With college sports, you can celebrate. You cannot taunt the other team. The pitcher who was ejected would have been fine if he wasn't directing his emotions purposely at the opposing team's dugout.
I may not agree with every unwritten rule, but baseball wouldn’t be the same without them. Baseball has its superstitions. It has its own language and culture that make it more than just a great sport. Whether you agree with the rule about celebrating or not, every player fully understands they may get drilled if they show up the other team. They’ve been playing since they were in grade school. The unwritten rules have always been there.
"I may not agree with every unwritten rule, but baseball wouldn’t be the same without them" It might not be the same, but it would be better. Baseball is dying and the fact that baseball players aren't allowed to have personalities, to have fun, has (along with other factors) all but killed the game for most people under the age of 40.
@@TheSwordOfTheJedi-u2p It's never had those things though even at its peak. That's not the reason it's lost popularity and has absolutely nothing to do with the decline. Peoples interests are pulled in several hundreds times more directions now than they used to be during Baseballs peak. Whether or not a guy is allowed to do a cartwheel after a homerun isn't going to have a single bit of impact on gaining new viewers.
The MLB has changed over the years, but back in the day if the pitcher thought you were showing him up, your are going to get. Mickey Mantle hit a home run, against Bob Gibson, and he looked at the ground and ran around the bases fast. There is a RUclips video of him telling the story. He thought that if he even looked at Bob Gibson while rounding the bases, Bob would hit him in the head with a 97 MPH fastball. And he was right to think that way. You don’t show up Bob Gibson.
If you haven't already seen it, check out the lead up to Jose Bautista"s home run and its aftermath during the '15 playoffs against Texas. It's unreal.
This video 2:24 he got this clip backwards 😂 Paul Konerko was hit in the face with a pitch, got up like a beast, then in his next at bat took the same pitcher deep for his revenge. That moment should be Iconic.
I played ball for nearly 20 years and though I understand the revenge aspect I just think its absolutely idiotic to hit the guy and give him a free base. Why put a runner on and extend an inning which gives them momentum? The best revenge is striking the guy out and then you stare him down…THAT is revenge. You are only hurting your own team by intentionally putting him on base…🤷♂️
Your right taunting should be legal The world has gotten soft. To me taunting is part of the game. I think the bat flip is cool after a homerun as long as you don't stare it down for too long
Oh you don't know about Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura?! I watched that game when it happened. I have no love for fighting with pitchers but as a lifelong Nolan fan, that was sweet. You should watch the Nolan Ryan documentary, Facing Nolan, made 2022.
Something that's never mentioned in these videos when someone gets kicked by someone else... Baseball players wear metal cleats. Don't know specifically for every sport but I'm sure most use plastic/rubber cleats. Usually around highschool age is when players are allowed to wear metal cleats. Nowadays they're definitely dull, curved tips but they still easily puncture the skin when a baserunner slides cleat first into a baseman's skin. So when you see a flying kick in a baseball fight? You know there was some animosity. Also way back in the day (50s and prior), players were known to sharpen their cleats. A baseball icon named Ty Cobb is known to have sharpened his cleats before games. And he (and most players back then) never seemed to slide on the dirt into a baseman. Instead he and many were also doing flying leg kicks at whoever is trying to tag him out. Google his name and you'll see old timey photos of him doing it
I got cleated in high school. Wasnt the runners fault though. Was just a bad luck play. Was rainy and wet. Guy stole second, Im 2nd baseman and covering. Its a bad throw on the 3rd base side of the bag and I stepped on 2nd base trying to reach the ball and I slipped bc the rain and landed right in dudes path…His cleats went into my where my arm bends at the elbow but right next to my veins on the inside part of my arm. I said I wanted to stay in but my arm was yellow within 5 mins and then I lost all feeling. Had to wear a sling for a week and my arm was black the rest of the time lol. Still got the scar.
