Yankeeography Don Mattingly

Yankeeography looks back at the career of "Donnie Baseball". First Baseman Don Mattingly 1982-1995

[@moor2k136]

When some players of his era were asking for a 2 million salary, Hank Aaron said that Don Mattingly was the only player worth that much at that time. I won’t forget that!

[@mrvrose9999]

Amen, brother.

[@m.alexanderzagorski3868]

Mattingly deserved the 1986 AL MVP!

[@courtgizzle]

Don Mattingly deserves to be in the baseball hall of fame

[@paulnewell7722]

I was the biggest Mattingly fan there was; even pull for the Marlins now, but sadly I disagree. His numbers just weren't there.

[@deckard2665]

+Paul Newell You say that yet Kirby Puckett has numbers that are about the same as Mattingly's and yet Puckett is in the Hall of Fame. I get that Puckett was able to put together more consistency year to year, but they have a similar amount of at bats and Mattingly's stats are just as good as Puckett's and in some cases better. Obviously it all comes down to that bad back. Still one of the greatest ever.

[@fubarsaltdog6460]

When Donnie was healthy he WAS better than Gehrig!!!! When Gehrig played the avg fastball was low to mid 80s. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Best defensive of all time at first.

[@DeDona1]

If Mattingly hadn't hurt his back he would have been an immortal

[@emg8810]

Look who is voted into the HOF over the past several years. Outrageous that Mattingly is not enshrined in Cooperstown.

[@frankg3rd1]

There was a 5 year span when Mattingly was the arguably the best player in the game. If that was enough for Koufax....Donnie should be in the Hall of Fame without any question !!!!!

[@user-jv9qz2bu1r]

Ron Guidry deserves HOF also

[@frankg3rd1]

@andrew lijoi Im guessing 82...to 86..so you may be correct 4 years. In those years he was magnificent both at the bat and on the field. I also believe Keith Hernandez should be in the Hall of Fame.. ..his glove was as much as a weapon as his bat. ☺

[@DonkeyKongBMAC]

Does he have a wife or family

[@frankg3rd1]

@@DonkeyKongBMAC I recall he has or had a wife...not sure if they divorced. Im sure google has a snapshot of his life.

[@bretromano4137]

Donnie Baseball has almost the exact career stat line as Kirby Puckett (a first ballot hall of famer).

[@NYC1370]

my favorite player growing up in the 80's donnie baseball

[@Cjga1114]

jay love same hear brother!

[@Brian_Brayden]

Me too man. My absolute favorite

[@PauliePinch13]

Me too. I wish I was a lefty because of him.

[@thomasbarsnica1174]

Don Mattingly is a hall of famer. No doubt about it

[@orbonds3603]

Him and billy martin need to go in toghther

[@petermaguire1939]

Yes Donnie baseball

[@craige5300]

He was so awesome even when he wasn't. Talk bullshit stats all you want....he was the Rocky Balboa of baseball.

[@ronachten2902]

Well stated, sir!

[@MG-dj7jv]

I was at a Sunday game as a teenager when Mattingly hit a grand slam. Greatest sports memory.

[@MikeyD22]

Guts, determination, work ethic, leadership, clutch, Donnie Baseball had it all. A great, great Yankee.

[@williamrogers7974]

Donnie " F'ing" Mattingly!!! I was born in 1977, my favorite player ever. Best defensive 1st baseman and a beast at the plate

[@DeDona1]

Don's 85 season was incredible for those times.

[@alexjurgelevicius6266]

Definitely deserving of the Hall of Fame!!!

[@josephmancuso4013]

shame on those who didn't get Mattingly in the hall of fame. Don deserves to be in there!!!!!

[@yell0wberry]

It will have to be the veterans committee to the rescue. Numbers mean a lot, but he was also a class act as well as an outstanding ambassador to the game. People like him as well as Dale Murphy and maybe to a certain degree Keith Hernandez definitely deserves consideration for being in the Hall of Fame

[@jafll141]

My favorite Yankee and I so wanted to see him with a ring!!

[@darrensmith342]

I had the opportunity to live in Binghamton NY in the 80's and travel to Yankee Stadium every season. I feel very lucky to have seen "Donnie baseball" live and in color. My favorite memory is sitting behind home plate and Donny hit two homers in a double header against the Boston Red Sox. One in each game. I guess one could say, as we did then, "The Last of the Yankee Pride". A True Class Act.

