The more I learn about baseball, the more I feel like I'm watching a lawsuit session where all the players are trying to find loopholes to support their claims. Amazing

Okay, I’m dead serious about this. MLB Network NEEDS to hire this man.

MLB could multiply their number of viewers and fans ten-fold without any rule changes simply by increasing the number of home games that can be watched on ordinary broadcast television.

The real-time replays in tennis are very engaging to the crowd. Hope this style is implemented in MLB. Teams shouldn't be punished by human error on the home plate umpire's behalf.

Seeing how players are always looking for loopholes, one can understand why hockey (unofficially) allows players to fight as a form of self policing.

I love the challenge idea. The fact that a player or ump could get publicly humiliated on the Jumbotron just makes it better

I kind of like the idea of 3 pitch challenges. Especially with guys like Angel Hernandez and Laz Diaz calling balls and strikes. I don't like the other variation where the robot calls all the pitches though. That seems like it would make the umpires' judgments mean nothing, even when the robot makes a mistake.

Personally I’m old school baseball and I’m not for challenging pitches. The umpire has always called the game until everyone finally agreed he was no longer capable, and a replacement was found. And yes, I’ve seen a few this year that need to f ind other employment. But yes, I like the pitch clock. It keeps the game moving, both for the pitcher and batter.

dont know about the 5inning starter rule…punishing a team whose starter is not having it early in the game by taking out a key piece of their offense pretty much soft kills any chance of a comeback. as much as i like the new rules this year, i think going overboard and adding any more rules in such a short span could drive the players and officials crazy.

We used to not need a rule to force batters in the box, because pitchers can throw when batters step out.

You are the man! I’ve learned so much about the “new game”. Your editing, delivery, and entire video production is next level. New subscriber here! Keep up the awesome content.

I would like baseball way more if there weren't so many rules hahah maybe im just too slow 😅

the 3 challenges is great..I went to a game last week in the AAA and it took all of 10 seconds to make the call...MLB should institute this immediately because the way the umps are affecting the game is getting ridiculous

Making fair and effective rules is hard, but it's a lot harder when you're not as smart as the people who play under the rules.

I like the 3 challenges system for robo-umps. That keeps the human element in baseball, but also gives batters a way to disagree with the ump legally. Also I like the idea of starting pitchers having to pitch at least 5 innings, otherwise the DH has to be swapped out. That's an interesting change. As far as the pitch clock is concerned, I really like that it's sped up games, but if you need a bunch of extra rules to close loopholes, I'd argue the original rule is flawed. I'd suggest that it should change a bit so that the clock is shorter but only starts once the pitcher touches the mound (any part of the dirt) AND the batter enters the dirt surrounding home plate. Players would then get a warning for unnecessary delay of game for not getting there promptly once play can start. The pitcher can start the windup any time after 5 seconds left, regardless of what the batter is doing, unless the ump or batter calls time. Then, there's no pitch clock violation for the batter, they just get a strike naturally.

YES CHALLENGE PITCHES!! My dad and I always get sooo frustrated by the umpires and he always says “well you can’t challenge pitches.” I’ve always argued that a robot could do their job and it looks like the same technology as they use in tennis to challenge whether a ball is out or in

the universal pinch runner rule seems kinda dumb. he doesn't even need to be a good baseball player, just some track athlete that learns how to slide

The unlimited pinch runner has me rotfl. Like little league? A courtesy runner? 🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ COME ON MANNNN!

So happy to see this channel grow. MLB should start paying Baseball Doesn’t Exist. This channel is the sole reason I am watching baseball again.

Never understood why a challenge/Hawkeye-type system wasn't used in baseball as it has been in cricket for years now. Good to see it being discussed.

these are really high quality animations for a sport that, doesn’t even exist!!

Holy crap so these teams are supposed to predict if their players aee supposed to get a standing ovation and submit a request to mlb 24hr in advance just to not get a pitch clock violation, thats freaking wild if you ask me

I’ve seen a lot of clear errors being ruled hits this year. MLB might be trying to boost hit totals to back up these rules

Ty for the on screen explanations for things like pinch runners I have never watched a game, but i like watching sports related content

The one thing you missed is the preposterous amount of errors that are being called hits, which could also be influencing the increase in batter production this year

I love how at 1:34 he put like no effort into trying to bleep “fuck” and is comedy gold

We should add an elastic cord to the baseball, with a small hole near the edge of the field, where if you land the ball inside the hole you get to ride a hoverbike around all the bases, blowing them up in the process.

Ai ump scared me for a while, but seeing how it actually works made me change my mind. Would be nice to see a blown call turned around, and on the big screen too. Only thing is 3 pitches is way too little.

