Matt Carpenter is THE BEST HR Hitter since Barry Bonds

[@AndThatsBaseball]

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[@jessemac8074]

How did he do in the Postseason 😂

[@joshuapatrick682]

I’m so happy for the guy. He’s made almost 9 figures playing the game and only now has he become an absolute crusher. He put up 2.4 war in 47 games….almost purely offensively😮

[@cappy2282]

Always like Matt because he doesn't wear batting gloves...that old school badass lol

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Not many like him left

[@cappy2282]

@@AndThatsBaseball Ya its pretty rare. Probably hurts so bad if hit ball wrong part of bat

[@WhatHappenedtoBaseball]

It’s hilarious that this isn’t hyperbole

[@AndThatsBaseball]

We love small sample sizes in this household

[@juansantiago6635]

u knows hilarious...u still using hyperbole lol

[@lukesimmons5052]

I grew up a Carp fan. Loved his comeback as much as I loved Waino, Yadi and Alberts reunion

[@bronzesoul]

This is my favorite story of the season. You did an AMAZING job on this.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@joshuawoods4039]

I haven’t finished watching this video but I hope you see this. I can see the Dorktown/Chart Party by Secret Base influence as soon as I started this with the intro. This is the second video i’ve seen of yours as well as the 20 Ks game with Scherzer being the first. I say this to say flawless video, man, this is the pinnacle of writing and visualizing how great these athletes are. I wish you good luck in the future with whatever other ideas you got.

[@ricardoreyes9299]

I see Jon Bois did a pretty good job influencing fellow baseball fans. great job bro

[@coinbuyer-8605]

Great video; I hear Baker Street in the background which Jon Bois used in his Lonnie Smith video. Little easter egg there?

[@ukcarp8300]

I’m currently getting back into baseball, haven’t followed it since I was a young kid 10 to 13 years old. Your channel is definitely helping me catch up and fuel my new passion of being a fan for this sport. Keep up the great videos young man absolutely loving it

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you’re getting back into the game!

[@deepdivebaseball3495]

Just found your channel. Amazing video. Great editing.

[@Gemnist98]

So excited now that he’s joined the Padres. Time to finally take them all the way!

[@lunarumbreon7699]

Love the Jon Bois vibes but what really sealed the deal was looking over offensive stats with Baker Street in the background. Peak content

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Absolutely robbed Jon for that one

[@lunarumbreon7699]

@@AndThatsBaseball as you should. Can never have enough Baker Street

[@jaidenstowers8314]

I wish we bought back the WB mason man. so exciting for such an old guy and held the lineup together for a bit. Wish him the best

[@jacksavage279]

The stache is epic 🏋🏿💪🏿

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

Coming off a predraft injury in ‘09, I spent 3 days with Wallenbrock before a workout with the A’s and it was home run derby. Workouts consisted of VCRs, sawed off bats, whiffle golf balls, and towels. Konerko and Helton were there that week as well. What a legend.

[@munchyos]

Love the chart party style of videos

[@jrfjr2253]

Bro your videos are dope. You're gonna be huge. Keep going!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

❤️❤️

[@PoloDavey]

im a cards fan so i love matt fr and wish him the best. keep going making these baseball vids man this channels great

[@bezllama3325]

Great vid! I didn't know any of this stuff! Modern day methods really extending people's career!

[@doctorstrainlove6318]

Seeing how Matt Holliday was able to turn this mans swing around. Im stoked as an O's fan bc we just drafted Jackson, with one of thr best "private" coaches you could have.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

That family is a phenomenal baseball family. Jackson’s younger brother is gonna be just as big of a deal if I’m not mistaken.

[@alexmoreno6812]

Such a good content!! Thxx

[@rohdecostello4767]

Blud tried to sneak in the Yankees as the best team in baseball😭. Great video btw.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I wrote this script 3 weeks ago okay 😐

[@AndThatsBaseball]

@@robertsipe9748 on August 23 THIS JUST IN THE YANKEES SEASON IS OVER

[@creepypastasfeik306]

Padres fan here, Carpenter is becoming one of my favorite Padres players and he is currently leading the team in SLG, OPS and RBI, I wish he could play everyday but his defensive skills are an issue, I believe that in the future Carpenter will start most of the games at 1B because of the slow start the padres offense had, and they are eventually going to bench Ha-Seong Kim. Idk why I feel like the only Padres fan that is super high in Carpenter, he literally led the MLB last year in SLG and OPS.

[@jdsthird]

Padres fan here. Carpenter sucks and so does this offense which is the worst in baseball.

[@nomorefielders]

Matt Carpenter is 100% opening a restaurant when he retires in 2027

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Brisket

[@hazenstribling2646]

this scratches my chart party itch perfectly

[@Bengal]

fact

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Your Madden 23 content helped through the editing grind for this, thanks brother 🙏

[@retro_retro_retro]

Such excitement

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Wow who would've guessed you're first

[@juansantiago6635]

I really hope Carp comes back healthy and if he's hitting even like 75% as he was when b4 he got hurt the yanks line up is really deadly 1-7

[@AndThatsBaseball]

If he’s able to swing a bat at 75% of his pre-injury level, the yanks need to find a way to get him in the lineup

[@caseyjminnick]

Hey man, love the videos and have subscribed. Super excited to see what you do in the future. One thing I’ve been feeling and wanted to share. It really rubs me the wrong way how aesthetically similar a lot of these are to Jon Bois’ work. Same fonts, same music, same cinematography style. It feels more like a copy than an inspiration, especially considering that you monetize these videos. You clearly have some serious skill and I would love to see your personal style shine through. Just a thought. Keep up the great work my dude.

