[Rock And Roll]

Long time no see MLB-Pad. We need a thread for this since MLB is basically dead and not worth watching anymore. Were you aware there are literally hundreds (possibly thousands) of old games from a time when the sport was actually enjoyable on Youtube? Forget the rule changes, baseball could still have the same set of rules and it would still be vastly inferior to these older games. You'll be surprised at how much action there was in older games, as hitters actually knew how to hit the ball, pitchers knew how to pitch to contact, managers would call for bunts/hit and runs, and the average ball player IQ was much higher. I've been poking around on youtube for years watching these games and the collection keeps growing. What's more, with AI upscaling some users are posting classic games in higher resolutions. I suspect the pool of upscaled classic games will continue to grow. Below are some channels worth checking out.

GENERAL CHANNELS

https://www.youtube.com/@pheniafilmsthemlbarchiveso9229

Tons of old games in decent quality, he's got some rare stuff that hadn't been uploaded before (I had never seen the 65 world series prior to him posting it a few years ago and assumed the footage didn't exist). Also has some partial broadcasts from older games from the 50s/60s

https://www.youtube.com/@ThisIsWhereYouFindBaseball

Tons of old games/random games but he's also got a lot of college/international games as well if that's your sort of thing.

https://www.youtube.com/@johnquinn2282/featured

One of the original channels I found. A lot of his uploads are older and can be found elsewhere in slightly better quality, but he has some games that I can't find on other channels and he keeps everything nicely organized in playlists.

https://www.youtube.com/@davevolskysbackdoor5673

Great channel with games being enhanced. He's got a playlist of enhanced games. Unfortunately, they are random games (like game 2 from a world series) and then none of the other games, but you can find the rest of the series on youtube and then watch the upscaled game.

https://www.youtube.com/@mlbvault/featured

MLB's official vault channel. Most of the world series games and LCS have been posted elsewhere, but they do have some perfect games/no hitters/historic games that can be easily found in their playlists.

RANDOM GAMES

Game 3 1957 World Series

This was randomly uploaded last year. It gives me hope there are plenty more games out there that have yet to be unearthed.

Kerry Wood 20 K Game

Really one of the best games ever pitched. There's an AB where he sits someone down with three nearly identical curves in a row and the batter is clearly frustrated. Always makes me laugh

Red Sox vs Twins 1967

This is the oldest surviving full game broadcast in color. Also cool because it was part of an important playoff race that ended up with the Red Sox clinching the pennant, so it's a high stakes game worth watching.

Don Larsen's Perfect Game

The only perfect game thrown in the World Series to date. It will probably remain that way.

1960 World Series Game 7

Bill Mazeroski hits the first walk off homerun to seal a World Series victory. Joe Carter would be the next to do it in 1993, it has not happened since.

TEAM CHANNELS

These are unofficial channels by fans. Unfortunately, not all the teams have channels, but here are the ones I have found so far. Will update if they ever pop up, or someone brings it to my attention

AL EAST
https://www.youtube.com/@brianfleming9879 Red Sox. Not an official Red Sox channel but this guy uploads everything Boston related
No other teams have a channel

AL Central
https://www.youtube.com/@classic-twins Twins
No others teams have a channel

AL West
No teams at this moment


NL East
https://www.youtube.com/@ClassicPhilliesTV Phillies
https://www.youtube.com/@metsclassics Mets
https://www.youtube.com/@ExposClassics94/featured Expos, not a whole lot on here. Couldn't find anything for the Nats

NL Central
https://www.youtube.com/@cardinalsbaseballclassics Cards
https://www.youtube.com/@RedsClassicGames Reds

NL West
https://www.youtube.com/@classicsfgiants7201 SF Giants
No other teams.

WARNING! HIGHLY AUTISTIC LINK BELOW!

https://www.youtube.com/@ClassicBaseballontheRadio/featured Old radio broadcasts of games. There's some WS broadcasts from the 30s on here. It shouldn't surprise you to know that everything is neatly organized in playlists, because yeah, this is autistic as shit. Don't let your wife/spouse catch you listening to this stuff, she will probably leave you.

That's it for now. @Musky_Cheese @prag16 @Optimus @Stouffers @greyshark @Frito_Pendejo I forget who else frequented MLB-Pad, it's been awhile.

 

[greyshark]

Great post @Rock And Roll. The White Sox literally having one of the worst teams of all time has maybe permanently killed my interest for them. I wish current MLB focused on the entertainment aspect of the sport, so many great memories watching the game in my youth.

 

[Musky_Cheese]

My only interest this off season is where does Soto sign

 

[synchronicity]

WARNING! HIGHLY AUTISTIC LINK BELOW!

https://www.youtube.com/@ClassicBaseballontheRadio/featured Old radio broadcasts of games. There's some WS broadcasts from the 30s on here. It shouldn't surprise you to know that everything is neatly organized in playlists, because yeah, this is autistic as shit. Don't let your wife/spouse catch you listening to this stuff, she will probably leave you.

That's it for now. @Musky_Cheese @prag16 @Optimus @Stouffers @greyshark @Frito_Pendejo I forget who else frequented MLB-Pad, it's been awhile.

I still watch lots of "old" baseball. But I really also love old radio broadcasts. When I was little my grandmother used to take me to Tiger games in old Tiger stadium, but at other times she'd always have the radio on and I grew up listening to the sweet tones of Ernie Harwell calling games. There's something so harmonious about the rhythms of baseball and radio calls. I still like to listen to radio broadcasts of baseball games. It's got a different flavor than watching, and I don't know, it just hits differently. Granted, you have to be a certain age to have such an appreciation probably, but I do love baseball on radio. It really serves to "slow down" the pace of life, if that makes any sense to anyone.



There are few things that transport me back in time like listening to his voice.

My only interest this off season is where does Soto sign

Not the Nats.

 

[Rock And Roll]

@synchronicity agree 100% on baseball on the radio. We have a minor league team out here in Winnipeg that I don't follow at all but during the summer when the games are on the radio I'll tune in when I'm driving. There's something really peaceful about listening to games on the radio

 

[Musky_Cheese]

I still watch lots of "old" baseball. But I really also love old radio broadcasts. When I was little my grandmother used to take me to Tiger games in old Tiger stadium, but at other times she'd always have the radio on and I grew up listening to the sweet tones of Ernie Harwell calling games. There's something so harmonious about the rhythms of baseball and radio calls. I still like to listen to radio broadcasts of baseball games. It's got a different flavor than watching, and I don't know, it just hits differently. Granted, you have to be a certain age to have such an appreciation probably, but I do love baseball on radio. It really serves to "slow down" the pace of life, if that makes any sense to anyone.



There are few things that transport me back in time like listening to his voice.



Not the Nats.

Mods halp!!!

 

[Musky_Cheese]

@synchronicity agree 100% on baseball on the radio. We have a minor league team out here in Winnipeg that I don't follow at all but during the summer when the games are on the radio I'll tune in when I'm driving. There's something really peaceful about listening to games on the radio

It is the only sport I enjoy via the radio