It was an honor working with you Hatbilly! Eddie deserves to be recognized for his illustrious career 🫡

Eddie Murray led all of MLB in batting average in 1990, but did not win the title in either league. Willie McGee played most of that season with the Cardinals and was leading the NL in hitting when he was traded to Oakland. McGee qualified for the NL crown, so he won out even though he spent the final weeks of the year in the other league. And though Eddie Murray never won a league MVP award, he led all major leaguers in MVP votes for the entire decade of the 1980's.

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for clarifying that! It was a lot to spit out in the video, so I omitted that whole situation.

I started watching baseball in 79 and 80 as a young kid so I was a much bigger Eddie Murray fan than I was Cal Ripken which made me feel like the only one in Baltimore to feel that way

@scottmitchell1974

15 күн бұрын

I went to two Orioles games in 1982 and Eddie instantly became my favorite. I liked Ripjen, I LOVED Murray.

So glad the algorithm saw fit to fill my feed with videos about Eddie. One of my top three Orioles from the 80s. And amusingly enough, I became a switch hitter after watching him play

Eddie and Cal were my favorite players when I was growing up

Should note that he started switch hitting in the minors because he struggled hitting breaking balls from right-handed pitchers. It's rare to master switch hitting as a pro. It saved his career.

It's amazing watching this video of Rich the way he runs and carries himself in the field is very much like his brother

The sac-fly king! Love these historical baseball videos!

Well, this was something. Great. Another collaboration with Cam 23 well done.

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sticking with the channel over time, Zach!

Masterful recap on Eddie Murray's career. Thanks for sharing along with Cam23.

One of my two all time favorites, being my favorite. Loved watching him play. Still do.

September 6, 1995 and September 6, 1996. 2131 and Eddie’s 500th. One of those crazy baseball stats that make ya say, how can you not be romantic about baseball?

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

I believe Eddie mentioned they were doing their pregame routine together that day, and Ripken pointed out that "today's the day" when a fact about the streak appeared on the Camden Yards scoreboard.

@justinc22443

2 ай бұрын

@@Hatbilly yes indeed haha such a great story

I loved watching Eddie Murray bat. But by the time I really got into following baseball, he was a DH for the Cleveland Indians.

Great video keep them coming.

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely, mom! ❤

Another absolutely wonderfully put together video! Great collaboration

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the kind words!

Great video and thank you.

It's amazing you didn't pick up switch heading to double AA that goes to show his work ethic as it must be much harder to do that at that age than as a kid

Happy everytime you drop a vid! Love the channel bro!

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Glad I can give you something to look forward to. That's awesome!

A life well lived

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Most definitely!

Great work guys.

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, man!

If you had 3 or 4 Eddies…. Say goodnight

Come to Baltimore and I'll treat you to a Steady Eddie beer from Union Craft!

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

I won't turn that down! I'm an IPA guy, for sure.

Eddie's Orioles teammate, Scott McGregor, had a pretty fair high school teammate in El Segundo, CA. Fellow by the name of George Brett.

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Pretty decent at ball, for sure. 😂 George Brett was born here in WV, but growing up playing in California was definitely a smart move from a standpoint of being seen by scouts.

Aaron, Mays, Palmeiro, A-Rod, Pujols, and Murray have 3000 hits and 500 home runs. More than just 3

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

When he did it, he became the third, I could see where phrasing was a little off there. No slight to those guys.

He didn't speak to the media because he had a beef with them over something about them and his mother. If he hadn't ended up with 3000 hits and 500 home runs I'm guessing the writers would have tried to pass him over for a couple years for the Hall of Fame bc they really hated that he ignored them

Can you make a video about paul molitor next time

Never heard of him. Great video. I hardly hear about Baltimore O's🧡. 💙🗽

Hey hatbilly. Can you make a video about luke Easter. My mother just told me about her favorite player of all time. If you could do you in depth thing. That would mean the world to to her. Her name is christine and a big Rochester red wings fan.

