The 2008 Trade Deadline Changed MLB Forever

[@WASTERKY]

"Criminally underrated Carlos Delgado" My favorite line in the video.

[@NatTurnerswitBurnerz]

He played most of his career for a mid team outside of the U.S. He didn't get much exposure.

[@TheSeanster]

Mets legend Carlos Delgado

[@thatgingermatt]

Babe wake up. New Jubilant Kumquat video just dropped

[@DIBYgaming]

Ecstatic Caper

[@Disembow1280]

Dude I just looked up that kumquat thing he was talking about, that's True. That's like 100 percent- everything he said was true

[@thatgingermatt]

@@ISISareDemocrats and you commented under me that’s how KZbin works babe

[@OfficialPersona]

As if you could get a girlfriend lmao

[@Drakecurry_0]

Is that an Indian name?

[@thegamingpigeon3216]

And the crazy thing about those CC starts on 3 days rest? The manager didn't ask him to do it. The other players didn't ask him to do it. His agents sure as hell didn't ask him to do it. He asked the manager if he could. As a Brewers fan, that man quite literally carried us into the postseason singlehandedly. Also fun fact: that comp pick the Angels got from the Yankees? It was originally supposed to go to the Brewers, however as Teixeria was the only type A free agent ranked higher than Sabathia, it went to the Angels instead. Both former Brewers gm Doug Melvin and assistant gm Gord Ash have since said that Mike Trout was very high on their list and had they had they had the 25th pick, they would've taken Trout if here were available.

[@ryanlouis1106]

Ccs an all time team player gave up half a mil to plunk a guy for his teammate

[@bonkz2624]

And the Brewers still cant sniff a World Series Championship

[@StarkRavingSports]

Mannywood >

[@taylorjudge4506]

Utley’s corner>>>

[@jimbodestroyer1324]

Randyland >

[@j60k]

The Power Pros music is so fitting for this video. Brings back memories of playing with these guys in that game

[@washboy154]

Love Joe Blaton. Cluch homers and all. If memory serves, that 4 aces SI cover wasn’t supposed to have Blanton on it, but Halladay & co. refused to do it without him.

[@stefangrey]

And that trade was so lopsided for the Phillies, he doesn't even bother mentioning what the Phils gave up

[@aaronrosen3002]

Funny thing was Blanton barely played in 2011 the fifth starter was Vance Worley in 2011

[@LancasterResponding]

Country Joe! “How bout Blanton going deep!”

[@TKainZero]

They absolute madness of Mannywood is hard to put into words. Was hoping for part II of that this year with Randywood.

[@ZS59Goat]

this is such a banger video, i was 8 years old watching these teams and had no clue how each players got on these teams. please more videos like this

[@PrazMaster]

The Rich Harden trade could’ve been so much better for the Cubs if Lou Piniella had started him in Game 1 against the Dodgers in 2008 when he literally had the most rest of any Cubs starting pitcher going into the playoffs. Instead, he started Ryan Dempster, who went on to walk 7 Dodgers hitters, allow a grand slam to James Fucking Loney, and couldn’t make it through 5 innings after being one of the best starting pitchers in baseball during the regular season. Also, while it did suck seeing Josh Donaldson turn into a borderline HOFer, the Cubs did feel like they were dealing from a position of strength at that time. Donaldson was still a catcher at that time and the Cubs catcher that season, Geovany Soto, was the NL Rookie of the Year. Sadly, he was never the same player as he was in 2008 beyond 2008.

[@matthewhallberg8256]

The Cubs were tanking right in the middle of Donaldson's peak, so he likely would have gone elsewhere or been a good player on a bad team. But more importantly, if Donaldson is still around, do we draft Kris Bryant in 2013?

[@PrazMaster]

@@matthewhallberg8256Good point. Hell, if Donaldson is still around, does Hendry still get fired in 2011, leading to Theo being brought over and turning the franchise around? JH probably still goes, but it may have been a different hire with the farm in better shape than it was at the time.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Piniella also fumbled the pitching in 07 as well. In Game 1 versus Arizona. He pulled Zambrano after six when he was dealing and the Cubs immediately blew the game. Claimed he was saving him for a potential game 4, which never came to be as they were swept...

