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Learning the Basics of Baseball: Reaction to Pitch Types (Part 2)

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Looking through the first part of the video I feel pitching is definitely a complex position in the sport..... and that was only 2 pitch types! Join me on my journey to learn more about the sport of baseball as I react to the second part of this pitch types video.
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@pushpak
@pushpak 3 жыл бұрын
1:29 A perfect game is a victory by a pitcher that lasts a minimum of nine innings with no batter reaching first base. To achieve a perfect game, a team must not allow any opposing player to reach base by any means: no hits, walks, hit batsmen, uncaught third strikes, catcher's or fielder's interference, or fielding errors; in short, "27 up, 27 down. The feat has been achieved 23 times in MLB history; 21 times since the modern era began in 1901. No pitcher has ever thrown more than one perfect game.
@frighty
@frighty 3 жыл бұрын
21 times. Doesn't seem too elusive... Until you think that from 1901 to 2021(assuming no one does it this year) that's 120 years. If we use today's numbers (162 gmes, 30 teams, etc) 120 years comes out to 19440 games... per team. That's 291,600 games between two teams and 583,200 opportunities. The percentage of modern era perfect games is 0.0036%, or 1 out of every 5.71429 years. That's 27,771.42 team opportunities.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
When you hear what a perfect game is that sounds crazy. Then when you break down the match behind how many times it's been done 🤯🤯
@liammartin6636
@liammartin6636 3 жыл бұрын
@@TeamHuddle321 There's also the no-hitter, which as already been achieved 3 times this season (which is a bit abnormal, but it's fun to see). This is when there are no hits, but someone has reached base by another means (like a walk, a hit by pitch, an error, etc.) so it's not "perfect"
@aaronlape2870
@aaronlape2870 3 жыл бұрын
Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in sports scientifically speaking. You hit a round ball with an oblong bat and try to hit it square
@Jeff_Lichtman
@Jeff_Lichtman 3 жыл бұрын
Nathan Patterson did get a contract, but it was for the minor leagues. These are the leagues that feed talent into MLB. Patterson started with a rookie league team, which is where the raw prospects go. He's now with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, an A-level minor league team affiliated with the Milwaukee Brewers. He may never play in a Major League game. There are some pitches that the video doesn't mention: the screwball (a type of curveball that breaks in the opposite direction from a curveball), the knuckle-curve, the forkball (which some consider a type of fastball). . .
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Thats crazy how he got a career in baseball through a video he posted (even if it's not in the Major league). Thanks for the great info! I think i've got my hands full with the pitches they showed in the video but as time progresses i'll check out these different pitches you mentioned😀
@ProsperoFinch
@ProsperoFinch 3 жыл бұрын
Great reaction! You tapped into the idea that baseball is an extremely mental game, particularly between the pitcher and the batter. To take this idea further, compared to other team sports, baseball is like a series of duels. The pitcher and batter duel. Then if the batter hits, it’s a duel between them and the position player. And if the position player fields the ball, it’s a duel between them and the runner (either a runner already on base, or the batter himself). Contact with the ball is rare enough, and solid hits are even more so. Position players aka fielders have zones they cover, and will frequently adjust their place within that zone based on how they think the batter will hit (do they pull the ball, or push? How many runners are on base? Can we convert a stop into a double play and end the inning?). Baseball is often decided by just a few moments, and literally any team can win any game because all it takes is one spectacular play to clinch a game. Unlike most other team sports, a superstar can’t carry the team by themselves (maybe a superstar pitcher, but they only play 1 out of every 4-6 games). Baseball is about averages, and statistics. Superstars may not win you every game, because a fluke hit by a bench player may decide X game, but on average over the course of 162 games, it’s the teams with the superstars (or a really good coach with a great game plan) who win their divisions and take the pennant.
