Originally aired in 1999. This was the 30-minute version that aired as part of the SportsCentury countdown. Subsequent airings have been the one hour documentary version.
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@gkprivate4333 жыл бұрын
ERA 0.95 in world series games. That is called performing when it is needed most and getting the team across the finish line
@mikebrody6985 Жыл бұрын
Just another day at the ranch for the mick. Ah shucks and get it done.
@MarkKrauklis9 ай бұрын
I'm 70 years old. I grew up a Cubs and Yankees fan. Koufax was in a class by himself; GREATEST pitcher I ever saw!!! THANK - YOU SANDY!!Great human being as well😎😀
@evermar13 жыл бұрын
I'm 68 years old and still display my Sandy Koufax baseball card in my office.
@dandyer26163 жыл бұрын
I have a collection of his cards and signed memorabilia and consider myself blessed
@jkrasney13 жыл бұрын
No one better than Koufax.
@vincentgonzales11764 жыл бұрын
With out a doubt greatest pitcher ever.
@morrisparrish767 ай бұрын
You said it so i guess i don’t have to!
@dandyer26163 жыл бұрын
My favorite athlete of all time..
@thomasodetto46704 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of watching Sandy pitch in person one time . It was in 1965 against the Giants at Candlestick Park. He beat the Giants 9-2. Watching him was poetry in motion. !!!!
@richdouglas23112 жыл бұрын
My friend, Ken, and I were attending a San Antonio Dodgers (AA) game in the mid-'80s. We saw that Koufax was there (scouting pitchers). I had an in with the pitching coach, Brent Strom. We asked Brent if Mr. Koufax would sign our gloves. Brent took them to Sandy and he signed them! I still have mine, although you can barely read the signature. I will cherish it always.
@larrypalomares67533 жыл бұрын
I was so lucky my Dad was a Koufax fan I saw him a lot . THANKS DAD R.I.P.❤
@billbergendahl26293 жыл бұрын
Sandy Koufax was amazing! The youngest person ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
@doowaditti3 жыл бұрын
I became a baseball fan at 9 10 yrs old and we lived in the san fernando valley.I was always a Giants fan.But, I loved Sandy Koufax....GREATEST PITCHER EVER
@michaelcavallacci29456 ай бұрын
His record from 1961-66, six years, was 129-37. Era was 2.21. Struck out 1,910 hitters. Six time all star. 3 x Cy Young. 2 x WS MVP. 5 x MLB strikeout leader. 3 x MLB wins leader. 3 x pitching triple crown. Absolutely unbelievable.
@maryhanson29962 жыл бұрын
In 1965 the Twins had a great team but ran into the BEST left handed pitcher ever. He won games 5 and 7 pitching a 4 hitter and 3 hitter both shut outs. Game 7 on 2 days rest. The best I've seen !
@robertkeith7274 Жыл бұрын
On two days rest and with an elbow that hurt so bad that he couldn't throw a curveball for most of that game. He got the job done with just his fastball.
@TheEtsnell3 жыл бұрын
I was 7 yrs old when I first remember seeing Sandy Koufax pitch going to Dodger Stadium with my Dad. Have been a lifelong fan!
@noahroangoldwing4 жыл бұрын
Koufax’s legendary pitching is why I’m a Dodgers fan (even though I live in Padres territory).
@thomasodetto46704 жыл бұрын
Don’t worry. I am 67 years old and I have been a life long Dodger fan. I live 40 minutes away from ATT park in San Francisco. I know how you feel.
@stevemccart91094 жыл бұрын
Listen to Sutton at the beginning here and it says it all. With out a doubt. The BEST of all time.
@victorblock3421 Жыл бұрын
And it's not even close.
@chetroberson57603 жыл бұрын
My recollection of Koufax was he would always seem to be 0-2 or 1-2 ahead of the batters, tremendous control. Love the story of how that magic moment happened in spring training, the light bulb turned on and the rest was history.
@amitchatterjee54064 жыл бұрын
"Sandy Koufax was the most dominant pitcher I ever saw. There were times I was that dominant, but not as consistent as him." - Nolan Ryan during the video interview and feature on Ryan by Roy Firestone
@davidr59614 жыл бұрын
thats what Mantle always said
@encyclopediaamericana72344 жыл бұрын
But Ryan had that longevity.
