field
@@dalebateman6470 you heard of wade boggs??
I remember my Pops was in the same hotel during a business trip as a bunch of baseball stars for All-Star weekend back in the early 90's, and my 2 favorite players, Roger Clemens and Wade Boggs were there. He asked Clemens for an autograph for me, and he was rude and turned him down, then he asked Wade Boggs, who smiled, wrote, "To Garmonbozia, Keep on slugging, Wade Boggs." And it made my year. Thanks Wade!
The man is a legend. May he rest in peace.
@@derekjack8941 But I'm honoring his memory, rest in peace Wade.
@@CrazyMunky84 again, he is still alive
Hey man thank you for this video this was awesome. I grew up near Boston in the 80s so I was a huge fan of Wade Boggs and he was amazing. Mike Greenwell was my favorite player on the team but Boggs was the best player. I think if he was playing now he would’ve won more MVPs because they didn’t really count OPS and on base percentage back then nobody ever spoke about it ever and I watched like every baseball game. The advanced stats were just not talked about that back then.
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Greenwell is super underrated he was a great player! Yeah the advanced stats are easy to judge another MVP vote nowadays with a negative perspective when back then they didn’t really pay attention to it.
There’s no hitters like Boggs and Tony Gwynn in today’s game. Not sure when we’ll ever see pure hitters like this again.
we probably wont see anyone like them... tony gwynn was my alltime favorite hitter... a true artist at the plate, i put mattingly in a close 3 rd behind them
Bo Bichette goofy
Bichette and Luis Arraez. They are the Gwynn and Ichiro of this time.
@@JesusChrist2000BC neither been around long enough to make that claim... one great year wont cut it
@@JesusChrist2000BC For Christs sake, lol, Boggs was better than both Gwynn and Ichiro. The AL East crushes the NL in competition. San Diego sucked for a reason in a weak division in a weak league. Ichiro was not as good as Boggs either however underrated in any discussion of All time great hitters. Other than being the greatest Japanese hitter of all time. Hedeo Nomo was the best pitcher. Now got The Show that can pitch and hit best since Babe Ruth. Which is kinda crazy that its not even an American who is the first to do that in like 100 years. Jesus
Great video! I’d love to see a Ricky Henderson or Robin Yount video, or George Brett!
Great suggestions!
@@Cam23 Thanks!!
@Cam23 George Brett was incredible. Only player in MLB history to win three batting titles in three different decades, wow.
Always love a great retrospective on the career of the late Wade Boggs, god rest his soul. Excellent video, once again!
EDIT: Guys, it's an Always Sunny joke. The Gang Beats Boggs
At the risk of a "whoosh", Boggs is very much alive.
I’m glad you liked the video! And you scared me there for a second 😱
am I missing something or is he still alive?
RIP Boss Hogg
Boggs is dead ?
What did I miss ?
In Milwaukee Wade Boggs struck out and a guy from the audience said "You can't strike out! You're Wade Boggs!! Wade smiled a little.
When he and Gwynn were rolling, you could go ahead and etch the names on the batting title trophies.
Boggs should have come up sooner. The Red Sox had Carney Lansford at 3rd, so they weren't in a hurry. But he was wasted with at least one or both years at Triple-A. That's why he got to 3,000 hits so late in his career.
They traded for Lansford to make that happen. "Curse of the Bambino" more like "Curse of Lou Gorman".
Lansford got hurt, that gave Boggs his chance. To his credit, he ran with it.
Love how Boggs’ 3,000 was a homer which he got as a member of Tampa Bay. He also hit the first ever home run in the home stadium at the then TB Devil Rays.
Could have been worse, look at how the Mariners held back Edgar Martinez early in his career.
Have you ever thought of doing a video on Alan trammel and Lou Whitaker arguably the greatest double play duo of all time? Anyways I enjoyed the video and keep up the good work.
Intriguing suggestion, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video I appreciate the kind words!
