Bartolo Colon throws 38 consecutive strikes

[@noahmcdaniel4920]

38 strikes in a row without a batter throwing a fit is the greater statistic. Edit: meant to write getting a hit but it looks like people liked the typo better

[@samuelmoulds1016]

every video I see on Colon makes him a HERO. I thought he was HIGH ON DRUGS and got thrown outta baseball for a while!!!!

[@alexcalderon3496]

Nope sadly as bad as were losing, the Angels are professional asfuhhhh

[@tobertitus]

@@samuelmoulds1016 huh

[@Darthvader-oc5tp]

@@tobertitus he got busted for PEDs and suspended for 50 games one time. Other than that everyone seems to love him.

[@zachgordon99]

Ok thanks bye

[@swaggyp1653]

I liked the part where he threw a strike

[@swaggyp1653]

Holy shit I never expected to get this much likes thanks guys

[@nickcproductions7453]

Me to

[@naaz-t3747]

EEnflict shut

[@yurifrommw215]

YOUR SO FUNNY YOU KNOW THAT

[@trillaxed7242]

Yuri Floor lol chill out it’s not that much likes for a comment

[@jetzzfan]

That last pitch would have been a strike if it wasn't Marvin Hudson, and instead GREG GIBSON, THE HOME PLATE UMPIRE MOTIONING TO BOTH TEAMS

[@sportscentral3248]

jetzzfan 😂

[@RiZeConn]

geez

[@jacecunningham3007]

Lol

[@evans.4995]

jetzzfan both PLAYERS, that is... ;-)

[@readabook5823]

It was a ball lol if you look closely. It's slightly outside. Catcher is positioned way out and abreu naturally bats on outer edge of batters box

[@thedarkknight2457]

that man is a great athlete and apart from that he is a great human being who helps a lot poor people in RD

[@keltonschuermann6715]

I dont think he is a great athlete but he is great at pitching

[@josepetrovich]

@@keltonschuermann6715 An athlete should be measured by results. Colon has had a very good career with great results, so he is a great athlete.

[@allthingscroatia]

Jose Carlos Alvarez Perez An athlete tho. He’s not an athlete. He throws strikes and has good results because of his placement and the way he throws. Would you call darts players athletes then? He’s not athletic, but he is a great pitcher

[@hypetrained]

@@allthingscroatia that being said, he was sneakily athletic. he had good defensive numbers if I'm not mistaken

[@diegobascara3279]

@Stanko Zovak if you play any sport you are an athlete by definition. Athleticism isn’t determined by how good your six pack looks.

[@kick8627]

Just another day at work for the GOAT

[@JDJD-mw9rr]

GOAT?

[@dinkydonut6926]

Who? Where? How? When? Goat?!?

[@clevernamegotban1752]

@@JDJD-mw9rr greatest of all time none other than big sexy bartolo colon

[@JDJD-mw9rr]

@@clevernamegotban1752 really? You think he was the best pitcher to ever play? He was really good in his prime but GOAT?

[@clevernamegotban1752]

@@JDJD-mw9rr easily

[@ObscureBalls]

This is the most underrated moment of Bartolo’s career. Everyone remembers the homer off Shields, and how he’s “big sexy,” but this guy was one of the most consistent pitchers in MLB history. He had a hard fastball early on with Cleveland, and as his career progressed he became more and more crafty with his pitches, and his velocity became secondary to his immaculate control of the strike zone which allowed him to stay in the league as long as a lot of kunckleball pitchers do. He’s not a hall of famer, but he will always be memorable.

[@nathanmcguire932]

Sodi Bodil hall of very good for sure with surprisingly impressive stats due to longetivity and good years with the Indians, angels, As and Mets

[@jrrp5865]

I remember 100-101 mph fastball when he was in Cleveland

[@ejflor1313]

Check out the behind the back play he made. I watch it whenever I feel sad.

[@m0ondoggy12]

I bet he gets voted into Hall of Fame.

[@Zeke028]

No doubt he is going to the Hall Of Fame. The guy is a legend on and off the mount.

[@kenarthur6253]

Colon enjoys the game so much, which is why he has lasted so long. He's one cool dude!

[@samuelmoulds1016]

every video I see on Colon makes him a HERO. I thought he was HIGH ON DRUGS and got thrown outta baseball for a while!!!

[@joeloftus6498]

The steroids probably helped

[@WesleyAPEX]

39

[@landonduplechin7590]

good call

[@tannerdavis8163]

The goat has spoken, change the title

Damn straight Wes.

[@cortezs433]

@@landonduplechin7590 bad call by the ump

[@GeoffBosco]

It was close enough to go either way but I thought it looked like a ball.

