The Most Underappreciated Slugger of the Steroid Era

[@TheTEN24]

He was so good on the 06 Mets and I thought he’d be a HOF for sure. He could absolutely rake.

[@ramsaybushnaq516]

As a lifelong braves fan i hated that 06 mets team they had so many great hitters...I'll never forget being 12 years old having the privelege of watching a 4 game series between them and the braves just to watch the mets sweep and Delgado and beltran each hit a grand slam in the same inning one game

[@MaddMan621]

I have such fond memories of that team, to this day I feel like that was our best lineup in my lifetime, and I'm still upset they only got one postseason trip out of it

[@phightinphil25]

As a young Phillies fan I remember Delgado being absolutely terrifying and yet a player I admired when he was with the Mets, that despite the Phillies having a young Ryan Howard who was historically good himself for his first couple of years, who succeeded one of my all time favorite players in Jim Thome.

[@FlyingDwarfman]

Like other non-Mets fans' sentiments, I was in a similar position, though my time was more in his dominance of my Mariners early 2000s. Because of his absolute dominance of our pitching, he was a consistent target from fans as the bat to pursue. In his FA season after 2004, though, he wanted more of a sure competitor than the just-collapsed Mariners and was willing to wait out the market. Upper management of the M's, however, wanted to move fast for their FA acquisitions for that year... and... weren't nearly as close to competing as they led themselves into believing.

[@MrJimbobmij]

The MLB Power Pros music sent me back to 2008. One of my favorite players on the Mets around that time!

[@drewm5898]

Power Pros and MVP Baseball 04/05 are a huge reason I first got into baseball as a kid. I remember that create-a-player (Road to the Show esque) mode in Power Pros and feeling so defeated when I got cut once and my career ended. So much nostalgia between those three games.

[@jamesesterline]

Delgado should absolutely be in the Hall, if that injury in 2009 didn't end his career he definitely would've reached 500 homers and maybe could've even reached 600 and gotten in on the first-ballot.

[@unkledoda420]

He was like 37 years old when that injury happened, he definitely could've hit 500 but almost no way in hell he gets to 600. Definitely belongs in the HOF though. Him and Jim Edmonds are probably the biggest non steroid HoF snubs from that era.

[@TheGilchrist707]

If McGriff is in than Delgado should be in (they both should be)

[@AD-df5tm]

Y'all are high. Delgado is nowhere near the HoF. He's like not even one of the top 50 first baseman ever. Delgado is basically Mark Texiera with worse defence and nobody anywhere thinks Mark Texiera is a a hall of famer.

[@KOCChristian]

@@unkledoda420 yes he would he barely declining, only need 27 homerun, which he should done in 2 more years why you hating so much

[@S0appy-t8w]

@@AD-df5tm did you watch the video bud

[@ItzSloany]

I love the Power Pros music so much in the background. One of my all time favorite games and wish they'd make another one. No baseball game has ever had the charm or personality like it.

[@eric2vanleeuwen]

Completely agree. Such an amazing game

[@katrinaroebuck525]

Thank you for doing this video. He was my childhood hero. I was heartbroken when he left the Jays (I was a kid... I didn't understand free agency) and i was shocked when he was dismissed so quickly from HOF contention. Like you said, I hope he gets in like McGriff. 👏

[@bernier42]

Saaaame

[@4392amtrak]

McGriff just got in

[@NormAppleton]

Carlos was the best. When he got one and done. I talked to him on twitter about it, he replied "thanks man". Not just a hall of famer, an all round cool guy.

[@NormAppleton]

If Jim fucking Rice is in the hall, Carlos should be

[@sergeynazaro1768]

He did not LEAVE THE JAYS

[@Aaron80B]

One of my all time favorites along with Beltran, beyond what they did for the Mets. He was so damn good and even after looking at his numbers in the past before seeing this, I didn’t realize he was only a 2x All-Star. CRIMINALLY underrated!

[@MaxCollectsMets]

Carlos was the reason I fell in love with baseball. He played for my hometown in Syracuse and was close enough to go see him in Toronto every year. When he was on the Mets, I was able to watch my favorite player every night on SNY. Now I’m a lifetime Mets fan and hope to work in baseball, really because of him. Been saying this for years. He should be in the hall!

[@williegaga]

Been saying it for years.He's one of my Top 5 Favorite Mets of All Time, he's a phenomenal human being and a credit to the island of Puerto Rico🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@ChrisIngenuous]

MLB Power Pros music from the top rope! Another great one, Jolly.