@johnsrous16165 жыл бұрын
Simply the best. Sandy Koufax was without a doubt the best pitcher in his time if not all time.
@doowaditti5 жыл бұрын
I agree...he was the best...and that's coming from a Giants fan
@Nestor1230575 жыл бұрын
Casey Stengel, who'd seen some good pitchers in his time, said, "The best? The Jewish kid." Nough said.
@sandygranule3584 жыл бұрын
Nolan Ryan was better in nearly every category... . Koufax was very very good...peaked for a short while, but the best? Nope, Nolan Ryan, Cy Young.
@johnsrous16164 жыл бұрын
@@sandygranule358nolan Ryan had the most no-hitters. Yes, that part is true without a doubt. Ryan would have had a much better career if he had been more of a pitcher instead of a flat thrower. Nolan's fastballs were like no other. His curve ball was terrific. He simply could not control his pitches. His walk totals dwarfed those of Koufax.
@josecarranza75554 жыл бұрын
Sandy Granule nolan ryan didn’t win any Cy Young awards, World Series shame 7’s, and World Series MVP’s. Stop embarrassing yourself.
@claudiacotner16385 жыл бұрын
My hero growing up in Brooklyn in the 60's. Our house was a divided one with lots of violence, hatred, and abuse. Koufax would get me through the day, and all the beatings and name calling washed away when he pitched and won. Then he retired, and left me with a hole in my heart that has never healed. But thanks a million Sandy for helping me get through it at times. G-d Bless!..Maurice H
@ExodusPessoa5 жыл бұрын
That was such a beautiful comment Maurice thanks so much for sharing something so personal God Bless You my friend :).
@jwiese1004 жыл бұрын
So you stayed a Dodgers fan after the move?
@sandygranule3584 жыл бұрын
Nolan Ryan would get me through the days. Whats more...he filled that void for 4 decades, breaking record after record. IMO Sandy Koufax peaked out for 6 years & abandoned you. He was a quitter & now a recluse. According to this documentary he's still hiding, selfishly avoiding fans. But, Nolan Ryan has a baseball camp for kids...he continues to give. Its difficult for me to respect Sandy Koufax. Comparing Sandy Koufax to Nolan Ryan is like comparing a sneaky weasel to a heroic man. IMO off field behavior matters as much as on field.
@claudiacotner16384 жыл бұрын
Sandy Granule Your way over the top in criticizing a marvelous pitcher beloved by so many to this day. His arm was falling off. If he has chosen to be a recluse you can fault him for it, but calling him a weasel is going to far. I mean even Giant fans respect him! Perhaps your just a bit jealous Ryan doesn’t get as much publicity or has it taken away by a man who was dominating in post season. Your friend is not mentioned in that respect. Besides, Koufax was not a head hunter like your friend. Disappointed I am in the way Koufax handles himself, but would you say that about Willie Mays who runs away from fans unless you pay him? Or do you have a problem with people who celebrate Yom Kipper instead of Christmas? Your way over the top dude!....Maurice H
@claudiacotner16384 жыл бұрын
jwiese100 i was too young to remember Ebbets Field. But the move was criminal.
@single552 жыл бұрын
I'm in Houston and I love Nolan. But my grandmother told me Koufax was the greatest. She was right.
@randybailin4902 Жыл бұрын
Sandy Koufax and Bobby Orr, 2 massive stars whose star shined very bright for a relatively short period of time and injuries cost them many great years.
@carymiller24033 жыл бұрын
The GOAT. Period. And a very decent, disciplined individual. Only saw him on TV. Best overhand curve ball in the history of the game. Fastball is up there with the best as well.
@danielshanetzky37142 жыл бұрын
Your crazy. Koufax had 3 great seasons like Ron guidry n denny McClain. Seaver had 6 great seasons, Bob feller had 6 great seasons walter Johnson had 12 great seasons and so on. Koufax only won 165 games that's not GOAT
@carymiller24032 жыл бұрын
@@danielshanetzky3714 You're entitled to your opinion and I respect it. But most baseball experts agree Koufax was the best. That includes hall of fame players like Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, and Willie Stargell. No need to call someone crazy. Let's keep the discussion respectful.