Not even close to when Cal Ripken and Robbie Alomar were together
You must have ZERO CLUE that Cal Ripken and Robbie Alomar played together. By far a better double play duo than Trammel and Whitaker. Cal is way better than Trammel and Alomar way better than Whitaker. Its not even debatable. You must not have a clue who played with who. Best double play duo ever. Lol Cal and Robbie together was so fun to watch
@@partygod159you apparently have zero clue who has the major league record for most double plays turned.
@@felixmarvin1199 Cal Ripken
Awesome video. I really did enjoy it. Thanks for making it⚾️
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the suggestion 😉
I just watched the episode of Its always sunny in Philadelphia, "The gang beats Boggs" and never laughed so hard in my life.😂
You threw some respect on Buckner's name! Kudos to you sir!
He was a great player! Shouldn’t be remembered by that one play
Great admirer of Boggs. My kind of hitter. I don't believe the 107 beer thing though....
Even half that is still astounding. That’s impressive.
Love these videos of great 80s players. It might be the most under appreciated decade of baseball history:
You’ve got a point!
I love that I just discovered your channel! Now I can binge!! I’d love to see a video on the similarities between *Boggs and Areaez.* They have a ton in common
I had a beer w Boggs last June. He says he’s still hitting 425 yard drives in Tampa. I have x large hands, but when we parted his handshake swallowed mine like it was a feeder goldfish.
Wade Boggs was a great player.
I saw him in Boston many years.
Definitely under appreciated because the local writers did not like him.
Good video
Great video. Love Boggs. Do you have Tony Gwynn? When I was growing up it was always Boggs v Gwynn and Gwynn is and was my favorite player of all time. Well. Tied with Steve Garvey. Speaking of that do me a favor and along with the Gwynn video make one that makes the case for Garvey getting into Cooperstown. Haha. Great work man. Really enjoyed it.
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I’ve made two videos on Gwynn over the years, the first was a bio style a LONG time ago, and the other is a Gwynn vs. the Braves Big Three. I love talking about Gwynn so I’ll definitely be doing a full length retrospective on him at some point!
Also legendary for ironing his jeans with the crease in the middle. Classy.
Those jeans were famously stolen by the Cheers gang.
would like to hear your opinion on why steve garvey isnt in the HOF. Besides his obvious stats. His iron man streak, his Playoff performance, notice his defensive % is higher then keith hernandez most of the times. 6 time 200 hits, basically the best 1B for a decade.
Dale Murphy, Dave Parker and Garvey should be in the HOF
Garvey has piqued my interest recently! I’m hoping to get around to making that video in the not so distant future, and thank you for the suggestion!
Excellent production values! I salute you. The stellar batsmanship of this truly tremendous talented athlete is matched only by the hard work it took to remain playing at this elite level. Something tells me his lack of respect from the writers who vote for MVP has something to do with his off-field mannerisms.
May he rest in peace
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Wade bogg past away ???
@@loydkline lol, it's a joke from a TV show
Heaven can wait ... Boggs still alive and kicking
I fear that one of these days, Boggs is going to die without me hearing about it and I’m going think someone was referencing IASIP, go along with it and look like an ass.
Not even a baseball fan really but I recognize legends of any sport. Great video brother.
Thank you! That’s the goal with these videos: no matter how much you know about baseball, you can still enjoy learning about the all time greats
I’ve got a bat of his from 1978 Bristol Red Sox. I was in little league. Hung out at Muzzy Field all the time. We became buds. Had dinner. And gave me his bat he used before he went up to Pawtucket, Boston. Still have it!! Has his name and initials on it.
I'm a life long Yankee fan. 52 years.. At one time, I didn't like Boggs very much. I but I'm sure he drank 361 beers. Oh no , that was his freaking batting average. LOL....
I had forgotten all about WB playing for the Yankees... he'll always be a Red Sox to me. Thanks for sharing.
His 87 season was amazing and he should have been mvp. It was the infamous rabbit ball year but amazing numbers.
Although he is in the HOF because of his hitting, Boggs was a very good defensive player. That often gets overlooked with him.
"Wow" Made me spit ma garlic bread out! Love the content. If you haven't already, could i get a video on how insane 1989 Lonnie Smith was?
Haha! Great suggestion, hopefully I can get around to him, he's a fantastic ballplayer that I should probably know more about to be honest!
