⚾ Why Baseball Sucks in United Kingdom - Ninh explains ...

So why is Baseball in the United Kingdom so bad? Is it just the fact that Team Great Britain are doing poorly at an international level, or is it down to the rival BBF and BBL (British Baseball Federation and British Baseball League)? Does anyone actually play the sport over here, is it lack of participation or is there something that the media doesn’t want to explain to you? Ninh explains why Baseball in the United Kingdom sucks.
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[@NinhLyUK]

FOOTNOTES: - Yes, I'll be doing a similar one for American Football (as per popular demand) but it's not as bad as everyone thinks. Like baseball, it doesn't suck or suffer from poor organisation, it's just not really a thing over here. - FOR CLARIFICATION: I do not find Cricket boring. To any Cricket fans that are whining - I did NOT say that I (myself) find Cricket boring and long ... that's just the typical response from any baseball fan who doesn't understand Cricket. Please stop being so triggered ... everyone is entitled to an opinion. - There are some whiny bitches who will say 'oh you didn't do your research, there are more than 1 purpose built baseball ground'. Actually there isn't. Each one of the 76 clubs has baseball fields and they vary in size and standard. There is only ONE PURPOSE BUILT (i.e. built for the sole use of baseball) facility in the country - Farnham Park - which both the BBF and BSUK designate ON THEIR WEBSITE as the sole PURPOSE BUILT facility in the country. This is fact. Maybe you should do your own research before you inaccurately say things like this. - Reddit seems to hate my videos for some reason. If anybody knows why, please enlighten me ... !

[@zoltanm8278]

Are you going to do a video about Australian football in the UK? It's actually quite popular there compared to the fact it's a sport only really popular in Australia. They won the last AFL "World Cup"

[@joe972]

Ninh Ly you should do the same for America with rugby, cricket, and maybe even football(soccer)

[@waifubreaks1572]

Fuck reddit, you do you .

[@Manologalvan1234]

Hey Nin please dont forget about the unwritten rules of baseball

[@escjacob541]

Hey Ninh, a vid on MLS’s perception in the UK would be interesting

[@ACBlackJ0ck]

British Ice Hockey: "No other sport can match us in terms of having very little facilities to play in" British Baseball: "Hold our singular baseball field"

[@NinhLyUK]

Exactly.

[@NinhLyUK]

@@neildavies4218 The BBF announced that Farnham Park is the SOLE PURPOSE BUILT Baseball ground (source: BBF, Farnham Park Website, Wikipedia). I'm not saying that there aren't any baseball grounds in the UK, or any decent ones in the country - there are at least 76 clubs that must play on baseball fields.

[@NinhLyUK]

​@@fluxchangeorg read the top comment genius. Oh and how stupid must you be to not research your own fact and to be confused with basic terminology? How desperate must you be to go on my website for mud to sling at me? How sad must you be to dob me into MLB (BTW I cited their video) when we all know that everyone does it anyway and KZbin allows it? I guarantee this video will still be standing at the end of the day. If that's all you have in your life, then I pity you. In fact, I don't - because that would imply that I actually care.

[@giantrobot5804]

Lmao oh man.. Go in for more than one slide on a local leauge field and your knees, thigh and butt skin will be begin to peel away from the muscle. Go in for a slide on a British Hockey rink and snap your ankles.

[@FreeJaffa92]

Frankly having 1 Dedicated facility is 1 more than I expected. Lol

[@NinhLyUK]

It really is, yes!

[@shauntippins3410]

FreeJaffa92 once you look it up it’s not really much but a free marked out pitched and a couple of benches! Primary school sports days have better faciltirast

[@lukemartin22]

It's also not true... They aren't all huge facilities but these are certainly more than 1 dedicated fields in the UK.

[@FreeJaffa92]

luke martin I believe the word is dedicated, there’s more than one facility it’s just not solely used for baseball. If you have other information just provide the Google coordinates for two separate dedicated baseball facilities, or websites.

[@lukemartin22]

Alderman Kneeshaw Park Valiant Dr, Hull HU9 4DZ maps.app.goo.gl/yBsbjcesgTD7GBWD8 Purex Field in Hull. Yes the land is on a public park but it's a dedicated baseball field with outfield fencing, a mound and dugout areas

[@nyrangersfan22]

At least the Mets can win in UK baseball (0:57)

[@GoBlues767]

XD

[@usamaahmed2297]

kek

[@NinhLyUK]

Believe it or not, the London Mets are the reigning league champions! I doubt NY Mets could claim any of that though ... And a random side note: the 'Mets' in the London Mets doesn't stand for 'Metropolitans' .. it's short for 'Meteorites'.

[@nyrangersfan22]

Ninh Ly Sadly, my Mets can’t seem to claim anything lately. It’s interesting that Mets stands for Meteorites in the UK. You learn something new everyday.

[@nyrangersfan22]

Nathan Santoro Yup

[@ShawnGilgore]

So, the British attitude toward baseball is basically the same as the one I get from fellow Americans when I try to explain that I love Cricket.

[@NinhLyUK]

Probably yeah.

[@timcarr6381]

@@NinhLyUK I don't particularly mind Baseball, it's just I'm from England, and haven't grown up with it.

