15 MLB Players Responsible for Rule Changes

[@JosephPallares]

Should’ve included Umpires too. Jim Joyce blowing Armando Galarraga’s perfect game led to the ability to review plays

[@DeviltoGeorgia34]

At least Joyce owned up to it and admitted he blew it.

[@hillaryclinton3455]

If only you know how bad Joyce felt after that game.... :(

[@JohnDoe-qh3bs]

MLB should have gone back and fixed that official game's scoring and given Galarraga his perfect game.

[@towelman8589]

@@JohnDoe-qh3bs Yeah him and also the guy who intentionally leaned into a pitch to ruin a pitcher's perfect game in the 9th.

[@Drogon7102]

@@DeviltoGeorgia34 theres no way not to own up to it when it is that egregious

[@rossbunnell7992]

I think you may have missed the biggest one of all. John McGraw was pretty much personally responsible for the creation of the infield fly rule because he would intentionally drop easy infield pop flies with men on base in order to get a double play. Other players used this trick too, but it was McGraw's frequent use of this maneuver that prompted the rule change creating the infield fly rule.

[@Lord_Bibulous]

McGraw is indirectly responsible for the creation of the Yankees. Which ended up ending his Giants' dominance in NY. Then they had to leave to SF.

[@davidsenko1082]

Joe Dimaggio used to catch Infield Flys on the hop, in the outfield and then throw for a Double-Play. They then changed it so an outfield could catch an Infield Fly, or that an Infield Fly could be caught in the outfield. The rule is, something like, a fly ball that can be caugh, by an infielder, with normal effort.

[@scottstube07]

I was expecting one rule change that I learned as a youngster that I always thought changed the game for the better considering it only affected one player in the history of baseball. There was a player named William Hoy who was nicknamed Dummy Hoy because he was deaf. A cruel name for today but not unusual at turn of the 19th/20th century. At the time the umpire would simply speak the ball/strike calls verbally which was confusing to Mr. Hoy. So, the league went to a sign language addition to the call and the raised right arm meant ba strike and a raised left arm was a ball. To make the story even more interesting, Hoy was an excellent ball player who made the HOF with some impressive batting stats and was a stellar center fielder. In one game he threw out 3 players at home, at the time set quite standard. I hope people find this interesting enough to learn more about the old time baseball. As a side note, there really was a Moonlight Graham who played defense in one game but never got to bat just like in “The Field of Dreams.” The difference, historically, was that he played in 1905 and not later as the film portrayed. He also went on to become a small town doctor in Minnesota. I’m done and signing out.

[@teemusid]

There is no evidence he was responsible for umpires non-verbal calling of strikes, nor is he a member of the HOF. He should be reconsidered, but has not yet been elected.

[@elmutide]

@@teemusid I hope you feel better, kind sir. latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2012/01/did-umpires-develop-hand-signals-because-of-deaf-player-dummy-hoy.html Go Red Sox!!!

[@unkledoda420]

I always assumed the rule was started to make calls immediately clear to radio broadcasters back in the day.

[@eauhomme]

Not the only deaf player at the time. Dummy Taylor also was one. More recently, there was outfielder Curtis Pride. The raising of the right arm for a strike was also possibly to make it so that outfielders, scorekeepers, and fans could keep track of the count.

[@spokanetomcat1]

@@eauhomme You are correct. I read a story many many MANY years ago, I don't remember the teams, year, or umpire who started it, scorekeepers were complaining they could not hear the balls and strikes at the plate. So, an umpire started using hand signals to call balls and strikes. Right hand for strikes, left hand for balls. The same with calling out a runner on the base using hand signals, foul balls, fair balls, hit by pitch batters, balks, home runs, and so on. I still have a trivia baseball card from the 70s about an umpire who had something stuck in his throat on a pitch the batter thought was ball 4. The batter went to first bases were loaded and the runner walked home. When the umpire cleared his throat he called strike 3 batter out and the third base runner ended up with a walk home steal.

[@KP-fr5iu]

"Sadly he passed away from injuries and a heart attack from a savage beating" Are we just going to pretend like a midget wasn't savagely beaten to death?????

[@solitaryman7485]

That needs to be a video of its own.

[@BuddWolf]

Cold blooded

[@dirtybirdy2182]

Ummmm...that's why he said exactly that. How else can it be misconstrued?

[@KP-fr5iu]

@@dirtybirdy2182 I'm emphasizing that there were no additional details about a savage beating that could easily be a whole story on its own. He just went to the next subject like there was nothing interesting to say about his death

[@mal2ksc]

It's not a pretty story. Apparently Goedel wasn't exactly what you'd call a nice guy. That doesn't justify him getting beaten to death, but it does mean it _wasn't random,_ and yes, that means a video of its own.

[@Mango.Bandicoot]

"Running bases in reverse prohibited" Javier Baez: "hold my bat"

[@anthonycummings1652]

He didn't run in reverse he never touched a base till he slid head first into first base

[@Mango.Bandicoot]

@@anthonycummings1652 it was a joke

[@MIKELIN8]

That was an instance of the Pirates' 1B not knowing the rules of Baseball, in this case the force at 1st rule.

