British Soccer Fan's SURPRISING Reaction to Learning Baseball Rules!
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You can tell the person describing the rules is a "cricket" guy when he calls the "batter" a "batsman". I lol'd.
Honestly his explanation wasn’t all that terrible. I was expecting it to be worse lol there were some things he didn’t get exactly right but as an explanation for complete beginners, I think it was solid
Footballers call their field a "pitch" because of cricket.
Same when he calls the game a "match."
Hits batsman is a term. Batter is just a modern couquial term
Yea he definitely wasn't American either...he left some things out but overall a good job for starters
The only time the word "loaded" is used, is if all 3 bases are occupied. If only a guy on first, it's "1st base occupied". But, if you watch a game, the term you'll hear is "runner on first".
I love how instantly after learning about strikes and balls you immediately jumped to throwing a bean ball. If the umpire judges that you are doing it intentionally you can be thrown out of the game. It usually happens more in the younger leagues where the kids playing pitcher don't have nearly as much control on their accuracy with the ball. Similar to a bowler throwing multiple No Balls in cricket.
Here's the best pitcher in MBL history beaning a player, and the outcome
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There are intentential walks by throwing an unhittable pitches out of the strike zone.
Intentential bean balls are frowned upon by the umpire and the unwritten rules as that can justify a brawl.
@@mjbull5156 except they don't throw for intentional walks anymore.
If the other team thinks it was intentional retaliation is coming.
Either a brawl happens or that pitcher gets beaned in the head on his turn up.
Not mentioned but if the ball is caught in foul zone on a pop out, it is also an "out" so that foul area isn't completely useless as the narrator mentioned if you can get to the ball before it hits the floor.
Yeah, each stadium has different dimensions and quirks. Half As Interesting made a new video today actually on why every baseball stadium has different rules
Yeah, catching foul pops for outs happens probably a couple times per game, on average, so it's important to note
And to add to this, by the rules, runners on base can't advance on a foul ball, but it's not a foul ball unless it hits the 'ground' in foul territory, so if the ball is caught the runners can advance after the catch just like they could on a fly ball hit to the outfield.
There’s certainly a few more intricacies to the game that weren’t covered here but I think this video did a decent job of explaining most of the things you’d need to know to understand the game. The rest you could honestly learn just from watching the real games.
Pitchers can also thrown faster than 95mph.
You should check out the video explaining the different types of pitches. Its a lot more complicated than people think
All of the infields are regulated in size, but yes like in cricket the outfield of the stadiums are different at each stadium, so some stadiums have oddly shaped outfields where hitting a homerun to the left or the right is usually closer. More often, the outfield to the right is a shorter distance because most batters are right handed and its harder for them to hit the ball that direction (because you need to swing late to deflect it that direction). So people who can hit left handed are often more valuable. Also it does make a difference whether or not the pitcher is throwing with their left or right hand because a pitch that curves into the batter is easier to hit.
People have already talked about the intentional walk already, but another reason you don’t intentionally throw a pitch at a guy is that a lot of times the pitcher on his team will retaliate by beaning one of your teammates. It’s a short cut to some real bad blood. The unwritten rule (and hoooo boy does baseball have a lot of those), is that if you’re going to intentionally hit a guy, you hit him in the upper thigh/butt, a place that’s meaty so that it hurts but doesn’t injure.
There are definitely pitchers who will intentionally have a pitch go just past your head as an intimidation thing.
Randy Johnson is famous for intimidating people by throwing fastballs behind their heads to the backstop
Also, if it's obviously intentional, the pitcher could just be straight up ejected.
Baseball stadiums do have variable outfield configurations. Some stadiums will have a "short porch" in left or right field, with a wall that's unusually close to first base. One of the most famous is the "Green Monster" in Boston's Fenway Park, which has a 37-foot-high wall in left field because the wall is only 310 feet from home, while the usual distance is more like 330-340 feet.
Because baseball parks vary, every one has "ground rules" based on the stadium. Chicago's Wrigley Field has a brick outfield wall that's covered with ivy; if the ball goes into the ivy and gets lost, the player who hit it is given a double and all players on base move up two bases.
I'm sure others have said, but if a team is pitching against a batter known for hitting home runs, they might intentionally walk him (throw 4 very obvious balls) instead of hitting him, which would likely just make him angry.
