1999 ASG: Ted Williams honored at All-Star Game

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7/13/99: Ted Williams is honored at Fenway Park prior to the All Star Game
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  • @johngarvin9908
    @johngarvin99086 жыл бұрын

    I was 5 years old and from the Bleachers watched Ted play his first game in Boston, the year was 1939. I also attended the 1999 All Star game at Fenway Park in and witnessed Ted throw out the first pitch. I’m an 85 year old Red Sox fan.

  • @Kinsella_Finn

    @Kinsella_Finn

    5 жыл бұрын

    John Garvin Bet you’re smiling tonight

  • @chuckyboy1217

    @chuckyboy1217

    5 жыл бұрын

    John Garvin I’m glad you got to see 04-present in your lifetime!

  • @617sasso

    @617sasso

    5 жыл бұрын

    God bless you sir

  • @commonpeasant8792

    @commonpeasant8792

    5 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad you’ve got to see them turn things around and win 4 titles.

  • @AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan

    @AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan

    4 жыл бұрын

    I just turned 10 when this All Star game happened. Proud Red Sox fan from outside of Boston

  • @stormbringercoming8105
    @stormbringercoming81058 жыл бұрын

    How can any baseball fan not watch this clip, and not tear up. Priceless.

  • @mariokeel2436

    @mariokeel2436

    5 жыл бұрын

    Just watched it for the upteen time and it made me tear up!

  • @fredkoltz9788

    @fredkoltz9788

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Stormbringer! It was indeed, Priceless!

  • @mellow8309

    @mellow8309

    5 жыл бұрын

    Almost cried...

  • @Jacobthekid28

    @Jacobthekid28

    4 жыл бұрын

    It made me smile more than it made me tear up...

  • @richardm.4227

    @richardm.4227

    3 жыл бұрын

    RIGHT?!?!

  • @KlepacMovies
    @KlepacMovies2 жыл бұрын

    There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived❤

  • @waynejohanson1083

    @waynejohanson1083

    Жыл бұрын

    Ty Cobb may disagree with you on that.

  • @marksummers5386

    @marksummers5386

    Жыл бұрын

    @@waynejohanson1083 Cobb was certainly the best hitter of his time and what makes baseball fun are these debates imo… But Cobb saw Williams play and wrote to him frequently with hitting tips and may very well have argued that Williams was the best or maybe his successor. But I think Williams’ scientific approach to hitting, his understanding of bat speed is a great influence on hitting ever since. I guess it’s like debating whether Isaac Newton or Einstein was smarter. It’s a shame Cobb was defamed by a biographer that made up his “facts” when the real Cobb spoke highly of black players and was a fan of Willie Mays and others.

  • @luisenriquelopeznerio6008

    @luisenriquelopeznerio6008

    11 ай бұрын

    Ichiro exists 💀💀💀

  • @Gonk697

    @Gonk697

    10 ай бұрын

    Ted Williams always said he wanted people to say that whenever they say him walking down the street, and Ted's better than Ichiro

  • @stevespatola763

    @stevespatola763

    7 ай бұрын

    A WWII and Korean War Marine pilot. Ted stayed in the Marine Reserves and retired as a Colonel . He was also a world-class deep sea fisherman.

  • @southerncalifornia42
    @southerncalifornia42 Жыл бұрын

    Tony Gwynn and Ted Williams. Best pure hitters of all time and 2 San Diego legends

  • @AKABoondock19
    @AKABoondock1910 жыл бұрын

    Maybe the best moment in baseball history.

  • @marcyfan

    @marcyfan

    Жыл бұрын

    ted, tony gwynn and seaver are the 3 i miss.

  • @chifanpatt
    @chifanpatt8 жыл бұрын

    Tony Gwynn and Ted Williams. Two legends in baseball heaven.

  • @dominospizza4386

    @dominospizza4386

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ted is cryogenically frozen right now actually

  • @narobiejenkins8107

    @narobiejenkins8107

    5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. Two of the purest hitters u will ever see. Facts.

  • @tristanoyerly1412

    @tristanoyerly1412

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@dominospizza4386 Say what?

  • @duran007fan5

    @duran007fan5

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gwynn is surely missed, left far too soon. was a great ambassador towards the game of baseball.

  • @GoGoJackieO

    @GoGoJackieO

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tristanoyerly1412 true story

  • @8644mec
    @8644mec9 жыл бұрын

    Looking back 16 years later now, I think most would agree that those entire pre-game festivities was the greatest moment in All Star Game history

  • @mikeyoungblood1642

    @mikeyoungblood1642

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep...forget the game, the players would have preferred to stand there with Ted and the All Century team until 4am

  • @konasurfah

    @konasurfah

    3 жыл бұрын

    These statements still hold up.