[@eauhomme]

Jean Segura had one of the few cases of a legal reverse run. He stole second, then on the next play during a hit got caught in a rundown between second and third. He slid into second as the batter ran into second, and the fielder tagged both players. By rule, the lead runner is entitled to the base, so the batter was out. But Segura thought he was out and started towards the dugout. Realizing the other guy was called out, he ran to the closest base--first, just beating the throw. On the next play, he was thrown out trying to steal second again.

[@metsfan1873]

Richie Ashburn. Look it up.

[@kiefernaysmith1372]

You should do top 10 1 year Allstars. Players who had one really good season but we're never good again

[@money21xd40]

Kiefer Naysmith that’s been done by so many other channels

[@michaelbaucom4019]

You'd have to about 50 versions of that...consider the rule that each team must have one representative...all the crappy teams that had their closer/ best reliever go could be 20 versions alone

[@lukevattes]

if we are talking about hockey: jordan binnington

[@dxddypai2137]

Chris Davis in the orioles.

[@unkledoda420]

@@dxddypai2137 Davis had a few good years

[@johnharris6655]

The Posey rule also banned catchers from blocking the plate. Catchers must give the runner a clear path to the plate and may only drift into the runner if taken there by the throw.

[@eauhomme]

A catcher blocking the plate without the ball has always been obstruction. The Posey rule basically mandated that with the ball, he still couldn't camp in the baseline because of takeout collisions.

[@FUGP72]

@@eauhomme Uhh...no. A catcher may block the plate all he wants with the ball. "By the rules of baseball, a runner has the right to an unobstructed path to a base. However, this right is not granted if the fielder guarding the base possesses the ball or is in the process of catching the ball." Or the actual wording "The second comment says that "unless the catcher is in possession of the ball, the catcher cannot block the pathway of the runner as he is attempting to score."

[@CExecDysfunctionOfficer]

I was pretty sure the Posey rule banned the runner from colliding with the catcher in an attempt to knock the ball loose. Basically it just instituted the little league slide or give up rule.

[@IamChevalier]

@@FUGP72 - that has always been my interpretation of the rule - having umpired for several years - HOWEVER, I would not tolerate raised feet or lowering the shoulder - cause for immediate ejection - but the runner colliding with the catcher was fair game. The Base-Runner has every right to the plate as the Catcher does in blocking - IF, as mentioned - he has the ball OR in he act of catching the ball. If the player blocked the plate or base path without the ball, etc. - it's obstruction. IF a base-runner slide with the intent to hurt a fielder - automatic ejection. Happened twice by the same team - I'd forfeit the game. When coaching BaseBall and Women's Fast Pitch softball - that is how I taught my players.

[@FUGP72]

@@IamChevalier And my point was that eauhomme's comment that the catcher can't block the plate even with the ball is wrong. I honestly don't know what eauhomme thinks a catcher with the ball is supposed to do to make a tag. stand behind the plate or off to the side and swipe at the runner as he comes home. With the ball, he pretty much HAS to block the plate to make the tag. But also...your interpretation or how you coach or umpire doesn't really mean much. Unless you are an umpire or coach in the Major Leagues.

[@neugey]

How low does the strike zone go again? Aaron Rodgers: my knee

[@AJ42K]

Lolool

[@TotalProSports]

Mike N 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Nick1994H]

Top 10 TPS predictions that were wrong.

[@submarinepitch8]

Unfortunately you’re wrong. Eddie Gaedel never had an AB. Just a plate appearance

[@charliesarver]

Nice notice I shoulda thought of that

[@thereisnotryv1971]

Boom! Lawyered!

[@chihuahuaman7025]

Submarinepitch8 Aka BF_Snipes technicality

[@submarinepitch8]

Wtf wow thanks for the likes boys. I didn’t check KZbin for a week lmao

[@claymiller9707]

*Gaedel

[@STPlsd]

Curt Flood. He changed the game forever from a players perspective

[@billgrandone3552]

Boy did he! I think every major league player owes 25% of thier salary to the family of Curt Flood or the charity of the family's choice for the fight Curt fought in the courts for their benefit as well as his own. Or at least retire his number and have a Curt Flood day like they do for Jackie.

[@thomaswolf723]

No he didn't. Although he took a courageous stand, he lost his case in the Supreme Court. Free agency came to MLB 5 to 6 years later because of grievances filed by Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally. Try

[@mjemigh3304]

@@thomaswolf723 True, but it had to start SOMEWHERE. Curt gave it a huge and visible head start, which is why we celebrate him more than the other two. Of course, your point is well taken.

