Pitching with less velocity

[@sjakim]

Secretly hoping CC makes it to 3k strikeouts. With that body, with all kinds of knee problems you would have thought this man was done by age 34. But 18 years in the Majors... props, CC.

[@L1KECLOCKWORK]

Anthony Kim I’m hoping more he can pitch a few more years to reach 300 wins

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

if he was serious about his knees he would loose 100 lbs

[@robs8966]

Anthony Kim he’s only 77 away

[@rickharrison3202]

Ragimund VonWallat we all know what happened last time he lost a lot of weight

[@DivePlane13]

@@rickharrison3202 what happened?

[@jaysonconcepcion2570]

My boy CC looking fresh with the 11s

[@thetacticalmile2296]

I love seeing Smoltz's love for the ART of pitching. He was a true artist on the mound himself. Pitching is so much more than velo.

[@ThekiBoran]

Imagine the front row seat he had watching Maddox.

[@baseballman74]

No doubt! It was fun watching smolts!!!!

[@Publiclighthouse]

Major respect to someone who overcame his alcohol addiction.

[@vincentbrown1872]

CC as a Yankee Fan we can't thank you enough for being so responsible for the team winning since you arrived. One thing you did more visibly than any pitcher or player in history is support your teammates and you deserve mad props for that. Thanks CC unlike many or most big contracts yours was worth every penny.

[@glst1974]

CC looks great. Good video on smart pitching. John was really excited about talking pitching.

[@jonahhintz6149]

Thought it was damn price fielder when they showed the dingers on the brewers

[@kainashhsu]

SAME LOL

[@Liam-Carlson]

*prince

[@bluebotmemes5125]

@@Liam-Carlson no one asked, sorry.

[@baseballman74]

Sweet swing!

[@chebachaka]

They were with the Indians

[@rftulie]

I have always said this about CC -- that he became great by reinventing himself when he lost his fastball velocity. Even though I can't stand him for having been most notably a Yankee (I grew up in Brookline, MA, and he owned my Sox so often I've lost count -- hated to see him start against us), I've always respected his intelligent approach to pitching and the way he was able to prolong his career by becoming a finesse guy and employing more pitches. He also comes across as a really Zen dude here, and I respect that too ("did it make you mad when you heard you were washed up because you lost velocity?" "no, it's just part of the game." Way to go, CC. Long life and happiness to you!

[@lescobrandon937]

"Vintage CC when you use to pitch with velocity". LMAO

[@OrionsVantage]

Smoltz kept throwing that little jab in there, "you used to throw hard, but you don't anymore". I think if i were CC i would've mentioned something like "yeah John, when you were a starter you were able to throw hard for 6+ effectively, but then you got old too and got moved to the bullpen"

[@taekim6819]

@@OrionsVantage You should really look at history before just looking at the statistics. John Smoltz did get converted to closing for large section in second half of his career, but that was to the benefit of the team. Not as a result of performance, nor velocity change. He accepted the change for the team and excelled. BTW, he ended up as a starting pitcher at the end of his career (including at age 40). Mets fan that have respect for the Braves pitchers during that time period/generation.

[@stevenkunzer9027]

It is a compliment, Smoltz is basically saying he has been successful as two different pitchers. CC doesn’t seem to feel inadequate because he doesn’t throw mid 90’s anymore it is just real life.

[@barrygaler3701]

Brian Wyatt yeah and? Lol I seem to be missing something? Nothing offensive or funny about that... pretty neutral comment

[@RDuder]

OrionsVantage you’re sensitive

[@johnnyasel7678]

Smoltz: “I could spend the next two hours doing this” Me: “Please do”

[@helgemaron2671]

CC wears a Jersey of the german national soccer Team. How cool is that?! Best regards from north germany!

[@bobicabayo]

I was going to point that out

[@irushh-tg6978]

?

[@simon3360]

Ist auf jeden fall ein cooler typ!

[@iamkurgan1126]

@@simon3360 Raus!

[@simon3360]

@@iamkurgan1126 Was ?!😅

[@AE0323]

that sabathia brewers season was the best stretch of pitching i’ve ever seen. as a young brewers fan, i was absolutely in awe of this dude.

[@陳柏安-q5k]

250 wins, 3000k, more than 3000 innings, and also less than 3.70 era

[@krinnphindalin]

This video is great. It really shows how players like Jon Lester can adapt and keep playing for many years into the future.

