Bernie Williams 10 Greatest Home Run Moments

[@7curto]

I feel some of yall will argue 1 and 2 should be flip-flopped, which is fine. But something about that #1 homer for me is just so quintessential Bernie... The swag is unreal

[@25pinstripes]

Yeah, the Baltimore one is number one cause the Yankees weren't established yet. You could argue it was that game, (the Jeter/Jeffery Maier home run helped too,) that was the spark for what they would become

[@therealchucktaylor3392]

Same here !

[@joesavary6081]

Lots of postseason magic in this clip

[@Lord_Bibulous]

My favorite player of all time. Watched him since I was a little kid. Never really got his just due.

[@robriginio530]

Green Reaper He had so many great seasons and im almost positive he was clean. Look at his 1999: .342 avg, 25hr, 115rbi, 116runs, 202hits, 100bb, .435obp. What a hitter.

[@hisroyalhighness8566]

I'm a lifelong Yankee fan and I remember when he came up, and watched his career. I think he is remembered very fondly. He definitely gets his due from true Fans. He had kind of a slow start to his career. Bern Baby Burn!!!!!

[@josephdinse4573]

He sure did amongst Yankee fans!!

[@yankees29]

My favorite player ever. No juice. Just raw talent.

[@CuntryRebel]

The fact that Steinbrenner disliked him and constantly wanted to trade him away really shows how.much George really had to learn about the game.

[@tylerhuntdesign]

If you think about it, he was the first building block of the dynasty Yankees to arrive, the rest of the Core Four was built around him.

[@seanhumphrey1259]

Exactly 💯

[@Nickkerrsayitfast]

He was so underrated

[@rodprops]

Word

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

Bernie only made me mad once. In the 1997 ALDS, against Cleveland, he made the last out of the last game. What made it significant (for me) was that the previous hitter, Paul O'Neill, stretched a single into a double, nearly killing himself in the process. Bernie swung at the first pitch and popped out. In a tight game like that, a batter needs to have patience. I think he forgot that, in that series.

[@cliffpadilla5871]

Agreed.

[@ronaldh8446]

Yes he was.

[@thebrightsidepodcast301]

Saying that doesn’t even due him justice

[@andrewordille9098]

personally bernie is a top 5 yankee of all time. he was under the spotlight of the likes of Jeter and Rivera. bernie is one of the most underrated players of all time

[@superbrownbrown]

Bernie Williams is one of my favorite players also... but it's tough to put Williams in the top 5 of all-time Yankees when you have Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, and Berra as part of the team's history.

[@rickydamiron4905]

It's so true bro. He literally had no holes in his game other than a weak throwing arm. I'll even go as far as to say that he's a better all around player than Jeter. Jeter is my boy, but he's grossly overrated. Mediocre fielder, meanwhile, Bernie was an above average centerfielder in his heyday.

[@ryankozlowski1676]

Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle, Berra, Rivera, Ford... Iisten the core four is BS because they leave out Bernie but he isn’t a top 5 Yankee , He was the first prospect that got the machine rolling, Gene Michael saved them from disaster when George wanted to trade him for Darren Lewis ( I think that was his name)

[@glenn-fr7hj]

lol @ Bernie being top 5, I love Bernie but can we please stop being ridiculous. Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, mantle are top 4 no doubt, followed in some order by Berra, jeter,mo . Those are the top 7

[@glenn-fr7hj]

Jeter is the best ss of all time non honus Wagner division, he’s better than Ripken, banks, etc. I’m leaving a rod out because of move to 3rd base,and steroids. Bernie I love the guy, but he’s nowhere near the best center fielder of all time, he’s the best 3rd best Yankees center fielder.

[@josesantana27]

One of The Most underrated and underappreciated Yankees player from the 90's dynasty teams. He isn't talked about like the Core Four players but he should be. A very classy and professional baseball players I have seen in a long time.

[@cubswin3838]

He was the Pre-Core. He paved the way for guys in the Yankees farm system.

[@josesantana27]

I totally understand that but it's exactly why he should be as revered as much as The core four.

[@sinchman1]

Bernie is and always will be a better ball player than that overrated Jeter.

[@yankees29]

Bernie set the tone. Quietly led the team through some incredible seasons

[@hdjmiller]

He needs to get consideration for the HOF. What a ballplayer.

[@Lord_Bibulous]

My favorite player growing up but he isn't a HOF. He just doesn't have the numbers. But he'll always be my favorite player.

