Why Baseball Is More Dangerous Than Ever

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[@mariouryelgonzalez6356]

Keep the work uo

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[@tux75]

Baseball is certainly in a struggle against itself, especially when you factor in that there's a deep drive into left field by Nick Castellanos and that'll be a home run

[@scorpionz982]

I wanna apologize to the people who sign my checks

[@ProdByBrando17]

@@scorpionz982 I don’t know if I’ll ever put this headset on again

[@EpicTyphlosionTV]

This will never not be funny

[@ProdByBrando17]

@@EpicTyphlosionTV and that will make it a 4 nothing ball game

[@mikequintero4748]

I consider myself a man of faith

[@koreystewart9317]

“Pete Reiser fractured his skull running into a wall, was temporarily paralyzed from running into a different wall, and fractured his skull a second time after running into a third wall. As he was being carried off the field on a stretcher, the TV broadcast showed Reiser looking directly into the camera, which broke the fourth wall.”

[@syourke3]

Pete Reiser was one of the greatest natural talents of all time but he couldn’t run through brick walls despite his repeated efforts.

[@zwykyziomek2570]

lmaoo

[@SimuLord]

@@syourke3 "I love my teammates. I'd run through a wall for any of them." - Pete Reiser

[@dbsuper2928]

That’s good 😂

[@kylesunderman6489]

Well played

[@victortuber9116]

Change the hit batter rule into a walk to second base -- perhaps starting with the second player hit in a game. This would give control pitchers a greater relative worth.

[@monabear7287]

I agree that it should be two bases most of the the time. Then after the first time, it's a triple, then the next time, a homer.

[@brianciofani4698]

Yes!! Problem solved and a more interesting skill not wildly pitched game.

[@UsernameOG0]

I actually think being hit by pitch should automatically fill the farthest open base. Hit by pitch is such a nasty part of the game. It should be more punishing for sure.. Also make more punishments hitting batters in games that don’t matter too… such as automatic fine included (all players select a charity, pitcher makes automatic donation of like $1,500 to batters charity), amount amplified in playoffs/WS. Maybe second batter hit in game same game by a same pitcher is automatically ejected because obviously they don’t have control. I can see a problem with this, is that batters would begin hugging the inside of the plate daring to be hit. However you could implement a 3-4 inch zone inside-zone off the plate reviewable by camera that doesn’t have punishment besides batter goes to first base. This would allow true accidents that just clip the batters knee or hand swinging the bat. It’s those pitches that beam batters 16 inches off the plate basically in the upper body and head which need severe punishment.

[@Edward135i]

10:55 Dale Earnhardt died because he didn't wear a hass device because he thought it was uncomfortable, nascar now mandates them. Some times the league just needs to tell them to suck it up.

[@overcaves]

although i understand how dangerous it is to run full speed into a wall without bracing yourself because you're looking in the opposite direction concentrating on a fly ball i've always appreciated the looney toons factor it presents as a viewer.

[@jamesrussell2936]

XDXD looney tunes factor lol

[@overcaves]

@@Luka_MK once I ran through the left field wall and left a hole that was a perfect silhouette of myself

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

Yeah, reality is stranger than fiction. Rewatching those baseball-centric episodes of the Looney Tunes after watching this video enhances the experience because every gag and joke made in them has context. They weren't just silly jokes that derive their humor from slapstick absurdity but they are satirizing actual real life happenings in the sport at the time...

[@RIVALContentJammerz]

Pure COMEDY!!!

[@followhim.8543]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16 Jesus loves you repent and belive in him and you shall have eternal life. Buddha can’t save you Mohamed can’t save you kirishna can’t save You only Jesus Christ can forgive and save you from Hell. ❤

[@lossthesauceboss]

I’d be more concerned about these injuries if baseball actually existed

[@user-su1gv6ob5y]

we get it, your life is boring

[@Retired_channel]

It does

[@jacoblebold8462]

@@Retired_channel No.

[@user-su1gv6ob5y]

random ass niggas be saying “baseball is boring” while never watching or playing the game. Soccers the real boring sport where people roll on the ground for hours because they got poked

[@tyranttracergaming]

@@Retired_channel r/woooosh

[@Neat0_o]

I remember playing high school baseball and seeing a 70 mph ball coming at your face was enough to make you reconsider things, let alone a 90 to 100 mph ball coming at you.

[@NotGord]

Baseball is the only sport I'm kinda scared of while playing.

[@kc9056]

simple rule ... when a player gets hit by a pitch, he's awarded 1st base.

[@mobogdan4683]

I think the biggest thing for pitchers even with the decreased pitch counts is increases on elbow torque. Ultimately it’s insane that we can throw as hard as we do and that throwing motion is literally tearing your shoulder/elbow appart with that amount of force. Realistically a lot of the older guys who were throwing 300+ innings a year were simply not throwing 100% effort for the vast majority of their pitches, if it all. I think in the past it was more common to have actual shoulder wear issues for pitchers from over use but now it’s all elbow injuries due to increased torque which comes from pitch velocity. MLB is not actually solving any problems by decreasing pitch counts because it’s just allowing pitchers to throw harder for shorter outings which just exacerbates elbow injuries.