This video earned my Sub. Great video man, i hope you have a video on “The Iron Man” Cal Ripken Jr, or will make one 😊
Thank you! Welcome to the channel and I’m glad you enjoyed. I made a Cal video fairly recently about getting robbed of an MVP in 1984, but I definitely intend on making one (I’m a huge Orioles fan myself) in the future.
Boggs is a legend here in elmira. When he played for the elmira pioneers
Legend. I'm still disappointed that he sat out the last 4 games of the 1986 season against the Yankees while in a tight race with Don Mattingly for the batting title. Boggs finished at .357, Donnie at .352.
Your part on K% had me thinking about how in 1950 Yogi Berra on struck out 12x in something like 600 AB's while basically swinging at everything. Crazy!
That’s insane!
Can't recall who said it, but it was said of Berra that "He's the best bad ball hitter in baseball... But don't throw him a good one"
It is him or Bench as the greatest catcher in MLB history.
Also, I met him at a mall signing when I was 12. He took the time to talk for a minute or so with everyone who came up. Didn't just sign and go to the next in line. To this day, the nicest baseball player I ever met. Next to him was Bernie Williams who I talked to on dozens of occasions while he was in AA near where I grew up. Always had time for young fans, never left a kid hanging for an auto. Real class act.
@@snerdterguson thanks for sharing that story!
Players used to be embarrassed to strike out. Now it’s strike out, or HR.
Thanks, I always did like him and didn't know enough about his career.
Glad you enjoyed! My goal with these videos is to shine some light on players the baseball community should know more about
I wasnt a fan of Boggs at first when he came to the Yankees, but after the 2 seasons and enjoyed every bit of his time in NY. Legendary dude with a legendary mustache.
Well said!
@@Cam23 and you got a new subscriber homie
@@videogamevalley7523 thank you so much! Welcome to the channel 😎
While on a hunting trip with WWE HOFer Curt Henning, Mr. Perfect. Boggs would get badly injured on a barbwire fence. His situation was considered dire and potentially fatal and Mr. Perfect got Boggs loose and carried him to aid. When WWE honered Mr. Perfect in their HOF it was Wade Boggs that inducted him, Henning passed in 2003.
*honored
Absolutely one of the best contact hitters to play MLB. He was a doubles machine. If he had wanted he could've been a homerun hitter but it wasn't his game. Always liked the man and his prowess at the plate.
One of my favorite players he hit doubles off the green monster all the time ⚾️
Wade Cranberry Boggs, Great memories.
These retrospectives are great. I had no idea how good the likes of boggs and mattingly were
My main goal with these videos is to shed light on some under appreciated studs, so I’m glad you were able to learn something new! That’s the beauty of baseball history
Mattingly was almost otherworldly until his back issues started in '87. He was good after that, but the Mattingly of 84-86 was positively great. Wade's back started giving him trouble later in his career as well.
As a yanks fan getting to watch boggs and Donny baseball play 1st and 3rd together for a couple years was a treat.
Do you at least know how Great Cal Ripken was who was the best of all ?
This video really gives great perspective to the 3,000 hits club. He hit so well for so long and barely cracked it. How is that possible? Too many strike shortened seasons? Great video. Weird to see Boggs with so much hair at the HOF. I thought it was his son or something. These could have been separate comments. Great video.
True that! 3,000 hits is not something to take lightly, very impressive accomplishment.
And I had the same thought 😂😂😂
The red sox kept boggs in the minor leagues for 6 years for no reason that's why he only wound up with 3000 hits red sox execs were prejudiced against him because they wanted home runs and he steadfastly stuck to an inside out swing to opposite field for highbatting average. He could easily hit home runs at will in practice but his dad taught him his opposite field swing and he wasnt going to change his swing or fool with his successful style
Third best mustache behind Rollie Fingers and Goose Gossage.
I forgot he was #26! We need to talk about the great Wade Boggs way more often!!
I agree!
Dude you’re on a great run with these videos. Gotta do an Ichiro one soon
Thanks! And that’s definitely a great suggestion
Stumbled upon your channel. Nice video man!
