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.
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
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.
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
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.
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?
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.
I lived in Boston for most of the 1980s and saw dozens of games at Fenway. Three homers come to mind; one was dinked into the Green Monster off Charlie Leibrandt in a loss to Royals in 1985. The other two came in a win vs Twins in 1987, with both being line shots to right. The second, and game-winner, was lined well over the bullpen.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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
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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'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....
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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'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***
At around the 6:00 mark, if i heard you correctly, you said that Dan Quisenberry finished 2nd in the AL MVP race in 1983 and Harold Baines finished 3rd. This is not correct. Baltimore 1B Eddie Murray finished 2nd in the race that year, and C Carlton Fisk of the White Sox finished 3rd. Also, Baines played right field for the White Sox in 1983. He wouldn't become a regular DH until sometime around 1990. Otherwise, excellent job on this video. Boggs was one of two guys I remember watching as a kid who I honestly thought had the talent to hit .400 in a season, with Tony Gwynn being the other. One of the five best pure hitters in my life, in my opinion. EDIT- I misheard you, sorry. You didn't say that Quisenberry and Baines finished 2nd and 3rd. You said they finished ahead of Boggs. My mistake and my apologies.
You’re good! Haha yeah I was simply saying they shouldn’t have finished in front of him, they definitely didn’t finish 2 and 3 😂 Thank you for watching the video!
@Cam23 Any time, sir. Baines had a fine year in 1983, helping the White Sox get to the playoffs for the first time since 1959, and had 20 game-winning RBIs which lead the league that year (they don't keep track of that anymore). But you are right, he had nowhere near the year offensively that Boggs had. Although Comiskey Park was a decent pitcher's park, and I wonder if Boggs would have had the same offensive output if he had played there instead of Fenway. I'll have to look up Baines's OPS+ that year... it was 109. Good, but not outstanding, nowhere what Boggs did that year.
I might as well suggest: Mike Scott, Craig Biggio, David Cone, David Wells, Gary Carter, Kirby Puckett, Joe Carter, Barry Zito, Mark Langston, Dennis Martinez, Dave Parker, Dave Stewart, Dave Winfield, and Coco Crisp. That's just a few.
I liked Boggs until one comment. He lost the batting title to Puckett one year and said if he was having an average year it wouldn't have even been close. What a complete lack of class. Even Mattingly backed Puckett up and more or less told Boggs to STFU. He was just lucky he didn't play in the National league or he's have less Batting titles himself.
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.
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
George Brett
@partygod159wade boggs was
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.
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.
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.
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?
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
@@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)
I lived in Boston for most of the 1980s and saw dozens of games at Fenway.
Three homers come to mind; one was dinked into the Green Monster off Charlie Leibrandt in a loss to Royals in 1985. The other two came in a win vs Twins in 1987, with both being line shots to right. The second, and game-winner, was lined well over the bullpen.
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.
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!
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.
at 11:44 in a shocking move, Boggs would leave Boston, and sign with the evil empire, the Yankees. LOL LOL
😂
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.
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!
He’s the best opposite field hitter I’ve ever seen.
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Tony Gwynn was the best hitting it to left field
@@dalebateman6470 you heard of wade boggs??
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 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.
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.
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
This meme has been going on for fucking years and I still get worked by it. Every. Time 😂
Third best mustache behind Rollie Fingers and Goose Gossage.
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
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
@Party God Boggs was not better than Gwynn and Ichiro faced better pitchers. You must be a Red Sox fanboy.
@@martinedwards4522 while agree with your comment Luis Arraez's .325 career average has my attention.
Awesome video. I really did enjoy it. Thanks for making it⚾️
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for the suggestion 😉
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
Wade Cranberry Boggs, Great memories.
Love these videos of great 80s players. It might be the most under appreciated decade of baseball history:
You’ve got a point!
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 ?
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.
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.
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
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!
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
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!
When he and Gwynn were rolling, you could go ahead and etch the names on the batting title trophies.
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!
@partygod159you apparently have zero clue who has the major league record for most double plays turned.
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.
Also legendary for ironing his jeans with the crease in the middle. Classy.
Those jeans were famously stolen by the Cheers gang.
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.
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.
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
Ah yes, the legendary "Wade Boggs Challenge"
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 😎
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.
I had forgotten all about WB playing for the Yankees... he'll always be a Red Sox to me. Thanks for sharing.
