The Ball Is Juiced

[@sarahhoke3310]

Guys Justin verlander is holding Wesley hostage to make this video.

[@Sapioso]

*CLEARLY* 🤣

[@MrTigerDiesel]

It’s scientifically shows that the ball change over the last 5 years, look it up.

[@nathanradzelovage5523]

BUT Verlander has nothing to complain about cuz his team is mashing homers and he’s doing just fine. Great comment tho😂😂😂😂

[@adrianfigueredo278]

Listen if it weren’t for the amount of homers Justin verlander has given up he would be era leader in all of baseball honestly. Yes the balls are definitely juiced

[@jaydenbell4975]

@@adrianfigueredo278 nope statistics show Ryu would still be ahead.

[@sergon2364]

Hyun Jin Ryu needs lots of more credit, he has a 1.45 ERA at this day and age of homers. That’s incredible

[@theinfinity2988]

SerGon23 and he is the type of guy who let guys hit too he doesn’t strike guys out

[@chieftrey1]

SerGon23 he has also publicly said that he’d rather allow a solo home run than allow a walk.

[@clark2501]

He’s trash. I have a 0.64 ERA in road to the show. He needs to step his game up.

[@RonnieGOAT13]

Look what the braves did to him!

[@camrobischon4369]

1.64 but yeah

[@thebaus4561]

Smart bro. As a homer fan, I love seeing them but enough is enough, its getting tough for pitchers not to give up at least 4 -5 runs

[@archipelago7318]

THE BAUS mlb is turning into the nfl

[@Big_Moose97]

I think they turn homeruns into too much of a normal thing because everyone who is old enough remembers u used to get maybe MAYBE 1 hr a game and it freaked out everyone

[@carlosinda3553]

The London Series was an embarrassment

[@thebaus4561]

@@carlosinda3553 I'm also a Yankees fan 😂

[@carlosinda3553]

@@thebaus4561 the scores and joe buck were embarrassing

[@pjr0d]

That dude Aquino has maxed out power sliders in his road to the show career...

try english next time

[@elegantkai7069]

Stephen Marks how? His English is perfect 😂

[@baseballcentral5355]

Stephen Marks His English is perfect, dipshit.

[@jraymond1988]

I thought he meant "power sliders" as in a pitch type, but he meant the sliders for the Power meter.

@@elegantkai7069 Well judging by your name you don't English either dude

[@jimc.goodfellas]

Man you said it. I mean, we all like homeruns, but sheeeesh....

[@MattyVYT]

Jim C. Goodfellas I don’t really care if they are juiced I just like seeing homeruns

[@The_yeffy1]

@@MattyVYT all baseball is right now is Strikeouts or Home Runs it sucks. Watching a team hit bases hits going station to station with the occasionally base clearing Home Run is more fun to watch.

[@redhothchilipeppers6299]

@@The_yeffy1 This.

[@Bearsfan15654]

Jcurvs99 you said it best but the mlb is catering to casual fans so next season they might juice the balls more.

[@greenfroppy212]

@@The_yeffy1 Definitely agree. I miss seeing guys like Ichiro or Tony Gwynn play

[@cadenr06]

Wouldn’t be surprised if the mlb takes this vid down

[@timothypuvogel5468]

May be right but they shoulda taken the Pete rose intro off then too,but I thought once a video is on the internet,can't be blocked...could be wrong

[@georgescudiero3613]

cadenr06 they can't, only KZbin can

[@cadenr06]

George Scudiero yeah but they could file a copyright claim or something else

[@frisco415]

cadenr06 copy right? Where’s the copy right at? Do you know what’s considered to be copy right?😂🤦‍♂️

[@cadenr06]

Fabian Baez Well they might try cause KZbin’s retarded and the mlb probably doesn’t like people saying that there balls are juiced

[@ghstark]

If Justin Verlander says they are juicing the baseballs and Rob Manfred say they aren't then for sure they are. At least for this old geezer it's ruining the game for me. It's not just skewing the stats making it impossible to compare players between eras, it's fundamentally altering the game play. The following aspects of hitting are almost completely worthless since, statistically, taking a big uppercut for the homer is now always the most profitable strategy: bunting, hitting behind the runner, hitting to the opposite field, choking up just to make contact with 2 strikes. It also means defense is devalued as well.

