How BAD Was Michael Jordan At Baseball?

[@Dfturcott]

He was playing basketball, went to AA baseball and then came back to score the winning dunk against the monstars? That’s just impressive

[@SINdaBlock411]

WOOSIE MAN

[@NazriBuang-w9v]

Lies again? Best Dad Bus Driver

[@The_Unborn_Soul]

all while carrying Bill Murray. legend.

[@CardsCookingLight]

Fake and staged like his entire career.

[@exgj1557]

@@CardsCookingLight???

[@wlashay56]

I don’t know to much about baseball but I do feel Baseball is one of those sports you have to kind of grow up with to fully thrive in the sport

[@multiyapples]

It definitely is possible to make it without playing while you grow up but unlike other sports you're at a significant disadvantage if you don't play it growing up.

[@GlenDeaton]

​@@multiyapplesJordan played basketball, football, and baseball growing up

[@ItsMeHammie]

Nah baseball is one of the easiest sports to pick up. Really the only difficult thing is consistently hitting. We're talking about a sport where you don't even have to run for the balls you hit 😂

[@Beesosa3400]

I played baseball basketball and football all the way through high school. Baseball the easiest starting out and definitely get the hardest as u go up in levels.

[@DylanPlaysSports]

You really have to

[@calemcconnell7735]

The only thing that matters is on the way to the Sox training camp, he told his dad who was murdered that “we made it” that’s the only stat I care about his baseball career

[@proa007]

The fact he played as well as he did given he hadn't played baseball in more than a decade is testament to his work ethic. He wouldn't have put up the numbers he did if he was loafing. Whatever it was he was doing as far as his needs were, he committed to the bit. Mad props to that. And it all worked out in the end.

[@apeters38]

Yep in the 30 for 30 documentary Jordan rides the bus they talk about how much work he put in and before he returned to basketball he was getting better at hitting the ball. They said if he stuck with it a little longer he probably would have been called up to the majors.

[@alviverdeus]

@@apeters38 In the 30 for 30 documentary, ESPN was fluffing Jordan as always. He had a .202 batting average in 127 games, and had twice as many fielding errors as assists.

[@DanielSong39]

They were tipping off their pitches knowing he still couldn't hit them

[@alaskaguyd963]

@@apeters38 That's just BS. His swing was Awful. Like the video said his swing is way off balance and he swings off his front foot.

[@avibarzilai7814]

Meh...Tim Tebow did significantly better at AA in a similar situation

[@crypto40]

I love seeing this video just because like 3 hours before this was uploaded I was going through old sports cards with my father and he has a rookie Jordan mlb card

[@nonstop]

The universe works in mysterious ways

[@n8c580]

@@nonstopthat’s adorable 🤭

[@jamesengrey]

@@n8c580

[@trevor8307]

1991 upper deck?

[@thomassandoval8025]

1994 upperdeck

[@saulspeaks2557]

AA is NOT "hit or miss" for big league talent. Everyone at the AA level has big league talent, they just aren't consistent yet. And that's why Jordan flamed out so hard at that level. He should have started in Rookie ball, where the talent truly is "hit or miss."

[@pyRoy6]

I was looking for this comment. I have no idea how it's not the top comment. He took 15 years off, skipped Rookie, low-A, high-A, and went straight to freaking AA (primarily due to the media considerations) and hit .200! That is spectacular. Based only on what he actually did, there's no way you could say he was anything short of great at baseball.

[@saulspeaks2557]

@@pyRoy6 I'm gonna be real with you, man. When everyone starts agreeing with me, I start to worry. I'll never say anything stupid enough to get a top comment 😂

[@MrSirMang]

Definitely agree. Jordan should have started at a maximum of A ball. He needed time to get acclimated to the sport again. Hitting even .200 is impressive at that level based on his lack of experience but he was set up to fail. Fortunately for MJ the strike happened because we all know the White Sox would have eventually called him up to play in the Majors. Ticket sales, publicity, jersey sales, etc... would have dictated him to be called up.

[@ronaldnixon8226]

@@MrSirMang His gambling suspension was over anyway, he could go back to the NBA

[@gmwdim]

Considering the lack of experience, to be able to hang in AA when he was basically a beginner was actually very impressive.

[@Geojr815]

Lebron would have been better

[@senLuno]

​@Geojr815 the real question is how Bron would do in the NFL though

[@gingerblue2265]

@@Geojr815 I have no doubt Lebron has the power, but my instincts tells me he would lack the bat speed or hand eye coordination to hit a 95 MPH pitch.

