British Guys Watch Justin Verlander’s Impossible Inning! (FOOLISH BASEBALL REACTION)

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[@IroquoisNative]

Great coverage is a bit technical but educational. Have you ever considered covering Mariano Rivera, who I think was the best reliever ever during playoffs and world series for multiple years in a row. He was lights out. They would play Enter Sandman by Metallica every time he came on field to pitch from bull pen!! You won't be disappointed. Really enjoy your video!

[@larrysmac]

At age 39, and post Tommy John surgery, the guy just won the 2022 Cy Young award.

[@toastnjam7384]

K for a strikeout was created by an Englishman, Henry Chadwick, for use in the Baseball box score which he also created (and which he adapted from the cricket scorecard) for reporting game events and statistic in the very early days of the game. He's also was instrumental in developing many of the standards by which players and teams are envaulted.

[@maaarcus7227]

Please more Foolish Baseball

[@hardhatlunchpal]

I love his video about Mark Buehrle, the MLB's speedrunner

[@perrytilton5221]

"He got rekt" is the only way to describe the last pitch. Dig a hole because he just planted the curve-ball.

[@brycegolden4667]

Foolish Baseball is one of the best baseball channels along with Jomboy. Love watching you guys react to them both!

[@DNReacts]

Thanks Bryce! More Jomboy coming Monday, was a fun one.

[@supersasukemaniac]

What made the inning so great was seeing the normally stoic Justin Verlander pitch angry, too the point everyone knew he was angry. And it was arguably the best half Inning he ever pitched.

[@Madlib7]

Bonds in 4, The Houston Astros cheating scandal, The worst call in MLB history, and The catcher who couldn't throw are some other Foolish Baseball videos I think you would really enjoy.

[@seanmurphy6136]

They need to watch a bonds video for sure. Good rec

[@sluggernott]

You guys made a comment about his tendons at one point. He did eventually need Tommy John surgery in 2021, which is where they replace the Ulnar Collateral ligament in your elbow because it has been completely or significantly torn. He came back in 2022 and won the American League Cy Young award, posting his lowest ERA in a single season in his entire career. Oh yeah, he was 39, too. Verlander is a lock for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Has incredible career numbers and a ton of accolades (8-Time All-Star, World Series Champion, 3-Time Cy-Young Winner, 2012 MVP, Currently 13th All-Time in Strikeouts)

[@GooseGumlizzard]

and he's married to Kate Upton. Some guys are just blessed.

[@itisnotmeMARCO]

Yes, "K" means strikeouts in the stat sheet. You might also see backwards-Ks which refers to strikeouts looking (where the batter didn't swing).

[@knightu1642]

I thought they always flipped the 3rd K just so it doesn't look like that old clan logo! LOL!!!

[@christopherhutchens4746]

@@knightu1642 they do that too 😂

[@jj_bun]

In the early days, S was already used in the scorecard to mean Sacrifice. The term “strikeout” wasn’t quite used a lot yet, instead they’d say the batter “struck.” They used that last letter and it’s been that way ever since.

[@psymar]

​@@knightu1642 when doing the K signs in the stands, they do if the first three are all swinging, until the fourth is recorded

[@anaveragejoehanginground]

@@knightu1642 I thought because of the "immaculate" word it was to refer as a asterisk that didn't count for some reason

[@jayceperlmutter4317]

Just a bit of clarification on the use of "K" to record a strike - the forward-facing "K" denotes a strike with the batter swinging; a backwards-facing "K" (can't reproduce here!) records a called strike.

[@domesticdingo1417]

Foolish is the best. You initially seemed nervous about being able to keep up with some of the more advanced metrics he was going to present, but I think he's the best at getting people who are new to baseball or have generally stuck with the traditional understanding of the game (batting averages, RBIs, ERA etc) on board with the sabermetric stuff. And like you said, he's got a very unique style, incorporating the pixel art and classic videogame music into the production which is cool if you recognize any of the tracks.

[@panner11]

Yeah, his style has a lot of general appeal even to non-baseball fans. His first videos were definitely made with meticulous consideration of how to get everyone including beginners to understand and follow along.

