The Wildest Debut in MLB History | Baseball Bits

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[@seanstafford6488]

Am I the only one who thought that cat was about to go in the microwave?

[@madistoimla752]

what's the price difference of having an ad in front of the video instead of the middle or end? cause I got irrationally annoyed

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Factor fucking sucks. Get a better sponsor.

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Factor is awesome, I'm not sponsored just love it. Used code for a discount, worth it. No I am not a Factor bot, promise. I am a Mariners fan, keep that in mind lol.

[@d94rex]

Don't you know it's supposed to be 2:02 cooking time?

[@dpennington19]

Curt Casali should have been credited with the first positional player save in MLB history for that performance

[@FoolishBaseball]

He should get at least half. Maybe he and Ricky can arrange for split custody of the Save. Like Ricky can have it on weekends.

[@dpennington19]

@@FoolishBaseball as long as Ricky promises not to try and teach little Save how to throw a fastball

[@Speedster___]

@@FoolishBaseballevery other weekend

[@hilleltulchin]

In any case, Stevie Wilkerson already did it in 2019.

[@Wolfeson28]

@@FoolishBaseball Curt can have the save for one game out of every series. Any day game following a night game, for sure. That sounds about right.

[@masonseymour2455]

I’m interpreting this as a backdoor baseball bits about Curt Casali, my favorite backup catcher

[@FoolishBaseball]

that’s right

[@its_b_edits]

Tomas nido is a far superior backup

[@masonseymour2455]

@@FoolishBaseball giants are undefeated since we got him back. Coincidence? I think not!

[@bobbest8627]

@@masonseymour2455 you got that right!… I was overjoyed when the Giants signed Curt. We desperately needed a legitimate catcher for our guys to throw to.

[@Feanor026]

@@masonseymour2455 Make that undefeated with 4 W in a row !

[@MLB]

Great Reds content, Bailey

[@DLLYT1]

wow hello major league baseball

[@wthnrl.]

Wassup MLB

[@rancidrhino4315]

@@MLB Shh… Bruh..Keep it down. I am trying to watch baseball. I can’t hear it over your ruckus…

[@SansTheSkeleton_hehe]

Hi mlb

[@ot63]

Is this the greatest catching performance of all-time?

[@WisdomVendor1]

Yep, the catcher should have got credit for the save.

[@FoolishBaseball]

Maybe for a single inning!

[@dsw86]

Not that I can name a better performance off the top, but would’ve liked to see more picked / blocked sliders in the dirt, in addition to those fastball saves. Ricky was too in command of the slider to make that happen.

[@elijah8104]

Eh, his framing job on those high fastballs could have been better. Gotta be able to steal a strike every now and then!

[@cjesus2]

Mishandling the transfer on the double steal has to count for something negatively though. Still an absolute masterclass

[@BickBoomin]

It’s like in little league where a kid can’t throw strikes and the parents are screaming not to swing but the batters get themselves out anyway

[@ajwootz8165]

As an ump this is miles too relatable

[@berkpwn]

FINALLY someone talked about this game. It was CRAZY and had barely any fanfare when it happened. Watching it live was stressful as fuck and I'm still mind-blown it even happened tbh. Guy had a 9.27 ERA in AAA

[@ChupaDC]

Seriously though 😂 this game had me and my pops calling each other after every batter going WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING 😂😂

[@joshdavis3743]

Well when you are walking like 12 per 9, that will happen to you lol.

[@MisterBuckDancer]

Just when I thought my Sunday couldn't get any better...

[@claypetrosky5674]

It’s not even noon what could have made your Sunday so good before this lol

[@FoolishBaseball]

pregame Baseball Bits before the Sunday afternoon slate

[@Le_JYT]

@@claypetrosky5674lmfao

[@SuperComet101]

blessed

[@mrorcadood]

I remember Bengals/Sam Hubbard guy being in that spot for all three games of the series. Absolute legend

[@FoolishBaseball]

He was loving (and hating) every pitch

[@nathendriel]

Dude watched baseball like it was a football game

[@northstarjakobs]

I could imagine him being a guy from Cincy living in KC really wanting to see as much of his favorite team as possible while they were in town.

