NARRATIVEBALL

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00:00 - Intro
0:06 - Davis Schneider
0:33 - Ke'Bryan Hayes
1:02 - Lars Nootbaar
1:44 - Kerry Carpenter
2:11 - Cristopher Sanchez
2:39 - Isiah Kiner-Falefa
3:09 - Jurickson Profar
3:46 - Jarred Kelenic
4:16 - Michael Soroka
4:49 - Patrick Bailey
5:21 - Jeremy Peña
6:10 - Rob Refsnyder
6:31 - Keibert Ruiz
7:01 - Yasmani Grandal
7:29 - Tony Gonsolin
7:48 - Stathead

[@Gabe-zm9vh]

Remember kids, “the best version of WAR is the one that fits your narrative”

[@jadegrace1312]

Fangraphs is just better

[@atriller]

My favorite Fortnite Pro Benjamin Franklin once said that

[@atriller]

@@jadegrace1312Job lil pudgy

[@Gabe-zm9vh]

@@atrillerN**** get outta my replies 👁️👁️

[@Gabe-zm9vh]

@@atriller ratio little bro!

[@craned]

Waiting for Bailey to come out with "Six Degrees of Narrative Ball"

[@dustykh]

Congrats on somehow finding something to say about Profar. 102 WRC+ in medium leverage! I'm sure that will help the El Paso Chihuahuas who are desperately lacking in medium leverage players.

[@csousher]

Telling my Japanese relatives that Lars Nootbaar is as good as Mickey Mantle

[@vojtechnovacek7776]

THAT'S OUR UTILITY BABE RUTH! GO SCHNEIDER!

[@RagsLighthouses]

Patrick Bailey wasnt even narrative ball, hes just insane

[@ChiknNugg3s]

Davis Schneider is trying so hard to drag the Blue Jays to the Post Season, but the rest of the team is dead weight at times! Give us a full lineup of Davis Schneiders!

[@chrissamson9852]

The Babe is the GOAT

[@markh.9822]

Gets on base in his first PA today

[@bernier42]

Throw in Clement and Horowitz and as someone wise on Twitter said, the Buffalo Bisons are keeping the Blue Jays in the playoff race.

[@emersoncusworth1607]

@@bernier42lmao, I’m a jays fan so your Insulting my team but your right so it’s ok, we have played so badly recently and it sucks because are pitching is finally good

[@bernier42]

@@emersoncusworth1607 They're my team too! Laughing so I don't cry.

[@buckarooholiday]

i usually laugh at massaged stats and comparisons that get blasted to tv broadcasts, so this whole video is hilarious. you earn multiple guffaws, well done, sir.

[@1uckedout]

Seriously, the stuff they do with Ohtani specifically is so ridiculous it makes it hard to watch.

[@DAcheekO]

Went to high school with Davis, (we called him D) such an amazing an cool guy, he deserves it.

[@nategriffin31]

Go Vikings

[@HughMungus4655]

south jersey represent!

[@Legault397]

Jurickson Profar executing his player option was absolutely bonkers and the nicest thing anyone's ever done for the Padres I'm pretty sure The Rockies picking Jurickson Profar up was even more bonkers

[@cosmoid]

It's the Rockies, so not that bonkers.

[@calebos268]

Davis Schneider has a 1.7 WAR through 16 games

[@chrissamson9852]

And Guerrero Jr. has a 0.9 WAR in 132 games. 11th on the team

[@DeevoC]

"...as we know, those are the games that really matter" Hot Diggity Dog, the Narrativeball is strong with this one!

[@sarlkund]

need more of these, would be great offseason filler

[@fort4400]

You’re going to look realllll silly when Schneider wins 11 straight mvps and beats Bonds, Roses, And DiMaggios Streaks while carrying the Jays to 20 straight World Series’

[@TheBrainSpecialist]

"Since Integration... ya racist" Fuckin gold

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

The Martian is hitting home runs at a pace of 120 per year. At age 20, at his current pace, he could hit about 2000 homers.

