The Belli vs Yeli MVP Race...3 Years Later

[@yankeeshub]

2019 was easily one of the best baseball seasons in the recent years, the mvp race, the unexpected Nationals WS win, and so much more, it was such an eventful and exciting season to watch!

[@shoukatsukai]

The Astros and Dodgers fielding 2 of the best teams of all time and still lost to the Nationals.

[@LordWafflestomp]

@@shoukatsukai Dude, that Nats team was just foul dude. They deserved that WS win through and through. Even more wild that no team won at home that WS 🤣

[@HendrikBreen22]

This year could be better I think

[@hoodiewaffles]

@@shoukatsukai anyone can win a series

[@khondrah5561]

@@LordWafflestomp I’m an Astros fan and oh mannnn was that painful. Down 0-2, comeback to clinch, then lose again. And right after the magical altuve walkoff, too, which made it seem like we had destiny on our side. Watching game seven with the lead for so long had to be the worst part - thinking greinke is going to get his first ring with a complete game or something to seal it. But nope. Then we got exposed for cheating! All around very great experience, would totally recommend to any baseball fan.

[@louies5988]

They are both playing well this season

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Yelich being at least 80% of 2019 is gonna be the difference between the Brewers making it to the World Series, and another early exit.

[@bitcoinbatman3772]

We just need marlins yeli, and also the balls were very juiced in 19, and very much not this year

[@jak5411]

Belli better

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

Even with Yelich at 110% of his 2019 output the Brewers don't have the offense to make a WS run. Pitching is important but is only gonna get you so far in October.

[@brycekamin]

No

[@dellairam]

Y'all not even making the playoffs

[@TheTEN24]

Always thought Yelich would be awesome since he came up with the Marlins. Then he went to the Brewers and lived up to it. I feel like that freak kneecap injury has derailed his career a bit. I hope he finds it this year again.

[@bitcoinbatman3772]

As a brewers fan he looks more lost than Dora without a map at the plate so I don't have much hope

[@r.perry7]

Bitcoin Batman no he is hitting the ball really hard just ground balls

[@metlife8197]

@@bitcoinbatman3772 how do great hitters become lost at the plate? Is it a mental thing?

[@bitcoinbatman3772]

@@metlife8197 I'd say a mental thing that becomes a physical thing

[@suppressed_viii]

@@bitcoinbatman3772 I don't know why you think he wouldn't be back, dude was destroyed by injuries. This year he's finally coming back to form, because he's actually healthy again.

[@mrballoonhands23]

That was such a fun MVP race Wish Yeli didn’t get hurt though

[@frederikbrandt424]

Nothing to do with the injury and everything to do with him being a cheater. Ever since he got called out for weird behavior and threw a fit on Twitter it’s been downhill for him. No one innocent gets that defensive unless they know they’re doing something they shouldn’t.

[@EventsO3]

@@frederikbrandt424 you go break your knee and still see if your good at baseball

[@EventsO3]

@@frederikbrandt424 you go break your knee and still see if your good at baseball

[@deesnuts1]

@@frederikbrandt424 2 things, he was probably just saying he wished yelich could complete the season, and what are you talking about when you say cheating

[@jaydentorres254]

@@deesnuts1 I’m pretty sure he was thinking about the wrong brewers outfielder

[@Grievous_]

This 2019 Mlb season was probably my favorite I’ve ever watched, just the Mvp race alone and one of my fav players Yelich going off and him and Bellinger we’re putting up godly stats and another reason this season was so awesome was my team the A’s were good and the Astros losing the World Series was the cherry on top lol. I was so highly invested in this mlb season and I loved every second of it. Wish Yelich and Bellinger can return to form this year and go off again. The 2018 season is my 2nd favorite season

[@Blankford777]

Wow! This was such a great MVP race. I remember loving the Yelli v Belli commercials and hype. This video was really well done. Loved the music. Thank you.

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you!

[@CharmCityGamer]

Very interesting idea mate! If I may offer a suggestion of my own, the Tigers-Twins game from July 28 last year, 17-14? That's a dream for people that love offense!

