Former Marlins president doesn't hold back on A-Rod, Jeter, Barry Bonds, trades

Former Marlins president doesn't hold back on A-Rod, Jeter, Barry Bonds, trades | Dan Le Batard Show

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5 жыл бұрын

Former Miami Marlins president David Samson joins The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz for a no-holds-barred conversation on various MLB topics:
0:01: Barry Bonds was his worst hitting coach ever
1:25: Why the Marlins didn't sign Alex Rodriguez
1:44: How A-Rod and Derek Jeter's rivalry played out in Miami
2:59: A blockbuster Jose Fernandez trade that almost happened
4:53: Why the Marlins didn't honor Bobby Cox
5:20: Which starter he caught out at 3 a.m. the night before a start
6:24: His opinion of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred
7:10: How Marlins legends dealt with Derek Jeter firing them
7:45: What would he have done differently while with the Marlins
8:22: Did Ozzie Guillen understand why he was forced out by team
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@notcreative1757 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty confident on bashing people when his teams been trash for a while....

@BennyNegroFromQueens 3 жыл бұрын

He got a ring though

@Fiero425 3 жыл бұрын

I don't pay much attn. to sports so have no idea who this clown is, but he had me in stiches! Love blabber-mouthes who can't keep anything to themselves! lol! ;-)

@jamaalhorton2343 5 жыл бұрын

Barry Bonds was the worst coach ever right. But 7 out nine players were batting 300 . 5 finished the year batting 300. They led the league in Team Batting Average. You fire him. This is why the Marlins ain't SHIT!!!!

@bobbymarsh1 5 жыл бұрын

Jamaal Horton ikr wtf is he talking about

@jamaalhorton2343 5 жыл бұрын

@@bobbymarsh1 this guy sickens me.

@aranicaceres6173 5 жыл бұрын

Thats true i know ozuna had a very good yr with barry he was even using bonds bat

@jamaalhorton2343 5 жыл бұрын

@@aranicaceres6173 whole truth! The only one who struggled was Stanton because he was not listening the other was a pitcher!

@coleyoutubechannel 5 жыл бұрын

Arani Caceres Yup. Stanton and Ozuna switched over to Sam bat after working with him for a year. This guy is full of shit about him being a crappy hitting coach

@cmbuvi 5 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this guy on "Real Sports with Brian Gumble" talking about tax payers should pay for the new Marlins stadium even though he refused to open his books. Complete snake.

@coolgaucho Жыл бұрын

yes...I remember. The guy looks like a carpet bagger.

@Bdot1588 26 күн бұрын

🇮🇱

@kalihaze765thlemon9 5 жыл бұрын

Good interview but this guy sounds like a lil weasel

@michaelchumpitaz912 5 жыл бұрын

Kalihaze76 5th&Lemon that why jeter fired him

@jfbub1562 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah the one who's always harassing Foghorn Leghorn! I say boy,go away you bother me!👀

@fc-8843 5 жыл бұрын

Montreal Expos fan here confirming your beliefs

@josemartin598 5 жыл бұрын

I agree he is a weasel. He'll never work in the MlB again after that.

@dutchislax14 5 жыл бұрын

Electric Eye Slide Nazi shut the fuck up

@drodegennaromusic8492 5 жыл бұрын

ran your team into the ground. this guy is a clown.

@seamusosullivan6128 5 жыл бұрын

Dro De Gennaro Music wtf are you talking about. The marlins would have been great they just had really bad luck

@jeremyabreu8512 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeffrey loria is to blame not no one else

@18rickster18 5 жыл бұрын

Did whatever loria told him to do

@masonmeadows9717 5 жыл бұрын

Jeter dismantled this team lol.

@wc3350 5 жыл бұрын

Loria is to blame not Samson. Every time Samson tried to get players, Loria wouldnt fork over the money. Samson said that owner liked his own players meant that owner didnt want to do a deal with Loria. Was hated league wide.

@easysnake205 5 жыл бұрын

His story about bonds reminds me a story of Kenny Smith told about Bill Russell as a coach. Basically Bill Russell was frustrated that his big man could not rebound the ball. When the centre and pf asked for tips about how to rebound better, Russell was confused and just told them to just go up and get the ball. Rebounding came so easily to Bill Russell that he could not comprehend lesser athletes would struggle. he couldn’t relate to lesser athletes and he didn’t know any tricks for performing a task he found so simple

@zenmar84 5 жыл бұрын

The great thing i guess with Russell is that he was abke to adjust and became a great coach,.