@Hatbilly

Ай бұрын

Hey Willy, I think that's a great idea, and good timing because of the news of Negro Leagues stats finally being considered as official MLB stats. I'll see what I can put together! Might be a situation to dive deep and find some other players similar to Luke who deserve a mention. Tell Christine I said hello!

@willymack44

Ай бұрын

@@Hatbilly you rule. Keep the awesome baseball history entertainment coming.

@willymack44

Ай бұрын

Remind me again of the fella with the apathy club?

@Hatbilly

Ай бұрын

@willymack44 John Lowenstein! Specifically while he was with Cleveland, but he continued to be hilarious once in Baltimore.

@willymack44

Ай бұрын

@Hatbilly brooks Robinson is my favorite oriole but lowenstein is moving up the list.

I would put Murray in the same category as Biggio, as great as they both were in many areas, their greatest strengths were probably their durability and consistency. Also, Craig Biggio has the modern record for HBP, but he's also only 2 behind the all time record that was set way back in the day. I'm trying to start an online campaign to get him to come out of retirement just to get beaned 3 times and take his rightful record, just like Mr. 3000🤣

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Hey, I'd be supportive of that! Mayne he could even get a few pitchers on board, to help expedite the process a lot.

Being honest,Eddie was an amazing player!.Not the nicest dude though..As a real young kid I caught a lot of Dodger games and waited outside to see the players after games..Eddie could be rough.It wasent Eddie not signing autographs.A lot of players were like that.Eddie wouldn’t even acknowledge a person’s existence..He would walk right through you.Even bang into people then yell at them to get out of the way..He seemed kinda tortured..But all these yrs later I hear good things about Eddie and charities and just being a good guy..He seems much happier now! I even see him smile nowadays!

@itheuserfirst3186

2 ай бұрын

The dude grew up in Watts. A different world with different conditioning.

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, I agree, I think the way he grew up probably had a lot to do with his day to day interactions in those days.

@OliveMule

2 ай бұрын

I disagree completely. Eddie has always been nice and cheerful to me and I have A LOT of stuff he signed, cards, glove, hat. ... he's a great dude

@cheddarcheese7928

2 ай бұрын

@@OliveMule Dude..c’mon..really?.I’m just kidding..That’s cool if Eddie was cool to u..For the record,I love Eddie.I learned swith hitting because of him.But cheerful?.Even Ripken and his fellow teammates rib him about his moodiness while playing..Did u get these autographs while he was a player or after?.Because he’s definitely a more upbeat guy since hanging up his spikes

@OliveMule

2 ай бұрын

@@cheddarcheese7928 during his career I got them. He's a really nice person

Recently saw a video on my KZread feed comparing Don Mattingly and Keith Hernandez, the Yankees and Mets first basemen...I added a comment that said; " Eddie Murray says 'Hold my beer'...I received no likes....😂

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

Got a link? I'll give it a like, brother! 😂

@briangaetano6693

2 ай бұрын

@@Hatbilly Channel is Baseball Universe , video title is Mattingly or Hernandez; Who Ruled the Diamond... Thank you Hatbilly just subscribed, dig your content...

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

@briangaetano6693 Couldn't find your comment, creator must have hidden it, but I have to say... the AI narration on that video was disappointing, and it's a shame that channel is doing so well.

Unfortunately, Eddie was not so "Steady" in the 1979 World Series...

@jaykaynum5569

2 ай бұрын

My sister was 2. You have to let that go 🤣

MIKE BODDICKER CAL RIPKEN JR EDDIE MURRAY NAME A BETTER POWER TRIO ILL WAIT

@Hatbilly

2 ай бұрын

What a team. Such a great time for baseball.

I stopped watching baseball after Murray eas traded to the dodgers. The way the owner and fans turn on him was disgusting and had to be partially racially motivated as Ripken, to that point had done less for the Orioles, but could do no wrong.