For the home run at 3:23 that is so impressive because he (Bartlo colon) is a pitcher. Pitchers don't usually hit home runs. Colon was in his 40s and that was his first ever home run. Highly recommend looking him up for highlights bc he's a loved man.
Baseball tradition says that when a pitcher, (Colon in this case), hits a home run, instead of all the players staying in the dugout to congratulate him....they leave and go back into the locker room as a joke so he returns to an empty dugout.
I love your videos and have been explaining your questions you have in your past videos in my head. This time I’ll type them out so hopefully you can learn some things about the game :) That first clip was a playing hitting the ball, and that same player making it all the way back to home base. That’s an inside-the-park home run (the ball didn’t leave the stadium, an automatic home run). This is rare, not one in a million, but to end the game in the bottom of the 9th inning with one, is extremely special. The second clip is what we call a bunt. I saw a bunt in your previous video, and you were wondering if that’s to stall time for a man on third base. A bunt can be for one of two reasons, mainly: 1. Advance a runner with less than two outs, sacrificing yourself as an out at first, and 2. Getting to first for a hit. What is not known to a new baseball watcher is Robinson Cano (the batter here) was older and slower at the time. The Red Sox (the pitching team) had shifted their fielders to the left, as he would often hit in that direction (what we call a “shift”). His bunt went uncontested and allowed him a double. Just not a thing you usually see in the majors. The third clip, a ball can roll along the foul line until the base and be either fair or foul. That’s only decided once the balls momentum dies or it reaches the bag. The ball was foul and the batter assumed it’d stay foul. It came back into fair play and the catcher was able to tag him out. Continued…
That “backup on the bases play” - yes, he had to go back because the runners ahead did not move forward. The next clip, colón is a pitcher. A well liked guy because he is kinda memey hit a monster Homerun. Pitchers usually aren’t very good at batting (and fielders who bat regularly aren’t great at pitching 99% of the time). So that one you slowed down with the guy getting hit by the pitch… to me, it’s arguable, he didn’t get hit. This is prior to the replay era which started only a couple years ago. In that case he basically robbed first base. Then he got hit on a throw to second and then at home plate. Hitting the runner with your throw does nothing. He just got hit two or three times in one cycle of the bases which might have only happened that one time lol. The next question you have is when they intentionally walk David Ortiz. The Red Sox DH was so used to being pitched away from, aka being thrown unhittable balls, because he was a very clutch Homerun hitter in close games. That pitch was the fourth ball and he just walked away before it was even thrown, which is kind of a comedic disrespect to the pitcher. Quick answer: even if a ball hits the ground first, the batter can still swing. It can still be a strike if they miss, and still a hit if they get a hit. Yes you can catch a foul ball. That clip was there because the initial fielder catching it dropped it to another fielder. Kind of a dud clip if you ask me. I’ll make one last comment with the next clips if there are any. Hate to take up your comment section like this but it’s nice to see someone get into the rules of baseball!
Just a tiny add to that Pedroia steal of second and third, Ortiz was pitched out on lol. The foul ball clip was next. I answered that in a previous comment. If it dies or reaches the first or third base, it’s fair or foul. But if it’s picked up in either location it becomes that. It was foul before the line and went back fair, then was picked up before the base. Therefore it is fair. Hope my answers helped your understanding. I can’t wait for your next video on baseball.
The one where the Cardinal batter got hit by pitch to get to first base. He goes to second base and gets hit again and then also gets badly hit in the head going to home. That was rough go around the bases.
Throwing your glove, hat or any other part of your uniform is considered an unfair act. Rule 5.06(b)(4) Each runner including the batter-runner may, without liability to be put out, advance: (B) Three bases, if a fielder deliberately touches a fair ball with his cap, mask or any part of his uniform detached from its proper place on his person. The ball is in play and the batter may advance to home base at his peril; (C) Three bases, if a fielder deliberately throws his glove at and touches a fair ball. The ball is in play and the batter may advance to home base at his peril;
10:38 if a ball rolls into fair territory before the 1/3 base bag then it is a fair ball. Doesn’t matter if it was 30ft foul as long as it comes back into fair territory before the bag it’s fair play
Helmets have extra protection on the side the faces the pitcher as that is where you are most likely to get hit. This is always in the form of an ear flap. Players may add a second part that project the jaw and cheek on the same side. Additionally, players are taught at young age to always try to slid so that your back is between the ball and the base.