@pushpak
@pushpak 3 жыл бұрын
It's not something to react to but Ken Burns 9 episode documentary 'Baseball' is excellent; gives you the history and tells you about the greatest players and games. An kid on youtube, so happens an English kid, asked what sport was the most popular in US and I replied American Football but Baseball is its soul.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I think that would be great to watch. Just because there's so much going on in the sport I don't fully get so hopefully that'll explain some things better. It seems like there is a deep rooted love for Baseball in the US which will never go away. And I think potentially Basketball is coming to take the place of American Football at that #1 spot
@pushpak
@pushpak 3 жыл бұрын
@@TeamHuddle321 No, that's not going to happen. AF is too ingrained in American culture. At some point in our lives, we Americans have thrown and caught a baseball and have bounced a basketball, few know how to even throw an American Football, including me. You'll always see people college football & NFL jerseys, not matter how good or bad your team is, NBA, not so much unless your in LA or Boston.
@cygnusx-3217
@cygnusx-3217 3 жыл бұрын
A batter has to have an approach, a plan. Basically, the batter is looking for a specific pitch in a specific location. Most batters are looking for a fastball, either high or low, inside or outside. It's nearly impossible to cover the whole plate, so you have to pick a zone. You try not to swing at any pitch except the one you're preparing for. If you can lay off the garbage pitches -- and force the pitcher to throw one over the plate -- then your odds of getting a hit go up exponentially. The pitchers study the batters and the batters study the pitchers to learn their strengths, weaknesses and tendencies.
@mattmoose1
@mattmoose1 3 жыл бұрын
I pitched at Florida state. Most pitchers, have 3 they rely on or are confident with. I can throw more , but knowing where it is going to go is key. Feel free to ask any baseball questions , I’ve loved the game my whole life.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great info! Definitely have been enjoying learning more about this sport so get ready for a load of questions 😄
@marcuspi999
@marcuspi999 2 жыл бұрын
If you want to see the best change up pitcher, watch videos of Jamie Moyer. His fastball sucked. His fastball topped out at about 85 mph. But, that guy could throw every pitch for a strike at totally different speeds. He'd throw it 85, then 72, then 79, then 66. Then 85 again. Batters got so frustrated they could never establish their timing. He could also paint the corners. Also, since he threw it so slow, he never blew out his arm and played until he was 48 years old, which is absolutely shocking. There are 7 other MLB players who were older, but most were in the game a hundred years ago or nearly that. Back when the game was totally different. He's one of my baseball heroes. Not super famous, but super awesome, nonetheless!
@deannabandy1517
@deannabandy1517 3 жыл бұрын
A really really good hitter will hit 300 for the year. That means he gets on base 3 times out of 10. That's a 70% failure rate to be really good!
@Lonewolfmike
@Lonewolfmike 3 жыл бұрын
Tim Wakefield was on a baseball team in the minors and was playing 1st base and the manager of the farm team saw he was a good knuckleball pitcher so they switched him to pitching and that is how he made it to the major leagues.
@BNehls08
@BNehls08 3 жыл бұрын
I can't remember who said it, but it is said that the best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling then pick it up.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting. But do the batters have enough time to wait until the ball stops rolling before hitting it? I feel by the time the ball stops rolling it'll be in the catchers glove?
@BNehls08
@BNehls08 3 жыл бұрын
@@TeamHuddle321 It's being sarcastic, not an actual fact.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
@@BNehls08 Haha well my bad. My baseball knowledge is so low atm I can't tell 😂. Give me a couple of weeks then maybe I'll clock on haha
@joyofcardboard3230
@joyofcardboard3230 3 жыл бұрын
Lol yeah I believe it was Bob Uecker who said that. Guy is an absolute character and a broadcasting legend.
@PerthTowne
@PerthTowne 3 жыл бұрын
Just FYI, when a young person gets signed in baseball, they don't join the major league team right away. Unlike basketball and football, baseball has a minor league system. Players start in the minor leagues and often play there for years before they get "called up" to the big league team. The highest level, AAA, feeds the major league team. Then below that there are several others levels like AA, then A, and so on. I don't recall all the divisions. Each major league baseball team has its own set of minor league teams in towns across the US and Canada.
