Steroids issue aside, this is the most 90s documentary I’ve ever seen. This editing is like a beautiful time capsule into straight-to-VHS sports featurettes.

@cruztimothy8637

2 жыл бұрын

you probably dont care but does anyone know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost the account password. I love any help you can give me.

@augustinejay3616

2 жыл бұрын

@Cruz Timothy Instablaster :)

@cruztimothy8637

2 жыл бұрын

@Augustine Jay Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im trying it out now. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@cruztimothy8637

2 жыл бұрын

@Augustine Jay it did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thanks so much, you saved my ass :D

@augustinejay3616

2 жыл бұрын

@Cruz Timothy happy to help =)

I was 9 years old during the summer of ‘98 and it was a summer I’ll never forget. Life goes quick and people come & go but I’ll always cherish that particular summer and the great memories and the time I spent with people that I wish were still around today. The ballgames with my father, playing MLB The Show with cousins, pretending to be Big Mac while playing whiffle ball with my neighborhood friends, and staying up late with my sister in order to steal the TV remote, flip to ESPN, and see who took the homer in lead... These were great times with some great people who shaped my personality for the rest of my life. Say what you want about steroids but these two were a galvanizer for many people. That magical summer brought a lot of joy & optimism to this world and I just want to thank them for being a part of my childhood. This is what sports is about.

@daryldixon3685

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@Drew-wo6xr

2 жыл бұрын

@@daryldixon3685 Agreed.

@pdxaviation

Жыл бұрын

Between this and Jordan’s 6th finals, that was a summer to remember for sports.

@TomFoolery32

Жыл бұрын

I was 9 as well and this summer made me fall in love with baseball again, for awhile at least, I don't care about the steroid use because everyone was on em. This was such a magical time and I'm so thankful I was alive to see it and can still remember the feeling I had watching these guys race for it..

@Mercy384

Жыл бұрын

You must be 32 by now

McGwire: "I hit 70 home runs in a season" Bonds: "Hold my syringe"

@number1chargersfan

4 жыл бұрын

Can't agree more. Firm handshakes all around

@julesbadguy5878

4 жыл бұрын

It was the Cream. Lol

@stingrey1571

4 жыл бұрын

i dont blame bonds. mcgwire and sosa werent in the same league as bonds. he saw two mediocre players become great with steroid. what happens if a great player began using?

@KillerFix24

4 жыл бұрын

Jules Badguy & the Clear

@austinstice3512

4 жыл бұрын

@@stingrey1571 Mediocre? McGwire hit 49 as a rookie. He was an amazing player an amazing hitter.

For those too young to remember, these two guys saved baseball. the strike of 1994 and the subsequent cancellation of the World Series, set the stage for the terminal decline of baseball. But Lo and Behold, a few years later these two guys packed the ball parks. They had us watching the evening news (!) to see if either "Went Yard". Both men were class acts, cheering each other on. We were all amazed to see it happen. We all saw Maris in sight. Should Sosa and McGwire be in the Hall?? We will always debate it. But I will say this, we all owe them a debt for saving the game we love.

@brianking81

3 жыл бұрын

I've been saying the same for years. Who knows what would have happened to mlb without this season.

@bobicabayo

3 жыл бұрын

True ☝️

@bryanrichter8517

Жыл бұрын

Man, greatest save of baseball ever. Watching both players everyday saved the greatest game. Steroids etc nobody as a fan of baseball can take that excitement away from us in 98. Thank you to both men

@BaronVonBielski

Жыл бұрын

I remember this time pretty clearly. I remember the whole Andro thing and how he just said matter of factly that he bought it over the counter and it’s not illegalI. He was right. It wasn’t banned or anything in MLB. This season was special. It was about more than baseball. McGwire paid the ultimate respect to Maris’ family which even brought Roger Maris to the forefront for what he accomplished and what he had to deal with. I mean is Maris the only 2x MVP that’s not in the Hall of Fame? Not counting Bonds. It’s ridiculous. McGwire was humble and Sosa was fun. The entire U.S. was pulling for them. I remember where I was watching it on TV when he broke the record. Even the next year he hit 65 and Sosa hit 63. Even though it was broken by Bonds in 2001 rather impressively, it wasn’t the same. Not the same at all.

@fantasyfootballermvp8776

Жыл бұрын

No, Griffey saved baseball

Everything about Griffey Jr. was awesome. His swag, swing, athleticism. Anyone remember “Hi this is Ken Griffey Junior. Let’s play Major League Baseball.” Also him and his dad hitting back to back HRs when they played for Seattle at THE SAME TIME! Just legendary lore.

@bjacko5019

Жыл бұрын

Griffey became a crybaby when he went to Cincinnati,,Safeco Field was easier to hit home runs that Riverfront,,he wanted the fences to be brought in,,lol

@TheWard1ne

Жыл бұрын

I loved that game!

@patrickgray5633

Жыл бұрын

@@bjacko5019 your full of crap he was just frustrated over injuries one thing we know Griffey never cheated if he had his body would have healed faster like McGwires did or so MCGwire claimed he juiced just for health reasons which I don’t by it.

@romeotangocharlie_7841

Жыл бұрын

Awesome game. I remember trying to get as many upper deck rookie cards of Ken Griffey Jr as I could. One the greatest no doubt.

@adamdorgant9454

Жыл бұрын

True!!!

I can't believe this was almost 20 years ago. Life was so much easier back then.

Griffey’s swing was beautiful.

@andrewcox8807

4 жыл бұрын

David Mazzini truly a spectacle.

@obsidian00

4 жыл бұрын

David Mazzini A freaking masterpiece that hangs in the Louvre...

@obsidian00

4 жыл бұрын

Danny Burke True story: I once body guarded for Chipper back in his hay day...when he was still married to his first wife...just shadowed him for a whole day of meet and greets...he was so hungover but he handled it like a champ! I was surprised how normal he was...wasn’t stuck up...just that guy you always liked hanging out with!