[@zkjblaster14]

Why couldn’t the little guy play “Height doesn’t measure heart” Joey Baseball

[@cpsclan2447]

Zak Jockel Joey Baseball can hit for crap so it is a little bit of a disadvantage for the pitcher because of the small batter box and most small people can’t hit as good as most bigger people

[@gooby8773]

PXD_Infultrxte hey it’s you again. And Joey baseball is amazing at hitting. That’s probably why he was on that video dingus

[@leslawrence3865]

The issue with the short guy stunt was the fact that it was a stunt. They made a rule that forced teams to have a contract and minimum time on the players roster to avoid stunts. I think they should revisit that rule. For instance, if a scout finds a pitcher that has a very effective wind-up or pitches against power hitters or lefty on lefty and they found the pitcher and no one knew of him... let them bring him in for a crucial at bat and as soon as the league knows about him and has enough tape to take away his effectiveness... he can be sent down or released. And today, that’d be less than 24 hours. And why didn’t they keep Eddie?!?! Pinch hitter and then they can pinch run for him and he can get walked 3/4 of the time even when the league knows about him.

[@zakjames1424]

dude why is your first name spelt so weird

[@topg3415]

Joey baseball is a$$🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑

[@orbyfan]

Phil Cavaretta of the Cubs had his arm broken when he put it up at the last second to prevent being beaned by a pitch he failed to pick up against the background of white shirts in the center field bleachers. This led to ballparks blocking off center field from fans in order to provide a safe background for hitters.

[@FUGP72]

I mean, it couldn't have led to that since stadiums still had fans in dead center over the wall well into AT LEAST the 80s.

[@bartbegalka8650]

Love it. Add one more: Jackie Robinson on first base. Double-play ball hit to 2nd baseman. Jackie "fields" it. He is called out for interference. But only one out.

[@hightide9513]

Armpit to the knee? If only that was true...

[@kelmbeast2752]

High Tide more like stomach to knee

[@h2xxx160]

Depends on the umpire, as the rule is subjective. Much worse, is when umpires play favorites. I have heard announcers saying things like, 'wow, on that close a pitch, I am surprised that he called a strike when the pitcher is only a rookie. ' Really? How about a ball is a ball and a strike is a strike. It shouldn't matter if a batter or pitcher is a rookie or a 15 year veteran headed to the Hall of Fame. This could easily lead to a rule where balls and strikes are called by machines.

[@jsivco3sivco785]

MLB has the "Connie Mack Rule" that states that no owner may manage his own team, named after Phila. Athletics owner Cornelius McGillicuddy ("Connie Mack") who managed his own team for 50 years. Ted Turned managed his Braves for one day in 1977, then the Connie Mack Rule was enforced against him doing it again.

[@johnandmarylouwilde7882]

Didn't Judge Fuchs try to manage the woeful 1928 Boston Braves?

[@samiam619]

Why would MLB care if the owner was also the Manager?

[@piercehubbard4086]

I thought they did that because of Ted Turner. He kept firing his managers and trying to make himself manager.

[@sheiladurk7299]

I had to look up what happened to Eddie Gaedel after you just sliding in the fact he was beat to death. “On June 18, 1961 Gaedel, unemployed, got drunk at a bowling alley. As usual, he became combative with either some fellow patrons or others he came across on his route home. He was followed home and beaten. His mother found him lying in bed, dead. He had bruises about his knees and on the left side of his face. An inquest discovered that he had a heart attack, which was obviously brought on by the beating. He had just turned 36 years old the week before.”

[@fje6902]

Denkinger's call in the 1985 World Series was worse than Joyce's call. It can be argued Denkinger's call cost the Cardinals a World Series victory.

[@johngurlides9157]

I can think of two others: 1. Yankee 3rd baseman Bobby Cox had a habit of sawing off the top of his bat until it was declared illegal. 2. Yankee reliever Steve Hamilton invented the "folly floater", arching the ball high until it dropped fair in the strike zone. When he was traded to a NL club, the NL declared the folly floater illegal.

[@spokanetomcat1]

I guess you never saw the 1993 movie Rookie of the Year...LOL

[@KickStarrs]

As soon as I saw the mike piazza jersey and other New York stuff I knew the chase utley slide would be in this

[@alvinwagner6745]

KickStarrs And he says”Utley’s dirty slide” Guess he didn’t watch much baseball in the 1970’s.

[@ryandonovan5895]

Not sure when it was added (e.g. OP or later), but Utley is hash-tagged in the description.

[@randallhahn6557]

Nice video. I'm impressed with the research. But 2 items. 1. Gibson's era was 1.12. 2. Keith Hernandez inspired a rule change also. He would setup in foul territory with a man on first to better receive a pickoff throw from the pitcher. Now the first baseman must be in fair territory to receive the throw. Yes, I am a Cardinals fan.

[@dougr1103]

Yes! I too remember this rule change that Keith forced -- Mets fan here.

[@professionalamatuer8064]

The Posey Rule: basically the mlb only cares about player safety when a star player with an eight figure salary gets hurt.

[@atlrts]

Ruben Tejada was neither a star player or had an eight figure salary and MLB changed the rule when Chase Utley broke his leg and ended his season.

[@thereisnotryv1971]

The pro sports leagues today do not care for what makes sense, only for revenue

[@jdubhub68]

@@thereisnotryv1971 Something doesn't need to make sense to you personally or other randos with anonymous accounts on the Internet for it to make sense objectively.

[@matthewnavarro235]

Exactly

[@thereisnotryv1971]

@@jdubhub68 what does an anonymous account have to do with anything?