Curious about this: how much of the rise in ratings/attendance can we attribute to the rule changes, and how much of it is that a number of teams that have been pretty weak in recent history are now contenders, while many large market teams (which already have millions of tickets sold before a pitch is thrown) are having down years? I genuinely don't know how or if we can quantify that. As for the new rules they're tinkering with in the Atlantic League, I like the idea of a conditional DH, but I really, really dislike the others, good lord.

That 5 inning rule for SP sounds awful I really hope that get's the results they don't want lol

This guy’s videos are so well made and I look forward to them all week

I don't know what sparked it; the rule changes or World Classic, but i've watched/followed more baseball this year than i have since the 90s.

These rules seem to be way too complicated to follow.

The pinch runner rule is insane to think about. It’s literally a whole different ball game.

ngl the pitch clock has made watching baseball so much more enjoyable

I think the one thing that could improve this is maybe extending time after the 7th inning. Because a 1-1 game in the 3rd has a huge differnce in feel than in the bottom of the 9th. And these rules really stale that.

I think the popularity of the World Baseball Classic is the leading candidate for why interest in baseball has gone up this year. There's a lot amazing players and characters in the game currently and that leads to people caring a bit more as well. The new rules have definitely helped the game be more palatable but I think the MLB needs to be careful with causation and correlation on that front. It'll be a few years before we really know if interest stays high and why.

I just want them to have the strike call challenge system in major league

i like the idea of like teams get 3 strike/ball call challenges as it is a tool to combat ump ball. I also like with the rule that the Hitter, Pitcher, and Catcher can all challenge the call as it does not give too much power to one side.

Hey, the Philly Captain sent me to you and your channel!! I'm excited to be here. You brilliantly explain what's happening with the game I love. Thx!!!!

You know what also increases stolen bases in the league. Making it illegal for the catcher to throw out the runner. Or how about making any fly ball that is dropped by the outfielder an automatic home run. That will get run production up.

I worked in the Atlantic league in 2019 and saw those rule changes before anyone. The first day the Somerset Patriots had the robo umpire it was a disaster they could only turn it on for only half innings at a time and the system would glitch and call pitches that weren’t close strikes. The umpire had to call these strikes because mlb mandated they had to follow the system. I also saw a perfect game get taken away because of the runner starting on second in extra innings. 2019 Atlantic League was some of the strangest baseball I’ve seen especially when they allowed players to steal first base. Players didn’t like it and most just wouldn’t go for it even if the ball rolled to the dugout. There was such a lack of players doing it it started to be scored as a walk to get players to do it.

I like the few new rules they are trying out. The starting pitcher one is interesting but I think it should be changed a little. Maybe have no penalty for the team if the starting pitcher lets up 4 runs or somewhere around there. So if the pitcher just isn’t having a good day the team doesn’t feel the need to keep them in to potentially let up more runs just to keep their DH in. This would still keep teams from pitching their starter a few innings when they are pitching good just to take them out to keep them fresh. Also if the team was able to have their current DH play somewhere in the field and have a positron player have to come out of the game for a new DH.

That 3 pitch challenge with the live replay on the board is lit. I hope to see that. Keep the human element of learning the zone and stuff but keep them from messing up the biggest call in the worst way at the wrong time.

Can you imagine if Ricky had been able to steal with the new pickoff rules? Or Coleman or Raines?

That Kenley Jansen-Contreras feud cost me a fantasy baseball week because Jansen eventually lost the game

That second challenge idea needs to be implemented immediately. It's ridiculous how every stadium has hundreds of cameras rolling in high definition at all different angles and they've still gotta just deal with it when an ump makes a bad call.

The Royals won ANOTHER game with a walk off balk against the White Sox. Runners on second and third in the bottom of the ninth in a 6-6 tie. The White Sox decide to intentionally walk MJ Melendez to load the bases. However, the next hitter, Edward Olivares, wasn’t ready for his at bat. Olivares got into the batters box with 8 seconds on the pitch clock. The White Sox pitcher, Santos, tried quick pitching but forgot to come set, giving Kansas City the game. This is the Royals’ second “balk off” of the season, the first time this had happened ever.

that starting pitcher has to go 5 rule is insane...

John Kruk is the best announcer in baseball... always has the most outlandish things to say yet is somehow always correct

I like the pitch clock, but I do think they should extend the time for the postseason. There is so much intensity on each pitch I hate to see it blow by too quickly.

I think the MLB should move the mound back a foot or so cuz the rate of strikeouts is still higher than idk ever and pitchers are getting better by adding a mph on their pitches during the offseason and batters are getting less reaction time to decide to swing or not at a pitch. And the average amount of pitches a batter faces per at bat is still rising and more foul balls are being hit and more ball will be used every game. Moving the mound back not only gives the batter a little more time to decide to swing at a pitch or not but it also gives them more time to avoid getting hit by a pitch and gives the pitcher more time to react to line drive right back at them and less of a chance of being hit by the line drive ball and a reduction of the amount of foul balls and average amount of pitches a batter faces per at bat. Moving the mound back a foot or so is a move to increase the offense in the game and the safety of the game. Also some rules I would recommend that MLB should do if they want to reduce the game time more is 1. Reducing mound visits from 5 to 4 or 3. Teams rarely use all 5 in a 9 inning game and they get 1 more every extra inning 2. Reduce the time between innings from 2:15 to 2:05 or 2:00 like they did the 2nd year of reducing time between innings. 3. When a pitching change occurs, the time the new pitcher should get from 2:30 or like 2:20 or 2:15.

