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  • wow. just wow

  • This guy is a role model. Fuck anyone else.

  • Not to sound like a douche, but thank god he never played in the national league lol

  • @Shawneeboy013 Except that he did. In 1999. And he wasn't a bad hitter either.

  • I think baseball is hard enough with TWO hands! MAN!!! Am I blessed!!!

  • I also just watched boy meets world and saw him my dad talked about him when I was younger but never mentioned his hand

  • whoa he's from flint? i live just outside of flint. i saw Jim on an episode of boy meets world recently and i noticed he had no right hand and they were saying he was the best pitcher in the mlb at the time and i was like i gotta check this guy out. little did i know he was from flint michigan

  • @hotwax17

    Funny thing is I just watched that episode and noticed as well, so I got on the computer to look him up.

  • goog thing he's a lefty

  • LOL... Jim Abbott not only is better baseball player than all of you... but he probably fuck your wife better than you...

  • Gimp.

  • I'll never forget the day I actually heard him say, "I hope they DO try to bunt on me".

  • i went to school with him he was a sophmore i was a senior .... he was and is acool guy  !!!

  • I remember seeing Jim in Toronto. Great pitcher. I was a lefty too.

  • Why are people talking about the bible and arguing just watch this video of some one that's better than all of you at baseball with one hand you losers

  • Im very proud of him, like im with my 13yrs old brother. My brother just have 3 fingers in his left hand and im very happy to say that my bro is a great pitcher, 1st baseman and play left field. Was very hard to learn but he dont give up. El a representado a su pais Puerto Rico y a su pueblo Guayama en varios torneos. Everyone are amazed at how quickly he put on and removed the glove. Various said that he can be the Jim Abbott Boricua. He just need to believe, the sky is the limit. This is a vi

  • how can somebody not give this guy credit, hes an american icon hes got one arm n never once made a excuse for himself he went on to play over 10 years in the majors and threw a no hitter n was over powering in college shame on those who cant see all that he accomplished in his life and in his playings days hes someone any man or woman or tranny can look up to and say thats somebody's hero

  • What a hero

  • WAIT A MINUTE?!!??! Oh no! His childhood must've been awful considering he couldnt masturbate!

  • @49ers1013 Why couldn't he? He still had one arm you fucking retard. You aren't funny

  • @49ers1013 you need two hands to masturbate?

  • His hand went on the 60 yr DL Im guessing?

  • good for one arm but didnt have a good career

  • Jim Abbott not only did what 99.9999999999% of the world could do—win 18 games in a season in the majors, throw a no-hitter—he did it with one fucking arm.

    Outstanding individual.

  • how was his number not retired

  • My last name is abbott and i was like WTF and hes from flint!!! Wow epic MLB player

  • Growing up in Cuba, I heard a lot about this guy, he shocked the country, my dad has the newspaper

    Jim Abbott basically destroyed Cuba in '88 except for that bad call that ultimately lead to a walk-off single in the 10th

    He shut us down for 8 innings..unbelievable!

  • 2:40-2:49 Who can switch their glove that fast with TWO hands? Wow...

  • i watched his no-hitter against the Indians when i was 8 years old. amazing game. this guy is a huge inspiration and a total badass lol

  • percy031 r u gay?

  • its also a good thing that he didnt end up in the natural league ha

  • @royalflipskater are you a frickin dumb ass? what the hell is the natural league.

  • @Chapmanpwns national league it was a fuckn typo you fuckn tool

  • i watched him pitch that no no... at the time i had 3 channels it was that spanish channel or some c rated movie from the 80s on a black and white tv good game

  • I just watched something about this guy today on This Week in Baseball. I've never heard of him before. After watching just a few videos, this guy was insane.

  • My dad grew up with Jim abbott. they did little league together, & all the way up to high school. My dad's been catching for him since he started pitching, Weird this is...that's my dad at 0:38. no joke. lol

  • As if just getting to the big leagues isn't difficult enough for anybody, what Jim accomplished is truly legendary. A ten-year career and a no-hitter for the Yankees to boot. Great story.

  • my dad went to flint central and played with him

  • First MLB game I ever attended Abbott was pitching, and he won (Yankee Stadium, 1991)

  • fuck me how could i forget about this guy

  • He's kind of underated for everything he's accomplished and still does for the community. Sharks have "Jim Abbott Week".

  • this viedo teaches people to never give up on there dreams ;]

  • Theres a wrestler with only stubs for limbs, even our cripples are better in wrestling.

