MLB’s Biggest Cheaters Are in Big Trouble

[@Nothing-je7sk]

Gerrit cole sounded like he was lagging out during his press conference

[@Karmy.]

The guy with the shitty internet during a Discord call

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@Karmy. I don’t like being compared to Gerrit Cole like that For example, I’ve never been and never will be paid 300 million for cheating

[@chaseduncan2876]

Well he wasn’t lol

[@Jordan-yt3ze]

Kermit Cole

[@scoldingwhisper]

if he didnt blink so much he could've ran with it and pretend he froze

[@gaborvotisky951]

Pitcher: Cheats Gets called out Pitcher: But baseball is Hard!

[@jradabaugh1756]

**Geritt cole**

[@RDuder]

To be fair if you’ve ever tried throwing a real mlb ball it’s stupidly hard to grip compared to a normal or even minor league one

[@gaborvotisky951]

@@RDuder I know, I have thrown a gamewith an MLB ball before an it is difficult, but thats the point, if a pro sport was easy than everybody would be doing it

[@RDuder]

@@gaborvotisky951 that’s valid

[@mrpatman1163]

@@RDuder that’s bs I happen to have a game ball that i got from a home run and it’s slightly different but not anything major if they have a hard time gripping then they got to change their approach

[@Lizardbrainzzz]

“It’s just so hard to grip the ball “🤣

[@williambrennan1658]

I wonder why

[@trepan4944]

*cries in millionaire who throws a ball for a paycheck. What a clown, fuck'em.

[@WillEyedOney]

So please let me cheat *sniff*

[@PrinceChaloner]

That's what she said!!!

[@andrewsmith1364]

Had me weak

[@noahgetnick5163]

My favorite thing about being a twins fan is that there is literally no way anyone is cheating because everyone is so bad.

[@trippingkanga134]

Fr

[@BalloonDraw]

The Orioles are the worst in the league and there was still that clip

[@melschwinghamer3187]

Same here only with the Royals

[@Bogwer563]

same here with rangers it’s worse if anyone in the organization is cheating cause wow we’re horrible

[@Bogwer563]

The reason I stopped watching baseball

[@taco2k3]

I remember how umpires would often check Gaylord Perry and sometimes make him towel down on the pitching mound. Gaylord said he “never used a foreign substance, it was always American made.”

[@danieljoshuaplummer841]

A loopholes a loophole I guess

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Gaylord Perry would have been an amazing internet troll.

[@Ballin4Vengeance]

Still not over the fact that a guy called Gaylord played MLB. Then again Pete LaCock existed.

[@gaylordrobinson1199]

@@Ballin4Vengeance it’s a pretty common name in south england

[@endymion30]

I love cheeky responses

[@DynamicUnreal]

You don’t even need stats to notice that there’s been an offensive explosion in the last month and a half.

[@thorfauci9540]

I saw rougned odor is fifth in the al in slugging since the beginning of June so that's certainly an obvious piece of evidence

[@mcuthor7831]

Someone needs to tell my Texas Rangers about this ‘offensive explosion’ STAT!!

[@one7deep7savage7]

@@mcuthor7831 And tell my Mariners too

[@yankmyass]

@@thorfauci9540 Glad the Yankees finally made a good move.

[@fromulus]

I love most of your videos, but this one was real good. Wish mlb didn't wait so long to do something about this.

[@NIghthorseGrows]

Could you imagine having spider tack in High school.

[@juhkobee]

every pitcher is going pro

[@Justin-gg1ht]

I don’t think they check you in HS right? I’d imagine it’s not taken that seriously and a lot of players could get away with cheating.

[@lyledeporiss5937]

@@Justin-gg1ht In low level high school no, they don't want the games to go longer than they already do. High level high school checks do happen

[@iakazul]

Heck wish I had it in little league lol

[@joeyoung1973]

Could you imagine throwing a fit over following rules

[@walter4475]

This is pretty crazy but you can’t forget, baseball doesn’t exists

[@Gaving311]

Exist*

[@theoatsmusic]

I forgor

[@suntower4379]

@@theoatsmusic 💀

[@Icarus811]

True dat. Who cares about a typo, you knew exactly what he was talking about.

[@BomChickyBowWow]

Btw can you explain where that comes from? The title of the channel.

[@Djiehh]

"I got hurt because I stopped cheating" has to be the stupidest grievance anybody could put forth.

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

Yup, along with the pitchers complaining they have to pitch totally different. Are we supposed to care that they have to pitch like humans again since the glue is banned!? Oh no, you have to grip the ball now, you poor professional pitcher??

[@dollgen]

That's actually the best grievance. Baseball could choose when they decided to start enforcing the rules and doing it midseason didn't give players time to adapt

[@-TalonMedia-]

@@dollgen If they were not cheating to begin with, there would be no issue, and no reason to adapt...

[@dollgen]

@@-TalonMedia- But that's not the players fault. Once MLB decides to not enforce the rules any player that _does_ follow the rules is putting themselves at a competitive disadvantage for no reason. Look how much Bauer improved when he started cheating and he was able to get a really good deal. If the MLB wants players to follow the rules they have to enforce them (which they're doing now)

[@braddorcas9363]

They're mostly mad they're watching the leverage they use to get great numbers and huge contracts is slipping through their fingers. On top of that it's openly eating at their legacies. It's this generations steroid scandal. Instead of homerun hitters, it's untouchable pitchers. And they know they're getting caught in the center of it. Hence getting desperate when asked or pushed about it and their performance since the change and drop in rpm.

[@robinmaner3455]

I love that Cole is in his thirties but still says “for PETES sake”

[@GatsbyCioffi]

Dude sounds like a 1920s Yankee, lol.

[@romankotas448]

That is a very white man right there

[@robbychristman7038]

🤣🤣😅

[@powerboon2k]

Because as soon as you turn 18 you have to swear like a sailor? Just stop.

[@waynemarvin5661]

What's he supposed to say, kid? Ya know, not everybody swears to be cool. Just you and your friends.

[@justaguy9625]

Some of your video effects in Adobe were never fully rendered somehow.

