Reacting to Baseball SB Nation The Battle for Seattle | Dorktown

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[@AllArmiAllArmi]

"A moment like this has no business in our world." that line rips my heart out every time.

[@crazed_bagel]

I've watched the whole mini series 3 or 4 times and it still gives me chills.

[@CagedDwarf]

This series build up to this moment, as a 10 year old at the time, made me a Mariners' fan for life. Still get chills and tears every time I hear Dave's call of Edgar's double. Please continue the series. It'so good, and shows the struggle we've had to go through for decades.

[@napalmpudding]

"It just continues! My, oh MY!" that line is a tearjerker for me.

[@TheMidnightPhil]

I hope to god someone, someday, makes a movie out of the 1995 season. Just watch this episode to get all the context, and turn it into a script.

[@jeremyboynton6173]

Randy Johnson since he retired as a pitcher is a professional photographer. He is the official photographer of the band, Metallica.

[@KardiFan2000]

Sick.

[@soadratmetc]

I got stuck behind him at a Megadeth concert in Phoenix once lol I was in the front row but he was in the camera well taking pictures. It was cool but being behind a 6’10” dude is not the way to experience a concert hahah

[@tiggerpete]

That's awesome, didn't know that

[@StarsDie88]

Edgar was an amazing hitter. So glad he made it into the Hall of Fame.

[@SilverFang2789]

And had his number retired. And they also renamed the street outside the stadium to Edgar Martinez Blvd.

[@gregadkins2483]

I've watched the replay hundreds of time, but I still teared up when I heard the Niehaus call on Edgar's line drive.

[@areamatt1598]

"Swung-on and lined down the left field line for a base hit, here comes Joey, here is Junior to third base! They're going to wave him in, the throw to the plate will be...late! The Mariners are going to play for the American League Championship! I don't believe it, it just continues!"

[@TheDanc1nghawk]

No mariner fan can be dry eyes for this historic neihous call.

[@shakukon-to]

dude, so much emotion fills me every time I watch and im a white Sox fan. no connection to the Mariners but it gets me choked up every time

[@ashrenith]

Every time you upload your reaction to this series it makes my day. As a lifelong Mariners fan I figured no one outside of the fan base would enjoy or appreciate the weird history but you have proved me wrong!

[@DylanEdward97]

I've been a Mariners fan as long as I can remember, and every time I tell someone they always say, "why?". This. This is why. From this series, to the rise of Ichiro, to Felix's Perfect Game, and even to Felix's and Ichiros farewell to the team. No other sports team makes me feel this way, even when their losing. And now we have, hopefully, Kyle Lewis to be the next big Mariners player.

[@KardiFan2000]

I'm a Jays fan and I appreciate it. I felt so bad in 2014 when my Jays beat your Mariners 3 out of 4 times in late September that year...I wanted the Mariners to make the playoffs so bad, because the Jays were already eliminated at that point.

[@davidpost428]

@@KardiFan2000 KI was a Jays fan while living in Toronto '81 to '85. then moved to Seattle where I went to Jays games at the Kingdome and was nuts over them. We outnumbered the Seattle fans and were exubeant! But when they hit Resuse to Lose in '95 , I switched my loyalty to the Ms while my Canadian-born sons called me a traitor. Went to games 3 and 4 in the series against the Yankees in '95. The fans went crazy.

[@KardiFan2000]

@@davidpost428 So you became a Mariners fan only 2 years removed from the Jays' back-to-back titles? Your sons were right...Traitor! Haha...in all seriousness though, I can't imagine how hard it must've been to not get sucked in by that Mariners playoff run while living out there, especially with a player like Junior leading the charge.

[@Souledex]

Every time Jon Bois makes a video it teaches me to care about a new and weird history, I'm barely even a sports fan anymore its not like I watch any regularly. But it is a venue for so many narratives worth telling, and as a fan of history its one where we have so much more of the peripheral information that when collated by a genius like Bois just falls into place to tell the more complete story - I wish I could get the play by play highlights and deep dives on the characters and heroes of the Siege of Malta but sports is the extant equivalent with better record keeping that's just as viscerally human.

[@gtgaming2920]

This was exactly what i needed today

[@brandonb.5304]

As a lifelong (suffering) Mariners fan, I'm so glad you're reacting to this. It's such a well done series.

[@davidpost428]

I told you after episode two that you were an honorary Mariners fan. So glad you're finding Dorktown so interesting and that you really feel for what the situation was here. I voted against the stadium proposal. I didn't want public money going into a new stadium and the Kingdome was only 20 years old. But when the Mariners continued their "Refuse to Lose" season I regretted it and wanted the team to stay. Amazingly, after the Ms lost the first two games in New York, and I had been riding the bus late at night with folks with radios turned on as we listened to the Ms lose game 2 in extra innings, the team anounced that they had 5,000 single seat tickets to sell for the 3rd and the 4th and 5th games (if they should happen). I went down and bought a ticket for games 3 and 4, but was afraid they'd be upset at work if I also went to game 5. We poured out onto the street shouting after games 3 and 4. The town was going nuts. I watched on tv to see Griffey take off from first on Edgar's double in game 5 and realized at once that I had never seen him run that fast. Later, when they had the ground-breaking for the new stadium, I took a shovel and was in the front circle around Junior and the others and walked away from the ceremony ten yards from Dave Niehaus. Go Ms !