@user-rc8dk1eg9u

Ай бұрын

Love Griffey Jr but he also took roids

@BruteStrength99

Күн бұрын

​@@user-rc8dk1eg9u prove it

Till this day havent seen a prettier swing then Griffey Jr.

@remainloyaltoyour0wnsoil580

4 жыл бұрын

You never will

@outdoor802

4 жыл бұрын

And the "then vs than" saga continues...

@scottblandford9900

4 жыл бұрын

Babe Ruth man!

@willzsportscards

4 жыл бұрын

I liked Chipper's slightly more. Maybe because he was a switch and looked so smooth from both wings. But Griffey's is a thing of beauty as well.

@JMON3Y0319

4 жыл бұрын

@@scottblandford9900 Ruth had a pretty swing as well!

Ken Griffy Jr was everyone's favorite if u grew up in the 90's. He changed the game....

@mgloco88

4 жыл бұрын

until he went to Cincinnati.

@laconic_90

4 жыл бұрын

@Wade Everything was better in the 90s

@brianhatfield2255

4 жыл бұрын

I barehanded a foul ball off of Ken Griffey Jr. in a game with my parents, brother, and fiancé (now married 25 years)...still have the ball on my desk.

@youzettasonsofdigits1639

4 жыл бұрын

well for me being a Jays fan it was all about Shawn Green and Carlos Delgado

@markdaniels7174

4 жыл бұрын

He was a better all-around player than these two gents, and with a nicer swing.

I never knew this video existed.... Thanks for posting this. 1998 was a hell of a summer

@bobicabayo

3 жыл бұрын

😎💪

Almost half of McGwire's 152 hits were HRs. Thats insane!

@ffhd1clt

4 жыл бұрын

Randy Munoz That’s what juice will do for you.

@dimbulb1178

4 жыл бұрын

@@ffhd1clt That's what juice will do for a guy who's 6-5 and already rather ripped.

@evildeadmitch

4 жыл бұрын

@Some One apple juice.

@BuckyBrown-lt4ry

4 жыл бұрын

A cheat is a cheat is a cheat.

@youarerightboss

4 жыл бұрын

He cheated*

These two guys provided us with some of the most exciting baseball moments ever. Try and match the feeling baseball fans had watching this. I loved it and still do.

@zippygibbs20

4 жыл бұрын

I dont celebrate cheaters, they will be in hell, with the entire Houston Astros team!!!!!!!!!

@PMKru

Жыл бұрын

@@zippygibbs20 😂😂😂 Well Stay Bitter Nothing Is Perfect Neither Are People. Grow Up

Absolute pure nostalgia! I remember watching this all the time when I was little!!

I was 9 years old. Sammy Sosa and Michael Jordan changed my life. I will never forget this moment in baseball.

@Gregory-sm9pf

7 ай бұрын

How insulting that is to your parents, did they raise you? Put a roof over your head, food in your stomach?

This was an awesome summer I remember turning on espn every am to watch the highlights. This was when baseball was awesome. Everyone loved it when it was happening and kinda knew what was going on. Then everyone turned on mark when he came out and said it.

@PMKru

Жыл бұрын

Wrestling Was On Fire Too Lol Monday Night Wars. Almost Everything At This Time Going Was Golden In America

I loved Mac’s graciousness with the Maris family. Makes your eyes wet. He didn’t have to give them anything but he did, and they really appreciated that.

@joeclayton2121

4 жыл бұрын

he cheated to break a hallowed record

@patrickgray5633

2 жыл бұрын

He disgraced Roger Maris & his family knowing he cheated to fraudulently break a record which he no longer owns in my book, & Barry Bonds doesn’t either. Cheating is Cheating there is no difference in cheating Steroid guys, Houston Astros, same offense cheating just did it in another way. It’s called a illegal competitive advantage.

@adamdorgant9454

Жыл бұрын

@@joeclayton2121 Yes, now that you mentioned it, and in 2005, refuses to answer questions about Steroids use, instead saying, iam not here to talk about the past!!!!

@adamdorgant9454

10 ай бұрын

By taking Steroids!!!

Ken Griffy can always look back and smile and KNOW he was the best hitter of his era.

@azson8670

4 жыл бұрын

@Angree Grizlee it says alot

@scottsummers4115

3 жыл бұрын

Mark McGwire was the best hitter. But Jr was a damn good one.

@igraham125

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no Griffey was definitely the best hitter, for power and average and could spray it to each part of the field.

@shrimpinainteasy7370

2 жыл бұрын

The best ball player period of his era. The kid could play the outfield with the best of them too.

@303Smilezzz

2 жыл бұрын

@@shrimpinainteasy7370 no doubt

1998 revived baseball for the world.

@hectorlopez1069

3 ай бұрын

The year the Yankee won the world series

When people talk about beautiful swings years from now, Ken Griffey Jr will be mentioned with people like shoeless Joe Jackson and Ted Williams

@13billydakid

4 жыл бұрын

Facts!! Most beautiful swing in history

@travisrowe7697

4 жыл бұрын

He always was!

@markdaniels7174

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Perfect swing!

@brssgarage90redmustang68

3 жыл бұрын

He does but i think it shows more cause he's a lefty barry bonds swing is just as pretty

@brssgarage90redmustang68

3 жыл бұрын

Id like to see any average joe on steroids hit 70 homeruns off any major league pitcher my opinion if it did anything it made them healthy ballplayers mark hit 49 homeruns his rookie year skinny kid talents talent

Lmao gotta love the stock music... Oh how I miss the 90’s.

@philiplopiano3759

4 жыл бұрын

Bro I just made that comment that the nineties were my favorite decade.carefree like a mfr back then.we weren't worried about kids shooting up schools,kids od'ing off fentanyl.the biggest threat was Halloween candy and pins put in the candy.

@canag0d

4 жыл бұрын

Philip Lopiano First of all I made a simple comment that wasn’t socially politically motivated. Second of all I disagree with you a lot. There were just as many horrible things to worry about in the 90’s as there are today. You’re looking at it through nostalgic lenses. In fact I argue that the world (for most people) has never been better than it is.

