While ballparks compete for who may have the best diamond, the fans finally have a look at the full ballpark from the inside and out. While his brother secures the bag with the Houston Astros for the 2022 season, Ben Verlander made sure that the most riveting video on baseball Twitter.
If you haven’t yet seen this drone video, check it out. This may be the single greatest piece of baseball content of our time.
— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) December 18, 2021
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The video clip captured by the drone runs for close to 3 minutes and runs through, the Patriots ballpark from Dallas Baptist University. The Texan University has since tweeted from their official handle and thanked the makers of the video, Sky Candy Studios for their support.
The moment we realized we had something special. Thank you @skycandystudios for making this idea come to life! pic.twitter.com/kxIBuQH8EC
— DBU Baseball (@DBU_Baseball) December 18, 2021
The internet reacted as expected to this footage with most users confused as to whether the facilities were better or it was the person responsible for the footage that deserved the higher laurels.
Drone guy for the win on this one.
— Baseball AA (@BaseballAA1) December 18, 2021
The video initially starts out from the pitcher’s mound with the ball making its way to home plate and a batter swinging with ferocity. A striking image that brings to mind some other iconic memories from MLB lore. And hopefully, with some help from skilled drone operators like these, we should have more opportunities to look at iconic videos like these from different angles now too.
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Babe Ruth At The Wrigley Field
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You just can’t have an all-time great list without this man featuring on it. On a sunny day in 1932, a man walked out in the 5th inning of game 3 of the World Series, to create history. With 2-2 count, Babe Ruth pointed toward the center in Chicago’s Wrigley Field and followed up by hitting a soaring home run high above the very spot to which he had just gestured.
You just can’t help but grin. The Yankees and the Cubs could decide the ebbs and flows of the game, but that moment belonged to Babe Ruth.
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What’re your most iconic memories from a ballpark? Tell us in the comments below.