Realize

And baseballs that werent changed every singoe year...

Rosin

Unless he was cheating

@@RickSanchez167 The reason why MLB bought Rawlings is because they didn't want the balls changing every year, which means they were changing enough over the years, MLB felt they needed to step in. But apparently they couldn't even do that right.

Facts

he used to foreign substances lmao

real man, greatest pitcher

@@datn1ggaa.698 pine tar which is only a step above the rosin bag tbh. The stuff people use now is way stickier than pine tar lol. They should just change the rosin bag to a pin tar block and make everyone happy. Pitchers legally get a little bit better of a grip than the rosin but not the insane shit that makes pitches unhittable

Yeah Pedro is a master at pitching. Amd a rosin bag and pine tar are not the same thing at all

Yay another Pedro Martinez video

Scott Adams would be proud of his persuasion

I see what you did there.

Its funny how the MLB network is talking about cheating and yet the MLB has done nothing about it. Talk about conflict of interest!

@@jessejames9149 10 day suspension for 1st offense

Facts.

Other than his english

@@Ryan-zz5wr His English is good what are you talking about?

@@FR-uf1kg iz okeay

@@Ryan-zz5wr You can’t even type just shut up

If his first guest is Greg Maddux it will be a hit

@@marcusnunes7256 no pun intended

I was literally thinking the same thing.

@@marcusnunes7256 wouldn't that mean no hits? 🤔

@@marcusnunes7256 no, it would be a strike

He also said things aren't the same as when he was pitching.

Vagisil, gives you an extra 2 inch drop on your curve ball

@@chickengenius4202 nah vagisil is how you hang curves. 0 control

100% end of discussion! Batters have pine tar and batting gloves, pitchers have sweat and rosin. If pitchers want to experiment with some sort of a pitching glove to give them more grip lol, then maybe that’s the answer. Nothing should be changed in MLB, except introduce a ten second pitching clock for 7 innings and then disable the pitching clock for the rest of the game.

@@akaredcrossbow lol if you think throwing with batting gloves on in the MLB is even remotely plausible...

Also a Vitilla Slugger (if you remember that segment). All around athlete.

Sadly, the only thing he was unable to do is keep baseball in Montreal.

@@WinByTKo owners and the players association screwed that up in 94 when they had that strike the owner couldn’t agree on how to share revenues amongst the teams unless a salary cap was put in place and the players association was strongly against it leading to the expos having to sell the franchise, Pedro wanted to stay there tho, when he won his first World Series he pretty much said it was just as important to win it for the people of Montreal like it was to win it for Boston

He can't produce a square jawline. 😆

@@WinByTKo The Rays are gonna head up there.

oh lord lol

@@danr154 it broke my brain fr

His numbers would be godly

Great comment…. I wonder too

in todays game he would get like 12+ k's a game without effort

This is just baseball culture. Give an inch, they'll take it as far as they can until someone says stop. Steroids, sign stealing, sticky stuff, it's the same thing. One guy found an advantage, and then an army of ball players try, and usually succeed, in taking it to the next level. Until the next guy takes it to the next, and on and on.

To be fair every sport takes shit to another level and then those in charge start making changes. NBA with flopping, kicking out a leg, etc.

Honestly they knew what they need to do now is come up with a universal formula that this is league sactioned and they can't use anything else like a tin of official mlb sticky stuff. Like the bags. Let's advance the game just don't abuse it.

@@thebizkit69u every game needs balance changes even chess needed it

You can apply this to any sport or competitive game, everyone is looking for that next advantage and meta

Because he is absolutely right. And I’m a Yankees fan. The Yankees don’t play small ball anymore. It’s either a home run or a strikeout. Pathetic!

I love the Yankees but it's not a dig because he's right.

Can’t get the Yankees out of his head. Always thinking about daddy 😂

You never forget your daddies

Boston represent

Damn people think Pedro is old school now lol? There’s lots of players in the league right now who played against Pedro. Hell, he was teammates with Oliver Perez who currently plays for the Indians.