@easysnake205 5 жыл бұрын

zenmar84 Bill Russell as a player coach was successful because he was just such an amazing player. His coaching record not counting the years he was also playing is not impressive at all Sometimes people who are great at a task are horrible at teaching how to perform the task because it just comes so natural to them. I’m good at math I try to teach some of my nephews math and it was just such a struggle because they had holes in their knowledge base that I could not believe a high school student would have. I can’t imagine how a supreme talent like Barry bonds would be able to relate to the struggles of the average hitter.

@sthao1733 5 жыл бұрын

bill russell was also playing against coal miners and lumberjacks.

@LEEMAN-X 3 жыл бұрын

I believe it, it's actually very common in all sports, super star players typically make bad coaches. That's why I feel that catchers make the best coaches, it's a position that makes you see the game from all perspectives.

@demonkingbadger6689 3 жыл бұрын

@@sthao1733 them was some tall coal miners, how they fit in the tunnels?

@dxsuperstarl 5 жыл бұрын

I know the squealers when I see them and... "points at this dude". - The Joker

@celticjay2306 5 жыл бұрын

dxsuperstarl What do you propose

@gquick 5 жыл бұрын

Wrong part in quotes lol I'm a douche

@sammy6174 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate a good squealer

@jfbub1562 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@cowman596 3 жыл бұрын

@@celticjay2306 how about a magic trick?

@Bruinsman-rh2dc 5 жыл бұрын

No wonder the marlins were always a disaster

@runningover50plusyankees 5 жыл бұрын

Smug guy who doesn't accept any culpability for running a horrid franchise.

@shrekthenoob 5 жыл бұрын

Fairly obviously you dont listen to the show, he takes full responsibility for everything that ever happened with the team and always has. Only times he deflects is if it legitimately isnt his fault, like the owner telling him to go sign a guy or hes fired which happened a couple times.

@j27steiner 5 жыл бұрын

That’s a fair criticism unless you’ve never heard the man talk before this eight-minute clip you watched...

@john-paulhunt9798 3 жыл бұрын

@@j27steiner the Marlins are notorious for not paying their players or anything good as MYami seems to hate baseball even with the new ballpark that I remembered that whole debate over funding in the late 90s and how toxic that was over the pro player stadium debate wanting to destroy that old stadium for 2 new ballparks one baseball and the other for the dolphins as I watched live satillite feed during commercial breaks as they looked at the 'products' in the fan seats. My dad and I laughed saying FLA all da way as it's MYami.

@arthasmenethil4297 3 жыл бұрын

John-Paul Hunt it’s sooo much harder for a small market team to compete. Rather than teams like the Yankees, Dodgers, and Red Sox who can doll out the money.

@john-paulhunt9798 3 жыл бұрын

@@arthasmenethil4297 yet the Marlins won 2 times as did the diamondbacks. Money makes people lazy like MLB teams fat and not winning. For me personally I say play the players always. However the dodgers are a failure as they spent all that money and have no world series victory to show for it unlike the Astros and Nationals.

@michaelchumpitaz912 5 жыл бұрын

Good that Jeter fired him.

@ladscrimpton8590 4 жыл бұрын

Really? Because Christian Yelich said Barry Bonds is the reason he became such a good hitter. I trust an MVP's opinion of Barry more than I trust this snake.

@rxpro19 5 жыл бұрын

that whole interview was pure gold.....loved every second

@WolfestoneManor 5 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have him run my baseball team but I bet he'd be a great divorce lawyer.

@whatwouldjohngaltdo1409 4 жыл бұрын

Christian Yelich and all his home runs would disagree, recently crediting Bonds with his power improvement.

@michaeledwards4555 3 жыл бұрын

Liar

@tylojzs 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best interviews ever

@bostonsolomon99 5 жыл бұрын

I love this I would love to hear more stuff like this

@j27steiner 5 жыл бұрын

Solomon Boston to many people are scared to say shit anymore

@onetwothree257 5 жыл бұрын

Marlins finished 4th in avg in the majors under Barry Bonds

@ThePaperSun 5 жыл бұрын

That was largely due to having Yelich, Realmuto, and Gordon in the lineup every day.

