And The Benches Clear: 1998

Bench clearing incidents during the 1998 MLB Season.
Clips courtesy of SW561

[@marcusanderson933]

The opening brawl voiced by the late great Stuart Scott!

[@mosleepeesful2319]

Gosh how I miss that man. Every time I hear his voice I go back to what was a really great time in my life.

[@jbartlett4171]

That dude could really catch a football with his hands, boo-yah!

[@jacobrichardson1952]

RIP Stuart Scott I used to watch him on ESPN since '01.

[@nathanphelps2982]

Rest in peace Stuart Scott I also used to watch him on ESPN sports center

[@ECG3485]

BOOYAH 🙌⚾️🏀🏈 RIP Stu

[@bigcountryspoundcake4513]

“It was a slider! If I wanted to hit you I’d throw the fastball!” That’s just good logic right there

[@workingclassrunner]

And then to make his point he actually does throw the fastball at his head next chance he gets 😂

[@kevinstull8552]

He's already killed a bird with a fastball. He could definitely do that to a human being if he wanted to 😂.

[@warrenboudoinjr7900]

The 1998 MLB Season became the Jerry Springer Show!

[@hersheybrandon1421]

All the roid rage

[@djcamo13]

Yankees fucking steam rolled the League...

[@robertjimenez7285]

I love these old school fights! All pro sports were great during this era

[@sha11235]

They should just let them fight. Give entertainment for the fans.

[@Anonymous-lq2bs]

Not if you were a Red Sox fan or cubs

[@asawhitemanidjustliketosay]

When Men were Men

[@clockehvac1240]

MLB NBA NFL WWF we had it all growing up.

[@at2130]

You don't see this type of intensity anymore. I miss it haha

[@chrilpy]

5:03 bro suckerpunched and tried to run away and got bulldozed by the entire team

[@ojm25]

The way Darren dreifort dodged that left hook from Andres was insane, I can watch that on repeat

[@GoHeels2024]

dude from the rockies did too thankfully lol

[@brennanbarnes7628]

Allan Mills CLOCKED Strawberry...

[@darrellthorpe7654]

These are good, but doesn’t even come close to Braves-Padres in 1984…3 bench clearing brawls, 17 ejections, 5 fans arrested…in 1 game…AWESOME!!!

[@Canedude08]

CHAMP SUMMERS!

[@edsonbojorquez2913]

I played in the professional Mexican baseball league in 1999 if my memory is correct, I was 18 and the youngest player in the team they called me up mid season, this one time I was playing first base the hitter got hit and a brawl broke loose, I was 6’1 so I wasnt short but I was 178 pounds, trying to hold some of my teammates back and trying to not get hit by the other teams players, some dudes where so much bigger and stronger than me I felt so small and weak…can’t imagine a MLB brawl and in that era where players where on the juice and huge AF, scary shit

[@transitfan954]

6:30 "Lloyd McClendon ejected" A sign of things to come 😂

[@sha11235]

Steinbrenner was laughing inside at that brawl and thought of Billy Martin.

[@veritas1007]

1990's baseball was fantastic too say the least

[@NicanTlacaWarrior1]

Barry Bonds charging the mound is hilarious... he's the LAST player I'd ever imagine charging the mound for any reason, ever

[@jojovaldez2766]

Hey if he s mad he s mad

[@GoHeels2024]

I never knew he did til now lol

[@at2130]

I was watching this game at my grandparents. I was 11 years old and Barry Bonds was my favorite player I was going crazy. They cleared the benches twice that day. The other time is on here too

[@jesuscage]

He did a couple of times I believe

[@caras2004]

"I went to a baseball game and a Jerry Springer Show broke out"

[@calvinbealer7264]

DAMN STRAIGHT. THIS WAS ONLY 25 YEARS AGO.

[@kenarthur6253]

A single hockey fight lands more punches than this entire baseball video

[@Maxbps88]

This is why pitchers should have to face fastballs, too.

[@FrankLucas81682]

I still can't believe those Mariners teams never won a World Series, they were loaded with talent.

[@donnalyne8834]

Mariners was overhyped

[@craigmckenzie5466]

You notice how Daryl Strawberry is always involved somehow?

[@CBrandonChapman]

It's true. Like, the opening one. Randy throws at Lofton, in come the bullpens and, somehow, Darryl Strawberry! Lol.

