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@CZsWorld4 ай бұрын
"A dwarf convinced the Yankees that he had mystical powers." ... Are you not going to elaborate on that at all??
@ItsGamingFancy4 ай бұрын
I figured you were a baseball head when you went on that world series/Trevor Bauer tangent in your clown vid lol
@garyoakham97234 ай бұрын
It’s the Yankees. We don’t ask questions
@_______284 ай бұрын
That was probably the most 1800s-baseball phrase I have ever heard in my life
@DaveFerguson-vh5fn4 ай бұрын
@@_______28Except the part about it happening in the 1920's right? Lol
@misterbeeps4 ай бұрын
Not much more to elaborate on. You can look up Derek Jeter yourself if you need more details.
@nickmahr33544 ай бұрын
6’ 7” Aaron judge uses his freak genetics to excel at baseball: I sleep 3’ 7” Eddie Gaedel uses his freak genetics to excel at baseball: real shit
@SmallSpoonBrigade4 ай бұрын
Yes, the issue though is that being tall isn't necessarily as big of an advantage as being super short with no strike zone is. There have been a few super tall baseball players like Randy Johnson. Johnson is 6'10" and as far as I know, the only pitcher to ever kill a bird during a game. He was a great pitcher and dominating, but not so dominating as to require a rule to be created to prevent that from happening again. In the case of Eddie, he was so short that his strike zone would be only a couple inches wide, meaning that if the pitcher wanted any chance of a strike out, they would need to put it where he could hit it. The main strategy would be to pitch as slowly and softly as possible to try and make him run for the bases, something that he was presumably quite a bit slower at than a typical player.
@Js-eq7yd4 ай бұрын
One is actually playing the sport. One is just standing there using a loophole in the rules.
@lo1bo24 ай бұрын
Useless info: Dave Winfield wasn't a pitcher, but he accidentally killed a seagull with a throw in 1983.@@SmallSpoonBrigade
@bobbyman32114 ай бұрын
@@Js-eq7yd sounds like a pitcher skill issue
@NameSpaceVoid4 ай бұрын
Exactly a little person can't even hit the ball or run the bases to any effect, where as 6' 7" is like the perfect height for an athlete. Everyone who upvoted this post has brain damage. @@Js-eq7yd
@dogwith4shoes4 ай бұрын
"He never actually got to play, the team would just rub him for good luck before at bats." I was not expecting the end of that sentence
@InfamousMax4 ай бұрын
like his paying was a hundred dollar, but the cake being even more expansive?
@jackfry4 ай бұрын
Shit was crazy
@jibberism99103 ай бұрын
@@jackfry But we all knew our place. Sigh.
@lmAIone2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@Aria432Ай бұрын
Dwolfs looks so funni!
@polkjmsb3 ай бұрын
"He died 10 years later by getting beat up when leaving a bowling alley" Somehow the part of the video that made me want some elaboration the most
@davidlewisjrofficialАй бұрын
Exactly he just moved on so fast. I did some more research and apparently the beating caused a heart attack after he crawled all the way back to his mothers home. Crawled in bed, and died that night. His mother found him the next morning. This is sad asf and just looked over.
@GetterRayАй бұрын
@@davidlewisjrofficial I don't blame him for looking it over, he'd have to tilt his head pretty far down.
@Jonathan-A.C.Ай бұрын
@@davidlewisjrofficial Hope those murderers faced justice
@georgeaird4637Ай бұрын
@@Jonathan-A.C.I doubt it, a dwarf basically had zero rights back then. Some guys beat him to death because they thought it was funny and I doubt the police even cared to investigate it.
@ValdVincentАй бұрын
@@georgeaird4637 It's a cold case, it's 1960's Chicago, they had more rights at the time then African Americans. The city at the time and still does have the largest crime rate in the world. I mean you've heard of Chiraqistan right?