@Bringthephunk idk I just don’t see how a guy can be oldschool when he has teammates still in the league

Not at all brother, I get buttertoes like shit when that happened. The ultimate cryptonite for me is handling Styrofoam, or being in the same room as someone with really reallly dry hands trying to break down styrofoam...🥶😬

@@doctorstrainlove6318 if you really wanna meet your kryptonite then you'd record that audio, put that behind video of baseball bats breaking and set the whole thing to 0.75 speed. Oooh-wee baby your toes will be curling

@Doctor Strainlove same

Wait till this man finds what asmr is

nope, i did. amazing demo, amazing segment

Dang that was modern day Yankees Red Sox rivalry. Who's your daddy vs who's your papi.

I agree.

As a Yankees fan, I always admired his performances: pure artisty.

@@LIONTAMER3Drespect. I always thought the same with Jeter as a Sox fan

Grew up a Reds fan. He threw inside and hard. What a pitcher. True original artist.

Indeed!

He wasn’t just gonna let Zimmer punk him.

A witch.. Just filthy..

Or a super hero if your from boston

He gets plenty of credit. He is constantly mentioned as one of the best pitchers of his generation. Unbelievable stuff.

@@nigelio3 one of the best pitchers ever!!!

@@nigelio3 I care not who thinks he does I don't think so.

Pedro, randy Johnson, Maddux and probably Clemens were at the very top of their generation

As a Yankee fan, the literal only time I didn’t worry about him was when he came out that 1 last inning in 2003 and they lost, other than that, he always had me worried.

That’d be a fantastic starting rotation for a fantasy playoff run

For me, as a young boy in Texas, Nolan Ryan is my goat.

What is the "right way" that you're referring to?

@jamescook6564 this was during that whole sticky stuff blow up lol those 3 were pitchers to look up to at a young age. Each excelling at their craft in a unique way

@@TheBluntist619 Just like Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire were not the only ones who used steroids but the only ones you like to blame.

Scherzer's a cheater and should be banned for life.

THE MAYOR

I never watched nascar. I know the obvious people. It I seen Jr podcast. Great stuff

Wait how's that hilarious?

@@andrespueblos Because who would actually need it? There’s not a game happening in the studio, but it’s pretty damn cool that it is there for moments just like this.

@@LanceJ. it was there to illustrate the effect of Rosin on the fingers - somethin' Pedro probably asked for... ...makes sense, given the topic of discussion.😜

@@taykitrleevitt4314 Yeah I just looked at a different video and the rosin isn’t there. Lol You’’re right. I just thought they were such baseball nerds they had rosin there to be authentic.

He also had very long fingers, which allowed him to put more spin on the ball.

@@samuelperezgarcia Lets work on the new tech implants, Longer fingers to all the pitchers then...

@@onlineghost9813 might aswell starts creating perfect robot/ai for sports, much fun to watch right?

I’d say he could dial it up to more than 97 if over half the MLB is doing that today. I’d estimate he topped out at 100 if they measured velocity the way that it’s measured today.

I wonder how many pitchers have paid for this type of information over the years (Camps Coaching). Pedro just dropped free knowledge.

so a pitcher gets suspended if his hand is "sticky". Is rosin with sweat now enaugh to get suspended? How should the Ump know whats sticky and what is not? I

@@lukas18888 it's pretty clear when something is a foreign substance.

@@Matt_W8 Pedro said that the knowledge was common, clubhouse to clubhouse.

@@xcavat0r118 you used all of them and can tell that this ez? :)

Yes sir

I’m guessing he dominated against your team😂

@SonOf McGringus not mine😉

Same.

good thing I've always been a red sox fan lol

@@stephensarmento3529 same 🤣 grew up watching him destroy everyone who came to the plate hahaha

most people only use sweat or sunscreen and rosin, watch bauers recent vid about it, he explains well a similar point

Most pitchers only use rosin and sweat or sunscreen that is naturally on their body. That’s not what they have to crack down on, it’s the foreign substances. Also they need to go back to the balls with the big seams like they had up until the 2010s. The seams now are pretty much flush with the ball, which is why they feel they need something for grip

Yankee fan here. Totally agree, I also enjoy Ortiz as an analyst too.

