Ken Griffey, Jr. and his quest to save the Mariners | Dorktown

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

he's unbelievably nice. I met him after a Ms loss when I was a kid. He pulled out of a lot, someone noticed his car and Gf(maybe fiance) in the passenger seat and told me to go try and say hi. I did. I panicked cause i didn't have a pen. He took my Ms hat off my head, put it on me backwards and said "thanks for coming today, that's how I like to wear it." The very pretty lady with him also said thank you and they drove away. I cried. He'll be my favorite athlete for the rest of my life.

[@RetepAdam]

He only ever said one thing to me, but I thought it was tremendously polite. He said “Hi, this is Ken Griffey Jr. Let’s play Major League Baseball.”

[@rogregg29445]

RetepAdam fantastic

[@sirajjiwani128]

No way, That's an awesome story! how old were you at the time?

[@leorickt.9604]

@@sirajjiwani128 25

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

A 25 year old crying on a corner IS a better story, but I'd have been 8 maybe 9. Def while the team was struggling, catching a player or two after games wasn't unheard of. Can't remember for sure but I think 92 season.

[@JoshStern23]

"Buhner had just executed the triple blurp...in the middle of a baseball game." Best quote of all time

[@RetepAdam]

It was the music and slow pan that got me.

[@TheReelRaymond]

And yet, I was actually more fascinated by the existence of an outfield made up of Kevin Mitchell, Ken Griffey Jr, and Jay Buhner.

[@muhammadbarokah81]

Buhner executing the legendary Triple Burp deserves a deep rewind

[@JoshStern23]

@@muhammadbarokah81 SB Nation make it happen

[@chaosof99]

All he really wanted was to bring back the name "Sick Stadium".

[@nickwillisjr.5887]

He wore it backward because his dad's Reds hat fell in his face. Yo I knew I was gonna cry but not like this.

[@timothyjsduff]

There there.

[@trajan4824]

Raider FN people now say that shit, but for Jr, I actually believe him.

[@louiebrothers413]

You didn't already know that? Cmon son

[@ogBohica]

Ronan Dahlman yea his dad was on the best baseball team ever assembled

[@ogBohica]

And batted 3 hole

[@ziwuri]

13:32 Jon Bois is probably the only person on earth who could make a graph of a baseball coach kicking and throwing his cap around and have me only 90% surprised

[@duncangilpatric987]

This is the best comment so far!

[@beauxshwa4030]

and ive watched that thing multiple times so i knew the story. loved it!

[@rocchambers4211]

Best part 💯

[@timothyasdent9512]

Please the “blurping” story drove me to tears

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

He officially made it when the NFL did a video about Scorigami and had Jon narrate it.

[@bengoodwin465]

You forgot to mention the most important part about Randy Johnson. How Koo Dae Sung took him to center field for a double in his second career at bat and then scored from second on a bunt.

[@Kylejohnson00069]

Borp McSlorp Jon Bois already made a video about it

[@bengoodwin465]

Alex Berger I know I was referencing the video

[@JoshGilmorefoo]

That's a Pretty Good fact to know.

[@mooseonfire5826]

The best part of that video was "killed a bird with a pitch once" and slowed it down like the Zepruter film

[@metaloenformol]

@@Kylejohnson00069 woooosh!

[@arthurbrunnenkant6444]

Another fun fact about the end of the 1995 Mariners season. After Randy Johnson struck out the last Angel to end the game and clinch their first ever postseason, thousands of Mariners fans charged the field, overwhelming stadium security, and held the baseball field hostage for hours, celebrating, and making a statement to the media, that we still wanted the Mariners in Seattle. This would be the last fan field invasion in the history of major league baseball, and a very magical moment for the "10th Man" in Mariners history. Fans would go and gather dirt from the mound, touch homeplate, a guy even stole thirdbase. Just goes to show how crazy baseball is in Seattle.

[@JohnnyBGoode-xw9zj]

We got to bring that Tradition Back!

[@pigslave3]

Thanks for sharing this. Was raised in Seattle during the 2000s early 2010s. Love the ms, hoping for a world series win in my lifetime...

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

Seattle can't claim a title, or world series appearance, but in 1995 Seattle fans got to live out a freaking movie script. I was 11 in 1995 but remember how unique we felt as Seattle fans. Later this series has a near perfect quote describing the Mariners, I'm about to mess it up but its still accurate. "They weren't competitors, they were protagonists."

[@giuliettarenner1343]

Great story ..Truly...and extremely touching..unfortunately you have NOTHING IN SEATTLE except the Mariners legacy of Losing and heartbreak....And abandonment issues supplied by Junior himself..Never a world series appearances ever, ..They are The most losing organization in the history of the Game. And Griffeys true Potential was left unrealized on the field in Cincinnati

[@giuliettarenner1343]

@@pigslave3 not gonna happen

[@elicastle]

As a 14 year old, my dad took me to see the home run derby in Denver that year. Ken Griffey Jr was going to sit out the derby because he said it threw off his swing and mechanics. When his name was announced during the intros the entire stadium booed. Ken Griffey Jr does not like hearing his name booed. In a last minute decision Griffey decided to enter the derby and the crowd went nuts! Griffey blasted 17 homers in that contest and absolutely destroyed the competition. What a guy!