[@rangers94ism]

@@timcarr6381 You are missing out

[@timcarr6381]

@@rangers94ism In the U.S. you have your own '''stock sports' in the shape of American Football, Baesball and Basketball, which no doubt are given wall to wall coverage by the American media. In exactly the same way as you guys, we have wall to wall Soccer, Rugby and cricket, on a near never ending loop. There's very little space to incorporate new games, especially as in the past when I've watched some basebal live, I've been sitting up in the middle of the night here, and hence, the time difference also comes into play. As I say I don't mind Baseball at all, but it's simply not feasible to submit to it direct.

[@hmu05366]

Tim Carr - baseball is losing popularity in the United States ... I think only 1/12 kids under 24 prefer it. The most popular sports in the US for kids are football and Soccer, closely followed by basketball. So this kind of suggests that baseball has a hard time in the next 30 or so years...

[@mustang6172]

There are two stages of British people watching baseball: 1. This is just rounders. 2. I don't understand what's going on! Why isn't this rounders?

[@glenndsouza5447]

Bruh they watch cricket. That is way more boring and matches last 5 days. Also rounders is non existent in the UK

[@memsom]

goddammit 10 it’s not, rounders is just a kids game that you would have played at school. In the UK, rounders is/was one of those sports like dodgeball - it fills in time when kids are meant to be having PE (physical education lesson)

[@glenndsouza5447]

@@memsom Its not taken seriously that's my point

[@NinhLyUK]

Nobody assumes that baseball is like rounders. Even a blind man could tell the difference.

[@mustang6172]

@@memsom That's the joke.

[@HiiixImpakt]

It's also worth mentioning that a lot of the players on the UK's national team are foreign pro players who qualify because their parents were born in countries that were under British rule at the time.

[@NinhLyUK]

That sounds about right.

[@theyoshi202]

Oof

[@robastergaming6074]

i kinda wish that baseball was a bit more available here, it honestly seems really fun

[@CCQ75]

It is fun. I didn't care about baseball before either but when I got the MLB the show 2011 video game I gave it a chance and now I'm a big baseball fan

[@krispyasfk2567]

It's by far the best sport. Every other sport is just caveman run caveman smash where baseball is a skill based mind game. Each at bat is a game of chess where the pitcher tries to fake out the batter, is he going to throw me a 100 mile an hr fastball or a 85 mph curveball out of the zone and you swing over it for a strike. That little battle for each at bat is why baseball is so dope.

[@tejpoole]

The organisations mentioned in the video can locate a team in your area on thier websites

[@talhasheraz5913]

I’m more surprised by the fact that Pakistan has a national baseball team

[@pedrodorantes3527]

I love how Take Me Out to the Ballgame plays happily in the background in the middle of this tragically sad video. Great video. Long live baseball!!

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, ironic isn't it?!

[@DennyThePanther]

how about this for a video: "Why Cricket in the US Sucks" Edit: How did this get 190 likes? Edit #2: Coming back to this after 3 years, and it seems that I've created a war in the comments section...

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll consider it.

[@stevendebettencourt7651]

Now wait just a second, the USA does have ODI status right now. We’re not that bad at cricket.

[@rvog6584]

as Steve notes ... there is actually a small, dedicated cricket contingent in U.S. Similar to, perhaps, the U.S. rugby community.

[@jasonbourne7164]

Here's the simplest explanation in two words - MISS MANAGEMENT. Given the fact that ICC ( cricket governing body ) always suspends USA cricket boards.

[@tenzinhavok3522]

No money in Cricket in the US. People would earn more playing football/soccer in the US than cricket.

[@gorhajm]

The last point is why I would have rather seen MLB play in the Netherlands given there national team constantly over achieves, and two they have a professional league

[@NinhLyUK]

People have suggested that they play elsewhere in Europe, to an audience that appreciates them. You're not wrong!

[@dennischen5367]

Isn't the Netherlands' success in baseball because of Curacao? Does "continental" Netherlands (for lack of a better word lol) actually like baseball?

[@davidhebert2045]

@@dennischen5367 I've looked into that and for the most part, you are right. But over the years, as Curacao players have done well and put "Netherlands" orange jerseys front and center for mainland Dutch to see on TVs, this has created some interest in the mainland. There are some purpose built stadiums I have seen that don't look bad in my opinion. And if you look over the Dutch roster during the world baseball classic, you'll see not all of them are from Curacao, and some of them can be decent.

[@timdixon32]

Dennis Chen Curaçao and Aruba mainly. It’s not just Netherlands, it’s Kingdom of Nederland.

[@rvog6584]

@@dennischen5367 while many [most?] of NED players can hail from ... not nor. europe ... my local minor league team had a Dutch hurler ... from.Amsterdam. he was good. may have gone onto a higher lvl., i lost track ...