[@littleboi3343]

Media offline

[@alexs7670]

I came here to post this

[@JecFilms15]

I noticed that to and I got stressed

[@ScottSweeney]

Happened on the last video I watched too.

[@WhatAreDrums729]

Always check your work

[@Il_Exile_lI]

Those Ohtani stats are a bit misleading. He's had 4 starts since the crackdown, in three of them he pitched 6 or more innings while allowing 2 or fewer runs. The other one was his worst start of the year where he just didn't have it and got blown up for 7 runs in less than 1 inning. That is seriously inflating all his numbers. Outside of that one start, he's been just as good since the substance checks as he was before.

[@mountainchicken2501]

I watched that inning live, and I would say the calls for ohtani behind the plate were bogus. Straight down the middle, ump calls ball.

[@i_throw_ched289]

Exactly. One bad start and people are talking like he should only hit 😂

[@ceave]

Six shutout innings his last start. Yeah, he's in big trouble, right?

[@messiahrp]

I think this dude just doesn't like Ohtani. He's tried multiple times to implicate him, which is hilariously backfiring right now and made that sarcastic video mocking the positive fluff coverage of Ohtani. So what, the dude is likable at a time when baseball NEEDS those guys. The NBA just crowned a new king with a wholesome guy in Giannis and everyone with the exception of human turd Skip Bayless, was on board with it. He's humble, He's a nice guy and he's great for the league. So is Shohei. Don't be another Skip Bayless.

[@lovemusic3956]

and ofcourse Ohtani's performance is much better early this season bec he''s healthy compared to the previous seasons when he's injured or just recovering from his injury.

[@zayda2007]

The hector Santiago issue isnt because the umpires thought he used a foreign substance, he just put rosin on his glove and you can’t put rosin anywhere but your hands. Glove, hat, belt, and everything else is banned.

[@joeyoung1973]

I would like to ask has this helped any pitchers? Kikuchi has gained velocity and seems to be able to locate better.....

[@jonathanpalmieri514]

To be fair Trevor Bauer created the best substance and said he was going to do so to make a mockery of how absurd the problem had gotten

[@dotubum]

Trevor Bauer exposed this issue. He is not a perpetrator by need, he does so as you stated to mock MLB. He even got a suspension because he exposed them, they got mad. His case that they reference was thrown out by a judge, yet the suspension stayed in place. MLB and Manfred are scandalous in everything they do.

[@MrEZballs]

Yeah his face shouldn't be up there next to "biggest cheaters". He highlights the issue on purpose and gets scapegoated. Weak

[@Nami]

And then he beat his girlfriend bloody.

[@Ja2Prison]

@@Namiwhere’s the conviction?

[@yankees29]

@@Namithats case was total bullshyt. The girl was into that kind of thing and it’s is referenced in the text message exchange they had.

[@adamaizenberg756]

Cole: 😭 I can’t grip the ball… Rosin Bag: Why are you the way that you are?

[@stevebutler6428]

Rosin is made to help with sweat not grip. I’m assuming you’ve never held a ball. Definitely not an mlb ball.

[@graysonbyass-rascoe4326]

@@stevebutler6428 You ever bowl? It helps with grip.

[@RustyisGreat5]

@@graysonbyass-rascoe4326 can confirm I've been in a bowling league alot of people used it. Even myself occasionally

[@thefisherman0074]

Rosin has been in baseball since it’s existence smh

[@jaxonmullins2875]

Bauer’s career is now changing for a different reason“COUGH”“COUGH”

[@davidreyna7410]

The Bauer situation is so disappointing and alarming

[@mcmb8254]

@@davidreyna7410 yeah, but I read an article about it and while it seems like he definitely did something pretty bad, it’s doesn’t seem like he deserves to go to prison. Everything in the article was pretty disgusting(meaning I won’t repeat anything here) but it seemed like the girl was very willing and consensual during their encounters. Of course more information will come out though

[@davidreyna7410]

@@mcmb8254 It's not a manner of whether the woman consented or no but whether or not the agreed upon actions were done while she was conscious or unconscious. If she was conscious AND consenting for the agreed upon acts I agree that he shouldn't go to prison. If however, this woman was not awake AND/or did not consent to the actions during agreed upon sexual intercourse he deserves to go to prison and face the consequences. It's also telling that this woman only wants Bauer to receive proper care and therapy for his actions.

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@davidreyna7410 Yet not all that surprising, sadly

[@GorillaLoWolfbos]

@@davidreyna7410 how do we know that she was asleep?

[@Look_He_Is_Good]

Lmfao “it’s so hard to grip the ball.” Do you have toddler hands or what? That was the funniest excuse I have ever heard.

[@TheGoodChap]

The funniest part is him trying to be dramatic about it to show the public and everyone else what a difficult and sensitive issue this is but comes across as being on the verge of tears which is probably a bit much lol

[@RDuder]

Mlb balls are different than regular baseballs

[@Look_He_Is_Good]

@@RDuder your right, they have better grip lol 😂 I have 1 MLB baseball that I got from going to games. Hideki Matsui threw the baseball in the stands after a 1,2,3 inning going back to the dug out. Will never forget that moment lol

[@bmo14lax]

For Pete's sake 😥

[@jarettmillikan3680]

@@RDuder thank you. as a kid i loved the balls with thicker laces because the ball was easier to grip and you had more control. Whenever i got a ball at a big league game, the laces were almost non existent, it felt like holding a lacrosse ball. one way to get rid of sticky stuff is to make the laces on big league balls pop out more for a natural grip. otherwise you genuinely have no idea where its going.

[@felixc1808]

Didn’t Shohei pass the umpire checks? He seems like a pretty legit guy

[@basik4667]

It's clickbait

[@Nyxcodes]

Shohei is legit - channel owner only analyzed 4 starts, and ONE of them was a significant statistical outlier. This is why creator said his "ERA increased by 3" and that his RPM had decreased by 100 But realistically, if anyone pays attention, its pretty obvious that an ERA increase if 3 is.... rather crazy. It's just poor data analysis, and the video creator's decision to include him in multiple scenes and shots with other people who are much more likely to be cheating is a pretty sick form of clickbait/manipulation if you ask me

[@matthewv9169]

@@Nyxcodes hes the biggest player in the sport, he had a stat drop, he got mentioned. On top of that he is included once in the shortest segment if the video in the middle of the pack.

