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[@waywardson1663]

Mike actually brought up a good point. MLB players were indeed using amphetamines as early as the 1940s to improve concentration during games. They took pills called 'greenies' and this was first revealed to a wide audience in a famous book in the 1970s by a pitcher named Jim Bouton. It was said that if a player did not take his greenies before a game, he was 'playing naked' and would catch flak from his teammates.

[@gavinsheridan4680]

Amphetamines are not strictly PEDs however. They don’t make the ball travel farther or help you heal from injury quicker. Bonds is a clown.

[@nickbrooks2408]

@@gavinsheridan4680 Maybe. But can you do what he did? With or without peds? Just wondering....🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ryanpeters167]

They all use to take speed like it was candy. That’s a PED.

[@steveesteban9669]

I think they actually used to call it eating beans

[@holysquire8989]

"You take amphetamines, and the ball looks so big. It’s like you could hit anything." Daryl Strawberry

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Players from the 60s and 70s have admitted that there were amphetamines openly in the dugout

[@mdemmons1]

Holy shit, that zinger Daz gave to Dave at the very end was hilarious! 😂😂

[@shrekthenoob]

Foolish Baseball is absolute top tier content. If you want to actually learn and take a deep dive into MLB you should check out more of his videos, all presented in easy to understand formats

[@BeefPapa]

That may be a bit too deep of a dive for them.

[@BeefPapa]

@callmecatalyst I don't disagree with that at all. It's just that the Foolish Baseball channel, although great, wouldn't be the place to start. It is heavy on advance analytics of the game. Something that a casual fan, or someone getting into the sport, just wouldn't grasp.

[@joboiwonder]

Great video. Now you guys should watch the South Park parody of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, and Sammy Sosa. So good!

[@holysquire8989]

before steroids there was Meth which was widely available after ww2. The great Willie Mays admitted, I would go to the doctor and would say to the doctor, ‘Hey, I need something to keep me going. Could you give me some sort of vitamin?’ I don’t know what they put in there, and I never asked a question about anything (Posnanski, 2010). Just about every player used amphetamines. “Pete Rose did. Hank Aaron admitted trying it (Posnanski, 2010).” While amphetamines were not banned from baseball until 1971 (Chafets, 2009, pg. 178), former Royals outfielder Brian McRae (Appendix A) recalled how amphetamines have become a part of the clubhouse scene. “There were always two pots of coffee brewing in the clubhouse -- one conventional and the other laced with stimulants (Crasnick, 2006).”

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

Hank Aaron is the real all time home run king. Steroids make you stronger and help your recovery and playing 162 games is quite a grind.

[@dishantithomas4198]

Foolish baseball is a braves fan so it's interesting that he didn't mention him lol

[@franklinterrell9392]

Actually, Maris was never considered "The Homerun King"....that title has always belonged to Hammerin' Hank.

[@gk5891]

Babe Ruth gets extra points for hitting most of his while intoxicated.

[@mistaTVD3199]

I like how you guys finally watch a Foolish Baseball video, but its one where he is completely trolling and not serious haha

[@antimeta2472]

A bunch of player's in the 40's to the early 80's were doing "greenies" Dexedrine which was brought back by players who served in WWII. They would put it in coffee before game's. Greenies are pretty much meth.

[@Scubadeer28]

Great Britain's World Baseball Classic team was placed in pool C. Now you guys have to plan a trip to Arizona in March!

[@stanleyharris7070]

Before baseball was integrated, the Negro League was loaded with great players. One of the best was Josh Gibson the Black Babe Ruth. Gibson homered in every major league park he played in. Over his career he hit almost 800 home runs. There was a time when the white all-stars would play the Negro all-stars in exhibition games. The Negro all-stars not only held their own against the best white players, but more often than not defeat them. Prompting the commissioner Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis banning any future games because of racism. Although Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. He was not by far the best black player. He had the right temperament needed at the time. He paved the way for guys like Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Willy Mays. Frank Robinson and many others to follow in his footsteps.

[@joshuabolton3866]

Office Blokes Try Baseball

[@retired4365]

This channel sounds so good. Nice find guys. 😂

[@josephsoto9933]

this topic is more about a single year record but I contend that over a career Babe was "King". He played for 22 years. In his first 4 years he was a pitcher and only hit an average of 4 Homeruns per season. But he became a full-time batter after that and in the next 4 years he hit an average of 44 per year. Obviously baseball was completely different then (1914~1935). There were no night games (those hot summer days were killers.....not to mention "boozing" it up at night)...Plus new baseballs were not played at each "pitch" like now (almost every pitch is with a NEW HARD ball)...in those days the ball would get very dirty but more importantly the ball would get beat up and become "spongy".

