Ft Wayne was crazy like that! I remember having people sleeping in our living room all the time! We have a minimum 4 guys in that 2 bed 2 bath but a lot of the time it seemed like 6 or 7 🤣
Toronto Blue Jays have been known to literally live in the stadium. Rogers Centre has a hotel built into the stadium, some rooms have views of the field, others don't. Roberto Alomar was one of the first to do so and other players followed his lead. In fact if you watch the Toronto Blue Jays 1992 retrospective video, you see Alomar and Candy Maldonado being cheered on by the cleaning staff as they leave for Game 6 of the 1992 ALCS. David Cone and Roger Clemens both lived in the hotel. With stadium security already onsite it makes sense.
Clemens had from 4 to 6 different "roommates" in the time he was there. Said it was the best "situation" ever for hiding chicks because he would just change rooms all the time whenever he changed women. He even had "code names" or #s for them sometimes. He had a dude in the hotel part of the building "take care" of him and that dude would get tipped at least $200/day when Jays were in town. Roger would call "Jay" (how clever) and say "Put #4 in Room #xxxxx for today and tomorrow and then "Put #2 in Room #xxxxx Sat and Sun. And make sure #4 gets flowers and chocolate and #2 gets whatever champagne she wants. What a life!!
This is a great channel. Mr. Antonelli is giving a plethora of specific details of his experiences that will help young players carve out a better vision for their future. Very valuable and thank you!
I used to bartend at an extended stay hotel, there was a well known Major Leaguer who was a live-in there and used to order the same thing from the bar everyday.
@@djkil624 idk this was like ten years ago, I think it was like a vodka cranberry and a turkey sandwich. Guy never tipped either and was miserable to deal with. Used to bring ugly prostitutes to the hotel every weekend. His wife was very nice, she would visit sometimes with the kids and slip me like $100 and apologize to me on his behalf. One day she was at the hotel and caught him cheating with his prostitutes, huge fight in the lobby and they got divorced afterwards
The independent team in my city did not have enough billet homes, so they put some players up in the private boxes at the municipally-owned stadium, which led to some problems with the city!
We were/are a host family for the Bristol Pirates and absolutely loved it. The Appalachian League was nixed this past year by the MLB. The new league will be a wood bat Collegiate League and we will be a host family. Just a great experience!
Summer Catch is a great movie about summer wooden bat leagues. For people like me who aren't pro baseball players it gave a good look at what those leagues were like.
Ft. Wayne?! I didn't realize you played there but it makes sense. A bunch of the Wizards lived in my apartment building, Canterbury Green, between 2001 to 2005. Good group of dudes. Small world!
My friend from college was a trainer for the Pirates and then the Cubs. When the teams played in Cinci, I would drive down from Toledo to visit, and catch some games. Both of those teams stayed at the Hyatt in downtown Cincinnati. I was told by the hotel staff that all the MLB teams that came to town to play the Reds, stayed at that hotel. I stayed there a few times as well, if rooms were available. Not a bad hotel, but it was not the greatest. I was told that teams like the hotel because it was within walking distance to the stadium, and they offered certain amenities such as a private entrance, and a VIP elevator for the players to use. I remember that Bonds, Sosa, and a few others were often mobbed by fans when they came back to the hotel after the game. It was nice sitting in the hotel bar, at night after the game, having a couple beers with my friend, and being introduced to some of the players and coaches who might stop in. I truly enjoyed those times.
Hey buddy . You got me into baseball bud. hockey fan and haven’t seen the merit in any other sports. No matter how u might look at your career, u are doing great things for the sport here and I believe, as some goof hockey squid, this is ur calling. Baseball guy now! Love it buddy, ima be spitting chew in no time !! (Jk, not really I already dip)
Q+A: Why do pro baseball teams have such short turnaround for players' moving around? Trades, call-ups, send-downs and releases all seem to happen on the shortest notice possible to players. Don't players sometimes get told to report somewhere on the opposite side of the country the following day?
I think you are referring to the Omni Hotel.. It sits across Petco Park on Tony Gwyn Street. There is a walking bridge that takes you directly to the stadium
Did you look for furnished apartments? Also, when you get traded, does the new team pay your moving cost? The closest that I experience with that was getting stationed to a new base in the Air Force. I guess I could think of it as a trade.
