There's a reason Brandon Perna never talks about baseball

The tigers signing Javier Baez: hold our Faygo

Lifelong Cubs fan. Kris Bryant was my favorite player in that cubs core. It hurts me seeing how his career has collapsed after he left.

You know the Rockies suck when even South Park doesn't acknowledge them

"before we beat more dead horses" good description of the Rockies as a franchise

"I hear the school system in Denver is nice" - Good reference to the Mike Hampton signing back in 2000

Since the Cubs decided to blow it up in 2021 Anthony Rizzo - goes to the Yankees where he still productive when not injured Javey Baez - has an interesting season with the Mets then goes to Detroit where he's doing his best Chris Davis impression Kris Bryant - spent a season with the Giants then goes to the Rockies and that's all I really need say

Kris Bryant has accomplished everything an MLB player dreams of in his tenure as a Cub from an MVP to winning a World Series that he retired early and the Rockies are paying him to vacation in Denver

They need a rename. Rocky Mountain Oysters makes sense. This team is BALLS.

I know that MLB is particularly rough on "small market" teams, but the Rockies are truly a marvel of incompetence. One of the few things that can make me appreciate what we have in the Guards here. As much as things often suck, it could always be soooo much worse.

Happy Bobby Bonilla Eve everyone!

_When you think about it, Colorado might be the most cursed baseball location of all time._

A part of me thought the Giants were gonna re-sign KB in the offseason of 2021. Then he got that contract from the Rockies and the rest is history.

As a Cubs fan, I will always appreciate and love Kris Bryant for his role in the 2016 run plus his incredible start to his career (all-star in 2015 and 2016, 2015 NL Rookie of the Year, 2016 NL MVP). Unfortunately, he’s been ravaged with injuries since 2018 when, early in the season, he got hit in the head with a pitch COINCIDENTALLY by the Rockies, and he can’t seem to stay out on the field long enough to be productive.

8:50 - Nice little dig at Mike Hampton towards the end. Lol

I love trying to rebuild the Rockies in OOTP baseball. Really gets going in 2028 when the Senzatela, Freeland, and Bryant contracts expire

I'll never forget. After Nolan was traded Dick Monfort actually bragged that he "believed the team could go 500". The Rockies just make me count down till football season, and basketball season, and hockey season, and lacrosse season, and soccer season, and curling season, and darts season. Actually any season is better than watching the Rockies

I suffer as I wait for the Monforts to sell the team before even something goes right. Last year was the worst year ever, and we’re about to be worse than that. I can’t believe the solution to getting rid of our best players was to give Kris Bryant $162 million to be on IL, washed, or both. Pain.

Hi. Rare Rockies fan here. The only reason the Rockies signed Kris Bryant was because they had nobody else to market for bobblehead night.

As a day one Rockies fan (one in exile for the last several years however, cause I'm not dedicating a cent to this joke) this is deserved roasting. Ownership doesn't give a shit about anything but lining their pockets and employing/promoting their church buddies, so giving so much $ to Kris Bryant, who was fading and struggling with injuries, right after not only giving away a future Hall of Famer in Arenado but paying another team to have him, was truly the final nail in my Rockies coffin.

Putting a guy in LF in Coors is such a rude move, that outfield is big and guys get exhausted quicker in the higher altitude, it has actual fielding demand

I don’t think I’ve heard a single Rockies fan say anything about the team other than “sell the team” since the Bryant deal

Funny how this is a video about a position player instead of a pitcher, when the Rockies team ERA is pushing 6. Tree could pitch for this team

This is a certified hood classic.

Whenever my diamondbacks are performing terribly, I always default to: “At least we’re not the Rockies”.

That Nolan trade killed my love for the Rockies. In fact I fucking hate them nowadays. Doesn't even feel like my city has an MLB team anymore.

I used to be the biggest Rockies fan. Once they turned their back on Nolan, I could not forgive this ownership. I went from 5-10 games per year to 0 since Nolan left. SELL THE TEAM!

The only thing keeping me happy as a Rockies fan is the young position players we have and trade or draft for any minor league pitchers since at least a few of them are bound to work out

Some teams have a mountain of problems. The Rockies have a whole range.

