Reliving Javier Baez's INSANE Mets Phase

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Javier Baez will be likely be remembered for his Cubs high or his Tigers low, but sandwiched between those is an unbelievably brief but eventful stint as a New York Met...
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[@scottnotpilgrim]

Unexpected UrinatingTree reference, but welcome

[@Lgz009]

With Players who reached their prime in the COVID era it always feels like their prime was a feverdream

[@robertkidnley93]

And I'm not just saying that because I had fever at the time

[@Baseballify]

Luke voit

[@Baseballify]

Dominic smith

[@Baseballify]

Kenta maeda

[@VianoMusicAcademy]

@@robertkidnley93the only cure was… more cowbell

[@downtownkiller1716]

Bro, For real Baez became another type of player when he wear the Puerto Rico Jersey 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@Bc232klm]

He needs to switch hit full time. Those sliders would be coming towards him.

[@mallymcally]

He’d still swing even if it hit him lol

[@JuniorSwingman]

A motivated Baez is a good MLB player. 2021 was a perfect storm for Javy. Playing alongside his best friend and playing for a contract at the end of the season catapulted him into a difference maker not only with the glove but with the bat.

[@luisrivera2304]

As a Cubs fan, we got nothing but love for Javi! ❤

[@PopOutPaulie]

Foreal he was amazing with us

[@iongotchu]

frfr

[@butterthyme2241]

I live in Chicago and I don’t see much love for him, it’s all rizzo and Bryant

[@alwoods8010]

Love me so El Mago!

[@EmmanuelPerez88]

That special ball from 2016-2021 made a lot of guy look better than they were. I also have a feeling it may have negatively impacted a few players too.

[@SlidinPonyCrew91]

This comment! The mlb had some iffy balls in play those years

[@theowlman7091]

We're still looking for his missing earring to this day.

[@jacksonmcmahon4147]

7:06 I remember watching this game as a Marlins fan. It was another sad moment.

[@Purlypurlington]

your background tracks r insane. tunnel vision mix in my room mix. awesome

[@brandonhaff4864]

love in my room as background music

[@arthurcooperman3106]

I WAS WAITING FOREVER FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A VIDEO ON THIS TYSM

[@scottymacdewder5229]

5:00 love it when one of my YT channels unknowingly cameos on another...

[@richiemartinez8078]

As much as we complained about Citi Field dimensions, they are not Comerica Park, and I believe the fact that Citi Field had better dimensions for hitting than Comerica Park is why Baez did better especially in the power department, add that with being in a contract year, and playing with a friend is a recipe for success, honestly if Baez remained with the Mets he’d most likely be a .240-.260 hitter with 25-30 HR power, he’d revert to his high strike out self, but his power wouldn’t be as stunted.

[@PopOutPaulie]

As a sports bettor the 2021 Mets costed me so much money. I swear it felt like if I put them on a parlay or just a straight bet they would either lose outright or they wouldn't cover. Especially in the 2nd half of 2021. Them and the Cincinnati Reds fucked me over big time that season.

[@DaVictonator]

Even as a White Sox fan, I feel bad for the tigers because they gave Baez a huge contract and after seeing how amazing he was with the Cubs and Mets they probably thought he would still be amazing, they were wrong

[@sporer_]

As a Tigers fan, I'd disagree that you have no idea what you're getting with Baez... we know exactly what we're getting: NOTHING (except defense, I can't take that away from him). I knew this was a brutal deal the moment it was signed, but I was also beating the drum to sign Correa so what do I know?!

[@WildWusto]

His defense has been trash this year

[@sporer_]

@@WildWusto yeah it hasn't been great, but defensive metrics are super noisy in small samples and a single month is pretty small. he may well be aging and not even the defensive piece in addition to his rough bat this year, I don't doubt that... just saying it's too early to tell

[@fadedsasquatch6947]

God the cubs sold so desperately in 21. Kris Bryant hit 43 hrs, Rizzo hit 33, Schwarber hit 32, Javier hit 31. They traded their key pieces to ever winning a World Series again for a while.

