The Only Thing That Matters in Baseball | Baseball Bits
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
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It's the count. That's what matters in baseball. It's how you navigate the count. There are 12 different counts in Major League Baseball, with some highlights being the 0-2 count, 3-0 count, and 3-2 count aka full count. In this video, we'll discuss them all, but emphasize when needed. 3 ball counts and 2 strike counts are naturally more interesting than others.
Many MLB players will be used to illustrate my point, including Mookie Betts, Max Scherzer, Luis Arraez, Mike Trout, Aaron Nola, Kodai Senga, Sonny Gray, Gleyber Torres, DJ LeMahieu, Cristian Javier, Joey Votto, and Edwin Diaz.
Baseball strategy will be a big topic here as well. What do the numbers say about swinging at the first pitch? How about a 3-0 count swing? You might be surprised. All this, and much much more, will be revealed in this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production.
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16:04 When you said "Jose Ramirez swings at everything", I was disappointed that you didn't add the clip of him punching Tim Anderson, 😂😂
That would have been gold
Should have been called "Only Thing That COUNTS in Baseball"
Well shoot
You must feel like a real chatch @@FoolishBaseball
But there are multiple things that count in baseball
@@FoolishBaseball Classic youtuber, putting no effort into their second channel videos
@@braxton3556 the umpire, the chyron, the announcers, holy shit youre right
Mike Trout's pixelated face popping up in the mirror killed me. Exactly what I needed to start my day.
Finally a second channel upload
come on now
@@FoolishBaseballquantity > quality baybeee
@@FoolishBaseballhe (we) just wants more Pickle videos
@@FoolishBaseball Foolish Baseball is the Jacob DeGrom to Foolish Bailey's Jordan Lyles. Sure, the first is an all time great baseball channel, but the second will get you through a whole season despite a lower quality of videos pitche- I mean produced.
Just found this cool offshoot channel of the foolish bailey channel! Thinking about subbing.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@@FoolishBaseballhe has no idea what is in for
what kind of a name is bailey?
Every day I pray that Bailey uploads a terrific video
you're too kind
😤😤
@@FoolishBaseballhe did the classic move, edit the comment after someone responds
This guy gets it
He pulled a fast one 😔
Paul DeJong's been real quiet since this came out
And Miles Straw. LOL
Probably because he said his name wrong
props to foolish to getting right into the video and answering the question before i even read the title!
also 2:07 what a line
I like the horsey but I also like the castle
yeah incredible
💯
"Whether we're talking about the Magnus effect or Magnus Carlsen..."
A+. Bravo.
I was also impressed w that reference…. I had to rewind it a few seconds just to make sure I heard what I had thought.
There's also the Magnus Carlsen effect. It's when other chess players don't punish Magnus's mistakes, because they trust too much that it must a correct play if Magnus played it.
" I could play in the big leagues today, if pitchers weren't allowed to trick me !" So true Bailey me too 😂😂 amen brother
Honestly even if they couldn't there's no way I'm hitting 95+
@@Jcoch_27 Some might say being able to throw that fast is genetically cheating so still counts.
@@Jcoch_27 faster spin rate fast balls deceptively "rise" so there's no escape lol
right there with him lol
The energy of this video was wild. The whole script was read like a jokey intro segment. No one on FB's level
In the words of Max Muncy, “THANK YOU FRIEND”
Day 2,350 of me asking Bailey to do a video on the 2011 Phillies pitching staff
Undertale reference in a baseball vid is wild 😭😭6:27
Is having fun and playing the game the right way 👍
and sportsmanship and family values
How are you not verified yet?
@nomorefielders @@FoolishBaseball and making it to FA to make loads of money; and one day hold that hunk of metal
wow this guy really explained chess perfectly
This legit helped me understand the game of baseball at a deeper level. Watching the game will be more engaging when I dive into the counts. Get pumped at a 3-0 and 3-1 count. Go crazy when a hit comes on an 0-2 count
It was obvious
Dude I thought everyone had checked out the science of hitting from their local library by 10 years old
@@WT1wL hey im australian. You dont understand cricket, but you dont see me calling you silly for it.
Videos like this are great for people just getting into it, or people wanting to understand baseball better. Why not just be nice.
@@jord.an6123 I understand Cricket. You're mean
@@WT1wL Well then, i apologise
Foolish Baseball sighting, instantly makes my day
The first sign of spring
What a good video analyzing different pitch counts. There’s so much information here that I’m probably gonna have to watch it a few times. Keep crushing it Bailey!!!