[@i.elliott]

I have a baseball card from when I was a child (of me) and I had Carlos Delgado as my favorite player because he was an up and comer and also a catcher. One of the best players in Jays history!

[@mikewager3897]

Went to a mariners vs blue jays game at safeco when I was a kid and he signed a baseball for me and gave me a fist bump something I'll never forget he was my fav baseball player growing up too

[@knightrider693]

If you grew up watching him you know what a great hitter he was!

[@adamnathanielbassett]

I remember watching him hit 4 homeruns in a single game. I even remember it was an afternoon game! One of my favorites.

[@DatDudePSJ]

Watching Carlos Delgado play while on the Jays was the reason I started playing baseball, so I watched this video with a huge smile on my face! Thanks Jolly!

[@AndrewJSmall]

Not to mention he is an amazingly humble guy. My friend was the ball boy for the Mets and he took me into the clubhouse. Delgado shook my hand and actually said "I'm Carlos".

[@luishumbertovega3900]

1-derful, well deserved endorsement, definitively he belongs in the HOF, should be our 🇵🇷 6th enshrined, along with Clemente, Cepeda, Alomar, Iván & Edgar. Hello Veterans Committee guys, what do you have to say ???

[@ricardoquesada7888]

I always thought the HOF writers (especially in certain markets) punished him for choosing to sit in the dugout during "God Bless America". I went to a Blue Jays game in NY in 2004 and I heard a little boy call him "evil" 😄. Here in PR we're proud of him and he'll always be a HOFer to us! 🇵🇷

[@dayveeeon]

I hope this restarts the Delgado case for the HOF, I’m a huge fan of him and he should be in the hall already! Great vid holly jolly olive!

[@adamcarr8120]

I genuinely forgot about his brief stint in Florida. He's such an iconic player in my youth but that one season I NEVER would have remembered.

[@jrc583]

Sorry to say, but I think part of the reason he missed out on HOF consideration etc. was for his political views. The guy was openly critical of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in a time where that was rather unfashionable. He also stood up against the US training base in Vieques, PR, which also got on some nerves. So much for freedom of speech and all that.

[@BaseballAF]

That intro music really is a change from what I expected, but a great video on a guy who I always enjoyed watching on the Mets

[@RZ3_]

the MLB power pros soundtrack in the background is GOATED

[@MaddMan621]

Really love the MLB Power Pros music recently, making me want to find my disc and boot it up lol

[@lisaw1525]

Lisa's husband, Andy here. I am from the UK, I am, however, a baseball fan and was lucky enough in 2003 to get a trip to Toronto and go and watch the Jays. One of the reasons was to see Delgado. Many people go on about homers but his RBI records were amazing. Unfortunately, he played at a time when the Blue Jays were being carried by Delgado and Roy Halliday. Some of the other guys were useful but they were seriously lacking in strength in depth at that time, whereas, the Yankees had a galaxy of stars and the Red Sox were beginning to rise again. I think that's why he was overlooked. To me he is up there with my heroes of sport, Kevin Keegan (football/soccer), Dan Marino (NFL), Mats Sundin (hockey), and Mal Meninga (Rugby League). GO JAYS 👍💙 I pleased you are giving him recognition because if he was a Yankee, Red Sox, Dodger or Giant he would have books written about him.

[@JoseSanchez0795]

In the game MVP Baseball 2004, he is one of my favorite players to use.

[@YaBoy1246]

Another great vid Jolly!!!

[@brendansouter4869]

As a Jays fan, it hurts to see the team fail to rally around Delgado, insane stint he had. Also the MLB Power Pros music is an elite choice.

[@claytonclifford2323]

Carlos Delgado was an absolute beast!

[@SamG91]

Love the inclusion of the MLB Power Pros music Jack! Great video as always!

[@cadronate]

One of the players that made me appreciate baseball as a whole growing up, really the first out of market player that I really came to enjoy. Glad you made this video, hopefully more people continue to appreciate what he did

[@showtimenick824]

This absolutely does stand as a testament to how underrated and how consistent he was! I remember how good he was because I was just getting into baseball when he was in his prime.

[@adamnathanielbassett]

Thank you for making this video. He was one of my favorite players. I remember watching that 4 homer game when I was a kid.