[@mal2ksc]

The pitches being thrown are of immense importance too. 200 knuckleballs probably does less damage (except to the catcher's pride) than 50 two-seam fastballs.

[@monot00nz]

Also, pitchers from bygone eras had an arsenal of pitches. You'll be lucky today to find a GOOD pitcher with more than 2 great pitches. I remember pitchers having 4, sometimes 5!

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

@@monot00nz ?? There are still plenty of pitchers with large pitch arsenals, 4-5 pitches

[@kukuljonjonkwondo1588]

Completely agree on this point. Facts of the matter are, pitchers are further incentivized to throw harder and they're maxing out their arm's limit. Looking at people that threw hard for many years, like Nolan Ryan (just not consistent 100's), it's clear that the immediate velocity gains are perceived to be more important than the overall health of the pitcher.

[@coleparker]

@@monot00nz That I agree with. Whitey Ford did not throw hard, but rather placed his pitches strategically do get men out. Also watch Sandy Koufax mix it up.

[@geoffa87]

We've been seeing an increase in serious injuries across pretty much every sport. Considering that athletes today are bigger, faster and stronger than ever before, I believe we're coming to the absolute limit of what humans can physically do.

[@kaminsod4077]

A big part of the rise in injuries is that while you can condition muscles, there's no way to strengthen tendons, hence the large amount of Tommy Johns and ACL tears.

[@geoffa87]

@@kaminsod4077 yep exactly, and a tendon tear is gonna take you out for a whole year regardless of which tendon or what sport you play.

[@bradreed8938]

@@kaminsod4077 the increase in muscle mass makes it harder on tendons no? if i’m not mistaken that’s also a contributing factor

[@kaminsod4077]

@@bradreed8938 You're exactly right

[@oracle5200]

Yep that is one of many reasons why players today can barely make it past 30 playing at the top level anymore. I grew up playing baseball and my dad talked to me about overdoing it when it came to throwing. He told me that you only have so many throws in your arm before it gives out and as you throw faster and faster you're losing the possible throws at a more increased rate. You have to throw as hard as possible every pitch when you're in the bigs and that like he said it kills your arm. Pro sports need to take into account that we are reaching that limit where we are going to end up like race horses: used up when we're young adults and we don't have a happy life afterwards because we're endlessly healing from past injuries ruined bodies till the day those people die.

[@thisishandlenumber2048]

I think another factor is that players and organizations have become more aware of injuries and are more likely to report it. Back in the day the mentality was often "just walk it off" so I can imagine quite a few injuries would go unreported because players tried to play through the pain. Now I feel like any amount of pain no matter how insignificant is brought up and taken care of. If a player today wakes up on the wrong side of the bed and has a sore back the organization will give them an ice bath and massage, 20 years ago they probably would have been told to suck it up and go to practice.

[@draugnaustaunikunhymnphoo6978]

The guy ran into concrete walls more than once, pretty clear that they handed being hurt better. There's also more money invested in the game than ever before, so even if the player has a pride in his body, the money's gonna exploit him.

[@C4lmaria]

17:45 Not to mention pitching is getting more reliant than ever in relieving pitchers, which not only brings the aforementioned lack of being used to pitch a lot of times per game, but also making the overall pitcher lose the "marathon" mindset of not forcing their throws to prevent injuries. Relievers are never holding back their pitches because they will be benched after one or two innings, and starters aren't holding back their pitches as much as before because they are more likely to be relieved sooner rather than later.

[@JonEffinZoidberg]

Damn the Dave Dravecky portion hit me hard. My cousin got a rare cancer when he was around 10 or 11 and passed away. My parents got my Dave's book about his life as I was a big baseball fan. I wrote him a letter and he even responded. I knew about his arm breaking while pitching from the book but I had never seen video of it.

[@CooperNance]

And there's a drive into deep left field and Castellanos has gone deep

[@jimc.goodfellas226]

I remember that, I had that Dave Dravecky book too

[@manifestgtr]

This is the most painful baseball video I’ve ever watched, man…constant stream of arm blowouts, wall collisions and headshots 😬

[@greathoonta3461]

Start making players use hockey helmets and more specifically goalie helmets. They are designed for 100mph shots in hockey right to the face and the vision in them is good enough for goalies to effectively stop those shots. Give pitchers hockey helmets as well, except since they need to be more stream lined and have more peripheral vision give them player helmets with a fish bowl on it. Instead of just fences, use plexiglass to protect the dug outs. They can also easily survive 100mph shots just fine while being as clear as glass, so they work perfect Also use plexiglass for the walls around the stadium. If used in the design used in hockey using stanchions they provide a very good surface to bounce off of when hitting the wall. Make a higher penalty for hitting the batter with the ball. Instead of one base, give 2. Or maybe while giving a single base take away one of their outs so that they need to get more to end the inning. You will see the league meta change, hopefully to resort to more skilled pitchers again or to pitches farther from the batter. The simple fact is, don’t make safety the players choice. Make the league set that up and make those decisions.

[@webventures]

None of the pitchers in this video ended up in a fielding position on the follow through. No wonder they got hit.