[@MustacheDLuffy]

Bryant hit 25 HRs, Rizzo 22 HRs in 2021. Schwarber they let walk when he hit 11 hrs in Covid 2020 although with a .188 ba The cubs were committed to the full on rebuild to get as many top prospects as they could and completely blow it up since things weren’t working

[@jedistreaming4006]

I know Javi since his early day's playing winter ball in San Juan for the Santurce Crabers, i worked for the Municipal of San Juan, under Major Yulin. I always told him, papi, you need to cut down on that high kick because you are really late and unbalanced with your swings and striking out too much. He tried but it was natural for him and difficult to adjust.

[@peterskrobola8753]

Baez is routinely mocked for his strikeouts. Many people don’t notice that his strikeouts are down with Detroit. But his power is completely gone.

[@DA-yl8js]

I get the feeling that he likes to play instinctually and rely on his athleticism, which works on defense, but not at the plate. It's remarkable how he refuses to adjust his approach and show any kind of discipline

[@jpdmb920]

Thank you for making this.

[@user-ex8lu5ny1i]

oh look the mlb jeopardy king made a video

[@StarkRavingSports]

someone gets it

[@SONICX1027]

Heard Bruce Faulconer’s Super Buu them, you know things are going to get real

[@KimarKurosaski]

This man has been ROBBING my Tigers for years we need reparations for this! 😂

[@MustacheDLuffy]

Get a new owner

[@KimarKurosaski]

@@MustacheDLuffy Or he could stop swinging at slider 8 ft off the plate

[@OldBenKenobi2318]

@@KimarKurosaskiNot going to happen. So get a new owner.

[@MustacheDLuffy]

@@OldBenKenobi2318 good luck trying to work with Baez on that

[@vladdydaddy5197]

I'm in pain. I'm a Tigers fan.

[@JackKnoxx]

Lovin the Super Buu music and the batman music.

[@danielleydet3543]

He thought we wouldn’t notice the Zach Edey clip 😂

[@LeafKingKAF]

Terrific video.

[@OldBenKenobi2318]

“When I strike out and they boo, it doesn’t really get to me….” Yeah. This is him explaining him thumbs downing the Mets crowd. It very obviously got to him lol.

[@alexfross4927]

2018 was tge peak javy baez experience (also game 7)

[@carlpacquing2575]

It reminds me of Chris Davis. After being one of the best in baseball, to looking like a headcase at the plate. It's kind of sad.

[@brianthomas2434]

At 8:43 a Baez we had never seen before....and will never see again. The Mets usually make dreadful decisions on free agents. But letting Baez and Conforto walk has proved to be addition by subtraction.

[@arthurcooperman3106]

I was at the mets marlins game that got suspended that allowed for that amazing moment to happen

[@joefei707]

Its obvious he was in New York close to a lot of Puertorricans, he also was besides his friend which made him better. As Puertorrican that affect us. Im sure he would be better if he'd stayed. But we'll not be able to see that. Baez, Lindor and Correa would've been awesome they complement each other like no one else.

[@jackstraw522]

Never clap back at the fans

[@bryantsteury8910]

I'm so disappointed in how my cubs players have done since leaving the team. On one hand, im happy the cubs didn't pay rizzo Bryant baez etc for nonsense production. But as a human, it hurts my heart the guys who brought me SO much joy. And a championship. Are struggling. I hope for a 2030 reunion where they all come back, David gets behind the plate and we rack the league one last time

[@santumi2298]

Baez is gonna be playing indie ball in 2028 at the rates he's going at

[@bryantsteury8910]

@@santumi2298 you're not wrong

[@pedrolopez5576]

The majin buu theme music in the second half of the video goes crazy

[@kevinbaker4836]

As a Cubs fan the rule of thumb was if a pitcher was stupid enough to throw something over the plate Javy crushed it. But you could also just roll the ball home and he'd swing.

[@ej4094]

I honestly completely forgot he played for the Mets

[@Cubsfan17611]

As a cubs fan that’s what you should’ve been reliving

[@Mr.MikeBarksdale]

He's a perfect guy for someone like the Yankees to pick up or someone who is in a dogfight of a pennant chase. I call it Von Miller syndrome as a Broncos fan. If you are playing San Diego in May on a Wednesday, he will absolutely tank. But if he is under the bright lights of a Super Bowl, he will have the game of his life.