[@Geojr815]

@@gingerblue2265 idk I mean Lebron’s got natural beastly power/strength and some of the greatest court vision of all time so he’s got serious reflexes. Might translate to hitting a baseball. He would dominate in football though

[@Geojr815]

@@senLuno he’d be a pro bowler tight end or some kinda receiver

[@bluewhale2846]

I read “How BAD Was Michael Jordan At Basketball” and I was really confused

[@Dimezprod]

Why? The tittle was right

[@justineebourgeois3420]

LeBron’s better 🤷‍♀️

[@yfn.dayday679]

@@Dimezprodyou know he can’t see

[@Dimezprod]

@@yfn.dayday679 lol

[@b111x]

@@justineebourgeois3420No he’s not lol

[@robrussell7828]

imagine those guys back in the day not only playing with MJ but gainst him... "i struck out Micheal Jordan" but never made it to the MLB... gotta be a cool story to have

[@JosephsCoat]

I used to work with a guy who played in the Phillies system at the time and struck MJ out 3 times that season. Walked him once.

[@STR33TJESSUS]

Nothing cool about it

[@robrussell7828]

@@STR33TJESSUS ok loser

[@LatinPlayer10]

⁠@@STR33TJESSUSplaying baseball with or against the greatest basketball player of all time is, in fact, very cool. You’re a loser for even making that dumbass comment lmao

[@whatever_it_takes6691]

Who gives a shit

[@_king.carter]

“Get this guy a tennis racket!” - Jim Rome

[@TWOxTONE_773]

I can’t believe only 10 other people liked this reference.

[@etownshawn]

Jim Rome lol, isnt that the guy that Jim Everett knocked out?

[@DarfRetardo]

​@etownshawn Didn't knock him out, he pushed him to the floor.

[@ikiwheese]

I went to see MJ when they played Knoxville. Such good memories. I didn't even care it wasn't basketball.

[@conservethered]

Never thought id see a video about how bad he was at something

[@thepwnage798]

MJ keep his father alive by not gambling challenge *IMPOSSIBLE*

[@sambridgers9543]

I mean, there was his ownership of the Charlotte Bobcats.

[@Burntpilsbury]

Rumor has it that he's taking this personally

[@corleonetiess]

hes only good at basketball. not really much else. its his whole thing

[@GlenDeaton]

You can't be good at everything

[@schris3]

For a rookie who restarted Baseball at his thirties, that wasn't bad at all. It was like one of his coaches said, if Jordan kept playing Baseball from his teens, he would be as much of a star as he was in Basketball.

[@SINdaBlock411]

stfu r**ard I never really officially played basketball yet "for a guy who never really officially played basketball I was purrty darn gewd" ... doesn't entitle me to go to the fn NBA, Michael Jordan during the 90s was FN EVERYWHERE, Hell, even a cardboard picture of the clown was used in fn Home Alone, which in turn plays on TV every fn Christmass GUARANTEED ... the ONLY REASON he even got into the MINOR Leagues is because of NEPOTISM, since whoever owned the Chicago Bulls also conveniently just happened to own the first Minor League Baseball team that recruited Jordan ... and as for your other BS comment "if he would've played longer he would've been way better" YEAH NO SH** SHERLOCK OF COURSE HE WOULD, LITERALLY ANYONE WOULD, it's called PRACTICE ... he had no way to go BUT UP ... THAT'S HOW BAD HE S***ED AT BASEBALL ... he was BELOW AVERAGE AT BEST!!! You don't need to be Michael FN Jordan to improve at something overtime ...

[@BigStrongSon]

Stop it, please, im begging you.

[@SINdaBlock411]

@@schris3 stfu jordan dickrider, he was so bad he had no way to go but up and if you me or anyone else trained we all would improve, not exactly very hard especially when you are so bad the only way is up ... being michael jordan has nothing to do with basic common sense that applies to everyone

[@schris3]

@@BigStrongSon wth

[@melchiordelaunay2539]

Yeah he was too much of a freak athlete to not be good at baseball. That being said I think he was perfectly build for basketball with such an insane vertical leap.

[@yaboi97]

He's gonna see this and take it personal, sign with the Mariners and bring us 8 Consecutive championships ( I can only hope and pray as life long Seattle fan)

[@FrenzyFranzl]

As someone who is still getting into baseball, Go Seattle!