[@austinmiller1477]

Delgado was my favourite player as a little kid and one of the big reason I love the Jays... Side note, is the background music from MLB Powerpros??? Elite game

[@kerwinb18]

Man i am from puerto rico and he is one of my alltime favorite players he was a beast and deserves to be in the hall of fame! Side note got to meet him and he is a super nice and humble person he comes by every once in a while to eat in my restaurant such a respectfull person! Nice video big fan!!

[@JackpotToys]

I loved Delgado, even if I was afraid of him coming to bat if he was playing my team. Always a favorite in my neighborhood growing up too!

[@DublinSeafoodInc]

As a young Mets fan in 06-08, he was exciting to have on the team

[@matts82581]

I was never a fan of the teams he played for but I enjoyed watching him play and always thought he was a really good player but your video showed me how much better he was! It really shows that the voters for the Hall of Fame don't do their homework and research players. There's no reason he shouldn't have received enough votes.

[@BrokenHeartedSavage550K]

My guy jolly thanks for the great video on a player who doesn't get talked about enough seriously!👍💯

[@NGLaw56]

Thank you for this Jolly!

[@ryanwitkop23]

Jolly thanks to you I bought MLB Power Pros 2007 and 2008

[@TheCalmPsycho]

I remember him playing for the Jays when I was a kid. I remember jumping up and down at the bullpen with the other kids trying to get a ball from him. Never got one, but it was always exciting the few times I did go to a Jays game.

[@Ginger7322]

The MLB Power Pros music always gets me feeling good. I loved that game and put wayyyyyyy too many hours in it lol

[@memorydrain7806]

Delgado carried the Blue Jays for years. Then he went to Queens near the end of his prime and didn't miss a beat. That hardly ever happens. Normally, big time players flounder in NY for at least one year. What a beast. The numbers speak for themselves.

[@thegame89145]

I’ve been on the Delgado HOF train for a while now. Look up his stats compared to Fred McGriff. Very similar careers.

[@Jaziem]

Yet another great video. I was thinking about him when McGriff finally got put through to the HOF. He will forever be one of the best players that Toronto had.

[@m.o.5291]

Great video. I grew up during that horrible jays era but the memories of delgado, halladay and wells are great. Even guys like alexis rios

[@yesrpo1781]

Piazza, Delgado, Beltran, and Reyes. My childhood idols right there. Glad this guys finally getting some recognition. Man's for sure belongs in the HoF.

[@KRAFT4Prez]

It was fun watching Delgado. Before teams had tablets in the dugout, Delgado would always be seen with a pen and little book after every at-bat taking notes. Very cerebral player.

[@makotowatanabe3070]

Great transition to ad 👌

[@wrathofrock8323]

Was just looking at his bbref the other day. Dude was solid.

[@getTheSchmack]

My fav player of all-time. Politics kept him from HOF.

[@noelsevilla7647]

Well informative video regarding Carlos Delgado.

[@damianpabon1240]

No question about it. Think about that almost 500 Homeruns with PED, at the Golden Era of PED. GREAT Slugger & overall Mlb player. Shame on those who didn't Recognize his Career.

[@jonathanmelendez6953]

Amazing video. Delgado is easily the biggest hall of fame snub currently. A question I’d like to ask is if he did get voted in by the veterans committee, who would he go in as? A Jay or a Met? (I’m gonna exclude the Marlins cause of his shorter time spent there). I’m a Jays fan so I’m a bit bias to him going in for us, and even though I was only 2 years old when he left Toronto, still growing up hearing about all the franchise records he holds makes me see him as arguably the best player in franchise history. Still he was good in NY and made the playoffs. I would be very excited to see another player go in to the hall of fame as a Jay, but overall, this man was a great ball player, seems like a caring and good hearted person who deserves the best of the best. So just the idea of him getting in would make me feel very happy for him.

[@jimking623]

I feel as if they let Delgado play in the 93 World Series he would definitely be in the hall of fame. But that aside, as a met fan growing up he was one of my favorite players.

[@aidansheedy8135]

Sick bat flip right there 3:51

[@NatTurnerswitBurnerz]

If you watched him for ten years as a Jays fan, you'd know exactly how good he was. Now, that McGriff is in the HOF, Delgado should get in. John Olerud, too. The Jays had some really good first basemen over the years.

[@eshep71]

McGriff, Stieb and Carlos may have been the most overlooked trio of overlooked players, all jays. One aleady got his due.

[@michaeladams5636]

Joe Carter too.

