Corbin Carroll Is the Best Baserunner You’ve Ever Seen | Baseball Bits

[@FoolishBaseball]

On the road right now but I will be responding to your comments later. Thanks for supporting what I do throughout the season.

[@pranavarora9976]

Love your work, Bailey!

[@SuperComet101]

no, thank you bailey 🐐

[@diney7085]

3:47 If you slow down every clip by 5%, it would actually need to be sped up by approx. 5.263% to return to the original speed. He is faster than 5% faster of what we were seeing.

[@threearmedonion]

thank you for providing great content throughout the season 🫡

[@SportsShortsA]

🙏prayers for safe travel

[@jonathanapple4828]

The greatest thing about Corbin Carroll is how fun it is to watch him run. Watching most speedsters is fun because of how effortlessly they fly around the diamond. But Corbin Carroll runs like it’s the end of the world, as if he’s going to die if he doesn’t make it to home plate.

[@ETYPEJaguar38]

tbf that sounds like a great way to bust your knees eventually

[@emotionallesbian3503]

@@ETYPEJaguar38let’s hope not

[@doogless]

Jarren Duran of the Red Sox runs the same way. Our announcer once said he runs like he's angry at the ground.

[@JeffStone0]

He runs angry and I love it.

[@unknown_individual7050]

​@ETYPEJaguar38 Maybe. Let's just watch the fireworks while they're here though.

[@Grizzbit]

I played against Corbin when he was a sophomore and I was a senior in high school. Do you know how demoralizing it is to go to a private school with good athletes on the team, only to watch some cracked out pubescent speed demon rip your heart out of your chest? Very. The answer is very

[@Grizzbit]

Anyway, shout out the lakeside school for killing my dreams and making me realize being 6’2 doesn’t mean shit if you can’t run

[@Sindrella.]

@@Grizzbitsauced by the 5’10” speedster

[@northstarjakobs]

I love seeing stories from people who played against future major leaguers in high school or college, always great entertainment.

[@W_Scanlon17]

Must be so cool watching him play at such a high level in the World Series after playing him in high school

[@WhiteOwlOnFire_XXX]

All of the super good kids I grew up with are drug addicts or fuck ups, including myself. Used to have a guy named joe Kelly that could hit 500 foot bombs off a tee no word of a lie, he could’ve easily went pro but in high school he lost his d1 scholarship due to using hard drugs like Molly coke Xanax. Then his father died of cancer a few years later which his father had been my assistant coach a couple times thru my life. His mom was even my teacher multiple times growing up as she kept moving up grades to stay with her son that I was the same age of. Nice lady

[@good_snacks]

This man is gonna feed my entire family with all the stolen base tacos he's gonna give us.

[@DELTADAWGx]

Lmao This is gold

[@garethwillmott4234]

What's the deal with the free tacos? What do I need to say to redeem? Gimme my world series stolen base tacos? Do I need to buy anything else to get them?

[@CYROMERO2]

@@garethwillmott4234don’t get Taco Bell. It’s garbage food

[@arkyst1]

​@@garethwillmott4234gotta use the app then I think it'll show up

[@FoolishBaseball]

"I can't possibly have more!" I cry out in agony, unable to stand after my 14th taco. A crumb of Dorito shell falls on my stained shirt. Corbin Carroll yet again takes off for second base

[@ShinyPigrat]

Corbin Carroll was fast enough to steal my heart

[@FoolishBaseball]

That's a nice Valentine's Day card idea

[@gliiitched]

God, even after having to see Carroll tear my soul out in game 7 of the NLCS, I came back for the world series just to watch him and Ketel Marte.

[@FoolishBaseball]

He had a pretty quiet series then absolutely took over Game 7.

[@brutalcupcake8871]

I switched the playback speed to 1.5 then popped an eddible to witness Corbin Carrolls speed in real time

[@joshg1845]

Since he was mentioned in this video, I'd love a deep dive on Ke'Bryan Hayes' defensive metrics and a quantitative view on how robbed he's been of gold and platinum gloves solely because he plays the same position as Arenado and his legacy awards.