Thanks!
Fowl Tips, I love it. He needs an award for that book title. Somebody please give Wade Boggs a big ass award for the book Fowl Tips. Do it!
I second this motion! 😂
at 11:44 in a shocking move, Boggs would leave Boston, and sign with the evil empire, the Yankees. LOL LOL
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Thing is Boggs was usually 12 beers deep BEFORE flights too 😅
My favorite player growing up
Boggs was awesome. At the time, though, it was easy to see why he didn't win MVP. No one was talking about guys like Canseco being roided to the gills yet, and Canseco's 40 HR/40 Steals season was unreal.
The 1988 season is insane. On base well over 300 times and strikes out just 34 times... Damn.
Blew me away when writing the script how absurd his bat to ball skills were
That season was amazing. Not to get off topic, but Joe DiMaggio did that for his entire career, getting on base just over 3000 times, while only striking out 369 times. And, he was an underrated power hitter, playing in Yankee Stadium, who nevertheless hit 361 homers in a relatively short career.
@John DiMaggios 361/369 HR/SO ratio is my favorite stat outside of Lou Gehrigs 129 OPS+ in 1938 when he was literally dying.
I thought there was a clause in his Tampa Bay contract that they’d pay him ~$7mil/yr (or whatever was a top-end contract at the time) but he had to retire in the Hall as a Ray. Anyone remember anything with that?
Actually had a lot of great players back in those days Boggs was one of the faves...Also had Burks,Quintana,Reed,Greenwell,Clemens and couple others we just had the worst luck known to man back in those days...Anyone remember Oil Can Boyd...
Yeah the clerk at the local liquor store remembers the “Oil Can” and so do I!
5:50 - To be fair, Dan Quisenberry was a bit of a sensation at the time. I grew up watching him as a Tigers fan and he was no joke. As a soft tossing sidearmer, he broke the single season save record that had stood for over a decade. He never struck anybody out, but he also never walked anybody and had a five year prime when his ERA was never over 2.75 and twice was below 2.00. If the Royals had a lead heading into the 8th, expect a handful of weak grounders to end the game in a Royals victory. In the grand scheme of things, his WAR was lower than Boggs... but Boggs was also the perfect fit for Fenway... just slapping balls against the Green Monster that would have been routine fly balls in most parks... or at least that was the common thinking at the time... and I think at least partially accurate.
Baines is probably a fair criticism... as his numbers are very pedestrian in the WAR sense... but he wasn't yet a DH. At the time he was still an everyday right fielder with a very good throwing arm.
Excellent job. As a diehard Sox fan, the 80s were tough. Rice will always be underrated i.m.o. And i can't forgive this chicken head for going to NY.
I'm the guy that suggested that u do Bob Welch next, in addition to that, u should do a video on the umpires f***in up this season because they have been doing some off the wall s***
Haha 😂 but to be fair that’s every year!
dude....him, Gwynn, and Ichiro were the greatest hitters IMO. fuckers never struck out (hardly).
Rhett and link love this
"You are what you eat" Chicken have excellent eye sight
I remember in the 80s when Boggs and Mattingly would routinely compete for the best 3bman in the AL…until in the late 80s, for some reason, Mattingly fell off his Hall of Fame career pace. Until then he was considered one of the greatest Yankees of all time.
This girl that I knew was having a big party at her step dad's house and I guess her stepdad was throwing it and he was friends with boggs. So I heard Wade and Fred McGriff were both going to be there and when she invited us I was like hell yeah. This house was huge and beautiful and right on the water in Seminole Florida. By the time I got there Fred McGriff had left but I was standing in line to grab a drink and I here excuse me let slide right by. And it was Wade boggs. He wasn't cutting he was just trying to get to the cooler that had the beer which was not part of the line. And he said hell of a party huh kid. And walked away. I say about 15 seconds later i said haha sure is wade. Wade?
Haha I didn't even know what to say at the time. But I got a picture with him later. Cool dude especially to a twenty-three-year-old
What a story! That’s awesome you got to meet the legend himself. That’s something you’ll never forget
The three most important numbers of Wade Boggs' career:
3010 hits in his career
240 hits in 1985
107 beers in one day
my favorite player as a kid. such a great hitter. Wonder how he would do in today's game. Noone hits above .300 anymore.
