I apologized to my mom for making her miss the A-Rod autograph signing

@WhiteGuyNextDoor

2 жыл бұрын

Just think, A-Rod coulda been your dad 👨‍👩‍👧

@whitecoffee1427

2 жыл бұрын

@@WhiteGuyNextDoor A dad

Just for context for that scene towards the end where Mariners fans booed him, go ahead a look up when Griffey or Ichiro came back in opposing uniforms and see how the Seattle crowds reacted. Way different.

@theamateurobserver

2 жыл бұрын

I went to an Ms Yankees game in Seattle a while back, every time A-Rod came up to bat both Yankees and Ms fans absolutely showered him in boos. It was great

I'm a Mariners fan and as much as I was crushed that Alex Rodriguez left, he did something that basically anyone else would have done and also not to knock on this video or anything, but the Seattle Mariners organization did not make a serious effort to retain Alex Rodriguez, they initially gave him a low ball offer with a 5-year 95 million dollar contract with a team option after 2002, you would have to be an idiot to take that contract knowing your own talent, after the rejection, key members of the Mariners front office organization or actually on vacation during the free agency It is unfortunate that the Mariners fans are not showing him the love that he deserves, what about the other players that left the other teams, they initially got booed but then moved on after that like when Vince Carter and Toronto eventually reconciled and even Brett favre reconciling with Green Bay, there's got to be a time and point where the Mariners fans forgive him and rally him to at least be on the Mariners Hall of Fame and retire his number

@davidlafleche1142

2 жыл бұрын

A-Rod should have settled for whatever the Mariners could afford to pay him.

@Rymann_23

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidlafleche1142 no he’s right. Mariners low balled and cheaped out. I don’t blame ARod for leaving but the kind of person he became after getting that money is why most people hate him

I downloaded a complete 1994 MLB roster for MLB the Show. And I made a good version of A-rod. Traded all my prospects for him and he became a Marlins legend in my fantasy world. While Jeter became a Royals legend lol

As a Rangers fan, when we signed Corey Seager, it was getting a lot of comparisons to A-Rod signing. I hope it’s just different since Seager is now surrounded by other stars. The Rangers didn’t have anyone else but A-Rod when they signed him. I wonder how different the Rangers could’ve been if he stayed with them for whole 10 years.

@Ashura96

2 жыл бұрын

I shudder just thinking about the idea of him staying the full 10 years.

@stevendeckert6373

2 жыл бұрын

Their offense was insane a couple of those years with Ken Caminiti, Ruben Sierra, A-rod, Pudge, Rafael Palmeiro...and no pitching as I recall.

@Rymann_23

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevendeckert6373 same as the 2022 rangers lmao

@T_K7

2 жыл бұрын

Well they did try to get Kyle to join him lol

@jonathanponce9932

5 ай бұрын

Corey Seager just led you to a world series, congrats bro🫡

A-Rod is the Anakin Skywalker of the MLB.

People forget how amazing he was. I remember those days. He ruled baseball.

@wukilla8ee

7 ай бұрын

Yea he put up numbers during the regular season BUT when it came to crunch time, pressure, the playoffs. He tanked!! Can't stand Arod

A-Rod could have been the greatest baseball player of all time.

@trublaze

2 жыл бұрын

@Larry one of

@packerpf

2 жыл бұрын

@Larry nah can't be a habitual cheater and a long paper trail to boot and be considered in any greatest discussions you've disqualified yourself by being a cheater

@JramLisztfan

2 жыл бұрын

@Larry Bonds is better but Arod is the best SS (he should have played SS over Jeter)

@Jimmy_Hopkins15

2 жыл бұрын

@Larry not anymore hes a cheater

@chernandez212331

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jimmy_Hopkins15 still is one of the best ever lmao, cry all you want but that fact ain’t changing

HE KNOWS ABOUT THE MILKSHAKES

As a lifelong Mariners fan I liked him a lot, until Texas. I drafted him in the 23 round on my fantasy draft in 96. Helped me win a bunch money so he has a spot in my heart

Only 5 minutes in and this is already amazing! wonderful job Mike!

4:04 shout-out Towson Tigers!

I think he was probably clean from 04 to 2010.... there was testing, they were all over him and he was still producing. Once he had that hip problem and hit 16 HRS one year and clearly lost his pop, was 35 yrs old, he decided to juice again to so he could chase Bonds record.