[@willkittwk]

​@@webventures they're not stressing fundamentals.

[@zvbx]

I like the idea of awarding two bases for hitting a batter.

[@CertifiedJoshua]

@@webventures you try fielding a 110mph ball 60 feet away

[@webventures]

Just finish delivery square to the plate. May pitchers do. Most do not.@@CertifiedJoshua

[@CGR89]

Pitchers throwing at 100% power is what kills arms. Think about motors: if you run your car at 100% pedal to the floor all the time non-stop it won’t last. If you give it a relatively easy life it’ll last much much longer. Even just dropping down to 80% would greatly reduce wear on their arm.

[@Appletank8]

Unfortunately, it seems that MLB has taken the route “that is a sacrifice i’m willing to make” if it might let them win.

[@maddoge3032]

I couldnt imagine seeing 100 coming right at you. The worst hbp i had was against kid in high school probably not even throwing 80 and he still knock me out for a week when he nailed me in the side of my knee

[@tmtmtlsml]

In high school, I watched our team's ace hit a kid in the side of the helmet with a 92 MPH fastball. He crumpled to the ground like a sack of potatoes. It was surreal. Poor guy didn't even have time to move. He was out cold for about thirty seconds. No lasting injury, thankfully

[@thomasharris9059]

I was in the dugout for a summer at a league for minor league caliber players. These guys take pitches and run to first base like nothing happens. You think it just hurts like a bitch but that’s it. Nope. You should see the welts the pitches leave. Even at 85mph. Gigantic black and blue welts 8 or so inches across. All the players told me it was super, super painful and if it hit them in the ass they couldn’t sit for days. Probably the biggest clue I got though was the catchers, many of whom went on to have careers in the major leagues, telling me that it hurt every time they caught a fastball. Like there was no way to catch it where it didn’t hurt. And these pitchers were mostly throwing high 80s or low 90s in the summer, so I can’t imagine what it must be like when you go pro and almost everyone you catch is at least mid 90s. Also thumb fractures were really common because catching it slightly wrong can break fingers.

[@deusvult6920]

I have no sympathy for MLB players getting hit in the face. They make face guards for that.

[@dvhughesdesign]

Agreed. I played in an over 30 hardball league a while back. Got hit on the back lower calf with a pitch that was probably going less than 80. I had difficulty walking without a limp for 24hrs and the the black & blue welt included a nice baseball stitch pattern. I was quite shocked how much that hurt.

[@maddoge3032]

@@deusvult6920 big tough guy huh?

[@benficaM8888]

your channel is one of those things that MLB should invest it. You're making baseball so much accesible and interesting to non baseball fan

[@bikecaptain8015]

Exactly the reason MLB should keep their grimy fingers as far away from this porky pie as possible.

[@citruseel2421]

yeah I don’t care about any sport but i love the channel

[@willkittwk]

I always felt sorry for a non baseball player/ fan. Seems like you missed out on the major fun and lore of being American.

[@burtthehonssonduwayne1097]

This channel would be a waste of money

[@followhim.8543]

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16 Jesus loves you repent and belive in him and you shall have eternal life. Buddha can’t save you Mohamed can’t save you kirishna can’t save You only Jesus Christ can forgive and save you from Hell. ❤

[@Slippindisc]

14:00 Glenn Allen Hill sounds like he might have had a run in with the mob.

[@TheScrubExpress]

5:48 I always love that Ortiz "slide" XD

[@philbuttler3427]

I love the fact baseball is just pretty openly corrupt and always has been like it gives the entire history of the sport a rough character you just can't get anywhere else and there's always some kind of controversy going on to go a hilarious deep dive on .

[@KrakenIsland64]

I think you misunderstood the video. Baseball is made up of the greatest athletes alive, the corrupt ones are found out, and the rest are placed or displaced fairly easily. You could argue the point except you also proved it doing exactly what you just did...

[@artvandalay2736]

@@KrakenIsland64 I dont think you understood his comment...

[@allgonoemo4217]

Do u even know what FIFA is

[@toastedt140]

@@KrakenIsland64 eh, I think the problem is MLB just gets to choose what sort of corruption is okay or not.

[@randommodnar7141]

@@allgonoemo4217 boxing too lol

[@Ianmccor]

The overvaluing of velocity I think is also a reason game length has become more of an issue. Higher velocity means less control which means fewer strikes which means more pitches. More pitches means a longer game which is magnified by needing more pitching changes with more pitches. If control was valued more, then you would have fewer pitches and also more hitting as well. I'm not sure what rule changes could be practically applied to getting teams to value control more, but lower velocity and more control would result in both a safer and more entertaining game.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

Probably moving the mound back would be about the only thing to help that. The higher velo is probably also why pitchers take so dang long between pitches-gotta recharge. And you’re right about the efficiency of control pitchers: look at Greg Maddux.

[@raramcgee4982]

Control will only matter more when we have umps that know what a strike is.

[@giraffeneck1427]

@@raramcgee4982 robo umps when?

[@lelouchlamperouge5910]

Just change the count from 4-3 to 3-3, thats all, if they aren't allowed to throw so many balls they won't, and that will make it easier tobhit the ball too (Can't trick the batter as easier when they need to throw strikes).