  • @Furry67

    @Furry67

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think Ted still liked his game-winning homer in '41.

  • @bradfordrobinson568

    @bradfordrobinson568

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes 100%

  • @fromulus

    @fromulus

    Жыл бұрын

    Mlb history, not just all star game history. This is what it's all about.

  • @colleenross8752
    @colleenross87528 жыл бұрын

    Ted: when you foul a ball off, do you smell smoke? Mark: all the time LOVE IT!!!

  • @raygetard3444

    @raygetard3444

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't get it

  • @alexanderlavery5996

    @alexanderlavery5996

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@raygetard3444 when a guy with power fouls off a ball (generally straight back) they're swinging the bat so fast that when the ball glances off the bat a small friction burn occurs which leaves the smell of smoke behind. Basically Ted was bonding a bit with Mark there, and was essentially asking him if he belongs in the club of all time great home run hitters or not.

  • @mrsir1872

    @mrsir1872

    2 жыл бұрын

    that may have been one of the greatest moments of marks life. amazing

  • @raygetard3444

    @raygetard3444

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alexanderlavery5996 Oh ok, thanks

  • @ericv7531
    @ericv7531 Жыл бұрын

    Love how the guys playing were smiling like little kids. Seeing a guy like Ted Williams is like seeing a statue come to life. What a treat

  • @SNESdrunk
    @SNESdrunk2 жыл бұрын

    Every time an all-star game rolls around, a lot of folks say "What's the point?" This is the point. Or rather, this should be the point. This needs to be the point

  • @jm1657

    @jm1657

    Жыл бұрын

    Perfect comments. 👏

  • @TheSunsfan4life
    @TheSunsfan4life3 жыл бұрын

    Seeing Tony Gwynn and Ted Williams talking. Man that’s awesome. The greatest hitters in the 20th century chatting about baseball

  • @Tmillea
    @Tmillea4 жыл бұрын

    Williams reminds me of my grandfather. He doesn’t know when to stop talking. At his funeral the priest said this is the quietest he’s ever seen him

  • @boldcitymike
    @boldcitymike Жыл бұрын

    I’m a diehard Yankees fan, but I’m also a baseball fan and give respect where respect is due. I was 17 when this game aired and I guess I didn’t know how special of a moment this was, because now I’m 40 years old, seeing it for the first time in 23 years and wiped tears from my eyes.

  • @tunatuna6723

    @tunatuna6723

    Жыл бұрын

    I was 21, but didn't really get it. Now I'm a blubbering mess 30 seconds in.

  • @AmericanFool
    @AmericanFool8 жыл бұрын

    Cried like a baby during this video. Ted was a hero on and off the field. Rest in peace to an American icon.

  • @nancybez

    @nancybez

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too, 4 years after your post and 2 years after 9TheMajor’s post, ugly crying here... so glad these videos are immortalized...

  • @nickt1295
    @nickt12954 жыл бұрын

    Ted looks so happy

  • @kev6141
    @kev61418 жыл бұрын

    It makes no difference what team you root for, if that didn't give you chills..nothing will.

  • @fredkoltz9788

    @fredkoltz9788

    5 жыл бұрын

    You are 100% correct, Kevin! I recorded this entire All-Star Game, and it never fails to give me chills, EVERY time I watch it!!

  • @shoeplayisbad1
    @shoeplayisbad17 жыл бұрын

    I'm saying this as a yankees fan what ted Williams wanted in life is to walk down the street and have people say there goes the greatest hitter that ever lived To the people watching this video. Ted Williams is the greatest hitter that ever lived

  • @617sasso

    @617sasso

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm a Red Sox fan and yup that's all the guy ever wanted. He worked so hard for it. He truly was the greatest hitter to ever live. What a time to be alive.

  • @greysonG10

    @greysonG10

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm a Sox fan, and Ted wasn't the greatest hitter ever.

  • @williamsuberalles9558

    @williamsuberalles9558

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@greysonG10 How is he not the greatest hitter of all time

  • @Pronzini1

    @Pronzini1

    4 жыл бұрын

    There was a man named Babe Ruth who was best....but Ted was No. 2

  • @williamsuberalles9558

    @williamsuberalles9558

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Pronzini1 no if Ted Williams had those 5 years he would be the greatest hitter of all time he would have 700 plus HR, he would have broken the record for the most RBI's of all time 3000-4000 hits 2000 plus Runs, still a 300 plus BA and I think his BA is 7th highest of all time, he's already the OBP king and he would still be in the top 5 in SLUG,OPS, and OPS+, and WAR would probably be close if not passed Babe Ruth

  • @marsspacex6065
    @marsspacex6065 Жыл бұрын

    When he says he was the last man to hit 400 and did it 58 years ago (81 years ago now) I always get chills one of the greatest moments in baseball history.

