Tracy McGrady's Pro Baseball Career

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Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady has been spending his free time chasing his childhood dream: Becoming a starting pitcher. It's not exactly what one might call a typical retirement, but T-Mac admittedly remains a kid at heart and appears determined to make his dream become a reality.
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@vincentchauvet6654 10 жыл бұрын

Ive always liked Tracy as a person.... Just seems like a decent dude.

@mrwaltermathews 6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. It's funny because when he was playing I had the feeling he was an awful dude!

@mikes7446 5 жыл бұрын

Same here, I was just going to post something similar to you. I’ve always liked him as a B-ball player. Didn’t realize this is 4 years old. Hope he had or still is having fun playing Baseball.

@gorillasavagestrength8803 4 жыл бұрын

Yea Tracy’s a good dude

@CarFitSki22 10 ай бұрын

He is good people. I interact with fairly often over the past 3 decades. From his days with the Rockets, to his retired days. He’s quite humble, self aware, and grateful man.

@ronque23 5 жыл бұрын

Always admire athletes who enthusiastically try to reinvent themselves after retirement. There’s always another challenge-especially when you’re only in your 30s

@juswolf22 8 жыл бұрын

Glad mac managed his money well done with sports and he still doing it big

@jaymaine13 9 жыл бұрын

0:29 shots fired at Michael Jordan.

@dylanmurray9973 8 жыл бұрын

Mj was a terrible baseball player

@jaymaine13 8 жыл бұрын

He was actually pretty good judging from the amount of time he played.

@dylanmurray9973 8 жыл бұрын

+Country boy 850 nah

@dajuanimyte 8 жыл бұрын

If you haven't seen it fam you should peep the ESPN 30 for 30: Jordan Rides the Bus... Documentary about his time playing baseball

@jaymaine13 8 жыл бұрын

DonJuan6 yeah I saw how he spent hours and hours practicing his hitting, but a regular baseball players would only practice for 30 minutes.

@MOET02 5 жыл бұрын

I remember my first love was baseball when I moved to the states in 1996 from Pakistan because it was the closest thing to cricket because at the age of 6 growing up in Pakistan that’s the only sport or soccer. 1996 being Derek Jeters rookie year with the Yankees I fell in love with the Yankees. In 2002 i started to fall in love with basketball and the next 10 it was baseball and basketball and my two players were always Derek Jeter and Tmac just his effortless style of play i modeled my jumpshot after him. I love the fact that my favorite basketball player is also so passionate about the game of baseball.

@alanbelcher6568 5 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool. My birth father was from Pakistan. I have never met him though. I have always wondered what the culture was like there.

@MKB927 10 жыл бұрын

Im liking VICE sports already...how exciting.

@Ballout.tp3 9 жыл бұрын

He got a Cadillac cart..😂

@gabepalandro2869 6 жыл бұрын

Tyrone Pitts ya that was funny

@mickfunny4185 5 жыл бұрын

Gabe Palandro be better if it was a Lambo

@CmcDemon 5 жыл бұрын

Caddy

@BigBrown23 5 жыл бұрын

T Mac was a really good little league pitcher...didn’t hear any more about him pitching until now but he was one of the best as a kid. Little league Baseball is a big deal in Florida and he was very good way back in the day.

@roughd9067 8 жыл бұрын

His golf cart probably cost double than the corolla

@Matty23134 6 жыл бұрын

D K I thought the corolla was his regular car and I was thinking damn that nice house and a corolla?

@gabepalandro2869 6 жыл бұрын

Ya 😂😂😂

@macewbee 2 жыл бұрын

Yea

@OldManLuffy 4 жыл бұрын

The guy was only 34 when he retired man I loved watching him play I wish we would've seen him play out his career in the nba

@TaeDoloSolo Жыл бұрын

I just seen the Pivot interview and had to look it up.. well I’ll be damned 😅

@dajuanimyte 8 жыл бұрын

A.I. and TMac are still 2 of the greatest 2 guards of all time imo regardless if they have rings or not...

@jamesasui 8 жыл бұрын

A.I. Is kinda hard since he both pg and sg. Most people seem him as a pg, same with me.

@dajuanimyte 8 жыл бұрын

+jamesasui his primary position was Shooting Guard. Yeah he could push point at times but he always usually pushed the 2 guard position and most people see him as a 2 guard. If you asked him he would say he was a shooting guard who could play point guard but was more comfortable at the 2. Just cuz he was undersized didn't automatically make him run point. Did you see him play in Philly or Denver??? He always started at shooting guard even at all star games

@mangobango2o4 8 жыл бұрын

+DonJuan6 he played at the beginning and at the end of his Philly days same with Denver.