[@VeonV1]

Just wanted to say SAME and hope Bailey sees your comment and can make it happen lol

[@vertildr3305]

saying a "legacy award" for last season is a little dishonest. Yes, according to quite a few metrics he was SLIGHTLY better than Arenado. Yes, in a vacuum he would have probably won it. However, everyone grants there are limits to defensive metrics. "legacy award" implies that is was extremely out of place for him to actually win it. When, in reality, they both had amazing defensive seasons. I'm glad Ke'Bryan is winning it this year though.

[@pandap55]

@@vertildr3305i agree with that. Hayes definitely deserved it but Nolan for sure had a GG caliber season. It is definitely not as egregious as other GG winners

[@lukemoisant3917]

That would be an AMAZING video!

[@blue_manatee3895]

@@vertildr3305 You say that, but watch them give it to Austin Riley because his OPS+ was 128 compared to Hayes' measly 105 /s I'm a Pirates fan; we're used to it -_-

[@lucashunter6441]

Another note about Hugh Nicol's steals record: The 1887 MLB season was the only one in MLB history where a strikeout was 4 strikes, leading to a 31 point jump in league OBP.

[@FoolishBaseball]

People don't realize that league-wide offense was crazy some years before the Deadball era. Deadball era doesn't really begin until ~1900

[@Meyers1793]

Yeah but in 1887 the defending team could legally to field a cow as an obstacle on the basepaths, so it evens out.

[@qfmarsh64]

Bullpuckey of the highest order!

[@jako77777]

“If I wanted to see the British steal things I’d go to their museum” brooo that’s wicked 😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@cltmck]

Without British and European fascination with antiquities, nobody would be seeing those things.

[@vumasster]

@@cltmck or, and follow me on this one, we can see that stuff in their own countries' museums

[@FoolishBaseball]

They gotta give back the Elgin Marbles at least

[@jako77777]

@@FoolishBaseball fr

[@johnf1402]

@@FoolishBaseball They wire brushed the elgin marbles and damaged them irreparably

[@SleepyGrapes]

I’m a braves fan and the diamondbacks came to town in June so I got to see Corbin’s speed in person, it was probably the craziest game I’ve seen in person the final score was 16-14 or something like that and watching him run from first to third in what seemed like 5 seconds was so crazy, the diamondbacks should be here to stay if they can keep there young core together

[@maciedixon3983]

Our issue is that our cheap ass owner. And pitching. We struggle to develop it.

[@FoolishBaseball]

That games was nuts. Both bullpens completely melted down multiple times.

[@JenZ1309]

it was 16-13

[@SleepyGrapes]

@@FoolishBaseball the experience in the stadium was even crazier. First inning d backs put up a three spot and we’re all worried, then the braves come back in the bottom of the first and score 5 and we’re thinking okay it’ll be fine just a early rally now the braves can take control. But Arizona Just. Kept. Mashing. And the play you used in the video is from that game and watching corbin run around those bases the whole game was a sight to see, never seen anyone that fast on the base path in real life ever and I might not ever see one faster ever lol

[@SleepyGrapes]

@@JenZ1309 yeah from that game on I knew the dbacks had something with that team I was telling all my friends that were saying they’d love to play them I was like no you do not those bats are explosive

[@masonvalente2134]

Always a great day when a new foolish baseball video comes out during the World Series

[@GalacticRepublic_CT-1977]

Although it’s always a worse day when said WS does not include my Phils.

[@FoolishBaseball]

Happens maybe once a year!

[@anklebender5138]

Definitely foolish when you think Carrol is better than Rickey Henderson

[@GalacticRepublic_CT-1977]

@@anklebender5138 as much as I love Rickey, that’s not what they said, just that Carroll is likely the most efficient and effective base stealer that we can accurately quantify, not the overall best ever.

[@Redsoxman9991]

Baseball KZbinrs have been popping up like never before lately, but you sir still reign supreme in the creating the most interesting and enjoyable bits of baseball history👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@abakella]

Making the bases larger was a great decision by the MLB. While 3 true outcomes is an analytically efficient strategy to finding great players and building a team, base stealing needs to become a common part of the game again, especially since it is so effective for scoring runs And it's not just the base sizes either. Players such as Corbin Carroll, Bobby Witt, and Elly De La Cruz are young players who have a great combination of hitting and speed, and they will be stealing a lot of bases for years to come. And that's not even including Acuña, who has already established himself as one of baseball's top superstars, and the countless other young players you see at the top of the speed leaderboards

[@FoolishBaseball]

The big bases are cool, but I also think the pickoff move limits and pitch clock have affected stolen base rates more than people think.