@dvon1097

2 жыл бұрын

I agree i bet he was clean until he got older

@soarinskies1105

2 жыл бұрын

His highschool team says he was doing roids even back then. If that’s true there is a good chance that his whole career was built on the back of steroids, so I really can’t see how at any point he had been clean.

@dukedematteo1995

2 жыл бұрын

@@soarinskies1105 what do you mean? So from 04 to 10 he just magically beat testing?...every year,? despite it being random? Nah, he used pre 2004 when there was no testing and nobody cared about steroids, stopped when fans and media did their hysterical 180 when they starting caring all at the same time after Balco, then he decided to use again when he was older, banged up, and thought this Bosch guy had figured out loopholes around the testing. It was too risky for most guys to use post 2004. The media was destroying people's reputations and anyone caught was crucified in terms of public opinion.

@brandanellis2953

3 ай бұрын

@@soarinskies1105yup because that dude was clearly telling the truth truth. Would you look at that, turned out his high school teammate was full of shit

Manny Ramirez batted over .632 in my HS My little town called NYC

Also before he was even drafted out of high school he developed a friendship with Jose Canseco, the godfather of steroids in the MLB. ARod claims he never used roids til he went to the Rangers, I think there's a good chance he's been using since before he even got to the majors.

@jollyboyjoe8619

2 жыл бұрын

“Steroids” is a real broad term. He probably was using phytosteroid which is technically a steroid. But once got to the rangers he probably started using more serious stuff that has more effects on you.

You are so right about the hall of fame there’s a lot of players that belong in there for what they did on the field the story needs told not erased Pete Rose Barry Bonds Roger Clemons A Rod Kurt and there’s more they all belong in the hall

The only reason I like A-Rod is because he finally is making the Timberwolves play to their potential as a new owner. As a Twins and Mets fan, I hate A-Rod, the baseball player, but as a fan of the Timberwolves, I love him.

@Warum.2439

Жыл бұрын

He loves the Mets so he’s with you haha

A Rod signing with the Mets would’ve been amazing, the subway series battles would’ve had a much different history to it

Don't mind me. I'm just dreaming of an alternate Mets universe where they had Manny, Piazza, AND A-Rod on the same team.

I love the John Olerude appreciation

You should make one of these about Josh Hamilton!

@felixmarvin1199

2 жыл бұрын

*insert Dr Rockzo meme here*

Great video, Mike. You’re definitely my favorite SRS contributor! Keep up the great work.

Watching your videos make my day

It’s very comforting to know Alex Rodriguez has always been kinda awful at doing commercials

Have you heard of Joe Mauer? 605 avg senior season. His football stats was low key nice too.

When I was in school the other kids could only name 2 baseball players, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.

@davidlafleche1142

2 жыл бұрын

I'll always remember A-Rod for swatting the ball out of Bronson Arroyo's glove, then Jeter, in the dugout, INSISTING A-Rod should be called safe. What a bonehead move that was! Every Little Leaguer in the world knows you can't do that!

I loved Johnny O still have my autographed '93 world series ball

@GeeEm1313

2 жыл бұрын

He was very underrated.

Teezo shoutout?? You go to the CMIYGL tour?

My brother worked at a chicken place, on of the customers did something with the Yankees, PR or some bullshit. The guy said the the two nicest players were Jorge Posada and ARod. Posada apparently gave cash to the club house employees at Christmas. He also said Derek jeter was such a douche he wouldn’t even acknowledge the clubhouse people. In fact I’ve meant multiple people who meant Derek and not one said a nice thing about him. Sucks bc jeter was my hero. The media makes good people into villains and make manipulators our hero’s.

@dvon1097

2 жыл бұрын

Same i know people who met him and said hes a dick allegedly. Meanwhile ARod was nice to fans. Same with Mariano

@joel8692

9 ай бұрын

Yup I've heard the same things about Arod treating the club house staff great and giving them good tips for doing things for him like getting coffee or McDonald's for him or even taking his car to the carwash for him during the game. One of my childhood friends worked in the visiting team clubhouse at Yankees stadium and met Arod when he played for the Texas rangers. Arod would tip him for doing favors for him all the time and once arod became a Yankee he became his personal assistant in the clubhouse. When Arod won MVP in 05 he gifted my friend a brand new E class Mercedes Benz from his dealership and when he won MVP in 07 he gave him 50k as a gift to put a down payment on a house.