@philiplopiano3759

4 жыл бұрын

@@canag0d I disagree 100 percent and was just making a comment,dont care if you agree or comment or whatever. Enjoy your great world now with no movement and freedom.how that can be better than the nineties is beyond me but to each his own.lol

@canag0d

4 жыл бұрын

Philip Lopiano Lol good point. The 90’s were lucky and didn’t have a pandemic. So that means that since 2020’s have, the world is worse? 1917 Spanish flu bro... Was the world better than? How about rapists and pedophiles who could hide in 1990 because no internet... How about if a pandemic hit in 1990 and how much more fucked we’d be then than we are now? No I made a comment about how the 90’s were great. But it was far from perfect bro.

@canag0d

4 жыл бұрын

Danny Burke Thanks for the lecture on a completely different topic! Also the stadiums today are far superior lol.

i can't believe it's been 20 years!!!!

@lancebaker1374

5 жыл бұрын

Buy a calendar.

@stewiegriffin1723

5 жыл бұрын

21 now 😉

@one7deep7savage7

5 жыл бұрын

I remember watching Mark hit his 70th hr live...they stopped the entire game to give a speech

@nickythebull82

4 жыл бұрын

I’m horny

@philiplopiano3759

4 жыл бұрын

Crazy bro....

Love the gallop Sammy does when he knows he hits a homer and the stutter step around each of the bases

What a Word by Sammy Sosa...... He is the man in usa and I'm the man in D.R🇩🇴.

@adamdorgant9454

3 жыл бұрын

Carlos Gomez I looked him up, he is white as a ghost!!!!

@hectorlopez1069

2 жыл бұрын

You guys are not the man in your country. You guys are the cheaters in your country.

What a gr8 yr 98 was it was packed with Awesome things

Poor Jr. was probably like, "I'm having a hell of a year. WTF?"

@xprincenaz21

5 жыл бұрын

@Mark Jr. is better then them both

@cameronlowrey9371

4 жыл бұрын

Mcgiure oe sammy...luv them both! Neither were on griffs level...PERIOD!!!

@cameronlowrey9371

4 жыл бұрын

Im from Seattle btw so im biased lol

@stingrey1571

4 жыл бұрын

barry bonds had that same reaction which is why he began juicing. he had an mvp year...which sosa won.

@Cableguy15

4 жыл бұрын

@@stingrey1571 It's a shame that Bonds felt that way. He was a great player without the HGH. Arguably better when he was less bulky because he could steal bases and field more efficiently while still hitting for power and getting on base when needed.

This was still the most fun season of all time despite the roids.

@Galantski

7 жыл бұрын

And BECAUSE of the roids, too! LOL

@dave3802008

7 жыл бұрын

Bring em back!!!

@patrickgray1438

7 жыл бұрын

tainted means 0 in just my opinion.

@davidsaldana8526

6 жыл бұрын

I agree and I'm a white sox fan. lol. I rooted for sammy

@SlXkxmx

6 жыл бұрын

So many people were on roids during that period and these two were the only ones doing this... It was amazing to watch.

This is why I even began to watch baseball

@youarerightboss

4 жыл бұрын

CHEATERS*

@zippygibbs20

4 жыл бұрын

Shame you don't understand baseball, it is meant to be a gentleman's game, not a game of cheaters.

@remainloyaltoyour0wnsoil580

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Whitaker baseball sucks 😂😂

@thecensoredmuscle563

2 жыл бұрын

@@zippygibbs20 for over 100 years baseball has been the cheating sport. Idk where you got this gentleman's game talk from. Most of the early baseball legends were drunks.

@zippygibbs20

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecensoredmuscle563 it's a shame you, enjoy and endorse cheating. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Guess we know what you stand for in life. SMH🤮🤮🤮

I tested positive for Roids just watching this.

@drivewaystar6485

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@hardy2k11

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@davidphillips8674

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@odisbrown6590

3 жыл бұрын

Me too I hated the steroid era....

@justthetip9228

3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't you hit 70+ homers then.? Ahhh that's right talent.... I played college baseball, truth is peds have been part of the game since the mid to late 70s. People will try to act holier than thou but it's only a cover for self inadequacy. In 2021 virtue signals are the same as actual virtue action however. Only people guilty of anything is the fans of ignorance. FYI Griffey never took roids either. Just in case I read more stupid shit here.

I hit 92 hr in MLB the show 2017.

The most exciting era of baseball i've seen.

@lancebaker1374

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just juice them up with drugs and you get excitement.

@giomarmarch4548

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I love Sammy and Mark...

@sbrooks904

5 жыл бұрын

Lance Baker if only they had drugs now

@adamdorgant9454

2 жыл бұрын

@@lancebaker1374 You’re right about that!!!!

MCGwire is my favorite player of all time. Yeah he and many others (many who are in the hall of fame) took performance enhancers. The generation of players before them were on amphetamines. He hit 49 his first year in the league, and was a monster before the steroids. What he did in 98, and his personality, respect for others, and love for the game make him an all time great.

@DinoVelvet907

Жыл бұрын

Right!!! Mantle and tons of others were taking fucking speed and that seems to be okay but some steroids are a no no! It’s bullshit.

@ProudBostonian

Жыл бұрын

The truth is, YES THEY CHEATED, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. Guess what else they did? They brought EXCITEMENT AND EYES TO THE GAME THE LIKES OF WHICH WE HAVEN’T SEEM BEFORE OR SINCE!!! I grew up in Boston and even now 24 years later I remember Big Mac’s 1999 All Star game HOME RUN DERBY PERFORMANCE LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY!!! Don’t get me wrong knowing what we know now I have EVEN MORE RESPECT for guys like Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson who were able to DO IT NATURALLY but to act as though what guys like Big Mac and Sosa did with THE JUICE wasn’t impressive or didn’t help the game is A LIE!!