3:20 He got the height of the strike zone incorrect. It goes about half-way up the body.
16:00 Also, when reading the score, home team always bats 2nd. And are listed as the bottom team. So we know it is bottom of the 7th so NYY is up to bat.
That’s how it used to be but they changed it in 1989
Also liked the comment about tagging up from 3rd base on a pop fly and how it was described that the fielder would never be able to throw him out. I think its one of the most exciting plays when you know the outfielder has a cannon of an arm with radar to see if the runner is fast enough to beat the throw
Definitely a few inaccuracies in the video when talking about tag ups
About throwing the ball at a good hitter: You technically could but then you'd risk getting your pitcher thrown out for intentionally hitting a batter.
The "Hit by Pitch" rule is there mostly for accidents, not the pitcher intentionally throwing at the batter. That's extremely dangerous. When this scenario (A really good hitter) comes up they intentionally walk the batter. (Throw 4 balls way outside) That way you get the same effect (batter doesn't get to hit) and you don't risk getting thrown out or the other team seeking retribution on you.
There are a few new rules taking effect this season. The major one is a pitching clock. Depending on the situation, a pitcher has either 15 or 20 seconds to through a pitch. The batter has to be set, and ready, with 8 seconds or more left on the clock. It resembles the basketball shot clock, with some catches.
To be fair, that's only for the MLB. This was more general and all of the things in this video are applicable at all levels of play (well, other than stealing, which some of the youngest child leagues don't allow or have restrictions on).
@@wrob08 it's also in the minor leagues. Some or all IDK.
@@TheMrPeteChannelit’s in college games now too
The strike zone is a little higher than describes here. It actually starts just below the armpits or basically at the letters on the chest of the uniform and then down to the knees.
That is what it is supposed to be but you probably know that the umpries very rarely call high strikes consistently, and the effective strikezone is basically belt buckle to knees as a result....but yeah, that is "officially" the strikezone at least.
@@mr.guillotine3766 I disagree. Strikes above the belt are called by every umpire. This was somewhat true back when the umps wore those huge padded shields. They couldn't get as low back then. But this isn't the 1970's anymore.
@@josephmorneau4339 I will concede that there is a bit more effort to call the higher end of the strikezone recently, but I don't agree that they are called by "every umpire". There are still very few who calll the higher strikes consistently, and it's only in the last 5 or so years that there has been some effort to get them to call those as strikes at all. Perhaps I was wrong about it being the belt buckle area, it may be just above that, but it is certainly not the full zone as laid out in the rule books. I watch more than my fair share of games, and I still end up yelling at my TV almost every single game about how they aren't calling the high strikes (some of the younger umps do a better job)...and as a former pitcher in my better days (played my entire childhood and through high school, but 88mph was not good enough to really keep pitching beyond that), I pay attention..I do hope that maybe I've just failed to notice that it's become the norm, and maybe I'm still complaining about a shrinking minority of umpires who will soon retire, but yeah, I disagree that all umps are calling it as written now, and have been for decades (it's not the 80's, 90's, or early 2000's anymore either, but they didn't call the high strike in those eras often either)
The official strike zone is the area over home plate from the midpoint between a batter's shoulders and the top of the uniform pants -- when the batter is in his stance and prepared to swing at a pitched ball. Mid point between the top of the shoulders and the belt is about the bottom of the sternum.
Strike zone’s actually go from “the letters” on the jersey to the knees. Think a little below nipple height when the batter is fully set
I thought so but I follow baseball so infrequently I was wondering if they changed the rules 🧐
Strike zone actually varies based on the umpire. If the umpire is Angel Hernandez expect it to be very inconsistent.
MLB has a series called quick question that provides great information. The one about how to tell the difference between pitches is great for a cricket fan who might see baseball consists of exclusively pitches/bowls that stay in the air and think it would be easy to hit for power as a result. They also have one about the evolution of ballpark dimensions as you mentioned here. Short answer: yeah they're all different, but the whole thing is fascinating.
MLB stadiums will be fun when you do them, especially the older ones. You might want to watch videos on some older parks that no longer exist, too.
