MLB Weirdest Batting Stances

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  • @blakedavis5675
    @blakedavis5675 7 років тому +884

    "If it ain't broke don't fix it"

  • @ainsleydwyer9950
    @ainsleydwyer9950 6 років тому +802

    I love how their stance BEFORE the pitch is different but then they just go normal

    • @-mais
      @-mais 3 роки тому +14

      Ikr? Must feel at least a little uncomfortable

    • @alexcastro7339
      @alexcastro7339 3 роки тому +144

      That's why it's called a "stance" and not the "swing"...... No one can hit the ball having their bat on their shoulder.. or waving the bat high in the air

    • @-mais
      @-mais 3 роки тому +5

      true

    • @AG-ol2gb
      @AG-ol2gb 3 роки тому +2

      Some are very smooth transitions, the last one is a good example.

    • @jakelater596
      @jakelater596 3 роки тому +3

      Besides Jeff Bagwell

  • @tiberiuslamar
    @tiberiuslamar 8 років тому +258

    The Fact that Hunter Pence is not here is a travesty

    • @jayden8636
      @jayden8636 5 років тому +1

      Tiberius Lamar he has no choice to bat like that

    • @jayhickey5012
      @jayhickey5012 5 років тому

      Truth.

    • @nathanarellano6858
      @nathanarellano6858 5 років тому

      You nerd

    • @jayden8636
      @jayden8636 5 років тому +1

      The LegendaryGamer he has a illness that makes his bone stature weird

    • @jayden8636
      @jayden8636 5 років тому

      The LegendaryGamer yeah he has Scheuermann’s disease

  • @j.morales3166
    @j.morales3166 5 років тому +164

    0:17 That one new kid on the team.

  • @Tyrunner0097
    @Tyrunner0097 5 років тому +63

    The 70's and 80's where a gold mine of unique stances. Brian downing, Cecil Cooper, Joe Morgan, among others.

    • @t-bo2734
      @t-bo2734 4 роки тому +2

      Dusty Baker & Steve Garvey.

    • @JW-gs8wk
      @JW-gs8wk 2 роки тому +2

      Joe (chicken wing ) Morgan he alway flap his arm like a chicken wing before he swung

    • @leecowell8165
      @leecowell8165 Рік тому

      Yep Joe was underrated. He was unaware of his arm twitch go figure. great pull hitter and a classy guy. he had an incredibly quick bat like Bonds.

  • @BeefPapa
    @BeefPapa 8 років тому +275

    notice all the fans in attendance for regular season games back in the 80s and 90s.

    • @SummeRulz
      @SummeRulz 6 років тому +6

      BeefPapa I'm thinking a lot of those shirtless dudes rode bikes and jammers(bicycles) because they could

    • @richjames5476
      @richjames5476 6 років тому +18

      Adam Levine I call bullshit

    • @wyattmueller4148
      @wyattmueller4148 6 років тому +3

      Rich James just do the research then

    • @jarjarbinks4744
      @jarjarbinks4744 6 років тому +1

      BeefPapa uhhh people have lives? 😂

    • @beaulaplume
      @beaulaplume 6 років тому +2

      Cubs MLB Perfect Inning Gaming yeah, you’re right. No one had a life back then. Lol.

  • @rockhopper01
    @rockhopper01 5 років тому +582

    No Cal Ripken Jr? He could’ve been on here 4 times with 4 different stances!

    • @t-rozbenouameur5304
      @t-rozbenouameur5304 4 роки тому +33

      Lol he would change his stance in the same game

    • @Kalos64
      @Kalos64 4 роки тому +2

      Eric Thomas he was so fun to watch

    • @redheadmomma7176
      @redheadmomma7176 4 роки тому +1

      I was just looking up some of his videos and watched one where he talked about and showed his stances. Too funny.

    • @jaykay1171
      @jaykay1171 4 роки тому +1

      Where's Andres Galaraga! The big cat!

    • @cbanks1980
      @cbanks1980 4 роки тому

      Right!!!

  • @cottagechskitty
    @cottagechskitty 8 років тому +1221

    Maybe not weird. How about "stances that hitting coaches would never teach"

    • @kevinmoore2929
      @kevinmoore2929 8 років тому +61

      a hitting coach WOULD teach these if they helped their hitters. whatever little tweak, twist or step that helped that ultimately helped them reach the goal of successfully hitting the ball.

    • @siobhan6657
      @siobhan6657 7 років тому +4

      Kevin Moore damn why are you getting so offended?

