This video honestly only scratches the surface. There are so many rules that take years to fully understand. Like I’ve been watching since I was kid and I only kind of know what a balk is.
@@kabirconsiders right on. I’m a Chicago Cubs fan so I’ll always recommend Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. Cubs vs Indians; it’s been decades, and for the Cubs over a century, since either team had won a championship.
@@kabirconsiders I would save good games to react in videos, you could react to recaps (shortened versions) of the games as to fit the video format, there are some classics that I think most of us want to see you react to
Check out Navy's Blue Angels, I'm 66, was in Navy, was lucky enough to be stationed where Pilots trained and received their wings. Jet Pilots are Crazy, and the Best. I was even lucky enough to fly in backseat of A4 jet, what a Ride.
One thing I've seen on reaction videos that confuses some people new to the game and is usually left out of rules videos is the difference between a force out and a tag out. If the runner *must* reach the next base (there is another runner behind them or they are going from home to first) the defense just needs to get the ball to the base ahead of the runner to record the out. This is called a force out. If the runner has an open base behind them they can turn and run back to the previous base to be safe if they choose. In this case the defense must tag the player with the ball (or the glove with the ball in it) to get the out. This is called a tag out.
That's odd, taking off for first base when the catcher drops or misses strike 3 is a play I've always heard referred to as "stealing first". If I remember right, if the runner makes it to first, the play is still scored a strikeout for the pitcher but an out is not recorded. Yeah, Baseball is weird - and that's one reason I love it.
This video is just about correct and basic, with the exception that, the batter DOES NOT get to steal first if the ball is dropped by the catcher, this only applies to runners already on bass, but, it is the runners discretion to do so safely.... the batter can only run to first when the catcher drops the ball on strike 3, then the batter can try to steal first base! Then the catcher can either tag him or throw the ball to first base...... thanks for your interest in our pastime!
Want to learn the game in great depth? Be a score keeper. To learn, I found it best to do it with paper and pencil. That eraser comes in handy! Print out a couple of blank scorecards and show up to any game in Britain. They're mostly played on Sundays as double headers (two games, back-to-back). There are games as Finsbury Park in London every Sunday from April through September. Loads of other fields around the UK too. I'll be at Basing Hill Park this season, for example. Sit with whomever is keeping score and chat with them through the day.
Baseball is a simple game if you want it to be. Baseball can be an extremely complicated game also if you want it to be. Depends on how much you want to know. For most Americans it's like drinking water, been exposed to the game since we were knee high.
Music suggestion here. You should listen to Sober by Tool (preferably the live version) and Black by Pearl Jam (definitely has to be the MTV Unplugged version lol it's so good)
I noticed that they did not bring up when a player has to be tagged to be called out. If a runner has to run, like he is standing on 1st base and a ball is hit & he has to run to 2nd. This is called a force play.. All the opposing team has to do is catch ball with foot on base to get runner out. If a runner decides to steal 2nd base, then he has to be tagged (touched) before he reaches base in order to be out. That's why when you have a double play or triple play. They can just throw the ball to each other & put players out without tagging.
The video did the best job I have seen explaining the basic rules of baseball I have seen . There baseball rulebook that explains every single rule but you should digest these basic rules and watch at least a few full games to get the hang of it first. The things that they left put are the names of the defensive positions: Pitcher, catcher, 1st baseman, 2nd baseman, shortstop, 3rd baseman, left, center, and right field outfielders. Also there is are three umpires and a first base and 3rd base coach for the baserunners for each team. In the American league the DH is a permanent position and he never fields and the pitchers never hit. Om the National league, the pitchers always hit and its the very last spot on the batting order. The managers determine the batter order before every game similar to a basketball coach determining the starting lineup before each game. So there batting order often changes from game to game. Lastly, the how big or small the strike zone is up to that particular home plate umpire that is working that game.
I am from the Bay Area have been an Oakland A's fan since I was 9 years old and have gone to more A's games then I can count. I also used to go to see their minor league team play in Stockton and Sacramento. I also used to go to a lot of nearby college baseball games, namely at Cal and Stanford.
Another clarification, if the hitter hits a flyball in foul territory the batter can't advance however, the defensive players are allowed to catch the ball for an out. Even if the ball is heading into the seats, a ball player can reach into the stands to catch the ball and make an out. There is a rule regarding fan interference with the play. If the fan reaches out into the field to "get a souvenir" and interferes with a player trying to make a play, the head umpire may call interference which calls the batter out and the fan is kicked out of the stadium. If the player has to reach over the railing and into the seats, the fans are entitled to go after the ball with no recourse if the player is prevented from making a catch. Part of the fan experience is trying to catch a ball from the game because you get to keep it. Sometimes a hitter will hit a home run that might hold some significance, a rookie's first home run or a veteran's 500th. The player will try to strike a bargain with the player. The player my offer another ball that's autographed, a bat from the player, or a picture with the player after the game. The fan can do as he pleases though, he may keep it if he wants, though it's considered a jerk move.
Baseball rules are really complicated to explain but fairly intuitive if you play. No one really explains it to us as kids, we just pick it up by playing sandlot ball or organized Little League. This video is a pretty good basic explanation though. I hope you can catch some MLB games this year, the best way to learn is just watch a few games. I love that the game seems to be gaining followers in the UK!
Balk Rules 1) You can’t just be up there and just doin’ a balk like that. 1a. A balk is when you 1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the 1c. Let me start over 1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can’t do that. 1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can’t be over here and say to the runner, like, “I’m gonna get ya! I’m gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!” and then just be like he didn’t even do that. 1c-b(1). Like, if you’re about to pitch and then don’t pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense? 1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it. 1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there’s the balk you gotta think about. 1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn’t been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn’t typecast as that racist lady in American History X. 1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse. 1c-b(2)-b(ii). “get in mah bellah” - Adam Water, “The Waterboy.” Haha, classic… 1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of 2) Do not do a balk please.
the infield fly rule isn't that hard to understand. It's for the protection of the baserunners. basically: When two or three runners are on base with less than 2 outs and the batter pops up the ball on the infield the batter is automatically called out. This is done so that infielder can not choice "not" to catch the ball in order to get a double play and get out of the inning. It's really simply.
That video did an okay job of explaining the rules but I would add that the batter is really trying to get "on base". That is, make it to at least 1st base safely. It is then up to subsequent batters in the order to try to get him home (this is called a run batted in or RBI and is a key statistic). Once the batter hits the ball and begins running, he is referred to as a 'runner'. With runners on base, the defense has different ways and options to get runners out. This drives the strategy of how the defense sets up and how a particular batter is pitched to.
Kudos to you for learning the rules of baseball. Here in the U.S. cricket is a mystery. The Internet tells me cricket is indeed played in the U.S., but I have never seen it on TV or in person. Never seen a cricket field (pitch?). When I watch or listen to BBC News the cricket coverage makes me question whether I understand English. Cricket is so little known in the U.S. that it was the subject of an advertisement for a financial advice company whose ads showed their employees explaining arcane subject matter; in this ad a Brit and a South Asian are attempting to teach an American about cricket, and comedy ensues.
There are many ways to get to first base, hit by pitch, intentionally walked, the batter gets a hit, fielder throw to 2nd instead of first, dropped third strike,4 balls(base on balls) and I'm sure there are more.
Hit the ball inside the wide lines as far as you can without them catching it and be on a base before the ball gets there or they tag you. Otherwise your out. 3 outs and your half of the inning is over. 9 innings and the game's over. The strikezone can get a little weird but usually as long as you can hit it without stepping over the plate, having to dodge it, swinging above the chest or below the knees it's a hitable ball and a strike. You get 3 strikes before you're out and 4 unhitables (balls) before you're automatically allowed the base. Team that crosses home plate most wins.
Another aspect not covered by the video is the sacrifice fly. An example; there is a runner at 3rd base with less than 2 outs. The batter hits a fly ball deep in the outfield but catchable. The runner at 3rd base will keep his foot on third base until the batted ball touches the outfielders glove. The runner at 3rd base can then sprint for home plate to score a run. The outfielder will then throw the ball home to try to get it to the catcher, who attempts to tag the runner before the runner touches home. Now, say there was a runner at 1st base too. The outfielder uncork his throw towards the plate, so the runner at 1st tries to do the same thing as the runner at third and try to advance to 2nd base by "tagging up" and head for 2nd base. The defense will position an infielder in the path of the throw. If it seems unlikely the throw to the plate will be in time the infielder or "cut off man" can catch the ball and try to catch the runner trying to go to 2nd base. If the cut off man let's the throw go to the plate and it's too late, the runner heading to 2nd base usually is successful. That can be very bad, especially if there's 2 outs, because with 2 outs the base runner at 2nd will take off on contact and if the batter hits a single he will almost certainly score. Runners who tag up must take into account several things before deciding whether he should try to score or stay at his base. First, how and where the outfielder caught it. If the outfielder had to run back towards the wall to make the catch then it's safe to head home. If the outfielder is able to catch the ball with a few steps forward momentum, then the next question comes into play. How strong and accurate of an arm does the outfielder have. The last consideration is how fast is the runner. The outfielders that are well known for having a great arm don't get tested by the runners very often.
I've watched exactly one video explaining Rounders sooo.... As long as what I watched was accurate, you already know enough of the basics to get going, just look up a baseball glossary because the terminology is different. But the rules are remarkably similar. I don't know if all Rounders rules are the same with age level, but the field looks smaller to me, in baseball the pitcher is 60ft 6 inches away, and all the bases are 90 feet apart. At the top of the mound is the rubber and some part of the pitchers foot has to be touching it when he delivers his pitch.
@@kabirconsiders I think you'll pick it up quick. Baseball seems like a more developed evolution of rounders. For instance, outs work the exact same way, but in baseball, after a fly out (ball caught in the air) someone on base has to "tag up" to the base he was at before they can advance. That leads to a double play opportunity if someone is caught off base when someone catches a fly ball. I have no idea how rounders handles that situation
You can watch entire past games on youtube or itunes, and I believe on mlb.com as well. It might be fun for you to react to some famous games from history. You should also react to some "hidden-ball" and other trick play videos. Those are fun, and a great part of the game.
To get to see the flow of a game, fine a complete game, not a highlights version. And then remember that the really fine points rarely shown on TV, mainly fielders repositioning themselves for each batter, are not often shown on TV.
Baseball is HEAVILY based on statistics. It would be like if motorsports had a statistics system that rated each driver corner by corner. Oddly enough.. I wish there was such a system in motorsports..lol. xD Its crazy how far the record keeping goes in baseball.
The moneyball approach has started becoming more prevalent in British football! I think man other sport are starting to see the value of baseballs stats approach, only a matter of time until motorsports takes notice lol
the minimum is 8 1/2 innings if the visiting team which always goes first is trailing and cant tie in the 9th the game is over, so its not a full 9 inning game.if the home team is trailing or its a tie and they hit a homerun that puts them in the lead the game is over, again not a full 9 inning game.
The Pitcher tries to get 3 Strikes before Four Balls, If a Batter fouls a Ball with 2 Strikes it remains 2 strikes unless the Ball was hit in Foul territory and The Ball was caught in the Air. So basically an At Bat ends with 3 Strikes or 4 Balls unless the Ball was put into Play.
The most basic way to think about it from the batters perspective is... You are trying to break the pitcher/defense's control of the ball so that you can try to "score" by running around all the bases while it is dispossessed. You typically break their control of the ball by hitting it into the field of play. Once you have hit the ball you try to advance as far as possible before the pitching team regains control of the ball & prevents you from reaching the next base by demonstrating the ability to possess the ball at that base before you can reach it which would make you "out". Once the pitching team has regained control of the ball & the runners have either failed to reach a base safely or have stopped attempting to advance, any runners stay on their bases and wait for the next batter to break the pitching team's control of the ball once again so they can continue to advance toward scoring. Each team has 9 attempts (innings) where they have can continue trying to score until they have been put "out" (failed to hit the ball or reach the next base safely) 3 times. Once both teams have been put "out" 3 times, 9 times each (or the leading team is winning after the trailing team's final inning) the game is over and the team who has scored the most times has won!! That wasn't as simple as I'd hoped but I hope that helps. Cheers!
Easiest terms possible? I'll give it a try. The home team takes the field first, and plays defense. The pitcher (a defensive player) pitches the ball past the batter (on the team which is on offense). The goal of the offensive (batting) team is to score runs. A run is accomplished by an offensive player by batting successfully, then touching each of the bases in order (first, second, then third) and returning to their original position at home plate and touching that. The goal of the team on defense is to get the offensive players out. This can happen the four ways the video described, by strikeout while batting, catching a batted ball in the air, tagging a runner between bases, or throwing the ball to a base before the runner arrives. When three offensive players are out, the teams switch, with the home team going on offense and batting, and the visiting team taking the field on defense. This is the "half inning" the video was referring to. When the visitors and the home team have each batted and three of their players have been put out, that is a full inning. A typical game is nine innings. While a batter is trying to hit pitched balls, the pitcher is trying to get the batter out, by making them either swing at a ball and miss, or not swing at pitches that are in the strike zone (over the plate, horizontally, and between the batter's knees and elbows, vertically), either of which are strikes. As the video mentioned, a strikeout happens if there are three strikes against the batter. If the pitcher misses the strike zone with four pitches to a batter, that batter is allowed to walk to first base. When a batter hits a ball pitched to them, they can drop the bat and run to first base. If they arrive at first base, they can either continue to second base or decide to stay on first. If they arrive at first base before the defense can throw the ball to a player at first base, they are considered "safe", and can stay there if they wish. If they do, this stops play, and the defense throws the ball back to the pitcher, who can start play again by throwing to the next batter. The same can occur at second and third bases. One player can be on a base at a time. Accordingly, the offensive team can have as many as three players "on base" at any time. That's the basic part of the rules. Everything else is details.
