So, you voted for Larry Walker

@Donald38

4 жыл бұрын

Foolish Baseball We did!

@danieldicaprio9073

4 жыл бұрын

Foolish Baseball he’s in baby

@xdimentio6848

4 жыл бұрын

Foolish Baseball The man did it

@1406house

4 жыл бұрын

The madlad got in

@tomahboy7

4 жыл бұрын

Foolish Baseball update Larry Walker is in the Hall of Fame now, I love that ur video shed so much light on how great of a player he was, thank you foolish baseball

HE’S IN THE HALL OF FAME 76.6 PERCENT. 6 VOTES OVER 75 PERCENT. Well deserved.

@Drogon7102

2 жыл бұрын

This video definitely caused it happen. And that is incredible.

Larry Walker was one of only 4 players in Mike Piazza's Strike Zone for the N64 with maxed out batting power.

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Should have brought that up. It helps his case.

@futuregohan4837

5 жыл бұрын

Plus Larry Walker Had Been The Cover Athlete Of All-Star Baseball '99

@manuginobilisbaldspot424

5 жыл бұрын

Well that settles it.

@nolanmartin4813

5 жыл бұрын

Dude I still play that 64 cart lol.

@Deeplycloseted435

4 жыл бұрын

isambo400 thats it, this is the clincher. HOF NOW!!!!

He won 3 batting titles competing his whole career with Tony Gwynn. Not bad.

@araparseghian2

5 жыл бұрын

To be fair, their prime hitting years didn't overlap by much. Tony Gwynn won his 8th and final batting title in 1997, at the age of 37. Larry Walker won his 1st batting title in 1998. (He did finish 2nd to Gwynn in 1997, but that was the only year he really competed with Gwynn for the batting title.) Tony Gwynn had already won 3 of his 8 batting titles before Larry Walker even played a major league game.

@TheSaintFrenzy

4 жыл бұрын

Larry Walker reminds of players like Will Clark, Don Mattingly, Frank White, Ruben Sierra. Juan Gonzales, Joe Carter, Albert Belle, Chuck Knoblauch, Gary Gaetti, Darryl Strawberry, Devon White, Andruw Jones, David Justice......with an honorable mention to Wally Joyner. All good players, all stars, some batting champs and sluggers etc. All are memorable. But I just don't see him and the above mentioned as HOF level.

@AzureRaven2

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSaintFrenzy Then you need to look closer at those career stats and stop being so closed-minded about it. It should never have even been a discussion, he was an extremely good player.

@TheSaintFrenzy

4 жыл бұрын

@@AzureRaven2 Cool story....I'm going to make my case for Jim Edmonds, Craig Nettles, Dwight Evans, Reggie Smith, Gary Sheffield, Bobby Abreu, and least of all Dave Parker next for the HOF. Larry Walker was really good. But the hall of fame should be reserved for the really special.

@jd0192

4 жыл бұрын

TheSaintFrenzy someone special like Larry Walker

“...hitting a walk off homer off John Rocker, which is basically fighting racisim” subbed on spot

@rvaneand326

5 жыл бұрын

@@aocplusme5676 what

@discflame

5 жыл бұрын

@@rvaneand326 their pfp comes from a band with a *lot* of connections to nazi theory and imagery so if my guess is correct, they should follow their leader

@rico9163

5 жыл бұрын

MusicMan haha look at this sad fucker he thinks he’s the ubermensch 😂 BTFO you basement dwelling no-life

@okuyasu4033

5 жыл бұрын

Diskflame that made it more confusing

@ryanpennington8108

4 жыл бұрын

I don't get the joke/reference can someone explain?

One of the major reasons...he played in Montreal and Colorado. Put him in Boston or New York and he would have been in long ago.

@tomitstube

5 жыл бұрын

a world championship would have helped too, 16 years in montreal and colorado and only 1 playoff series, and they were swept.