Even better, the Rockies JUST DFA’d Elehuris Montero, the biggest prospect the Rockies got in return for the Arenado deal to St. Louis

As a Ms fan, Tree, please, cover how terrible this office is. 54% Sitting on an elite pitching staff only to redo the King Felix story arc The utter refusal to spend money to aquire a bat to bolster the club because 'damn it we can build from within' Torch. Them. Tree.

Surprised you didn't drop this video tomorrow considering tomorrow is Bobby Bonilla Day

I mean, the Bryant signing never had anything to do with him fitting the team's window, or even them thinking he was an MVP still. Dick Monfort wanted a recognizable face of the franchise after the Arenado trade and Story's departure. And since the Rockies had been infatuated with KB ever since he was in college (they were devastated to miss out on him by a spot in the draft), and he was a free agent, they were not about to be denied and bid against themselves (as per usual).

I blame the Rockies for me in the entirety of Colorado not getting into baseball. If any team were to become like the Arizona coyotes itd be us after the A's

Kris Bryant’s career path has made me sad as a cubs fan

Sox fan here, man I wish the Rockies had held on to Story. That contract was always going to be a disaster even without the terrible injury luck- it was a preemptive excuse to let Bogaerts walk, and Story's bat was always inflated by playing in Coors Field. The defense was nice, but 23 mil a year for six years for a defensive specialist (and an oft-injured one at that) hamstrung Bloom's spending capabilities for the last few years of his tenure. I know it's not your focus Tree but always love seeing the baseball vids from you. Excited for the weekly NFL vids to start up in two months.

Love seeing a baseball video from you, Tree. Keep 'em coming. Bobby Bonilla Day is tomorrow, though with the recent Mets resurgence to .500 and the third wild card spot, I'm not sure exactly how that video will work. You can't mock a team that is surprising everyone by not being shit. I guess a video about how surprisingly well they're playing would work, particularly if you jinx them by predicting continued good play. I agree that the Rockies should have never signed Bryant or moved him to the outfield. I remember being shocked and perplexed when they signed Bryant, same as everyone else. They also should have learned from the Atlanta Braves that you do not move a franchise-caliber third baseman to the outfield. People forget that the Braves moved Chipper Jones to left field in 2002 and 2003 to put Vinny Castilla at third. Chipper said after retirement that the move hurt his career because of the surprising amount of wear and tear it put on his legs, particularly a knee that had already had ACL surgery when he was a rookie. Despite that previous knee surgery, he had nine injury-free seasons to start his career. After that left field excursion, he missed time in all of the last nine seasons of his career. The fact that Chipper became a Hall of Famer is a minor miracle, putting up great numbers while playing through pain, being injected with God knows how many Cortisone shots, and having at least three more knee surgeries. Unlike Bryant, Chipper had been durable. Bryant was somewhat injury prone before having to patrol MLB's largest left field in its thinnest air. It was always going to be a disaster. The Rockies can only wish for those mediocre ZiPS Projections these days.

Underrated bit at the end about the Colorado school system. If you know, you know

I remember a lot of Mariners fans, myself included, wanted Bryant that offseason. Most of us were ok not getting him when we saw the contract, and that feeling has only been validated since

When he signed that contract I thought it was a parody account who reported it

One of Baseballs biggest problems, nay Professional Sports in General, is that they no longer represent the Cities in which they play . The DETROIT LIONS play in PONTIAC ! THE NEW YORK AND JETS play in NEW JERSEY ! THE ANGELS play somewhere else in CALIFORNIA every decade ! The NHL and NBA are soon to follow along those very lines in the near future. Team Loyalty is a marketing concept and a one way street . Analytics has overtaken personalities and abilities for determining players worth . And the WORTH !!?? Lets just say that Professional Sports has surpassed the PENTAGON when it comes to wasteful spending and lack of oversight.

As a Mariners fan, I can sypathize with Rockies fans. *cries in Robinson Cano*

6:40 Command and Conquer music. Target / Mechanical Man (Remastered)

Scott Boras clients and sharply declining after signing huge contracts. Name a more iconic duo

Wooo lets go Rockies content!!!! 😃😃😃 Rockiessssss 🙂🙂🙂 Rockies.....🙁🙁🙁

I live Bryant. The first time I watched baseball was 2015. It was around that time growing up when you started getting invested into teams. Growing up in Chicago suburbs it was the Cubs. I miss Bryant he’s my favorite ever play. I hate to see him not succed

I remember the headliners of the second half of the 2021 free agent class being Schwarber, Castellanos, and Bryant. My Phillies got the other two players and both produce for us.