Yes throwing your glove at the ball is a huge no no. But I think the person only gets the 3 bases if you actually hit the ball with your glove. If a ball is hit And it goes into foul territory it is still a live ball. That's How players can catch balls that go into fowl territory. The fence between the fields and the stands that's out of bounce and The player inbounds Which is the whole field to catch the ball. He cannot jump over the wall iby t he stands because it's out of play. With the Bundt or the hit where the ball was going up the 3rd base line and was actually involved territory and the capture was following up is a fairball the reason is because it was foul and then it went fair out anybody touching it. Happened to territory that determines the whether it's a hit or a foul ball. Usually if somebody in the stands catches the ball after the game they can go and get it signed by the player. At least I know some teams do that
Great video but it’s way better if you understood the game a bit more. As people have mentioned, you should definitely watch exciting game highlights (I recommend 2022 NLCS games 4 & 5) You understand enough to enjoy the game but will learn even more. Hope you had a great weekend!
At 1:52, the issues is that the player didn't do what every player is taught to do from age 7. Always run on a foul until the umpire calls foul. More specifically, a ball is only foul when it goes dead foul. So a ball can be hit foul but become fair if it enters the field before 1st or 3rd base. In this case, the defensive player was playing heads up baseball. By reading the trajectory and allowing it to roll fair, he got an easy out. Had he picked it up in foul territory, it would have been dead and foul.
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I was just at a Cardinals game last Friday and a foul ball got hit up into the second deck. The fan in the first row missed the catch and it dropped down to the bottom level and someone else got the ball. On the very next pitch, a foul ball went back to the exact same guy in the second deck and this time he caught it -- the crowd went nuts. Maybe not 1 in a million, but the odds are that are pretty crazy lol
7:18 That was David Ortiz who just straight up left before the pitch got there. Basically, he was an absolute monster that year and got walked a lot late in games. This was worse in the playoffs, with team's walking him the whole game. Pitching to him was frightening. At one point, late in the season, the Cubs were doing it again but 'faking' it by just throwing wildly outside hoping he'd chase it. So at 3 balls, no strikes.. he saw the look in the pitcher's eyes and just knew what was happening and started the walk to first before the ball even arrived as a sign that he's sick of it.
As for the lack of commentary, let’s add some. Clip #1= with one out in the bottom of the 9th inning with the score tied 2-2, the hitter batted ball misses being a home run by inches, hits near the top of the wall and bounces back away from the outfielder. The crowd initial excitement wanes, then increases ever louder as the runner circles the bases for an inside the park home run, a walk off win for his team. Clip #2= batter bunts the ball pass third base for a double because the infield defense was playing a shift toward first base. Few bunts result with a double. Clip #3poorly batted ball initially foul dribbles back into fair territory before third base, the catcher picks up the now fair ball and tags the batter out because he thought the ball would remain foul. Clip #4= catch of flying bat in dugout Clip #5= catch of foul ball in stands by.excited fan Clip #6= another ball off top of wall with bases loaded, one run scored from third base because he was tagged up. The runners on second and first base had to position themselves half way between bases in case the fielder caught the ball, so they could tag up and then advance to the next base. So they only advanced one base, to third and second. Meanwhile the batter was running the entire time and almost caught the trailing runner at second base, and was tagged out retreating back to first base. Baseball plays are greatly affected by game situations. For example, if there were two outs when the ball was batted, all the runners on base would have been advancing and the batter would not have caught up to the trailing runner, and two, possibly three runs could have scored vs the one run. Clip #7= Colon was a veteran pitcher with over a decade in the majors, and finally hi his first home run in his career. Pitchers normally do not hit well, they are paid to pitch well. Too many clips, going to stop now.
