MLB Best Ways to Get BENCHED

[@GR8Eight1]

Upton had to save his energy for dugout conversations.

[@CaptainInsano]

What would Upton even have as an argument?

[@GR8Eight1]

@@CaptainInsano most likely something along the lines of You don’t tell me how to play my position.

[@victor5180]

@@GR8Eight1that’s why he sucks

[@oscardelgado-major805]

@@GR8Eight1I think I put more effort into every play in my rec team than he does in the major league 😂 damn right I’d tell someone how to play their position whether it was mine or not if they were jogging

[@jondp214]

I could almost defend it if the ball was moving faster and he was waiting to see how it played off the wall but he sort of has a history of this behavior @@CaptainInsano

[@dentonyoung4314]

B. J. was lollygagging out there and his teammates didn't like it one bit. Good on them.

[@seanquinn4787]

He did that a few times on the Rays too

[@danielwhiteside2155]

There’s a reason that blowjob Uptons career was short lived.

[@us-Bahn]

And got all heated trying to defend the lollygagging - which was even worse.

[@KorvicMorrison]

​@@us-BahnMLB is a bad sport anyway

[@JosephofAramathea-A.D.46]

​@@KorvicMorrisonMLB is a sports league, you clown 🤡

[@DarylPell]

The Sean Casey... thing, on these lists are so unfair. Casey is a gamer. He just thought the catch was made. He was pissed at himself.

[@mmarocker]

Casey loves/hates to tell this story too, if he wasn't slow as hell he would've made it anyway!

[@maxpeck4154]

I loved Casey as a Tiger.

[@lscales6131]

I agree. That wasn’t lack of effort.

[@ichthus2188]

Casey is the worst runner I have ever seen.

[@lovetopew9054]

He deserves ridicule. You don’t quit until the play is over…

[@peterrosales5040]

Longoria got right in his face, didn’t even flinch on Upton. Good teammate

[@ellieandronansvlogs7081]

I know. Upton was getting pissed despite knowing it was all his fault and that was all on him. Longoria had every right to be mad at him and Upton shouldn't have been saying something. He knows it was his fault.

[@hbsupreme1499]

​@@ellieandronansvlogs7081not really that's not uplefting

[@MrFeduka]

@@hbsupreme1499sometimes you don’t deserve to be “uplefted”. Jogging weakly after a ball in the gap and letting an opposing hitter swipe an extra bag because of your nonchalant approach is one of those times

[@markeschen]

To be clear, Littell didn't get benched. He got sent to the minors then next day.

[@dylanowens9880]

As he should, Gabe was very much in the right to do that

[@LG215x]

lol now littell is a great pitcher and kapler is working at a Starbucks cause he’s a goofy hipster

[@markeschen]

​@@LG215x Kapler is now an assistant general manager for the Miami Marlins. I think you owe Starbucks an apology. 😆

[@EddieTheHorrorAddict]

@@LG215xok boomer

[@BernardGarcon]

​@markeschen so he's assistant GM at a Starbucks in Miami

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

2:15 I have a hard time fully blaming Casey for this one. It sure looked like Crede initially came down with it after getting the glove up there, especially from Casey's perspective. Yes, he should have stuck with it, but I can understand being frustrated after making good contact and then thinking that the hit had been taken away. Live and learn.

[@uncouthboy8028]

Casey shouldn't even look at the ball. That's what the base coaches are for.

[@thegoldenorder1240]

Doesn't matter. You run.

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

@@thegoldenorder1240 Yeah, I agree. I just get that he thought Crede had it, turns his back to the play in frustration, and misses that the ball actually got down. To his credit, when he did realize it was down he busted his butt down the line, even if most guys can walk faster than he runs.

[@NothingToPointOut24]

There's a reason Longo has been able to stick in the league long past his productive days as a hitter have been over. And this is one of the main ones. The dude has to be amazing in the clubhouse to call it like he sees it with chumps like Upton. You get a lot of respect from everyone because not all players have the balls to do it.

[@vagary1926]

I remember watching live when BJ Upton jogged to that ball. I was yelling at the screen. Luckily, his time in TB didn’t last long after that.