Before you assume that baseball players are rich and they have it better than anyone else or whatever, watch this video first, good work on the video providing perspectives for the entire field of baseball
Do teams have apartment list that will work with you on short-term leases? Seems like landlords would like to have some sort of contract with teams to rent apartments to players that benefit both.
How much was an apartment in San Diego? I could definitely see how an apartment could be $100 a day or even more and be comparable to a weekly rate at a hotel.
I was an airline pilot. I stayed in a number of hotels where MLB and NFL teams stayed. First of all, I usually wondered why those teams were staying at such crappy hotels. Second, there was usually lots of fans hanging out there and security that made it hard to get in the elevators. (I have also been driven to hotels where the driver was a minor league player in the off season)
What were the Motels like traveling in the Cal. League? Glad to know, that some host families are good! Wade and David, I recall seeing them at LE along with you! We were at the Storm game, where your promotion was announced. When that happens, to you head to the nearest airport, or can you drive to the new team?
Where did you live when you played in SA? I could imagine you would have had to drive for awhile since living anywhere near Wolff Stadium would be scary.
Lot of people say why do ballplayers get paid so much, usual bitch and moan. I say there is only 700 souls on this earth who are talented enough to be able to play in the big leagues. For that reason alone as long as fans and networks are willing to pay these (you) guys deserve all the perks that come their way.
It might be time to start juicing In all seriousness though that sucks,sorry you haven’t made it to the big leagues. But hey,you made it to the second best league in the world,so that’s something.
I actually burst out laughing at the living by yourself reference at the beginning. What happens when a player gets sent back to the minor leagues, does he generally move back into the same place he was in? Also, during your stay at the hotel in San Diego, whether or not the hotel employees knew that you played for the Padres, did you have to use an alias, for security reasons?
" did you have to use an alias, for security reasons??" I'm guessing dude that just got got called up from the minors wasnt "too well known" by..........................ANYBODY at that hotel or even on the team so.......I would guess security wasnt really necessary....Unless of course his roommate or next door neighbor was TONY GUINN. LOL
At 2:54 when I heard Matt say "it was right next to PetCo" my first instinct was to think 'How strange that he remembered that his hotel was right next to a PetCo.' It took me about 10 seconds to remember that the Padres home field was PetCo Park. Definitely not one of my brighter moments.
Matt, when you played, did players care about being favored or not? I think now with gambling becoming legal in many places, some might pay attention to it more than before.
ZERO players on ZERO teams care about the "lines" or "odds" on any game. And the "favorite" is simply some casino or bookies "opinion" anyway. Means nothing unless you are wagering...Anyone tells you different is lying....Look at what happened to Pete Rose.
Depends how big your university is! I went to a small D1 and we drove basically everywhere. And we were the most southern school in our conference...it was miserable. 40+ people on a bus, me trying to do engineering homework while others are on the wifi watching Netflix or playing video games.
He said he had to cross the street to get to the stadium so I reckon it was the Marriott that you can see behind left field since there's a bridge to the stadium from the Omni
how long would a hopeful play AAA ball before he realizes he needs to forget it and just get a regular job? Not being smart, I just wondered. Must be tough trying to support a family even if you wife works full time
That sounds miserable in the minors with a snoring roommate or whatever other annoying stuff they do. You're supposed to perform at peak levels. How do you do that without some solid sack time? Now you're in San Diego and it's SOOOOO loud! How do you get decent sleep!?!?!
I like how clean his desk is
"If you get a bad family I'm sure it's terrible, but I got a great family" Yeah that sums up life pretty well tbh.
haha the more I think about it the more crazy it is you summed up life. I don't think we like thinking about life that way haha
Ft Wayne was crazy like that! I remember having people sleeping in our living room all the time! We have a minimum 4 guys in that 2 bed 2 bath but a lot of the time it seemed like 6 or 7 🤣
That's crazy I live in ft wayne
A lot of gays there I guess.....
There was no Airbnb back in our day either. Had to find those living arrangements the old fashioned way.
Toronto Blue Jays have been known to literally live in the stadium. Rogers Centre has a hotel built into the stadium, some rooms have views of the field, others don't. Roberto Alomar was one of the first to do so and other players followed his lead. In fact if you watch the Toronto Blue Jays 1992 retrospective video, you see Alomar and Candy Maldonado being cheered on by the cleaning staff as they leave for Game 6 of the 1992 ALCS. David Cone and Roger Clemens both lived in the hotel. With stadium security already onsite it makes sense.