@madeasimmons9746

Жыл бұрын

Oakland A's #1

@Gregory-sm9pf

7 ай бұрын

The players took greenies which basically was speed, there not enhancers of anything, doesn't make you stronger, faster, recover from injury quicker, increase your testosterone , point I'm getting at is don't compare Mark McGuire who was jacked on PEDs to players who took speed, there's no comparison, not even close and for you to even bring this up shows that you are clueless

Griffey faded because he wasn’t using P.E.Ds imagine if he did

@paysonfox88

5 жыл бұрын

Also, Griffey hit 50+ hr several times, not just one or two lucky seasons. he was always a monster, and he almost always faded late in season due to exhaustion. It was common for Griffey JR. to be at 30 HR at all star time, he just didn't juice so his endurance faded late season and he always faded off.

@blazingkush3813

5 жыл бұрын

Exhaustion and injuries prevented him from seeing his full potential (both of which are helped by the “supplements” most of the other power hitters were taking), he had the best swing in baseball it was more technique than power, it was incredible. Dude was pure talent. And he’s still has a neck, not just a head on a tree trunk

@Virtuoso191

5 жыл бұрын

74 homers

@jps101574

5 жыл бұрын

Really? Why didn't Marris and Ruth fade?

@idratherbefission

4 жыл бұрын

@@jps101574 Because Ruth did not play 162 game season, nor did Maris. In fact Maris only played more than 140 games 4 times during his 12 year career. Until 1961 the league only consisted of 16 teams condensed mostly on the East Coast. So schedule was arguably a little easier as well. Regardless of that, neither of those guys played the field with such energy sacrificing their bodies in the field. Griffey was a 10x gold glove center fielder. Besides Willie Mays, name me another pure home run hitter who also happened to be a 5 tool player almost their whole career? I'll wait... And that is why Jr. was such a special player.

Lifelong Cubs fan here. After the 2016 World Series year, 1998 was my favorite Cubs season. Steroids or not, baseball that year was a thrill to watch!

@geetarzzzz

5 жыл бұрын

you like feets

@Beetlejuice67668

5 жыл бұрын

There have been many comebacks throughout history: Jesus was dead, but then came back as an all-powerful God zombie; Ryan O'Neal had his ups and downs, but is now back and better than ever. Well, my comeback is almost complete, and I can say that when it is complete, it will shake the pillars of this land ortown. My story is the story of a raging Christ figure who tore himself off the cross and looked at the Romans, with blood in his eyes, and said, My turn now, cocksuckers

@daBEAGLE1017

5 жыл бұрын

Kerry's 20 ks

@lancebaker1374

5 жыл бұрын

Drugs or not, Lance Armstrong was a thrill to watch!

@potridge

5 жыл бұрын

WastedYears do you like my feet?

Still believe 98 saved baseball after the strike year thanks for the upload great video

@jamvan2k

5 жыл бұрын

M Detlef actually the years following the strike, attendance was down, ‘98 brought it back up.

@aaronolson5434

5 жыл бұрын

1998 thank you mark and Sammy 2001 fuck you Barry 2005 capitol hill Rafael I never used roids 2005 canseco I shot up everyone

@brandonreilly9360

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you. This was one of the most fun seasons of baseball to watch I can remember.

@larrylindgren9484

4 жыл бұрын

Saved baseball? How? Baseball will go on regardless of all the juicers.

@scottb3034

4 жыл бұрын

@@larrylindgren9484 they meant brought it back to relevance and its place in the big 4 American sports. Attendance and revenues were slumping. So it wouldn't have died but it very well could have been a shell of its former self in the public's consciousness.

The 98 Cubs were so special. Sosa and the HR race. Kerry Wood 20K game as a rookie. Such a special time

These two saved baseball. Period.

@bobicabayo

3 жыл бұрын

😎💪

This was my college days.. I'll never forget this season.. Hell of a season was this..😎

@hectorlopez1069

Жыл бұрын

Hell of a joke season

I was in the left field bleachers for 62, 69, 70. The place was pumped up like a world series game. Great memories!

@dimbulb1178

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't Stan Musial play The National Anthem on the harmonica before the game where he hit 62? He hit 69 & 70 in the last game of the season, correct?

@swoopes7777

4 жыл бұрын

Baseball's best years

@JDnape

4 жыл бұрын

No you weren't

@swoopes7777

4 жыл бұрын

@@JDnape Don't be negative

@JDnape

4 жыл бұрын

@@swoopes7777 facts

Wow. This was huge back in the late 90s . Time flies

Who’s here after watching “Long Gone Summer”?

@Kul9851CC

4 жыл бұрын

I missed it last night

@bensonnick169

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kul9851CC Unfortunately, you didn't miss much.

Young skip Bayless. Before he lost his damn mind lol

@drewbreesisontrtsoistombra1813

5 жыл бұрын

He’s always been a dunce. This was right after him making up that Troy aikman is gay. Dude is a fraudulent journalist and a dunce.

@derekroberts5931

4 жыл бұрын

@@drewbreesisontrtsoistombra1813 your proof?

@drewbreesisontrtsoistombra1813

4 жыл бұрын

Derek Roberts it was a story he wrote while covering the cowboys in the 90s that he made up. As for him being a dunce. He never uses any facts, he just cites non existent factors like clutch genes, and it factors. He’s the sjw of the sports world.

@derekroberts5931

4 жыл бұрын

@@drewbreesisontrtsoistombra1813 Yeah but Troy Aikman has 2 daughters?? Idk if he turned g@y etc though. However, I'd imagine when he played he was married...well, he has 2 daughters. So why would skip say that? Isn't he a cowboy fan? P.S..I.thought Romo had a good year or 2 left. Him with Zeke and 1 on 1 coverage? The same receivers they said wouldn't get open for Dak...Romo found a way to get them open. My 2 cents. I guess Romo was equivalent to your Troy Aikman in the 90s? Stephen Race Smith lol... SRS. Always brings race into every segment. Always thought skip...tbh I just watched him on first take and now with shannon.

@drewbreesisontrtsoistombra1813

4 жыл бұрын

Derek Roberts I agree Stephen Anus Smith is a clown as well. Shannon Sharpe is another dope too, but skip is the worst of the bunch. It’s like watching the special ed debate team. As for why he made up that aikman was gay. I think he did that for notoriety. It was the only way people would read his nonsense. Skip said he heard it from players, but he never gave a name of any source, most likely because he made that up too. What player would confide in that doofus.