[@Lee86THUNDER]

Cool to hear his story. All i know is that he's a brewer killer lol. Never liked seeing him up to bat in big situations

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I want him back for the playoffs so badly

[@sdguy67]

That's our new DH

[@testingmyaudioaddiction3452]

I started watching your videos, and I literally just decided to subscribe today. I’m slow.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Better late than never

[@itisikrazzle7148]

NBA streetball vol2 theme smacks

[@AndThatsBaseball]

TROY & Today are both such incredible songs

[@joshuapatrick682]

It took 4 HOF level players to get Carpenter’s swing back…

[@sourapple6604]

Yankee fan I wish we would of kept him

[@TheKingjaycee]

This was such a cool story…..

[@thechknnuggetgod1709]

Can’t believe we let him go

[@BarnabyBaltimoron]

Take notes, Bellinger. We need you to earn that money in Chicago!!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

He’s gotta get his swing checked out. Guys don’t just lose 5mph off their max exit velo without mechanical regression. He’s not maximizing his strength.

[@moony_97]

Dudes been doing really well.

[@chucksbaseballcardsandmore7056]

Real cool

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Appreciate it Chuck!

[@JimmysJohn33]

How he did it is being in that juiced lineup. Plain and simple. He will have a hell of a drop off next season. Just like he had before this season. But still impressive.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

The underlying stats don’t indicate a drop off. He’s lifting the ball, hitting it harder than ever, and his whiff rate is under control. He’s a really good hitter right now.

[@edwardwood3622]

Good coaches, hard work and trt equals a come back.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Carp is a high T individual stop spreading lies. Just look at the ‘stache.

[@edwardwood3622]

@@AndThatsBaseball LOL

[@tenshi3858]

0:31 there’s some what sir???????

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Negro Leaguers, as in players who played on the Negro Leagues?

[@BrightHornet936]

It's crazy how people don't believe analytics.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Makes zero sense to me. People are just afraid of what they don’t understand

[@tunekingdom9130]

Padres baby!!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Excited to see what he can do

[@BrightHornet936]

Don't think so it's going to happen unless we dump a ton of prospects on pitching but it would be really cool to bring carp back to the cards as a dh.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

He’s gonna be a free agent after the year so it’s possible they sign him to DH

[@andyapsay8220]

Padres got a guy who will pay dividends this season.

[@mcray0309]

1:59 song?

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

I want to know how many home runs he would have hit the rest of the season if he hadn't fractured his foot.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I want the Yankees to put him in the lineup tomorrow

[@Dominicroccomoviebuff]

He looks like Mattingly with that stash and helmet. Yanks won't resign him. They let alot of these older players go

[@AndThatsBaseball]

With Stanton as nearly a full time DH, it’s tough to carry a guy like Carpenter around on the roster. But if he likes the Yanks, I see no reason why they couldn’t bring him back for a year.

[@TheRealKizzle]

i can understand taking some inspiration from the goat, but you’re just straight up copying the jon bois format

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Yeah yeah ik, it won't happen again. Watch my angels vid it's not a blatant ripoff

[@TheRealKizzle]

@@AndThatsBaseball your research is clearly good and you have a nice delivery, so you don’t need to copy him. you’re presenting interesting content, at least to an old baseball head like me. let it speak for itself

[@AdamDiesel5]

This aged well lmao

[@AndThatsBaseball]

His broken foot ruined my life

[@BaseballAF]

You have to stop coming up with good ideas or don't, that's fine too

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I mean half of this is just a video retelling of the Ken Rosenthal article don't give me too much credit

[@MrShanester117]

This is how you cherry pick stats like a champ

[@AndThatsBaseball]

My favorite part of this video is that the title is technically correct because of that

[@timmathis8326]

Easiest out around during the ALCS. As a Stros fan coudnt wait to watch Carpenter's futile attempts to make decent contact.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

He wasn't healthy

[@vinnydabird]

Sb nation type vid

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Literally ripped off Jon Bois lmao

[@stevehardman4686]

Happy for him to get a bit more success in the big leagues, but that did not prove he was the best HR hitter since Bonds.....or are we arguing that Shane Spencer was the greatest HR hitter of all time due to his first taste of the show when he hit 10 HR in only 73 PA, Bonds never had a rate like that in a season. Of course, he then went on to hit less than 50 more homers in the rest of his career, so was he the greatest and just ended up having a cold streak for the rest of his career, or was his first season just one of those things? Your video's title is clickbait. Your argument is not supported with enough evidence to validate your statements. The 2023 season, and the years immediately preceding 2022 are strong, strong evidence that he is not in fact the greatest home run hitter since Barry Bonds. Phil Clark hit .407 in 61 plate appearances in 1992, is that proof that he was the best hitter for average since Ted Williams? John Paciorek went 3-3 with 2 walks in 1963, does that make him the greatest hitter of all-time, I mean, he literally never made an out in the major leagues, how can you do any better than getting on base every single time you come to the plate? In the end Carpenter is a guy who had a hot streak, good for him. The fact that he happened to hit a number of homers in a very small sample size proves nothing....other than he hit a bunch of homers in a small sample size.