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Makes me mad the before bartolo colon was ruled a grand slam home run because it was above the yellow line. The batter came back to home plate and ran the bases again.
A ball down the line is neither foul nor fair until it reaches the base or is touched by a fielder. So a ball can be in foul territory but roll back fair before it is touched.
2:02 - if the ball is on the white lines it is considered a live ball. the catcher waited and hoped the ball would go onto the line, which it did, so he can play the ball and get the batter out. the batter didn't run because he thought it was going to be foul, on the outside of the white lines. the catcher tagged him, which makes the batter out. 2:46 - they didn't show the whole play. the play was called live the whole time by the umpires and the batter and runners thought the ball was a home run so they got confused on the base tracks and that's why he was taged out. the hit was reviewed and in the end, was rules a home run because it bounced off the wall behind the home run wall. they had the batter and all runners go back to where they were originally, and the batter did a small air swing and play went as if he hit the home run and the batter and the runners on base all rounded the bases to home plate for it. 3:23 - the batter Bartolo Colon was a pitcher. pitchers at the time went to bat for themselves in the National League instead of a designated hitter (someone not on the field that batted for the pitcher) that the American League does. a few years ago they chnged the rule so both Leagues can have a designated hitter for the pitcher. Bartolo was loved by the whole MLB world, players, teams, and fans included. this was his first ever home run (and his only one) at about 42 years old. 4:20 - the fielder lost his glove over the fence when he jumped at it. he played without it for that one play and ended up hopping over the fence to get his glove back. 4:41 - the batter Stephen Piscotty got hit by the pitch in the beginning of the clip. that gives him a free pass to first base since he didn't swing at the pitch. later in the same inning when he stole second base, he got hit by the ball that was thrown. at the end of that play when he went home, he got hit again by the throw. he got hit 3 times by the baseball in one inning. 7:14 - David Ortiz, the batter, knew pitchers would try to avoind giving him hittable pitches because he was a home run threat. on this at bat, you can see where the previous 3 pitches were on the graphic at the bottom right. all of them were way outside the strike zone. so he knew that it would be ball 4 and a walk to first base. he started to walk to first base as soon as the pitcher threw the ball knowing it would be ball 4. 10:25 - a baseball is considered fair and the play is live if it's in fair territory when it's touched by a player, the ball touches the base, or it stops in fair territory. even tho the ball started off in foul territory initially, it had enough spin to roll into fair territory. if the ball is touched or stops moving before it passes 1st base or 3rd base, it is called fair or foul depending on where it is at the time. i hope i was able to explain these clips and their situations good enough
Sometimes like this one, the ball rolls foul and then fair... Notice most teams don't have level ground, some desire the ball to roll fair, and some desire the ball to roll foul along the foul lines... If the ground ball gets through the infield and passes first/third base in fair ground and then rolls foul after the first/third base it is a fair ball... Notice the determining factor is the first/third bases... Usually the team with a swift runner who bunts the ball often likes the ball to roll fair, whereas the team without a swift runner prefer bunts to roll foul...
At 9:15, the issue is that he faked the ump. If he catches the foul ball, its an out. It hits the ground, but the ump can't see through the crowd of players.
If you want a baseball team to follow, the team with the most fans "worldwide" is the St. Louis Cardinals. Look for the 2 red birds sitting on a bat on the front of the uniform
Unfortunately the Cardinals aren't the winning Cardinals of a few years ago... But I have faith in the Cardinals management, they will rebuild within five years, if not sooner...
For the home run at 3:23 that is so impressive because he (Bartlo colon) is a pitcher. Pitchers don't usually hit home runs. Colon was in his 40s and that was his first ever home run. Highly recommend looking him up for highlights bc he's a loved man.
Bartolo had been in MLB for nearly 20 years, and he had never hit a home run before this one.
Baseball tradition says that when a pitcher, (Colon in this case), hits a home run, instead of all the players staying in the dugout to congratulate him....they leave and go back into the locker room as a joke so he returns to an empty dugout.
5:00 lol He got hit three times at one bat. First at the plate, second time taking second and again coming home. 50yrs iv'e never seen that.
