Minor League Braves Manager Phil Wellman Goes Nuts

[@drizzal83]

I can't see this ever being topped. That dude is a national treasure.

[@blackhawksnbullsncubsnbear4615]

Idk, Wally Backman's was frickin hilarious.

[@kparker203]

I send and link to this and to bartolo colons HR after the fantasy draft is over every year.

[@dawnwelch6579]

I still can't hold my laughter in after all these years! 😂

[@TheElloatmatt]

That was an incredibly accurate grenade throw from a prone position 😂😂😂

[@lolmetswhathappeneduhhh2029]

Ump would have been a dead man if that was a grenade. That toss was frickin glorious. 🤣

[@stucko90s51]

He had to inspect the grenade just in case it was booby trap before touching it

[@cmeller55]

It was glorious. If you are going to slow down this boring game at least entertain us while New York does their replay review

[@ozoz3795]

😂😂

[@lordsangone]

MLB managers take note, now that's how you get ejected. The grenade toss was a tribute to the troops, too good. Lol

[@CottonKerndy2000]

Haha, yeah.

[@jjammmees]

Sing with me.

[@xart23x]

This is too great to be real. Seems like something Will Ferrell would do in a movie...Shocked it's real.

[@drlee2]

Will Ferrell couldn't pull this off. This is actually funny!

[@CottonKerndy2000]

drlee2 Lol

[@tycross6197]

xart23x would be funnier if it was televised and an actual mlb game

[@tycross6197]

xart23x and not the minors

[@Mke_KP]

Swear to god mannnn I thought the same this has to be a skit 🤣

[@briansmobile1]

I'm gonna say this is more showmanship than melt down.

[@Haroldbeavis1969]

Yes. It’s the sort of thing that helps sell tickets at minor league games. Not that Wellman would have skin in that game. But it was probably more akin to fighting boredom than expressing pure outrage.

[@DarKKnightt07]

He got so mad he got Vietnam flashbacks.

[@Eckylis]

LMAO I'M FUCKING DYING

After all these years, still the funniest "meltdown" ever! 🤣🤣

[@brocklyrob5743]

Came back after years to watch this again! Absolute GOLD!!!

[@ForeverConsciousResearch]

lol same a classic to always come back and watch.

[@joevexotic]

nothing quite like a good ol manager tantrum. the grenade toss though i lost it.

[@codybutler3452]

Pulling the pin before tossing the grenade was savage.

[@jaceandjace5773]

he stole 2 bases in one play!

[@ericmonaco2276]

How does he do it

[@impittsburghpiratesfandont7867]

JaceAndJace only Cool Papa Bell could do it I thought

[@va960]

**literally**

[@geoffreyhooker9005]

@@impittsburghpiratesfandont7867 I think Vince Coleman stole third and home on the same play once

[@impittsburghpiratesfandont7867]

Geoffrey Hooker yeah and Pedroia as well

[@1nine89]

Hahahahahaha the grenade toss, funniest ever.

[@40laceration]

That's what vietnam will do to ya.

[@kakoproductions7082]

Ernie Irvin he's lucky he didn't John goodman big lebowski his ass

[@sogekingfromsniperisland7033]

KáKo Productions good for Vietnam. Imagine that guy throwing granades like crazy all directions.

[@sjenx637]

Al Green playing in the background, along with his Shenanigans was Truly EPIC!!

[@sheik28]

I still love this video to this day! lol

[@sheik28]

+Rick McGuire expect an email from an email starting with "cab" @ Gmail. ok?

[@highroller1331]

+Sheiky NYC I never received an email for you? Can you try again? [e-mail]

[@sheik28]

I never got a confirm from you on the comments ;) I'll send one shortly

[@RockinMarcus85]

This video will always make me laugh!

[@derrickbaker759]

Classic

[@jamesmilloy5393]

1:16 the get down and crawl. Gets me every time. Luv it

[@grimmlock42]

This is the greatest moment you'll ever see during a baseball game. I started watching baseball again because of this guy. When he crawled to the mound and threw a perfectly executed grenade toss, my only regret was not being there to see it live. I wish i could've been the 2nd baseman. I would've encouraged him to climb the foul pole.

[@Elk0990]

Most exciting moment in Baseball history.

[@dawnwelch6579]

TOTALLY LOVE his careful pat down of the dirt at home plate!!!

[@cplmagnum]

This is still one of the greatest things i've ever seen

[@chuckene354]

i’ve played for this guy and i can say he’s one of the most badass guys i know, but he also loves the game and his players, and you can guarantee he knows more about baseball than 95% of the people in the world

[@wassuphambone]

So you're sayin' about 395,000,000 people in the world know the same or more than him about baseball?

[@mikeanderson7053]

WHO comes back every year for this amazing classic?????🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@theonetrueKM]

1:16 a legend is born.

[@marcello4263]

Awesome. Truly epic. I was in tears over the grenade toss.

[@BlueBearJr]

"Frag out!"