[@SportStorm23]

I think I have that one written down!

[@CharmCityGamer]

@@SportStorm23 Awesome, can't wait to see it my man!

[@brycekamin]

@@SportStorm23 can u make a video about the London series between the yanks and sox?!

[@brycekamin]

@@SportStorm23 and the field of dreams game?

[@shaynetaylor4945]

One of my favourite MVP races in all of sports. Its a shame Yeli got hurt with a month left. It gave voters and easy out on who to vote for

[@austincosman2907]

I remember 2019 was the year I got back into watching baseball and t was beautiful

[@paulbaeza7]

God such fond memories. As a Dodgers fan obviously desperate to see Belli back to 100%, but I really really wanna see Yelich back to 2019 form too. Their battle for MVP made each of them individually more fun as players, and they'll forever be tied because of it.

[@BASEBALLfreakFORlife]

2019 was a great year man. Good times

[@jibathus]

I've often thought if Yelich missed those games in April instead of September he would have won. Also the brewers probably would have beat Washington with his bat in the lineup, so not only did the knee cap injury alter the mvp race, it also changed the entire playoffs. Astros could have had two *'s in the bag.

[@Hacksaw_HIM_Thuggin]

How do you even know if the brewers get past the dodgers? So many factors in what ifs

[@jibathus]

@@Hacksaw_HIM_Thuggin inferring. I said the astros would win. And having taken the dodgers to game 7 12 months previous I wouldn't presume anything about the dodgers and Brewers, but would still say that the astros win the series.

[@FuckYoutubeAndGoogle]

Bellinger's defense was the clear difference maker in that race, Yelich's injury certainly didn't help him, but there's no way he could have made up the difference with only 16 games left.

[@storm_epidemic]

@@Hacksaw_HIM_Thuggin In 2019 the Brewers had a much better offense than they did in 2018. In 2018, the Dodgers and Brewers went to Game 7 of the NLCS, with the Brewers losing. Considering the Brewers pitching staff had largely not changed between those two years and how great the Brewers offense was with Keston Hirua and Yelich, I definitely think the Dodgers would have fallen to the Brewers.

[@subswithvideo-yj5ti]

Unoriginal hypocritical asterisk joke 😐

[@Joshua-vn3zb]

The two players that made me fall in love with baseball again 2019 was an amazing season

[@theRealUmpZY]

i saw the dodgers this saturday, saw kershaw pitch against cabrera, and he broke the strikeout record for the dodgers that game. worth the price even though we lost.

[@dartdelatorre]

A video essay on the 2019 MLB season and playoffs would be dope af

[@noelaguirrechavez4462]

we're gonna get one soon enough

[@aexcezz9573]

Every round was incredible except the NLCS

[@jcmswift771]

I swear I remember this like it was yesterday

[@i.theworstguys298]

Yelich had the slash line triple crown which hadn’t been done since Miggy did it in 2013 and Mauer in 2009. I’d kill to see that type of production from him again.

[@aaronbone4572]

A young and healthy Yelich, Ozuna and Stanton in one outfield is almost beyond believable. Ahhh Marlins.....

[@Cinnahawk]

Marlins Stanton was disgusting

[@joshuapatrick682]

Baseball is a fickle mistress and the 2019 post season is arguably The most exciting in recent memory. If Yellich was in the WC game the brewers win.

[@RipItRandy]

This video was so fire. Keep it up 🔥

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you!

[@joshuapatrick682]

No one hits a ball like Trout does. It’s nuts.

[@MBAte111]

They are still good players. Happy to see mlb put them in the top 100

[@bengilman5188]

They’re not that good they only put them in out of pity

[@MBAte111]

@@bengilman5188 they’re both clutch

[@bengilman5188]

@@MBAte111 yelich is a horrendous who’s way too full of himself but belli I’ll give it to he is clutch and is a very good all around player and I like the guy

[@MBAte111]

@@bengilman5188 fair enough

[@tgorefan]

They both are below average hitters now but Belli has above average defense still

[@matthewfuller8066]

Was able to draft both these guys fairly late in my fantasy league, hoping they can both turn it around this season!