The pitcher doesn't get "out". He and his defense have to record three outs of the team that's batting in order for the teams to switch roles. He's a bit like the goalkeeper.
Here’s one thing too If the batter makes a hit and first base is already taken it will be a 2 run home run, 2 bases with the batter would be 3 runs and all 3 with the batter would be a grand slam or 4 runs
The issue of learning the rules of the MLB, is that the rules change quite a bit under the current commissioner of the MLB in Rob Manfred. (I'm not a fan of Manfred's) ___________________________________ Although, this is a good generalisation of the rules of baseball. Regardless of league. ___________________________________ By the way, MLB's Spring Training is coming up. It usually starts in late February, and goes through March. It takes place throughout Florida (Citrus), and Arizona (Cactus League). --Which shows off, and intertwine the prospects of each team with the major league team. The players that didn't impress enough, will go through the developmental levels, or "minor leagues". Even then, they'd be brought up to the majors. ____________________________________ Which those minor league teams can be throughout North America. By the way, the MiLB (Minor League Baseball) consist of various levels. The highest level you can be without being in MLB is AAA (Triple-A for short). -- I gotta say, look throughout the names of MiLB teams' names. They're hilarious, but do add a story for each city they represent. ------for example, the Akron RubberDucks (in Ohio) got it's name because it's home to quite a few car tire companies, and tires are made out of rubber
Two teams of 40 is only during September (the last month, or 30 days of the season). This is to expand the rosters to call up ball players from their minor league affiliates to give them a look for the following season. The rest of the year, prior to September (the first five months of the season) the rosters are limited to 25 players. Teams usually opt for 15 fielders/hitters, and 10 pitchers...plus of minus one. These players may vary depending on circumstances. I.E. a player goes on the disabled list, due to an injury, for a few weeks and the team will "call up" a player from their minor league affiliate to take his place for the time being. Although, when that disabled list player comes off the DL, someone from the active team of 25 must be sent back down to the minors to make room for the DL player coming back. Players also get called up and sent down to, and from the minors all year long. Long story short, the roster must be maintained at a max of 25 during that time.
here is baseball in a nutshell if the pitcher throws the ball into the strike zone and the batter doesn't make contact with it its a strike against the batter, if he swings and misses at any type of pitch it is a strike, three strikes and he is out if the ball is thrown outside the strike zone and the batter doesn't swing at it its a ball 4 balls and the batter goes to first base. if the batter makes contact, and the ball is caught before the ball hits the ground the batter is out, if the ball hits the ground before it is caught someone on defense has to catch it and throw to whatever base a runner is running to. if the batter gets there before the ball is caught he is safe if no the runner is out.the next batter steps up to the plate and does the same thing, any out any batter or runner gets is about for the whole team 3 outs, and teams switch sides thats one inning.
@@kabirconsiders please note this is a very simplified explanation there's more to it than this also most announcers, each team had their own set of announcers, use a lot of slang terms which does nothing but confuses the non-baseball viewer. here is a full game so you can see how an actual game works th-cam.com/video/YJmwofDYOeo/w-d-xo.html
Simply, the object of the game is to score points by moving your batters around the bases and reaching home plate, thus scoring a run or a point. Batters who have achieved any base without being thrown out or tagged out are safe until the next batter is up.. Home plate is the base the pitcher throws to and batters try to hit the ball. Much like a wicket in cricket. Strikes are pitches thrown over home plate in the strike zone, basically between the shoulders and the knees of the batter. The batter must hit the ball into play within three strikes or he will be called out. Pitches outside the strike zone are balls. If a batter is thrown 4 balls he walks to first base. Fly balls hit into play that are caught without touching the ground are automatic outs. The pitching team is to try to either pitch strikes or catch balls that are hit into play and then throw the ball to a base to get a base-runner out. After three outs the side is retired and they trade teams batting and pitching. Then the former pitching team tries to bat and make points. Both teams get a try at bat, after they have both done so, they have completed an inning. Typically there are nine innings in a game. The team scoring the most runs or points at the end of nine innings win. If there is a tie. They play another inning until someone scores more points. Both teams will get the opportunity to bat again. The home team usually bats last.
The game of baseball A baseball game is played between two teams of nine players who each have nine innings. These innings are divided in half with the visiting team hitting at the ‘top’ of the inning and the home team at the ‘bottom.’ The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning wins the game. If the scores are level at the end of both team’s ninth inning, the game can be extended into an extra inning. Play starts when the pitcher throws a ball overhand towards the batter, who tries to hit the ball into the baseball field. Players score runs by hitting the ball and running around the four bases (running in a counterclockwise direction) before a player in the field is able to get them out. This can be done in stages or all in one go, depending on how many bases the player thinks they can reach without getting out. If a player reaches the base before the ball, they are called ‘safe’. Once a batter has hit the ball, then they are referred to as a ‘runner.’ Runners try to reach the bases, and can remain safe on a base until the next hitter comes. If the ball is caught direct from the batter’s hit, then that batter is out. The same applies if the ball is thrown to first base before the batter arrives at the base. A batter is out if he or she fails to connect with the ball three times after three good pitches - which is often referred to as being ‘out on strikes’. The offensive player can also be out by a ‘tagout’ when a defensive player touches the runner with the ball or a glove with the ball in. After the batting team has three players out, the teams switch so that the other side does the fielding while the other bats. The defensive team position a ‘catcher’ directly behind the batter who catches the ball if it is not hit. The defensive team also position ‘infielders’ on first, second and third base ‘basemen’ and also will have a ‘shortstop’ to cover the area between second and third base. There will also be three outfielders or the defensive team - the center fielder and the right and left fielders. When the teams are on offence, they have nine players in batting order- this cannot change during the game although players may be substituted in for one another Hope this helps
Basically each team gets at least 3 at bats every inning to try and score. Pitchers are trying to get you out as a batter. There are 4 ways of getting out. Strike out, force out, tag out and finally a fly ball out. Anything in the air can be caught for an out. This video didn’t explain force outs very well. There’s always a force out at first base and any time there’s a runner on 1st base there will also be a force out at second (that’s how double plays are turned). Anytime there’s a runner on 1st and 2nd there’s a force out at third second and first and if bases are loaded there’s a force out at every base. You can always tag someone but there are certain situations where you have to tag a runner. If you score runs it will go against the pitchers stats specifically his ERA or earned run average but runs alone won’t knock a pitcher out until the coach makes a change. Also one more thing to remember is your always free to advance when the ball is put in play, however if the ball is in the air and is caught you must go back to your starting base and “tag up” before you can advance. If you can understand that then you’ll have a good basic knowledge about how the game works. There are a few other rules like the infield fly rule or dropped third strikes by the catcher. Let’s say you swing and miss at a third strike in the dirt. You as a hitter can try to run to first because the catcher didnt catch the ball. Infield fly is anytime there’s at least runners on 1st and second with less than 2 outs and a ball is hit in the air on the infield the batter is automatically out. This is because the runners can’t advance so it keeps the fielders from just dropping the ball and getting easy double plays. Baseball is like chess. Different situations will determine what you are trying to do as a hitter, pitcher and fielder. I played for over 20 years made it to the minor league level but didn’t go any further. I’d be happy to teach you all the intricacies of baseball it’s what I do for a living now!
With the exception, if the ball passer a fielder who tries to make a play, then the ball is still live and the runner can continue. It gets complicated.
@@brendancooperider7622 In his defense to cover all of the rules with an explanation would take a ton of time. Like, not retouching a base after you round it.....
I think the simplest way to think of the runners on 1st/2nd/3rd base is to think of the bases as safety/Invincibility zones. If you are touching the base, you are always safe. The exception is if the batter hits the ball on the ground in fair territory and someone on a previous base has to occupy your current base to be safe, then you must risk moving to the next base to be safe again. The double play was an example of where the runner on 1st base has to move to 2nd base because the hitter grounded the ball in fair territory and the hitter has to go to 1st base to be safe. Runs are just someone going around the bases and safely reaches home plate again. The defense (9 fielders including pitcher) have get 3 outs to end the half inning. Since there is no clock, if the defense can't get 3 outs, then the offense (batters and runners) can score more runs. Offense tries to get runs, defense tries to get outs. Ninh's video does a great job of explaining the basics.
Dude I’ve tried to write out the simplest rules like three times but I can’t without going really in depth...realistically you’re gonna have to watch a couple games to really be able to understand what’s happening😂
@@kabirconsiders Best way is if ya have a pub nearby that shows any games, hit it up and watch with someone else that knows more about it. That way you can enjoy the game but also ask questions in real time. listening to the announcers can also be helpful. Most either played or have managed/watched baseball for a long time, and they way more about the rules than most fans. But any which way you decide to get accustomed to the rules, just enjoy the game! Yes its longer that most sports. but its also so different from most sports. Now the plague needs to go away so I can go to games this year!! (St. Louis Cardinal fan here!! )
@@kabirconsiders teams just started training camp and spring training is right around the corner, starting 2/28. If I may suggest, here are a few teams worth watching, all of which will probably be competing for a world series championship in some capacity, either just making the playoffs or out the gate contenders. -My team, the Atlanta Braves -The Los Angeles Dodgers -The San Diego Padres -The New York Yankees -The New York Mets (Warning. The mets have had a BAD habit of sporting good teams and falling off a cliff) -Washington Nationals -St. Louis Cardinals -Oakland Athletics (maybe) -Tampa Bay Rays -Chicago White Sox -Boston Red Sox Rivalry Warnings: Braves and Mets are the least intense but they kind of hate each other. Nationals are also rivals with both teams. The National League east division overall gets pretty heated as a Braves fan. Yankees and Mets is pretty intense Cardinals and Cubs hate each other. Dodgers and Giants are violent against each other Yankees and Red Sox is pretty intense. Teams to avoid: Houston Astros (they cheated to win a championship and got away with it) Baltimore Orioles Detroit Tigers Pittsburgh Pirates Texas Rangers Colorado Rockies Any other team not listed I'm either not convinced about being either competitive or just terrible.
Things to know: To score a point (called a run) you must make it to first base, then second base, then third base, and then to home base. This is "a run" worth one point. If someone is on base and the batter hits the ball, the person on base can advance to the next base or as many bases as they can get to safely. Hits are made with a wooden club known as a bat. One who has an opportunity to hit is thus called a batter. The pitcher's job is to throw the ball in such a way (fast, slow, changing speeds, or with movement) so that the batter cannot hit the ball. The batter's job is to hit the ball and reach base so he can eventually score a point. If a batter hits the ball and someone catches it before it hits the ground, the batter is out. If a batter swings at the ball and misses three times in a time at bat, the batter is out. If a batter hits the ball on the ground and makes it to first base before the ball does, he is safe and gets to stay on base until someone else gets a hit allowing him to advance. Each team has nine opportunities to bat each game with at least three players batting at each opportunity. If a player is called out or gets a hit, he cannot bat again until the other 8 players active on his team has batted. A team's opportunity to score points by hitting the ball or batting is called an inning. Each team is allowed three outs per inning before the other team gets to bat. So in essence each team is trying to get enough hits to score runs and trying to prevent the other team from doing so. The only way to score is by batting, but you can prevent people from scoring by having them swing unsuccessfully at pitches, catching balls in the air, or throwing the ball to one teammate who is covering a base before the batter reaches that base. If a person hits the ball beyond the wall in fair territory it is a home runs and all the people on base plus the batter score a point each.
Except they are not points. They are runs. We don’t use the word “points” in baseball, just like in hockey (it is goals). I know you are tying to translate it to a common word, but if you talk to an American or any baseball player around the world, they will look at you oddly if you say “points.”
I think you have the basics. Just watch an inning or 2 and you will start to pick up on a lot of it. Many people think baseball is boring, but a lot of people, including myself, view it as a beautiful, thinking man's game.
Yeah baseball seems like a more complex version of rounders, a game I grew up playing. I think the more game footage I watch, the quicker I'll pick it up
@@nathanfugate8210 True. Also, a manager may play while managing if they're skill enough. I think Pete Rose was the last manager player in major league baseball.
One mistake in this video is where he says that the pitcher bats for himself in the National League “and everywhere else.” Although many baseball purists would wish otherwise the truth is almost the exact opposite. Apart from the National League the Designated Hitter rule has been adopted by almost every high level baseball league and competition in the world, the chief exception being the Japanese Central League.
40 players is a misnomer. You have 40 on the active roster but only 25 can suit up for a game. The other 15 are held in reserve, usually at the AAA level, the highest minor league level.
@@kabirconsiders if you're gonna sit down and watch a game it might as well be greatness. This is from Felix Hernandez's perfect game from 2012, just a regular old mid season afternoon game from my home team in Seattle. They'll explain what perfect means during the game, but because Felix was so freaking dominant it made it shorter than average th-cam.com/video/cAB-fvukiuk/w-d-xo.html
I suggest watching with someone well familiar with the game because there are strategies in every pitch that the opponent has to decode and react to, then each scenario on the bases according to how many outs are left are all different and played. Throw in pitch counts on batters then you have ever changing strategies on every pitch. Baseball equates to a game of Chess but instead of game pieces you have physical players in a baseball diamond, and just like in chess in baseball you are thinking several steps ahead on how to achieve scoring or stopping other teams from scoring. It's Sooooo complexed to explain in comment sections, you just have to watch a whole game or two with someone who knows the game to get a real grasp.