[@jdsthird]

Why do players regress when they come to the Padres? Carpenter and Cruz have been awful. We have the worst offense in the league. This is maddening. 😡

[@VisualTedium]

Thats what happens to your bat when you leave StL.

[@paulrobinson3534]

Never heard of her. Wonder why that is....

[@AndThatsBaseball]

You’ve never heard of Matt Carpenter? (He’s a dude btw)

[@rorynell4962]

Uhh he played 47 games this year. So, not really.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Ya got me

[@chaselongenecker5398]

Bro dropped Negro Leaguers with the hard R

[@robbiemane]

this aged horribly

[@davidcurtis8427]

McGwire and Bonds juiced though

[@AndThatsBaseball]

So Matt Carpenter must be the GOAT

[@davidcurtis8427]

@@AndThatsBaseball One season of being injured but hitting a few home runs doesn't make a player great

[@a1mi551]

He has 15 home runs. 😂👍 big deal

[@AndThatsBaseball]

In just over 100 ABs as a 36 year old who hasn't been good in half a decade, that doesn't happen

[@fahedhayawi5519]

john bois 2.0

[@AndThatsBaseball]

This is my ultimate homage to Jon’s videos

[@mariodelarosa5722]

Come on man. Your a Yankee homer

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Yes, yes I am. It shouldn't take away from how incredible Matt Carpenter's turnaround this season has been, though.

[@mariodelarosa5722]

Not better than Yordan Alvarez or a number of other players

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Yordan Alvarez is one of the best hitters in baseball. Yordan Alvarez isn’t a 36 year old man who hasn’t hit well in nearly half a decade. Matt Carpenter’s story is unique, it’s not just about highlighting how good he is, it’s about the context of his situation.

[@hunterp5252]

You’re ***

[@SOPhenix-np6cl]

And he is hurt…

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I’m aware, he got hurt while I was partially done with the video, I had to go back and change my methodology slightly

[@MrGaryStaples]

Did you really have to rip off Jon Bois & team's style that blatantly? All the way down to the jazz music even?

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Jon is the biggest inspiration of mine. I figure that he’s no longer covering such mundane topics, so as I try and get better and search for my identity as a creator, making a product that reflects his early work is a good place to start. Plus Gerry Rafferty is a fantastic and well-known musician in his own right.

[@grindingprocessbymelvins]

@@AndThatsBaseball ur good man “bro why r u ripping off the guy that makes the best stat/graph based baseball videos?” ur doing great with these videos it’s fine to have inspiration or even similar styles to guy it’s not bad to fit into someone else’s niche on the way up👍

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Thanks man, I appreciate the support. I am self aware about this, and I will be finding my own style as I tackle some more ambitious projects later this year, but Jon’s inspiration will be present in my content no matter how far I make it.

[@vincentrussell6442]

Wow I became the 666th like on this video......

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Uh oh

[@raodurvasula125]

Hope Yankees resign Matt Carpenter

[@AndThatsBaseball]

They don’t even use him I’d be surprised if they re-signed him sadly.

[@mariodelarosa5722]

Matt who??? Yeah right

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Matt Carpenter, the guy who's earned $80 million more than u playing baseball

[@mariodelarosa5722]

And u as well

[@AndThatsBaseball]

True

[@BrightHornet936]

Must be new to baseball if you don't know who carp is 😂

[@AdamFerrari64]

😂 shittt

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Foot injury ruined my life

[@obiohaz6023]

lol

[@AndThatsBaseball]

It’s true (in a very technical, small sample size way)

[@obiohaz6023]

@@AndThatsBaseball very interesting, caught me off guard

[@BackwardsKnees]

I'd definitely avoid saying "negro leaguers" as fast as you said it without enunciating well

[@gitner421]

ayo

[@juansantiago6635]

Super land space cowboys wtf lol.....and that beard looked terrible lol

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Sugar land space cowboys used to be called the sugar land skeeters btw

[@xstros9086]

All to get swept

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Not what the video was about goofy

[@xstros9086]

@@AndThatsBaseball whats your point?

[@hterbluc]

Dude you gotta quit biting style from other creators

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I did after this

[@BAGWELL90]

Best team in baseball? Ha Ha Ha! The Yankees are not even in the top 5 best teams.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

There’s 4 teams left in the playoffs and they’re one of them…

[@walterbison]

A month and a half later? Yeah, no. (and Barry Bonds* was a cheater)

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Carp’s HR rate was actually preserved by the injury, so it’s still technically true. I can’t wait for his comeback this postseason.

[@se9618]

Im confused. do you have another channel ?

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Nope