  • chillz when down my neck when i saw this

  • 4 amazing things about this guy

    1. He pitches with 1 hand

    2. He made the majors with 1 hand

    3. He played with the New York Yankees

    4. He pitched a no-hitter.

     This guy was truly a great pitcher

  • @xxpauliegunzxx 3 is actually a terrible thing, the yankees just wanted to get there hands on the one handed pitcher to draw attention to their club, and because he was an incredible pitcher that could make them better, but abbott is a great baseball player without a doubt, i think he should be in the HOF if he isnt already

  • is he in the baseball hall of fame? he should be.

  • @Hrko1992 no his not in the hall of fame he lost over 150 games and he only won 88 games he sucks

  • @paulkokomos1 Yeah, you can call me when you pitch a no-hitter. :P

  • @freshprinceofindy4 alot of guys pitch no hitter and there not in the hall of fame in order to be in the hall of fame yu must have over 200 wins or lik 3000 strikeouts

  • @paulkokomos1 The whole point of that comment wasn't that he should be in the Hall. You said he sucks. Have you thrown a no-hitter? Most likely not. I know I haven't. Very few have. To say that he falls into the list of select few that have accomplished that feat and then to say he sucks is almost contradiction of terms. THAT'S what I was addressing.

  • wow....god bless him for playing with only one arm

  • When the did steroids start? Look at him in 93 for that no- hitter...

  • this guy was a horrible pitcher. 2-18 with the angels with an era of 8. lmfaoooo this guys garbage

  • @flavoroflove5 he thew a no-hitter u fucking retard

  • @Slipknot5301 o wow that means hes amazing. a 2 and 18 record is good? u clearly know nothing about baseball

  • @flavoroflove5 yea it does. try throwing a no-hitter with 1 hand against the best players in the world. ur clearly retarded

  • I remember in the early 1990s he pitched well but had terrible run support. During a two-year span his ERA was around 2.80 but he had more losses than wins. He was a CY Young candidate one year, finishing third.

  • 80's babys know about Jim Abbott

    Jim Abbott was the shit!!

  • Like Jim says, he was born without his hand. So everything came natural to him. It wasnt like he had to learn all over again from an accident. It's still an amazing story!!!

  • how was he able to use his right arm? What was there? Would he throw the ball in the same hand that he was wearing his glove? How did he field balls?

  • We need more Jim Abbotts and less Roger Clemens or Andy Pettites...

    Jim is a VASTLY overlooked player, even with his fame and accomplishments, great pitcher, and just goes to show when you put your mind to it... anything IS possible.

  • amazing...this is like playing professional basketball without a leg.

    great inspiration

  • Does anyone have any clips, or know how to get them, from the Gold medal game against Cuba in which they tried in vain to bunt on him?? It has always been on my wish list. This guy is my hero.

  • I got his card!!!

  • This is an amazing video. I'm proud for Jim Abbott. He's awesome.

  • he is a coach for my friends softball team

  • @softballluver90 no he isnt

  • @WanderleiSilva29 well then who is the guy with one had and played pro ball and now is coaching her team

  • @softballluver90 his name is Earl Gilthersport...... he has 1 hand and played pro ball for a month. He also has 6 toes...... next time you see him, have him remove his socks. This will confirm.

  • @WanderleiSilva29 just back off

  • @softballluver90 not until you admit that your full of shit and your breathe stinks regularly...... i hope you have diarrea today. Preferably in line at a grocery store with 50 people before you and 20 people behind you.... and they all point at you and laugh when you shart in your pants as they watch the doodles drip down your leg.

  • @WanderleiSilva29 real mature get a life

  • @WanderleiSilva29 you need to get a life and waste your time doing something other than being a jackass

  • @WanderleiSilva29 jackass

  • @softballluver90 I can tell by your reponses that you want me to split my crack open and stick your face right inside it. I am not sure why you crave this sick and disgusting act, but i will have no problem suffocating you with my dumper and painting your face light brown. Be careful what you wish for......... I am also known to rest my ball bag on peoples faces when they are unconscious.... think about it.

  • @WanderleiSilva29 you couldnt scare anyone if you tried hahaha you make me laugh

  • @softballluver90 youre name is softball lover........ softball is for homo's...... youre channel also says youre a transvestite...... if thats the case, its no wonder why i cant scare you. If anything.... you scare me.

  • @WanderleiSilva29 hahahaahah you make me laugh still no im not a transvestite im a lesbian and i fight hard you will lose buddy boy so bring it i can take anything you try to be all "bad ass " about k k good

  • @softballluver90 your a lesbian...... LMAO...... i would feel bad punching a hole in your head, so i wont even bother. The disease of gayness the God's have stricken on you are punishment enough....... you go have fun chasing beaver.

  • @WanderleiSilva29 don't feel bad punch away if god didn't want me to be gay i wouldn't be here dude you need to grow up a little and its not a punishment its a gift cuz i don't have to deal with jackass's like you just girls so have fun in your miserable life!!!