Actually its wise to do so…It means next time up you get a free pass to first. No chance of getting out when they want to put you on base intentionally lol…
You guys definitely need to watch “Game 162” documentary. It’s about the last game of the 2011 regular season & numerous teams still didn’t know if they would make the playoffs! It was the wildest night of sports that I can remember! Also, as a Phillies fan, I remember the 2007 Mets collapse & it was great!
If fans and players want to FAFO, let the cops deal with them. Whatever happened to the competitive spirit of shit-talking? Hockey seems to handle things just fine!
I'm not usually the "everything is racist" guy.. I spend as much time arguing with those idiots in comment sections as I do anything else on RUclips. That being said, the "unwritten rules" of baseball reek of them trying desperately to keep any personality and flare out of the game. Aka what old white men would consider too black, or too "hispanic". Obviously I don't know for sure about anyone, but I imagine that's where a lot of it started.
This, along with the fact that NBA/NFL draft picks are instantly in the league [90% of them] and MLB players may never make it even when drafted high, is one of the biggest reasons people born before 1990ish chose basketball, football, hell even soccer over baseball. You can't have a personality other than "generic humble white guy", you will get zero marketing outside of your teams little area [or you play for like, 2 teams], and you aren't allowed to have fun and show it on the field or you risk taking a 100mph missile to the face from some pussy pitcher. It's a joke. Even if I was amazing at baseball as a kid, I would have had zero desire to play it. Not to mention, the younger you are, the more likely you are to find it very boring 75% of the time.
With college sports, you can celebrate. You cannot taunt the other team. The pitcher who was ejected would have been fine if he wasn't directing his emotions purposely at the opposing team's dugout.
I may not agree with every unwritten rule, but baseball wouldn’t be the same without them. Baseball has its superstitions. It has its own language and culture that make it more than just a great sport. Whether you agree with the rule about celebrating or not, every player fully understands they may get drilled if they show up the other team. They’ve been playing since they were in grade school. The unwritten rules have always been there.
Add hockey unwritten rules to baseball, and then maybe it might become watchable.
"I may not agree with every unwritten rule, but baseball wouldn’t be the same without them" It might not be the same, but it would be better. Baseball is dying and the fact that baseball players aren't allowed to have personalities, to have fun, has (along with other factors) all but killed the game for most people under the age of 40.
@@TheSwordOfTheJedi-u2p It's never had those things though even at its peak. That's not the reason it's lost popularity and has absolutely nothing to do with the decline. Peoples interests are pulled in several hundreds times more directions now than they used to be during Baseballs peak. Whether or not a guy is allowed to do a cartwheel after a homerun isn't going to have a single bit of impact on gaining new viewers.
The MLB has changed over the years, but back in the day if the pitcher thought you were showing him up, your are going to get. Mickey Mantle hit a home run, against Bob Gibson, and he looked at the ground and ran around the bases fast. There is a RUclips video of him telling the story. He thought that if he even looked at Bob Gibson while rounding the bases, Bob would hit him in the head with a 97 MPH fastball. And he was right to think that way. You don’t show up Bob Gibson.
If you haven't already seen it, check out the lead up to Jose Bautista"s home run and its aftermath during the '15 playoffs against Texas. It's unreal.
Gotta watch a video on Nolan Ryan, the man was a beast
This video 2:24 he got this clip backwards 😂 Paul Konerko was hit in the face with a pitch, got up like a beast, then in his next at bat took the same pitcher deep for his revenge. That moment should be Iconic.
Steve Bartman incident is a good one to react to.
I played ball for nearly 20 years and though I understand the revenge aspect I just think its absolutely idiotic to hit the guy and give him a free base. Why put a runner on and extend an inning which gives them momentum? The best revenge is striking the guy out and then you stare him down…THAT is revenge. You are only hurting your own team by intentionally putting him on base…🤷♂️
This was a great reaction
Your right taunting should be legal
The world has gotten soft. To me taunting is part of the game. I think the bat flip is cool after a homerun as long as you don't stare it down for too long
the rarest plays in baseball history video from that channel is also good
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Oh you don't know about Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura?! I watched that game when it happened. I have no love for fighting with pitchers but as a lifelong Nolan fan, that was sweet.
