History Heartwarming / UrinatingTree

* The sincere "Congrats!" videos returned after the 2023 World Series with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBCAluK81U8 "Congrats, Texas Rangers! (2023)"]] as yet another team profiled in a "Legacy of Failure" video finally won a national championship. As in the previous videos, the first half is a montage of past disappointments,[[note]] Two losses from the Senators era plus a radio commentary of the crowd invasion that marred their final game in Washington against the Yankees in 1971, a loss to the Angels on their way to losing first place in the AL West to said team in 1986, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Witt%27s_perfect_game the Angels' Mike Witt pitching a perfect game]] in Arlington in 1984, a late 1980s loss to the Yankees, the Cleveland Indians scoring a home run after the ball bounces off Jose Canseco's head in 1993, Nolan Ryan getting into a fight with the White Sox' Robin Ventura after hitting him with an errant pitch later that same year, losses to the Yankees in the ALDS in 1996 and 1998, a 2001 loss to the Blue Jays, a 2004 loss to the Athletics on the way to throwing away a division lead to the Angels again, a 11-0 loss to the Angels in 2009 ''en route'' to throwing away yet another division lead to their hosts, losses in the 2010 World Series to the Giants and the 2011 World Series to the Cardinals (despite having St. Louis down to their final strike ''twice'' in Game 6), flubbing a 5-1 lead against the Athletics in the final game of the 2012 season and then getting humiliated at home against the Orioles in the Wild Card game, losing a Game 163 to the Rays in 2013, losing the ALDS to the Blue Jays in 2015 after an embarrassing series of fielding gaffes in the seventh inning in Game 5, getting swept by the Blue Jays in the ALDS in 2016, losing 12-1 to the Orioles in 2017, losing to the Giants in 2018, and losing to the Red Sox and the Mariners in 2022.[[/note]] while the last minute shows the Rangers coming back from 5-3 down to win in extra innings in Game 1 of the World Series against the Diamondbacks, followed by their decisive 5-0 win in Game 5.

** On a similar note for his video of the 2020 XFL's postmortem, Tree felt dismayed that the revival was the first sports casualty of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, feeling that the new XFL only lasted a few weeks over what the AAF or even the 2001 version of the XFL was rather heinous by comparison due to the fact that they did nothing wrong on their end to justify such a punishment outside of the rotten timing on when they started out their revival. He especially felt sympathetic for restaurants, bars, small shops, and other vital businesses, since the stoppage of work in those areas felt the same as what the new XFL went through in that time. Thankfully for the new XFL, they appear to have earned a new lease on life due to the league's sale going to [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] himself, with a new commitment to reviving the league by the time the pandemic's nearing its end in 2023.

*** Not only that, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9-s_J-OID0 This Week in Sportsball: Restarting Sports Edition]] can be seen as the heartwarming sequel to the previous video for at least North American sports leagues with a majority of them returning to action in some way, shape, or form by the end of the summer. Even the MLB managed to get a positive note to themselves... after getting into serious arguments on what they wanted to do for their 2020 season. He also supports the student-athletes for not just college football, but also other sports in general on the notion that if they can't even attend their colleges or universities in-person for their classes, they should not be required to play, regardless of popular opinion on that notion. While his personal ending is less hopeful or optimistic sounding than his response to the Coronavirus existing in the first place, it still gives him hope for the future with not just the sports world, but a bit of the real world also.

* After previously feeling so exacerbated by how the NBA Playoffs had gone down throughout the last few (or more) seasons, he actually felt pleased with how the 2021 NBA Playoffs went down in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0iUS1lM0TM The Haters Guide to the 2021 NBA Finals]], even with the admittance that some of it was probably due to injuries with key players in mind this season. You could tell through these lines below he felt pleased with the results of the NBA Playoffs for once.
-->'''UT''': This might be one of the first times I've been able to say I thoroughly enjoyed these Playoffs. Things weren't predictable! We got intriguing matchups all around! It wasn't [=LeBron=] or Golden State mowing through everyone for the seventh year in a row!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpWx01ko9uU "Re: Damar Hamlin"]]: After [[TearJerker/UrinatingTree all the traumatic events of NFL 2022 Week 17]] (generally for the NFL with the on-field collapse of Damar Hamlin, and personally for Tree with the sudden death of former NFL player and personal friend Uche Nwaneri), there was good news on the Hamlin front as he woke up and began to recover. In this video, Tree notes that the situation caused ''the NFL to stop'', emphasizes that Tee Higgins did nothing wrong (at a time when he was getting ''death threats'' for the routine play which, as speculated in the sports media, just so happened to hit at the right time to cause [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commotio_cordis commotio cordis]]), as well as seeing the entire NFL world uniting for Damar (and his toy charity, which had ballooned to over $8 million by the time of the video) and hopes over everything else that Damar can live a normal life and wishes that his audience can cherish their loved ones more.
--> '''UT''': And I know it sounds corny as hell, but I'm gonna say it anyway: I love you all. And don't you ever forget it. Take care, and have a good night.