[@TonyPajamaz]

The stats were kinda sus

[@turtle19dad]

@@Nyxcodes yep and Shohei was still good after the checks.

[@Fitzn]

I don't even watch baseball of any league, but these videos are so good that I've been binge watching a ton of content from this channel. Great stuff!

[@WindySux]

same

[@napalm8030]

I’ve only gotten into MLB since 2018 probably, but it’s extremely addicting once you get a little more under the surface of the game.

[@MaximillianJ]

literally

[@leftysheppey]

I'm rebinging recently. I love numbers and stuff. I hate WATCHING baseball. I'm just a filthy stats nerd BDE is fantastic though, won't lie

[@sirissac234]

Ozzie Guillen comes off looking like a vindictive cheating apologist fool. Essentially calling for pitchers to put at physical risk of serious injury anyone who dares to call out cheating by saying pitchers should hit a man who did call it out?? How pathetic is that. And then when Ozzie is called out for his inferior stats in an era where this cheating wasn't anywhere near as widespread, meaning it was easier to hit without the manipulation of cheating, he flashes his World Series rings as if that meant he was a superior player. Ozzie Guillen is a joke.

[@DrewRitz]

In all fairness to Cole's answer, have you seen other interviews with him? He answers every question like that

[@henryh2712]

“fOr pEtEs sAkE”

[@anthonyiodice]

He is seriously dim

[@Astroman10]

Ummm, he usually answers the question at least. This was a child who was unable to come up with a sensible lie that he just said "I don't know. Pitching is hard ...". Not shit, that's why you're getting paid millions to do it ...

[@peterbristol5604]

Should have said it was flaxseed oil

[@votekyle3000]

Spent only a few months with Greinke, but picked up his on his superior interview method.

[@AnselLeveque]

Hey I don’t know if this is intentional or not, but around the 20:00 mark there are a few screens that say “media offline”. Not sure if that is intentional or just a problem with the editing software. Great video though!

[@Formulemur]

This is a common issue with editing software that occurs when you delete or remove an asset that was in the video. For example, he probably had a chart in the video, and the file for that chart was either deleted or corrupted before he exported and uploaded the video

[@LateNightTableCo]

Guess we’ll just have to watch this video twice when the re-upload come around.

[@chuckjokic4557]

Lmao I hate when this happens when I use premier pro.

[@AnselLeveque]

@@Formulemur yeah that happened to me when I was editing a video in davinci resolve

[@trumpetperson11]

New Title: Pitchers start crying because they have to play by the rules.

[@ThePastAnalysis]

@Iceman 19 yea.. they didn’t… your point?

[@itwasnotmeipromise8654]

@Iceman 19 fr they just tryna shift blame to a past thing in which they did lose things.

[@kingblack1087]

Except scherzer and romo who r just stripping on the field

[@5q88]

The thing is the league is allowing the batters to not play by the rules every year

[@American11B]

@@ThePastAnalysis your new big book word to learn for the day is “Sarcasm”.

[@elijahrobinson2362]

Pete Rose banned for life for actions AFTER his playing career (and he NEVER bet against his own team), but chronic cheaters and their teams are left unpunished despite wilfully disgracing the game.

[@philithegamer8265]

And the only player that suffers from a severe punishment for using Spider Tac while most pitchers were obviusly using it is Trevor Bauer, the new fallguy of MLB.

[@chairvengers8421]

I love Josh Donaldson, he make everything crazy and controversial and fun

[@chancegraf9580]

The funniest part is that Donaldson and Cole are on the same team now

[@jnierstheimer]

The bullshit of he should get one right in the ribs for opening his mouth is bullshit. Baseball is not the mafia.

[@Blop934]

@@chancegraf9580 lmao no 😭

[@wind568]

Makes you think how many kids got screwed out of scholarships by other kids who knew about this stuff

[@bigchunguscultmember1267]

What lol… if that’s your problem in this situation I don’t even know what to say to you lol. The supplier said this is super recent and only now getting to the college level. Sounds like you weren’t paying attention. Sorry you didn’t get recruited buddy.

[@stephen_cs]

@@bigchunguscultmember1267 other sticky substances too

[@TAAB11]

@@bigchunguscultmember1267 Why are you taking his comment so personally?

[@Zraknul]

@@TAAB11 because he cheats every chance he gets in life and finds it a personal attack to be against it.

[@leodesgarcons]

@@bigchunguscultmember1267 we get it, u use spider tack

[@ambrosesantinac3196]

This guy is so underrated. The way he tells his stories and his voice are very unique

[@chachylopez9888]

Yeah

[@ricothesaiyan2231]

Facts

[@warlordofbritannia]

@gyrergd But it’s so generic white guy it’s unique!

[@Harry777]

He's good, but he intentionally makes everything sound really extravagant and dramatic, like a reporter for E! or some shit. He also says the same thing 50x in every video and half his videos are the same exact thing reworded

[@resmarted]

his voice is annoying and he sounds like a dork. I do enjoy the content regardless.

[@rightdemopub9372]

I find it funny how they cry about the rule change even though they were cheating. They basically cheated their way to multi-million $ contracts I think teams should be able to terminate contracts for this

[@robertharris9218]

The teams paid for the advice of these cheaters. The teams paid for what they were using in some cases. Every single one of these teams were cheating.

[@rightdemopub9372]

@@robertharris9218not every pitcher cheated. About 40% of pitchers spin rates actually increased over the past 4 yrs.

[@SceptileSlash]

The teams who paid them are just as guilty. Everybody's known about sticky stuff for ages.