[@freddymarcel-marcum6831]

As an American who often boasts about "hitting it for six" or "yeah I got caught out" I understand your concern 🇺🇸♥️🇬🇧

[@cedricgist7614]

Thanks for this examination of Baseball in the U.K. I, too, am surprised that even one dedicated field exists. Even more, I'm stunned that baseball leagues exist and seem modeled after the American system - which can be a controversial topic. However, when Baseball bites, you become a lifer. Baseball is a humbling game and I guess because it's so hard that's one of the hooks that keeps us. Decades ago, I became more interested in the numbers than in the play on the field. Yet in those clips you showed - clips of less than spectacular play - I felt the old longing to be out there playing. Brits playing baseball may meet some ridicule in America - but not from me. Those guys you showed were playing at a level far above anything I experienced: I couldn't even make my high school team. So, to see the stumbling and bumbling that occurs at all levels doesn't make me less appreciative. They're in the arena. I admire them. It's OK that it's a club sport for the most part: I'm surprised that there's even this level of interest. Thanks again and, "Go British Baseball!"

[@NinhLyUK]

I think that was one of the most level headed responses I've seen so far ... thank you very much. Yes, I agree that it's easy to criticise and Americans would be quick to ridicule. But for all intents and purposes, in this series of videos, I don't question the efforts from the players themselves - though my comments about their standard are objective fact rather than subjective opinion. And I largely agree with your points!

[@cedricgist7614]

@@NinhLyUK - I never expect an actual reply from the source! Thank you. Keep doing the good work.

[@user-dq4bi8jj1l]

No sorry highschool baseball will kill pro baseball in Britain. Especially in LA, Miami, San Diego etc. The field are even better like video said. You seem nice but think before you talk please

[@jimbob8973]

I play baseball in the UK, along with over 20,000 others in recent growth years. We had a record turn out for spring training last week. It's a truly great game and sadly underrepresented in the UK, but will continue to grow with positive press (perhaps not such titles as this video)

[@xxGravyBabyxx]

Hopefully that happens one day. Baseball is a beautiful sport and would do amazing in some countries like India, Britain, or South Africa.

[@Kunalkshirsagar798]

I feel the same but because of cricket popularity it will most likely take years to get get even 1 4th up the list

[@Masterakoya]

Cricket 🏏 next Americans game ,, major league Cricket coming in USA this July

[@iameverywhere8551]

@@xxGravyBabyxx it won't really grow in India , cricket is literally religion in India

[@cepaees]

Football Will always tule the uk

[@gmoneydolla8758]

So you're telling me that each time I've visited the UK I've been in the top 3K of baseball players

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, technically you're correct!

[@GoBlues767]

This is officially a series now

[@NinhLyUK]

It certainly is!

[@tychu9]

I like it. There’s a much more finite number of episodes to this I would think though

[@el._vato_samuel]

@@tychu9 yeah like seeing why british sports suck here in america (Except for soccer its growing here but MLS needs some work)

[@Tom-ed2fc]

@@NinhLyUK Could you do one for sports like rugby in America?

[@talhahhussain5603]

@@Tom-ed2fc Does rugby suck in America though? It's obviously nowhere near the level of, say, New Zealand, but the national team regularly qualifies for international competitions and MLR seemed to be doing fine prior to the pandemic.

[@StudioUAC]

now you have to do a ninh explains the rules of british baseball now.

[@NinhLyUK]

It's very obscure!

[@davezanko9051]

@@NinhLyUK That's an understatement. The only really significant even, the annual England vs Wales game, hasn't even been held for the last few years because of the lack of players. I think it might almost be fair to call it a dead sport. Shame, too. It definitely is of some historical interest to those looking at the origins of baseball, which can really best be summed up as "Bat-and-ball games with more than two safe bases existed as early as the late Tudor period in various regional forms known variously as "base ball", "rounders", or "town ball". Some of these came to the American colonies, where other regional forms came together, such as the Knickerbocker rules from New York City, Massachusetts rules, Philadelphia town ball and others. In the UK and Ireland, three versions became standardized and survive: English rounders, British (really Welsh) baseball, and Irish rounders. Meanwhile, in the US, shortly after the Civil War there was an effort to standardize the game that saw the New York game adopt some elements from the Massachusetts and Philadelphia games to form the earliest form of the modern sport. (It mostly resembles the New York game, but has evolved further greatly since then.) Sorry for rambling. I really miss baseball right now.

[@jamesmnaylor]

Please tell me your going to do an updated video and say that GB qualified or the world baseball classic. Not only that, but, they automatically qualified for the next one as well. They lost to USA by only 4 runs, Canada by 10, Mexico by one and beat Columbia by 3. Now they are guaranteed to have an influx of money to help grow the game in the uk.

[@BritIshbaseball-Truths]

I would say it's not far wrong to be fair - the WBC qualifying was a welcome boost to profile - but for me it was mired by and will forever be tainted by the organizations in charge of the sport in this country. Institutionalized misogyny, sexism, racism, bullying, harassment, law breaking, gossiping, politicking, cover ups and a refusal to handle issues. The truth won't stay buried forever

[@evanshields3997]

Great video. The footage of that first pitcher in the domestic league really puts it into perspective. For any Brits who don’t know, you start facing pitchers of that speed when you’re about 10 or 11 in the states, and I hit against my first 90-95 mph pitcher when I was 14. I, and basically everyone I know who also played through high school, has played with and against current minor and major leaguers. I didn’t know how small baseball was in the UK, so this was really shocking to watch. I hope the MLB increases British engagement by having more games in the UK, allowing our game to reach a larger audience and not be so isolated in its already popular locations (Latin America, US, Korea, Japan).