  • @WanderleiSilva29 wow you are a sick fuck. There is nothing wrong with being gay there is however something wrong with being a close minded fuck.

  • @percy031 Theres nothing wrong with a guy banging another guy? lol..... thats something that only gay people say..... Its like the phrase, "beauty is on the inside". You never hear a hot thin woman say that! If your gay, the God's have cursed you..... deal with it, stop crying about it, and move on.

  • @WanderleiSilva29 oh you really are an ignorant little prick. dont get your facts from a book that is just second hand stories. If jack and the bean stalk was in the bible i am sure you would believe that too. And what do you mean by "the god's" what religion do you follow anyway? Or are you just a troll?

    ps. the jack and the bean stalk is from ricky gervais or bill maher i dont remember.

  • @percy031 jack and the bean stalk? WTF....Is bean stalk a metaphor for shlong? you have cock on the mind dont you? Only a gay guy would take offense to me calling gay people cursed...... only a gay guy would talk about jack and the bean stalk...... Heres an idea....how about i take a dump on your face and smear it all over your fat head when im done? You can keep your mouth open at the same time, so i can get some pooh pooh stuck in your teeth. You can then, floss the crap out with my ass pubes?

  • @WanderleiSilva29 wow you really are pathetic. i am going to ignore all that shit you said b/c its just juvenile and immature. but i ask that you really think about the bible. A flood that killed everyone except 1 family. How was humanity started again? And dont get me started on adam and eve. But now that i think about it, are your parents siblings? It would make a lot of sense. And since when does having an open mind make you gay? if anything you were the 1 that brought up "cocK" & "schlong"

  • @percy031 im not going to debate you on the bible because your a homo..... Go paint your nails if your upset..... crybaby! Adam borked Eve.... Adam was a male... Eve was a female. That is what God intended. If you like a cock in your mouth, than you are the son of Satan! DIEEEEE

  • @softballluver90 o your clever think about it dumbass bite me

  • I remember Jim in team USA, 1987-1988, I was a kid. Cubans still remember him well. We didn't hear about him after he went to MLB. Cuban government don't like USA. Now in Canada I descover his history thanks to Youtube. We regret he never played against Cuba ever again (Cuba defeated USA in Amateur World Cup 1988, he pitched that day) we admire him so much, that we don't remember the pitcher from Cuba in that game, we just remember Jim. He was GREAT!! He wasn't a disabled man, but a hero.

  • respect

  • talk about compensating

  • Saludos desde Mexicali, Mexico

  • "Unlike MOST Major League prospects, he was born without a right hand..."

    As though maybe 30-percent of them are missing appendages...

  • @BigJohnWoody true.hes the only man in major league without an appendage.ever.in the history of baseball.dumbass narrator.

  • my first Yankees game at Yankee Stadium was Jim Abbott vs the White Sox

  • youre talking shit man

  • Jim abbott was amazing. Great defensive player. Overcoming the odds.

  • wow this guy is awesome

  • lets see you try to hit off Jim Abbott. Stop talking shit.

  • That was awesome!

  • Very cool story...

  • He was actually quite good he made the majors for 9-10 years and was 87-108. maybe played a couple years too long but he was good.

  • yeah he pitched a no hitter

  • with the yankees, right??/

  • yup

  • Watch the video stupid

  • I just saw him speak. He's very inspirational!

  • he threw a no hitter against my indians!

  • thank you! Finally someone uses his/her brains before commenting

  • Do people actually watch the video before commenting anymore? He switches the glove back onto his left hand as the ball is on it's way to home.

    2:40

  • I'll say this, that is some reaction time. A lot of non-handicapped players would struggle to make that play.

  • Jim Abbott is my hero

  • One of the great Michigan men! It is well deserved that U of M is now retiring his #31.

  • this guy is great!! were really tight,...seriousy...

  • i know him...were really close...seriously...if you only knew!

  • The Greatest...!

  • my mom whent to school with him. my uncle was in his class!

  • I remember one season he got injured and had to go back to the minors to get in shape again, and he played for Winston-Salem's single A team, and I was lucky to see him play and got his autograph.

  • man what a story i was fortunate enough 2 actually see his no no on ECL espn clasics and wow i just cant beilieve im just speechless but he should hav defenitly got a gold glove 4 his ability. Jim Abbott what an honor it has been 2 hav u in professionol in the MLB!

  • You were fortunate to see his no-no on ESPN classics, but I was fortunate enough to have been there in person. Yes I still have the ticket stub and it is one of my prize possessions. That day changed my life.

  • dang lucky u...