It's a good day when Stark Raving Sports posy a video

He’s #6 on my all time list

@Zack_410

2 жыл бұрын

Solid spot

@dvon1097

2 жыл бұрын

hes definitely top 10. I cant put him above Bonds, Mays, Hank, Babe, and Junior tho

@ynsimha7663

2 жыл бұрын

@@dvon1097 For me, the ranking goes like this - 1. Willie Mays 2. Babe Ruth 3. Hank Aaron 4. Barry Bonds 5. Stan Musial 6. Ken Griffey 7. Alex Rodriguez 8. Randy Johnson 9. Mickey Mantle 10. Lou Gehrig / Ted Williams (Top three are purely based on opinion, you can go any which way with those three)

Fun fact Juan Gonzalez was a 3x all star and 2x mvp

@teen_laqueefa

2 жыл бұрын

He never gets any love

@dvon1097

2 жыл бұрын

yeah man he was incredible

@RupertMumphrey

Ай бұрын

Should be a 0x MVP

sheeeesh very enjoyable content, and shows the dichotomy of how perception of a player can change, even one as good as A-Rod really glad he didn't buy the Mets tbh

8:36 is that batting average stat supposed to be worded differently or are we pretending that Wade Boggs, Rod Carew, and George Brett didn't exist?

@ynsimha7663

2 жыл бұрын

for Shortstops I guess.

My parents were from Seattle, and the 90s mariners stories are always so awesome. I always grew up with my dad calling him gay rod, but like anytime they talked about a rod for the mariners so fondly.

Idk why everyone hates Alex Rodriguez... I think everything he's done with Saosin on drums has been *chef's kiss* and he's a Latin Grammy Award winner for... Oh wait... wrong Alex Rodriguez.. oops

I went to university of Miami, people would regularly go to baseball games, get milkshakes, and leave, they’re amazing

As lifelong Mariners fan who grew up watching A-Rod in Seattle, I really appreciate this video. People seem to downplay his years as a Mariner but we still have fond memories of him before he left for the money. A-Rod has a complicated legacy in Seattle but I hope that one day, we might be able to put aside the negativity and welcome him back into the Mariners family.

The Aniken Skywalker of Baseball

A-rod was the final out of the mariners winning there 116th game shocked you didn't show that

I used to have most of his rookie cards but I know life happens

Wait you went to the Tyler show? Presuming it was in Miami, that was insane, I could have met you and got a photo, what a shame! Hope you enjoyed it!

Good job stark raving sports

The fantano clip was epic

Greatly narrated

People forget how good he was.

Hey we wore corduroy pants back then. You just accepted it

“Next to my lane kiffin pin” haha

I'd love to see a video about Mark Prior or Barry Zito

@GeeEm1313

2 жыл бұрын

Man. Mark Prior would have been great if Dusty Baker didn't use him like a plough horse. Kerry Wood too.

What a beautiful video

The teezo cameo in this vid is crazy

srs is so insanely underrated it’s insane.

Adjusted for inflation his Texas contract is worth 402 million.

I need to know who those other shortstops were

Mariners: Arod? Nah *Drake looking away disgusted* Mariners: Jrod: hell yeah now were talkin

1999 and 2000 mvp award should have been Pedro Martinez

I had more commercials in this video than A-Rod did.

nah the super mario party hr derby is stupid difficult

His contract with Texas was exactly double the previous largest contract before that (Kevin Brown, 126 mil)

One more thing it’s so wrong how these writers have that power to keep them out

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💪

IMO, if it wasn’t for the steroids and his poor reputation, we’d all unanimously put him in the GOAT discussion.

@Zack_410

2 жыл бұрын

Should be there anyway

@dvon1097

2 жыл бұрын

hes already in the GOAT discussion

He's commentating MLB games rn, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets in the HOF

@donpietruk1517

Жыл бұрын

It's his way of sucking up to the media so they'll elect him into the Hall. If he gets in and Bonds doesn't I'll have a fit.

The 80s Joel reference 😂

Great video, now i will add war stat is useless

where's part 2.

A-Rod lost the 1996 MVP race by all of 3 points. He damn near went and won the MVP and honestly should have at the age of 20 in his first full season and without doping

Ranger fans don't look back at his career here fondly either. While he was certainly the best player, it never felt like he wanted to be here or that he was one of us. His comments since leaving the Rangers have only made Ranger fans like him even less, and many fans forget or simply ignore his time here. It's a real shame that he squandered an opportunity to be the best and most likable player of all-time, but he has only greed and ego to blame for that. Of course having a quarter of a billion dollars would change anyone, but it changed him for the worse permanently.