@@kabirconsiders That works. On most major networks the commentators are usually pretty good in the play by play and breakdown of strategy and what each pitch, batting, base runner and position player's roll in advancing or defending when the ball in in play. Good luck. They say Baseball is a thinking mans game. It will seem slow to the casual viewer but in reality there is a Lot of mental strategy going on in between pitches.
A ground-rule double is an awarded base, if the ball is lost in the ivy at Wrigley feild the outfielder signals that the ball is dead and the batter is awarded 2nd base.
The pitcher doesn’t get out if the runner scores 😜 most important rules: hit the ball in the field of play otherwise it’s a foul, meaning you can’t run + it counts for a strike unless you already have two. if you can’t hit the ball you get a strike, 3 strikes = out. If the pitcher hits the batter or throws four bad pitches (outside the box) then it’s an automatic advancement to first base. Get around the bases to score a run. Hitting it into the stands behind the field of play is an automatic trip around the bases for everyone currently on base/at bat.
" The pitcher doesn’t get out if the runner scores 😜 " After the third or fourth time that happens, the pitcher might be out... but it's nothing to do with the rules! :-D (I mean the pitcher will get pulled for another one because he's not doing well that game.)
If the pitcher is doing poorly, giving up several runs, either the pitching coach or the manager will visit the pitcher. If the pitching coach comes out, he trys to calm the pitcher down and might possibly advise him on his pitching mechanics. The visit by the coach also allows the manager time to call the "bullpen" and have 1 or 2 pitchers time to get their arms warmed up. When the manager comes out to the pitcher's mound, it almost always means that he'll be taking the pitcher out for a new one. If the pitcher is very persuasive and the manager has a lot of trust in the pitcher, he might leave him in, but that is very rare. The most important role the manager has on the field during the game and the season as a whole, is handling the pitching staff. Some managers might allow their starting pitchers to stay in longer if he knows that his bullpen pitchers aren't very good. Other managers may become too dependent on 2 or 3 pitchers out of his bullpen. By mid August a manager could over use a pitcher, who might lose effectiveness or quite possibly cause an injury to the pitcher. There is a lot to handling a teams pitching staff; giving them ample time to rest their arms (starting pitchers need 4 days off between their next start. Relievers can go 2 to 3 games and then need a day or two rest), communicating the role the pitcher has with the team. In the bullpen, traditionally, there are spot starter/long relievers, mid inning relievers, set up relievers, and a closer. Your closer is your most effective pitcher in the bullpen and almost always comes in the 9th inning when his team is ahead. Set up men pitch the 7th and 8th innings, either with a lead or tied. If your team is down a few runs, they won't pitch their closer or set up men unless the other pitchers in the bullpen have already been used in the game or they are worn out by too much work recently.
Baseball is physical chess. Very situational. But it doesn't need to be over complicated just to understand it. The essence is, indeed, the battle with the pitcher and batter. Pitchers wield an armament of pitches, from straight fast balls, to change ups (off speed to throw the hitter off), and then breaking balls (pitches where the ball moves, looks like it's coming in fast but is not and dramatically changes direction based on the spin of the ball and the talent of the pitcher). The batter's job is just that -- to hit. In baseball, any ball that has contact and is within the foul lines is considered 'live'. There are secondary rules here but they won't help explain in simple terms. Lol. So once a batted ball hits the ground, it's in play. You've likely seen ground outs, double plays, etc. If a ball is caught before it hits the ground, that's an out. Three outs end a half inning. Each team has a chance to take the field on defense and bat on offense 9 times, so a total of 9 innings in a complete game. The goal of the game is to reach home plate -- the place one starts batting from. Each time this happens, this is called a run (think as if points). You have to traverse all three bases to make the trek, which is why home runs are so cherished. If you hit the ball out of the field of play within the foul lines (AKA out of the park), you get to traverse all bases and proceed to home for a run. Any other base runner already out there also does so, all counting as runs and adding to the score. This is where the term 'grand slam' comes from. If you have three base runners already on base prior to your at bat (bases loaded) and you hit a home run, you have just scored four runs... the three base runners along with yourself. Anyway, getting sidetracked, but if you have questions, let me know. Lol
AWESOME!! Baseball is my favorite. In high school in Arlington, TX, I grew up on TX Rangers baseball. I worked at the stadium all through my teens. My grandfather played semi-pro. My son played from age 4 to age 18 and I was at every game. It is such a "thinking man's" game with strategy. "The Pickle" is my favorite play.
As others have said, the best way to figure it out is to watch a game. My personal recommendation is Game 6 of the 2011 World Series: m.th-cam.com/video/Q3Zfte_FoQU/w-d-xo.html
Kabir... Baseball is my favorite sport, and I'm a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan. I think it terrific that you want to learn about baseball, and other American/North American sports. I've also loved football since I was a small child, with my favorite clubs being Manchester United, Bayern Munich, & Nottingham Forest. I also like both codes of rugby.
Hey Michael, I'm glad to hear you like football! I think with players like Pulisic and McKennie the US will be a powerhouse of the sport well within the next 10 years
@@kabirconsiders It's wonderful to see American footballers getting opportunities to play for the biggest European clubs. Our top level league, MLS, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2020 and is still growing. The nearest large city to me (St Louis, Missouri) will have a club, St. Louis City SC, begin play in 2023. I saw Pele play in St. Louis in 1977, when he wwas playing for the New York Cosmos. My two all-time favorite players are Roy Keane and Karl-Heinz Rumenigge.
@@michaelmcgowen8780 hate when Americans call soccer, football just to fit in. You were raised to call it soccer so call what you are fu%##% raised to call it. So annoying
2:04 Careful Kabir, choosing which MLB team to support, depending on said team and it's rivals, can be akin to being a supporter of an English FC...Good luck 😀👍
he's got the strike zone wrong it the width of home plate from slightly below the batter's knees to between his hips and his pits as he is ready to swing. it's up to the HP ump to determine where the ball is in relation to the strike zone. as you may have guessed he is usually right but the strike zone can drift throughout the game.if you watch a game they'll usually have the strike zone superimposed over the catcher with a dot showing where the ball is, sometimes with the speed of the ball is also shown.
If the one pitcher pitches all 9 innings then it’s a complete game Even more rare is when pitcher pitches a game without allowing a base hit and it is called a no-hitter. Even more rare, in fact so rare it has happened only 23 times since mlb began in the 1800s, is a perfect game. A perfect game is when a pitcher pitches an entire game without allowing a batter to reach base at all. Essentially 27 batters up 27 batters down.
I mentioned this in an older baseball video, but I think you should do first time reactions to one or more of these baseball movies; 1) Field of Dreams 2) The Natural 3) A League of Their Own 4) The Rookie 5) Bull Durham 6) Major League All these movies give you the sense of how deeply Americans are affected by this sport. Numbers 1 and 2 are mystical and magical. 3 and 4 are based on real events in baseball, while 5 and 6 are comedies about the game. All 6 of these movies are very entertaining and give some insight into the game in different ways. If you don't wish to do movies, their are several videos by SB Nation (the 2016 World Series breakdown, for example) and by Jomboy (the video about Los Angeles Dodger picture Joe Kelly pitching to Houston Astro hitter Bregman will inform you about the bad blood between these two teams)
Couple things to clear up. If a batter tries to bunt with 2 strikes, and hits it foul, he is out. This prevents batters from just bunting forever with 2 strikes to stay alive, as making contact on a bunt is relatively easy. If a batter swings and misses for strike 3 AND the catcher drops/misses the ball, only then can a batter try to run to 1st base without hitting it. Not on ANY ball the catcher drops. That's just what wasn't quite clear in this video, but there are a ton of rules to baseball which are difficult to explain without seeing it happen. For instance the Infield Fly rule can be confusing even to fans. If there are runners on 1st and 2nd base (or all 3 bases) with less than 2 outs already, and a ball is popped up where an infielder could catch it with normal effort, the umpire can call an Infield Fly. That means the batter is automatically out, and the runners don't have to try to advance (they still can at their own risk-if it's caught they still have to tag up). This is to prevent an infielder from intentionally dropping an easy ball and quickly throwing out multiple runners who stayed at their original base (expecting a catch). That's the best way I could think to say it, but I'm sure that's still pretty confusing. As others have said watching a game is the easiest way to learn.
Baseball can't take more than 20min to explain to anyone. The stratigic aspect of the game does have some complexity to it but the standard rules are very simple. Football (american) on the other hand is just a giant cluster fuck as far as rules are concerned.
I think for someone who's grown up with baseball, the rules seem extremely simple. Here in the UK there is no sport like it, well I suppose cricket kiiiinda is but I never got into it
One thing I think is hard to explain is tagging up (mentioned in the video). Tagging has a couple slightly different uses when referring to baseball: tagging up and tagging the runner. Tagging the runner means literally touching the runner with the ball. If the ball is in the player's glove, the glove basically becomes an extension of the ball. Usually when a pitch is thrown, a runner on base will lead off, meaning he is getting a slight head start to the next base. This also means the pitcher can try to throw the ball to the baseman (defender) so they can try to get the runner but the baseman has to tag the runner. But, if the batter hits the ball and it is caught in the air, the batter is out. The runner already on base can still try to make it to the next base. But he has to run back and tag (touch by stepping) on the base he was on before he can advance to the next base.
This video seems to be the one that everyone watches to learn the rules, but there are some mistakes in it. The teams are not 40 players apiece, but 25. A batter cannot "steal first base" at any time, but only can run to first if a third strike is not caught by the catcher. Also, when it comes time to choose your team, please choose the Padres! We've been bad for so long, but we're finally starting to win with a young and exciting team. To avoid being labelled a bandwagon fan just avoid the Dodgers, Yankees, and Red Sox.
Thanks for the pointers mate! Yeah I'd hate to choose a huge successful team and being labelled a glory-hunter, Padres sound like they have the type of profile I can get behind
Some things the video gets wrong or leaves out: Normally there are 26 players on each roster for most of the season. A major league team is allowed to expand its roster to 40 players in the last month of the season. They changed the rules for 2020 to allow 40 players for the whole season because of the pandemic. Player substitutions can happen when the ball isn't in play, but once a player is removed from the game he can't return. The video doesn't mention force outs. When a runner is on base with runners on all the bases behind him, he's required to run to the next base if the ball is hit into play. When this happens, the defensive team can put that runner out by tagging the next base before the runner gets there. This is called a force out or force play. In most other cases, the defensive team must tag a runner to get him out. Also, once a runner behind him is put out, the force play is removed and the runner must be tagged while between bases to be put out. For example, if there are runners on first and second base and the batter hits a ground ball, the runner on first is required to run to second, and the runner on second is required to run to third. The runner on first can be put out by a defensive player who's holding the ball tagging second base before the runner gets there, and the runner on second can be put out by a defender with the ball tagging third base before the runner gets there. But if, say, the batter is put out first, the force play is removed on both baserunners, and at that point the runners can be put out only by tagging them with the ball while they're not touching a base. The video is wrong about the batter being allowed to run to first on a dropped strike. This is only true for the third strike when there is no runner on first base or there are two outs. Another important detail the video leaves out: every inning starts with the bases empty. If a team leaves runners on base at the end of an inning, they don't go back to the same bases at the start of the next inning. A team doesn't score runs if it gets runners don't make it back to home in the same inning they got on base.
Thanks so much for the detailed comment Jeff! From what I've gathered the video left out a few details. I think I'll have to watch a full game and get some sort of rule book
Ok, my take on the rules of baseball, simplified. Two teams play the game, offence & defence - offence is the batting squad, defence the fielding squad. All 9 players of the defending team take to the field, while only 1 player on the offensive team bats at a time. The pitcher tried to throw balls that the batter can't hit, while the batter tries to throw pitches that come his way, as far as he can hit 'em. And, yes, I'm just using the masculine default here, but anyone can & does play the game. Anyway - pitches throw pitches & batters swing at them. If a batter hits a ball in, 'fair', territory (inside the boundaries), they can run & try to make it as far around the bases as they can. If they hit a ball into foul territory, they'll either have a strike scored against them (2 fouls = 2 strikes), or the ball is simply out of play (in foul territory), the defenders can try & catch a foul ball. If they do, then the batter is out. If the batter hits the ball over the far fence, it's a homerun, & they're allowed to run around all the bases. If a ball bounces over the fence, while in fair territory, it's a ground-ruled double, & the player can run all the way up to 2nd base. The offensive team keeps sending players up to bat until 3 outs are made against them, and then, they switch sides, & the other teams gets to bat, while the team that was batting take to the field as defenders. Once both teams have batted, the inning is over, & there are 9 innings. So, again - bare basics. Oh- I almost forgot! The batter doesn't have to swing at a pitch! No, if they think the ball will fly outside of the strike-zone, & is not hittable, they can just stand there, & let it go by - this is called scoring a ball. If the pitcher throws 4 balls, the batter can automatically go to 1st base. However, if the pitch is in the strike-zone, & the batter doesn't swing at it, it's counted as a strike.