[@eggoslayer1001]

Foolish Baseball is special. There's very few KZbin content creators that I could even dare put on his level, sports or otherwise, it's that good. I will literally drop everything I'm doing to watch a new Foolish video lol.

[@abebuenodemesquita8111]

i cannot say enough good things about foolish basebal

[@dyltack5349]

He always brings that fantastic 90s final fantasy music

[@sneersh9107]

Jomboy does the same, breaks things down so that they're easy for non-baseball fans to understand. People like them are doing a lot to grow the game in a space where MLB heavily fails to market itself (social media). On just about every Jomboy video you can see comments from people talking about how Jomboy reignited/started their love for the game.

[@andrewverburg1805]

As a life Tigerfan, JV is one of the most loved Pitchers in our History. When he got traded to Houston many of us routed for him to win a World Series. I cant wait to see him encapsulated in bronze in the outfield at Comerica Park

[@rogerdodger9752]

Pitchers are rarely allowed to pitch over 100 pitches anymore. Verlander throwing this hard this late in his start is insane. The thing about baseball is that a team’s offense and defense don’t really impact each other the way they do in other sports. Pitchers often have amazing outings that end up being forgotten because their offense can’t back them up or vice versa. We love our numbers in baseball haha Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything at first. The stories these baseball channels tell often use numbers to tell human stories. Secret Base next? 😉

[@alansmith7626]

well said Roger, I agree!

[@jayceperlmutter4317]

Detroit had some awful years where their pitchers were magnificent but the offense could not get the job done.

[@54kcbinder]

Yes Secret Base next! Beef history react would be legit

[@lornawestlake9280]

We were at that game. We sit in seats that are in the upper decks. I could tell he was "pissed" from the first pitch. There was a tremendous crack when the ball hit the catcher's glove, and I looked up and saw it was 98 mph (I'm doing this from memory). The next pitch hit 100. I said something to my brother and husband that Verlander must be mad, because he was hitting 100 and it was the eighth inning, for crying out loud. It seemed to me he was trying to motivate his team. They had given him very lousy run support and he was trying to light a fire under them.

[@lonewolfx499]

The crazy thing about Verlander is that he seems to get better as the game went on, which seems backwards, because it is.

[@mcgarbage4974]

Foolish is phenomenal and so glad to see this combo finally. His video about Rickey Henderson is a great and hilarious view.

[@downrighttt]

As a Tigers fan I’m in never ending pain over wasting his career. What could have been

[@adamkoslin9302]

That 2013 rotation tho - Verlander, Scherzer, Doug Fister, Anibal Sanchez, and Rick Porcello...NUTS!

[@XaviRonaldo0]

​@@adamkoslin9302then the batters like Miggy, Prince, Victor Martinez

[@Twilightblade7]

I remember the story of why K for strikeout having to do with telegrams. When people were sending the box scores across the line the charge was for length of message so they went with a letter that is otherwise unused. Later on they also added backwards K to indicate if the batter struck out looking at strike 3 or regular for swinging.

[@Rich-od8bs]

Foolish is great. An older video I am sure you guys would enjoy is Jon Bois 222-0 Pretty Good. It's a great story about a college football game told really well. No more knowledge than you already posses needed.

[@CelestialDoggie]

JV was an absolute legend in Detroit while I was growing up there. He was part of what led the Tigers back to the World Series in 2006 for the first time since I was born, and he was consistently the starting pitcher for the home opener year after year. He also threw the first Tigers no-hitters (a game where the opposing team has no hits, but can have walks) in ages back in 2007, and another in 2011.

[@waynethayer5127]

I remember watching this game and inning, though i didn't have all these stats available, I knew that inning was something special. He wouod go on to have almost similar performances. Truly one of the greatest pitchers of our time.

[@danl.909]

It should be noted that JV has suffered severe arm injuries since then. The human arm can do only so much.

[@larrysmac]

Yet he still won the Cy Young last year after Tommy John surgery.