[@getschwifty9531]

Ryan Dumpster

[@joserod05]

My dad and I were jumping so much when Loney hit that, but I’m glad for 2016 and 2020/2024 now 🎉

[@melodymelos]

"Criminally underrated Carlos Delgado"

[@BKF0]

Since it wasn't mentioned in the video (because it's not really relevant lol), in 2008, CC Sabathia separately led both the AL and the NL in complete games -- he's bolded on both rows of his BBRef page. I'm not sure how many players have led both leagues in any stat, let alone CGs.

[@jasonb809]

He led both leagues in complete game **shutouts**, but he didn't lead the AL in complete games. He occupies the strange place in history of actually leading the majors in CG's that season but not leading the American League. Roy Halladay had more CG's purely in the American League (9) while Sabathia had 3 in the AL and 7 in the NL. what an amazing year

[@asdfaeou]

The level of joy I assume Jolly got posting the Phillies awkward interview clip, I assume is great.

[@Qwerkybsbl]

Happy grape ❌ Sad apple ✅

[@musicman76enator]

2008 = Greatest Year Ever. Miss it so much. Wish I could go back.

[@ilanablumsack1752]

I will never forget the 2008 deadline. I was 11 and at sleepaway camp on cape cod. we didn't have access to the internet or outside media. We were at an all-camp assembly (not related to baseball) when our camp directors broke the news of the Manny trade to the mostly Red Sox fan campers. We were all stunned, having grown up watching Manny, and had no idea who jason bay was.

[@AF-bk2bw]

I love Jolly vids - just A + quality at story telling and vocal tones.

[@smolitj]

I think people underestimate how much the CC Trade changed the culture is Milwaukee for years to come, while the Brewers missed the playoffs in 2009 and 2010 the 2008 team layed the framework for the 2011 NLCS team and make the front office confident that the Brewers were always just a step away. If CC never comes to Milwaukee in the first place, Ryan Braun might not sign the huge extension he did. That extension prevented the Brewers from totally rebuilding. If the Brewers just rebuilt with their Prospects that never panned out then maybe they never trade for Yelich to complement a very underrated bat in 2018-2020 Ryan Braun. Yelich has publicly stated that Braun was a good influence during his MVP caliber seasons in 2018 & 19. Yelich is still an amazing bat to this day. I don’t know, just something to think about.

[@SuperCatacata]

Good for Yelich that Braun didn't share his roids with him tho. 😂

[@carlosalbertosantiago6404]

2008 was also one of the weirder Mets seasons, too. I hope you cover that season in a video someday! Great work, Jolly!

[@SirPhilly]

Always great to see new videos Jolly!

[@TimMitch13]

calling jose bautista the greatest player in jays history is dave stieb erasure and i won’t stand for it

[@stevemeters3090]

Seconded.

[@markwalton5978]

He’s not even better than Carlos Delgado

[@iPlayBeanGame]

But Bautista was probably the most exciting player to watch and witness because he hit his prime out of nowhere.

[@MJ26113]

Roy Halliday…I rest my case

[@TimMitch13]

@@MJ26113i love Roy Halladay but Stieb is 1st in Jays history in rWAR, IP, and Ks. he didn’t get the recognition he deserved while he was playing but Dave Stieb is undoubtably the greatest Blue Jay ever

[@JeffStone0]

Great video breakdown as always, Jolly!

[@Schubesss]

Shoutout Jolly for inspiring me to make content. Love these types of videos.

[@lorimeyers3839]

6:07 Phils fan here, I fondly recall a game Blanton pitched for the A’s at home against the Phillies in 2007 or 2008 (pretty sure it was 2008) and he blew them away. Hitting 93, painting it on the corners. I remember at the time thinking “why isn’t this guy on our team” not even realizing they would soon trade for him.

[@Redsoxman9991]

Banger video. Huge nostalgia.

[@montanaproductions5559]

Great vid as use. Missed opportunity not showing CC dropping head during that short stint in Milwaukee

[@teejay3698]

Best time to be a Phillies fan

[@dannycejaz]

Mannywood is what got me into baseball and the Dodgers

[@Brz99988]

Was looking for this earlier, excited to watch 💪

[@drewhillman7681]

Really enjoy you’re videos keep up the good work

[@THATG0MEZ]

The Mannywood era was special. It was like being on a baseball acid trip that didn't end until the Dodgers were bounced in the NLCS.

[@joegolden6969]

16:23 dodger stadium was electric during the mannywood era. Ned Collettie deserves to he in the hof for the teams he put together with that terrible owner

[@doorkman13]

As somebody whose favorite player was Pudge even after he left the Rangers, I still forget he was on the Yankees. And the Astros for that matter.

