The Diamondbacks Didn’t Exist. Then They Won the World Series. | Baseball Bits

[@FoolishBaseball]

Congrats Miguel!

[@BillyBob-zj4ri]

Google translating this comment to english makes it say Congratulations

[@MateoFormula1]

Congrats Miguel! We all say in union

[@miguelfigueira4168]

Thanks!

[@JaredGoofball]

Cabrera? Foolish ball man make Miguel Cabrera video

[@8ballbronze]

Congrats Miguel!

[@evanamster946]

In the time it took the Cubs to win a World Series after 1908, Arizona became a state, that state become populated enough to attract an MLB expansion team, and that team won the World Series

[@QuangyWangy]

💀

[@swashbucklerblue]

I hate that this is accurate. 😂

[@swashbucklerblue]

I hate that this is accurate. 😂

[@smokingfast]

And then it took the Cubs another 15 years to win a World Series

[@herorhim]

Damn they must REALLY hate that it is accurate

[@austinfletchermusic]

Congrats Miguel!! Nice degree!

[@ankithchunduru2107]

Shoutout to Ethereal Garbanzo for his 2 run home run in the NLCS

[@MrJimi16]

Is that a reference to someone else calling him that? Seems a bit out of it

[@IdliAmin_TheLastKingofSambar]

Ethereal Garbanzo and I Say A Kinda Falafel made a hell of a combo.

[@Number1WhiteSoxFan14]

If I had a nickel for every time Foolish Baseball made a video about the 2001 World Series, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.

[@FoolishBaseball]

Definitely a different perspective, but the 2001 World Series nonetheless.

[@caseyburcroff]

Great Phineas and Ferb reference

[@doestu9866]

2001 was the all time best baseball year. Totally not a heartbroken mariners fan. The mariners, like baseball, don't exist.

[@jimgray3346]

Wow, original comment. Never read that before...

[@depressedpanthersfan6778]

rod barajas was also shown at 12:36

[@mykel6268]

Brennaman was probably thinking how great it was to be in “one of the [baseball] capitals of the world”

[@blainjohnson7993]

Best comment

[@Burrito777]

There’s a drive into deep left field by Castellanos; it will be a home run.

[@toast2893]

“Acquiring Curt Schilling, meaning Counsell wasn’t the only Dback known for his controversial stances “😭💀

[@craigwheeler4760]

That was a really good joke. Foolish baseball's humor is so underrated. However, Curt Schilling's stances are often only controversial with marxists, tyrants, and those who think they run public opinion with their own brute Force

[@spice615]

@@craigwheeler4760 His opinion that it was his business to announce Tim and Stacy Wakefield's cancer seemed to be pretty universally agreed to be an absolute scumfuck piece of human garbage thing to do. But hey, you do you boo.

[@didjano]

Ok​@@craigwheeler4760

[@healthyminds9279]

I'm a conspiracy theorist and Trump supporter, but Schilling committed one of the worst mistakes any athlete can: talking about politics. Regardless of whether or not an athlete agrees with me, I follow sports to ESCAPE from politics. Literally not talking about politics is all you have to do to unite people; when people have interests like gaming and sports in common, there's no need to dislike each other!

[@Jubjub01]

@@craigwheeler4760he failed to pay his employees, you dont have to be a ‘Marxist’ to hate that

[@brendansouter4869]

The hiatus is over, FOOLISH BASEBALL POSTED, taking a break for the next 17 minutes to watch this

[@FoolishBaseball]

enjoy the next 17!

[@minigungamer5583]

Erm it’s 16:59 not 17🤓👆 and the did enjoy all 1,019 seconds of it mr foolish

[@redrangers12330]

He’s been busy losing as the Oakland A’s in OOTP on the second channel

[@MateoFormula1]

Congrats Miguel!

[@ThatOneGuy8305]

On a list of players with WAR totals that make you go "wait his WAR was THAT high???" Luis Gonzalez has to be near the top. He managed 51.6 career WAR and five total all-star games.

[@FoolishBaseball]

First ballot for this: Ian Kinsler

[@0Architectdude0]

johnny damon

[@idisagreewiththat]

Another good answer: Ben Zobrist. Though I guess maybe he's well-known enough as being an analytics darling that it's expected.