[@Sweet_Spot_Breaks]

The game constantly changes. Even if said balls were not juiced, how could you compare today's players to other generations where ballparks were 500 feet to center, or when the mound was taller, or when pitchers couldn't throw 90 mph. No era in baseball can be 100% compared to any other era because of the changes made to the game. The baseball itself has even seen many changes since the start of professional baseball

[@jaydenbell4975]

@Cold Snap point being? Straw-man argument

[@solomong9653]

Aryeh Salovey I agree with you on this one. Can’t compare players regardless

[@lanceneidhardt4283]

And it also ruins the need to steal bases. Before, stealing bases and getting into scoring position was super valuable. Now, when people are hitting so many long balls, stealing a base just isnt worth the risk of getting out. More than likely, someone will come up to bat and instead of hitting a single to score you from 2nd, they hit a homer or at least one deep enough to score you

[@Moose6340]

Anybody else remember the NL teams that mastered playing "small ball" in the '70s and '80s? Speed and contact.

[@quinnbeyatu4864]

05 White Sox

[@TehVur]

Silas Hjortsberg 2015

[@dabunwin442]

@@TehVur L0L

[@camrobischon4369]

The twins when they won the world series I think in 87. They had like 67 homers the entire season. About 1 every 4 games.

[@jcupgif]

Silas Hjortsberg you mean giants in 2010,2012,2014

[@cagekavanagh430]

What Pete Rose said in the beggining is so damn true. The MLB and even baseball itself to an extant is slowly turning into a shitshow.

[@ShawnFX]

Just like the NFL and the NBA. All sports are pure shit these days

[@PHX787]

gotta put butts back in the seats somehow...millennial butts especially. millennials with our short attention spans like the action of the longball i guess...no appreciation for the technical pitchers who have sliders that would make a blind man vomit at how nasty they can be. Shit's almost orgasmic to watch but fucking under-appreciated and umps dont give a rats ass about the strike zone like Pete said.

[@knxcholx]

@@PHX787 arm pit to the knees is too big of a strike zone. Can't hit a damn ball that high up

[@law3344]

look at it now with the rule changes lol

[@NeoMatrix5]

Im not surprised nowadays. All sports is about the spectacle and show. Its about filling seats and less about the actual skills of the players and the right calls

[@ShawnFX]

In other words sports are rigged for max profits

[@zacvee7255]

Tell me something that isn’t rigged for money.

[@ShawnFX]

@@zacvee7255 bro I honestly have no idea anymore because the Juuus control so many damn things like corporations and media. And you know how much they love money

[@maxcrss2845]

I don’t get it. People love to watch the Olympics because it’s pure athleticism on display.

[@highvolt_2936]

Crazy how when mlb buys out Rawlings the baseballs start leaving the yard at a crazy rate

[@Whatisahandle92]

Finally I get yo watch it. Not blaming you wesley.

[@evan2746]

I have a baseball from like, early 2000’s and it feels so different to one of the balls I have from Fenway.

[@javaristee1271]

The Night Monkey cut it open

[@Seveneleven44]

Don’t forget the ridiculously short porches some of these ball parks offer. Yankee stadium is a god damned travesty. I played high school and American legion baseball on some ball fields with longer fences in right and center than yankee stadium.

[@WolfLightning777]

you thought Yankee stadium was bad look at fenway park or Tropicana field with their short walls

[@CERKirby]

And yet, according to advanced metrics like park factor, Yankee Stadium favors pitchers

[@harrylewis80]

Games where the only runs come on home runs are just...boring

[@WesleyAPEX]

Harry Lewis there’s a lot of those now

[@timothypuvogel5468]

I like to see in AL small ball,hit and run etc I'm with you on this,boring

[@katiepetersen8159]

Definently agreed! The D-Backs luckily don't have to many of those!