You should watch the Nolan Ryan documentary, Facing Nolan, made 2022.
The batter kicking the catcher is minor league player Izzy Alcántara.
Daz: taunting should be part of the game!
Also Daz: The guy who celebrated a home run should get hit intentionally
Yeah, he contradicted himself big time. He seems like he would be a really poor sport when he plays anything.
Something that's never mentioned in these videos when someone gets kicked by someone else... Baseball players wear metal cleats. Don't know specifically for every sport but I'm sure most use plastic/rubber cleats. Usually around highschool age is when players are allowed to wear metal cleats. Nowadays they're definitely dull, curved tips but they still easily puncture the skin when a baserunner slides cleat first into a baseman's skin. So when you see a flying kick in a baseball fight? You know there was some animosity.
Also way back in the day (50s and prior), players were known to sharpen their cleats. A baseball icon named Ty Cobb is known to have sharpened his cleats before games. And he (and most players back then) never seemed to slide on the dirt into a baseman. Instead he and many were also doing flying leg kicks at whoever is trying to tag him out.
Google his name and you'll see old timey photos of him doing it
I got cleated in high school. Wasnt the runners fault though. Was just a bad luck play. Was rainy and wet. Guy stole second, Im 2nd baseman and covering. Its a bad throw on the 3rd base side of the bag and I stepped on 2nd base trying to reach the ball and I slipped bc the rain and landed right in dudes path…His cleats went into my where my arm bends at the elbow but right next to my veins on the inside part of my arm. I said I wanted to stay in but my arm was yellow within 5 mins and then I lost all feeling. Had to wear a sling for a week and my arm was black the rest of the time lol. Still got the scar.
Imagine all the fights in soccer if they had unwritten rules on flopping.
In baseball, you never do anything to show up the opposing team. You do not celebrate!
Actually its wise to do so…It means next time up you get a free pass to first. No chance of getting out when they want to put you on base intentionally lol…
Baseball players are soft souls.
You guys definitely need to watch “Game 162” documentary. It’s about the last game of the 2011 regular season & numerous teams still didn’t know if they would make the playoffs! It was the wildest night of sports that I can remember!
Also, as a Phillies fan, I remember the 2007 Mets collapse & it was great!
Well neither of you ref, umpire, or officiate a professional sport so you don't have to deal with fights breaking out and hell letting loose.
If fans and players want to FAFO, let the cops deal with them. Whatever happened to the competitive spirit of shit-talking? Hockey seems to handle things just fine!
I'm not usually the "everything is racist" guy.. I spend as much time arguing with those idiots in comment sections as I do anything else on RUclips. That being said, the "unwritten rules" of baseball reek of them trying desperately to keep any personality and flare out of the game. Aka what old white men would consider too black, or too "hispanic". Obviously I don't know for sure about anyone, but I imagine that's where a lot of it started.
Do they expect people to be like robots. No they expect them to act like adults, not 4th graders. Celebrate something big, not an effing strikeout.
This, along with the fact that NBA/NFL draft picks are instantly in the league [90% of them] and MLB players may never make it even when drafted high, is one of the biggest reasons people born before 1990ish chose basketball, football, hell even soccer over baseball. You can't have a personality other than "generic humble white guy", you will get zero marketing outside of your teams little area [or you play for like, 2 teams], and you aren't allowed to have fun and show it on the field or you risk taking a 100mph missile to the face from some pussy pitcher. It's a joke.
Even if I was amazing at baseball as a kid, I would have had zero desire to play it. Not to mention, the younger you are, the more likely you are to find it very boring 75% of the time.
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