@danielshanetzky37142 жыл бұрын
@@carymiller2403 numbers don't lie. Koufax had 3 twenty game win seasons. So did Ron guidry who is not in HOF. Walter Johnson had 12 twenty game seasons, Bob feller had 6 twenty game win seasons and he lost 4 seasons to world War 2. Tom seaver had 5 twenty games seasons, Steve Carlton had 6 twenty games win seasons etc etc. Koufax didn't even win 200 games only won 165 games in 12 seasons that's average about 12 games win. That is not GOAT. Let's be real here
@carymiller24032 жыл бұрын
@@danielshanetzky3714 You are in the minority. Look at the number of no-hitters, the perfect game, the era. For a six year period the most dominant pitcher in history. Now you might say 6 years doesn't qualify for the GOAT. Maybe. But Ron Guidry is no Sandy Koufax. And Koufax was the youngest player ever inducted into the hall of fame. Now please respond to the many other posters here who also say Koufax was the best. They deserve some of your attention as well as me
@danielshanetzky37142 жыл бұрын
@@carymiller2403 I'll reply. What 6 years. He only had 3 Twenty win seasons. Bob feller had 6 twenty win seasons and 3 no hitters and he lost 4 full seasons in his prime. 3 seasons is not extradinary. Walter Johnson had 12 great seasons that extradnary. Tom seaver and Steve Carlton dominated the whole decade of the 1970s. Bob Gibson dominated the whole decade of the 1960s that's impressive. Koufax dominating 3 seasons is not impressive
@TheElmasv743 жыл бұрын
The best pitcher ever
@ansellovestogroworganicall21803 жыл бұрын
Absolutely the BEST
@margaretwalsh8524 жыл бұрын
As a lifelong Red Sox fan I always loved Koufax. The 1963 World Series against the Yankees mad me even a bigger fan. Punching out 15 Yankees still makes me smile.
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
Bucky Dent still make you smile? 🤓😁😂
@margaretwalsh8523 жыл бұрын
@@TheBatugan77 Bucky F'n Dent!! It's a scar that will never go away, no smiling here.
@captsaison93433 жыл бұрын
When I was very young I got to see the tail end of Koufax's career as he pitched against the reds one time. Also got see Spahn pitch at the end of his career one time. THE TWO BEST LEFT-HANDED PITCHERS I EVER SAW. When Koufax was having a good day controlling his curve and breaking ball he was virtually unhittable with his fast ball to go with those two pitches. He could also throw a change of speeds pitch too. Wow. Just wow.
@landmansid3 жыл бұрын
Sandy was one of the best. He did pitch from a 14" mound. Gave his fast bass extra zip and his curveball more drop. The mound height was lowered to 10" in 1969 because the higher mound was giving too much advantage to the pitchers of the day.
@billycharles2 жыл бұрын
Sandy Koufax was and is the greatest pitcher in the history of MLB
@morrisparrish768 ай бұрын
We all know it now!
@auletjohnast036387 ай бұрын
🔵billiecharles, He was and still is, but the greatest athlete of all time is the great Secretariat.🔴
@morrisparrish767 ай бұрын
You said it so i guess i don’t have to!
@morrisparrish767 ай бұрын
@@auletjohnast03638 Reminds me of the old WNC quote: too big to be a man; but not big enough to be a horse!
@lloydkline69463 жыл бұрын
Sandy Koufax original no hit pitcher, unhittable in early 1960s
@rdowning605 ай бұрын
Thousands of us in that era became huge baseball fans because of sandy.. If the Dodgers were on TV and sandy was pitching...you were watching that game
@juanjuan81794 жыл бұрын
I always remember my Brooklyn Natives friends, here in Boyle heights, Los Angeles in the 60's at Dodger Stadium. Just a Kid with my dad. Sandy koufax's Name, was like magical. The Greatest, without a doubt.
@syourke34 жыл бұрын
Koufax led the national League in ERA five years in a row - 1962-1966 - and his ERA for those five years was 1.95. Wow! No other pitcher ever led the league in ERA for five consecutive seasons. A real class act!