@dajuanimyte 8 жыл бұрын

+World B. Free I didn't say he Never pushed the point. I said he mostly played the 2 and felt more comfortable as a 2 guard

@Onlyrealmusic4life 5 жыл бұрын

I remember maybe 10 years ago, ESPN had a clip of him throwing a baseball and hitting a homer at a pro field. Dude could throw.

@sk33t_38 9 жыл бұрын

Really impressed with his form and love of the game. This is why Tracy was my favorite player growing up.

@obsCuber 6 жыл бұрын

twba Form is definitely iffy. Lower half just collapses and there's no external rotation in his shoulder, it looks like he's throwing with a straight arm. He's unlikely to make a professional roster because of that, but considering it's been so long since he'd played, it's still impressive.

@Coachlen24 5 жыл бұрын

He isn't even fully following through with his back leg and he's still throwing gas.... impressive

@mattmccalla3014 5 жыл бұрын

Ehh. I wish they said the speed: / it looks about 82 . not has

@BRANDON727673 9 жыл бұрын

I was impressed with the neighborhood he was living in.!

@EastBeast504100 8 жыл бұрын

Texas. everything is big

@komlanamouzouvi9 6 жыл бұрын

look at this cats house, crazy!

@biggiecheese8736 5 жыл бұрын

Sugarland, Texas. It’s really good living here

@iiTzoreo1 5 жыл бұрын

right thats probably a 1.5 million dollar house that would cost 3 to 5 in cali

@aa.gg.4609 4 жыл бұрын

@@iiTzoreo1 8 million

@SupremeSupervillain_ 9 жыл бұрын

rooting for you tracy... one of my favorite ballers growing up

@ColdEraOfficial 9 жыл бұрын

Still to this day for me. Man is a beast

@Jay_Rule 9 жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you T-Mac! You were one of my fave NBA players. BTW, that house is freaking huge!

@harrisontafea7680 6 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorites . Respect

@DChappelle27 5 жыл бұрын

"He got me pissed right now" Still just chill as fuck lol. T Mac is awesome.

@lonewolfnh89 10 жыл бұрын

YES T-MAC!!!! Keep your spirit up. My all time favorite player.

@meecrobhead 8 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite players. A beast.

@normano6593 9 жыл бұрын

He at least in the top 15 when it comes to the best NBA shooting guards in history

@akmalalokozay1973 8 жыл бұрын

Top 5

@jayjones4412 7 жыл бұрын

Fatboy Gaming Jordan, Kobe, Jerry West, Clyde Drexler, Ray Allen, depends what you call Allen Iverson, probably a few others in the mix but in terms of peak ability I agree T-Mac is in the top 5. Like T-Mac's best is as good as any SG besides Jordan but MJ, Kobe, Ray Allen, Jerry West, and Clyde Drexler definitely had much better overall careers when you count longevity and you could argue Mitch Richmond and a few other SGs had better overall careers than McGrady. Depends how much longevity matters to you

@nictartaglino5622 5 жыл бұрын

Jay Jones did you forget about Dwade?? Straight talent Tmac is easily top 5 with MJ Kobe Wade Jerry.

@mangrovewarrior7735 5 жыл бұрын

Top 5

@BLACKHOLE498 5 жыл бұрын

I remember going to RAPTORS games in my early 20s and watching Tracy and Vince tear it up on the court and put Toronto on the map. If only he and Vince stayed together what could've been... 😡

@baseballcentral5355 5 жыл бұрын

Tony M Don’t worry you guys won the finals anyway.

@ogmangler8820 4 жыл бұрын

Yea Tony I agree. Never watched from inside the building but as a soon to be 40year old Canadian basketball super Fan I am a lifelong raps fan.

@macewbee 2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@darrylmata4025 5 жыл бұрын

Glad he's not one of those athletes who blows their financial might everywhere then go broke. He knows how to value.