Clemens had from 4 to 6 different "roommates" in the time he was there. Said it was the best "situation" ever for hiding chicks because he would just change rooms all the time whenever he changed women. He even had "code names" or #s for them sometimes. He had a dude in the hotel part of the building "take care" of him and that dude would get tipped at least $200/day when Jays were in town. Roger would call "Jay" (how clever) and say "Put #4 in Room #xxxxx for today and tomorrow and then "Put #2 in Room #xxxxx Sat and Sun. And make sure #4 gets flowers and chocolate and #2 gets whatever champagne she wants. What a life!!
@@jaysantos536 😂Sounds like the Rocket, thanks for sharing!
This is a great channel. Mr. Antonelli is giving a plethora of specific details of his experiences that will help young players carve out a better vision for their future. Very valuable and thank you!
Thanks so much!
I used to bartend at an extended stay hotel, there was a well known Major Leaguer who was a live-in there and used to order the same thing from the bar everyday.
Who
Luis arraez
@@younggoose1600 lmao 3 years late on this. It was Coco Crisp
@@dfabe5346 what he order? lol
@@djkil624 idk this was like ten years ago, I think it was like a vodka cranberry and a turkey sandwich. Guy never tipped either and was miserable to deal with. Used to bring ugly prostitutes to the hotel every weekend. His wife was very nice, she would visit sometimes with the kids and slip me like $100 and apologize to me on his behalf. One day she was at the hotel and caught him cheating with his prostitutes, huge fight in the lobby and they got divorced afterwards
The independent team in my city did not have enough billet homes, so they put some players up in the private boxes at the municipally-owned stadium, which led to some problems with the city!
We were/are a host family for the Bristol Pirates and absolutely loved it. The Appalachian League was nixed this past year by the MLB. The new league will be a wood bat Collegiate League and we will be a host family. Just a great experience!
Summer Catch is a great movie about summer wooden bat leagues. For people like me who aren't pro baseball players it gave a good look at what those leagues were like.
I wish this guy played 10 season's in the big league s seems like a good guy
My roommate snored incredibly loud when I was down in the California Penal League.
No risk of getting traded!
Never heard of it. How’d you end up playing there?
@@Nebb74 Stole a car...
@@BouncingSoul1987 bagahah I hope this means what I think it does
@@BouncingSoul1987 You didn’t ‘tank’ any plays, right?
I was working at the Marriott as a doorman when you got called up. I loved that job.
Every hotel has a bedroom and a bathroom lol. Your funny Matt. Great video
Ft. Wayne?! I didn't realize you played there but it makes sense. A bunch of the Wizards lived in my apartment building, Canterbury Green, between 2001 to 2005. Good group of dudes. Small world!
Love your channel, Matt. I really enjoy this kind of videos. And your RTTS series too!
Thanks!!!
I’ve heard of some Orioles players getting together and renting a whole house for spring training.
My friend from college was a trainer for the Pirates and then the Cubs. When the teams played in Cinci, I would drive down from Toledo to visit, and catch some games. Both of those teams stayed at the Hyatt in downtown Cincinnati. I was told by the hotel staff that all the MLB teams that came to town to play the Reds, stayed at that hotel. I stayed there a few times as well, if rooms were available. Not a bad hotel, but it was not the greatest. I was told that teams like the hotel because it was within walking distance to the stadium, and they offered certain amenities such as a private entrance, and a VIP elevator for the players to use. I remember that Bonds, Sosa, and a few others were often mobbed by fans when they came back to the hotel after the game. It was nice sitting in the hotel bar, at night after the game, having a couple beers with my friend, and being introduced to some of the players and coaches who might stop in. I truly enjoyed those times.
" Bonds, Sosa, and a few other (CHEATERS) were often mobbed."
Hey buddy . You got me into baseball bud. hockey fan and haven’t seen the merit in any other sports. No matter how u might look at your career, u are doing great things for the sport here and I believe, as some goof hockey squid, this is ur calling. Baseball guy now! Love it buddy, ima be spitting chew in no time !! (Jk, not really I already dip)
Wish I could send this in an email so Ud actually read it, fkn mean it bud. Ur the sh!t
The Lowell spinners get putin the dorms for Umass Lowell. I was staying in the dorms right next to all the players one summer.
Thank you for answering my question perfectly.