@benmiddleton99844 жыл бұрын
And yet, Warren Spahn blows him away but doesn't get the notoriety. Pathetic
@syourke34 жыл бұрын
@@benmiddleton9984 I don't know how old you are but I remember when they were both pitching back in the 1960's. At that time, Koufax was the best pitcher in the major leagues, hands down. And he pitched for the Dodgers which meant he pitched in the World Series in 1963, 1965 and 1966, so the entire country watched him pitch on national TV. But he retired due to arthritis in his is left elbow in 1966, at the age of only 30 years. He had only 5 or 6 really great seasons because he hardly ever got to pitch with the Dodgers on a regular basis until he was around 25 years old. When he found his control, he was simply unstoppable. He had both the greatest curve ball and the best fastball in baseball. He was a power pitcher who set season strikeout records and he gave up very few walks. When he retired, he was still in his prime, in fact, his last season - 1966 - was perhaps his best season of all. Warren Spahn was undoubtedly one of the greatest pitchers who ever lived. He did not win his first game in the majors until he was 25 years old. Then he went on to win 20 games in 13 of the next 17 seasons, an unbelievable achievement especially considering that the season was only 154 games in those days and that he pitched for the Braves, not one of the best teams around. He pitched in three World Series - 1948, 1957, 1958 - but he did not play in a big media capital like New York or Los Angeles and that may explain why he did not get the sort of national attention that Koufax received.
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
@@syourke3 Warren Spahn led the NL in complete games six or seven years after he turned 35. Ponder that. The reason his career started late was WWII, during which he was wounded and received a battlefield commission. I met Mr. Spahn at Cooperstown in 1974. Wonderful, modest, self-effacing gentleman!
@ticnatz3 жыл бұрын
That Burger King ad was pretty funny !!
@tequanbeatty40345 жыл бұрын
Koufax is well before my time but watching him Pitch is Mastery itself I’ve only seen Some bits & Pieces of his Dominates. That said I still say he’s the greatest pitcher who has played this Beautiful game we call baseball yes I know about Nolan Pedro Roger Maddux Carlton & the list goes on but what I seen & studied is unprecedented! But I can truly say with out a doubt this Man his Greatness personified. Having it all the Awards the championships fame Etc & letting it go for the sake of his Mortality.. & not losing something that essential to his Being. I know this is a Old video but I’m glad I got to see it & I’ll be sure to tell children & other folks years from now his Dominance’s & Legacy💯🙏🏾 it will most definitely echo through the fabric of time..
@claudiacotner16384 жыл бұрын
Nice. I saw him murder the Mets in 1965 at old Shea;9 innings, 9K’s 5 Hits, 1 Earned Run. He had a bad day only striking out 9! Stay well, Maurice H
@davidbowman4259 Жыл бұрын
Like the Beatles, Koufax blazed a brief but incandescent trail across the sports/musical/cultural/sociological sky. As Garigiola said, he was a meteor.
@jr-xs9tf3 жыл бұрын
His curve may have been the best of his pitches. That says a lot considering the gas he threw.
@catholiccrusader5328 Жыл бұрын
Love that man! Used to love to watch him pitch especially Game 7 in the 1965 World Series I even heard his perfect game on the radio.
@jakemcclintock86964 жыл бұрын
One batter I knew told me that when he first went up against Koufax, he was mesmerized by his legendary windup, so perfectly beautiful that no one else could even imitate it, then the way he released the ball and how it looked coming at him, almost like a dream in slow motion, that he forgot to swing, not that it would have done much good. I know what he means. Nobody, and I mean nobody could match his form, the control he had over the baseball or the elusive wickedness of the pitch as the ball flew over the plate right where he had intended it to go. As a youthful pitcher myself at one point, I did pretty well, but nothing like him in any sense of the word, save for determination. He was my mentor without even knowing it. I learned how to pitch by watching him do it, and as an old man, I can still do it today, right down the old tube, and much faster than I did as a kid. I owe that at least in part, to having had the privilege of watching the best pitcher ever to play the game.
@sandygranule3584 жыл бұрын
His wind up looks off balance & chaotic, almost comically exaggerated. Anyone who can displace that awkward crazy wind up with "mesmerizing" & "beautiful" has an inventive mind.
@dorfmanjones3 жыл бұрын
@@sandygranule358 The only problem with his form was the follow-through. It wasn't there and I suspect that's what finally gave him arm trouble. As for the rest, you're by yourself in your opinion, which of course you're welcome to.
@loukorpas60294 жыл бұрын
I worked as marketing director while he was with us. The Absolute Best Ever. Ever
@VMan293973 жыл бұрын
imagine a pitcher with koufax's curveball and marianos cutter that would be a nightmare
@TX.RigWelder335 жыл бұрын
Commercial nostalgia like no other!