[@willkittwk]

Go back to pitching underhand as was done originally?

[@finlaythomson3275]

As a 21 year old who grew up right after “travel ball” exploded, I think that had a lot to do with the arm injuries we see on the pitching side. My dad grew up playing baseball, but back then, it was only little league (which was more competitive than most little leagues today)or your high school team. Both of these enable an off season in which your arm can rest. The year round travel ball cycle doesn’t allow for this. Guys are just throwing more year round from a young age, and are specializing earlier.

[@willkittwk]

Think you have a point. I think throwing a football during football season helped my baseball cause develop strength and elasticity in rotator cuff. I serve hundreds of balls in tennis and quite fast and then kick serves which have an inside out delivery like a screwball or the turn over change up and I never get a sore or stiff arm. I think that's insane.

[@gregthegroove]

9:26 that curveball thrown by a Cubs pitcher might be the sickest and nastiest off speed pitch I’ve seen. The one right before this one which knee buckled the batter was FILTHY AF too! I remember watching Kerry Woods 20K’s game and the sliders he threw that game looked like a whiffle ball.😮

[@jamesesterline]

7:18 Imagine how even better Mantle could have been on two good legs

[@rwboa22]

Even with ACL surgery and rehabilitation, a player has a 50-50 chance of returning to form. Same with those that snap their Achilles tendon: Ryan Howard is one of the best examples of a player in today's game who snapped his Achilles, had surgery, and upon returning, never played at the same level as he did in 2008, forcing him to retire after he was released by the Phillies. On the other hand, David Beckham (yes, totally different sport) did the same like Ryan Howard, yet eventually returned to play for the LA Galaxy for the remainder of his MLS contract, even helping the team win a MLS Cup in his last season as a player, although by then, he was slowing down due to both the old injuries from his Premier League, MLS, and International playing days.

[@ashtralkoala6959]

About to start watching this vid but I want to say that in todays Blue Jays @ Yanks game, Aaron Judge was hit in the shoulder on a fastball from Alek Monoah, and on a normal sized human being, it would hit the head

[@throgerino2731]

In the elbow guard.

[@Serglofrm]

@@throgerino2731 muscle memory reflexes or the trajectory?

[@Entername-md1ev]

Manoah is a massive human being as well probably one of the last pitchers anyone wants to get hit by

[@brandonedwards6119]

Dude leads the majors in HBP, he has shit control. And still yells at anyone who looks at him.

[@throgerino2731]

@@Serglofrm don’t remember. All I know is it hit him the elbow guard. Middle of the tricep, but not the shoulder or at the head. It was an inside pitch he didn’t have control over. He had zero control most of the game.

[@zedanide6984]

I think the Tommy John surgery related injuries aren't from doing less it's from the fact they are throwing faster pitches with more movement and a larger range of motion and often go beyond what the human body is supposed to do in order to get a better pitch

[@Samsunaattori]

As someone who played Finnish baseball in my teen years, I still can't believe how the hell baseball is fine with the bases as they are. In the Finnish version, the bases are huge, AND due to them all being on the edges of the field, you have literally 30ft of room to just run "through" the base while still being safe. Also tagging isn't used to get an out, so there is even less reason for collisions, just get the ball to the base the runner could advance to

[@gabingston3430]

1:07 Baseball is apparently turning into Soccer.

[@polkanietzsche5016]

Who would believe it? Baseball players are now diving 💀

[@olivenol9828]

As a European that doesn't really know any of the American sports beside basketball, I really love your videos. Without you, I'd have never known how crazy and wild of a sport baseball actually is lmao

[@ktat01]

Baseball is weird isn’t it?! That’s why I love it so much lol

[@sneersh9107]

A lot of people think baseball is boring but I think most of them say that because they don't know much about baseball... its the weirdest, most unlikely sport I know of and there's such a huge element of randomness inherent to the game that it makes for all kinds of ridiculous outcomes.

[@kingclutchshot4251]

@@sneersh9107 yup

[@GrandSlamScotty]

You should really get into baseball, it's an awesome weird game and it's full of little nuances and tactical manipulation.

[@HeavyMetal-jy4vj]

I have no idea why Baseball feels so easy and for babies on a general basis if you don't actually care about it but its just that Baseball has the craziest highs and sickest injuries of any sport BUT 99% of the time its boring. I would say definitely get into the sport though its very well supported, you can have a lot of fun coming to America and seeing a game like what Americans think America is, is what a Baseball stadium actually is. Its the place you go to feel like you are getting the ultimate American Experience just go with someone or hit on every girl you see even if you are gay you can get into some interesting groups and conversations is my tip for you.

[@cl5619]

I’d like to see a team go with a strategy to have 4 starter rotation, where they pitch five innings maximum. Then they will have a designated reliever who pitches the final four innings. That reliever is essentially a second starter, and they would prepare and be conditioned as a starter. So, in effect, you have two 4 starter rotations, where each player pitches half a game. The manager could flip the pitcher that starts the first inning. The remaining 5 pitchers would be relievers. And you would use them sparingly, for extra inning games or blowout mop up duty. There would be no one inning closer. This strategy would balance out the pitch workload, where 8 pitchers would, theoretically, have the same pitch count in the season, and it would be less of a pitch count than what is average for starters.