[@tls5870]

"What if Barry Bonds had played without a baseball bat?" by Chart Party is a great video to react to. Barry Bonds is one of, if not the, most controversial players to ever play, as well as one of the absolute best*. You'll have to react to Barry Bonds eventually, and should probably first watch a video that explains his controversy. "Bonds in 4" by Foolish Baseball, and "Why Everybody Hated Barry Bonds" by Baseball Doesn't Exist are the best ones. IMO Foolish Baseball and Baseball Doesn't Exist are the best baseball channels.

[@jacobtiemann3582]

You should check out Foolish Baseball’s video on Rickey Henderson. It’s not as data-heavy and would be a good follow-up to Rickey’s highlights.

[@dumbguy6]

What a shout! Verlander, like many other generational sports talents, spent several prime years wasting away in the city of Detroit. We have never seen and may never again see a pitcher capable of what he could do. Throughout his highs and lows he was always a must-watch precisely because this sort of performance could happen in any random game throughout the season, and you didn't want to be the one Detroit fan to miss it.

[@donpietruk1517]

As a life long Tigers fan I had the privilege of seeing Justin come up as a young pitcher and develop into the best pitcher in the American League over a several years period. It was insane to me that his velocity actually increased the further into the game he went. I saw one of his true gems, a one hit complete game shutout against the LA Angels in 2015 at Comerica Park. He struck out 9, walked two and faced 28 batters, one over the minimum. He threw 112 pitches, 79 for strikes. It was my birthday that day.

[@Go4Jeph]

I'm biased, because it's about my team we've cheered for and suffered with forever, but you guys should REALLY look into the History of the Seattle Mariners "Dorktown" series (6 parter) on the 'Secret Base' channel. It's a really interesting and entertaining watch. Love what you guys are doing over there. Cheers.

[@DNReacts]

Thanks Jeff! Appreciate your support. Have got this one on our list too

[@brandonlehman7440]

Easily the best baseball channel on KZbin, every video is 100% worth a watch

[@treecko7958]

My favorite Baseball Bits video is "Bonds in 4" His video about Barry Bonds, probably the most dominant hitter the games ever seen, I would highly reccommend it.

[@DNReacts]

Barry Bonds is coming out tomorrow. I thought this one was one of our best reactions to date. Keep an eye out for it.

[@hdelga5]

I love that they have Chrono Trigger theme song! 😍

[@poolplayergus]

Tigers fan here. I watched this game on TV and remember it well. Our offense was quite good back then, so it's unusual that we didn't score more runs that game. JV is the type of pitcher who got better as the game went on. If you're going to score on him, you better do it early in the game, and that's what Cleveland did here. It's so unfortunate that Tigers team didn't win a World Series.. they were a very good team. The back of the bullpen was their only weakness and that weakness cost us a World Series.

[@zacharyliles8657]

First Foolish BB video I ever saw! Love that you got an introduction to Tigers legend Justin Verlander here

[@lindahaynes2924]

Nice reaction again, enjoyed this. As a side note the fastest baseball pitch ever thrown was 105.8 mph (170.2686 km/h) by Aroldis Chapman for the Cincinnati Reds in a game against the San Diego Padres on September 24, 2010

[@paul1x1]

I spent 2years in Texas working loved it and my boss loved baseball I lived at his house with his family very Christian and very baseball I bet I went to 40 rangers games and I learned the intricacies of the game my boss his 16 year old son was looking to get a baseball scholarship pitcher it took me hours in batting cages to hit his fastball and I was so proud and obnoxious when I did si 8 went for another one he threw me a curve I almost broke my collarbone trying to hit it great game

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

Thanks for uploading guys

[@thomasmcconnell4856]

another baseball video you should watch is "what if barry bonds had played without a bat?" by secret base, it shows you just how insane he was and how scared the opposing pitchers were of his power (even if it was due to his steroid use)

[@User_32]

Nolan Ryan is one of if not THE hardest throwing pitcher in history and he played until he was almost 50 years old and was still throwing in the high 90s to 100 range. He was the first athlete in any sport to make 1 million dollars a season. He was also one of the first professional athletes in the world to spend a lot of his personal money on a training regiment during the off season. Before him most pro athletes didn't make enough money to support themselves and had to get other jobs during the off season and would get out of shape and had to work themselves back into shape during training camp. He's probably the most influential professional athlete that most non Americans have never heard of. He changed all sports forever

[@joshuaa.6874]

When y'all want to check out another all time pitching performance, you should look into Kerry Wood's 20 strikeout game!

