How I Grew Foolish Baseball on Youtube

[@FoolishBailey]

This feels like the video we'll all laugh at when Foolish Baseball fails in some sort of spectacular fashion. Like crashing your car on the victory lap.

[@victormenendez8080]

Foolish baseball shall never fall

[@jessehammer123]

Like that dude trying to pump up the crowd just as the Freeze passes him, and then tripping and falling.

[@wiseybaseball1486]

Ah, we've got faith in you, Bailey.

[@Ghricreen]

Speaking of foolish baseball failing whens the merch drop?

[@waltercampbell9787]

Here before your channel died

[@JollyOlive]

Bailey grew the channel by simply eating a balanced breakfast every morning

[@danzhou2255]

Yooo its jolly olive

[@FoolishBailey]

i'm built different

[@danzhou2255]

@@FoolishBailey lol

[@steelelogsdon6342]

I love your guys videos

[@JOfnT]

He ate his Wheaties

[@justaseal5394]

Bailey grew the channel by calling in favors from his ex teammates on the 2001 Braves

[@FoolishBailey]

shhhh we don't have to mention that part

[@Speedster___]

What video was that?

[@danielcalderon7077]

Seal?!? From the bird app?

[@FuzzyFromYT]

“My videos are better” Me: yes

[@josephpucee1355]

Yes fuzzy!

[@FoolishBailey]

Only because of the amount of time put in!

[@simonpusateri3527]

Foolish Baseball is Simply Built Different

[@ayansayan8229]

@@FoolishBailey fuzzy mentioned bailey the other day in his video

[@konnorballard945]

Fuzzzzyyy

[@justmaxproductions]

Glad to see you two finally collabing

[@FoolishBailey]

I was sworn enemies with Foolish Baseball for a long time, but lately I feel like we have a lot in common.

[@cayorne]

armed with this knowledge i will now go onto create my new series, pitcher pixels. a completely original channel where we dont talk about justin verlanders spinny fastball.

[@FoolishBailey]

now wait just a gosh darn second

[@lucrez6536]

Sounds a bit like this Foolish Baseball guy I’ve heard about

[@btknight17]

That layers section was genuinely insightful. Great content dude, keep em coming!

[@FoolishBailey]

thanks!

[@billnye1329]

Very bold of you giving me this information. I’m gonna build my own Foolish Baseball now, and expand to a Foolish Bill later!

[@GameDayonYT]

As an aspiring content creator, I have to say thank you Bailey! This has helped me so much and I wish you even bigger success on Foolish Baseball!

[@sigmasrise-w3s]

“We spend so much time hoping and wishing our big break might come, but are we ready for it? Look at Bailey man so inspirational

[@denoted6098]

This was probably the best video I've seen giving KZbinrs advice. Thank you so much and I can't wait to be the music KZbinr who drops the ball on being a total baseball nerd.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Man I so agree, title is the absolute most important thing to draw people in, thumbnail 2nd. And the content makes them sub.

[@makattack930]

I am a ride or die have been subbed since 50k and I have seen prob every baseball bits 5 times maybe not all of the older ones but 100 percent the newer ones

[@RMarty1002]

I feel like Foolish Baseball launched a real buzz around good baseball content. Good job.

[@d.harrison1570]

These videos are gold. There's a ton of content that's supposed to be helpful for creators, but so much of it is clickbait or feels like chatGPT generated or both. The advice in these videos is the real deal.

[@qfmarsh64]

The secret to your success, clearly, is all the synonyms you use to describe Bartolo Colón.

[@lokew1254]

I love that he isn't afrriad to admit how good his videos are, and how influential he has been. Being realistic is as good if not better than being "humble"

[@untitledc]

This is such a inspiring and informational trilogy, thank you!

[@nikhilpatel1710]

Now we'll all know how to grow the channel Foolish Baseball on KZbin!

[@FoolishBailey]

Yes this should be helpful for everyone's situation, as long as they're trying to grow Foolish Baseball on KZbin.

[@VianoMusicAcademy]

I had my first algorithmed video last night at 4,000 views, and I couldn’t believe it. I told my mom this morning it was likely because of the thumbnail. Thanks for confirming that, and thanks for sharing your advice. Very helpful!