[@KardiFan2000]

@@michaeladams5636 I love Joe for his clutch HRs and hits, for being at the center of every division, ALCS, and WS clinching moment during the Jays' dynasty...but I don't think he's a HOFer. 19.5 WAR in 16 seasons is pretty mediocre.

[@michaeladams5636]

WAR don’t don’t mean Jack.

[@KardiFan2000]

@@michaeladams5636 Then explain why every other All-Star outfielder in his era was a statistically-better hitter and defender than he was? Even if we don't use WAR... .306 career OBP, .771 career OPS, 102 career wRC+ (meaning he was only 2% better than average as a hitter), 71 runs below average on defense...his HOF case just isn't good enough.

[@michaeladams5636]

@kardifan2000 Yeah but RBIs are the only stat that really matters.. shocking but true.

[@adamdesanti6713]

I'm discovering Delgado after the fact and I have to say, what a career. The complete slugging package. Home-runs, RBI's and Average get all the glory for hitting. And he had those. But Carlos also had great on-base and slugging percentage. So he walked and doubled a lot. Also the longevity of his career at a high standard of play. Definitely belongs in the Hall. I suspect him being buried in Toronto on decade of lean teams led to him being criminally underrated. That and the homer-hitting steroid freaks of the era getting the glory.

[@Buddha_Approved]

Loved delgado on the mets his swing was so powerful! He deserves a hall seat!

[@richardoki8320]

The most awesome swing of all time

[@michaelcunningham3595]

thanks for this video. i kinda forgot how good he was. not dissimilar to the Crime Dog.....

[@marcoslaureano5562]

Delgado is actually a better hitter than another Puerto Rican first baseman who is in the HOF - Orlando Cepeda. It's insane how MUCH better he was as a hitter and I'd LOVE to hear the writers justify why Carlos is NOT in the HOF - but Fred McGriff is. What a HOF'er like Willie McCovey has over Delgado is only a couple dozen homers, a few more hits and a handful more RBI - but he played 21 seasons to Delgado's 17. If you look at Frank Thomas power stats and compare them to Delgado - they're pretty similar. Delgado is one of the best slugging 1st basemen of the expansion era (last 60 years) and deserves his flowers. It's a shame his career ended the way it did because at 37 he was having himself a heck of a year for the Mets before he went down, in fact I remember him being on fire right before that. That man has a per-year average of 38 homers 120 RBI, a .383 OBP, .546 slugging, 929 OPS and 138 OPS+. Which is actually much better than both McCovery AND Cepeda - who are BOTH in the Hall. Now if those aren't HOF worthy numbers then I don't know what is. How that man only made TWO All Star teams when you look at the staggering numbers he posted nearly every season of his career is quite literally INEXPLICABLE and actually has no excuse. Because I doubt Toronto has ever had a better and more consistent power hitter. He was also a pretty good fielder. He was a better hitter and has better numbers than a lot of 1st baseman who are in the Hall. Him not being a first ballot guy is ridiculous. BOTH Carlos's, Delgado and Beltran - deserve to be in the HOF.

[@jamievickers9004]

As a Jays fan, we knew what we had in Carlos. It was so frustrating to have him and arguably the best pitcher at that time in Halladay and noting to compliment them. Kinda like the Angels now.

[@MistaTofMaine]

As Jays fan he was a bright spot during relatively dark times, contender for triple crown one year from what I remember.

[@MistaTofMaine]

Sounds like must be 2000 year I'm thinking he was actually close to trip crown

[@edwardramos4816]

THE POWERPROS THEME SONGG I LOVE YOU JOLLY

[@Tiedye6336]

Happy that he could experience of playing in the postseason before he retired from baseball

[@interabie]

He was also a very good defensive 1B. I heard the reason he receives such few HOF votes was cause he didn’t stand for the anthem after 9/11. Something like that. He’s the greatest blue jays player of all time.

[@bps7267]

Jays fans absolutely remember.

[@JanklebeeGumpstump]

thanks for giving our guy some shine.

[@austintipton5125]

The powerpros music, pure nostalgia. Would love a new US game.

[@moparman5058]

My fav player! He was robbed of the 2003 mvp especially knowing A-Rod juiced now. Had the pleasure of watching him at the Dome. Still no idea how he isnt in the hall of fame . I didnt even know he was only a 2x all star. Wow!

[@matthoffman6962]

I feel like that’s one of the messed up things in baseball. How can you willingly still accept a championship team or individual award if you KNOW and it was 100% proven that they cheated. It should be at the very least have an official asterisk.