[@psymar]

This! It's been described as the most dominant pitching performance of all time... and he did it as a rookie. I believe ESPN did a great documentary.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

JV was well known for pitching within himself early in an outing to conserve his arm. Still though that is extremely impressive. I'm convinced there is only 1-3 pitchers in hisrory capable of this feat. JV, Nolan Ryan and if the legends were true Satchel Paige.

[@mattiefee]

I remember listening to the radio broadcast of this game. These numbers are crazy.

[@NoUploadJustComment]

This season Verlander is pitching with Max Scherzer on the New York Mets. They are both among the greatest pitchers of all time and are each at or near 40 and it will definitely be a season to watch.

[@MrJeddYoung]

You guys are doing a great job. I'm really enjoying your platform. I've never seen this video and wasn't aware of this moment in baseball history. Thanks for posting this one. Always a pleasure with you two.

[@mauruhkatigaming4807]

Specifically, a swinging strikeout is a K. If it's a called third strike, you write the letter backwards. Fans (or even official scorekeepers) will often hang cards on the barrier between the upper and lower deck counting out how many strikeouts the home starter has recorded. So you'll see a string of letters like KKꓘKꓘꓘKꓘ up there.

[@mikephillips1043]

As a Cleveland indians fan I 100% remember watching this live. Verlander was a menace to face a few times a year for his run there along with Max. The guy is 1st ballot.

[@FTLnovaKid]

So glad you watched this. 😄👍 Try baseball doesn’t exist next or Foolish baseballs “How 24 players were drafted ahead of Mike Trout”. Mike trout is arguably a top 10 player of all time, if not now he will be when he retires. He is a generational talent.

[@tonylukasavage1342]

Jacob deGrom, in the 2015 All Star game, struck out 3 all stars on 10 pitches - and that was before he really got good and started throwing 100-102 mph.

[@jdicke1017]

I enjoy watching you guys learn about US sports. I can tell you are picking it up quickly. Nolan Ryan is a must so I look forward to seeing the GOAT!

[@milsharkie]

I give a hearty recommendation to watch "There Will Never Be Another Pitcher Like Randy Johnson" by the channel Made the Cut. It breaks down the man's entire career and trust me, that title is no clickbait!

[@blakeherndon7775]

Talking about Nolan Ryan there's an awesome documentary called "Facing Nolan" that documents his life and career. Very fascinating. But there's a part in the documentary "Fastball" that y'all could do a video about that talks about him, and you can see hitters talking about facing him. Oh and you'll see more of JV.

[@ThatCronus]

Great video. Foolish baseball is a great channel along with Jomboy. I’ll make a recommendation for a silly baseball video “not so serious baseball” is just players goofing around like dugout pranks.

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate it Joe! 🙏🏼

[@scotttolliver5847]

I mentioned Nolan Ryan in a comment on your rules of hockey fights video😃! That's because you mentioned baseball fights in it, and Robin Ventura charging the mound against Ryan is iconic. It's also worth mentioning that Ryan was 46 at the time and still a starting pitcher throwing consistently in the mid to high 90mph range. There's actually a cool documentary I watched years ago, I believe called simply Fastball, that went over how the speed of pitches was measured over the history of baseball, and the cultural fascination with pitchers who throw so fast. There was a section covering Nolan Ryan because at the time he was pitching they had started using radar to measure pitch speed. However, it measured the speed at a point several feet in front of home plate. Now they can measure the speed of the ball just after it is released. They looked at a pitch Ryan threw in a game that was clocked at 101mph on the old radar system, and doing some math, you can come up with a very good approximation of the speed out of his hand. It was 108mph. If I recall correctly, he threw that pitch in the 9th inning of a complete game. TLDR : Nolan Ryan threw crazy fast, did it for a very long time, and punched a hitter 20 years his junior in the face multiple times for running at him. Absolutely needs a react. Loving your stuff guys, keep it up.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