    • @bigtasty6385
      @bigtasty6385 6 років тому +2

      Sam Jang that is honestly the top ten best comments ever!!!

    • @yellowflamegaulent3902
      @yellowflamegaulent3902 6 років тому

      cottagechskitty 😂😂😂

    • @SirGreyy
      @SirGreyy 6 років тому +1

      What coaches teach batting stances????????????

  • @grantprice4456
    @grantprice4456 5 років тому +148

    I remember growing up and so many kids I played ball with tried to emulate Sheffield’s batting stance and our coaches were always pissed off lol

    • @johnmorgan9334
      @johnmorgan9334 2 роки тому +1

      Lmao yep, when he became a dodger my dad coached all my little league teams and every kid would try to replicate it 😂

    • @andrewbalcom7418
      @andrewbalcom7418 Рік тому +2

      I tried it myself too... If I ever step in the batters box .... And I hasn't happened a lot in the last 10 years I'm 100% emulating Sheffield's stance

    • @joshg.6315
      @joshg.6315 Рік тому

      Facts. Every kid from that era tried to emulate Sheffield’s batting stance in practice and got bitched at by their coach of it 😂😂😂😂

    • @symptomofsouls
      @symptomofsouls 9 місяців тому

      I got my coach so pissed for copying Youkilis's batting stance but he couldn't bench me because I was batting .700

  • @alexcastro7339
    @alexcastro7339 3 роки тому +46

    4:25.... Sheffield started the at bat as a Met and finished the swing as a Yankee 😆

  • @jawjww
    @jawjww 6 років тому +84

    Rickey Henderson in his prime is the most dangerous, exciting player ever.

    • @georgeorwell4534
      @georgeorwell4534 3 роки тому +3

      No argument.

    • @Kdog27
      @Kdog27 3 роки тому

      Yeah because you have to pitch it in the zone so you don’t all him but he will pound the ball anywhere

    • @TMLCOVERAGE
      @TMLCOVERAGE 3 роки тому +2

      He's My favourite player

    • @collindillingham5312
      @collindillingham5312 2 роки тому +1

      No argument but nothing to do with weird batting stances. It has substance but is still so randomly crazy it overshadows the point. Your like my gf I'm talking about the weekend she is talking next year

    • @brandonjones9748
      @brandonjones9748 2 роки тому

      Did you just have a stroke?

  • @serter4545
    @serter4545 7 років тому +777

    unique batting stances is a much better name...

  • @axl9421
    @axl9421 5 років тому +267

    I was having a slump, and my dad told me to try using Rod Carews stance. It helped tremendously 😂😂

    • @clover7114
      @clover7114 3 роки тому +3

      same im not kidding

    • @mastod0n1
      @mastod0n1 2 роки тому +5

      Same here except it was Chuck Knoblauch's stance which is very similar.

    • @BigRevenge
      @BigRevenge 2 роки тому

      Yeah helps with lefties hitting in right feild

    • @biged680
      @biged680 2 роки тому

      nice

    • @JH-ms3ny
      @JH-ms3ny 2 роки тому +2

      Same scenario for me but Chuck Knoblauch. Ended up sticking with that stance all through school

  • @TK20-00
    @TK20-00 5 років тому +68

    Daaaamn that hurts you showed Youk on the Yanks not the Sox.

    • @ChiefKillaCue
      @ChiefKillaCue 3 роки тому

      Thought the same exact thing

    • @chrisman3965
      @chrisman3965 3 роки тому +2

      Hit me right in the feels. 99%of his days are with the Sox, and they pull a clip of him as a Stank.

    • @bigcheddadawg
      @bigcheddadawg 3 роки тому +1

      Cause screw the red sox

    • @bigcheddadawg
      @bigcheddadawg 3 роки тому +1

      @@chrisman3965 bad sox*

  • @fiorno111
    @fiorno111 4 роки тому +23

    4:49 that does not sound like a bat.

  • @astek5684
    @astek5684 7 років тому +239

    The players that have weird batting stances all hit home runs

    • @ryancapps6435
      @ryancapps6435 4 роки тому +3

      Not all of them

    • @theobbyray
      @theobbyray 4 роки тому +3

      Highligts

    • @kenmendoza6932
      @kenmendoza6932 4 роки тому +14

      Its a highlight. They dont always hit home runs. They do from time to time, just like everybody else.