[@chunkymonkey428]

@@FoolishBaseballholy shit I did not expect that high of a war for Kinsler. One of my favorite players growing up and I somehow still underrated him.

[@joshdelagarza231]

@idisagreewiththat Ben Zobrists 44 career WAR in 14 seasons is not impressive. Ian Kinsler is a whole 10 WAR higher in 14 seasons.

[@ntrong32]

Yankees were so dominant in the late 90s. In the new millenium, the one year where everyone wanted the Yankees to win for NYC, the DBacks said, "No."

[@DakodaOK]

Comedic effect achieved, Bailey. Comedic effect achieved. Ethereal Garbanzo lives on in all of us.

[@kerrykrobinson0]

Thanks so much for the shoutout! What a fun and weird time that was back then. Love talking about it, was such a great time.

[@StefanWB]

D-Backs trivia (and sort of an epilogue/coda for the episode): for the 20 seasons after their 2001 WS winning team (so before 2023), the Diamondbacks won just one playoff series and one Wild Card game. They returned almost exactly the same team in 2002 and won the division with 98 wins but were swept in the NLDS by the Cardinals. Just two years later, in 2004, they went 51-111, the worst record in the league and their first losing season since their expansion year. They returned to the playoffs in 2007 after a 90-win season where they finished with a negative run-differential; they swept the Cubs in the Divisional series, only to be swept themselves by their division rival Rockies in the Championship series. Their next playoff appearance was in 2011, where they won their division with 94 wins but lost 3-2 to the Brewers in the NLDS. This was the most recent division win for the Diamondbacks (still more division wins than the Marlins have). In 2017 they won 93 games but that was only good enough for a wildcard spot and in an epic contest they beat the Rockies 11-8 in the NLWC game. Fun fact: future Cardinals teammates and NL West rivals Nolan Arenado and Paul Goldschmidt both homered in that WC game. They were then swept by the Dodgers in the NLDS. 2021 was a low point, as they went 52-110, only one win better than their nadir in '04, and their season included a 17-game losing streak (sorry White Sox fans), a 24-game road losing streak (most since the 1889 Louisville Colonels), and a 5-40 stretch. And then, two years later, with the same manager, they went 84-78 with a negative run differential and a +4 Pythagorean luck value but still rode their momentum all the way to their second pennant, and although they of course lost to the Rangers the D-Backs currently look poised to make a return to the playoffs in 2024, which the same cannot be said of the Rangers. As of writing, AZ have a +91% chance of making the playoffs and they currently occupy the first WC slot with a 76-59 record with a +88 run differential, and they're the only team in the league to have already scored more than 700 runs - they've scored 723, which amazingly is more than the White Sox have allowed in 2024 (704). Oh, and of course, congrats Miguel!

[@win_jayden]

Unfortunately, the 2024 D-Backs failed to make the playoffs after a disastrous series loss to the SF Giants… and just this week the division rival LA Dodgers just took home the WS. But hey, there’s always next year!

[@philly_sports1558]

Imagine telling someone in 1991 that teams called the Florida Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks would win the World Series in the next 10 years.

[@siobhangear2866]

At least they'd understand all the teal.

[@fryncyaryorvjink2140]

We need a Rockies Ray's world series

[@vumasster]

@@siobhangear2866 it was the 90s, teal was in. Just look at the San Jose Sharks, the Charlotte Hornets, those Dixie Cups, you name it, it came in teal

[@T_K7]

I simply must imagine this someone in 1991 is a Cubs fan.

[@don_5283]

Congrats Miguel! Also, loved Mark Grace, glad he got a ring.

[@Trancymind]

Cubs are a giving franchise with rings. NOT!!! 🤣🤣

[@pfatalbert]

And a DUI!

[@canuckadian4733]

The 2001 World Series is the first I recall watching on TV as a kid. That D-Backs team was awesome. Randy Johnson became one of my favorite pitchers of all-time. So cool they beat the mighty Yankees. Thanks for bringing back great memories with this video.

