Ken Griffey Jr. says Pedro Martinez is the toughest pitcher he faced | EPISODE 6 | CLUB SHAY SHAY

[@ClubShayShay]

Who is your best pitcher of all-time?

[@frannysworld2582]

Clayton Kershaw

[@tb4151]

Gimme Nolan Ryan

[@neroameealucard945]

El Duque, Randy Johnson, Maddux

[@Count_Up]

Roger Clemens

[@PraiseGod111]

Maddux

[@mikelynch7271]

Pedro in his Prime is without question the Greatest Pitcher I’ve ever had the pleasure to watch

[@anthonymaldonado8874]

Clayton Kershaw in his prime is the greatest pitcher to ever live. 12 out of His 13 Seasons he has been a Top 10 Pitcher in the League. Last year was the first time where he didn’t have an ERA under 3.00 during the course of a regular season. He had a 3.03 😂😂 his stats are next level lmao he is 32 years old with 2,333 innings under his belt and is still pitching like a Top 10 Pitcher. Back injuries is the only thing stopping him from winning more cy young awards due to not being able to pitch enough innings.

[@bonafide6873]

@@anthonymaldonado8874 Kershaw is definitely HOF but didn’t play in the same offensive era that Pedro did. Pedros definitely better

[@luisinsantana]

@@anthonymaldonado8874 Kershaw is facing triple a type hitters in that division pedro pitched in the Al east in the Steroid era

[@AnnaKuznetzova88]

@@anthonymaldonado8874 Kershaw Is not better than Randy Johnson.. he played in the McGuire, Bonds, Sosa era

[@anthonymaldonado8874]

@@drzcalderon3921 for the DH point you tried to make Kershaw is 20-5 2.17 ERA 300ks in 270 innings against American League teams. He is literally the American League killer. The DH would make no difference for Kershaw. Obviously for the PED era yes that would have made a difference but not that much for Kershaw. He produces weak contact all the time because of his accuracy, Movement and Deception. His career ERA is 2.43 I highly doubt it would have jumped over 3.00 if he had pitched in the Steroid ERA.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Pedro is the pride of Dominican Republic. That dude was an animal

[@Albertdepena]

Im dominican and i have goosebumps all over my body. Ken Griffey Jr is my favorite athlete of all time and to hear him saying This of Pedro el grande just made my day.

[@sub4you282]

What do you think of Fernando Tatis jr? He is Dominican. I'm a Padres fan and think he is a special player to watch.

[@Albertdepena]

@@sub4you282 He actually is amazing. I been away from baseball since very Long time and Tatis Jr, Vlad. Guerrero Jr and Shohei got me interested again. I think Tatis bring soooooo much excitement to the diamond and im very glad that you are enjoying the ride.

[@ElProfeRobin]

Pedro El Grande

[@christophersmith3342]

Junior flexing them gold gloves in the background LOL

[@embers55]

I was gonna say the same thing lol

[@dexxxhundo1365]

Wouldn't u?

[@petetrujillo4125]

Well yea no world series trophy or rings 😅

[@leagueleaders]

Everyone of Pedro's pitches had a unique movement. You could even see the movement on TV was crazy.

[@thomasreithmeier5405]

The changeup might have been the one best pitch almost anyone had at that time. It would fall off the table and have a crazy right turn

[@alexdelvalle4841]

Pedro had the Pedro Curve, thats the ball starting from the Boston and ends up in the Dominican Republic.

[@yosoy1916]

😂😂

[@MiguelFlores-fs7qv]

This is one of the best comments of all time

[@Fear2Face]

😂😂😂😂

[@elvingallard7255]

Big Facts !!!

[@yungworldz]

Griffey is still my favorite of all time

[@Stan0619]

If baseball was discussed in this fashion, it would be number 1 again.

[@benevolent2077]

it's not number one just cause how boring it is compared to the steroid era 90's.

[@israelp348]

@@benevolent2077 It's not even boring though.

[@escobarrich8753]

@@israelp348 baseball is painfully boring

[@escobarrich8753]

@@benevolent2077 steroids or not baseball hasn’t been #1 since the 1930s

[@israelp348]

@@escobarrich8753 It's ok of you don't like baseball, it's a smart person's sport.

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Shannon has the best connections 💯

[@ampereje]

It's great to hear that credit is given to Pedro🇩🇴💪 being Ken Griffey Jr one of the best hitters.