    • @Coachlen24
      @Coachlen24 4 роки тому +1

      @@kenmendoza6932 hahahahaha

    • @leecowell8165
      @leecowell8165 Рік тому

      not Rose. that guy only hit a few every year.. slapstick hitter his intent was to get on the pads and he did that a LOT! great hitter one of the best in fact. owns the lifetime hit record.

  • @nateman79
    @nateman79 6 років тому +109

    No Eric Davis? Seriously? Or cal Ripken? Ripken changed his batting stance every game

    • @chrisoverbey7232
      @chrisoverbey7232 4 роки тому +3

      Eric Davis and Gary Sheffield have the quickest wrist and bat speed ever.

    • @mcoletta6736
      @mcoletta6736 4 роки тому +4

      I was shocked not to see Ripkin, but also where is Mo Vaughn or Edgar Martinez?? Some stances in this list barely qualify as different let alone strange.

    • @kevinkarg4464
      @kevinkarg4464 4 роки тому +1

      No Joe Morgan? WTF? He was the spark plug on those great Big Red Machines!! Leaving him out was a travesty!!

    • @colethomas1994
      @colethomas1994 4 роки тому +1

      Eric Davis should have been an easy one

    • @absolutelynonameslef
      @absolutelynonameslef 2 роки тому +1

      I love how loose and relaxed Davis looked...and then BAM.

  • @arthurboyd522
    @arthurboyd522 8 років тому +129

    Weird pitching wind-up/deliveries next?

  • @danielhetue6968
    @danielhetue6968 Рік тому +11

    Craig Counsell’s high batting stance is my favorite overall. It’s pretty odd and funny the way the held his bat high above his head. 😂

  • @masterjedi5510
    @masterjedi5510 5 років тому +29

    Rod Carew is a name that doesn't get mentioned enough when it comes to hitting! Absolutely phenomenal baseball player! I think he made the All-Star team nearly every year he played!

    • @ColeSanchez-f4w
      @ColeSanchez-f4w 11 місяців тому +1

      I feel like guys like Gwynn and Carew don’t get the credit they deserve. Power or no power, those guys were tremendous hitters

    • @ColeSanchez-f4w
      @ColeSanchez-f4w 11 місяців тому +1

      Look at the strikeout probability percentage for Gwynn. NOBODY will ever do that again.

    • @masterjedi5510
      @masterjedi5510 11 місяців тому

      @@ColeSanchez-f4w Couldn’t agree more!

  • @LanzaNation
    @LanzaNation 8 років тому +78

    Some of them are fairly normal looking stances. There are far stranger ones that you could have chosen.

    • @baseballplayer5556
      @baseballplayer5556 4 роки тому +1

      *Albert Pujols what is wrong with his

    • @eauhomme
      @eauhomme 3 роки тому +1

      Jay Buhner comes to mind. Stood almost straight up, feet close together, bat held in front of him almost straight up and down.

    • @dustinglasier6417
      @dustinglasier6417 2 роки тому

      @@baseballplayer5556 Nothing wrong at all, but his stance was highly unusual when he first started playing in the bigs. Virtually nobody else outside of Jeff Bagwell was keeping their feet past shoulder width, and everybody was either taught to step in the bucket or slide step to start your swing. It was quite a revelation during its time and by 2003 every single kid on our baseball team was being taught his swing as fundamental.

    • @joelmilten
      @joelmilten 2 роки тому

      @@eauhomme thank you!!!! I’ve been looking all over the comments of this and another ‘weird stance’ video trying to find someone mentioning him. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody stand or hold the bat like that unless they were out of the hitting box or not ready to hit yet. I think because he played in Seattle and wasn’t one of the well known HOF’s from there, he isn’t talked about as much.

    • @eauhomme
      @eauhomme 2 роки тому

      @@joelmilten I never understood how he could make contact that way. His eyes dropped several inches as the pitch came in.

  • @mpaulm
    @mpaulm 8 років тому +75

    Batista's is the oddest to me.

    • @12k-v4y
      @12k-v4y 8 років тому +6

      Edwin Encarnacio's stance is wierd

    • @TheCurtainLift
      @TheCurtainLift 8 років тому +12

      LoganVgamez 549 he mean Tony Batista not Jose Bautista lol

    • @costamesars3490
      @costamesars3490 7 років тому +9

      Youkilis for me, never seen anyone hold their bat in two different places horizontally over their head. That said it's also one of my favorite stances for that reason

    • @KTF0
      @KTF0 6 років тому

      I can imagine it took a while to time. Imagine all of those moving parts and trying to swing at a 99 mph fastball? Batista, Julio Franco, Tettleton and Tony Phillips had the most unique stance to me. I could've sworn Tettleton held the bat near his belt buckle. That might be my memory exaggerating it.