Check out James triantos high school stats

My boy, thanks SRS! Someday A-Rod will join his buddy Jeter in Cooperstown!

I feel so stupid for now just realizing seattle is in washington

If A-Rod was drafted by the Yankees, Red Soxs, are at least the Atlanta Braves, his career would've went differently for the better.

A rod. My guy. AAAAAAAAARODDDDDD

banger

Love the Joey Freshwater button!

Did he start having supplements before the 1996 season?

Imagine if the M's had A-Rod for 2001. They'd have won 120+ games

2:54

If Barry Bonds gets a pass, so should A-Rod. Barry had his dad to guide him. Alex, from a poor background, had no father and a mother who he relied on for much advice. Tough way to grow up when you compare how you evolve as a person

People forget that he was an elite defensive shortstop.

@benhaney9629

Жыл бұрын

Unlike Jeter...

@benhaney9629

Жыл бұрын

The fact they put A-Rod at third base was crazy.

Fucking love your videos

The Anti-Jeter.

My favorite player of all time! Because of him I got into baseball as a kid

Best BA in the American league in 60 years?? Boggs .361 in 82 - .368 in 85' - .363 in 87' - .366 in 88'. Brett .390 in 80'. Carew .388 in 77'.....shall I continue?

@jamesgilmore69

Жыл бұрын

Also when you showed Arods 97' season you mixed up some of his 96' stats along with it like stolen bases, doubles, war, tb, runs, & XBH

how is it possible to have a 145ops+ and only 3 war

Alex Rodriguez's little photo is nothing compared to the shit we see kids doing to day with their social media.

War is useless stats. Arod was the chosen one. Also mvp should go by overall stats not voting b.s. his numbers make him top 5 of all time. War is useless stats

@joel8692

9 ай бұрын

Nah I think WAR has him ranked close to where he truly ranks. He's 16th all time with 117 WAR and if u remove the pitchers and only list the position players I think Arod should be ranked from 8-15.

Damn it, stop it with the references that make me feel old! I'm not old! You're a towel!

Best BA in 60 years?? Didn't George Brett hit .390 in the 70s?

@StarkRavingSports

2 жыл бұрын

Meant to say BA by an AL righty hitter but left out the righty hitter part lol

Eagle was great! Then Lowe's bought them out.

Love me a villain

His steroid use was suspected to have started in high school, he started training with and hanging out with Jose canseco his junior year of high school there’s a shot none of those seasons were clean

@djdudjiddj7490

11 ай бұрын

You seen the baseball don’t exist vid

He’s my unvle

Arob was supposed to break the all time home runs record..he was very close..only needed 3 more seasons?

@TheJonesmonster55

2 жыл бұрын

4 atleast maybe 5… looks at Albert’s power decay rather quickly same would have happened to him. The climb from 700 to bonds would have been so tiring

@pjny21

Жыл бұрын

That hip injury kinda ended it.

@Warum.2439

Жыл бұрын

Hip injury put him out for a year and the year and half suspension put him out of it too. Half a season and he would’ve passed Babe Ruth. 714-696 is only 18

@Warum.2439

Жыл бұрын

@@TheJonesmonster55 his power never really diminished as drastically. Given he missed a couple szns with the suspension and hip injury he would be there. Not to mention that Miami wanted to sign him before he retired but the Yankees didn’t allow that to happen

Hold up. You're 22?!?!?@?

No talk of him juicing since highschool?

I’ve always thought it was dumb that every one hates A-Rod he’s always been my favorite baseball player

@GeeEm1313

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you.

Pause

Let's just make one thing clear A-Rod was an amazing player people hate on him because of how good he was and that's just a fact just like with Kobe when he was alive people hated on Kobe because he shot a lot and he couldn't carry a team by himself etc. A-Rod got tested multiple times and then of course he lied about steroids and then he popped for steroids and then admitted to steroids and then it was just a cool thing to do to hate on him. He was a once and a generation talent and unfortunately it went to his head and unfortunately he became a prick. I think people were misconstruing the baseball player and the person. The baseball player was truly an amazing talent the person however, was just a f****** horrible person

You mean the historic collapse of Alex Rodriguez. He has literally 0 Chance of ever making it into the hall of fame.