10 plays that will remind you how smooth Alex Rodriguez was at third base
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@SWAY716 3 жыл бұрын
A-Rod was a monster at the hot-corner, but man...Mark Texeria was such a good first baseman.
@GxxdyGxxd 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh those Yankees had the whole infield with gold gloves Jeter, A Rod, Cano, Texeria even Posada at catcher that’s why they where so good they saved a lot of runs.
@gbates5414 3 жыл бұрын
You get it!!That mans stretch on under /over pass is taken for granted! Amazing base work!!
@GeezyEFC 3 жыл бұрын
Lmaoo right?
@dbrtomusa 3 жыл бұрын
Let’s not forget how good he was at shortstop as well. And that third was not his natural position. He ended his career at third after spending majority of it at short. Incredible to make such a transition and be this good. Easily in the conversation as one of the best defensive third basemen.
@Elnenefumakripy 3 жыл бұрын
Greatest ss of all time
@Curbstompextraordinaire 3 жыл бұрын
Arod, Jeter, Cano and Tex around the diamond was an impenetrable wall of infield defense. Combined 14 gold gloves amongst em. Legendary
@ew7074 3 жыл бұрын
Jeter was a below average short stop but the rest were good
@frankocean5038 3 жыл бұрын
Jeter has worst drs in mlb history (recent stat from 2002 I think but still)
@TheGodYouWishYouKnew 3 жыл бұрын
@@ew7074 Jeter always made the play when you needed him to. Cano sometimes choked in big spots, particularly in the playoffs. There’s only one legend among Jeter, cano, tex and Arod and it’s Jeter.
@theoldbk5419 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew agreed, jeter just had bad range up the middle, but other than that he always made the play, and he was one of few shortstops that could get to any pop up at any time, and he rarely if ever dropped the ball.
@TheMissinLink 3 жыл бұрын
@@theoldbk5419 i mean id hope a pro short stop would catch anything that hit his glove
@MrKingceejay 3 жыл бұрын
His arm strength in every play except tagging kinsler is incredible.
@jakefrye2390 3 жыл бұрын
steroids
@joshuaspivey6141 3 жыл бұрын
Roids homie roids
@kristianwilson3708 3 жыл бұрын
*his roid strength
@victorunger 3 жыл бұрын
Lol my earliest baseball memories were of watching a skinny arod be the truth at SS in the era of young SS he was by far the best.
@OldSoulNewLife 3 жыл бұрын
@@jakefrye2390 you obviously didn’t watch him as a SS before “the roids “ lol he’s been that kinda player . Dummy’s
@XplicitBF 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I loved A-rod in his prime. Grew up watching him and inspired me to play 3B
@dannyduds1058 2 жыл бұрын
He was damn good ss too
@magicizaproblem 2 жыл бұрын
Damn you young! lol Its all good though!
@paysonfox88 Жыл бұрын
Alex Rodriguez and Barry bonds are two reasons that the baseball Hall of Fame is illegitimate. It's the baseball Hall of... Kissing up to reporters, and being a real nice guy so they ignore your cheating.
@XplicitBF Жыл бұрын
@@paysonfox88 aye bruh I don’t know much about that just loved watching him when I was a kid that’s it
@tfredrick01 Ай бұрын
@@dannyduds1058 He was better than Jeter
@edlatourette7958 3 жыл бұрын
Forgetting all of the shenanigans; there's no question this guy was one of the greatest to ever lace'em up. And don't forget; he was a lifelong SS until he got to The Bronx.
@lertmelernyers8672 Жыл бұрын
Life long ped user
@faceripper77 Жыл бұрын
He was a nazi?
@slingitandflingitdiscgolf8340 Жыл бұрын
He would've been HOF material without roids; along with Barry Bonds, and Mark McGwire. I played D1 baseball and worked my way from a JUCO to be heavily recruited. I saw many guys in JUCO go from "swinging a wet newspaper" to launching missiles. Very glad I never gave in to the temptation that many other guys gave in to. With that being said, the guys I personally knew who were juicing weren't top echelon players/prospects like the guys I named. If Barry Bonds wouldn't have juiced, he would've been a 40-40 guy year in & year out.
@aidengoosemorey3499 Жыл бұрын
@@slingitandflingitdiscgolf8340 not sure about McGwire because he didn't have a ton of longevity
@slingitandflingitdiscgolf8340 Жыл бұрын
@@aidengoosemorey3499 True. That's a fair & valid point! The thing that truly stumps me is how Big Papi is a Hall of Famer after "admitting-ish" to using PEDS. So that being said, why aren't A-Rod, Barry Bonds & ESPECIALLY Pete Rose not in the HOF??! That's a crime IMHO and I am against steroids. I also know how hard it is to compete at a high level in baseball, steroids or not.
@nickwagner6545 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t care about roids, don’t care about off the field drama, A-Rod was fun to watch and love him or hate him everyone cared about him. He was great for the game of Baseball.
@jaimemunoz9190 3 жыл бұрын
Still own his Ranger and Yankees jerseys. Always been an ARod fan. Plenty of players trying to gain an edge on the game. No place in the game for it but it happens all the time. Always had fun watching him play!
