The Steroid Era of baseball took place from the late 1980s through the early 2000s, where home runs increased to record levels. Mark McGwire beat Sammy Sosa in a battle for the single season home run record in 1998. Just 3 years later, Barry Bonds surpassed both of them, mashing 73 dingers in 2001. In a time where guys were hitting 50, 60, and 70 homers a season, many players were overlooked, including when they eventually made it to the Hall of Fame ballot. This video will highlight some of the most underappreciated hitters that played during this time. My intentions are not to speculate on who was or wasn’t taking PEDs, but rather to appreciate other great players. Today, I’ll be highlighting 11 players from this era!
Players relevant to the video: Jose Canseco, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Tim Salmon, Mike Trout, David Justice, Mark Grace, Jim Thome, Barry Larkin, Jeff Bagwell, Ryne Sandberg, Steve Finley, Bernie Williams, Manny Ramirez, Jose Altuve, Matt Williams, Chipper Jones, Moises Alou, Garret Anderson, Bobby Abreu, Ichiro Suzuki, Shawn Green, Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio, Derek Bell, Sean Berry, Mickey Mantle, Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, David Ortiz
0:00 Intro
0:59 Angels’ Lifer
2:17 David Justice
3:33 The ‘90s Hit King
5:19 Steve Finley
6:28 Bernie Williams
8:05 The Other Williams
9:32 Moises Alou
11:14 Garret Anderson12:32 Phillies Legend
14:35 Shawn Green
16:10 Killer B
18:38 Conclusion
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I got a name for ya…Ryne Sandberg. When can we get a video on the Rhino?
Edgar Martinez.
As a life long cards fan and cubs hater gotta say Mark Grace was the real fucking deal. Boy did I hate him lol. HOF is stupid for that.
Cam, you're killing it!
Given the success of Mike Trout and Tim Salmon, the Angelas really should focus on acquiring exclusively players named after fish.
Had Don Mattingly or Ken Griffey Jr. Used steroids they would have been able to play longer and recover from injuries and Griffey would have topped Aaron’s 755 and Mattingly would have played during the Yankees first 4 WS and he would have been a lock for the HOF
10:33, that injury was a jacked up knee due to falling on a treadmill
Bobby Higginson was a solid outfielder for the Tigers from 1995-2005. Probably the best player in MLB history who never played for a team that finished above .500. Then, in 2006, the year after he retired, the TIgers went to the World Series.
FRED (crime dog 🐕) MCGRIFF
All great choices, but i had no idea the season Matt Williams was having the year of the strike. Give him another 40 games at that pace and he very well might have put up the all time mark for hr's in a season. Watching these videos gets me so nostalgic, love your channel buddy!
Andres Galleraga…dont think its spelled right but you know who I'm talking about
Lets be real though, it wasn't just (encouraged) use of steroids. They were juicing the balls too lol
By far, the greatest thing Dave Justice ever did was to acquire a free sex pass with Halle Berry. When you marry a prime Halle Berry, I only have two questions:
1. Why are you ever leaving the house; and…
2. Can I smell your batting gloves?
I would THOUSAND TIMES rather see McGwire, Bonds and Manny hitting on steroids than Soto taking a BB or Arraez hitting the ball without strength
It's criminal how underappreciated Steve Finley was. He's one player out of only 8 in the history of MLB that is a member of the 300-300 club. 6 of the 8 players in that club are either hall of famers, players that are a sure lock to be a hall of famer, and players that would have been in the hall of fame already if they had… a different choice of a balanced breakfast. Pretty good company.
While on that subject, I think Reggie Sanders also deserves some recognition, for much of the same reasons.
Jim Thome
Too many steroids
Shame the Orioles traded Finley. Would’ve fit well in their mid 90’s lineup.
As an Astros fan Berkman was one of my favorite players growing up, and I always hoped he’d get in the hall of fame, he’s one of the best switch hitters ever
Glad to see him get some love
Amazing video!! Make a part 2 of this! People like Delgado, Carlos Lee, Magglio, Derrick Lee, etc! You still have lots of players that can make a full video 🙂