@justmyopinion1098 4 жыл бұрын

Wilson Martin nah Bonds did a great job

@Jacobthekid28 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePaperSun And Yelich says that Bonds made him a better hitter.

@DrGuessFilms 3 жыл бұрын

Go look at that line up

@niltoncardoso1400 2 жыл бұрын

Yelich credits his whole power numbers to bonds look it ip

@LEEMAN-X 3 жыл бұрын

This is one of my most favorite sports interviews ever

@targho5744 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is a prime example of how people can get high positions and good careers only because they are good at leveraging themselves through talking

@SodaStereo1984 3 жыл бұрын

or his step-dad owns the baseball team in this case

@2011blueman 2 жыл бұрын

He got his job simply through good old fashion nepotism, the owner was Samson's stepfather.

@chrisfree9 Жыл бұрын

@Lordeverfall100 only Jews speak like that. Quick

@azcardguy7825 2 күн бұрын

Yeah and then immediately self implode when he had some power. The dude is a miserable human being and has literally not a single person who likes him. He’s pathetic.

@ian0903 Жыл бұрын

I recall Ichiro saying that Barry Bonds was a great batting coach. I guess you have to be at that level to feel that way.

@dannyheel1 3 ай бұрын

Barry probably told Ichiro to start his swing when he saw the third stitch come around the six hundredth time. Ichiro probably asked if 599 or 601 would be okay, and Barry told him yeah but it would only be a hit not a homer. Everyone else in the room was lost.

@Bodhi594 5 жыл бұрын

This was really interesting. 👍

@TheCoss10 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite kind of interview. Gossip, gossip, and more gossip.

@vidowatcher91 5 жыл бұрын

He's a dick but that Nolasco story is legendary, gold. Ricky Nolasco is a lot like all of us

@davidlee4198 5 жыл бұрын

Ricky Nolasco eating Pizza at 3Am then running away is such a funny thing to imagine

@jrod6631 5 жыл бұрын

I want more of this

@Fenzzy249 3 жыл бұрын

And I just saw a Yelich interview where he thanked bonds for helping him with his mechanics before his MVP season.

@yourrealdaddy7589 3 жыл бұрын

Lol wonder why

@_michael_g 3 жыл бұрын

anyone else realize that JF would still be alive if the Corbin trade went through

@thomofmaine 5 жыл бұрын

Telephone Tough Guy, 100%. He wouldn't be saying these things if they were in the room.

@ddsmagic2806 5 жыл бұрын

Damn, this was nice listening to.

@darrincleary2385 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is who Stugotz aspires to be

@BennyNegroFromQueens 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@MrBradbill 3 жыл бұрын

Funny how this guy got knocked out in the first round of Survivor: Cagayan

@robpagliuca4516 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. So knowledgeable! You were so right on about Manfred! PS: Why were you “hammered” at 3:30 am at the pizza shop

@robr2303 5 жыл бұрын

this guy is shady af

@Kalel93739 5 жыл бұрын

This guy got his job due to nepotism

@n_a8917 5 жыл бұрын

@@Kalel93739 burn

@Kalel93739 5 жыл бұрын

Nick Allison Kelso

@MrMalicious5 3 жыл бұрын

Stop being so anti-semetic.

@Eats1987 5 жыл бұрын

This man went IN on truth. He just layed it all out no f given. You don't get to see/hear stuff like this out of sports. This was great.

@whereliyd429 2 жыл бұрын

one of the most underrated sports videos on youtube

@tommy62z Жыл бұрын

Had a good laugh. Great guy

@turtesrock 4 жыл бұрын

Arod didnt sign with the marlins because he didnt want to. The Marlins were the ones chasing him

@edwardlee9845 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the best interview I seen yet. Joe Rohan can learn from this

@MichaelOdomwest16thAve 5 жыл бұрын

Great radio when David is on.

@wtp7631 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad Dan is off the air. He STINKS

@BVonBuescher 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

5 жыл бұрын

Brutal honesty. So refreshing!

@DarkSideMaceWindu 5 жыл бұрын

Brutally honest except about how he was a garbage piece of shit.