[@drygnfyre]

That was in 2010. In 2008 he was twice benched by Joe Maddon for lack of hustle. So it seemed to be a recurring thing with him.

[@staffsaber534]

Nobody tops Trevor Bauer's centerfield cannon throw. Dudes got the juice

[@scifiguy333]

Simply amazing for an 8 year old to have an arm like that

[@CharliesPurpose]

that 8 year old pitches and the mlb are going to come running back to him next season. watch how this ages

[@TheKingAndrews]

​@@CharliesPurpose Ye even if they do doesnt mean he's not a head case

[@illuminated1158]

Literally

[@jimwerther]

​@@CharliesPurpose I hope so, but it hasn't happened yet.

[@grandhusslemonster]

Lindor’s reaction to Bauer chucking that ball was hilarious lol

[@SRTVPR]

I swear 😂😂😂

[@SportzThotz]

Just went back and watched that 😂😂😂😂

[@tr0812]

Tito was pissed

[@baseball-xt3uj]

Sean casey should not be on this video. The dude thought the ball was caught from his perspective and also from his perspective the ball was hidden behind the third baseman when the ball was rolling to the outfielder. So that was unfortunate for him. He ran full effort after he realized the ball wasnt caught.

[@Insight420]

I agree. He could have easily say "Ah, fuck it" and given up on the play upon realizing that the left fielder had rifled the ball back in, but he didn't. Instead, as soon as he realized he'd been mistaken about the ball being caught he gave it the ole' 100% college (professional) try.

[@packersmockdraftsimulator4781]

Sandburg was an old school player and played with a fire also You try to show up a Manager like him, I guarantee you’ll hear about it in the Dugout

[@pronkb000]

No idea if he was justified in this Ken Giles deal or not, but as a manager Sandberg was a buffoon and so was Bob McClure. Look for the video of Chase Utley reading McClure the riot act on the mound when they left Jeff Francoeur, pitching multiple innings in mopup duty, in to throw 48 pitches because they couldn't contact the bullpen to get a reliever warmed up. I've never seen a baseball player excoriate a coach in public like that with the coach meekly taking it.

[@markkostka6897]

Best second baseman ever. He was a good manager that languished on bad teams. A shame.

[@pronkb000]

@@markkostka6897 What made him a good manager, specifically? Plenty of legendary players were lousy managers and coaches.

[@ecardullo10]

2:10 good on Gabe Kapler from bringing him down the tunnel to address the situation and not in the dugout in front of the cameras so he wouldn't show him up.

[@BIGHEADjr51]

Kapler is a tool

[@brad1356]

Joe maddens handshake was not a friendly one

[@luckyhaskins69]

classy guy- that way the fans and the cameras dont get the "show" the hand shake was pretty- i bet the words not so much

[@cameronthomas2737]

Shaking a man’s hand while seated shows you have no respect for him

[@zhibbard]

Sean Casey not really fair. Dude always busted it, despite not being very fleet of foot. Thought the dude caught it and when he realized he didn’t he made it down the line as fast as he could. I promise you Jim didn’t bench The Mayor after that play.

[@soolly357]

Yea, it looked like an out. I don't really blame him.

[@bleedygalore12]

Legend has it Sean Casey raced a turtle and the turtle won. Casey had a head-start too. 🐢

[@jimgray3346]

Kapler's death stare was terrifying

[@jeffw1267]

Not when you know what a beta he is.

[@jimgray3346]

@@jeffw1267 he's a beta? Isn't he jacked and rich???

[@lakoncers13]

@@jimgray3346neither of those things prevent you from being a beta. Dude is at the top of the WOKE mountain. I was very happy to see his career in San Francisco come to an end.

[@10Peter25]

Wasn't there a play where Javy Baez made no effort to return to first to avoid being doubled off on a fly-out by the batter? I think he lost count of the outs, thought there were two, and ran on contact without realizing there was only one out and he needed to tag up first. He got benched after that no-effort bonehead play.

[@ackattack1002]

Not one play, but two. One a couple of years ago when he was still a Cub and again last year when he was a Tiger…he got benched both times

[@CharizardMaster69]

Starlin Castro did the same thing as a Cub

[@ncb91]

Littlel was sent down the next day

[@06VistaBlueGT1]

Was coming in to see if anyone mentioned this. The Giants weren't playing around.