  • @greyez7
    @greyez75 жыл бұрын

    The way he talked to everyone was awesome! So full of life, and loved how he called Ken Griffey Jr., just Kenny. To have gotten to see him play would've been amazing

  • @ScotchIrishTarheel

    @ScotchIrishTarheel

    Жыл бұрын

    You could see Griffey Jr, Gwynn, Pudge Rodriguez and a lot of others were like little kids being in his presence.

  • @theonewhoknocks96
    @theonewhoknocks965 жыл бұрын

    What an insanely elite all-star lineup that year- Griffey Jr., Gwynn, Sosa, Jeter, Garciaparra, Johnson, McGwire, Piazza, Pedro, etc. And they all looked so humbled to be in the presence of arguably the greatest who ever played the game. This is why baseball is an unparalleled sport!

  • @fredkoltz9788

    @fredkoltz9788

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Mark! My sentiments, EXACTLY! James Earl Jones' Baseball speech, in the "Field of Dreams", says it with brilliance!!

  • @bryantoliveira2813
    @bryantoliveira281310 жыл бұрын

    Griffey Jr., Ripken, Gwynn, Larkin, Jeter, Pudge, Pedro, Randy, Alomar, Rivera, Hoffma - a staggering amount of both current and future HOF's on the '99 rosters, and that's not even counting the Steroid Club, what a moment.

  • @petezereeah517
    @petezereeah5178 жыл бұрын

    I'm a huge Reds fan, and Pete Rose should be in the Hall.....but you have to give it up for what it is- Ted Williams was the greatest hitter to ever play the game. He had a perfect swing. He could hit for power, hit for average and get RBIs. And he considered himself a fighter pilot first and walked away from the game to fly jets in combat. The guy is an icon.

  • @brianschwatka3655

    @brianschwatka3655

    8 жыл бұрын

    wow you present a hard one. I am a born and raised Red Sox fan. Ted Williams was great. But I don't know if he was better then Charlie Hustle. Bias may still give it to Williams. But damm Rose was just pure talent that hasn't been seen since then.

  • @bucky90269

    @bucky90269

    8 жыл бұрын

    Ted Williams missed five seasons in his prime to be a fighter pilot. Imagine the amount of damage he would have done during those years had he played, and where he would be on the all time lists. Rose is a great player, but make no mistake Ted Williams is the greatest hitter who has ever lived.

  • @jedimasterjoe5386

    @jedimasterjoe5386

    7 жыл бұрын

    the greatest hitter was Roberto Clemente who made the reds pee they pants

  • @battlerifles3820

    @battlerifles3820

    6 жыл бұрын

    Pete Rose blew it for himself, shoulda never gambled

  • @user-xz8xu7fr8z

    @user-xz8xu7fr8z

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ruth才是

  • @jonp341
    @jonp34115 күн бұрын

    50 year old Met fan here. I've watched many All Star Games, and this has to be the most special ASG that I've watched. What a star studded representation to honor a legend. Thank you Boston, and thank you Mr. Ted Williams.

  • @stevebenton9193
    @stevebenton91939 жыл бұрын

    The players were so excited they looked like kids waiting to see Santa Claus.

  • @fredkoltz9788

    @fredkoltz9788

    5 жыл бұрын

    Steve- A GREAT analogy!! A truly magical moment in Baseball History!

  • @thetr00per30
    @thetr00per30 Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this live, I had chills for 5 minutes straight. These were the best of the best of the 90's and early aughts and you can tell by the smiles on their faces they were like kids again. This was their hero.

  • @rafaelramirez3180
    @rafaelramirez31805 жыл бұрын

    Man this is Beautiful! Ted Williams really loved Tony Gwynn, and me personally I love them both 👌

  • @chrisfloyd9204
    @chrisfloyd92045 жыл бұрын

    Some of the best players of at the turn of the century all reduced to smiling children in the presence of Ted Williams

  • @waynejohanson1083
    @waynejohanson1083 Жыл бұрын

    Hard to believe this was over 20 years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday. I had goosebumps watching it. I was hoping it would go on a lot longer.