[@patrickflynn8840]

@MANCHESTER UNITED THE. BIGGEST SOCCER IN THE SPORT IS WORLD Sport massive world over in 240 soccer. Every earth on soccer loves soccer. Sport is sport only big 15 sport baseball sdlihu

[@snugboat316]

bbonner422 there are 280-ish countries in the world I believe. The UN does not contain every nation on the globe.

[@mariosdimaratos6236]

Agreed but these are interesting topics and please don’t act like a soccer snob

[@ethanlangstein6772]

@MANCHESTER UNITED no one cares about soccer i would rather watch paint dry

[@cardonarobledo576]

@@snugboat316 the UN has the important ones

[@nickwillisjr.5887]

This video is 30 minutes and 24 seconds. Sr was number 30, Jr. was number 24.

[@heyandy889]

Illuminati confirmed

[@ryanouimet]

Raider FN maybe it was on purpose

[@kylestrohm5501]

Raider FN Coinincindincde I Think Not

[@JoshStern23]

The last episode was 51 minutes and 34 seconds. Ichiro was number 51, King Felix was number 34. Every detail of this documentary was perfect man

[@mkozdron1]

I didn’t realize how much I needed a Lou Piniella hat kicking breakdown until today. The more you know!

[@johnnybatinich7260]

😂🤣🤣

[@benluecken2839]

Same. I thought he just kicked it twice, not all the way across the infield lol.

[@badger6728]

I remember Lou from the Cubs era. He really seemed like the right guy at the wrong time with the wrong team.

[@chandlerrodgers5415]

We need to get jomboy to make a video on it now lol

[@rhubarbtart]

Not everyonecan kick a hat like Piniella!!

[@ChengTeoh]

The "blurping" story was the best hidden gem in this episode, but I'm shocked that we were denied the opportunity of seeing a MARIO mariner mascot running around the field. Who else is with me in wanting to see a Mario mascot using his head to smack baseballs out of the park? ;)

[@noway718]

Jesus Christ this was good, and I've never even been to Seattle.

[@trnsfr9014]

you should come its dope

[@KCzz15]

I've never even been to America, watched a baseball game or given a damn about any sporting event, yet here I am subscribed exactly for this.

[@Seanakin]

I went to a few Kingdome games early in 1992. Talk about the twilight zone. But I can say with utmost certainty, sports fans in Seattle are insanely passionate, which is needed to back so much losing.

[@Karmy.]

I went to Seattle for the week of Christmas back in 2013, it was amazing

[@Aderbj]

I can't remember what year it was but I ate too much junk during a Mariners game in the early 90s and puked on the way to the bathroom. I never knew until now that I was channeling my inner Buhner Blurping.

[@Ofallthings089]

Fun fact: The 1995 Mariners team is one of the biggest reasons for the development of the Backyard Baseball games.

[@dr.aisaitl7439]

Which are some of the best games of all time

[@cadedonnghail9317]

"In a time when domes were cool they played in the King Dome, which sat in the shadow of the Cascades" >picture is of the King Dome with the Olympic Mountains in the background

[@Zaron_Gaming]

hey at least they tried and were close enough

[@cadedonnghail9317]

@@Zaron_Gaming agreed, just thought it was funny

[@Seanakin]

Yeah, I thought the Cascades were a bit more inland.

[@jb-iu6dr]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw that

[@josiahsclark02]

Sean Cullen olympics are on the peninsula, cascades are east of seattle

[@clouseaux]

Met Junior at the SLC airport in 1991, i was 10 years old, he was polite and reserved. I handed him a brand new neon pink/green Bo Jackson branded baseball, he raised an eyebrow at the flamboyant ball, turned it over to saw the Bo "signature" and smirk laughed as he signed it. Good times, thanks again Jr☆

[@benjaminbaki1758]

Amazing story!

[@Superdog-kh3ee]

R.I.P Dave Niehus he would be proud of Felix My Oh My Go MARINERS

[@Recovery305]

That "My oh My" is so iconic.

[@donovanrussell2497]

Xigbar? As If yes it is

[@noname8710]

Some more trivia about Lou Piniella: He was an expansion draft pick of the Seattle Pilots in October 1968. He attended spring training with them, but was traded to Kansas City before the 1969 season started. He was also on the Yankees in 1983 when the incident happened between Griffey Sr. and Billy Martin.

[@danballe]

Yes his name is in the headlines from the Billy Martin incident, I think it was his kids and Junior doing kids stuff. I love Sweet Lou!