[@ESYEasyCO]

Belli starting to get it going!

[@cristianzavala1960]

That marlins outfield is such a what if man

[@dendy0415]

Very well made vid!

[@jaylesterbaclig6706]

From Philippines, I'm a Dodger fan and also a Belli fan.

[@SuperCatacata]

Love to the Philippines! From LA

[@lb3bodybuilding278]

So glad someone finally did a video on these two.

[@XBallingCat43]

This video was incredible good stuff

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you!

[@joerapo]

I see two very gifted athletes with flawed swings with little margin for error. The league has adapted. The fact that a 42 year old (probably 44) physically compromised Albert Pujols is more productive than these two guys kinda proves that a swing that pulls the bat head out of the zone isn't ideal.

[@walker68175]

Bellinger having a resurgence tho 👀

[@SuperCatacata]

Walker, pls keep pitching like you did in that shutout. TY

[@lukesmith2170]

Walker I have a question. Why do you wear tights??

[@big_gulp444]

@@lukesmith2170 LMFAO

[@WaluigiLebron]

As of June 21st he's hitting .212 with a .673 OPS

[@dashpratt4097]

Great stuff bro!

[@SportStorm23]

Thanks man!

[@EDF1919]

I feel like the 19 juiced ball really upped our perception on some guys, and now that the offense has died down we can see who might have had some inflated numbers from the ball.

[@curtsiekert]

Yelich should have won the MVP. He led the NL in BA, OBP, SLG, OPS and OPS+. No one was better than he was.

[@N8R_Quizzie]

I was rooting Yelich all the way. I got his jersey and I'm not even a Brewers "fan". I really hope his career turns around.

[@twizzysportstech]

yeli comeback player of the year

[@enviyon414]

mvp yeli is back :)

[@steveschmidt3961]

its crazy cause both look like a shell of the themselves..

[@rodneylentz7222]

I was at the September 7th game against the Cubs, Yeli’s performance was electric

[@tkell31]

Yelich has a decent start to 2022? He's hitting .180 and striking out over 33% of the time. Define decent because that is terrible in my book. Between the knee and the back he cant elevate the ball anymore. Never going to be the guy from 18/19 again. In fact the Brewers are killing the team by insisting on keeping him at 2/3 in the lineup. I assume the only thing keeping him in the lineup at all is his contract and the fact Mil has possibly the worst collection of OFs ever assembled. Sad because he was something special when he was healthy.

[@sneersh9107]

As of the last day of April he has a batting average of .203 and an OPS+ of 90, both the worst of his career at this rate

[@hud8458]

I miss this Belli. He’s like a whole different player now I hope he gets his shit together and can be that MVP caliber player again.

[@encinobalboa]

Both are a shell of themselves. Who would have thought.

[@justinnicosia7821]

I said it then and I still say it now. Yelich was horridly snubbed

[@nathanjohnson2382]

2019 was the last season I was fully invested into the season. Baseball has fallen down for me while I’ve been watching other sports. This MVP race was great the season was one of the better in recent years

[@HomieeeBuzzz]

Baseball is BETTER when both these studs are performing.

[@JA-GOTDF]

looking back I remember the 2019 szn MVP race , then Juan soto and the nationals said fuck your MVP, we won the world series

[@HendrikBreen22]

Yelich man I just wish so much he gets back to SOMETHING like those two years

[@---on3pg]

Being a diehard yeli fan this video is making me sad and happy at the same time

[@dustinbell401]

If yelich didn’t get injured he would have won with atleast 15 more first place votes then belli.