[@SINdaBlock411]

Bro, not even Space Jam made a secret about how bad he s***ed at baseball, he can take it personal all he wants, he needs to stay in his lane because baseball was NEVER gonna happen for him. Hell, he's not even the GOAT of basketball, Allen Iverson is.

[@craig2196]

Lol. Am I going to see you at the Mariners Rangers game?

[@K37-h1z]

I am not even on yr coast but I do feel for you mariners. Hate the seahawks. Sometimes I just watch superbowl 49 for pure sport. But I feel bad for the mariners.

[@thebikewatcher9819]

​@@SINdaBlock411Allen Iverson himself will tell you Jordan is better than him.

[@Matt_237]

I know three former MLB managers/players. One that managed a team, one that is one of the best pitching coaches in the history of the game and another that is still working in baseball. I've talked to all of them about this. All three opinions were nearly identical. Michael Jordan came back to baseball after a 14 hiatus, at 31 years old, and showed outstanding speed with markedly improved fielding throughout the year. The best line I got - and this is from the one of the three that was an All-Star in MLB three times - was "Man, I was lucky to hit .200 in some spring trainings. This guy hadn't touched the dirt in 15 freakin' years!" --- Everyone has an opinion and I'm sure some intelligent people said he stunk, but I can tell you the smartest pitching coach I've ever met, one of the best managers I've ever met and a great player all thought he had a huge upside had he played the game earlier.

[@stevest8675]

Bs

[@Matt_237]

@@stevest8675 Leo Mazzone, Sam Perlozzo and John Kruk. I went to high school with Sam at Bishop Walsh. You were saying something about BS?

[@definerednek9699]

@@stevest8675 many managers and coaches said if jordan had 2-3 more years playing baseball he could easily make it to the show.

[@jirikurto3859]

Yeah, the clickbait title to this video is idiotic and annoying. What Jordan accomplished was actually quite remarkable.

[@toozer99]

This is hands down one of the dumbest things I have ever read.

[@sean7891233]

Thanks NS. Taken in the right context, this was was actually one of the best sporting stories out there, it gave me lots of inspiration. Thanks for telling the story so well

[@GooberDoober-fm4ws]

if anything jordan's baseball career proves that you need a shit ton of talent and work ethic to be a decent player. like jordan is not a talented baseball player but, he worked super fucking hard. which was the difference between surviving and being kicked out.

[@commodorezero]

The White Sox were owned by the Bulls owner hed won 3 titles for. He wasn't getting kicked out.

[@GooberDoober-fm4ws]

@@commodorezero Okay I get your point but, I'm just trying to say that Jordan's baseball career proves that in order to play a professional sport at the highest level you need a decent amount of skill. Hard work is not the end all be all. You can work your ass off for years but, there are some things in sports that require you to win the genetic lottery and this is different for every sport.

[@jacklaker1939]

Not a talented baseball player? He hit 200 in pro ball despite not playing baseball for over a decade, that’s absolutely insane. Even getting 1 hit in double A means he made it further than 99.9 percent of players ever will

[@GooberDoober-fm4ws]

@@jacklaker1939 That's not what I'm saying. How good is the average baseball player and is Michael Jordan as good or better than the average player? My point is that the average MLB player has a combination of talent and skill, specifically tailored to baseball in order to survive in the league. That level of talent and skill is not necessarily transferable across different sports. That's not even getting into what it takes to be a top 50 to top 100 player.

[@sleepyheadz]

​@@GooberDoober-fm4ws Well, is there a baseball player who is able to crack the NBA and good enough to start on any lottery team? Baseball is a game of statistics. What's crazy is that you're a pretty good player if you only fail 3 out of 4 attempts. It is not a sport that pure talent or genetics could quickly catapult you into all-star level like football can. There isn't a talented player in the majors who hasn't put in the reps. You're not shooting at a dumb hoop. You're swinging at a ball that swerves on command from another thinking player. That requires talent. No amount of insane hacking in the batting cage can get you .200 BA if you don't have talent.

[@jahmaiscott7477]

Yall should make more baseball videos on nonstop

[@IDoubleJ]

He was bad at baseball but he performed much better than expected. Considering he didn't play any kind of legitimate baseball in 14 years at that point. It was actually impressive how much he kept improving his baseball game.

[@ThePatrickakes]

Realistically speaking, he performance and improvement over that short period of time kinda shows that if he'd had stuck with baseball... he might have still become a legend.