[@Speedster___]

Is it actually Hubbard?

[@vojtechnovacek7776]

Oh yes! The OOTP youtuber Foolish Bailey finally dropped one of these side hustle videos on his second channel! 😁

[@FoolishBaseball]

My real focus is rebuilding the A’s

[@vojtechnovacek7776]

@@FoolishBaseball I fear succeeding in that would need Ricky Karcher hitting John Fischer in the noggin

[@andrewellington9503]

​@@vojtechnovacek7776in the words of Lloyd Christmas, so you're telling me there's a chance!?!

[@goreds9922]

NO WAY YOU MADE A VIDEO ABOUT MY KING RICKY KARCHER I WAS AT THAT GAME. it was definitely a game of all time to be at

[@jamese4729]

We found Bengals Guy!

[@tobyduebber]

This one inning still gets talked about occasionally on reds radio. It's legendary.

[@jdedrummer4]

It also can't be overlooked that this game was a part of their 12 game win streak

[@michaelstein7510]

When a pitcher is that wild with a 99 mph fastball, it must be really tough for even seasoned MLB hitters to be ready to square up actual strikes. I’m sure they’d much rather face a difficult pitcher they know is gonna live in and around the zone.

[@joelbarish9898]

The real title of this video is, Curt Casali, Sidekick Extraordinaire

[@FoolishBaseball]

Many are saying this is a Curt Casali Baseball Bits in disguise

[@joshdavis3743]

Curt Casali high glove extraordinaire.

[@jacoblangguth5125]

My brother and I are convinced he was baked out of his mind, figuring he wouldn’t get in, so probs took a gummy to enjoy the time in the bullpen. Then boom… “Karcher you’re going in” “to what?” “The game.” “What game?”

[@pepperwestwood]

He was absolutely baked if not tripping balls

[@TheSmarq17]

"Locked down the save" was pretty generous. 😂

[@FoolishBaseball]

I’m a generous man

[@rylandcrisman3421]

don’t think I didn’t notice the MGMT references Bailey. this is why you’re my fav

[@Latios427]

I thought it was just me!

[@kylefrank5593]

Finally an upload on the second channel!!!

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I do this as a hobby. OOTP is my passion.

[@nothazzz]

@@FoolishBaseball While I'm playing OOTP and setting my sunday lineups, you drop a video. What a vibe. :)

[@adamcrook4611]

Definition of "I don't care how fast you threw ball 4."

[@FoolishBaseball]

He could throw it pretty fast tbf

[@Asianshea96]

As a Royals fan, losing to a pitcher that literally cannot find the strikezone is the most 2023 Royals thing to ever 2023. Thank God for this year.

[@FoolishBaseball]

The offense picked up toward the end of 2023 but they were really disappointing for most of the year

[@oldfrend]

honestly i'd have just tried to give him the yips by making it really obvious i wasn't gonna swing at anything.

[@psymar]

​@@oldfrendWhen I was in youth league ball I'd always wait for a strike because I had a better chance of walking on 4 pitches than I did of getting a base hit by swinging earlier

[@matthewmcrobie6703]

​@@psymarThis is also my strategy when playing online in MLB The Show 🫠

[@StewBNick]

I remember watching this live. Greatest final inning of baseball and subsequent post-game interview I’ve ever witnessed! As a Reds fan, I’ll never forget the name of Ricky “Wild Thing” Karcher!

[@ffejulator]

Not just a new Foolish video, but a Foolish video that references MF DOOM, the greatest of all time? Love it

[@kaidenketterman2592]

So good

[@bigfishy7624]

I love Doom, but hes not the greatest rapper of all time. Doom is my favorite rapper but Kendrick Lamar is definitely better

[@georgejungle138]

@@bigfishy7624Eminem is the best ever

[@bigfishy7624]

@@georgejungle138 You have not listened to Kendrick Lamar then. Eminem has been dogshit for 20+ years

[@bk_goatkim679]

This is INSANE bro. And he has a 0.3 bWAR just in one game 😂

[@FoolishBaseball]

Baseball Reference WAR has a WPA element for relievers. So he’s getting extra points for being clutch.

