In the National League, pitchers used to have to come to the plate and swing the bat, and some of them were decent hitters, but they were often laser focused on their pitching that the vast majority of them had terrible batting stats. But because the American League's designated hitter meant that all 9 players in the batting order can be competent or even outstanding hitters (giving them a big advantage over their NL counterparts), both leagues now use the designated hitter rule. When Ohtani first started negotiating with MLB, most teams wanted him as a pitcher or as a batter, but not both. It was unheard-of for a player to both consistently shut down the other team's batters _and_ slug home runs and steal bases. The Angels was the only organization who gave him a chance and introduced the first "two-way player" (TWP), a player who can swing the bat as a DH and also pitch when it's his turn to start the game on the mound. The last MLB player who could reasonably be called a two-way player was the legendary Babe Ruth. Shohei Ohtani is the entire game of baseball in one man. He has a devastatingly effective pitching arsenal (when he's healthy), he can hit anywhere on the field and a bunch of home runs, and he is so fast that he can get infield hits and steal bases. You should check out his recent plays with the Dodgers. He's still smashing home runs, even though he's technically a pitcher recovering from elbow surgery.

1:20 "Is that legal??" Oh yes, very much so. As long as the ball never touches the ground, any number of players can "volleyball" the baseball until it's caught and it's still an out. 7:50 If the ball isn't caught and it drops out of play, it's a home run. If the ball is caught by the outfielder, the batter is out, it's one of those Gold Glove type plays and it usually doesn't matter where the ball was when caught. I think if the ball is tipped back into the field of play, it's a ground rule double...? Someone check me on that last one. Trying to catch a ball that is on the other side of the wall could result in an injury, I've seen players climbing the wall to try to make that kind of play, and it's generally discouraged. 9:42 I know that voice anywhere, that's Vin Scully, legendary broadcaster for the LA Dodgers until he retired in... 2014? 2017? 10:10 Sometimes a baserunner and even the 3rd base coach will misread an outfielder, and clearly that outfielder, while he took his sweet time getting to the ball, has quite the throwing arm. That's how you turn an extra-base hit into an out.

There is so much more to the game than record long balls. Hitting the ball far is impressive, but a 400 ft home run is no different than a 480 ft home run in terms of scoring. There are other feats like a shutout, a no-hitter, and grand slam, the latter being a real team effort. You might notice that a lot of these homers are at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. That's because the thinner, drier air and relatively small field size makes it a lot easier for hitters to smash home runs at Coors Field.

Soccer is a British word. Be disgusted with your own countymen.

Be a Raiders fan. We’re everywhere. Plus we have Mad Maxx Crosby.

15:35 tanking is considered illegal in the nfl and you can lose picks due to it

Circumstantial bias for the LAFC Gareth Bale goal That was the goal that tied the MLS Cup final 3-3 to take it into penalties

I have some recommendations for teams in football for you NFL Cleveland browns and college football Ohio state

It's a double header Two morons in one First, the ahole, who posted to original video, a couple of unusual plays, but 90% were ya ok, so what The second the idiot, who thought he should react, when he admitted he does not know the rules Do everyone a favor an get a day jod Its also clickbait, the hit seagull in the thumbnail was not in the video. It was the reason I wathed

he had a 48inch vert and the best players in the world have said they were scared to play him

It's has been a year so I am not sue this will help The video you choose has a LOY of errors and omissions For example Foul ball, it's NOT where it lands, it where it was when it crosses third base, so a ball can curve and land foul, but if it was in fair territory when it's past third base in it is a fair ball He did no discuss a balk of foul tip

Be a Cincinnati Bengals fan like me. For decades, we have been the scrappy underdogs of the AFC North. We have never won the Super Bowl, while all of our division rivals have at least won once. And bonus... over the last 4 years, the Bengals have transformed under Joe Burrow, and are now unanimously considered to be a championship contenter(widely considered one of the top 3 teams currently) and the only team considered to be a threat to the current top team, the Chiefs... P.s. I know I'm late lol

Patriots have not been a top-rated team since Tom Brady left them about 5 years ago. They actually are one of the worst teams in the league. Turned out they were basically nothing without Tom Brady

Modern day gladiators are you not entertained

"We were taught to only shoot 3's if you absolutely have to" -guy who was definitely terrible and whose coach didnt want him to shoot lol

Larry Fitzgerald is a legend.

Doesn't know anything about Golden State or Curry. I'll determine if he's overrated. Makes sense.

Aaron is an extremely well liked player, good guy so even opposing teams and their fans love him

You should watch his Home run Derby win... Dude was crushing balls

He was 30 in 2022... Went to the Yankees right out of college (could have been in the majors out of high school but he wanted to finish his education)

He is one of the best players to play the game, he is also a giant because the average player is around 6 feet, he's 6 feet 8 inches and 280+ pounds. It's the reason why he's been made the first captain of the Yankees since Derek Jeter. He holds the record for most home runs in a single season in the American League, National league only has two above him but they are both controversial since both were found to have used steroids.