  • no sarcasm

  • what an incredible story!...almost shed a tear...Mr. Abbott...a true legend

  • hero!

  • look um yank fan to the fulklest but we r talking about jimmy here a man with one hand who pitch a no fucking hitter and of course with the best team. He wont be a hall of famer but his name will go on for a while

  • somebody told me dat he got his cut off,but he wuz actually born WITHOUT a right arm.....

  • Awsome and ispiring!

  • he will be a hall of fame member

  • i was wondering, will he be inducted??? he should be for sure.

  • hes my hero i have the same problem as him unfortunally. my problem was when i was born my mom abicle cord wrapped around my hand and lost blood pressure on my right hand. so like jim abbott i have the same problem. but right now im getting looked at by colleges for pitching. just shows to tell you you dont need to be perfect to go places.

  • ok this doesn't matter he was a yankee. like seriously Red Sox fans a guy w/ 1 hand threw a no hitter it should be viewed as an insperational story regardless of what team he was on.

  • half that has noting too do with how ridiculious that pitcher is holy shit!

  • red sox suck! yankees suck!!!! colorado rockies ruuuuuulllEEEEE!!!

  • Go Yankees!

    look who has 26 rings!!! lmao

    Red Sox blow

  • YANKEES SUCK. RED SOX R THE BEST. WE GOT JASON BAY! Jim Abbott is ok though. Too bad he sort of sucks cause he was a Yankee. GO RED SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

  • well since the Red Sox traded Manny yesterday, now they will suck! lmao.... no more wins for the red sox.

  • Yeah, how'd that prediction work out for ya?

  • worked out great....

    The Cubs entered the postseason with the best record in the league. Wedensday, the Dodgers beat the piss out of them largely because of Manny. That should tell you that it doesnt matter how bad the team is.... a guy like Manny will boost morale with all his HR's!

    Without Manny, Sox wont win the WS.

  • Curse of ramirez

  • i'm a yankee fan and my first ever live yankee game was jim abbott's no-hitter... i think it's safe to say that i'll never forget that

  • This guy is the real deal i think he shouldve pitched longer though.

  • thanks

    I play second

    center field

    and 1st base

  • That's pretty impressibe!! I have 2 arms and I can't even pitch. Way to go dude!! Maybe you'll end up playing for the yanks too. Go yankees!

  • He was on Boy Meets World once ;)

  • remember that ep on tgif when the dude brought the soccer ball to sign lol

  • i was 6 years old the day i went to the 93' no-hitter...

    we were sitting probably 20 rows up first baseline...

    my only memory is the homerun i believe by randy velarde...

  • i have one arm and play baseball jim is my inspiration

  • Abbott wasn't just a one-armed guy who played in the MLB, in his prime he was a pretty solid pitcher, posted a 2.89 ERA in '91 and 2.77 in '92. Teams today would kill to have a pitcher like that!

  • he was an amazing athlete,mostly as an amateur,he finished 20 games under .500 but i got nutin but luv for him

  • too bad he retired so young he was awesome

  • wow hes amazing he once won 16 games i believe

  • he won lots more than 16 games.....

  • That's called ambition.. To overcome such a a deficiency and turn it into a great positive!!..

    One of the greatest legends!!

  • wow that is pretty crazy!

  • lol, wikipedia says he hit a triple in a spring training game and that he had two hits in 21 at-bats, both off Jon Lieber in 1999 when we was with the Brewers.

  • kneecaps: jim abbott didnt need to bat with the angles and yankees since the AL has the DH. im not sure what he would have done if he needed to bat....bunt i guess.

  • left handers rule

  • how about batting?

  • Jim Abbott is s true inspiration.

  • I have his signed card. From his angels career

  • I have the same "issue" as him but I have no left hand.

    But I still dont see myself "handicap".

    HE IS A TRUE LEGEND!!!

    And a inspiration to me!!!

  • is he

  • yessir he is

    : )

  • How much heart does he have? I mean we see players who won't even play unless they get a multi-million dollar contract and Jim Abbott doesn't even let the fact that he has ONE ARM slow him down. What a great person and baseball player. He is the untimate great example.

  • He is truly amazinggggg.

  • He isn´t only amazing. I believe he is a LIVE EXAMPLE for all us. Are big in bigs.

  • Guy is amazing, but not National League material.

  • i did a report on him

  • they should make a movie of this

  • jim abbot was a grat player and overcame all odds

  • 5 gold gloves. Damn!

  • Lets give this guy a hand!

  • A true role model... What a fantastic story

  • What a shame that he pitched the no-hitter as a Yankee.

  • Ive read his autobiography awesome pitcher. great courage and determination

  • goddamm kids