@robertburek21193 ай бұрын
In 1962 I noticed Koufax I've been a dodger fan since
@auletjohnast036387 ай бұрын
🔵THE #1 ATHLETE OF ALL TIME HUMAN OR NON HUMAN IS THE GREAT SECRETARIAT!🐎🔴
@billybergendahl35154 жыл бұрын
Sandy Koufax would love the town I live in, very quiet and secluded.
@TERoss-jk9ny4 жыл бұрын
I’m tempted to downvote this because it’s impossible to hear with any outside noise. But it’s about Sandy, so I’ll watch it again at 2 am so I can actually hear it! God Bless Sandy Kofax!!
@mikebrody6985 Жыл бұрын
My Mick. My idol. My hero. And what a giant of a human being to stand up to tell kids don’t be stupid like me Who does this today ??? NOBODY. but my mick did like he always did and he came thru for the team in the end when it’s needed the most. RIP MICK growing up as a kid would not have been the same without you
@Tomatohater642 жыл бұрын
I saw him in Ellsworth, Maine in a pottery store in the 90s - he never said a word to anyone; looked around for 10 minutes, seemed quite at ease, and left quietly into oblivion.
@Roy-or6ev Жыл бұрын
He made me feel proud to be a left-hander. 🤩!
@kenbrickman44123 жыл бұрын
My grandpa Meyer used to take me on the trolley to Ebbet's field to see the "Jewish kid" pitch...back in Brooklyn
@richdouglas23112 жыл бұрын
"Arthritis" is what they thought then. These days, it is suspected that he suffered a UCL tear. Tommy John surgery was 15 years into the future. But still, I wonder what would have happened if Sandy had taken a year off and came back.
@haroldsteinblatt25674 жыл бұрын
I’m lucky that I was too young to appreciate Koufax or what his retirement meant. I’m glad. It would have demolished me.
@loissimmons65583 жыл бұрын
Even his teammates in Brooklyn exaggerate how bad he was in his early years. He pitched two complete game shutouts in his rookie year, back to back starts late in the season. You can't do that if you can't throw the ball within the batting cage, let alone over the plate. (And Duke Snider is my favorite player, but he's exaggerating when he says stuff like that.) He struck out 18 batters in a game twice: the first one was in 1959, before the six year window of dominance that everyone was talking about. A little over a month later, he came very close to winning the clinching game of the World Series. He started Game 5 and gave up only one run in 7 innings, a run that scored when Sherm Lollar grounded into a double play. But the Dodgers were shutout that game and lost 1-0. So he had flashes of brilliance in his first six years. The Dodgers only had to keep him on the major league roster in 1955 and 1956. There was a reason why they never sent him down to the minors. He was voted their most improved player in 1957. He struck out over 1 batter per inning that year. And he was slowly improving each year, although the disappointments when he failed still stood out for someone with his ability. Koufax has admitted that in addition to needing to relax on the mound, the other thing that he changed before the 1961 season was to get his legs in better shape. One of the reasons for his inconsistency in his first six years was that he didn't have the stamina to pitch every fourth day in the starting rotation. A pitcher's ability comes from their arms and upper body, but their stamina comes from the legs. The other thing that affected him in his early years was how the Dodgers managed him. Because he was a bonus baby without minor league experience, the Dodgers looked at his poor performances as an indication that he wasn't ready yet. OTOH, the Yankees had a very good pitcher during the same years who had come up through the minor leagues. His name was Bob Turley. He won the Cy Young Award in 1958. He also had a really good fastball and inconsistent control. He led the AL in walks three times, including the year he won the Cy Young. Casey Stengel used to say that he could tell within one inning if Turley had it or not. If not, he would take him out right away. Then he start him again two days later. Usually he had it again. Turley also developed elbow problems, but they were bone chips, not arthritis. It was more difficult for him to pitch through it and his career declined quickly after 1958 although he continued to pitch until 1963.
@unkledoda4202 жыл бұрын
It took him like 6 or 7 years to figure out to relax a bit when pitching and that a pitcher needs to workout their legs too. He sure could pitch (eventually) but seems a bit lacking in the common sense department. Did they not have pitching coaches in those days?