Thanks!
More analytical videos like this PLEASE. This is a masterpiece.
Your videos always ignite my love for baseball again, so please send this channel to Anthony Rendon.
- Yes I'm a sad Angels fan.
Do you think this channel can make Anthony Rendon love baseball too?
@@FoolishBaseball Genuinely yes.
This reminds me of the Corey Seager dilemma
Corey swings at quite a lot of first pitches, one of the highest in baseball.
Pitchers know this, but they also know the disadvantages of starting off 1-0 to a hitter like Seager.
What follows is a pick-your-poison and is why good first ball hitters often end up drawing a lot of walks.
13:22 THANK YOU!!!!!
Although, I would also argue that a single with a runner on 1st is still more valuable than a walk considering the 31.8% of base runners on first that took extra base(s) on a single in 2023.
The only time that the value of singles and walks is truly moot is when the bases are empty.
In situations with fewer than two outs and a runner on first, roughly 12% of PAs end in a double play. If we subtract the 35% of at bats that end in a K, BB, or HR (since you can only hit into a double play on a ball in play) that number goes up to 18%. And it turns out that the double play subtracts roughly twice as many expected runs as 1st and 3rd situations add, which is why the single and walk are roughly equal in value in that situation.
Babe wake up a new baseball bits just dropped
babe. babe please wake up
The final boss music kicking in during the part about pitchers being able to trick you was *chef's kiss* 16:37
Excellent idea for an educational video about baseball that could help a moderate baseball fan enjoy the game deeper.
Well done.
I’m obsessed with your writing style, Bailey. So intelligent and funny! That’s all. Just a comment about how I feel each time I watch your videos.
Back to back uploads from Jolly and Foolish? What a great Saturday afternoon 😅
Dude, I can't LOL at work and the "in 1982, before you were born and your parents had fulfilling lives" was, well, challenging. Thanks for that!
Thank you I am starting to fiend for baseball this is just the methadone I need
The first hit is free
They fiending for more!!
This is one of the best baseball bits videos I think, extremely well done FB
Good news: you're the pitcher and you've got a 0-2 count.
Bad news: the batter is Andrew McCutchen, and there's a furry convention in town.
the two offset and and it's an even matchup imo
Wow one of my favorite baseball bits in a long time😂 loved this one Bailey, keep it up
legitimately laughed so many times during this vid. Keep up the great work!! and so much effort on the second channel, gotta respect it
This is probably my favorite video you've ever done! As a coach, I'm probably going to have my kids watch this entire thing just to understand that the count matters more than they think it does
Very fun game theory video. Also maybe the most laughs in any baseball bits. horse’s name was bacon and despite everything it’s still mike trout both really got me. Love the magnus line too
I feel like I should show this video to a little league baseball team to help them understand decision making at the plate.
Thanks to that other video on your main channel, I can't unsee all of the yankers in this video trying to get the count advantage.
I remember David Ortiz being one of the first guys I saw regularly have the green light to swing on 3-0, and he would rake. I realize he didn’t play entirely in pitch tracking era, but I’d be interested to see his stats. I swear I’m not just talking about the ball he hit out of the Tokyo Dome.
The reference at 6:28 filled me with determination
this is one of your funniest scripts yet haha. really great vid
I get so excited when I see a post from here! Love your stuff.
As a batter and pitcher this completely makes sense and I learned a lot from this. Great video!
"Show me your count and I'll show you your future." - Obviously Boy Named Bailey
2:04 "a little horsie that can only L" also describes scuderia ferrari pretty well
i think this is your best video ever. i keep coming back to it and thinking about it.
"Magnus effect or Magnus Carlsen" I love you Bailey this had me rolling
I love this channel. For someone who’s a bit of a novice when it comes to the more advanced stuff in baseball, these types of videos make me learn way quicker since they’re interesting. Would I have any idea what a wOBA is if I didn’t watch this video? Absolutely not
Awesome job! Being an old school stats nerd as myself (who has simulated or kept score of 10,000+ games), I think you are the only new modern metrics guy who makes sense of all of these otherwise unnecessary non-transparent numbers.
I respect so much that the title is answered in the first sentence and it grabbed me in such a way that I watched the rest
I wish so badly there was anyone making quality videos like these for Ice Hockey.