Baseball fields are different sizes but for MLB these are within certain limits. There were a few stadiums at the time the rule went in that weren't within regulations and those were allowed to remain but I think all current parks are within the rules. There's some unique features in some parks though. Houston has a hill in center field, and a flagpole that's in play. Tampa has catwalks that sometimes get hit by batted balls. Wrigley, in Chicago, has the famous ivy that balls sometimes get stuck in, and players are advised not to try to remove it when that happens, because it limits the batter to two bases if the ball gets stuck, but if you reach in you might not get the ball out and the batter could even go all the way around to score. Not to mention, you might reach in and pull out a ball left there after pregame warmups! What's less famous, however, is that behind the ivy is bricks. You see fielders approach the wall a lot more cautiously at Wrigley than other parks with padded walls. It does help that all parks have a strip of dirt extending about two meters in from the outfield wall -- this is so a fielder running backwards to catch a long fly ball can have some warning before hitting the wall, and it's called the "warning track".
It’s always enjoyable to see people learn about a sport before they try watching it. This way, you know what is going on and your reaction is more genuine and you can appreciate the intricacies of the game more.
Nice video, interesting. We say "game" instead of "match" and "runner" means the person on a base. ..I played Rounders at school as a kid in a northern California town in the Sierra Nevada mountains. We used a tennis ball - loved it cuz everyone could play :)
4:50 the strategy isn’t to hit the batter, but to throw 4 balls. Hitting a player often causes fights to break out during games and is usually only done intentionally if it is some sort of revenge.
1:16 "If the ball goes into any other area, it's not useful." 😂🤣😂🤣
At 5:00 you mentioned intentionally hitting a batter with a pitch. There’s a intentional walk rule exactly for that
Yes you can through 4 balls on purpose. Typically the pitcher will pitch very outside easy pitch so the batter can't hit it therefore walking him on purpose.
If he hit the batter in purpose the pitcher would usually be ejected from the game. You can get injured pretty easily from getting hit by a pitch. MLB doesn't want it's best hitters bring injured.
@@craigplatel813 In recent years MLB has changed their rules so you don't even have to throw the four balls, you can simply announce an intentional walk.
@@jkfecke and I've been watching baseball over that time too. Must have gone right over my head or I'm getting senile
Narrator sounds like he might play cricket
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Or work at a call center making 🍛 curry
@@heywoodjablowme8120 :/
Yeah he keeps calling the batter a batsman
@@heywoodjablowme8120 you should've just let the original commentator tell the jokes.
5:10 If you throw the ball intentionally at a batter you can get tossed. But there have been lots of occasions where a pitcher will intentionally walk a batter.
Baseball rules really aren’t that complicated. Where it gets complicated is some of the weird stuff like balks, third strike rule, infield fly, tagging up, etc. But many of those situations don’t come up in every game.
I love baseball, glad youre covering it, and im also excited about your mlb stadium reactions. So many stadiums are so beautiful. Youre gonna be mind blown when you see the Pittsburgh pirates and sf giants stadiums i think
Intentionally hitting a good hitter with a pitch is usually why you see the big fights in major league baseball. A better way is to just throw 4 pitches outside of the zone away from the batter.
...Also, the umpire behind home plate decides if a pitch is a ball or strike. Only people watching on TV can see that computer-generated strike zone box. This video is very good for beginners to learn the basics of baseball!
thing is you don't even need to throw the pitches anymore. you can just intentionally walk them without throwing anything
@@ChumpWumber I know. I just didn't want on and on.
Baseballs are uniform in size. Pitchers throw different types of pitches though, there are fastballs (which can be over 100mph depending on the pitcher), curveballs, sliders, and changeups are the most common types of pitches, but those can have variants depending on the pitchers grip on the ball, wrist "action", etc. Ideally, the pitcher wants all of his pitches to look the same when it's starting out so the batter doesn't get an idea of what to expect. The batter doesn't get to ask for a certain pitch or different size ball (they are all the same size)
If this is about where/what I think it is, I think he was asking about the outfield dimensions (which are all over the place).
Baseball comes from townball and townball comes from rounders, also softball was invented in Chicago in the late 1800's to be an indoor version of baseball.
4:54 if you’ve ever seen a clip of a baseball brawl, that’s usually exactly how they get started😂
baseball basics are simple enough, but it gets massively complex. there's soooo many rules, and strategies. lots of chess moves.