  • @ZhangtheGreat
    @ZhangtheGreat 7 років тому +9

    I'll always remember Chuck Knoblauch's stance: he angled the bat 45 degrees backwards as if his wrists were completely relaxed holding it.

  • @jasonkh4
    @jasonkh4 2 роки тому +1

    4:25 I was like, gimme Gary Sheffield or gtfo lol mans stance/swing was pure rhythm, crazy how many of these were 90's dudes

  • @danielwiberg6757
    @danielwiberg6757 5 місяців тому +2

    Tettleton was awesome. Became a fan after seeing one of his highest back in the day.

  • @doseofreality100
    @doseofreality100 6 років тому +7

    To me the only weird ones are where they set up with their hands pulled in close to their chest. Ted Williams baffles me as to how he was able to hit so well. In pictures his stance has the bat pretty much vertical, straight up and down and his hand in on his body just under his chest. How anyone can swing the bat around in that starting position in time to hit the ball is incredible to me. Also, Rod Carew's famous setup of already in the process of a swing is crazy to. If you've played the game you know you've always been taught to get the bat up and start high because gravity will get the head of the bat down... start low and you're going to be swinging under everything. It's no surprise that Carew didn't really have any power with such a stance. His career high in HRs in a season was 14 - twice. You can't get any torque behind a swing with Carew's stance. Carew was an excellent hitter though. Makes me wonder if he had a normal stance and could get some torque in that swing how many HRs he could've hit.... in addition to getting his 3,000+ hits and career .328 BA...... and 30+ SB potential.
    As for everyone else. Most of them have a weird setup, but if you pay attention when the pitcher starts his delivery they quickly adjust to a more traditional stance. It's why even as a kid when I played I never understood why people varied their stances or tried to emulate the pros...... you always end up in the same position so my thought process was why not just start in that position.

  • @yehudap
    @yehudap 8 років тому +12

    A lot of these aren't so weird. But one that is missing is Garth Iorg, who played a few seasons for the Blue Jays in the 1980s.

  • @ukwazoo
    @ukwazoo 2 роки тому +8

    Eric Davis has the wildest stance of all time. Missed that one

  • @TheErodrig6
    @TheErodrig6 5 років тому +8

    Fred “crime dog” Mcgriff, Andres “big cat” Galaraga, Jay Buhner

  • @williamrobinson8859
    @williamrobinson8859 Рік тому +2

    This video makes me wish I could go back in time. When baseball was dope

  • @SasfootBigsquatch
    @SasfootBigsquatch 8 років тому +70

    I wouldn't even consider most of these "weird".

    • @SasfootBigsquatch
      @SasfootBigsquatch 8 років тому +3

      +CSGaming 13 Go fuck off kid.

    • @matthewhill486
      @matthewhill486 8 років тому

      of she

    • @SummeRulz
      @SummeRulz 6 років тому +1

      I like weird, today's weird should really show how to love to hate murdering the ball leaving it in the field. Yeah

  • @josecherena8791
    @josecherena8791 4 роки тому +13

    What about Ruben Sierra? He always looked like he was throwing the ball rather than hitting it. He had one of my all time favorite batting stands.

    • @jokersinurface
      @jokersinurface 2 роки тому +1

      Sierra had a high leg kick in his early days.

    • @mikebaker7355
      @mikebaker7355 4 місяці тому

      ​​@@jokersinurfaceyes very high leg kick.....he did a couple of stints with my NY Yankees and we loved him here....he also had a seafood restaurant in the Bronx.

  • @nacoran
    @nacoran 7 років тому +5

    Knew Franco would be on there!
    Von Hayes, Jose Oquendo, Dwight Evans... Von Hayes (Phillies) had a really wide stance (at least at one point in his career), supposedly very good for being able to make adjustments on breaking balls. Jose Oquendo (Cardinals) had a wide open stance. He was at least 45 degrees away from being straight lined up with the pitcher, let alone the slightly closed stance most hitters use (he also could, in a pinch, play every position). And Dwight Evans (Boston), later in his career when he had a bit of a resurgence, stood sort of pigeon toed, with his knees pointing at each other. I used to like to try to imitate my favorite hitters. His stance was very good for helping you keep your weight back. Carl Yastrzemski (Boston), now that I think about it, did a thing where he started with his weight on his front foot, shifted to the back and then back forward. Jose Cruz (Astros) had a huge leg kick, the biggest I've ever seen. Reggie Jackson, sometimes on the follow through, would end up on his back knee.