Pitchers are not known for their hitting prowess. That was probably his one and only home run in his career.
I love your videos and have been explaining your questions you have in your past videos in my head. This time I’ll type them out so hopefully you can learn some things about the game :)
That first clip was a playing hitting the ball, and that same player making it all the way back to home base. That’s an inside-the-park home run (the ball didn’t leave the stadium, an automatic home run). This is rare, not one in a million, but to end the game in the bottom of the 9th inning with one, is extremely special.
The second clip is what we call a bunt. I saw a bunt in your previous video, and you were wondering if that’s to stall time for a man on third base. A bunt can be for one of two reasons, mainly: 1. Advance a runner with less than two outs, sacrificing yourself as an out at first, and 2. Getting to first for a hit. What is not known to a new baseball watcher is Robinson Cano (the batter here) was older and slower at the time. The Red Sox (the pitching team) had shifted their fielders to the left, as he would often hit in that direction (what we call a “shift”). His bunt went uncontested and allowed him a double. Just not a thing you usually see in the majors.
The third clip, a ball can roll along the foul line until the base and be either fair or foul. That’s only decided once the balls momentum dies or it reaches the bag. The ball was foul and the batter assumed it’d stay foul. It came back into fair play and the catcher was able to tag him out.
Continued…
That “backup on the bases play” - yes, he had to go back because the runners ahead did not move forward.
The next clip, colón is a pitcher. A well liked guy because he is kinda memey hit a monster Homerun. Pitchers usually aren’t very good at batting (and fielders who bat regularly aren’t great at pitching 99% of the time).
So that one you slowed down with the guy getting hit by the pitch… to me, it’s arguable, he didn’t get hit. This is prior to the replay era which started only a couple years ago. In that case he basically robbed first base. Then he got hit on a throw to second and then at home plate. Hitting the runner with your throw does nothing. He just got hit two or three times in one cycle of the bases which might have only happened that one time lol.
The next question you have is when they intentionally walk David Ortiz. The Red Sox DH was so used to being pitched away from, aka being thrown unhittable balls, because he was a very clutch Homerun hitter in close games. That pitch was the fourth ball and he just walked away before it was even thrown, which is kind of a comedic disrespect to the pitcher.
Quick answer: even if a ball hits the ground first, the batter can still swing. It can still be a strike if they miss, and still a hit if they get a hit.
Yes you can catch a foul ball. That clip was there because the initial fielder catching it dropped it to another fielder. Kind of a dud clip if you ask me.
I’ll make one last comment with the next clips if there are any. Hate to take up your comment section like this but it’s nice to see someone get into the rules of baseball!
Just a tiny add to that Pedroia steal of second and third, Ortiz was pitched out on lol.
The foul ball clip was next. I answered that in a previous comment. If it dies or reaches the first or third base, it’s fair or foul. But if it’s picked up in either location it becomes that. It was foul before the line and went back fair, then was picked up before the base. Therefore it is fair.
Hope my answers helped your understanding. I can’t wait for your next video on baseball.
The one where the Cardinal batter got hit by pitch to get to first base. He goes to second base and gets hit again and then also gets badly hit in the head going to home. That was rough go around the bases.
Throwing your glove, hat or any other part of your uniform is considered an unfair act.
Rule 5.06(b)(4) Each runner including the batter-runner may, without liability to be put out, advance:
(B) Three bases, if a fielder deliberately touches a fair ball with his cap, mask or any part of his uniform detached from its proper place on his person. The ball is in play and the batter may advance to home base at his peril;
(C) Three bases, if a fielder deliberately throws his glove at and touches a fair ball. The ball is in play and the batter may advance to home base at his peril;
10:38 if a ball rolls into fair territory before the 1/3 base bag then it is a fair ball. Doesn’t matter if it was 30ft foul as long as it comes back into fair territory before the bag it’s fair play
Helmets have extra protection on the side the faces the pitcher as that is where you are most likely to get hit. This is always in the form of an ear flap. Players may add a second part that project the jaw and cheek on the same side. Additionally, players are taught at young age to always try to slid so that your back is between the ball and the base.