Everyone was 48 for that game, they were honoring another player, he's been 99 since 2016

You want a Real loser team to back ? Try the Arizona Cardinals. Last championship, 1947 . 76 years ago. I have been a fan since they played in Chicago

GO BIRDS 🦅🦅🦅🦅

To answer your question about records, a .600 winning percentage is really good. You're not going to see a team go 67-3 or anything like that because baseball is just so random on a day-to-day basis. Bad teams beat good teams in a single game all the time throughout the season. Non-baseball fans like to complain about how there's so many games in a baseball season, but there is a reason for it -- you need a lot of games to be able to separate the good from the mediocre. There's an old adage in baseball that every team wins 54 games and every team loses 54 games, it's what you do in the other 54 that define your success.

Welcome to the Hall of Fame G.O.A.T.

You like birds. How about "diggers." 49'ers FOREVER, and f..k the NFL. Teams not administration that has their hand in every till. Cheers.

Mahomes is just next level quarterbacking. All the others you could watch are really freaking amazing, but he is just that much better.

Should definitely do some nascar reactions. There is a KZfaqr named Slapshoes, he has done plenty of videos that new people can watch and learn from. There are a bunch of video compilations that involve crashing, passing, saves etc There is just a bunch of things to look into. It ain’t just a bunch of left turns and boring race cars

Hey man! Idk how your upload schedule is gonna be but you posted back to back than stopped. Not pressing u into making vids just worried your gonna take a break again lol

SEA...HAWKS!!! SEA...HAWKS!!

Wilt is probably the Goat

Or Shaq

Yeah, but rugby is a slower sport by and large. No forward pass means a lot of scrumming around. I know you run, i know you hit, but most of the game is low to medium speed impact with softer immediate goals and not a TON of form plays. Rugby is a very fluid game with loose strategy. Football is a very formulaic game with very strick strategy. They are close, but not the same.

Wilt Chamberlain please 😂 & thanks

Watch Wilt Chamberlain too

Gotta love the Frobe era

Need to what SHAQ

Some of these are NFL, college, high school and little league teams. These are also before the made the no hit on a defenseless player and no helmet to helmet or no hitting in the head or neck area

To be honest, watching those on TV does not come close to seeing them in the stadium live. No comparison. You would get the full appreciation for how far they actually go!!!

At 11:45 Baxter's catch preserved the Mets 1st ever no hitter. He grew up a Mets fan and on that play he broke his shoulder. It was his only game in the majors he ever played.

Also idk if you have done it yet but reacting to the us sports draft system might make for an interesting video

Really enjoy your channel. It’s nice to see someone not just react to American sports one time but really give them a chance. I’m looking forward to seeing you transition from learning to analyzing to commentating. Also I don’t know if you watched a football game live but in my opinion the pacing of a live game is much better than just game highlights.

As an American, I may not know Jack squad about baseball, but I love seeing people get competitive and I also love having people be excited and stuff so I’m just right with you, cheering and being happy watching this

Chatwin you mentioned the helmets and shoulder pads. We learn how to use those pads as weapons... Adverts are very important. These companies spend big money for those spots. People pick teams by where they live. Or a nearby city or region.. Way back years ago the Pittsburgh Steelers did poorly. Since those bad old days, the Steelers have won six of them. Ages ago Pittsburgh PA. was known for its steel mills. Thus the name. Until the next time!!

Try NHL greatest hits or fights

Check out Brian Dawkins greatest hits and then join Eagles nation.

Back in the 80s, only 2 teams had superstatiions... What I mean is 2 teams we're televised across the country. The Cubs had WGN out of Chicago & the Braves had TBS. Both of these 2 teams' games we're televised across 48 continental states, maybe even Alaska & Hawaii too, I'm not sure. These 2 teams have massive followings because so many people fell in love with & follow them. I say, become a Braves fan because of their history, but I could be partial because that's who I grew up loving...

An under appreciated part of the physicality of the game is what happens on the line of scrimmage. First, know that the guys lined up on the offensive and defensive lines are the biggest and strongest guys in the game. Each of those guys are engaged in a battle for physical domination on every play. There is an incredible amount of strategy, technique, power and quickness playing out in those trenches. Smart teams, like my Philadelphia Eagles place a very high priority on building the best offensive and defensive lines. The guys with the ball get all the glory but the games are determined by which teams owns the battles in the trenches. If offensive lines can't open holes for running backs or give their quarter backs time to through the ball the offense is screwed. If a defensive line is owning an offensive line at the line of scrimmage it's going to be a long day. The more you learn about the game the more you'll understand this.

Football is inherently stop-action. A play is dead (why depends on the relevant rules to a situation). To start the next play the players reset the line and the play starts from a dead position. Once dead, further attempts to play are invalid and can result in a penalty if it goes too far overboard. It is more like live-action chess than it is like soccer type football. The stop-action is the reason the game fits on television so well, rather than the game being arranged to fit a tv schedule.