[@jovani6044]

1:30 that was hilarious af lmao 😂

[@TheRoseBoy11]

Shoutout to the pitchers, outfielders and batters sacrificing themselves for their team.

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Also for money.

[@reeepingk]

Oh yeah it must be SO HARD to play a game for millions of dollars when there's a miniscule chance you may get slightly injured. Let's definitely pour one out for our homies.

[@TheRoseBoy11]

@@reeepingk what?

[@swishy_bluez]

@@reeepingk it’s definitely not just a minuscule chance to get injured. MLB players are the best .001% of what they do and they put their body on the line for the money they get.

[@couch9416]

@@swishy_bluez i played for a few months as a kid and when thete was indoors stuff I was scared like 8 meters away

[@evanb9813]

0:22 thats gotta be some sort of ancient healing technique

[@Andy_Babb]

Admittedly, I totally miss the home plate collision. That tying or winning run coming around third in the bottom of the ninth or extra innings, the ball hitting the cutoff man at just the right time for the relay to reach the plate at the exact same time as the runner. I mean, there are few things I’ve ever seen in baseball that were more exciting than those plays. I’m all for the player safety, I just miss that level of excitement lol

[@FreakishPower]

This channel is just flat out incredible. The amount of research you had to do for this is insane. I send your links to my baseball friends constantly.

[@AfroMusicV8]

9:29 This Reoccurring theme is What Lead Me out of Baseball ⚾️ it also didn’t help that I was “Left Handed”

[@rwboa22]

One thing that was not brought up was Jamie Moyer: the man pitched into his early 50s and even though his velocity slowed down, he would change his pitching game that took advantage of the strike zone.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

Even in his 30s his fastball was 80-83 mph. He lasted a long, long time!

[@0ohoaxo0]

Awesome vid. Always been curious how these surgeries are named after players. Maybe a vid explaining the surgery, player named after ect. Just a thought. Keep up the good work.

[@numberoneballer2075]

I think the rise in arm injuries are due to max effort throwing constantly, less focus on control, and less focus on mechanics. This leads to wild pitchers that throw harder than the should inaccurately and also incorrectly which leads to arm injury from poor arm path and poor arm deceleration. The reason I mention this as well is that it also contributes to the rise in batters being injured by pitched balls.

[@connorgame7261]

QuandalDingle

[@recruitrulers3442]

For real

[@TurnerTT7]

Fax

[@samsonchir3283]

Ong

[@PBJ.Editzzz]

W

[@unbidabyss2903]

This isn't exactly a genius take but I would imagine that the increased velocity both to the plate and off the bat has something to do with it.

[@Flaspoint2000]

Wow

[@SoWhiteItHurts]

Solve injuries with 1 new rule: All pitches over 90MPH result in immediate ejection. It's perfect. Umpires won't know what to do with it. Players will hate it. It would entirely ruin the sport. Which makes it perfect in the Manfred era.

[@FastDuDeJiunn]

@@SoWhiteItHurts i legit consiedered this the last few years. wonder if they did this how i ofc would then accept it or not. i dont watch the sport personally. my fav sport. but i done with the bs lies. but i do care about the past, present and future of it all. yes they be safer 90mph max speeds. but i think back to the 1-2 pitchers that threw over 95. how revered they were. how even Tony Gwenn struggled mightly to hit them. they are-were game changers. now they are not anamolies though. and it is ruining the sport........ well not alone one of many issues. but yea.... anyways i say best plan is to just move the mound back. and be more strict on players getting hit. also start banning for life cheaters and players like Manny Machado who intentionally try and hurt other players. there imo should be no second chances in those instances. ur just gone. bye. but i know the pos players union wouldnt allow that and fans will always bow down to the unions..... as for me i rather see the league die then bow down to any union

[@TheOtherBradBird]

The answer is more teams, talent dilution. The farm teams should be emancipated from their MLB affiliates and organized into expansion teams to decentralize the MLB. As we approach the absolute limits of what human beings can do on a baseball diamond throwing the absolute best players in the world money can buy against one another, can we honestly say we've improved the game or made it more fun to watch? I see the pig under all its lipstick. I don't think people understand just how massive baseball was in the US before the Major League Owners devoured it.

[@connorcoultas9629]

@@TheOtherBradBird What I’m hearing is baseball needs promotion/relegation. Send the bottom 3 teams down to tripl A, and send the top 3 triple A teams to the majors. Repeat down the leagues. Just like soccer does.

[@NebMunb]

I feel like in the Majors, the players aren't out there just having fun and playing the game to enjoy it. They are looking at everything so technically. Whether that is sabermeteics, film, advancments in training and practice methods, their health-care, or how they go about fine tuning their mechanics. It's almost like the players who get hurt are the ones not playing and having a natural flow to their game, but rather trying to implement all this training and information to throw the "perfect" pitch against that particular batter. It's like changing someone's delivery after they have been throwing a certain way all their life, then they need tommy John and are never the same again. Or hitters who get into slumps, and come back with a "changed" swing, then go from bad to worse when instead they should have just hit the cages more and fine tune your own swing, instead of adopting a whole new one.