[@matthewelmore6567]

Green Reaper but Craig biggio and tim Raines deserve to be in the hall of fame?? I like the guys who are dominant for teams that win something, not guys like Trout who puts up all these numbers and hasn’t played a meaningful role in an October game

[@aviator259]

Not a hall of famer

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

@@matthewelmore6567 Bernie has real good numbers, but they are not as good as either Biggio or Raines. Biggio hit the magic number of 3000 hits, while Raines stole 808 bases. Bernie isn't quite good enough, especially for a CF.

[@25pinstripes]

I'm a die hard Yankee fan and I hate to admit it but he just doesn't have the stats for the HOF. His prime was 95-02 and he needed at least 4 more seasons like that for consideration.

[@natemillertime26]

hearing John Sterling yell Bern Baby Bern brings me so much joy

[@kingblaze6960]

One of my favorite YANKEES.. Bernie Williams only player in history to win a Gold Glove, Batting Title, and a World Series ring all in the same year. :) 1998

[@glenn-fr7hj]

Bernie is such an under rated great yankee, a borderline hall of famer. Who constantly gets left out of stupid core 4 nickname- Bernie is just as important as posada .

[@greens294]

Id gladly argue he was more important. Especially on offense

[@yankees29]

No steroids just pure talent. Bernie is such a class act.

[@superbrownbrown]

*Bernie Williams had some of the most clutch hits for the Yankees... and when he got hot, you literally couldn't get him out for 3 to 4 games in a row. I can't recall any other player ever having multiple hot streaks like that in their careers, basically getting a hit or a walk in every single plate appearance for like 10 to 12 appearances in a row.*

[@michaelrosenberg596]

In 2002 I remember he got 11 straight hits, so you're literally correct!

[@cliffpadilla5871]

Facts!

[@KevDNYC1]

Cool personal story. I was 9 years old behind home plate at that ALCS game against the O'c with my Uncle. Jeffrey Maier reached over the fence to snag in a Jeter home run that would be caught ball by Tony Tarasco. Bernie hit that ball in the bottom of the 11th. I've NEVER heard that old stadium that loud. After we walked out of the stadium we walked by the Diamond Club. You could hear the chants of drunken men screaming at the top of their lungs, "BERNIE, BERNIE, BERNIE!" One of my earliest childhood memories from the old stadium. Damn, I miss baseball!

[@terrellholmes2726]

@Kev D I was at that game with my uncle, too. We were in the left field bleachers and when Bernie hit the HR everyone cheered and jumped up and down on their seats. Then suddenly, as if on cue, everyone fell backwards at the exact same time! When we landed on the ground no one was hurt and everyone was laughing and high-fiving. It's one of the great memories from my half-century of being a Yankee fan.

[@billshamrock449]

Most underrated Yankee of all time imo. It always bothered me the whole core 4 thing. Bernie was just as big a part of the core of the late 90s Yankee dynasty as anyone. That's what made those teams great the entire roster was about the team. When we got the Giambi Sheffield's and Arods thats when things changed.

[@billshamrock449]

@yankeefan1281 fuckin Jeff Weaver

[@billshamrock449]

@yankeefan1281 I'll never forget 2003 they bring in Weaver from the pen and I'm thinking WTF are they doing. And well you know the rest

[@paulpanza1474]

U nailed it brother. He was there before all of them! Posada wasn't even apart of 96 team ! Girardi was catcher. Maybe posada had a pinch hit appearance. Love Bernie!! O'Neill and bern biggest bats. Tino to follow

[@vladiator8120]

Yeah, pitching hurt them incredibly after 2001. The pitching was relatively good for 2002-2003 but besides Pettitte and Musina, the starting pitching staff was old and battling injuries in both years. The rotation was in shambles for the 02 postseason, what killed us in the 02 postseason was Pettitte was injured, Duque and Wells were not healthy and the bullpen was dismal. For the 03 postseason the staff was in a bit better shape for the postseason and we got to the World Series with a healthy Pettitte, Duque out for the season however. Also, an injured Wells that couldn't finish 1 inning, bad key spot pitching by the bullpen as well as bad key spot hitting(where the yankees could have blown the series wide open)did us in against the Marlins. In retrospect the Yankees actually outplayed the Marlins but with a bit of luck the Marlins won the series anyway which is frustrating to say the least. A series the Yankees could have easily won and should have won even with some injuries. But from 2004 through 2008 was when the Yankees pitching staff really became dismal and was truly in shambles, not resigning Pettitte after 2003 was just the beginning of bad times. If you look at the rotation in those years it's painful to see really, Cashman's worst times as a gm imo. But because of guys like Mariano holding down the bullpen and the great hitting lineups as a whole the Yankees were able to get it done in the regular season. But come postseason the Yankees just didn't have pitching depth. Then 2009 came when finally we got great signings and pitching. Just think if the front office did what they did for 2009 much earlier it be a different story.