@mattfrommo2483

5 жыл бұрын

@@tomitstube he played in a World Series with the Cardinals and was amazing in that series even though St. Louis was swept.

@tomitstube

5 жыл бұрын

@@mattfrommo2483 good point, walker had a great run in the 2004 playoffs with the cardinals.

@alexgeislinger6021

5 жыл бұрын

This isn't basketball, 1 position player cant win a series. Championships shouldn't be a determining factor. The only part of a championships that I would understand making a difference is WS MVP cause that means you were the best player on the best team, and performed when it matters.

@MrGageHarrison

5 жыл бұрын

Lol are you serious? There’s been plenty of players snubbed that played for the Yankees and if they played for any other team would have been voted in.

SO THEY VOTED FOR LARRY WALKER.

@jordanfry5138

4 жыл бұрын

FUCKING BARELY THOUGH, HE DESERVED AT LEAST 80%, BUT I'M STILL HAPPY

@xaviere2008

4 жыл бұрын

@MANCHESTER UNITED SHUT UP!!!! YOU ARE ANNOYING AS FUCK. BASEBALL IS MORE EXCITING THAN THAT SPORT FOR SHORTIES. THIS IS UNWANTED SPAM. HOLY SHIT

@robertcampbell8070

4 жыл бұрын

@MANCHESTER UNITED Except youth participation in soccer in the US has fallen of a cliff over the last 5 years. Meanwhile, baseball youth participation has only increased.

@jesseengland5967

3 жыл бұрын

​@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C Yes, soccer is a great sport, known as "the beautiful game" for a reason. The talent professional soccer players show is nothing short of magical. But soccer has a 1/10th the depth baseball has. I mean, each team has their own sign language, and knowing what to do, where to throw, when to cut off a throw, knowing what pitch is coming.... soccer is just about kicking a ball around.

@noah_that_bills_fan1613

3 жыл бұрын

@MAN UTD I have decided to dislike this comment, because the sport is filled of f-ing whiny b*tches who every one with a mind hates.

10 years later: So, You Didn't Vote For Bartolo Colon (We all know this wouldn't happen. Either he'd still be in the league or we'd all vote for him anyway)

@jimbo-fk4dq

5 жыл бұрын

Two more seasons...you need to play them Colon. #BartoloForThe4DecadeClub

@picturedude1st

5 жыл бұрын

fuck Bartolo Colon. Everyone loves him just because he's old and fat, but dude's a major asshole.

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but it would be satire :P

@SadMarinersFan

5 жыл бұрын

@@picturedude1st yes. And your point is????

@picturedude1st

5 жыл бұрын

@@SadMarinersFan Bartolo Colon is a shitty dude and does not deserve the attention and love that he gets.

This is John Bois level work. Awesome channel. So happy I found you.

@danielsavitz5774

5 жыл бұрын

@Noah Smits His best two in my opinion are the 1904 St Louis Marathon, & Randall Cunningham/NFL Strike in 1987. His Google Earth-style visuals are captivating and his choice of music is just strange enough to hook you into any of his videos. Compared to most other videos on SB Nation, his videos are way more cinematic. That's why he has a crazy following; his videos are to the other SB nation videos like what superhero films are to average sitcoms.

@barondeau4495

5 жыл бұрын

@@danielsavitz5774 I would say Lonnie Smith episode!

@mcpokeman

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah Jon bois the quality standard

@Dr_Do-Little

5 жыл бұрын

@Noah Smits Hard to say. There's a bunch I keep watching again and again. The Koo Dae-Sung story, St-Louis marathon, My favorite worst player, the 222-0 basketball game (which tell a lot more than just this game.). Non sport related: The Larry Walter flying chair, The dumbest boy alive, Why do i choose this as a living.