[@hectorlopez1069]

The greatest pitcher from the Dominican Republic.

[@DanielRGonza]

Pedro Martinez was that dude

[@jonathanoka7866]

It was a joy watching pedro pitch. It didn't matter if it was April, July or October vs the Yankees, a's or royals, they all felt like a big deal bc that's how great he was. I've never seen anyone pitch the way he did in his prime in Boston. I hardly watch the game anymore bc it's just brutal but when I was growing up I watched every single game. I'm 38 now, easily the best pitcher I've ever seen.

[@ramonromero483]

Pedro Martínez 🇩🇴

[@billyocious]

My fav hitter talking about my fav pitcher this was awesome ken Griffey jr is a legend on the field offense defense Pedro was a beast on the mound with several pitches

[@bereal1640]

Wow. Same here

[@KemperFi13]

My buddy played 11 years in the MLB and told me Pedro was so difficult because every ball seemed hittable but then the ball broke late and hard so you rarely got the sweet spot of the bat on it. You we’re pretty much out there guessing which way it was going to break in addition to how much it was going to break.

[@tinhinnh]

thats why he got so many swing k’s

[@hpyht67]

Long fingers. Spin rate

[@raydelarosa4992]

Pedro el grande!! Dominican pride 🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@sammymorales6838]

Pedro is the GOAT in his prime.

[@jimclaus1576]

Lol! No. Prime Nolan Ryan (Early Angels days) was the GOAT pitcher.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Pedro was unstoppable in the steroid era.

[@woke_rd124]

Pedro’s pitches moved like the doge coin graph

[@kenchristensen7534]

Love to see Griffey talking the game !!!

[@FINEST-uz9ek]

GriffeyJr in my opinion was top 5 greatest of all time . If he did get get injured so often which costs him a ton of games he would be the HR King easily .

[@cjlindallas7749]

Johnson, Pedro, Griffey, and Pudge Rodriguez .. my favorite ball players as a kid.

[@smhatnation9745]

Chipper Jones and im with u

[@rainoffire24]

As great as Pudge was, I’m sorry but he’s not in the same class as Pedro, Johnson and Griffey. And that’s no disrespect to Pudge. Those 3 were just otherworldly.

[@cjlindallas7749]

@@rainoffire24 Pudge is top 5 catcher of all time definitely one of the best defensive catchers of all time. For his position he's on that level. That's just my opinion.

[@RoXo1987]

The fact that he didn't think for a 1/4 of a second to say Pedro makes it even better! 💪🤣🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@rainoffire24]

Seriously. Dude said Pedro and then just stopped talking.

[@Vincent_Napolitano]

Ken Griffey Jr, living legend!

[@MajorChipHazard16]

Crazy I been on a pedro martinez youtube binge all quarantine. I've been feeling like el duro was the best pitcher and now to hear griffey jr say it solidifies that !

[@ra8682ra]

Common knowledge in the baseball world

[@leonelthomas3865]

Pedro had the best changeup

[@BirdGang6]

That’s as good of a compliment as anyone can get, he didn’t hesitate for a single second either

[@tupacalypse88]

Word!!!! greatness respects greatness

[@marcosmercedesn]

I'll remember that 99 all star performance forever

[@Arieldny]

Pedro Martinez was an artist! He was an unbelievable pitcher and fun to watch he was a magician

[@riffsthatkill2180]

Most unhittable pitcher, playing in the steroid era and mowing down roid freaks

[@sixstringsensei6673]

Two of my favorite players. I was fortunate enough to see both players play live many times in their prime

[@ismaelvidrio7316]

Griffey the best all natural baseball player ive ever seen and beutiful balanced swing

[@mjjohnson9925]

Pedro had three A-level pitches. Few can claim that.

[@michaeljacksin9367]

"body like Tarzan swing like Jane" 😂

[@tonymontez6628]

Pedro had 4 Filthy pitches!

[@metaphoria3]

Baseball is about explosive tendons, God given talent and heart

[@hectorlopez1069]

Ken griffey jr and pedro martinez, the best mlb players of the 90s.

[@franccastle5872]

As a life Long Mariner fan!! Pedro is the main reason I 6ecame 6oston fan also(until I found out they cheated too) Pedro Mowed down the Mariners like he was their daddy pitching to his kids, had the longest undefeated streak vs the Mariners Pedro Martinez one of thee all time 6est!!