[@rslitman]

The Trea Turner Rule superseded the Pete Incaviglia Rule. In 1985, Incaviglia was drafted in the first round by the Montreal Expos. He wanted to become a major leaguer right away without going to the minors first. The Expos refused. The Texas Rangers were willing to do this, so Montreal traded Incaviglia to the Rangers. In response, MLB instituted a rule saying that a team can't trade a drafted player until at least a year after he signed his first contract. For the next 25 or 30 years, teams could only trade a drafted player in his first yearlong period under contract by making him a player to be named later and not using him in games lest he got hurt until the year was up. One of the players for which this happened was Trea Turner. After this happened to Turner, MLB changed the time period from one year after the player's signing to after the completion of the World Series in the year in which the player signed. One beneficiary of this change was Dansby Swanson, who was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Atlanta Braves less than a year after Arizona drafted and signed him.

[@fair66115]

Hal McRae perfected the art of breaking up a double play probably before Chase Utley's parents turned ten years of age...

[@DiegoGonzalez-rd1bt]

Do teams that were bad 10 years ago and now they are the best please!

[@Jaketurer]

Astros, rams

[@liamyt5902]

Cubs?

[@garryharris3777]

Dazzy Vance wore a loose shirt sleeve on his pitching arm that confused the batter. I think there's a rule to deter that now. Jim Kaat used a quick pitch to win 20 games for the ChiSox. Rules were changed about pitchers having to set up first, I believe. Amus Rusie threw extremely hard and was extremely wild. Some have given him partial credit for the pitching mound being moved back 1in 1893.

[@blueshky]

1.12 ERA...not 1.20. Give the man the credit!!

[@kdwaynec]

I remember that year well. Luis Tiant 1.60 and Yaz .301 led the AL

[@kenziesumirat6923]

We all know that the rule that you could challenge the call on the field was because of angel hernandez lol

[@shadowbolt518]

No, it was more bc of Jim Joyce

[@kenziesumirat6923]

Jim Joyce, Angel Hernandez, and Joe West

[@nicknunziata785]

Do best jerseys ranking in the mlb

[@rayfisher4185]

If you would like to read up on uniforms, there is a book, Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century by Marc Okkonen. The book has details, history and images of each teams uniforms from 1901 - 1991. It was written in 1991. Good book

[@rayfisher4185]

BTW - Best uniforms of all time 1916 NY Giants. They were plaid. I also read one of the teams back in the early times had color coded jerseys based on the position you played. i.e. first base had yellow trim, second base blue trim. Something to that effect.

[@Compucles]

Ambidextrous pitching is still allowed, just not during a single plate appearance. The foul strike rule was adopted by the NL in 1902, not 1901. Gibson's ERA in 1968 was 1.12, not 1.2.

[@cormel6895]

Top 10 Athletes of the decade or Top 10 Athlete Seasons of the decade

[@sithlordjeffbledsoe651]

Rule #16: no crying in baseball

[@stevencrowder99]

Yes, you missed one... the "Tris Speaker" rule. The rule for a runner tagging up on a fly ball was that he could go once the ball was caught. Speaker (arguably the best center fielder ever) found a way around the rule. Instead of catching a fly ball, he would bat it back up in the air with his glove. He would continue doing this while moving forward until he finally caught the ball while standing behind second base. Of course by then the runner couldn't tag up. The rule was changed and now a runner may tag up as soon as a fielder makes contact with the ball.

[@peteosmussen2877]

Wow. Pure genius.

[@jpsned]

@@peteosmussen2877 I'll say! 👍

[@b.wolfgang12]

For the new slide rule that was actually implemented after Jung Ho Kang got his knee blown out after a runner went to break up a double play

[@eauhomme]

It was actually implemented in 1986 due to Ron Oester getting his knee taken out. They just forgot about it over the years.

[@rabbi120348]

For better or worse, calculators have replaced slide rules.

[@dylangotti7299]

Top 10 dual sport athletes who won championships

[@adamcravets5408]

I don’t remember the specifics but some time in the 1920’s or there about when they used to have pails of water and a spoon that all the players shared on the team. During a game a foul pop up was heading towards the pail. A player was getting a drink and saw the ball coming his way. He could also see that none of his team could reach it. So yelled his own name, then “subbing for” another player’s name and caught the ball. It was because of this they instituted a rule that substitutions could only happen when the ball wasn’t in play.

[@TheScaba100]

King Kelly: 1891, inactive players cannot deem themselves active mid at bat. This came into fruition when Kelly, seeing his catcher would not be able to make the play, jumped onto the field and caught a pop up foul ball for an out.

[@theriotartist]

Next video : 15 Rules Changed to Please Tom Brady

[@LeglessWonder]

How to pick only 15 tho?

[@danielvassar3219]

G.O.A.T

[@Edward_Nebiolo]

Refs are just Brady’s bitches

[@Mike1614b]

or LeBaby

[@eauhomme]

Brady can choose when he wishes to serve a suspension, even if it is a couple years after the fact, so that his absence does not affect his chances of making it to the Super Bowl.