  • @johannwilder1437
    @johannwilder14377 жыл бұрын

    Look at the RESPECT that was given to Ted by the greatest players of our generation. Nothing but respect. Even Tony Gwynn, the truest contact hitter of our lifetime, leaned forward to greet him and made sure to listen to his every word.

  • @brianmccaskill2396

    @brianmccaskill2396

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Huawei is a criminal organization. I'm not a Joe Buck fan, but I'm glad he had more sense than the producers... just let people enjoy the moment, we don't need talking heads blathering over everything all of the time.

  • @southerncalifornia42

    @southerncalifornia42

    Жыл бұрын

    2 San Diego boys ❤

  • @brodyjessee2979
    @brodyjessee29792 жыл бұрын

    Who else searched this up after Kosner talked about it on the Field of Dreams coverage

  • @tyrone137

    @tyrone137

    2 жыл бұрын

    Me! Lol. Awesome stuff

  • @yeatsmpeter
    @yeatsmpeter8 жыл бұрын

    One of the most epic moments in American history.

  • @fredkoltz9788

    @fredkoltz9788

    5 жыл бұрын

    This moment , in Baseball, will NEVER be duplicated, yeatsmpeter! You are so right!

  • @AEversW
    @AEversW5 жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this when I was 12 years old. My dad told me that I’ll remember this for the rest of my life and he was right. It’s even more incredible of a scene looking at it nearly 20 years later.

  • @PaulGoodeK
    @PaulGoodeK9 жыл бұрын

    81, trouble seeing, and he laid the first pitch right in there!

  • @joshuabrooks4907

    @joshuabrooks4907

    5 ай бұрын

    He had trouble doing everything, except yucking it up with the boys.

  • @friscoHub415
    @friscoHub4157 жыл бұрын

    that must have been the best all-star game ever look at all those Hall of Famers

  • @indyracingnut

    @indyracingnut

    7 жыл бұрын

    friscoHub415 Indeed it was special. Both my Dad and I were in tears when this moment happened. My heroes surrounding HIS hero....if you love baseball, how could you not cry? Simply magic.

  • @friscoHub415

    @friscoHub415

    7 жыл бұрын

    indyracingnut i agree 1000percent

  • @eli10az
    @eli10az7 жыл бұрын

    Imagine the numbers Williams and Bob Feller would have put up if they didn't lose their prime years to WWII

  • @JenDoe1

    @JenDoe1

    7 жыл бұрын

    eli10az You can't forget Lou Brissie! He was injured badly in WW2. He pitched with a shin guard, his entire time playing he was injured. And he still made the 1949 All-Star team! He was 1 of just a few pitchers to strike Williams out twice in one game, two times. He & Williams were friends beyond baseball & went hunting & fishing together. Ted talks about Brissie in his book, My Turn at Bat. Amazing players, these guys. Hats off to them, the Greatest Generation.

  • @harlowrioux5790

    @harlowrioux5790

    7 жыл бұрын

    Or DiMaggio.

  • @joshz2877

    @joshz2877

    6 жыл бұрын

    At that point the world was at war. That's what makes these men bigger than baseball. Some convert to Islam to avoid war. Some answer the call. True red blooded Americans answer the call.

  • @edmontonoilers4096

    @edmontonoilers4096

    6 жыл бұрын

    Josh Z as a Canadian. I can tell you if there was another draft today. Kids would cry to their parents. Kids nowadays are too soft.

  • @ImZirv

    @ImZirv

    5 жыл бұрын

    Josh Z damn right

  • @jdastratrades
    @jdastratrades3 жыл бұрын

    The best years of baseball. I will never forget 1998 and 1999 with an atmosphere so strong you could feel it through the TV. I miss it

  • @KT-yq4uy
    @KT-yq4uy7 жыл бұрын

    It's actually disgusting that 1 let alone 9 people disliked this video. Ted Williams was and always will be the greatest player to ever play the game.

  • @dinkydonut6926

    @dinkydonut6926

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s bots, that’s KZread setting that aside this video is Legendary,

  • @conpop6924

    @conpop6924

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not the greatest, but top 5

  • @konasurfah

    @konasurfah

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@conpop6924 Name 4 better... and please account for Ted's years in the service if you're going "by numbers". 🍻

  • @ethancbaker2002

    @ethancbaker2002

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@konasurfah Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Ken Griffey jr., Barry Bonds, Pete Rose do I have to go on and on and if you say Barry took steroids boo hoo but I’ll give you a replacement willie Mays or even Albert Pulos is better

  • @ethancbaker2002

    @ethancbaker2002

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@konasurfah but teds batting average was sick though

  • @mikesanto69
    @mikesanto697 жыл бұрын

    Even though that was the 'Steroid" Era, what a collection of awesome players, I knew every player on that field, now I couldn't name one player at an all star game!!!