Hey coach Matt could you do a video on mental approach or like what your mental was approach in the pros.Thanks keep up the great work.
Dude your videos are awesome so much information bc my son is starting to get offers from schools and he will be a junior next school year! Thanks
Enjoy the videos, Matt. Love the humor.
Can you talk about your favorite minor league baseball stadiums if you haven’t already?
Your stories are super interesting!
Matt I’ve been using some of your hitting drills and I’ve seen major improvements in some parts.
👍
Q+A: Why do pro baseball teams have such short turnaround for players' moving around? Trades, call-ups, send-downs and releases all seem to happen on the shortest notice possible to players. Don't players sometimes get told to report somewhere on the opposite side of the country the following day?
Yup! I guess decisions are made quickly and sometimes out of necessity and they don’t have time to wait lol
I think you are referring to the Omni Hotel.. It sits across Petco Park on Tony Gwyn Street. There is a walking bridge that takes you directly to the stadium
Living downtown off the gas lamp is the best! I used to have a place on six and C!
The best thing? You get YOUR OWN HOTEL ROOM!
I'm sorry, but that's adorable!
On a streak watching ur videos!
Let’s go!!!! Thanks!
@@AntonelliBaseball Thank you.
your baseball stories are great !!! Hugs from Tampa Fl. 💥 💪🏽
I love these videos. I always had these questions as a kid wondering how this stuff worked.
Awesome vid! Learned a lot! 😁
Always enjoy the videos Matt.
Did you look for furnished apartments? Also, when you get traded, does the new team pay your moving cost? The closest that I experience with that was getting stationed to a new base in the Air Force. I guess I could think of it as a trade.
When I played ball, everyone fought over me. "You take him!" We don't want him, you take him.
I had a roommate who snored so loud it sounded like a jet taking off. It was like sleeping at the airport.
Before you assume that baseball players are rich and they have it better than anyone else or whatever, watch this video first, good work on the video providing perspectives for the entire field of baseball
Have you had the chance to talk to David Freeze since the Game 6 Homerun
Down bad
La Quinta over there wondering what they did to Matt to deserve those shots fired 😂
I love these stories
Do teams have apartment list that will work with you on short-term leases? Seems like landlords would like to have some sort of contract with teams to rent apartments to players that benefit both.
What happens if you're traded during the season? Another short term lease on top of the lease you have in your first city?
This guy's the best!
Thanks!
Hi, did you ever played winter baseball? and if so where?
The omni hotel is the one next to petco park
How much was an apartment in San Diego? I could definitely see how an apartment could be $100 a day or even more and be comparable to a weekly rate at a hotel.
I was an airline pilot. I stayed in a number of hotels where MLB and NFL teams stayed. First of all, I usually wondered why those teams were staying at such crappy hotels. Second, there was usually lots of fans hanging out there and security that made it hard to get in the elevators. (I have also been driven to hotels where the driver was a minor league player in the off season)
Dirk Hayhurst said you were a good room mate.
What were the Motels like traveling in the Cal. League? Glad to know, that some host families are good! Wade and David, I recall seeing them at LE along with you! We were at the Storm game, where your promotion was announced. When that happens, to you head to the nearest airport, or can you drive to the new team?
Love ❤️ y’all can’t stop i can’t stop all in
Does the MLB team pay for those films, like Gladheateher or from Russia with the Love Bone, that you ordered?
Where did you live when you played in SA? I could imagine you would have had to drive for awhile since living anywhere near Wolff Stadium would be scary.
LOL.
In the Majors, you stay at THE BEST Hotels, 5 Star Hotels...You don't stay at La Quinta....LOL
La Quinta: thanks....thanks a lot!!! LOL
So funny, I was wondering this last week and was going to ask you this question. It's as if you read my mind
Awesome storyteller
Yo matt
Matt how bad was your worst injury?
Probably his reoccurring wrist injury
Idk why but I LOL’d when he said “La Quinta”
How does the post game go for players during home games? They hit the shower and then drive home late after the game?
Take a shot every time Matt individually touches one of his fingers
I used to Uber part time here in San Antonio in 2017-2019 and gave a ride to a minor league pitcher from the hotel to the stadium
I'm blessed to say i've seen Matt Antonelli in person !