[@Alex-kd5xc]

This series is about to make me a Mariners fan. Fortunately I'm aware of how much misery that would bring me so I'm okay not doing that for now 😂

[@danielberry6907]

Anyone else want to give Edgar a hug after watching this? He is now my all time favorite ballplayer

[@snowflakepillow8697]

@23:02 this moment belongs to me, too... was the most excited I was ever about a sports moment... I didn't just run around the house, I ran out of the house and then down the road

[@YankeeBlues21]

Looks like Luka’s becoming a Mariners fan

[@a00141799]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Glad that I didn't miss this series from you Luka. I live in Seattle and remember all of the events that led up to new stadium (Safeco Field, now called T-Mobile Park.) However, the production of this documentary really captures the importance of each event that played a part and how it all came together for the Mariners. Today in Seattle Edgar, Randy Johnson, and especially Junior are icons. The whole northwest region have rallied behind the Mariners. The Mariners have drawn in fans from nearby states like Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and well into western Canada. I have seen Mariner gear on display in all of those places. What a great documentary chronicling the history of this franchise. Every team has probably got a great story to tell but SB Nation has done a tremendous job of telling the Mariners'. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@hockeylake7219]

Originally I thought this was going too long for you to react to, but I'm really glad you ended up doing it. This series is a masterpiece

[@ronponce8238]

Glad you’re getting to see Griffey’s greatness. He is my all time favorite. Can’t wait till you get to ICHIRO in the 2000s, my second favorite player,..and I’m a WhiteSox fan (Frank Thomas is my #3)

[@PerthTowne]

I'm a Yankees fan, but if you love baseball, you can't help but appreciate that terrific story.

[@mattc2824]

I was a Mariners fan bc of Griffey as a kid and hated the Yankees. I was 13 at the time. I'll never forget this series, I still remember sleeping over at my friends house on a Saturday for game 4 and seeing Edgar hit that grand slam. I went so crazy I woke his parents up and we got in trouble, once I told em why they were like "ok, but just keep it down"

[@davidpost428]

I was there to see it ! 7 RGI in one game - we were down but did not doubt. They were Refuse to Lose.

[@thomascapalbo1369]

i was hoping this was going to be on my homepage when i logged onto youtube

[@jaredp8874]

I was just wishing this would drop and there it is

[@lsuperior]

randy johnson is the greatest left handed pitcher of all time, bar none, always a good look.

[@polarisnorth]

There are a lot of teams and fans that hate the Yankees, but I think the Mariners might be second only to the Red Sox. It got worse after A-Rod started playing for them. 1995 is still the most magical year and I will never get tired of seeing those highlights.

[@SuperBrewcrew8]

You should definitely watch Randy Johnson’s game 5 entrance and first inning of work. It’s legitimately like something out of a movie: the superhero flies in at the last minute to save the day to a standing ovation. You probably won’t be able to upload a reaction to it since it’s an actual MLB game uploaded by MLB’s KZbin and Welcome to the Jungle plays pretty clearly in the background, but it’s worth a watch on your own. Here’s a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ3aoqKGa8R6nsU . Randy enters at 2:45:00

[@jeremyboynton6173]

Bobby Ayala was a Mariners' pitcher who was the stuff of fans' nightmares.

[@areamatt1598]

Game 5 itself could have it's own documentary. According to the MLB Network, it is one of the greatest games ever played. It featured too many Hall of Famers, MVPs, Cy Young winners, and All-Star players to count.

[@alperensengun6832]

All love Luka ❤️ keep up the good work man

[@snowflakepillow8697]

@21:49 seeing Joey Cora's tears is seared into my childhood memory

[@snowflakepillow8697]

@16:23 Dave Niehaus and killdeer were the voices of Spring for me as a kid.

[@asielromo3399]

Came back exactly 1 year later to say that Part 3 of the Mariners documentary would be my “Final Meal” of KZbin videos

[@ddlk9913]

"Listen to the commentary man" Dave Neihaus is a baseball legend, second only to the great Vin Scully

[@jalenking810]

Just wanted to say you’re awesome man!! Hope all is well out in England

[@sirreginalddukeofchutney234]

This makes me cry 😭 It was beautiful. They lost the ALCS, but when the World Series is finally won, HOLY SHIT, the world will hear about it.

[@michaels8816]

Luka, love your baseball videos, keep up the good work

[@sgtpickles1319]

You could do an entire video on Dave Niehaus, Hall of Fame announcer and one of the best to ever do it.