[@ShooterSanoff]

Easily the best thing Kapler ever did as the manager of the Giants. No one liked Kapler here in the bay but you don’t do that your manager on the mound

[@reedr7142]

Upton is such a loser. Typical response to someone who’s called out for their lack of accountability. He’d be off the team if I owned it.

[@HailMich]

He turned it around later in his career.

[@h445]

he'd be off the team for one play? you seem like a level headed person who should own a team /s

[@reedr7142]

@@h445 he’s a cancer. And yes, that reaction of his speaks volumes. It’s not indicative of a single incident. But please, go on making excuses for people. You’d be a manager who’d refuse to hold yourself accountable for a team in shambles for a decade that you “managed” for decades, because you’d absolve individual ego over team play as an m.o. There’s a reason why the Steelers under Noll, the Yankees under Steinbrenner, the Pats under Belichick/Craft, etc. did as well as they did, for as long as they did. They prided team over individual. The second a player exemplified ego, they were cut before they could cause an issue that would effect the team.

[@SweetLu666]

Marcel Ozuna got benched last season for lack of hustle when he jogged to first and turned a double into a single

[@JohnnyKChop]

Upton was such a punk on that play.

[@michaelodom182]

He's a punk period, glad that my Braves got rid of his sorry ass

[@victor5180]

He gets wild once he knows their holding him back

[@deew_knird_reeb_ekomS]

He was a punk in general.

[@mark_thurwanger]

@@victor5180Not an excuse

[@Mitten4371]

Yea I pitched from little league to highschool and at age 13 I played travel baseball for coaches that played either college or pro. Now I never made it to the pro or college level but I was taught well by those coaches. But you are taught to never show your emotions on the field especially if your angry. Because if you do that on the mound well then the other team has gotten to you and they will make your misery much worse

[@biffalobull2335]

When the one thing they all can do is hustle, then hustle!

[@ElProblemo1]

2:54 damn two giants players 😂

[@jeffallen55]

IIRC Littell was outrighted to the minors the next day. Season ended a month later with him still down in AAA, and he was a free agent that winter. He never pitched for us again. Officially, the move was already in the works. But unofficially...

[@lakoncers13]

One of them was from 2013 and one was from 2021…

[@GrowDiMaggio]

I wonder what order you'll put these clips in next. Thanks for the re-up... again.

[@crashburn3292]

Even in pony league and high school pitchers knew better than to show attitude about getting pulled in lieu of a relief pitcher. I can't imagine getting all the way to the majors and acting like a baby like that.

[@sludge8506]

I was pitching once in Colt league. As the coach crossed the baseline, he was motioning to me to toss him the ball. A week before, I read in the Sporting News that a manager was hot because a pitcher tossed him the ball, rather than hand it to him. “I’m not out there to play catch with him.” So I extended my arm completely, and waited until he got to the mound, and he took it out of my hand. I wasn’t out there to play catch with a 50 year old. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@CharlesTomasicyk-ec8zj]

I play pony and I have seen mad players but not like this

[@Horchata44]

This all just reminded me about how scolding your child goes lol

[@rogermazuca4582]

2:52 The one thing you don't ever want to do is show your manager up. For one it shows your manager up. Like what?? 😂

[@michaelo80]

Kepler is a badass. Handled business in private and you know he let him have it (but doesn’t feel the need to show off in public). Great leadership

[@lakoncers13]

Yeah, so great he coached the team into the ground and was fired after less than three seasons

[@miniDrew4]

I remember that Casey play. When the Sox were good.

[@Kareem-g1b]

I’m surprised you didn’t add Javier Baez not knowing how many outs there are. He got benched twice for doing that.😂😂😂

[@ghostdogzx-1474]

Justin Upton would move slow when he was on the Angels just like his brother BJ Upton. No sense of urgency.

[@slickar2752]

Anybody who gets into a heated argument with their manager needs to be traded immediately.