Strictly speaking, what the video called a "ground rule double" is a misapplied term. Ground rules are determined by a specific venue. For example, MLB pitchers are placed under time limits between pitches in order to speed the pace of play. If there is something unusual about the stadium or conditions which reasonably interferes with both teams' pitchers' ability to comply, the umpire may suspend enforcement of that rule. Ground rules are explained by the umpire to the managers of both teams before the game. This does not change the laws of the game in general, but rather only for that particular game under those circumstances. A ball which bounces in play over the home run fence is always an automatic double, regardless of circumstance or venue. Thus, it is a "book rule" double; ie an automatic double according to the rule book. Nevertheless, it is almost universally called a ground rule double, even by experienced baseball people. Think of it as a common grammatical error, which sticklers know to be incorrect usage, but tolerate as common speech. Baseball is woven deeply into American culture. Old time sports fans used to say that a woman was a keeper if she could accurately describe the infield fly rule. The joke is, the infield fly rule is a complex and somewhat obscure bit of baseball minutia. I'm at least an average fan of American sport, and I couldn't explain it with a gun to my head.
Knowing that some terms used by old timers of the sport are technically incorrect doesn't make my life (a newbie to the game) any easier lol. Maybe my aim of leaving the game inside a weekend was a tad unrealistic
@@kabirconsiders Don't sweat the finer points of baseball. It's a very complex game, but you don't need to be baseball Yoda in order to enjoy it. George Carlin used to do a bit in his comedy act called baseball vs football. Although it's intended to be farcical, it encapsulates what you need to know in order to have a basic fan's understanding of both games. I recommend giving it a listen, even if it's not direct TH-cam fodder. Worth a laugh, if nothing else.
Infield fly is simple, anytime there are at least runners on first and second with less than two outs and a fly ball is hit in the infield the umpire can call infield fly and the batter is automatically out. This is to prevent infielders from dropping the ball on purpose to turn a quick double play.
@@chadwilfong4131 Fair enough. I grew up as a hard-core fan of football and soccer. Played both from age 6 into young adulthood. Never played an inning of baseball and consider myself a casual fan. The rule itself hinges on specific circumstances. Objectively, one can see how a newcomer would find it a bit confusing. It's the same thing in football. On its surface, it's a simple game. In practice, even players and coaches need certain rules clarified and explained. Putting myself in the shoes of a person starting from square one, I understand that learning a new sport is daunting.
@@kentgrady9226 oh for sure baseball is a very weird sport and that’s one of the confusing rules. The name itself is confusing as well because the actual infield doesn’t matter it’s any routine fly ball for an infielder. I’m sure it made complete sense when I explained why it’s a rule though.
Best thing you do if you ever come to the US is go to a minor league baseball, whether Single A. AA, OR AAA. Thriple A is the best . Some people from my high school have played minor and major league baseball. The games are fun. I've been to a lot of minor league games. It's cool keeping track of players at the minor league level. It's a very competitive cutthroat process. Most minor league players even a lot of first round picks will never play major league baseball or play less then a couple years in the majors and then it's over!
@@kabirconsiders I've been too all 30 stadiums (16 in 2015 and 14 in 2016, but now I need to go to the 2 new stadiums, Atl and Texas). But in my travels I love to attend Minor league games. They are cheaper, fun and you sit very very close to the action. I live in Florida and the Washington Nationals had Spring Training walking distance from my house. After the regular season starts a Brewers minor team affiliate would use the stadium. But the Nationals moved their training to Miami and the minor league team left (too costly to be the only tennant). So now no local games. A friend of mine is a Cubs fan, so when they come to Miami we go down there for 3 or 4 days to see all their games. Then when the Dodgers are in town (I'm originally from L.A.) we drive down to Miami and watch those games. Sometime I go the Tampa if the Angel's are in town. Baseball is relaxing. Baseball has changed much since I first started attending games back on the 50's.
What makes baseball so great is all the strategy and mind games that go on and really unless you played the game at a fairly high level you won’t ever understand unless you have it explained to you. I was a catcher and I loved setting batters up. Also little things like before any ball is hit everyone on the field is expected to know what to do. For example let’s say there’s a runner at second base with good speed. You’re up by two runs and you’re an outfielder. On any hard hit ball to the outfield that runner at second will always try to score. Before the ball is hit you have to know whether you’re going to try and throw out the runner or since you’re up by two is it better to let that run score and keep the batter from reaching second base when you throw home to get the lead runner. That also depends where you’re at in the lineup. Stuff like that 95% of baseball fans don’t even truly understand but when you do it makes the game much more interesting
Ok my man....you did good by NOT seeing this confusing video (it was too simplistic and some of the examples were NOT correct). Balls and Strikes are easy. Understanding why some runners are tagged out and others simply touching the base are out. It is easier to recognize that touching the base while in possession of the ball ONLY makes a runner out if the runner is FORCED to run. If a runner is at 1st base and the batter hits the ball on the ground (fair) the batter is FORCED to run to 1st, the runner at 1st is NOW FORCED to 2nd base. If the ball is stopped by an infielder he simply needs to throw to his teammate at 2nd who touches the base and that runner is out (he was FORCED out)....then the ball is thrown to 1st and hopefully that batter is out by simply touching the 1st base (the batter was FORCED). Take the same actions above and assume that ground ball was dropped or fumbled and the fielder felt that his throw to 2and would be late and only throws to 1st....ok the batter is out at 1st. The runner that was AT 1st when when the ball was hit is SAFE at 2nd but now he thinks he is fast enough to run to 3rd. (the knucklehead), so he runs...the 1st baseman now throws to 3rd and the 3red baseman touches 3rd...the runner is NOT OUT...since he was NOT FORCED to run, the 3rd baseman MUST touch (TAG) him. Ok...(sorry)....let's say the runner stayed at 2nd....now we have 1 out, no one on 1st and a runner on 2d. The next batter hits the ball the ground again...the runner at 2d is NOT FORCED to run..and in most cases will stay there. ... but again unsaid he was a knucklehead...if he runs to 3d or even to home plate he is not FORCED and he must be TAGGED to be out. (Sorry...I'm on a roll) assume , runners on 1st and 2nd and 0 outs. The 3rd baseman is standing very near 3rd base.. the batter hit a hard ground ball to the 3red baseman. The 3rd baseman grabs the ball and since ALL runners are FORCED to run (ball on the ground), the 3rd baseman steps on 3rd base (1 out) throws to 2nd (2 outs, that infielder throws to 1st in time to get the batter out....that us 3 outs a TRIPLE PLAY. (sorry for the rambling)
I'm a fan of "Small Ball" Baseball. Keeping the ball in play...base hits. Aggressive running. The fielder's ballet, beautiful. It pisses me off to see a team get 2, 3 runners on base with zero outs, only to see the next batters swinging for the fence but only popping out or striking out just because they want to hit a homer and no one scores. Knuckleheads
I never realized there were this many rules...that’s what happens when you start playing when you’re five I guess😂😂 also you aren’t allowed to steal first base. Idk where he got that
@@cmillivol98 To be fair, the “dropped third strike” IS like attempting to steal 1st for all intents and purposes, even though it’s not called that Batter is trying to successfully reach 1st before the throw to the base in that instance, same as a steal
Someone here recommended a rules of baseball video from The School of Sports. I just watched it. I'd say the commentator is Indian and he uses a lot of cricket terms rather than baseball terms. Overall it is more in depth than this video and while he makes a few mistakes it is another video you might want to check out. I'd like to find you an American made baseball video to recommend .
Thanks Angel, I'll check that video out. I do think the MLB should create a video for this purpose. The vid they made on the different pitches was excellent, I'm surprised they haven't done one already
@@kabirconsiders another good reference is Baseball for dummies(know it sounds bad. lol but it is a cheat sheet thats simplified for quick ref) They also have a full book also that goes more in-depth. www.dummies.com/sports/baseball/baseball-for-dummies-cheat-sheet/
If you can learn the rules of baseball from a 7 minute video you are a baseball savant. Start with a Little League Baseball Umpires handbook. It's a good source and it will thoroughly confuse you. Still confuses me. Kids start playing this game at about the age of 5. You would really enjoy watching some Little League World Series highlights. 12 year old kids playing some incredible ball. Thanks.
Sorry, but I say this every time a new to baseball You Tuber watches this particular video. There has to be a better video, like maybe one created by an American
That was a really fast video and kinda glossed over a few rules and kinda misrepresented a few..well one in particular about stealing first base. My suggestion is to find another video that goes slower with more details. One really good way to learn that you probably couldn't do in the UK, is how I taught my kids and nephews. Have the game on TV, but turn off the sound and instead find a radio play by play. The radio broadcast is much more descriptive as to what is happening and why. TV announcers are not very descriptive as they assume you can see it with your eyes. So when the pandemic is over...come to America. We'll go to a game at Yankee Stadium!!!
Your idea about having a game on mute and listening to the radio play-by-play is actually a really solid suggestion! I think the difficulty will be the time difference. Maybe I'll record a game overnight and then pause it whenever something I'm not sure of happens and look it up. I'm a slow learner, but I do learn haha. Thanks for the invite, a trip to Yankee Stadium with some beer and hotdogs sounds very appealling right now with all the b.s. going on right now!
6:15 He want's basic, simple explanations, of the most important rules of the MLB... 🤣🤣🤣....wait wait wait wait, ok ok, I got this...no I don't 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Okay, here's a few MLB rules... 1) After a batter hits a "fair ball" and runs from Home plate to 1st base, if they over-run 1st base, that player is considered "safe", if they have not been "tagged-out" or "thrown-out" before reaching 1st base, and as long as that player does not try to advance to 2nd base. 2) If a player tries to advance to 2nd base from 1st base (or to 3rd base from 2nd base) and over-runs 2nd base (or 3rd base) that player can be "tagged out" if they are not "on base". 3) If a ball is hit into "foul-territory" the player "at-bat" or "on-base" can not advance to the next base. But the out-field team can still make an "out", by catching the baseball on the "fly" before it touched the ground.
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This video honestly only scratches the surface. There are so many rules that take years to fully understand. Like I’ve been watching since I was kid and I only kind of know what a balk is.
Easiest way to learn the rules of baseball is to watch a full game
I'll find a good one to watch over the weekend
That's how I learned the rules of cricket. I sat down and watched a televised match for 6 hours.
@@kabirconsiders right on. I’m a Chicago Cubs fan so I’ll always recommend Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. Cubs vs Indians; it’s been decades, and for the Cubs over a century, since either team had won a championship.
@@kabirconsiders I would save good games to react in videos, you could react to recaps (shortened versions) of the games as to fit the video format, there are some classics that I think most of us want to see you react to
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Game 6 of the 2011 World Series & Game 7 of the 2016 World Series are a couple of the best games in the last decade.
Check out Navy's Blue Angels, I'm 66, was in Navy, was lucky enough to be stationed where Pilots trained and received their wings. Jet Pilots are Crazy, and the Best. I was even lucky enough to fly in backseat of A4 jet, what a Ride.
Thanks for the recommendation, I LOVE jet aircraft!
Do loudest cracks of the bat. They sound like gunshots
I've put it on my list!
I love how most of the clips were the blue jays
One thing I've seen on reaction videos that confuses some people new to the game and is usually left out of rules videos is the difference between a force out and a tag out.
If the runner *must* reach the next base (there is another runner behind them or they are going from home to first) the defense just needs to get the ball to the base ahead of the runner to record the out. This is called a force out.
If the runner has an open base behind them they can turn and run back to the previous base to be safe if they choose. In this case the defense must tag the player with the ball (or the glove with the ball in it) to get the out. This is called a tag out.
Awesome, thanks for breaking this down for me you’re right it’s rarely mentioned
When it comes to manager ejections the legendary skipper Bobby Cox of my Atlanta Braves holds the career record.
I totally need to do a reaction to manager ejections lol
You aren't allowed to steal first base, he confused this with a rule about being able to run for first if you strike out but the catcher drops it.
I see, thanks for letting me know mate
That's odd, taking off for first base when the catcher drops or misses strike 3 is a play I've always heard referred to as "stealing first". If I remember right, if the runner makes it to first, the play is still scored a strikeout for the pitcher but an out is not recorded.
Yeah, Baseball is weird - and that's one reason I love it.
@@TheOtherBradBird You're correct on the strikeout going on pitcher and batter's stats. Never really heard it called "stealing first" though
This video is just about correct and basic, with the exception that, the batter DOES NOT get to steal first if the ball is dropped by the catcher, this only applies to runners already on bass, but, it is the runners discretion to do so safely.... the batter can only run to first when the catcher drops the ball on strike 3, then the batter can try to steal first base! Then the catcher can either tag him or throw the ball to first base...... thanks for your interest in our pastime!
MLB TH-cam channel has a bunch of full All Star games posted so you can get a feel for the rules and who the best current players are
Thanks mate, I'll check their channel out!
Want to learn the game in great depth? Be a score keeper. To learn, I found it best to do it with paper and pencil. That eraser comes in handy! Print out a couple of blank scorecards and show up to any game in Britain. They're mostly played on Sundays as double headers (two games, back-to-back). There are games as Finsbury Park in London every Sunday from April through September. Loads of other fields around the UK too. I'll be at Basing Hill Park this season, for example. Sit with whomever is keeping score and chat with them through the day.
Update to the rules: the National League has now adopted the Designated Hitter, thus making it universal in Major League Baseball.
Baseball is a simple game if you want it to be. Baseball can be an extremely complicated game also if you want it to be. Depends on how much you want to know. For most Americans it's like drinking water, been exposed to the game since we were knee high.
Music suggestion here. You should listen to Sober by Tool (preferably the live version) and Black by Pearl Jam (definitely has to be the MTV Unplugged version lol it's so good)
Thanks mate, I'll check it out!
I noticed that they did not bring up when a player has to be tagged to be called out. If a runner has to run, like he is standing on 1st base and a ball is hit & he has to run to 2nd. This is called a force play.. All the opposing team has to do is catch ball with foot on base to get runner out. If a runner decides to steal 2nd base, then he has to be tagged (touched) before he reaches base in order to be out. That's why when you have a double play or triple play. They can just throw the ball to each other & put players out without tagging.