[@laudanum669]

Just because Sosa never admitted to using steriods doesn't mean he didn't use them.

[@JVTrickypants]

PHDs help hitters way more than pitchers, so basically it wouldn't be a level playing field even if they did make it legal in baseball.

[@johanna0131]

If you want to find baseball more interesting, you have to understand more about the complexities of the game itself. If you watched the MLB video on “different pitch types”, you’d get an idea of how many pitches there are, how hard it is to throw these pitches, how nearly impossible it is to hit these pitches when you’ve got less than the blink of an eye to respond. It’s a great video, and it’s been suggested by many. It’s really good.

[@hifijohn]

Its that soccer mentality that brits and Europe have,they want simple easy-to-follow continuous movement of the ball style of play.and baseball just doesn't fit that style.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

I have to laugh when soccer fans say baseball is boring. At least there is more possible scoring in baseball and more exciting moments with catches, diving into the stands, etc.

[@johanna0131]

@@HRConsultant_Jeff Watching soccer is tedious for me. Maybe it’s because I’m used to the stops and starts of football and baseball. I like seeing the different plays and strategies bring used. IDK, seeing a double play in baseball is more exciting to me then a bunch of guys running up and down a field for 90 minutes.

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

Both soccer and baseball are painfully boring lol.

[@margaretsimmons1598]

Sammy Sosa was caught using a corked bat which he said happened by accident when he mistakenly grabbed it after using it for batting practice. His other bats were x-rayed and were all found to be cork free

[@josephsoto9933]

I believe the deal with "corked" bats is to have the same overall bat weight but now it's more located at the "end" or "sweet spot". Which means more bat power is located at the point of contact.....however, scientifically, the argument is flawed. the hollowed-out portion of the bat is weaker (breaks easily), has more "give" (flex) and therefore less ridged.

[@bzilla1090]

Bizmo Funyuns will always be the home run king

[@blakerh]

Bonds never hit more than 49 HRs except the year that he hit 73 and was using steriods. Steriods dont improve your had eye coordination but they make you stronger so the ball will go farther when you hit it. Steroids also help you recover from the previous game quicker which helps you play better the next day.

[@brosciencegutfeelings7058]

Bonds is the HR King.. When everyone is jacked up it equals out..

[@slicked9778]

Damn, no shout out to the REAL REAL home run king Ken Griffey Jr. 56 home runs during the mcquire sosa race but rarely mentioned in the same breath of those two. even growing up a redsox fan I was a huge fan of Jr, still am to be fair. partly due to ken griffey jr presents major league baseball on the snes.

[@syrtycon7299]

One of the sweetest swings ever.

[@Jiff321]

What are the odds of someone not doing steroids being great in the steroids era. He didn’t get caught, doesn’t mean he didn’t do it

[@slicked9778]

@@Jiff321 and it doesn't mean he did it. so as much fun as speculating about roids is, my opinion stands.

[@BeefPapa]

More baseball please!!

[@rocknroller7034]

this video had me dying laughing

[@StrosB4Hos]

Roger Maris Jr was crying about this “real” homerun king bs but he don’t wanna talk about how his daddy was getting signs from the 3rd base coach Frank Cosetti and teammate Bob Turley. Them dudes had a system reading signs and whistling a new pitch. Every batter went up looking curveball if Turley whistled it meant fastball. The 61st homerun by Maris came on a whistle from Turley. Baseball has always had cheaters.

[@flying_houseboat8668]

Y’all have really got to check out the Tennessee v. Alabama college football game from this past weekend. Already called the best game of the season and an “Instant Classic!” The game itself was amazing, but so was the fan celebration at the end!

[@selfishstockton6123]

Nobody outside of the sec cares, give it a rest 😂

[@nickferguson1998]

@@selfishstockton6123 nah, it was one of the best college games of the past few years

[@inarar5334]

For a long time MLB had Maris and Ruth as separate records because of the "longer schedule" issue. Maris had died before they finally just made him the sole record holder. At the time, the counter argument was that Ruth didn't have as much travel or night games, so it kinda evens out. But yeah, you can always keep calling things in to question.