[@darkmatter7668]

@@mr.giggles6265 I always assumed he was clean in 97 and 98 and then fell off the wagon

[@at2130]

About that life

[@wgsuperstar7730]

Man I loved 90s baseball

[@matthewmaloney3375]

Love this video. Thank you for putting it together. Great work.

[@aunch3]

These highlights are great, I remember some of these

[@bostoncityofchampions6581]

For a fast guy, Lofton sure "charged" Randy Johnson awfully slow.

[@ericschminke8233]

Would you charge a freak of nature that stood around 9 feet tall and could throw a baseball about 100 mph?

[@jacobrichardson1952]

As an old soul person for 1998, these brawls are hilarious 🤣🤣🤣

[@at2130]

I was only 11 in 98 but I used to love the fights back then. They don't get after it like used too. Everybody over reacts now if something happens.

[@jacobrichardson1952]

@@at2130 I bet you were laughing so hard when you saw it on live tv.

[@christophers.4286]

Not enough has been made of the solid contact Alan Mills made with Darryl Strawberry's head

[@eriks9576]

This was the glory days of baseball, one of them at least. Bring it back who cares

[@wiiviewsnumba1fan]

Bring back collisions at the plate

[@charliebrowning6655]

Hell yes. I'm all for more brawls and bean ball rivalries

[@damienchance2622]

We need to see more of this

[@AceLopez1]

MLB needs to bring back the home plate collisions and clearing of the benches. That’s what made the game great.

[@resdabest27292]

RIP Stewart Scott

[@donaldspring8408]

The only time Bonds ever charged the mound during his illustrious career

[@jesuscage]

He actually did against the Cubs as well can't find it anywhere tho

[@guardianangel138]

great stuff thanks for posting brings back so much great memories when i was growing up. watching these games and high lites. back when baseball was so great. not like today.

[@milt6208]

My favorite fight was when Ron Cey got hit and jawed his way to first and waited to the next bat. Then after grounding out he charged the mound and tackled the pitcher. Perfect tackle too.

[@215_Philly_4for4]

Strawberry with the sucker cheap shot. Classic. Also love the comparison of Kevin Millwood, an all-class pitcher, to Matthew Barnaby, an instigator who could never come up with enough cajones to actually fight his opponents.

[@darkmatter7668]

I'm biased as a Yanks fan...but I was glad to see him sneak Benitez for that snarky reaction. Just when he thought it was safe...pow! 👊🏼🤣

[@mobbcreep956]

@@darkmatter7668 yeah Alan Mills broke Straws freakin jaw tho

[@darkmatter7668]

@@mobbcreep956 No jaws were broken 🤣 but yeah, Mills got him back. No Yankees fan really cares though. Straw was about that life.

[@at2130]

Haha Barnaby was a little Weasel

[@jameswilliams-zr8co]

starwberry is a coke head lol

[@cmbc24]

Ahhh....when it was baseball.

[@kemosabi5286]

Roid rage!!! Ahh baseball in the 90’s

[@jonlanier_]

Being roided up... isn't what causes 'rage'. It's when they come down. Their body has not been able to make any... and it affects the brain for the lack of testosterone. AND... if you don't think they are using it now... your biscuits are not done in the middle.

[@mosleepeesful2319]

My man's ducking that punch tho 7:20😂😂

[@chrisbranch2526]

That was insane

[@at2130]

The big cat almost took his head off

[@charleskershaw2662]

When Sportscenter was about scores and highlights. Miss those days

[@earthsurgery1237]

They're all marxist activists now

[@mizztery2994]

I know, I hate being able to see scores and highlights instantly at any time on any device.

[@jacobrichardson1952]

I grew up watching Sportscenter since '01.

[@alvinwagner6085]

Problem with rushing the mound is the pitcher is probably 6-4,6-6,6-8. Not the smartest thing to take on the Unit.

[@BrotherJoe96]

Plus they have uphill advantage

[@TheBatugan77]

Because he's tall? One shot to his unit...he'll shorten.

[@Playboy_Pee]

If that left hook from the Big Cat had landed 🤣 Night night.

[@Ghostrider6A]

I must have seen the Orioles/Yankees donnybrook a hundred times, never saw Mills coldcock Strawberry after Strawberry suckered an Oriole.

[@at2130]

I remember seeing it when it originally happened backnin the daybbut most videos on KZbin don't show it.