[@jdurrant5633]

i think it would increase defense in a way as well.

[@neugey]

Very incredible for a rookie to be performing this efficiently. There's some serious coaching going on in Phoenix.

[@FoolishBaseball]

He really didn't even play much minor league baseball because of injuries and 2020. I think a lot of his baserunning is instinct.

[@katieg2449]

This was a great video to watch after he beat the throw home in WS game 1. Watching it live I couldn’t believe the margin he was safe by.

[@FoolishBaseball]

A better throw probably would've gotten him, but speed like Carroll's causes mistakes because fielders know they have to rush.

[@StarkRavingSports]

Rickey Henderson slander should get you put you on trial for war crimes

[@dreadus8125]

Rickey Henderson is not going to put up with people criticizing Rickey Henderson.

[@JaredGoofball]

Foolish probably already is on trial for war crimes so I think he is fine

[@neugey]

Or WAR crimes!

[@JaredGoofball]

@@neugey leave now please

[@alexanderbean7737]

​@@neugeylol nice

[@tomritz52]

What a day, 80 degrees in NJ end of October, just got a round of golf in and I come home to a fresh Baseball Bits. Life doesn’t get better than this.

[@FoolishBaseball]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@MrTheBigNoze]

One thing I love about Corbin is his pure hustle. He will run like hell on every ground ball and squeeze out a few infield hits. Nothing makes me angrier when players lazily jog down the line on a “routine” play. He is a star in the making

[@ezridaxsgender3914]

Seeing the cartoony D-Backs logo and talking about speedy OFs is giving me Foolish nostalgia for your Tim Locastro profile, which was my introduction to your channel. Full circle

[@CloudyYote]

i know its not the focus of the video but knowing that every clip you show is slowed down ever so slightly hurts my brain because i totally didnt notice it

[@matthewkrambeer2480]

This video was even more interesting than I thought it would be. Thanks for the breakdown of the more advanced baserunning stats.

[@FoolishBaseball]

You're welcome. I had been wanting to do something with baserunning for a while now, and Corbin Carroll seemed like the perfect candidate.

[@professionalmonke356]

MLB: we gonna make the bases bigger Corbin carol: 😈😈

[@rotten_banana_]

Did Foolish make this video in preparation for the WS? This is awesome

[@FoolishBaseball]

I've been working on it for a few weeks so got lucky in the end.

[@NoName-zz1qt]

That smile he has when he runs is once in a generation

[@pycellesbeard9728]

That's not a smile, It's the strain of lugging that bulbous head around the bases.

[@FoolishBaseball]

Especially when he turns on the jets rounding a base.

[@Fail84-nv7qh]

You deserve more subscribers (seriously how are you not at LEAST at 500k?), these videos are incredibly well done, keep it up

[@FoolishBaseball]

Thank you! Admittedly, this year has been a little discouraging in that department, but I'm gonna keep doing my thing for now.

[@CorgeekWx]

Someone really likes speedy D-Backs outfielders... 😏

[@TyFranceLover911]

Ok sure, but, Ty Frances 100% SB percentage this year trounces Carrol!

[@hawaiianwater1913]

ty france is a menace indeed

[@NinjasBack]

Same with Christian Walker's 100% SB percentage!

[@KOCChristian]

@@hawaiianwater1913Ty Francis Demon Speed King

[@Speedster___]

Facts

[@QuarrelsomeLocalOaf]

AHHHhhhh Ty France has always been celebrated for his excellence

[@maxwelltalley612]

Honestly can’t wait for the off-season content, as it will be some of the only great baseball stuff to watch anywhere for a long time. Keep up the great work, Bailey, you’re crushing it.

[@ThaKid14]

The level of detail on this is absolutely extraordinary dude. Literally standing ovation on this video man. Loved watching this.

[@jarpero]

Your math is wrong. 5% faster than 95% is only 99.75%. You're robbing him of 0.25% of his speed.

[@fromulus]

Corbin Carroll is my newest favorite player, he's got it.

[@FoolishBaseball]

He's fun to watch!