@StepOver420 10 жыл бұрын

Best sports channel out there..amazing stuff

@OscarOffTheCuff 8 жыл бұрын

he could've been top 5 bball players of all time

@dajuanimyte 8 жыл бұрын

Yeah TMac was a scoring machine in his prime, him and A.I. are still 2 of my favorite ballers

@OscarOffTheCuff 8 жыл бұрын

DonJuan6 A.I is my favorite player

@audibleyawnswell6368 8 жыл бұрын

+Prince from The Land It's a shame because i feel like they're already both being glossed over because of Currymania

@openneon9240 8 жыл бұрын

Shouldve never left orlando,, couldve tag teamed with dwight howard

@OscarOffTheCuff 8 жыл бұрын

Bassfishingswag definitelyy not broke now and he didn't start that fight, research your shit man

@Recon4127 10 жыл бұрын

Good luck to Tracy.. Well deserving to play a level of Baseball

@edwardshaw1743 5 жыл бұрын

I wish they showed more Roger Clemens they brushed over the fact that he's still pitching as well

@dullsearake 10 жыл бұрын

McGrady looks in pretty good shape here. Wonder how he's performing.

@RAUNCHYROMANCE 10 жыл бұрын

Props to TMaC for trying...hope he makes it!!

@alkokura6851 8 жыл бұрын

one of the all time greats no less

@nickslay23 5 жыл бұрын

live in sugar land texas and saw him pitch a few years back, he was descent at best, not bad at all tho

@flatfeetlefthanded 5 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, at the Toyota Center in Houston, they used to have have a room that showed where each player's hand print reached the height of their vertical on the ceiling. They placed each hand print at the marked heights and had a sign that showed the player and the height. T-Mac's hand print was significantly higher than anyone else's on the Rockets. I think it reached around the 14 feet range.

@JhustineProvido 5 ай бұрын

My childhood idol! Tmac was the reason i love this game(basketball)

@acealvarez6540 5 жыл бұрын

Good stuff bro keep pushing.....you'll make it

@Brhoward31 11 ай бұрын

The fact the he tried is amazing.

@JairoBatista21 11 ай бұрын

T-Mac is hilarious... His dog did him dirty lol

@michaelhenderson5977 Жыл бұрын

The pivot podcast brought me here

@pray4us955 7 жыл бұрын

You can tell by the way he walks that he is in constant pain.

@Vikings-zr6dr 5 жыл бұрын

Ayyy I live in sugar land and didn’t know me played for the skeeters

@thekoolaidmaker5103 5 жыл бұрын

Favorite basketball player to watch... get it McGrady !

@stewarthayden 8 жыл бұрын

MCGRADY HAS A BIG ASS HOUSE!!

@Det1911 5 жыл бұрын

his crib is incredible

@Wavt334 10 жыл бұрын

skeeters... what a name

@siriusblack7714 5 жыл бұрын

Skeet skeet

@vwaggolf 5 жыл бұрын

His mechanics are actually really good.

@tigerstyle8888 10 жыл бұрын

actually pretty interested to see the rest. his off speed stuff looks decent and I read somewhere he can touch 87 which is more than enough in AA. probably just needs to get all of his secondary stuff to + to be considered for promotions or even majors

@NeoNitty 26 күн бұрын

Tracy ends up playing baseball through the late 90s-2000s…he’s easily up there with some of the best…probably ends up being a right handed Randy Johnson.

@MrKernkraft4000 9 жыл бұрын

Roger Clemens throwing to T-Mac. The irony.

@oscarbergqvist1519 10 жыл бұрын

Just wondering whilst still doing North American sports can you do some more European sports like rugby and cricket

@jacobgillespie5159 5 жыл бұрын

Yeet 4 years later

@john-carlosynostroza 5 жыл бұрын

seems like a really cool dude. Savage basketball player. As a horrible swing though. Lol. Frozen ball pretty well off the mound though.

@edwardvenegas4982 11 ай бұрын

T Mac has class. Learn the split finger like MR and do it!

@christianfava2765 5 жыл бұрын

Michael Jordan has left the chat

@Holy.Spirit 9 жыл бұрын

DAMN MCGRADY WAS MY FAV PLAYER HANDS DOWN

@87alock 8 жыл бұрын

The Skeeters? 😂😂😂

@biggiecheese8736 5 жыл бұрын

A-Lock yeah, they’re a good team here

@sekaidaniels2062 5 жыл бұрын

Talk about following up behind micheal jordans footsteps.

@streetkingz77 8 жыл бұрын

"betta get your ass to the house" lmao

@lazdo20 5 жыл бұрын

Damn 34 and was out the NBA for awhile..he retired young..if it wasn't for the injuries he would've been up their in all time stats with the rest of greats during his era

@Goodlewisent. 11 ай бұрын

My favorite basketball player ever!!!