[@Metsfan1986]

The sad part is he lasted in the league way longer than a lot of the players in this video. And I believe he's pitching in the Mexican league now. He's not the best, but he is very reliable and extended his career by having great control. Loved him on the Mets.

[@beino8964]

is he actually not in the mlb anymore?

[@Metsfan1986]

@@beino8964 He played last with the Texas rangers in 2018. But he's nearly 47 now.

[@VicInNocal]

Thats like the opposite of sad.

[@Metsfan1986]

@@VicInNocal It's good for Bartolo, but bad for many players that didn't last in the MLB for that long.

[@samjohnson3899]

He had a simple pitch style and stayed relatively healthy most of his career. Dude belongs in the hall he actually had a good career

[@gewignu]

How about that blood curdling scream at 2:53

[@backpages9885]

HAHAHAHA

[@zucinnied]

Noam Gottesman lmao sounds like the screaming goats

[@gewignu]

Honestly I'm surprised that I'm the only one in the comments section who noticed that

[@canigettawhatwhat]

Omg that's hilarious I cannot stop laughing

[@YouTubeHandlesAreStupid]

If it were an Oakland or LA home game, I'd be more concerned.

[@joeyfioti8541]

When you preordered the pizza for 9 PM, but you have to pitch at 7.

[@justinsmith293]

38 strikes in a row is a very very hard feat. And his pitches actually had decent movement. Pitches (most) were in good locations too

[@egg723]

Legend has it he still hasn't thrown a pitch out of the out of the zone since. this day

[@LaidbackAF]

This dude has been playing in the majors for about how long I have been alive on this earth, LEGEND

[@samuelmoulds1016]

every video I see on Colon makes him a HERO. I thought he was HIGH ON DRUGS and got thrown outta baseball for a while!!!

[@whyoowhy]

@@samuelmoulds1016 nah

[@rohanturnerr]

@@whyoowhy yeah he actually was

[@mleiblie0513]

Even though he pitched like crap for the Braves I enjoyed every second he played for us

[@directorbeau]

BirdGang his 2-seamer is nasty. I love watching big sexy pitch

[@the3prankskateers704]

It was really fun indeed I went the day after his birthday on the 25th

[@eroc51440]

i know you have to get ahead in the count but jesus

[@BillMorganChannel]

Don't use the Lord's name as a curse word...come on..he Created you....

[@jacekreller6034]

Bill Morgan he wasn’t using it as a curse word..... I don’t think anyways

[@SplicerOtter]

Bill Morgan Jesus Christ this is the reason why I find religion laughable

[@BillMorganChannel]

@@jacekreller6034 I fully understand, it is commonly used as one without harmful intent but it is something that should not be done. No one ever used Mohammed or Buddah as a curse word do they?

[@BeerCanDan93]

Jace imagine believing in curses

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

That's challenging a hitter at its finest.

[@JoeyB-2001]

He is the GOAT.

[@sheepdavis]

Joey.B 2001 hardly

[@jackriffle5080]

Broc Glover ur kidding right?

[@jacecunningham3007]

Eh

[@Keboomrang]

He's the last Expos!!!!

[@Whit_Siever]

BLOAT.*

[@michaelm.3328]

The way Colon reinvented himself as a l starting pitcher, to me, was a great story. He went from being a guy in his 20s who could throw 98 or so and just overpower people to being a pitcher with tremendous control when he showed back up in the majors in 2011.

[@MiC-T]

The movement on those pitches is INSANE. Greg Maddux-esque. So much legend.

[@pacmaninchains]

Geeze I hated the time that the angels would never swing at the first pitch. So many pitches down the middle cause everyone knew they weren’t taking the 1st pitch. Horrible strategy, you can tell a lot of players wanted to take the pitch.

[@obiwon76]

pacmaninchains sounds like today’s version - Rhys Hoskins. People talk about how great he is in working the count and taking the most pitches per at bat but the number of balls he takes right down the middle is probably why he is batting under .250

[@VicInNocal]

Make up your damn mind, were they taking the first pitch or not?

[@1087cameron]

Forgot I was at this game, then I saw my friends and I almost catch Aybar's ground rule double. Life is weird.

[@EricSmyth4Christ]

Good for pace of play rules ^^ Would love to see a spring training game where the count started 2-0 or 3-0, Colon would murder that format

[@TheFamousMockingbird]

This man is a true baseball treasure and I will not rest until he is in the HOF. I don't care about adjusted war when I see a starting pitcher be dominant as long as he has it's truly a rare class. There are very few pitchers who have won a cy young and done what colon has done from age 40-45 you will realize that is a truly rare player and baseball is better having him around since 1996

[@CamxCam.]