👍
Lot of people say why do ballplayers get paid so much, usual bitch and moan. I say there is only 700 souls on this earth who are talented enough to be able to play in the big leagues. For that reason alone as long as fans and networks are willing to pay these (you) guys deserve all the perks that come their way.
Dam Matt I gotta make it to the MLB , My Dream to The Show might be over though , I’m almost 29 years old and still can’t get passed A ball .
It might be time to start juicing
In all seriousness though that sucks,sorry you haven’t made it to the big leagues.
But hey,you made it to the second best league in the world,so that’s something.
That's tuff man what organization are you in
How different is the food from the minor leagues to the major leagues?
Talks about it in some other videos I forget which
Yeah I’ve seen video where he talked about this just look it up
Do you keep in touch with your old host family?
what are some of your fav baseball movies? would enjoy hearing about that :)
Was the host family in ft wayne or in high a or short season a
For us it was high a host families, low a ft Wayne apartments, short season a Hilton hotel.
what can i do if i move my hands up when i load but i can’t feel myself do it i am just told i am doing it
I actually burst out laughing at the living by yourself reference at the beginning.
What happens when a player gets sent back to the minor leagues, does he generally move back into the same place he was in? Also, during your stay at the hotel in San Diego, whether or not the hotel employees knew that you played for the Padres, did you have to use an alias, for security reasons?
" did you have to use an alias, for security reasons??" I'm guessing dude that just got got called up from the minors wasnt "too well known" by..........................ANYBODY at that hotel or even on the team so.......I would guess security wasnt really necessary....Unless of course his roommate or next door neighbor was TONY GUINN. LOL
So it's not in bunk beds like in Major League? :)
How accurate are the pictures in the minorleaguegrinders IG account? 🤣
I think Roberto Alomar lived in the Skydome.
Please talk about the new banana baseball league
What about guys down in the minors on rehab assignments? Did they still get stuck with roommates?
I’m guessing a hotel because players are only there for a few days
At 2:54 when I heard Matt say "it was right next to PetCo" my first instinct was to think 'How strange that he remembered that his hotel was right next to a PetCo.'
It took me about 10 seconds to remember that the Padres home field was PetCo Park. Definitely not one of my brighter moments.
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Don’t forget your luggage is taken care of. It just shows up in your hotel room
I want to live in a cabin if I'm playing up north
An RV for a minor league player would be ideal. Its on wheels. You get called up or traded just pack it up and drive off.
Matt, when you played, did players care about being favored or not? I think now with gambling becoming legal in many places, some might pay attention to it more than before.
ZERO players on ZERO teams care about the "lines" or "odds" on any game. And the "favorite" is simply some casino or bookies "opinion" anyway. Means nothing unless you are wagering...Anyone tells you different is lying....Look at what happened to Pete Rose.
Aye Ft Wayne gang
I always thought big leaguers shared hotels with another person.
They to big time for that.
@@ajjim2822 big tyne*
Seems really complicated
I what living is like not being a big league player
What’s is traveling like in college baseball? Like the minors.
Depends how big your university is! I went to a small D1 and we drove basically everywhere. And we were the most southern school in our conference...it was miserable. 40+ people on a bus, me trying to do engineering homework while others are on the wifi watching Netflix or playing video games.
DAVID FREESE LUCKY
As long as I got my own room
Baseball
is it just me or is he not counting his fingers correctly
#Matt, two questions ever walk in on a roommate doing the nasty? Two, in minors do you have a curfew? Do they do a bed check?
Pretty sure that's 3 questions, but I'm no mathematician
Fans will complain about how much money MLB players make money but if fans watch videos like this they know nothing comes easy
It’s the $10,000 a year if your lucky for me
You sure it wasn't the OMNI?
He said he had to cross the street to get to the stadium so I reckon it was the Marriott that you can see behind left field since there's a bridge to the stadium from the Omni
La quinta ahah
After first reading the title I thought Matt was gonna reveal the addresses of some MLB players lol
how long would a hopeful play AAA ball before he realizes he needs to forget it and just get a regular job? Not being smart, I just wondered. Must be tough trying to support a family even if you wife works full time
That sounds miserable in the minors with a snoring roommate or whatever other annoying stuff they do. You're supposed to perform at peak levels. How do you do that without some solid sack time?
Now you're in San Diego and it's SOOOOO loud! How do you get decent sleep!?!?!
So Mlb players pay for their own hotels?
Can someone do a full career in minor leagues?