  • @SONOFJUDAH0203
    @SONOFJUDAH0203 2 роки тому +1

    Aaron Rowand and Moises Alou stand like they’re about to take a shyt 😂😂

  • @K1nGD0nn1e86
    @K1nGD0nn1e86 5 місяців тому +1

    0:05 Alou: Casually breaks both knees inward each at bat 😂😂😂😂

  • @bluecheesetv6344
    @bluecheesetv6344 8 років тому +29

    Paul Goldschmidt, Hunter Pence, Rickie Weeks Jr. and Obubel Herrara?

  • @michaell874
    @michaell874 5 років тому +4

    Mickey Rivers had a unique stance. Felix Millan choked up so much on the bat that it made his stance appear to be very unusual. Joe Morgan's armpit pumping was certainly different.

  • @KipArmadillo
    @KipArmadillo 4 роки тому +9

    Phil Plantier. I mimicked his stance during my sophomore year in high school, and proceeded to bat about a buck eighty.

    • @spiritoflifetruth8089
      @spiritoflifetruth8089 4 роки тому +1

      Remember Sam Horn with the Red Sox?

    • @Rando1975
      @Rando1975 3 роки тому

      I remember analysts calling Plantier's stance the "toilet seat" stance.

  • @kylek7748
    @kylek7748 4 роки тому +11

    As soon as I clicked this i was like alright where's Tony Bautista, and there he was

  • @nono-xn4id
    @nono-xn4id 5 років тому +9

    0:37 wii sports when I’m not looking

  • @jcbond.
    @jcbond. 7 років тому +33

    Where the hell is Mo Vaughn?

    • @WashedCoachWith3Chips
      @WashedCoachWith3Chips 6 років тому

      Dark Lord of the Sith 😂😂😂😂😂😂 thought the same thing

    • @kylek7748
      @kylek7748 4 роки тому

      Literally would look straight down, never knew how the hell he ever made contact

  • @joeyv47
    @joeyv47 3 роки тому +3

    Mickey Tettleton was a monster!!!!!!! One of my favorite Tigers ever!!!!

  • @ZombieWolfe
    @ZombieWolfe 8 років тому +19

    Watching this makes me want to play baseball I remember when I played as a kid man that was fun.

    • @joshuamartin1999
      @joshuamartin1999 7 років тому

      Kinjii It's not too late man. I'm in an adult league for the first time since I was 12, and I'm 24 xD

    • @valeriavillarreal8850
      @valeriavillarreal8850 7 років тому

      I’m in softball but I’m sure that you will do great in baseball

    • @mauricecooper9880
      @mauricecooper9880 6 років тому

      That name 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @sjang816
    @sjang816 6 років тому +2

    it feels like some of them try to look as awkward as possible. craig counsell always makes me laugh

  • @LukeWelchPianist
    @LukeWelchPianist 6 місяців тому +1

    Legendary batting stances indeed, though I'm surprised Cal Ripken Jr. didn't also make this list!

  • @jackwood4228
    @jackwood4228 7 років тому +47

    I remember Vladimir Guerrero on the Angels. God he was a good player

    • @dantedlane2
      @dantedlane2 5 років тому +1

      He always fucked the Yankees up man shit ,I loved shef thou,I ended up leaving the Yankees for the Mets ,I think Dustin pedrioa stance is fucking Wierd to add

    • @jjmanzano9
      @jjmanzano9 4 роки тому

      I saw him play against the Astros in Houston. The ball was a low, hard line drive that I thought would drop for a double. Instead it got out of the park....fast for a home run. It seemed like the ball never got more than 20 feet off the ground.

    • @jjmanzano9
      @jjmanzano9 4 роки тому

      Oh and I don’t see what’s weird about his stance

  • @mjbachman3027
    @mjbachman3027 3 роки тому +8

    You missed John.Wockenfuss, who was with the Detroit Tigers for almost 10 years. He was traded to the Philadelphia Fillies alone with Glen Wilson for the Fillies relief pitcher Willie Hernandez and utility player Dave Bergman after the 1983 season. The Tigers went on to win the World Series the following year.

    • @johnhunter2294
      @johnhunter2294 2 роки тому

      Dan Ford should've been on here. He stood almost with his back to the pitcher.