---> '''UT''': They did this for you, man. I hope you're running the longest victory lap known to man up there. You've earned it.

* The end of Episode 7 of "Days of Our Steelers" has a message in memory of the victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, which happened in Tree's home city of Pittsburgh. It's treated fully serious -- no sounds are played.

* "The Haters Guide to the 2021/22 NHL Season" features a tribute to the late Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks, who died at an Independence Day celebration after being hit with an errant firework, in the process [[HeroicSacrifice saving others at the celebration]], including teammate Elvis Merzlikins's wife and unborn son. Like other examples of DueToTheDead, the BackgroundMusic stops in respect.
-->'''UT''': It's hopes and prayers for them right now and let's be real, that doesn't turn out well in most cases. Even then, this season will be one for healing as Matiss Kivlenieks died by trying to protect others during a fireworks accident.\\
'''Headline''': '''M[-ATISS-] K[-IVLENIEKS PRAISED AT MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SAVING 'MANY LIVES' FROM FIREWORKS BLAST-]'''\\
'''UT''': ''[over images from Kivlenieks' first NHL win, with his Blue Jackets teammates celebrating him]'' He might have been a regular NHL goalie this season. What a fucking shame he's gone.\\
'''Caption''': '''M[-ATISS-] K[-IVLENIEKS-]'''\\
'''A[-UGUST-] 26, 1996 - J[-ULY-] 4, 2021'''\\
'''UT''': [[DeadGuyJunior May he live on in Elvis's newborn son]].
** And again when he chose to go relatively easy on the team's underperforming goaltending in "The Haters Guide to the 2021-22 NHL Season: Debriefing" due to the situation, especially with Merzlikins, who went public with his struggles to play through post-traumatic flashbacks triggered by the team's ''goal celebration'' (specifically, the ceremonial cannon that gets fired off during it).

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFVRTvBGn2I "This Week in Sportsball: NFL Week Seventeen Edition (2022)"]] is UT's first video since news of two tragic events that would rock him and the world of football: the passing of Uche Nwaneri, former Jacksonville Jaguars guard and common contributor to The Dumpster Fire, and Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest during the Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals game:
** Before the video proper even starts, Tree directs viewers to Hamlin's toy drive, which after the news of Hamlin's cardiac arrest, had already raised over $5 million out of an original goal of $2500, while showing clips from Hamlin's career with the Pitt Panthers (Tree's favored college football team).
** On the Bills-Bengals game itself, Tree outright forgoes any analysis of the teams or the game, and even avoids discussing playoff implications that involve either team.
---> '''UT''': Nothing in this game matters. Nothing. After what happened with Damar Hamlin, I don't give a fuck about anything besides his health. You can't play football after that. You just can't. Football isn't as important as someone's life. I will say no more about this. And honestly, no one should be forced to.
** In the injury roundup ("The part I've been dreading the most."), Hamlin and Nwaneri are both honored with gongs... and Tree gives special attention to Nwaneri, while in obvious grief:
--->'''UT''': You may be asking why I put that last name up there. He was a guy who I considered my friend. ''[over black and white clips of Nwaneri]'' He was a frequent guest on The Dumpster Fire every Tuesday during football season, we'd go on his stream every Wednesday night just to shoot the shit about football, it felt so casual and relaxed and, *sigh* I can't believe he's gone, man. He's the reason why I'm releasing Sportsball this week. ''[at this point, Tree's voice becomes increasingly pained, as if holding back tears]'' He'd have this larger than life personality that just wanted to bring you in, he loved to learn, he loved to teach, he just loved life. If I could even be tenth the man he was, then I've done something right. *sigh* Hope I did you proud, man. I love you. I'm gonna miss you man. ''[Tree is heard crying]'' I'm sorry. Goodbye brother...\\
'''Caption''': ''[under a black and white picture of Nwaneri]'' '''U[-CHE-] N[-WANERI-]'''\\
'''1984-2022'''
** A couple of days after Sportsball comes the news that all of football was hoping to hear: Damar Hamlin was awake, seems to have had his brain function intact, and had talked to his teammates. Thus, Tree puts out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpWx01ko9uU "Re: Damar Hamlin"]], where he notes that the situation caused ''the NFL to stop'', emphasizes that Tee Higgins did nothing wrong (at a time when he was getting ''death threats'' for the routine play which, as speculated in the sports media, just so happened to hit at the right time to cause [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commotio_cordis commotio cordis]]), as well as seeing the entire NFL world uniting for Damar (and his toy charity, which had ballooned to over $8 million by the time of the video) and hopes over everything else that Damar can live a normal life and wishes that his audience can cherish their loved ones more.
---> '''UT''': And I know it sounds corny as hell, but I'm gonna say it anyway: I love you all. And don't you ever forget it. Take care, and have a good night.

