Why the Orioles & Adley Rutschman's Success is so IMPORTANT | A Baseball Story

Baseball history has a weird way of repeating itself. Sometimes we think certain things are meant to be, only for them to come to fruition years down the line. This is the case with the Baltimore Orioles' history and their switch hitting catching phenoms Matt Wieters and Adley Rutschman...
Matt Wieters was supposed to be the next big thing. He was primed to take the league over as a 6'5 switch hitting catcher. Anointed the "Joe Mauer with Power" before ever taking a major league at bat, Wieters had an entire cities' expectations on his shoulders. It didn't work out like folks planned, but it's been 14 years since Wieters made his MLB debut and a different switch hitting catcher phenom is leading the Baltimore Orioles on the hunt for their first playoff appearance since the Manny Machado era!
In this video we take a look back at the career of Matt Wieters in order to show just why Adley's success means so much to some MLB fans, including myself, today!
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Wieters Interview Courtesy of TheAthletic.com
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[@andrewalden8364]

As an O’s fan since I was 7, which was 1987, I can tell you that the Wieters and Rutschman comparison is like apples to oranges. I love Wieters and always rooted for him. However, because of Angelos, he was looked at as the lone savior of that organization because they didn’t invest in their farm system then. Heavy load to carry. Rutschman has so much talent behind him that this looks like a true surge of O’s magic.

[@tyeikenberg8938]

Great video but Adley was hurt in 2022 spring training and spent the first part of the season injured then went on a rehab stint to begin the season. If he wasn't hurt he would have broken camp with the team. Since the MLB added incentives for teams to bring up top prospects with draft picks. His service time wasn't manipulated because he finished 2nd in rookie of the year voting granting him a full season.

[@SadFaceFIFA]

I grew up watching Wieters and this brought back some great memories

[@levymoyer8391]

I loved Matty and really think if him, Davis and Machado were healthy in 2014 there’s no way they don’t win the Series that year.

[@CharmCityGamer]

Ah Matty, I thought he was gonna be like a 10-time all-star but maybe, just maybe, Adley can be that with proper development. Thanks for the video!

[@garycraig6506]

Yeah they rushed Matt to the majors… Just like they did Ben McDonald….

[@MD-cn1nt]

Baseball is better when teams like Baltimore, Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Oakland are contenders. However they fix the game, it should be done in a way that keeps all markets competitive. A luxury tax doesn't work when you have owners willing to accept their penalty, and other owners who are content to pocket their share of MLB profits rather than reinvest it in the team. You need a cap AND a floor to restore balance. Unfortunately, it will never happen because the players union is too powerful to allow it. But glad to see the Orioles succeeding by building the team right - by out-scouting and out-developing competitors. Kudos to the organization...

[@PizzaShrimp]

witnessed a matt Wieters grandslam on opening day shit was lit

[@TheJiggaNasty]

Wieters was as solid as they come. He was our best player when we were a bad team. If he were on this team today then all of his stats would be 10% to 15% greater. I could visualize Wieters and Rutschman being good teammates together

[@dannybuck4445]

Wieters was a bust

[@Bradley_Games]

Adley was hurt to start his rookie season and he didn’t get a triple in his first AB, it was his first hit.

[@coryemm4872]

Adley was supposed to break camp with the big league team, but he got injured in spring training

[@slee2006]

I really enjoyed this video, and not just because I am an O's fan. Good vibes is a good name, the vibes come through in your voice and presentation. Great editing, too! Only small criticism, Adley's first AB wasn't a triple. It was his first hit, and his first game, but not the first AB. Hope you keep making them, though! Keep up the good work!

[@kylelowe137]

Now four weeks later then are in first, 8-2 last ten games and best record in American League and first team to hit 70 wins in American League

[@kylelowe137]

Also the best road record in baseball

[@domonas]

Good luck with the channel. Good to be an os fan again!

[@coreytaft29]

That Wieters Washington walk-off was also the start of the Orioles downfall. they actually had a pretty good record going into that game.

[@nicholaswachter1974]

I believe they were like 22-10 in early May and best record in the game. All downhill from there.

[@coreytaft29]

@@nicholaswachter1974 weirdly poetic that Wieters started their descent

[@carlpacquing2575]

Ugh, I remember that game now! It was suppressed in the corner of my mind, as forget everything about that season.

[@The360Nate]

Being a Giants fan it looks like Rutschman is y’all’s Posey while Bart became our Wieters. Which is interesting because Bart and Wieters both went to Georgia Tech.

[@jayvincent5330]

Love the content! Please keep it coming!!🙏💪😃

[@earl_raymond]

great video!

[@GroovyBabyYeah]

Chris Hoiles is still the best Orioles catcher so far but Aldey has that talent. Sadly, despite being an underdog story, Hoiles has mostly been forgotten by baseball and Birdland

[@tekimpo]

Let's go O s !

[@brandongell35]

amazing videi

[@BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAthroggofthunder]

No Offense, but before the Angelo’s betrayed the fan base, Baltimore was a top 5 or 10 team in wealth. So the argument that fans put them with the likes of Pittsburgh, or Oakland doesn’t float. I love Adley. Dude is going to lead the Orioles to heights the franchise hasn’t seen since the 1980$. Dude is Buster Posey all over again…and that’s awesome.

[@TheJiggaNasty]

Bust? He was a good catcher and a solid batter. He was the best player on a bad team. I'll say he was the slowest runner I've ever seen 😅

[@mainetain15]

Adley was hurt at the beginning of last season that's why he also didn't come up with the big league team at start

[@chrissbreaks1134]

Damn man ❤❤❤

[@coleton2144]

Great video man! Keep up the good work

[@Sombreroalviento]

Great videos, but Adley was hurt when the season started in 2022. That's the reason he stay in triple A.

[@garlicbread9403]

"Georgia Tech University" just made me hurt so badly

[@GoodVibesSportsMedia]

Haha totally realized it as I watched it back. No disrespect meant! 🙏

[@garycraig6506]

Wieters was good….. Rutschman is great… There’s really no comparison between the two…. Wieters was okay, was an All Star.. But he was never what I’d call great….. At least in MLB.

[@GoodVibesSportsMedia]

That’s the point of the video... Wieters was SUPPOSED to be a stud, but it didn’t work out, now Adley is killing it. For me, this is what Wieters was supposed to do for the Orioles back then, and it sucked not seeing Wieters succeed... 😎

[@hesouaad7187]

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