@ReverendBenzo

5 жыл бұрын

@Noah Smits The NOOO! video (about the Saints kicker I'm too lazy to look up the name of) and the Ga. Tech 222-0 videos are my favorite. As a Braves fan I really enjoyed the Jeff Francouer one as well.

pft, it is quite obvious that he only got so many stolen bases because the air is thinner in coors, thus less wind resistance. we need a new coors based wind resistance statistic so we can further take away the accomplishments of anyone *stupid* enough to play in *coors* field. god damnit just vote him in already, he was a specatular baseball player. im not even a rocky fan, im from ny. i had so much respect for him back in the day

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget that he’s Canadian. The conversion rate really kills his numbers.

@kvltizt

5 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishBaseball How much are home runs worth in Canadian?

@mikepalmer1676

4 жыл бұрын

Update: Guess what? 😁

@grehhet161

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Palmer it’s about time! Hell yeahhhhhh

@Benkenobi8118

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and the coors effect helps his range too! Easier to throw in thin air. Easier to run around and catch balls... :)

Great video once again!

@ash.geary9158

5 жыл бұрын

Yo Marc

@xaviere2008

4 жыл бұрын

Hi marc

@obeserat26

4 жыл бұрын

Joseph Stalin YOOOO IS THAT JOSEPH STALIN

@xaviere2008

4 жыл бұрын

@@obeserat26 no I'm fake

@obeserat26

4 жыл бұрын

Joseph Stalin damn

Larry Walker may be a worthy hall of famer, his father Larry Walker Sr, is a bad umpire in my junior league

@thesenate5245

3 жыл бұрын

God one I love your profile. 2 great comment.

You are doing a tremendous service to baseball as a sport, we need more young voices like you. This channel will take off eventually.

Todd Helton was one of the best defensive first basemen of all time...I would not call him a bat-only player.

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

He was a good defensive first baseman, but I'm still of the opinion that being a good defensive first baseman isn't worth all that much.

@benshumate8173

5 жыл бұрын

+Foolish Baseball thats the kinda opinion that gets you the name "foolish"...

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

@@benshumate8173 Welp, then this channel is just as advertised.

@benshumate8173

5 жыл бұрын

+Foolish Baseball haha, apparently! i do love your stuff

@SABRMatt2010

5 жыл бұрын

Certainly, brilliant defense at first doesn't make up more than maybe 25% of his value...probably more like 15%...but, for his position, he is still more or less the full package. Defensively, he want far behind the aforementioned Keith Hernandez, for example. Good stuff in the vid though...I've enjoyed your channel since I discovered it. :)

September 9th, 2021. Larry Walker is officially a hall of famer.

This KZread video actually got a man inducted into the HOF. Great job Foolish & congratulations to Larry Walker! HoF class of 2020!

Jr’s road OPS is inflated because more of his road games were at Coors than Walker’s.

Fun fact, Larry Walker recently sat in as the Avalanche's emergency goaltender before the NHL season got postponed, at the crisp young age of 53.

Great choice. Donkey Kong's soundtrack to convince you of Larry Walker's HOF case. Best video editing ever

You put out some dope content, keep it up.

I am still bitter that Lofton didn't even get enough votes to stay on the ballot in his first year..

@frankanuzzi9740

4 жыл бұрын

WP With Tom thank to me growing up he was like Ricky Henderson with great d in center etc

@brandaccountname9833

2 жыл бұрын

Veterans comittte 100%

Found the channel this week and look forward to getting your alerts. Thanks for the vid.

"he hit a walk off HR off John Rocker which is basically the same thing as fighting racism" 😂😂 I'm deaddd

You make a compelling case for Mr Walker's entry into Cooperstown. He was a great all around player.

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

He could do it all!

@smalliebigs101

2 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishBaseball IT HAPPENED

Congrats to Larry Walker! He finally got in!

Coors field is so overblown And either way, what matters is if you help your team win. 40 homers from a rockies player helps the rockies win. That what makes a player good. Contributing. WAR And also, the whole park adjustment thing makes him a defensive wizard

So good to see the content coming out again. Getting better and better.