[@brianciofani4698]

Your videos are fascinating!! It would seem to be able to drastically reduce the amount of hit pitches to simply offer additional bases per hit batsmen. If you hit one it's a double if you hit a second he starts on third and a third hit person is ejection and 1 month suspension. Add to the intrigue of the game on a more controlled pitch.

[@elijahantoine9731]

man love your videos and want more but love the time you take with the research you do to come out with quality videos.

[@Edward_Nebiolo]

8:02 I didn’t know Jason Voorhees played baseball Also if this HBP keeps going up they should do something like instead HBP = batter to 1st base maybe be more drastic to even HBP = batter to 2nd base or just toss the pitcher right away or move the mound back a few feet

[@ryanpedersen5468]

These are bar none the best videos on KZbin. Thrilling, informative, lightly hilarious.

[@shahzadkazmi9096]

i just want everyone to know that I've been watching every single video this man has posted for the last 6 months and I honestly couldn't name you 5 baseball players I know nothing about baseball but the presentation of his videos are amazing and make me keep coming back to watch your latest video.

[@NotGord]

I can only name 2 baseball players. Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth.

[@therealmcromano319]

We need a full Denny McLain video his life and career is insane

[@KidFresh71]

Really fantastic video. You have every famous baseball collision I remember - except for Nate Schierholtz completely blowing up the Yang Yang at home plate during the 2008 Olympics. Even though I'm a Giants fan (Nate's MLB team at the time), I always felt bad for the Chinese catcher, who was totally unprepared for the collision, and seems to have no idea that was within the rules of baseball at the time. Call me soft, but I love that baseball is essentially a pastoral game. I'm glad the violence is being phased out of this beautiful sport: from the removal of home plate collisions, to outlawing dirty slides into second base, and even less bench-clearing brawls. Very glad netting has been extended along the foul lines- a fan was going to die eventually, unless that was cleaned up. The last big potential problem hanging over baseball's head is line drive comebackers to the pitcher. Until forcefields are invented, I don't know what the solution is for this.

[@Tykoon22]

Pitching is no joke; I remember the first time I tried it with a target on a fence, I threw maybe 15 - 20 pitches… My elbow/UCL was sore for a week.

[@Anon54387]

The stress on the body is insane. Most people don't understand. Although it's not nearly as stressful on the joints as pitching a baseball, but if one ever has hit 400-500 golf balls in a row one's elbow gets a bit sore.

[@vondrebridges9740]

6:32 homie got caught for the Tombstone piledriver 11:30 he tried to keep his eye on the ball

[@Juliolaguarta1]

17:34 know one gunna talk about how that’s mlb the show

[@JediMentat]

You forgot to mention that in the 90s pretty much every player was juiced to the gills. Roids help protect from injury IMMENSELY. It's a lot harder to get away with PEDs now, so a lot more injuries occur from overall less strength, especially in fine motor muscles. Also, because the body just does not fatigue at nearly the same rate when you're on juice, they were able to go harder and longer in the 90s, but with far fewer injuries.

[@fireflames3639]

For some reason I thought PEDS could be worse for injuries. Because for example: if you are on steroids and you are curling alot of weight it's easier to tear a bicep than not being on PEDS because steroids don't increase the strength in tendons. But you are right overall because steroids increase both muscle and bone strength.

[@lyterman9195]

Steroids actually increase injury rate, especially ligamentous tears, due to increased force but not as increased ligamentous strength.

[@Nichrysalis]

Steroids do not protect from injury, steroids essentially turn you into a glass cannon. Capable of doing damage, sometimes self inflicted. When on steroids, ligaments are way likely to tear under extreme torque, extreme extension, or upon sudden use of the muscle. If your doctor gives you steroids they will tell you these things. Also back in the 90s there was a clear divide among players themselves about doing PEDs, it was a hot topic, so I'm not sure where you're getting this idea that 99% of players were juicing.

[@JediMentat]

@@fireflames3639 that's what they say, but to me a lot of correlations in sports injuries suggest otherwise. It's just anecdotal and my own poor guess though. You're most likely right. Ligaments are probably more likely to tear.

[@coltonwilson9638]

I've never had an interest in baseball, or sports period. And yet, I've been watching/listening to your vids all day at work. I don't think I've watched a vid on sports ever before coming across a vid of yours that was seemingly 100% randomly recommended to me, and now I'm a sub of yours. These algorithms are getting scary good, and you have been blessed lol

[@rikoq]

Always pumped when you upload man! Keep it up!

[@Kasper623]

Keep the vids coming. You do such great work. Cheers

[@andrewolding8747]

New idea for baseball. You know how in soccer when you accumulate so many yellow cards you get a one game suspension? How about a 7 game suspension for starting pitchers and a 4 game suspension for relievers for every 4th HBP the pitcher throws? This should lead to pitchers either improving their control and the game getting safer OR fewer inside breaking balls and more offense. I like this way better than banning shifts.

[@abcx7732]

I agree, HBPs shouldn't be treated the same way as walks.