[@FoolishBailey]

Congrats! I bet it was the thumbnail. Part of our psychology is that we're more likely to click if there's a human face clearly visible.

[@VianoMusicAcademy]

@@FoolishBailey and there was. Thanks a lot!

[@BenSchmerler]

I realize this video has been around for a while but I found the insights very helpful for my game collecting channel and taking the next steps in growth. I need to get out of my core layers and reach more general gaming fans and people outside my hobby. Very helpful. Thanks so much.

[@landmarkbaseball2092]

As Jon Bois fans know, it’s worth the wait

[@garrettgallman1189]

I still remember finding your videos about OOTP and how I would watch you do your white sox rebuild in class instead of paying attention lmao

[@anthonydacosta3952]

One part you didn’t touch on that I think you do fantastically, is fan/audience engagement. You’re always responding to comments and you’re hilarious on Twitter. Idk if that’s something that can be taught but you’re really good at it and I think we all appreciate it :D

[@frankbuttacavoli637]

Totally clicked to just give a thumbs up. Not really a topic I'm interested in. It was such a good explanation that I stuck around and really enjoyed it.

[@bskellern90]

Quality over quantity! Hope your off season training is going well.

[@PpP-dr1od]

I remember trying to find KZbin videos to explain what analytics were. Analytics is a term thrown around a lot, but not too many can adequately explain them. It was way too hard for such a common talking point. You do a great job at that.

[@jonbridge6442]

Ride or die right here brother....Verlander or before I forget. Right then and always. We even had a message back and forth before....

[@icommentsometimes]

Dude your voice is like such a good narrating voice tho That combined with your extremely great content makes your channel legendary

[@aloe-aurora]

Thanks for this FB! Two years ago I launched a channel that was something nobody else was doing (not this account). I took 3 months off of work to pursue it, I made 5+ videos per week with fairly high production value (it wasn't vlog style - I had broll, graphics, everything) but I couldn't get to that 100 subs. It was extremely disheartening considering how much I poured into it. But videos like this give me hope that the next idea can come thru if I focus on quality over quantity.

[@Naplamguy2015]

The real question is how did you grow Foolish Bailey?

[@FoolishBailey]

Joe Hudson reaction videos

[@Funnybone_FB]

Thank you for doing what you do, Bailey

[@7varm2]

I was here from the OOTP content! 2016??? 2017??? Good times, you’ve only gotten better since then!

[@HenriSports]

this video reminds me to get back on the grind working on my channel, thx for the tips btw.

[@HarrisHighlights]

that's cool

[@peytonsmith921]

Didnt know you watch Bailey brother

[@sean9520]

Time to start Silly Sportsball... you’re gonna regret telling me how to do this Bailey

[@ezralebowitz3371]

Not gonna lie, I’m not even planning on becoming a KZbinr, but I’ve seen a number of these types of videos and I think this one makes the most sense and would be the most helpful.

[@dk_kardboard]

I'm thinking I'm a "ride or die" based on quickly I saw and clicked on this video :) I have a couple ideas for your Foolish Baseball channel. A couple MLB players from the 50s I have been digging into lately: 1) Minnie Miñoso - borderline HOF'r, had at bats in 5 decades in MLB and former Negro League player. 2) Luke Easter - also former Negro League player, people compare his story to the Natural and I have never seen anything presenting him well on KZbin. I'm not certain these would fit your criteria, but I think you could do an excellent job with this, and I personal think the subjects are super interesting. Whatever you decide, I'll be watching either way. Best!

[@maddux1188]

I’m a simple man. I see Bailey and I smashed like so much I broke my phone.

[@nathanjohnson2382]

I remember seeing the verlander video, and I showed one of my best friends the video and we’ve watched every video on foolish baseball since.

[@nb_nic]

Hi I know I'm a week late but I have a question, viewer retention rate, does that mean keeping people around to the very last second? A lot of KZbinrs I watch have long outro cards that pretty much always make me click away.