[@andrewellington9503]

The bj Upton one still blows my mind. I don't care if its a blowout, you're mad at your team or teammates, or whatever it may be, you better make an effort if you're on the field. Or make it look like it at the very least. And if it is something like wanting to get traded or play someone else, every team is going to see that which isn't gonna help your chances.

[@kawibomber6098]

Upton is such an infant! Gets mad at getting called out for being a chump haha

[@ShoehornBundy]

The guys are definitely no Charlie Hustle.

[@hughjass69702]

Bench casey? A career .300 hitter?

[@daneanderson7437]

That year was tough for Santi.

[@kevinjohnson-lf3kj]

Casey runnin like a,Broke Back Turtle

[@kevinsvlogs8441]

Didn’t even show the best part of the Bauer one where Tito clearly says “what the fuck is wrong with you”

[@kdogg6781]

I don’t really fault the guy that thought the SS caught it. He didn’t think “no point in hustling cause im gonna be out, anyway”. He thought he was ALREADY out. There’s a difference

[@jeffhemmen9888]

Casey got thrown out at first from left field. You can walk really fast and get to first before being thrown out from left

[@AdamAdz4772]

As much as I hate no-hustle plays I do feel bad for the Casey (Tigers) play as he genuinely thought his hit was caught by the in fielder. No different than if you hit a line drive and see it gets caught, why would you keep running. I'll give him a pass on that.

[@shantor100]

Harper does it every ground ball, j roll used to do it and get benched

[@pnuemagger]

Forget getting benched… Bauer got TRADED after throwing the ball over the fence. 😂

[@KimP0612]

That was just one example of why no teams have signed Bauer. He’s immature, pitches with one eye shut trying to show up opposing hitters, cuts his finger with a drone during the playoffs.

[@aarongarcia2911]

Blows my mind in a game where you rarely have to run on defense... You jog. The amount of lazy to be paid that much and just jog is mind boggling.

[@4trumpwon275]

Gold chains seem to slow them down.

[@Jspnj85]

I remember all of the times When Brett Myers would give Charlie Manual a hard time for taking him out.

[@chipchaser44]

Upton wouldn't have made it out of the inning. I would have benched him right there and then.

[@apbadogs]

Gabe Kapler is a d-bag but one guy I would not want in my face, he's a unit.

[@JackGeezy]

Steroids

[@dylanowens9880]

That was the last time the Giants pitcher Littell would ever play in an MLB game, rightfully so

[@dawsonbosco8217]

Zack Littel is back in the Majors, even pitched a game against San Francisco.

[@thegreatgumbino420]

He's on the Rays....

[@LocalCoot]

Lazy and angry Upton - who would hire someone like that for a job?

[@punky796]

McClure's clearly never been hit for getting in someone's face

[@nathanh2523]

man i really feel for casey in that clip. just an unfortunate blunder

[@x12uShh]

My boy grew up with Ken Giles, dude was a cannon from the jump

[@KimP0612]

Upton put more work into arguing than playing the field.

[@Steve98NYy12550]

Getting thrown out at first base from left field is the worst I’ve ever seen

[@moenibus]

Pitchers need to understand they're both expendable and short lived.

[@WiffGiff]

Is it like a race horse situation?

[@awenoldschwatzanegga]

When the whiners put more effort into arguing than they did on the field, get rid of em.

[@gabrielv.2647]

It's a looooong season guyses these guys are together more then their own families, there will be ups and downs.

[@mhitch2220]

You can’t put the Sean Casey one on here. Thats not lack of effort. He didn’t realize the 3rd baseman didn’t catch it.

[@Fatman-g8k]

When some people get beat, they try so hard to make it look like they weren't really trying. Their ego wont allow them to admit that someone got the best of them, even if it was just for one play. Remember being a kid how there was always that one little punk who would always say 'Man, I let you win", or "I wasn't really trying". Sometimes those little punks grow up to become the Uptons of their chosen professions.

[@gomerhanger2285]

Men are so emotional 😊

[@OGMikeGyver]

Same clips as yesterday's upload?

[@johnszczerba9979]

Why did Upton go crazy? He clearly jogged. Baseball players are wound so tight

[@SPICYTUNAROLL69]

Culture, they are clueless and not accountable for anything.

