It's Time To Talk About The Tragedy Of Mike Trout

[@BroheiOhtani]

I legitimately wonder if Stephen A Smith has ever watched an entire sporting event like even once

[@Setsotama]

He's too busy watching his hairline moonwalking

[@terratrodder]

An empty head talking his typical nonsense.

[@adangracia3763]

Your full of shit. Mike Trout has limited himself to playing for the same comical franchise, that is 100% on HIM. Period! Nobody's fault but his own. I suppose YOU'RE more qualified than Stephen A right??

[@1977TA]

Stepen A Smith is a shock jock. He puts on an over-the-top act for ratings. The unhinged personality is a character of himself he created. He likely doesn't actually believe the insane opinions he speaks on camera.

[@jonnuanez7183]

No

[@DarthPlagueisTheWise620]

I am a huge Angels fan and Trout sticking with us is an actual miracle, I just want to have one person that is relevant at all times

[@iTalkStudios]

I love that you commented on this

[@DrBees-ms2vt]

You sound like how I talk about the Cleveland browns, we are both delusional people lol

[@chrisvas65]

No other team offered him more money Not much of a “miracle” lol

[@JoeMama-rd1gu]

Angels fan and a Packers fan. Geez. How do you wake up everyday

[@dicktrickle741]

Playing for the Angels you are always swimming upstream. (Trout, Salmon)

[@6efrat]

lol raid shadow legends is the ultimate sponsor

[@jeffatl81]

That was hilarious.

[@j72ashley]

He did that transition like a pro... had me for a split second there

[@timmyturnt]

Sell the team

[@820andy96]

Lol

[@kingrama2727]

Ahhh the magic cure… gtfoh

[@Aiden_Sports_Gaming]

As an Angels fan….Please sell the team

[@timmyturnt]

@@kingrama2727 I mean Arte bought the team in 2003 right after they won the World Series and they haven’t been relevant since. He wants to win but he’s doing it wrong

[@jakedasnake7703]

@@timmyturntjokes on you. I’m a pirates fan at least you got the World Series in 2002 lol. Sell the team nutting!!

[@jamesgoss1860]

It's bizarre, he's a generational talent, has an insane amount of career WAR, played with another generational talent for 6 years, and will likely be a first ballot Hall of Famer .... but did not win a single playoff GAME.

[@Bsnowman22]

It's not his fault the organization failed him. They had the two best players in the league and didn't do a thing to show for it.

[@kenw2225]

It's not the nba. He had a 3 game sample, and people are citing that as a failure lol. 3 games. Everyone's been cold for 3 games

[@mercinary001]

​​@@kenw2225 I mean could you imagine if the headline was that he never played a single playoff game. It's incredibly sad that 3 games is the most he has played.

[@JaredBrown459]

@@Bsnowman22 It was his fault when he decided to stay with them for the rest of his career.

[@metsrus]

generational talent don't always equate to playoff success, look at griffey, arod, bonds. how many world series combined?

[@backsgl]

This situation has some parallels with Joe Mauer. Prodigious baseball talent sticks with one team despite poor playoff records? Uncomplicated private life? Ownership that could build around them but consistently cheaped out? Alluring trade value diminished by injury-related downturns? Now it’s not a perfect parallel. Trout isn’t playing for his hometown team. Trout is an overall better player than Mauer. Trout has barely been in the playoffs whereas the Twins kept getting fed to the Yankees in the first rounds (except 2006, where we were swept by Oakland). There were more solid to good players around Mauer (call some of that nostalgia on my part, as these are my childhood-adolescent teams). The Polhads may suck, but they aren’t Arte Moreno. Hell, the Angels didn’t need to worry about whether they would exist when Trout made the show! While we can comfort ourselves that Trout is a lock for the HOF first round, it is cold comfort.

[@tokyosan7906]

Yeh I was thinking this compares to mauer in some ways too.

[@Thatmanwebby]

“Poor playoff record” at least those Twins teams made the postseason. The Angels can’t even sniff 4th place in their division if they tried and Trout was healthy and active for all 162🤣🤣🤣

[@ryanvannice7878]

Mauer came to mind, too.