[@sleepyheadz]

How was batting .200 considered bad with only a couple of spring training? There are plenty of Minor leaguers who played baseball all their lives and still couldn't do it.

[@solonsaturngaming3727]

I knew a friend who's Dad was lucky to get a Baseball Autographed by MJ when he was in the MLB and still has it to this day in his Sports Memorabilia room.

[@jasonjames5076]

I remember seeing the face of a magazine with him on it holding a baseball bat with the title "Error Jordan" lol...

[@sven_bender]

That's pretty good 😅 I hope whoever came up with that headline got the rest of the day

[@nvm9040]

I mean he wasn’t bad at baseball but he definitely wasn’t built to be a all time great player because he had a disadvantage in a way that he has relearn everything so he could do baseball

[@delraydad7516]

Seriously? he wasn't bad at baseball? He sucked. If you know baseball it was obvious he was out of his depth and only his athletic ability gave him slight help.

[@isojoe125]

@@delraydad7516 probably better than you. Idk though are you actually good serious question.

[@nvm9040]

@@delraydad7516 you’re right I’m not that knowledgeable at baseball but he is better than probably you tho

[@EthanJackson-q6g]

@@delraydad7516 I mean he hit .200 in pro baseball 13 years removed from playing it high school. I think that's pretty damn good to just start playing and to be able to hit above the Mendoza line.

[@stevest8675]

@@nvm9040, MJ was horrible in baseball.

[@makize8428]

Support from Bosnia 🇧🇦⚜️ MJ is a 🐐

[@aþs]

As another bosnian, lebron is better

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

​@@aþsnope I think your from greenland

[@aþs]

@@lilwoodiewood3457 why?

[@lilwoodiewood3457]

@@aþs why not

[@aþs]

@@lilwoodiewood3457 touché

[@peivandryks5217]

What a nicely done mini documentary, ESPN's 30 for 30 has nothing on it. I'll check out more of these, thanks a lot!

[@T-Vegas]

It was definitely a suspension. Based on how he came back and started winning again immediately. Should have been banned like Pete Rose. But when you're the GOAT you get a pass.

[@jring49]

One thing I remember from that time was that Michael was getting better when he finally went back to playing basketball. If you don't play baseball or have never watched it, it's hard to play any level of A ball. He was starting to really get good at bats when summer league started his 2nd year. I think it was kind of unfortunate we never saw the complete rise of MJs baseball career. One of those things that could've been, I'm glad we got the return to basketball. Now I'm enjoying him get excited about NASCAR.

[@sid3fx1122]

Is that his wife sitting there when he is talking about wanting to ride a different rollercoaster? 😂

[@honkerh8r564]

There are plenty of good college players who don't see the pros. To walk onto a major league field with that little practice and experience and even make contact against a pro pitcher, much less contribute, is nothing short of amazing.

[@EC-nl6zn]

Oh yea we’re deep into the offseason

[@deiradinn]

I remember trying out for the Cleveland Indians in 2003, fresh out of high school, in Kentucky open days. The level of talent of dudes showing up was honestly terrifying, they were on another level trying to make the minors. I wasn't a bad player at all but the levels those guys were at was beyond intimidating. I pitched, threw 88mph, and they basically said it wasn't enough to get a Single-A contract. I played baseball my whole life, pitched since little league too. I didn't sniff any pro ball... Michael jumped straight into AA at 31... just insane. Baseball takes time and routine to get great. I think he could've made it to MLB.

[@HeyYouSA]

I still have a Jordan baseball card along with all my basketball cards of his. It was so strange seeing this play out in real life as a kid.

[@FinneasJWhoopie]

This is why I think Bo Jackson is one of the best athletes of all time

[@jordanhyatt4044]

You're absolutely correct and it's not even close. I mean my name is Jordan after Mike and bo was and is the greatest athlete of all time

[@DanielSong39]

Deion was a good baseball player too

[@robbybertu17]

Everyone sleeping on Brian Jordan; he played in the NFL and MLB.

[@DanielSong39]

@@robbybertu17 He was a beast!

[@christoperrusli168]

Nonstop please do how good series more, there are some player who still hasn’t mentioned like Ewing, Pau Gasol and more

[@alaskaguyd963]

This guy is wrong about AA having bad players. AA is generally where the best prospects are. The best prospects usually don't play in AAA for more than a month or 2 before being called up to the majors. AAA is used more for guys who need a long time to develop and to keep guys ready for an emergency callup if somebody gets hurt.