@LucidProtean4 ай бұрын
Okay this story is all kinds of fucked up, but having his number be 1/8th is so funny 😂
@theunwelcome4 ай бұрын
"all kinds of fucked up" is what Bill Veeck did best
@telaviefilms2804 ай бұрын
They didn’t have a jersey that small so they gave him the bat boy’s (bill dewitt) jersey
@mark_kline4 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@antonioreconquistador4 ай бұрын
Its not that fucked up apart from the way eddie died, sports is about entertainment and ig the novelty of midgets wears off when they walk every other at bat.
@IceKing894 ай бұрын
bruh come on thats low hanging fruit. i legit feel bad for the guy
@limegreenelevator4 ай бұрын
To add a bit onto Gaedel's story: Bob Cain, the Tigers pitcher, found the situation so unbelievable that (per Veeck) he "was laughing so hard that he could barely throw" after the first two pitches. Cain was also the only major leaguer to attend Gaedel's funeral.
@nomercyinc67834 ай бұрын
why would other mlb players go?
@Correa24bori4 ай бұрын
@@nomercyinc6783why not?
@fouraztecas63424 ай бұрын
Discrimination ofc Reverse it now lol jk
@blazingbattlehawk96264 ай бұрын
@@Correa24boribecause funerals aren't open events
@Correa24bori4 ай бұрын
@@blazingbattlehawk9626 doesn’t mean players can’t go to one.
@repeatatron14 ай бұрын
The part where it turned into a documentary about Bill Veeck was the funniest bit
@JohannGambolputty224 ай бұрын
It would take a dwarf with mystical powers to convince the Yankees to hire a dwarf claiming to have mystical powers.
@112beastlyy4 ай бұрын
Altuve must've slipped into the league unnoticed
@tomevers66704 ай бұрын
That’s messed up 😂
@flacogonz134 ай бұрын
And now look at him. 2x World Champ MVP .307 career batting avg 200+ career homers 200+ steals They never should've let him in 😭
@jacksonhayden17004 ай бұрын
So true
@jonathan__g4 ай бұрын
I mean he is 5'6. While he is considered the shortest guy in the league the league just has a bunch of people that are probably closer to 6'0.
@warlordofbritannia4 ай бұрын
You could say he was overlooked
@MidwestArtMan4 ай бұрын
Every morning Bill Veeck woke up, he said, "I have the greatest idea to sell more tickets!"
@nahometesfay11124 ай бұрын
That sounds like a Phineas and Ferb character
@Locksmith924 ай бұрын
Bro is a genius....
@warlordofbritannia4 ай бұрын
Unironically
@artie85614 ай бұрын
He is the ultimate youtUber before youtuber. He is very good
@gamingandwhatevs4 ай бұрын
Now that's a guy who could actually get me to attend baseball games.
@andrewbernard19114 ай бұрын
“They didn’t let him play they just rubbed him for good luck” made my day😂
@joesmith5159Ай бұрын
the yellow brick road does not go to 1st base
@seanzibonanzi644 ай бұрын
Okay, the "fans as managers for a game" one is genius. That'd be so cool to do today with an app, I think it'd be a hit.
@BlisaBLisa4 ай бұрын
fr why dont pro sports do fun stuff like that occasionally
@Dudemandudeman194 ай бұрын
Even though baseball doesn’t exist, this channel still makes kick ass videos about it. Major skill
@BendyDH4 ай бұрын
the man has created entire lore, a bunch of fictional characters, and hired numerous actors to film this footage, this is an insane amount of work for a fake sport
@Player_O1ne4 ай бұрын
@@BendyDH A fake sport? implying that sport is real to begin with.
@user-br4tc6zr5t4 ай бұрын
idk how i found u guys but hey are any of you real?@@Player_O1ne
@hullbreaker454 ай бұрын
@@Player_O1ne Saying " _sport_ " like it is a real word in english language is insane.
@timothyelmer54693 ай бұрын
@@hullbreaker45que es "English"?
@dejjoe3454 ай бұрын
Eddie Gaedel's grandnephew nearly joined him in the majors. 6'3" OFer Kyle Gaedele was drafted in the 6th round of the 2011 MLB draft and made it to AA before flaming out. He still plays independent ball
@pi2864 ай бұрын
I was very short growing up, I actually made the cities highest level of baseball team. I was on the team for 1 reason; to get walked and steal every base to home. I was one of the fastest guys and my strikezone was so small pitchers rarely struck me out. I played outfield and 2nd base.