Stumbled upon your channel. Nice video man!
Thanks!
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.
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.
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....
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.
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!
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 just watched the episode of Its always sunny in Philadelphia, "The gang beats Boggs" and never laughed so hard in my life.😂
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! 😂
Great job, awesome video
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
I remember a stat... one of those years he swung at and missed 17 pitches.
That’s insane! 👀
Great video! Any thoughts on Will Clark?
Rhett and link love this
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
"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!
Dude you’re on a great run with these videos. Gotta do an Ichiro one soon
Thanks! And that’s definitely a great suggestion
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
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 forgot he was #26! We need to talk about the great Wade Boggs way more often!!
I agree!
You should do Carney Lansford
Boggs is a legend here in elmira. When he played for the elmira pioneers
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.
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
You skipped the whole mistress ratting out his teammates incident.
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.
64 beers on a cross country flight. Some of his former teammates say it was probably closer to 100.
His 87 season was amazing and he should have been mvp. It was the infamous rabbit ball year but amazing numbers.
RIP wade boggs
Great stuff thanx!
great content......have you done Kirby Puckett?
He’s coming up! My plan is to have that video out two weeks from tomorrow. He’s been requested a lot and I’m excited to learn more about his story
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!
Mr clutch !!! Such a contact hitter .Came through in big situations
Although he is in the HOF because of his hitting, Boggs was a very good defensive player. That often gets overlooked with him.
One of my favorite players he hit doubles off the green monster all the time ⚾️
Great vid man
Thanks!
At around the 6:00 mark, if i heard you correctly, you said that Dan Quisenberry finished 2nd in the AL MVP race in 1983 and Harold Baines finished 3rd.
This is not correct.
Baltimore 1B Eddie Murray finished 2nd in the race that year, and C Carlton Fisk of the White Sox finished 3rd.
Also, Baines played right field for the White Sox in 1983. He wouldn't become a regular DH until sometime around 1990.
Otherwise, excellent job on this video. Boggs was one of two guys I remember watching as a kid who I honestly thought had the talent to hit .400 in a season, with Tony Gwynn being the other.
One of the five best pure hitters in my life, in my opinion.
EDIT- I misheard you, sorry. You didn't say that Quisenberry and Baines finished 2nd and 3rd. You said they finished ahead of Boggs. My mistake and my apologies.
You’re good! Haha yeah I was simply saying they shouldn’t have finished in front of him, they definitely didn’t finish 2 and 3 😂
Thank you for watching the video!
@Cam23 Any time, sir.
Baines had a fine year in 1983, helping the White Sox get to the playoffs for the first time since 1959, and had 20 game-winning RBIs which lead the league that year (they don't keep track of that anymore). But you are right, he had nowhere near the year offensively that Boggs had.
Although Comiskey Park was a decent pitcher's park, and I wonder if Boggs would have had the same offensive output if he had played there instead of Fenway. I'll have to look up Baines's OPS+ that year... it was 109. Good, but not outstanding, nowhere what Boggs did that year.
@@DaDitka Yeah by no means was he bad, just Boggs was betta! 😂
My favorite player growing up
Just subscribed, this is good content.
Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying the content 😎
Good video, how about u do Bob Welch next
Underrated pitcher from 80's and early 90's
Tragic death
Very underrated! Great suggestion
@@Cam23 Thank you, he was my favorite ball player, especially when he went to Oakland
I might as well suggest: Mike Scott, Craig Biggio, David Cone, David Wells, Gary Carter, Kirby Puckett, Joe Carter, Barry Zito, Mark Langston, Dennis Martinez, Dave Parker, Dave Stewart, Dave Winfield, and Coco Crisp. That's just a few.
Now I understand why there is a cardboard cutout of him holding a Pabst Blue Ribbon at the liquor store...in 2023. Legend.
It sucks that he was stuck in the minors for 6 years. He was a 24 year old rookie in 1982.
Exactly what i was thinking too
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.
Thing is Boggs was usually 12 beers deep BEFORE flights too 😅
Is there an episode for George Brett?
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 liked Boggs until one comment. He lost the batting title to Puckett one year and said if he was having an average year it wouldn't have even been close. What a complete lack of class. Even Mattingly backed Puckett up and more or less told Boggs to STFU. He was just lucky he didn't play in the National league or he's have less Batting titles himself.
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
So consistent.