[@Lucas-yi4bm]

Jarren Duran was so good at legging out singles into doubles

[@epicwolves125]

Fr can’t wait for 2024

[@Lucas-yi4bm]

@@epicwolves125 such a good lead off hitter, he really turned it around from last year

[@alexanderbean7737]

I didnt think I'd be psyched for this WS since I don't follow either of these teams, but wow am I into it now, seeing some of the truly exciting players and how great game 1 was. And now there's a relevant Baseball Bits out. In the words of Stuart Scott, booyah!

[@FoolishBaseball]

RIP Stu the GOAT

[@seanlare7192]

I don’t even play baseball anymore but I’ll watch these videos forever because of how well made they are🙏

[@andresbarrios50]

Caroll is underrated and I see him become an Icon in MLB

[@FoolishBaseball]

I definitely think he'll be one of the bigger stars, especially if Arizona can consistently be a playoff team.

[@hooverhoover5]

The Heatcheque jumpscare at 13:34 shook me to my core

[@tugotiger]

BAILEY WHY THE HECK DID YOU DO THAT TO US AT 13:33. I CANT BELIEVE YOU OMG

[@cartermoss9775]

Hi

[@ScoutrunnerTopic]

Hi

[@Mathtron5000]

15:15 That José Ramirez picture is so frickin good, please use that every time

[@michaelknowlton1231]

“If i want to see the British steal things I will go to their museum” Sweet burn 😂

[@shadyparadox]

I watched Game 1 from the upper deck last night. As soon as he hit that ball past Taveras, I glanced back at the infield and Carroll was already rounding second base. It was like a time warp, didn't seem possible. Or maybe I watch too many FB videos that are slowed down 5%.

[@FoolishBaseball]

gotta go fast

[@luishumbertovega3900]

Your comparison of the bases sizes had me laughing like crazy 😂, how funny 🤣 !!!

[@FoolishBaseball]

It's all fun and games until a big base lands on your house.

[@johnstebbins24]

"His legs were just as valuable as Jose Ramirez' bat..." But not as valuable as Jose Ramirez' left hook.

[@Booksforthewin]

You know it’ll be a good day when Foolish Baseball uploads

[@FoolishBaseball]

Thank you!

[@blastedman]

No Carroll in HR is a devilishly good Always Sunny reference, loved the video!

[@jackb-mt9mi]

I am Hugh Nicol's number one fan. He was the pride East Dunbartonshire

[@wishprodigy8639]

13:35 man put a heatcheque jumpscare

[@CreakyHinges-qf3d]

1st to home on a single: Pre-pitch, the D-backs had a 0.24 run expectancy for the inning. If Carrol had taken 2nd on the single up the middle, it would have been 0.47, but instead, with no errors, he scored, making the run expectancy for the inning more or less be 1.24, or a 0.77 run expectancy increase over the "expected" baserunning result, which is more helpful than if, with two outs and no one on base, a team got three walks in a row. Home to third on his own strikeout: Pre-pitch, the D-backs had a 0..7 run expectancy for the inning. If Carrol had just stood at home or went back to the dugout or sort of half-heartedly jogged to 1st when he struck out, it would have been 0.34, but instead, due to his baserunning, he got to third and the runner scored, making the run expectancy for the inning more or less be 1.95, or a 1.61 run expectancy increase over the "expected" baserunning result, which is more helpful than if, with two outs and no one on base, a team got one out taken off of the board to make there be only one out, and THEN got three walks in a row. That's not to say that it was all becaue of him, but still, it's pretty dang good.

[@LS-bw9xz]

If I had a nickel for every time Foolish made a video about a Diamondback with amazing baserunning I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice.

[@FoolishBaseball]

Corbin Carroll is just a poor man's Tim Locastro

[@ezridaxsgender3914]

that was my first Foolish video! Still love Tim.

[@ezridaxsgender3914]

lmaooo i started reading the comments before I got far enough to see Locastro cameo with his sprint speed

[@youalreadyknow0420]

@@FoolishBaseballthe reason I became a diamondbacks fan during 2021. The Tim locastro video. Also the cubs Indians game seven and dbacks Yankees game seven comparison. So fun.