Awesome, thanks for explaining this to me Delia
The video did the best job I have seen explaining the basic rules of baseball I have seen . There baseball rulebook that explains every single rule but you should digest these basic rules and watch at least a few full games to get the hang of it first. The things that they left put are the names of the defensive positions: Pitcher, catcher, 1st baseman, 2nd baseman, shortstop, 3rd baseman, left, center, and right field outfielders. Also there is are three umpires and a first base and 3rd base coach for the baserunners for each team. In the American league the DH is a permanent position and he never fields and the pitchers never hit. Om the National league, the pitchers always hit and its the very last spot on the batting order. The managers determine the batter order before every game similar to a basketball coach determining the starting lineup before each game. So there batting order often changes from game to game. Lastly, the how big or small the strike zone is up to that particular home plate umpire that is working that game.
Thanks so much Ronald, I'm slowly but surely starting to piece things together
I am from the Bay Area have been an Oakland A's fan since I was 9 years old and have gone to more A's games then I can count. I also used to go to see their minor league team play in Stockton and Sacramento. I also used to go to a lot of nearby college baseball games, namely at Cal and Stanford.
Another clarification, if the hitter hits a flyball in foul territory the batter can't advance however, the defensive players are allowed to catch the ball for an out. Even if the ball is heading into the seats, a ball player can reach into the stands to catch the ball and make an out. There is a rule regarding fan interference with the play. If the fan reaches out into the field to "get a souvenir" and interferes with a player trying to make a play, the head umpire may call interference which calls the batter out and the fan is kicked out of the stadium. If the player has to reach over the railing and into the seats, the fans are entitled to go after the ball with no recourse if the player is prevented from making a catch. Part of the fan experience is trying to catch a ball from the game because you get to keep it. Sometimes a hitter will hit a home run that might hold some significance, a rookie's first home run or a veteran's 500th. The player will try to strike a bargain with the player. The player my offer another ball that's autographed, a bat from the player, or a picture with the player after the game. The fan can do as he pleases though, he may keep it if he wants, though it's considered a jerk move.
Only game that the defense controls the ball at all times.
Baseball rules are really complicated to explain but fairly intuitive if you play. No one really explains it to us as kids, we just pick it up by playing sandlot ball or organized Little League. This video is a pretty good basic explanation though. I hope you can catch some MLB games this year, the best way to learn is just watch a few games. I love that the game seems to be gaining followers in the UK!
I'll definitely be watching a few games this year, its a really interesting sport!
The rules even experienced baseball fans have trouble explaining:
Infield Fly Rule
Balk
Balk Rules
1) You can’t just be up there and just doin’ a balk like that.
1a. A balk is when you
1b. Okay well listen. A balk is when you balk the
1c. Let me start over
1c-a. The pitcher is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, batter, that prohibits the batter from doing, you know, just trying to hit the ball. You can’t do that.
1c-b. Once the pitcher is in the stretch, he can’t be over here and say to the runner, like, “I’m gonna get ya! I’m gonna tag you out! You better watch your butt!” and then just be like he didn’t even do that.
1c-b(1). Like, if you’re about to pitch and then don’t pitch, you have to still pitch. You cannot not pitch. Does that make any sense?
1c-b(2). You gotta be, throwing motion of the ball, and then, until you just throw it.
1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the ball up here, like this, but then there’s the balk you gotta think about.
1c-b(2)-b. Fairuza Balk hasn’t been in any movies in forever. I hope she wasn’t typecast as that racist lady in American History X.
1c-b(2)-b(i). Oh wait, she was in The Waterboy too! That would be even worse.
1c-b(2)-b(ii). “get in mah bellah” - Adam Water, “The Waterboy.” Haha, classic…
1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. A balk is when the pitcher makes a movement that, as determined by, when you do a move involving the baseball and field of
2) Do not do a balk please.
Lol I just explain balks as when a pitcher does something he's not supposed too😂
the infield fly rule isn't that hard to understand. It's for the protection of the baserunners.
basically: When two or three runners are on base with less than 2 outs and the batter pops up the ball on the infield the batter is automatically called out. This is done so that infielder can not choice "not" to catch the ball in order to get a double play and get out of the inning. It's really simply.
Infield fly is simple. The balk is just ridiculous sometimes though lol
That video did an okay job of explaining the rules but I would add that the batter is really trying to get "on base". That is, make it to at least 1st base safely. It is then up to subsequent batters in the order to try to get him home (this is called a run batted in or RBI and is a key statistic). Once the batter hits the ball and begins running, he is referred to as a 'runner'. With runners on base, the defense has different ways and options to get runners out. This drives the strategy of how the defense sets up and how a particular batter is pitched to.
Thanks for explaining this to me Rick! Baseball is a far more complex sport than i initially thought, I think I’ve got the basics down though
Kudos to you for learning the rules of baseball. Here in the U.S. cricket is a mystery. The Internet tells me cricket is indeed played in the U.S., but I have never seen it on TV or in person. Never seen a cricket field (pitch?). When I watch or listen to BBC News the cricket coverage makes me question whether I understand English. Cricket is so little known in the U.S. that it was the subject of an advertisement for a financial advice company whose ads showed their employees explaining arcane subject matter; in this ad a Brit and a South Asian are attempting to teach an American about cricket, and comedy ensues.
I'd love to see that ad, it sounds hilarious lmao
@@kabirconsiders th-cam.com/video/0t1YOcEVNYw/w-d-xo.html
@@JPMadden cheers mate! that dude in the middle looked like his brain was melting lmao
There are many ways to get to first base, hit by pitch, intentionally walked, the batter gets a hit, fielder throw to 2nd instead of first, dropped third strike,4 balls(base on balls) and I'm sure there are more.
Errors
Hit the ball inside the wide lines as far as you can without them catching it and be on a base before the ball gets there or they tag you. Otherwise your out. 3 outs and your half of the inning is over. 9 innings and the game's over. The strikezone can get a little weird but usually as long as you can hit it without stepping over the plate, having to dodge it, swinging above the chest or below the knees it's a hitable ball and a strike. You get 3 strikes before you're out and 4 unhitables (balls) before you're automatically allowed the base. Team that crosses home plate most wins.
Thanks for breaking it down for me KMH!
The season just started you can try to take in a game to better understand
I definitely will, just need to figure out which team i'm going to root for!
Another aspect not covered by the video is the sacrifice fly. An example; there is a runner at 3rd base with less than 2 outs. The batter hits a fly ball deep in the outfield but catchable. The runner at 3rd base will keep his foot on third base until the batted ball touches the outfielders glove. The runner at 3rd base can then sprint for home plate to score a run. The outfielder will then throw the ball home to try to get it to the catcher, who attempts to tag the runner before the runner touches home. Now, say there was a runner at 1st base too. The outfielder uncork his throw towards the plate, so the runner at 1st tries to do the same thing as the runner at third and try to advance to 2nd base by "tagging up" and head for 2nd base. The defense will position an infielder in the path of the throw. If it seems unlikely the throw to the plate will be in time the infielder or "cut off man" can catch the ball and try to catch the runner trying to go to 2nd base. If the cut off man let's the throw go to the plate and it's too late, the runner heading to 2nd base usually is successful. That can be very bad, especially if there's 2 outs, because with 2 outs the base runner at 2nd will take off on contact and if the batter hits a single he will almost certainly score.
Runners who tag up must take into account several things before deciding whether he should try to score or stay at his base. First, how and where the outfielder caught it. If the outfielder had to run back towards the wall to make the catch then it's safe to head home. If the outfielder is able to catch the ball with a few steps forward momentum, then the next question comes into play. How strong and accurate of an arm does the outfielder have. The last consideration is how fast is the runner. The outfielders that are well known for having a great arm don't get tested by the runners very often.
Awesome, thanks so much Rob I'm really starting to piece everything together!
I've watched exactly one video explaining Rounders sooo.... As long as what I watched was accurate, you already know enough of the basics to get going, just look up a baseball glossary because the terminology is different. But the rules are remarkably similar.
I don't know if all Rounders rules are the same with age level, but the field looks smaller to me, in baseball the pitcher is 60ft 6 inches away, and all the bases are 90 feet apart. At the top of the mound is the rubber and some part of the pitchers foot has to be touching it when he delivers his pitch.
I think a rounders field is much smaller, but I'm glad the rules are pretty similar. Means I've got less new stuff to memorise lol
@@kabirconsiders I think you'll pick it up quick. Baseball seems like a more developed evolution of rounders. For instance, outs work the exact same way, but in baseball, after a fly out (ball caught in the air) someone on base has to "tag up" to the base he was at before they can advance. That leads to a double play opportunity if someone is caught off base when someone catches a fly ball. I have no idea how rounders handles that situation
You can watch entire past games on youtube or itunes, and I believe on mlb.com as well. It might be fun for you to react to some famous games from history. You should also react to some "hidden-ball" and other trick play videos. Those are fun, and a great part of the game.
Thanks for the suggestions mookie!
@@kabirconsiders you're welcome. I enjoy watching people discover my favorite sport.
To get to see the flow of a game, fine a complete game, not a highlights version. And then remember that the really fine points rarely shown on TV, mainly fielders repositioning themselves for each batter, are not often shown on TV.
Baseball is HEAVILY based on statistics. It would be like if motorsports had a statistics system that rated each driver corner by corner. Oddly enough.. I wish there was such a system in motorsports..lol. xD Its crazy how far the record keeping goes in baseball.
The moneyball approach has started becoming more prevalent in British football! I think man other sport are starting to see the value of baseballs stats approach, only a matter of time until motorsports takes notice lol
the minimum is 8 1/2 innings if the visiting team which always goes first is trailing and cant tie in the 9th the game is over, so its not a full 9 inning game.if the home team is trailing or its a tie and they hit a homerun that puts them in the lead the game is over, again not a full 9 inning game.
The Pitcher tries to get 3 Strikes before Four Balls, If a Batter fouls a Ball with 2 Strikes it remains 2 strikes unless the Ball was hit in Foul territory and The Ball was caught in the Air. So basically an At Bat ends with 3 Strikes or 4 Balls unless the Ball was put into Play.
Thanks Glenn!
The most basic way to think about it from the batters perspective is... You are trying to break the pitcher/defense's control of the ball so that you can try to "score" by running around all the bases while it is dispossessed. You typically break their control of the ball by hitting it into the field of play. Once you have hit the ball you try to advance as far as possible before the pitching team regains control of the ball & prevents you from reaching the next base by demonstrating the ability to possess the ball at that base before you can reach it which would make you "out". Once the pitching team has regained control of the ball & the runners have either failed to reach a base safely or have stopped attempting to advance, any runners stay on their bases and wait for the next batter to break the pitching team's control of the ball once again so they can continue to advance toward scoring.
Each team has 9 attempts (innings) where they have can continue trying to score until they have been put "out" (failed to hit the ball or reach the next base safely) 3 times. Once both teams have been put "out" 3 times, 9 times each (or the leading team is winning after the trailing team's final inning) the game is over and the team who has scored the most times has won!!
That wasn't as simple as I'd hoped but I hope that helps.
Cheers!
It did help! Thanks Jeff :)
Two teams of 25 players. The team can have a 40 man roster but only 25 can be active.
Easiest terms possible? I'll give it a try. The home team takes the field first, and plays defense. The pitcher (a defensive player) pitches the ball past the batter (on the team which is on offense). The goal of the offensive (batting) team is to score runs. A run is accomplished by an offensive player by batting successfully, then touching each of the bases in order (first, second, then third) and returning to their original position at home plate and touching that. The goal of the team on defense is to get the offensive players out. This can happen the four ways the video described, by strikeout while batting, catching a batted ball in the air, tagging a runner between bases, or throwing the ball to a base before the runner arrives. When three offensive players are out, the teams switch, with the home team going on offense and batting, and the visiting team taking the field on defense. This is the "half inning" the video was referring to. When the visitors and the home team have each batted and three of their players have been put out, that is a full inning. A typical game is nine innings. While a batter is trying to hit pitched balls, the pitcher is trying to get the batter out, by making them either swing at a ball and miss, or not swing at pitches that are in the strike zone (over the plate, horizontally, and between the batter's knees and elbows, vertically), either of which are strikes. As the video mentioned, a strikeout happens if there are three strikes against the batter. If the pitcher misses the strike zone with four pitches to a batter, that batter is allowed to walk to first base. When a batter hits a ball pitched to them, they can drop the bat and run to first base. If they arrive at first base, they can either continue to second base or decide to stay on first. If they arrive at first base before the defense can throw the ball to a player at first base, they are considered "safe", and can stay there if they wish. If they do, this stops play, and the defense throws the ball back to the pitcher, who can start play again by throwing to the next batter. The same can occur at second and third bases. One player can be on a base at a time. Accordingly, the offensive team can have as many as three players "on base" at any time. That's the basic part of the rules. Everything else is details.
Thanks so much Dave, this really helped me crystallise some of the concepts in my mind!
The pitcher doesn't get "out". He and his defense have to record three outs of the team that's batting in order for the teams to switch roles. He's a bit like the goalkeeper.
Here’s one thing too
If the batter makes a hit and first base is already taken it will be a 2 run home run, 2 bases with the batter would be 3 runs and all 3 with the batter would be a grand slam or 4 runs
The issue of learning the rules of the MLB, is that the rules change quite a bit under the current commissioner of the MLB in Rob Manfred. (I'm not a fan of Manfred's)
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Although, this is a good generalisation of the rules of baseball. Regardless of league.