Baseball is lucky to have you, Foolish.
Yay! I got my dream video of Foolish talking about counts!! Thank you so much!!
This is the first Baseball Bits episode I've watched since the pandemic. You've become so... "Baseball Bits..."
Really great video. Subscribed!
Nice one foolish. Don’t think I didn’t realize this is actually another Freddie freeman video
So what you’re saying is Kodai Senga is the best pitcher in MLB? Got it
Always love watching these vids!
Awesome content as always Bailey
Bailey really stepped up with the animations and graphics in this one! Well done sir!
What a great media piece. Thank you, FB.
That was a really really good video Bailey!
Didn’t expect the undertale jumpscare but I’m here for it
13:15 The difference between theory and practice is that in theory, they're the same thing; but in practice, they're not.
Dude Bailey is so funny legitimately, the cutaway gags got me today, I laughed out-loud at the Guinea pig joke and the undertale one lol
@2:09 Sick rising fastball. Best pitch in baseball history. I wish I had one.
This is probably your best video ever. Great work
I think that DJ LeMahieu 3-0 part was more likely just "here are 2 times DJ LeMahieu forgot what the count was"
Your videos always show everything I love with this weird sport. Can't wait for the season to start.
Another insta classic from Foolish Baseball
Super entertaining. Thanks!
Seeing that Trout is #1 in the league in heart/shadow differential made me happy.
It's unreasonable how much joy I get from him still being the best at something
0:43 I was at this game, no one knew wtf was going on
Getting new foolish baseball uploads is like a hit of crack after being sober for 20 years
These videos are truly incredible.
*"HALL OF FAME MANAGER TONY LARUSSA!"*
Hall of Fame baseball person, famously
@@FoolishBaseballdon't you know who he is??
A new Foolish Baseball video? I guess we should COUNT our blessings
So many amazing lines in this video.
Bailey, I'll have you know I was alive in 1988. I was 3 years old. I remember the Kirk Gibson at bat like a highlight. I'm lying about the highlight but not the being alive in 88.
Jokes aside, I dig this video. Either you're good at hitting the baseball or you're not. Pitchers that have good stuff can get just about anybody out.
thank you for acknowledging the royals as a franchise. You are the only media platform that does nowadays
Conclusion: Nobody is good after 0-2 (Unless you’re Barry Bonds from 2001-2004 who slugged .615 after an 0-2 count)
This is true, but thankfully nobody could be Barry Bonds. Not even Barry Bonds.
I'm a simple man. I see a new foolish baseball video, I drop what I'm doing and watch it.
2023 MVP video please :)
You are the goat of baseball content thank you
this might be the one singular greatest video you’ve posted over all the years
This might be your best work yet.
Sensational work
That was an absolutely incredible video.
6:32 Wisdom always sneaks his way into these videos lmao, hes criminally underrated by most cubs fans despite being a pretty good hitter
Agreed. He knows what he’s doing.
The cutter is a great 'out' pitch. Because it has very little movement, and is only slightly slower than a fastball, hitters swing expecting it to be above where it actually ends up, and arriving before it actually does. You could also compare it to the slider, where it has much less drop and more velocity. It's almost like a 'neutral' pitch that surprises hitters because they are used to four seamers and sliders with movement. I think baseball novices would be able to hit the cutter much more frequently than other pitch types, but for pros it throws them off. Similar to a changeup with barely any movement.
This video is so informative and yet not informative at all. Love it.
Damn, this video is super well done
Always a good day when Foolish baseball uploads!
its crazy that .013 OBP AVG diff on the first pitch means dudes are getting plunked 1 out of 100 times to start an AB
actually a brilliantly done video
This fucking channel. Without a doubt the best Baseball related channel on this hellsite.
Baseball bits needs an award at this point
I'd take a Razzie
Excellent research.
Dang. If this video, the count graphic was a bug on the screen maybe it would help build some, and we can use some heavily here, some interest in the game. This is where like you said the chess match is. We aren't smart enough to figure out the NFL script, but the results are so exciting. We can't crunch the numbers ourselves for baseball, but its such a quick thing we can know the stakes before the pitch clock is up and then we can expect a certain outsome and even root for/against ceratin actions of the pitcher/batter and it would be cool.
Love this style of video
very very quality video Bailey
Great vid!
Another Bailey banger where I only understand 22% of what’s going on, but a banger nonetheless.