The part where you said “ just hit the good guy with a pitch” or something similar to that they would just do an intentional walk which the manager/coach can call
One small thing. He mentioned the strike zone is from the belt to the knees. That's actually too small. Generally the strike zone is referred to as the "numbers to the knees". Officially it is halfway between the batters shoulders and their belt. So a little bit taller than referenced in the video.
Also you mentioned intentionally throwing the ball at a dangerous hitter. They don't do this (unless there is some rivalry although this has largely been eliminated from the game). There is, however, something called and Intentional Walk or Intentional Base on Balls (IBB). They used to throw 4 pitches way outside the strike zone so the batter just walks to first, although now they just say "Hey, I'm going to walk you." and the batter just walks to first base without any pitches occurring.
The only time we would say bases are loaded are when all 3 bases are occupied. We would never say first base is loaded, or second base is loaded, etc. We would say "first base is occupied" or "there's a runner on first," "runners at first and second." If first base and third base are simultaneously occupied we would say "there are runners on the corners."
I didn't expect an intro video to touch on defensive shifts like that. I'm impressed. The right side of the infield naturally deforms a bit when the firstbaseman plays tight to the baserunner pre-pitch.
You COULD "intentionally" throw at the batter BUT the pitcher could get thrown out of the game and it's dangerous as hell. He could (potentially) KILL the batter. Against a really dangerous hitter, they could get "intentionally walked". The pitcher just throws 4 balls and the batter takes first base.
Actually now the manager just puts 4 fingers up and he goes to 1st
Don't exaggerate. Nobody has died in baseball in over 100 years.
@@areguapiri Not on the field, anyways. Hot tip: If you're in the stands and not behind a net, your eyes best be on the play at ALL times.
@@jakehobby3477 I forgot they changed that rule a few years ago...
@@areguapiri I said "potentially" numbnuts. That's not an exaggeration.
Just a couple of small things. The distance from the pitching mound to home plate is 6 feet, 6 inches, the top of the strike zone isn't the belt, it's the middle of the chest. And we only call bases "loaded" if there are runners on all three of them. Otherwise we just say there's a runner on. This was a pretty good video though. 🙃
60 feet 6 inches
@@donaldstewart8342 duh! Thank you! Hell of a typo and I didn't even realize I'd made it.🤦♀️
The top of the strike zone is generally considered the letters on the batters shirt, which, as you point out, is the middle of the chest.
You can definitely intentionally walk a batter by either throwing the ball out 4 times (or by holding up 4 fingers).
You can in theory, hit the batter to walk him, but the batter will probably come charging at you on the mound. (See Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura)
4:58 that’s practically what strategy they used on Barry Bonds. Your sports intuition is shining once again
This was very well explained. If you don't want to pitch to a batter, you can automatically walk him to first base. The manager raises his hand, showing four fingers, and instead of the pitcher needing to throw four balls outside the strike zone to accomplish it, the batter simply goes to first base with a walk.
5:56 There is one exception to this rule; if you bunt it foul with two strikes, then it's a strikeout. Otherwise the batter can just keep swinging away until they get him out or he gets a base hit.
Alex Cora once had an 18-pitch at bat that culminated in a home run
You would never say “1st base loaded”. You would say “man on first”. The word “loaded” is only used when every base is occupied, then you would say “bases loaded”.
I recall when FSG bought LFC a British TV reporter sat in John Henry's booth doing an interview. Henry answered several questions when all of a sudden he swished the reporter saying the pitch count was full, 3 balls and 2 strikes, turned and watched the play on the field saying something is about to happen with this pitch... Either a walk, strikeout, foul, or the batter hitting the ball for a hit or an out... Henry isn't the only fan doing the same thing...
9:30 - FYI, no one says "first base loaded." The only time you'll hear it is with the term "bases loaded" which means a runner occupies every base on the field.
13:01 no, not all baseball fields are the same size. They have minimum dimensions, but some outfields are up to twenty feet (~6m) deeper than other fields. You'll sometimes hear the "smaller" fields referred to as hitter's parks (because it's easier for hitters to hit long balls that go over the fence) and the "bigger" fields are pitcher's parks (because of the fact that the same long ball would still drop in the field, which favors a pitcher's statistics).
16:51 In a situation like this, you'll hear announcers say, "The tying run is at the plate." That is, of course, assuming a home run.