[@thebutcher7036]

Cheated? You go sling a ball as hard as you can with control

[@rightdemopub9372]

@@thebutcher7036 bud I’m not the guy getting paid hundreds of millions of dollars to play a game that has rules that have to be followed or it’s called cheating. Don’t know if you learned that where or if you went to school but athletes that use things like corked bats to hit. sticky shit to pitch it’s called cheating. Plain and simple. It’s like steroids not allowed. It’s not a question of it should be allowed for better control. If it was a rule change and everyone was allowed to do it then yes not cheating but sorry not the case.

[@HaveAGoodDayFk.U]

I can't believe that guy was tearing up saying, "it just so hard to grip the ball". Lmfaoooo if my little 8yr old nephew can grip the ball and throw it, I'm pretty sure a full grown man that's been playing the game his whole life can too..

[@kylestark3611]

That’s not a good comparison but I get your point lol

[@Splarglig]

Not the media offline screen 😭😭

[@jarrettsmith1442]

19:54 and 20:09 the dreaded “media offline”. Trust me I know the struggle, love the content my man keep it up

[@xdimensionalmain5228]

Why does it happen?

[@lanceanthony198]

@Juice Or the source file for a clip or image was accidentally deleted

[@cheekyvfx5464]

@@xdimensionalmain5228 saphire affect is uninstalled or outdated

[@heithheithinson2495]

I was wonder what the hell was going on

[@newsense6759]

Its an Adobe premier thing. Usually happens most times when you save the project and then come back to it. Adobe sometimes changes its setting by itself too its fucking annoying as shit.

[@ariswerdlow1411]

well bauer's career might be over even without the sticky stuff situation.

[@Ryan-0413]

Let’s just say he’s in another sticky situation

[@kingdingaling2469]

These Ho’s Ain’t Loyal

[@user-wt8im2ro1p]

@@kingdingaling2469 stop

[@joncoiro9298]

Sticky stuff is the least of his issues. It's kind of like the 2019 baltimore orioles when chris davis was the least of their issues

[@gabrielpaster]

Yup

[@-woohoobs-8918]

I feel like Scherzer had a right to get upset

[@trapkingproductions]

Yeah if you think I’m cheating but I’m not and you keep checking me I’d get upset too.

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

Why wasn't he this angry with his peers that caused this rule implementation in the first place? its not on blue

[@isaacnation4116]

@@ebscoHOSTpub I’m pretty sure he was pissed with Joe Girardi asking the umps to check him an inning after they had already checked him for the second time during his start.

[@-woohoobs-8918]

@@ebscoHOSTpub yeah his anger wasn’t directed at the ump. Girardi was trying to throw scherz off his rythm and that’s why he got mad.

[@sntslilhlpr6601]

@@-woohoobs-8918 Absolutely he had a right to be upset about that. Joe is an asshole. But the first two times were routine checks and he was acting like a baby. Which is ridiculous because we all know he was cheating. Seems like the only pitchers who threw a tantrum about the checks were cheating. Not a good look.

[@jeffreyb.2817]

What's with the red screen and strange writing when it looks like your trying to show statics.

[@regularsnippets]

Probably a glitch

[@Allagi22]

Wait a minute there's wheelchair RUGBY?!?

[@Kama-kw3pp]

Honestly, on the point of touching your hair/neck, that’s one of ways to get your hand a little bit of moisture to mix with the rosin. I haven’t used an illegal substance in a game, but I remember one game where I had to keep doing because my hand was so dry.

[@ThePastAnalysis]

Exactly, which is what Scherzer was doing in that stupid game Joe Girardi kept being an ass.

[@lyledeporiss5937]

@@ThePastAnalysis The ump can't distinguish between a player reloading on a foreign substance versus going for sweat etc. Any pitcher, coach, or fan who didn't expect to see repeat checks that soon after the rule implementation is either stupid, naive, or misinformed

[@taylorgordon2696]

@@ThePastAnalysis max was indisputably being the spaz

[@ThePastAnalysis]

@@lyledeporiss5937 He was checked in the middle of the inning dude. Yea, I get why he was annoyed. Imagine constantly being accused of something and having your focus interrupted because of some asshole opposing manager. Girardi was being an ass and he probably noticed it on the footage after the game.

[@lyledeporiss5937]

@@ThePastAnalysis There's no relevance whatsoever to it being in the middle of the inning. It shouldn't be surprising. Players and coaches were told in advance it would happen. I understand Scherzer being frustrated regardless but for anyone else to not understand is just dumb

[@Dawnbreakerr]

BDE, you've gotten really good at not repeating yourself throughout the video. Good work, dude. Your uploads are a must-watch right away.

[@UOUPv2]

The hell is with all the Media Offline stuff?

[@tinyky2598]

Asset missing in final render, usually happens when files are moved or deleted. I'm guessing the files were charts and the media offline screen is a default for missing assets.

[@TaylorAdams12]

Lol Cole nearly crying about how he apparently has difficulty holding solid objects

[@mchenryjeremy]

When you throw that object nearly 100 mph, yeah, it's hard to hold onto it. Especially when you're trying to hit a specific location. And not only that, the lack of grip is dangerous for hitters. Hitters want the pitchers to be able to control their pitches.

[@zacknewton1064]

@@mchenryjeremy its true but thats not an excuse. Just bc its hard doesnt mean it cant be done. These guys are in the MLB bc they can get it done. If they suddenly arent capable of pitching fast pitches then they should just quit pitching altogether.

[@mchenryjeremy]

@Zack Newton ehhhh you say that, but you've never thrown 100 mph. I threw low 90s, and believe me, I wanted as much grip as possible to control my pitches. So yeah.... it is an excuse when the MLB is trying more and more to make it that much harder to hold onto the ball. Back when I last played ball in 07, foreign substance was as strict as it is today. You could get away with a little more. And it's simply a control thing. Without the grip, throwing a baseball at your max velo is extremely difficult.