[@zenokada2278]

Unfortunately for American sports I don’t think anyone cares enough to even dislike baseball Generally people care enough to dislike American football and basketball is actually quite popular with a thriving league and high participation, but I don’t see the point in pushing a sport that is universally considered worse cricket, and a lot of people already don’t like cricket

[@epicrandomperson1998]

2 videos in a short space of time heavily featuring Derby County, you know how to make a man happy

[@NinhLyUK]

That wasn't intentional - just a coincidence. But glad you're happy with it!

[@tomwhite4]

6:05 couldn’t agree more I live in the uk and have recently taken a liking to American football and everyone including my family are calling me stupid for liking the sport when they literally don’t know anything about the game itself

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, you're right. It's a shame that ignorance and hatred are born of lack of education about a specific subject.

[@ajfjsjdndkaotunsjaicyshabs6271]

Same with my family, we are from the US and I get called weird for watching rugby.

[@TheBrainSpecialist]

The worst part is when Rugby people say Gridiron Football "Isn't tough" I played both in high school. They don't know what they're talking about.

[@bluestar1083]

American football is stop start stop start with a concert in the middle shite

[@starrynight1657]

American football was probably more popular when it first took off in the UK in the mid 80s due to being shown on TV.

[@InfiniteCS]

I was going to go the London Series game to watch my Cubs play the Cards, hopefully I can fly from Chicago to London to celebrate the great game of baseball

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, such a shame it got cancelled.

[@trisgilmour]

To be honest I didn’t know you guys had it over there

[@NinhLyUK]

People who live here don't either!

[@lukemartin22]

We definitely do and this video doesn't do it justice in the slightest

[@trisgilmour]

luke martin I’m glad you enjoy the game and I just honestly didn’t know

[@spl0tt1]

You were right, we hardly do.

[@jacoblee-hart9647]

I would say all major sports will have some niche fanbase in most countries. Most people from the UK wouldn't know either, but it just shows that in a country that likes sports there will always be a little niche fanbase for things like baseball.

[@user-br6jv7rq7s]

Sick video ninh! I love this style it’s very interesting. You could do rugby or another sport in the us? Or what about afl outside of Australia?

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks dude. I'll consider those ideas!

[@CaptianDerp69]

"if you cant win don't try" that's the most British thing i've ever herd .

[@NinhLyUK]

I think that's a Homer Simpson line?

[@tomrochester7381]

Ninh Ly actually It’s Art of war... “If a Battle cannot be won do not fight it” - Sun Tzu

[@RatzaChewy]

To be honest, that applies much more to the US, simply because they're used to being one of the best. Look at the medal tallies at the summer Olympics - GB won no more than 5 gold medals each time between 1988-1996, but there was still wall to wall coverage on TV. On the other hand, the US shows everything on a tape delay, and good luck seeing something like field hockey or the modern pentathlon over gymnastics and track & field.

[@packersfanforlife7903]

@MrNorthernSol to be honest for a good few years back Sky Sports used to play the Elite Hockey League on a weekly basis and even had live games. It did due off though but out of all the Sports I would say Ice Hockey is the most professional in Britain out of all the American/Canadian Sports. Then it is Basketball, then Football and then Baseball clearly. It is no surprise however as I believe Ice Hockey was actually invented by a Scottish man and in Scotland they have some big named teams. My Girlfriends Grandparents live not far from the Fife Flyers and her Grandad keeps a track of the team and used to go and watch them on a regular basis.

[@charlesstuart7290]

I have a lot of ex Cricket players posting on comments complaining they don't want their sons playing Cricket because it has evolved into too dangerous a sport . Not exactly sure why - except maybe having to stand in forever as a batsman and getting thrown against. In Australia it seems that baseball is slowly gaining in popularity at Cricket's expense. The London crowd at the Red Sox/ Yankees series seemed to like it - and I bet if you polled them they would say there was more action in a shorter time than Cricket and the field play was superior compared to the tepid field play in Cricket.

[@NinhLyUK]

Not sure why people would say that Cricket is becoming dangerous?! It's largely unchanged since the introduction of T20 and that was at least a decade ago.

[@ELP1791]

Cricket won't die in Australia as it requires enormous skill required to play cricket compared with baseball or in any cricket playing countries as it is not merley a sport rather it is part of their culture .

[@lower48graphs]

Congratulations on UK for qualifying to the World Baseball Classic.

[@epicrandomperson1998]

The UK doesn't like American Football and Baseball, they like the NFL and MLB as leagues. They're huge leagues with massive spending, popularity and fan culture, from a country that speaks the same language as us, and their afternoon games are primetime over here. Most people who are fans of these two leagues probably couldn't name a professional team outside of these leagues. I think the main problem with Baseball is that we already have a popular slow bat and ball game where people mainly go to just drink beer on a sunny afternoon and really you don't need two of these sports. There is little overlap between countries were cricket is popular and countries where baseball is popular. Next video should be: Why British american football is a hilarious shitshow. As a Leicester Falcons fan, I'd enjoy that. p.s. As a ski jumping fan, how many rules videos have you got planned covering various skiing disciplines?