[@dfp_01]

For a good reliever, that could mean upwards of 20 WAR in a full season, which is absurd especially given Karcher's, uh, arsenal

[@BigBoyJay_69]

0.299 of that should be credited to the catcher lol

[@dannyschear3788]

Bengals guy is so relatable especially being by himself

[@stevenhaurez6076]

That Curt Casali impression was amazing. It was like Curt was in the room with you.

[@FoolishBaseball]

You wouldn’t guess it from his rugged exterior, but that’s his voice

[@stevenhaurez6076]

@FoolishBaseball as a reds fan remember watching this game and thinking how great was to have Curts veterans presence behind dish . I love the Jim Day interview and how the club was so supportive of Ricky.

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I know it probably doesn't mean anything, but I sincerely thank you for keeping your sponsor and not having it be gambling related. The absolute invasion of the sportsbook companies is overwhelming and everybody seems to be jumping on that bandwagon but you.

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I second this. It feels unethical, knowing a lot of people watching these youtube videos are children and young adults who are extremely impressionable and susceptible to addictive behavior. Any youtuber willing to overlook their audience for money doesn’t deserve an audience to begin with.

[@jacefairis1289]

2:55 the Rapp Snitches Knishes riff caught me so off guard lmfao, glad to learn Bailey has good taste in music

[@jacoblangguth5125]

I was there in person as a visiting reds fan. The entire time me and my brother kept looking out to the reds pen to see if anyone else was getting loose. Not a soul. We were terrified… for royals hitters

[@cnking27]

A guy almost died for sure

[@Anno023]

As a Reds fan, this was the highlight of the 2023 season. As an MGMT fan, this was the highlight of youtibe today

[@achumumu3487]

You always find these amazing and interesting niche scenarios to show us and talk about, thank you Bailey!

[@FoolishBaseball]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@ahronr25]

Babe wake up new preposterous America pastime just dropped

[@FoolishBaseball]

Silly Softball

[@jroggs85]

Ridiculous Rounders does it again.

[@Jinju___]

This was such a trip to watch live. This whole series tbh. It was during our win streak last year I think so we were all already on edge and both marched and the Hubbard jersey guy just made the situation feel so surreal

[@pronkb000]

You got that backwards: Mitch Williams' "Wild Thing" nickname came from the movie, not the other way around.

[@justinmercado3148]

Bailey confirmed MGMT stan

[@FoolishBaseball]

Little Dark Age my fav by them but Congratulations is also a classic

[@Pedgem]

​@@FoolishBaseballDid you like Loss of Life?

[@RockiesCanada]

This wasn't a save this was a full on rescue operation

[@Cheesyoo1218]

Thanks for making an exclusive video for Sal Frelick, Mr.Bailey

[@FoolishBaseball]

Who’s gonna tell him?

[@holographer]

I can’t believe Bailey was going to eat that cat. Thank god for Factor meals.

[@JVBAIN1]

I watched this game live! As a reds fan it was absolutely terrifying but man was it electric

[@rogerszmodis]

At least he can say he has a MLB appearance. Most guys in the system never come even remotely close accomplishing that dream of theirs. Like 15% of draft picks actually play a major league game and like 1% of those will play 100. And he got the save.

[@robertdavezac]

Just came across this channel and it’s very nearly like having a Jon Bois who only covers baseball and doesn’t do 7-hour documentaries but posts more than a few times a year. Really well done on all of the ones I’ve watched so far!

[@vincenta2655]

The subtle, Rap Snitch Mf Doom reference 👌 RIP

[@dfp_01]

Shoutout to Bengals Guy for being consistently wrong but sticking to his guns, and shoutout to Curt Casali for preventing anybody from getting seriously injured

[@TinkHolloway]

Been watching for years, never commented before, but this was great- my favourite baseball bits yet.