@joshg.6315 3 жыл бұрын
This. People bitching about these guys being on steroids need to realize that damn near everyone in that era was on it. ARod, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are 3 of the greatest baseball players that ever lived and their omission into the Baseball Hall of Fame is laughable
@kentstallard6512 3 жыл бұрын
@@joshg.6315 Yeah, everyone did it, so it's OK. Actually a lot DIDN'T cheat. If A-Roid had have been actually remorseful or apologetic it would be one thing. He was a great player, but is an egomanic a**hole off the field. But these days, a**holes are very popular with certain segments of the population.
@SaberFate 3 жыл бұрын
I could care less he roided he was an ass and a dirty player. Wish the Yankees didn't sign him.
@mitgandhi1383 3 жыл бұрын
@@kentstallard6512 It's not OK. But I pity him for the disproportional hate he gets from media. I'd argue no other star in the game was as bashed as he was for the roids.
@dwedge914 Жыл бұрын
The best play he made was the inning before Jeter dove into the stands. Arod made a diving play with the bases loaded, tagged third with his glove and then made a side arm throw over the head of the runner going home. It was amazing but nobody remembers because of the Jeter dive. Nothing against that dive, it was awesome and I was there. But that was also one hell of play by Arod too.
@nksj28 Жыл бұрын
This is the play that came to mind when I clicked on this video. Fantastic play by A-Rod.
@R8DRBeagle Жыл бұрын
I remember that
@NYNick49 Жыл бұрын
I certainly remember that play...against the Red Sox. Headship and very skillful. And CLUTCH!!
@omegamanGXE Жыл бұрын
Sounds typical, A-Rod doing much better plays but fraud Jeter getting the adulation of the media and Yankees fans
@dwedge914 Жыл бұрын
@@omegamanGXE What happened? Jeter dump your sister?
@jrbeltre927 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how Jeter didnt acknowledged his plays at all, maybe once he HiFive him. Alex was an animal with the glove, the best SS playing third base.
@colenazor2034 3 жыл бұрын
machado is a ss that had to play 3rd
@jrbeltre927 3 жыл бұрын
@@colenazor2034 true and great at it
@1313tennisman 3 жыл бұрын
they hated each other
@Aphectz 3 жыл бұрын
@@1313tennisman it wasnt true hate that it was like little league competitiveness u stole my old position type rivalry lol
@1313tennisman 3 жыл бұрын
@@Aphectz no it was petty high school "we used to be good friend but then you said mean things about me to other people and then kept on bringing our personal lives out into the open and also cheated".
@deadmane466 3 жыл бұрын
imagine telling 2011 encarnacion to bunt with RISP
@CanadaMMA 3 жыл бұрын
2011 Edwin wasn't that good. 2012 and beyond however, is a different story.
@joqqeman 3 жыл бұрын
@@CanadaMMA 111 OPS+ even in 2011, should not have been punting
@CanadaMMA 3 жыл бұрын
@@joqqeman This situation might be the only time I would ever "sac bunt" with a non-pitcher hitting. 95% of the time you see it, it's a wasted AB. But being in extra innings of a tie game changes the situation. The math says you're ever so more likely to score 1 run. Normally that trade off isn't worth it, because you're less likely to score twice, and much less likely to score three or more times. But when getting that one run wins you the game? Or at the very least leaves your opponent with only three outs to go? It adds up. Even with a +110 OPS hitter. Lets just ignore the fact it was a shitty bunt :-P
@joqqeman 3 жыл бұрын
@@CanadaMMA I don't want to ignore that, because I feel like I can convince myself that it proves my point.
@paulrichardson787 3 жыл бұрын
@@joqqeman lol
@miguelreyes4798 3 жыл бұрын
Defensively had such range that he made spectacular plays look routine, very underrated, his incredible skill was such that it actually cost him quite a few Gold Gloves.
@gallupswon 11 ай бұрын
Underrated yet he has a video made about how great he is
@TheLirJEt86 11 ай бұрын
Guy like that was gold glove caliber every year I could remember. Would be shocked if he didn’t have 6+ no?
@cedricbeard4609 3 ай бұрын
@@TheLirJEt86he only won gold gloves at shortstop.
@YanksOnTop 3 жыл бұрын
That was an unstoppable pair. Tex and arod were no joke. Say what your want about Arod but he belongs in the Hof.
@cyspiegel8603 3 жыл бұрын
If only he conducted himself better off the field, he'd be undeniable.
@johnmartinez6280 3 жыл бұрын
Definitely a HOF in my eyes!
@briandavis5275 3 жыл бұрын
Except for the steroids.
@johnmartinez6280 3 жыл бұрын
@@briandavis5275 whats crazy is that a lot of players were on steroids and they still couldn’t do what A-Rod did and I’m not trying to defend him by any means and he’s definitely not my favorite player but he still killed it tho💪💪
@flyingbirdman3270 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone used ROIDs back In the day. Let him in
@michaelluna1968 2 жыл бұрын
To be a great gifted third baseman, you definitely need a great 1st baseman to compliment those incredible throws.
@sc_row 3 жыл бұрын
Always knew he was a beast, but i forgot how good his glove was too.