[@tankwfw]

Good prospects does not automatically mean good players. Prospects are there for a reason...to get experience

[@alaskaguyd963]

@@tankwfw Everybody in the minors is a prospect. But thanks for your 2 cents Cpt. obvious....

[@SINdaBlock411]

you're only saying that because of Jordan lol

[@alaskaguyd963]

@@SINdaBlock411 Whoooosh! I don't think Jordan should have even been on a single A team so what are you even talking about? He was only where he was because of his name. You obviously don't know anything about the minor leagues or you would have understood my comment..... 🤡💀

[@SINdaBlock411]

@@alaskaguyd963 I never said I did ... did I?

[@Kolliemac]

I didn’t realize how much I’d learn about baseball watching this video. Good work!

[@CamberRockerCamber]

Of the 4 major sports, baseball requires the least athleticism, but it does require the hardest skill. Hitting a 90+ mph ball.

[@D.D.-ud9zt]

Centerfielders, shortstops, second basemen and third basemen are great athletes. Often pitchers are too, although you can find fat guys that utilize their weight to put speed on the pitch, although they are still athletic in their own way, just not traditionally. And DH batters need only a narrow amount of athleticism. So its very position dependent.

[@kingrazo10]

No it doesn’t. You can be very skinny and play basketball, you can be very fat and play football. You can be both with baseball. But at this point in the sport where everyone throws 90-100mph and guys hit the ball 110-120 mph on a consistent basis, I would say that requires a decent level of athleticism. Skill doesn’t give you the ability to throw or hit hard, power and flexibility does

[@hands-ongaming7180]

@@kingrazo10bro you’ve never had someone throw a 75 mph bowling ball at you let alone a 90mph bullet! If you did you’d know how terrifying it is!

[@kingrazo10]

@@hands-ongaming7180 how would you know I haven’t experienced that?

[@senLuno]

Gotta love the spirit from mike though, he didnt ask for the handout he knows he coulda got he smiled after every hit,he was proud of himself and excited everytime he felt like he was getting better

[@BossDoogles]

Batting .202 in double A ball is still impressive. Double A ball players have the skill of major leaguers but don’t have the consistency or experience/knowledge of the game.

[@christophernaples1315]

True ,and a lot of teams keep their top prospects in double A

[@MarkCzmic420]

Great video Thanks

[@alexsantiago3181]

Jordan wasn't bad at baseball....He was inexperienced.

[@PeteyThePanda]

Jordan last played baseball when he was 13 years old. He was 31 when he retired the first time, meaning he hadn’t played in 18 years and he was going up against professionals who had been doing it their whole lives. All of that considered I think it’s impressive that he hit above the Mendoza Line (albeit barely) for his career.

[@jasoncurry9879]

The worst part about this is that he took somebody's spot that has played baseball their whole life.

[@chickenfkeryay]

Honestly minor league baseball is about having enough warm bodies. The mlb ready prospects need someone to play against

[@robcoop6521]

Jordan did that person a favor. If they're that bad, they should get a job and stop fantasizing. Pipe dream is a pipe dream.

[@robotube7361]

He is a professional athlete. These people are physically gifted and have mental fortitude and work ethic. They can be anything they set their mind to. Sure, maybe jordan wouldnt have been an All star if he started playing baseball at age 20 but he sure as hell would have been decent to play for a team even as a bench pllayer. There are instances where many superstar athletes had multiple careers in high school and college in at least 2 different sports. Allen Iverson was contemplating playing football professionally. I believe he was even drafted if Im not mistaken. There was one dude in early 90s who played both footbal and baseball professionally for some time. Forgot his name Wilt chamberlain was awesome track and field athlete and exceptional long jumper. he hold several records for long jump in his high school or something like that. So, seeing Jordan playing any sport and being decent even good at it is not far fetched at all. many pro athletes played different sports before choosing and sticking to one. With his work ethic and competitvness, he would have done ok no doubt and Im writing this without watching the video.

[@SINdaBlock411]

great, another bootlicker, just what we need

[@andrewwilson4733]

NEED todo a video about his late career at the Wizards, unless there is one?

[@thatdad1897]

They have one about that :)

[@anothergamingchannel2656]

They have one on this channel already, and a few other people have done them as well. Check out Johnny Arnett's video about "setting the record straight about Michael Jordan's wizard years." Not saying to watch his instead. But saying if you're interested you should check that one out too along with this channels video

[@andrewwilson4733]

@@anothergamingchannel2656 awesome thank you, will look into it!

