2023 ALDS | Wildcats vs. Predators | MLW Wiffle Ball

[@MLWWiffleBall]

A TRUE BATTLE. 🙌 The #RoadToATL is heating up!! Get those World Series tickets now - link in description!

[@Roadto134]

How will you guys prevent people in person from spoiling the world series

[@poexvxmpe]

@@Roadto134Your right idk how

[@sheriffrust]

Hi MLW. Where can I find the official rules and dimensions of the field?

[@GoofyGangsterGaming]

Where is the WS going to be played this year?

[@kingyeti15]

I really hope Saylor is able to return to form next year. He's been such a beast in the past at the plate, and seeing him go 0-10 with 9Ks and 2BB is just tough to watch.

[@Jsd_1]

Agree.

[@mwilliams232]

Besides Kracht, Saylor was probably the single biggest issue for the Wildcats in this series. He looked completely overmatched at the plate, constantly taking big huge swings and missing by lots. Maybe choking up on the bat might have helped.

[@ericrizley4185]

He just doesn’t loook like the same player as past years

[@darklordojeda]

He's been embarrassing all season. Great guy though. Still one of my favorite players.

[@LetzCuddle]

His falloff has been insane. He was probably the scariest hitter in the league two years ago and now he is almost an automatic out

[@TDJS]

Heroic performance by Liam Jackson. Kept them in and kept it going. Underdogs always shine in big moments.

[@darklordojeda]

Where was he the rest of the games? He did nothing, he got a lucky swing.

[@kbilek]

No one gonna talk about how clean that behind the back throw was 7:16

[@NJMiguess]

EXACTLY!!! I saw that and was like "dang bro that was clean"

[@BHV0810]

I thought the exact same thing

[@Ryan-me8sd]

lol good catch

[@travelingbostonian]

The level of whiffle ball being played is so high. This was an amazing series. Kracht making his case for being the best player of 2023. The limited walks, the phenomenal hitting. He is dragging these preds to the CS.

[@supermarioharvey2174]

Way to spoil the video

[@tinysteve23]

@@supermarioharvey2174 why read the comments before watching?

[@Bigsbyproductions]

@@supermarioharvey2174don’t read comments before watching

[@derek6460]

Making his case for best player of 2023? Nah, he's clearly the MVP of 2023, no one even close now imo...if anything he's making his case for the GOAT of MLW.

[@matthewrodgers7137]

@@derek6460 We're gonna have to see what Robles does in his Eagles/Mallards series, but right now stats wise, Robles takes it for me. Kracht is king, but Robles is the best player in MLW right now.

[@BirdGang6]

I’ve been a full time fan for 3 years and I think this is probably the greatest series I’ve ever watched! 3 straight walk off’s!!

[@thedrumdon2485]

SPOLIER ALERT

[@BirdGang6]

@@thedrumdon2485don’t read the comments before watching the series. That’s what I do, its pretty simple

[@PMurray2694]

​@@thedrumdon2485only special ed kids read comments when they don't want to know who won

[@thedrumdon2485]

was looking out for others!@@BirdGang6

[@mika_prodzisgoated]

I agree this is also my third season as a full time fan

[@alexandermorris3693]

Nick Saylor was so dominant for a solid stretch there. A batter you absolutely did not want to face. I really hope he puts in a good offseason and returns to form!

[@koreancardboard]

Agreed. I've enjoyed watching him play the last three years but he was a no-show today.

[@beanie3427]

Bro in terms of exit velo, Kracht had like 5 of the hardest hit balls I've ever seen in MLW in one series lol... Only two of them were homers, but geez man he was freaking squaring the ball up like crazy. That foul ball by Rudy also looked like it was absolutely destroyed. I'm not a Pred's fan, but if Kracht keeps playing like this they are gonna be very, very tough to beat.

[@ThePromG]

Hindsight is 20/20, but when Kracht is teeing off on Pearson all game, you gotta think about intentionally walking him. Amazing series tho, loved the pop offs!

[@X1xone]

My first thought was that I would walk him in that situation.

[@danhamilton9225]

Seriously - nothing you can do about Ryan's phenomenal pitching but the Cats let one guy beat them at the plate the entire series.