[@Avatar610]

Vastly underrated- he HELD up the entire Yankees on his shoulders all those years and it breaks my heart that he didn't get into the World Series. Well, there's always Cooperstown.

[@mannyfestoINS]

You capitalized THE wrong word

[@m.alexanderzagorski3868]

Even though a die-hard Mets fan,I always rooted for ''Donnie Baseball!" The world became a better place on Thursday April 20,1961 with the birth of Donald Arthur Mattingly in Evansville,Indiana!

[@trevorattenberg2009]

The Man, the Myth, the Mustache

[@dzanier]

From 1984-1989, he was the best player in MLB. George Brett said there was nobody better.

[@fatpotg5348]

George Brett said that?

[@dwedge914]

actually not during that time...Bonds didn't hit his stride really until 90 and Brett, while still great, was just beginning the latter part of his career...So by that rational you're wrong...84,85,86,87 Mattingly is the best in the game....Injuries derailed the latter part of career and thus he'll miss out on the HOF

[@shack8110]

Wade Boggs was the AL batting champ 5 out of 6 years, he missed 84 when Mattingly took it. In 86 Boggs won the title by beating Mattingly's amazing .352.

[@dwedge914]

Ok, Boggs was a great player and a HOF...However, during those years Mattingly was better. Mattingly hit for power (Boggs did not, aside from one year) and drove in more runs. Then there is the defense, which there is no comparison for. In fact Boggs did not become a gold glove third baseman until he played for the Yanks . Overall, during those specific years, Mattingly was the best player in the game.

[@batgirlrules2295]

Daniel Zanier yes he was

[@juliovalenzuela4216]

Best “lead by example player.” In my lifetime. I’ve been fortunate enough to have the privelege of coaching many baseball and softball players. I still to this day (I’m in my mid 40s) use Don Mattingly as an example of perseverance, hard work, determination and plain old lead by example and humbleness.

[@BaddogSports]

From 1984-1989 Mattingly hit .327 160HRs 684 RBIs, 1219 hits, 257 doubles, 6 time AS, 5 time GG, Batting title in 1984, MVP 1985, 2nd in MVP 1986, led league in hits twice, and doubles 3 times. Um yeah, from 1984-1989 he was the best overall player in baseball

[@JPRockstone1]

Donnie Baseball. Forever revered.

[@courtgizzle]

Jeremiah Pena I was born in the Donnie baseball era

[@nicholasturner1439]

I grew up 20 mins from Evansville, I'm a cardinal fan but always been a huge Donnie baseball fan. Best athlete to come outta the tri-state !

[@janellemaynait]

Sometimes, you think that the best player should be the most good looking, talented at all levels, breaking every record in the books , but I prefer looking at players who worked their butts off and give everything you have at the expense of their abilities and that's Donnie Baseball.

[@kevinmcmann5320]

I Had the Pleasure Of Meeting Donnie- a memory I’ll carry forever - A Class Act👍

[@iamhungey12345]

The former seem to describe Mickey Mantle. While it's true much of his injuries stemmed from the freak knee injury in his rookie year but one has to wonder how the guy could have turned out had he helped his own case by staying sober and actually take better care of himself.

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

The irony of my all time Yankee. He retires just before the WS run, he returns after it was over.

[@darwishsalam3829]

Lots of things we will never see again... i miss you

[@DeDona1]

I was a huge Winfield fan but I also loved Don Mattingly. I remember checking the NY Daily news every morning. I was rooting for big Dave

[@emg8810]

Too bad Winfield never delivered for the Yankees in the post-season!

[@DeDona1]

@@emg8810 Yes. But he got personal redemption with Toronto

[@emg8810]

@@DeDona1 Yes, but that was no help to the Yankees who paid him a multi-multi-million dollar contract to win ball games. What was it? About $15,000 per game to see Winfield flop.

[@DeDona1]

@@emg8810 That's not accurate. He flopped in the 81 series but his time with the Yankees was super productive. He was a perennial all star, played super hard, and was a top 10 player

[@emg8810]

@@DeDona1 Very accurate, DeDona1. I wrote, "Winfield never delivered for the Yankees in the post-season!I" End of story!