[@jaydenbell4975]

@@katiepetersen8159 you couldn't be more wrong

[@commentarycentral538]

It’s fun to watch dingers but ya totally agree

[@adamania31]

Nobody: No one in the entire universe: Reds Announcer: *THEY CALL HIM THE PUNISHER FOR A REASON*

[@jimc.goodfellas]

Best comment. Guy wasn't even a top 30 ~Reds~ prospect

[@redhotchilipapa5388]

Jim C. Goodfellas guy just set a major league record. You. Derrrr

[@ferb5665]

Yeah he gets excited sometimes

[@tbone_steak5254]

@Ulysses432 I'm a reds fan and I love Thom brennan(Second reds vid) but I despise jim day (First reds one)

[@tbone_steak5254]

@Ulysses432 you do have a point there but I like him more for when he criticizes the players for making mistakes there are times he doesnt hold back kinda like his dad (Hall of fame broadcaster Marty brennamen

[@generalkenobi8848]

I completely agree with this video

[@WesleyAPEX]

I don’t even care if this video pisses people off

[@merik2001]

WesleyAPEX Honestly no one should

[@chipsandcase-o5738]

WesleyAPEX it shouldn’t: it’s true. All these studies basically saying “less drag” because of “a better pill”...where’s the data? Otherwise it’s just scientific words with no backing. Verlander was/is right when he said “it’s a fucking joke.”

[@spurs37player70]

New York Mets fan your just mad that scdergard is giving up a ton of homers

[@merik2001]

Top Gun piss off kid

[@toadwiiremotewithwiimotion6247]

I thought I was the only one that thought the strike zone is ridiculous. Many pitches hitters argue could’ve been hit hard

[@large_crab]

Yeah well I don't blame umpires, when they call a pitch at the knees everybody bitches and moans when the strike zone goes from the hollow of the knee to the midpoint. I don't know why everyone thinks a pitch at the knees is a ball. It's fucking ridiculous.

[@Sweet_Spot_Breaks]

To say that the top of the strike zone reaches the armpit is ridiculous though. Set up a tee to the height of your armpit and try making solid contact with that. Not gonna happen. Realistically the zone should go up to the belt/ hip, and if you look at the generated strike zones on tv, that's about where they go. From the knee to the belt

[@MrTigerDiesel]

Aryeh Salovey dude the strike zone is from the letters around the top of your naval, and you can catch up to those balls, it’s proven you can.

[@TheExecutoriscoolerthanyou]

Aryeh Salovey you are crazy. Knees to the belt? That’s the smallest fucking strike zone ever. If it’s not in the low part of the zone it’s gonna get crushed if that was the strike zone

[@chasewalsh8549]

Position players are just babies now

[@turtlegaming5267]

we all love dingers, but i sometimes miss when pitchers had sub-1 ERAs and games would be true pitchers duels

[@jupjow5808]

In the 1880's?

[@nonamesinenomine]

Yeah I had to adjust how I look at ERAs now ...a 4 ERA is like a good thing now ...there should be an asterisk on cy young winner's numbers now

[@frozen8672]

That game 5 was something else!!! Couldn’t believe how Puigs one got out 😂 I love me so long ball but this is just crazy nowadays!!

[@jsanz11]

not only puigs...but correas look like a routine pop up to left field that just never came down...some home runs look like miss hit fly balls that just go deeper than they should...

[@WesleyAPEX]

@@jsanz11because the ball is so juiced even pop ups get out

[@Sapioso]

David Eckstein could hit a ball 450ft with today’s baseballs. I’m a lifelong *DODGER* but when I watch us bomb, I can’t help but think how much the game has changed since i started watching nearly 25 years ago.

[@reimagedmedia1955]

I saw an article that pacific league is using the same balls as MLB for the first time and Homer's are up 160% 🤦‍♂️

[@itzJuztThomas]

When Mike Ystrzemski is hitting 3 homers in a game and on track for 22 homers on the season after being a lifelong minor league contact hitter you know the balls are juiced.

[@CouchGamer5]

He’s came a long way

[@chuckyboy1217]

In 2014, Nelson Cruz led MLB with 40 homers. Now a dozen or even more players are gonna have +40. 2014 was a down year offensively in mlb, and now everything has totally skyrocketed since then. Something is up

[@gerardorodruiguez5928]

they wanted more offense, they got it

[@dom12011]

Justin verlander gave you his mvp for this video

[@robertcullen7042]

I remember the Astros dodgers series. Me and my friend were betting on the games. No lead was safe lol

[@WesleyAPEX]

Legendary series. I know the Astros cheated their way into the playoffs but there’s no way they’d be able to hear the banging in the playoffs. It was way too loud in there

[@esinger23]

I’ve noticed this! It’s unusual

[@1reefshark]

seriously, some like cut open a homerun ball and lets see what they did if anything, be 100% sure lol

[@camrobischon4369]

It's not about what's inside. The ball is just smaller therefore it Carrie's more and people strike out more.