Also for what it's worth, the notion that a fielder only has to step on a plate with the ball to make a runner be out, is called a forced out - the runner has no other option but to try to advance to the plate in question, and so the fielder only has to have the ball and tag (step on) the plate. If the plate the runner is advancing _from_ is empty, they can try to run back and tag (step on) the plate they came from, and to be out they'd have to be physically touched (tagged out) with the ball (or a glove with the ball in it).
Baseball has a lot of tagging :)
I understand your thought process, but throwing at players on purpose is how brawls get started sometimes. They just throw 4 balls on purpose to walk batters they're afraid of.
Or now they can signal the intentional walk and not have to throw the pitches. Its an attempt to speed up the game. Also, the ump can eject the pitcher if they feel the hit by pitch was done on purpose
The pitcher can get ejected from the game if he intentionally hits the batter - especially if the ball is head high and/or if there had been a warning issued previously due to balls thrown at a hitter.
To intentionally put on a good hitter, there is something called an intentional walk.
Intentionally hitting a batter is an automatic ejection of the pitcher (if determined to be intentional by the umpire, that is). Intentional walks used to be done by simply throwing four balls way outside the strike zone, but due to a rules change, the pitcher can now just indicate to the umpire that the batter is to be awarded first base.
A British guy reacting to an Indian guy explaining America’s pastime: I LOVE IT!!!! Love seeing baseball expand.
I think you might've already seen it, but if not, watch Abbott and Costello "Who's On First". It's quite possible the greatest skit ever done.
If it's strategic to walk a batter often the catcher will stand up and hold his glove out to the side well away from the batter to give the pitcher a target, and they will walk on 4 balls. This doesn't risk ejection and fines like an intentional bean ball. Keep in mind that in Baseball even a good player will only get a base hit on average once for every 3 times they are not walked. More often its once every 4 or 5. This means that even if you have to pitch to a good batter there's a pretty good chance that you can put him out. This means that pitchers will often pitch to even very good batters if the bases are empty since it would only be a single run with a home run. They might also pitch to the batter with the bases loaded so as not to guarantee a run get walked in. It also greatly depends on the inning the game is in and the score.
Yes, different ballparks have different dimensions. The term hitters park, generally means it's easier for the batter to hit homeruns in that park. Maybe the outfield wall is short.
If bases are loaded and the batter hits a home run it's called a Grand Slam not to be confused with a breakfast meal (Denny's) My brother was very good at Baseball where he was invited to a professional scouting camp and he was picked up by a division 1 college baseball team. Unfortunately, his career never started as his grades conflicted with his talent.
I consider baseball like chess. Every player has slightly different skill level. Some can hit the ball well, some players run fast, some catch and throw fast. You have to know the other players level of skill to plan your defense or offence accordingly. Like different chess pieces.
it's pretty funny.. during the season, someone gets on first and it's ..eh.... but during post season, someone gets on first and suddenly the bullpen starts milling about because a 'rally' started. Post season is not for the feint of heart
@@blueboy4244 Regular season is 162 games long. Then they start playoffs which are 1, 3, 5 & 7 winner advance.
@@ImTheDudeMan471 that's what I'm sayin - every hit, every walk is the start of a potential rally
Intentional walks (throwing four balls well wide of the plate, although now the pitcher doesn't even have to do that, they just have to tell the umpire they want to walk him) to power hitters are fairly common, especially with a runner on second or third base but not first (intending to set up a double play). Intentionally hitting the batter isn't - that's a good way to get your pitcher thrown out of the game, get your guys hit in retaliation, and spark a brawl.
"Bases loaded" specifically means there are runners on all three bases; usually for other situations they'll just say "runner on first", "runners on the corners" (first and third), etc.
The infield of every baseball field is the same size, but the outfield walls can be very different. Most parks have the fence about 320-350 feet from home plate along the foul lines and about 400 feet in center field, but there is some variety, especially in the oldest parks. Fenway Park in Boston, for instance, is known for the "Green Monster", the wall in left field that is a shorter distance than usual (310 feet) but over 35 feet high.
4:50 Two things. First, this is why we have umpires. The umpire could probably use judgement to tell whether that was intentional. If so, he has authority to eject the pitcher out of the game, and the defending team would need to put in a new pitcher.
Second, 4 balls is also called a "walk". In this situation, the defending manager can ask for an "intentional walk" where the batter immediately goes to first base. This is also sometimes done in strategic moments.