Say what you want about the steroid era...but it was without a doubt some of the best years of baseball.

@lancebaker1374

5 жыл бұрын

The worst years of baseball. If even stronger drugs came along to make 100 homers possible, would you still cheer for the drug using bastards?????

@daveforz

5 жыл бұрын

Lance Baker have everyone di steroids to make it fair lol

@zeeski7454

5 жыл бұрын

It really was. The game needed it

@zeeski7454

5 жыл бұрын

@@lancebaker1374 do you have that same reaction for guys doing speed every decade leading up to this? How about holding bud Selig responsible for allowing it... Even without drugs that his can still hit homeruns so relax man

@KozHornsUp

5 жыл бұрын

I hate to admit it but it's true! Baseball was on fire again and it was entertaining as fuck regardless who you rooted for! 🇺🇸🤘Marisis👑

i like how Griffey was racing against a bunch of cheaters lmao

@edjr672

4 жыл бұрын

Right, because we know he was the only clean one. :eyeroll:

@draeco6875

4 жыл бұрын

Ed Junior he was easily the best clean power hitter of his era

@edjr672

4 жыл бұрын

@@draeco6875 you got the test, right?

@lsvtecb18c1

4 жыл бұрын

@@draeco6875 there is absolutely no concrete evidence saying that Griffey was clean throughout this, but also no evidence saying he was dirty. Baseball needed this season after the strike, and it just so happens you have 3 guys emerge to have a shoot out all season long and the record gets broken. This is exactly what baseball needed.

@joshnic6639

4 жыл бұрын

Lol this is the only time I’ve ever paid attention to baseball. They should legalize ped’s

This was blast to watch. I saw many of Sosa's homers live at Wrigley. Such a fun year.

@hectorlopez1069

Жыл бұрын

When he was a black guy.

@adamdorgant9454

Жыл бұрын

@@hectorlopez1069 Yes, now that you mentioned it, I looked up Sosa, he’s as white as a ghost!!!

You're awesome for posting this. I used to have this on vhs, and I don't think they have it on dvd. I've been wanting to see it again for a while, so thank you!

@smill1985

7 жыл бұрын

I still have it on VHS. I haven't watched it in a while.

@yourface1218

7 жыл бұрын

It's probably not on dvd since the MLB doesn't want to publish this ever again once it came out they were all on roids.

One of if not the most majestic and most favorable memory as a 9 almost 10 year old little kid back in 1998 what an amazing and awesome year '98 was as my Tennessee Vols also won the national championship that same year

@landencrabtree7642

5 жыл бұрын

Drew&Brittney Collins your never see either one happen again

Gosh, I can’t believe this is on the internet now. I remember growing up going to buddies houses and watching this on VHS. Like this if you’re watching for nostalgia.

I Googled, "better power hitting through modern chemistry" and ended up here.

YES THANK YOU!!! I've been looking for this for years.

@baotheboss

7 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

Pretty impressive to hit that many home runs while some of the pitchers they faced were juiced.

@lifted1785

5 жыл бұрын

i mean they were juiced too so

@nicholasgonzalez6104

5 жыл бұрын

Bro I never thought aboutt that .... the pitchers where cheating 2 .. fuck it

@crimsontide1980

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasgonzalez6104 Just let everybody use steroids, make it an even playing field. If you're not juicing then you just aren't driven enough to win.

@consciousmusic9222

5 жыл бұрын

probabaly the dumbest comment one could make. Lets let everyone cheat, and if they dont cheat their not driven. LOL @@crimsontide1980

@larrylindgren9484

4 жыл бұрын

So cheat to win. About right in todays world. If you can't win cheat. If it's not given to you cry about it. You are a sad person sorry to say.

I had the VHS ... watched it religiously

Had Griff JR not been injured the few times he was, he would've not only broken the single season record for most HR's, but would've also probably been the all time HR king while being clean his entire career!

@Phike9391

5 жыл бұрын

Jr played 22 seasons n had 640..big Mac played 15 n had 590...if Mac played 22 years he would of CRUSHED the record... But your point still. Stands

@trevmac8362

4 жыл бұрын

hypothetical what if's are for losers

@1flynlow

4 жыл бұрын

Ken Griffey Jr had the best video games so he's the winner

@larrylindgren9484

4 жыл бұрын

Has Mac not juiced up he'd have not even been close. He was a terrible hitter. Swing hard and pray the pitcher hit his bat. He'd fit right in with the clowns of baseball today. Strikeout 15 times in a row? So what I hit a homerun on the 16th time. Exciting.

@trevmac8362

4 жыл бұрын

@@larrylindgren9484 Hey pal Mac was a .263 BA career hitter.. I think you better update yer math skills.. under your pathetic interpretation he is 1/16 every time at bat. Also *Chump* regardless if he was juiced up or not he still hit almost 600 HR's and had a career OBP of .400 . Also a 12 time All-Star.. Gold Glove winner and 2 World Series rings.. learn a little about the game before you comment next time

The times when Vizquel would play short so gracefully; making plays as smooth as a knife going through butter. No roids there.

@scottmi645

4 жыл бұрын

I remember Omar, it broke my heart when they traded him to Cleveland. They had some punk kid on the bench to replace him named Alex Rodriguez. Whatever happened to that kid?

@iamjp1

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Mi he became one of the greatest players of all time

@scottmi645

4 жыл бұрын

@@iamjp1 Uh, ever hear of sarcasm? lol.

@iamjp1

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Mi ..... uh, yeah, fuckface. not sure if you know this but arods pretty hated, punk isnt a good term, and sarcasm is hard to read in youtube comments, especially when you’re not good at it. piss off

@scottmi645

4 жыл бұрын

@@iamjp1 I'm sorry you're not good at reading.