[@teachereducation.ela.literacy]

Ernie Banks and others from prior to the free agency period. Tony Gwynn in the free agent period but at least the Padres had post-season runs.

[@michaeljjt1976]

Sometimes loyalty is misplaced, and conceals a lack of strong boundaries

[@thomasjung6660]

Maybe so but it shows his character

[@michaeljjt1976]

@@thomasjung6660 weak character who cannot stand up for himself

[@thomasjung6660]

@@michaeljjt1976 I don't understand your comment. Everybody goes for the big payday, but Trout was comfortable where he was. Can you live comfortable making 35 million a year. Some free agents ask for a lot of money then spend it partying . Trout has character and morals

[@michaeljjt1976]

@@thomasjung6660 That's fine, you don't need to understand it. No matter what I say, you won't

[@Trill.Clipz.Channel]

Orange County is the best place to live in the US hands down. That’s why.

[@seanmuir9594]

There is not any criticism of Trout that is relevant. He is royalty here in Orange County and is a class act all the way. His latest injury has probably been happening for a while and it just tears when it wants with as little as a step. That's the meniscus. The tear doesn't hurt until it does. There is no better man in pro sports. Every ounce of the blame is on the owner whose reputation in Orange County is trash!

[@JonnyMom5]

You mean Los Angeles?

[@MistaGrim]

@@JonnyMom5 They don't even play in Los Angeles....

[@callsignfatbeard2637]

That’s your problem. The incessant hero worship of a guy who has been irrelevant to the success of his team. You’re paying $30 million the last 4 years for a bench jockey. However great he was, his career .087 average in the playoffs is disgraceful, and his potential to help you in the meantime is extremely limited.

[@kenw2225]

If we judge anyone on 3 random games, we will be saying the same about everyone. What a clown take. He was the best player for like 5 years. The best in the world. Can't do much more than that. Clown

[@callsignfatbeard2637]

@@kenw2225 you seem upset. Fact remains, can’t win with him, can’t win without him. He’s irrelevant to the team’s success because, believe it or not, one good player does not a good team make. He couldn’t even perform in tandem with ohtani because he’s older and injury prone at this point. His legacy as an excellent regular season player and no show in the playoffs just isn’t impressive to me.

[@rileyesmay]

Bro I straight up skipped 10 seconds when you said "but first let me talk about raid shadow"😂 Well played sir

[@theleap2946]

I guess I am the outlier….he didn’t have to sign that 430 million contract. He could have tested the waters. Either way, he needs to quit center field and maybe be a DH to let his body heal. Loyalty only gets you so far and every person in the world knows you need to pull the trigger and leave your job for other pastures when the cards fall a certain way. I wouldn’t judge him if he requested a trade. When your franchise is doing worse than the Atheltics, it’s time to make a change.

[@zack1610]

It’s pretty pathetic that the Angels had arguably 2 of the most talented players of all time without a single post season appearance

[@sevendeadlysquids404]

I think he just likes the area. Would it be best for his career if he requested a trade? Probably. But it may not be best for he and his family. You could argue that he could request a trade to the Dodgers so he can stay in LA... but that would be a bit crazy. That teams already stacked. Would it be a shame if he didn't get a world series ring? Yep. But he's already proven he's an MVP, is probably a fist ballet HOFer, beloved by every Angels fan, and doing a sport he loves.

[@jarrettleto]

I think its way harder than people realize to go to free agency when staring down huge guaranteed money like that. He still had a year left on his contract when they offered him a $426M extension. You have no guarantee that you wont get injured that season. Imagine the same story but how he tore his ACL or meniscus during his last year and missed that big contract. I know for myself it would be extremely hard to say no to $426M when you would have to play your best for a contract and not get hurt as well. So, sure, he didn't have to sign the contract, but he probably had a bunch of people telling him to sign it and protect his future.