[@D.D.-ud9zt]

There are a ton of them, and I say don't watch them. He was not the player he was in his prime, even though he showed flashes it was a bit sad. I mean sure he was better than a lot of guys in their 20s who were in the league and even starting, but this was not the Jordan we knew. He was slow, not explosive and didn't have the same consistency in shooting. I was so exciting when he came back but was very disappointed in the end. Now that I'm passed that age I get it, but Lebron even with his steroids, (sorry no one brings it up, gotta do it) but even with that he's one in a billion. Most guys can't play basketball at any respectable level at 40.

[@BOABModels]

Definitely a similarity between baseball and cricket - tall players often make very good fast bowlers but usually are at the tail end of the batting order. The England bowler, Stiart Broad, is 6'6, the same height as Jordan. Shorter players are usually great batsmen, although there are examples of allrounders who are tall, like Freddie Flintoff.

[@justineebourgeois3420]

Not surprised. Tall guys are usually the worst hitters in baseball history because they are weaker and have a slower reaction time 🤷‍♀️ Shorter hitters are more powerful and have quicker reaction times. Tall is overrated in baseball.

[@oneautumnleaff2119]

reaction time has literally nothing to do with height and being taller actually does make you stronger, how backwards can you possibly be lil bro? taller people are also better runners lmfao, as well as they can reach the bases faster....... DUDE LIKE you couldnt have been more wrong with your comment LMFAOOOOO

[@justineebourgeois3420]

@@oneautumnleaff2119 most tall guys tend to be skinnier than shorter guys, and you know it. The strongest NFL players would destroy the strongest NBA players. Height is overrated son.

[@Idkwhattocallmysf]

@@justineebourgeois3420height>

[@xylynthian753]

​@@justineebourgeois3420Agility and quickness matter more than strength in basketball these days. That's why everyone is lean. 30 years ago, we had 7 ft 280-300 lb dudes all over the sport.

[@TristanImTheGoat]

You’re delusional in all areas of sports Stop commenting it’s hurting people’s mental state

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Another quality content Still watching August 13, 2024

[@GoGoBG]

He will take this personally 😂

[@JackBeasleyMedia]

I was photojournalist back then and photographed one of Jordan's baseball games in the Arizona fall league. I was photographing from inside Jordan's dugout and at one point, Jordan set his monogramed glove on the bench next to me. A fellow photographer and I looked at each other and we joked about how much money we could get for it.

[@Blokewood3]

Actually, Michael Jordan was inspired to return to basketball after he helped the Looney Tunes beat a team of aliens trying to take over.

[@Wrestlingboy5]

You know what I am unsubbing if you make an apology about this video

[@inutero10]

Jeter in a knicks jersey 😂😂😂

[@etownshawn]

Baseball is a sport to love. I remember reading all about this back in the day. Bo Jackson / Deion Sanders also did 2 major league sports. Impressive feat

[@gsjackson34]

One of his coaches said he could have been comparable to Dave Winfield if he'd stuck with the game after high school. It's remarkable he did as well as he did after not playing the game at all for 13 years, and he improved significantly in the Arizona Fall League where many of the top prospects were sent. I thought he had a legit swing.

[@hectorg5809]

Dave Winfield is legitimately one of the best pure athletes of all-time

[@D.D.-ud9zt]

I don't think Jordan has Windfield's strength. He would have fit in the 80s as one of those contact/speed guys though.

[@romeomonteverde]

That suspension theory is funny. While it benefitted jordan and the commissioner, it didn't really help reinsdorf. He was making so much money from jordan, so him just leaving due to a suspension made no sense for him. If you say he'll still make money from baseball, that in itself is a gamble. Compared to jordan the basketball player, baseball is a big unknown

[@KED_VAR]

Yo w vid

[@user-bl2pg6qc4i]

I have an option to translate to English 💀

[@KED_VAR]

@@user-bl2pg6qc4iidk why lol I’m English but check his past vids I said w vid every time without watching the full vid I wanna start something special by just saying w vid every new video so when I don’t say it before every one there like I didn’t type am I dead or something

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

Pretty much every top sportsman (talking about sports that requires athletic skills) has some inner talent and body development and also strong mental and quick reflexes, all those features are compatible with many other sports, so they have the skills to become top players in those other sports, but of course they also need to get used to it and gain some experience.