I grew up a Cubs fan...still am and it's amazing to see one season of baseball (maybe more) where the Cubs and Cardinals put the rivalry down

Saved bball... Legends.. Sosa was so likable and macguire so gracious... 90s were great

Thanks for the upload! Really takes me back to being 15 again and '98 was a wild year.

Bonds said, hold my JUICE and watch this......lol

@franciscomiguelcasimiro4574

4 жыл бұрын

Have to hit it pal , you can put anything you want in your veins but at the end? YOU HAVE TO HIT IT.

@franciscomiguelcasimiro4574

4 жыл бұрын

Have to have TALENT there's no other way

Sammy Sosa signing Beanie Babies - the only way that could be more 1998 would be if he was sitting on inflatable furniture and Backstreet Boys was playing in the background.

@jacobmoore8569

6 жыл бұрын

wednesday181 Or if he pulled a Blastoise, don’t forget that.

@cft3022

6 жыл бұрын

So accurate

@lancebaker1374

5 жыл бұрын

No idea what you are saying, but I defend your right to babble on.

@skinsman82000

5 жыл бұрын

Lol, but 98 was a better time to live than now...

@johnwray393

4 жыл бұрын

It's also the only way a beanie baby would still be worth anything.

I watched the hell out of this VHS back in the day.

Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Mark Macguire, A-Rod. Just today were celebrated as honorary Houston Astros!!!!!

LOL homie fell through the tarp

@kellyhryniuk1869

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Saget 🤣

@marvinmarvin6672

5 жыл бұрын

Its where two tarps met

@marcusmonroe7084

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I wish baseball was this fun again. It was my favorite sport in the 90s. Now, I don't even watch it.

@makpunchout3315

4 жыл бұрын

Cry Baby🍼

@Jeff-mn1uq

4 жыл бұрын

Hi idiot im Jeff.

@dimbulb1178

4 жыл бұрын

The Cubs & Nationals winning seventh games didn't rev you up? I'll take that over 70 HR seasons any day.

Henry Aaron is still number one on my book. He played 23 seasons and rarely missed games due to injury. He never even had a 50 HR season. He had 8 seasons of 40 or more, first one at 23, last one at 39. Interestingly, he had 4 44 HR seasons. Lifetime .305 hitter. 180 pounds as a rookie, 180 pounds when he retired.

@elhombrenegro4999

4 жыл бұрын

dawoool i doubt Henry Hank Aaron was an 180lbs as a rookie and retired 23 years later at that same weight and i'm sure Aaron took and recieved some kind of treatments and shots to keep him going strong for 23 years playing in over 162 baseball games a season for that long of time

@Gregory-sm9pf

7 ай бұрын

@@elhombrenegro4999 are you saying that Hank Aaron did things to himself such as the shots you mention that he was doing pretty much the same thing as the Ped users and they were all on the same level? If that's what your saying your as dumb as a bag of fucking rocks, Hank I'm sure took some cortisone shots which is a steroid but it's not a performance enhancing one, Mark McGuire was stacking, when your stacking your sticking a needle in your ass and your also taking them orally, it's a high octane of juice being put into ones body making you so much stronger and alot bigger, dude you are so clueless, sit down and stop making an ass of yourself

I still remember this race like yesterday. I was in elementary school

been looking for this, a classic!

pitching against roided up cheaters makes what Greg Maddux achieved even MORE awesome..and yes some pitchers juiced but not greg..he won those games and cy youngs with wicked control and 75 mph breaking balls and 80 mph sliders...not 103 mph fastballs

@paysonfox88

5 жыл бұрын

Greg Maddux was a control GOD. Roided or not, you can't hit what you can't see. Now we got only 2 hopes for a natural 60 HR season. Giancarlo Stanton and Joey Gallo. I won't accept people saying Gallo isn't legit. Why? He plays HR derby in every single game. His whole game plan is all or nothing, and his team has accepted that. He's a guy who hits .200 with 40 of 80 hits being HR in 2 different seasons. The only thing keeping him on the field is the fact that he knows the K-zone so well that he walks 100 times too . He might be the first person in MLB history to end his career with more HR than singles. Right now he just hit his 100th HR vs 93 career singles. AKA -- when he hits singles, it's a mistake. If that man ever gets his average up to say .260 or .270 -- that would give him 120 or more hits, and 60+ HR the way he plays. Think of the HR as a 3-point shot in NBA. Before 2010 or so, the 3-pointer wasn't used as a primary weapon. It was only after the Warriors and Rockets put in the work and based their games around it, that the shot was used as a first option in each game., Gallo is going to hit 60 HR legit someday. It's the Rocket's 3pt shot mentality -- he's trained himself to take and make 3 pointers as a first option. He's going up to the plate, not to hit the ball where it's pitched, but to hit the ball into the stands as a first choice.

@CSaw92

5 жыл бұрын

Pedro Martinez too. 99 all star game

@chuckyboy7940

4 жыл бұрын

The pitchers were juiced too.lol

@dimbulb1178

4 жыл бұрын

@@CSaw92 That was the single awesomest performance in ASG history. It cost him big time, too, because he injured his shoulder, got rocked in his next start, and went on the DL. Had it not been for his overdoing it in the ASG, he'd have won 26-27 games with an ERA of 1.70.

@CSaw92

4 жыл бұрын

@@dimbulb1178 and he would've been MVP of the AL that season. If I recall, one sportswriter didn't think pitchers should be MVP... lot of bull.

look at how skinny McGwire was in his rookie season. That's hysterical.

@sludge4125

4 жыл бұрын

I have had dipshits say that isn’t true. Then I show them a picture of his first baseball card.

@CH-jy7ir

4 жыл бұрын

Body shaming is not acceptable in this day in age. Sick fck

@franciscomiguelcasimiro4574

4 жыл бұрын

and hits 49

@kennyhouser3467

4 жыл бұрын

It's pretty obvious that he was juicing but I was 6'3" 170 lbs when I was 22. Then 10 years in the Army and I was 245 lbs. It's not out of the ordinary for men to thicken up as they age. Yes, he took it to the extreme but that isn't necessarily a give away. He was still a pretty big kid then and hit 49 as a rookie. Barry Bonds on the other hand, was an actual skinny dude and looked like the Hulk by 73...