[@zacknewton1064]

the second you said you throw low 90s your entire argument was invalidated. bragging abt irl accomplishments online = liar. On top of that you said the baseball is getting harder to grip, like the mlb is changing the baseball lmao. like buddy, if you cant grip the fucking ball while throwing hard then you arent meant to throw at those speeds. Like based on your argument, your max velo is just how hard you can throw the ball in general. not how hard you can throw it accurately. thats how i can tell you arent a pitcher. max velo isnt how hard you can throw a ball, its how hard you can throw a controlled baseball. if aroldis chapman just chucked the ball as hard as he could he could prob clock at over 105

[@leftysheppey]

The baseball is like jelly and falls through my fingers

[@charlieburgess2353]

Trevor Bauer is in trouble for another reason

[@Bobastet]

you mean like the video stated?

[@fbistatmajor5918]

I don't know why Shohei got put on here, he's been great lately pitching

[@olliemac32]

He’s a good dude too, I can’t imagine he’d ever try to cheat.

[@fbistatmajor5918]

@@olliemac32 if you take out that one bad start in NY he's actually been better since the crackdown, he has one or two starts a year where he can't grip the ball and in that Yankees game the umpire called a tight strike zone

[@olliemac32]

@@fbistatmajor5918 Maybe he dropped in Shohei for views and likes 👀

[@fbistatmajor5918]

@@olliemac32 which is disappointing. BDE makes quality videos and doesn't have to do this. It should've been Gerrit Cole, Trevor Bauer, joe musgrove, and Lucas giolito being featured

[@jumpy323081]

@@fbistatmajor5918 hes a major pitcher who has seen a drop in spin after the crackdown started. of course bde would talk about it, he also only talked about it for like 20 seconds at the end of the video

[@peterbristol5604]

Does anyone remember a few years ago when EVERY pitcher was getting Tommy John surgery? Do you think using the sticky stuff originally had anything to do with it?

[@スバ友5635]

Yeah, this is a good point. I really don't know what the issue is when every pitcher is on the same playing field and using the same substance. The substance helps control as well and decreases the chance of balls slipping and hitting the batter. I feel there is a lack of foresight here and if it didn't have the stigma of being a "foreign/illegal substance" that the MLB arbitrarily assigned, it would be a no brainer for the substance to be used for both batter and pitcher safety. The only reason it is deemed as cheating/bad is because the MLB said so. But looking at the big picture I struggle to see how it is actually bad for the game.

[@alpujugo]

@@スバ友5635 actually hitting batters by mistake has risen since the rise in use of sticky substances

[@peterbristol5604]

I remember last year pitchers were bi#ching about "juiced" balls too

[@perrytilton5221]

I think it's a combo deal. Pitchers that throw lots of sliders and split finger pitches are the highest casualty because the amount of pressure built up in more of the tendons rather than the skeletal structure. Those pitches are being thrown with more effectiveness and power which will cause more damage than throwing a fastball. Then you have pitchers quiting cold turkey. Your body gets used to throwing with the substance, or something with a certain amount of friction, then the body has to change and the energy release is completely different to the point of breaking down faster. Think of it like a car. Have a hot tune with a strong transmission, then switch to a weaker or differently geared transmission with the same engine tune you are going to break stuff or wear them down faster.

[@Lylelanley99]

"I, for one, welcome our new umpire overlords..." Seriously, though, I'm happy that they are cracking down on this. Every team has AT LEAST one or two pitchers cheating.

[@albybaker1701]

Anyone else see the “media offline” Chinese filter?

[@joelwillems4081]

Cole and Glasnow both admitted to cheating. One, "it's too hard to grip a baseball with my tiny hands" and the other "I had to change my grip because I can't cheat and then I got injured".

[@greatdays3584]

When you quit a substance directly after using it a long time (and, let's be honest, every pitcher on the league has done or does) you can't be the same, and your body can't be the same too. Cole worded it poorly but I see where he comes from - Glasnow's case is fair enough.

[@merlotpapi4930]

It's crazy because Pedro Martinez literally called out how unnatural Glasnow's delivery was. He was hyperextending his elbow every time he threw so obviously his arm would get fucked up.

[@zacknewton1064]

@@greatdays3584 well then they shouldnt have done it in the first place

[@BrianBreaks100]

Idk why ohtani is in the thumbnail I don’t feel like he is cheating

[@unkledoda420]

He's had a drop in spin rate since the crackdown too so it kinda looks like he was.

[@ThePastAnalysis]

@@unkledoda420 A drop in spin rate alone doesn’t point to the person using spider tack. It could in many cases be a lot tamer with just a mixture of rosin and sun tan lotion. Stop being part of a base less witch hunt.

[@raisethejollyroger5891]

@@ThePastAnalysis The only players complaining about the crackdowns are the cheaters

[@ThePastAnalysis]

@@raisethejollyroger5891 And the many players who were using tamer stuff like rosin and sun tan lotion, as well as those who were getting harassed by opposing team managers.

[@shifty1927]

@@ThePastAnalysis even the "tamer" cheats are still cheats..

[@nighthawkcm8872]

Couple of graphical errors around the 20:00 mark. Just letting you know for future reference. Great work and professional content as always. Keep it up!

[@CaptainByAHook]

As a baseball guy, when Cole left the pirates and became a beast I knew something was up, just couldn’t believe that a guy that bad can become that good. He was awful with the pirates

[@adamm2787]

He did have a 2.60 ERA and a 2.66 FIP in 2015. I think the biggest factor for him was Brent Strom.

[@aidangenessy799]

or it was just that everyone who plays in Pittsburg sucks lol

[@cantripleplays]

The ball being different this year helps

[@inzane0ne]

I wish more people would cheat while on the Pirates instead of after they leave

[@kcgunesq]

i'd like to see the data on how much spin rate varied game to game or month to month for these pitchers prior to the change. I suspect that absent foreign substances, any pitcher's spin rate for a given pitch should vary relatively little growing or declining in terms of several seasons only. If experience, age or physical condition was the predominate factor, then spin rate changes should be predictable and roughly uniform across the league and over time.

[@jaredpowell7398]

Chill with the clickbait of Ohtani smh

[@laxmantc77]

There’s no clickbait, he was using a foreign substance...