[@Lucky-sh1dm]

@@zack1610brother it’s BEYOND pathetic… and as a White Sox fan yes I get shitting on our current dumpster fire of a franchise is all fun and games but to me, the angels whiffing on any postseason success with both Shohei and Trout is LEVELS worse than anything my white Sox have done in the past century Lmfao. What the angels have done is truly an all time L and I don’t know why it’s not talked about more.

[@vLittle666]

Makes you respect Juan Soto more for turning down that nationals contract

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

Trout was banking on some kid praying for an Angels championship run and actual Angels would come to help them cheat

[@VllBezZ]

😂

[@retrorygaming]

Love the reference. Great movie.

[@dawanhopper3395]

This reminds me of Berry Sanders he will still rolls into copper town

[@m.t.v.7934]

I would love to see Trout on a winning team but maybe he is happy just playing baseball and just wants to stay an Angel. He is from New Jersey like myself and we only want a simple life and to be happy doing something you love to do.

[@Trill.Clipz.Channel]

Come to Orange County Ca & you’ll see why he’s staying with the angels. Kobe lived here, and Mike Tyson lives here also.

[@stevenbeshures6962]

I don’t wanna hear about him crying he chose to stay with the angels. He had plenty of opportunity to sign a huge contract with any other big market team so it’s not a tragedy at all. This is because he wanted it players know their ownership better than anyone they understand if the team is trying to build a team to win or trying to build a team to make money.

[@edwardvalencia9873]

I'm not even sure it's Loyalty. I think it's complacency. He enjoys his life down there. And that's fine all respect to him. But hopefully he doesn't lose sleep over it in the future when Ohtani has 4-5 rings and what he has, is money in the bank...

[@thegolfingmusician6345]

I was born in Anaheim. Worked at the stadium as a teenager. When Arte Moreno bought the team he ran a World Series Champion right into the ground. Then he insulted all the Orange County fans by naming it “Los Angeles” Angels. He’s disgusting to me. Should just become a congressman if he wants to ruin things so badly. SELL THE DAMN TEAM ARTE! YOU SUCK!

[@ivanmac89]

I appreciate your work ethic man, also the Raid Shadow Legends fake out got me.

[@randomstuff508]

It simply has to be a systematic problem with the Angels. Either coaching or the executive or the scouting, it's ridiculous.

[@mouseinthehouse_]

Arte Moreno literally only funds the top of the MLB roster. It’s five guys surrounded by AAAA and AAA players. The farm system is a joke with no funding for player development, training, nutrition, etc.

[@brentmcmillin1247]

Hey Italk can you make a video on Shota Imanaga? Dude is literally making history!

[@brentmcmillin1247]

Wow you loved my comment so quick

[@MeatyOchre]

@@brentmcmillin1247yeah so? If you didn’t finish before he was done that’s on you brotha

[@brentmcmillin1247]

Wdym?

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

@@brentmcmillin1247 guy is supremely deserving of his own video but i've waited for the one i'm watching now because someone reported that trout had a CAREER batting average of .220. like hell he does. imanaga isn't sitting on a 6.27 ERA either!

[@brentmcmillin1247]

Mike Trout 220 career average? what the hell?

[@stevencreelman1986]

@ 4:14. "Puljos last year with St.Louis was better than any year with the Angles"...How can I take anything you say seriously after that statement. At age 42, with the Cardinals Puljos hit 24 HR w 68 Rbi. He had 4 seasons in Anehiem with more than 24 HR (40HR in 2015) He had 6 seasons with +90 Rbi with Angels.

[@Godric_71]

Trout's agent screwed him. I don't believe that it was intentional. Getting Trout to sign a big, long term contract at such young point in history s career wasn't smart. That is, unless stability meant more than championships. I would have likely gone with stability too.

[@BigNickKerr]

Everybody in LA always gets hurt Trout Ohtani Kawhi Matt Stafford PG13 The entire LA Chargers roster Cooper Kupp Clayton Kershaw Aaron Donald Anthony Davis Lebron They all hurt all the time

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

Anaheim*

[@al_zaizal]

"PG13"? is it even a person name?