@benitofranklyn42372 ай бұрын
"In 1951..." rarely ends with some heartwarming tale of acceptance
@SUBMACHINEGOTH4 ай бұрын
"A GOOD LUCK DWARF" god i love baseball so much
@SackTap694 ай бұрын
dwarves have been kept for good luck for thousands of years. lords would sometimes employ dwarves to their court so they could flex on everyone
@aamry4 ай бұрын
Imagine being a full grown man (albeit, very small) and being held like a baby by a professional baseball player because "you're good luck"
@deesnutts49364 ай бұрын
@@aamryso dope
@SCP-Dr_Bright3 ай бұрын
@@aamry i mean, if i liked the baseball player I'd do it. but maybe I'd feel different if i was 3'4
@hattorihanzo22754 ай бұрын
Bill Veeck (as in 'Wreck') was a damned genius.
@dyingearth4 ай бұрын
Mike Veeck his son was partially responsible for Disco Demolition Night fiasco. Steve Dahl, the local DJ was the other guy responsible for it.
@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii4 ай бұрын
I was like, how is this gonna help? then oohh!
@DioBrandoWRYYYYYY4 ай бұрын
The dude owned and I wish they made a movie about him.
@warlordofbritannia4 ай бұрын
@@DioBrandoWRYYYYYY In fact, he owned several teams
@warlordofbritannia4 ай бұрын
Great book
@Hakushodemon4 ай бұрын
on my highschool soccer team my teammate was a dwarf who was extremely fast in a short sprint. we won many games together in which he was the one I was passing to so he could score which he did. was one of our top scorerers aswell as he could dribble and shoot very quickly.
@GizmoMaltese2 ай бұрын
Dribble in soccer?
@finesseandstyleАй бұрын
@@GizmoMaltese yes it exists
@stueygewy4 ай бұрын
3:56 Okay, I noticed that RuneScape '36' font and lobster! Smooth! 😛
@HerMajestyVelvet4 ай бұрын
Me telling my friend who’s an inch shorter then me that his baseball dream will never succeeed since hes banned
@moquilla14 ай бұрын
And you are how tall?
@HerMajestyVelvet4 ай бұрын
@@moquilla1I haven’t checked in a while but I think I’m 5-9 or 5-10
@moquilla14 ай бұрын
@@HerMajestyVelvet I guess I don’t get the joke. Altuve is 5’6….why would your friend be banned?
@Plunger_frShorts4 ай бұрын
@@moquilla1 it’s just a joke basically
@HerMajestyVelvet4 ай бұрын
@@moquilla1it’s a joke about me making fun of my friend bc hes shorter then me
@justinking31274 ай бұрын
Another banger. Now it sounds like we need a whole video just for Bill Veeck
@stephencaudle17664 ай бұрын
I second this
@rafaelernestovazquez08314 ай бұрын
I third this
@Essman6144 ай бұрын
4th
@concretebuilding4 ай бұрын
There could be a whole series of videos on that man alone lol
@Ace_McBonin4 ай бұрын
Watch The Saint of Second Chances
@n1c984 ай бұрын
Let the people have their shining moment due to their height. We don't ban 7 foot 5 giants in basketball. Come on
@burntoburn424 ай бұрын
Sometimes I forget this is my favorite channel on youtube.
@b2rad4 ай бұрын
The old school RuneScape lobster icon was a solid choice for that bit
@brendangordon12484 ай бұрын
Lol it was like an addiction trigger
@vincentflannigan27274 ай бұрын
Man us OSRS comunity must be dying cause just a few years ago the top comments would always be pointing out random bits in videos unrelated to runescape
@tappajaav4 ай бұрын
@@vincentflannigan2727 People are staying in their lane
@decafcrack45964 ай бұрын
@@vincentflannigan2727 nah not dying just hit peak player count a few months ago
@chadsdadbrad4 ай бұрын
And the text font as well!
@miche1df4 ай бұрын
This was basically my entire offensive strategy in Little League.