[@melodic_vibes88]

Imagine an outfield with Griffey and Ichiro in their primes.

[@JWex-jy7sk]

If he stayed in Seattle and stayed healthy all of 2001 they may have won 125 games!

[@TheReelRaymond]

The fact that they even played together at all is interesting in and of itself.

[@tuckerrobinson5897]

Alas, the triple blurp may never have been executed

[@shapilier793]

The M’s got close in 2009-10, but unfortunately Griffey was spending all his time sleeping in the dugout

[@jeffreyhammond9023]

Imagine an outfield of only Griffey and Icbiro in their primes. Each player posirnally

[@thenumberquelve158]

This storytelling is just off-the-charts amazing. Y'all went from something completely silly, like playing epic music over narrating about the Triple Blurp execution... to having my chest genuinely pounding for fifteen minutes straight over the 1995 story. I'm actually *glad* I don't follow baseball much, because this whole story is new to me, and I wouldn't have anyone else tell it to me.

[@FullScreenTV_]

Jon, As an aspiring filmmaker, Im enamored by your knack for storytelling. I’ve been watching you since your first episode of Pretty Good. You’re phenomenal, and I can’t wait to see the rest of this story.

[@TheReelRaymond]

He's proof that story is king. These videos are captivating despite the complete absence of cinematic visuals. Each one of these videos is basically just a series of static graphics thrown on top of a voiceover, yet these videos manage to keep the viewer engaged throughout. As much as I love to play with camera gear (see my Canon 90D review), I have to admit that the key to filmmaking is writing followed by people who can effectively deliver the lines on the scripts in front of them.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

Father and son hitting back-to-back home runs is one of those unbelievably unique and nearly unrepeatable moments exuding so many wholesome and nostalgic vibes that it takes on a quasi-mythical quality that can only be described as once-in-a-lifetime.

[@masonberger2322]

The “woah” accompanied with the pullback on the angles slide gives me chills every. Single. Time. I love it

[@dr.trombone2747]

I've been a Mariners fan my whole life. I wasn't alive in 1995, but my dad made me watch the entire 1995 ALDS when I was 15 years old. He didn't tell me what would happen, and I didn't expect much because I had only ever known the mariners to be awful. Hearing Niehaus make the call at the end of the ALDS, as if I was watching it live, was the most amazing experience of my life. He had passed away just days before, and that was the greatest moment of baseball of all time. I will never forget watching that game

[@MikeSutton11]

@Rich Affinito To those of us that grew up in the Pacific Northwest, it absolutely was. Probably in all of sports for us.

[@woodcutta6461]

@Rich Affinito Yes, you sure showed them by telling them what their favorite baseball/sports moment was.

[@dr.trombone2747]

@Rich Affinito why don't you get your Yankees fan ass outta here? I don't actually know that that's what team you're a fan of, but it seems likely by your demeanor.

[@dr.trombone2747]

@Rich Affinito are you 3?

[@calzoneyyy]

Rich Affinito you act like you’re three. and im not even a baseball fan so :P

[@nickwillisjr.5887]

I want someone to get as excited for me as the announcer did for Griffey's 8th straight homer.

[@floresaza253]

Ron Fairly. RIP 🙏

[@hoeruokamix]

Dave Niehaus was one of the greatest announcers of all time. His pure enjoyment of the sport was always a highlight, and in many ways made watching the Mariners from home more fun than going to the games in person.

[@PendragonDaGreat]

Oh man you are in for a TREAT next episode I'll tell you what.

[@briankoski2532]

I remember those days.. I was livin in Toronto and still so excited, waiting and hoping for #9. Griffey is so f'n Awesome!

[@shindig96369]

@@PendragonDaGreat "and the 0-1 pitch on the way to Edgar Martinez"

[@frieborn5333]

I caught one of his homers he hit in Seattle. I was in Chicago.

[@frieborn5333]

@Tee Snacks its a joke

[@timmcelroy2188]

Yeah but did you keep it?

[@doublebraincell6458]

@@timmcelroy2188 he couldn't

[@doublebraincell6458]

@@frieborn5333 almost got me!

[@JesusIzAPunkRocker]

Quarantine day 16: Bless you Jon Bois. You picked an excellent time to release a 6 part, 3 hour discussion about a mediocre ball club.

[@de132]

Mediocre is an overstatement. This is a weird bad team.

[@brucedillon8358]

Uhhhh 2001 would like to have word with you

[@de132]

@@brucedillon8358 2001 is one of 43 seasons in the history of Mariners baseball. And that season ultimately ended in disappointment. The Mariners have made the playoffs 4 times in 43 years and 0 times since 2001. This is a sorry ass ballclub.