In a couple years we might as well change the name of the sport entirely

Such a shame this guy is not working for a major network. Underrated content. 👍

I'm loving the pitching challenge... So simple but would make a huge difference. Actually what about from the pitchers side of things.. Challenge a miscall as well?

Also, in the Giants Cubs game with Steele VS WEBB, that game finished in a 1:59 minutes. YES 1 hour and 59 minutes, that game went by so fast and the pitch clock has made baseball more watchable.

3 challenges to an umps call is not even close to enough if that's the way they go.

The standing ovation could be abused. As a lot of fan bases would give every player on their team a standing O to buy extra time.

This was always going to have growing pains. Glad MLB is sticking to their guns. Make them adjust the rules to the players who are exploiting it and over time it’ll work itself out. It’s all for more action and better pace of play.

Play clocks in football helped, shot clock in basketball helped. It's going to take time to get used to it, but it's gonna be regular soon enough. Also, it's happening regardless.

Baseball Really became yugioh with all these convoluted rules and loop holes and exceptions

That universal pinch runner thing is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. Absolutely destroys any aspect of game strategy. Why does it need to even exist? Oh wait. It doesn't.

There’s no way pitch clock doesn’t increase the chance of injury, I swear I’ve seen more news about pitchers missing games because of injury notably more this year than years prior. And that last rule with starting pitchers affecting the DH is awful, if my pitcher is out there giving up 6 runs in 2 innings I would want to pull him and not get fucked by it

Can someone explain why they can’t have the pitch clock and the batter get their one timeout, and leave it at that? Why does it matter if a batter is looking at the pitcher or when the pitcher gets set? Basketball has a shot clock, but the teams don’t have to wait for the other to be set before tying to make a play.

Without a doubt this is one of the most chaotic seasons ever in major league history. Thank you for another incredible video this is amazing work 🙌🏾

The MLB banning the shift is like if the NFL were to ban the nickel package.

I’ve been saying this for quite a long time and I’m still alone but likely bc of such a small cross over MLB has with Formula 1 but baseball in its most nuanced form has more in common with F1 than ppl realize. From the sticky stuff fans don’t even realize players are developing using highly advanced compounds to loop hole exploitation, modern baseball especially with Sabermetrics firmly in place, racing has plenty of parallels. And much like F1, part of the art of success is now about how well you understand the language. Thus extends to the fans too. There’s something attractive to even long time obsessed fans as they have more to robustly understand and apply. Love the rules or hate them, ppl are more engaged and active in consuming the sport than ever. Although I do find it strange how they haven’t made special ump masks with with some form of a pitch location feedback viz in real time using high speed static cameras. The risk is they rely too heavily on the super accurate tech relegating them to game managers more or less. Which imo is preferable. It may sound unrealistic but truly it’s not at all impossible or even difficult to wire up sensors even if need be to rig up a system for instant feedback to atleast confirm an umpire calls pitch by pitch. The nfl has already done it as has formula 1. Accelerometers are tiny and can be buried and hidden. Leaving blue to focus on even more on a things tech can’t negotiate. Idk just my pipe dream but it’s one way they seem to be lagging though would require a cultural shift even baseball might not have the appetite for.

Awesome videos as always. The editing is second to none. I think the new rules worked very well, the games are much faster. The pitch clock made the game much faster and steals have been part of the game since forever so limiting pick-offs did the trick. MLB did their homework and they got indy/minor leagues as a laboratory to experiment with new rules. The only new rule that puzzles me is the extra inning one because it tends to create a situation where you don't need to hit any hit to win a game in extra innings you can steal bases or do a sacrifice fly. Should the alternative be tied games after 12-13 innings of play? I don't know as North American pro baseball (unlike Asian pro baseball) is allergic to tied games. I don't think this extra innings rule should be there in the playoffs. The new Atlantic League rules changes are okay outside one exception. I do think pitchers should be allowed to pick out a baserunner only once in an AB which is a good idea, but forcing pitchers to pitch 5 innings is not a good idea because it just creates new problems related to the technicality of injuries and also with the fact that baseball has a bit of strategy associated with the bullpen. Having the robo-ump be used as an option for catchers to challenge a pitch is also interesting as the 1B/3B umpire doesn't have the ''view'' the robo-ump has. Another reform? I've seen this happen in Indy Leagues, there is a point where having woman umpires like in the NBA will happen in the MLB. It's not easy becoming an MLB umpire because you need to rise the minor league system - but right now there are some women who could do it relatively soon and they have been promoted on merit through all the different steps. Umpiring in pro baseball is based a lot on merit and in some ways more difficult to become an MLB ump than an MLB player even if being an MLB ump means more job security than a player.