  • @SylviusTheMad
    @SylviusTheMad 5 років тому +6

    I love all references to Tony Batista. Tony Batista is perhaps most noteworthy for producing the least valuable 30 HR, 100 RBI season of all time. In 2004, Batista hit a below-replacement .241/.272/.455, but somehow hit 32 dingers and drove in 110.
    By demonstrating their irrelevance, Tony Batista is truly the man who killed traditional baseball statistics.

  • @Coachlen24
    @Coachlen24 4 роки тому +6

    Jay Buhner was the most intimidating batting stance ever....

  • @zachpierce804
    @zachpierce804 3 роки тому +5

    Willie McGee got that “I ain’t tryna get hit by the ball” stance

  • @creamage.
    @creamage. 3 роки тому +5

    I’m a white sox fan and imma be honest, I never thought Paulie had a weird stance but I can see it. (I was at that World Series game and I just can’t describe how amazing of a moment that was. Will forever give me the chills.)

    • @olliecrow3547
      @olliecrow3547 2 роки тому +2

      I still don't consider it that weird. As a Sox fan as well, maybe I'm just used to seeing it?

    • @creamage.
      @creamage. 2 роки тому +2

      @@olliecrow3547 only thing i can see as “weird” is the way his bat was angled but even then i don’t find it strange…could just be we’re just used to it like you said.

    • @HappyCaffeine
      @HappyCaffeine Рік тому +1

      Stretch! Stretch! You can put it on the boarddddddd, YES!

  • @alexnegrete7835
    @alexnegrete7835 3 роки тому +5

    that gary Sheffield's batting was always my favorite

    • @MoreBuffMoreMuff
      @MoreBuffMoreMuff 3 роки тому +1

      Such elite bad speed

    • @leecowell8165
      @leecowell8165 Рік тому +1

      I loved it too. he couldn't keep that bat still. great hitter. he could run too.

  • @stevenyourke7901
    @stevenyourke7901 3 роки тому +3

    I guess it dates me but the weirdest batting stance I ever saw was Dick McAulliffe, Tigers’ second baseman from the 1960’s. You can watch him at the plate if you check out the 1968 World Series clips. He batted left and he stood with his right foot pointing at first base. He held his bat so that the barrel was pointed straight at the pitcher. How he swung the bat without falling on his ass, I’ll never know. But if you pitched him inside, he would hit a home run right down the right field line.

    • @gregorygarcia6558
      @gregorygarcia6558 Рік тому

      I remember seeing him when the Detroit Tigers came to Anaheim to play the Angels, I still have no idea how he was able to hit the ball the way he did holding the bat like that....

  • @Shinobi33
    @Shinobi33 5 років тому +2

    Todd Zeil's was pretty strange. He just stood there like he was taking the pitch.

  • @blueeyedcowboy8291
    @blueeyedcowboy8291 3 роки тому +1

    Coco Crisp....best MLB name ever. Julio Franco is my favorite player ever, which brought me here. Bonds had best swing ever. Sucks that he ruined it. This is a great video...so many greats.

  • @teijebrouwer
    @teijebrouwer 3 роки тому +4

    2:42 That’s a submarine swing

  • @jbsmg
    @jbsmg 6 років тому +4

    I used to love Mickey Tenttelton. Hid stance was awesome..

    • @FlexBeanbag
      @FlexBeanbag 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/users/shortsBmc9NFfhx74?feature=share

  • @Bergerboy1000
    @Bergerboy1000 8 років тому +13

    Can you do weirdest pitching windups?

  • @gerardocontreras5165
    @gerardocontreras5165 2 роки тому +1

    In the late 90s and early 2000s I'd do a lot of these at the batting cages. Back when I watched games everyday and knew all the stances from around the league. Mo Vaughn was a tough one to hit because he tilted his head. I could only hit slow pitch balls with his stance.

  • @TheBgoodheyhey
    @TheBgoodheyhey 5 років тому +1

    Great vid! But.... no mention of the man of a thousand stances, Cal Ripken Jr.?? The bat laid off, the violin, the wockenfuss, standing straight up, crouching way down?? A travesty, sir!

  • @kolbybarnhart8083
    @kolbybarnhart8083 5 років тому +4

    This is a visual representation of the phrase “whatever works, works.”

  • @Matty8x8
    @Matty8x8 5 років тому +5

    Bro Craig Counsel still makes me spit out my drink. I can't watch this video while consuming a beverage.