Yes yes they do.....look at Ronald acuna jr
Great job, awesome video
Want to follow up this video with one of Boggs' NL contemporary, Tony Gwynn? Probably an even better hitter, with two peaks, one in late-20s and another in his mid-30s when he hit a ridiculous .371 over a four-season stretch, and was flirting with .400 before the baseball strike prematurely ended the season. Dude was still hitting .324 in his last season on one leg.
I also love the story that he met Ted Williams 10 years into his career, who advised him to hit for more power, which he did AND raised his batting average.
As a matter of fact, I did!
The INSANE Prime of Tony Gwynn: Mr. Padre
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@@Cam23 Good man!
Will you do a video on Robin Yount? To me the quietest 3000 hit club member/HOFer outside of Milwaukee.
That’s a great suggestion!
Great video! Any thoughts on Will Clark?
Ah yes, the legendary "Wade Boggs Challenge"
Kent Hrbek should had won 1982 ROY. Repeat Gold Glove, repeat World Series. Small market team loses out to bigger media team. Kent in 20 less games had a 301 average almost 40 points higher then Ripken. More hits, RBI, walks, every stat that counts..... just another popularity contest
Do a video on the uncanny similarity of the carrer stats George Brett & Robin Yount (both were rookies same year). Likewise TEAMMATES Alan Trammel and Lou Whitaker, amazing stuff!
Do videos of Cal Ripken since he was easily better than all of them one at a time. I remember when Robin Yount was the first to lose to Cal. Then Trammel. Then Brett. Then Boggs. Then Barry Larkin. Then Jeter. Cal is the GOAT of 80s/90s
Wade Boggs is like Ted Williams with no power
I wouldn't say no power. He mashed doubles at a high rate.
Very different style of hitting for sure!
Not quite: Ted is in a different stratosphere with his OBP. But I get what you're saying.
@@Cam23
Well they both wrote books on hitting where they kind of seemed to have the same philosophy
@@MrShanester117 you can have a similar opposite field approach to hitting, but for me Boggs’ approach is rare in that he wasn’t concerned with home runs. He clearly was built to, he just focused on hitting line drives much like Gwynn
If Boggs was in NL theres a good chance Mattingly has 2 MVPs and possibly makes HOF
Boggs is a top 10 of all time, for sure.
Great stuff thanx!
Mr clutch !!! Such a contact hitter .Came through in big situations
Insane prime of Pedro? Threw ⛽🔥
I remember a stat... one of those years he swung at and missed 17 pitches.
That’s insane! 👀
Should do a video on the underrated Fred Mcgriff and great Greg Maddux
Probably the most level swing I ever saw. Not one for the launch angle era that’s for sure.
Few can rock the " Magnum P.I. 'stache".
If you want a crazy baseball story I haven’t seen anyone make a video about... was at spring training game for the braves and one of the foul balls went into a dugout. Hitting a coach in the eye. He lost that eye iirc. Happened around 2012-2014 I believe. In Orlando.
Wow that is a crazy story. I’ll have to look more into that one ☝️
Luis Salazar?
Don't think I didn't notice Fred McGriff - another Tampa native who knew Boggs pretty intimately at 1:09.
More women thought of Wade Boggs, good copy for sports writers too. He was all about his routine and could be followed based on his habits alone. No player probably ever had a more predictable career once he got rolling in the majors. Just didn’t have the full game and he left for the pinstripes, outside of Beantown he was good script for local sports writers and you could write an article about him that could be used over and over, same story everyday. Fly by night fans learned of his routines and parroted on about what they read, you’ve got the whole story on Boggs as a baseball player. It’s his off field stuff that make him the mustached legend. I am far from a hater, but he in no way could carry any team, even with the help of the Green Monster and the Splendid Splinter, he was just a contact hitter who would bore you with foul balls and long counts to walks. Again, legendary antics off the field. The only title he’d ever steal was “most likely to drink your bears and take your girl with a big smile”