@TheSully00714 3 жыл бұрын
Why didn't you tell us? Your ability to judge talent is clearly unique and you could be someone special.
@bernieudo4399 3 жыл бұрын
Willing to say A Rod skills as good as Brooks. O's fans will disagree, but man his arm strength & reaction getting to the ball echos Brooks. Realize we're talking different eras, but during his time A Rod was best @ 3B.
@theporkchop2594 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSully00714 who hurt you? He was making a simple comment lol. You alright Kevin?
@Max-wd6og 2 жыл бұрын
@@theporkchop2594 no one hurt him, stop acting like that lame ah comeback is a roast
@paullewis4585 Жыл бұрын
Of the three young SS that came in about the same time (Jeter, A-Rod and Nomar) I’ll never doubt he was the best.
@JeffSharonLive 3 жыл бұрын
I feel like 20 years from now, Yankee fans will look back at A-Rod a lot more favorably than we do now and lament that we did not appreciate in the moment how great a ballplayer he was.
@justinyo1796 2 жыл бұрын
I always liked him. No reason not to.
@prilljazzatlanta5070 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed and im not a yankees fan and couldnt stand A Rod. But it reminds me to think twice before hating on any athlete because i regret not recognizing greatness in the moment. Today everyone talks about how much they love Michael Jordan. Believe me, he had A LOT of people who wanted to see him lose in the 90s but now people know how special the Bulls run was
@gnar7003 Жыл бұрын
@@justinyo1796 No reason not 2? He always had something negative to say about Hometown hero Jeter
@joecahill1994 Жыл бұрын
He was such a competitor, gave 100% every play. Doesn’t get enough credit for that
@greatest515 Жыл бұрын
@@gnar7003 hometown popular player. not a hero.
@darlingj.canela 3 жыл бұрын
The level of talent of ARod was just out of this world don't matter the position.
@latinouss00 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video! Really needed to be reminded today of how smooth Alex was a third. I knew I was missing something in my life and you guys made it happen!
@jakeepstein5653 3 жыл бұрын
Damm I miss him and Tex manning the corners
@BlackGT1999 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t miss the Cheater lol
@mookie_man_8031 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@blay7263 3 жыл бұрын
@@BlackGT1999 you should be thanking guys like A-Rod, Bonds, Mcguire, and Sosa. Because they saved and made baseball relevant again when it was in a huge time of decline.
@jo3y_2.0 3 жыл бұрын
@@blay7263 Lmao, this is such a backwards comment. How did they save baseball by tarnishing it?
@giantblossom2349 3 жыл бұрын
@@jo3y_2.0 they made the sport a lot of money and gave it a lot of attention. A-rod being the MLBs villain brought it so much ESPN coverage back in the day.
@carlosmontana9197 3 жыл бұрын
ALEX RODRIGUEZ WAS A SUPER STAR BASEBALL PLAYER
@andrewchisholm3476 3 жыл бұрын
aroid
@mrow1391 3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewchisholm3476 and ??? He was still one of the most gifted baseball players to Ever play Bro ...
@mrow1391 3 жыл бұрын
@qwertyuiopasdfghjkl yes I can .... 🙄 Dude is literally one of the more Naturally gifted players ever 🤷🏽♂️ Probably the best SS to Ever play the Game Tbh ....
@Snipes-76 2 жыл бұрын
My all-time fav player. The reason I became a third baseman. Arod, you’ll always be the man in my book.
@A23457 Жыл бұрын
One of his best was the double play he turned in the “Jeter Dive” game against Boston in 2004. Bases loaded, great play to field the ball, step on third, and throw from his knees over the head of the runner going from third to home to nail him at the plate.
@PattyBandAidz 3 жыл бұрын
That play on Kinsler at third to me is the best one here...Kinsler made his living as a heads up player and that split second of indecision was all A-Rod needed, great play
@jacobwinkelman4704 3 жыл бұрын
Still salty he hit 28 bombs one year and all the sudden he moved to detroit and had a power outage.
@notsauer 2 жыл бұрын
@@jacobwinkelman4704 man he had his best years in Detroit. Even Prince had a small power outage moving from a hitters park to Comerica.
@Lawomenshoops 3 жыл бұрын
That double play vs the Red Sox with bases loaded and he thought he turned a triple play, was a great play. Great stop and a great throw home by ARod. I think it was his first season at 3rd too!
@gollg14 3 жыл бұрын
I grew up an orioles fan, but I always loved Arod his knowledge of the game and fundamentals were just unmatched
@toddsmith1969 2 жыл бұрын
I love steroids too
@davidlafleche1142 2 жыл бұрын
If he's so smart, he should have known he couldn't swat the ball out of Arroyo's glove. Every Little Leaguer knows that!
@sundromos9456 Жыл бұрын
@@davidlafleche1142 Your brain can't hold any information about the player beyond that one story? Even the back of a baseball card tells you more. Grow up.
@Zack_410 Жыл бұрын
@@davidlafleche1142 He said he did it cause he would have been out anyway so it was like a fuck it sort of thing to see if he could get away with it. 😊
@TheManny2766 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite player ever by far!