Word

Nah without sticky stuff a much firmer grip will cause spin rate to go up, so he was compensating and got himself hurt

It’s almost like the fraud pitchers will start getting exposed when their numbers start to decline after the crackdown. Almost feel bad for the dodgers if Bauer declines rapidly due to the change.

His defense was laughable. Guy wants pity for cheating and basically told the world he'd fail the "if your friends jumped off a cliff" test.

@@joshuaford6520 exactly!

Lmao

But intentionally using sweat is cheating. At least by my understanding of the rule. Though it may be unavoidable

@@catman-du8927 come on dude … you can’t sweat now? What’s next, your hands are too big and fingers are too rough? Nobody can enforce too much sweat rule

@@RunForPeace-hk1cu he isn’t saying you can’t sweat, but when rosin and sweat mix it gets sticky so taking the rule at face value means that using that combination is cheating.

@@Youknowwhoitis155 no it’s not. Sounds like the balk rule. You guys need to get over it and move on. Use common sense to live your life

@@RunForPeace-hk1cu I guess you aren’t understanding what anyone’s been saying so far which is fair if you don’t watch or have never played the sport. Just next time if you’re gonna comment on something expect someone to try and converse with you.

Thumbnail is advertisement for local manicures. Lol.

Wasn’t making as many headlines as it is now.

When Rawlings made the baseballs there was consistency. Now that MLB makes the baseballs, they change every year like MLB are trying to manipulate style of play and results. MLB did this by altering the ball too much. We are blaming the pitchers and players but MLB did this.

@@semi6544 I think that's a fair point

@@semi6544 I keep bringing this up but people just want to trash the pitchers when even hitters don't mind the sticky stuff. No one wants to see Stanton type injuries but those might be the unintended consequences when you all but eliminate the stitching on baseballs.

@@3rdgendodger330 -- I just don't like people calling people cheaters without context. In society, there are laws and commonly accepted practices. There are designated places to cross the street but people generally cross from anywhere. People cross from anywhere because the rule isn't strictly enforced. Baseball has a rule but it isn't enforced. The umpires are baseball's rule enforcers and they haven't enforced the rule. It can be assumed MLB and the umpires as their proxy condoned the behavior. You can't be a cheater if you are committing a condoned action. This is like having a law on the books from the 1800s and tomorrow suddenly the government starts enforcing it. Just clearly state the rules and clearly enforce them. If you don't want to enforce a rule then remove it from the book or make it more specific. Say this this and this are okay and say this this and that aren't.

i thought pitchers do that.

He didn't call bs on anyone. He's saying it should be considered enough to get grip on the ball... not for the BEST grip, MOST spin, and MOST movement possible.

@@ominaroust1109 he's stating that it's all you need to pitch effectively.

@@michaelJpurp effectively and "most" effectively are two VERY different things. Do you really think people are going to be content with a 3.0 era when they know they could reach out and grab a 2.5 era for literally no cost to themselves or their career? Both numbers are hallmarks of effective pitchers, but you tell me which one is better.

@@ominaroust1109 you're jumping to so many conclusions here. The point is that Pedro dominated without the need for anything but the rosin. Sure, if cheating helps lower your ERA I bet it's tempting. However many greats have done just fine without the need to cheat ;)

@@michaelJpurp "need" is not what drives competition, my friend. You lack understanding.

Best 2 I’d say. 99-2000 are obviously the 2, but his 98 and 2001 weren’t nearly as good, which opens up the conversation to include some more guys like Seaver, Gibson, Koufax, etc

I can get behind this if you add Mo to the list.

Couldn't stop laughing at that Dominican Red Foxx...

@@stevemeters3090 Hey, pause this video on Pedro's face and pull up a picture of Red Foxx. Dead look a like.

Good lord...Dominican Redd Foxx....I needed the laugh, 😊 thanks

😂🤣

Dominican Redd Foxx??? It's the big one, Elizabeth!