[@arnestineo7528]

Have a chance to see pedro piching at old shea in queens back in 97 man this guy was out this planet , still suprises his arm didn't fall off the way he pich with that velocity on all of his pitches I saw randy not on his prime but talking about stuff pedro was the he best , at Fenway people used to get beer and hotdogs wen team was hitting jajajja just to see pedro pich

[@camilovasguez3026]

Ken Griffey jr. My favorite player ever ever

[@TheRmm1976]

Greg Maddux is another one. About the same size as Pedro and is another GOAT contender.

[@juanreyesjr580]

Pedro was goat of his era!

[@pastorjuanlandron4633]

plátano power. Pedro el grande.

[@joshualopez2605]

You're not a number one pitcher cause you ain't embarrass no body!! Facts

[@kevincruz643]

We need a Pedro Interview!

[@MoonwalkerKing-gc5jm]

Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson are the two most electric pitchers ive ever seen in my life

[@THEDARKCLAW]

Baseball hasn’t been the same without Ken Griffey Jr. and it never will ... :(

[@jeethha1]

Seattle Mariners had legit 5 Hall of Famers in the 90's and 00's Randy Johnson Ken Griffey, Jr. Edgar Martinez Alex Rodriguez Ichiro Suzuki

[@odalissantana8023]

R,D) gracias por la forma que hablaste de pedro martinez, y otra cosa siempre admiramos ese swin clasico tuyo se te admira mucho aqui y sabemos que eres unos de los tantos peloteros de respecto y admiracion y mas respecto cuando se trata de enfrentar ese swin, thankyou

[@llorenstorrespr4409]

Pedro, is the most dominant pitcher at least in the las 25yrs of baseball.

[@tradedossier]

I miss the days of aggressive Ace pitchers like Pedro Martinez.

[@amabreup]

There is a guy named Walker Buehler who is just like him. They even have a very similar windup

[@kevinkongtorres1654]

@@amabreup Not even close, I love Walker but the dude ain’t Pedro level, you’re crazy if you actually believe that.

[@amabreup]

@@kevinkongtorres1654 I agree with you? not Pedro level but he isn’t aftaid of challenging hitters with his fastball

[@SA-sf2cq]

Pedro in Montréal was 🔥 I saw him pitch live many times. Incredible

[@Erick-io5xi]

he never gave a specific reason on why Pedro was the best pitcher he faced. Pedro goat.

[@gru11on]

when pedro was piching and the expos score 2 or 3 run that was enough for pedro to win

[@hip-hoptas5770]

Pedro is hands down the greatest pitcher his numbers in the steroids era were unbelievable his body broke down on him similar to Kobe.

[@ryanvdonk87]

not similar to kobe...kobe was more like randy, great for a long time and then hard time staying healthy at the end. pedro was amazing but fell off a cliff in terms of his stuff after injury in what should have been the end of his prime, more like tmac.

[@bbryant9455]

Pedro Martinez in the late 90's was the best out there. It wasn't even close. I remember 99 like it was yesterday. Martinez was on fire. Brad Johnson had my redskins rollin. But my pops kept saying "Who's this guy in St. Louis?? He throws a touchdown every time he drops back!" Yes pop, Kurt Warner was bad too and a hall of famer.

[@borood1188]

Pedro and Randy are the two greatest pitchers ever to take the mound. And just about all hitters who faced them will agree.

[@rainoffire24]

Would you agree Pedro>Johnson at their absolute peak. But Johnson>Pedro as it relates to the entirety of their career?

[@borood1188]

@@rainoffire24 Pedro had more variety of pitches, but Randy was overpowering. His 1998 half season with the Astros is the greatest peak of any pitcher in history

[@TheythoughthehadAGun]

Man I remember when the big unit threw that ball and the bird flew right into it. Nothing but feathers after that.

[@tonyrussowhat6942]

Everybody was afraid of Pedro 😂

[@jeethha1]

Pedro Martinez had the greatest 2 year run for a pitcher during the 1999-2000 seasons

[@JJA1987]

It was actually longer then that

[@ItsJustWavy]

Pedro is the Goat of Pitchers.

[@troymott8412]

One word!!! Griff Jr. Nuff Said!!!