@danarrington2224 3 жыл бұрын
If you pause it right at 0:27 it looks like Kinsler is about to get KO'ed by the umpire.
@-slurmdaddy-8147 3 жыл бұрын
Him n arod look like dogs getting punished lol
@JuNlethalpoet 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@basketballshots11 3 жыл бұрын
Good 3rd basemen, AMAZING shortstop lets not forget his natural position that he was best at
@Minidunkathon93 3 жыл бұрын
Better defensively than Jeter easily
@Zack_410 Жыл бұрын
@@Minidunkathon93 Not hard
@jakebaker1051 3 жыл бұрын
I always forget he was a SS because he was such a great 3rd baseman
@jayminer8773 Жыл бұрын
And we have Greg Nettles to thank for helping A-Rod become the third baseman he was for us. Alex needs to be a coach for our Yankees, if not the next manager.
@troylee4196 Күн бұрын
@@jayminer8773 doubt the yankees would allow that with how much they bashed him throughout his time there
@3pdad 2 жыл бұрын
As a Mariners fan, I was “butt hurt” for years when he went to Texas for the money. As years have passed, I am able to take the emotion out of it and appreciate how great A-Rod was as a player.
@davidlafleche1142 2 жыл бұрын
His brain fart of swatting the ball out of Arroyo's glove was worse.
@cteal2018 Жыл бұрын
But he wasn't great...all his greatness came from a bottle.
@jowill76 Жыл бұрын
My best friend is the biggest ARod and Texas Ranger fan and was soo upset when he went to the Yankees for the money but man did he deserve that money. One of the greatest!!
@greatloverofmusic1 Ай бұрын
@@cteal2018 Was it from a bottle when he was 21-22?
@blakedover5521 3 жыл бұрын
This was also a great reminder of just how good Tex was! Great video!
@dennisrodriguez3670 3 жыл бұрын
This guy didn’t have to cheat
@OldSoulNewLife 3 жыл бұрын
He probably didn’t , it’s still all speculation that he did it on purpose . And if he did do it, it’s because he was jealous of jeter. Because A-Rod has always been better, but jeter has always been liked more.
@bigfrogfella 3 жыл бұрын
@@OldSoulNewLife I agree
@stuartholden6163 3 жыл бұрын
@@OldSoulNewLife they probably should have put Jeter at third instead, but Jeter has an ego.
@shdw2605 3 жыл бұрын
@@OldSoulNewLife ofc he did it on purpose & it wasn’t all cause of jeter but arod had all the pressure on him because he was the highest paid athlete at the time so everyone was expecting him to go 4/4 every game.
@Surfer041 3 жыл бұрын
@@shdw2605 Arod tarnished the Yankee franchise.
@scootsmcdoots80 Жыл бұрын
He'll never go down as a GOAT to most people, to me his legacy is tarnished but still one of the BOATS. one of the Best of all time, amazingly talented.
@RyanGoole 3 жыл бұрын
A-Roid was a beast at 3rd
@josephkisch9285 3 жыл бұрын
Just don't forget the Jeter diving into the stands game. Arod moved over to short and turned a double play like he's been the every day shortstop
@jayceh 3 жыл бұрын
Well he was by far the best defensive shortstop on the team, easily top 2 in the game at the time
@ethanniedorowski116 2 жыл бұрын
He was a beast .... gets a bad rap for his play as a old man. Look at him before 40 not after jezz people. He was graceful an power an skill wrapped in this incredible force he was great at it all.... ps soxs fan an I hated playing him.... an was terrified if he came up in big spot ie I knew he was the fucking balls 😤
@throgerino2731 Жыл бұрын
Arod was a SS before becoming a Yankee, and was the best defensive SS at the time when he was with the Mariners and Rangers.
@JB511391 3 жыл бұрын
Criminally underrated third basemen
@byDehgree 3 жыл бұрын
@Jesse 12x used roids from 2001-2003 when he was carrying the rangers on his back... still had a great career for 13 years after that LMAO
@byDehgree 3 жыл бұрын
Did I say that? No. You made it seem like his whole career revolver around that the fact that he did roids early on. So “roid abuser” is in incorrect.
@vapecatlbjhater5104 3 жыл бұрын
@Jesse 12x roid era was the best era of baseball, ever since it's been ass.
@rap1dequal1zer77 3 жыл бұрын
@@vapecatlbjhater5104 Damn I miss that era. Mark, Sammy, & Bonds. Ken Griffey if he didn't stay injured would've easily surpassed 700 hr naturally
@gerardoaguilar3394 3 жыл бұрын
@Jesse 12x bruh, get it over it.... everybody used roids back then, people forget that pitchers also used roids but no one talks about that.
@goyanks6350 11 ай бұрын
Greatest 3rd basemen ever . Greatest Yankee 3rd basemen ever
@AchillesWrath1 9 ай бұрын
He's up there with one of the greatest juicers of all time. The juice era was such an exciting time. Canseco got a lot of hate for spilling the beans but he was pretty good and fun to watch in his prime. Makes you really appreciate how special some pitchers like Pedro and Maddux really were to be dominating during that era of the juice boys
@cambonious23 3 ай бұрын
There were rumors about Pedro, but you forgot about manny and papi in the juice boys. They were up there as the greatest juicers of all time. The Red Sox wouldn’t have broken the curse if not for the juice.