We need Bart back in the NL, man. WE WANNA SEE THAT BIG OL' BART BAT, BABY!

[@acerola3576]

A matchup of Bartolo Colon and Luis Guillorme might actually never end.

[@ArticruciA]

that pitch he throws at 88-89 is just deadly. I can't tell if it's a cut fast ball, 2 seam, or fast change.

[@Dustino2512]

38th strike in a row is thrown: It was at this moment, Bartolo was goated

[@WilliamRodriguez26]

BARTOLO ES UN GRANDE, DURABLE Y UN CARACTER POSITIVO...UN EJEMPLO

[@ryanrestivo8405]

This man will live forever

[@SabrSuave23]

Bart was such a phenom as a pitcher!!! So very underrated.

[@HK-jz5sz]

I remember watching a prime Colon pitching for the Indians many years ago. He was throwing 95mph back then and could still bust a few 93’s in this video. Crazy!

[@sssaturn]

the effort i gave on the group project 0:44

[@joetrapp9187]

Talk about challenging hitters. I remember watching all of this, and it was hilarious. Bartolo was hilarious. That he was portly and out-of-shape made me nostalgic for the 70's when relievers would ride golf carts with a big baseball cap to the mound.

[@wilartiles1206]

Eso es grandes Ligas.. Desde Puerto plata.. República Dominicana para la MLB

[@Livereater]

I counted 39 strikes in a row... streak continues!

[@willruelas3529]

Wow Bartolo is no joke what about those 2012 Halos Abreu Kendrick Pujols Morales Hunter Wells

[@yeahyeahbutnah]

With a few decent starting pitchers.. underachieved to say the least. Abreu was at the end of his career so he doesn’t really count, might of played 10 games for the angels that year before being let go..

[@coolguy02536]

Vernon Wells was washed up too. Hell pretty much all of them were declining.

[@WaluigiLebron]

TROUT

[@legostarwarsbattledroid5272]

@@yeahyeahbutnah wut about trout

[@willruelas3529]

@@legostarwarsbattledroid5272 September call up

[@TBrl8]

0:10 how is that slider in the strike zone exactly?

[@moderator7169]

Does have to be. He swung at it

[@filtrotp40]

One of the most unique and exceptional players in baseball history.

[@Peguerochannel]

Plátano power DR🇩🇴🇩🇴 Colon 🔥🔥

[@MarioSenaMedina]

Dios te cuide siempre salud y vida en familia ❤️ Bartolo Colón soy tu fan por muchos años.

[@roobz4173]

Carnival games must’ve been a piece of cake for him

[@leonardberger6752]

This is what my teammates expect me to do when they say "just throw strikes"

[@Dscubs23]

What’s crazy about Bartolo if you saw him pitch while he was in Cleveland, he was one of the guys I ever saw that would be low to mid 90’s at the beginning of the game and would be high 90’s to hundred as the game went on

[@NYG1991]

My God, Colon was dealing! I loved hearing the umpire call ”strike” on each pitch!

[@mikemayco7888]

My favorite MLB pitcher of all time

[@Gamebrojeremy1]

You know you gotta give credit to Bar-*STRIKE!*

[@jordandelancey2787]

When you’re little league coach says “just throw strikes” Colon: ok

[@miguelmarquez5530]

underated period.

[@DDog52]

I had to look it up. I’ll be dammed. “All balls in play are counted as strikes.” Huh. I’m a big baseball fan too.

[@Uppernorwood976]

Wait, what?

[@oddlookingduck]

@@Uppernorwood976 a swing is a strike

[@Uppernorwood976]

@@oddlookingduck I thought a missed swing (or foul off) was a strike. Seems a home run is a strike as well. Confusing terminology. What would the title of the video be if he threw 38 actual strikes in a row i.e. 12 consecutive 0-3 counts then 0-2?

[@irishhuskie2585]

@@Uppernorwood976 Probably "Bartolo Colon throws 4 consecutive immaculate innings" or something like that.

[@MrIrrelevant58]

If it went his way, that would be 4 straight immaculate innings.

[@apachekeith]

This should be shown to every pitcher in every clubhouse during spring training.

[@emiliorodriguez8511]

This is actually very impressive. Young pitchers can’t be afraid to pitch to hitters!

[@gotchabiqch8942]

i went a whole 2 minutes thinking “when do the consecutive pitches start they’re clearly hitting and homie got on base” but then i realized it meant he didn’t throw any balls lol what a savage

[@mikelapointe6095]

It's considered a strike anytime the batter swings. Whether it's a foul ball or a hit. Foul ball with two strikes is considered a strike but doesn't affect the count or go against the batter.