[@DetroitSportsFanSince2002]

​@@al_zaizal Paul George they call him PG 13

[@noahh__03]

entire clippers roster every single year

[@RC_928]

@@TheSolidSnakeOil*And Inglewood

[@furioussherman7265]

Mike Trout is the modern-day Tony Gwynn: An amazing player who stuck with one franchise no matter what.

[@chico4105]

Rendon, Puljos and Hamilton all busts. Wow. Feel bad for Trout. And SAS needs to shut his mouth. He knows nothing about baseball or loyalty

[@volodymyrzablotsky5372]

Should have come home to Philly and played either left or right field. Perhaps he stays healthier

[@samuelculper4231]

He absolutely 100% should have been a part of the Philadelphia Phillies. John LeClair, Donovan McNabb. It’s the city’s MO to have a leader who’s always injured but struggles on loyally.

[@TheRealStoku]

Loved the Sidious on Plagueis audio on the intro.

[@AlexWeberg]

I always appreciate when a player is loyal in any sport. Even if he never wins he'll be a baseball legend not just for the league but for his team too. And fans will always love him for never giving up on them or the team

[@yugo4606]

(I.e.) Tony Gwynn.

[@RC_928]

Good thing baseball still had that, unlike the NBA and NFL where players constantly demand trades.

[@mi777ke777]

Trout is a GOAT and I can't wait for him to come back. Heal up brotha. Baseball needs you

[@jeremysilva4785]

The game waits for no one, let alone Trout

[@willysnipes7004]

He’s proven his loyalty, and they’ve squandered it. he doesn’t need to stick around a trash franchise that’s only gonna use him/keep him around for ticket sales, and do their best to never spend any money for an actual good team. They’ve been “hey look we got Mike trout” for 14 fucking years, and they don’t deserve him anymore. Somebody get this man a damn playoff win. I’d rather see him succeed with another team than lose for the rest of his career and get a handshake and a bunch of “respect” for letting a team waste his career

[@I_am_the_cing]

I am a cardinals fan so i think you should have a poll that has the cardinals struggles over the last year and a half.

[@kenw2225]

Lol zip it. Cards can have a few down years

[@jojobar5877]

Oh boo hoo. They won 11 World Series and 23 pennants.

[@DrunkenShellback]

iTalk Studios that intro was sick af bro!

[@ousamaabdu794]

Trout carries too much weight for a CF. CF requires quite a bit of running and constant movement. At 6'2, if he played at a lean/athletic 210ish instead of 240/250 he would be able to avoid aome of these injuries

[@unkledoda420]

Dude needs to move to DH or maybe firstbase.

[@littleprince8164]

Only time I hear SAS talk about Baseball is when he slanders an MLB star. I've never heard a good word out of his mouth

[@mattmullen5927]

This channel has gotten much better over the offseason. Keep it going! Opening bit was hilarious

[@rmp5s]

Dude sticking with his team...very cool. I've always been baffled by dudes that bounce around a lot. I don't know how they do it. I would feel so gross playing for a team, then leaving and playing against them. I don't think I'd be able to do it. I'd want to do this. One team, that's it.

[@JasonThomasLionHeart]

I always think about "what ifs" like what if the angels after regressing in 2014 used Trout as trade bait like what happened to Soto, he went to winning teams with a more competitive culture and resigned somewhere like New York or with the Dodgers. Such a shame but i respect the hell our of him and his career regardless

[@Jbird-sx4zk]

Trout I think is a player in decline whose body I don't think is going to allow him to play till 2030. I wonder is he still playing in 26-27? Is the contract fully guaranteed even if he retires early? I don't quite understand these contracts....I don't really feel sorry at all for Trout. I think he's had a fantastic career, and he chose to be loyal to the Angels. I think he thought they'd be better, but not every great player plays on great teams or for the best franchises. I believe he wants to win, but I also think he's content never having won a World Series. These guys aren't all the same. It doesn't mean they don't care as much, it's just I think some of them it's not as important to win championships, and they may see being loyal to the club as more respectful than jumping from team to team, such as Lebron James chasing championships. He's had an incredible career, made a ton of money, I think enjoys Southern California...just hasn't had the playoff success you'd hope for. I think his stocky, muscular build in a way is kind of probably causing more injuries the older he gets.