  • @edlaw51501

    @edlaw51501

    5 жыл бұрын

    I thought the same exact thing, I was so into baseball during 90's early 2ks, now with the exception of a couple players I wouldnt know who's who, and maybe cause its our age now or is it because the players stood out more then personality/ talent wise not sure. But how could you not get misty eyed watching those players and Ted ! Priceless

  • @CCCosta-he4ov
    @CCCosta-he4ov10 ай бұрын

    Ted Williams & Tony Gwynn the 2 greatest hitters ever and they have nothing but mad respect and love for each other

  • @vincentfiore7588

    @vincentfiore7588

    10 ай бұрын

    I do love how Ted was genuinely excited to meet Tony (if they haven’t met already in the past)

  • @SFritz730
    @SFritz73010 жыл бұрын

    At least to this Red Sox fan, the greatest moment in All-Star Game history. If you don't get goosebumps watching this, you're not a real baseball fan.

  • @Tmillea

    @Tmillea

    9 жыл бұрын

    This was my first game ever. I'll never forget it.

  • @theccpisaparasite8813

    @theccpisaparasite8813

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Sam Fritz Certainly not a Red Sox fan ..

  • @Grubbo

    @Grubbo

    6 жыл бұрын

    Man, I was a little kid who knew nothing except about the home run chase, and even =I= understood how huge this was.

  • @okStevie

    @okStevie

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sam Fritz I'm a diehard Yankees fan, meaning I naturally hate the Red Sox but there's only 2 red Sox players that I always respect, that's Ortiz and Ted Williams.

  • @lmbscriptsharcs2044

    @lmbscriptsharcs2044

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sam Fritz, I’ll go a step further- one of the greatest moments in baseball ever, along with Gehrig’s speech and Bobby Thompson’s HR. Ted Williams was a genuine hero in addition to the greatest hitter that ever lived.

  • @jpbernie72
    @jpbernie722 жыл бұрын

    Who is here after the Kevin Costner interview at the “Field of Dreams” baseball game between the Yankees and the White Sox in Iowa/2021?

  • @cspteja

    @cspteja

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly!

  • @patl6978

    @patl6978

    2 жыл бұрын

    me but I had the volume turned down and I don't know what he said about it...

  • @billprovost5635
    @billprovost56352 жыл бұрын

    I'm watching this on 6/24/2021 and I have tears in my eyes. I saw Williams play a few times. Just picked up my Dad's honorable discharge papers from town clerk yesterday. Didn't know my Dad was in the Asian Pacific theater. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1943-1946. He was an anti-aircraft gunner. Love you Dad!

  • @gynandroidhead
    @gynandroidhead5 жыл бұрын

    Today is the 100th anniversary of Ted Williams's birth, and yes - THIS NEVER, EVER GETS OLD. It gets better with time.

  • @PranavVeluri2001navtheman20
    @PranavVeluri2001navtheman207 жыл бұрын

    Simply the greatest red sox player of all time.

  • @generosen999

    @generosen999

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah the best hitter of all time

  • @slicedpotato1997

    @slicedpotato1997

    4 жыл бұрын

    best player of all time

  • @ethancbaker2002

    @ethancbaker2002

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@slicedpotato1997 Hank Aaron? Barry Bonds? Babe Ruth? Lmao

  • @tunatuna6723

    @tunatuna6723

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ethancbaker2002Barry Bonds*? LOL

  • @DonaldWashburn-nk9ms
    @DonaldWashburn-nk9ms9 күн бұрын

    You can see the LOVE in everyone's eyes looking at him in awe.

  • @jameslisle7775
    @jameslisle77755 жыл бұрын

    I’m a Yankees fan and also a huge baseball fan. When he came out, I got chills! A man who served his country and was full of class. A true Red Sox/Baseball legend. He was a gentleman, patriot, and legend. God bless you #9! ❤️🇺🇸

  • @fredkoltz9788

    @fredkoltz9788

    5 жыл бұрын

    A perfect description of Ted, James! John Glenn picked Ted as his wingman. "Why wouldn't I?", said Glenn. Ted is the BEST pilot in my squadron! A magical moment in All-Star, AND Baseball, history!

  • @dustinmiller8451
    @dustinmiller84512 ай бұрын

    I was there that night. It was awesome. Hard to believe how many of them are gone now

  • @epic103
    @epic1037 жыл бұрын

    Now that's respect.