    • @gmac2558
      @gmac2558 10 місяців тому

      Bill Danforth

  • @lordaizen1606
    @lordaizen1606 5 років тому +4

    Gary has that stance you see in adult softball leagues from players who just know they’re slamming Homeruns all day

  • @paulstephens8574
    @paulstephens8574 Рік тому +1

    How you not have the big kat Andres Galarraga, his stance was unconventional but cool. He mashed balls.

  • @JohnsonDeployed
    @JohnsonDeployed 3 роки тому +1

    3:10 When he was in high school, my dad coached him in soccer. Its kinda cool

  • @chocpretzel3
    @chocpretzel3 5 років тому +5

    Did someone just fall out of the stands at 5:51?? 😬

  • @um52
    @um52 4 роки тому +3

    unless I missed it..jeff Bagwell had the most bizarre stance..he would literally take an invisible shit yet was one of the greatest all around hitters ever

  • @bbh70002
    @bbh70002 6 років тому +4

    Find a video of Dick McAuliffe, the second baseman for the Detroit Tigers in the 1960s. One of the strangest stances ever.

  • @craigparse1439
    @craigparse1439 3 роки тому +1

    Great video! My favorites that were not listed are Joe Morgan and Jay Buhner.

    • @joelmilten
      @joelmilten 2 роки тому

      Thumbs up for Jay Buhner! He seems to have been forgotten by a lot of people.

  • @williamjones2407
    @williamjones2407 2 роки тому +1

    I remember Gates Brown. He would stand w/ his legs wide open. Man, he had power.

  • @nathanaellingerfelt6314
    @nathanaellingerfelt6314 8 років тому +27

    I remember Julio Franco in MPV 05... I always plunked him because of his ugly behind stance lol

    • @mattstrizich1709
      @mattstrizich1709 8 років тому +4

      Where's Hunter Pence at??

    • @jdsr4c
      @jdsr4c 8 років тому +4

      Nathanael Lingerfelt MVP 05, greatest baseball game ever

    • @nathanaellingerfelt6314
      @nathanaellingerfelt6314 8 років тому

      jdsr4c I agree 100%

    • @senyah
      @senyah 8 років тому

      I miss that series so much. Even the college games too.

    • @the_worst_one_8760
      @the_worst_one_8760 7 років тому

      Nathanael Lingerfelt lol good story

  • @tatergaming
    @tatergaming 3 роки тому +5

    that's what I loved about playing baseball. you're taught the fundamentals of bringing the bat to the ball, and how to keep a fast and tight swing, not once in my years of playing baseball (12 years) has someone taught me or told me how to stand at bat.

  • @captainmorgan8691
    @captainmorgan8691 5 років тому +10

    4:08 when the teacher doesn’t assign homework

    • @robchanner2339
      @robchanner2339 5 років тому

      I’m done collage🧐

    • @soapybubblz4907
      @soapybubblz4907 3 роки тому

      @@robchanner2339 With that spelling it looks like you need to go back 😂

  • @DaveG45-47
    @DaveG45-47 Рік тому

    3:00 One of the most unexciting home run calls I've ever heard.

  • @christill
    @christill 3 роки тому

    I forgot about Coco Crisp. I love that turn he did and the tapping fingers.
    I would also add Joey Wendle. His style amuses me.

  • @swingman2442
    @swingman2442 7 років тому +10

    How is Vladimir Guerrero's stance wired his stance is perfect

  • @atheistinalabama4206
    @atheistinalabama4206 5 років тому +10

    My dad always gave me hell for my batting stance, can't wait to show this to him!!! Thanks🙋

  • @alfredobethune
    @alfredobethune 2 роки тому +3

    How in the hell did u forget Jim Leiritz from the Yankees. That pointy foot stance was hilarious

  • @fighterck6241
    @fighterck6241 5 років тому

    Mickey Tettleton, Julio Franco and Juan Gonzalez all had the strangest stances to me back when I watched them play.

  • @luvfreedom1470
    @luvfreedom1470 5 років тому +2

    My high school baseball coach pointed out to us that no matter how strang a major league player's stance may be at the beginning of their at bat they all have the same level text book swing as they make contact with the ball.

  • @jonconway8092
    @jonconway8092 8 років тому +43

    Coco crips stance isn't weird😴

    • @AngelTO45
      @AngelTO45 8 років тому +5

      it is a bit

    • @-Baba_Yaga-
      @-Baba_Yaga- 6 років тому

      Jon Conway the way he tucks his chin against his shoulder is different

    • @latrellsprewell653
      @latrellsprewell653 6 років тому

      @@AngelTO45 what. His name is weird but his stance is not weird at all pretty standard

    • @beaulaplume
      @beaulaplume 6 років тому +4

      He prolly is a crip. A coco crispy crip

  • @memert4744
    @memert4744 4 роки тому +6

    When I first saw the title, I thought of Kevin Youkilis.
    Also if Alfonso Soriano is in this list, then Jose Reyes should be in it as well in my opinion.