I still can't believe the Rockies didn't get Matt Liberatore on that deal

It didn't make sense then and it doesn't make sense now

Yo tree if you ever decide to do a hour plus video just know you will be the GOAT in my eyes. Your content is always fire even about sports I don’t keep up with! Drop sum a hour plus long and I’ll have entertainment for days!

Don’t let this distract you from the Dodgers-Giants game yesterday making no sense whatsoever.

Not surprised from the only professional team without a title

Back at it again with the Ace Combat 3 OST. Very nice.

This is Completely unrelated to the video but at 5:22 I instantly recognized exactly where this interview was taking place. As a matter of fact it was a place I went to frequently as a kid. That being isotopes park in ABQ NM, the Rockies AAA affiliate.

Tree, could you do a video of the Brewers?? I’m a huge fan of your channel and wished you could cover the Brew Crew, even though you are a pirates fan.

Plain and simple. I see a new Utree video I drop everything.

I love our TREEEEEEEEEEEEE! 🌲I don’t even follow sports, but I love every video you make:)

While I'm more a Seattle fan, living in Colorado, I loved Arenado, and hate the owners. I was curious about the Bryant signing, and... yeah, wonder what the point of it all was. The few times I've gone to see the Rockies since bringing him on... I've seen him play absolutely no times at all. I really feel for the guy. He deserves better.

Trailblazers and Rockies legacy of failures would be fun. I know the Blazers did win a ring in 77 but it would still be a fun watch.

I will say that, as a Rockies fan, I do think that long overdue rebuild has finally begun as of trade deadline 2023. We traded all we could and got some decent pitching prospect return and committed to a almost entirely rookie/sophomore lineup. Guys are getting reps at the plate that never would before and it looks like it's moving in the right direction. Bryant is our big dead weight. His production and health are so shot I have no idea how we get rid of him. McMahon is under control until 2027 and that may possibly be in our window so would it be worth sacrificing him just to get out of Bryant? In the meantime, I hope the Rockies do trade Elias Diaz for sure, and at least Cal Quantrill as well and take flyers on Brandon Rodgers.

As a Giants fan I almost passed out when I found out the Rockies signed KB lol

And I have to give you a very respectful and admiring chef kiss motion to the usage of the big top music from super Mario 64..

...I'm going to need a STRONG drink for this one, aren't I?

I moved to Colorado a couple of years ago and try and go to a few Rockies games a year. I’ve been to maybe 6-7 games so far. I’ve seen Kris Bryant play exactly once.

Interest in sports is low but your editing, music choices, and overall research makes me watch every single video you put out.

Árbol you coulda done the Andrew Benintendi Red Sox contract too

Kris Bryant, javy beaz, Anthony rizzo, william contreras, Addison Russel, Kyle schwarber, Lester, Lackey, Jason heyward, David Ross, ben zobrist, Jorge Solar, Dexter Fowler... What a crazy group of ppl to all be on the same team

What's even more hilarious is that the Rockies signed Kris Bryant to a bigger contract than what Kyle Schwarber and Nick Castellanos signed with the Phillies combined that same offseason. As a Phillies fan, given how things have gone for all three players and both teams since that offseason, I am glad about how things have turned out so far.

2:04, That’s putting it nicely Tree

After living the last few years of having the Pirates be the example of embarrassingly bad baseball, I'm just glad we have teams like this now to be like "well at least we're not the Rockies"

"the biggest bar in denver" lmao. shout out the rockpile tickets to bar seat pipeline

As a Rockies fan......... Im just happy someone remembered they exist enough to talk about them.

The fact that Bryant has fallen off a cliff is sad. He was one of my favorite Cubs players of the last decade

Deep cut with the Command and Conquer music near the end

Why oh why do I have to be a Rockies fan

Stephen Strasburg's contract has been the worse. Over 200 million dollars for less than 50 innings of work.