[@LetzCuddle]

Kyle can't intentionally walk Kracht every at bat because it is bad for the league

[@ThePromG]

@@LetzCuddle Well Kyle wouldn’t need to walk Kracht cuz he kept him hitless in the first game (I think). Pearson is a completely different story

[@LetzCuddle]

@@ThePromG When I say Kyle I mean as the manager of his team. He makes the call whether to intentionally walk someone whether or not he is pitching

[@hunterschwartz7738]

Can we all agree this is one of the best series’ we’ve ever seen

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

It's up there but might be some recency bias. Like last year the cobras had the bases loaded and nobody out with the season on the line and managed to get out of the jam. And then of course there was the crazy come back from the Diamondbacks two years ago. I haven't been watching much longer than that so people that have been around longer could tell me other historic on.

[@Bdibby2826]

Go watch the 2020 ALCS between these same 2 teams, it doesn’t get much better than that

[@kingyeti15]

Preds vs Cats is always so much fun to watch… and I say that as a Cats fan

[@Shuckleking87]

Nah the lack of hitting that series was really brutal outside the stars of each team, score was close though

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

There’s not that many memorable plays, this series was mid for 3 games

[@flysocietyZx]

Not needing 2 pitchers in the playoffs completely changes the game. Beating Ryan once is hard enough. He can single-handedly carry the team now.

[@mrman4228]

I mean Warda and Russ still hit pretty well this series too

[@disco4535]

And yet it was incredibly close.

[@itsneight1260]

he won't be able to do that against the Magic. If for no other reason, pitching that many innings WILL take its toll. These aren't MLB pitchers.

[@geordiehalma7323]

@@itsneight1260 the Magic are done.

[@flysocietyZx]

@@itsneight1260 hes throwing a wiffleball 9 innings at 70 mph every couple weeks. its not that serious.

[@rocketpower24]

kyle & Tommy - your product is truly incredible. So much class and professionalism. thank you so much to you and whole squad over at MLW!

[@K.a.S.a.N.o.V.a]

Kracht has been killing it, and the fact he can dominate while wearing women’s volleyball shorts is even more impressive! Great series.

[@jasonstapley1265]

What a series! Star for each team really showed up - Kyle was amazing, hit after hit, but Kracht was just too good. And that bat toss to end things, epic!

[@kingjbird92]

Great series with both teams being so disciplined in the field and at bat. Best MLW postseason series in possibly the last three years!

[@rsn2012]

So far, the playoffs have been A+++ excitement. MLW does it again. Can't wait for the Mallards vs Eagles and Preds vs. Magic. Sport doesn't get any better than this.

[@terrificturkey]

How is nobody talking about the announcing in this series.. Tommy did an outstanding job and made the vibe of this series even better.

[@BigLeagueWiffleBalll]

Kracht could enter the GOAT conversation with a World Series title…

[@elitekid7970]

Already has 2 of em, If he gets a 3rd it’s wraps

[@colt-king1111]

Whos ok his level? Dudes the best in the league by far, best pitcher and hitter

[@JoshJackson13]

I've said it all year. Ryan is carrying all the preds on his back. Mvp imo. He has always been the best hitter in the League and next best pitcher and fielding to jimmy imo.

[@EvanKiernanMusic]

@@JoshJackson13was way better than jimmy this year, think Ryan took that step to best player in the league at both

[@JoshJackson13]

@@EvanKiernanMusic maybe so. Jimmy has been pitching better last two games tho. His drop curve is nasty

[@nicozee2603]

Great series from 2 amazing teams, best one of the year. Kracht is incredible with the bat and on the mound, definitely MVP

[@Crc64-m3t]

Honestly I was very impressed with how Pearson played. He pitched very well. He hit well props to Pearson

[@ownagemunky]

A series can’t get much crazier than this, what a battle

[@bhelisek]

I'd miss the birth of my child to watch Ryan Kracht play Wiffleball

[@phsx2890]

I almost postponed my open heart surgery too

[@darklordojeda]

Lucky for the children you'll never have any.

[@TpM7]

Same

[@Rubberfooted]

The Wildcats grinded and gave it everything they had. Props to them. Especially JP, who proved how high of a caliber he is as a pitcher this series, having to face the guy who’s gotta be the unanimous MVP this year over and over again and try to keep him contained. Loved this series. Can’t ask for much better than 3 walk-off homers (Liam’s was a beautiful hit and was truly poetic).

[@BChewMusic]

That was the best series I’ve ever seen. Heartbreaking for the Wildcats. They have nothing to hang their heads about. The Preds are peaking at the right time. THAT WAS AMAZING GUYS.