[@VedBed.123]

Hi

[@JosephJamesScott]

Compared to the average MLB player he wasn't good, but compared to the average baseball fan he was probably way better than average.

[@august6281]

Jordan started from below unlike a nepotism guy. Jordan did it for his father unlike a nepotism guy hat did *"that"* for his legacy.

[@vincentraizen4675]

Lol

[@doheo33]

Norm Macdonald on Michael Jordan calling the HOF to make sure the plaque has his basketball nick name “air Jordan” and not his baseball nickname “senior Crappy”

[@nyjsackexchange]

Let's just say Jordan was as lousy at baseball as he was good at hoops

[@astros7242]

Not even close. He is the greatest ever at basketball and he is no where near the worst ever at baseball.

[@bravesfan2214]

I used to work part time for a AAA baseball team, and we had decent attendance, but just imagining Michael Jordan or someone today with that kind of name playing for that time would be a sight to see

[@yungslic5363]

I don't know what's worst his baseball stint or his wizards stint 😂😂

[@Buttington_Headerson]

Obviously the baseball considering the Wizards are technically a pro team(though just barely lol)

[@gamble777888]

The fact he could even hang at AA is pretty remarkable.

[@IDoubleJ]

Most guys are meant to be great at one thing. If you're great at basketball stick to that game. If you're great at baseball stick to that.

[@Damn-Sandwich]

He did it for his father bruh but the fact he did allat shows he was a freak athlete

[@ahuddleofpenguins4842]

Its cool that he bought the aa team a better bus

[@ts.elliot5870]

If Jordan had baseball full time he could've been a star. It's a harder game than it looks.

[@dougfowler1368]

Older fans will know the starter on a Series champ I think Jordan would have been like - Omar Moreno. Baseball gets harder as you get higher up due to curves and other pitches thrown for strikes consistently. I don't know that he could have hit for power consistently, but starting at 18 he'd have been a good singles and doubles hitter. You can't teach the natural speed he had, and while he might have struck out more than the superstars, he'd have gotten on base enough to be a reliable starter and, on the right team, like Moreno on the We Are Family Bucs, been a key contributor. Hitting a base ball is the hardest thing at the highest level, but he would have had natural athleticism to overcome anything else, and been a decent hitter.

[@martinaaleman394]

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[@robertscherer9396]

Can you do the best players of the 2024 NBA Playoffs?

[@Dankbanana1]

Drugs at 8:36

[@LootFreak]

i dont know what a 2seam fastball or 4seam fastball is either haha

[@fostxy]

MJ is the goat who agrees 👇

[@isojoe125]

greatest to ever pick up a ball!

[@majesty1842]

The GOAT basketball player

[@ZacharyDarkes]

I'm not even a basketball fan but that dude definitely is the goat.

[@isojoe125]

@@ZacharyDarkes thank you

[@roybatty-]

I love that Mike chose play for the Chicago White Sox. He had so much respect for his fans.

[@brentfox6540]

Still think he served a one year ban for gambling, which lead to his one year retirement from the NBA

[@MJ-mo3ci]

17 months without touching a basketball is not one season and no one else could have came back and 3 peated LeBron James could lose 3 in a row but never could he have one 3 in a row no matter how many all stars he invited to his teams😂

[@anothergamingchannel2656]

​Wow. Lebron really lives rent-free in some of you peoples heads, doesn't he? What does lebron have anything to do with anything in this video or anything to do with their comment? (Rhetorical questions in case it wasnt clear) I don't even like the guy, but man... some of you are lowkey obsessed with the man. Edit: typo.​​@@MJ-mo3ci

[@capoman1]

I'm pretty certain Jordan didn't voluntarily take time away from the NBA. We'll never know the real story.

[@lesshugah3003]

You might include Yordan Alvarez at 6.5 height batting 313 in 2019 and 306 in 2022 as well.

[@Notlongbutluong]

Let’s just say he should’ve stuck with his day job those years… 8 straight championships would’ve sealed his legacy even more instead of 2 3-peats…

[@kilgore1863]

Who says he still goes and wins championships after his father’s murder? Maybe if he continued with Basketball, the ghost of his father’s tragedy would’ve followed him, affecting him negatively in his game, leading to a decline. I think his Baseball games were a refresher for him, which lead to his status today.