[@bert1013]

IKF will have a plaque in monument park one day

[@canuckadian4733]

Really enjoyed this video. I love going on Stathead, Fangraphs and Baseball Savant and just look at stats that standout and find something special about players.

[@elibehar2770]

This video is awesome. We need more of this

[@dsphillips16]

Love this channel!

[@elijahjohnson6520]

This is awesome. You should make this an annual series or something!

[@bigguy2527]

Davis Schneider played little league with my brothers unfortunately I was too young but I’ve told so many stories about him and how he would hit a homerun almost every single ab

[@davispo7550]

As a Davis and a Blue Jays fan, Davis Schneider is in fact the GOAT

[@lordxelizor]

There better be some JJ Bleday on here

[@lordxelizor]

Foolish has betrayed me

[@Enan0arg]

Great insight into ESPN's way of using stats.

[@mebnt]

All jokes aside, Davis Schneider is the goat. His moustache has a higher career war than Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Ohtani, and Trout combined.

[@CadChamberlain]

Bobby Witt Jr. has the most total bases and extra base hits for any primary shortstop (60% of games played at SS) through their first 2 seasons and in their 2nd year alone.

[@dominicpancella3012]

This is brilliant work by our boy Bailey. Also I can vouch for Stathead being worth the money if you are an amateur or professional sports analyst (I have signed affidavits swearing I'm not being paid to say this)

[@mikehawkins9114]

Chris Sanchez named his changeup the dirty sanchez

[@armthesharks6904]

This was an amazing 8 minute stat head ad.

[@alexw0310]

Looking at that spreadsheet that was used for Ruiz...wouldn't it be better to have a higher Barrel%/K% than a lower one like he does? Barrels = good, Strikeouts = bad, so respective values of 10 and 5 percent would be 4x better than 5 and 10.

[@separatepeace2432]

one of the great platoon hitters, of the last couple seasons..😂😂😂

[@007Hutchings]

The greatest platoon player of the last couple seasons. Get it right.

[@separatepeace2432]

@@007Hutchings someone as smart as you, 007, can see by the punctuation that it wasn’t a quote.

[@TreyArea5540]

All I have to say is: 2022 Matt carpenter.

[@TyFranceLover911]

This was 2 months ago but I NEED a Ty France one

[@austinkinder8189]

That was the most entertaining add I’ve ever seen

[@HunterBNobles]

Bro didn’t even need to narrative ball Patrick Bailey

[@Dawg476]

I’ve always thought in so many sports how many players would be future all stars if they were given a chance. Just look at how Jose Bautista went from the worst to the best hitter in the game for a pretty long stretch.

[@scrub_jay]

One of the great things about sports is the infinite what-ifs. Max Muncy hit 5 HR total in 2 seasons in Oakland, and then 171 over the next (almost) 6 years with LA

[@hammondswiss247]

great thumbnail dude

[@tyj6081]

KING BABE SCHNEIDER.

[@justinwood1078]

To think José Fernandez’s ERA was that close to gonaolin shows how special he was. Harvey being on the list is just awesome

[@zooms7889]

2:11 aged well; Sanchez got 18 whiffs with the changeup against the braves his past start on 47 changeups thrown.

[@autopilot0015]

I need more of these videos like I need oxygen

[@stevefrick4681]

Hey Bailey looks like you swapped the barrel% and k% headers on your spreadsheet! 6:57

[@petergargano1275]

The ultimate narrativeball challenge would be Jed Lowrie’s Mets tenure

[@ktcottrell]

As a devoted fan of the Cat Man, I am going to reference that he had the lowest ERA for a starter in their first 4 seasons since 1990 every time he is mentioned until he is back from TJ and then probably for 3 years after that still

[@walterjohnsonisthegoat8356]

Great video as always. You should make a video about Walter Johnson, the goat. Thank you!

[@mitchelvalentino1569]

I second this suggestion.