[@darklordojeda]

I disagree, I feel like they've got a lot to hang their heads about. Complete lack of offense from anybody but Kyle is their biggest problem. They're losing very close games, only giving up 1 or 2 runs. But they are only scoring 1 or less runs so it's a huge issue. Kyle needs to put feelings aside and dump Jackson, Saylor and possibly Pearson, that guy has the worst swing I've ever seen. He actually steps backwards when he swings the bat.

[@peeeesus]

@@darklordojedabro said dump Pearson like he didn’t pitch lights out this series. If Kracht wasn’t there Pearson would’ve shredded my Preds on the mound. Keep Pearson.

[@peeeesus]

@@darklordojedaalso [spoilers] …Jackson hit a walk off, extended game three after battling back from 0-2, and played pretty well considering he was facing the style-borg of Kracht on the bump. Keep him too.

[@darklordojeda]

@@peeeesus Pearson produces no offense whatsoever and when he’s up against an elite pitcher he always wanes before the opposing pitching. Knorpp is a great pitcher but he produces offense, Kracht, Dallas Allen, Mallards guy, can’t think of his name at the moment. Magic. That all produce offense and pitching. Pearson just isn’t at that level yet. If he is still on the team next season he needs to show big improvement in offensive output.

[@TheReg5000]

Saylor will always be one of my favorite players. Despite his struggles in this series, he was always uplifting to his team and kept his head in the game. He will get back to form no doubt!

[@koreancardboard]

Rooting for him!

[@TS-uc4hi]

He has to, or he could find himself getting replaced by a draft pick. Batting .275 with 3 homers is decent, but it was about league-average. On top of no longer being a pitcher, he doesn't bring as much value as someone like Kyle or Pearson rn. Not to mention going 0/11 at the plate this series.

[@travelingbostonian]

Kracht's HRs are literally still rising as they clear the fence. Good lord.

[@sanninrips]

Dope how Kyles adapting ✊🏾 true vet

[@TS-uc4hi]

Yeah, a lot of the other players from 2015-2020 or so have fallen off or out of the league. He's been able to keep up with the new talent.

[@jcblou8948]

Stars shined in this one. For the cats, Schultz was awesome all series. Jackson came up with two big at bats. Pearson was a stud on the mound. For the Preds, Kracht was as good as ever. You really got to think he’s the best player in this league. Unbeatable force

[@sanninrips]

Jp quick pitch was amazing, Warda was like 😅

[@Honestly_Jake]

Never seen a player carry a team as hard as Kracht carries the Preds. He's like a 1 man army out there, did literally everything to win those games for them!

[@BillRatio]

He carried in game 3. Not the other two games.

[@shifty25_]

Yeah not like I didn’t walk it off game 1 or anything

[@ryderviper6029]

​@alecwarda let's go Alec! Time for another championship!

[@totalba69]

@@shifty25_my Pink Floyd friend! Good luck against the Cobras man! Haha screw you Drew! All jokes Mr. Davis

[@ce5779]

Horrible take. Kracht is a superstar but the rest of the team is good and contributed throughout the series. Without Warda & Russels big hits/homers the preds don’t win

[@hooknlipsAVL]

The Saylor slump was the deciding factor.

[@LetzCuddle]

Rudy has to lead the league in pop flies that are almost home runs. feels like every AB he is so close to just sending one to mars

[@Bigdaddykp]

Walk off home run in every game of the series, crazy.

[@josephsegal557]

Kracht played like he had a dentist appointment at 4

[@craterrrrrr]

awesome

[@Qwnntm]

The cats may have lost but I couldn't be more proud of how they battled a team that was heavily favored to beat them. An all-time postseason series.

[@nevhye]

SPOILERS: What a series! Three walk off homers and pure excitement all around. Ryan definitely showed that he is the league's MVP again with a dominant performance. For the Cats, a devastating loss. Two straight seasons getting beat by the Preds, not only in the regular season, but the playoffs as well. You can tell that it doesn't feel like the same team that went to the world series a couple years ago but that's not to say it's all over for them. I will say that it's nice to have some other teams getting their shot. For the Preds, a huge win. They're definitely looking to get their get back in the ALCS after being so close last year. Will they choke? maybe. Will they pull it off? maybe. I'm super excited for the next two series because both underdog teams are also the hottest teams in the league. Should be a fun one!