@genimuir5282 3 жыл бұрын
Alex and Mark on the Hot Corners was absolutely the best in history ❤️
@Liamn133 3 жыл бұрын
Yea
@roberthudson1959 3 жыл бұрын
Rose had great hands, so I would choose Schmidt and Rose.
@bryanl7738 3 жыл бұрын
funny how that wasn’t even his best position, and he was better than the guy playing said best position at the time
@connorsad1679 3 жыл бұрын
Go green bro!
@richardaylesworth1460 3 жыл бұрын
He's an excellent ballplayer. He'd be good in center field.
@kpk33x 3 жыл бұрын
Completely true. The guy he gave up his position for when he went to NY graded out as average in his best seasons. Usually below average.
@crubio89 3 жыл бұрын
Jeter should of moved to 2nd or 3rd Base but cared more about personal records than his team
@renopagiatakis3400 3 жыл бұрын
@@crubio89 robinson cano?
@albertcallwood5478 2 жыл бұрын
So underrated not even a third baseman ,but a shortstop. Hard to go from shortstop too third-base, so underrated good job A Rod
@SumoBootd 11 ай бұрын
I remember I was a kid atleast like 10 & I went to my first MLB game Yankee vs Cardinals in the old Stl stadium & he hit a home run I was so hype even tho I was Rooting for Stl lol but he always been one of my favorite
@andrewanderson1777 3 жыл бұрын
I hate that he was roided up but I don't think we win in 09 without him. Definitely stepped up big that postseason.
@brandonyankees1 3 жыл бұрын
Just think of all the other players in other teams that were roided up though
@Devdogs 3 жыл бұрын
You don’t THINK we win without him in 09??? We ABSOLUTELY don’t win without him in 09. He was huge that year. No pun intended
@jchuck8932 3 жыл бұрын
Yup. Blatantly stole a third WS championship from the Phillies. Nice to see it being acknowledged.
@citizenbeeswax7985 3 жыл бұрын
Theres no way we win without him in 09. He came thru in every clutch moment
@FoleysBetter 3 жыл бұрын
His first huge post season year. He won the WS MVP for a reason. Definitely don't win without him.
@OH_MY_DOGGG 3 жыл бұрын
I wish they had a highlight from the 2001 all star game. Switching places with Cal was a great play.
@KingKillersKastleKKK 3 жыл бұрын
Man the last game I watched that Arod played in was back in like 2008 or 2009. Time flies man.
@glarios5839 2 жыл бұрын
I really miss those days! He was amazing
@teamstertrucker7108 3 жыл бұрын
And that's the big league's folks! Masterful player!
@nopejones9542 3 жыл бұрын
yankees had the best shortstop in the league playing 3rd base band someone that just is inside the top 10 starting at short. amazing
@AAAAAAAAbsolutely101 3 жыл бұрын
Derek Jeter might have been the worst defensive shortstop in the history of baseball. Really should've had A-Rod playing there from the second he was a Yankee
@rap1dequal1zer77 3 жыл бұрын
@@AAAAAAAAbsolutely101 Agree!
@pitomedina7353 3 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy he I remember watching all these great games!!!
@Platerpus7 3 ай бұрын
The diving play where he threw to home to save a game against Boston is one of my favorites. Can’t believe you left that out. Was like his first or second year in NY.
@Chiknlitl 3 жыл бұрын
Young Ian Kinsler getting tagged! Loved watching him.
@thomash.l.9382 3 жыл бұрын
Basically the Yanks put the best SS in the league at 3B. That is something that will never happen again.
@Texasguy316 3 жыл бұрын
Smart move for so many reasons I could list them if I wanted to spend the time, but one is simple. Look at him. His size was going to catch up to him. He was getting to big and slow for a shortstop. His genes are different than jeters
@nickd7003 3 жыл бұрын
@@Texasguy316 and jeter always sucked at short so not seeing ur point
@tony_anello 3 жыл бұрын
Never questions A-Rod's desire to win. I don't know if anyone who is considered the top player in the league, would make a move like that ever again. Say what you want about the guy, but everything he did in his career was purely motivated by his desire to be the best.
@juniorreyes8316 3 жыл бұрын
This idiots dont realize the reason arod played third was because jeter didn’t have the arm strength, all of this plays is arod displaying his cannon, jeter could never
@thejoeyd9207 3 жыл бұрын
Vizquel was easily better at SS than Arod. But Alex was AWESOME!
@EASportz 11 ай бұрын
My guy!! Favorite baseball player of all time!!
@ashleyneedstogeta 2 жыл бұрын
That play with Kinsler at third in Texas sounds like a Yankee home game. They loved it.
@manuelpastrana1526 3 жыл бұрын
Roids or no roids, he is the GOAT. Better 3b than Jeter at SS. He played at a time when roids were all over MLB, he and Bonds were just better players to begin with.