[@billshamrock449]

@@vladiator8120 the Yankees vs. Red Sox 2003 Alcs Was the 2 best teams in MLB. I think that series took a lot out of the team emotionally and physically. They may have over looked the Marlins a bit. That Marlins team was really good also though. They wanted to beat us they wanted to beat the big bad Yankees in the World Series. Especially I'm sure Mike Lowell who was supposed to be our next 3rd baseman but because Drew F'n Henson they traded him and we all know how Henson went on to have a great Yankee career .... Oh wait no he decided he didn't wanna play.

[@merseywhogirl3430]

MY alltime FAVOURITE Yankee!!!!

[@Surfer041]

When Bernie was in his prime, the ball exploded off of his bat.

[@41Brother2]

One of my all time favorite Yankees ive had the pleasure to see live.

[@chriscam4165]

I'm glad you used the John Sterling calls for some of them. Also, Joe Buck can't even pretend to fathom excitement when the Yankees do something good.

[@wade5307]

I always thought his playing style, batting and fielding, was silky smooth. It all looked effortless. Jeter was the face of the team, Rivera was the fire, but Bernie Williams was the underrated heartbeat of those great Yankees teams imo.

[@richardingrassia4276]

during that era Bernie Williams was my favorite Yankee he should be considered for the Hall of Fame

[@FunkyMufffins]

why am I getting goosebumps every time sterling says “bernie goes boom”

[@geminilife3014]

My fav of all time! Classy guy with a sweet swing. And a great outfielder too. And he did it under the limelight if the steroid players. I get pissed when they say core 4 because that dynasty would be nothing without Bernie

[@edwinserrano1070]

Attention young players:Look and learn... no bat flipping, no chest pouding, no screaming or yelling... he went to bat and did his job!

[@OriginalGodzillaR32]

The best New York Post news paper cover i saw once said WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S... Bernie hit 4 HRs that weekend if im correct. Funny too because that was around the time the movie weekend at bernies was playing 😆👍

[@yankees29]

Classic.

[@NewyorkRican2191]

Oh wow, I remember that headline too!!classic stuff indeed!!

[@SurvaySays]

My favorite growing up. Such a pure swing

[@jodem7]

I was there in 04 for the division clincher. Unforgettable.

[@yankees29]

Thank you Bernie is my favorite player ever.

[@customdioramics7961]

I loved Bernie Williams. He was part of the Core 5 for over a decade.

[@yankees29]

Bernie is my favorite all time player. I loved his cool demeanor. I feel like he played clean during an era everyone was on steroids.

[@therealmenaze]

Remember all of these ! My favorite yankee of all time , so clutch and such a lovable personality

[@seanbrowning616]

I love Bob Costas calls I wish he would do more national broadcasts

[@johnd6535]

Without Bernie there's no Dynasty he was the heart and soul of that team jeter gets most of the credit but to me if game was on the line there was no one else i wanted up he was just incredible

[@ellandecampbell6279]

He was the best position player on those teams

[@edwinserrano1070]

"Speak softly and carry a big Louisville Slugger!" Learn baby learn!

[@jonathanfiskus252]

Bern baby Bern!!!! Love Bernie, Yankee legend!

[@robriginio530]

My favorite Yankee ever (with Jeter & Mattingly). I knew what the top 3 would be immediately, and number 1 was dead on. I wish you had Sterlings call for that one. He went crazy. This hr was huge and could be looked at as moment #1 that started the Yankees run in the 90’s. Thanks for posting this!

[@billshamrock449]

At least it's Costas and not Joe Buck so there's that lol

[@tonyvincent9753]

Bernie will never make the Hall of Fame, but he was one of the greatest Yankees of all time.

[@joserivera1583]

They will always talk about the core 4 but he was there before there was a core 4 and he probably was as important as the core 4 or more, he had so many big hits for us

[@BillyJr68]

I was there for the AL East clincher on 9/30/04,

[@gabinorosado4032]

My all time favorite.