[@jericocancel7797]

HeatCheque reference at 13:34

[@Impepega]

hi

[@cartermoss9775]

Hi

[@b1646717]

"On the road again, Oh, I can't wait to get on the road again..."

[@samharkness8861]

Really well researched video. The point made at 11:43 is elite advanced analytical analysis you can’t get anywhere else.

[@samharkness8861]

Another difficult to quantity base running component is when a player purposely gets into a pickle between first and second with a runner on third late in a close game to try to bait a throw and stay untagged long enough so that the runner on third can score then (likely) getting tagged out afterwards.

[@lethrgy]

didnt really watch any dbacks games but i knew carroll has been popping off this year. watching him run is one of the most fun things this season

[@randallcunningfam1790]

THANK YOU FOR CONSTANT GREAT CONTENT BAILEY , WE LOVE YOU

[@frankguy6843]

It's so insane to me how the MLB will take down a video of yours for copyright if you don't slow/speed up the clips. None of their advertising is as effective as youtube content creators making great videos like these, they should be begging you to use their clips.

[@TheGreatChrisB]

Me: "He looks pretty fast, but not crazy fast" *all these clips are slowed down Me: "omg, he looks fast in slow motion"

[@fritskempeneers1686]

This made my week. Thank you foolish baseball

[@philly_sports1558]

Hear me out. I think the Diamondbacks beating the Phillies in the NLCS will have big ramifications going forward. The Phillies embody the modern analytical three true outcomes approach while the DBacks were more of a throwback small ball and fundamentals team. In the final two games of the series, the Phillies’ bats went cold as a lot of “home runs or nothing” squads tend to go in the playoffs while the DBacks managed to make solid contact and spread the ball around the field and kept the line moving while sacrificing outs and getting timely steals. Game 7 was a microcosm of how one style of hitting has its limits in the playoffs while the other will always be timeless. I can see that series being very important in terms of how GMs put teams together going forward.

[@n8_n]

this comment honestly makes absolutely no sense. small-ball squads can go cold too; in fact, the only team to get shut out in the NLCS was the D-backs, and they also scored 1 and 2 runs in other games. you can't just cherry-pick specific games to show how TTO-based teams fail and then completely ignore when the other team did the same thing but arguably even worse

[@philly_sports1558]

@@n8_nI just watched the Phillies try to hit a home run on every single pitch they swung at and they only scored 3 runs in the final two games of the series while leaving an entire parade on the bases. At the same time I watched the DBacks get timely singles and hit the ball where it was pitched to manufacture runs in an efficient manner. That definitely means something.

[@n8_n]

​@@philly_sports1558 what makes small ball "efficient", and why does that matter? you keep using that word, and it just seems like it means "scored runs with small ball instead of HRs" which, again, isn't better or worse. scoring more runs is pretty much better no matter how it's done. also, you are conflating the Phillies executing TTO baseball badly (pressing too much instead of being patient and waiting for their pitch) with a flaw in the overall strategy. the Phillies just played badly, that's a Phillies issue and not a TTO issue. (I'm not by any means trying to argue that TTO is king or anything, I'm just opposed to the idea that it's meaningfully more prone to cold streaks than an overall worse offense with a different style)

[@philly_sports1558]

@@n8_nI’m just saying it’s way easier to go cold in a playoff series with a TTO approach than a more balanced and situational hitting approach. As a fan of the team, I should know. It happened after Game 3 of last year’s World Series when they hit 5 home runs and it happened after Game 2 of the NLCS when they scored 10 runs. It’s very easy to fall in love with the long ball but it’s very easy to get cold out of nowhere with that approach to hitting.

[@n8_n]

@@philly_sports1558 again, though, not really true. you could make the exact same argument for small ball; what happens if you're going against a good catcher and can't steal, or you can't string together 2-3 hits in an inning? both of those things can very quickly fall apart in a playoff environment too (and did multiple times for the D-backs) the overarching lesson here is that sometimes teams slump regardless of their playing style

[@packsbemovington4490]

Needed this video at this very moment, impeccable timing Foolish Baseball 👌🏽

[@UniNumberOne]

13:34 GET OUT OF MY HEADDDDDD

[@Rytoast99]

Would you consider doing a baseball bits video on the statistical anomaly that is Kyle Schwarber? You kind of did a mini video on harper playing 3 and how it made schwarber’s numbers better because of it, but a full baseball bits video on THEE 3 true outcomes hitter would be pretty interesting to see what the general managers, and POBO of the league are now looking for

[@FoolishBaseball]

I think there's enough "Hey this a weird Three True Outcome guy!" content out there on baseball internet. His defense is more interesting.