[@FoolishBailey]

I have this same problem as well (25-30 second credit sequence at the end). If you can end the video sooner, I'd say go for it. People do tend to click off those early, but if they watch 90-95% of the video it's still a win. This becomes even harder to balance once you get sponsorships. People will skip through those or exit early, so those videos will naturally have worse retention overall.

[@duncangilpatric987]

"months or even years" as Bill Wurtz fans know, it's worth it every time

[@DoubleKillFilms]

I never imagined I would find the bill wurtz/foolish baseball crossover, but here I am. god bless hahaha

[@peytonsmith921]

@@DoubleKillFilms same man God bless

[@RJ-ib6kb]

Thanks for teaching me about the new stats bro

[@HenriSports]

on average how long do you work on your channel per day?

[@denoted6098]

8:42 You weren't kidding about that reality check.

[@chrisfrmatl]

Foolish Baseball really made me understand sabermetrics, not just in baseball, but all sports that I follow.

[@HenloJaybee]

*Wake up babe, new foolish bailey video*

[@kylethomas2993]

I follow in the sports fans catagory I like football and basketball college and pro, but your videos have gotten me more interested into baseball. I think the first video I saw was the Astros cheating scandal when it was new

[@BaseballQuotes1]

golden circle method, I love it

[@FoolishBailey]

yes but mine is a rainbow

[@BaseballQuotes1]

@@FoolishBailey Roy G. Biv for the win

[@whatitistoburn_]

This man makes the highest quality videos on KZbin how does he not have a mil

[@freeparking301]

I bet it also didn’t hurt to have an intern like Tristan around. Always good to have someone to go through mountains of analytics and stats.

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

I thinking about how you said you'd vote to put Billy Wagner in the Hall. Then I found a Rob Dibble baseball card the other day and he had 141 strikeouts in under 100 innings pitch. I know there have been people that have had higher K/9 but that is insane. Is there any articles or videos on why he was so good?

[@dylpkl3652]

The fact that the arm punt vid is your most popular is a tragedy

[@GhostOfLorelei]

Great insights, thank you!

[@jacksonjacob1965]

Bailey, youtuber and life coach

[@PTBNL]

appreciate the video man, baseball bits was what really made me want to make youtube videos so your input means a lot. you mentioned how when you started making OOTP videos you posted them to the subreddit, which I have a specific question about; reddit has strangely always had users that are very anti self promotion, and I find that sometimes when I post my stuff it gets a pretty negative reaction because of this. was there a specific way you worked through this, or did you just not really care?

[@FoolishBailey]

You're definitely right about them hating self-promo. I just think OOTP community was really receptive to the help. The takeaway might be that you'll have better luck on niche subreddits, especially if they're content-starved.

[@PTBNL]

yeah, fair enough. one last question, do you ever have an idea for a video you're really excited about that you know in the back of your head is gonna get way less views than average? You mentioned that sometimes you pick videos to make out of your backlog just based on how good of a title/thumbnail they'll be, so are you looking more for the numbers they'll pull or how excited you are about the topic? Appreciate the responses man

[@maxwellmccomb8603]

Psh Foolish Bailey? More like handsome young man

[@ChimpityChoo]

Could you please touch on your pixel art creation/presentation process? It doesn't necessarily need to be in depth, it would just be an interesting to see. Ever since I started watchng Foolish Baseball, I've often been curious. I could do my own homework, but it would be more interesting to hear/see it from the horse's mouth.

[@Calmsey]

just finished watching the first 2 parts and was wondering what college you went to and why you chose such a unique major?

[@josephpucee1355]

Bailey is goated

[@duncangilpatric987]

We are the ride or dies

[@FoolishBailey]

If you watched this, you're definitely a ride or die

[@braydenliva]

Honest question, do you live in a movie theatre birthday party room?

[@FoolishBailey]

I live in a children's classroom. I sleep on a bed of pool noodles.

[@daviddamascus9657]

Vid Suggestion!!! Could you do a vid concerning the relationship between the MLBPA and the Owners? As fans, I think we don't always appreciate the intricacies and politics that happen between those two bodies and simplify it as two different groups being greedy. I'm sure greed is deeply involved but I it's also a lot more involved and complicated than that.