[@billythekid22220]

I forgot he played in the Mets

[@SakAttack87]

Mets dodged a bullet not extending him to a big contract.

[@shyningfather]

I am president of the javi baez fan club. Still rooting for him to do great i have faith

[@GabeDiaz84]

❤Baez Fan for life

[@TyranoTortoise]

I would just like to say the “Super Buu” theme song goes hard AF in this video at about the @9:00 mark

[@OliverStabile]

Javy might not be able to hit the same anymore but the man is an incredible fielder

[@dorn4931]

We gonna talk about who the Cubs got for him too?

[@BKDBut]

Having Baez was a lot of fun. His flair for the dramatic. His style and swag. Many parts of his personality. The energy he was bringing to the games because New York's Puerto Rican community started showing up huge for Lindor and him Obviously he never should have done the thumbs down, but that was a pretty pathetic reaction by New Yorkers, to be honest The amount of athletes we've booed mercilessly. The amount of sh*t we talk to each other, tell each other f*ck you... And a player gives some thumbs down and there's crying about it to this day...

[@joemelendez9466]

As a cub fan javy turned into a diva he was a God in Chicago

[@devondelmonte6886]

Frank Ocean such a nice touch well done

[@joshuapatrick682]

This is why he got paid well above what he should have?

[@dominicboshuizen3411]

Lil bow wow 😂😂🙄

[@benbarsonbopium]

Anybody else that completely forgot he was on the mets

[@Posirep]

id rather have Pete Crow-Armstrong in the system than a couple great months of Baez

[@opmagic30]

Good for Baez

[@rotoninja]

He needs to play in front of competitive environments and crowds that are enthusiastic and friendly. He was spoiled in Chicago.

[@joelbeckman3304]

You had to play the Arkham asylum theme when talking about his falloff. Cunning

[@raymondwhittenberg3873]

He's not the guy I wanted my Tigers to sign, though I'm a bit of an outlier for wanting Seager when everyone wanted Correa. Javy at this point is the final poison pill in the disastrous tenure of Al Avila. Both men may as well be Satan in Detroit. Especially after watching this video I hope for both parties sake they can find a way to move on from each other, get his career back on track elsewhere and get someone in Detroit who can help the struggling offense.

[@user-ii1pt5vq3e]

Javi all the way!

[@butterthyme2241]

He proved NOTHING with the Mets. He proved that he’s a big child and he can get hot for like 3 weeks. Past that he was terrible defensively, he offered little offensively except for end of August and September. He’s useless, stupid and immature. He’d be great on the Pads.

[@lukasgestrine]

He gets booed at Comerica Park too lol

[@cpaga1020]

2024 and Mets made the right choice in not signing him, plus Baty is having a great start of the season, and you can see he has worked hard to up his defensive game at 3B

[@elijahheredia5638]

nah personally i was a fan when they boo’ed us back

[@debbstraw579]

It seems His hearts just isnt in Detroit

[@jasonfondeur376]

@8:40 is that the Super Buu Transformation Theme from Dragon Ball Z 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ????????????????????

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

It's good music though...

[@brianthomas2434]

Gee, maybe it was a magic earring. Call me cruel. I can live with that.

[@Joeb12]

In my room instrumental lfg

[@meleekunis2196]

Baez and Lindor did nothing wrong by throwing up the thumbs-down gesture. And I'm saying that as a Mets fan

[@andreecelis2093]

It was genuinely s good way to send a message, fans are there to support... Not hate, but yeah like most of sports fans are very emotional and inmature that happens.

[@DinkinFlicka11]

The fans pay their salaries. They have every right to boo

[@WolvesBaseballNine]

Act like a pro. You're there to hit and win ballgames. Not pimp HRs and tell your fans off.

[@brianthomas2434]

Antagonizing the fans...It's a battle you can't win. Sure booing players doesn't HELP, it's just a sign of frustration. But "booing " the fans? Are you daring them to abandon the team?