[@BrotherJoe96]

My theory on why this doesnt happen as much now is literally that the players today are sober. Players back then were always on substances whether it was anabolic roids or pills

[@tricdaddy316]

Exactly, back then a bunch of these guys were roided up

[@dukedematteo1995]

Nah they are worth too much to get hurt, and the penalties are worse.

[@jonlanier_]

Well... that was an ignorant statement. Go back to the basement.

[@jonlanier_]

@@tricdaddy316 Being roided up... isn't what causes 'rage'. It's when they come down. Their body has not been able to make any... and it affects the brain for the lack of testosterone.

[@nickhughes8179]

Darryl Strawberry representing the cocaine contingent.

[@Peppyroni247]

Great compilation!

[@thomasn3882]

I forgot all about Irabu on the Yankees. I think Steinbrenner called him a fat toad.

[@clockehvac1240]

6:21 ENOUGH TALK WE FIGHTING

[@wind7bag68]

Lol randy is the best. Says if I wanted to hit you I'd throw the FB. Then proceeded to throw the FB to show him lol

[@travisedwardmiller]

4:38 Jose Offerman threatens the pitcher with the bat. In 2007 Offerman would charge the mound with his bat in an Independent game and never play pro ball again.

[@Shinobi33]

The Cubs Catcher Martinez never let go of the ball. Even fought with it. Now that's dedication

[@Maxbps88]

I like to see the progression and explanation of what happens and why with the history of the teams/players.

[@Guiltyconscience83]

Never understood the bullpens running out. Why don’t they just fight each other?

[@at2130]

Protect their teamattes

[@salaialexander7022]

Back when baseball had bite to it

[@NoellaScott]

The good old days! Those SportsCenter graphics were the best. They're timeless.

[@timothythomas8082]

Strawberry was always trying to get in there to throw a punch. That 80's crack cocaine was more potent than 90's roid rage 🤣

[@vgr112261]

Geez, Drysdale used to brush Frank Robinson back with regularity. Did he charge the mound? NO! He’d dust himself off, dig in, and belt the next pitch.

[@zerozero113]

Remember listening to these commentators waiting to go to elementary school

[@caras2004]

With the universal dh, this could be a common occurrence

[@ohioagainsttheworld676]

still to this day don't understand how the Indians didn't win at least one World Series with that lineup. it was one of the deadliest in baseball.

[@alwillk]

Mediocre pitching. Even in the steroid era pitching won. Teams like the Yankees and even though Braves only won one they were there very year.

[@ahogg5960]

@@alwillk Imagine if they had done the trade with the Expos for Pedro at the end of '97. Asking price was Bartolo Colon and Jaret Wright. They knocked it back because they thought at the time that Jaret Wright was their next big ace. Fair enough, given Wright had just pitched an excellent Game 7 in that year's World Series. They also had a deal in place with Seattle for their disgrunted ace, Randy Johnson, before the 98 trade deadline but Seattle knocked it back in favour of the deal with the Astros. Good thing too, the players Cleveland offered up were rubbish. Whether or not either player would have committed long term to Cleveland is debatable...they weren't exactly in a position to write big cheques to secure big names.

[@JCic22]

Randy was a beast next pitch fastball

[@morrison1405]

That Terry Collins is always in the Jackpot.

[@juanfranciscosantana4793]

Thanks for this vídeo bro ,i was looking for this vídeo always ,Félix - the cat - Martínez used to play for My baseball team in winter league .águilas cibaeñas ⚾🇩🇴⚾🇩🇴 .thanks

[@Samsquench]

I remember growing up and watching Sheffield and he was one of the scariest guys in the mlb. He had that crazy look in his eyes and always seemed to be pissed off.

[@FrekyD]

1:44 jeff juden and his career -0.4 WAR and 4.81 ERA can't even throw a ball behind a guy anywhere near the batters box.. says a lot

[@mjberndt76]

That was a slider. If I wanted to hit you I'd throw a fastball. Proceeds to throw a fastball. Lol

[@10-3leader]

If Randy Johnson really was throwing a slider as his lips claimed, it was the worst slider of his life because it broke in the wrong direction.

[@TheBatugan77]

And that was his point. If you attempt to throw a breaking pitch and you slip, you have no control of what happens next. If it hangs over the plate, it gets hammered into the bleachers. In this case, it flattened Lofton. Shit happens.

[@rgsron7857]

good ole baseball and ESPN good days

[@brettlawton9513]

Hey, this is great, thank you!!!!!