I would argue that Carl Hubbell had the best 2 inning stretch in pitching history. Carl Hubbell certainly lived up to his nickname of King Carl on July 10, 1934 when he struck out five future Hall of Famers in a row at the 1934 edition of the Mid-Summer Classic. Collectively, the five elite bats sent 2,208 long balls over the fence in their careers. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin - five of the game’s greatest hitters of all-time - all were set down in order. All in all, Hubbell’s final stat line for the day showed that he gave up no runs, two hits and recorded six strikeouts in three innings of work. Here is a great statistic, one-thousand, six hundred and seventy-seven times batters made the long walk back to the dugout with their heads down after being sent back by Hubbell in his 16-year career. But Hubbell was not known as a strikeout pitcher.

[@mjj3132]

Up it to a full game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqbPlJyViKeJfs0. Long version kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4jFgqyIdtuNiMU Kerry Wood hurt his arm the very next year, and could never really recover. But this is pretty much considered the most dominant single game pitcher performance in MLB history (which is getting close to 150 years). You can see it in how the hitters react- they have no hope. And Wood was 20 years old.

[@hifijohn]

Watched my first college baseball game of the new season today Rutgers vs Maryland.

[@micktrinus]

Since you guys seem to really like baseball, I would love to see you react to some of Ichiro Suzuki's highlights. He is probably my favorite player of all time. He was the first player to come over from Japan in a position other than pitcher and proved that Nippon League players could compete in the MLB. What's more is that because of agreements between the USA and Japan leagues, he didn't have his rookie year in the MLB until he was 27, playing about 8 years in Japan first.

[@Cashcrop54]

Now that was Fun! First time I heard of this but I dont follow baseball very closely. When can throw the FB at 102 batters will be fracturing their ankles, or just get caught looking on the curve ball. Thanks guys!

[@carlosvaladez2186]

Really enjoyed watching you guys react

[@pierregibson6699]

That last curveball to strike him out is insane 😮😂😂😂😂 …

[@gregorywilliams1308]

Check out Greg Maddox, was not a very hard thrower, but one of the all time greats

[@Ball284Heisman]

Couple of statistical explanations just to have ig, OPS+ is essentially a stat meant to show how good a hitter is. OPS is on base percentage + Slugging percentage (how often you get on base and how well you hit for power) and is generally the best stat to consider how good a hitter is overall. The + just means it’s standardized for all hitters, with 100 being average, so you could say someone with an ops+ of 130 is 30% better than the average hitter. WAR, or wins above replacement, is a good stat to show how good a player is overall. Essentially, it tries to show how many more games your team wins with you as opposed to an average “replacement level player,” so any positive value technically means you are contributing to the team in an overall positive way. The B stands for the website/company that this was stat is for. Since different websites have slightly different definitions of replacement level/ ways of calculating war, the numbers are sometimes slightly different, but generally pretty similar. Love the content, keep it up guys!

[@pudder68]

That last pitch is just filthy .. Foolish Baseball is great!

[@darrinlindsey]

Looking forward to your look at Nolan Ryan. He was the Justin Verlander of my generation. The first baseball player to sign a $1 million contract. He pitched, very competitively, til age 46.

[@randyrobey5643]

Justin Verlander is currently recovering from an injury, but he will be pitching for the New York Mets when he returns later this month. He is now 40+ years old. Verlander has never pitched for a team I followed, and he has pitched for one team that I do not like at all. In spite of this, if my team had a chance to get him right now, I would plead for it to happen. He is a special athlete.

[@thomassicard3733]

Incredible pitching.

[@YeOldEPatT]

LMAO the Chrono Trigger OST in the background is S-tier!!!