As a cubs fan, I will always love that core. And All of the 2016 players. But god am I happy that we traded all those guys when we did

Finally, a Rockies video can't wait for the legacy of failure

I’m a Rockies fan pain so much pain I hate this signing and we’re still paying 20 plus million a year

command and conquer soundtrack. very nice tree.

The most frustrating thing about this deal is they signed a third baseman to play left field, then right field, then first base/DH. It reminds me of when they signed a shortstop turned center fielder to play first base (Ian Desmond). They haven't been able to properly construct a roster. The one thing I will say is that they technically did start rebuilding the year after the Bryant deal (which makes the deal make even less sense).Bill Schmidt is at least better at drafting than Bridich was, so the farm is improving, and they have pieces like Tovar, Jones, and Doyle (I'm a sad Rockies fan, at least let me have that)

As a Giants fan, I remember the Giants didn't bring back KB because they thought his swing wouldn't age well. Then, that article where KB openly admitted to not looking at the Rockies' Minor League prospects and taking the money killed any sympathy I had. The dude chose a payday over playing meaningful games. To each their own.

Allows Story to depart; that turned out to be the right thing. Arenado has been productive for the Cardinals; not in two Playoff appearances. But then the Monforts turn around and give a shit-ton to a guy who was fizzling in Frisco? Pretty sure Bryant knew what he was doing: sign for the most in an amenable city and rest on his laurels...literally.

I always thought he’d sign there to stat pad for a couple years then get traded before the deal was up (like Arenado) but injuries ruined that

1:13 as a Mets fan this is the best thing ever

Big Boo's Merry-go-round was an excellent music choice.

I forget who wrote it, but after the Rockies made the ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT move of trading away Nolan Arenado, someone wrote something along the lines of “It’s official. The MLB is 29 teams and a clothing line.” Expecting the Rockies to make a good personnel decision is like expecting the military to be intelligent or the police to be accountable; it’s a nice thought, but it’ll never happen.

Chris Davis is Bobby Bonilla 2.0. PS you need to do a deep dive into the Midnight Massacre of '77 you mentioned with the Arenado trade.

bryant was looking for a big boy deal, rockies needed asses in seats

Is that Mechanical MAn in the background from Command and Conquer!

Not since 2007 - Do we have a baseball team.... We do have an amazing beer garden that people just happen to play baseball on. 😂

I’m a Cubs fan and I still wear my Bryant jersey. Having said that, I was shocked he just didn’t stay with SF and they really wanted to keep him. I doubt the $ wouldn’t have been an issue either.

Denver here. Unsubbed for reminding me the Rockies exist.

Nice... heard the C&C Mechanical Man song.

It's funny. In my The Show RTTS, the Rockies signed my closer in free agency and I went on to throw the final pitch for them in two straight World Series Game 7's before leaving after 6 seasons. Sometimes art doesn't imitate reality XD

I went to a Padre game in 95 against the Rockies, sat on the third base field level line. Garralaga, Bichette, Walker and Castilla, those guys were all huge, I mean HUGE. Roids were obviously a big part of that organization. I always think back to that game when i see something about the Rockies.

If my Cubs didn't trade their core three players of Bryant, Rizzo, and Baez they wouldn't have all had such a massive collapse!

Hey urinating tree, I hope you continue to make videos outside of Football. I enjoy your takes on alotta other sports. Including hockey, even that soccer video from years back. To me Kris Bryant is probably the biggest what IF in baseball. Imagine if he decided to continue to stay the course and improve his game, it stinks because even after that MVP season. He showed flashes… he coulda been one of the greats…

It wasn’t just the GM, who were the talent evaluators who advised Bridich on which prospects/players to take for Arenado? Especially with the Rockies absorbing so much of the contract?

I'm from Colorado; I've probably been to 6 or 7 Rockies games the last two years and I haven't seen Bryant play one time. Granted, that isn't a ton of games but if this guy is supposed to be our franchise star, you'd think I'd have seen one highlight on the local news or seen him play one time. I only remember he even plays for us when I see his jersey at Dick's. I don't follow baseball that closely so I don't really know why he misses that much (maybe injuries?), but it's weird.