[@KM-em9me]

Amazing how a close a strike is to being a homerun. It turns on a dime. Everything is looking hunky dory, one pitch later you're chopped liver doing the walk of shame towards the dugout....what a game.

[@davidvasquez6920]

The best control pitcher since the 1960's.

[@mirianperez2457]

Su truco es la variacion de velocidad.🇩🇴🌄

[@gailcha6466]

the battery new that bartolo's fastball was really good so almost every pitch was 89-92 fastball!! and the angels batters knew that bartolo throws strikes so they didn't wait and cut the pitches

[@joeltejada8087]

Leyend Baby what up 🇩🇴🇩🇴🔥👑💪⚡️🦁

[@blankblankson3655]

LEGEND

[@samrusso4374]

George Kirby just threw 24 consecutive strikes to start the Mariners game!

[@LordBurger]

seems like the kind of guy to pitch until his mid-40’s

[@Its_Ryan1]

What part was better, when he threw a strike, or when he threw a strike? (My favorite is when he threw a strike btw)

[@JC-fw5od]

Best money line +money as an underdog . Amazing. Won a lot with him

[@grege5074]

for you kids out there, big sexy was about 100 lbs lighter and a total flame thrower early in his career. So to to think 10 years later he would be a finesse pitcher to throw 38 straight strikes is a bit of a shocker.

[@kadenwood5292]

I like how the ump totally got that last call right pretty impressive

[@Football__Junkie]

What’s that first strike pitch he keeps throwing? It kinda looks like a change up but looks like it could be a splitter or something funky.

[@nathanmcguire932]

A really good 2 seam fastball

[@VLXMario]

Bartolo Colon is the greatest hitter of all time

[@LemurJackson]

Remember when starting pitchers went more than 6 innings?

[@rafaelzamot42]

I think that guy Bartolo Colón is a pretty good pitcher

[@Underratedmen]

Got tons of outs without ever throwing a breaking pitch...what a beast.

[@possumverde]

The movement he got from his two seamer could almost classifiy it as a breaking pitch.

[@aricgoss]

At some point shouldn’t the batters start swinging

[@helix9268]

This will never be broken

[@jamesonbornholdt7302]

That last pitch was a good call. Just outside

[@Sir_Leelord]

i remember bartolo throwing 100mph fastballs back in the early 2000s

[@javyonlinee]

People don't noticed he began the first hitter with a ball. Made this even more difficult.

[@Christopher_Samaan]

Beast... All I can say

[@UnleashthePhury]

I think Bartolo Colon might low-key be the best pitcher of all time.

[@rhgamecock1]

The guy was a really good pitcher. Close to a HOF pitcher. I can't help but try to imagine what he could have done without the 50 extra pounds.

[@forwardthinker4139]

That 2 seam got so much movement

[@Itzblu777]

Ive watched enough Jomboy videos to question the frequent shirt grab on his right side after each pitch. Im not saying he was using Pine Tar but its just Interesting

[@remyboss17]

Looks like the umpire got tired of calling strikes cause that last pitch was definitely a strike.

[@ethansprague2005]

Talented

[@Addahandle2continue-z5z]

I love that hits count for this though.. not to take away from his record but theoretically the folks throwing for home run derby are demolishing this record

[@sstarlingarcia1238]

Wow, it was amazing

[@emeraldaly7646]

Colon escaped the 8th unscathed (though Abreu and the next batter Howie Kendrick each actually worked full counts) before turning it over to the bullpen in the 9th. Oakland won the game 6-0.

[@heightsfynest6023]

That 2 seam is nasty

[@ChiliKid]

I mean, having a couple hits in there kinda kills it for me.

[@JR_Donofrio]

My favorite Met

[@shatner99]

I saw only 2 change ups 84mph? No curve, slider, or splitter?

[@tracymiller1149]

Those batters weren't doing themselves any favors taking those early strikes and getting behind in the count.

[@JohannGambolputty22]

If Big Sexy doesn’t get inducted to the hall of fame, I don’t even wanna anymore.

[@jreiland07]

Has he considered bowling in the offseason?

[@bigbird6949]

I liked the part where the guy said “STRIKE!”

[@Duffer571]

Why do they count hits and the ground rule double as strikes?

[@Selzor]

The GOAT!

[@njackson6807]

Bartolo has probably played for at least half of the MLB teams by now 🤔 He really gets around

[@njackson6807]

C C No u

[@benhaushalter5067]

These batters are like me in mlb the show. Swing at everything.

[@currencypodcast244]

He’s really got some balls

[@CaryKelly11]

His line that day: W IP 8 Hits 4 Earned runs 0 Runs 0 Walks 0 K 5