* UT reflected on the Predator Poachers' sting of EDP445 (a favorite comedy target of Tree's) in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOkw37XbyNk "EDP445, Predator Poachers, and Social Media Ego"]], in which he reprimands the Predator Poachers for not bringing their evidence to law enforcement in favor of marketing their channel, and expresses sympathy for EDP for his ruined Website/YouTube career, before noting that ego is the enemy of good social media. Tree tells other social media creators that they are not special and easily replaceable, and to keep themselves grounded. He also tells his viewers that if he himself falls into the trap of ego, to call him out on it.

'''UT''': May he live on in Elvis's newborn son.

* After the Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series, Tree released a "Congrats, Astros!" video that, by his own admission, was "a bit different than the rest". Though the video starts with a montage of lowlights - every postseason series loss in their history[[note]] To the Phillies in the 1980 NLCS, the Dodgers in the 1981 NLDS, the Mets in the 1986 NLCS, the Braves in the NLDS in 1997, 1999, and 2001, the Padres in the 1998 NLDS, the Cardinals in the 2004 NLCS (blowing a 3-2 lead), the White Sox in the 2005 World Series (in a sweep), and the Royals in the 2015 ALDS.[[/note]] (with particular focus on Astros fielding gaffes and opposing batters scoring home runs), plus a few regular season embarrassments[[note]] Including a bench-clearing brawl in 1996 after Danny Darwin hits the Expos' Henry Rodriguez with an errant pitch, and a humiliating loss to the Pirates in 2013 when, in the bottom of the ninth with the score tied, two outs, the bases loaded, and a full count, Jake Elmore collides with James Paredes as they go for the same fly ball, allowing Pittsburgh to get the winning run home.[[/note]] - it concludes with the final out in Game 7 as the Astros defeat the Dodgers for their first ever World Series. As the players celebrate on the pitcher's mound and then in the locker room, instead of saying "Conglaturation!" in [[SarcasmMode a mocking tone]], the video says "Congratulations!" in a [[SincerityMode sincere tone]]. Although, it [[FunnyAneurysmMoment looks less sweet]] now that it's been revealed the Astros won by stealing the Dodgers' signs illegally. Even more so since not only have the Astros failed to repeat their championship run (with or without the stealing signs problem), but the other Houston teams in the Rockets and Texans have failed to capitalize on success of their own so badly that he had to make a rare three-in-one video on each Houston team in a video called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAGWFNsmGc4 "Houston: The City That Sold Its Soul".]]

---> '''UT''': And I know it sounds corny as hell, but I'm gonna say it anyway: I love you all. And don't you ever forget it. Take care, and have a good night.

---> '''UT''': And I know it sounds corny as hell, but I'm gonna say it anyway: I love you all. Don't you ever forget it. Take care, and have a good night.

---> '''UT''': I know it sounds corny as hell, but I'm gonna say it anyway: I love you all, and don't you ever forget it. Take care, and have a good night.

--> '''UT''': I know it sounds corny as hell, but I'm gonna say it anyway: I love you all, and don't you ever forget it. Take care, and have a good night.

'''1984-2022'''

--->'''UT''': You may be asking why I put that last name up there. He was a guy who I considered my friend. ''[over black and white clips of Nwaneri]'' He was a frequent guest on The Dumpster Fire every Tuesday during football season, we'd go on his stream every Wednesday night just to shoot the shit about football, it felt so casual and relaxed and, *sigh* I can't believe he's gone, man. He's the reason why I'm releasing Sportsball this week. ''[at this point, Tree's voice becomes increasingly pained, as if holding back tears]'' He'd have this larger than life personality that just wanted to bring you in, he loved to learn, he loved to teach, he just loved life. If I could even be tenth the man he was, then I'd done something right. *sigh* Hope I did you proud, man. I love you. I'm gonna miss you man. ''[Tree is heard crying]'' I'm sorry. Goodbye brother...\\