[@NinhLyUK]

I largely agree with everything that you said. As for British American Football, it's not as bad a shape as Basketball, but it's interesting how they try and develop. I've got quite a few 'Rules explained' videos planned, some scripts are even written ... it just takes time to make them all.

[@eyzmin]

Hey the BAFA is actually really getting good in these last few years, the 90 yard long fields that seem to plague it on the other hand, those can go. Honestly the whole play level in Europe is getting really really good, especially in the German speaking countries, they've got a few D1 level teams. I've watched tapes going back 15 years in a lot of leagues and you can see them get better each year. The problem with the BAFA is it has so few fans, it has a lot of dedicated players though. Heard the BAFA finals were broadcast on tv last year, so that's progress. It's crazy that watching a lot of player and fan interviews in many countries, all the people 18-35 all say the same thing, "I learned American football from Maden". Funny to think a usually free video game gave rise to a massive group of new american football fans and players around the world

[@gokulbalagopalpayyanur8080]

It sounds like you hate cricket, cricket is an amazing sport, both cricket and baseball are wonderful in their own right.

[@StarNBars94]

@@eyzmin what you said about Madden is funny because the rise of FIFA is a big reason for the huge growth of interest in Soccer (sorry, football) here in America.

[@charlesstuart7290]

You do see Yankee baseball caps in Britain.

[@JamesTilsley1]

‘Cause we’ve got cricket, and we love it! 🏏

[@matthewbolton1709]

5:21 are we just gonna ignore how fast that Pakistani dude threw to first?

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, dude had a cannon for an arm.

[@hafeezkhaliq7776]

ya. still SAFE!!!!

[@hafeezkhaliq7776]

@@NinhLyUK Maby he shuld be the Pitcher? not guy piching 13 -0

[@StaySqueezy12]

That was actually a solid play lol

[@tomasmackenzie5866]

Should be playing third, no arc, pure gas

[@nileshp1347]

It's not fare to compare test cricket with baseball. T20 Cricket is rapidly gaining popularity in all corners of the world including USA.

[@Torq123]

Cricket is more about class, patience and skill.. doesn’t matter if it is 5 days or 20 over.

[@Masterakoya]

Cricket 🏏 is great game , it can challenge to soccer in future

[@CCQ75]

​@@Masterakoya That will never happen

[@bjnt92281]

The British Baseball League and British Baseball Association remind of the early years of the American League and National League disconnection during the infancy stages of Major League Baseball.

[@NinhLyUK]

Kind of, yeah.

[@eksortso]

The organ music in the background gave me a tingly feeling. I'm itching for a seventh-inning stretch right about now. I can only imagine that those little bits of culture that accompany sports in their native lands become exotic when they cross borders.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, I'm surprised I've not been given more hate for playing 'Take me out to the ball game" as the background music.

[@eksortso]

@@NinhLyUK Oh wow. But you had implied that nobody but stalwart fans in the UK even knows about that bit of music, or its significance. It's not alarming enough for xenophobia to take root.

[@theredraven]

I think I must be the only Miami Marlins fan in Manchester. Quite proud of that! On the other hand I also follow the Hanshin Tigers from Japan and one of the customers at the supermarket I work in is from Japan and is also a Hanshin fan so hey, maybe there are loads of fans of less successful teams all around the UK who we don't know about!

[@halomo81]

Find me a San Diego Padres fan in the UK then id say thats a surprise lol

[@theredraven]

@@halomo81 I bet you'd be more likely to find one now after the last few years with Tati's Jr and Machado!

[@Tu_Padre31]

Marlins fan? O you poor bloke 😮‍💨

[@jakefox589]

I’m a New York Mets fan from the UK

[@Springtrap102]

It is always interesting to see how other sports current status in other places of the world. Keep up the great work

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks!

[@someonesgottodoit]

When I was a kid we used to play baseball in school and sometimes with friends in a random field it was so much fun someone really needs to make this bigger in the UK I'd still play now if I had somewhere to go and people to play with.

[@Schizukai]

Another very good video. One small (I mean VERY small) turnaround possibility is if the overseas territories of the UK in the Caribbean were to adopt Baseball similar to that of the Dutch Caribbean, as stars such as Kenley Jansen/Didi Gregorius/Andrew Jones and others have emerged from Curacao in the past 20 years. Even Xander Bogaerts, a top 30 player, came from Aruba. If UK nationals in the Caribbean were to begin playing, similar to the recent trend in another Anglo-Carib nation, the Bahamas, it would significantly benefit the national team similar to that of the Dutch. I think it's rational to think it could occur, although cricket continues to dominate the bat/ball game in Commonwealth areas such as Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago, even with insanely close proximity to the baseball haven of Venezuela. I think it's fair to say there's a growing baseball community in the UK (check out Baseball Brit on twitter, you guys should collaborate), although it will forever pale in comparison to that of the NFL in terms of US sports' growth, and sadly has less potential for growth alone than that of the NBA/NHL due to logistical reasons. Again, though, it's good you mentioned national attitudes, it definitely plays a massive part in even mentioning the sport in a casual context, which is usually how curiosity is peaked in the first place.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, I'm not saying it's completely dead. But without a seismic shift in perception and attitude, it will forever remain a niche sport over here.