[@seanmax2854]

I don't understand the Keibert Ruiz one. If K% should be low, and Barrel% should be high, that means Barrel%/K% should be high. So wouldn't Keibert have the 15th WORST Barrel%/K%, not the 15th best?

[@sugarbair9998]

Kerry bonds mentioned let’s go

[@MatejCarlson-sp5wb]

Yes.

[@Jidds]

Babe Schneider

[@ChiknNugg3s]

Omg.. the twitter clip is me at the beginning 🤣

[@BlanketAddict]

3:09 is how I found out how bad of a season Jurickson Profar was having

[@Timlin22]

6:37 I was at that game lol

[@xxxdougiefreshxxx]

Prime content; peak foolishness!

[@noahkolker5251]

The Ruiz one doesn’t make sense. Wouldn’t a player with 1% barrel rate and 20% k rate have a ratio of 0.05, which would put them in the lead? But I wouldn’t want a player who barrels it up 1% of the time and strikes out 20% of the time

[@joshbergman3481]

Davis Schneider Eastern High School Legend

[@denistuohy2535]

Can you do Yan Gomes or Kenta Maeda?

[@DTMJR1987]

Philly Sports Sufferer makes a cameo appearance 🐐

[@QuartzGolem]

How do players get stats like that first OPS one and never get more plate appearances as a result of that short term success that would then further result in diluting that number down to something that is more within the norm? Are they all getting injuries?

[@tokivikerness8863]

How about Lasteroid Daddyhack the 4th?

[@The_White_OG]

Did not have unnecessary hate for Yadi on my bingo card for this video

[@mayathomas8934]

That’s the kind of value Patrick Bailey gives you. Incredible stuff.

[@DeVoidAS]

Narrativeball is basically just Mike Korzemba videos but for Baseball

[@ryonotrio6904]

This was hilarious

[@GoupLikeSoup]

bailey knows ball

[@duncanblake9154]

Do Jarrod dyson!!!

[@juanjan__]

Can I just say here that Nootbaar means Notable in Dutch? And if it would be Nootbar (one "a") it would mean Nut Bar? Thanks

[@danhodges2217]

Need a Daniel Vogelbach comparison, only using his Mets tenure.....😂

[@donnymcjonny6531]

Tommy Two Bags!

[@PrimarySweeper13]

Zack Gelof and Ryan Noda!

[@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

If we make the playoffs, even undeservedly, its because of what Davis has done here. He is on a special kind of fire, he's the kind of player the Jays need right now as a franchise. In a year where the offense has been cold we needed that hot bat. BABE FOREVER!

[@robertcrist6059]

Ha! Can't imagine what you can do with Ryan O'Hearn KC years only.

[@matthew01234]

Who holds the record for most 1st inning leadoff home runs? I think I heard that it was Ricky Henderson. I'd be willing to bet we will all get to see Acuna break that record at some point though. I'm curious as to where Acuna ranks on the list though because it wouldn't shock me if he ends up shattering that record at some point but I have no idea how close he is.

[@ruwisc_]

It is Rickey, with 81, George Springer actually moved into 2nd place on the all-time list this year with 56, passing both Alfonso Soriano and Craig Biggio. As of this post, Acuña has 31, which is tied with Chuck Knoblauch for 18th all time and 5th among active players (Springer 56, Betts 47, Blackmon 40, Altuve 34)

[@matthew01234]

@@ruwisc_ Yeah. I checked the list after I typed this. Acuna still has a ways to go. Blackmon is 10th with 40. Acuna should pass Altuve pretty soon here. Acuna has at least another 10 or 15 years to do it though. He's averaging around 5 per season so if he can keep that pace up he should pass Henderson in around a decade or so. I didn't realize Springer was 2nd all time. That's pretty impressive. Man that's a big gap between first and 2nd. 25 home run difference. I don't think Acuna should have much trouble getting past 2nd place. First place is going to take quite a bit longer. I predict Acuna will be in 2nd place within 5 years or so and then take over first place within a decade or so. I think Acuna wins MVP this year. After Acuna and the Braves display against Betts and the dodgers at Dodgers stadium I highly doubt Betts gets more MVP votes than Acuna. If Judge deserved the MVP over Ohtani last year then Acuna deserves it over Betts this year. Betts is having a great year but Acuna is doing things no one has ever seen before.