@hifijohn
@hifijohn 3 жыл бұрын
the first line of defense the batter has to get through is the pitcher/catcher, together they are called the battery, if you watch a game you will see the catcher giving signals to the pitcher on what type of pitch he wants.The pitcher is an infielder he is only a pitcher when he touches the rubber then there are very specific rules on how he has to behave, if he violates them it's called a balk.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Good to know. Thanks for the great info! I've seen a couple signs the catcher does to the pitcher which makes sense cause they need to be in the same page. It seems like the catcher is more the brains behind what the pitcher executes 🤔
@hifijohn
@hifijohn 3 жыл бұрын
@@TeamHuddle321 Exactly nothing happens until the catcher throws down the signs, he basically is the field general. he has to have a very good arm to throw to any base, throws to second are common,and has to catch sometimes from a distance any ball thrown to home plate to get that runner out. the manager is the ultimate authority on the team, he can at any time get a new pitcher if he thinks the one throwing is getting sloppy, he can also have the batter intentionally walked. and other duties.
@caseysimmerly586
@caseysimmerly586 3 жыл бұрын
A perfect game is the hardest thing to do in sports. It's were you face 27 batters and get all 27 out without giving up a hit or walk and has only been achieved 21 time since 1901.
@intermenater
@intermenater 3 жыл бұрын
Intelligent. Keep it up. You're going somewhere.(That's an American term).
@wick764
@wick764 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly the first person I’ve seen react to baseball that not only understands basic concepts but gets a lot of little details when told the first time. Very good
@ProsperoFinch
@ProsperoFinch 3 жыл бұрын
A follow up about a pitcher’s arsenal: generally speaking, a pitcher will know how to pitch 2+ types of fastballs, and 2+ types of breaking balls, and a change up, they generally only use their 3-5 best pitches. Fastball specialists might have multiple fastballs, and maybe only 1 breaking ball, if even that. They might rely on a moving fastball, like the sinker, the cutter, or a splitter instead of a traditional breaking ball. Conversely, a breaking ball specialist will have an array of breaking balls, some that move down, some that curve to the left, and some that curve to the right, and will adjust their placement depending on the batter’s handedness (left-handed batters can see a right-handed throw from a different angle than right-handed batters, and vice versa, and the same movement in a pitch looks wildly different depending on what side of the plate you’re standing on).
@Epaul_215
@Epaul_215 3 жыл бұрын
A well located Fastball will always be the best pitch on baseball
@Adam-mj5hl
@Adam-mj5hl 3 жыл бұрын
A Perfect game for a pitcher is pitching 9 innings and not giving up a hit; not walking a batter; and not hitting a batter. So 27 batters come up and all 27 batters make outs.
@carlnilssonyoung8961
@carlnilssonyoung8961 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes, there is a trend too, such as fork ball in late 90s, sinker in mid 2000 since. Slider n splits are the most common use most of the time.
@rebeccahanson6941
@rebeccahanson6941 Жыл бұрын
Most players play college and are recruited and scouted and have to try out and play minor league ball for a while before the majors. A no hitter is a game where no one gets a legal hit but might get on base with an error or a walk. They are thrown more often than perfect games. A perfect game is an absolutely amazing achievement. It’s when no one gets on base. 3 batters up and 3 batters out every half inning. The pitcher must complete the full 9 innings of pitching. Only 24 people in 150 years of mlb have ever pitched a perfect game. Up until the early 1990’s more people had walked on the moon than thrown a perfect game.
@Alieh86
@Alieh86 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect game- 9 innings pitched 0 hits 0 walks 0 runs 0 runs
@colby8018
@colby8018 3 жыл бұрын
0 errors
@4UA1190
@4UA1190 3 жыл бұрын
Look up Ronald Acuña Jr highlights. Not a pitcher but one of the best players in the game today.