[@animalcookie]

The thing about Sabathia's season with Cleveland in 2008 is that his first four starts he allowed 27ER in 18 IP for a 13.50 ERA, but he had a 2.16 ERA in 104 IP in the subsequent 14 starts before being traded. I'm pretty certain anyone in baseball looking for a starter would have been aware of how badly the start to the season had skewed his numbers, and that he had pitched like the ace that he was in the 2.5+ months since. No one needed to "buy low" on him.

[@NandoA130]

Everyone rips on the Dodgers these days for buying up players and being "Yankees west" but people forget that during the 90s and up to 2008, the Dodgers only had 2 wild cards in 96 and 06 and 2 division titles in 95 and 04 and were constantly buying past their prime veterans. That trade for Manny in 08 was the first time in my life I felt like the team was actually trying to win the World Series

[@drygnfyre]

As a Dodgers fan, I still remember the "Mannywood" era. Kept thinking it would finally get the Dodgers over the hump. It never did, but he was still a fun player to have on the squad. Of course, I didn't learn until later on that this era of the Dodgers was basically being run like a small-market team, which explains their lack of success until the end of the next decade.

[@christinebellotti1499]

Ahh the yearly jolly olive trade deadline video. Time to relax and enjoy another classic

[@ramuelcruzada3207]

My jaw dropped when the compensation pick turned out to be Trout

[@drygnfyre]

It's like when the Patriots drafted some last round hack named Tom Brady. Just going to be another backup QB, they assumed, probably will never end up doing anything amazing, but hey, that's life.

[@cococock2418]

The whole carlos santana killing ranked mode this year was so overblown. The santana boost was live for about a month. Then season 2 came out and it was immediately forgotten. No one uses his boost anymore to this day because there are better boosts if you want to go that route. Corbin Carroll boost in season 2 is insane with all the extremely high power/ high speed players they released during the all star break and beyond. Santana's boost was never even anything special, you had to field an entire team of switch hitters (which on average are worse offensively than pure righty or pure lefty hitters) just to get +10 contact on players who already had almost maxed contact. You saw it during the last 3-4 weeks of season 1 only, because before that last drop of cards, there simply wasn't enough good switch hitters to make the boost even worth using.

[@conman1495]

Video idea: worst deadline fire sales ever. Fire sales that ended up not giving the selling team much in return in the following years after the fire sale. 2018 Orioles comes to mind with just one guy, Dean Kremer, being a regular piece or even still being with the Orioles since that deadline.

[@thickyjuice]

2008: legendary season, legendary video game - MLB Power Pros

[@amwchicago5276]

Criminally underrated baseball game

[@WillseanTaylor]

The Phillies rotation was crazy in ‘08

[@EA150]

Awesome video. The annual tradition has been to talk about the best deadlines in recent memory, but next year should be a video about the 2013 deadline being the worst.

[@markhamwaxers8918]

Donaldson and Bautista mentioned in a Jolly Olive video, love to see it as a jays fan

[@Dodgers_2]

1:05 that ball was absolutely crushed!!!

[@YankeesFan0620]

Fun fact: that year the Pirates almost had a deal to trade Jason Bay to the Rays. In return they would receive SP Jeff Niemman and SS Reid Brignac. However Pittsburgh supposedly wanted more possibly top prospects like Jeremy Hellickson or David Price. Anyways the original deal would have been way better than what the Pirates got

[@SmoothCriminal12]

I remember Niemman mostly for the fact that he was starting against Boston at the one game I've ever attended (9/06/10). Dude completely fell off after that season.

[@spencerfurman4705]

9:45 That music in the background of the ad gave me flashbacks to MLB Power Pros.

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

My very first MLB game I got to see Manny Ramirez get a hit as a Dodger. The people I went to the game with got us to the game late and as I was walking up the steps in left field Manny hit the ball. I remember being pretty stoked to get to see Casey Blake playing.

[@bananaman4589]

Jolly, for a ref guess you could do guys who were traded at the trade deadline and include Casey Kotchman. He played for the Halos, Rangers, and I believe the Braves among other teams.

[@jalenking810]

As a brewers fan, CC will forever be a brewers legend. So happy he’s doing well post baseball too, all time great dude

[@calvinwood7120]

8:48 as a Mariners fan, seeing Justin Smoak right ahead of Carlos Santana hurts

[@RoscoMontana21]

Ohhhh 2008, I was 11 and has just started watching baseball.