[@kenw2225]

No if he retires I'm pretty sure they're off the hook. But if he keeps showing up or is too injured to play , like Strasburg, he gets paid still

[@Jbird-sx4zk]

@@kenw2225 I thought if they're too injured to play they'd have to retire and not get the money? I guess I didn't understand that situation with Strasburg.

[@kathyclark3168]

Good pointx

[@truthteller4442]

Guy never got the credit, recognition, or publicity he deserved. He is on the 2nd tier red-headed-step-child team of “Los Angeles.” Let’s be honest, it’s Anaheim, a suburb of Los Angeles. He’s also far on the west coast, far away from the mega-media centers of Chicago, New York City, Boston, etc. He always just faded in the media, out there on the west coast, with many late games, when most of the country is sleeping or getting ready to. If the team was actually good, he would’ve at least gotten some prime-time coverage. But he is stuck with terrible ownership and terrible management, so he gets buried. What a damn shame.

[@swjackson917]

Yankees should take on his contract so Trout can be on a championship team.

[@0007tad]

even when Trout isnt playing ,and is on the DL , he's still a better athlete than SAS...

[@nicholasruhling6429]

Steven A needs to sick with basketball. Anytime he starts talking about any other sport, especially baseball, it's clear he has no idea what he's talking about

[@mtp4430]

For anyone casting disparaging remarks about how he should have jumped ship, he’s got something you people don’t. It’s called LOYALTY. PS. Stephen A. Smith is an Ahole because loyalty doesn’t bring you bad karma.

[@squidman4679]

When Trout was in his early 20's his off season workout was nuts. It was like an NFL RB doing jump squats onto a four foot high box repeatedly. The wear and tear on his legs and back can probably be traced to those crazy workouts.

[@bengolfs1]

Trout has only three 100+ RBI seasons, and a majority of his production came late in the season, when the team was already eliminated from the postseason. Pedestrian arm in centerfield...too many K's...and What happened to all those stolen bases? Nope. Sorry. Good player for sure. Hall of famer? No way.

[@sevendeadlysquids404]

"Wild thing to say, even for someone who doesn't know what they're talking about." That one's going in the iTalk scrapbook.

[@cameron9054]

Love this vid. I love them all. Couldn’t agree more with any of your takes

[@frankie57]

What a shame a great player will never get a World Series Ring.

[@KustomLife]

Trout lacks the Mamba mentality

[@GAMER-ik2pw]

Why is everybody acting like baseball and basketball are the same. KD can, and has, requested a trade every time he his feelings hurt and the team has to oblige because contracts are so short that front offices are forced to trade him soon or risk losing him for nothing. Meanwhile, when was the last time something like that happened in MLB? Soto didn’t request a trade, that team blew up and they were gonna trade everyone anyway. The closest thing I can remember was Josh Donaldson leaving the athletics because he had beef with the front office, but even that was more Billy Bean trading him cause he hated him. Even if trout requests a trade rn, or even 2/3 years ago. All the angels have to do is say No…. and that’s it. They can wait till the last years of his contact before moving him and still pick up a huge haul of prospects, but that’s it. Trout would still be an angel for as long as they want and they love that, cause he sells tickets. I live in south Florida and only watch the marlins when the angels play. He’s my favorite player, so I root for the angels no matter what. And having a player like that that can generate buzz and fans to an atrocious franchise like the angels is probably worth a hell of a lot more money than that 450ms that they’re giving him.

[@marynorthover1001]

Trout is a great baseball player and love his loyalty to the Angels.nmn

[@Itwasmelwo666]

You earned my sub and like with that Sidious intro💯

[@joeyhernandez2050]

I'm in my mid 70s. Been following baseball for 64 years. I am have been Dodgers fan all these years. Mike Trout has been the BEST I have ever seen.Total CLASS as a player.