[@javiergalarza819]

The Don "The Hitman" Mattingly....HOF ..in my book

[@venusiansky]

My baseball hero as a child. It’s weird, both of my childhood sports heroes suffered from back problems that greatly hindered their career...Don Mattingly and Mario Lemieux.

[@thomasdaily4363]

A left-handed third basemen. Can't think of too many of those.

[@STETTRACE]

Definitely one of my favorite growing up

[@LawrenceAugust_]

What an absolute beast.

[@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536]

Yankees got their own history network. Man!

[@buddywilliams5650]

I seen Don play on June 30,1993 against the Detroit Tigers. What a great team the Yankees had that year. Jim Abbott pitched against, David "Boomer's or "Jumbo" Wells. It was such a beautiful day for Baseball ⚾ at Yankee Stadium. I was Eight my uncle Jimmy took me with, two of his friends. Since my uncle worked at the ballpark as a Bartender he was able to get us front row Tiger's dugout seats. I remember when ever Cecil Fielder got up to get ready to hit. Some extremely rude/nasty New Yorker was screaming at the top of his lungs "Fatfuc#" 'You Fatfuc#'. Nobody else but him. I was three feet away from the 1993 Detroit Tigers. Fielder was an extremely big guy. You could tell, it he got ahold of that baseball it was going to the upper deck or out of the stadium 🏟️. I have this game taped on VHS 📼 and need to transfer the games to DVD. I seen Mike Stanley the Catcher for the Yankees hit a Grand Slam. Everyone in Yankee Stadium Stood up. It's a memory I'll always cherish. I seen Donny Baseball on 1st base. Wade Boggs on Third. Pat Kelly on second base, Spike Owen on Short Stop. Paul O' Neil Left Field Bernie Williams Center Field and Danny Tartabull in Right Field. And Jimmy Abbott Pitch a close out. Later that year in September Jim would go on to pitch his No hitter. What a team that was. I was so surprised the Yankees didn't make it to the World Series that year. That was my one and only Baseball game I've ever attended to. Yankee's 7 Tiger's 0.

[@robertwilson1692]

When healthy... thee Greatest hitter ever...period!!!!!

[@wheelsnipecelly8586]

My favorite of all time

[@mikebrase5161]

Iconic batting stance if you saw the silhouette you know its Mattingly

[@benmiddleton9984]

love Donnie baseball

[@matthewstorer2379]

I grew up worshipping this man. A shining star on an abysmal team. Back when Steinbrenner was trading their young talent for has beens (Fred McGriff,Jay Buhner,Doug Drabeck etc.) He deserved a ring more than anybody. The 95' season broke my heart. I still can't fathom how Joe Girardi was named the Yankee skipper over Donnie. Hopefully,someday,he will be a Yankee again,though he will always be a Yankee in my heart.

[@jefffinney4233]

class act and great player deserving of the hall

[@iamtman1]

Donnie baseball best player in the game 84-87 then the back went out through no fault of his own.

[@Odeon420]

Donnie should be in the hall of fame.

[@PawleyWalnuts]

When the discussion around the best players not to be in the HOF, Mattingly is unquestionably is at the top of that list.

[@chickenstripsnbbqsauce659]

This guy was my idol growing up. I always felt he deserved so many WS rings that the organization just dodnt build around him enough to get

[@BXGUY73]

That's because the DUMB ASS Yankee ownership - Steinbrenner did not go after GOOD pitchers until Stein-GRABBER was banned in 1990 After that the Yankees finally built a good quality pitching staff to compliment their hitting.

[@b.d.sonstrucking1915]

Saw Donnie baseball many times in the bleachers. Almost a gaureentee he'd hit a Homer there every game. When Mattingly came to bat. Fans would always yell Donnie baseball. A thrill

[@francisalbert1799]

I hope Donnie can get a ring as a manager some day!

[@timothygray7650]

I met Don Mattingly a great 1st baseman. I also played that in my younger day's.

[@chrollolucilfer8618]

Man, he deserves to be the next Yankee manager

[@koko-pu5vn]

Yes!! Absolutely!!!!

[@themadlad8540]

My baseball coach said mattingly had the closet to perfect swing there ever was. I agree.

[@themadlad8540]

lol

[@thomasl.6927]

Might I add....ballet dancers were jealous of the kid on first base #splits

[@evergreenrider]

My pops tried so hard to get me to emulate Donny's swing.