[@JaffaGB]

Nearly every single guy on the GB team once it’s a qualifier is an overseas national, we are doing that but still hasn’t worked - baby steps sadly

[@patrickstump6809]

If the MLB comes back to London in 2021, I'd love to see your impressions of it.

[@NinhLyUK]

I'm planning on doing that when it next comes to town!

[@packersfanforlife7903]

I myself have only ever enjoyed North American Sports for a team level. I enjoy Football, Rugby but only ever on a National Level. I got into Cricket in the World Cup but then it has gone away again. Every Sport is good in its own right. However being a North American Sports fan for 3/4 of my life I have taken a lot of stick off people over here. I have even had full blown arguments over it... none started by me. Very hostile atmosphere years ago. You get the usual line, "you aren't American?!?!" To some people following a Sport means you have to be that Nationality to like it! One of my mates when I first met him said I am British therefore should only like Football (Soccer) as that is what he loves more than anything. There is defeinitely a stima or at least there used to be with liking North American Sports on Britain. Everyone bashs the Americans for liking Football but I have never heard a British person mock Canadians for calling it the exact same thing! The biggest joke of all is that Rugby's offical name here is Rugby Football hence why most governing bodies have RFU in them for the Union side of things! People say Americans are stupid for liking Baseball but never say anything about the fact that Baseball is also massive in Japan. Once again they bash Americans for liking Ice Hockey yet... it is way more popular in Canada than America. When you put all thay togethet you start to notice a pattern emerging... any Sport which Americans play is stupid but any Country which also loves it is never mentioned which is why all those people saying that have no real clue what they are talking about. I have been an American Football Fan for 17 years, it is my favourite Sport and always will be, I have been a Packers fan for 17 years and the only thing I have left to buy of theirs is a Gameday ticket. I have liked Baseball for almost just as long but never invested really into a team and I am more of a netural who just enjoys watching the Sport and the same with Ice Hockey. Basketball never has really appealed to me but I still think it is good. In my group of Friends it is weird, they talk about Football... Inhave no clue what is going on but a Sport 3000 miles away I keep track of and know what is going on haha. The biggest give away of all however is when Americans start to like Soccer. British fans of the Sport now say, "they don't do it right!" Or "their Football songs are shit!" "or the MLS is shit!" Yes they actually slam their favourite Sport just because the Americans are now getting into it! That for me is the biggest give away how British People view Americans on Sports. However it can be said it can be the other way round too. However I have met ex College Football Players who all said Rugby was a great Sport and they would love to give it a go. I have also met Americans who love and play Rugby.

[@NinhLyUK]

In short, I agree with your points. Stigma is an awful thing sometimes.

[@handsolo1209]

When I played baseball in the UK years ago it was mostly ex-pat Canadians and Americans involved, and they always said that the British players had the wrong throwing technique due to playing cricket.

[@NinhLyUK]

I can believe that.

[@cheesemccheese5780]

Baseball players seem to practice throwing more than cricketers.

[@Blackpill149]

@@cheesemccheese5780 Cricket is all about techniques while baseball requires more faster reaction time and accuracy on throwing ball

[@YoungM6661]

Funnily enough, this video was the reason I found a team near me. I would never have googled baseball in Cornwall without this video so Ninh, thank you for helping me find a team!

[@Black_Jack21]

I'm British and I love baseball..... Though I can't carry a baseball bat anywhere I look very suspicious even with a group of friends.

[@davidhebert2045]

It is really unfortunate this is the case in the UK. I have thought with the love of cricket in the country, baseball would find some crossover for some. I know it's been that way for me. If I hadn't studied baseball as I have, I believe I would never have been able to watch my first game of cricket with such fascination.

[@NinhLyUK]

Believe it or not, there's an organisation in India that has reached out to be with a baseball/cricket hybrid.

[@rohanmarkjay]

Allan Border, Ian Chappell are big baseball fans as well as they played baseball a lot before they became cricketers. Also Australian cricket has been heavily influenced by baseball from America. I mean the name world series cricket in australia in the 1970s was a straight off rip off of the American MLB. Coloured clothing, Night time cricket, flares and fireworks. White coloured ball etc big cash prizes. The debt modern cricket owes to American baseball the MLB in particular is huge.

[@Blackpill149]

@@NinhLyUK Baseball can succeed im europe but not in south asia.Because indian subcontinent countries love cricket more than anything.And they prefer games with more techniques and skills.Thats why they also have hocky team and quit successful.

[@musaabpero5867]

@@Blackpill149 in pakistan baseball is the fastest growing sport as of now in 2024

[@Blackpill149]

@@musaabpero5867 lol nice joke

[@simonmeyer6942]

I play baseball in scotland. I wished they would expand more :( There are only 7 teams which is really a shame. 2 in glasgow, 2 in aberdeen, 2 in edingburgh and 1 close to dundee.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, 7 teams in the entire country of Scotland really isn't great for participation levels.

[@HarpreetSingh-kj8ro]

I played baseball in highschool for one year in California but I lacked arm strength to play so I went to soccer and wrestling instead since I was too short for basketball.