[@daltonfarris]

@@de132 the 2001 team was a championship team.. oh wait😏😂🤷🏿‍♂️😂😂

[@jgischer]

You know, in Part 1 they told people who thought this wasn't interesting to go away. Now, I can't tell if you are being ironic or earnest, but your use of the word "mediocre" suggests your thanks are sarcastic. In which case, I wish to repeat the message. Go away. This isn't for you. You won't like it. It's just like the rain in Seattle. Some people just can't stand it and leave. We accept that. Goodbye.

[@ikesweitzer9815]

I never knew i could care so much about a team ive never watched in a sport I dont follow. this is magic

[@greenftj]

I saw Jon had posted this, and I immediately went and cut myself a nice, big slice of banana bread to watch and thought "this is the best I will feel today."

[@ericcave9368]

*ever

[@leeleeleelee420]

you, my friend, are a real one.

[@joellarsen849]

this is the realest comment

[@omaraica]

Banana bread with a Griffey video?!?!? HELL YEAAA

[@AzureLazuline]

This video cleared up some VERY long-standing questions for me. Somewhere around 1996, there was a Super Nintendo game, Ken Griffey Jr's Winning Run. I had no idea who that was, or why there'd be a Nintendo game about one particular team, or why the announcer would always call it a "grand salami". I don't watch baseball. I don't know how I ended up playing that game, or how I ended up here, 25 years later... but at this point I'm convinced it's fate. Thank you for this wonderful series, and for finally laying all those questions to rest!

[@adamfitzgerald911]

Lifelong Yankee fan here, Ken Griffey Jr. is the greatest baseball player i have ever witnessed. Defensively and Offensively.

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

Mike Trout is better.

[@adamfitzgerald911]

@@israymervalentin-arias6313 I laughed, thank you.

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

Mike trout is already top 50 all time and hes barely halfway through. Already 3x MVP great defense more speed than griffey ever had great batting avg hitter potential for 50 plus homers on any given season. Lets be real here.

[@brody2087]

Israymer Valentin-Arias No

[@israymervalentin-arias6313]

You dont know baseball if you really believe saying no. Mike Trout will go down as a top 5 all time player when its all said and done ya boomers.

[@Vandygrandy]

As a life-long fan of the Halos, this story had me rooting for Seattle. I was born a year after the vote took place and I couldn't imagine Seattle without the M's.

[@JamesBrown-wy7xs]

As a life-long fan of the M's, who is old enough to recall experiencing some of the pre-95 pain of watching them on the tube or at the dome, and the absolute delight of witnessing the miracle that unfolded late in the '95 season, I warmly welcome you into the brotherhood. May we both experience many enjoyable years of watching our teams play this great game!

[@colekennedy-gooch6861]

Might just skip my online class so I can watch this all the way through

[@mcdouble1560]

Cole Kennedy-Gooch same

[@FlyingDwarfman]

It'll be released only weekly in 30-ish minute episodes, so you still have plenty of time for class. Spend it well.

[@spark08888]

That description of dave niehaus spinning i his chair while calling that home run. Just stab me directly in my feels jon

[@coreygolphenee9633]

Swung on and belted will give me goosebumps till the day I die

[@jeremymccommons7741]

My family turned this into the tv and watched it like we had just bought a $50 movie

[@fredleeland2464]

$50? Sheesh that must be one good movie

[@benluecken2839]

My family is planning to do that to, but I couldn't resist watching it when I saw it just now.

[@marcoperdomo283]

Prettiest swing I've ever seen, he woulda broke the home run record if he stayed healthy.

[@emeraldaly7646]

It's arguably to his credit that he *didn't*. When he got older, he got hurt more and became less good at baseball. Which you should do when you get older, unlike a certain San Franciscan outfielder who, because of getting enough rest and eating a balanced breakfast, got better and better at baseball well into his 40's.

[@RobbyGAMEZ]

@@emeraldaly7646 They say that San Franciscan outfielder is out there still to this day, becoming more and more powerful

[@FlyingDwarfman]

Only player in MLB history to tear his hamstring and come back to play the field. And he did it TWICE.

[@MetFanMac]

There's a quote from somewhere in the late '90s where an active surefire Hall-of-Famer predicts that Griffey will surpass him "by a lot". That HOFer-to-be? Barry Bonds.

[@j_r_3404]

That man said, 'a balanced breakfast'..LMAOOOOOOOO

[@vsmcax1007]

09:59 - “Sat in the shadow of the Cascades (mountain range)” Yeah bro, but the mountains in the picture are the Olympics 🤨

[@TheHuskyK9]

I thought the blurping story was gonna have some significance like they started winning or something. But nah, just baseball's first triple blurp in a live game lol

[@JWex-jy7sk]

Me checking SB Nation at Noon: “Where’s our part 2 of the history of the Seattle Mariners?” 12:30 “Where is it?” 1:00 “Where is it?” 1:04 “Where is it??? 1:16 “Where is it????? 1:23 “Where is it????!!!!” 1:35 “YESSS!!!!” I have way too much time on my hands stuck indoors...

