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Trevor May (Mayday!)

@trevormaybaseball · 160.0K subscribers · 814 videos · 10 analyzed

I used to be in The Show, now I do this. Mayday! is LIVE every Friday @ Noon PST right here.

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Communication Profile (across 10 videos)

Stated Purpose

I used to be in The Show, now I do this. Mayday! is LIVE every Friday @ Noon PST right here.

Operative Pattern

Across 10 videos, this channel demonstrates low persuasion intensity, primarily through Performed Authenticity. Recurring themes suggest consistent operative goals beyond stated content.

Avg Intensity

Low 23%

Avg Transparency

Transparent 90%

Top Technique

Performed authenticity

The deliberate construction of "realness" — confessional tone, casual filming, strategic vulnerability — designed to lower your guard. When someone appears unpolished and honest, you evaluate their claims less critically. The spontaneity is rehearsed.

Goffman's dramaturgy (1959); Audrezet et al. (2020) on performed authenticity

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Persuasion Dimensions

Engagement Mechanics
29%
Call to Action
22%
Group Characterization
20%
Story Shaping
19%
Emotional Appeal
18%
Implicit Claims
15%
Uses AI to group individual video agendas into recurring patterns

Per-Video Operative Goals — detected in individual analyses

The content aims to provide a pro-player perspective on MLB labor economics while building a direct-to-consumer subscription audience for the creator's brand.

MLB Fans Were Polled and Their Answers are WILD... Low

The video aims to build hype for a new season of personal content and drive engagement through a brand-sponsored giveaway.

I Am Trying To Throw 100mph Again... (Trevor Throws Cheese, Season 2) Minimal

The video aims to entertain baseball fans with historical anecdotes while building Trevor May's personal brand and Substack/merch ecosystem.

MLB Players are Weird as HELL Low

The content aims to persuade baseball fans that a hard salary cap is unnecessary and that structural 'incentive-based' reforms are a superior alternative for the sport's health.

If No MLB Salary Cap, then How Fix? Low

The content aims to entertain baseball fans with historical trivia while building Trevor May's personal brand as a former player turned media personality.

Craziest Baseball Players In HISTORY #baseball #mlb #wtf Minimal

What's Valuable Here

Provides a rare, first-person look at the specific pitch sequencing and mental visualization techniques used by a Major League level pitcher.

Big Leaguer's Bullpen Routine

The video offers interesting historical anecdotes about MLB players, such as Bill Lee's political run and Zack Greinke's specific contract rumors, which are entertaining for sports fans.

Baseball Players Are CRAZY #baseball ...

Offers a concise and humorous introduction to lesser-known figures in baseball history, making sports trivia accessible to a casual audience.

Top 10 WEIRDEST Baseball Players In H...

Offers a detailed breakdown of complex MLB labor economics and specific luxury tax mechanics from the perspective of someone who has worked within the system.

If No MLB Salary Cap, then How Fix?

Provides a concise and engaging introduction to the more unusual corners of baseball history, specifically highlighting the transition of Moe Berg from athlete to intelligence officer.

Craziest Baseball Players In HISTORY ...

Provides a humorous and accessible entry point into baseball history and the specific eccentricities of the sport's subculture.

MLB Players are Weird as HELL

Technique Fingerprint (from knowledge graph)

Performed authenticity

AI detected as: Manufactured Authenticity

The deliberate construction of "realness" — confessional tone, casual filming, strategic vulnerability — designed to lower your guard. When someone appears unpolished and honest, you evaluate their claims less critically. The spontaneity is rehearsed.

Goffman's dramaturgy (1959); Audrezet et al. (2020) on performed authenticity

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Appeal to authority

AI detected as: Insider-authority Framing

Citing an expert or institution to support a claim, substituting their credibility for evidence you can evaluate yourself. Legitimate when the authority is relevant; manipulative when they aren't qualified or when the citation is vague.

Argumentum ad verecundiam (Locke, 1690); Cialdini's Authority principle (1984)

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Moral framing

Presenting a complex issue with genuine tradeoffs as a simple choice between right and wrong. Once something is framed as a moral issue, compromise feels like complicity and disagreement feels immoral rather than reasonable.

Haidt's Moral Foundations Theory; Lakoff's framing research (2004)

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Appeal to authority

Citing an expert or institution to support a claim, substituting their credibility for evidence you can evaluate yourself. Legitimate when the authority is relevant; manipulative when they aren't qualified or when the citation is vague.

Argumentum ad verecundiam (Locke, 1690); Cialdini's Authority principle (1984)

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Performed authenticity

The deliberate construction of "realness" — confessional tone, casual filming, strategic vulnerability — designed to lower your guard. When someone appears unpolished and honest, you evaluate their claims less critically. The spontaneity is rehearsed.

Goffman's dramaturgy (1959); Audrezet et al. (2020) on performed authenticity

View in glossary → View videos →

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Analyzed Videos (10)

MLB Fans Were Polled and Their Answers are WILD...

YouTube 22.8K views

Be aware that while the host presents himself as a neutral 'devil's advocate,' his analysis consistently frames complex labor economics through a pro-player lens, specifically by using thought experiments that simplify corporate pricing behavior.

Low Mostly Transparent

Big Leaguer's Bullpen Routine

YouTube 26.0K views

This video is highly transparent; be aware that the technical advice is framed through the creator's personal experience and is interspersed with standard self-promotion for his merchandise and supplements.

Minimal Transparent

I Am Trying To Throw 100mph Again... (Trevor Throws Cheese, Season 2)

YouTube 12.1K views

Be aware that the giveaway is designed to train the YouTube algorithm to associate the channel with a specific brand and increase comment volume, rather than just being a random act of generosity.

Minimal Transparent

Craziest Baseball Players In HISTORY #baseball #mlb #wtf

YouTube 51.6K views

Be aware that historical anecdotes are often simplified for entertainment; the video frames complex behaviors (like substance abuse or undiagnosed conditions) through a lens of 'weirdness' to maintain a lighthearted tone.

Minimal Transparent

The Internet loves baseball | Mailbag: Ask Me Anything | Mayday

YouTube 3.4K views

Be aware that the 'insider' framing and 'close to the vest' teases are designed to build curiosity for a paid membership tier rather than just sharing information for its own sake.

Minimal Transparent

Baseball Players Are CRAZY #baseball #mlb #wtf

YouTube 18.2K views

Be aware that the humorous defense of 'guys with cats' and the 'stick it to the man' sentiment regarding guacamole prices are rhetorical flourishes designed to build a relatable, likable persona for the host.

Minimal Transparent

Top 10 WEIRDEST Baseball Players In History #baseball #mlb #wtf

YouTube 12.8K views

Be aware that the rapid-fire delivery of trivia is designed to maximize retention and promote the creator's various commercial links in the description.

Minimal Transparent

Baseball players are WEIRDOS #baseball #mlb #wtf

YouTube 18.5K views

Be aware that the 'insider' framing is used to build trust and rapport, making the various commercial calls to action in the description feel like supporting a peer rather than a business.

Minimal Transparent

MLB Players are Weird as HELL

YouTube 43.7K views

Be aware that the 'spot the lie' format is designed to increase your cognitive engagement and watch time, making the subsequent calls to action for paid subscriptions feel like a natural extension of the 'inner circle' experience.

Low Transparent

If No MLB Salary Cap, then How Fix?

YouTube 26.1K views

Be aware that as a former player, the host's framing of 'incentives' versus 'rules' aligns with the MLB Players Association's historical opposition to a hard salary cap.

Low Mostly Transparent
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