[@WildeMike49]

It's Corbin Time!!

[@CoffeeFresh_]

The most significant change to base running this year is that yadi retired.

[@FoolishBaseball]

He was a problem for almost two decades

[@johndurrer7869]

Crazy how much value drafting a young superstar that can be MVP quality by year 2 can bring to a club. If he finishes top 3 in the MVP in 2024 and 2025 he will bring the Dbacks THREE first round compensation picks. That is the difference between your farm system ranking top 20 and top 5

[@2315904]

I love when Bailey uploads to his second channel since he puts so much production effort in these vids

[@FoolishBaseball]

Really weird that I put so much effort into my second channel

[@almightysosa3007]

I literally spent almost a whole day on bbref looking up stolen base records. For some reason 1887 was the year of the steal. Some guys had like 5, 10, 20, and then 100, and then back to 5. Weird times

[@CJ-ln5dk]

Foolish Baseball is the best channel, and it only gets better.

[@Andrew-s3b]

Those red jerseys are some of the nicest I’ve ever seen.

[@ramblinbop]

Bailey, I always love your content. Keep up the excellent work!

[@FoolishBaseball]

Thank you very much!

[@bricebagley5238]

Every foolish baseball video is a combination of two memes. 1) Me When I lie with Statistics and 2) We Are Going to Start a Dialogue. I love it

[@aidanhogan2277]

I did not expect to laugh out loud when I clicked on this video, but the little comedy bits are top tier

[@plutoburn]

Just saw on my newsfeed that Corbin Carroll is the first person with Taiwanese ancestry to play in the world series, and you did a video on him.

[@maciedixon3983]

Yea his mom was born there. He was asked to play for team Taiwan last wbc but declined due to being a rookie. He could play for team USA or Taiwan next wbc. We’ll see which one

[@jamesodonnell4473]

Worth noting that thus far in his first postseason, Corbin has amassed at least one of every stat Baseball Reference lists under Standard Batting--except, of course, for a GDP

[@FoolishBaseball]

Why would he hit into a GIDP? Those are bad! Are the other hitters just stupid?

[@BreakFastComboGaming]

I come here for the deep statistical analysis. I stay for the grammatical opinions of Mr. Foolish. (Team Interrobang all the way.)

[@pranavarora9976]

12:18 God I wish Mike Trout would somehow start running again

[@aiz1941]

Running and sliding takes a lot out of your back. It's a shame but I don't think he ever will steal more than a few bags a year in specific situations again because of the back issues.

[@pranavarora9976]

@@aiz1941 Yeah the injuries have pretty much killed off that possibility, I just miss 2012-2018 era Trout. He was the most well rounded position player I've ever seen.

[@dfp_01]

He stole three bases on a wild pitch strikeout, and that _isn't_ the focal point of the video? Bananas

[@rustyshackelford4224]

I agree. I've seen that footage...

[@TheTEN24]

Love watching Carroll and the snakes play they’re such a fun watch

[@mrshashwat97]

This was such an ace video. Thank you Foolish!

[@LordJudgement1818]

That's Mr 99 base running to us! Fly Carroll fly! Loved watching him take home in the WS game 1

[@BeepuBoppu]

man that gunnar henderson play never gets old

[@gavinr1425]

no one mentions this but the inclusion of wGDP in WAR creates a bias towards strikeout heavy hitters. It has been stated that the value lost from strikeouts is generally made up by the decrease in double plays, but if you already credited these hitters for avoiding the DPs, then you're overvaluing guys who strikeout a lot. It is very minor, but another fun little potential improvement in the calculations.

[@ryanmixsmith]

I never watch baseball games anymore. But boy do I watch these videos!

[@Just.Kidding]

Iirc, an interrobang is when "!" and "?" are combined into a single character.