[@alexfross4927]

thanks for PCA lol

[@BKDBut]

Np. Bro's bat apparently isn't real

[@elchancho8432]

His decline his a lot more interesting

[@yutucopy-rightsafe7532]

My theory is that him as well as Anthony rondom doesn't care or dont like the sport anymore

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

I’m a Mets fan, and while I didn’t like the trade (it was very clear to me that the Mets’ season was done after Jake went down), I thought the thumbs down stuff was funny, and frankly, the fans deserved it.

[@MagnetoJones]

💯

[@ryanlouis1106]

As a cubs fan so funny to me to the place where javy was statistically the best is where he's the most hated

[@walterbison]

lol Javy Baez. #THUMBSDOWN

[@StealthyG42]

Boo him but give a standing ovation to lindor😂😂😂 make it make sense

[@CSDonohue11]

That’s what happens when a player like Him gets paid He doesn’t even care enough anymore to even try to do it right He’s the type that it’s everyone else fault He needs coaches to tell him to take pitches and what to look for

[@StealthyG42]

I expected the clueless mets fans to boo him.

[@kyserrylee6909]

Cubs fans>>>>> Mets fans

[@fatssalvador9140]

As a tiger’s fan this is disappointing, but the leadership of Detroit fumbled this one. Cut him eat the money and move on

[@GitzenShiggles]

He has to be the worst signing in the last decade. Poor Detroit has to deal with him now.

[@JacobMOrtiz]

Bring Baez back to NY

[@Trillyana]

Rewatching the thumbs down saga, I forgot just how soft Mets fans were I can just hear the fans with a stereotypical NY accent calling him a bum

[@Fantasyremix]

He plays as though he’s also a professional athlete in another sport.

[@Austin-oq6gm]

Am I the only one that hears closer?

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

No, I was thinking the same thing. The music sounded like it was ripped off of (strongly influenced by?) “Closer.”

[@Austin-oq6gm]

@@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar I mean it is literally closer sped up to me lmao

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

@@Austin-oq6gm You might be right. I’ll have to listen again. I just assumed it wasn’t because I figured he wouldn’t use copyrighted music lol.

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

@@Austin-oq6gm I listened again, and it isn’t even sped up-it’s in exactly the same key! It sounds like it’s not the original backing track, but basically a cover of the backing track. That’s hilarious.

[@Austin-oq6gm]

@@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar I thought I was the only one

[@cesarsalgadosalgado2199]

He doesn't care about the boos he cares about playing baseball

[@OldBenKenobi2318]

If he didn’t care he wouldn’t have thumbs downed the crowd lol

[@KillerDino3000]

Look tree just talks shit about the Mets he has beef

[@GuyTakiSauce]

I remember when he was relevant

[@cliffordhoward2445]

5 min gang

[@ilovesports410]

I agree with Baez booing back at fans lmfao

[@dasfinalgaming]

On the short time he was with us the guy played HARD for us, he improved for us, and he even FOUGHT for US. In short, the guy was a MET. Too bad he had to do that thumbs down thing which I get but there are better ways to handle your frustrations.

[@wessac1627]

the mets gave up possibly the best defensive prospect ever, for a few games of this joker. one of the last truly awful moves made by the wilpons

[@MustacheDLuffy]

His defense was good and he hit well with the Mets. They let him walk and didn’t know PCA would develop as a hitter

[@ratedRblazin420]

Fans aren't paid millions to go to games. If you're struggling you deserve to (and will) get booed. If you don't like it then don't play sports.

[@shawnchand668]

Lindor and Baez are bums

[@andrewf9423]

Its the fans fault. Booing you own team is disgusting

[@DinkinFlicka11]

Disgusting? Lol a bit dramatic there

[@OldSoulNewLife]

Mets fans .. New York fans .. Yankee fans are the same. It’s disgusting. Worse fan base. I’m a yankees fan too..

[@toxicdefault6753]

Lindor did thumbs down cuz mob mentality. He woulda never done it on his own.

[@MustacheDLuffy]

That’s what makes him and Baez so formidable

[@iyelawolf2196]

Wondering how Baez waged war when the fans started it.

[@zaydhemdan4629]

3 views fell off

[@ripharambe4796]

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