[@Convoy20]

Nothing has been done about it? I beg to differ. In Scotland we've grown from 3 to 8 teams in just 8 years. Look deeper and you'll find there are people trying and succeeding

[@simonmeyer6942]

@@Convoy20 I didnt say nothing is being done about it. Im just saying it would be great if it would expand more

[@Convoy20]

@@simonmeyer6942 sorry, my reply was for the clown doing the video. The plan is to expand more, and we are working incredibly hard to do that. The biggest issue isn't lack of players however, it is lack of people who have the time and who are willing to put in the effort to get a team going and keep it going. Without Jason West for example Tayport wouldn't exist - Dundee has had smatterings of a team for years but couldn't get going. Inverness almost had a team but the guy organising had a new born and nobody else stepped into his place so it died despite having enough players. This idiot in the video doesn't understand how getting a team off the ground and is sustainable works

[@solorevolutionist799]

I once went with a friend to the UK and we brought our baseball stuff since we love the sport. When we were practicing simple popflys people were so impressed. It was so strange.

[@MattJohno2]

I recently got stopped by police wondering why I had a baseball bat in my bag. I of course just explained that it's for playing and practice and showed them the rest of my gear. It's understandable but baseball bats here are mostly seen as weapons rather than game objects.

[@back1879]

Well in 2022, the British national team has officially qualified for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. I'm honestly shocked

[@aganast]

How similar are British baseball and rounders? I've played the latter back in the day, while in summer school in England, and it actually made me love the noble sport of American baseball (I'd love to see an explain video for any of the two British pitch and bat sports)

[@NinhLyUK]

Not very. The equipment is different, the rules are different, the format is generally the same though.

[@Zephyrbal]

I'm sorry, people turn their noses up at Basketball in favor of NET BALL? I mean, I kind of get it for NFL and Baseball, you've got viable alternatives with rich history, but net ball? Really?

[@NinhLyUK]

You'd be surprised! Netball gets more funding, has better organisation and is taken a lot more seriously than basketball in this country. The Netball Super League pulls in money from Sky Sports that the BBL can only dream of. I'm sadly not joking!

[@TheCasanovaPugilist147]

meanwhile in my home country, we play basketball 24/7 when the average height is like 5'3" *facepalm, when we might have better chances to produce talents if we focused on baseball or soccer.

[@jamalcolorado4260]

Philippines??

[@tylercote6597]

Challenge accepted. Just finished my first UK baseball season. Ready to build it up.

[@MrMine123456789]

Thinking of joining a team. I’d love to see it grow to the point where we are competing against countries

[@agomez7740]

In all honesty, a standard baseball fan is defined by apathy at its finest, unless we are talking playoffs

[@jeremiahgreen3461]

I'm just waiting on the American football episode. I really want you to get into the whole European American football scene because it's endlessly fascinating.

[@NinhLyUK]

It really is. It's coming up, though the script is taking way too long to write.

[@cranjismcbasketball1638]

Sorry to hear about you not being able to go to the London Series Ninh, do you have a favorite MLB team?

[@NinhLyUK]

I'm a Jays fan. And yeah, it sucks ... I had to fight tooth and nail for various refunds for hotels and tickets etc.

[@lewisthelegend7477]

When did anybody from cricket call baseball slow and boring ??? That’s right no one

[@zoltanm8278]

When is the Q&A coming out Ninh?

[@NinhLyUK]

In a couple of weeks or so.

[@miscible21]

Baseball has a long and rich history in South Africa. Especially in Cape Town. But we are facing many of same problems that you've highlighted. Funding being the main issue, of which there is none. No investment, sponsorship, nothing. Which is shocking considering that we have had players in the MLB and minors for many years, and others playing in national leagues around the world. We had hoped to qualify for the Olympics which would have seen the government invest some money in the game. But it didn't happen. And seeing as the future of baseball is global it's short sighted of governments not to invest in the game. We can't all make the national cricket side but those who don't can use those skills on the baseball field. We have great facilities which have been in place for years and clubs are trying to keep the game going but without a national strategy it will be a struggle. I started playing baseball last year at the age of 31 and I fell in love with the game. I can't speak positively enough of it. Thanks for this content. Hopefully it will help raise the profile of the game since it's not an American point of view.

[@NinhLyUK]

Cool story, thanks for commenting.

[@Asher_028]

Same thing in the US for soccer. Other than the fact that there is quite a bit of soccer fields

[@braydenbrown379]

I looked up the baseball World Cup on Wikipedia that Great Britain won the first baseball World Cup in the 1930s And I didn’t know there was another form of baseball called British baseball, I would be nice to see a video on the rules of British baseball :)

[@CaptainKeyForge]

Fun video. I’m English, born here, lived here all my life so no allegiance to American sports. However, I really enjoy all the 4 Majors. I’ve seen every Major sport in action live in either the US or Canada and I do really enjoy baseball. I agree that nobody cares rather than they dislike it. I would like to point out though the irony that you CANNOT walk down a UK high street without seeing a Yankees baseball cap on somebody’s head. The only sports merchandise sold in my local supermarket- genuine, official Yankees hats. No other teams either. Just them 🤣😂. Not even British football teams! I’ll have to watch your NFL video. I’d like to say too, I know the rules. I understand a double play, RBI, call strikes and balls almost as well as the comms.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, the irony is pretty lost on the people with a Yankees hat on, but probably don't know where they play!