[@johnhanna5786]

Excellent selections overall. I expected to find the switch-hit HRs in the clinching Game 4 96 Division Series against Texas. I also think the HR against Benitez in 98 setting off the brawl is worthy of consideration. I'd go with those over the switch-hit HR's in the losing Game 3 in 95 against Seattle and the World Series HR against the Marlins.

[@donnygonzalez4568]

Clutch player on a great team!

[@bostonredsox49]

If I could I'd vote him into the HOF. Loved his swing....not against my favorite team of course but you get it ;)

[@yankees29]

No steroids either. Clean hitting machine from both sides of the plate.

[@richardoki8320]

Such a classy guy!!!

[@bilalmallick8428]

Bernie goes Boom! My favorite John Sterling HR CALL!

[@jcearnhardt393]

Burn baby burn. Legendary

[@tommayrant2279]

What a beautiful swing!

[@neilbowman573]

Bernie. My 2nd favorite Yankee

[@thomas1630]

that 1st clip vs Toronto was the purest swing ever his hip and shoulder rotation was outrageous. 2nd one close, he hit nicer lefthanded.

[@OroborusFMA]

Bernie was a smart guy. During the regular season we'd laugh as he gave up on balls the moment his cleats touched the warning track. But then in the post-season the guy was all of the wall like superman. But that kept him playing 145+ games a year while the "stud" center fielders would wind up with concussions and broken bones from crashing into the wall in regular season games. And in 1996 he without question carried them to the World Series with his bat.

[@cubswin3838]

Just overwhelmed by the takes on Bern, Baby, Bern! I love you! I love Bernie! Clutch and NO WAY they get to 1996 without his 1995 postseason KING KONG performance! He, Donny, and Paulie , built the base before the core 4! Plus, the vets in 1996.

[@Cirelli_Ryan]

Man those were some great memories

[@stiltmansstilt1014]

Bernie is my 2nd fave player of all time behind Mattingly

[@iwasimc]

He is a HOF player. Core Bernie.

[@bilalmallick8428]

You can track the rise and fall of the Yankees dynasty with Bernie Williams. As he ascended, the Yankees got their rings. As he declined, you can see the Yankees dynasty fading.

[@billshamrock449]

Hey SDS studio Bernie Williams..... Get it done!!!

[@jus3278]

My childhood. Will always love Bernie

[@Dangic23]

I'm from Manhattan and moved to Puerto Rico during middle school, to the same town Bernie is from. I also went to the same schools Yadi Molina and his brothers went to. I watched Yadiel play since he was 4.

[@AMan-rg4en]

Bernie Williams , frankly all of the Yankee players on those teams of late 90’s , showed calm after getting the big hit. Don Mattingly had that reserve, he must have been an example for these players. Great to see,I was present for homer number 1 against Baltimore in 1996, seems like yesterday.

[@tspot6925]

Pretty swing from both sides of the plate

[@dme1016]

Jeter got the pub, & was fantastic....the Captain, but Bernie was the best Yankee player during their last dynasty.

[@robertciaschini7625]

A switch hitter like Pete Rose. He's an excellent classical guitar player as well!

[@Scrapwood_Castle]

Most underrated CF of the 90s-2000s

[@seanhall8769]

Just a terrific clutch player for the Yankees and a big reason why they won 4 championships with him

[@jamesdick827]

David wells on the blue jays bench like "shit, were done"😂

[@scottmiller1563]

Favorite player of all time

[@hydro.pl.27]

Seattle and Atlanta were loaded with Hall of Famers. Atlanta alone had 4 who made it including 3 starting pitchers on the 96 team. Crazy how neither team accomplished a World Series Title.

[@matthewgrasso7167]

I was hoping for the Sterling call on #1. IMO, that call and Brosius' Game 5 2001 HR are Sterling's two best HR calls of all time.

[@sneakerjacks]

Dammit I hate the Yankees but love the videos. Brings back memories of when I was in high school

[@downtownphotographer]

He was the gasoline in the Yankees core that kept them running.

[@luisluciano.908]

It was really the Core 5.

[@BKrystall]

Core seven if you add Paul O’Neill and Tino Martinez.

[@iamhungey12345]

@@BKrystall Those were acquired from trades.

[@BKrystall]

After his playing career was over, he became a full time jazz guitar player.

[@cliffpadilla5871]

He was clutch in the postseason.