13:10 - I'm going to guess you mean field sizes. These are all regulation-based depending on the league you're in. All MLB fields have the same size infields, 90 feet between bases. The outfields are where you see it obviously changes due to the shapes the designs have taken.
15:53 - The easiest way to read this scenario is that the Angels are winning, and the Yankees will probably need to pull off something pretty impressive if they don't want to embarrass themselves on national TV and let the Angels win.
If a pitcher doesn't want to risk the batter getting a hit, he can issue an intentional walk. It used to be he literally had to throw 4 pitches out (far) of the strike zone. Today the pitcher simple indicates to the umpire that it's intentional and the batter it waved to first base.
If someone is on first base, it is not loaded. It is "occupied. " Loaded is only used when runners are on first, second and third base.
Rounders has not been played in USA since 19th century.
To your question at about 5:00, yes, if a pitcher wants to, he can just hit the batter with a pitch and that will neutralize the potential for a big hit. But the other team gets a vote -- and their own half of the inning. If a pitcher is seen as purposely beaning a batter, the opposing pitcher will retaliate against the first team later in the game. It's like mistreating POWs -- don't do it, and they are less likely to do it to you. Plus, there is an easier way to neutralize a power hitter: just walk him with four balls. Don't throw him a pitch he can hit.
At 5:00 if a pitcher intentionally hits a batter it will cause a fight and the pitcher might be ejected from the game. However in the past pitchers sometimes intentionally throw 4 balls in order to walk the batter so that they don’t have to worry about him. There is now a “pitch clock” instituted this year so that a pitcher has to throw at least every 15 seconds that a batter is up. 20 if there is already a runner on base. If a pitcher doesn’t within the time it counts as a ball. If a batter isn’t in the “batters box” (those boxes on the ground next to home plate) with at least 8 seconds left it counts as a strike
Edit: come to think of it I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone ask about a pitchers height. I’ve only ever had about their stats.
When the pitcher throws the ball to the base to pick off the runner who's taking a lead, the first baseman needs to TAG the runner. Just catching it on the base isn't enough. So the runner taking a lead can actually DODGE the tag and touch the base again and not be called out.
4:59 You can intentionally walk a batter without having to hit him XD. In the olden days, you used to have to actually throw four balls (way outside the zone so they were unhittable) but now you can just tell the ump you want to put the batsman on (intentional walk).
11:02 Rounders is the precursor for baseball. Lots of similar rules.
12:00 Runners on third will usually do this thing called "tagging up" where they wait to see if the ball is caught and if it is they can immediately run to home following the catch
One thing this guy didn't mention about the NYY/LAA game is that NYY is listed below LAA, which means that NYY is playing at home. If LAA was below NYY, they would be the ones playing at home.
On TV my #1 sport Football but seeing a Baseball game in person is a BLAST!
4:50 It actually is a tactic teams sometimes use, but they don't hit the batter (the pitcher/team would be penalized, plus the batter would try to dodge) instead the catcher steps to the side and the pitcher throws the ball to him to count as a walk
ALSO the boxes to the side of the home plate is where the batter needs to stand in order for the pitch to count
And I would like to add that the imaginary strike zone often shown as a box on TV is not a plane, it is more like a cube, it is difficult to show depth of the plate from a tv camera zoomed in from center field.
originally in the early 1800's, Baseball games were play on those slow hot summer days when not much is doing till it cools a bit, where you could escape for a few hours with cold beer & a hot dog before going back to the Hay field or Office or boutique stand.
This has to be the best baseball tutorial video I've ever seen. It might be harder for Americans to teach baseball because we learned all this as kids. Remembering what it was like to learn something for the first time is pretty essential for teaching something well.
Really??? The guy not only got the terminology wrong but important rules of the game wrong. I commend his knowledge for someone that obviously doesn’t watch baseball though. Graphics were helpful too.
5:00 If the pitcher knows a batter is dangerously good... absolutely, he can hit him. And he'll regret it deeply later when the opposing team comes out for revenge (or blood). Much safer just to walk the guy with 4 balls, or I think the newer rules package allows the pitcher to just signal "walk this guy" and skip pitching 4 altogether.
5:45 much easier way to put it... a foul ball is a strike, but the batter cannot "foul out".
"If you were facing a very dangerous batsman...."