[@h445]

quite frankly if you can't put yourself in another's shoes why don't you just shut up? it wasn't 'clear' to me that he was 'jogging,' perhaps he was being cautious because he didn't know which way the ball was going to caroom off the wall? oh, didn't think of that, did you? just want to form a lynch mob. it's not Longoria's job to say jack shit, if the manager has an issue that's his business and call to go talk to the player, not another team mate. if my co-worker thought i messed up and tried to give me shit about it, i'd go apeshit on them as well. they don't sign my paycheck, so mind your own fucking business.

[@IOUZIP]

The Good old days of holding players accountable.

[@MGower4465]

Supposed to be adults and professionals. I get pitchers get frustrated, and honestly, I think the whole "showing up your manager" bit is overhyped here. Everyone knows why he's coming out. To me, the pitcher leaving early is more "I know I didn't do my job as well as I need to, I am getting out of thecpicture so my team snd manager can focus on getting out of the mess." But I am not a pitcher or in the MLB. Maybe its just one of those unwritten rule things.

[@peterf.229]

leaving early like that shows disrespect to the manager. while he’s walking to the mound if he’s gonna pull the pitcher often times they will signal to the bullpen to send in the relief pitcher

[@MGower4465]

@@peterf.229 Yeah, I got that much from the broadcast guys. But why is it disrespectful? I honestly don't get it. I mean the entire stadium and all the people at home - well, those sober enough to still see - know why the manager is making the stroll. Its not to ask what snacks the errant pitcher wants waiting in the clubhouse after the game. Why the need for the bit of theater making the pitcher wait for him to get there and pretending he really wants to keep embarrassing himself, but the wise manager over-rules the protests and the pitcher finally and reluctantly departs. I have more rants about the topic, but I really want to focus and understand this point. I accept that is disrespectful. I just want to understand why. From where I sit, the pitcher leaving early is *more* respectful, indicating the pitcher accepts the manager's judgement that its time for him to be a spectator for the rest of the game even if his own feelings are otherwise.

[@SSFJeff]

​@MGower4465 the manager might wanna give a reliever a few words of encouragement as he is being taken out so a player leaving the mound early basically tells the manager 'i don't wanna hear anything you have to say'

[@jms0313]

A lot of these guys have been babied their whole life due to their genetic gifting. I lived across from some college players while in college. Their mom would come and mow the grass for them

[@MGower4465]

@@SSFJeff Ok. As I said its not a job I understand. Just putting myself in that position, knowing I am not getting my job done that day, I wouldn't be all that welcoming of "a few words" be it criticism or encouragement right then. Just as well I learned early by baseball career was as a watcher, not a doer. My temperament is clearly unsuited.

[@RemoGutierrez1]

I think managers, the coaches, can fine a player ($10,000 etc) for not playing and giving it their all

[@coache5898]

Upton stunk up the Braves too. Terrible teamate

[@Grady-dx7pv]

What happend on the first one?

[@drygnfyre]

The guy didn't run to first base. He had a good chance to be safe if he did.

[@ralphtkane1106]

Paid millions and they can't bother to hustle.

[@williamperez1563]

Couldn’t stand BJ Upton as a player. He half assed it all the damn time and it was so frustrating to watch.

[@mmarocker]

Here's Sean Casey on the time he was thrown out from Left Field kzbin.info/www/bejne/jabChmuOn9GWf7s

[@mhoran21]

Classic Odubel!

[@wiltonheath9618]

I really dont get why the Bauer thing was all that bad. He was frustrated at himself and hucked a ball.

[@hibiki8473]

Dude could of hit someone in the outfield with that ball. Also being a bitch have a bad inning and you throw a temper tantrum like that

[@filtrotp40]

The way Bauer threw that ball. He definitely choked those women.

[@cizzymac]

Absolute bonehead comment.