[@HBK316666123]

OMG literally the same thing I did!

[@aidanchang-lee118]

Is there a schedule for the releases of these episodes?

[@dhs7143]

Aidan Chang-Lee Thursdays

[@rupertbently1860]

This is by far the most entertaining, well put together content SB Nation has ever made. Good job you guys

[@puckstopper25]

I dunno, the Bob Emergency was fantastic.

[@Rahul-eh3rf]

This is great, but all of Jon's work is of similar quality, and some are even better. If you haven't watched the rest of his videos, I would recommend doing so.

[@tombstonejones9581]

If you like this you should watch fighting in the age of loneliness

[@JamesBrown-wy7xs]

It makes me feel special that I'm the 24th like. Also felt like I had no choice but to share this :)

[@Donald38]

Remember, this is not an endorsement of arson.

[@itsmealex8959]

I mean.... It definitely isn't persuading LA Chargers fans against arson...

[@FlyingDwarfman]

It's an endorsement for blurping.

[@benhaney5843]

"Ima steal second, Ima steal third, I might even steal home." "Gotta do what ya gotta do Griffey." Still dissapointed the Twins lost that game but Griffey made a hell of a catch.

[@drbigtop]

Great underrated movie!

[@jessbyes6722]

What movie was this??

[@bradyrhodess]

@@jessbyes6722 Little Big League

[@jessbyes6722]

@@bradyrhodess thank u!

[@SvendleBerries]

That feeling when you know exactly how this is going to play out but youre still upset when you see "to be continued" pop up lol I guess Ill just have to go dig up my old "My Oh My" VHS tape to fill the void for now.

[@diecobros1452]

i think i held on to that thing at least eight years longer than my last VCR.

[@MikeSutton11]

Well now I need to look that up. I haven't seen it since I was about 12 years old.

[@ericcave9368]

7 days is too long to wait for the next installment

[@mzou89]

I’m lucky enough (or dumb enough) to have no idea what’s actually gonna happen. I’m legitimately hyped for the next installment

[@brucedillon8358]

@@mzou89 hope nobody spoils it for you. One of the best moments in sports. There's a rewinder on it but dont watch that yet.

[@philly_sports1558]

It's an absolute shame that this man never won a title. One of the most likable baseball players of all time.

[@EvilLittleBrother]

Jon, I thank you for making this video. There's something special about this 1995 Mariners team. A team without any success and impending doom, yet somehow rallies all the way to the postseason. It always brings a tear to my eye watching Martinez hit that ball down the line, and the pure joy of an entire city, who against all odds finally win something. Pure chills. RIP DAVE NIEHAUS

[@a2aaron]

i love how after the triple blurp story we get this slow zoom out and just the music to try and let the moment sink in as if its this amazing epic moment but no its just a story about three dudes puking on the field lmao

[@calzoneyyy]

wdym that was clearly one of the best moments in baseball history

[@OneStarRating]

I just want to say growing up in the 90s you wouldn't have known that the Mariners were one of the worst professional sports teams in history and that is thanks to Ken Griffey Jr. He had his own video games and he was just an all-around wholesome person. I'm a fan of Griffey and I grew up in Texas and I'm a Rangers fan. I even had a Mariners had at one time in the 90s. That's The power of Ken Griffey Jr.

[@RobertJW]

One Star Rating I grew up in Australia. As a country, we don’t play baseball. Australia’s first professional league started in 1987, and folded in 1999. We wouldn’t get another until 2011. As a kid, I knew very little about baseball. It showed up in Snoopy, New York had the Yankees, and Ken Griffey Jr had his name on one of my videogames. He was the best player. He had to be - his hitting was the best, and he was on the cover. So he was my favourite.

[@Seanakin]

Fans deserved him, absolutely.

[@wingwaabuddha]

Dude, exactly, as a kid I thought the world loved griffey, none of my friends liked baseball, but I just assumed. And when I watched them with Johnson, A-Rod and Griffey it always amazed me that their record wasn't better.

[@mattyice9535]

@@wingwaabuddha their bullpen was pretty garbage and outside of Johnson, they never had good starting pitching consistently either. But the offense. Oh boy. What an offense.

[@mattyice9535]

@Harry Engel yeah he got there right when Johnson left. Bummer, would have been an excellent 1 2 punch

[@nicelydone8017]

I had no idea how strange, bewildering, depressing, and utterly compelling this story would be. I am totally hooked on this series. Great job and thank you.

[@jdotwhitt]

Griffey’s impact on baseball cannot be understated, he’s my favorite player of all time and i’m 21 years old. most of everything i’ve seen from him has been rewatching full games on youtube and games on tv when i was little. the goat 🐐 (also i love Mr. Snappy.)

[@josephmccuan3067]

Amazing story telling. Kept waiting for Edgar’s appearance. He’s going to have a big part in the next chapter of this series.