[@camrobischon4369]

@@tomharry300 then how is it that pedro martinez wasnt able to completely wrap his hand around the baseball but he can now? Oh maybe cuz the ball is SMALLER.

[@BiNNNBin]

Cam Robischon he always could bud I have some old baseballs and new ones all mlb certified the only difference is the seams bud

[@kropking]

@@BiNNNBin The core is different, dude. It's obvious just from the way the balls are jumping off the bats.

[@Patsfan973]

Personally i love a sweet long hr ...but i also love a 12 strikeout game by chris sale or gerrit cole.

did you build that fence youre sitting on?

[@jaydenbell4975]

And yet both exist and ppl still complain

[@Wanton110]

Guys guys guys.. did you hear? GUYS! DID. YOU. HEAR! That's why he is called the Punisher?

[@justjazzed4352]

We get it that the homers are ridiculously and getting out of hand but putting game 5 on blast was out of hand that was unbelievable even buck said so

[@camrobischon4369]

Yeah

[@justjazzed4352]

@@camrobischon4369 damn you up late

[@MrPooly1459]

To be fair, I don't think there will ever be a game like game 5 of that world series ever again. That game was unbridled insanity.

[@theman1412]

Verlander was right

[@indianheadlogan]

you could just make this entire video a Minnesota Twins highlights video and there would be no difference

[@tktktk47]

IndianHead Logan my Twins are insane this year 😂 we were like the worst team in the year 2 years ago

[@camrobischon4369]

Go Twins

[@mastersama9782]

We swept cleveland for ya, make the most out of it. Rooting for twins apart from my mets

[@camrobischon4369]

@@mastersama9782 thanks.

[@SuperSlapshot77]

Theres so many pitchers saying because of the way they changed the ball, their breaking balls arent doing jack shit. Noah Syndergaard had to change the way he pitches his slider just to make it do what a slider is meant to do. Its ridiculous

[@cushdaddy24]

I remember going to a baseball game and being absolutely mind blown if someone hit a home run - now it's almost a given. It's one thing being able to hit a 95mph fastball as a rookie, but Aquina crushing balls consistently in his first season against pro level pitching? No offense to the guy he's a great player, but there's no way. I'm a Red Sox fan, but in the game against the Indians yesterday Devers and Bogaerts hit back to back homers to the opposite field that looked like they barely swung, and I have to think something is up.

[@WesleyAPEX]

Rookies are breaking records every year now for homers.

[@isaack4046]

cushdaddy24 did u see that one devers hit that he legit half swung and didnt move or use his legs and it went off the wall, shouldve been a week grounder to third base based off the swing

[@JasonStime]

I’m also a Red Sox fan, and I remember earlier in the year Devers swung one that he assumed was a fly ball, screaming in frustration soon as he hit it. Of course, it ended up carrying over the green monster, and yeah he’s strong and an unbelievable hitter, but the fact that at this point in the season having 15 home runs is the mark of a decent hitter and not an above average one is ridiculous. The fact that a pitching mistake is synonymous with a home run is ridiculous.

[@lepermessiah2011]

I'm glad someone else is pointing out that shitty strike zone. I've seen strikes right below the jersey's letters being called balls. Consistently.

[@pigalow2002]

Duh!! This is what MLB does when they feel the sports popularity is threatened. Just like post '94 strike. Pete Rose is exactly right(except he left out how MLB ignored steroid usage, practically CONDONED steroid use as a power aid in addition to all the other things he mentioned in the "great home run conspiracy" as I've always called it, post '94 strike), but this should be obvious for all to see. It's a joke, & a shame because there's SO much more talent than ever before. The athleticism in MLB is off the charts, but it's being wasted because they're playing an artificial game. They're playing whiffle ball, not baseball.

[@peliballer1111]

5:27 what the hell is happening to the commentators voice. sounds like hes gargling flem....