[@scottnotpilgrim]

That ending, that's why we watch. For the performances these athletes put on

[@jlach1492]

Great video :))

[@TheBucksFan]

I wish these two didn't suffer a fall so hard, If Yelich right now as stands was what he was in 2018-2019 then the Milwaukee Brewers would be not overlooked any longer because of the rise of Burnes, Woodruff, Peralta, and the additions of McCutchen, Adames, Wong, Renfroe, Boxburger, Tellez, Narváez, Lauer, Urias, over the last 3 years along with the new bullpen like Trevor Gott, Ashby, Cousins. They could possibly win the world series if they click at the right time or have a guy with 36-48+ Home Runs to add to the current lackluster offense alongside a top 2 pitching staff.

[@storm_epidemic]

Rowdy Tellez will hit 35 HRs this year. The Crew have guys and their getting better. I know your comment was two months ago but Yelich is starting to look like his old self again! Batting over .250 and just finished a 7 game stretch where he batted 0.387!

[@CoasterKrazie]

Still so wild how the Marlins had that much talent.

[@ttgamer9416]

Best mvp race of all time

[@KillzoneMD]

if Yelich never got hurt the Brewers would've won it all in 19 and he would've won mvp too and its a shame that didnt happen

[@jonhall4602]

They’re still in the MVP race. Only now it’s Most Vacant Player

[@compoltred2205]

Bellinger has been a beast this year and last year in the playoffs

[@joshuagomez1161]

Definitely wouldn’t be mvp but most def an all star

[@jonhall4602]

@@compoltred2205 he’s hitting .250 with 21 strikeouts in 15 games… we have different definitions of “beast”

[@IdontUseThumbnails]

I still think Yelich should of won back to back MVPs. It shouldn’t of even been a debate after the season he had.

[@HendrikBreen22]

Yeli seems like a genuine guy

[@potatosplanes]

I was at the game where belli hit his first HR

[@treydowning5473]

MVP Yelich is one of my favorite players and seeing him playing so bad is tough to watch

[@spicy_quaid]

I really hope Yeli bounces back. It makes me die seeing him in this rut

[@SpankyDaTanky]

Not really a brewers fan but I watch them a lot when he plays I wish he bounces back

[@ConcernedCitizen5514]

It is kind of shocking how bad Bellinger has become. Yelich has also struggled, but he still hits well enough to be an everyday pro baseball player. But Bellinger has been awful

[@Dodgers-sw2uk]

I think both of these guys will be much better in 2023. Left handers have had it very very very hard since all teams have gone with the extreme shifts. It’s not as bad for right handers because shortstops can’t play 25 feet into the outfield and still throw the runner out at first . Next year when only two fielders are allowed on each side of the diamond and they aren’t allowed in the outfield grass it will raise their averages A LOT. They will stop trying to hit so many home runs because singles won’t require a lot of luck. The average batting average for left handed hitters should raise 40 points

[@drew1467]

I think it’ll be less than 10 points

[@Dodgers-sw2uk]

Possibly. But it will definitely help left handers like Bellinger that maybe 2 hits a year by beating the shift while losing 15-20

[@nicocorrales6501]

What a fun video

[@a_grizzly55]

Hopefully the both of them can return to that level. Baseball was better with them at the top

[@xKillZone99]

injuries absolutely derailed these guys.

Yelich man, that 2019 was fucking brutal

[@danawhitesneckfat1706]

The marlins have been giving away their players since 2001

[@pittsburghhighlights6592]

Don’t forget the amazing first half Josh bell had

[@dominic64tblightning24]

I was always team Belli

[@glindamood25]

I'm in little Italy in SD, where you at?

[@franrangel198]

And now they both fell off cliffs

[@dirty.dan37]

Oh how the mighty have fallen

[@squidsquirthd2684]

I love how we’re just so used to Trout being at the top or near the top of the MVP race that it isn’t exciting anymore

[@isaacnation4116]

AL MVP race is basically Trout vs the field. Like it used to be with Tiger Woods in PGA Majors.

[@generaljellybeans9524]

Bellinger hitting that home run in game 7… will never forgive him

[@danikaboquist5887]

I miss this version of yeli

[@davidwagner3710]

funny how both these players fell off hard whenever sign stealing was stopped

[@zsoren42]

To think that for 2 years these were the 2 biggest names and 3 years later they struggle to stay good

[@raydiabolico]

But Miguel Cabrera actually won the Triple Crown. Didnt miss on that though.