[@BobbyP5985]

Ruth didn’t need to travel or play night games to still be considered the home run king. He drank nonstop and smoked like a chimney yet came to play every single night like it was his last. I’d like to see Bonds, Maris, Judge, McGwire or Sosa play hammered they would barely hit 30 home runs a season. In conclusion, Ruth was the greatest home run king and player of all time. Don’t try debating me cause you have already lost.

[@cocalita03]

@@BobbyP5985 No debate. You're just wrong.

[@inarar5334]

@@cocalita03 I mean, he lead with a fallacy. It's not that Ruth didn't need to, it's he didn't have to. West coast trips and night games just weren't a thing. It's impossible to say what jet lag and field lights would do with Ruth but the point always was he didn't have to do stuff the modern player does that does affect performance, especially over a 162 game season.

[@drewgamezzz8482]

It was the New York Yankees record not the American League record by the way

[@jd4577]

Now crazy Sosa bleach’s his skin !

[@hifijohn]

you have to check out All-Drug Olympics - SNL

[@veronicajarvis7924]

Bonds

[@fungusrumpus]

* the Ahole mark

[@shoelesblondlady]

It would be 45 in old Yankee stadium

[@franciscomascarenas4060]

You guys would love Jomboy’s break downs

[@kjellanderson]

You guys should definitely react to the Alabama-Tennessee game from this week. It could be argued as being the best game of the century so far

[@NarutoManiac300]

Roids don't make you a great hitter but it makes great hitters video game characters.

[@djm3suxx]

Barry Bonds’ head grew by hat size. Steroids.

[@nickferguson1998]

Alabama vs Tennessee highlights is a must watch

[@AcousticGString]

Hello folks!

[@egadgo]

Sadaharu Oh is the true home run king!

[@kirkevenson8757]

Just a FYI, a corked bat is purely to make the bat lighter. This gives the hitter a higher bat speed and usually better timing. The cork itself does not affect how far the ball goes when hit.

[@1BobsYourUncle]

Your explanation proves the cork does affect the balls distance…

[@kalen1702]

Please watch the #3 Alabama vs #6 Tennessee college football game highlights from this past weekend. It was a high-scoring, incredible game. I would recommend watching the highlight video by "Wheels" on KZbin. You won't regret it!

[@LukaDonesnitch]

He left out Ken Griffey Jr.? How dare this turd hugger.

[@goonbelly5841]

Mickey Mantle used to show up to baseball games heavily hungover. Didn't seem to affect his performance.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

While you can argue that Babe Ruth did not play against Black Players, he did play against the best of the best of that era. I would also point out that he would only be facing black pitchers as a homerun does not include anyone else, so unless you can say he would consistently be facing a great black pitcher who was miles ahead of those he did face, it is highly speculative. The best pitchers in history still gave up home runs and the Babe seemed to hit just about all of them. He may not have hit 60 in 1927, but if he had faced them before and knew how they pitched he would maybe miss 5 home runs in that year. However, it is just as likely that he could have caught a Black pitcher on a bad day or late inning and hit more home runs. Even Satchel Paige did not strike out everyone.

[@uknowwhothehelliare7821]

Didn’t play against Latin players either

[@kdubbster]

No mention of Hank Aaron? Or did I miss it?

[@rosielahrman2033]

Dave loves his drugs

[@zeromega4541]

When I was growing up the 2 leagues didn't play each other but 15 years ago the American and national league started inter league play now they play all the time so the record doesn't mean as much as it did 60 years ago

[@swinn848]

Main reason baseball fans don’t like steroids is we don’t want our children to have to use them to compete coming up

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

Bonds was the best hitter baseball ever saw, BEFORE he started doing roids. Check out “Barry Bonds is the greatest baseball hitter, even if he had no bat” or something like that it’s a fascinating video.

[@daddynanners3944]

If anyone thinks Bonds is the greatest hitter ever then there’s a clear bias behind it or it’s done by someone who has no clue about baseballs history. I would maybe put Bonds in the top 10, but he is nowhere near the top 5.

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

@@daddynanners3944 You should go check out the video if you haven’t seen it. They theorize what made him so good was his eye. Because he only swung at pitches that were definitely strikes and that he knew he could hit. They “took away his bat” for the simulation and his batting average dropped by 0.001. Of course it’s a subjective thing who is “the best” especially with the * of steroids being involved, I just think he was the best.

[@Jiff321]

@@daddynanners3944 he is undeniably the greatest hitter and player of all time lol. How could you even debate it? You going to put Tony Gwynn and Ted Williams in front of him? Lmao stop

[@trevorpullen3199]

The correct answer is Barry Bonds. Single season and all time.