[@goodvibes7104]

THANK YOU!

[@stephennixon9609]

Why isn't this man in consideration for the Hall of Fame?. He has the most postseason homers in MLB History he's a 4 time World Champion he's won a batting title he's got 4 gold gloves and was a perennial All Star.

[@stephennixon9609]

Also I was sitting in the Bleachers for no.2 on the list. I remember seeing the ball coming towards where I was sitting and the crowd exploded after it landed over the fence.

[@superbrownbrown]

*#28 Joey Cora at first base for the Seattle Mariners in 1995. What a cheat. Ran far out of the baseline on a number of bunt attempts during that series and was never called out. Ridiculous umpires.*

[@RValdes22]

Class act

[@25pinstripes]

Man he was good

[@adamjoachimiak6816]

Nice

[@kingofdetroit358]

Bern baby bern

[@waltonwarrior7428]

How many walk off home runs did Bernie have? Hate to admit it but I forgot that he was a switch hitter. Great power from both sides. Great memories thanks for posting.

[@hortons1967]

Now imagine Sterling and Kay on every call. Yeah.... Joe who? LOL

[@jayp8124]

Bern baby Bern!!!

[@jasonsierchio1167]

Bernie was and is so under appreciated! That said, imagine if Bernie had Gerald's defense?? If we could mold them into one player... Besides defense, which wasn't horrible... IDK why everyone, me included, always wanted to replace Bernie back in the day... dude was clutch and just kept his mouth shut and did his job... (I always wished we had Griffey or Loften or Jones but I was like 10 in 96 so whatdidIknow...)

[@7curto]

I was just looking at his stats. Guy had a .297 career average, he was close to Hall of Fame level imo. Always loved Bernie always will. We’d be blessed to have a Bernie Williams on the current Yankee roster

[@malanga5133]

Screw that core 4 crap it should be the fab 5. Without Bernie those other guys don't win anything.

[@cyrus7241]

Bernie wasn’t on the 2009 team. Adding him also means you have to add Paulie, tino and brosius

[@malanga5133]

@@cyrus7241 1996, 1998,1999,2000

[@ellandecampbell6279]

@@cyrus7241 Bernie was developed by the Yankees. Paulie, Tino & Brosius were trades from other teams. Not the same thing (especially in Brosius' case because they won a title 2 years before he got there)

[@Mindsetsandreps]

Paul O'Neill please!

[@kevlar1999]

Most underrated Yankee! They always bring up the “Core” guys and leave him out for some reason. I get he wasn’t a rookie coming in with Rivera, Jeter, Posada, and Petitte, but no Bernie, you’re not winning some of those championships.

[@dme1016]

I'd forgotten....My Yanks lost to FLORIDA IN the '03 series? Jeez! Where the hell was I? They should've had at least 3 more titles during those years. 01' definately....

[@njtaveras]

Dont know why they exclude him from the core talk... he wasn't there only for 09, but he was the cleanup guy for the other 4 championships ... 22hr in the postseason during all those championship runs, how more core than that can you be?

[@jasonsierchio1167]

LOL @ 0:26 Boomer & Grahamcracker like dammit we used to be them guys

[@VancouverChokers]

Special cameo by Brent Musburger at the 2:00 mark. "You are looking live...."

[@cubswin3838]

Clutch!

[@billshamrock449]

0:27 David Wells and Graham Lloyd both World Series champions as Yankees. Traded for Roger Clemens.

[@Wemyss333]

Dont forget Homer Bush

[@Yankeeapple13]

The next one needs to be Jorge

[@paulpanza1474]

As Arod said we worried about Bernie not Derek. If u noticed Bernie's Home runs were actually over wall. He didn't need help from Jeffrey Maier! Lol. Bern baby Bern!! Bernie the ultimate class Yankee!!

[@sethtate2079]

As a braves fan, I hated the Yankees. That being said Bernie was always the exception. Played the game the right way and just seems like an all around cool guy.

[@FiremanSketch]

That's how we all feel about Chipper

[@austinwiseman3186]

Nit is high, nit is far

[@nicholasbusch113]

and now we have Hicks

[@7curto]

🤦🏻

[@DCYankee]

#10 against Toronto happened a month after I was born lmaooooooo

[@justme110876]

Do Brett Gardner

[@tousainthart-yc1tr]

Its an insult 2this mans career Not putting him in the HOF more hes like the 2nd coming of Reggie Jackson so clutch in the playoffs