[@ScottServais-poet]

Foolish Baseball has some of the best narrative based highlights, which i think would be a better route for new guys. You get a lot more perspective

[@milkymilkymommymilkmymilky9341]

Foolish baseball has some of the best storytelling i hope you watch more of his videos

[@matttirado1341]

Foolish Baseball with the Bonds video is an all time great video

[@farbod21]

You guys are picking up a lot. It's fun to see. I am glad you are enjoying the sport.

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate the comment, thank you!

[@vogrizzly7124]

I'm loving the baseball reactions. Keep up the great content.

[@DNReacts]

Thank you so much!

[@jkuzem96]

Great reaction! You guys absolutely HAVE to check out Bonds in 4 by the same guy. Great video.

[@art2736]

Verlander is crazy as hell. He'll accuse batters of talking trash about his mother just to enrage and psych himself. He's had many kniptions on the mound on full display.

[@j07242054]

this is the best baseball video ever

[@psymar]

The speeds were available at the time, and the especially strange thing is that pitchers usually have a pretty consistent fastball speed. And Verlander had a 95 mph fastball. And yet, here in the eighth inning, he's throwing 5+ mph faster.

[@brandondillman5841]

JV is a special breed of pitcher. You rarely see starting pitchers make it to the 7th inning anymore and only a handful throw 100+ pitches in a start regularly. Teams are so overprotective of these starters now a days.

[@sacrilegiousboi]

Verlander has all his starts examined bc he's one of the best pitchers ever

[@ronclark9724]

Nolan Ryan threw as fast, has the strikeout career total and no hitters career totals, but pitched long before the new data cameras/scanners were deployed at every ball park. Another three pitchers to watch when you can are Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, and Bob Gibson. Bob Gibson has the all time post dead ball era seasonal low ERA of 1.12 in 1968, and probably the nastiest slider of all time. During the winter meetings of ‘68-‘69 Baseball lowered the height of the pitchers’smound from 15 inches down to 10 inches. You know you are talking about a great pitcher when they change the field for the first time ever with this new rule change. 😭

[@josepholszewski2565]

I've watched Verlander do that many times, hit triple digits late in the game. Dang shame our offense couldn't do much in the world series, Detroiters thought we were going to win it all that year just to be reminded that we're still Detroit! 😪

[@vp_wrld]

Gotta love the Chrono Trigger music in the background

[@dustinheese]

Great channel to react to!

[@julianturner7244]

Verlander is just one of those almost freakishly good athletes. He just signed a 2 year contract at age 40 and I think he's still got some good years in him after that

[@johanna0131]

Great reaction guys! I love that you guys are learning the intricacies of baseball. It’s such a complex sport and so many people pass it off as boring. Yes, I agree you should definitely check out Nolan Ryan!

[@DNReacts]

Thank you Johanna! Really appreciate this. Nolan Ryan fairly high on the list, I would estimate within the next 4 weeks 🤞

[@joeldykman7591]

dude, that backdoor curve to finish Cabrera was absurd. Every pitch before that was up and in and then Verlander just freezes Cabrera with a painted curve down and away. "He Got REKT" is the only way to summarize it.

[@geraldmullenix3346]

Please do a reaction for 10 cent beer night in Cleveland.

[@AaronL548]

Highly recommend his video on Umpires. It sheds some serious light on how umpires work in the game.

[@keithgrandstaff6343]

On a scorecard, a forward/conventional K means the hitter struck out swinging. A backward K means he struck out looking.

[@tstumpf75]

Just to contextualize spin rate.. the higher the spin rate, the less the fall the ball has goin to the catcher. So I believe any fastball above 95 mph, the eye actually can not see the ball when its gets within 16 feet of you, so your brain just assumes where the ball will be. So it makes the hitter swing where it usually will be (where a ball with an average spin rate, because most pitchers will be in the average spin rate area). So as a hitter you swing where you typically get contact... the ball isnt there because the higher spin rate prevents from the ball dropping to that spot...so the hitter swings under it and misses

[@everypitchcounts4875]

You definitely have to do the Doc Ellis no-hitter from foolish baseball.

[@Bill_pierre]

This was a cool vid guys. JV is a cyborg lol

[@nickthole9172]

Why Baseball Isn't Fair by Foolish Baseball is a really good episode.