[@Curtuspainter]

I think 10 game suspension for every pitcher 1st or 2nd HBP. There should be very little leeway for hitting a batter with a 90+ mph baseball

[@HeavyMetal-jy4vj]

Dude some weird part of me needs to see Umps throwing up red cards and ejecting pitchers, like how satisfying it would be to see a pitcher hit someones face with a ball then the angry ump desperately grabbing into his pocket to get out his red card and violently throwing his arm up exposing that the pitcher was automatically done for six starts would be freaking insane to see live.

[@SwordHMX]

10:10 - The players also rejected the pitch clock until it was forced upon them. They had better get this under control on their own if they don't want something even more onerous.

[@thebeastman6668]

One time during high school game I was pitching it was during the 3rd 5th or something different but the facts are true I sprained my arm on a sideways throw on a fastball pitch I eventually returned after a while but you can actually believe this man. You just got a new sub

[@amandadunaway8832]

9:47 "Studies show faster the pitch is, the more injuries it causes."

[@teamrocfan]

Absolutely incredible video. Fantastic research. Seems like pitchers having to throw harder is the main culprit in these modern baseball injury problems

[@Dolamieu]

Im into baseball at all but your honesty just interesting to listen to and i love your style, keep up the good work man this weeb is rooting for ya!

[@annamariaisland1960]

Great compilation! I was however disappointed in the spider section, thinking you missed an opportunity there to show a clip from Dr No with Sean Connery and friend. I'll get over it.

[@nacoran]

Softer core baseballs? There are so many components that go into how far a hit ball goes- incoming velocity, the weight of the ball, the weight of the bat, the speed of the bat, how hard the ball is, how elastic it's core is, how good contact is made (which of course pulls strings into it since they help pitches break). It seems they could tweak helmets a bit, tweak balls a bit, tweak bats a bit, and come up with the same game with slightly lower risks of injuries. As for Tommy John surgeries, is anyone regularly monitoring pitchers stress on their arm before they have the injury? I know it wouldn't translate directly, since the velocities wouldn't be the same, but maybe they need to hire a large group of players who throw hard, but not MLB hard- guys who topped out in college in the 80s, or didn't have control and just hit 90 occasionally, or guys who washed out. You get a group of people who throw hard, but who have no shot at the big league and you pay them to throw simulated games under different variables. You monitor them and run them through different training and pitching regimens to see what really limits injuries the most. They get paid, and get any related medical bills paid, but no multi-million dollar arms get ruined. They get to brag that they threw hard enough to be part of an MLB pitch safety test group.

[@alecsr_]

2:20 of all the clips out there they somehow got one of brandon belt playing left field lol

[@markkozlowski9019]

I remember reading some years ago that there were more hit-by-pitches in the American League than the National League, and this difference was attributed to the DH rule. Basically, the pitcher who's throwing at guys' heads....had to step up to the plate in the NL. It will be interesting to see if we have more HBP now that the DH is universal.

[@itdies2dayyo]

For pitchers there should be a a thin but string wall that pops up from the ground in from do the mound if a ball passes by a sensor at a certain speed at the pitcher.

[@CoffeeFresh_]

I wonder of the massive uptick in spin rate and velocity can contribute to more Tommy John surgery.

[@DarthVader-if9kr]

Pitchers can’t use that sticky stuff no more. Spin rate won’t be a problem lol

[@kylermellen7535]

When you talked about the salary paid to injured players comparing the 98 season to last year Is that accounting for inflation?

[@golfprocory]

I was wondering the same thing. I know today’s contracts are much larger than 1998. The Angels had $100 million of that money last year.

[@Bomtombadi1]

Regarding the walls: would slightly sloping them away from the field reduce the impact of collisions without being too much of a detriment to big plays at the wall??

[@poodymeiner3125]

I broke a catchers shoulder playing on my 7th grade team. Love how the collisions were kept in the game until recently, always was interesting to see the little guy on the team try to takeout a shortstop or catcher

[@beatndagutta]

This was actually super informative and well technically you’re not wrong but I think players and coaches are just being more careful with their players. How the hell did someone throw 73 complete games without having an issue in one season? Nolan Ryan an absolute stud to 235 pitches in 1 game without an issue in one game

[@waltercampbell9787]

They weren’t throwing as hard as they possibly could every pitch. That’s why. Nolan Ryan threw 100 with ease, and is probably one of the top 5 greatest pitchers ever. He was just built different

[@DarthVader-if9kr]

Because they were smart not to hurt their arms. They didn’t throw as hard as they could. Nolan Ryan and Randy just did it with ease. But I get it, that would work nowadays. Slow pitchers tend to get lit up now because the hitters are used to 95+ so anything below 90 is like hitting off a little leaguer for them

[@rileykazama3145]

Bruh Some of those Dugout catches look like they're from the jackass movies when they were trying Not to fall especially the one at 6:12 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭

[@warcrimes8572]

i like how the takeout slide is literally just a hitstick where the runner doesn't care if they are getting tagged or not

[@InspectorGadget923]

Boxing had a similar phenomena, where by increasing the padding on the gloves the boxers could hit each other harder in the head without hurting their hands.