@azcardguy7825 2 күн бұрын

Huh? The dude lies about everything he says. He’s a terrible person who cares about no one besides himself.

@jetfan9586 5 жыл бұрын

This guy reminds me of a Dana White with hair lol seriously

@austinsmith7774 5 жыл бұрын

This is epic.

@zacharylucas8941 5 жыл бұрын

Information on Nolasco would be great for betting. Wonder which start it was the time he played Milwaukee

@Taesian 3 жыл бұрын

David Samson thinks Barry Bonds is the worst hitting coach, meanwhile, Christian Yelich, who almost batted .400 last season, almost won the MVP if it wasn't for injury, thanked Barry Bond for teaching him how to hit while in Florida. Also the same team that traded away and could have had Yelich, Stanton, and Ozana in the same outfield This is all coming from a Dodger fan. Only in sports, you can mess up big time and get a job as an analysts for a network because you can talk in front of a Camera.

@ScottKazan 5 жыл бұрын

What date was this interview?

@moemoney1785 5 жыл бұрын

Fake scumbags on here calling him a snake? 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 how? This is most honest interview I’ve ever heard. I wished I heard more content like this. Guess y’all rather hear fake nonsense and fake news. Shout out to this guy he Played it raw.💯💯💯💯💯

@azcardguy7825 2 күн бұрын

He’s completely full of crap with almost everything he says.

@luisfrias1210 5 жыл бұрын

Its tough being a Marlins fan.....GEEZ.....🙄....I'm not crazy about the new logo....love the last one....lol

@reliablethreat23 5 жыл бұрын

The Ricky Nolasco story was hilarious!

@morecowbell235 3 жыл бұрын

I looked up the Marlins stats in 2015 and 2016 (Barry was hitting coach in 2016). I think the main problem was the lack of improvement in RBI. The Marlins could just not get runners across home plate in either year. That said, they improved across the board. So I'm not sure what Samson was expecting. Perhaps an improvement in RBI from 29th to 20th would have saved Barry's job? 2015 hits 9th ave 10 rbi 29 2016 hits 5th ave 3rd rbi 28th

@dajosee 5 жыл бұрын

That was great, he certainly pulls no punches

@rennealexander8242 3 жыл бұрын

I can hear this guy talk about baseball all day

@hassansimpkins6023 5 жыл бұрын

How to submarine your career 101, lol

@wade93 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh the luminaries!

@george3491 5 жыл бұрын

This guy looks and sounds like Fred Savage’s older brother.

@savaunbrown 4 жыл бұрын

Did A-Rod dirty w the thumbnail smh

@cameronschmit6472 5 жыл бұрын

This guy gets the show

@SP-ve1im Жыл бұрын

Yelich credited Bonds for his growth as a hitter... I think Bonds is a great baseball mind but only handful can understand what he is saying and if you gets it, win MVP like Yelich.

@dillonsullivan687 3 жыл бұрын

6:24 Actually the worst commissioner baseball has ever seen.

@plbeckman 4 жыл бұрын

Bonds is misunderstood. The media portrays him as a monster.

@javijh 3 жыл бұрын

Homeboy was hilariously honest 😂😂😂

@jeremywolf2804 3 жыл бұрын

That Rob Manfred comment (6:15) aged like milk

@westcoasthype619 5 жыл бұрын

So conflicted cuz you love the insight and access but man seems like u would never want to spend too much time with this guy

@excelboy5402 5 жыл бұрын

damn do you think he ever thinks about making that trade and avoiding Jose's death?

@BSmokeyGaming 5 жыл бұрын

Give credit for Dan Le Batard for this interview, many people in Miami (including Dan himself) hates David Samson and Jeffrey Loria because of them screwing the franchise over, which results in fans not attending to games. Hopefully the Marlins will be better with Jeter running things, but, it'll takes time and patience sadly.

@ginogagliardi7080 5 жыл бұрын

Brandon S dan does not hate David Samson lol they’re good friends

@alvin9033 5 жыл бұрын

Samson is on the show literally weekly though this is the first time in studio, they're good friends

@stevenygabbyperez695 5 жыл бұрын

I was a passionate baseball fan and a Marlins fan. Loria and his dwarf ruined that for me. I haven't watched more than and hour of baseball after 2013. Fuck those guys. They are scum.