[@TIMELESSBEATS]

lol

[@LeFungusAmongUs]

He should join the army; That was a hell of a good throw!

[@KevinP32270]

+Nathan Pfeffer hell yea lol

[@AyoBaby]

Anonymouse Pretty sure that's why he is the way he is already

[@catherinethorstenberg6362]

I love how he stops the rampage to deliberately and delicately cake a layer of dirt on home base. He goes from volcanic fury to looking like he's burying tulip bulbs

[@jonathancady3018]

Ump has to clean it all off. Genius troll

[@1deepIsraelite]

I was searching for this video, i remmember waking up to it on the tv one day years ago lol

[@Quadrenaro]

"Guy's I'm worried. Coach just stole third and second."

[@tomwollweber]

He didn't hold RB long enough to cook the grenade.

[@lolmetswhathappeneduhhh2029]

Lol the infielders were dying on the inside laughing.

[@DarkStarAZ]

Its refreshing to see an honest, non-clickbait headline. This guy lives up to the billing and really did go nuts!

[@llew678]

lol almost 9 years later and this is still funny

[@sheik28]

I think the same thing. I still watch this every now and then!

[@llew678]

+Sheiky NYC this and about half of the lou pinella meltdowns always make me laugh everytime. seeing managerial ejections always make for a good laugh

[@sheik28]

+t wall 😂😂😂😂

[@MrErnest878]

make that ten

[@rexholez2282]

14 years later it's still funny.

[@rufus888]

HA. this is a classic. This always gets me in the mood for baseball season! I watch this every year!

[@joeynice123]

The grenade lob is PURE GOLD

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

The guys on SNY (NY) just referenced this today. CLASSIC!!

[@kant12]

Haha I'd actually watch baseball if it were more like this!

[@kant12]

***** lolz what are you a 70 year old white guy? You know 60% of this dying sports demographic. Even soccer is better than this crap.

[@Randyy2024]

kant Hey whoa, watch the race labels there kant. I know this may be shocking to you, but not every white guy is an asshole who get bent out of shape from a funny video at a sporting event.

[@kant12]

Nate r You're right. I was the one being most offensive.

[@fromthesaveroom2454]

Yeah it's like crashes in Nascar

[@XPCX13]

kant It's not about who was most offensive. It's about the fact that Gadsden is clearly insane and unable to be helped, yet you still have your mind intact and do not need to stoop to his level of stupidity. You're better than that.

[@garyw.2224]

Gotta love that, where Wellman leaves the field, the billboard on the wall is for an eye doctor.

[@Dodgers450]

Let’s pay respect to the DJs that always are on point for these meltdowns

[@AyoBaby]

All while Let's Stay Together is playing in the background! 🤣🤣🤣

[@JoshL117]

1:25 Where will you be when Nam flashbacks hit? 1:55 He's stealing second! 2:01 And third! He could..go...all...the...way! 2:10 It's outta here!

[@MasterOfViewership]

What it feels like to chew 5 gum

[@bobshoe8426]

idk but the al green in the backround just makes it so much funnier to me.

[@dtgamecock]

One of the most awesome things I have ever seen in my life

[@sebbyann]

Funniest bb video I've seen. Thank you for posting, you made my evening.

[@KTKZon58]

What makes this whole thing is Al Green playing in the background throughout 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@g355150]

😂😂😂😂 bruuuuuuuuuh.

[@mdakare]

I love it, Best part THROWING OUT THE UPM HIM SELF.. Great show.. Go Bravos.....

[@diichertz1]

I am proud to say that I had my first ejection tonight and I used Brent's dismissive "who the fuck cares what YOU think" mechanic, I did not remove my hat.

[@rahmancooper9716]

The best rant in sports history. The crawl to the mound and the bag toss made me cry from laughing.

[@HexMimotu]

best thing i have ever seen in my life.....

[@schony24]

4 and 1/2 years later this still never gets old. There's a reason this tops the charts every time ESPN does a Top 10 countdown of the biggest coach blow ups of all time...

[@DarKKnightt07]

That meltdown trigger those old Vietnam flashbacks lol

[@sheik28]

lol

[@steveharper879]

he lived out the way we often feel inside but never follow through with. respect

[@hindemith17]

OH MY GOD! I laughed out loud in a room by myself when he crawled up to the mound and threw the chalk bag toward the ump like a grenade! What a performance!

[@NickNishikiyama]

Holy moly 14 years ago. BRUH

[@Benwah1224]

This never gets old... seen it hundreds of times. That grenade toss is SICK!

[@BSDShoes]

I remember this so well, laughed so hard when he threw the grenade... haha

[@TheBirdOfMorning]

lol, i love the music in the background, it makes it even funnier! :) Though, I never got what the point of stealing bases was and covering up home plate...

[@TSloanorthologisticslab]

This is the most EPIC coach ever....I have never laughed so hard at the grenade crawl. Truly the most animated coach in minor league.

[@TimSnead223]

I loved it when it happened and still love it to this day!!

