Freddie Freeman: Baserunning Genius

[@orangepiratebear]

Freddie Freeman runs in a way that makes a viewer think "oh he's chugging along"

[@donnyl0907]

look at that big boy go!

[@rvaneand326]

OH LAWD HE COMIN’

[@FTLnovaKid]

Lol 😂

[@TheOGSticks11]

He runs like he's never ran before. Not in the free way, in the Steve Seagal way.

[@sergeynazaro1768]

@@rvaneand326PAUSE 😂

[@hmminterestinginterestingi3023]

THERE’S WIND BOYS! THERE’S WIIIND!!!

[@FTLnovaKid]

😂😂😂

[@ApexATL]

One of the greatest baseball clips of all time

[@Innuya]

"Watch this! He's gonna score!" sounds like a fun guy

[@pserndbsj8337]

Oh boy was there wind

[@bawfuls]

the booth staredown after crossing the plate really tops it off

[@CadChamberlain]

freddie freeman waited 15 years to realize he can steal bases

[@TryPuttingItInRice]

it was a long con. made people think he was slow and not a threat on the bases. now he's striking.

[@voidsabre_]

Those 6" closer bases really filled him with confidence

[@ndgoliberty]

you know he was having the strangest dream when he discovered that

[@grime-ndofficial9894]

The kind of base running you can bring home to Mom and Dad... That is an all timer of a line

[@alexisborden3191]

I like the Canadian accent "Oop lemme scoot right past ya there bud" Not too exaggerated, but stays true to accurate good ole Canadian slang like "bud". This bit is Canuck approved.

[@systemize]

The average person in Timmons, Ontario says this exact phrase at least once a day.

[@craned]

Another banger of a main channel video, Bailey. Can't wait for your main channel video about this year's HoF inductions.

[@FTLnovaKid]

😂

[@chaosof99]

In german there is an idiom "Was man nicht im Kopf hat, muss man in den Beinen haben" which translates to "what you don't have in the head you have to make up with your legs". I guess the reverse is also true: If you have enough stuff in your head you can make up what you are lacking in your legs.

[@TheTEN24]

Just a great all around player who takes advantage of the smallest opportunities to improve his game gotta appreciate dudes like this in the sport.

[@pranavarora9976]

Prime Pujols was similar too, no speed but great baserunning smarts Another banger main channel video

[@bradleybalsters2078]

Paul Goldschmidt carries this legacy forward as well

[@keithrg]

plays the game the right way baserunning

[@yoshibrothers55]

Real sneaky athlete when it comes to running those bases

[@cameronsimonds3496]

First one in, last one out baserunning attitude

[@connormartin1618]

Salt of the earth baserunning

[@SPMyers92]

You'll get out of work on time if he's closing with you baserunning.

[@WiffGiff]

Yankees haven’t heard about this concept

[@scrub_jay]

Freddie hits more doubles on ground balls to center field than any player I've ever seen. I'm not sure if there's any way to actually quantify them but it's really insane how often he does it.

[@sendAJtospace]

Aka noted Braves fan Foolish Bailey talking about an ex of his

[@FoolishBailey]

we still have the same last name

[@liamday453]

@@FoolishBaileyyou have to move on Bailey. be your own man again

[@superstarsrock3120]

another wonderful main channel video great job Bailey

[@numbcoldhands3614]

I love when Bailey uploads on his main channel

[@campfire2953]

Had been thinking this for a bit now, always surprised at how good he is at advancing bases.

[@influentialdetour]

Kyle Tucker gives these vibes too, only 32nd percentile sprint speed but can give you 20+ steals

[@skidrat55]

Main channel upload, let's go!

[@chrisp86363]

Immediately thought of the Spring Training clip when I saw the title - one of my favorite baseball moments ever

[@Squirrel822]

A nice surprise. I wasn’t expecting a video on the main channel today

[@emoryotott2055]

This is the best main channel on all of KZbin

[@BaseballsUsher]

Hey look, Tommy Edman is top 5 in base stealing efficiency. That’s my GOAT

[@racg174]

he appears again just after freeman in the baserunning runs metric, bailey needs a third channel so he can talk about edman

[@legochickenguy4938]

just your average starting shortstop/center fielder

[@jonathanemontgomery]

Dodgers collecting these

[@regan3873]

Always marveled at Freddie’s baserunning stats, as a Braves fan. Glad to see a video on them.

[@kylerab9207]

Always love when you post on your main channel! Keep it up foolish

[@JobiWan144]

Another great video here on your main channel, Bailey!

[@daviddamascus9657]

Absolutely fun video. Im a Braves fan and I still cheer for Freeman. I didnt ever think of Freeman like this. I didnt even see it when that viral vid went out. Thanks for your work.