[@johnmarkfrederick8245]

Wildcats and Predators are both classic Villains of MLW

[@johnmarkfrederick8245]

Kyle and Ryan are Likely final bosses of MLW

[@johnmarkfrederick8245]

The Panthers and The Predators is on NHL don’t till Kyle is for spoilers

[@OriginalLabStudios]

Man, just when you think it can't get better than the last series, MLW crushes it again. Epic. Epic. Epic!

[@jasongerber6972]

Every time I think I’ve seen the best series, we get something absolutely insane

[@THEPRIMEGUY774]

How many voice cracks can you have, tommy!?!?!?😂😂

[@SCstudios24]

Wands Up! Aigner and Miller must be getting nervous! Good luck in the LCS!

[@jeremywood9010]

Everyone talks Jordan Robles Jimmy knorp but Ryan Khractz is by far the best player in the MLW

[@rdub202]

That's gotta be the craziest spelling attempt of KRACHT mankind will ever see.

[@SH-os1ck]

You guys! This is so well produced!!!

[@mwilliams232]

This is my first season watching MLW, but there cannot have been many previous playoff series to match this one. The Predators came into this series on much better form than the Wildcats, but there was very little to separate the two teams. The pitching was uniformly brilliant with enormously high K/BB ratios, and so the offenses had to rely on timely hits, and there were several of those, with all three games ending by walkoff HR. I'm looking forward to the Magic/Predators series! Condolences to the Wildcats, they fought extremely hard, and Schultz was brilliant. They need to get Saylor sorted out one way or the other, and add one or two additional players for depth. They should be back in the mix next season.

[@dominiccitrowske7447]

30:30 another top tier TC3 voice crack. I rate it a solid 9.5/10

[@stevenescalante6927]

Been watching for few years now don’t think I’ve yet to see Ramirez hit the ball ONE TIME lol

[@HarrisonVisuals]

Warda and Rudy’s intros 😂

[@MichaelScott-es5gy]

What. A. Ballgame. Another year, another MVP performance from Kracht

[@alexdarnall8158]

Great series! However, this does not change the fact that there are 48 million kangaroos in Australia and 3,456,380 inhabitants in Uruguay. So if the kangaroos decide to invade Uruguay, each Uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos.

[@gabekeeter6415]

RIP Uruguay

[@SCstudios24]

?

[@saac0937]

What 😭😭😭😭

[@CraWesdfd]

not my problem.

[@ShaneRandomStuffYT]

I never thought of it that way, great series though!

[@UnkleRonnie]

Can someone please get Kracht some shorts that fit him? Thanks

[@TheWoody0007]

gotta give props to jaxon for giving the cats a chance

[@Mlwwiffleball1]

People say I’m never gonna make it to the mlw but I’m gonna try my best

[@gagebenson1027]

I'm sorry Saylor but Wow. 9ks? Kyle did the hitting. JP with the pitching. Liam with the walk off. Like damn Saylor. You're better than that!

[@gagebenson1027]

Pierson with 17 Strikeouts. He could've been series MVP had the wildcats won

[@frank25_]

I’ve been a fan for years now - since you all were kids, and I love your league. But my only issue is not needing to use two pitchers in the series. I loved that dynamic. But totally understand the change. Thanks for the videos and great work!

[@SupahBurrito2113]

Kracht really wants that back to back MVP. WHAT. A. SERIES!

[@joeyjoeyb1479]

Possibly one of the best bat flips ever filmed. Great job to both teams. Both teams won here. Cats will be back next year with a chip and the Preds are beyond locked in right now. Excited to see what is to come for this year and the future.

[@wufler77]

Tommy is the Gus Johnson of wiffleball commentary

[@sweptbackcoast7]

Unreal performance from kracht, was great to see Kyle have a solid series as well but man I hope Nick can find his bat because they needed it bad

[@PrissyTinks]

That might be the best game of wiffle ball I've ever watched. Ryan Kracht IS THAT GUY!!

[@TDJS]

slippery stairs university lmaooooooooo

[@freejakeman]

Wow, another electric playoff series! Next two weeks are about to be must see because you know they all want to go to Atlanta

[@jacobrohr9658]

Wow that pitcher for the Predators is a god damn animal pitching and hitting. Literally won the series 😂

[@shawnroney7449]

Been one of the best playoffs so far. Hope this inspires the Gators to come correct next season and get back in this

[@dylanrotariu9944]

NGL I cried watching Liam hit that home run…the music doesn’t help it at all…Just amazing postseason action and we still have 3 more series to play…This ladies and gentlemen is why wiffleball is the best sport to play…upsets and unlikely players make unlikely runs and plays.