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By the way, MLB's Spring Training is coming up. It usually starts in late February, and goes through March. It takes place throughout Florida (Citrus), and Arizona (Cactus League).
--Which shows off, and intertwine the prospects of each team with the major league team. The players that didn't impress enough, will go through the developmental levels, or "minor leagues". Even then, they'd be brought up to the majors.
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Which those minor league teams can be throughout North America. By the way, the MiLB (Minor League Baseball) consist of various levels. The highest level you can be without being in MLB is AAA (Triple-A for short).
-- I gotta say, look throughout the names of MiLB teams' names. They're hilarious, but do add a story for each city they represent.
------for example, the Akron RubberDucks (in Ohio) got it's name because it's home to quite a few car tire companies, and tires are made out of rubber
Thanks for all the info Nigel, its helping me piece things together!
Two teams of 40 is only during September (the last month, or 30 days of the season). This is to expand the rosters to call up ball players from their minor league affiliates to give them a look for the following season. The rest of the year, prior to September (the first five months of the season) the rosters are limited to 25 players. Teams usually opt for 15 fielders/hitters, and 10 pitchers...plus of minus one. These players may vary depending on circumstances. I.E. a player goes on the disabled list, due to an injury, for a few weeks and the team will "call up" a player from their minor league affiliate to take his place for the time being. Although, when that disabled list player comes off the DL, someone from the active team of 25 must be sent back down to the minors to make room for the DL player coming back. Players also get called up and sent down to, and from the minors all year long. Long story short, the roster must be maintained at a max of 25 during that time.
Awesome, thanks for breaking this down for me! I think I need to watch a few games to wrap my head around everything
here is baseball in a nutshell
if the pitcher throws the ball into the strike zone and the batter doesn't make contact with it its a strike against the batter, if he swings and misses at any type of pitch it is a strike, three strikes and he is out
if the ball is thrown outside the strike zone and the batter doesn't swing at it its a ball 4 balls and the batter goes to first base.
if the batter makes contact, and the ball is caught before the ball hits the ground the batter is out, if the ball hits the ground before it is caught someone on defense has to catch it and throw to whatever base a runner is running to. if the batter gets there before the ball is caught he is safe if no the runner is out.the next batter steps up to the plate and does the same thing, any out any batter or runner gets is about for the whole team 3 outs, and teams switch sides thats one inning.
Now this is a great comment, really clear and to the point. Thanks mate this has helped me visualise things a bit better!
@@kabirconsiders please note this is a very simplified explanation there's more to it than this also most announcers, each team had their own set of announcers, use a lot of slang terms which does nothing but confuses the non-baseball viewer.
here is a full game so you can see how an actual game works
th-cam.com/video/YJmwofDYOeo/w-d-xo.html
That strike zone he drew at the beginning was too long. The strike one ends around the letters on the players jersey
Thanks for pointing that out mate
It’s not a big deal put I thought it would be helpful
Simply, the object of the game is to score points by moving your batters around the bases and reaching home plate, thus scoring a run or a point. Batters who have achieved any base without being thrown out or tagged out are safe until the next batter is up.. Home plate is the base the pitcher throws to and batters try to hit the ball. Much like a wicket in cricket. Strikes are pitches thrown over home plate in the strike zone, basically between the shoulders and the knees of the batter. The batter must hit the ball into play within three strikes or he will be called out. Pitches outside the strike zone are balls. If a batter is thrown 4 balls he walks to first base. Fly balls hit into play that are caught without touching the ground are automatic outs.
The pitching team is to try to either pitch strikes or catch balls that are hit into play and then throw the ball to a base to get a base-runner out. After three outs the side is retired and they trade teams batting and pitching. Then the former pitching team tries to bat and make points.
Both teams get a try at bat, after they have both done so, they have completed an inning. Typically there are nine innings in a game. The team scoring the most runs or points at the end of nine innings win. If there is a tie. They play another inning until someone scores more points. Both teams will get the opportunity to bat again. The home team usually bats last.
Awesome, thanks for breaking it down for me Carl
The game of baseball
A baseball game is played between two teams of nine players who each have nine innings.
These innings are divided in half with the visiting team hitting at the ‘top’ of the inning and the home team at the ‘bottom.’
The team that scores the most runs by the end of the ninth inning wins the game.
If the scores are level at the end of both team’s ninth inning, the game can be extended into an extra inning.
Play starts when the pitcher throws a ball overhand towards the batter, who tries to hit the ball into the baseball field.
Players score runs by hitting the ball and running around the four bases (running in a counterclockwise direction) before a player in the field is able to get them out. This can be done in stages or all in one go, depending on how many bases the player thinks they can reach without getting out. If a player reaches the base before the ball, they are called ‘safe’.
Once a batter has hit the ball, then they are referred to as a ‘runner.’
Runners try to reach the bases, and can remain safe on a base until the next hitter comes.
If the ball is caught direct from the batter’s hit, then that batter is out. The same applies if the ball is thrown to first base before the batter arrives at the base.
A batter is out if he or she fails to connect with the ball three times after three good pitches - which is often referred to as being ‘out on strikes’.
The offensive player can also be out by a ‘tagout’ when a defensive player touches the runner with the ball or a glove with the ball in.
After the batting team has three players out, the teams switch so that the other side does the fielding while the other bats.
The defensive team position a ‘catcher’ directly behind the batter who catches the ball if it is not hit.
The defensive team also position ‘infielders’ on first, second and third base ‘basemen’ and also will have a ‘shortstop’ to cover the area between second and third base.
There will also be three outfielders or the defensive team - the center fielder and the right and left fielders.
When the teams are on offence, they have nine players in batting order- this cannot change during the game although players may be substituted in for one another
Hope this helps
It really did help, thanks Adrian!
Basically each team gets at least 3 at bats every inning to try and score. Pitchers are trying to get you out as a batter. There are 4 ways of getting out. Strike out, force out, tag out and finally a fly ball out. Anything in the air can be caught for an out. This video didn’t explain force outs very well. There’s always a force out at first base and any time there’s a runner on 1st base there will also be a force out at second (that’s how double plays are turned). Anytime there’s a runner on 1st and 2nd there’s a force out at third second and first and if bases are loaded there’s a force out at every base. You can always tag someone but there are certain situations where you have to tag a runner. If you score runs it will go against the pitchers stats specifically his ERA or earned run average but runs alone won’t knock a pitcher out until the coach makes a change. Also one more thing to remember is your always free to advance when the ball is put in play, however if the ball is in the air and is caught you must go back to your starting base and “tag up” before you can advance. If you can understand that then you’ll have a good basic knowledge about how the game works. There are a few other rules like the infield fly rule or dropped third strikes by the catcher. Let’s say you swing and miss at a third strike in the dirt. You as a hitter can try to run to first because the catcher didnt catch the ball. Infield fly is anytime there’s at least runners on 1st and second with less than 2 outs and a ball is hit in the air on the infield the batter is automatically out. This is because the runners can’t advance so it keeps the fielders from just dropping the ball and getting easy double plays. Baseball is like chess. Different situations will determine what you are trying to do as a hitter, pitcher and fielder. I played for over 20 years made it to the minor league level but didn’t go any further. I’d be happy to teach you all the intricacies of baseball it’s what I do for a living now!
Chad, you're a legend. Thanks for breaking it down for me so simply!
You have to watch the first game of the London series in 2019 between the yankees and red Sox. That game was mind-blowing.
Yep I plan on watching it this week, I never knew there was an event in the UK!
Game of strategy.
Very cerebral
Your reaction is me trying to understand cricket 😂
lmao like 30 seconds into the video I was like "okay I'm confused"
@@kabirconsiders I wanted to take your hand and walk you through it and be like it’s ok, don’t worry. We’ll get through this together lmao
@@yardenasky that would have probably calmed my inner turmoil lol
One thing it didn’t talk about is if the hitter hits the ball and the ball hits the runner, the runner is out
With the exception, if the ball passer a fielder who tries to make a play, then the ball is still live and the runner can continue. It gets complicated.
@@jilinil did they mention pick offs?
@@brendancooperider7622 No. Or intentional walks. How about the infield fly rule?
@@jilinil I don’t remember that either, and fan intervention. They missed out on a bunch
@@brendancooperider7622 In his defense to cover all of the rules with an explanation would take a ton of time. Like, not retouching a base after you round it.....
I think the simplest way to think of the runners on 1st/2nd/3rd base is to think of the bases as safety/Invincibility zones. If you are touching the base, you are always safe. The exception is if the batter hits the ball on the ground in fair territory and someone on a previous base has to occupy your current base to be safe, then you must risk moving to the next base to be safe again. The double play was an example of where the runner on 1st base has to move to 2nd base because the hitter grounded the ball in fair territory and the hitter has to go to 1st base to be safe.
Runs are just someone going around the bases and safely reaches home plate again. The defense (9 fielders including pitcher) have get 3 outs to end the half inning. Since there is no clock, if the defense can't get 3 outs, then the offense (batters and runners) can score more runs. Offense tries to get runs, defense tries to get outs.
Ninh's video does a great job of explaining the basics.
This comment has actually helped me quite a bit, thanks mate!
Also the pitcher can’t get out
you should watch some jomboy media
hes my favorite baseball youtuber
Cheers mate, I'll check his channel out
Dude I’ve tried to write out the simplest rules like three times but I can’t without going really in depth...realistically you’re gonna have to watch a couple games to really be able to understand what’s happening😂
Yeah I think thats the only way to go.. maybe I'll watch this vid one more time before watching a full game
@@kabirconsiders Best way is if ya have a pub nearby that shows any games, hit it up and watch with someone else that knows more about it. That way you can enjoy the game but also ask questions in real time. listening to the announcers can also be helpful. Most either played or have managed/watched baseball for a long time, and they way more about the rules than most fans. But any which way you decide to get accustomed to the rules, just enjoy the game! Yes its longer that most sports. but its also so different from most sports. Now the plague needs to go away so I can go to games this year!! (St. Louis Cardinal fan here!! )
@@kabirconsiders teams just started training camp and spring training is right around the corner, starting 2/28. If I may suggest, here are a few teams worth watching, all of which will probably be competing for a world series championship in some capacity, either just making the playoffs or out the gate contenders.
-My team, the Atlanta Braves
-The Los Angeles Dodgers
-The San Diego Padres
-The New York Yankees
-The New York Mets (Warning. The mets have had a BAD habit of sporting good teams and falling off a cliff)
-Washington Nationals
-St. Louis Cardinals
-Oakland Athletics (maybe)
-Tampa Bay Rays
-Chicago White Sox
-Boston Red Sox
Rivalry Warnings: Braves and Mets are the least intense but they kind of hate each other. Nationals are also rivals with both teams. The National League east division overall gets pretty heated as a Braves fan.
Yankees and Mets is pretty intense
Cardinals and Cubs hate each other.
Dodgers and Giants are violent against each other
Yankees and Red Sox is pretty intense.
Teams to avoid:
Houston Astros (they cheated to win a championship and got away with it)
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Texas Rangers
Colorado Rockies
Any other team not listed I'm either not convinced about being either competitive or just terrible.
Things to know:
To score a point (called a run) you must make it to first base, then second base, then third base, and then to home base. This is "a run" worth one point.
If someone is on base and the batter hits the ball, the person on base can advance to the next base or as many bases as they can get to safely.
Hits are made with a wooden club known as a bat. One who has an opportunity to hit is thus called a batter.
The pitcher's job is to throw the ball in such a way (fast, slow, changing speeds, or with movement) so that the batter cannot hit the ball.
The batter's job is to hit the ball and reach base so he can eventually score a point.
If a batter hits the ball and someone catches it before it hits the ground, the batter is out.
If a batter swings at the ball and misses three times in a time at bat, the batter is out.
If a batter hits the ball on the ground and makes it to first base before the ball does, he is safe and gets to stay on base until someone else gets a hit allowing him to advance.
Each team has nine opportunities to bat each game with at least three players batting at each opportunity. If a player is called out or gets a hit, he cannot bat again until the other 8 players active on his team has batted.
A team's opportunity to score points by hitting the ball or batting is called an inning. Each team is allowed three outs per inning before the other team gets to bat.
So in essence each team is trying to get enough hits to score runs and trying to prevent the other team from doing so.
The only way to score is by batting, but you can prevent people from scoring by having them swing unsuccessfully at pitches, catching balls in the air, or throwing the ball to one teammate who is covering a base before the batter reaches that base.
If a person hits the ball beyond the wall in fair territory it is a home runs and all the people on base plus the batter score a point each.
Thanks for breaking this down for me mate, its much appreciated!
Except they are not points. They are runs. We don’t use the word “points” in baseball, just like in hockey (it is goals). I know you are tying to translate it to a common word, but if you talk to an American or any baseball player around the world, they will look at you oddly if you say “points.”
I think you have the basics. Just watch an inning or 2 and you will start to pick up on a lot of it. Many people think baseball is boring, but a lot of people, including myself, view it as a beautiful, thinking man's game.
Yeah baseball seems like a more complex version of rounders, a game I grew up playing. I think the more game footage I watch, the quicker I'll pick it up
Take a shot every time he brings up his rounders career
lmao I cant help it!
Assuming you’ve yet to pick a team you’ll want to be a Braves fan
The braves huh? I’ll check them out!
Interesting fact: Baseball is the only American sport where the defense maintains possession of the ball.
Also, it's the only sport where the coaches and/or managers wear the same uniforms as the players.
@@nathanfugate8210 True. Also, a manager may play while managing if they're skill enough. I think Pete Rose was the last manager player in major league baseball.
