How did nobody say Adam Dunn??? Easy 40 for any year in the mid 2000s. And Brandon Phillips had 30 in 2007 for a strong 2B option.

They missed 2001 and 2003 Richie Sexson who hit 45 homeruns with the Brewers also.

Left some heavy hitters on the board. Alfonso Soriano 2007, Matt Holliday 2010, Lance Berkman 2002, Carlos Lee 2007, Derrek Lee 2005, Yadier Molina 2012, Anthony Rizzo any year from 2014-2017, Scott Rolen 2004, Brandon Phillips 2007, and Adam Dunn any year from 2004-2007. All had big totals. Also, I’m not sure how you forget 2016 as KBs MVP season, it coincided with the WS title.

'19 Eugenio Suarez going undrafted is WILD

Yadi is a huge landmine catcher with his 22 homers in 2012

Was patiently waiting for Yankee legend Chris Carter leading the league in homers in 2016 on the brew crew

The funny thing about Adam Dunn is that there was hardly a bad year. He was one of the most consistent home run hitters. Thought someone would guess Bagwell too.

I love these videos so much. The added twist of having to know the specific year. Seeing the logic of picking the year is great.

As a Cardinals fan, I was hoping we’d get an ‘08 Ryan Ludwick (37) guess, but I’m proud of BBD for the Edmonds guess

Lovin this series! Would love to see someone like Passan or others in on these

I’m a simple man, when Rickie Weeks gets a mentioned I get hyped!

Jolly could have secured 2nd place if he took any Brandon Phillips year between 2007 and 2013 instead of trying to snipe Scooter. Hats off to Big Big Dong. Hope you enjoyed Austria! 🇦🇹

05 Derrek Lee would’ve been a nice pull

This is my favorite series from this channel.

love these! on the ‘best possible lineup’ card, consider putting a little head/icon next to the player if anyone had them in their team. something to consider, thank you for the fun trivia content!

I was screaming Eugenio Suarez and Adam Dunn the whole time

I have been waiting for this one since the series started!!

Great content. Time frame right in my sweet spot for baseball knowledge too.

These are absolutely my favourite videos you guys do, just guys being dudes sitting around naming old players

“there are kids watching” jake is the best😂😂

Whoever came up with this game/segment should get employee of the offseason...I legit look forward to this coming out.

As a Cubs fan I immediately thought of 2001 Sosa, 2005 Derrek Lee and 2016 Bryant. They missed them all.

Jolly Beebs and Jake (who just absolutely sucks btw) have really become staples of my entertainment consumption

Let’s goooo been waiting patiently for the NL Central

Once again putting in my vote for hitter strikeout years! Love these videos, can’t wait for the next one

I’ve been waiting for this one

Been waiting on this one

I identified a best possible team using two different methods (no player duplication). The first, where each player (except DH, which can be anybody) is eligible at any position he hit a plurality of his homers while playing in the listed season: C: 2019 Yasmani Grandal (28) 1B: 2007 Prince Fielder (50) 2B: 2018 Javier Baez (34) 3B: 2019 Eugenio Suarez (49) SS: 2006 Bill Hall (35) LF: 2004 Adam Dunn (46) CF: 2000 Richard Hidalgo (44) RF: 2001 Sammy Sosa (64) DH: 2006 Albert Pujols (49) Total: 399 And the second, where each player is eligible at _any_ position he hit at least one homer playing in the listed season: C: 2017 Kyle Schwarber (30) 1B: 2007 Prince Fielder (50) 2B: 2018 Matt Carpenter (36) 3B: 2019 Eugenio Suarez (49) SS: 2006 Bill Hall (35) LF: 2004 Adam Dunn (46) CF: 2000 Richard Hidalgo (44) RF: 2001 Sammy Sosa (64) DH: 2006 Albert Pujols (49) Total: 403 Note that the two players on this second roster who aren't on the first each hit exactly 1 home run at the listed position in that season. Carpenter's came in the bottom of the 7th for the Cardinals against the Royals on May 21, and Schwarber's happened in the bottom of the 8th for the Cubs against the Brewers on September 9th, in a game the Cubs ended up losing 15-2. Schwarber hit 5 home runs as a catcher in the 2015 season, so his playing the position wasn't entirely unprecedented. Also note that they had to draft three outfielder seasons rather than specific outfield positions, and if I'd done that 2006 Lance Berkman (45 home runs) takes the place of Richard Hidalgo on the second roster. You could also do a variation of this where you have to draft someone from each of the franchises involved; in that case, the best play is probably to exchange 2002 Pirate Brian Giles (38 home runs) for Adam Dunn. Shoutouts to Jerry Hairston, who hit exactly 2 home runs playing each of 4 different positions in 2009; Brendan Donovan, who hit exactly 1 home run playing each of 5 different positions in 2022; Adam Dunn, who hit exactly 40 homers in three consecutive seasons from 2005-2007; Aramis Ramirez, who hit at least 65 home runs with 3 different NL Central teams between 2000 and 2023; and Carlos Zambrano, whose 6 homers in 2006 and 23 overall in this span both constitute the most by an NL Central pitcher.