Mark McGwire had 70 and Sammy Sosa had 66, both players crushed the season home run record of 61 hit by Roger Maris in 1961. A race that made both McGwire and Sosa "Sportsmen of the Year" by Sports Illustrated in 1998.

Griffey and Jim Thome. The only two pure home run hitters of the era.

@ElGranSanto

7 жыл бұрын

I pray that Griffey wasn't juicing... One of my all time favorites.

@ElGranSanto

7 жыл бұрын

Haha trust me, I know his numbers. But with all of that shit happening, his name never even came up. That has to count for something.

@ElGranSanto

7 жыл бұрын

Haha oh well. Never accused, never caught. Hall of famer with the highest percentile. He wouldn't have gotten in if they even thought he was juicing. Im not saying that you don't have a point, but until it comes out, it's sheer speculation.

@adamkean9253

7 жыл бұрын

Regrdless, I don't care whether or not Griffey did, but Jim Thome was my idol growing up. I plan on making the ride up to Cooperstown when he is inducted into the HOF.

@CircaMay85

7 жыл бұрын

Griffey had 56 HR in both 97-98 and It was pure talent, He was the closest to the record two years in a row.

At least McGwire eventually admitted the truth while Sosa suddenly forgot how to speak English.

@lancebaker1374

5 жыл бұрын

Admitting you used drugs to cheat doesn't excuse you!!!!

@franciscomedinav

5 жыл бұрын

The truth ?? MLB and the Government knew about the roids shit. Baseball business was suffering from the 1994 strike. The game needed some boost. These fellas did the job they were assigned, got Baseball Business back, and the were betrayed by the MLB and the Government..

@hotdogwater7037

5 жыл бұрын

@Trump 2020 no he turned into a pepto bismol-colored vampire

@skymedic48

5 жыл бұрын

Admitted?? horseshit! He blamed baseball. He said it was the "steroid-era". Garbage!! if that was true, EVERYONE in baseball, including pitchers, would have been doing it. They weren't good enough to hit home runs WITHOUT juicing, that's why they did it. Plain and simple.

@hotdogwater7037

5 жыл бұрын

@@skymedic48 you are correct, sir and/or madam. Mcgwire said "i wish i played in a different era" thats not accountability at all

First comment during the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. When we had no sports at all watching this brought back the memory of how baseball was from 94-98 after the strike baseball was in ruins. These two no matter what they did to accomplish that it saved baseball and that’s what I remember them for...

In 98 they made it exciting a great year for baseball. Simple as that, a lot of fun to watch.

@hectorlopez1069

Жыл бұрын

Exciting to use roids and hit joke homeruns

@adamdorgant9454

Жыл бұрын

@@hectorlopez1069 More like the Summer of Steroids!!!

Can’t believe it’s been 21 seasons, seems like yesterday!!! Greatest season in baseball history 👍😎❤️🙏

@seyalwaysd54b

5 жыл бұрын

M Detlef explain please...

@patrickgray5633

5 жыл бұрын

Tainted

@aaronolson5434

5 жыл бұрын

1997 AMERICAN League MVP Ken Griffey Jr 56 HR 147 RBI ROID FREE!!!!

@swy334

4 жыл бұрын

*worst

4/8/74 was a awesome year for Hank Aaron Home run 715. I saw that on TV then, I just wish I with kept the poster.

Ken Griffey Jr. Was 10 times the baseball player as Sammy Sosa, Mark Macguire, and Barry Bonds all combined!!!!!!!!

@renejimenez5068

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Whitaker @ long swing though

@harryjannings4398

4 жыл бұрын

You are a total and complete IDIOT

@zippygibbs20

4 жыл бұрын

Why am I a total idiot?

@harryjannings4398

4 жыл бұрын

@@zippygibbs20 Ken Griffey Jr. Was yet another cheating fuck they all should be banned from baseball, his talents where no better than any of the rest!! If he was the best why did he resort to that type BULLSHIT

@lainiwakura4678

4 жыл бұрын

Bonds was a great ball player before he started roiding. Was a 40/40 guy and could have continued being as such until he got older.

This home run race was one of the most exciting things in baseball. Steroids or not, it revitalized the sport. Especially when you consider Griffey hit 56 and that seemed to have been lost in all of this (and can we just appreciate how sweet of a swing he had).

@angelynnemayfield8364

5 жыл бұрын

It was fake,not exciting.

and ken griffey jr never even looked at steroids, which is why he is the best ever

@abtwopoint0

5 жыл бұрын

Allegedly

@chadjames5380

5 жыл бұрын

I wish he did steroids. I'm sure he would have been on Bonds level.

@thegophdoph

5 жыл бұрын

1460espnyakima.com/mariners-hall-of-famer-ken-griffey-jr-admits-to-steroid-use-during-playing-days-in-seattle-video/

@thegophdoph

5 жыл бұрын

Actually he is an admitted steroid user.

@braidedgiant239

5 жыл бұрын

Best ever??

Remember Ozzie Smith’s short-lived broadcasting career? This video remembers.

I forgot that Sosa had the lead for a minute.

@adamdorgant9454

Жыл бұрын

True!!!

up into the night, into the upper tank, ARE YOU KIDDING ME! - Love that call

Barry bonds was hitting home runs when he was in his mother's stomach. The Houston Astros cheated for 4 years shame on baseball. Pete rose should be in the Hall of fame.

@ooammo632

3 жыл бұрын

he will the day after he dies. if he wasnt such a moron he would already be in and probly managing. but how can you reinstate him when he keeps doing autograph signing events at ... LAS VEGAS CASINOS?? a true idiot

@spockmcoyissmart961

3 жыл бұрын

Barry juiced. Just look at the size of his head from when he first was on the Pirates, then to the Giants.

@PiperAtTheGatesOfYourMom

3 жыл бұрын

MUFC soccer = grass fairies

@robertfullmer2467

3 жыл бұрын

4 years? More like 2 years.