Leaguewide average up by 7 hits per 1000 at bats… we’ll need a few more seasons of data to even begin to correlate pitch clock with BA. The stolen base numbers are obvious, but the leaguewide average increase isn’t convincing.

always a great day when bde posts

Can’t wait for a pitch clock movie 50 years from now

I’m obsessed with this channel. Would love to see something this style about the current NL east standings

Theres no way the MLBPA would allow the 5 inning rule for pitchers. You start talking about a guy having arm pains and having to choose between hurting the team or his personal health/safety and you are going to have issues. Would really show whether the league cares about players safety or more offense and profits.

Your energy is absolutely amazing in every video you make. It makes the videos 10 times better

Outsider looking in: I hate that the pitch clock is necessary but it really does make the games better. I hated how much time was spent standing at the plate before.

The pitch clock is the BEST thing in MLB in decades. Players were never going to voluntarily speed up the game.

The post season is when the pitch clock is needed most. It feels like it takes 5 min to throw 3 or 4 pitches for some at bats.

I love the rules except the extra inning rule. Also, the league said the rules will not be adjusted for the postseason a few days ago.

It’s worth noting that the rule changes will ultimately change value in certain types of players; like speed , bat control to drive the ball where players aren’t and IQ.

correct me if I'm wrong. MLB can institute a rule change as long as they give 45 days of notice to the players. The playoffs are currently less than 45 days away, so there will be no rule changes for the playoffs. I personally would like them to modify the clock for the postseason. Perhaps give each team 1 warning instead of a violation. Since currently violations are happening once every 3 games, just instituting a warning could negate violations affecting the outcome of a playoff game. Or just make the clock 20/25 instead of 15/20 Playoffs are dramatic, I'm sure the players heart rates could use a few extra seconds to collect themselves.

As a Phils fan so glad Kruks annoyance of these rules has reached this video. Highlights so many people’s own thoughts

Best channel on youtube for bb content

I don't completely mind the pitch clock, but I do miss the games being 4 hours long when I am there live watching it. I miss not being rushed, making it a day out of it to go to a ballgame, I miss hanging out with friends at the stadiums for more than 3 hours. I went to a game a few days ago with 3 friends who have never been to this stadium, so I wanted to walk around more and show them everything, but even if I get there as soon as the gates open, I feel like we missed so much of the game. Theres also no time to just get up and get a re-fill for a drink without missing an entire half inning

Some of these rules, especially the starting pitcher one u mentioned at the end, are horrific

Oooo I like that Roboump with the challenge option. Yes Let's do it like that please.

I think KZfaq channels like this one and Jomboy need to be given some serious credit for some of these viewership gains

"DOWN GOES ANDERSON" that is something I will remember hearing forever

I first became a MLB fan back in 1969 at age 11 and I loved what I saw. Please take me back...

No matter how many rules the league comes up with and what they do to implement those rules. If players don’t like them, they will find loopholes

The only new rule I like is the robo ump or an iteration of it. The pitch clock and limited pick offs has already changed the sport enough. Adding a designated runner, 5 inning minimum, and the other crazy rules will kill the sport.

I went to Triple-A game recently and there were 3 challenges on pitches, and I personally think that’s better than just having a robot tell the ump what the call is

Fuggin wicked video!!!! Thoroughly enjoyed that information. Awesome job!!!

Don’t forget the whole Bryce Harper not being allowed time to put his elbow brace on fiasco

Anderson calling people soft if only he knew what would happen later in the season 😂

Love the challenge idea. Thought they should’ve implemented a long time ago

I like the pitch runner rule but idk about the other 2. Being able to pick off a base runner gives it a risk-reward view which makes it more exciting but limiting that even more takes the risk away. Plus you shouldn't have to force a starting pitcher to go 5 innings if they are having a bad game.

Great video! he can make so many topics on a sport that doesn't exist.

Can we just have rules like 2019? Normal. It takes more Time for people arguing, umps talking and telling them to stop or tell them what they did then just playing the game like normal. The pitch clock yeah it makes the games faster but these rules are just freaking confusing for all of us. It’s like up a change the rules during the dang game

I saw the challage strike system in AAA Reno last month. It was so fast it will have to be in the MLB soon.

“Hits are up”… I think it would be a cool deep dive to go into how a lot of errors are actually being called hits now. It seems like MLB directed scorers to start making a lot of errors hits, so that “hits would be up” and they could justify their rule changes.