[@rmp5s]

If we play like we did last night for the rest of the series, we're winning it all. Flat out. Defense was ON POINT (Walker!! My dude!!), Merrill Kelly KILLED IT, the bats were hot, hot, HOT (SIXTEEN hits!?!?)...we had it ALL last night!! LET'S GOOOOOOOO, D-BACKS!!! 🐍⚾

[@scrub_jay]

Pump the brakes brother

[@rmp5s]

@@scrub_jay Didn't play like we did in Game 2. That and the umpires won. Not the Rangers. Texas shouldn't even be happy about that game. Absolute embarrassment.

[@irvinsanta]

Stats are are good as ever and your comedy is improving 👌🏼

[@matteolesjak8482]

UBR is definitely interesting but I think it will be more valuable in the future when fielder arm strength, distance of throw, and other measurements are somehow taken into the calculations to make the stat more reliable.

[@FoolishBaseball]

If that's what you're looking for, then look at the Statcast baserunning equivalent. Wouldn't be surprised if FanGraphs switched to it for their UBR component. They use Statcast defensive metrics now instead of UZR, for example.

[@SnowFlakeSmasher94]

Adding Bullpucky to my vocabulary. Thank you for this! Signed, a KC Royals fan!

[@peacebone8112]

Is there a combined baserunning/hitting stat that can mimic traditional hitting stats like slugging or the like? I.e. if a leadoff single and a steal is the same as a double, this theoretical stat might count it as a double. Obviously doubles are better than single+steal in a lot of instances, but might be something fun and seem less opaque than WAR. Good video by the way.

[@n8_n]

how would this be less opaque than WAR if it's purposely misrepresenting the value of a double vs. a single + steal?

[@peacebone8112]

@@n8_n Less opaque in that we understand what OBP and slugging mean, but the formula for WAR is complicated. I acknowledge that the various forms of war are better for assessing value, but I'm talking about something that mimics more down to earth stats.

[@n8_n]

@@peacebone8112 I think it's just be confusing in kind of the same way WAR is - adding a bunch of seemingly arbitrary modifiers all over the place. for example, how valuable is 1b + SB compared to 2b? 80% as valuable? then you're gonna have to start putting in coefficients and it'll slowly get as opaque as WAR is

[@peacebone8112]

@@n8_n I see what you're saying, but you're misunderstanding a bit maybe. I didn't say the stat I was coming up with was less opaque, I just said seems less opaque. As an example, WRC+ I find to be less opaque seeming than WAR because there's a stat that's easier to understand (OPS+, and more down the line just ops) that it's similar to and modeled on, just with better weights. So I was wondering if you could do something similar by adding baserunning to slugging or something. Not as a better stat per se than those existing ones, but as an interesting comparison point for narrative building.

[@FoolishBaseball]

I would probably just combine FanGraphs wRAA and BsR. The problem with adding steals to total bases is that it doesn't properly penalize caught stealings.

[@gub3630]

13:34 hi (good video bailey)

[@neet2083]

Jumpscare at 13:34

[@carlosip4002]

I'm so glad this playoff run is getting my Snakes and their young rising stars the attention they deserve.

[@roryosullivan3000]

13:35

[@mastod0n1]

As someone who only casually pays attention to the MLB due to my work schedule and cable package, I had no idea Corbin was a rookie this year based on how much I heard his name this year.

[@TheOfficialYoutubeCommenter]

nice vid! keep it up

[@mahtinp]

At the 10:00 mark when talking about extra base taken rates, I do think guys that played in the 80's / early 90's were at a significant disadvantage in taking extra bases because of how many games they played on Astroturf.

[@Xploiter]

13:35 hi

[@9knightmare737]

Yes new baseball bits

[@cheetofingersbum]

This is one of your best videos

[@wilsonian6082]

I appreciate you warning me in advance about the Rickey Henderson slander so I could be mentally prepared.

[@nathanpope4265]

This is kinda based on your “Let’s Watch Rickey Henderson Play Baseball” video but it would be cool to develop a stat that tracks the psychological impact of a player’s baserunning. It was clear in the 1989 ALCS footage that pitchers were distracted by Rickey. Over a season, that had to have some impact on his team’s hitting when he was on base. I think it’s a challenge to measure though because you’d have to compare not only to how those hitters performed with no one on but also how they performed with other baserunners on in any given situation. There would probably be sample size problems unfortunately :(