@DemonKingBadger4 ай бұрын
I was better at pitching threw out my youth/high school, but yeah when I hit, I did take too many pitches, drew a lot of BBs (possibly 1/3 of my PAs).
@bluecollarmenproductions4 ай бұрын
Me too but the ump was an idiot so it didn’t work
@burnamaleik3 ай бұрын
Aye you just gained a subscriber. MLB need to hire you at this point. You made baseball interesting for me. Never thought that would happen. 😂 this also helps me realize baseball got a lot of rules that need adjusting . The strike zone rule is crazy
@waynealan3067Ай бұрын
Boston Red Sox to be renamed Boston Mythically Powered Leprechauns. Put that on your 2025 bingo card.
@ivanih74 ай бұрын
The first little person on the video is a batboy/team assistant for the aguilas de mexicali in the mexican pacific league. Hes a well known legend in Mexico. They call him “Chevale”👏 👏 He made it to @baseballDoesntExist, took his legendary status to another level🚀
@zerotwoisreal4 ай бұрын
the word is midget
@SBDdauntless4 ай бұрын
“Little person” is so much worse than dwarf 😂
@littlemonztergaming86654 ай бұрын
@@SBDdauntless Nah, organizations that support them go by titles like: "Little People of America" (LPA). Same as a "Trans person" or "Black person". But I get where you're coming from, I could see a lot of people getting offended at the title, "Big person".
@MikeCee74 ай бұрын
What is this little guy wearing under his uniform. 1:06 Is he wearing like 10 bulletproof vest? Or is he wearing 3 water life preservers vests?
@Xzile404 ай бұрын
He was beat to death outside of a bowling alley and then the next day they voided his contract and banned dwarves from playing? Thats some shady as hell shit right there.
@artemthetrain144 ай бұрын
No, they voided his contract the day after his at bat. He was killed a decade later.
@Xzile404 ай бұрын
@@artemthetrain14 ah guess i misunderstood it.
@artemthetrain144 ай бұрын
@@Xzile40 ya he said it weirdly tbh!
@tobermoryx37003 ай бұрын
Why would someone beat a dwarf to death
@icollectstories57023 ай бұрын
@@tobermoryx3700I assume for the same reasons they would beat anyone else to death. Is there something like a bowling hustler?
@mostdope3178Ай бұрын
3:54 The Runescape lobster just took me way back. Thanks
@Dave420694 ай бұрын
Im not even a massive baseball fan, but your vids are always an amazing watch.
@brysonbyrne4 ай бұрын
My buddy Mason played little league with me up until we got older and bigger….. but for those few years he was our #3 batter and I was our clean up. He would get walked EVERY TIME. and I was so fat we ran at the same speed 😂 I’ll never forget those legendary times
@drewshighlights4 ай бұрын
Bro was about to get sniped if he even looked like he was gonna swing the bat😂
@mark_kline4 ай бұрын
I’ve been in tears for 5 mins 😂😂😂😂 bruh wtf is wrong with this country
@zerotwoisreal4 ай бұрын
bro would probably miss
@mrbanana45364 ай бұрын
@@mark_kline That shit was hilarious, got me rolling in laughter at that idea of it
@Ramsey276one4 ай бұрын
I can see two reasons: Speed Potential harm 0:25 WTAF?!
@DerekReznik4 ай бұрын
3:55 I always love your runescape references.
@Purple_Austin4 ай бұрын
Babe wake up new Baseball Doesn’t Exist video.
@warlordofbritannia4 ай бұрын
I’m a simple man, I see Bill Veeck, I click
@DougBurgum4VP4 ай бұрын
Very original comment
@thecatmanyes4 ай бұрын
Fax
@AkumaAPN4 ай бұрын
Babe Ruth wake up
@elchancho84324 ай бұрын
I’m up.
@Luke_Skyraptor4 ай бұрын
Bridgeport Bluefish, who no longer exist, was the team, was the team from the Atlantic League you mentioned. The players name was Colin Buckingham.
@thomasmcnamara32324 ай бұрын
I grew up going to Bluefish games, miss the team!