[@jakefromstatefarm6969]

@Harry Engel joe only played 13 seasons though?

[@jamesgaston2745]

@Harry Engel and Randy Johnson had already thrown a no hitter and had become an ace before the one game playoff. It probably helps to make a smoother narative since they are trying to make a 6 part series out of the Mariners.

[@danballe]

@@jamesgaston2745 They put it in the charts: 25:41

[@roccos9777]

leave it to jon bois to map out a manager ejection

[@FlyingDwarfman]

It wasn't just any manager ejection, though. It was Lou Piniella's Opus of manager ejections. I just wish I could find a Mariners broadcast of those 2 minutes on KZbin right now so that I could relive it time and time again.

[@Planetdumb]

Jon and Alex, this series is incredible. I was hooked watching this like I was watching an episode of 30 for 30 or a movie like Rudy. It's really a testament to the stories y'all find and the manner in which you choose to tell them. I mean...these videos are like 90% graphs but I feel like I'm on the edge of the bleachers waiting for KG Jr to homer when it's actually just a pie chart, some music, and Jon's soothing voice. I may be just some yokel from Texas but damn...really really great work guys.

[@GeorgeCopperfield]

This whole thing was amazing. But I got emotional when you talked about Niehaus ❤️

[@JamesBrown-wy7xs]

Same. He accounts for a huge lot of memories that were stored away in the earliest years of my childhood, when my first ever passion was forming - for playing/ watching baseball.

[@yellaboy2617]

I don't know the first thing about baseball and I don't watch the game, but I'm completely captivated by these narrations. Great story tellers.

[@evanacey1414]

I’m so lucky I got to see him play as many times as I did growing up in Seattle in the ‘90’s. #bringbackoursonics

[@kingzeros3963]

Evan Acey #bringbackoursonics

[@lucascelle1687]

Hey at least y'all are getting a hockey team now

[@dkaimus]

Thank you for a touching tribute to Dave Neihaus. He was the voice of my childhood, and I still choke up every time I remember that he's gone.

[@Matricks513]

Finally. Thanks for continuing to make these through the situation in NYC.

[@korbyrhodes8349]

I had two sports posters above my bed when I was a kid: The Dream Team and Ken Griffey Jr., and I'm a Cubs fan. You can't not love him.

[@starboiseb]

Jon Bois and Alex Rubenstein: thank you.

[@isilweth1802]

The 1995 season remains my favorite of all time. As much love as you give Niehaus here, it was more than that; he was a friend of every family and a master storyteller. He made you feel like baseball was the most beautiful thing in the world even as the M's tried to prove him wrong over and over again. He remains dearly missed and forever loved.

[@fredstercooney5497]

Still here from Seattle and I didn’t know we were this interesting.

[@piratecaptaindeep]

Jon Bois, you are a master of your art. There is no greater way to experience sports knowledge. I only know of insanely high scored basketball games, nearly deadly marathons, and the fascinating parts of the Seattle Mariners because of the brilliance that is your style. And your far future, satellite POV, internet adventure on eternal football deserves awards, but I don’t know from where they should come. Bravo to you and the rest of your team saving us from solitude.

[@nickwillisjr.5887]

Never have i thought I'd be rooting *for* the Mariners.

[@Zaron_Gaming]

hell nearly all of the washington based fans feel the same at times lol. It's just.. dave and the fire the team had

[@FlyingDwarfman]

Welcome to the mid-90s

[@Spamus]

As I watch this, the Seattle Mariners have just broken their 21-year playoff drought on a walk-off home run against the A's. This team is incredible

[@tonygeinzer6034]

I feel like the Mariners history has been maddening highs and infuriating lows and I feel Kingdome History has not been loved or respected like their other dome counterparts.

[@qwazwsxedc1]

only one dome matters.... the Astrodome

[@CarDietrich]

You ever listen to "New Way Home" by the Foo Fighters?

[@JamesBrown-wy7xs]

I'm still disappointed to this day about the roof tiles falling, on what was going to be one of the few times that I would get to experience watching the M's at the dome (my dad bought tickets for the first game that was cancelled due to the whole situation), and what turned out to be my only opportunity to watch Randy Johnson pitch, in person.

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

Lolll how many domes were there total in baseball back then

[@kaseywahl]

I've been a fan of this channel for a long time, and I've never had any interest in the Mariners, but this is one of the best damn pieces of storytelling I've every consumed (even by this channel's lofty standards). And it couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks so much for this. I'm so excited for the next episode!!

[@noname8710]

17:22: Marcel Lachemann, the Angels' manager in 1995, is the older brother of Rene "Who's Mr. Jello?" Lachemann!

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

I spent 93-96 in Seattle & watching this team play was an honor. The 1995 team is one of my all-time favorites. I grew-up in Chicagoland a cub-fan, but that time in Seattle was special.