[@user-to9ge8ii9n]

1:22 - Woah, i never realized "knock it out of the park" is a baseball expression! Lets touch base about that soon. ❤

[@Enan0arg]

Oh mama, Randy pixel art, Dbacks content, I am here for it. Cheers Foolish Baseball!

[@dfp_01]

Those 4 seasons represent the shortest time for an expansion MLB franchise to win the World Series. Marlins: 5 seasons Mets: 8 seasons Blue Jays: 16 seasons Royals: 17 seasons Angels: 42 seasons Nationals: 51 seasons Astros: 56 seasons Rangers: 63 seasons Brewers, Padres, Mariners, Rockies, Rays: still waiting

[@Compucles]

Counting from when the World Series began in 1903 (and not counting 1904), it took the Phillies 77 seasons to do it.

[@kevinandrewsphoto]

In the time between Foolish Baseball videos, we’ve had 487 terrible baseball KZbin videos released. “Remember when the Red Sox came back against the Yankees? Let me read you the Wikipedia article on it. Please subscribe” Came back just when we needed him

[@northstarjakobs]

Reading wikiepdia articles aloud is great for accessibility on the site- blind and low-vision users can use a text-to speech reader on their device but a real human voice is nicer to listen to, plus it's good for people with dyslexia and other conditions that make reading large blocks of text difficult- but it makes shitty and lazy youtube content.

[@obtusemooose]

​@@northstarjakobs its great when you title the video "reading the colorado rockies wikipedia page" and not when you title it "The Rockies are the WORST team in baseball HISTORY"

[@ApexATL]

Congratulations Miguel! Super proud of your accomplishment.

[@GhostOfLorelei]

I could live that bloop single a million times and it'd still get me. One of my favorite baseball moments as a young Dbacks fan :D

[@tombraiderstrums09]

Will never forget it. Had celebrated my 16th birthday the night before and lost my mind with the rest of my home state when Gonzo hit that ball

[@korysmith5871]

​@tombraiderstrums09 not a fan of the team but fan of the world series. I am a big Randy Johnson

[@alexanderbean7737]

Lol that Thom Brennemam San Fran reference was crazy

[@reedl.wilton312]

Brian Anderson’s “6 Out Inning” in Game 3 is still one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.

[@enviyon414]

i would like everyone to know that at 12:20 thats the deep drive to left field by castellanos guy

[@hskshag00]

You’re new here aren’t you lol

[@CadChamberlain]

MLB having 2 expansion teams quickly put together championship teams had to be a weird situation for everyone. Especially when both teams subsequently fell off for years. But now that I think about it, it does make sense. An expansion team taking a win-now approach tank their farm system and limit their long term potential.

[@StefanWB]

Vegas Golden Knights fans say lol

[@kami_in_the_skye]

The NHL intentionally changed their rules to make it so expansion teams had a fair shot at being good right out the gate though. Vegas wildly outperformed everybody's expectations, but the rules were still in their favor unlike any expansion team that had come before.

[@Compucles]

The St. Louis SC made it to the MLS playoffs in their very first season.

[@CrescentCitySweaters]

The Marlins fell off because they chose to sell off assets immediately. The D-backs fell off in part because they were an older team in terms of player age

[@Alex-it7ms]

Expansion teams, almost by definition, are in young hot cities on the rise, where the league wants investments to grow fast. You’ll never see an expansion team in the Midwest or northeast again

[@joelsittler6997]

I hate where these video's end. You don't even get a chance to watch the celebration. But congrats Miguel, good job.

[@milesteg8183]

My dad lived the last 30 years of his life in Tucson and consumed any AZ sports but really loved his D backs. He had season tickets from the start and got to witness all of this. I went to several games with him and am always grateful for those memories.

[@kyleetasker1701]

Congrats Miguel!!!

[@jethrojacinto2798]

As a Red Sox fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thanks curly haired smart baseball guy!

[@lohlohhim]

How many memes and previous foolish baseball references did you put in Bailey: Yes Edit: Also Congrats Miguel

[@JedwardKullen]

Kingdoms of Amalur was such a fun game! The expert analysis I expect when watching Foolish Baseball.