There is literally a dearth of baseball commentary on KZread. Keep this up man, this is amazing content and you are essentially unrivaled.

It’s always been a surprising thing for me that Walker never gets mentioned as among the best of the era. Thanks for making this vid! Excellent as always, and props for getting Verlander to notice your earlier video

Finally. Watched your video a year ago, had to come look for comments updates. Did not disappoint

Thank you for all your work and making a case for Walker! He made it by 6 votes and you very well may have tipped the scales!

It's really nice to find a great channel like this when it is still in its infancy. I imagine there will be some really fast growth coming your way if you continue to pump out the great content! Keep at it!

This will probably get lost in the sea of comments, but I just wanted to say that you’re doing an incredible job with your content. As someone whose two favorite interests are sports and video games, I’ve really enjoyed both your commentary and your nods to classic games with your background music and sound effects. You are extremely knowledgeable, witty, creative, and entertaining. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’re going to be wildly successful on KZread. Thanks for making such awesome videos!

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

It's not lost! Thank you for kind words.

As a Rockies fan I'm obviously really biased but I love this video. Also, for all of the times that people have said that our position players don't deserve various accolades because of Coors field, how come it never works the other way around for our pitching staff? Like why didn't Freeland get more buzz for the Cy Young because he pitched so well at Coors? I'm not saying he definitely deserved it, but if all our position players get knocked down a peg for playing at Coors, our pitchers should get some sort credit for it.

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Freeland and Marquez were massive last year.

@Mcrawf21

5 жыл бұрын

I remember watching Ubaldo as a Rocky not getting credit except from the homer announcers on FSN Rocky Mountain. Even his no hitter (which I watched) didn't get much credit outside of the intermountain west.

@grehhet161

5 жыл бұрын

that is too much thinking for the BBWAA

@Brett733

5 жыл бұрын

That's a really good point, I'm surprised that isn't brought up more often. I also think Larry Walker should be in the HOF but perhaps I am a little bias as well because I am Canadian. I mean he had 3 seasons in a row where he batted over .360. If you look at his 162 game avg stats it is 31 HR, 107 RBI, .313 BA, 20 SB, those are HOF stats if I have ever seen them. If he played in NY or BOS he'd have been first ballot. He definitely deserves a spot in the HOF.

@armadillolover99

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mcrawf21 As someone from the east coast who doesn’t particularly follow the Rockies, the only time I could think of where Ubaldo got any national attention at all was in 2010 and that was because he made it impossible to ignore him. He started that year with the no hitter (which got no real attention like you said), then went on to have a sub 1.00 ERA through his first 12 starts and started the All-Star game after going 15-1 in the first half. Even then, I don’t think he got any attention until June

Dude, you have a gift. Just found your channel, and it's already my favorite. Keep educating!!

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

:) appreciate that!

Man I just love learning more and more about baseball while listening video games song and more particularly Nintendo song, thank you so much for your great contents and best luck for your futur videos !

Great work! I know it's probably been done before. You should make a video about the potential of Josh Hamilton and his story. The stories of him in high school are legendary.

I was having a debate with my dad whether walker was a hall of famer, he said no bc of coors field so I pulled up this video to show that his road ops was better than Griffey’s and that he had 7 gold gloves and he said “yeah he should be a hall of famer”

Great Video, Larry definitely deserves in! Also that stat at 8:20 is incredible, didn't know that!

Yo foolish baseball, thank you so much. I believe your video helped my favorite baseball player get in the hall of fame. Im so happy for him and again i watched this last year like 10 times. Even before watching i knew he belonged

It's good to see Larry Walker getting some love. I was a fan of his when he was on the Cardinals. I remember his tenure fondly.

Donkey Kong Country 2 music Y E S

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Best soundtrack ever.

@jerrygomez3825

4 жыл бұрын

Noticed that too, huh? Video games and baseball, this channel is glorious

Your videos are the best baseball ones on KZread. Have a great new year and make me more content, goddammit!