[@stevegallo8483]

Major League Baseball made wearing batting helmets mandatory in 1971 and the ear flaps mandatory on the helmets in 1983. Likely both were inspired by Red Sox outfielder Tony Conigliaro getting hit in the head with a pitch in 1967.

[@njva17420]

The Pirates wore helmets (no ear flaps) years before that, and some players on other teams used protective inserts in their caps when batting.

[@hobonickel]

"Kelly now catching." which led to a change to the rules stating no substitutions while the ball is in play.

[@eauhomme]

King Kelly. Good 1800s reference. Another one that I cannot remember the player to credit was the rule requiring runners to go back to their base and tag it after foul balls. This was due to a player standing five feet short of second base when the ball was being put back in play and claiming he was taking an 85-foot lead.

[@richdouglas2311]

Gibson's ERA wasn't "1.2." It was 1.12. And it wasn't just Gibson. Tiant led the AL with a 1.61 ERA. McLain won 31 games. There was only 1 .300 hitter in the AL (Yaz at .301), and the NL had just five. The "Year of the Pitcher" had been coming for some time; the second half of the 1960s saw to that. After that amazingly boring season, MLB did shorten the strike zone (the top moved from the shoulders to the armpits and the bottom moved from the bottom of the knee to the top), and they did lower the mound. But what always gets forgotten is that the majors expanded the next year, adding four teams. That meant 45-or-so pitchers throwing that would not have been there before.

[@jraymond1988]

Eddie Stanky was also responsible for the rule stating that you can't go behind the bag and get a head start when trying to advance/score on a sac fly. He used to go behind the bag and start running (timed with the catch) so that he'd already be accelerated by the time the catch was made. He also used to delay games (in which his team was winning a close one) by talking to the pitcher after every pitch so that the game would eventually be called due to darkness). This led to a one visit per inning rule.

[@cadenr06]

I’ve always thought of getting a running start on a sac fly. That sucks

[@vaibanez17]

Some of these old players were just geniuses

[@ipodzrock1]

Good to see TPS is branching out a little bit from NFL content

[@thomasbecker6815]

The TV star Chuck Connors played minor league pro baseball, would tell this story. When he hit a home run, he would run the bases in reverse order. He said they then changed the rule that you had to run the bases in proper order Loved him in the rifleman>

[@abeldejesus6700]

I'm all for supporting small YT channels but put 6 ads in a 15 minute video and I'm not hesitating to copy/paste and watch this on ad block

[@noahlovett7536]

How is TPS small?

[@jamesfoskey2804]

You tube creators have no control over the ads. Its all automatic.

[@JoeyBlazegalov]

846 thousand subs yeah sure "small channel"😂

[@donkraemer50]

Precursor to the Chase Utley rule, the Hal McRae rule. He basically tackled the 2nd baseman or SS to break up a double play

[@boston_242]

Greg Harris could pitch from both sides of the plate years before what’s his nuts. Look him up Boston and Philly had the privilege.

[@eauhomme]

Could, but didn't. He only threw batting practice left-handed, not pitching lefty in a game until the second-to-last game of his career. Tony Mullane was a great 19th century pitcher who pitched with either hand.

[@brianlewis4764]

The Posey rule still erks me to this day

[@williambrown3458]

What about Jimmy Piersall's 100th career home runs where he ran around the bases backwards? I thought a rule was instituted stating that players can't run around the bases backwards.

[@jeffreyhueseman7061]

What about the Infield Fly Rule?

[@kdwaynec]

1895 and all the fielders were doing it

[@MultisportOfficial]

Okay, I'm being nit-picky, but the explanation that "a foul ball counts as strike three if the catcher catches it (11:54)" is technically incorrect, because what you're describing is not a foul ball, but a foul TIP. It seems a lot of people don't know the difference, and often confuse the two.

[@ivanscottw]

IIRC, The Pat Venditte Rule was designed so as to prevent a game lockout that occurred during a pre-season.Minor/league game in 2008 - because he was facing a switch batter (Ralph Henriquez) - Basically : You're pitching right, I'm batting left.. Oh ok - So I'll pitch left ! All right so I'll bat right and so on and so forth which held the game for almost 10 minutes... The umpire had to pull a decision out of his hat because it wasn't covered by the rules - and the rule was quickly devised to prevent this from ever happening again

[@Kayveeaitch]

Casey Stengel - Too many trips to the mound without replacing the pitcher.

[@JoeBrenn]

The Buster Posey, "Armor Isn't Enough" Rule. 🙄

[@evancrist458]

obviously you don’t know the “armor” is only a barley a couple inches of plastic and cushion except for the helmet. it was never gonna protect him from a 200-250 pound man running full speed with every intention to hit him

[@johndempsey5370]

What's great is after the MLB lowered the mound, Gibson was still dominant just not to the same numbers a season ago.

[@sludge4125]

Everything is relative.

[@unkledoda420]

Arguably the best pitcher ever. Definitely top 3.

[@sludge4125]

@@unkledoda420 Well, Marichal and Koufax were better.