[@jonathancote9372]

21:44 it was the same for the expos, we kept watching the games because of color analyst Rodger Brulotte who is a lot like Niehaus but 2 times more energetic, we lost 11 to 1 to the pirates but still the solo homerun of Guerrero in mid june sound like a grand slam in the 12th inning in the world series

[@Ore0219]

Great series. Griffey is my favorite ballplayer of all time and I'm a Mets fan. You should do a 2015 Mets special. That team rode a fairy tail at mid-season until the pixie dust ran out when it counted the most. I lived in Oregon for a few years and never made the trip to Seattle. Was thinking about moving there from PA but decided on Salem instead. I would love to go someday when I move back to Oregon. Living in Ohio now.

[@Nielzey]

You should've introduced Edgar in this episode, he had a monster '95 season

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

Niels C Next video. They didn’t even introduce Dave till this episode, but told the backstory going back to the previous episode. They’ll probably do the same with Edgar.

[@harktheheral]

Note that they didn't get into the playoffs, just the tie-breaker game. "The Double" is still to come, and with it, Edgar - who absolutely saved baseball in Seattle during the ALDS; not just with Game 5, but in Game 4 he just clubbed New York.

[@MikeSutton11]

Edger was the guy who had it all come down to him. He's the one that ended up saving baseball in Seattle. I would imagine the next episode will revolve around Edgar the way this one did with Jr.

[@JMacSD]

@@harktheheral geez, SPOILER ALERT (heh)

[@FlyingDwarfman]

Absolutely deserved the MVP that year. To date, I still think they only gave it to Thomas in '95 because of his '94. Not that he wasn't monstrous in '95. Just that Edgar was more of one and that Thomas' 8-headed-hydra year was '94.

[@eskimopete]

Stunning. Emotional. Captivating. And I’m looking at lines on a screen! Honestly one of the greatest things I have ever watched on KZbin, this series deserves awards, congrats to the SB Nation team 👏🏻

[@icesk8rgrrl]

Excellent video, as always! Just wanted to mention that the mountain range behind the King Dome at 10:02 is probably the Olympics across Puget Sound (West of Seattle), not the Cascades (East of Seattle)

[@jamesgaston2745]

that isn't even a probably.

[@frankpinmtl]

"1994 was monumentally weird for the Seattle Mariners..." Weird? Weird is not the word - Montreal Expos

[@lucasjollimore9947]

I compare the '94 expos to the '95 Mariners, they would've saved baseball in that city, even without making it past the NLDS

[@Terra8622]

Bro those 94 Expos must've been the maddest ever. Literally the best record in baseball to that point

[@TheReelRaymond]

As a fan of the player who was supposedly the hottest in baseball at the time the strike ended the '94 season (Barry Bonds), I would've loved to see the conclusion of that incredible home run race. There were other eye-popping stats too: Jeff Bagwell had 116 RBI in just 110 games (while hitting .368), Kirby Puckett had 112 RBI in just 108 games, and Tony Gwynn was hitting .394. That strike ended one of the most fascinating seasons in MLB history.

[@TheReelRaymond]

@Harry Engel I forgot about McGriff. Of course, he's often forgotten, unfortunately.

[@cnking27]

@@TheReelRaymond I was a 10 year old Braves fan and this was probably the peak of baseball fandom for me. If I remember right, this was one of the years Pedro and Maddux had microscopic ERAs too. Everything was so interesting, and the possibilities of what those guys could do were endless. Then, the Braves won in '95 which was great but ended that tension, and everything became home runs and steroids after that.

[@DaToyGamer]

24:13 Are the numbers backward? The yes count is clearly higher than the no count and yet is under...

[@edwinlam4679]

They are, check description.

[@01dirtydirk]

Did you check the description in the video?!

[@DaToyGamer]

No I did not check the description because I normally don’t. My bad. Just saw it and pointed it out

[@joshuapatrick682]

Jr was the first modern baseball superstar, that swing so effortlessly cool, his smile and his absurd numbers elevated him to legend status before he even hit 25 years old

[@gloriousleader3203]

This series is the only thing getting me through quarantine

[@JamesBrown-wy7xs]

You don't give yourself enough credit, bro. The human spirit is incomprehensibly strong.

[@D0RYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY]

grew up watching griffey jr and playing his n64 games...am a diehard mets fan but i love ken griffey jr. sweetest swing there ever was.

[@towerclimber7277]

1:27 that card got me started collecting baseball cards.... It seemed magical back then and still does now.

[@yerstruly366]

Used to dream of getting that card as a kid. I did get Randy Johnsons rookie card tho

[@Recovery305]

This series is absolutely outstanding and we're only a third of the way through.

[@gretchman]

You monsters. Throwing in a Niehaus tribute in the middle of the 95' season story... I had to pause the video to stop crying.

[@coreygolphenee9633]

Neihaus made it the Disney movie it is

[@flashspider-man3214]

Being a D-backs fan it delights me to hear Randy Johnson. I didn't know he played for both of my two favorite teams.