UK fan. Many thanx for educating me. Much appreciated

I watch one SB nation video and then I fall into the sports rabbit hole Falling into another rabbit hole of identifying classic video game music in the videos

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

It's a danger spot for sure. Even worse, I have a new one coming out in like 45 minutes.

@Verlisify

5 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishBaseball I call shenanigans

Larry Walker on the Cards was lit, his arm in right was amazing

you did it man! he finally got the recognition and got in and i feel this video played a huge factor into today!

Stumbled onto your channel and love the content! Great Work!

BBWAA members' favorite player : Cap Anson.

He's in!!!

The production quality of these vids are so high... Citizens demand more!!! And thanks. 😊

You have an awesome, under the radar baseball channel. Please continue the phenomenal work. Also, major bonus points for incorporating the DKC soundtrack into your videos. Great stuff!

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, Michael. DKC2 might be the best soundtrack in gaming.

Please make a video about Will "The Thrill" Clark. Either about his perfect looking swing or his intensity when playing. He's my favorite player of all time!

I love the Donkey Kong Country music - almost makes me wanna bust out the emulator now.

Please keep the great content coming dude.

I like what you're doing. I learn a lot. Good work!!!

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael. Glad you're digging the videos.

"now in all fairness Griffey had 3000 more plate appearances, but apart from that..." LOLOL

DONKEY KONG MUSICCCCCCCC NO WAY NO WAY NO WAY THAT’S LITERALLY AMAZING

I genuinely think that this video and similar people raising awareness about about Larry Walker were the key reason that Larry Walker FINALLY got into the hall of fame. Great video and great work!

Uncredible video quality as always!

They finally voted for Larry Walker

I don't even like baseball but here I am subscribed

My friend and I were JUST talking about Larry Walker today! Great video and glad I subscribed - also followed you on Twitter - can't wait for Thursday, full day of games from the greatest sport ever!

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated dude! Definitely can't wait for Thursday!

FINALLY!!! I bet your video helped get him in...great job!

This was amazing. I love the donkey Kong music. You should do a Matt Carpenter video. One the most interning lead off hitters in my opinion

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

He's interning? I thought he'd have a full time job by now.

Hopefully walker and Helton can both get in

You just earned a sub not just because of awesome content....but the DKC2 soundtrack in the back is pure gold!

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that. Yeah, I said in an earlier comment that DKC2 might be the best video game soundtrack ever.

@794edgar

5 жыл бұрын

@@FoolishBaseball i agree 100% with you. DKC2 soundtrack to me for its time is phenomenal. Please put in retro soundtracks to your videos. I have been binge watching your content and im really impressed. Really excited for the trajectory of your channel. Keep up the quality of your content and the milestones will follow suit👍

Thank You!! I'm a Rockies fan and it sucks every year to see him snubbed. How can people forget about him!!!

Who’s here after Larry Walker got voted into the hall of fame finally?

This channel is the new Jon Bois

@saintvalentine4040

5 жыл бұрын

Chi Sox I miss Jon bois

Completely agree! Great video, great channel 👌🏾

I've been watching since the start of the ChiSox series and hope you continue with OOTP at some point. Congratulations on your upward momentum as a channel!

You’re one of the main reasons I’ve fallen back in love with the game. Thanks for making it nerdy enough to appeal to me lol

@zacharymunza8711

3 жыл бұрын

I need numbers dammit!!!

Update. On 1/21/20 Walker is now officially in the hall of fame!!

Subbed today @14k...won’t be long till this channel blows, amazing content, keep up the work, won’t be long till you hit 100k

Great addition adding the DKC 2 music to this video. Made this even more awesome. :D

I mean, there's no way this video didn't help change some people's minds

he was my favorite player back in the days. he WILL get in!

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed. Even if he misses next year, he might have a chance on the veterans committee. He was a pretty well-liked player.