[@unkledoda420]

@@sludge4125 It's all opinion and personal preference. Marichal and Gibson put up pretty similar numbers throughout the 60's. Marichal had a bit lower ERA and less walks but Gibson had the edge on strikeouts and WHIP. Koufax was better than both for those 5 years of greatness but he did have 6-7 seasons that were nothing special before he got good. And the fact that his arm fell off at like 31-32 years old so we never got to see how long he could maintain that greatness. I'd have all 3 of them somewhere in my top 5 for sure, just not sure on the order or who the other 2 would be.

[@sludge4125]

@@unkledoda420 👍👍👍👍

[@MIKELIN8]

IIRC, Gibson's ERA in 1968 was 1.12. 68 was also the year MLB had it's last 30-game winner as Denny McLain won 31 for the Tigers.

[@robertg5451]

That's the same thing I thought of when he said 1.82 was a MLB record. Bob Gibson, damn he was a great pitcher. Loved watching him.

[@joshywet]

Worst coaches that got fired just after one season

[@robs8966]

Josue Torres worst coaches not fired who should’ve been

[@johnshepherd8687]

The Posey collision is nowhere the worst play at the plate injury. The Rose-Fosse collusion in the 1970 All Star game effectively ended Fosse's career but the best one was the Rick Dempsey-Bo Jackson play at the plate where little Ricky decided he would block the plate with the best running back in the NFL coming his way. A career ending decision. What was Dempsey thinking?

[@steelerspittsburgh875]

That was a pretty shitty job by Rose. Yeah hustle is great during a real game. But an All Star game. Another reason why he shouldn't be in the hof.

[@poisonpotato1]

Batter: bats well Mlb: wait that's illegal Mlb: you must touch plate to be safe you can't deviate from path Also mlb: you must get out of the catchers way

[@robertsymonds1238]

The Hal MacRae rule, which eliminated the rolling block on a double play.

[@Rayburn58]

At 13:37 the announcer incorrectly states in 1968 Bob Gibson posted a 1.20 ERA. Gibosn's ERA was 1.12.

[@thomgage7083]

Eddie Gaedel did not walk in his first major league at-bat. He never had an at-bat in the major leagues.

[@ericm2676]

Ohtani rule. Where he is able to bat when he starts as a pitcher during an American league game. He may continue to bat as long as he becomes a defensive position player after being pulled from the game. Then he also had a rule when he was rehabbing from Tommy John that he can bat in the majors and rehab in the minors as a pitcher just as long as he had a rest period inbetween.

[@corbinselanne7990]

As of 2022, Ohtani can now start as a pitcher and become the DH when his pitching stint is done

[@matthicksxx]

Justin Miller (last played 2010) was the inspiration for the “Justin Miller Rule,” requiring pitchers with arm tattoos to wear long-sleeved shirts. Miller sadly passed away in 2013

[@deathclaw6763]

Jackie robinson

[@samiam619]

@@deathclaw6763 What about him?

[@deathclaw6763]

@@samiam619 he changed color rule

[@rebeccaquartieri5509]

😥

[@MegaForrestgump]

I remember Brandon League had to wear long sleeves because of his tattoos.

[@jimmib6143]

And then there is 2022! Baseball has been changed forever and not in a good way! Shame on the owners!

[@Trottah]

So why is it called the Posey Rule (the victim in the collision) and the Utley Rule (the instigator of the collision), instead of either the Cousins Rule or the Tejada Rule? Are rules really named after the more famous player rather than simply whether they were on the giving or receiving end?

[@impittsburghpiratesfandont7867]

You don’t have to say two hundred seventy eight batting average just say two seventy eight.

[@jasonmceachern587]

Buster Posey should be named after buck Martinez. It happened to Martinez first in 1985

[@tomthomas8781]

no it shouldn't.

[@nicknewman5212]

1. you can still run the bases backwards if it's a mistake. It happened just a handful of years back and he was safe at 1st because of the error thinking he was out. 2. Utley's slide was 1000% a clean slide

[@kenh3757]

Dude that slide was dirtier than Matt Holiday tearing Starling Castro's pants off with his spikes,

[@mraudiss]

If Posey knew how to field his position, he wouldn’t had gotten hurt. Instead, he got himself hurt and the result was baseball forever changed.

[@colenazor2034]

are you dumb?

[@psyko21o2]

Being so good that the league changes the filed of play is just on another level.

[@christopherjohnson1803]

I'm sure Ty Cobb inspired some unwritten rule changes.

[@steveroe6771]

One I can think of, a walk only puts you at first, as he had a habit of running to second on a walk. Also done by his teammate, Sam Crawford.

[@davej3781]

you forgot the other half of the the buster posey rule, now 6.01(i): part (1) is the part about the runners not taking out the catcher, but part (2) says the catcher can't block the plate without the ball, thus hopefully avoiding the conditions that led to collisions in the first place

[@eauhomme]

Part 2 has always existed.

[@davej3781]

@@eauhomme I'm not sure what you mean... 6.01(i)(1) and (2) were both added to the rulebook at the same time. if you're referring to 6.01(h) obstruction, yes, it's always technically been obstruction for the catcher to block the plate without the ball, but it was never enforced that way at the pro level. at the youth level using OBR or OBR-derived rulesets (i.e. Little League), 6.01(h) generally was/is enforced better.