@azcardguy7825 2 күн бұрын

This didn’t age well lol

@4CAST4Life 5 жыл бұрын

> the City of Miami told the Marlins they had to change from Florida Marlins to Miami Marlins it was part of a deal in order for Miami to pay the funds as well as build a stadium for the Marlins to play in this new park was built on top of the old site for the Orange Bowl

@santitoscana Жыл бұрын

“Best commissioner of all time” Boy that aged well

@lillagahnavich7700 6 ай бұрын

hahaha seriously, hes def the most hated. i mean all Commisioners get boo'd, like Goodell at the draft its become a tradition. but a coue years ago when Dodgers won the Chip and Manfred had to go on the field and present the trophy he was clearly drunk bc i think he was bracing for the fact he was gna get boo'd to oblivion and his speech was so awkward on tv lol love it

@kennethfreeman2984 5 жыл бұрын

Who was the pitcher In 2008 referred to? Samson didn’t get a chance to answer before Dan interrupted

@hectorvalderrama4273 5 жыл бұрын

This guy reminds me of Randall from recess 😂

@diamondd2778 5 жыл бұрын

I like an honest guy....

@drpimpen 5 жыл бұрын

More of this content.

@hawgs145 3 жыл бұрын

Love Samson man, very honest and straight forward, most of the hate he gets is from Marlins fans, which hey I get it, and others just don’t get it

@lukasskywalker6514 3 жыл бұрын

L’Chaim

@dkarukas 5 жыл бұрын

The only thing I learned of value is that the stadium was built in a bad location. That it's not convenient for Northern Miami and Fort Lauderdale. That's a lot of people. It's the same reason why the Braves moved out of Turner Field.

@dannywallace1730 3 жыл бұрын

Love interview...But, I'm a Ray's fan

@that1kidjr Жыл бұрын

I wanted this to be at least 30 mins, lol

@trevorgreycattleco 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe if he wasn’t out getting pizza at 3 AM all boogered up, he’d still have a job. It’s hard to soar with the eagles when you hoot with the owls.

@heartsolesneakerclub7829 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine playing for this dude

@BrokeSpike 3 жыл бұрын

All these GMs are like this.

@cmj7419 3 жыл бұрын

Dave Samson legend

@simondaughtry4619 5 жыл бұрын

Samson insinuates that the Dodgers were complicit with keeping Eric Gagne b/c they knew he would be good b/c he was beginning steroids...... HELLO!!?

@folumb 5 жыл бұрын

yay sports!

@TheJakeMarc Жыл бұрын

This explains so much about the Marlins

@thearchive4109 5 жыл бұрын

I wish everyone in sports was this candid.

@BBAKER22 5 жыл бұрын

And you really believe this clown? Lol

@thearchive4109 5 жыл бұрын

I do

@yousefreno2089 5 жыл бұрын

5:50 no doubt that pizza place was Ian’s pizza! GUARANTEE IT! Only pizza place you walk into at 3 AM while drunk

@natrone23 5 жыл бұрын

Snake in the grass

@detective___mcnulty 5 жыл бұрын

Derek Jeter looks like Vic Mackey from The Shield.

@martinrosario4018 5 жыл бұрын

the fact that he said the stadium is an issue is karma for tearing down the beloved orange bowl lol

@nyfinest_bkny 5 жыл бұрын

Hey pal, almost was never good enough. Almost landing blockbuster trades, signing stars, etc. You could go on and say the Marlins almost won the WS every year since getting into the league but things fell through, unfortunately. It sucks to know that characters like this guy run the show behind the scenes.

@larryhernandez9637 5 жыл бұрын

You have to love David Samson sense of humor

@larryhernandez9637 5 жыл бұрын

@Gonz Wouldgo Thanks for your reply. Happy Holidays

@dl5272 3 жыл бұрын

Christian Yelich has stated clearly that Bonds was a HUGE reason for his becoming a superstar hitter

@johnfleming4886 3 жыл бұрын

Well, that’s exactly what the guy is saying. Bonds has superstar talent, so does Yelich. Bonds helped unlock the latter’s potential. But he (probably) wasn’t great at instructing average hitters.

@MrMalicious5 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnfleming4886 5 of the 9 starters finished the season batting over .300.