[@Adam-er5mk]

The cubs had DONALDSON????? Man.

[@Maddyhob]

You never knew that😂

[@gigamike5225]

I never knew Bautista was a Pirate

[@ThatOneDude219]

They had Gleyber Torres too

[@backyardbaseball2006]

15:35 if you aren't from the west it's hard to put into words just how special that "MANNY-WOOD" run was.I mean not only did he put up monster numbers but Bill-Boards, ads, commercials, you turn on the radio in the morning and the radio station is talking about what he did last night, it was insane! Idk if i've ever seen the city embrace a player like that LET ALONE A MID-SEASON TRADE

[@drygnfyre]

I think a lot of people who are familiar with the Dodgers over the past few years might not realize that the Dodgers of the late 00s were basically a small market team in a large market. In terms of how they were being managed by ownership. They only had a single postseason win (2008 NLDS) over the past two decades (1988 World Series). They had some notable players like Hideo Nomo of the 90s but no one truly exceptional. So Manny came along and it was almost like Fernandomania 2.0. He was finally a "huge" name that was on an otherwise very forgettable two decades of Dodger baseball.

[@SuperCatacata]

The stats speak for themselves. Manny's run after the trade was historic.

[@andrewchabot651]

Bravo jolly, another absolute master piece

[@yinzer-pirate]

I remember I was 8 years old and crying because the Pirates traded Jason Bay. The 2000s were awful for the Pirates

[@drygnfyre]

To be fair, everything since 1992 has been awful for the Pirates. That's what bad ownership does. It's a shame, the Pirates were such a great franchise historically, especially in the 1970s. Other than a couple playoff runs in the 2010s, they are basically that one time that everyone seems to forget even exists. Hopefully at some point they can turn things around.

[@KalvinSingh]

You should do a video about the 2021 trade deadline next, that was a good one

[@franciscochavez499]

Mannywood is untouchable

[@TuckerSmith-k5i]

The MLB Power Pros song gave me such a hit of nostalgia for my Wii

[@Thatoneguy2550]

CC was my favorite ball player when I was a kid!

[@senororlando2]

@11:40 Cleveland was in the ALC jolly

[@theapologist6717]

The irony of the deadline was the Phillies won the WS and the Phils had one of the most confounding non-deadlines for a competitor ever. They "addressed" their 3 biggest needs... but the players they got screamed "6th Option" The biggest issue was by far the rotation. It was Hamels and Moyer dragging 3 different 5.50 ERA rocks... so they naturally went and got.... -- A 4.96 ERA, -0.2 WAR Joe Blanton??? That was the watershed move. The other two needs were LHP bullpen depth and a bench bat. To address that... they got... -- A 36yo, 7.15 ERA, -0.3 WAR in Scott Eyre for the pen -- A 40yo, 98 OPS+, -0.4 WAR in Matt Stairs for the bench Yet, all 3 showed up and delivered well beyond expected role. Better yet, all 3 of those guys had another year on their contract and stayed productive in 2009 too... wild man...

[@cosmoid]

The mariners were playing the white sox today. AJ Pierzynski was in the Mariners booth. He talked about that Griffey throw during the game. What a coincidence

[@jkreeves333]

jolly posts, day is made

[@KB531.00]

Matt Stairs and Joe Blanton the best trade deadline acquisitions of them all 😊

[@ericveneto1593]

It’s WILD that the Tex comp pick became Trout!

[@saviorofs0ng]

not really lol we had the 24th and 25th pick that year. without the comp, they would've picked Trout anyways, but they decided to troll Trout's agent by picking Grichuk first. it was actually due to the K Rod comp pick that got him there

[@ericveneto1593]

@@saviorofs0ng interesting. K-Rod being top 5 in saves is weird too.

[@nanlogi13]

The CC 3 straight complete games is crazy in this day and age of baseball. I highly doubt we ever see that again

[@FBIStatMajor]

Just curious, I just clicked on this video. Before I watch, does he bring up that the angels indirectly got mike trout when teixeira left for the yankees in 2009?

[@jkrayz]

Whenever I see anything regarding oaklands trades or pickups etc it makes me feel so bad for A’s fans it’s so bad

[@sblack53]

Joey Bats may not be in Cooperstown but he is forever immortalized in the Blue Jays Level of Excellence alongside the Doc, Delgado, Touch ‘em All Joe, and Ford C. Frick award winning broadcaster Tom Cheek. I’m sure one day we may see Vladdy Jr join those ranks especially if he gets the chance to join his elite papi in Cooperstown.