Yes throwing your glove at the ball is a huge no no. But I think the person only gets the 3 bases if you actually hit the ball with your glove. If a ball is hit And it goes into foul territory it is still a live ball. That's How players can catch balls that go into fowl territory. The fence between the fields and the stands that's out of bounce and The player inbounds Which is the whole field to catch the ball. He cannot jump over the wall iby t he stands because it's out of play. With the Bundt or the hit where the ball was going up the 3rd base line and was actually involved territory and the capture was following up is a fairball the reason is because it was foul and then it went fair out anybody touching it. Happened to territory that determines the whether it's a hit or a foul ball. Usually if somebody in the stands catches the ball after the game they can go and get it signed by the player. At least I know some teams do that
Great video but it’s way better if you understood the game a bit more.
As people have mentioned, you should definitely watch exciting game highlights (I recommend 2022 NLCS games 4 & 5) You understand enough to enjoy the game but will learn even more.
Hope you had a great weekend!
At 1:52, the issues is that the player didn't do what every player is taught to do from age 7. Always run on a foul until the umpire calls foul. More specifically, a ball is only foul when it goes dead foul. So a ball can be hit foul but become fair if it enters the field before 1st or 3rd base. In this case, the defensive player was playing heads up baseball. By reading the trajectory and allowing it to roll fair, he got an easy out. Had he picked it up in foul territory, it would have been dead and foul.
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I was just at a Cardinals game last Friday and a foul ball got hit up into the second deck. The fan in the first row missed the catch and it dropped down to the bottom level and someone else got the ball. On the very next pitch, a foul ball went back to the exact same guy in the second deck and this time he caught it -- the crowd went nuts. Maybe not 1 in a million, but the odds are that are pretty crazy lol
Miracles happen with baseball....
7:18 That was David Ortiz who just straight up left before the pitch got there. Basically, he was an absolute monster that year and got walked a lot late in games. This was worse in the playoffs, with team's walking him the whole game. Pitching to him was frightening. At one point, late in the season, the Cubs were doing it again but 'faking' it by just throwing wildly outside hoping he'd chase it. So at 3 balls, no strikes.. he saw the look in the pitcher's eyes and just knew what was happening and started the walk to first before the ball even arrived as a sign that he's sick of it.
0:34 yay, a fellow Cubs fan! 😊
As for the lack of commentary, let’s add some.
Clip #1= with one out in the bottom of the 9th inning with the score tied 2-2, the hitter batted ball misses being a home run by inches, hits near the top of the wall and bounces back away from the outfielder. The crowd initial excitement wanes, then increases ever louder as the runner circles the bases for an inside the park home run, a walk off win for his team.
Clip #2= batter bunts the ball pass third base for a double because the infield defense was playing a shift toward first base. Few bunts result with a double.
Clip #3poorly batted ball initially foul dribbles back into fair territory before third base, the catcher picks up the now fair ball and tags the batter out because he thought the ball would remain foul.
Clip #4= catch of flying bat in dugout
Clip #5= catch of foul ball in stands by.excited fan
Clip #6= another ball off top of wall with bases loaded, one run scored from third base because he was tagged up. The runners on second and first base had to position themselves half way between bases in case the fielder caught the ball, so they could tag up and then advance to the next base. So they only advanced one base, to third and second. Meanwhile the batter was running the entire time and almost caught the trailing runner at second base, and was tagged out retreating back to first base. Baseball plays are greatly affected by game situations. For example, if there were two outs when the ball was batted, all the runners on base would have been advancing and the batter would not have caught up to the trailing runner, and two, possibly three runs could have scored vs the one run.
Clip #7= Colon was a veteran pitcher with over a decade in the majors, and finally hi his first home run in his career. Pitchers normally do not hit well, they are paid to pitch well.
Too many clips, going to stop now.
thesound is called THR CRACK OF THE BAT
AT 13:05 - correct, throwing your hat or glove at the ball results in free bases the the batting team.
