Is Mike Hampton the REAL Wild Thing?

Is Mike Hampton the REAL Wild Thing? | A Baseball Story

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Rick Vaughn is 100% WILD THING! ... In the movies...
What if I told you that Mike Hampton is the REAL Wild Thing? Just not for the reasons you may be thinking...
He may be remembered as the pitcher who hit nukes by most, but Mike Hampton actually had a WILD career!
In this video we unpack Mike Hampton's career while highlighting some of the wilder moments and learning some interesting facts along the way!
For example:
Did you know without Mike Hampton, the then Florida Marlins don't win the 2003 World Series? And he never even played for them....
Or did you know that Mike Hampton is the reason David Wright was ever a Met? And it was all initially caused by the Bobby Bonilla contract deferral...
What's the wildest part of Mike Hampton's career? Which team did you like him on the most? Let me know in the comments!
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Time Stamps:
Intro: 00:00 - 02:46
A WILD Start: 02:46 - 06:05
He Almost Beat Randy Johnson: 06:05 - 09:41
Rocky Mountain LOW: 09:41 - 12:20
Sorry, Greg Maddux: 12:20 - 14:31
A not so WILD Ending?: 14:31 - 16:16
Thank You!: 16:16 - 16:37
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Stats Courtesy of BaseballReference.com & Stathead.com.
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound.

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@andrewsells3420 3 ай бұрын

I’m shocked that Hampton never sparked a debate over making him a two way, the game would be so different today if that experiment happened

@GoodVibesBaseball 3 ай бұрын

Kinda crazy to think about! I’m sure there are a lot of guys that could have tried it, but it was never even considered… Makes ya appreciate the openness to it now I suppose! 😎

@stevenbrookover3934 2 ай бұрын

Actually it was Mitch Williams that everybody always compared to the Wild Thing character. I never heard of Hampton being called that.

@GoodVibesBaseball 2 ай бұрын

A few folks have said this now. And I agree Haha. This was more so just a fun excuse to talk through Mike Hampton’s career as opposed to a literal comparison. ✌🏻 He did some “wild” things on the field. 😎

@stevenbrookover3934 2 ай бұрын

@@GoodVibesBaseball I hear ya. It was still a really good video. Thank God for baseball!

@kushclarkkent6669 3 ай бұрын

Daaaamn I was just thinking about Mike yesterday. I created this lefty pitcher on The Show and she wears 32 on my Braves. He's the last person I remember wearing it with ATL. I remember him always being injured as a kid lol. But during the rare times he was available, he was money. That one year he had with the Astros was craaazy.