@knowyourenemies7Ай бұрын
The story of Ed Gaedel was one of my dad’s favorite anecdotes to tell. You nailed it all the way down to the high powered rifle.
@JuanitoK5564 ай бұрын
This entire thing sounds like a premise of a movie starting Will Ferrel as Veeck haha.
@carsoncomplains4 ай бұрын
Multiple teams having a little person for luck purposes is my favorite MLB fun fact
@DemonKingBadger4 ай бұрын
See Charlie "Victory" Faust for deadball era good luck charms. Actually got into a couple games. I think he does have a SABR page.
@BryanChance4 ай бұрын
What do you mean? like a rabbits foot or something?
@jeanocasio54324 ай бұрын
@@BryanChanceI believe so.
@mikeCD624 ай бұрын
A couple things 1. The most common phenotype of dwarfism results in a relatively normal torso length and short legs. 2. It seems possible to me that a little person could be good enough at baseball that they could contribute in ways besides getting walked. The fastest little people in the world can run 100m in under 15 seconds. Thats definitely slow by mlb standards but not unheard of. Dwarfism has an incidence of 1/25000, so there are around 15000 little people in the united states, including about 2000 men in or near their athletic prime. Extend that to the whole world and you get around 40000 eligible little people. Remember, they dont need to be mlb caliber in their skills, they would just need to be good enough that they arent completely useless on the field-- good enough that the advantages they bring outweigh the deficits in "traditional" baseball performance
@Sniperboy55514 ай бұрын
I guess with odds like those, it’s really weird that I grew up next to a dwarf. She invited us to a local dwarfism awareness thing and there were plenty of little people there.
@thomasstone34804 ай бұрын
it also feels like it would be less ugly and demeaning to hire a little person who was expected to like... play? like, i think the whole thing comes off a lot less freak show if you're like 'look this person has a tiny strike zone but also will bunt sometimes' or whatever
@bennylevine3874 ай бұрын
I hear you, but we're talking about the big leagues, so how would a dwarf be good at any aspect of baseball to the level where he'd be serviceable in any other facet than to be walked? Anyone deficient on the basepaths generally makes up for it in power, which enables them to avoid baserunning more. So you get a dwarf who never gets past first now having to run all those bases and it'd have to be at the DH position because you won't find one who wouldn't be a total liability defensively on a MLB team. Like you'd have to have the top superstar athlete dwarf to even think about this working and even then, it's not that inspiring of a proposition.
@mikeCD624 ай бұрын
@bennylevine387 my point is that, if they could consistently get walked, they wouldn't have to be "MLB good" in order to provide net utility to their team with multiple at bats per game as a DH. A 15 second 100m is fairly slow by mlb standards but not out of place, and the disadvantages in speed conferred by short legs would be of lower relevance since baserunning is more about acceleration than top end speed.
@bennylevine3874 ай бұрын
@@mikeCD62 Yeah, I'm not even disagreeing. I don't think anyone could wrap their head around all the possibilities. Or if maybe it'd be better just to have one in a pinch-hitting capacity to get that walk under optimal conditions, rather than letting the dwarf run bases or have to slide, which I'm not sure they can do proficiently. And I'd be interested where they're holding dwarf track meets to where you can quote times. Or if they need that first length of distance to get rolling and their base-running wouldn't translate. An interesting thing to ponder though to be sure.
@kenstonm13463 ай бұрын
Make more vids baseball season is coming up and you’re the one that got me into the sport.
@user-ez5nh3yz1u4 ай бұрын
Im fairly certain most major league pitchers nowadays wouldn't have any problem hitting a dwarf's strike zone. Especially if he was specifically instructed never to swing because all the pitcher would need to worry about is control. No secondary pitches, no high velo, nothing. If Spencer Strider can put a 100mph fastball in the upper outside quadrant of a normal batter's zone he can put a casual 88mph fastball somewhere in a the zone of a guy who is 110cm.
@DemonKingBadger4 ай бұрын
I don't think too many more pitchers back then would have necessarily had a hard time, to be fair. Bob Cain gave up 95 BBs in 175 innings in 1951. So, he did have below average control.