[@FoolishBaseball]

Thanks!

[@crazy9885]

I never thought the legend of Ricky Karcher would be the topic of a video.

[@FusnIV]

Just when i thought my Sunday couldn’t get any worse…

[@FoolishBaseball]

sorry

[@getdemgens1171]

😂​@@FoolishBaseball

[@Hazzo88]

Incredible humor in this one, thanks for a great start to the day!

[@michaelmorin4486]

Every Reds fan knows exactly where they were for the Ricky Karcher game

[@ml-3838]

Already Monday morning where I am and a mountain of a challenge waiting for me at work. Thanks to this inspirational video, now I have a solid game plan.

[@nwstang]

There is a crazy game ending similar to this from May 2, 2009 between KC and Minnesota. Long story short, it involves RA Dickey pitching in extra innings, but being forced to only throw two-seam fastballs because Joe Mauer (who had been out the first month of the season with a back injury) had never caught him before. There are multiple walks, a hit batter, and eventually Dickey gets out of the inning when Tony Pena Jr grounds out on a one-handed swing----yes, a one-handed swing. There's a video clip still on KZbin of it. He had come in as a late inning defensive replacement, but injured himself and was forced to swing with one hand completely off the bat. It was the craziest thing ever.

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"Yes bailey" we all say in unison

[@FoolishBaseball]

yes

[@PowerHausMusic]

I absolutely loved this video! Nice job man!!!

[@vincenta2655]

Just so you know idk why, i haven't gotten any of your videos as a recommendation or in my homepage for at least a year or two. I always have to search you up by name. But hey much love for the content

[@jameshanus3813]

This being a crucial win in the reds 2023 12 game win streak is the icing on the cake

[@Karmy.]

Jay Sborz also had a very wild and disastrous debut as his only MLB appearance

[@statsquo]

**saves your baseball game** **refuses to elaborate further** **leaves**

[@edalder2000]

This reminds me of a quote about former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Rex Barney. "If the strike zone were high and outside, Rex Barney would be in The Hall of Fame."

[@lucario6645]

have you ever considered that Karcher must've really hated Casali and wanted him to dig every pitch?

[@FoolishBaseball]

No but now I am considering that

[@drucexx]

I think the fact that MLB’s official KZbin channel always comments on your videos speaks volumes on the quality of your content

[@no_reason2755]

4:43 W MGMT reference

[@Whateverisavailableworksforme]

Love the MGMT titles for chapters! Unbelievable how aligned this channel is to my interests lol😂

[@SSFJeff]

I got to see Karcher pitch a few weeks ago when the Aces visited the Aviators, pretty cool to see a Baseball Bits about him!

[@AOOA926]

0:44 “I like when food tastes good” who doesn’t? 💀

[@crazycryptids]

Major League came out in 1989. Mitch Williams got the Wild Thing name from it in 1993.

[@lilysappho3588]

i think casali calling for fastballs after the first few wild misses might've been a way for the catcher to set up the hitter. like "look we both know my guy only has one useful pitch but i'm still gonna make you watch for when i call it"

[@MarvFurl]

Right when I needed something to listen to. Good timing man

[@chicagocubssimulations5008]

Please do a video on Daniel Palencia’s MLB debut!!! It was much crazier than this (July 4, 2023 cubs vs brewers)

[@psymar]

An important thing to mention about Wellemeyer's debut save is it was in the 17th inning. Granted, he had a 2 run cushion. But later that same month he entered in the 15th inning of a 0-0 game and pitched 2 innings as the Cubs won 1-0 in 16.

[@aidanknight]

2:56 nice

[@anyandeverything15]

Loving the little dark age references. Me and Michael is the greatest homoromantic song ever written right next to James.

[@vinnyteodoroc]

Originally the song was Me and My Girl but they changed it because they thought it was boring and cheesy

[@alexanderbean7737]

I send and recieve several texts that read "new baseball bits dropped" every time this man posts a video. Excitement!