[@hctim45]

babe schneider baby the best person to ever play baseball

[@MovingBlanketStudio]

Nootbar is my favorite candy.

[@jonahpackard16]

Who’s your MVP, Bailey? Ronald, Mookie, or maybe even Freddie??

[@iyelawolf2196]

Isaac Paredes

[@nothachimanhikigaya9921]

Miguel Amaya

[@louisminati]

Wander Alonso

[@SaltoDaKid]

Definitely Albert Pujols, his strike out rate beat in baseball this year

[@Extinguisher10]

He was Mike, now he's Michael 🤪

[@santumi2298]

This is great lmfao

[@Cmplx.08]

Smh passed up on my Jarrod Saltalamacchia request

[@magicoddeffect]

Oh jeez I thought I was watching ESPN for a minute

[@jonahs3254]

I need the narrative to confirm that Vince Dimaggio was the best Dimaggio brother

[@soapsatellite]

There's a second DiMaggio?

[@Trillyana]

​@@soapsatelliteThere were 3 Joe, Vince, and Dom

[@mitchelvalentino1569]

Vince struck-out the most, but he had a helluva arm!

[@kingcrapout1680]

Henry Davis vs 2 way players

[@jaynickbaseball]

best player in major league history davis schneider

[@thomasanthony6569]

BAILY FOR THE DUB ONCE AGAIN

[@peterskrobola8753]

Tigers Javy Baez but you can’t mention his defense or his decent RISP hitting

[@reececandler8652]

The greatest narrativeball in the history of sport is the graphic with Thaddeus Young, Larry Bird, LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson

[@user-yd4nf4te9m]

Do Tommy edman. My guy is so underrated

[@stupidas9466]

Find me a more productive platoon containing two guys with really weird first and last names, that also look less like professional athletes than my nerdy accountant, than Garth Iorg and Rance Mulliniks of the '80s Blue Jays. I dare you!

[@TBone31]

Waiting for Trevor Brown giants legend

[@mitchelvalentino1569]

Better take care of that cough 😂

[@harmonj3]

Narrative ball is an old game - it's just notes passed between player agents and GMs during free agency.

[@Yellowfver783]

If you combined kebryan hayes defense and devers offense you’d have a very similar player to arenado

[@Griffletgaming]

BABE SCHNEIDER IS THE GOAT!

[@chrissamson9852]

Belt knows what he's talking about

[@aaronchapman3]

What happened to Bailey's voice?! 😳

[@sean6253]

Excelent Video as always, now help me with my Dustin Pedroia HoF Case, as he is my favorite player. Pros: MVP and ROY and multiple WS wins. The best MLB the Show Comercial which said he struggled against high and inside fastballs, which he historically crushed and was changed Big Papi Called him Peewee for a decade and didnt know his first name meaning his play spoke for himself. Papi still doesn't know his name to this day, despite playing over 1600 games with him. Con: Manny Machado ended his career 10 years early with that dirty slide, meaning, his 51.3 career war could have been doubled, meaning Pedoria should have finished with a 102.6 War, give or take 10 games, putting him comfortably in the top 50 all time in WAR. But you know who else won ROY and MVP, and is going to finish their career with over 100 WAR? Mike Trout. Was Pedoria just Mike Trout before Mike Trout? I think so.

[@supaB]

Austin Voth

[@Meltpop69]

Sad to see that my vote for the best player named after a fish AJ Pollock wasn’t in the video

[@Zach-lc6bs]

babe schneider szn

[@SamtheBravesFan]

Soroka is just depressing, but his 2019 season was pretty good.

[@slimjimmypage]

Jarred Kelenic except not the first two and a half weeks of 2023 lol

[@homura2112]

No Tovar 💔