[@aidangertson3190]

Really hope CC joins like the MLB Network once he retires after this season. He’d be great.

[@big0514]

the passion they both have for the position is just amazing

[@lowkeyfifty1673]

I went to one of his pitch in foundations that he does in his home town Vallejo, So glad i went

[@TheArtOfDean]

Goodness, Sabathia is one huge dude. I'm guessing no one has charged the mound against him.

[@wyattmueller4148]

Elliott Avant CC vs Ortiz would’ve been the ultimate big boy showdown

[@lancelink5358]

Zack Greinke has successfully transformed himself into a 100 percent finesse pitcher. Great pitchers can adapt and retool themselves like CC and Zack have done

[@chaosawaits]

Great idea for a party game! Everyone drinks each time John Smoltz makes a dig on CC Sabathia's lower velocity..... Everyone passed out drunk 4 minutes in....

[@americanidiot6213]

So... wait a minute... he only decides to pitch smart once he loses his velocity? Imagine how good he would have been if he pitched smart in his prime.

[@yankees21393]

Dinger Derby third all time in career strikeouts by a left handed pitcher. I think he’s done pretty well for not “pitching smart” over his career

[@jeekobu]

He pitched smart but he wasn't thinking as much as he does now since he had velo to get batters out

[@jinwookkim9816]

i guess those kinda stuff came naturally when he was at his prime

[@sixshot4]

Power pitchers dont think about smart. They dont have ti compensate anything for power.

[@mcnap1020]

I think it's more of the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," idea. When C.C. was throwing gas, nobody could hit him so there was no reason for him to think beyond blowing it by the batter. As velocity dipped, he had to get more creative. That shift seems to be what separates most pitchers as they age. A lot of them can't change when their body doesn't allow them to do the things they once could.

[@baseballman74]

Trucking beautiful swing!!!

[@flamez2799]

One of the best we have seen

[@sukhmanmarwah7620]

I was at that game where he was playing against Tampa. He went like 7.2 innings of 3 run ball. Though the Yankees lost, CC had a great outing.

[@Tull182]

“ go up and pump your 96” then says that you don’t seem to have 😂😂

[@tinyman520]

C.C. will always be the Ace

[@justinperalta3570]

umm, it’s severino buddy

[@tinyman520]

Justin Peralta maybe on paper... C.C. still the best in the business.

[@justinperalta3570]

tinyman520 no, it’s severino. cc is 38 years old. his best moments are all in the past. he is no doubt a legend, but severino is a legend in the making

[@scoejaysimpson2753]

C.C’s experience is unmeasurable! When he left the team for rehab he came back a more focused pitcher. 13-0 or 13-1 for the Yankees when he starts after a loss. Love you CC!

[@L1KECLOCKWORK]

Severino is unquestionably the ace. If you think otherwise you aren’t paying attention

[@onetwothree257]

His short run with Milwaukee was spectacular.

[@hoodrowwilson]

*I LIKE THE WAY THAT YOU UTILIZE*

[@BitcoinEffect]

Wow...at 5:10 I could have sworn that it was Chris Berman conducting the interview: the voice, the tempo. Smoltzy digging into the sports anchor game! Nice.

[@nevermind2886]

Great video.

[@rurexdane5089]

That 2007 season with the Indians is still his best.

[@sweetcat1639]

Cc was one of the best MV Scrappers of all time

[@Bobobo-bo-bo-bobobo]

Look how good he looks

[@dylanporter15]

People sleep on CC

[@thatkidkrypto2744]

alright what about the velocity god. bartolo colon?

[@devn266]

if CC hit the weight room super hard to keep the strength and mobility he had when he was younger he could've kept velocity. I hope kershaw realizes this before its too late.

[@derwolf9670]

best shirt ever, CC

[@backyardbaseball2006]

CC purposefully hit a batter and willfully forfeited 500K in bonuses JUST TO SEND A MESSAGE ......Enough said

[@dainland432]

One of the greatest MLB moments ever! He proved that he was there for the Yankees not for himself. That was beautiful.