[@surge3518]

The play by play graphic for Lou Piniella’s ejection had me dying. This is why Jon is the greatest story teller of all time. Also, who else could evoke the interest of viewers to watch a full length feature film about the history of the SEATTLE MARINERS?!?!

[@annefoster5011]

Lived here my whole life at 35 to this day Junior is, was, and will be my favorite all around player of all time, consider myself fortunate I got to watch the man play. Great job SB nation!

[@PoyntFury]

"Part 2 of 6" Bois bout to drop 3 feature films during this quarantine, and I'm here for it, willingly even.

[@emeraldaly7646]

When you guys started talking about Dave Niehaus I had to stop the video for a moment cause I was crying. That man was everything in my childhood and early adulthood. I don't consider myself a Mariners fan any longer (the reasons, which actually not all that complicated, aren't worth getting into) but I definitely grew up as one. I lived through the history this video retells and hearing a master of this craft (and Alex, you're pretty cool too!) recount it is something truly special to me. Thank you.

[@Blairskirock]

"The triple blurp" I love this channel so much

[@abtwopoint0]

I started playing Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run on super Nintendo in the 90's and I've never stopped. I have a new season I started for quarantine, I'm about 20 games in. Seattle Mariners, hitting bombs with Griffey baby!

[@markbrown2450]

You said, "sit back and ride Johnson". (Picture Beavis and Butthead laughing)

[@sbfcapnj]

The sheer narrativity that these men can mine from the archive of recorded sports history is just astounding. This was more compelling than many of the feature films I've seen recently.

[@Raleekmiller]

Sitting on my couch all day 2019: lazy ass 2020: responsible citizen

[@jluchette]

The Baller how does your coach feel about that?

[@willypupo89]

do you have to feed your coach?

[@metameta1427]

The Baller Put it in me coach. I’m ready to play.

[@TombomOfficial]

Rest in peace nihaus... His "my oh my" will always ring in my head. It's that enthusiasm that defines baseball no matter how "atrocious" or "bizarre" whats going on actually is.

[@twig8523]

Ohhh man. How many little league coaches fumed with anger at kids who could stand, swagger & swing like Griffey, but sure couldn't hit like Griffey. 😆

[@shindig96369]

They might have been able to stand and swagger like Griffey, but no one could swing like Griffey.

[@fuckouttahere327]

That was half my league lol, kids legit were trying to act like Jeter and Ortiz while not being able to make contact or field a grounder lol. The one year I tried to mimic the stance of a superstar I literally didnt get a single hit the whole season including playoffs lol luckily I could field so yeah.

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Hey now, my swing was exactly like Griffey's. The ball I was swinging at might be a foot off the plate but my swing looked EXACTLY the same.

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Probably an equal amount to those coaches frustrated with kids who had perfected the Clemente swagger and neck-cracking sway.

[@FlyingDwarfman]

@@fuckouttahere327 Random fact of the day: Per my own then-only-10-year-old-self, my best year in little league, I was copying Joey Cora's stance. After changing to a more Edgar Martinez style, I went from bad little leaguer to horrible. Apparently, it's not the batting stance that makes the Major Leaguer.

[@Crookalicious]

The music change for the story about Buhner and blurping is epic! Respect Buhner, respect!

[@Phoneybeetlemaniacxs]

Ken Griffey if he hadn’t had his injuries would have gone past bonds he had that kind of talent

[@kobesystemyourwelcome8817]

Facts and he hit all them Homer's without juicing up

[@ianngalbraith]

I was a 16 year old ballplayer living in Seattle during this season. Never had more fun as a fan. Thanks for making this and allowing me to realize that magical summer.🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ThurstonCyclist]

For the education of people who aren't longtime Mariners fans, Jon and Alex are exactly correct about Dave Niehaus. For years he was a far greater announcer than the team deserved. Junior is better-known, but among M's fans, the two most beloved Mariners figures are Dave Niehaus and Edgar Martinez. You'll get an introduction to Edgar in the next episode. With a little hit we call The Double.

[@JustcallmeGnarly22]

I was born and raised in Arlington Tx and have been a lifelong Rangers fan. The Mariners being in their division has obviously given me certain feelings about the team. This series though is amazing! I was so invested on this episode that I didn't even know I had come to the end until the video stopped.

[@charliefricker4229]

“Jay burner had just executed a triple blurb in the middle of a baseball game” Me standing up and saluting

[@KingdomeBleachers]

Thank you for these videos. Memories of my summers as a kid will always include that of Dave Neihaus being played over a little battery operated radio, getting Goosebumps as he called and described Mariners games so uniquely.

[@roccos9777]

last time i was this early, griffey was in the MLB

[@Bigriterridge23]

There's something beautifully transcendent about this documentary. Extremely detailed and filled with emotion in spite of its quaintly unassuming nature.