@ironmaiden2339
@ironmaiden2339 3 жыл бұрын
A perfect game is when a pitcher (and his team) doesn't allow a hit, walk, or allow a batter to reach first base - even on an error - (or any subsequent bases) for the entire game. It is the rarest feat for a pitcher. A pitcher can still throw a "no-hitter" without it being a perfect game. If a batter reaches first base on an error by the opposing team, or gets on base due to being walked, or hit by a pitch, the pitcher can still be credited for a "no-hitter" (which is still rare), but only a handful of "no-hitters" in the history of baseball have been "perfect games". I don't even understand why they bothered to cover the efus...or however they spell it. No one throws it...ever. You might see it once every 5 years. A pitcher who throws it might be cocking about as a joke just to see if they can strike a batter out, with that pitch being the third strike. Wakefield being moved from a first baseman to a pitcher because he could throw a knuckleball is WAY different than a dude who isn't even on a team to begin with. Wakefield was already contracted on a team. There are only two people like that I can think of in the last 20 years that were just an average "Joe" and signed because of a video.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great info! All the pitches are quite unique so I can see how some may not be used as much. And that's good to know people aren't normally getting signed through just a video. The skill level these athletes need to learn is so complex I couldn't see 'average joes' getting signed and actually being able to consistently compete 😆
@Tuning_Spork
@Tuning_Spork 3 жыл бұрын
@@TeamHuddle321 Yes, in a primarily physical sport, such as football or basketball, players are often at their peak in their college years. Baseball players' prime years are usually at age 25-35 because of the mental skill/knowledge/patience/discipline needed to excel at batting.
@duanscott2490
@duanscott2490 3 жыл бұрын
A perfect game: A pitcher throws for all nine innings without giving up any hits, runs, or bases on balls (walks) for the entire game. It should be noted that perfect games are more rare now than they were in the past because it's less likely that team managers allow valuable pitchers to pitch entire games because of the wear and tear on the pitcher's arm. In other words, pitchers have shorter careers when they pitch more full nine inning games. Typically, pitchers are taken out of games after 5 or 6 innings depending on how well he's pitching and how well the game is going.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
That is some crazy physical and mental endurance to pull that of! having to be locked in for the full nine innings where a small error in technique can result in a homerun. Definitely sounds like a rare feet. Thanks for the info!😀
@pushpak
@pushpak 3 жыл бұрын
This is a great video to take a look at from Secret Base 'The biggest curse-ending moment in baseball history demands a deep rewind | 2016 World Series Game 7'
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
I love Secret Base and mainly watch them for their NBA stuff. Will definitely take a look at their baseball vids and potentially post a reaction to one. Thanks for the recommendation 😄
@MykeruMedia
@MykeruMedia 3 жыл бұрын
I've enjoyed watching KZfaqrs, specially Brits, learning about baseball. The basics, the mental game, and how the duel between pitcher and batter exists at the very limits of human performance and perception.So a documentary that's just what you asked for: "Fastball". kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ia-YhM9yxtnXYo0.html Next, you can learn how people play the infield and the outfield. You'll be able to see people with amazing reflexes and who could throw a baseball like a howitzer. Cheers
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendations! Definitely enjoying learning about this sport and excited to know more 😁
@MykeruMedia
@MykeruMedia 3 жыл бұрын
@@TeamHuddle321 Anytime, my British brethren. Keep up the good content.
@Chance1978ric
@Chance1978ric 3 жыл бұрын
The Eephus pitch works because it spends very little time in the strike zone. Fact.
@gemoftheocean
@gemoftheocean 3 жыл бұрын
True but thrown extremely seldom.
@Khepri_Sun
@Khepri_Sun 2 жыл бұрын
You should check out the Fastball documentary! It goes over the the fastest pitchers throughout the history of baseball. It's actually on KZfaq Movies right now for free!
@jamesallen5591
@jamesallen5591 2 жыл бұрын
Movie recommendation Bull Durham.