@beamo12204 ай бұрын
The easy fix is to make a minimum height of the strikezone.
@The_Taken_Names4 ай бұрын
You mean make a rule that specifically gives a disadvantage to players below a certain height? I'm not sure the ada would be much happier with that. It would probably have to be a universal strike zone to make them happier. But I think it's more likely they would get rid of the DH and add stipulations around pinch hitters requiring them to field an inning.
@bobbygetsbanned60494 ай бұрын
@@The_Taken_Names It's not a disadvantage, they'd still have the smallest possible strike zone compared to larger players with way bigger strike zones.
@djii78374 ай бұрын
@@d_mb I think that's the point. The rule wouldn't be discriminatory because it applies to everyone, it just would facilitate that people who cannot fit the strike zone wouldn't be considered skilled enough to play. Same way with the NBA hoop height, MLB base size, size of a baseball, etc. Applies to everyone, regardless of physical ability.
@OmniBui4 ай бұрын
@@djii7837 i think this is right, not a lawyer, but the case against it would be does it apply more to a few than to all the others. like let's say it's a 1ft x 1ft min for the aruguement, if the only people that the minimum applies to, are little people/ dwarfs, then it could still be effectively discriminatory which would still be a litigious issue. a minimum height that the strike zone boundaries can be at might be better than a minimum area of the strikezone, which i think is what y'all are saying now and i'm misreading this. oh well
@kevinmoynihan51184 ай бұрын
@@OmniBui There could also be a case raised if someone challenged the ban, that an individual is not “otherwise qualified” to be an MLB player if the only thing that makes them attractive to an MLB team is the fact that they are so short they could likely walk an insanely high amount of the time. The ability to actually hit, field, and throw would likely be considered essential functions of the job. Even if that’s not the case there would also be a case from a safety standpoint although I think that would be even more complicated.
@robausman52484 ай бұрын
the runescape lobster pic just made my day love your videos bro keep em coming!
@LeaminOwnsAll4 ай бұрын
Had to come to the comments to make sure someone else caught it too. Selling lobbies btw
@ProfRenderer4 ай бұрын
Now if only that was 73 lobsters
@nathanpearson27024 ай бұрын
Loved this 😂
@benn4544 ай бұрын
@@LeaminOwnsAllhow much for 28? going to wildy
@SimchaKaplun4 ай бұрын
Great video! Would you consider making a video on the Steinbrenner vs Dave Winfield saga?
@vintageswiss90964 ай бұрын
I absolutely love that owner. Dude was the WWE Attitude Era of the MLB. He gave us so much stuff we still see in the game, but is only known for his failed antics...
@nathangraves43184 ай бұрын
I love you pacing and storytelling. I wish you could do every video of interest I watch.
@SportSpark224 ай бұрын
The best creator on youtube strikes again!
@DemonKingBadger4 ай бұрын
My dad and me talked about Gaedel and what if someone tried it again. One thing my dad mentioned was what if the pitcher starts throwing at the little guy, for someone not experienced with rhis at all, with no athleticism, 95 mph coming at you might change your mind quick. Another problem we mentioned was it would be needed to be a DH likely, and you also just used up a bench spot in the 1st inning when benches are smaller today with all the pitchers on the roster.
@justayoutuber19064 ай бұрын
My dad and I....
@diseasedworm92093 ай бұрын
@@justayoutuber1906 nerd
@stevencamp694 ай бұрын
holy crap no way did you just pull the lobby from rs xD i thought i loved this channel before but wow man that was a nice touch!!!!!
@ryancrowley93974 ай бұрын
Santa doesn’t want his elves to be slacking off
@warlordofbritannia4 ай бұрын
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is just an allegory for the antebellum American South, of course
@Carlos_Aguilarr4 ай бұрын
Bro😭🙏😭
@AZYugiohVillage4 ай бұрын
I don’t know if it was intentional or not but this is your shortest video 😂
@WhatinDetailNationOG4 ай бұрын
I live in York PA - the revs stadium is literally in my back yard and I had no idea about this.