[@mauricealexander9975]

Yelich is also up there on the list of sneaky great base runners which is pretty cool as well

[@smoceany9478]

banger main channel vid again loved it

[@dominic81634]

Christian Yelich is 5th which is even more mind-boggling.

[@alexisborden3191]

Yeah now that I think about it its pretty weird, like I had always disconnected speed and defense, we know guys like Yelich, Rickey, could be both fast and not great defenders, and inversely Judge or JRam, be slow but good defenders, but wasn't really sure if "smart" baserunners were necessarily good defenders, you'd think it'd be similar skillsets of judging timing but also angle and velo of batted balls. And yeah I guess there is, given most of the guys on that list are plus defenders off the top of my head, with Yelich being at least one exception.

[@brycepoole5239]

Babe wake up new Foolish Bailey

[@colder32]

Between this video and the other one, I didn’t realize Yelich was still such an elite base runner

[@bradyveal2366]

Another main channel upload! I love these

[@jacobduncan2142]

The Braves have 5 of the top 23 when it comes to extra base %. The team as a whole is great at getting jumps, going 1st to 3rd, etc. Gonna be a fun season.

[@donnyl0907]

i love you so much foolish bailey

[@ghosttownbound]

Bailey, great content! Subscribed

[@6thwilbury2331]

I wish the data went back far enough to bear this out, but I have a memory of Don Mattingly being the same type of baserunner - quite adept at going first to third or second to home on a single given his lack of speed.

[@King_Immanuel]

Bailey this video is nice and all but when are you going to upload again on your second channel

[@daanbrinks2084]

The brain is important, pujols could barely walk at the end, but when he stole em he was never caught

[@karlmoeglein3925]

It's great for Bailey to shoutout his second channel here on his main channel.

[@johnlevine3384]

Didn't know, thanks!

[@Cowboy.J]

He must be leading the league in helmet-falling-off too. Look at that bucket just tumble off every time.

[@Innuya]

I wonder if Freddie Freeman's long legs help with the base tagging/perception of tagging? Like the short strides mean he can kick out the leading leg faster

[@astrolonim2032]

I’m glad Bailey’s research on Freddie for this video allowed him to make a baseball bits for his secondary channel, but I feel like his focus is really drifting away from the content we need: Bobby Abreu in the HOF.

[@isambo400]

1950’s middle America base-running. A real hard worker

[@andrewmaloney6038]

Freddie and Goldy have some of the highest base running IQ in the league. Both super underrated in that way.

[@lhfirex]

It's gotta be nice being disregarded as a baserunner when you have the brains to do it well. I bet it feels like a big brain move every time Freddie steals second.

[@PoweroftheP00f]

"There's wind boys! There's wind!" That is a special player who can pull that off. 🤣

[@SeedsTV300]

as soon as I saw the title I knew "theres wind boys" was gonna be mentioned

[@rrrooorrr]

Bailey, you said "Oop let me just schooch right past ya there bud" but the proper midwest way is "Ope," hope this helps.

[@colbyricketts3825]

Where is the chase utley is the goat video??

[@nevik2451]

So the big boy baseball awards are on your secondary channel? I dont think so Bailey.

[@mattshover6475]

How does Goldschmidt compare?

[@cmyk94]

the type of baserunning that makes granddad proud

[@kylemann2426]

Watching him run gives me two trains of thought. 1.) Nicolas Cage is fated to be cast in a straight to dvd/streaming Freddie Freeman biopic despite his age. 2.) You can actually feel the force of all his body weight he flat-footedly plants into the ground with each step through the screen of your phone

[@samn130]

Jose Rameriz fits this profile as well

[@bmac4]

I feel like Bailey really wanted to do a Freddie video for awhile now and just didnt quite have the topic to make it sound especially interesting, given how much he just likes Freddie lol

[@peterharris6409]

What’s his max foot speed and what’s his fastes home to second, 1st to 3rd. Does he turn it on when he knows he can because he’s smart? Average doesn’t tell the whole story.

[@connermulloy7428]

Could pena's extra pickoffs be because pitchers know he is an easy target as well?

[@grant5122]

Mike Trout SB since 2020: 6 Freddie Freeman SB since the '23 All Star break: 11

[@melodymelos]

"Oop! Lemme just scootch right past ya there, bud!" In all fairness, Freeman is Canadian, and this is, in fact, how we talk. Points for accuracy.

[@johnbrashear3190]

This base running wears wife beaters and chills on the porch with sweet tea and the grandkids

[@MattMamba24]

Carlos Santana is another older, not fast, first baseman that is a great baserunner!

[@SleepyRPGman]

Paul Goldschmidt is also a fantastic base runner.