[@RedsFan1995]

2008 was Griffey’s last year in Cincinnati (Junior’s my all-time favorite player). #Reds

[@lostacos7]

woman rise from your slumber, the olive has graced us with another glorious source of entertainment

[@morgul9832]

4:01 That list is wild

[@bk_goatkim679]

These flashbacks are so good

[@CarbonZombie]

I'll never forget when manny came to LA, billboards of him everywhere

[@DakodaSchmidt]

Not my Pirates getting bodied in this deadline...

[@t.o.double9497]

Back then Oakland use to pop out top tier pitchers... Rich Harden and Joe Blanton lol haven't heard those names in a min

[@salamanderonhere]

Belligerent Prune changed my life forever

[@Sicknilva4]

I’m a simple man, I see a Jollive upload, I open and click like

[@2013claybuchholz]

Melancholy garlic clove with another masterpiece of a video

[@amwchicago5276]

Went to Rich Hardens first start for Cubs. Really thought that was our year

[@thatguy1706]

I watch your content quite a bit. You do phenomenal work. But I gotta say, something about "ladies and gentlemen, and everyone in between" in your outtro gives me an amount of comfort that maybe the world isn't as shit as I think it to be, always. Sorry to get sappy, I just didn't think I'd be this bitter with people at age 36, and with how casually you said that, almost like that sort of tolerance should just be expected of us... that means a lot. Thanks for that.

[@JollyOlive]

💚💚💚

[@MacNur-tu3cq]

Man these names bring me back. I don't follow the game anymore. 90s to 2013ish was my era.

[@Seigerootz]

Mannywood was a crazy time that i dont think people realize. He had the entire city running with him like Kdot

[@LiquidTrees]

FACTS!!! No ONE was saying anything bad about dude! He blended in so well it was amazing! Vin Scully gave us some memorable calls with Manny too!

[@drygnfyre]

Mannywood was to the 00s Dodgers what Fernandomania was to the 80s Dodgers. I guess the modern equivalent would (obviously) be Ohtani on the Dodgers. It might be hard to remember given where the Dodgers are now, but 2008 was the first time in two decades the Dodgers even won a playoff series. They spent most of the 90s out of the playoffs, and any run in the 00s ended in the NLDS. Mannywood was such a big deal because this was the first "huge" player the Dodgers probably had since their championship run in the late 80s. This era of Dodgers baseball was probably the first time in a long time it was eclipsed by the Lakers (as they had their 3peat and Kobe/Gasol would win two more a year after Mannywood), and wasn't the biggest sports draw in the city.

[@Mundo.562]

Another Jolly Olive banger 🙂‍↕️

[@justincarpenter6193]

Time out, is the background music during the 2nd trade from Sonic Adventure?!!

[@YanksJetsRangers]

7:48 Kershaw wearing 54 is insane

[@chasebingaman]

Damn really thought it was 2018 but can't wait to see this

[@buckyjames1898]

I've been waiting for the Joe Blanton home run mention for years

[@YOUNGPADAWON]

Being a life long Yankee Fan CC really made me life the Brewers there practically my 2nd team lol

[@jarodarmstrong]

Jose Bautista is the most valuable position player in Blue Jays history, but don’t you dare forget the GOAT Dave Stieb and his 56.9 WAR as the best pitcher of the 80s.

[@seanmccourt2369]

Nothin’ like some Gen IV Pokemon music and some baseball. Thanks Jolly!

[@cardinalman7]

I know I’m in too deep on the baseball videos bc I’m getting sick of the “wonder who they picked” on the angels comp pick for Tex

[@WillseanTaylor]

WORLD CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES 2008

[@timberwolvesguy6392]

So what did the A’s get for Blanton?

[@pikapal91]

I was at Manny’s last game in Boston.

[@mitchellharms1801]

Using MLB Power Pros music is legendary

[@FREEM1ND]

You know, I was thinking that the angels ending up with Mike trout after Mark left would have been the best trade of that year... And then I forgot about Jose Bautista.

[@christophergress4806]

Joe Blanton love!! U have my respect jolly

[@bro9991]

Carlos Delgado mentioned, you bet it's a jolly olive video

[@onlyskin634]

8:58 this list is so weird, these are the only guys that did it??

[@Scann]

I heard Carlos Santana and fell to my knees in a Walmart parking lot