Revisiting The Single Worst Start in MLB History

[@thebendyplushshow7786]

I watched the game where Carlos Rodon gave up 8 earned runs without recording an out and thought, this has to be the worst start of all time. 😕🤷‍♂️

[@joeylawn36111]

ERA = Undefined.

[@PotatoGod985]

You could've mentioned that it was his birthday that day as well.

[@OVO_Devin]

I was thinking the same thing

[@somerandomguy5977]

He does very little research before posting and consistently mispronounces names so don't get your hopes up.

[@Ksmskns]

Real. Dudes a Massive Grifter​@@somerandomguy5977

[@ryleighrage]

I have a contender for worst start. When playing for the Tigers, Dontrelle Willis once gave up 5 runs without allowing a hit in a game against the Red Sox. He issued 7 walks and several wild pitches. He may have had the yips, but that’s still impressively bad.

[@reednaylor1894]

I watched that game and it was crazy to watch live IIRC the announcers mentioned how it was the most give up without a hit and that was before it was even over

[@antonioreconquistador]

Damn that was worse than rick ankiel's arm falling off

[@SvendleBerries]

"Impressively bad" is the correct term lol Wow. I had to read "gave up 5 runs without allowing a hit" a few times because it didnt make sense at first lol

[@daniiii2227]

He definitely had the yips. IIRC he struggled with anxiety and mental health issues during his time in Detroit.

[@LancasterResponding]

I remember watching this game and wondering how anyone could get blown up by that Phillies team. It was fun but I felt bad for the guy.

[@tillitsdone]

I attended a game in 2012 that he threw 8 shutout innings in. Then later that season watched a game on TV when he threw 7 shutout innings. Win some, lose some.

[@mattlock1849]

Watched this game as it happened. My Phillies were absolute trash that year but this game early in the season gave me a bit of false hope

[@mmllarchiver]

I remember watching this game live and thinking “What the heck is he doing??” Glad we got the first round draft pick though.

[@jonasirw1]

We really need an LVP Award to honor these kind of performances

[@OVO_Devin]

this start was on guthries birthday

[@Mo_Ketchups]

I was stuck in Seattle when I saw the Yanks play em w a name I’ll never forget pitching: Ian Snell. CC started for NY. (2009?) Seattle’d fried their whole pen in a double header so this poor slob Snell was left out there to the wolves. I think he gave up 14 runs (maybe 15). Alls I knows is I’ve never felt worse for any pitcher during a game. The guy woulda rather stuck his head in an oven than stay out there watching his ERA scrape the surface of the moon. 😮‍💨😣🤦‍♂️

[@PASquared]

As a Phillies fan, that's a lot of names in the lineup I haven't heard anything of in a while... glad Nola is still kicking

[@ButterflyBlood]

Somehow I don't remember this as a hardcore Nats fan. I DO remember a classic a couple year in which AJ Cole, a guy who bore a striking resemblance to someone I was beefing with at the time, in his MLB debut for us gave up 9 runs in 2 innings only for the nats to rally back by the end and win 13-12. Truly one of the most satisfying games I've ever watched.

[@forman208]

Did you film this in a library? Why the fuck is the volume so low lol

[@conorjohn490]

April? APRIL? It's one thing when its July and your team is 20 games out. Or you burned your relievers in two extra inning games in a row... but letting a starter just eat this much s#!t in April is not a great organizational look.

[@texanfournow]

Well, he did earn $44M and win a World Series game, so there's some solace.

[@markterpstra2259]

As a Phillies fan I remember this well

[@hipstereagle6050]

I attended this game and was just stunned by how unbelievable the scoring was that first inning. The irony being that the Nats were a way better than the Phillies at the time

[@TheShachattack13]

even if a pitcher was trying to pitch badly, its really hard to give up 10 runs in an inning. You could throw 85 mph fastballs down the middle on every pitch and you're almost guaranteed to get 3 sharply hit balls straight at fielders before 10 runs score

[@wisyanksfangaming3434]

Everyone saying 'I have a contender,' I don't think any of those also happened to occur on the pitchers birthday

[@MayleneMadman]

No way this is worse than the 2019 Braves vs. Cardinals Wild Card game. Mike Foltynewicz may have only given up 6 runs but it was the biggest choke in playoff history.