[@kadinbrabender9836]

What message, please explain story

[@blazingcorsair7307]

@@kadinbrabender9836 last year, CC had to reach a certain amount of innings pitched in order to get a 500k bonus. He was cruising in the last game of the season that he pitched, he was nearing the innings plateau, until he purposely hit Jesus Sucre in order to get revenge for the rays hitting Austin Romine. He was quickly ejected and didn't reach the innings # that he needed. The Yankees later gave him a 500k bonus anyway.

[@theplayboiant]

it’s crazy how we call 93 low velocity because the average is 95-96 i think, and as we know a lot of people hit 99-102 now. with the amount of time it takes the ball to hit the catcher, you would think that it’s impossible to hit a baseball, also with people with high velocity and good command, this is a sport that deserves more hype and recognition. getting back to calling low 90s low velocity is crazy because isn’t the mount like 80 or 90 feet from home plate? i don’t know the number, and pitchers with their different styles, the ball may look faster just because of their style, pitching is truly an art, CC doesn’t throw the hardest but got 3,000 strikeouts, that’s amazing

[@Pwnzistor]

2 of the greatest

[@davidalv_7]

Love your vids

[@JianShan-hk8jt]

Tom Glavine is the perfect example of pitching not hard

[@zaneanderson8791]

Or Kyle Hendricks

[@MrJking065]

Greg Maddux was all smoke and mirrors.

[@kvltizt]

Jamie Moyer tho

[@amanpanjabi8745]

This guy’s a hall of famer

[@matthewlewis9996]

Nobody is or ever will be as good at pitching with less velocity than Maddux

[@ungartothemax20166]

What would’ve been interesting is to have one of the other analysts like Mark or Carlos there to discuss trying to hit his pitches

[@martinm4325]

Germany jersey 👍

[@iamkurgan1126]

Raus!

[@cheesytrees]

Did Smoltz have to use the term "mad props"? Come on bro lol

[@MrEdtunz]

Love CC

[@Dylan-yh7ow]

He sounds like the Allstate guy

[@jacobrichardson1952]

Mayhem?

[@wolfgangjunge7917]

I love the German soccer jersey!

[@dominic.baker27]

I want to see ichiro and cc sabathia 3k hits vs 3k ks

[@haydenfield656]

3:33 i like the way that YOU UTILIZES

[@justina4519]

Nice jersey cc

[@matt-pv8yc]

Germany Kit yess

[@derkaiser42o48]

Cc is fucking jacked now man

[@jackma9816]

Damn, he’s a Germany fan.

[@jthom86]

Smoltz who is one of the greatest pitchers chooses to use a golf analogy in this. Why not tell us what u did when u started losing velocity.

[@TheLockdownKidNYC]

Andy Pettitte pitching past the age of 40 didn't have the velocity ever really in this career. So JS nailed it, you just won't have these long careers because everybody throws 98 but that shit doesn't last forever.

[@robertridley9279]

I'm watching this after Jared lorenzen died. CC weighs about the same as what Jared weighed while he was playing. I hope CC keeps himself in shape after he retires.

[@RandomGuy285]

Dude's in the best shape of his life right now. He always said that he would once he retired. He lost a ton of weight years ago but it fucked up his mechanics and velocity so he gained the weight back so he could keep pitching like he used to. But once he retired he immediately started dropping weight.

[@austinsc]

Dude interviewing needs to not insert comments that make this segment about him and also let CC speak for himself as to how he evolved. He's standing right next to you. Let the man talk.

[@sleepy4133]

austinsc That’s John smolts. A hall of fame pitching legend. Anything he says is worth listening to.

[@Stevo_F56]

its scary when less velo is still 90😂

[@damienbrady230]

Germany?

[@doosrabowler]

Is he wearing a Germany shirt??

[@andrebrown8969]

German team jersey, respect.

[@cheeseytoes4076]

This dude got a Rolex and Jordan concords

[@mikekaleny]

Not a rolex, thats an audemars piguet

[@danburrito3343]

Felix Hernandez should watch this video

[@Ibhenriksen]

I think he's done, sadly.

[@Markus-Domanski]

It works better for lefthanders. Righthanded softtossers are very rare.

[@lch99310]

@Kershaw should seriously watch this video.

[@nickpye9738]

Kershaw is the goat

[@lch99310]

Nick Pye I didn’t say he isn’t. I said Kersh should watch this video and learn how to deal with loss velocity.