One mistake in this video is where he says that the pitcher bats for himself in the National League “and everywhere else.” Although many baseball purists would wish otherwise the truth is almost the exact opposite. Apart from the National League the Designated Hitter rule has been adopted by almost every high level baseball league and competition in the world, the chief exception being the Japanese Central League.
40 players is a misnomer. You have 40 on the active roster but only 25 can suit up for a game. The other 15 are held in reserve, usually at the AAA level, the highest minor league level.
I see, thanks for letting me know. This vid got a couple things wrong, from what people tell me.
@@kabirconsiders if you're gonna sit down and watch a game it might as well be greatness.
This is from Felix Hernandez's perfect game from 2012, just a regular old mid season afternoon game from my home team in Seattle. They'll explain what perfect means during the game, but because Felix was so freaking dominant it made it shorter than average
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Try to find some little league or high school games to watch first. They more one the basic rules of the game.
When you have any body part (usually your foot) on any of the bases (not including home plate) you are safe and can’t get out
I suggest watching with someone well familiar with the game because there are strategies in every pitch that the opponent has to decode and react to, then each scenario on the bases according to how many outs are left are all different and played. Throw in pitch counts on batters then you have ever changing strategies on every pitch.
Baseball equates to a game of Chess but instead of game pieces you have physical players in a baseball diamond, and just like in chess in baseball you are thinking several steps ahead on how to achieve scoring or stopping other teams from scoring.
It's Sooooo complexed to explain in comment sections, you just have to watch a whole game or two with someone who knows the game to get a real grasp.
Yeah, problem is I don't know anyone in real life who follows baseball :( I think I'll have to watch a few games and just piece things togethor slowly
@@kabirconsiders That works. On most major networks the commentators are usually pretty good in the play by play and breakdown of strategy and what each pitch, batting, base runner and position player's roll in advancing or defending when the ball in in play.
Good luck. They say Baseball is a thinking mans game. It will seem slow to the casual viewer but in reality there is a Lot of mental strategy going on in between pitches.
A ground-rule double is an awarded base, if the ball is lost in the ivy at Wrigley feild the outfielder signals that the ball is dead and the batter is awarded 2nd base.
The pitcher doesn’t get out if the runner scores 😜
most important rules: hit the ball in the field of play otherwise it’s a foul, meaning you can’t run + it counts for a strike unless you already have two. if you can’t hit the ball you get a strike, 3 strikes = out. If the pitcher hits the batter or throws four bad pitches (outside the box) then it’s an automatic advancement to first base. Get around the bases to score a run. Hitting it into the stands behind the field of play is an automatic trip around the bases for everyone currently on base/at bat.
Thanks for breaking this down for me simply lol, I think it'll take me a while to really wrap my head around everything
" The pitcher doesn’t get out if the runner scores 😜 "
After the third or fourth time that happens, the pitcher might be out... but it's nothing to do with the rules! :-D
(I mean the pitcher will get pulled for another one because he's not doing well that game.)
If the pitcher is doing poorly, giving up several runs, either the pitching coach or the manager will visit the pitcher. If the pitching coach comes out, he trys to calm the pitcher down and might possibly advise him on his pitching mechanics. The visit by the coach also allows the manager time to call the "bullpen" and have 1 or 2 pitchers time to get their arms warmed up. When the manager comes out to the pitcher's mound, it almost always means that he'll be taking the pitcher out for a new one. If the pitcher is very persuasive and the manager has a lot of trust in the pitcher, he might leave him in, but that is very rare.
The most important role the manager has on the field during the game and the season as a whole, is handling the pitching staff. Some managers might allow their starting pitchers to stay in longer if he knows that his bullpen pitchers aren't very good. Other managers may become too dependent on 2 or 3 pitchers out of his bullpen. By mid August a manager could over use a pitcher, who might lose effectiveness or quite possibly cause an injury to the pitcher. There is a lot to handling a teams pitching staff; giving them ample time to rest their arms (starting pitchers need 4 days off between their next start. Relievers can go 2 to 3 games and then need a day or two rest), communicating the role the pitcher has with the team. In the bullpen, traditionally, there are spot starter/long relievers, mid inning relievers, set up relievers, and a closer. Your closer is your most effective pitcher in the bullpen and almost always comes in the 9th inning when his team is ahead. Set up men pitch the 7th and 8th innings, either with a lead or tied. If your team is down a few runs, they won't pitch their closer or set up men unless the other pitchers in the bullpen have already been used in the game or they are worn out by too much work recently.
Baseball is physical chess. Very situational. But it doesn't need to be over complicated just to understand it. The essence is, indeed, the battle with the pitcher and batter. Pitchers wield an armament of pitches, from straight fast balls, to change ups (off speed to throw the hitter off), and then breaking balls (pitches where the ball moves, looks like it's coming in fast but is not and dramatically changes direction based on the spin of the ball and the talent of the pitcher).
The batter's job is just that -- to hit. In baseball, any ball that has contact and is within the foul lines is considered 'live'. There are secondary rules here but they won't help explain in simple terms. Lol. So once a batted ball hits the ground, it's in play. You've likely seen ground outs, double plays, etc. If a ball is caught before it hits the ground, that's an out. Three outs end a half inning. Each team has a chance to take the field on defense and bat on offense 9 times, so a total of 9 innings in a complete game.
The goal of the game is to reach home plate -- the place one starts batting from. Each time this happens, this is called a run (think as if points). You have to traverse all three bases to make the trek, which is why home runs are so cherished. If you hit the ball out of the field of play within the foul lines (AKA out of the park), you get to traverse all bases and proceed to home for a run. Any other base runner already out there also does so, all counting as runs and adding to the score. This is where the term 'grand slam' comes from. If you have three base runners already on base prior to your at bat (bases loaded) and you hit a home run, you have just scored four runs... the three base runners along with yourself.
Anyway, getting sidetracked, but if you have questions, let me know. Lol
I always played baseball with my friends but never played by the rules
AWESOME!! Baseball is my favorite. In high school in Arlington, TX, I grew up on TX Rangers baseball. I worked at the stadium all through my teens. My grandfather played semi-pro. My son played from age 4 to age 18 and I was at every game. It is such a "thinking man's" game with strategy. "The Pickle" is my favorite play.
It is definitely much more cerebral than I initially thought!
@@kabirconsiders Yes. There are rules that even I hadn't realized! And I have been watching it all my life
As others have said, the best way to figure it out is to watch a game.
My personal recommendation is Game 6 of the 2011 World Series: m.th-cam.com/video/Q3Zfte_FoQU/w-d-xo.html
Thanks mate, I've put it on my list!
Kabir... Baseball is my favorite sport, and I'm a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan. I think it terrific that you want to learn about baseball, and other American/North American sports. I've also loved football since I was a small child, with my favorite clubs being Manchester United, Bayern Munich, & Nottingham Forest. I also like both codes of rugby.
Hey Michael, I'm glad to hear you like football! I think with players like Pulisic and McKennie the US will be a powerhouse of the sport well within the next 10 years
@@kabirconsiders It's wonderful to see American footballers getting opportunities to play for the biggest European clubs. Our top level league, MLS, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2020 and is still growing. The nearest large city to me (St Louis, Missouri) will have a club, St. Louis City SC, begin play in 2023. I saw Pele play in St. Louis in 1977, when he wwas playing for the New York Cosmos. My two all-time favorite players are Roy Keane and Karl-Heinz Rumenigge.
@@michaelmcgowen8780 hate when Americans call soccer, football just to fit in. You were raised to call it soccer so call what you are fu%##% raised to call it. So annoying
2:04 Careful Kabir, choosing which MLB team to support, depending on said team and it's rivals, can be akin to being a supporter of an English FC...Good luck 😀👍
Yeah I think this is a decision that I cant rush, I'll try and let the team choose me
he's got the strike zone wrong it the width of home plate from slightly below the batter's knees to between his hips and his pits as he is ready to swing. it's up to the HP ump to determine where the ball is in relation to the strike zone. as you may have guessed he is usually right but the strike zone can drift throughout the game.if you watch a game they'll usually have the strike zone superimposed over the catcher with a dot showing where the ball is, sometimes with the speed of the ball is also shown.
Baseball roster has 25 men not 40
If the one pitcher pitches all 9 innings then it’s a complete game
Even more rare is when pitcher pitches a game without allowing a base hit and it is called a no-hitter.
Even more rare, in fact so rare it has happened only 23 times since mlb began in the 1800s, is a perfect game. A perfect game is when a pitcher pitches an entire game without allowing a batter to reach base at all. Essentially 27 batters up 27 batters down.
I mentioned this in an older baseball video, but I think you should do first time reactions to one or more of these baseball movies;
1) Field of Dreams
2) The Natural
3) A League of Their Own
4) The Rookie
5) Bull Durham
6) Major League
All these movies give you the sense of how deeply Americans are affected by this sport. Numbers 1 and 2 are mystical and magical. 3 and 4 are based on real events in baseball, while 5 and 6 are comedies about the game. All 6 of these movies are very entertaining and give some insight into the game in different ways. If you don't wish to do movies, their are several videos by SB Nation (the 2016 World Series breakdown, for example) and by Jomboy (the video about Los Angeles Dodger picture Joe Kelly pitching to Houston Astro hitter Bregman will inform you about the bad blood between these two teams)
Couple things to clear up. If a batter tries to bunt with 2 strikes, and hits it foul, he is out. This prevents batters from just bunting forever with 2 strikes to stay alive, as making contact on a bunt is relatively easy. If a batter swings and misses for strike 3 AND the catcher drops/misses the ball, only then can a batter try to run to 1st base without hitting it. Not on ANY ball the catcher drops. That's just what wasn't quite clear in this video, but there are a ton of rules to baseball which are difficult to explain without seeing it happen.
For instance the Infield Fly rule can be confusing even to fans. If there are runners on 1st and 2nd base (or all 3 bases) with less than 2 outs already, and a ball is popped up where an infielder could catch it with normal effort, the umpire can call an Infield Fly. That means the batter is automatically out, and the runners don't have to try to advance (they still can at their own risk-if it's caught they still have to tag up). This is to prevent an infielder from intentionally dropping an easy ball and quickly throwing out multiple runners who stayed at their original base (expecting a catch). That's the best way I could think to say it, but I'm sure that's still pretty confusing. As others have said watching a game is the easiest way to learn.
Thanks mate, a lot of really useful info
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Actually, I didn’t find that video terribly well done. I don’t know if there are better videos out there but I’d sure hope there are.
Honestly this was the best, most concise video I could find. I was really surprised the MLB's official channel doesn't have an explainer video
lost it at 5:56
Baseball can't take more than 20min to explain to anyone. The stratigic aspect of the game does have some complexity to it but the standard rules are very simple. Football (american) on the other hand is just a giant cluster fuck as far as rules are concerned.
I think for someone who's grown up with baseball, the rules seem extremely simple. Here in the UK there is no sport like it, well I suppose cricket kiiiinda is but I never got into it
One thing I think is hard to explain is tagging up (mentioned in the video). Tagging has a couple slightly different uses when referring to baseball: tagging up and tagging the runner. Tagging the runner means literally touching the runner with the ball. If the ball is in the player's glove, the glove basically becomes an extension of the ball. Usually when a pitch is thrown, a runner on base will lead off, meaning he is getting a slight head start to the next base. This also means the pitcher can try to throw the ball to the baseman (defender) so they can try to get the runner but the baseman has to tag the runner. But, if the batter hits the ball and it is caught in the air, the batter is out. The runner already on base can still try to make it to the next base. But he has to run back and tag (touch by stepping) on the base he was on before he can advance to the next base.
Awesome, thanks for explaining this to me Mick!
This video seems to be the one that everyone watches to learn the rules, but there are some mistakes in it. The teams are not 40 players apiece, but 25. A batter cannot "steal first base" at any time, but only can run to first if a third strike is not caught by the catcher.
Also, when it comes time to choose your team, please choose the Padres! We've been bad for so long, but we're finally starting to win with a young and exciting team. To avoid being labelled a bandwagon fan just avoid the Dodgers, Yankees, and Red Sox.
Thanks for the pointers mate! Yeah I'd hate to choose a huge successful team and being labelled a glory-hunter, Padres sound like they have the type of profile I can get behind
Some things the video gets wrong or leaves out:
Normally there are 26 players on each roster for most of the season. A major league team is allowed to expand its roster to 40 players in the last month of the season. They changed the rules for 2020 to allow 40 players for the whole season because of the pandemic.
Player substitutions can happen when the ball isn't in play, but once a player is removed from the game he can't return.
The video doesn't mention force outs. When a runner is on base with runners on all the bases behind him, he's required to run to the next base if the ball is hit into play. When this happens, the defensive team can put that runner out by tagging the next base before the runner gets there. This is called a force out or force play. In most other cases, the defensive team must tag a runner to get him out. Also, once a runner behind him is put out, the force play is removed and the runner must be tagged while between bases to be put out. For example, if there are runners on first and second base and the batter hits a ground ball, the runner on first is required to run to second, and the runner on second is required to run to third. The runner on first can be put out by a defensive player who's holding the ball tagging second base before the runner gets there, and the runner on second can be put out by a defender with the ball tagging third base before the runner gets there. But if, say, the batter is put out first, the force play is removed on both baserunners, and at that point the runners can be put out only by tagging them with the ball while they're not touching a base.
The video is wrong about the batter being allowed to run to first on a dropped strike. This is only true for the third strike when there is no runner on first base or there are two outs.