[@soyousee8078]

Hunter brown vs royals still gives me nightmares

[@SimonFoster23111971]

That's on the Manager. He should have had relievers up as soon as the 3rd or 4th run was scored.

[@MustaineRattlehead]

Love your videos but I wish your voiceover volume was louder.

[@YGuy1999]

Two things. 1) That 2017 Phillies lineup was BAD, and 2) it was his birthday. Baseball gods really gave Guthrie the ultimate middle finger that night

[@hokeyrulz26]

Also to make it even worse, April 8th is his birthday.

[@davidbaer2906]

Nationals Jeremy Guthrie and Phillies Howie Kendrick. Weird time in baseball

[@nomar5spaulding]

Damn, that's a terrible inning even in a Little League game.

[@torrey88]

I remember this, it was Jeremy’s birthday too.

[@markcornish2519]

Roel Ramirez cardinals 2020, home runs to first four batters he faced

[@davidchodds]

2 points. 1st, the stat line 2/3INN 6H 10ER 10R 4BB 0K is a game score of 16. Terrible but I've seen box scores of under 10 and even sub 0 game scores. 2nd, it's cool how Phillies got all those runs and not one single home run.

[@joeylawn36111]

If a pitcher starts a game, and gets 0 outs, and gives up 1 or more runs, he'll have an ERA of "Undefined".... 😉🤣

[@timphares3061]

Look up Claudio Vargas. Lasted only 1.1 innings, gave up double figures.

[@erichite4871]

I was there!! My 2nd ever phillies game!

[@billny33]

Amazing you can give up a 12-run first inning in modern MLB and not even give up a homer.

[@Krysdavar]

What's also amazing about that one inning is that that Phillies team really sucked (except for Aaron Nola, of course). They were like a Triple A team. 🤣

[@tommyk3464]

I immediately saw the thumbnail and knew exactly what game. I was there as a Nats fan. Not a fun experience.

[@drygnfyre]

At least a couple years later, they'd finally win the World Series.

[@grahammarshall1199]

Stephen Natz also had a terrible start vs the Phillies in 2018 or 2019.

[@bransag23]

Rick Ankiel says hello

[@aidenrogatz8071]

That Phillies team was gross

[@chris42069]

Whats your one wish? "To pitch in MLB" Wish granted, but theres a small catch...

[@ElliottMoose]

I was here for this game good times

[@GaIeforce]

What this video doesn't describe is that Jeremy Guthrie at this point of time was a 38 year old journeyman pitcher whose best years were long behind him and had just endured the worst season of his career in 2015, and bounced around in 3 different organizations in 2016 in attempts to get one more shot at MLB action. Context is important.

[@itzsummagic]

still doesnt make it any better of a start

[@JoeFlacko]

You're right, this is a fantastic start for a 38 year old journeyman. Thank you for providing much needed context.

[@KansasHempMan]

Guthrie always sucked and was a Mormon in the clubhouse.

[@GaIeforce]

@@itzsummagic This was still a terrible start by every metric in the book. What I meant to say is that starts like this are expected, given those details.

[@davidkaminsky2828]

Anyone else notice in thumbnail both scores are 10-0

[@welcome_to_the_own_zone]

I think we know who the lone downvoter is.

[@chrisdaly7385]

How'd your final year go? 135 era. You mean era+? Nope.

[@alphqbet_soup9234]

nice thumbnail, might wanna fix that

[@chuckjay6254]

I was at this game!

[@10Peter25]

OUCH!!! 😖 That's all I can say.

[@generalmoonstone]

The worst start belongs to the Chicago White Sox.

[@luckylag360]

Idk Blair Henley was pretty bad, RA Dickey had a couple too earlier in his career.

[@ytnym]

Writing is rewriting.

[@thriftman1196]

Playoff kershaw numbers right there 💀

[@dannyspitzer1267]

Haha, wow