[@LauraSantos-oz8dm]

Not many players get a nickname Mattingly had TWO Donnie baseball an the hit man. He's my favorite player an someday should be in the hall of fame. Oh yea alot of people don't think he deserves the hall of fame but I say the hall of fame deserves him.

[@thomasl.6927]

Best in the business

[@danielleary3068]

NYY in the World Series in 1981 before his call up and then they win it in 1996 after his retirement...wow that sucks

[@age_of_reason]

My favorite Yankee growing up.

[@sjang816]

mattingly is why I wanted to play first base since I was really young. I had no idea he was 6'0 though. he has that slight frame with the kind of slumped shoulders I always thought he was shorter. .352 and that's 2nd!

[@infoguy1978]

Donny got screwed in 94 not 96. by the end of 95 he was done. Cecil won them the 96 series. Donny wouldnt have put up huge numbers. My childhood hero none the less. i attended his retirement ceremony

[@vladiator8120]

Are you crazy? Look at the numbers he put up in his first postseason in 1995. He killed the Mariners, one more guy with half the numbers he put up the Yankees win. I think he would have tore the cover off the ball in the 96 series.

[@acewilliams7917]

That's leg kick he developed, not only to aid his back and an evolutionary tactic to survival in the game of baseball, it's also old skool move. Mark of a real player.

[@vladiator8120]

Im still a bit angry the team couldn't hold the lead twice in game 5 in that Seattle series. Donny played his heart out but the staff couldn't win it for him.

[@thomasl.6927]

For real man!...randy Johnson!...Mattingly went thru him!...don is a champion without the ring

[@javiergalarza819]

The Hitman...forever

[@Diggerdog2nd]

Such a shame & bad luck for him that he started & ended his career sandwiched perfectly in between the Yankees getting in the World series.

[@m.alexanderzagorski3868]

Mattingly's playoff debut coincided with the ''O.J. verdict!"

[@iamhungey12345]

Before Pujols there was Mattingly, then the back injury happened.

[@franciscooliveras9822]

The original captain, he really is , like kerby Puckett used to say , " Donnie baseball" . He played here in Puerto Rico before getting to the mayors , and was a batting champion.

[@netorromero3643]

Recuerdo esa época cuando Mattingy y winfierd peleaban por el liderato de bateo siendo ambos de los Yankee de New York. Recuerdo ese famoso nombre Mr campanita Mattingly. El famoso primera base

[@jesseellison2506]

I ment him today at Disney world

[@LampwicksCigar]

It’s a small world after all.

[@rickwpaperworkmakeschildsu4655]

I have a friend whose nephew was a bat boy on Yankees when Don Mattingly was coaching and he said that Don Mattingly was the biggest assh*le in the clubhouse, oh wait a minute he was talking about someone else, just kidding guys and he said Donnie was a GREAT guy!

[@infoguy1978]

i was his batboy in 1995 (i'm not BS ing, Donny was a nice guy)

[@darrensmith342]

Be careful when passing garage stories, kiddingly. Mattingly was the best.

[@patriciamorouney2307]

I LOVE THE NEW YORK YANKEES!!!!!

[@govindaanand2284]

PATRICIA!!!! YOUR SLIP IS SHOWING.

[@bridge-nu4vm]

My childhood idol i think they should have gave him a ring in 96 just out of respect

[@josephmenegus3657]

If he would have stayed 1 more year he would have one a championship in 96.

[@yell0wberry]

Hopefully, the HOF veterans committee will do the right thing

[@edwardbliss8931]

No one ever gives John Olerud any acclaim. There was a time where Don Mattingly was the best player in baseball, but when it comes to career numbers, John Olerud is actually similar to Mattingly's

[@deckard2665]

By 1988 and 1989 Mattingly played with a bad back for the rest of his career. His numbers are reflected by this. Take that injury away and he would have been in the first ballot Hall of Fame.

[@fubarsaltdog6460]

Dude get the fuck out of here. Mattingly was better than Gehrig both offensively and defensively when he was healthy.....and you are comparing him to John for Olerud. LMFAO!!!!!!

[@iamhungey12345]

You do realize Olerud didn't have the peak Mattingly had when he was healthy right?