[@dragonchr15]

Id rather be tackled by a 300 lbs lineman than be hit by a 100 mph base ball any day of the week....

[@chase5859]

Always a good day when BDE posts a video.

[@diosaesme]

At 5:57 that dudes head hit his butt!

[@bgon0772]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kay__519]

Its so dangerous they play two games a day

[@kelly2631]

Unironically it's probably safer for the walls to collapse, since that would reduce the amount of acceleration that these players experience when running into one

[@TheJasonbail]

Hit by pitch should be 2 bases imo that would discourage inside pitches unless you have the control for it

[@McMannis505]

The sneeze related injuries aren’t rare, I remember Sammy Sosa doing it way back when. I’ve done it myself. Injuries to back, abdominal and oblique muscles happen easily when you’re muscular but maybe a little over-worked, as well as when you’ve got weak core muscles.

[@mdbledbetter]

I wouldn't say it's due to weak core muscles; I'm a professional trumpet player, and I suffer from nearly profound deafness in my left ear. This wasn't something that was caused by a weakness of my own, but by the circumstances under which I worked in the Marine Corps band. These things can be completely out of your control, and it's an enormous deal when it's something like losing an ear as a musician or losing control of important muscles as an athlete.

[@mr.d5050]

Amazing work. I always look forward to these vids and I don't even like baseball.

[@imlillard5167]

6:37 whoever caught that bat deserves a ring

[@wt1370]

Seeing Greg Nettles took me back to when I was a kid watching the game with my dad. He was one helluva third baseman

[@alexbarnard1372]

Anytime I see a notification for your video I immediately click on it. You’re videos are so good!

[@skylaralley2465]

So I play softball, am a pitcher, and wear a mask both while pitching and while hitting. It’s just always been a thing for me. I don’t know how it’s not required since there have been people that have gotten permanent damage to the brain or even killed by getting hit in the head while pitching

[@squisychikun4235]

I'm a baseball pitcher and it's kinda hard to explain, but I think something about the overhand motion makes it super hard to wear a mask, and the ball is so small that while hitting the mask would have to block ur eyes. That's why I don't think it's required in baseball.

[@dragonchr15]

@@squisychikun4235 they can't engineer a mask to deal with this???

[@squisychikun4235]

@@dragonchr15 no clue, but honestly even if they did nobody would wear it

[@mitchellheffernan74]

in Australia we have a game called cricket which is similar on a basic level but very different in multiple ways. umpires don't wear helmets (because they aren't right in the firing line), but one has been killed and many more injured from being hit by the ball. Also we don't have nets protecting the crowd from sixes (basically a home run), so tons of people have been hit as well. look up the basic rules, it's cool

[@chrissinatra1217]

Judge chipped a tooth on a helmet during a walk off celebration. Very dangerous sport indeed

[@braydynlents3298]

Every time @baseballdoesn'texist, uploads a video, you know that shit is going down! You make such incredible content and I always stop what I am doing to watch your video. You are the best content creator on KZbin.

[@MashaRistova]

Comments like this are so fucking cringe

[@zachrack__4]

I read a whole 300 page biography about Dave Dravecky. He actually was born and raised in the town I live in, and one of our little league fields is named after him

[@frenchfie9071]

your videos are so good and and perfect Quilty i love them man keep it up

[@moonlapsevertigo2432]

So basically, increased velocity in pitches is the root of all of baseball's problems today, but pitchers want to throw that hard because thats more likely to get guys out lol

[@AbsolXGuardian]

13:31 Okay I have no way too know for certain, but I'm skeptical that anyone could get a repetitive stress injury from playing Guitar Hero that has a doctor look at it and send you straight to surgery. For carpal tunnel syndrome, surgery is only offered to normal people after years of physical therapy and a lot of serious pain. I would put money on the idea that if a normal person came in with the exact same injury and the exact same severity, they'd be given a physical therapy prescription first. Of course, if said normal person was something like a high school baseball player, they'd be told to stop playing. That is unacceptable for an owner, so the player recieved a surgery of questionable nessecity and efficacy, from a purely medical prespective.

[@alexanderbateman5581]

Nah you 100% can get RSI from this sort of thing. Small but precise movements that are extremely repetitive and fast paced already puts fingers under stress, and add in consistent play + lots of time and it's more likely than you might think.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

@@alexanderbateman5581 I'm not doubting that it's a repetitive stress injury. But doctors don't normally send people with RSIs to surgery right away. The first line of treatment is physical therapy.

[@MC-dz8be]

That play in 2:27 was badass!

[@MrSlartybartfast42]

The one thing I don't understand (as a recent UK fan) is the number of injuries that occur due to the solid 'bags'. In the youtube highlight reels I've seen, the number of ankle injuries that happen when players feet slip on the bag is worrying adding to the injuries that happen when players slide into the bag (whether feet first or head first).

[@lcronovt]

2:51 but if you take into account inflation, I think owners are saving money. Unless both numbers are taking into consideration inflation

[@JoltIan3]

I get that its a good thing that players aren't getting hurt as much from contact at 2nd and home, and that its a good thing. But as a Canadian hockey fan my need for violence in every sport misses those plays.