[@timothypuvogel5468]

That was my thought too lol,I was thinking like underwater too lmao

[@lonzoball5433]

I watched it live and I thought he was dying

[@frisco415]

Hahahahaha

[@rickjames8972]

Is he flapping his lips with his fingers? 😂😂 like the sandlot! Lmao

[@TisWabbitSeason]

@@rickjames8972 sure is, yeah yeah 🤣

Verlander also made an excuse saying the Tigers lost 2 World Series because of an extended layoff. They were a combined 1-8 in those WS.

[@michaelthomas1650]

Announcer: HES CALLED THE PUNISHER FOR A REASON!! Also Announcer: ARISTI-*lip noises*-AQUINO!! But for real tho game 5 with 10 homeruns... jeez. Tell me that’s not juiced

[@We_Are_I_Am]

The trend of batters trying to hit more and more homeruns combined with pitchers throwing higher and higher velocities, will inevitably increase the rate of homeruns and strikeouts. Combine this trend with a juiced ball, and you get 2019 Baseball.

[@sethstrickland8566]

It all started in 2017 when Houston had that hurricane and they were donating like a million $$ per homerun so yea lol

[@sergon2364]

That Correa homer at 10:24 is the perfect evidence that balls are juiced

[@sergon2364]

William Kircher exactly, that should have been a routine fly out to left field

[@WesleyAPEX]

@@sergon2364literally a pop up

[@reillymurray3939]

The balls are actually juiced I got one at a game the seams are so thin and it’s harder for pitchers to grip the balls and throw offspeed pitches

[@DieHarder4ever]

I miss the old days where doubles and triples were frequent and patience at the plate won the game in a comeback. Now it’s harder to pitch and I feel bad for them.

[@jaydenbell4975]

And get somehow comebacks are more common than ever. Huh.

[@West_87]

I occasionally go to games at Dodger Stadium, which has traditionally been considered a pitchers’ park. Up until 2 or 3 years ago, countless fly balls that looked like potential home runs off the bat would die just in front of the wall. In the last 2 or 3 years, however, I’ve noticed that fly balls that look like outs off the bat just keep traveling and traveling until they go over the fence. As a result of homers like these, Dodger Stadium is no longer a pitchers’ park. It’s clear that the ball has been altered in some way in recent years.

[@sledhead8625]

Some umpires have strike zone's the size of Texas.

[@caughtyouin4k674]

Sled Head Angel Hernandez and Joe West have entered the chat

[@knxcholx]

@@caughtyouin4k674 🤣🤣🤣

[@jacobisaacs600]

These commentators acting like they’re on monday night raw

[@tacosrock11_34]

As a twins fan, we hit like 5 nukes per night and it’s crazy, people just need to get on because the guy coming up after them probably has 20+ on the season

[@brendenrisser402]

Pete should be in the HoF, don't at me

[@padraigoleary9222]

He broke the number 1 rule as a manager lmaooo

[@antjack2602]

Trump Supporter So?

[@thelonewolf7443]

*Ats You*

[@SlapMyBass3825]

Houston LA World Series was one of the most entertaining in a long time. Post season baseball is the best. Also, I remember the days of watching VG JR. in NH when he was still a rookie. Glad I got to see them hoist the AA trophy last year.

[@CMFL77]

Pete and Justin are 100% correct. Also, as a Reds fan...Aquino has been A LOT of fun to watch in an otherwise up/down season. He clearly has talent and power but the ball is helping him for sure. Just as it's helping the reigning MVP, Bellinger, etc,etc...

[@acepilot87]

Keith Olbermann put it well a few years ago when he said that the reason the MLB keeps tilting the playing field towards batters is because they're no longer batters: they're just guys who swing hard. I really hope the idea that the long ball is the key to fans - and not, say, an enthralling 2-1 pitcher's duel - is a misread.

[@sergon2364]

I lowkey feel like Wesley is someone salty about Aquino’s home run tear stealing the attention from Yordan Alvarez (cuz he’s an Astros fan)

[@3soxfans]

He made this video three days ago he has not hit ten home runs yet

[@sergon2364]

3soxfans I know but he still included all of his homers at that time on this video

[@joerk992]

SerGon23 why would he be salty? Yordan is 10x better than Aquino

[@jimc.goodfellas]

Trevor Bauer has entered the chat...

[@trevermc3505]

You wanna talk about getting over a fence, he doesnt even need a bat 😳

[@pockets9732]

Max Kepler has entered the chat...