There have been a few instances where a very scary hitter has been intentionally walked to first base with the bases loaded rather than pitch to him. That is, just walk in a run, leave all men on base, and take your chances with the next guy.
“A very scary hitter”
Let’s just be real and say Barry Bonds 😂
@@Alex-kd5xc Okay, and Hamilton when he was on absolute tear.
But yeah, 'roid-up Barry Bonds is the standard.
You should check out the World Baseball Classic that is starting in a week. Its like the World Cup but for baseball. Great Britain will be playing the U.S. in a game.
5:06 Yes, you can hit the batter, but the unwritten rule is that the other team will then hit one of your batters. A warning is issued if there is a hit by pitch. Two hit batters will usually get the pitcher ejected. Instead of hitting a dangerous batter, teams will often 'pitch around.' This means the batter is walked. They are then on the base and can be a running threat, but the scoring threat is eliminated 11:20 Baseball rules are similar to rounders.
To answer your question, baseball players, as a whole, are great in diverse heights.
The shortest player current is also one of the best currently is José Altuve. He's 5'5" (1.65m), and the tallest player was 7'1" (2.15m). The tallest Baseball Hall of Famer is Randy Johnson at 6'11" (2.108m). The average height for MLB player is anywhere from 6' to 6'4" (1.828m to 1.93m)
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While I'm on MLB players & height, there's a hilarious photos of Houston Astro José Altuve, and New York Yankee Aaron Judge (6'7", 2.006m) standing next to each other. Literally one of the tallest & shortest players in MLB currently.
If there's an instance where 2 players are at the same base, one of them is automatically out (depending on the situation). It's possible that... If the player that wasn't automatically out, is not standing on the base, he can be tagged out, so 2 out at one base.
There have been times when three players are on one base. Then you know the runners have screwed up.
Normally, after a pitcher hits a batter the pitcher is accorded a warning (kind of like a booking in football/soccer). If the same pitcher hits a another batter, normally, the umpire throws out (kind of like a red card in football/soccer) that pitcher. Pitchers don't want to hit the batsman, because they know that the other team's pitcher is going to retaliate by hitting his teammate with a pitcher. Normally, if the pitcher knows a well-known powerful batter is coming to the plate, they would walk him.
Bases are called “loaded” only when all 3 are occupied. You may hear “runners on 1st and 2nd” or “one on, two outs,” etc., but never “loaded” unless all three are.
I can't wait and thanks Joe for being cautious of your placement on the screen 👍 woohoo. Can't wait to see Puparoni again 😍
Theres a few quirky rules he didn't mention. If you bunt in a 2 strike count and you foul the bunt off, it's a strike out. If a ball is hit very high in the infield and there are runners on, it's an infield fly rule: batter is out and the runners on base are free to try to move up before the ball is caught but you can still be tagged out if you are unsuccessful. If a runner exits the base line to avoid being tagged and he moves out of arm's reach of the base he's usually called out. Then there's the unwritten rules but that's a whole different can of worms.
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Here we say field not pitch. And yes all fields are different dimensions. So some fields are easier to hit home runs if they are smaller and some are harder if they are bigger. You'll also hear the term park meaning ballpark.
Pitchers are ALL different sizes and they all pitch differently. Fastballs are generally between maybe 85 mph to over 100 MPH. Change of speed pitches: change ups, curve balls, sliders, sinkers, etc and all these different pitches come to the plate differently. So, you can have a pitcher who throws a moving 100 MPH fastball on one pitch and then a 79 MPH curveball which imagine a ball moves from 1 point to another, so a curveball would move like its approaching a batter chest high and dives to the batters knees (imagine a clock, you will often hear somebody say that was a 1 to 7 curveball, which means the break of the ball went from 1 o'clock on a clock and curved in mid air to where the 7 is on a clock)-imagine trying to distinguish these 2 different pitches and imagine a pitcher who pitches 5 or 6 different pitches. How the batter has to define what pitch is coming in less that half second
A putout actually refers to any out recorded by a fielder. When a runner is out for a fielder having the ball on a base they have to advance to, that's a force out (which is a kind of putout, mind.)
This is a good beginning explanation. This guy sounds Indian. They do play baseball in India also.
The visiting team always bats first. The home team gets the last at bat, if needed.