[@anaveragehumanbeing3669]

@@laxmantc77 Proof? His stats dropped because he was focusing on being a two way player, his era dropped significantly when he gave up 7 runs against the Yankees. Drop in k’s and spin rate can be attributed to the fact that he has been trying to go for less pitches to stay healthy. As far as I know there’s no solid proof that he was, so including him in the thumbnail and hinting that he was cheating when there is little evidence seems a little clickbaity to me.

[@anaveragehumanbeing3669]

@@laxmantc77 Also his main k pitch was the splitter, which would be hard on his arm. Not saying he didn’t cheat but you gotta chill saying that he was 100% cheating without actual evidence. Drop in spin rate doesn’t mean he was cheating.

[@laxmantc77]

@@anaveragehumanbeing3669 Yes, actually it does when the change comes with no explanation. Spin rate doesn’t just change over 100rpm out of the blue. If there’s no change in form or velocity to explain it, there’s only one other explanation. It has nothing to do with his change in ERA, it’s it’s own metric. The whole point in measuring spin rate is to catch the cheaters, because it can’t be faked or covered up. If your spin rate randomly increases or decreases with no explanation, it’s almost certainly indicative of a foreign substance. Spin rate is measured because most players won’t come out and tell you they were using something...

[@Jeff-mn1uq]

I hate the excuses for why they need to use sticky stuff. Are they so clueless that they don't understand they're blatantly saying hey if I can't cheat I can't do better.

[@1320crusier]

MLB essentially blessed the use of it before the season started and then changed mid season. Pretty dumb. MLB should have a standard sticky stuff thats a little better than rosin..like pine tar.

[@chi-townmex9346]

@@1320crusier No they didn't, they sent a memo to all teams before the season started saying they would be taking action this yr about the sticky substance. Players were saying (Cole and Glassnow) that they didn't believe MLB would take action during the season lol I'm sure they did it quickly cause all those record-setting no-hitters were becoming too easy.

[@joeriley5099]

@@chi-townmex9346 incorrect, it’s been well documented players were told there’d be no action taken until the end of the season. Bullshit by mlb to save face, look into it.

[@chi-townmex9346]

@@joeriley5099 On March 24 the memo was sent to all 30 teams that MLB will be cracking down. That memo didn't mention when only said (upcoming season), it's on ESPN in an article. So all those pitchers can keep crying about it lol

[@leppardism]

I used to train with Vicente Palacios, former big league pitcher, he said he used hair mousse back in the day, he played for the Pittsburgh pirates in the late and early 90's

[@Slickrickthethird]

Used this in high school NGL

[@N0t_p0p18]

shohei and giolito are still having an amazing season though

[@eduardom.8766]

One year later and MLB is realizing no sticky substance = more hits by pitch because the balls are slick.

[@triplec6408]

The stuff under the armpit was prolly TigerBalm, it’s like icy hot, it helps with pain/soreness. So, pitchers use it on places where they are sore. Edit: oh wait, that’s what it was, my bad 😂

[@doseofreality100]

I don't get it. Why would you put icy hot..... on your clothing? That would be like a bald guy applying sunscreen to the outside of the hat he's wearing to prevent a sunburn.

[@rileyoakley7196]

@@doseofreality100 might not be talking about the same thing but I’m not sure it was on his clothes, but directly on his armpit

[@sansanabanana]

@@doseofreality100 you realize that its somewhat wet and can transfer from your armpit to the shirt right

[@sansanabanana]

Never mind sorry, didn't see that the coach put it directly on his shirt

[@MichaelScott-es5gy]

BDE explicitly said that there was no evidence the pitcher even went near his armpit with his hand in that outing. Unless he’s letting the “sticky stuff” drip down to his fingertips from his armpit (lmfao) then no he wasn’t cheating

[@doubledown8229]

Why do you keep showing Ohtani? He pitched 6 shutout innings last game with 8 K. You need to give it up.

[@jtcmule3336]

Not to mention that he fucking mashes at the plate. He can always DH or play outfield if he needs to. Ohtani's career is just getting started. This guy's a stooge for even mentioning him in passing in this video.

[@jackbartlett30]

Everyone knows, Ohtani on your thumbnail=views

[@matty4941]

He's handsome

[@cwerner73]

he...didn't talk anything bad about Ohtani?..is he supposed to show the exact same video of people who are lookin sussy?

[@cwerner73]

@Ronnie J views lol

[@CYMotorsport]

I’d be curious to see a statistical approach. Quick maths check, Cole’s fastball spin in the month of July (used 2019 when he was peaking) to account for weather and implementation of checks is down -6.8% 2021 vs 2019. Breaking balls spin rate is down -2.4%. He’s threw 2.9% more pitches and one fewer hit. Hitters could be adjusting to the new movement. What would be interesting to see is what it this meets statistical significance. Depending on whether you break this down by pitch type, it’s borderline. Will also be good once we get more data of course.

[@jed6594]

Oh hi Cranky Yankee

[@noahsg7631]

@@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes Woah Woah Woah thats a lot of words

[@jakesullivan9179]

Aye, Cranky love your stuff

[@chance2413]

@@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes And yet they're obviously affected by losing their glue. Don't need a degree in science and math to know that

[@afrozen10-02]

Why did I have a feeling you’d be here. You always seem to have an eye for interesting and educational videos. I love it.

[@xtiinctdylan4154]

Idk how ohtanis production decreased he’s still dominating 😂😂

[@thefisherman0074]

The guy is a hater of Ohtani

[@fartexplosion4480]

He was cheating, but unlike Cole and Glasnow, he learned how to pitch barehanded again

[@coasterjosh]

I’m soooo glad that the MLB is finally cracking down on this. We need more action in baseball, not more strikeouts

[@petejohnson7918]

Because the NBA and NFL are such better products when they catered their games around "bigger scores mean more fans, right? ....RIGHT?! Where is everyone! Look at all the records being broken!" And the fanbases turned further and further away. Nobody likes the chucking 3s NBA. Nobody likes the pansyball protect the QB and WR NFL. Dont wish the same fate on baseball. We do need more action in baseball. In the form of a pitch clock like a shot clock to move the game along, but not to inflate numbers.