@lalomalo80524 ай бұрын
Would've never guessed this video would be this interesting. Well put together video 👏
@Lesposito254 ай бұрын
The small shohei 💀💀💀💀 1:37
@Lachronix4 ай бұрын
wild. can't believe i never thought of that.
@Ceece202 ай бұрын
I mean you can fix the issue with the little strike zone by making a minimum size strike zone that also must be X inches from the ground. It would only apply if the normal strike zone was smaller than the minimum or if the height of the zone was too low to the ground.
@captainphoenix4 ай бұрын
OMG That Altuve joike at the end was brilliant.
@Ticklestein4 ай бұрын
Most enticing video title I have seen in a long long time.
@salvatorepulcrano90054 ай бұрын
4:16 Disco Demolition Night was an idea envisioned by his son and a local Chicago DJ. Bill Veeck approved the idea however. Also, Bill Veeck’s wife conceived the idea that ball players wore shorts instead of pants. It lasted one season and players wore them for a couple of games.
@Tetrahcodom4 ай бұрын
I would watch baseball again if they started recruiting dwarves again.
@KleinerAffeYoutube4 ай бұрын
I'd say it heavily depends on the pitcher. Especially if he knows the batter ain't swinging. So he basically just needs to rely on control and not velocity or breaking. I mean there are catchers who are crazy on point across the whole diamond.
@shivumganesh4 ай бұрын
This is even crazier than not allowing Barry Bonds to play without a bat.
@SoulDelSol3 ай бұрын
What would he hit ball with. His teeth
@thetimebinderАй бұрын
@@SoulDelSolHe wouldn't swing at all.
@patrickspahn95014 ай бұрын
Jose altuve still plays
@BadgerOff32Ай бұрын
Hearing him describe all those crazy stunts and promotions that owner kept pulling off reminded me of the Will Ferrell movie 'Semi Pro' where he's constantly doing crazy stuff to try and get more fans in. I wonder if that guy was actually the inspiration for Ferrells character in that film?
@saifojio22594 ай бұрын
This was one of the wildest videos ive seen in a while, from mystical dwarfs to a dude with a wooden leg with an ash tray wtf
@steveboston59484 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant video! I knew some of the Bill Veeck stories, including the midget batter, the lobster giveaway, the wooden leg ashtray, and disco demolition night. I didn't know about the outfield wall being moved between home and away batters. And didn't know about the crouching batter stance rule. This has been a fun and enlightening 9 minutes. 👍👍
@warlordofbritannia4 ай бұрын
His memoir is full of such stories, “Veeck as in Wreck”
@jbean95644 ай бұрын
How you think altuve feels
@AstrosPlug4 ай бұрын
pretty happy knowing he has 2 ws rings.
@danielkerber86674 ай бұрын
My first thought when it was said 1951 its gotta be Bill Veck being involved 20 seconds later Bill Veck name came up. Gotta love consistency of shinanigans he is involved in.
@Madness-iwnl4 ай бұрын
I read the title and I died bro, had to watch the video 💀
@seanbrady22324 ай бұрын
So the ADA prevents discrimination based off a disability (I.e. dwarfism) but there are workarounds that would essentially do the same thing based off “required job functions”. The MLB would probably claim they have a minimum height requirement for safety, faithful execution of ump job functions, and potential undue economic impact that upsetting the meta of the game would cause, all of which are pretty standard objections to the ADA.
@SoulDelSol3 ай бұрын
Disabled people have their own leagues or divisions, eg wheelchair basketball and wheelchair bodybuilding or special Olympics. They don't join into regular divisions
@Hilbrandi4 ай бұрын
2:58 Nelson De La Rosa (RIP) wasn't just a very little man... At one time he was the world's shortest human, as certified by Guinness World Records.
@user-os6ps1ls3s4 ай бұрын
Good ol lil Pete as they called him on Red Sox land loved that guy
@DemonKingBadger4 ай бұрын
He was also in the Marlon Brando remake of the Island of Dr. Moreau (and probably the only good reason to watch it)
@Franyza3 ай бұрын
I’m high asf I was not expecting that shit at 2:15💀💀💀💀💀
@_CJCJ.3 ай бұрын
😂
@aceq6207Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂 I was Not Ready lmaooo
@KaoticReach19994 ай бұрын
Very few videos in this category has the reaction of "I need a cigarette now" these days Crazy Bonus, includes a high powered rifle! Don't see that everyday when it comes to baseball!