@Stewie5699FTW
@Stewie5699FTW 3 жыл бұрын
Phillip nice job my guy keep up the videos man
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it 😁
@alfredprufrock6567
@alfredprufrock6567 3 жыл бұрын
There was just a huge scandal with the World-Series winning Astros, who were stealing signs. Signs are the signals a catcher gives a pitcher to let him know what he wants him to throw. If the pitcher doesn't agree, he will 'shake it off', by shaking his head and asking for another sign, until he gets the pitch he wants to throw. The Astros figured out other teams signs, and had a variety of ways of communicating the coming pitch, most infamously by beating a trashcan in the dugout to signal what pitch was coming. It got real deep, as further news showed that they were also using a computer program called Codebreaker to decode opposing catcher's signs.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
wooow that it crazy. Using any means necessary to win the World-Series 😂. But is that illegal in the sport to do? or is just smart play from the Astros?
@alfredprufrock6567
@alfredprufrock6567 3 жыл бұрын
@@TeamHuddle321 It's "everyone does it, just don't get caught." They didn't make them forfeit their World Series, but they did penalize them the maximum allowed, 5 million, and they forfeit their number 1 draft picks for 2020 and 2021. Additionally, their field manager and general manager were both suspended for a year, the longest suspension given to a manager to date, and both were fired by the team owner.
@gemoftheocean
@gemoftheocean 3 жыл бұрын
STEALING signs is not the problem. That has been a legit part of the game since day one. The issue was STEALING the signs with the help of the TV camera men from the home team. That was the unfair advantage.
@hifijohn
@hifijohn 3 жыл бұрын
Teams sign players from the minor leagues or from college baseball or from outside the US, 1/4 of all players are not from the US.Patterson is extremely rare.go to MLB full games on youtube to see full games of baseball of course they arent live, but still.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I'll definitely start watching some full games instead of just highlights. Its just a bit difficult to figure out which games to look out for because they're SOO many 😂
@hifijohn
@hifijohn 3 жыл бұрын
@@TeamHuddle321 Yes There were 3 different live games today on tv,and four college baseball games, unfortunately, the team I follow the cubs lost again. Each team plays 162 games so there are 13 games being played today.But be warned if you are used to the pace of soccer or basketball, baseball is very different, It takes time to get used to it.
@hifijohn
@hifijohn 3 жыл бұрын
yogi bera famous catcher for the yankees said you cant think and swing at the same time. and it is illegal to put anything on a baseball, the home plate ump can at any time examine a baseball if he doesn't like it he can throw it out of the game.
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Okay yes that makes sense. The mental side in this sport is very interesting because of the short window of time batters (and even fielders) have when the ball is in motion
@cableguy0405
@cableguy0405 3 жыл бұрын
A perfect game is 27 batters up and 27 batters out in order
@katyareads221
@katyareads221 3 жыл бұрын
I think it is Speed challenge not Instagram
@nonameuno
@nonameuno 3 жыл бұрын
You might enjoy the story of Lonnie Smith. This video by Jon Bois presents how Lonnie evolved as a player, and how two of the league's historical scandals (practicing collusion and cocaine use) played out. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbp9ksh_nae-lYU.html
@Lonewolfmike
@Lonewolfmike 3 жыл бұрын
A perfect game is 27 straight outs by a pitcher. That means no hits, walks, errors, or anything.
@joyofcardboard3230
@joyofcardboard3230 3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Regarding Blake Snell, yes he's a good pitcher, you probably remember him from watching those World Series games. You should watch Jomboy's video about Snell getting pulled, which in my opinion cost the Rays the World Series: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q5l3a7Sq2aevh3U.html
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll definitely check it out. Yes I remember seeing him pitch and think he was doing pretty good and keeping the Rays in the game but in comparison to other pitchers i'm not sure where he would rank.
@dauryc1237
@dauryc1237 3 жыл бұрын
A perfect game is when the opponent team doesn’t hit a single in the entire game
@TeamHuddle321
@TeamHuddle321 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up 😁
@blitztim6416
@blitztim6416 Жыл бұрын
A good batter still fails 7 out of 10 times.
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