[@TroysSweetCornhole]

He was the chaosen one

[@nomercyinc6783]

says who? he was never bringing greatness to the angels. if he was smart he would have been a dodger if he likes la so much.

[@ishottheserf6715]

No the chosen one is Joey wendle

[@DangFee78]

He was supposed to improve the Angels, not worsen them

[@jeremysilva4785]

Not really

[@Brian-nw2bn]

I agree with you iTalk, unless he comes home to Philly. If he got traded to the Phillies and helped them win it all along side Bryce Harper? Dude that’d have all the feels.. btw best baseball channel on KZbin, this man’s the goat of making baseball news and stories so interesting ! God speed mate

[@Trill.Clipz.Channel]

Come move to Orange County & you’ll see why he never wants to leave.

[@jamesrobertson9761]

Mike Trout is great and he’s one of the few superstars who didn’t have a stable of haters. I hope he can get healthy but this game is a grind.

[@chriszenko3598]

The best hitter of all time Ted Williams never won a championship and he made a lot less money than Trout what tragedy I think it’s great he’s loyal to him team and not asking for a trade

[@seth.fuller]

Absolutely despise Stephen A Smith. I largely don't watch ESPN just because I don't want to accidently hear his obnoxious nonsense.

[@martyesposito5625]

I have news for these talking heads. EVERY MLB game is a meaningful baseball game!! Ask ANY minor leaguer if he wouldn't kill just to play one "meaningless" MLB game. Mike Trout is a refreshing throwback to MLB years gone by. Ted Williams always a Reds Sox, Mickey Mantle always a Yankee, Lou Gehrig always a Yankee, Stan Musial always a Cardinal, Ernie Banks always a Cub. Any REAL baseball fan can absolutely respect what Trout is doing. I'm certain in Trout's mind, one world series ring as an Angel is better than a half dozen of them prostituting himself around both leagues!! We all want and value loyal friends like Mike Trout!!

[@Krankensteinn]

Trouts career is a disaster for the MLB. A generational talent like him needed to be in a major market. He just didnt reach enough casuals as he would have in Chicago or Boston

[@thiscommentwillbedeletedso5211]

As a Rangers fan, I grew up watching him.I've seen him live more times, then i can count always a class act we should stride to be more like him. Also, op cringe af

[@gameislife3081]

strive*

[@destino3945]

We should strive to be like him? Is he the Messiah?

[@dangrimes5078]

​@@destino3945The closest thing for non believers like me.

[@Aut0KAD]

I think its less that Trout is loyal and more that Trout seems to think Anaheim could make the playoffs.

[@larryg2705]

Hey he did it his way. I see him like Tony Gwynn. May not leave the biggest legacy, but certainly is someone that kids can look up to!

[@billseren8391]

Philly fans of course want him here, but .. Nola wears 27. What would his number be?? 😱 Kidding... Theres more issues then that. His old teammate, Brandon Marsh, was in center last few years, Rojas is there now and is improving his offensive abilities, and we already have a full DH. Regardless it would be nice!

[@jameskaihatu6209]

"Fake 2020 season" + "Astros in ALDS X years in a row" = Pure bias. Pick a lane.

[@iTalkStudios]

Nothing in 2020 means as much, that includes everything

[@ihatesnowflakes2537]

I agree this dude also stole clips from other youtubers quick nope for me

[@Ibhenriksen]

Fake fans = Cardboard Cutouts Fake crowd = crowd noise coming out of the speakers. The balls being juiced in 2019-2020 It's fake brah. 2020 was a fever dream.

[@kingrama2727]

@@iTalkStudiosyour opinion is flawed. They played 60 games and a full postseason slate. You never made it past tee ball dude.

[@seanyoung3864]

Man it's awful. A multi millionaire that makes his living playing a kids game never won a trophy. If only I could have a tragedy like that.

[@MrJeb1134]

This channel has quickly become one of my top favorites, great job on making such fun and entertaining videos that are also oddly educational.

[@the_spruce_moose]

if you like this channel, you're gonna love the channels he steals all his content from.