  • @t206kid
    @t206kid9 жыл бұрын

    even though at this point of his life he had a stroke and his body was broken down but man did he have a booming voice talking with everyone.

  • @dangeletti84
    @dangeletti847 жыл бұрын

    Teddy Ballgame would be disgusted with what Sports media has become today

  • @AEMoreira81

    @AEMoreira81

    4 жыл бұрын

    These days, you don't have too many players who know the finer art of playing either. In today's game, the closest who could measure up is probably Mike Trout (56th all time, to date). Williams' WAR is 6th highest all-time for players whose entire playing career was in the live-ball era.

  • @HunterJs2

    @HunterJs2

    3 жыл бұрын

    Adam Moreira What is the finer art of playing?

  • @Tommyd479

    @Tommyd479

    15 күн бұрын

    To be fair, Ted was disgusted with sports media when he played.

  • @kyledixon2571
    @kyledixon25715 жыл бұрын

    You cannot watch this video without tearing up and/or getting goosebumps. R.I.P. to the greatest hitter of all time.

  • @HDYaqui
    @HDYaqui10 ай бұрын

    There are so many great plays and memories from the All-Star Games! To me this is my favorite!!! Mr. Williams was something else! 🙏🏽💕🙏🏽

  • @princessofthecape2078
    @princessofthecape2078 Жыл бұрын

    I love it that the players all just wanted to get close to him - to touch him. He was their hero growing up. And even though some of them were legends-in-the-making themselves, they were still caught up in the awe of this moment - of being near a man who inspired their entire lives.

  • @TheBatugan77
    @TheBatugan775 жыл бұрын

    I loved this then. Love it now.

  • @seanbush5056
    @seanbush50563 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite baseball memories. The Splended Splinter, surrounded by my childhood heroes...Piazza, Gwynn, Griffey, Cal, Pudge, Biggio, Jeter & Nomar...Man, 33 year old me is somehow more giddy than 12 year old me at the time.

  • @i_georgiequest_i4160
    @i_georgiequest_i41603 жыл бұрын

    Everyone in this video is a legend. Literally every person around Teddy. Every single one of them is a legend of baseball let that sink in. Cal Ripken Jr. Ken Griffey Jr. Nomah Mike Piazza the big unit, Manny, Jeter it’s just incredible

  • @michaelbell5086
    @michaelbell50865 жыл бұрын

    Being a redsoxs fan made me cry seeing Mr 406 meant so much to me love ya Mr Williams thank you

  • @eisenjeisen6262
    @eisenjeisen62625 жыл бұрын

    That brought tears to my eyes, as Mel Allen use to call Ted Williams eagle eyes, as he was a very colorful player even when he missed the ball. and thanks for that down load.

  • @gnarleyjames420
    @gnarleyjames420Күн бұрын

    I was 12 watching this moment with my dad. The first time I ever saw him cry

  • @timhollamby8728
    @timhollamby872810 күн бұрын

    Ted Williams...Baseball Legend...US Marine legend...A mans man if ever there was one ...

  • @BrianBoese-im8jm
    @BrianBoese-im8jm11 ай бұрын

    Tears up .Thanks for your service. Greatest hitter ever...

  • @Thomas-xe3ce
    @Thomas-xe3ce2 жыл бұрын

    Life was so much better when Ted Williams was still alive.

  • @samahdy
    @samahdy4 жыл бұрын

    Remember this night watching on tv from MI. Very emotional. Early June, 21 years later. Still emotional. But today, still Michigan, but I miss baseball. And I miss America.

  • @fredpickett6219
    @fredpickett62193 жыл бұрын

    There will never be another Ted Williams.

  • @windridr66
    @windridr663 жыл бұрын

    Him taking off his hat brought tears to my eyes.

  • @quatzu
    @quatzu2 жыл бұрын

    Here because the Field of Dreams game. Amazing.

  • @jamescollinson2456
    @jamescollinson245624 күн бұрын

    Ted Williams' batting accomplishments are remarkable and well known in a major league career shortened by four years as a Marine aviator in two wars. But one statistic of his that is not well known and rarely mentioned is that he had a career on-base percentage of .482, meaning he managed to get on base nearly half of all the times he ever came up to bat. This incredible number places Ted Williams in first place of all major league players, ahead of great hitters like Lou Gehrig, Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb, and Babe Ruth who is in second place with .474.

  • @TheJoeGratta
    @TheJoeGratta3 жыл бұрын

    This was the The night I got my childhood dog. Tears of joy all night long. Half hour from Fenway Park and just seeing this moment with him and Tony Gwynn warms my heart every single damn time.