[@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973]

ICHIRO SOON

[@raezor82]

Another detail: The mascot’s injury was from crashing his four-wheeler into the wall.

[@sirreginalddukeofchutney234]

You’re fascinating bro, a foreigner finding this paradoxical slice of American baseball history. A city and franchise rich in baseball blood, and yet, the only team still in 2024 from 1977 to never even have been to the World Series finals.

[@nickalker3422]

You should react to jacob degrom. He has been the best pitcher in baseball over the past 2 years and he is absolutley dominant. This could be a great first pitcher to react to.

[@jaredmartin237]

Gotta give me some Manny Ramirez! Manny being Manny

[@JKM395]

I was watching that series and rooting for the Mariners the whole time. When they won this series, I lost my mind. And I'm not even a Mariners fan.

[@MarkPentler]

Did you know Bois does all his animations in Google Earth? The mad lad. Custom map layers and flies through.

[@TheDanc1nghawk]

I was there. At that yankees game. defining moment of my childhood. It was a magical year in Seattle.

[@michaels8816]

Favorite series on KZbin

[@adankippe5748]

I think a great video could be the MLB's "Quick question" series on KZbin. It tells a lot about the history of the game, and could help understand the intricacies of the game

[@doesnotexist305]

There’s just something about baseball that lends itself to moments like these. More than any other sport, baseball has seen moments that you wouldn’t believe if written into some cheesy sports movie. Babe Ruth calling his shot in the 1932 World Series comes to mind. Arguably the most famous, and most debated, moment in American sports. Kirk Gibson, the Dodgers emotional leader now hobbled by injuries, is asked by his manager if he can hit in the bottom of the ninth in game 1 of the 1988 World Series. Gibson’s response is something straight out of a dumb movie: “I got one good swing left in me, skip.” He then goes and hits a home run to win the game even though he can barely run the bases. Dwight Gooden, once a superstar pitcher for the New York Mets in the 1980s, battled drug addiction and Father Time and came back in the late 90s to recapture some of his superstar form. In 1996, after overcoming drugs and coming back from suspensions for drug use, he was pitching for the crosstown Yankees. His father was scheduled to have open heart surgery in Tampa and Dwight was scheduled to pitch in New York. Dwight said he needed to be by his father’s side for the surgery but his father encouraged him to play against the powerful Seattle Mariners. Dwight Gooden then went to pitch a no hitter. And of course everything about the 1995 Mariners season was right out of a Hollywood sports drama. Baseball is unlike any other sport. It produces moments like these on a seemingly regular basis. Gotta love it.

[@BigTy1995]

RED SOX YANKEES 2004 ALCS! YOU GOTTTA DO IT!

[@bigussmokesus8866]

You should react to the “Days of our Steelers” series by Urinatingtree.

[@spheal2089]

Like Michael Jordans shot, this hit is simply known as "the double" across baseball.

[@emmitbrown5631]

Any Griffey content is good content! My #1 sports star all time. I left the M's with him to Cincy and Chicago. Even though I'm an all Seattle sports guy. But my generations Mickey Mantle was too special, not to follow. George is my guy.

[@The0Minecraftian]

If you want to see a him on another level, Steven A. Smith rants and meltdowns about the New York Knicks

[@jpbreeze44]

react to SB Nations vid called "The Bruins-Canadiens beef featured a police investigation, death threats, and brawl after brawl"

[@Billy.gen-X]

Is there any way to increase your mic volume? I keep getting blown out after watching your videos.

[@wilboricua149]

How can you not be romantic about baseball?

[@trendkill196]

Yeah. Check out Randy Johnson. At least watch when his pitch hit a bird.

[@dartdelatorre]

React to part 4 of sb nations mariners series

[@jacekatalakis8316]

The Yankees in the late 90s/early 2000s did not do well with 2 and 3 game leads in series. First team to blow a 2-0 lead in the ALDS First team to blow a 3-0 lead in the ALCS to Now we just need them to implode in the WS to finish the set

[@baivabjena1438]

Please react to Making the Case - Tim Duncan or Making the case - Larry Bird !!!

[@bagelproductions4594]

React to a half century of failure by urinating tree

[@coneychunk7449]

React to espn "cmon man" it's a funny pregame segment they and and you'd like it

[@MsSaskue360]

Yankees would get the last laugh winning 4 of the next 5 world series while mariners loose in the alcs

[@bxyronn]

Luka please react to a music video called Godzilla by Eminem🙏

[@greysonnealy7673]

Do MLB "best player at each position" by fuzzy. Like this if u agree

[@CorruptHarderware]

I saw that cut you did when Alex talked about desperation time in the top of the 9th. Boo. That was a lame edit bro.

[@edisonvicari7476]

Ima yankee fan so i couldnt watch

[@dhaub7174]

You gotta check out "Marcus Smart Defensive Highlights 2019-20" by Always Hoops