[@trevermc3505]

@@pockets9732 oh no. Not max

[@jordanschwarzlose9218]

Trever Mc Steroids makes him do stupid things

[@AztecWarrior595]

@@pockets9732 Bauer has left the chat

[@SeanLawn71]

Can we put Rose in the HOF already!!!! He looks like a saint compared to the juiced era!

[@jaydenbell4975]

So your forgetting he cheated right?

[@greenfroppy212]

@@jaydenbell4975 He didn't cheat during his baseball career. People like Sammy Sosa and Bonds did

[@jaydenbell4975]

@@greenfroppy212 I never said he cheated during his career

[@greenfroppy212]

@@jaydenbell4975 So if he didn't cheat during his career why shouldn't he be in the Hall?

[@jaydenbell4975]

@@greenfroppy212 I guess you could say I baited saying cheated he was caught gambling on games his team played for while he was affiliated with them after he retired

[@janrodriguez7757]

Its not possible that these proffesional baseball players are just going for more bombs as they as before all they tried to do is put the ball in play even at a young age everybody is getting teached to elevate the ball (launch angle)

[@crimzi-highlights3335]

What Justin said at the end made a lot of sense

[@dom12011]

For me what is giving it away , as all of the opposite field homeruns . Some of them are being crushed to the opposite field . I find that odd

[@jaydenbell4975]

That doesn't happen but alright

[@nickr6937]

shuhbang bell Miguel sano crushes opposite field home runs

[@o5s0x]

a 500 foot home run off of a hanging curveball doesn't illustrate a juiced ball as a well as a 380 footer off a guys hands on a great pitch

[@omar8634]

I agree with you

[@jaydenbell4975]

What you just pointed out is called a straw-man argument.

[@luisvillasenor6310]

The Astros hit a bunch of home runs but also play small ball. That’s why I like them

[@WesleyAPEX]

That’s why they won in 2017 and will win again this year

[@conpop6924]

@@WesleyAPEX nah, The chip is coming back where it belongs: The Bronx. #ChaseFor28

[@shadowbolt518]

@@conpop6924 the Yankees cannot win without home runs. Don't even try to argue it.

[@marquanmr]

@@WesleyAPEX Tribe winnin it all, im callin it

[@user-tg5vr7dc9n]

Con Pop true but idk if their pitching Can keep up with the astros

[@omar8634]

The amount of weak guys hitting homers is incredible too. Just check out Yelich, not calling him weak, but his power came outta nowhere. Throughout my life I haven't seen a skinny guy rake like Yelich ever. Also weak homers... That Todd Frazier homer in Yankee Stadium couple of years ago was absolutely ridiculous and im a Yankees fan

[@WesleyAPEX]

Elvis Andrus used to hit 3 home runs a year and now he’s a 20 homer a year player.

[@omar8634]

@@WesleyAPEX Great video, it just had to be said

[@v.p.anderson4952]

WesleyAPEX That’s a bit of a stretch to say the least. Andrus hit 20 in 2017, then hit 6 the next year, and is on pace for 14 this year. There are plenty of players throughout history who had brief power surges for one or more seasons, and that includes the pre-steroid era. Examples include Lou Boudreau in 1948, Robin Yount/Barry Larkin for a few scattered seasons, and Cy Williams during the 30s. Other players, like Rogers Hornsby, start trying to hit home runs, and turn out to be quite good at it.

[@jaydenbell4975]

@@v.p.anderson4952 you start coming up with more factual info and apex will have go call his mama

[@jaydenbell4975]

Yelich was a good homerun hitter in a pitchers park. He then goes to Milwaukee a hitters park just turning 26 in his prime now. But thise dont have anything to do with it its the "juiced" balls thats all no real info we can go off of.

[@CrazyExperimentsFlush]

Chewbacca at 5:27 😂

[@rvhx7213]

A lot of people think that the 2017 WS game was one of the best games of all time lol me, I think it was one of the most stupid games, so many home runs, got boring

[@jaydenbell4975]

And yet your the minority funny how that works. That WS was best hands down no question

[@rvhx7213]

shuhbang bell nah there have been plenty of better WS. 2011, 2005, 2001, 2015, 1991, 2002 and plenty of others

[@jaydenbell4975]

@@rvhx7213 all were less scoring World series 2017 every game was not decided until the 9th inning everyone knew until that last out the game could change.