@jamesesterline4 ай бұрын
3:46 Satchel Paige also played in 5 decades
@DavidMcdonald-df8tb4 ай бұрын
He played professional baseball for 5 decades but not in the MLB
@UglyApprentice4 ай бұрын
Having the number 1/8 is crazy 🤣
@mnbgt1014 ай бұрын
3:57 this man pioneered "twitch chat plays" decades before the internet was invented
@Gapb_TheRealOneThoАй бұрын
I love how the problem are the little people and not that the concept of the individual strike zones. It's like saying the basket has to be lower for shorter basketball players or the goal smaller for shorter goalies in football. It's just not like sports should be designed hahaha
@lazcoroner14834 ай бұрын
So how is Jose Altuve still in the league..?
@warlordofbritannia4 ай бұрын
Because he’s a great player?
@lazcoroner14834 ай бұрын
@@warlordofbritannia You must be a JOY to be around..
@warlordofbritannia4 ай бұрын
@@lazcoroner1483 Oh…yeah wow I…there’s no excuse, I deserve a wooosh 😂
@SedraShelova-cc3dx4 ай бұрын
Love your unique style, never change!
@paulk63994 ай бұрын
Just a totally normal comment not made by a bot.
@alejandrogomez16984 ай бұрын
This is the exact moment I lost it 5:33
@Killdroid964 ай бұрын
Rewatching this for the second time, I can’t believe I missed the RuneScape reference with the lobsters and the chat font on screen my first time watching it.
@boxicknowsbest91004 ай бұрын
Talk about short stop
@davidlejenkins2 ай бұрын
Bro didn't have to do 'em like that.
@CincyMetalDrummer4 ай бұрын
I am cackling over the tiny Elly De La Cruz 🤣
@joshuapatrick6824 ай бұрын
The strike zone needs to be increased in height anyways... It's way to low considering how much guys can crush balls at the top of the zone.
@66291314 ай бұрын
The old school RuneScape animation lobster was too good
@kingyellowman57624 ай бұрын
Poor altuve is finally going to get banned?
@mondoseguendo61134 ай бұрын
I bet he’s using lifts.
@Ghostscommentarys4 ай бұрын
I hit the ball twice in eight years playing baseball, so my baseball coach made me lunge. I walked 75% of the season. We went undefeated Edit: I’m 5’11” my shoulders were about 7 inches from my knees.
@DreadMew26 күн бұрын
this is the most interesting piece of baseball related media i've ever seen, nice
@weezyf7754 ай бұрын
i love this video. it beautifully highlights just how old timey baseball philosophy is.
@Cheneymlb4 ай бұрын
This would all be so cool... if baseball existed
@raysinterweb4 ай бұрын
He just called a little person an “it” on 7:06
@user-ix9lx4sp1z4 ай бұрын
No he didn't? Are you high?
@user-qv3xs1li1s4 ай бұрын
@@user-ix9lx4sp1z you can hear where the audio clips where he later edited it, bucko :P
@agentbobbarker4 ай бұрын
the runescape lobster killed me lol
@discopants684 ай бұрын
Bill Veeck is legendary. I remember his crazy ideas and promotions having grown up in Chicago in the 70s. Note to creator: the background noise is maddening.
@janito799Ай бұрын
thats very racist and ableist of the mlb they should be sued for millions and be obligated to accomadate people of all heights, shame
@DJ_Mr_Rodge4 ай бұрын
lol the moment i heard wooden leg that he also used as an astray i knew this was going to be wild and it was even wilder than i expected
@rafaelcarrera9436Ай бұрын
Including dwarves in MLB is probably the only thing that could get me to watch it.
@aj-xf5fl2 ай бұрын
i would love a longer form video going more in depth on the life of eddie gaedel. it seems like quite a story could be told!