[@nickpye9738]

lch99310 has he lost velocity? I'm pretty sure he throws 95mph

[@lch99310]

Nick Pye I don’t know what to say. You should watch games, especially this year.

[@nickpye9738]

lch99310 I watch my team the Astros... I usually watch Kershaw in the playoffs, and he's been injured a lot this year so Idk. Plus your the one that mentioned that kershaw should watch this so I thought you might know

[@morehn]

I love when athletes act like humans

[@aaronsaladbar97]

Kershaw is just now going through this new transition of losing Velo also, new approach this season and future seasons he’s gonna be a whole new pitcher

[@au8363]

ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND REPENT JESUS LOVES YOU HE DIED FOR YOU SO YOU COULD BE FORGIVEN ASK GOD FOR FORGIVENESS AND REPENT!🙏🙏 AMEN.’!!!!!!!!!

[@Pippinm7]

He didn’t let CC talk at all.

[@Dodgers_2]

He lost a grip of weight with action Bronson. He looks like he could be in the show now!!!

[@xGLDN]

Kershaw needs to take notes here

[@danielchristmann8275]

Cone belongs in the Hall over CC. And CC. Belongs in the hall

[@yongwoo1020]

I always though Sabathia was from another country.

[@joep130]

lol, "98, 99, 98 miles per hour." wtf

[@chacmool2581]

John Smoltz - I've now noticed in a couple of videos, your suits just don't fit well. Get them tailored, taken in. That jacket is too long. Look like a man who knows how to wear a suit. You're in the big leagues now. Also, when standing up, a suit jacket is buttoned up.

[@brandond3574]

Unpopular opinion: pitchers with less velocity are better than pitchers like degrom, Nolan Ryan, etc.

[@MrJking065]

Case in point Greg Maddux..He used smoke and mirrors.Had no velocity.

[@brandond3574]

Jerry Traveler I completely agree. Like I think Corey Kluber is a top 3 starter and he only throws 90-92 but has in my opinion the best slider in baseball right now

[@TheBatugan77]

Lots of them are. Whitey Ford, Warren Spahn, Lew Burdette... All miles better than Kyle Farnsworth.

[@thejuansshow6410]

It depends because if you can get away with it then there is no problem but if you can't then you have to make changes and you say Nolan Ryan but you realized that when Nolan got to the rangers he already was a different pitcher because he wasn't blowing people away like he used to his velo dropped some miles per hour and he started mixing in his pitches like the change up so even Nolan had to adjust with a bit of lost in velo but he was able to maintain power his whole career so that's a different story a guy like maddux at the other hand couldn't do that so he had to adjust and learn to do it differently

[@mpireone]

All these years I thought CC was from some Latin American country, so I was expecting a accent?? Anyway, great career!!

[@griffoliver6997]

Why is he wearing a Germany jersey

[@brownsfan6447]

Griff Oliver bandwagon

[@gerhin9561]

Diomi Merkel and socialism? You having a laugh, dont you? She coined the phrase "market conform democracy" germany has to become. That is not really socialisms alley, is it? But why do I ask you, you apparently have no clue whatsover and just spout what you heard from the people you get your opinions from. Try to use your brain for a change, you might get the hang of it one day

[@hanullee8166]

CC wearing a German national football team away uniform. What are the odds.

[@Plowboy42]

“You cannot be an athlete and not do these things” ????

[@snappyone]

CC Fatassia

[@quinnconnell42]

When cc is more fit when he isn’t playing baseball 🤣🤣🤣

[@ryanpeters167]

no

[@butsikfinkel3483]

Cheeseburger Cheeseburger SHTinkassia

[@kev1277]

Ok ButtStink Fecal

[@butsikfinkel3483]

kev127 butsik finkel not even my real name so ha

[@kev1277]

butsik finkel Sure it isn't...

[@jackoff8919]

Cc is 6’6 300lbs and has one of the lowest velocities in the mlb LOL

[@mattbingham9979]

I wish cc could have stayed with the Indians.

[@Tec-fv2xb]

Adidas shirt with Jordan shoes. :(

[@braxtondavis4133]

First like

[@graeson4123]

Jj

[@Bessy21]

I have no respect for CC

[@TheBatugan77]

Nor does he for you.

[@Ihateusername900]

Every time I watch cc pitch I think of Daniel tosh joke about having babe Ruth trying to hit cc90 mph slider