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

Where was the same phony outrage when these clown pitchers where pitching with teammates who were cheating...The stripping, rolling their eyes, pissed off at umps for checking for substance...thats on you for letting it get to this point. Dont blame the umps or baseball. Cope

[@zkapsh]

It's the same with them saying that it's not fair that they didn't punish Astros enough (which is true) but that doesn't mean we should go lenient on them for cheating, the punishment is where It needs to be, what they need to do is limit the amount of checks an opposing team can call.

[@Zraknul]

@@zkapsh we are finally getting the odd check from managers in over 100 years of failed enforcement and you think it's too much? Get back to me when a manager has the same guy checked twice, or even twice in a game. There isn't any harassment with it.

[@Dkmo94]

Not a baseball fan here so someone correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Trevor Bauer mention the cheating years ago and then said he was just going to start doing it too? Didn't he literally blow the whistle?

[@MrEazyE357]

Yes, he did.

[@MichaelScott-es5gy]

Bingo. He even did it in one inning with Cleveland to show how much of a difference it can make and I think he like struck out the side

[@NewtzT-V]

M e d i a O f f l i n e

[@ItsAVolcano]

Huh, so that sneaky old pitcher from the film Major League who used snot as a workaround when the umpire was suspicious was actually 100% accurate.

[@Ascending11]

Yup

[@taiwanthebest]

Ohtani's stats is a bit misleading. Hes basically had one bad inning since the check. And 3 extra ER was given up because his reliver gave up double that cleared the base. He had 8k in 6innings plus no ER in his last outting.

[@ayejaygoez]

"look I've been cheating for too long to play the game by the rules now" - Tyler Glasnow

[@ThePastAnalysis]

It’s a bit of a grey area, using rosin and sun tan lotion together. Ya’ll act like every case of spin drop proves people were using spider tack.

[@ayejaygoez]

@@ThePastAnalysis No I don't, I'm acting like Tyler Glassnow, who, admitted he used spider tack cant do his job without cheating anymore. Rosin isn't the issue. Manufactured substances that are being used to manipulate spin & movement are the issue. The ball is adequate with just rosin. pitchers get stat hungry and veer into that grey area to get an edge.

[@manny5443]

@@ThePastAnalysis if you watch his interview he said he used Rosin and sunscreen for grip tf are you talking abt

[@ThePastAnalysis]

@@manny5443 I think you responded to the wrong person. @henry storr was the dimpshit that said Glasnow said he used spider tack. I agree with you. No, he said he only used rosin mixed with sunscreen.

[@ThePastAnalysis]

@@ayejaygoez Tyler Glassnow never admitted to using Spider Tack. He openly said he didn't. He was using rosin and sunscreen mixed together.

[@mariokart9227]

Maybe ohtani’s ERA is a bit inflated because of the blow up start he had in New York where he gave up 7 runs in one inning

[@isaac_gs2995]

Yeah, if you remove that start he's pitching to a sub 2 ERA since the rule was put into place. I think he's going to be just fine.

[@big_lolo_01]

Im not an Astros fan (in fact im a Rangers fan) but I do think it would be funny if all the teams who complained about them cheating got caught using substances.

[@whoishec7615]

Chill bro…..cheating individually and cheating as a team is a whole different thing…..nothing will compare to the astros…..whole dugout whistling during the game and banging trashcans don’t compare to an ace using a foreign substance…..let’s not get carried away here

[@midqualitygaming3498]

pitchers really dug themselves into a hole by training the entire league to hit illegal superpitches

[@Nogulg]

Ngl even if Ohtani can't pitch well, I think he'll be perfectly fine. Ok, he's not a two way player but he can still hit BOMBS and he can probably find somewhere else to play (or just be a dh)

[@tryhardderpface1633]

His pitching will be fine. The only bad game he had is against the yankees

[@jmasterfunk11]

Yes those stats are specifically from one 2/3 inn. 7er outing in which he walked a ton (he’s been known to loose command at times). Take the one outing away and he has a 2.36 era

[@Belangerz]

Nah he good, besides the Yankees game he has been very good.

[@adamhawn2523]

Showtani is definitely a two way player. 🙄

[@mattclampitt5566]

The Ohtani take was pretty bad and extremely superficial tbh. Since MLB started enforcing the ban he’s had 3 really good starts and one absolutely terrible one. He only gave up 3 ER in 19 innings against the Giants, Red Sox, and A’s in the good starts, but couldn’t find the zone against the Yankees and gave up 7 ER in .2 innings in the terrible one.

[@relaxationdestination3366]

This further cements Degrom as the best pitcher of his era

[@jessierude5879]

If he continues this dominance, he could potentially become all time

[@UnhungHero]

Too bad he's made of glass

[@MrEvanfriend]

Seriously. If deGrom had used sticky stuff, he probably wouldn't have given up so much as a hit all year. The injuries really suck though.

[@JC-11111]

I really don't believe you've been using cannadips "ever since" 🤷

[@johnwray393]

Probably has for the cbd. I probably would be using it if they sent me some.

[@rt3chikin413]

My rule of thumb is that if they don’t mention how long they’ve used it or a personal benefit then it’s bs

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

I don’t seem to mind it, he reads the ad, he gets some extra dough, he’s happy, the company’s happy, who cares?

[@Makeitrain782]

“I don’t know how to answer that” You gotta love Gerrit Cole

[@fostersamels]

Max Scherzer shouldn't be called a cheater on the cover. There's not really any reason to think he used it. There's even a red circle around his hands implying he cheated, that's messed up.

[@jellyboi1738]

I think that Blake Snell is cheating, he’s just too good this year

[@bruhmoment1329]

Bruh he’s better than shohei this year, how has he not gotten any recognition?

[@diemrcupcake]

@@bruhmoment1329 because he hasn't been that good. His away stats are horrid.