[@owenbiele]

Another mvp season for Kratch

[@ThomasAnimated]

“HE DOES DO THIS!!! HE IS HIM!!!” 19:24 Put it on a shirt! 👏👏👏

[@DoubleKillFilms]

thinking about how Kyle had to rewatch the footage of him giving up a walk-off bomb in the editing bay to make the video… rip

[@thedrumdon2485]

'...a tale as old as time..' Love it Tommy!😄

[@vinnytraxler4577]

Kracht carrying Russell is fun to watch, can’t believe Russell makes contact from time to time

[@Blueboat21]

I’ve been a quite a few were for the past two years. Thank you guys for all of the great content!!! Sad to see Schema go in the other video but he had a great Career. You guys should premiere the World series so we can watch it live😄

[@BreckSchultz16]

I love MLW so much!!

[@SammyandPickle]

Ryan Kracht is on a tear both on the mound and at the plate. He is playing some of the best ball I have seen.

[@BigDaddyC83]

By far one of the best, if not the best series I've ever seen

[@mandm339]

I still can’t get over Pearson’s back foot flying out every swing

[@patmoran8077]

The fact that every game ended in a walkoff is insane. This has to be one of the best series in MLW history.

[@BrettMichaelRocker]

WHAT. A. SERIES. Gotta love MLW playoffs!

[@willpuchalsky8900]

Wow !!! Great first game !!! I have a feeling this is going to turn into one heck of a series?

[@poutouellet]

Another GREAT series from MLW!

[@Luke-b9x]

Legend says the bat is still going from the bat flip

[@willpuchalsky8900]

Kyle wasn't fooled one bit on that jump step pitch he hit the HR off of!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@samgawedzinski4581]

Such a great series. Ryan kracht has locked in the back to back mvp at this point

[@BirdGang6]

No he hasn’t lol, it’s still Jordan’s to lose.

[@josephsegal557]

@@BirdGang6 Kurdi does have a case you're right

[@kevin.beaulieu]

Kyle needs some time to rehab his back from carrying the Cats all season. Saylor took a huge step back this year.

[@coasterdaydreams7150]

I dont think any player, at any moment, during any MLW season(s) has been better than Kracht is right now. Jimmy and Goat surely had runs that deserve a shout but RK of 2022 & 23 is on some Shohei type s**t 💯 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@josetrevino5778]

Wildcats win if Saylor shows up. He’s been struggling at the plate all year hopefully he bounces back next year!

[@bhoogs]

Fantastic series! Kracht is nearly unstoppable at times, even in spite of the short shorts!

[@lennyboy1723]

One of the all time series in MLW history! Wow what a last game! Go Preds!🎉

[@DrizzyDrayke]

Kracht is such a tool 😂

[@cobly6873]

Kracht carried the boats.

[@lionsfan7500]

What a phenomenal and exciting exciting series! I was rooting for the Wildcats but hats off to the Predators and congratulations on advancing to the ALCS

[@tycanuck]

I'm happy the Preds won but why didn't McGlade get any at bats? Was he injured? Ramirez was having an awful day at the plate and should have been yanked...

[@alhOOO2O]

There is literally nothing better than a Warda Walk Off

[@jamesdime6865]

This series alone was more entertaining than the MLB playoffs. Good work guys.

[@JohnnyBoombatz1119]

That was a legendary series. Kracht is on another level!

[@MatthewKniesEnjoyer89]

Bruh I accidently skipped to the end of the video and spoiled it for myself LMAOOO😂

[@LetsGoPirates22]

wild series! Ryan is going crazy this season. Felt like everyone on both teams made some stuff happen. Seems like Saylor is losing confidence in his swing, really wanna see him get it back!!

[@markkelly8656]

I love the look and body language on Warda after the game 2 walk off.

[@acidDrop2000]

tough seeing Saylor strike out time and time again. and tough seeing the Cats challenge Kracht there at the end after he was teeing off on Pearson all day. great series, both teams played their asses off. what a shot off the bat of Liam

[@JonathanMaroutsis]

The key piece missing for the cats was Saylors hitting, no two ways about it. When he’s hitting they’re just as good if not better than the preds. He didn’t have a single hit in this series. That’s why they lost

[@Russe11I8]

MYYYYYYYY GOODNESS!!!! CRAZY SERIES!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥💯

[@csrpotato1407]

I've been watching the league since 2014 and I've got to say this series might only be second to that 2017 World Series comeback