[@jonathanparts1041]

This is an all-timer. Up there with the Not Happy JV vid.

[@gimpleg9913]

The Karcher game was an instant legend for Reds fans. Love that it got a video!

[@StillConfusing]

whoever ran the sponsorblock segments on this video did a great job

[@northstarjakobs]

The guy likes food

[@ohioman23]

The reds legend Ricky Karcher. I am glad someone made a video on this.

[@northstarjakobs]

The pixel art at the start of the first chapter made me realize that the pixel art on this channel has improved a ton over the past year. The ruddy cheeks look especially good and realistic.

[@granthamilton1918]

the MGMT level titles, subtle, tasteful

[@bryan123483]

This day is forever etched into Reds lore. We love him!

[@rayhernandez2953]

I am a massive Reds fan and I remember watching this game. Curt deserves so much credit. It was during the winning streak we had, great game.

[@etrain8885]

I really liked this one, Bailey. This feels like instant classic material :)

[@limegreenelevator]

14:07 Caleb Boushley has appeared in two games, and the second was... the day after this video came out, in a blowout MIN loss to WAS, so that 3.86 is gonna drop quite a bit.

[@ryans1327]

Congratulations foolish. I wish I was joking, but this one gives me that electric feel

[@ast9398]

Glad we finally have a video immortalizing the greatness of Casali, expecting the hour-long Luke Maile cover piece any day now🙏🏼

[@tymauck1322]

Hey Foolish Baseball, It would be cool to see a video on how the Royals were able to turn around their 106 lost season last year into the successful first month that they have currently had!

[@Verlisify]

"Somehow, some way. This was a strike" got me giggling

[@joshdavis3743]

94 MPH "change up" is wild lol.

[@chriswr_]

ad transition into the video goes kinda nutty good job mr baseball

[@austinerickson5644]

Foolish! Can’t wait for the Luis Gil Baseball Bits!!!!!

[@makattack930]

Omg I missed a base ball bits vid how I thought KZbin knew everything and 4:02 lol

[@MoSheckBamba]

As a Reds fan this was the most entertaining game of all last year. We will always have the Ricky Karcher game.

[@chaosof99]

The weirdest relief appearance I have witnessed live was Mauricio Llovera pitching for the Phillies on August 7th 2021. Facing the Mets at home, the Phillies cruised to a 5-0 lead with a relay effort by the pitching staff as it was one of Ranger Suarez's early appearances as a starter. Ranger (2.2 innings), J.D. Hammer (2.1), Hector Neris (2) and Jose Alvarado (1) have kept the Mets off the board so far. In the 9th inning the Phillies send in Mauricio Llovera against the 5-6-7 batters of the Mets, Michael Comforto, Jonathan Villar, and James McCann. All three proceed to smack homeruns to right field, and Llovera gets the hook in favor of Ian Kennedy after just 11 pitches. Thankfully Kennedy managed to only surrender a single and a walk the rest of the way, striking out Pete Alonso and J.D. Davis in succession to save the game.

[@FTWKGaming]

Love the MGMT references in the chapter names

[@jackmullinger7861]

I WATCHED THIS GAME LIVE WITH MY BOYS I AM SO HAPPY YOU MADE A VIDEO ON THIS

[@dyllanmayes9694]

I love how this was posted on a Sunday. Idk why but just feels like a Sunday video

[@dre32pitt]

LoL @ MFDoom reference You aight, Bailey

[@zac461]

Babe wake up, new Reds Baseball Bits just dropped. Reds are hot in the Foolish Universe right now

[@senororlando2]

Thanks a lot Bailey, “Todd Wellemeyer” was my KGB code phrase

[@ericperry27]

I remember this game lol I think I randomly picked him up on my fantasy team. N I had Elly. And I recall the announcer saying at the end, "I need a drink" 😂

[@rogerpunk8132]

4:03 I died of laughter 😂😂😂

[@Forotosh]

As a Reds fan, I feel comfortable favoriting this video before I watch it. Edit after watching: worth it. This video made my day. Thank you for including the postgame interview too. What a legend.