[@scifiguy333]

Doesn’t mean they didn’t want him to

[@CharliesPurpose]

Nah she already admitted he didn't. which is why she didn't file a civil monetary suit

[@themilkmansfuckinyawaaaf]

This is funny asf 😂

[@BernardGarcon]

​@@CharliesPurposethey settled out of court, so there's no indication that there's any validity to it

[@BrutalGoerge]

This is why i think bauer is clubhouse poison and has no place back in mlb

[@jjfarm9562]

BJ Upton was a poor teammate

[@victor5180]

He’s a bum. Riding on everyone’s coattails and when put on the spot throws a tantrum

[@gotdatobamacare8360]

Players didn’t like that complete tool Gabe Kapler? You don’t say lol dude was more worried about the anthem than winning games. That trash didn’t last too long

[@jeffw1267]

It's amazing that a guy can look like that and still be a total beta.

[@guesswho4327]

You're getting paid millions of dollars to play MLB. If you're not gonna make your money's worth it, then you should not be playing.

[@Coronet_shop]

Annnnd Bj is retired Longo isn’t

[@jacktattis]

Do you have a captain of the team in MLB

[@drygnfyre]

It's a team-by-team basis. Some do, some don't. What the metrics are or how captains are determined, I don't know.

[@frankfarklesberry]

IMO, this is a symptom of today's society. Rules and social norms don't apply to some people these days, and authority is afraid to enforce it because they aren't sure that they're safe.

[@jacobrichardson1455]

1:00 Why would BJ Upton have ANY excuse for that lack of effort? What an emotional little B

[@UHaulShorts]

2:50

[@dadon4157]

To get upset with your teammates for calling out your bs. Terrible

[@kingcassius2586]

We've failed the younger generations.

[@kevingohdcantgo10_0]

Fighting teammates physically is so immature

[@SoHighIFly]

depends. If your teammate isnt pulling their weight or putting little effort in, then getting mad at them is fair enough. Noone wants to be on a team with someone who doesnt try 100% of the time.

[@chrisshockey8883]

If you're on my team and and you're not pulling your weight, stand by for an @$$ chewing

[@toadwiiremotewithwiimotion6247]

Longoria did the right thing with Upton. What Upton did disrespects the team and the fans that pay to watch the game

[@kevingohdcantgo10_0]

Sorry boys worded the comment wrong

[@chrisshockey8883]

​@@kevingohdcantgo10_0 👍

[@alsorick9]

4:02 anyone knows what happened to this guy?

[@orangelab6846]

Went to Astros for a few years 15-18, I believe) and pulled the same crap a couple times. Decent reliever, but never so good as to argue getting yanked.

[@alsorick9]

@@orangelab6846 appreciate it

[@tiberiuslamar]

Blue Jays manager to Josh Donaldson: Eh der bud, you may be able to get away with that in the states but up ere in Canada, you got to be polite to EVERYTHING. Even that lovely piece of lumber you just assaulted! Now go over der and apologize eh! Be cool, ‘ight?

[@nickhughes8179]

That’s funny because their manager then, John Gibbons, is from Texas and Josh Donaldson is from Florida I’m surprised gunfire and a meth lab weren't involved given some people from those two states.

[@MichaelBecker-px5sy]

Losers and Leaders Who's got the ❤ ?

[@jms0313]

Act like this at a normal job and you get fired

[@RemoGutierrez1]

I remember years ago my high school coach mentioned that the coach can fine the player in the MLB

[@lakoncers13]

I worked at Costco for 15 years. I’ve seen plenty of people argue with managers and or throw tantrums, and none of them got fired.

[@spectralmuffin6487]

The uptoms have always been lazy low effort garbage players

[@patricklavelle4615]

The mgr going out to the mound is getting old.

[@VUclear]

Upton's play is not as bad as it's made out to be. He follows the ball slowly to the wall because he knows the bounce may be tricky. If you watch, se speeds up as soon as he sees the location of the ball. His optics making the throw look a little nonchalant, but he hits the cutoff man with good velocity. He doesn't handle Longoria's rant well. My guess is that he didn't think he needed to explain himself.

[@ISISareDemocrats]

You’re just trying to defend Upton and his poor play. I can only imagine why you’re defending him…

[@CivilTactical704]

Donaldson is such a tool bag

[@amonrodriguez3518]

Donaldson is still the biggest tool in the league. With arenado to take the title when he’s done