[@eauhomme]

@@davej3781 It has been enforced periodically over the years, just like the prohibition on takeout slides away from the base at second. They get enforced, people stop doing them so much, they get called less, people start doing them more and getting away with it, and the rule is now enforced, listed as a point of emphasis, or re-written. Given that the whole rulebook was rewritten, this was a good opportunity to put it in as 6.01(i)(1) and (2) and call it a new rule.

[@davej3781]

@@eauhomme the rule was new in the last year of the old book, 2014, as rule 7.13. it wasn't just "called" a new rule, it actually was a new rule (aka the Buster Posey rule). it became 6.01(i) when the book was re-organized in 2015.

[@eauhomme]

@@davej3781 Again, blocking the plate without the ball has ALWAYS been illegal. It is textbook obstruction. The Buster Posey incident just led to a rule emphasizing that specific play.

[@aslgrognerd2506]

A dead ball player manager King Kelly, once announced that he was now catching so he could catch a foul ball for an out. No substitutions are only allowed once time is called.

[@johnhunter2294]

Kelly also would, with a runner on third, juggle a fly ball while running towards the infield; under the rules at the time, the runner couldn't tag and score because Kelly hadn't actually CAUGHT the ball yet. The rule was changed to allow a runner to tag once the ball is FIRST touched by any fielder.

[@LadyAnuB]

The Buster Posey rule should be the Ray Fosse rule after Pete Rose wiped him out in the 1907 All-Star Game. Buster wouldn't have been injured then.

[@vkws828]

That was my first thought as well. Pete Rose basically ended his career in the All Star game. The first sign of the evil side of Mr Rose.

[@JayLandon64]

"Did we miss any...?" Well, there is steroid testing now (Bonds) but I am not sure (Bonds) it was inspired by any one (Bonds) player.

[@thecawdsquad875]

Canseco.

[@blueshky]

It's bullshit that the switch hitter gets the advantage over the switch pitcher

[@lukesteiner8934]

Agreed. Being a switch pitcher is so impressive and takes so much practice you deserve an advantage for it.

[@AJ42K]

Top 20 Current and Top 20 former Players who refuse to sign autographs for any given reason.

[@amylippert7631]

Curt Flood He allowed players to negotiate where they could be traded and opened the possibility for free agency before once a player was traded they had no say and where considered property of the team and could not choose their new team But because of him a player can now negotiate being released or ask to be traded to a certain team

[@jaylew8408]

I've officially discovered how I can test myself to determine if I've been awake too long.. just watch this video and wait for them to mention Eddy Stanky. If I cant hold back a smirk or giggle then I've been awake too long. That's the only explanation for what just happened moments ago

[@thomasrussell8144]

The Don Hoak Rule. This needs research. As I heard it Don was on first when the batter grounded what would likely be a double play. Well Don fielded the ball as he ran to second causing him to be out and the ball dead. I believe the rule change prohibited runners from deliberately touching a batted ball.

[@freethinkerrr2897]

You left off the Justin Miller rule, which was enacted around 15 years ago by MLB and declared that pitchers with sleeve tattoos must cover them up whenever pitching in a game so as to not distract the batter’s vision. Named after former journeyman reliever Justin Miller (who was also a good friend and former college baseball teammate of mine).

[@lmatos369]

Is that Hines ward in the background 🙏

[@mmaranta785]

Heinz Ketchup

[@gevansmd1]

Don't know the player but the rule that a two strike bunt foul was a strikeout was created when one player would keep bunting balls foul to tire the pitcher. Similar to the rule change that made foul balls into strikes.

[@burntsider8457]

9:00 "...moved home plate into the foul territory." Did I understand the speaker correctly? Isn't home plate in FAIR territory? (the two foul lines meet at the back corner of the plate.

[@ToadHallPub]

Home plate is 100% in fair territory

[@BuddWolf]

Yes, you heard him say “Moved to FOUL TERRITORY”. I had to hit reverse a few times myself, just to make sure he actually said it.

[@luishumbertovega3900]

Haven't read the 458 commentaries so I suppose somebody must have mentioned runner Don Hoak fielding a ball hit by teammate Wally Post to avoid a double play. The next day the 'runner hit by batted ball out/batter gets a hit" rule was amended to call out both, the hitter and the runner when the runner lets the ball hit him on puspose.

[@austinstiefel8578]

Who are the 10 most underrated teams of the 2019 NFL season to you guys 🤔

[@dcinpa1134]

I heard that Don Hoak of the Pittsburgh Pirates, after a foul ball, took an 87-foot lead off third base. When the home plate umpire asked him what he was doing there he replied, "this is my lead". When the pitcher started his wind-up he stepped on home plate for a stolen base. This caused the rule change that after a foul ball you had to go back to your base.

[@Mark-ud5og]

Do you think there was a rule change on the DH rule for Shohei Ohtani ?

[@drtidrow]

There was - As I understand it, a player who is playing as both a pitcher and a designated hitter can stay as the DH even if he's replaced as the pitcher. In previous years, he had to be moved to a different position to remain in the lineup.