[@brettandersson3206]

The phrase you’re looking for is *ope, gonna squeeze right past’cha.

[@Thedmcke3]

3 square meals a day base running.

[@jordanparks99]

So this is your main channel?

[@robfreeman5783]

Dude makes good decisions. That's what it comes down to.

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

I am downright shocked gitaffeneckmarc is not in the comments on this one. That man has a weird thing for Freeman.

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

will this turn into a new stat? GPBR, good piece of base running.

[@davidjohnson6611]

Freddie Freeman is the best backside hitter in baseball absolutely perfect and if you look back over history most left-handed hitters who we know as grade hitters are exactly the same way

[@GaIeforce]

I will give you your bit of extra bases taken. Freeman has always been an aggressive baserunner and, when given the chance, will always go for the extra base. That's how he's always been. However, I have to disagree with you on his basestealing. While it is normal to run on counts where it's expected that the pitcher is throwing a breaking ball low, the rate he was doing it at is unquestionably the byproduct of bigger bases, and _especially_ the brand new disengagement rules. A relatively slow runner like Freeman doesn't accidently steal 23 bases in a season otherwise, given this context. I'm surprised you didn't bring those changes up at all, but I guess it wouldn't have fit your narrative.

[@samc1253]

Foolish confirmed baseballcirclejerk scroller

[@sdt01o1]

The term 'Clydesdale' comes to mind seeing him run, but that's mostly used in reference to big, slow catchers. But Freddie isn't NOT a Clydesdale!

[@KingMinosxxvi]

as a braves fan we miss him

[@Shshshshshhshhs]

We gonna talk about Corbin Carroll leading all of MLB in BsR over the last 2 seasons despite being an active player for just one season? 5:50

[@FoolishBailey]

talked about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5y4XqmBn9Jpr6c

[@Shshshshshhshhs]

​@@FoolishBailey you did do that yes I just wanted to marvel at that specific stat. I know you covered all the bases bailey you always do

[@tommykahnleburner]

FREDDIE FREEMAN MENTIONED 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tridentgum0]

My main takeaway from this video has nothing to do with Freddie Freeman's baserunning. It is that Whit Merrifield is older than Freddie Freeman.

[@MF-fd2ug]

why do trea turner, corbin carroll and freddie freeman all have alliterative names

[@legochickenguy4938]

foolish baseballcels will claim that foolish baseball is his main channel but us statmaxxed foolish baileychads know that foolish bailey is really the main channel

[@FTLnovaKid]

🔥🔥

[@justinllamas1]

btw this guy happens to be the 3rd best hitter on his team. madness.

[@basedpliskin]

I think there’s a hidden message here somewhere. Not qwhite sure what it is about Freeman. He just plays the game the right way.

[@randythetool]

i love freddie freeman

[@ron1346]

Daughter dating type Base running, first guy in last guy out kinda base running, hard working sneaky athletic style base running.

[@Zyrchin]

Bad example - Correa just played a season with a serious foot condition (plantar fasciitis, unrelated to the ankle) that seriously damaged his foot speed, ability to plant, and ability to accelerate quickly. Not a great example.

[@ndgoliberty]

HE. GETS. ON. BASE.

[@mrtheminecraftminer1]

There’s wind boys

[@iyelawolf2196]

Brandon Lowe snubbed

[@pedro3131]

Freddie Freeman is basically Chase Utley wuth better knees and playing in an era where people appreciate advanced stats

[@connormartin1618]

The difference is that Utley's best season by OPS+ would be Freeman's seventh best.

[@pserndbsj8337]

Are you a good base runner? You seem to have the brains

[@pserndbsj8337]

You do not have the midwest accent tho 😂

[@griffinhays2053]

I've been saying this about Freddie since 2014

[@dory9514]

who's smarter, einstein or freeman's baserunning?

[@seangatje8142]

I love baseball

[@bensweetra4871]

Fredward Fancyson

[@sageg58]

Hes not even the best 1b base stealer, that title goes to Pete "speed" Alonso

[@ktcottrell]

I'm disappointed that in the entire video you did not point out that Freddie Freeman looks like Waluigi when he runs

[@R.J._Lewis]

The fact that Freddie Freeman was not allowed to spend his entire career with the Bravos is a travesty, a tragedy, and just a damn disappointment to Braves fans everywhere. Congrats to him and best of luck in his career, but also, we miss him.

[@cubedcuber7661]

Chicken soup for the soul baserunning

[@xavierriv41]

I like how it went from "white guy in sports tropes" to "Midwestisms"

[@petestevesreal]

when freddie freeman gets caught stealing i react the same as i did after learning that the 2020 mets were 13th in runs scored

[@JaredGoofball]

I guess you can say he is not “foolish” on the base path