[@Leo-be6rh]

I was talking about this this morning after looking at a top 100 players and I saw yeli and beli so low at 99 and 100 and I said wth happend lol

[@joshuapatrick682]

3:28 half those players were playing the game juiced. The others were playing with the ball juiced…whether from the dead to live ball era or from MLB deciding that if they can’t juice players, they’d juice the ball. This great contact hitters are now great sluggers.

[@SRM110]

I always tell younger people this, guys can be flashes in the pan have a few good seasons and then fall off whether it’s due to injury or lack of skill and that is what seemed to happen with both these players. Could they get back to where they were, sure but don’t be surprised if they don’t, they can still contribute and that’s what matters. People romanticize this game and it’s players and view them in certain light Edit: spelling

[@thecar888]

Can you use more than one code for seat geek

[@chrisstrabley4353]

Yeli was getting his pitches tipped to him.

[@aar_2369]

This video legitimately made me sad as a dodger fan bellinger was so amazing but injuries ruined his 2021 season same for yelich

[@airt698]

Yelich would've won if he hadn't got hurt and I am a Dodger fan. I was scared for Belli and when Yelich got hurt I knew Belli would win

[@Dodgers-sw2uk]

Dodgers have had horrendous luck with career altering injuries the last three years Bellinger, Muncy and now Buehler (2nd TJ is usually career altering). I can’t think of another team with more than one in that same time period. They also had a horrible one a decade ago with Kemp. Causing him to go from MVP to below average

[@angelcampos1485]

If yelich doesn’t get injured he wins the mvp

[@Yankeefan2807]

Two guys that haven’t been anywhere near since.

[@frankyhonnolus5528]

3 years and fat contracts later. Two unmotivated players. Fans need not know about them.

[@bobertportis4841]

If yelich didn’t get hurt, he wins mvp

[@paul4253]

One plays for a small market the other plays for the 2nd biggest media market in the US. CY had no chance sadly

[@timothymacdonald3018]

I still believe yelich would have won mvp if he didnt get hurt

[@sneersh9107]

The Brewers are paying Yelich $26 million/year for the next seven years... that contract is horrible idk what they're gonna do

[@HendrikBreen22]

Man I just will wonder what happened?

[@mikecha3002]

Idk why you didn't include the highlight from that dodgers at brewers series where Belli robbed a HR and hit a HR

[@abtwopoint0]

He showed it multiple times

[@cnanadatoronto]

I mean Yelich didn’t really lead any category in the Triple Crown in 2019Tim Anderson had a better average Alonzo had 53 home runs and Rendón had more than 20 RBIs on him, And don’t give me that BS about National League Triple Crown when miggy did the Triple Crown he led every stat in every league

[@i.theworstguys298]

He had the *slash line* triple crown in 2019. His average, OBP, and SLG% were all tops in the NL. Also Tim Anderson having a higher average doesn’t really matter given he played in the American League…

[@cnanadatoronto]

@@i.theworstguys298 OK then disregard Tim Anderson better average Allonzo was still higher and two of the three categories that year more home runs and more RBIs. And if I’m not mistaken but Triple Crown isn’t a triple/crown its RBIs home runs and average

[@i.theworstguys298]

@@cnanadatoronto He wasn’t talking about the counting stats triple crown. He was talking about the slash line triple crown. The slash line is AVG/OBP/SLG. Of which Yelich led the league in 2019.

[@zachmartin3840]

Had Yelich not gotten injured, he was a lock for the MVP. The defense didn’t matter at that point, it was the injury that was his undoing

[@kgrainz6265]

Yelich definitely would’ve won if he didn’t get hurt and probably would’ve hit 50 home runs

[@ianrenn566]

Crazy how obvious it is that they juiced the balls. These guys are slicing at the ball what looks like a swing for a popup and its going out