[@michaelrb]

Barry bonds was a great baseball player regardless of the roids.

[@seanwilson5516]

If they didn't intentionally walk Bonds so much that year, he would have hit 100 plus home runs.

[@halofan502]

If you want current baseball reactions look up Mike Trout or Shohei Ohtani. They also dont play in New York. Cheers.

[@grilledlettuce1845]

Best competition?? Am I seriously missing something? Ik I can be viewed as a raycist nowadays... But to this day I don't see *that* many black pitchers in the MLB, let alone top of the line ones

[@syrtycon7299]

Bonds is the king. You still have to hit the ball. Besides if the pitcher is juiced it equalizes the playing field. People have been so-called cheating since baseball began. Let ‘em steroid up if they want.

[@gobucs7870]

You still have to hit the ball..Judge is leader..Bonds was best player I've seen though..They walked the dude intentionally with bases loaded lol..Think he has like 300 more intentional walks than anyone in history..I hear about hitters always cheating to get an edge but nobody mentions pitchers always doctoring balls

[@daddynanners3944]

He was walked because it was clear that he was cheating. People love to mention the walks, but they also don’t want to mention as to why he was walked. Take away the steroids & how many HR’s does he hit in his 72 HR season? There’s a saying that because of steroids, 275ft fly outs turned into 350ft homers.

[@uknowwhothehelliare7821]

@@daddynanners3944 Never tested positive tho

[@11679MRT]

I wish they all took steroids and hit 70 home runs a year.

[@ORagnar]

McGwire, Sosa.... McGwire hit 70... Actually, McGwire especially hit some super long home runs, which is what made it more fun to watch. Then Bonds hit 73... at the time I wasn't really watching the game. I stopped watching much after 2000 or so. Aaron Judge has been great, but I don't think his home runs have been to equivalent distances of McGwire or Bonds. Had he taken steroids, I'm sure it would have been a different story. 0-:

[@mr.niceguy777]

Tomboy

[@TheAcgtrs]

Babe Ruth hit 60 Homeruns in the dead ball era… One year, he had more HRs than every team in the league. He legitimately changed the game. And that’s AFTER he was a World Series winning starting pitcher…

[@johnisouth6636]

You know up until 1961, they played a 154 game season. homerun king is definitely debatable. Mantle is my all time favorite player being a fellow Okie. Ruth will always be on that pedestal of homerun king for me. Props to Judge too tho.

[@mattwonder4657]

It’s been proven corked bats don’t help with hitting more home runs and actually don’t hit as hard and far as a normal bat. It just makes the bat lighter so can improve reaction to getting the bat to ball for a hit

[@smw4628]

Barry Bonds was the most dominant hitter I've ever seen steroids or not.

[@SE-gs6gd]

Daz is savage

[@raphaelpaz8476]

Ruth at 154 games and Maris at 162 where real homerun kings now it's Aaron Judge real homerun king at 62 Sosa, McGuire than Bonds don't count they are cheater's and none of them will go to Hall of Fame

[@DOU8LE]

I hate to break it to you sweetheart, but they're all cheaters...

[@raphaelpaz8476]

Judge real HR King

[@DOU8LE]

@@raphaelpaz8476 more than likely he's a cheater too... Bonds was walked 100 times more and hit 10 more... A home run king is generally the most walked player... Judge wasn't....

[@raphaelpaz8476]

@@DOU8LE Judge wasn't on roid's can't say he is a cheater without proof Bond's is guaranteed cheater and proven just like Sosa and McGwire those 3 will not in hall of fame Judge will!

[@DOU8LE]

@@raphaelpaz8476 Lol anyone with eyes can see Judge isn't natural either... but ok bud... we get it... you have to type this much because something of his is stuck in your mouth...

[@facetiouslyinsolent8313]

To be accurate because the majority of the planet have no clue what anabolics do. We have natural steroids in us, we all do. The anabolics used in baseball were for recovery. If you believe that taking anything is going to give a baseball player a better eye at the plate or faster reflexes you are a complete idiot. What Bonds did was super human and it was all him. He was lucky to get a single pitch to hit each at bat that year. He has all the walk and intentional walk records, he was even walked with the bases loaded twice. Judge was getting pitches thrown down the middle the bat boy could have hit. Just the facts!

[@GlzDS]

So much of the shit Dave says is so far removed from reality, take a break from the podcasts my dude.