Love these drafts. Would be cool to flip it to negative stats. Instead of who hit the most HRs, do who struck out the most or had the highest era or something like that.

Love these!!! needed Richie Sexson! 2003 brewers

2018 matt carpenter for his 38 at second base!! Was yelling this one

Love the Ensberg shoutout😂Dude was my favorite player growing up

Jake not getting that 2019 Eugenio Suarez at third base hurt. C'mon Jake, that's your guy in mlb the show!

My lineup C 2014 Devin Mesoraco - 25 1B 2018 Jesus Aguliar - 35 2B 2007 Brandon Phillips -30 3B 2018 Travis Shaw - 32 SS 2017 Zack Cozart - 24 OF 2012 Carlos Beltran - 32 OF 2004 Moises Alou - 39 OF 2010 Corey Hart - 31 DH 2016 Chris Carter - 41 total 289 2nd place

Shocked that Adam Dunn wasn’t taken early. Even more shocked that he wasn’t taken at all. Also Richie Sexson and Derrek Lee seemed like good choices as well.

Richie Sexson hit 45 twice for the Crew and Chris Carter hit 41 in 2016

Love the mention of El Toro ❤

I don’t know if anybody recommended this already but it would be really interesting to do this but making a pitching staff same rule apllies where you have to guess the year of course.

Baffling misses on Adam Dunn, Mark McGwire, and Eugenio Suarez!

Immediatly rhinking Sammy Sosa, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder.

In general, I love bbd's mind but I really love his mind when he plays this

Dang Carlos Lee, Jeff Bagwell, Brian Giles, Corey Hart, Derek Lee, Moises Alou. So many misses!

I’m so proud of jolly at the end cause I for whatever reason always think of that 05 Morgan ensberg year

Great Busch background

good group guys!

I always love those comments like “uhh how could you CASUALS forget 2005 Derrick Lee 🤓” like it’s just THAT easy to remember

AHHHHHHHH! I was thinking Bill Hall but thought he was a 2nd baseman!

2018 Matt Carpenter would've been a decent pick for at least the DH spot

This is my favorite game they play

Lfgggg, all the dudes in pink/purple today haha

Don't forget Richie Sexson with 45 in 01 and 03 for the Crew. I drafted with ya'll from the 2 hole, ended up with 300 despite the same mistake as Jolly on Scooter. Had Willam C 23, Lee 05, Scooter 19, Suarez 19, Hardy 08, Sosa 00, Griffey 00, Berkman 04, and Sexson 03.