[@tylerjoyner9865]

What a legend

[@jesuschristislord6790]

i wished Shannon would have stfu and let griffey talk about pedro instead interrupting him to be like RANDY JOHNSON. you asked about pedro, let him talk

[@armandoruiz8221]

U could tell Shannon didn’t know who PEDRO was lol, CHAPETE

[@nickwagner9551]

Randy Johnson , Justin verlander need his respect to

[@B.Piercesports]

He never faced them sirrrrrr

[@nickwagner9551]

@@B.Piercesports I know bro I was talking about my two favorites lol johan Santana on the twins befor his injury was unreal to

[@USCTrojansOwn]

@@nickwagner9551 that circle change from johan was filthy plus mid 90s fastball

[@Il_Exile_lI]

@@B.Piercesports Randy Johnson was in Arizona while Griffey was in Cincinnati, though he played only one game against him. In that game (August 15, 2002), Griffey struck out in both his at bats against Johnson. Interestingly, Griffey only had 5 plate appearances against Pedro Martinez in his career, going 1 for 3 with 2 walks and 1 strikeout. Most surprising of all, Griffey did indeed face Justin Verlander later in his career. Even more surprising, he faced him more times than he faced Pedro and Randy Johnson combined. Griffey had 14 plate appearances against Verlander, going 2 for 14 with 4 strikeouts, no walks, and a double.

[@CaliKidd1001]

Pedro giving up them runs to the Yankees I will always remember him for in that crucial moment

[@WalkoffGrandslam]

I'm sure there are aloooooot of other players from then who would say Pedro was the hardest to face.

[@NYCHeavyHitz212]

Faxx. Gotta look at the All-Star game as proof. Nobody was seeing him.

[@dom12011]

Shannon loves his baseball .

[@rool7956]

Best I ever saw

[@jamessymack3738]

Griffey speaking the truth

[@googleacc3294]

Pedro was the nasties pitcher and the nasties batter was manny Ramirez facts

[@luismateo1395]

Pedro El Grande 🙌🏻

[@josetejeda5627]

Lets take a minute to think this... Pedro was the most dominant pitcher of the Steroids era... and he was 145lb, 5'9"... let just this sink in

[@jchron401]

His change up was so filthy.

[@MasterSpencer2483]

Pedro’s change up is the single filthiest pitch in baseball history

[@tottTownbiz]

Exactly I knew it felt like a day off in the outfield when Randy pitched

[@ronynikke]

I remember pedro waooo that was like my favorite TV series when he was pitching ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

[@Western.Confrence]

I remember mlb the show for ps2 back in the day with Tim Wakefield, his knuckle curve was cheating.

[@maxrod2081]

Pedro's fast ball intimidated any batter! On that mount, he brought many scarring moments to his opponents! Nobody knew what his next throw would be. He struckout thousands of batters and made them out of frustration cursed him out on their way to the dugout. A curve? A slider? A changeup or a fast ball? You guess...⚾️⚾️⚾️⚾️

[@andyozzzz]

Body like Tarzan swing like Jane... My guy has bars

[@johndoe-fq7ez]

Body like Tarzan swing like Jane lol, thats good one

[@skubalik2517]

kens such a humble n great star

[@sf1of1]

Pedro 🇩🇴 change up was insane.

[@akvalues]

He is the greatest pitcher of all time!!!

[@sammyweed4771]

Lol

[@rawpower12xu]

The toughest opponent Ken Griffey Jr. has faced was Norm Macdonald at the ESPYs

[@BirdGang6]

Prime Pedro is the greatest pitcher to ever play baseball

[@richdollars8337]

Inning 4 inning Pedro Martínez is the best pitcher that ever lived! Others have had a longer career but inning 4 inning is not an option is a fact with stats that back it up!

[@gaagsl]

Pedro el grande!!!

[@tinhinnh]

Griff is the bonds of AL

[@panivino28]

Great interview! I just subscribed. Baseball and football

[@stevenygabbyperez695]

It wasn't just 99 mph fastball. He had probably the nastiest change up in history to go with that.

[@W67w]

Shannon doing a great job especially on Undisputed and despite being a TB hater. Actually I feel he is just playing devils advocate, I feel he is in awe of Brady

[@GilesMcRiker]

The stats show he ain't lyin about Pedro. 1/16 , 2 BB, 0.067 BA, 0.167 OBA

[@Jlastinger88]

Pedro the Goat

[@donaldbethel7317]

Body like Tarzan but swing like 🧚🧚🧚 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@perfectomunoz]

Wow. That’s ken Griffey.

[@jaymoney2179]

How beautiful all those gold gloves look 😍😍

[@gsmackz]

Bless up unc🙏🏽💯