@harveydodd8803 3 жыл бұрын
No way. Bonds, Clemens, McGwire, and A-Rod tarnished the game and people can’t forget that. He’s grown as an individual and accepted responsibility. But he’s gone from the GOAT conversations. Guys like Griffey and Maddox did it the right way and deserve to be remembered as all time greats.
@manuelpastrana1526 3 жыл бұрын
@@harveydodd8803 it's impossible for them to have tarnished the game when it was prevalent throughout the entire sport. Just because one wasn't caught doesnt mean they didn't do it. All these guys are super athletes which normal people like us can never imagine to be. To be the absolute best at something you have to work around and under some rules, that goes for business, and sports alike.
@jamaalhorton2343 3 жыл бұрын
Whole truth!!!
@antg3550 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Harvey what do you think about all the players who used to take greenies?
@Smithy316 3 жыл бұрын
It’s not PED’s that make people bigger that’s the issue it’s also how they aid recovery which gives the users the advantage! Can you imagine if Griffey Jr was able to avoid some of the niggling injuries due to using HGH or something along those lines? He would have broken the HR record for sure
@REVOFEV792 3 жыл бұрын
I miss Teix at first that man could scoop any throw.
@wetbubbles1538 3 жыл бұрын
The man was injured every 5 minutes
@shortsthatdontsuck2174 2 жыл бұрын
@@wetbubbles1538 that wasnt till like 2012. He definitely earned his money while with the team on defense alone the first few years
@DanielTimothe1804 Жыл бұрын
@@shortsthatdontsuck2174 they got fucked up going to play the world baseball classic, him and granderson,
@ShadyOne9 Жыл бұрын
Brrrrroooo the hose you need to make a JUMPTHROW no hop throw from foul territory is INSANE!
@marcioffi27 3 жыл бұрын
I watched A Rods entire career, i still have never seen a better all around baseball player.
@kobeandgary 3 жыл бұрын
For me, the best all around baseball player was Bonds.
@Sneakycastro69 3 жыл бұрын
Uhhhh Ken Griffey JR..Best baseball player ever!
@yosdankytorres9351 3 жыл бұрын
@@kobeandgary bonds was more of a hitter. Greatest hitter. All around Griffey for me and if you wanna divide it from outfield and infield I’ll put Arod best infield all around
@Sticktothemodels 3 жыл бұрын
You must have never watched Barry Bonds in Pittsburgh
@GasGotti 3 жыл бұрын
Seriously I was looking at his stats last night. Roids or not he was ridiculous.
@leonardomena9307 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely a superstar
@shaunwatson7485 3 жыл бұрын
They bash him. Juice or no juice it can't make you field like that. AROD you are a generational talent and im honored i got to watch you
@313Martin 2 жыл бұрын
I remember his gold glove plays for the texas rangers the man could flat out play the field. I also remember when miguel Cabrera played third baseman for the Florida marlins his arm was off the charts.
@gregdeen1469 11 ай бұрын
Remember he was forced to third when he went to the Yankees due to Jeter. He loved shortstop but had to learn 3rd base. Changing positions isn't always easy even if its just a little to his right.
@Looch27 3 жыл бұрын
Lol he was doing his best Jeter impersonation with that first one
@LoconStratos 3 жыл бұрын
And was a far better SS than Jeter was
@zuko5563 3 жыл бұрын
@@LoconStratos that is very true jeter should’ve been the one to move to third
@cmagtpose2792 3 жыл бұрын
Arod was a way better SS then Jeter could even think of being, but Jeter's big head and ego wouldn't move from SS.
@GavinOCo 3 жыл бұрын
@@cmagtpose2792 Jeter was never asked nor expected to move from SS, no ego involved
@J1ager_ 3 жыл бұрын
He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, there is no argument against it.
@ethan3949 3 жыл бұрын
Except that character is taken into account for, he used peds, and there are many other allegations about him cheating like making a deal with the opposing short stop where they would relay the signs to each other. He was alsoone of the worst in the post season
@J1ager_ 3 жыл бұрын
@@ethan3949 lmao idc about peds, and character isnt a reason to keep a guy with 3000 hits and 3 MVPs from the hall.
@ethan3949 3 жыл бұрын
@@J1ager_ it all depends on if bonds makes it this year
@bernieudo4399 3 жыл бұрын
If both A Rod & Bonds not in Hall it'll be unprecedented that two 3X MVPs failed to make Hall. Gut tells me Baines induction a message to guys who used roids.
@cubs1433 3 жыл бұрын
@@ethan3949 i care less about steroids then racist scumbags like Ty Cobb being in the HOF. If character actually mattered people would get removed from the HOF
@stevenwilliams9280 3 жыл бұрын
Hall of fame level short stop, hall of fame level 3rd baseman and his hitting alone was hall of fame worthy...
@reidpayne6539 3 жыл бұрын
Wow I think he’s a hall of famer
@bhaveaniceday5392 3 жыл бұрын
Hall of fame level roids in his system
@mdo5121 2 ай бұрын
@@bhaveaniceday5392 Roids plus talent is over rated.
@rafaelvelasquez5455 Жыл бұрын
No one in baseball works out like that anymore. Alex's worth ethic, his passion for the game, and his commitment to winning is what makes him a legend in baseball ⚾️
@michaelmoore5738 Жыл бұрын
Sorry but without PEDs he would have just been another Ozzy Smith, great defender and above average hitter
@Garrett1240 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelmoore5738 This is laughably stupid. I have to think you're trolling.