[@rvhx7213]

shuhbang bell have you ever seen a World Series pre 2017? Lol

[@jaydenbell4975]

@@rvhx7213 yes sir.

[@farmerbob4554]

It’s gone too far. Balls hit off the end of the bat and off the hands are going way out of ballparks. The ball has to be juiced and MLB is controlling it. They could probably control it by having the balls stored in a humid environment for 24 or so hours before the first pitch. It just diminishes the value of the homerun if they hit this many. Thirty used to be a lot but not anymore.

[@josephfleeger9488]

Balls are 100% Juiced. They care more about the highlight reels and money. Theres a reason complete games and NH are falling.

[@toddenlow1799]

baseball is way more enjoyable, who gives a shit about pitching these days

[@toddenlow1799]

and this i mean weve already seen the best starting pitcher ever, the best reliever, and the best closer, i think we have yet to see the best batter.

[@VenomousStare]

Love the use of the interview at the beginning!

[@roberthickerty390]

When you have a pitcher of Verlander’s caliber leading the league in home runs allowed something is wrong. The game is turning into 2 stats: home runs and strike outs. Small ball is dying.

[@donniehenderson1916]

That's why i don't watch sports anymore....it is just entertainment, hollywood style, to sell tickets to boring suckers of the world

[@idk9276]

My man Thom had a stroke when Aquino hit that homer 😂

[@dr.lipschitz3982]

I just love that the MLB denies it now, but in 3-4 years they will just admit it. You have more blowouts then ever, more position players pitching, what is this game coming to?

[@jle4_347]

You don’t even need to show the balls going 500 feet to prove balls are juiced. A two seam fastball running away from a lefty and it goes over the center field fence or a fastball down and in on a lefty and goes over the left field fence because they were late is enough proof that the balls are juiced

[@zacharydglick8296]

When the hitter of all time speaks about the difference between the game from what it used to be to the modern age everyone should listen. 40 hrs a year used to be an all-star performance they just call it normal .

[@Festivus_Miracle]

Look at Puig's home run, he didn't even have two hands on the bat when it made contact AND he was waiting/watching to see where it was going to land, basically showing he didn't even think it was going out.

[@leivafamily7822]

You should do the announcers getting mad ;)

[@samtaylor7426]

I never thought of the game the way Pete said it in the beginning

[@anthonyk7289]

8:00 that’s not juiced a juiced ball. just kershaws playoff pitching

[@Dhalin]

All they need to do is have a fan bring a baseball in that someone hit as a homerun, and cut the thing open and have it analyzed (and perhaps compare it to an older ball). I mean, with how many balls have been homered lately, it's not like home run balls are rare or anything. Or heck, you don't even have to cut it open, you could do like bounce tests and such.

[@09_John]

So what if the balls are juiced ? That’s the only way people would actually show up to watch a game.

[@isaack4046]

Did anyone see that one clip of devers who literally half swung at the ball with half bat speed and he didnt move or use his legs at all and it went off the monster? The balls have to be juiced

[@crucifiedburrito3439]

In the 90s the players were juiced Now, the balls are

[@AztecWarrior595]

bats on deck

[@chrismarston4266]

I would rather watch a team get 8 base hits in a row and score a bunch of runs that way than watch 3 homers. It’s just more interesting and fun to me

[@geckoyt1212]

1:40 is the dingers

[@Marky2nice]

I think all the evidence you need is on that Puig homerun lmaooo

[@alisteroidthecheatertestos964]

Mark Clements factsss

[@juanloko2]

The Twins are also on pace for 300 homeruns. 300! That's an average of 33 homeruns between the 1-9 guys.