@loissimmons65582 жыл бұрын
@@unkledoda420 Yes, there were pitching coaches back then. The Dodgers pitching coach when Koufax broke in to the big leagues was Joe Becker. He would be the Dodger pitching coach for all but the last two years of Sandy's career. It was the first year that he served as a pitching coach, but it would be his role for the rest of his baseball career. He left the Dodgers for two years with the Cardinals and then finished his career with the Cubs until a heart ailment sidelined him during the 1970 season. Previously, Becker had been a minor league manager at the AAA level (from 1946-54). Prior to his tour of duty in the military during WWII, he was a catcher, including a brief stint in the majors with Cleveland. The fact that he was a catcher, not a pitcher, doesn't make him any less capable as a pitching coach. Some of the best pitching coaches were catchers during their playing careers (e.g. Rube Walker). And it was a catcher, Norm Sherry, who convinced Sandy to take it down a notch during spring training in 1961 that helped him become a consistently dominant pitcher.
@matt75hooper Жыл бұрын
If I start a team today- I select Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson. In that order.
@morrisparrish768 ай бұрын
You couldn’t do any better than that!
@davewolf62565 жыл бұрын
I've been racking my brains as to where I've heard the music up to 4 minutes in. Apollo 13.
@dnasty3124 жыл бұрын
Perfect music for #32
@silver97293 жыл бұрын
Shawshank Redemption too
@820hurleyj6 ай бұрын
The greatest pitcher EVER!
@jamesjackson83653 жыл бұрын
If you watch him, fluid motion, load up, and unleash it all in the snap of a wrist
@victorblock3421 Жыл бұрын
There isn't a good enough word to describe Koufax. There were some incredible great pitchers, and then one pitcher above all that.
@morrisparrish767 ай бұрын
Thy WNClike!
@lousarmento11273 жыл бұрын
Recall seeing him pitch at a sold out Sportsman Park in St Louis, one night in August, 1965 , and the large throng of fans standing behind home plate - don't think they allow that anymore.
@patbackus76685 жыл бұрын
Ron Howard remembered that hold out by Koufax , because he was making more money then both of them at 6 years old ! Lol
@BEBOP2685 жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid kofax vs whitey ford.W S. Lefty like Iam Kofax had perfect mechanics he was one of the best during a time when pitchers ruled,Drysdale ,Gibson, spaun first luv baseball.His arm was hurting thats why he retired they were shooting him with steroids midde of innings back then a pitcher went the whole game
@MIKELIN82 жыл бұрын
How can a man who is the best of the century at what he did be rated #42 out of 50?
@morrisparrish767 ай бұрын
Fucked up fickle assed voters?
@MikeJones-fv1fe2 жыл бұрын
Icon.
@princejosephszn3 жыл бұрын
He finished with 4 rings 😳
@westfieldHD4 жыл бұрын
Really gave us the Shawshank piano bit
@studogable4 жыл бұрын
Great as Koufax was, Bob Uecker hit .400 off of him. Dead serious. Look it up. No disrespect intended. Koufax is one of my favorite human beings of all time. It just shows what a wonderful game baseball is when one of the worst hitters can find such success against such a great pitcher.
@sandygranule3584 жыл бұрын
Koufax is propped up by the NY crowd... he's overrated & over ranked.
studogable He has a problem with him because he gets more respect and publicity than his head hunting idol Nolan Ryan..Maurice H PS-He attacks him mercilessly! But obviously, he is a very very small minority. He pitched in LA not NY.
@claudiacotner16384 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is Uecker hit a homer off him and said it might have kept Koufax out of HOF. Hilarious! Maurice H
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
@@sandygranule358 I'm a NY native. You're a douchebag.
@Hellodarknessmyold Жыл бұрын
The man wasn’t human
@kenguilliams47452 жыл бұрын
If I needed 6 pitchers to start sandy would be my lefty Nolan and Tom sever Bob Gibson, catfish hunter, vida blue and everyone is well rested
@kenguilliams47452 жыл бұрын
And you pay them by the win ...
@mikebrody6985 Жыл бұрын
With Koufax his silence was his sling. Watching him was like watching Bernstein at the met conduct Beethoven or something Russian?? I mean Sandy was smooth as silk. He’d slide that ball like nothing. I’m not big on hitters. They’re entertaining like Ruth and mantle but a pitchers pitcher is like conducting an orchestra. That was Koufax. Smooth. Silk.