[@lauriemontoya9891]

That’s my number 23

[@marvinlassegue951]

What about Mattingly 1989 season in this video ?

[@henrysteel4049]

These Indiana guys and their damn backs....!

[@pokeysdad17]

i was listening one night to bill white and mattingly fouled off a pitch. white says "if they throw that pitch again he's going to hit a hr". next pitch they threw it again and mattingly hit a hr.

[@CptMunson15]

He should have been Yankee manager... I love Girardi...but the Yankees shafted Donnie....

[@darrensmith342]

Agreed

[@fasteddie9055]

The NYY never did squat during 80s - 90s Donnie Baseball era. The Yanks finally woke up in 1995 when the washed up, over the hill Mattingly had to give hang it up because he was as played out as last year's toothbrush. Don't forget that in the NYY front office the rule is , "what have you done for me lately??"

[@nicolasrivasa]

mattigly polite those sideburns

[@johnnyappleseed856]

Do you remember Randy Johnson's strike zone(question mark).

[@ryanplays]

❤️

[@CSDonohue11]

Put Donnie Baseball in The ⚾️ HOF❕

[@RetroHabit82]

He'd be in the HOF if he had just cut those Damn sideburns!

[@DarkKnight-tq5mr]

Mattingly! Shave those sideburns!

[@Graceieloo]

Im related to Don mattingly because he is my pappys cousin my pappys name is Dan mattingly !!!!!!🤗

[@actorsanonymous6946]

Lesson: Never let your family keep you from eternal glory. He dominated the playoffs and retired? He was driven out by Steinbrenner.

[@marvinlassegue951]

Hey six feet tall is a good height.

[@kevinkeefe5528]

Donnie baseball

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

Back injuries. Unless you have had one, it’s impossible to understand. Since mine, in 1995, I’ve had 4 surgeries, 2 neck fusions..... FOR WHAT?! So I could be disabled and never able to truly do what I love the most. Well..... 2 things I love most. Work 80 hour weeks, and make love. One disc can truly bring you down. In more ways than one! :(

[@marvinlassegue951]

Pat Lafontaine was Don Mattingly in reverse. Both of them missed being part of world championship dynasties.

[@yell0wberry]

And so did the guy that Don Mattingly replaced on the roster, Bobby Mercer

[@johnnyappleseed856]

That is why I say poop to the hall of fame. Votes from Whom!

[@Jiltedin2007]

Even though Don Mattingly did not play in the World Series with the Yankees, he must’ve had at least One World Series Ring with the Yankees. 1996: Don Mattingly was on the Yankees Roster. 1998 - 2000: Don Mattingly was still in the Yankees Organization developing Minor League Players in Florida. While still with the Yankees, did Mattingly get any of those 4 World Series Rings with the Rest of the Yankees during the Yankees Dynasty from 1996 to 2000?

[@johnnyappleseed856]

I got this video. He was king until his back destroyed him. Yet he was still clutch at two outs situations even after the gods fucked him. That is why the Hall of Fame is a JOKE! Ass packing shills that never watched the game, the HOF is a joke. Just ask Maris!

[@MyDyerMaker]

Mattingly isn't in the HoF because he didn't cheat.

[@marvinlassegue951]

Wayne Gretzky was 6 feet 1. Babe Ruth was 6 feet 2.

[@thedude3108]

Are these people high ?? Most revered.. uhhhh more than babe Ruth.... lou gerig joe dimmagio mickey mantle lol great player but cmon Babe Ruth is maybe the most revered athlete in sports history let alone ny

[@emg8810]

Yes, he does -- undoubtedly. But, "he might be the most revered athlete in New York history"? Really, Michael Kay???

[@darrensmith342]

Michael Kay is ALWAYS over the top on things. I never much cared for him. He got lucky with the Yankees organization and probably knew the right people. Good for him I guess.

[@timothygray7650]

Dave Windfield.

[@fatpotg5348]

24:28 lol.

[@johnnyappleseed856]

Donnie Baseball, who achieved a name for the game? Yup, people are dumb! If the strike zone wasn't absurd against R. Johnson in the late innings (D. Tartabull could attest), the Yanks would have progressed. That Ump was so fallible. That's life!

[@georgechristensen9510]

Charles Stone g

[@johnnyappleseed856]

I also say Pauley Swat!

[@CSDonohue11]

32:57 🥲 💪