[@goldencyclone4984]

The DBacks are my home team, and watching them go on a tear last year during the post season was incredibly exciting. It sucks that they fell apart against the Rangers, but watching them utterly *crush* the Dodgers was gratifying as hell to see. Here's hoping they can do it again this year. Embrace the Chaos, y'all.

[@tombraiderstrums09]

I was hoping so hard that Greg Schulte’s last play-by-play call would be an echo of 2001. But it was not to be

[@SteefPip]

Love the Randy Winn shout out, he was my bridge favorite player between Barry Bonds and Tim Lincecum. Say what you will about Barry, watching him play for my team for a decade and a half was absolutely worth all the bs.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

I believe Randy is one of, if not the only guys to ever be traded for a manager (Tampa did so in 2003 for Lou Piniella).

[@Compucles]

@@SmoothCriminal12 What about Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring, who were traded by the New York Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Rogers Hornsby, who at the time was a Player/Manager for the Cardinals?

[@drewdrewski4188]

Best hitter I've ever seen, easily.

[@psychokittytv4530]

Miguel!! Congratulations, my friend. Well done!

[@EDF1919]

Birds fear the Johnson

[@FoolishBaseball]

they have made amends. he simply photographs them now.

[@_nivlqC]

I can only imagine the birds faced when they see his logo

[@ModMokkaMatti]

So did the late Dori Monson of KIRO-AM radio in Seattle. Well, maybe Dori didn't fear him, but IIRC, he did have a story of awkward road tripping with the Big Unit in a Chrysler rental car that he retold several times when Randy was still with the M's.

[@JakeyIce]

Two d-backs videos in 10 months? You’ve outdone yourself Bailey

[@mrbest8098]

16:25 The man on deck now in the batters box

[@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96]

Neither does Baseball, exist. or so i hear

[@FoolishBaseball]

I have heard this. One of our top KZbinrs is researching it.

[@JackJuncker]

Been watching your stuff for almost 5 years now… love the stuff brother!

[@SFGiantsFan674]

I love video essays, especially on films. But the ones that Foolish makes not only make the game more enjoyable, but they balance humor, facts and entertainment really well.

[@mauricealexander9975]

This was the best video in a long while, much more storytelling and less droning about statistics. The "No - Vember" pun with Jeter was really hilarious as well

[@emoranger37]

We love you in Dbacks nation Foolish Baseball, thank you for highlighting our crowning achievement in what still is my favorite World Series, honorable mention of 2005 though.

[@DA-yl8js]

Oh my goodness gracious! It's the man on deck!

[@mariokart9227]

i may not be feeling well but seeing a new baseball bits always brightens my day

[@maggie.astrid]

congratulations miguel batista

[@jer_bear316]

I agree with your assessment on Kurt Schilling. Kingdoms of Amalur is my go to comfort game. Very underrated.

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

How did I miss this when I was at work? I looked through my subscriptions. Oh well. Going to listen now, then listen again when I get to work tomorrow.

[@azcardguy7825]

I grew up in AZ and am a huge dbacks fan. Had season tickets and attended games 2 & 7 of the World Series. Game 7 was an absolute fever dream.. I’ll never forget how I felt

[@brandonl576]

Congratulations Miguel! We're all proud of you!

[@jonathankae420]

I had never really loved baseball but I stumbled across this sb nation rewinder of the game winning hit by Gonzalez and ever since fell in love with baseball. I’ve been watching you since as early as 2019 and haven’t looked back since. Love ya Bailey!

[@benjihuynh2970]

Hey Bailey, how come you didn't go over the Diamondbacks signing their Devil-Magic wizard in 2000? They've been singularly responsible for so many great Arizona playoff moments

[@alang353]

Bailey finally giving the second channel some love

[@juanjan__]

13:34 Ethereal Chickpea killed me

[@unintentionaleffectiveness4393]

Those yrs of Luis Gonzalez and Randy Johnson and the crew were magical

[@Gamerzplaya25]

This video is a great response to the whole debacle about getting plagiarized by another KZbinr. In this video, he clearly shows how he can take another famous format (SB rewinder videos) an ads his touch to it, making it unique. Great video as always.