[@Bpecca]

I think Verlander and Cabrera are holding our friend Wesley hostage

[@evilgabe666]

Someone still has to hit the ball putting it in play. Juiced or not. Look at basketball, it's a 3 point game, anyone can shoot a 3 it seems. Should they move the line back? Alot of ballparks are small because they are built in citys that are already crowded

[@chieftrey1]

I don’t think it’s one hundred percent the fact that the ball is juiced. The shift has taken away a lot of Texas Leaguers or bloop singles. Guys in the 70s-80s could get away with trying to go opposite field on 0-2 to get an easy single, but in 2019, there would be graphs everywhere and all managers would know to put everyone in the opposite field with two strikes, so boom, instead of an XBH, that guys popped up to the 3rd baseman (who’s likely playing behind second base). Now, don’t get me wrong, the ball is definitely different, but you gotta think about hitters’ approach to it, more like Rose said. Players aren’t afraid to strike out 2-3 times in a game if it means that they can double or homer. It seems ridiculous that it could work, but it does. And it’s really just a snowball effect. The more the power guys start to try and power swing with 2 strikes, then it’s gonna trickle down, and the speedy guys and contact hitters will emulate it. But the main reason for all the homers is the fact that we are now in the Statcast era. Guys have realized that the most important statistic is no longer the .300 batting average; it’s the .900 OPS. They no longer care that they struck out 162 times this past season, they care about launch angle (hitters swing at the bottom part of the ball nowadays) and exit velo. If you can hit it at the perfect angle 110mph off the bat, it WILL be a hit, no question whatsoever, cause there’s nobody to catch it but fans. One more thing, almost ALL pitchers can throw 90+ today. Bob Gibson, considered to be one of the hardest throwing pitchers ever, threw almost 98 mph usually. Now, hardly a single game today passes without a pitch that speed. High pitch speed+high launch angle=lots of backspin. Lots of backspin=lots of carry. Equals lots of dingers. Also we can’t forget the DH, that helps get one more bat in the lineup. It’s not the hitter’s fault or them being stupidity, they’re being told by their coaches to do this stuff. Because of the shift and faster pitchers, hitters realized (with a little help from the fact that they can access a database with all the baseball knowledge in existence) that they almost had to change the game.

[@RestedDurrow]

I've never seen so many home runs hit off the end of the bat.

[@histeve09]

I grew up watching the Braves three Aces, that was more exciting than all these homeruns.

[@histeve09]

Greg Maddix faced 20,000+ batters in his career and gave up a total of 353 HRs. That's just impressive to me.

[@drgonzo767]

I hate the Braves, but they were must-watch baseball for sure and I agree, I would rather watch a gem thrown.

[@joshie_3335]

I’d rather see Home runs than good pitching but I’m kinda burned out on the homers tho it’s getting ridiculous.

[@piercecohen7]

A lot more home runs nowadays that look like routine fly balls off the bat but still turn into home runs

[@jaydenbell4975]

Ever hear the term placebo?

[@piercecohen7]

shuhbang bell yes?

[@aDRIANHERNANDEZ-xy7bi]

I was getting so pissed on game 5 bcuz the Dodgers kept blowing that lead, ended up losing any way :(

[@AztecWarrior595]

it turned into a slugfest like wtf

[@christopherorrante289]

Little did we know....

[@MrScooterfreak99]

Pete Rose made the point that the way MLB thought they can bring fans back into the ballpark was the long ball. Well the most home runs we’ve seen hit in a season is happening right now and attendance in the MLB is still struggling. I think it’s boring when each game is determined by HR’s hit. Manufacturing runs is so much more exciting with the occasional long ball.

[@queenautumnween2796]

I great example of this is Christian yelich...when he was playing for the Marlins, he he 18 home runs the year before his MVP season and the next season he has 36 in less games. He literally doubled his home run totals in 1 season and in less games. A player like Jorge Soler randomly became a top 10 home run hitter in the majors after rarely ever posting double digit home run seasons. It's hard to deny the fact that balls could be juiced...the only thing that could be a flaw in my argument is the crazy jump that Jose Bautista had. He went from his best home run season having only 16 home runs in 142 games, to hitting 54 homeruns a couple of years later...

[@Stretch501st]

Only problem I have with balls are juiced argument, is it fails to take in account about the change in launch angle amongst players, instead of hitting it square for best chance of contact which was taught since the beginning of the game.

[@joshkonya882]

13:23 I was at that game. Also keep up the great work

[@joshkonya882]

Hunter Yankee 17 Yeah definitely

[@trevermc3505]

Ima sucker for the Long ball, i watched Miguel Cabrera's triple crown season in awe, but i also love a 10+ pitch at bat and pitching battles, But everytime i think about this topic, i think of 2012, which for the tigers is very upsetting IMO