@user-uo8yh9tb8g Жыл бұрын
Incredible man and obviously one of (if not THE) best to ever do it... it's a toss-up for me between him and someone Sutton didn't mention in prime Pedro Martinez
@davidmorrison-io4co3 ай бұрын
Watching Koufax is like watching art at its best. Too bad the program eas 90 Percent commercials..
@rougedemoncollects52392 жыл бұрын
There is no way that THE LEGENDARY Sandy Koufax lived in Ellsworth,Maine. Because I was born in Maine and I lived around there when I was very young.
@thebookdoc.writing.and.editing2 жыл бұрын
Should have cut the commercials ;-) But great pick.
@jhanks20123 жыл бұрын
The real reason he quit so early: if he didn't quit while in his prime he'd just be another good to great pitcher, nobody would be calling him the goat
@ogdocvato4 жыл бұрын
Very much like Bo Jackson. I felt sick when these athletes faded like dying stars.
@morrisparrish767 ай бұрын
Bo Jackson never won anything!
@stevekatz43724 жыл бұрын
OK, so it is agreed by all that Sandy was the Greatest Pitcher of the modern time in all of Baseball, so why only #42! If you look at his record from 1961 to 1966, you will not find any pitcher to equal him! I just think he deserves a much higher rating than this!
@benmiddleton99844 жыл бұрын
And yet, nobody seems to talk about the pitcher who has the most wins as a left-handed pitcher. Warren Spahn
@charlotteparker20683 жыл бұрын
It is the name of the show ! Top 50 athletes. He came in as #42 in sports.... Not as a baseball pitcher.
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
Hey Steve. It's not agreed by all.
@unkledoda4202 жыл бұрын
Not everyone thinks he's the GOAT. Longevity and not taking like 7 years to figure out how to pitch consistently count for something in my book. Besides, I can think of a handful more recent pitchers who may have put up similar numbers had they got to throw off that taller pitcher's mound.
@garylobo3483 жыл бұрын
He was so horrible at first he was ready to retire, imagine. There's another of his cohorts that went right along with him, just a terrible start to his career. He became the monster that won with his team in the years the Dodgers didn't, during the 1960s. Gibson. Too bad they never faced each other during that miraculous era. All Gibby did was throw a 1.12 ERA in 1968, after the Cardinals won it all in 67. In 1969 they lowered the pitching mound from 15 inches to 10 because of that My two favorite pitchers of all time. As a young Cardinal fan in the late 60s, i saw Gibby pitch many times at Busch Stadium. But never Koufax. My loss.
@patbackus76685 жыл бұрын
On the Andy Griffith show ,
@shihyuchu67533 жыл бұрын
Dont know about Carpinteria..but I know he lived in Paso Robles
@andrewmorgan46505 жыл бұрын
Go Bearcats!
@MrRckstdy775 жыл бұрын
Nolan Ryan has the all time strike out record. His numbers are the best. And I am a Dodger fan.
@dannycoca82524 жыл бұрын
Abraham Salazar did Ryan win WS by himself like Koufax? Perfect games and cute young? Koufax is greater than Ryan! Even Ryan would agree if you’d ask. My thoughts. Go Dodgers!
@liamg22714 жыл бұрын
Ryan has said many times Koufax was a much better pitcher.
@donnsunderland26844 жыл бұрын
Then you're living six feet under in a graveyard.
@MrRckstdy774 жыл бұрын
@@donnsunderland2684 I was on a big Nolan Ryan baseball card kick for a while. Now collecting Kofax Baseball cards again.
@chuckacker35214 жыл бұрын
best slugger, mickey mantle
@johnsrous16164 жыл бұрын
And Koufax blew him away in 63
@chuckacker35214 жыл бұрын
im a Koufax fan, he was the best pitcher ever,I remember a radio game back then, the play by play, guy saidwhen u have a set of games with the dodgers, u can on losing1 of em to koufax
@Marvhagler4 жыл бұрын
How can the greatest pitcher of All Time be #42?
@charlotteparker20683 жыл бұрын
He isn't..... It's the title of the documentary. All sports. He is #42 being in the spotlight of 50 athletes.
@morrisparrish768 ай бұрын
That’s what can happen when you have dickheaks doing the rating!
@christopheryasus36664 жыл бұрын
He would beat you 15-0 in basketball too
@sandygranule3584 жыл бұрын
Who plays to 15? One on One is usually to 21. The comments about basketball seem contrived & fabricated.