Between the Hardy mistake and the Grandal reaction, Jolly is not endearing himself to the Brewers lol

As someone who grew up in the early 2000s my mind immediately went to Sosa, Pujols, Berkman, Bagwell, Derrick Lee, Carlos Lee, Sexson, and Dunn

I was sitting on ‘13 Pedro Alvarez, ‘14 Neil Walker at 2B and Josh Bell in ‘19

Biebers popped off this game. Also congratz to Jolly for the first donut. 😂

C: Yasmani Grandal 2019: 28 1B: Albert Pujols 2009: 47 2B: Rickie Weeks 2011: 20 SS: Paul DeJong 2019: 30 3B: Aramis Ramírez 2008: 27 OF: Ryan Braun 2011: 33 OF: Jim Edmonds 2004: 38 OF: Lance Berkmam 2011: 31 DH: Derrek Lee 2005: 46 Total: 300

I'd definitely say everyone lost this one...2019 Eugenio Suarez not getting picked really irked me. Them getting the years wrong when it only happened like 4-5 years ago on stuff is so aggravating lol

BBD was on point in this one in was expecting bagwell and Sexson to be named

People don’t realize it’s since the year 2000. That’s why Mark McGwire wasn’t mentioned. His best years were before 2000

2001 Richie Sexon hit 45 HRs for Milwakuee

Do this for Pitching rotations including a bullpen

wish you do one from the 80's or 90's. could be just mlb in total

Would love this but with OPS

"I think about Aramis Ramirez a lot" 😂

Forgot Richie Sexson while mentioning the 40 burgers at the end of the video! He was a menace

I think an idea for the next home run draft could be a random player is picked before the game that is in the division that has had a 30+ home run year. If anyone guesses that player, the next player they choose can be from any year (not restricted to 2000-2023)

The lack of 2016 HR king Chris Carter made me sad

Do you think after you guys go through all the divisions your do the opposite? Least HR’s with an at bat minimum to count out injuries or quick call ups.

can yall try doing this with earlier years like 80 s or 90s

crazy there was no 23 Gorman pull for 2nd base

Maybe do the same version as this game but for lowest ERA for 5 pitchers in the division

2005 Derrek Lee had 46 homers. Was waiting for Jake to pull that one out

I would be so bad at this. Specific years make it so hard for me.

I know they're doing post-2000 but I'm still surprised Mark McGwire wasn't picked or even mentioned.

Man I was waiting for this for days to see Sammy go #1 with 64 and he went #2 with 50 lol

The whole time I was screaming eugino Suarez

Wow surprised Pedro Alvarez wasn't picked up earlier.

Surprised there was no Ludwick pull. He had one really solid year that I was hoping somebody would’ve shot for. Also how do you guys not shoot for Berkman or Dunn?!?!

Mark McGwire literally hit 70 home runs in the NL central for the cardinals and he wasn’t even listed as the best possible answer

Travis Shaw is an underrated one 30+ in 17 and 18

Should do the same thing but with pitcher wins

2005 Derrek Lee would be my choice for 1st Base.

Waiting for 2016 Chris Carter to be mentioned

Edmonds is the only one that had a famous call that mentioned his home run total lol "Edmonds hit 42 home runs in the regular season... AND WE ARE GOIMG TO GAME 7 IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!"

I would have had a field day with cubs rosters from the 50s and 60s

I didnt hear from the year 2000 at the beginning and i was screaming mark mcgwire for 1b and sammy sosa for of for 1999 lol

My first pick would have been Richard Hidalgo in 2000 with 44 bombs, next pick Jeff Bagwell in 2000 with 47 followed by Richie Sexson 2003 with 45

Homerun draft: Teammates with Rich Hill/Eddie Jackson

Busch in the background!

So weird i thought al too because i was confused when he took fielder 07 because i was thinking fielder 2013 and then i realized it was nl as jake did hahs

Lets goo!! Voting for Jake to win this one

Jolly took an edible before recording this

What about a 2020 edition of this game where contestants can pull from the entire league?

This is my official request to do this game for every division again but for either WAR or Ks

Mark McGwire had those big seasons with the cardinals in the 90s, not the 00s/10s, for everyone in the comments

How after Sosa was the next guess not McGwire in 01? Were they not in the Central then?

Two random names that popped into my head are Richard Hidalgo and Aramis Ramirez but I don’t know the correct years. Wanna say 2001 and 2005ish respectively.

Just whiffing on Bagwell and Berkman with the 2000s astros.

Griffey still hit 40 for the reds in 2000, would have been a solid pick.

If Jolly didn't screw up J.J. Hardy in that other video about career sequencing, maybe he would have thought of him as a shortstop that hit home runs for the Brewers.