@isaackelly6401 11 ай бұрын
No one in baseball takes steroids like that anymore
@tupacalypse88 5 ай бұрын
@@michaelmoore5738😂😂😂😂😂😂
@AngelRodriguezFritoLay 3 жыл бұрын
A brilliant player - I just wish he hadn’t roided
@jamaalhorton2343 3 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t you giving it to him?
@michaelhill1708 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone was juicing back then tho
@justinyo1796 3 жыл бұрын
Get over it
@idontgotnothin 3 жыл бұрын
Who cares skills are skills
@xiphos8219 3 жыл бұрын
@@idontgotnothin If skills are skills you don't need additional assistance. Skills are skills, if you add anything else into the mix, the skills are lacking.
@aromero809 3 жыл бұрын
Great video ! I feel like all the highlights were against the Rangers or Angels 😂😂😂
@donWWE31108 Жыл бұрын
I miss having such amazing defenders like this
@MrRedneckCody3 Жыл бұрын
Man I’m a Braves fan, so I never did like the Yankees back in the day. But looking back now, man what a infield lineup both on defense and offense. Derek Jeter, Mark T-Rex, Rob Cano, A-Rod, Jorge Posada, and didn’t they have Curtis Granderson and Brett Gardner out there in the OF for quite some years too? What a whole lineup altogether
@mannyhu5766 3 жыл бұрын
10 plays that will remind to Texas Rangers, how smooth Alex Rodriguez was at third base
@dickclark9459 3 жыл бұрын
He was a shortstop with Texas
@mannyhu5766 3 жыл бұрын
@@dickclark9459 against Texas all video.
@dickclark9459 3 жыл бұрын
@@mannyhu5766 and the angels
@mannyhu5766 3 жыл бұрын
@@dickclark9459 Yeah
@DaBills716 3 жыл бұрын
FACTS
@MrTsizzle14 3 жыл бұрын
As a kid who started watching Yankee games shortly after A Rod became a Yankee he and Jeter (who didn’t love Jeter) were always my favorites. Even with all his off the field shit he’s still one of my favorites just for what he could do on the field
@billyraybar 11 ай бұрын
Anyone too young to to watch A-Rod play missed out. Kids, this guy was a beast. The best or one of the best players in the league for many years .
@Maxx_d13 Жыл бұрын
I’ll never forget when cal Ripken was retiring. A rod was on the rangers and he the game was in Seattle so the fans booed him every second but he let Ripken play SS and A Rod played 3rd base. Ripken hit a home run and it was great to see a legend finish off like that while A Rod was in his prime. Then A Rod was going to come here to Boston. Instead, he became a god damn Yankee!
@joeydonaher8182 3 жыл бұрын
BASEBALLLLLLLL
@JohnjOcampo 3 жыл бұрын
Gio plays alot like him.
@zacharytappan 3 жыл бұрын
🧢
@rayburciaga5906 3 жыл бұрын
But with alot more class! Gio doesn’t want the spot light on him. Gio just wants to play! Hated seeing that jackass Arod in a Yanks uni!
@Andrew-tg2xt 3 жыл бұрын
Gio is much smoother my mans
@HelloThere-jr6gd 3 жыл бұрын
I'd take a rod at third over gio even though I like him. A rod is a top 30 all time fielder. Stats dont lie and a rod was jjst as smooth if you ever watched him when he was younger.
@baljeetmilk2679 3 жыл бұрын
Gio is way smoother tho
@FirstLast-ie3kq 3 жыл бұрын
That play at 2:00 is just insane
@bendyer1465 11 ай бұрын
I freaking love that era of NY Yankees, they basically had an all star team. I think that’s the best team/era in history
@Lucid180 10 ай бұрын
One of the most iconic teams in all sports
@kcrisissir3536 3 жыл бұрын
This video should be called, “Nice trade Rangers, let me inform u with the glove what you’ve done”
@samuela9245 3 жыл бұрын
he was something else when he played ss
@Ozziemints 3 жыл бұрын
Arod and Tex at the corners were ridiculous. Rod with the arm- Tex with the glove baby!!
@marcuslyons4558 Жыл бұрын
Remember a-rod joining the Yankees. Told the Yankees he wanted to play SS but jeter was SS, there was no way he was starting over jeter. So he trained himself to play 3rd base and I think that worked out in his favor.
@omegamanGXE Жыл бұрын
To the detriment of the team, Jeter was ass
@marcuslyons4558 Жыл бұрын
@@omegamanGXE ummm 🤔 what do you mean jeter was ass?
@greatloverofmusic1 Ай бұрын
@@marcuslyons4558By not admitting that Rodriguez was a better SS.
@Luke-qc1rm 3 жыл бұрын
Jeter: “I could’ve done that too”
@nikkig3799 3 жыл бұрын
Shut up lol
@dd3222 3 жыл бұрын
Jeter is overrated both in glove his number beside being a better average hitter is pale to arod
@ProdigyKenpachi 3 жыл бұрын
not really no...