The shape of the field is uniform except for the outfield wall. Each one can be unique, which can be an advantage to the home team since they play there more often. Also, some fields have more foul territory, some less.
Many teams do in fact intentionally walk dangerous power hitters, but intentionally throwing at batters can result in an ejection from the game at the umpire's discretion, and possibly a bench clearing brawl
Finally had time to watch the video, that ax turned out incredible love the pattern, that fan look is sick, ps love the color of the handle, thanks for the video
Actually, that was a very helpful video. It has been a long time since I watched a game. I plan to begin watching again, so it is very timely. Thank you, Joe. Peace
The dimensions of different ball parks are different. The infield is identical on all baseball diamonds. The angle of the foul lines from Homeplate (90°) are always the same. It’s the distance between Homeplate and the wall or the fence that is different based on the dimensions of the ballpark. Usually they’re not symmetrical.
Being no expert on baseball (I do know the basics & a bit more) I will only say that baseball is a strange combination of individual sport (like golf) when you are batting and very much a team sport when your team plays defense. I can really only think of a few sports like it. There is strategy (no not whether the pitcher bats or not) and it is interesting in many aspects. Especially keeping statistics. It is a 'talking game' for fans. But I see it as boring most times. It isn't ALWAYS three strikes & you are out. If the batters swings away & misses but the catcher also fails to catch the ball. The batter can sprint to 1st safely & actually take their base on a 'passed ball third strike'. It is one of those odd rulings in sports. I do keep up with those. 🤣
I see some other comments along these lines but wanted to add, yes if the umpire decides the pitcher hit a batter on purpose that pitcher would be tossed out of the game, but the more important way this behavior is governed is by the players themselves. If you hit a batter on one team, that team will retaliate by hitting a batter on your team. The pitchers no longer have to bat, so they would be having their own teammates getting hit because of their own actions. This kind of retaliation might not even happen in the same game, it might be 2 months later when the teams are playing again. These kind of grudges are held for years and have resulted in benches clearing brawls.
So baseball pitchers can be all sizes; and they all have different corks while pitching.. so there is not a cookie cutter pitcher. Pitchers have different pitches, different throwing angles, and can throw at different velocities depending on the pitch.
For a Really good hitter instead of "hit by pitch" you would do an "intentional walk" where the pitcher and catcher would kinda stand to the side and throw 4 pitches.
Not quite. The strike zone is from the batters arm pits, usually referred to as the letters as the letters are at about pit level on uniforms, to the knees. Any part of the ball must cross any part of the plate and be no higher than the letters or lower than the knees.
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You're on the right track. Under normal circumstances, a pitcher will not intentionally hit a batter. But, if the batter is exceptionally good, or the tactical circumstances demand, he may throw four consecutive intentional balls (pitches outside the strike zone). This sends the batter to first base, denying him the chance to get a multiple base hit, or a home run, or advance his teammates already on base.
Hitting an opposing batsman intentionally is generally done out of retaliation for a previous transgression. There is an entire unwritten code to the practice. I'm sure there are videos on the subject.
Doing it out of the blue, without context or history, is considered bad form - and definitely marks the pitcher's teammates for retaliation when it's their turn to bat.
Didn't see it in comments But didn't talk about force outs/staying on base example Runner on 2nd base and no runner of 1st base When the ball is hit on the ground the runner does not have to advance to 3rd base as no runner behind him to force him to advance and if he does try to advance to 3rd base He has to be tagged out not just get the ball to the base before the runner gets there
The narrator got the strike zone wrong. It is over home plate between the knees and the "midpoint of the chest" which usually means a little below the armpits.
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In theory, the umpires will throw a pitcher out of the game for deliberately trying to hit batters. It happens, and is the cause of most baseball fights. Baseball fights - not to be confused with hockey fights - rarely result in actual violence. Sometimes however, they're pretty great.
Yes, a pitcher can intentionally hit the opposing team's best hitter but he then opens up their best hitter being hit. Usually what happens is that the hitter is intentionally walked.
You wouldn’t say 1st base is loaded that term is used when all three bases are occupied by runner from the team that is batting, you would say there’s a man/ runner on 1st 2nd etc.
I don't know where the guy got the idea that use the term "loaded" for a man on base base. It may have been a term back in the early 1900s but the term today is only used, as in "bases are loaded" when all three bases have players in scoring position on the bases.