[@DD22ISGOATED]

He should definitely have been a HOF. I love your videos and I learn so much from them

[@skiprockjr.6881]

Delgado was one of those guys who you knew automatically hit a bomb when he got a hold of one. It never landed on the warning track. It was always a no-doubter. Same thing with Cliff Floyd. Floyd hit half as many, his HR's were always bombs too.

[@wesleydonagher5741]

Been loving the mlb power pros background music jolly

[@dean4125]

Carlos delgado was really good. he deserves to be in the hall of fame!! get it done MLB

[@Ruderickle2424]

He played and retired at a time when getting 500 hrs as a power hitter was a must for the HoF. He’d get in if he played and retired now.

[@briancruuz]

mlb power pros background music, jolly just gets it

[@artuodeetuo9923]

This guy useing the power pros sound track i love him even fking more

[@stevem8983]

great vid, where you finding these delgado homerun clips?

[@NoUploadJustComment]

He also had a sweet swing...

[@icchamp2010]

Favourite player of all time. Thank you for this video. HOF

[@cheddarcheese7928]

His career reminds me almost exactly like Fred Mcgriff..Who made the Hall finally..But that’s what happens when u don’t get 500Hr,hit 3000 hits or other bells and whistles

[@earlsreid4130]

Delgado was ahead of his time. As a Met he refused to stand for the National Anthem, would sit in the dugout during the playing.

[@Justin-ni3ql]

I really don't understand why he isn't in the Hall of Fame. If they are penalizing all the steroid power hitters of this era, Delgado played in by far the hardest division in baseball. Dude had to hit well over .300 with over 140 RBIs just to make an all star game. Unreal. He was arguably one of the best all around power hitters of the steroid are without taking steroids.

[@jgame2228]

Imagine having a 1.134 OPs and finishing 4th in the MVP

[@thegoodtony3339]

As an Orioles fan I remember him being VERY good and I was excited when he was no longer a Blue Jay

[@astrosfan5288]

I’m glad I was a kid in 90’s so I got to watch him growing up.

[@eric2vanleeuwen]

The power pros music is so nostalgic

[@grahammarshall1199]

The fact he never reached 500 homers or 2,500 hits hurts him

[@moeleezy2991]

Puerto Ricans know & appreciate how good Delgado was

[@Arminian100]

I feel like I was always a Sabermetrics kid without knowing the why's. I feel like as WAR has been more accepted, and wrc+, it has only confirmed my player assessments and rankings, not shaken them at all. Delgado was always amazing to me.

[@squirrelguy2195]

I think the thing a lot of folks who tend to poo poo the saber stuff often forget that a player who has 45-50 WAR is usually still a really friggin' good ballplayer. You have to be a pretty good ballplayer to generate that much value to begin with. It might not be HOF territory, but it's still very respectable and FAR better than a lot of other guys could even dream of pulling off in their career. There's no shame of being a really good and at times a really great, well loved baseball player like Carlos Delgado was.

[@Arminian100]

@@squirrelguy2195 yeah. I also think a lot of fans don't like things that aren't apparent (errors may not make you a bad fielder / OBP is much more important than AVG) being valued. Not in a nefarious way. Just, they don't see it, so it's frustrating when it shows up in results

[@KR_Diecasts]

Delgado was a beast!

[@kenglick6492]

Carlos Delgado should be seriously be considered again for the HOF. His 9 years of 30+ hrs and 100+ rbis and stay clean during the steroid era merit HOF admission.

[@smosmo4617]

Delgado was an absolute animal , the steroid era has kept his dominance a secret basically.he has never been connected to juice , he 100% should be in the hof. People just don't understand how good he was.

[@baseballjoe06]

You should do a video about how underrated Al Leiter was.

[@JuanRamos-wi2hf]

Carlos delgado belong in the hall of fame he’s got the numbers.

[@wasthataspongebobreference533]

Anyone ever sim a season in MLB Power Pros 2008 and for whatever reason, it’s ALWAYS the Mets that win the World Series in every mode? Makes you wonder why Jolly chooses music from the game series 🧐?

[@JonnyZuccs]

My favourite player and slugger as a kid!

[@TheNerdyCanuck]

My all time favourite Blue Jay

[@codfishbricker]

Dude raked for my Backyard Baseball team

[@baseballno3214]

2:35 was that music from power pros 2008?