  • @shena1256
    @shena12562 жыл бұрын

    Them men knew they were looking at greatness. What a great moment 😍

  • @joyofcardboard3230
    @joyofcardboard32303 жыл бұрын

    I must have left a window open somewhere, some dust just blew into my eye. Totally not crying at all, even a little bit. ...

  • @leoderosia9279
    @leoderosia92795 жыл бұрын

    The guy was a real life John Wayne on and off the field...Definitely most moving ceremony I ever saw...Brady, orr, bird, Russell were all great too but they cannot knock Ted off of the Boston mt rushmore.77 years later and no one has come real close to .400...I can only imagine what him and DiMaggio would've done if they hadn't lost prime years to ww2 and in Ted's case korea

  • @fredkoltz9788

    @fredkoltz9788

    5 жыл бұрын

    You can add Bob Feller to this list, Leo! Bob lost, conservatively, 80+ wins, when you consider his win totals, three years before his Voluntary enlistment in the Navy, 24-27-25. Upon his return, 4 years later, he won 26 in 1946, and 20 in 1947. His lifetime win total of 266 would, most certainly, have been greatly enhanced. . . .

  • @fredkoltz9788

    @fredkoltz9788

    5 жыл бұрын

    It was, truly, a very moving ceremony, Leo! The players did not want to leave the field!

  • @stephenfians4317

    @stephenfians4317

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wasn’t Ted in both WW2 & Korea?

  • @Mike-bt9nu
    @Mike-bt9nu4 жыл бұрын

    I saw this beautiful moment live in TV. I'm happy that new generations can see this video and see one of the greatest baseball player ever.

  • @Breeder333
    @Breeder3334 жыл бұрын

    I have watched this atleast 100 times and will probably watch it 100 more. # 9 forever!

  • @MrDownslider
    @MrDownslider9 жыл бұрын

    My favorite part of this is how todays superstars, circa 1999, we acting like little kids around Ted.

  • @randaljimenez863

    @randaljimenez863

    9 жыл бұрын

    MrDownslider None of these guys are "superstars" idiot, none of them are in the league any longer

  • @TheSpringsteen83

    @TheSpringsteen83

    7 жыл бұрын

    Randal J So Griffey is not a superstar? Who's the idiot here?

  • @midnmusic2217

    @midnmusic2217

    6 жыл бұрын

    Randal J derek jeter not a superstar?

  • @Kinsella_Finn

    @Kinsella_Finn

    5 жыл бұрын

    Randal Jimenez He said “circa 1999” may want to read that again

  • @fredkoltz9788

    @fredkoltz9788

    5 жыл бұрын

    You hit the nail on the head, MrDownslider!! They did, indeed, act like Little Leaguers!! A truly magical moment that will never be duplicated!!

  • @marcmcdonough8074
    @marcmcdonough80742 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing moment. I just read his biography and it was just an amazing story, really showed the man with all his greatness and faults. Truly an American hero in war, in his timeless devotion to The Jimmy Fund, on the baseball field, and of course in his angling skills. God bless you Ted Williams

  • @waynejohanson1083
    @waynejohanson1083 Жыл бұрын

    You can see the all-stars are in awe, they are aware of the history of this awesome game we call baseball.

  • @keithboulis
    @keithboulis2 жыл бұрын

    What an era of baseball. So many legends on that field

  • @brianwi1683
    @brianwi16833 жыл бұрын

    Watched that on TV and stood there to enjoy the moment.

  • @joshuabrooks4907
    @joshuabrooks49075 ай бұрын

    I'm a Mariners fan, but, a legend is a legend, and Ted Williams was indeed, a legend. He played from 1939-1960, and hit over 500 homers. It was so awesome to see him hamming it up here with guys like Ken Griffey Jr, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Tony Gwynn, Randy Johnson, Mike Piazza, Cal Ripken Jr, Nomar garciaparra,.... Help me out here, folks..... It seemed like, whenever Ted got on that diamond, the years melted off of him, and he was one of the boys again. I hope his rest has been peaceful.

  • @MrRufusRToyota
    @MrRufusRToyota2 жыл бұрын

    Tipping his cap at Fenway. Tears in the eyes of this Boston fan.

  • @InstantKarma376
    @InstantKarma3767 жыл бұрын

    I was only seven years old when I watched this, so I couldn't truly appreciate this moment and what a legend Ted was. Watching this now makes my eyes well up. I mean, look at the reactions of the young, future Hall of Famers. They look like little kids again, seeing their hero and basking in his greatness. A true testament to a sports icon.