[@doubledown8229]

@@bruhmoment1329 He is NOT better than Ohtani. What are you smoking?! Snell - 4.93 ERA 104 K 1.56 Ohtani - 3.21 ERA 95 K 1.16

[@josephtaylor2085]

@@doubledown8229 I think you're missing a joke

[@bruhmoment1329]

@@doubledown8229 buddy, you’re missing the joke

[@sneersh9107]

"Stared him down and tipped his hat after each one" no he was just applying more spider tack LOL

[@cartermacdonald5459]

Dude, how many pages is your script?!?! Must be a thesis everytime you make a video

[@rizzorizzo2311]

Seriously. All his videos have as many words as a Tarantino film.

[@johnd46]

I'm a Giants fan but I don't think Ohtani or Scherzer is cheating, they're just really good

[@kirklazarus1426]

Im waiting for the day a pitcher accidentally uses too much spider tack and when they throw a pitch mid game it just sticks to their hand.

[@NoneOfYourBusiness797]

What was supposed to be shown at 19:55? Edit: I'm guessing there was supposed to be statistics from 19:55 and on

[@chuckjokic4557]

Lmao it’s an error from Adobe. It happens when you accidentally delete or move a file

[@NoneOfYourBusiness797]

@@chuckjokic4557 ty for the information

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

@@chuckjokic4557 I’ve seen it on a couple of MLB highlight videos too

[@Hud2fadedonig]

bruh gerit cole in that interview was on 600 ping

[@Stoops-1]

💀💀💀 i- uh- well- I dont- uh-

[@elchancho8432]

My favorite part about this lockdown is how some batters who looked like they were about to retire after this year are doing better now

[@ronaldmarbut8104]

Pitchers did all this complaining about sign stealing and how it costed pitchers money yet pitchers been cheating to get paid for probably the last 5-10 years sad 💯🤣

[@phuckoff-j9v]

eh I dont really think chapman was using sticky stuff, he ripped off his nail on his middle finger on his pitching hand and played through it

[@user-wt8im2ro1p]

Thank you

[@unlocated7448]

Too much spider tack on his finger nail?

[@LOTUSELISE340R]

@1NF3RN0B01 I wouldn't fuck with him because he might put 6-7 gun shots into my garage.

[@johnshogskins4443]

I've had it happen. Hurts pretty bad for several days. You put pressure on it with some tape, it'll be fine.

[@idkbro8470]

As Mr. Incredible would say: "Cheating is cheating." 🤷‍♂️

[@0v3rgr0wn]

So homicide is homicide right? There’s no point in differentiating between man slaughter and murder because either way a person was killed, right?

[@brennanmatheson31]

@@0v3rgr0wn tf? Was the ride on the short bus bumpy today?

[@SnipeyGaming]

@@0v3rgr0wn those are so far apart you can't even compare the two...

[@0v3rgr0wn]

@@SnipeyGaming The whole point is that there is nuance to everything in life. Most things aren’t black and white. How are you people not getting this? Nobody said that cheating in baseball is the equivalent of murder.

[@Tyler602]

I wish there was a Baseball Doesn’t Exist stan club, I’d like to join whenever there is one

[@noahmcdaniel4920]

The Dodgers are caught red handed being avid users of Bauer’s sticky stuff.

[@vlester8210]

Lol second best rotation in baseball even after the ban

[@doggo7123]

how in undergod do you not have a million subs. this is honestly one of the most detailed channels on this site

[@johnyy09]

It’s a very new channel, out boy will get there

[@busbear6899]

Imagine being Glasgow for crying about not being able to cheat anymore...

[@user-wt8im2ro1p]

He got injured

[@zkapsh]

@@user-wt8im2ro1p sure the mlb should have given more time for players to adjust their mechanics, but he still got so used to using super sticky stuff to the point he gets injured without it.

[@gabriellee1045]

In my opinion if you can't grip a baseball to throw a pitch which is something you have been doing your entire life since you were a kid you don't deserve to be a MLB pitcher

[@C-LOS4250]

Can you do a video on Sean Manea’s no-hitter back in 2018. If you after every pitch he touched the left side of his jersey a lot like he had a substance hidden under it.

[@yamuthastwat123]

*Ohtani laughs as he starts the ASG and strikes em out 1, 2, 3... I honestly doubt he used anything, he isn't lights out but he's a great starter

[@esodevulpes6435]

He probably used something very light to recreate the feeling of the tacky balls he was used to using for years in Japan

[@jemmitt21]

“It’s so hard to grip the ball” bruh you’ve been doing fine since you were a kid without spider tack and were clearly fine without it until now

[@aspiceronni4462]

Could you imagine if Greg Maddux used spider tack?

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

Imagine if 1968 Bob Gibson used spider tack.

[@aspiceronni4462]

@@HufflepuffBaseball42313 Its very hard to get any better than '68. Bob Gibson. Tack or not.

[@michellamoureuxm]

Are...are they actually complaining you got hurt because you stopped cheating. Still on you, you started cheating in the first place. Everyone who used substances should take a pitch once a game from a clean pitcher.

[@nobujak]

Just realized this vid was 1 year old. Ohtani stayed clean and he finished the 2022 season 15-9 for one of the worst teams in MLB. Aside from numbers, he indeed became even more unhittable in 2022.

[@m_hully27]

Giolito is heating up again tho. 1 run complete game against Astros and 1 earned against the Brewers. He definitely dropped off but still is a good pitcher

[@turtle19dad]

Good video. As a Padres fan I noticed how Darvish would go 7 innings. After the checks, he was lucky to go 5 innings.

[@theelmagoo]

Great video!! Also a heads up, from the Giolito section later in the video to the end (like 18m markish), when you bring up an overlay attempting to show spin rate or some statistic, it's just a red overlay with multiple langues saying media offline.

[@theelmagoo]

Seems to be when you're attempting to do the ticking / counting down effect?

[@BigLobsterLicker]

I think it's on purpose

[@jkap7128]

Chapman was bad because he was injured, his spin rate was down because he couldn’t get a ball over 97mph

[@wacokid30]

I don’t understand why pitchers are upset that they can’t cheat. It’s ridiculous play the game right end of story.