I just discovered this channel and I’m loving it

Falling in love with your account! Great job

Larry walker is now elected to the hall of fame

HE'S FINALLY IN THE HOF!!

Love the baseball bits. Looking forward to more

Cogent baseball discussion with a clear narrative voice and style. Excellent videos.

Lived in the Seattle area all my life and of course I loved KGJ and Edgar....but...there is no way Edgar is better than Larry. Personally, I think Ichiro contributed more to Seattle baseball than any other player....

@TheCpadron19

5 жыл бұрын

If it wasn't for Griffey the Seattle Mariners would have moved... Pretty sure that's the biggest contribution one could make.

Let’s go Larry Walker in the HOF

This is a rly good channel and im predicting it will grow a lot in the next few months

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

Let's hope you're clairvoyant!

Holy shit congrats man I’ve been watching since ur ootp tips 👍🏼

And alas, Larry Walker is finally a Hall of Famer!

Finally! He made it to the HOF!

Just found your channel and I’ve been watching it all day, you’ve earned a sub your videos are very well made and entertaining idk how you aren’t a bigger channel but keep it up!

Love watching these vids theyre super interesting and entertaining!!!

4:38 what about John Olerud?

LARRY WALKER HAS MADE IT TO THE HALL OF FAME!!!

8:01 The sound effect after the John Rocker comment got me lol.

I hope God bless you with more great ideas for videos, keep up the good work!

Personally, I divide Hall of Famers into three categories: the great ones, the very good ones, and those who should not be in there. Two examples of the first category would be Willie Mays and Babe Ruth. Two examples of the second category would be George Brett and Enos Slaughter. Two examples of the third category would be Tony Perez and Joe Cronin. There are a number of ex-players that would be right there on the cusp with Larry Walker. Al Oliver and Fred McGriff come to mind. I'm a purest. My hall of fame would have about 40 players. Most years would have no inductees. This year there would be Mariano Rivera. Last year Jim Thome and no one in 2017. The previous inductee would have been Ken Griffey Jr. 3 years ago.

@mccrysms9790

5 жыл бұрын

Good thing you don't vote then.

@joni1405

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Bagwell had a career WAR of 79.9 and you wouldn't have voted for him in 2017? His career WAR was only 4 below Griffey's, which, given how long they played, was like 0.2 WAR per year. Would you not have let Frank Thomas in either? That would be absurd given he was one of the best hitters of all time, yet Thomas' career WAR is 6 lower Bagwell's. The only possible reason to not let Bagwell in would be steroid rumors, but given he never failed a drug test and all evidence he used is circumstantial, I think it would be wrong to deny him on that basis. All three electees in 2017 were legit. Pudge Rodriguez and Tim Raines both had 69 career WAR which is more than enough to merit hall of fame induction. Tim Raines is fifth all time in stolen bases and has a career stolen base percentage of 85%.

@mikewalters3048

5 жыл бұрын

@Jon English Well, you've got guys like Scott Rolen and Dwight Evans who never got a sniff of the HOF who have better WAR numbers than do Willie Stargell or Hank Greenberg who are in the Hall. so you need to take your complaint to the HOF voters and not waste your time on me.

@renshawjoshua

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Walters Then it’s a good thing that the HOF makes a distinction exactly like the one you are describing; called “first ballot”. While there isn’t a special wing where “first ballot” players are separated from the “very good players” who eventually get in; the great ones are denoted as special by their “first ballot” status; and described as such with this specific language.

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@gustav1712

5 жыл бұрын

FB with another great video, nice

@FoolishBaseball

5 жыл бұрын

nice

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5 жыл бұрын

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@mullins_mvp6909

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Parks yeah I agree #Ad4Curator

@graysonbeckham6131

5 жыл бұрын

Alex Parks no u #mooseforcurator

Keep up the good work Foolish Baseball. I really think that the writers watched this video. You got Walker from 34% in 2018 up to 54% of the vote this year. Another year of hard campaigning should get him in.

The animation is amazing in this!