[@kingsojo]

Same here. GO BRAVES!

[@TimSnead223]

@@kingsojo GO BRAVES!!!!!

[@puglover6709]

I remember first watching this when I was like 8. I laughed for probably one hour XD

[@RichHomieFort]

2:30 am in the kitchen and this came to mind. The vid is classic 🤣

[@MajorPayne510]

Yep go braves! I was at that game!! It was awesome!!

[@Jnewman161616]

haha.. i was at this game.. i live 5 mins from the stadium.. i worked there the first summer.. u would just have to meet the man.. he is halarious and always having fun.. this is just him.. who else could come up with the grenade with the rosum bag.. haha.. classic!!!

[@strawhatmucci7086]

i just LOVE the grenade part! LOL

[@BrownPeopleGetUp]

the rosin bag toss was so perfect! Right at his feet on the one hop - that ump woulda been toast!!

[@mattwilliams4807]

I love it when coaches go berserk!

[@fidelis86]

One of the most accurate lobs I've ever seen.

[@ctrl_keeg9907]

Hahahahaha I saw this guy the other day at a minor league baseball game 😭😭

[@romanceenthusiasm7972]

Stellar! I wonder what he thinks of this footage, I'm sure the umpires didn't take to kind of his actions but he will forever be a staple in baseball shenanigans.

[@doublepoet7852]

We NEED a jomboy breakdown

[@SmokeyNeyland]

Hard to believe that I actually work with this guy.

[@stephenmcguire9934]

1 Set him up 2 get him fired 3 record

[@MJH281]

A classic!! But I never heard it with the real game audio, so I liked the irony Wellman was doing all of this stuff while Al Green was playing, lol

[@Methodius93]

Uh oh, he's having his Vietnam flash-backs again! LMAO!

[@Suprastar99]

absolutely brilliant, good form and extra style points for originality

[@johnnypolo1983]

Never gets old.

[@saulgoodman4953]

1:45 “Let’s stay together” by Al Green playing in the background. Such a legendary video.

[@Soloman_Gumball]

Anybody have a, where is he now, on this guy. I'm curious

[@Cryuga]

***** Apparently he was suspended for three games, then came back. Led the same team to a championship a year later. Now he manages the Arkansas Travelers.

[@Soloman_Gumball]

The-Dude Freek Cool, thank you

[@alexwilson2268]

This has to be a performance ,, his mannerisms are just too perfect., like a seasoned improv professional

[@sheik28]

The song IS perfect!

[@matt2socal]

This was absolutly hilarious. I like when they put that Al Green song on while he's going nuts.

[@DanielG1095]

Someone wanted to be on sports center

[@Bcilloz]

That grenade throw though!😂

[@Guess320]

THAT WAS FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

[@sladeisforever]

1:23 "Hello,silly Rabbit,I'm coming to get you!" I saw this on World's Dumbest Confrontations and the voice overs are so funny!

[@eaglefreak04]

i cried laughing when i saw him toss the "grenade"

[@AU88]

A couple of points. First, it was ironic that Wellman is the former manager at Chattanooga, where the game was played, hence the cheers from the crowd Second, a good friend of mine does the M-Braves' radio broadcasts. He told me Saturday night that Wellman had been planning this particular tirade since getting bounced opening weekend in Montgomery. It's one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

[@stackinsilver8724]

Too bad he didn't have a mic on him... would have been so hilarious

[@XochiPulse]

This was before Jomboy, wish he could narrate this

[@blakelinzer4097]

honestly, give the minor leauge umps a break, they get paid shit low, have to drive themeselves, etc. Terrible working conditions!

[@audiovideophile]

Hahahaha, there playing "Let's stay together" by Al Green in the background

[@DanielG1095]

So childish but so funny

[@smn76]

What a great asset to the Braves organization! He did us proud.

[@zacharyhead8302]

What's he mad about

[@drewhs3612]

I remember seeing this a very long time ago. Had to come back to make absolutely sure it wasn't Snit

[@kingsojo]

I swear I replied to you before the World Series but the message appears in the one above yours. I had to see if it was Snit too. WE DID IT! 2021 WORLD CHAMPIONS!

[@habyss]

If he had a chance of getting to the majors, this ruined it.

[@like2seeit86]

This dude put on a show 4 real loved it!

[@VeganStrong]

best video i've seen in my life

[@elbischoff]

fantastic creativity...a true artist.

[@BigDangerous311]

I still say that this was the greatest manager meltdown/display of outrage toward a call not going his respective team's way. Such a great tantrum!

[@smellslikedoodoo]

the grenade rosin bag was great! bonus points for throwing the umpire out, and he saluted the crowd.

[@thelorax1122]

I love how Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" is playing in the background. Perfect. Also, using the resin bag as a grenade priceless.

[@Stretch501st]

13 years ago today.... who here in 2020??? I think this breakdown represents this year so far pretty good😂

[@sheik28]

haven't even thought of that!😂

[@Stretch501st]

Boring Vids right!