[@circlesthesun]

I live in New Mexico and am a Trout fan. I pay a ton of dinero for the MLB app to watch Anaheim. But you lose Shohei, Trout, and Rendon, now injured and heading south with his skills, my fire to watch the Angels is flickering, meaning I've quit watching them ever since this buzz-kill. It comes down to a player(s) staying healthy.

[@manuelpinzon7207]

The tragedy? He did accepted both extensions , he could be put of there long ago earning the same in other team

[@Zarbon000]

Didn’t Mike Trout start in Pittsburgh? Did I fever dream that?

[@1977TA]

I respect Trout for being loyal to one team and not whoring himself out around the league just to win a championship. Lebron James bounced around so much in the NBA you can't determine which team to associate him with. Magic Johnson is a Laker. Larry Bird is a Celtic. Michael Jordan is a Bull. Patrick Ewing is a Knick. Steph Curry is a Warrior. Who is Lebron? A Cavalier? A Heat? A Laker? There have been many great MLB players who never made the post season or won a championship. Some of them are in the HOF. If Trout never makes the post season and retires as an Angel that does not make him less of a good ball player. He gave it his all and sacrificed his body every season. As a Giants fan, I still feel the pain from 2002 so I could care less if the Angeles ever get back to the post season in my lifetime lol.

[@joshx413]

5:35 lmfao. That was funny! 😆

[@ryanvannice7878]

I wonder if he should swap to a less physically demanding position, like a corner outfielder, not necessarily giving up completely and moving to 1B or DH. Keeping him in the lineup has more value than his defense in CF. Unless you're built like a deer or a gazelle, CF belongs to someone 30 or younger.

[@larrycosta1742]

Steven Smith is a basketball analyst he wouldn't know baseball if it hit him in the face. I'm an Angles fan, The biggest problem with the team is the owner. He is clueless & doesn't understand how baseball works. When he first bought the team, he inherited a really good team with a really good farm system and over the years he slowly depleted it and did nothing to improve it or at least keep it the way it was. He fired scouts and is just very lazy about developing players. If you look at the Dodgers they do an amazing job at the developing players and bringing them to the Big League level. Artie is the one & only problem this team has & until he sells the team or brings in a baseball operations person who actually understands baseball and stops meddling with the team and sits back and just signs the checks .This team will continue to be a mess.

[@SteveDave211]

Players like Trout start their careers early hit their wall early. He signed that big contract and like Ohtani, played for a mid tier team with no pressure. He didn't take less money to get better talent. He didn't want press or pressure.

[@luketrout3781]

That shadow legends psych-out was amazing. Lol

[@jesseparrish9198]

Mike needs to be a DH going forward

[@JokerLaughRiot]

Trout is a great player and probably a future HOF inductee. But yeah he's probably stuck on the Angels. Even if he requested a trade, he's injury prone and has a monster contract. Can't see too many teams wanting his contract on their books.

[@fabioandres1097]

You need to put some respect on Pujols name, there was no need to disrespect him.

[@philsonslament9955]

respect his loyalty. he's a unicorn and his loyalty is good for whole of sports. but he tried and failed. the team failed him as well; at this point he is not bailing. I almost wish the team would choose to part with him, and I believe a team like the Yankees or dodgers will go after him. I would also love to see him DH or maybe even move to 1st base like Harper. He could potentially stay healthier and focus on ABs. I dont want him on the Yankees or Dodgers (Phillies fan) but I want to see him do something to get to October.

[@big-fish1199]

This video hurts too much to watch... So I will simply write this comment and then head out😭

[@chrismofo1]

Give him to the dodgers

[@Snakebeast]

As a Rangers fan, I hope I can see him play when I go see the Rangers play the Angels in September, but with the recent injury history I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t😢😢

[@d.g.2896]

please do a video on the tragedy of Williams, Mays, and Banks

[@rngfootball759]

I hate the fact that he'll be the best player to never win a playoff game since the playoffs first expanded back in 1969. Felix Hernandez in my opinion the best player not to appear in a playoff game.

[@themlbchannel]

Arte Moreno will never sell the team you hope he does but he he won’t.