[@christophermckinney3924]

Definitely check out Nolan Ryan 7 no hitters, only Sandy Koufax was close with 4.

[@troystabenow9414]

You really need to watch the short replay of Kerry woods magical 20 strikeout day

[@philt4018]

Jon Bois “Pretty Good” video on Koo Dae Sung would be a great watch for another baseball video. Pitching Ninja is another good follow for baseball content. He posts the nastiest pitches each day.

[@hifijohn]

For something different The Entire "Here Comes The Pizza" Affair by Paul Kafasis with the great remy and orsillo as announcers.

[@PaPaJOKe]

Man I've been filling your suggestions up almost daily now, fellas. But I got another. If you love the presentation and style of this, I'd HIGHLY recommend this video by Sadman Baseball: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIe6hoCsd5qdmdU It is a longer video, so maybe even something off camera if you're interested, but if you guys are looking for a team to want to get behind, may I throw the Seattle Mariners hat into the ring. This dude nails the emotion and the stat presentation like foolish does, and will make you want to see the Mariners succeed. 2022 would have been an absolutely amazing time for you guys to hop onto the Mariners bandwagon, but the train is still boarding!

[@christophermckinney3924]

Check out Kerry Wood’s 20 strike out performance .

[@robhoyland1536]

How do you hit pitches with that much variance coming out of the same arm slot? Easy, you gamble. Using various other factors such as at bat situation, game situation, game/historical tendencies, etc., batters will "sit on" or look for a type of pitch and react to everything else. That's where the game within the game comes into play, because teams/pitchers know that's what is going on and are constantly changing up what they do as well. Baseball is a game where if on offense you only fail 2/3 of the time over your career, you are a godlike hitter, and your team probably only wins games if you can parlay several of those 1/3 chance for successes over a couple of players together a few times a game. So teams look for competitive edges, ways to maximize value from improbability. Everybody has everybody else's data, and stats nerds (not pejorative) love baseball for it. They get to mine the data for anomalies and isolate variables to argue that they weren't actually anomalies, they are explainable, reproducible feats that beat conventional odds. That's what this video is, an ode to baseball stats nerds. It's not an inning anyone would remember, but at the time the video was created spin velocity was the in vogue stat dragon to chase and pointing out that it wasn't just "Verlander Smash!" as it was covered and quickly forgotten, it was "Verlander did smash but also this really cool technical thing that might actually explain more of this other phenomenon hitters have described for a century but we lacked ways to actually measure until now is probably why."

[@C_Harold]

All of foolish baseball's videos are goated

[@teamreckdjipod]

love the baseball reactions

[@DNReacts]

Thank you!

[@adamkoslin9302]

If you guys want to see Foolish really go bonkers (on a VERY controversial topic) look at his video about Barry Bonds: "Bonds in Four" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHLSnKGFfZughpI). Bonds is, unfortunately, four things all at the same time: (1) Baseball royalty. His dad, Bobby, was a MLB All-Star, and Barry's godfather is Willy Mays, one of the greatest baseball players ever. (2) Probably the greatest hitter ever, and certainly the most feared. (3) A steroids cheat (though he was great before he started cheating, and in this era everyone was cheating anyway), and (4) a giant asshole to the media. All in all, a fascinating guy, and a transcendant talent. As I was growing up, Bonds played for my Dodgers' traditional rivals, the San Francisco Giants. Bonds was the perfect villain, and I just knew that every time he came to the plate something horrible for my poor team was going to happen (and it usually did).

[@DNReacts]

Barry Bonds is coming out tomorrow. I thought this one was one of our best reactions to date. Keep an eye out for it.

[@adamkoslin9302]

@@DNReacts Can't wait!!

[@TinKnight]

You asked why this inning before the stats were available. Pitch f/x was active in this period, so they did know some of the data...Pitch f/x wasn't quite as accurate as the current Statcast system, but they did have an awareness of how good the inning was even back then. The passage of time & implementing of Statcast just cemented how incredible it was.