@azsegrxdhtfgvijnkomlewrhtg9508 5 жыл бұрын

2:57 It's weird because he doesn't even look athletic but he's a great basketball player and an athlete. His body just looks so awkward and gangly. I feel like he wouldn't have been injured if he had a stronger frame and more muscle. I can see how that could be mostly neglected or not prioritized in basketball.

@drudrew2297 5 жыл бұрын

This dude lives in the Mansion of my dreams

@andrewr7982 8 жыл бұрын

Big ass house

@theonewhoeatslemons1931 7 жыл бұрын

Sadly, I watched that Milwalkee game live on TV, and when he failed that reverse dunk with no defense whatsoever, I knew he wasn't ever going to truly recover anymore.

@Kenxion 5 жыл бұрын

But T-Mac in the MLB would be 🔥

@misoguapo2946 11 ай бұрын

I respect how he said nba talent cause Bo and Dion was nice

@delayedits1239 5 жыл бұрын

5 years later...

@Alan-ii9lm 8 жыл бұрын

He could have done so much more

@Sebastian-og8yg 7 жыл бұрын

he got hurt can't you hear what he is saying in the video??

@xavierrivera9130 11 ай бұрын

How far did he go? Loved him in orlando, his shoes were the shit in middle school

@lucaderdelanto758 8 жыл бұрын

Constellation field, I was on the field during the game he pitched

@simonmccroskey6747 6 жыл бұрын

Does he still pitch

@ProlificBeatz 11 ай бұрын

Sugar Land Skeeters is Wild

@707ridah 11 ай бұрын

If i could play for a team cslled the Sugar land skeeters. I would play my ❤️ out to. The name is 🔥

@km4n87 9 жыл бұрын

best offensive player ever saw, in those saesons, in thoese nights. maybe not enough toughness in his mind and he was unlucky with his back

@cbnboy34 5 жыл бұрын

Love this guy! Do your thang bruh!

@anthonybrancale4855 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Easy to pull for him.

@frankimaserati1395 5 жыл бұрын

I love watching Greg Maddux

@Geletin911 4 жыл бұрын

Than 81mph straight fastball with zero movement from a righty will be tough to hit.

@Kenxion 5 жыл бұрын

True BB🏀 Debate if "Vince Carter" Cousin T-Mac. Tracey Magrady come back he would score more points then Vince carter he would be like robert hurry or Rick Foxx Game.. On Big Smooth Plays

@FLYIN_DAGGERZ 5 жыл бұрын

Video: I played baseball growing up....I was in the NBA and got hurt. Now I'm trying out for the MLB

@nyk3334 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing embarrassing about ya T-Mac. You were a lethal assassin on the floor.

@ebogar42 2 жыл бұрын

What happened was he gave up 5 runs in 6 innings with 10 walks and a 0-2 record before they let him go. 😂

@kurtislidstrom4442 9 жыл бұрын

Anybody know the name of the song in this video? Sick beat

@Goofythumb 8 жыл бұрын

Respect!

@xanderballans6005 5 жыл бұрын

T-Mac is amazing

@xanderballans6005 5 жыл бұрын

A living legend

@sonnyspawn4435 3 жыл бұрын

I hope he succeeds!!

@biggiecheese8736 5 жыл бұрын

This team is in my town

@logangoldstein2988 11 ай бұрын

28 secs: I took this personally

@fusuyballer 5 жыл бұрын

You can tell how Tracy's body is built that he's prone to injury. His best bet would have been to maintain a rigrous strength training program and as little weight as possible on his body. This is why Michael Jordan was so successful. Great genetics and great strength training + his weight / muscle balance was excellent.

@macewbee 3 жыл бұрын

True Ron Artest and Jeff Van Gundy pointed this out years ago .

@BMB1105 11 ай бұрын

Can you explain how his build is prone to injury?

@COACH_ANTHONY_MMA 10 жыл бұрын

DO YOUR THING "HEAD"!!!!

@sekaidaniels2062 5 жыл бұрын

Tracy mcgrady as a baseball player

@aidanmin6365 5 жыл бұрын

I’m not a pitching coach but I think he needs to use his back leg more

@thefibrillator2927 5 жыл бұрын

Always liked T-Mac, sleeping looking badass. Also wtf is drinking out of that mug, a milkshake?

@joeytherenegade 8 жыл бұрын

44 pro glove??

@diegofigueroa1699 5 жыл бұрын

Seems that if he played outfield he’d be s beast

@AZbat-ej4lk 11 ай бұрын

damn i wish i had a small opportunity, its nice to chase a baseball dream but when you knw you actually have it, you just need a shot. its not about what you know, its who you know.