[@andrewdavis4295]

Id be open to arm punt 2

[@rjfahey]

It'd be interesting to hear what parts of this advice you inherently knew going into it and what came from lessons learned

[@6thwilbury2331]

Not for nothing, but many of the channels that put out daily videos have an entire staff. (Or, at the very least, they are not one-person channels.) Me? I often prefer quality over quantity. It's why your channel is so great. From an audience stand point, the time invested in each video is worth the wait and worth the time between. This is true for many of my favorite channels of various topics: Nerd City, Knowing Better, Lindsay Ellis. Jon Bois was probably 20 videos a year at the most when he started his channel.

[@jimbopoppin3152]

what im wondering is what that blue screen youre looking at is, its in every video u show ur face, do you have magic glasses?

[@noahpederson4734]

I miss your OOTP vids man

[@CrowT23]

Getting on the algorithm's side seems far easier than posting a video on reddit and hoping you get views / the post doesn't get deleted

[@ayftb6558]

did u delete the first 80 views baseball bits or did it simply get more views

[@FoolishBailey]

It simply got more views, now it has a million.

[@alleanklienbonita4705]

Is Bailey gonna do a minecraft gameplay? 😳😳

[@jamesolson6669]

Making enemies with the Tim Keefe Gang is definitely not a strategy for growth, but I'm glad to see you prospering overall nonetheless.

[@austinskaggs4184]

I’d like to have a conversation with you about how we’d build a team if we were baseball GM’s. haha

[@adamcohill1617]

Answer: hard work and pixel art

[@willdabeat9224]

Bailey is king

[@redsoxfan0018]

Foolish should work in the analytics department for an mlb team

[@max_fischer]

Dude what is that room, you gotta tell us.

[@owenanderson3425]

I heard arm punt 2

[@FoolishBailey]

very selective hearing

[@wingonkskier9571]

Petition to make it a reality

[@fromulus]

Where the hell are you, a banquet hall? BTW this is KZbin poster formerly known as bobcollum, friendly patron.

[@fromulus]

Never mind, I saw the other post about moving.

[@joelambert7128]

You probably don't need to hear it, but you're winning ten times out of ten against whatever Jimmy Fallon is shitting out onto KZbin

[@skisports6647]

I’d love to talk baseball one day

[@Matts_Smirkingrevenge]

Oh Bailey! Buddy you are way better than Jimmy Fallon!

[@owenanderson3425]

Got any hints about the next baseball bits

[@FoolishBailey]

Nope, but I'm working on it!

[@bigchicity4168]

Step 1: play fun videogame music

[@FoolishBailey]

Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit

[@trentmct7967]

KZbin algorithm is in a way similar to babip.

[@stephenstrang590]

Where the hell is he?

[@mr.ultimateeverything3789]

Yes

[@ayftb6558]

is this your house

[@scory22]

Is it bad that I want to see an Arm Punt 2?

[@BaseballHistorian]

Step 1: Git gud n00b

[@TomFroemming]

So ... making average videos about a team nobody cares about = not good YT strategy. 😂 Enjoying the content on the second channel, keep it up.

[@HiBye_87]

Foolish could you tell me what a unique baseball video I should make?

[@FoolishBailey]

If I had an idea, I'd keep it to myself. It has to come from you.

[@sebastianmartinez2990]

your so cool, me and my friends all love your videos, my favorite video is the Juan Soto video because I'm a nats fan, Can you make a Rendon Video

[@FoolishBailey]

I love Rendon! Don't think I'd make a video exactly about him, but you might hear more about him in future videos.

[@sebastianmartinez2990]

@@FoolishBailey that’s good enough for meeee

[@billiemack64]

What is the average longevity of a youtubers channel I wonder

[@braidenb3973]

This feels like a zoom class

[@Speedster___]

6:07 first person I know trying to miss the center

[@JDizzle785]

This is mainly just bad advice. The best way to grow any KZbin channel is by making “Family Guy Funniest Moments” compilations using Windows Movie Maker. Cmon Bailey

[@gregoryhahs]

Can you make a video about the way the rays run their organization, but please no Kevin cash jokes

[@fromulus]

If you aren't a ride or dier, you ain't a baseball fan.

[@ommy7672]

He's kind of like Oversimplified