  • @darktitan_3493
    @darktitan_34933 жыл бұрын

    If you don't get shivers up your spine because of this you don't have a pulse.

  • @BrianBoese-im8jm
    @BrianBoese-im8jm3 ай бұрын

    Tears!!! Goat Got your back Ted !!

  • @lifewater989
    @lifewater989 Жыл бұрын

    I watched this happen live and didn’t really know how good Ted Williams was till later in life. He is without a doubt one of the top five people to ever play the game of baseball.

  • @djdrisco123
    @djdrisco12311 ай бұрын

    2023. Tears in my eyes.

  • @sean1672able111
    @sean1672able1113 жыл бұрын

    I just recall, watching this at home. As a Red Sox fan, I was 12 years old, and I just a little emotional. He meant so much on and off the field. I am a lifelong Red Sox, Bruins, Patriots and Celtics fan, and have lots of heroes, from the Boston area, and Ted Williams is right on my list. Bless his service, for fighting in WW2 and Korean War. Had Williams not gone off to war, he would have broken many baseball records, and won championships for the Red Sox. Red Sox winning the 2004 WS, I thought so much of him, but I know he was with all of us. He was looking down, and so proud.

  • @TheBatugan77
    @TheBatugan775 жыл бұрын

    Col. Williams, USMC (Inactive Reserve)

  • @tjplaya1156
    @tjplaya115610 ай бұрын

    How can you not get emotional watching this great celebration 😭... Ted Williams was one of the greatest hitters who ever lived, he hit .344 for his career, hit 521 HR's... and, missed 5 prime seasons- serving in the military 🎖️! You know what kind of legend the man was, when all of those All-stars were awestruck and emotional... when Ted Williams rode around on the cart, I couldn't help but get emotional. Perhaps the best tribute ever.

  • @robertfanion2815
    @robertfanion28152 жыл бұрын

    I was a teen and Ill never forget this. It is one thing to be a baseball legend, another to be a legend of all sports, Ted is an American legend.

  • @josephlopez4871
    @josephlopez487122 күн бұрын

    Ted Williams lights up the minute he sees Tony Gwynn...awesome!!!

  • @AEMoreira81
    @AEMoreira814 жыл бұрын

    3:55 - a moment that can be framed: the best hitter, ever, and the person who would be the next best after him (players who played in the live ball era only - 1920 and later).

  • @afparka1229
    @afparka12295 жыл бұрын

    Geez that 99 All Star team was nothing but legends and future hall of famers

  • @yoKozzy
    @yoKozzy5 жыл бұрын

    Watching this in 2018! Man baseball stole my heart at a young age and watching this, seeing Griffey Jr. Gwynn and Williams all on the same field brings tears and happiness, amazing, thank you for this video

  • @joeygee23able
    @joeygee23able4 ай бұрын

    Ted: "Tony Gwynn how are you?" Tony: " Very good sir." Respect.

  • @patquinn4772
    @patquinn47722 жыл бұрын

    Man,what a great,organic moment in time. All those players were in awe. Just incredible. It must have been amazing to be in Fenway,that evening.

  • @tubularbill
    @tubularbill7 жыл бұрын

    Brings tears to my eyes. The greatest hitter of all time.

  • @qorehf17
    @qorehf176 ай бұрын

    테드 윌리엄스 LEGEND....와우

  • @davidbarton1806
    @davidbarton18062 жыл бұрын

    Is a lifelong Sports fan in a Boston sports fan in See all four of my team's win at least one championship I remember sitting and watching this like it was yesterday and this is one of my favorite sports moments of all time just i gives me goosebumps and the energy in that ballpark I've never felt anything like it not even a Superbowl

  • @greyez7
    @greyez76 жыл бұрын

    Greatest Mexican player ever

  • @IZZY-nk7ss

    @IZZY-nk7ss

    6 жыл бұрын

    Gerardo Reyes yes indeed

  • @leoderosia9279

    @leoderosia9279

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dad was white

  • @greyez7

    @greyez7

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@leoderosia9279 mom was Mexican and learned playing baseball from his Mexican uncles

  • @leoderosia9279

    @leoderosia9279

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@greyez7 I knew his mother had Mexican blood. His father was not around much and his mother was some kind of Catholic volunteer who did a lot for other family's but not for her own which ted always resented

  • @773SleepyHollow

    @773SleepyHollow

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@leoderosia9279 You describe his father as white, but say his mother had "Mexican blood." Interesting. Why don't you just say his mother was Mexican?

  • @markwatson2446
    @markwatson2446 Жыл бұрын

    The way he looked at ken Griffey was beautiful and held his hand respect 🔥❤️

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