@christopheryasus36664 жыл бұрын
@@sandygranule358 so competitive he wouldnt let you score. I read about it
@claudiacotner16384 жыл бұрын
christopher yasus He called Koufax a weasel! He has a big problem with him!.Maurice H
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
@@sandygranule358 He went to college on a basketball scholarship. Your definition of contrived is contrived.
@hunkallgood734 жыл бұрын
Sandy reminds me of myself but I was alot more dominant.
@TheBatugan773 жыл бұрын
Yeah, screencrapped.... Your hand goes numb when you jerkoff. That's after your eyes go blind trying to find your tiny tool.
@chuckacker35214 жыл бұрын
they can only rate him at 42???he should be no lower than number 1.!!!rate the rest anywhere, after koufax
@encyclopediaamericana72344 жыл бұрын
It's greatest athletes, not just pitchers. #1 should be Wilt Chamberlain.
@scottodonnell71212 жыл бұрын
@@encyclopediaamericana7234 They named Michael Jordon #1. Followed by Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, And Jim Brown.
@joshuahymer152 жыл бұрын
Possibly the worst audio of anything on KZbin
@maxcarey64142 жыл бұрын
Eat shit. It’s also nowhere else on KZbin. You’re welcome.
@joshuahymer152 жыл бұрын
@@maxcarey6414 just stating truth. That must bother you
@maxcarey64142 жыл бұрын
@@joshuahymer15 What bothers me is the ungratefulness of tools that bitch about something for free instead of being happy it’s there. Enjoy your shit.
@gkprivate4333 жыл бұрын
sorry but I disagree with his Yom Kipur sit out. When one joins a team, one gives up some things so that the team can prosper.
@merseybeat19634 жыл бұрын
Horrible sound
@geraldmcgoose36513 жыл бұрын
The wooden velvet consistently water because pocket intialy clear aside a perpetual transport. internal, spiritual lace
@danielshanetzky3714 Жыл бұрын
Bob fellow was much better picture as a righty and Warren spawn was a much better picture as a lefty in the modern era
@danielshanetzky37142 жыл бұрын
If Koufax would have been a decent pitcher in 1956 maybe brooklyn dodgers would have stayed in Brooklyn instead of deserting in 1957 because of that hog O'Malley. Koufax dropped the ball for brooklyn dodgers in 1956 n195⁷
@arealmench4 жыл бұрын
A lifetime era of 2.76 which ranks 96th on the all time list doesn't sound so great to me. It's not like he was untouchable. He lost 87 games or 35% of the time. Please!
@jossposs61114 жыл бұрын
arealmench he won the Era title 5 consecutive years! Please!
@jimbochirico95304 жыл бұрын
0.95 ERA in 8 WS games. No one is close. His record in WS was 4-3 due to a lack of support. Same for many of the games he lost. Led the majors in wins, strikeouts and ERA in 63, 65, 66. Best pitcher I've ever seen.
@jossposs61114 жыл бұрын
Jimbo Chirico Koufax pitcher game 7 in 1965 on two days rest. He also pitched the pennant clincher in 1966 on two days rest! Willie Davis committed 3 errors in the 1966 World Series(last game he ever pitched.
@vincentgonzales11764 жыл бұрын
Oh nolan Ryan just won a couple of game's more than he lost and they call him great
@victorblock3421 Жыл бұрын
OK genius. Who is better?
@pp37633 жыл бұрын
Bob Gibson was better
@cmc61123 жыл бұрын
Wrong...so wrong.
@scottodonnell71212 жыл бұрын
No way. Koufax had better stuff than Gibson and threw 4 no-hitters. If Sandy was healthy and pitched in 1968, he would have had the historic year.
@vgr112261 Жыл бұрын
No
@morrisparrish768 ай бұрын
You’re entitled to your opinion; even it it’s fucked up!
@benmiddleton99844 жыл бұрын
Koufax isn't good enough to carry Warren spahn's jockstrap. Only reason Sandy is as popular as he is is because he played in Los Angeles. Warren Spahn doesn't nearly get the credit that he deserves because he played in Milwaukee and it's sad. It's the same bias when it comes to Stan Musial. If Stan the Man played his baseball Years in New York he would be Lou Gehrig.
@WilliamFlickinger-qv3us11 ай бұрын
Roberto Clemente always hiy sandy kofax like he owned him
@WilliamFlickinger-qv3us11 ай бұрын
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