--->'''UT''': You may be asking why I put that last name up there. He was a guy who I considered my friend. ''[over black and white clips of Nwaneri]'' He was a frequent guest on The Dumpster Fire every Tuesday during football season, we'd go on his stream every Wednesday night just to shoot the shit about football, it felt so casual and relaxed and, *sigh* I can't believe he's gone, man. He's the reason why I'm releasing Sportsball this week. ''[at this point, Tree's voice becomes increasingly pained, as if holding back tears]'' He'd have this larger than life personality that just wanted to bring you in, he'd love to learn, he'd love to teach, he just loved life. If I could even be tenth the man he was, then I'd done something right. *sigh* Hope I did you proud, man. I love you. I'm gonna miss you man. ''[Tree is heard crying]'' I'm sorry. Goodbye brother...\\

* The main takeaway UT has from the Colorado Avalanche winning the 2022 Stanley Cup is that former Penguin Jack Johnson is now a Stanley Cup Champion.

'''John Madden:''' ''[from his eulogy for Pat Summerall]'' This is the third goodbye.[[note]]The first two being the last game the Sumerall-Madden tandem called for CBS in 1992, and the last game they ever called (Super Bowl XXXVI on FOX in 2002)[[/note]] It's the toughest. Bye Pat. Rest in peace. I love you.\\

** And again when he chose to go relatively easy on the team's underperforming goaltending in "The Haters Guide to the 2021-22 NHL Season" due to the situation, especially with Merzlikins, who went public with his struggles to play through post-traumatic flashbacks triggered by the team's ''goal celebration'' (specifically, the ceremonial cannon that gets fired off during it).

* UT reflected on the Predator Poachers' sting of EDP445 (a favorite comedy target of Tree's) in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOkw37XbyNk "EDP445, Predator Poachers, and Social Media Ego"]], in which he reprimands the Predator Poachers for not bringing their evidence to law enforcement in favor of marketing their channel, and expresses sympathy for EDP for his ruined YouTube career, before noting that ego is the enemy of good social media. Tree tells other social media creators that they are not special and easily replaceable, and to keep themselves grounded. He also tells his viewers that if he himself falls into the trap of ego, to call him out on it.

'''John Madden:''' ''[from his eulogy for Pat Summerall]'' This is the third goodbye. It's the toughest. Bye Pat. Rest in peace. I love you.\\

* [[https://youtu.be/75d-MuAg4MA Days of our Steelers: Seven's Farewell]] is unlike any other episode of Days of our Steelers. In what is likely Ben Roethlisberger's final home game at Heinz Field, Tree takes this opportunity to say thank you to "The Greatest Quarterback I may possibly ever see on the Steelers in my lifetime".

* After the death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, Tree briefly eulogized him and expressed sympathy for his teammates and family. As in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, it's treated seriously; the background music stops for the rest of the Angels' segment.

* "The Haters Guide to the 2021/22 NHL Season" features a tribute to the late Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks, who died at an Independence Day celebration after being hit with an errant firework, in the process [[HeroicSacrifice saving others at the celebration]], including teammate Elvis Merzlikins's wife and unborn son. Like other examples of DueToTheDead, the background music stops in respect.

'''John Madden:''' ''[from his euloogy for Pat Summerall]'' This is the third goodbye. It's the toughest. Bye Pat. Rest in peace. I love you.\\

'''1931-2021'''

'''1931-2021'''

'''UT''': ''[over images from Kivilenieks' first NHL win, with his Blue Jackets teammates celebrating him]'' He might have been a regular NHL goalie this season. What a fucking shame he's gone.\\
'''Caption''': '''M[-ATISS-] K[-IVILENIEKS-]'''\\

--->'''UT''': It's hopes and prayers for them right now and let's be real, that doesn't turn out well in most cases. Even then, this season will be one for healing as Matiss Kivlenieks died by trying to protect others during a fireworks accident.\\

** And after the game reviews, Tree decides to spend a good amount of the video at the end commemorating Madden. He goes out of his to highlight the impact Madden had on the sports world in his 85 years of life, as well as his nice character and notable personality.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u62iqYYQxg This Week in Sportsball: NFL Week Sixteen Edition (2021)]]: Tree decides to spend a good amount of the video at the end commemorating John Madden, legendary Raiders coach, NFL broadcaster, and the one who helped create the [[VideoGame/MaddenNFL NFL Madden video game series]]. He goes out of his to highlight the impact Madden had on the sports world in his 85 years of life, as well as his nice character and notable personality.