@stevestringer7351

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!!! Rose should be in the HOF. His habits should not supersede his incredible accomplishments.

I'm not saying its ok but PED's or not Mark and Sammy made us all fall in love with America's Past Time again.

@lancebaker1374

5 жыл бұрын

and Lance Armstrong's drug assisted Tour de France wins made us fall in love with bicycle racing.

@grouchyoleguy

5 жыл бұрын

@@lancebaker1374 .. you're full of shit... Armstrong was drug tested before every race and passed them all

@jude999

5 жыл бұрын

Lost the love here. I was cheated and lied to.

@highlander49ca

4 жыл бұрын

@@grouchyoleguy your an idiot it you believe that. He was good at cheating, but it's now proven.

@derekroberts5931

4 жыл бұрын

@@highlander49ca you're probably replying to teenagers.

Griffey Jr’s swing was so smooth and just came natural to him. Good old 90s the best time to be a teenage baseball fan.

@hectorlopez1069

2 жыл бұрын

He was better than anybody in this scene. His swing was so sweet .

Great upload, thanks 👌💯

As a kid McGuire was my favorite player but Griffey swing is still perfect swing in history of baseball

Both Sosa and McGwire were such great guys in the game. So humble and likable. No one deserved it more than them

@lancebaker1374

5 жыл бұрын

Both pumped up with illegal drugs. Do you also cheer for Lance Armstrong?

@cedricgist7614

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for not mentioning the specter of steroid use. Your comment was refreshing.

@adamdorgant9454

Жыл бұрын

@@lancebaker1374 You’re right about that, and to this day, Neither one of them have been Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame!!!

This movie was all I watched as a little kid!

No matter what people say, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire and Barry bonds made baseball great in that era

This was the most exciting time of baseball imagine being 15 sprinting home to watch these behemoths just destroy baseballs

@brisharrell2610

4 жыл бұрын

Every1 comments on steroids, it ain't like they were on the kind body builders & wrestler's use. They was hitting them there whole time playing ball. At the end of day u still have to connect on a 90mpg small ball. Roids might help with the extra distance. If y'all took triple roids u couldn't hit 20 homers in a mlb season if 1

@shoethrower55

4 жыл бұрын

@@brisharrell2610 the hardest thing in sports is hitting a round ball with a round bat and making it go straight. Roids don't help with hand eye and timing

@shoethrower55

4 жыл бұрын

Hell I was 6 and loving every minute

"Bonds would take some steroids, Mark would take a little bit more."

Crazy that Mark broke the record when they played the Cubs...

@adamdorgant9454

Жыл бұрын

True!!

McGuire and Sosa SAVED Baseball that year - steroids or not - 1998 became the most entertaining season in MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL history. Thank you, Mark and thank you, Sammy !

@1980RicoSuave

4 жыл бұрын

@Angry Grizzly Thank you for your utterly useless retort. If you are looking to deny the rampant steroid use by McGuire during that time, you better educate yourself, as he admitted it himself publicly. Check google. Also, I am sure Sosa was guilty of it, as well, however, he never admitted to it. Once again, it doesn't matter to me as it made watching Baseball that much more exciting that year - juiced balls and juiced players.

Everyone was juiced ... including the pitchers.

I didn’t mind the steroid era.

@randyrysdale852

4 жыл бұрын

you did what you did, ya still gotta hit the ball

@alphabeta4028

4 жыл бұрын

You didn't mind, but you DO now?

@anonymouscustomer7781

4 жыл бұрын

Alpha Beta at this point I’ll take anything. I’ve been excited to watch my little brothers competitive team 😂

@jdisdetermined

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Made things interesting.

@lewisfrazier3506

3 жыл бұрын

So cheating is OK? DUH!!!

The Roid-years was the best era in baseball. Hands down

@adamdorgant9454

Жыл бұрын

You mean the Steroids Era!!!

Mark McGwire started the Coronavirus Handshake in 1988!

@adamdorgant9454

Жыл бұрын

Him and Jose Canseco, now that you mentioned it, glad you brought it up

"Never have 2 men captured the imagination of the baseball world [in attempting to break the home run record]"? What about M&M [Roger Maris and Mickie Mantle]? Remember 1961? And Ruth's 60 home runs? Hello! On a second note, i remember coming to this country in the late 90s and having a countryman of mine [Sammy Sosa] doing great things in the beisbol world ... and the quintessential kissing of his fingers and raising them to God above. What a treat :).

@AnHebrewChild

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but it's all now tarnished. I consider Maris' 61 the record. The baseballs were springy. The bats were corked. The dudes were roided. Fuck em. McGwire still would have hit 50+ but... Sosa dude's cheeks looked swoll like a chipmunks' No respect. I respect Griffey Jr tho.

@thecensoredmuscle563

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnHebrewChild pretty sure Sosa got work done, that's why his cheeks are still exactly the same today as they were when his face changed. Also corked bats don't help with home runs. Also if they were hitting springy balls like you claim, than so was Griffey and the others.

@AnHebrewChild

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecensoredmuscle563 I probably wrote my comment drunk and angry. Reading it now I kind of disagree with myself and agree more with you. I'm serious. Hope you have a good day - cheers But yeah, I will say I still do like Griffey

Ken Griffey is a better-hitter & fielder than sosa & Mguire

@Ka_Gg

4 жыл бұрын

Ken Griffey was just about a better hitter and fielder than anyone. That isn't saying much.

@TheChosenOne161

4 жыл бұрын

Griffey was Wayyyy better & the fact that he wasn’t on steroids says a lot

@Ka_Gg

4 жыл бұрын

@@YourName-jm7lz What kind of response is that? You people are special type of stupid.

@06nemox

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Captain Obvious

@vindigregorio6697

4 жыл бұрын

Ken Griffey Jr. was definitely the man, BUT Mark McGwire started the Coronavirus handshake in 1988.. BEAT THAT!

When the fans of the opposing team cheer in their own stadium, you know it is special.

This what made me watch baseball concisely as a kid it was exciting time.