[@omarcat5868]

@@kilgore1863it would have made him work better and harder motivated by his father

[@Notlongbutluong]

@@kilgore1863 agree to a certain extent. I couldnt imagine him not winning for his father. There’s a reason why he went back to basketball two years later and that was because his passion for the game will still burning, even when he was playing in the minors.

[@greglee1465]

Getting caught gambling on NBA games = get on a AA Baseball team. (allegedly)

[@beef2503]

Lebron better and would never quit on basketball in his prime, in fact he's about to be in his 40s and is the best small forward in the NBA

[@nathanrose2956]

JJ Barea owns Lebron 4-6 😂

[@emilie2692]

He is so humble and persistent man. I m deeply impressed

[@Harmes0]

hey nonstop, when will you make a "How BAD Was Colin Kaepernick"?

[@majesty1842]

They can't cuz it will become political which means toxic

[@mrmacross]

That mirror image of Sandy Koufax almost threw me for a loop

[@JaronG164]

2 min gang

[@Rumble225-qe7fy]

In words of Deion Sanders “That ball does some things to ya” lol

[@gordonfreligh1182]

To hit .202 at the AA level after not playing baseball for 20 years is pretty impressive.

[@SINdaBlock411]

no it's not lol

[@veerchasm1]

Everyone said “don’t quit your day job”… WHOOPS

[@HOURLYSNIPES]

Get off his balls. I know people who wouldn't even attempt to hit this hundred-to-one shot.

[@migo.offa30]

ok lets not talk shit about thanasis for sucking

[@blazedoutlaw6633]

It’s kind of ironic that you would tell someone to get off his balls because it seems that’s exactly what you’re doing 😭

[@lemini4k]

How bad? Kids lemme tell yah. Does a bear shit in the woods? 🤣

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

Besides hitting the ball, baseball is one of the easiest sports to do.

[@xxguestxx08]

I am no baseball fan, but if its that easy then everyone should Be good at it

[@shazaalala28]

“besides hitting the ball” ah yes, besides putting the ball in the net soccer is one of the easiest sports to do 😂

[@maxwallace7894]

🤡

[@zekeharris5276]

@@shazaalala28dribbling a soccer ball and running for an hour and a half straight ain’t as easy as sitting for 7 hrs waiting for a ball to come your way (like he said besides hitting the baseball)

[@maxwallace7894]

@@zekeharris5276 casual

[@BulletAgario]

Talk about how good this years Celtics was!

[@Nerfguntutorials]

First comment like

[@kingjoe3rd]

Baseball was more like therapy for Jordan than it was anything else. His father loved baseball, and he missed his father very much. He's so good at basketball that he wanted a challenge, which he got in baseball and continues to get in golf to this day.

[@yfn.dayday679]

And people saying Jordan better than lebron 🤣 never!

[@b111x]

This is factually true. He is better than Lebron and had a greater career as well. Retired 3 times and played a completely different sport and still accomplished more than Lebron ever will in the league.

[@aldriccarrillo5385]

Which he is 😂 much, much better even than lebalco

[@brendonbell6793]

Much better than Lebron for sure

[@deadendethan1917]

He is

[@GC33RF]

Bro lebron aint even better than kobe

[@definerednek9699]

he really wasnt that bad tho LOL multiple GMs and coaches came out and said a few more years and he could easily make the league.

[@shvftzthe1]

my boy nonstop sneak dissed mj😭 nonstop a lebron fan??

[@migo.offa30]

he was trash bro stop blind glazing your hero😂

[@shvftzthe1]

@@migo.offa30 caremelo💯💯💯💯💯💯🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

[@kingarthurveloria9990]

Bro just stating facts

[@isojoe125]

@@migo.offa30 lebron doesnt compare to mj coming from a lebron fan.

[@derekhageman8537]

​@isojoe125 no he doesn't compare to him, because in a class of his own 😂

[@stephenmiller2337]

Give him credit. He took a chance at trying something different and put in a lot of work on it. Baseball is a much harder sport to play than what it looks like. To paraphrase the great Ted Williams "you take a round bat, and a round ball, and you have to hit it square.

[@shiizo00]

First pin?

[@todd4317]

I don't think the point is how bad a baseball player Jordan was. More to the point is just how difficult it is to play pro baseball, even for elite athletes like Jordan, who struggled at the AA level.

[@CardsCookingLight]

He was awful. It was all just a circus show while he served his suspension for gambling. PS conspiracy theorists are undefeated.