Another important detail the video leaves out: every inning starts with the bases empty. If a team leaves runners on base at the end of an inning, they don't go back to the same bases at the start of the next inning. A team doesn't score runs if it gets runners don't make it back to home in the same inning they got on base.
Thanks so much for the detailed comment Jeff! From what I've gathered the video left out a few details. I think I'll have to watch a full game and get some sort of rule book
Ok, my take on the rules of baseball, simplified. Two teams play the game, offence & defence - offence is the batting squad, defence the fielding squad. All 9 players of the defending team take to the field, while only 1 player on the offensive team bats at a time. The pitcher tried to throw balls that the batter can't hit, while the batter tries to throw pitches that come his way, as far as he can hit 'em. And, yes, I'm just using the masculine default here, but anyone can & does play the game. Anyway - pitches throw pitches & batters swing at them. If a batter hits a ball in, 'fair', territory (inside the boundaries), they can run & try to make it as far around the bases as they can. If they hit a ball into foul territory, they'll either have a strike scored against them (2 fouls = 2 strikes), or the ball is simply out of play (in foul territory), the defenders can try & catch a foul ball. If they do, then the batter is out. If the batter hits the ball over the far fence, it's a homerun, & they're allowed to run around all the bases. If a ball bounces over the fence, while in fair territory, it's a ground-ruled double, & the player can run all the way up to 2nd base. The offensive team keeps sending players up to bat until 3 outs are made against them, and then, they switch sides, & the other teams gets to bat, while the team that was batting take to the field as defenders. Once both teams have batted, the inning is over, & there are 9 innings. So, again - bare basics. Oh- I almost forgot! The batter doesn't have to swing at a pitch! No, if they think the ball will fly outside of the strike-zone, & is not hittable, they can just stand there, & let it go by - this is called scoring a ball. If the pitcher throws 4 balls, the batter can automatically go to 1st base. However, if the pitch is in the strike-zone, & the batter doesn't swing at it, it's counted as a strike.
Awesome. Thanks so much for breaking it down for me Krorath, its much appreciated! I'm really starting to get my head around it
Strictly speaking, what the video called a "ground rule double" is a misapplied term. Ground rules are determined by a specific venue. For example, MLB pitchers are placed under time limits between pitches in order to speed the pace of play. If there is something unusual about the stadium or conditions which reasonably interferes with both teams' pitchers' ability to comply, the umpire may suspend enforcement of that rule. Ground rules are explained by the umpire to the managers of both teams before the game. This does not change the laws of the game in general, but rather only for that particular game under those circumstances.
A ball which bounces in play over the home run fence is always an automatic double, regardless of circumstance or venue. Thus, it is a "book rule" double; ie an automatic double according to the rule book.
Nevertheless, it is almost universally called a ground rule double, even by experienced baseball people. Think of it as a common grammatical error, which sticklers know to be incorrect usage, but tolerate as common speech.
Baseball is woven deeply into American culture. Old time sports fans used to say that a woman was a keeper if she could accurately describe the infield fly rule. The joke is, the infield fly rule is a complex and somewhat obscure bit of baseball minutia. I'm at least an average fan of American sport, and I couldn't explain it with a gun to my head.
Knowing that some terms used by old timers of the sport are technically incorrect doesn't make my life (a newbie to the game) any easier lol. Maybe my aim of leaving the game inside a weekend was a tad unrealistic
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Don't sweat the finer points of baseball. It's a very complex game, but you don't need to be baseball Yoda in order to enjoy it.
George Carlin used to do a bit in his comedy act called baseball vs football. Although it's intended to be farcical, it encapsulates what you need to know in order to have a basic fan's understanding of both games. I recommend giving it a listen, even if it's not direct TH-cam fodder. Worth a laugh, if nothing else.
Infield fly is simple, anytime there are at least runners on first and second with less than two outs and a fly ball is hit in the infield the umpire can call infield fly and the batter is automatically out. This is to prevent infielders from dropping the ball on purpose to turn a quick double play.
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Fair enough. I grew up as a hard-core fan of football and soccer. Played both from age 6 into young adulthood. Never played an inning of baseball and consider myself a casual fan.
The rule itself hinges on specific circumstances. Objectively, one can see how a newcomer would find it a bit confusing. It's the same thing in football. On its surface, it's a simple game. In practice, even players and coaches need certain rules clarified and explained. Putting myself in the shoes of a person starting from square one, I understand that learning a new sport is daunting.
@@kentgrady9226 oh for sure baseball is a very weird sport and that’s one of the confusing rules. The name itself is confusing as well because the actual infield doesn’t matter it’s any routine fly ball for an infielder. I’m sure it made complete sense when I explained why it’s a rule though.
Best thing you do if you ever come to the US is go to a minor league baseball, whether Single A. AA, OR AAA. Thriple A is the best . Some people from my high school have played minor and major league baseball. The games are fun. I've been to a lot of minor league games. It's cool keeping track of players at the minor league level. It's a very competitive cutthroat process. Most minor league players even a lot of first round picks will never play major league baseball or play less then a couple years in the majors and then it's over!
Thanks for the suggestion Ronald, yeah I think i'll have to take my time and build my knowledge up
@@kabirconsiders I've been too all 30 stadiums (16 in 2015 and 14 in 2016, but now I need to go to the 2 new stadiums, Atl and Texas). But in my travels I love to attend Minor league games. They are cheaper, fun and you sit very very close to the action. I live in Florida and the Washington Nationals had Spring Training walking distance from my house. After the regular season starts a Brewers minor team affiliate would use the stadium. But the Nationals moved their training to Miami and the minor league team left (too costly to be the only tennant). So now no local games. A friend of mine is a Cubs fan, so when they come to Miami we go down there for 3 or 4 days to see all their games. Then when the Dodgers are in town (I'm originally from L.A.) we drive down to Miami and watch those games. Sometime I go the Tampa if the Angel's are in town. Baseball is relaxing. Baseball has changed much since I first started attending games back on the 50's.
Takes tones of hand eye coordination to play. I played baseball for 17 years and 2 years of pro baseball internationally
What makes baseball so great is all the strategy and mind games that go on and really unless you played the game at a fairly high level you won’t ever understand unless you have it explained to you. I was a catcher and I loved setting batters up. Also little things like before any ball is hit everyone on the field is expected to know what to do. For example let’s say there’s a runner at second base with good speed. You’re up by two runs and you’re an outfielder. On any hard hit ball to the outfield that runner at second will always try to score. Before the ball is hit you have to know whether you’re going to try and throw out the runner or since you’re up by two is it better to let that run score and keep the batter from reaching second base when you throw home to get the lead runner. That also depends where you’re at in the lineup. Stuff like that 95% of baseball fans don’t even truly understand but when you do it makes the game much more interesting
Watch a game. You'll figure it out. But the 'stealing first base from home' doesn't exist.
Ok my man....you did good by NOT seeing this confusing video (it was too simplistic and some of the examples were NOT correct). Balls and Strikes are easy. Understanding why some runners are tagged out and others simply touching the base are out. It is easier to recognize that touching the base while in possession of the ball ONLY makes a runner out if the runner is FORCED to run. If a runner is at 1st base and the batter hits the ball on the ground (fair) the batter is FORCED to run to 1st, the runner at 1st is NOW FORCED to 2nd base. If the ball is stopped by an infielder he simply needs to throw to his teammate at 2nd who touches the base and that runner is out (he was FORCED out)....then the ball is thrown to 1st and hopefully that batter is out by simply touching the 1st base (the batter was FORCED).
Take the same actions above and assume that ground ball was dropped or fumbled and the fielder felt that his throw to 2and would be late and only throws to 1st....ok the batter is out at 1st. The runner that was AT 1st when when the ball was hit is SAFE at 2nd but now he thinks he is fast enough to run to 3rd. (the knucklehead), so he runs...the 1st baseman now throws to 3rd and the 3red baseman touches 3rd...the runner is NOT OUT...since he was NOT FORCED to run, the 3rd baseman MUST touch (TAG) him.
Ok...(sorry)....let's say the runner stayed at 2nd....now we have 1 out, no one on 1st and a runner on 2d. The next batter hits the ball the ground again...the runner at 2d is NOT FORCED to run..and in most cases will stay there. ... but again unsaid he was a knucklehead...if he runs to 3d or even to home plate he is not FORCED and he must be TAGGED to be out.
(Sorry...I'm on a roll) assume , runners on 1st and 2nd and 0 outs. The 3rd baseman is standing very near 3rd base.. the batter hit a hard ground ball to the 3red baseman. The 3rd baseman grabs the ball and since ALL runners are FORCED to run (ball on the ground), the 3rd baseman steps on 3rd base (1 out) throws to 2nd (2 outs, that infielder throws to 1st in time to get the batter out....that us 3 outs a TRIPLE PLAY.
(sorry for the rambling)
Thanks Joseph, this has seriously helped me understand some of the concepts of the game much more clearly!
I'm a fan of "Small Ball" Baseball. Keeping the ball in play...base hits. Aggressive running. The fielder's ballet, beautiful. It pisses me off to see a team get 2, 3 runners on base with zero outs, only to see the next batters swinging for the fence but only popping out or striking out just because they want to hit a homer and no one scores. Knuckleheads
I never realized there were this many rules...that’s what happens when you start playing when you’re five I guess😂😂 also you aren’t allowed to steal first base. Idk where he got that
Probably mixed it up with the dropped strike three rule
@@jaredpap8874 that is a good point actually. I can see how that would get confusing
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To be fair, the “dropped third strike” IS like attempting to steal 1st for all intents and purposes, even though it’s not called that
Batter is trying to successfully reach 1st before the throw to the base in that instance, same as a steal
theres a lot more to the game than I thought, I think I'll have to re-watch this vid a few times lol
Also, if a batter is hit by a ball, he gets to walk to 1st base
Someone here recommended a rules of baseball video from The School of Sports. I just watched it. I'd say the commentator is Indian and he uses a lot of cricket terms rather than baseball terms. Overall it is more in depth than this video and while he makes a few mistakes it is another video you might want to check out. I'd like to find you an American made baseball video to recommend .
Thanks Angel, I'll check that video out. I do think the MLB should create a video for this purpose. The vid they made on the different pitches was excellent, I'm surprised they haven't done one already
@@kabirconsiders another good reference is Baseball for dummies(know it sounds bad. lol but it is a cheat sheet thats simplified for quick ref) They also have a full book also that goes more in-depth. www.dummies.com/sports/baseball/baseball-for-dummies-cheat-sheet/
This rules video is really popular for some reason even though it’s not very good unfortunately. Some misinformation in there
I need to find a better vid, I'm surprised the MLB havent released an official one for new fans
@@kabirconsiders MLB is notoriously the worst American professional sports league at marketing itself, so to be honest, I’m actually not surprised lol
This a bit of lengthy reading, but this article explains all about baseball.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_rules
Thanks Doug, I'll check it out
If you can learn the rules of baseball from a 7 minute video you are a baseball savant. Start with a Little League Baseball Umpires handbook. It's a good source and it will thoroughly confuse you. Still confuses me. Kids start playing this game at about the age of 5. You would really enjoy watching some Little League World Series highlights. 12 year old kids playing some incredible ball. Thanks.
Yeah maybe its a bit unrealistic to expect myself to learn the game inside out after watching one video lol
Watch how big the "Little League World Series" is!
If you want to know how to cheat at baseball Google " Houston Astros". Go Dodgers.
lmao, this will trigger some people
Find the unwritten rules of baseball.
Don’t be a douche basically 😂
@@chadwilfong4131 Or two years later you will get one in the ribs!
Sorry, but I say this every time a new to baseball You Tuber watches this particular video. There has to be a better video, like maybe one created by an American
This was honestly the most concise one I could find
That was a really fast video and kinda glossed over a few rules and kinda misrepresented a few..well one in particular about stealing first base. My suggestion is to find another video that goes slower with more details. One really good way to learn that you probably couldn't do in the UK, is how I taught my kids and nephews. Have the game on TV, but turn off the sound and instead find a radio play by play. The radio broadcast is much more descriptive as to what is happening and why. TV announcers are not very descriptive as they assume you can see it with your eyes. So when the pandemic is over...come to America. We'll go to a game at Yankee Stadium!!!
Your idea about having a game on mute and listening to the radio play-by-play is actually a really solid suggestion! I think the difficulty will be the time difference. Maybe I'll record a game overnight and then pause it whenever something I'm not sure of happens and look it up. I'm a slow learner, but I do learn haha. Thanks for the invite, a trip to Yankee Stadium with some beer and hotdogs sounds very appealling right now with all the b.s. going on right now!
6:15 He want's basic, simple explanations, of the most important rules of the MLB... 🤣🤣🤣....wait wait wait wait, ok ok, I got this...no I don't 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Okay, here's a few MLB rules...
1) After a batter hits a "fair ball" and runs from Home plate to 1st base, if they over-run 1st base, that player is considered "safe", if they have not been "tagged-out" or "thrown-out" before reaching 1st base, and as long as that player does not try to advance to 2nd base.
2) If a player tries to advance to 2nd base from 1st base (or to 3rd base from 2nd base) and over-runs 2nd base (or 3rd base) that player can be "tagged out" if they are not "on base".
3) If a ball is hit into "foul-territory" the player "at-bat" or "on-base" can not advance to the next base. But the out-field team can still make an "out", by catching the baseball on the "fly" before it touched the ground.
Thanks for this explanation, this is the kind of straight forward, no bs explanation that I'm after!
Texas Rangers! Come cry with me lol
I don't think you should be getting info from this guy lol. This is a bad explainer video. Let many thing out and got some things wrong