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Makes me mad the before bartolo colon was ruled a grand slam home run because it was above the yellow line. The batter came back to home plate and ran the bases again.
A ball down the line is neither foul nor fair until it reaches the base or is touched by a fielder. So a ball can be in foul territory but roll back fair before it is touched.
2:02 - if the ball is on the white lines it is considered a live ball. the catcher waited and hoped the ball would go onto the line, which it did, so he can play the ball and get the batter out. the batter didn't run because he thought it was going to be foul, on the outside of the white lines. the catcher tagged him, which makes the batter out.
2:46 - they didn't show the whole play. the play was called live the whole time by the umpires and the batter and runners thought the ball was a home run so they got confused on the base tracks and that's why he was taged out. the hit was reviewed and in the end, was rules a home run because it bounced off the wall behind the home run wall. they had the batter and all runners go back to where they were originally, and the batter did a small air swing and play went as if he hit the home run and the batter and the runners on base all rounded the bases to home plate for it.
3:23 - the batter Bartolo Colon was a pitcher. pitchers at the time went to bat for themselves in the National League instead of a designated hitter (someone not on the field that batted for the pitcher) that the American League does. a few years ago they chnged the rule so both Leagues can have a designated hitter for the pitcher. Bartolo was loved by the whole MLB world, players, teams, and fans included. this was his first ever home run (and his only one) at about 42 years old.
4:20 - the fielder lost his glove over the fence when he jumped at it. he played without it for that one play and ended up hopping over the fence to get his glove back.
4:41 - the batter Stephen Piscotty got hit by the pitch in the beginning of the clip. that gives him a free pass to first base since he didn't swing at the pitch. later in the same inning when he stole second base, he got hit by the ball that was thrown. at the end of that play when he went home, he got hit again by the throw. he got hit 3 times by the baseball in one inning.
7:14 - David Ortiz, the batter, knew pitchers would try to avoind giving him hittable pitches because he was a home run threat. on this at bat, you can see where the previous 3 pitches were on the graphic at the bottom right. all of them were way outside the strike zone. so he knew that it would be ball 4 and a walk to first base. he started to walk to first base as soon as the pitcher threw the ball knowing it would be ball 4.
10:25 - a baseball is considered fair and the play is live if it's in fair territory when it's touched by a player, the ball touches the base, or it stops in fair territory. even tho the ball started off in foul territory initially, it had enough spin to roll into fair territory. if the ball is touched or stops moving before it passes 1st base or 3rd base, it is called fair or foul depending on where it is at the time.
i hope i was able to explain these clips and their situations good enough
Sometimes like this one, the ball rolls foul and then fair... Notice most teams don't have level ground, some desire the ball to roll fair, and some desire the ball to roll foul along the foul lines... If the ground ball gets through the infield and passes first/third base in fair ground and then rolls foul after the first/third base it is a fair ball... Notice the determining factor is the first/third bases... Usually the team with a swift runner who bunts the ball often likes the ball to roll fair, whereas the team without a swift runner prefer bunts to roll foul...
fun fact: all baseballs are hand stitched.
4:50 has me lost too
Fowler lost his glove over the center field wall and it didn’t show it, but he had to jump over the fence and get it himself.
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Cubs of course.they're in a few of these.
I’m a Phillies fan but I don’t hate Cubs fans or the team, so I could tolerate watching if he became one. 😂
At 9:15, the issue is that he faked the ump. If he catches the foul ball, its an out. It hits the ground, but the ump can't see through the crowd of players.
No, the ball never hit the ground.
Because he’s a pitcher they normally can’t hit well
The video you reacted to might be one of the worst compilations I’ve ever seen there’s not enough context on like 80% of these clips
Wow. This is one of the weakest MLB highlight clips I've seen.
I was expecting at least one unassisted triple play or that idiot who "stole first".
If you want a baseball team to follow, the team with the most fans "worldwide" is the St. Louis Cardinals. Look for the 2 red birds sitting on a bat on the front of the uniform
Unfortunately the Cardinals aren't the winning Cardinals of a few years ago... But I have faith in the Cardinals management, they will rebuild within five years, if not sooner...