@drliamdaasian5153 3 жыл бұрын
Give some credit to Tex bc a lot of plays that Arod made were picked at first by Tex.
@blacksheepsoftball 3 жыл бұрын
Every major league 1b can pick it though otherwise they’d be DHs
@ximienlundquist8487 2 жыл бұрын
People are giving him credit. Seems like you aren’t giving enough credit to Alex
@danielvillafane7267 Жыл бұрын
Super smooth highlights.
@Dabirdiejuice Жыл бұрын
The good ol days back when I grew up playing ball where my teammates and I would always do a rod renactments… baseball was amazing as a kid
@SlickRick135 3 жыл бұрын
Arod was a beast on both sides, he should be a HOFer.
@cteal2018 Жыл бұрын
Maybe his chemist that cooked up his roids should be in the HOF...the only way he should be in the HOF is with a ticket.
@_jtburns2 3 жыл бұрын
Why isn’t Dj resigned yet????
@exillityclappz3675 3 жыл бұрын
Hes gonna be a Dodger 😎.
@danielpuente8441 3 жыл бұрын
@@exillityclappz3675 no he’s not
@brandonyankees1 3 жыл бұрын
Got a bad feeling he's gone. George is turning in his grave with the way his sons run this team
@rayburciaga5906 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a Yankees fan since the early 80’s. The Machine is one of the best players that has ever worn the pinstripes. In my opinion. He’s a team player and just does work! If he doesn’t get resigned its gunna b tough to cheer on the boys this upcoming year!
@mikewazowski2338 3 жыл бұрын
@@danielpuente8441 actually yeah, he probably will be
@officeman15 2 жыл бұрын
Crazy how flat footed he is in all of these clips and yet still makes good plays.
@arkhamknight6371 Жыл бұрын
It's criminal to not have his play during the jeter in the stands game on this list!.A play he made in extra innings to start a double play with the bases loaded by diving n snatching the ball,tagging 3rd n from his knees throwing over the runners head on a perfect angled throw to Posada
@jandiaz9166 3 жыл бұрын
Best player ever 🇩🇴 ♥️
@reliablethreat23 3 жыл бұрын
Say what you want about A-Rod, the man was an absolute beast on the baseball field!
@arielespinal4453 Жыл бұрын
Arod’s talent cant be overlooked!! 🐐
@nickstachowiak5717 3 жыл бұрын
Been an athlete my entire life. Always said baseball players aren't that athletic overall, couple of my friends played baseball in college and we would talk about sports and athleticism all the time. Then my brother took my dad and I to a mariners game in Seattle, vs the Yanks. Back when Ichiro played originally played for the Mariners and A-Rod and Jeter still played for NYY. These dudes are athletes. I was convinced by the 4th inning. Some of the stuff I saw was amazing. I mean, to lunge three steps to your right, trap a ball as you dive, then turn and throw from your knees to get the guy out at first? Amazing. Reaf life was way better than tv
@BUNKERJR53 3 жыл бұрын
A-Rod and Jeter. The greatest left side of the infield in Baseball!!!!!
@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle 3 жыл бұрын
Derek Jeter accumulated a grand total of -162 DRS, he was one of the worst fielders of the modern era.
@jd0192 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t be silly. Jeter was horrible
@roberthudson1959 3 жыл бұрын
Offensively, maybe. Defensively, Brooks Robinson and Mark Belanger of Baltimore come to mind.
@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle 3 жыл бұрын
@@roberthudson1959 Belanger and Brooks have the 2nd and 3rd most dWAR of all time, respectively. They were definitely the greatest defensive SS and 3B pairing of all time.
@Ccthomas-ks1hn 3 жыл бұрын
@@jd0192 lol man it's a wonder how the yankees won all those championships with an absolute hole in the lineup at ss. Those fielding stats don't really mean a damn thing if you actually know baseball. Stat nerds just need a place in sports to feel like they're almost athletes lol
@OldSoulNewLife 3 жыл бұрын
Him and Tex need to be in diamond dynasty!!!
@TheChocolat Жыл бұрын
I got to admit. A-Rod was a force to be reckoned with. He helped the Yankees with the championship #27 and was an asset to the team. Too bad he won't be in the HOF
@BFBPRODUCTIONS824 Жыл бұрын
Very nice video!
@bigdavey8863 3 жыл бұрын
Most of these are with one non-surgically repaired hip too
@Davey3131 3 жыл бұрын
His career could’ve been prolific even without the steroids. He could’ve broken the HR record. He was a fantastic 5 tool player.
@SlickRick135 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, Arod was a HOFer from the beginning with the Mariners well before the PEDs.
@waylandjennings4073 2 жыл бұрын
he was a tool.
@Vito_Caligiuri 2 жыл бұрын
@@waylandjennings4073 let’s be serious, VAST MAJORITY of superstar athletes are douchebags.
@benmecha01 2 жыл бұрын
that yankees team with a rod, jeter, cano and texeria was unreal
@drec00k206 10 ай бұрын
So funny at the 2:47 mark the angels crowd thought they was going to score off that hit with bases loaded but arod made a great stop and throw to get the out lol
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