[@TheChosennn]

The team was up for sale last year lol

[@graham5990]

2016 Trout didn't deserve the MVP over Mookie.............my hot take, and you also almost had me on that Raid Shadow Legends ad read lol. And no one should take anything Stephen A says seriously, or anyone on ESPN for that matter.

[@Chinchuchwei_sr]

Your dodgers fan take*

[@graham5990]

@@Chinchuchwei_sr I'm a Red Sox fan actually, but nice try lol. You could just look at the numbers

[@Maskkd]

@@graham5990 I dont know what numbers you're looking at but Trout was better.

[@graham5990]

@@Maskkd Mookie had 1 less run, 41 more hits, more doubles, same triples, more HR, more RBI, better average, won the gold glove as the best RF in the game, led his team to 93 wins and a first place finish. Trout destroyed him in walks, OBP, and OPS, didn't win a gold glove and led his team to 4th place with 74 wins. Trout had a great year no doubt but Mookie was better and did more for his team IMO.

[@Chinchuchwei_sr]

@@graham5990 you can’t factor what someone does for their team with baseball lol trout could have put up a 250 OPS+ and the Angels still would have missed playoffs. That ain’t Trout’s fault

[@mortsims]

yea i really feel sorry for these people who make more than they could ever use in 100 life times.

[@Maskkd]

good thing we're talking about a legacy and not money

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

Great channel! Trout is a beast.

[@jerryfusilli8152]

Trout is an awesome human being Clutch..... No, he does not Desire the BiG light Keep it 💯

[@introvertstoner]

Honestly you cant really blame the Angels they spent alot of money to get players but they never turn out good they bought ch wilson, albert pujols then traded for david fresse they also had mark trumbo, Howie Kendrick, Torii Hunter, pitching was always somewhat a problem especially when they took a big blow with the lose of Nick Adenhart then look at what they spent the past few season things just do not go the Angels way Mike Trout is not a tragedy he could of been traded long ago but wanted to stay he chose to be with the Angels through thick and thin and you have to at least respect that from him

[@shonz88]

The World Baseball Series is fixed. In the World match, Trout can’t hit against Ohtani. Magically, Trout can hit again in MLB against better pitchers than Ohtani LOL

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Why do you say MLB and WBC are scripted?

[@bengolfs1]

It was primarily due to Trout's massive albatross contract that the Angels were not able to retain Shohei Ohtani's services. I don't blame Arte Moreno one bit. He spent hundreds of millions of dollars...just on the wrong players.

[@CobiOnTheRocks]

The Mike Trout situation with the Angels went from the main attraction to we wanted to save him, but we couldn’t

[@davidcoleman730]

I don’t understand why he stays. The team doesn’t spend money and loses constantly and because he plays in California, he’s not getting the most of his money because he gets taxed more. It’s like the Angels have something on him that keeps him there.

[@ynnaD2413]

Imo if he really wanted to win I think we all know he would have been better off being traded to a team that can win. I get he wants to be loyal and that’s great but baseball is not a one player game it’s a team game and as much as you may hate on Labron James for moving around to get championships I don’t blame the guy for wanting to win. Trout was just on a team that just couldn’t do anything making the playoffs once and losing immediately. Is that his fault? No, but let’s be real he probably had tons of opportunities to be traded at the deadline to join a top contender team to win a championship. So you can blame the angels for sure but Trout himself as well for not wanting to be a winning team.

[@RisitasKEKW]

If the Angels hired Danny Glover as their Manager and Joseph Gordon Levit as a special advisor, they’d win every game.

[@BrittneyCooper-yb3td]

Love the Burgess Meredith narration.

[@nickdaniel1708]

The New Hampshire shade is not cool 😡

[@coachbiff09]

His injury is of the 2 to 4 week variety. Ron Artest (Metta World Peace) was back from the same surgery in 10 days playing playoff basketball.

[@Lennyman12345]

Damn bro solid idea but I can’t understand the voiceover 🤣 get a better mic

[@Lennyman12345]

And speak better entlish