[@deadpan80]

8:01 must by one of the few time Irabu actually hit his mark

[@slapitman]

Nothing like being spoken to in Australian!

[@ericschminke8233]

That's true. Johnson did throw a slider, right at Lofton's head, 3 times. What the hell was Johnson's problem? The "Big Unit", who is as tall as a radio tower, is one of many reasons why the designated hitter should be removed.

[@frankiegarc5675]

Dusty baker always was ready to fight… giants

[@davewain2059]

Gotta love the open hand slaps from Benitez lol. He's obviously doesn't know how to throw a punch

[@aldito7586]

I think the Mets have been hit like 9000 times this year !

[@ISLAVERDE29]

A couple of fights from a Red Sox-Indians game are missing.

[@govtom4]

It was sad hearing Frank Castillo’s name. He went to my HS in EPTX. He died very oddly. Very sad he died so young.

[@workingclassrunner]

6:34 I see this was pre-PEDs for Barry Bonds.

[@aquaticambience40]

Does anyone ever feel like this era was more baseball than ever. Todays game seems so primadonna and players don’t have the Same passion for the game.

[@davidcook2172]

The testosterone they were taking probably helped with the rage lol.

[@sketchyold]

@@davidcook2172 And you don’t think guys are taking today? They’re just finding sneakier ways around it and with better masking agents. 😂 Players are still being caught, but usually it’s minor leaguers without the resources that are available to the multi-millionaire big leaguers.

[@davidcook2172]

@@sketchyold it's just cleaner stuff.

[@at2130]

Watered down

[@dorebusser]

Jack MacDowell's on the DL and he even gets into it Lmao

[@johncipolla8335]

if I Was a pitcher I would learn Brazilian Ju jitsu for defense jeez

[@alblar7904]

GOTTA LOVE THE OLD DAYS

[@bwuh]

7:30 oh the sweet 90s references...

[@zaytosteele9056]

Stuart Scott RIP

[@seanoconnell7027]

Tony Muser is my best mans big brother. Worked with him for 15 years.

[@GoHeels2024]

damn did Gary Sheffield get headlocked in every fight? lol

[@Cruisn2084]

7:29 "I went to a baseball game and The Jerry Springer Show broke out."

[@CBrandonChapman]

0:29 Scariest guy in baseball.

[@nyy190343]

If I was a lefty digging in against Randy Johnson I'd be a bit tuned up too

[@3243_]

At 1:00 is Doug Brocail, who would be one of the stars of the Tigers-White Sox brawls just two years later.

[@SuperEdMan]

The post-strike 90s are the most entertaining era in MLB history for me. The players were despised by the fans for the work stoppage, they didn't make nearly the money they make today, and almost all of them were on drugs (performance enhancers or otherwise). None of them gave a fuck and were ready to kill each other every night at the slightest provocation. It's completely different today, for better and worse. The players make too much money to risk it all in a brawl, PED enforcement is robust, and the rules have banned most of the physical contact plays. We'll never see professional baseball like this again.

[@walidbahhur8132]

When baseball was baseball. I sound like an old man 😜

[@stansbruv3169]

“I will avenge my brother!”

[@shouavang706]

Awesome!!!

[@joestrum8056]

I wouldnt wanna fight Henderson. A built, athletic, dummy!!! Bad people to screw with.

[@Veganerd_]

Not to mentioned the one(s) trying to get at Randy Johnson who is 6'10. lmao

[@jaime1818]

Sad, when ESPN was the thing to watch and now it is just trash.

[@BMG19FUNNYDIE]

The beginning of when players knew they were on TV. Opening day. Little at stake. C'mon.

[@Mike7911779]

Matthew Barnaby reference!!!

[@BenDover-vs7ih]

Dayum I did not realize Strawberry got popped after his cheap shot. 02:40

[@at2130]

It's why he was holding his jaw when Torre was walking him back the dugout later on

[@kevinstull8552]

Served him right.

[@deadpan80]

2:28 so many punches with none landing but 2:37 leave it to Strawberry to rectify that oversight

[@Eta1425]

This highlight is brought to you by Roid Rage

[@lenin25]

These where really exciting brawls !

[@a.einstein9432]

Make it that they forfeit the game, that will cure the problem.

[@F40PH-2CAT]

Torre's hypocrisy with Clemens when he became a Yankee was pathetic.

[@keithharper1470]

As a life long Yankees fan I agree I never liked Clemens especially head hunting Mike Piazza