[@Tigerpuffer]

Utley's slide was NOT DIRTY. I'm a Mets fan, I watched that game, I've studied the tape since then. It's dirty if held against the new rules, but it was not at all beyond the pale for the then-current rules set. Good on MLB for changing the rule and protecting middle infielders, but the slide itself was not dirty at all at the time.

[@slaymyface1357]

Keep in mind as a dodger fan, both utley and tejada never touched second base soz

[@1975MGB]

It was dirty. He made no attempt to touch the base. He never even hit the ground until after the base. Watch it again. Even back then the rule said you had to be able to touch the base when you slide.

[@kurumauzamaki2731]

I’d like to argue that me blowing a baseball already on the move wouldn’t affect the movement

[@lukevattes]

i think throwing with both hands should be allowed, like if your able to throw with both arms that is insane and should be allowed

[@Compucles]

It is, just not to the same batter in the same plate appearance. The rule came about when Venditte first faced a switch-hitter in the minor leagues, and the two of them kept switching sides for the platoon advantage indefinitely until the umpires had to step in and force them to pick a side. A new rule was then necessary to keep that from happening again. For some reason, they decided that the pitcher has to choose his throwing arm before the batter chooses his side of the plate. Venditte still got an automatic platoon advantage against everyone other that switch-hitters, so it wasn't that big of a deal for him.

[@mssnip69]

You forgot to mention that the catcher is also included the collision rule

[@coltino99]

if it wasnt in the rule book at the time, how could the umpire reverse his inital ruling that blowing a ball into foul territory is ok?

[@thomaswolf723]

I have two MLB players responsible for rule changes. One was the knuckleball pitcher (and eventual Hall of Famer) Hoyt Wilhelm. In 1958 the Orioles acquired Wilhelm from the Indians when his career seemed to be in decline. One reason for this was that catchers had difficulty catching the knuckleball and committed a lot of passes balls. Paul Richards, the innovative manager of the Orioles, dealt with this problem by devising a pillow-size catchers mitt, 41 inches in circumferences, for his catchers (in particular, Gus Triandos) to use to reduce the number of passed balls. The next year, because of the excessive size of the mitt, MLB enacted a rule making the maximum size of a catchers mitt to be 38 inches in circumference. The second is George Brett of the Royals. In a 1983 game against the Yankees, plate umpire Tim McClelland voided a probable game winning home run by Brett because the bat had pine tar along the length of the bat in excess of the 18 inches allowed under Rule 1.10(c). The ruling was harsh, but technically legal, because a ball hit by such a bat with excessive pine tar was considered an "illegally batted ball" and the batter was out under rule 6.06. However, on protest by the Royals to American League President Lee McPhail, the home run was restored because the intent and spirit of the rule was to prevent baseballs from being discolored during the game and excessive pine tar had no effect on the distance a ball could be hit. The ruling was also based on the precedent set by a 1975 ruling in which McPhail, under the same reasoning, did not void a home run hit with excessive pine tar by Royals first baseman John Mayberry. A subsequent modification of Rule 1.10 made clear that the remedy for such violation was to order the batter to use a new bat and to remove the bat from the game at least until the excessive pine tar or other substance was removed. Such a violation could not be a basis for declaring a batter out or ejecting him the the game.

[@1975MGB]

McPhail had no balls. He should have enforced the rule as it was written & then changed it. Billy Martin knew the rule because Thurman Munson had been called out after hitting a single because of the same rule.

[@JayLandon64]

Gibson's ERA wasn't 1.20. It was 1.12. He also had 28 complete games and 13 shutouts that season. I wonder how many current MLB pitchers have 28 complete games or 13 shutouts in their careers?

[@robmitchell3039]

Considering no one had more than 3 complete games last season, I'm gonna guess there's not many.

[@holdenmcgroin9774]

different era. pitchers make 10 20 30 million a year and on a pitch count today. They also throw harder than ever before. The Astros had a young guy pitching throwing a no hitter and pulled after 7 innings and it was a combined no hitter. Do you let him throw till 9th and blow out his elbow just for 1 game or do you pull him and contribute for a playoff run? This was a Yankee and Astros game. Kluber threw a no hitter and went on the DL after that game. Billy Martin ruined his entire pitching staff for allowing guys to pitch over 250 innings.

[@larryford8058]

You forgot the Hal McRae rule..runner bowling into a defender...this rule was in place before Chase Utley's dirty slides.

[@jointedlimb]

the ambidextrous rule is horseshit... You allow switch hitters, why not switch throwers?

[@Compucles]

They are allowed. They just have to pick a side before they face each batter so that a match-up between a switch-pitcher and a switch-hitter doesn't wind up as an infinite game of musical chairs.

[@TheRuns2]

Did MLB change the rule after Travis Lee used the rule that if you don't receive the contract from the team that drafted you, you become a free agent? Boras tried that again with JD Drew, but the Phillies sent a contract to every relative they could think of and his grandmother signed that she received it.

[@Tevatron044]

You missed Carter Capps The man that brought fastpitch crow-hopping to baseball and forced the new rule