    • @Rylopero
      @Rylopero 4 роки тому

      KEVIN YOUKILIS ISNT HERE???

  • @nikiedmonds6236
    @nikiedmonds6236 8 років тому +5

    This became more about the homers than the stances for me lol

  • @Religious_man
    @Religious_man 3 роки тому +1

    0:51 I like this one the most, lmao.

  • @Andino.
    @Andino. 6 років тому +2

    I meet Rod Carew ones and he told me that to hit for the opposite side of the field he went in front of the ball, not wait for it... Just like he do on the video. 1:29

  • @seanbunn3364
    @seanbunn3364 8 років тому +57

    Your channel name should be Baseball videos because thats all it is.

  • @michaelkaczmarek5353
    @michaelkaczmarek5353 8 років тому +19

    Ha, your youkilis highlight is of him in a Yankees uniform, sacrilege. Oh yeah and at least 6 of these stances aren't strange at all.

  • @ajellyfish6357
    @ajellyfish6357 6 років тому +6

    I used to mimic bagwell as a kid lol

  • @udhoop
    @udhoop 2 роки тому

    As kids we used to emulate Johnny Wockenfuss all the time. Way back in the box, back practically to the pitcher and fluttering those two fingers!

  • @herbtaylor4493
    @herbtaylor4493 2 роки тому +1

    John Wockenfuss had the strangest batting stance on the late 70's Tiger team. He would flap his right hand while waiting for the pitch.

  • @X-Being
    @X-Being 3 роки тому +4

    Totally missed Brian Downing and Andres Gallaras with their open stance and Doug Decince's back to the pitcher.

    • @johnhunter2294
      @johnhunter2294 2 роки тому

      Dan Ford had the same back-to-the-pitcher stance as DeCinces.

  • @bigruub34
    @bigruub34 8 років тому +42

    dude where's Mo Vaughn?

    • @flew0stew
      @flew0stew 8 років тому +2

      agreed ... I was just waiting to see him

    • @jessesiegel8458
      @jessesiegel8458 8 років тому +5

      did you know that Craig Biggio and Mo Vaughn played together in college at Seton Hall?

    • @bigruub34
      @bigruub34 8 років тому

      no i didn't thanks for that piece of knowledge.

    • @hner7794
      @hner7794 7 років тому

      Marwin Gonzales' is pretty weird

    • @Smokealotofblunts
      @Smokealotofblunts 6 років тому

      I’m hungover if I’m pitching that game.

  • @courtneyscott6085
    @courtneyscott6085 3 роки тому +3

    I'm pretty sure darnaud struggled greatly with that batting stance, 2014 and 15 he was good but in 16 17 that stance came along and he batted like .160

  • @danielstewart5689
    @danielstewart5689 3 роки тому +1

    Nice video, that's what I love about baseball the individuality, my favorites were Moises Alou and Pete Rose.

  • @cosmopolitician1
    @cosmopolitician1 4 роки тому

    Great vid. I wish there was a couple more seconds added to the beginning of each of these clips bc most of these guys with weird swings also have weird tics at the plate

  • @StainlessSteelPolish
    @StainlessSteelPolish 5 років тому +3

    Little known fact: there is no existing footage of Rod Carew hitting a home run.

  • @bguy86
    @bguy86 8 років тому +7

    Evan ghattis should be on this list !!!!!

  • @eljefe114
    @eljefe114 3 роки тому +3

    These were the best day of sports. I was like 10-12 years old. We had season tickets to our Local SF giants and I saw bonds break all the records. The best

    • @wavy2k
      @wavy2k 2 роки тому

      Nice i might be a lil younger than you across the country. I use to go to yankee stadium and watch godzilla destroy some baseballs ! Truly awesome

  • @JoeMama410
    @JoeMama410 Рік тому

    I still remember Al Newman from when I was a kid. He would bend over at least 45 degrees then rest the bat perfectly horizontal on his shoulder.

  • @tymesho
    @tymesho 3 роки тому +1

    A couple old school guys from the Tigers: Dick McAuliffe, (lefty), and Willie Horton....Horton was a badass....