[@TheTEN24]

I honestly never realized just how fast the diamondbacks turned themselves into a contender as an expansion franchise

[@brabhamfreaman166]

MIGUEL!! Well done, you worked so hard. CONGRATULATIONS!

[@MrSnotrock3t]

As a long tortured Arizona sports fan, this remains one of the most cherished memories of my life.

[@frenchfrey65]

Damian Miller, future Brewer, would become a rare player to hit a grand slam in a ballpark with the same name, Miller Park.

[@janellemaynait]

Great vid Congrats Miguel and Curt Schilling Can kick rocks

[@chadcushing1638]

One of your best scripts to date, great story !

[@ThatBaseballGuy13]

I absolutely love what you did with the thumbnail on this one. Idk why I like it. Can’t really put my finger… ahem… thumb on it. Love the video foolish!!

[@silversteinmma]

another great video. Foolish is one of the few channels I have notifications for.

[@seams8395]

I love the "randy johnson hit a bird with a baseball" tangent so much!

[@AnemoneNazuka]

Congratulations Miguel! Top notch stuff Bailey.

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

Your pixel art is so awesome. Also, I am pretty stoked Reggie Sanders was mentioned in this video.

[@taylorstove803]

Kingdoms of Amalur was actually a really good game, and it's available on switch now!

[@chompers_1218]

By far the most entertaining WS I can remember!

[@jamesperry6792]

Congrats Miguel! Also, Congratulations to ethereal garbanzo for his clutch homer against the braves.

[@mattheide2775]

Congratulations Miguel! Proving what we all know; 90% of Baseball is half mental. (Yogi Berra quote) 🎉

[@ringostarrBestBeatle]

Rod Barajas reference, baseball bits is really just a circle

[@youfound_natman5546]

The amount of times I’ve seen a foolish baseball video include the 2001 World Series is uncountable 🤣🤣

[@Mabye6]

10:40 I really thought he was gonna say it there

[@Azeria]

snakes do be livin’

[@defn0tjake]

I'm a simple man, I love a good Randy Johnson video segment

[@owensteffan361]

Congratulations Miguel, great job!

[@onlyskin634]

great video again bailey, been watching the channel since forever from argentina :)

[@bigpasty1582]

I forgot they wore those lighter purple helmets. Those looked cool. Diamondbacks steady change their colors and unis

[@isaacbrisson7059]

Miguel Batista hats off to you!

[@JohnLevine-i3f]

Congrats Miguel! You're the man!

[@IamMcMull3n]

always been a big Ethereal Garbanzo guy. Criminally underrated.

[@greenleader3520]

I still remember how excited everyone in Arizona was after that Gonzales walk-off.

[@DutchVanDerLinde-sx1ox]

Always love it when a team wins their first championship. My Rangers got theirs last year. By far my favorite world series

[@FoolishBaseball]

Would love to maybe see the Padres do it this year

[@ILoveMisty1985]

Always good day to get a Baseball Bits prominently featuring Randy Johnson! Anyways, congratulations Miguel Batista!

[@FoolishBaseball]

I thought the pixel art came out really well.

[@andrewheinisch5991]

Always love when my snakes get some love in your videos. A full video on them ? I’m spoiled

[@C52Panthers]

“Here’s him shooting come cardinals” I choked on my mcchicken man that was a good one

[@rorydobbs9552]

So proud of you, Miguel.

[@che3zitfnbr965]

And his name is randy johnson. Can’t get enough of this guy

[@cjgak8129]

Congratulations Miguel Bautista! They broke the mold with this guy

[@paulbuono5088]

You are pure evil for making me choose between this and the first Saturday of college football games

[@CaptainRedbeard.]

Congrats Miguel! 👏 😮 Masters Degree is impressive!

[@eddieeichenhorn4930]

Proud of you Miguel!!

[@madxD144]

11:30 Nice

[@kongcakes0414]

Love your videos! Congrats Miguel!

[@jesusalbertogonzalezhernan5736]

7:26 this joke is gold

[@gryfyn71]

As a lifelong Red Sox fan I'm glad to find someone with similar Curt Shilling takes

[@conmankershaw]

That Curt Schilling joke made me laugh. Good one.

[@azcardguy7825]

Best video you’ve ever made my guy