[@joshuabolduc3961]

I am a Red Sox fan that has moved from New England to England, and it makes my skin crawl every time I see a NY hat on someone’s head. I would put money on 75% of the people wearing them not even knowing that it is a baseball hat. To me each one I see just means more money towards someone’s $110,000,000 four year pinstriped f’n contract that will be playing against the Sox, and most likely be winning the way things are going right now .....God I’m bitter!

[@flamingfrancis]

It is not about the Yankees, it has everything to do with making a fashion statement. Ask the fashionista how many WS the Yanks have won or who Lou Gehrig was.

[@rohanmarkjay]

Thats right. Not just New York yankees. But all types of Americana. T Shirts with Los Angles lakers or dodgers or San Francisco 49ers etc. Brits might not like American sports especially baseball. But they will dig everything else about America. From Hollywood, US TV, American fast food, American music, fashion etc the list almost endless. And like you said wear all the baseball memorabiblia from the MLB teams. But then say they would hate baseball. They may even visit America many times and catch baseball game or two and still say they hate baseball.

[@OverkillGamingPC]

Even cricket has lost its popularity in the UK, mostly due to it moving to SKy Tv which is expensive. Most kid here play football (association) or to a lesser degree rugby. I've never actually seen baseball being played in the uk in any form, not even in a park.

[@aaeeuuuggghh9948]

Being a 15 yr old kid from Britain playing basketball baseball and American football it's really confusing why we don't like American sport because I find it tough to play but that's the fun in all of it. The fun is (for me) the part where you try to get yourself to improve on what your limits are and try to push them further and further until you cant anymore for a couple of months and then retry it until you can't do it anymore and retry until you reach to the top and what you can get from that is experience and without any experience I don't think there's any fun so please and I'm saying this to the general public of Great Britain. TRY IT OUT FIRST BEFORE YOU JUDGE IT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM IT

[@0010Delta]

Any plans on doing any Rules of ... explained for Esports given the lack of traditional sports that are actually happening right now?

[@NinhLyUK]

I don't know much about eSports admittedly.

[@Kylora2112]

"Ninh explains: 'The Rules Of Starcraft II'"

[@stewdapples267]

I’m English and I love baseball, subscribe to MLB and I’m a Yankees fan, if only Baseball was bigger over here, I’d go every game

[@MattJohno2]

The closest I've ever played to baseball was Rounders, which was my favourite sport back in school, would love to try my hand at Baseball though, but I wouldn't imagine any of my friends would want to play it. My first exposure to it was actually through Star Trek DS9 believe it or not! Edit: I've actually found a local team and have been practicing with them, learned a lot but am still quite... terrible, then again I've only been going once a week for 5 weeks.

[@jayscott7237]

Still playing?

[@MattJohno2]

@@jayscott7237 Yeah, it's fun

[@lindsayot6193]

Can I ask where your team is? I’m currently getting into baseball and looking for a team to play with

[@WendeXTX]

I was planning a trip to Toronto and also seeing the Blue Jays, the price difference was eye watering - £70 outfield tickets in London Vs under CAD$20. Overpriced and an unfit venue are hardly going to convince people to keep going with Baseball in the UK.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes exactly! And being a Jays fan myself, I can attest that the tickets are the best deal in town. You won't have to pay more than 22 for a decent seat and they used to have $2 Tuesdays ... tickets for just $2!

[@TheTaz789]

Can you do another video, now that a team qualified for the world classic?!

[@ashvijhosdurg9030]

Could you do a video like this for lacrosse

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll consider it.

[@Halo.-.]

Baseball seems to fit in fine in Japan, China, & Korea. Places where Soccer (Football) & Volleyball are professional sports of note.

[@razormc954]

Baseball is actually really popular in Japan

[@Halo.-.]

@@razormc954 Very & they've kicked our butts in the WBC :)

[@razormc954]

@@Halo.-. Plus, they've produced some excellent major league talent.. Yu Darvish, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Matsui, Shohei Ohtani, and Ichiro Suzuki just to name a few

[@Halo.-.]

@@razormc954 LOVE Ichiro & the others I like too :)

[@timolson4809]

Hey Ninh, what was the hardest thing for you to get when you first got into baseball? I learned at such a young age that I don’t remember not knowing the rules other than I think one time I asked “is there half time in baseball” when I was 5.

[@NinhLyUK]

Nothing really ... it came to me pretty naturally.

[@sa35992]

Out of curiosity, how expensive where tickets to the MLB games in London?

[@NinhLyUK]

Freeze the video at the 7:33 mark and the prices are on the left. For a decent ticket, that's extortionate.

[@sa35992]

@@NinhLyUK I didn't even notice the ticket prices there when I first watched. Holy crap, those are higher than prices at MLB parks, and the US usually has higher ticket prices than the UK

[@matthias2756]

SB92 I think they started at around £60-70 for a bad seat (about double what you’d pay for a similar seat in the MLB)

[@flamingfrancis]

@@sa35992 Very high prices considering. When official MLB games between LAD and ARZ were played on a converted Sydney Cricket Ground in 2014 outfield tickets were reasonably priced around A$40 and that was after flying both teams over the Pacific. The conversion of the SCG to MLB standard was remarkable and time lapse vision is on YT.

[@globalpoliticsman9523]

Cricket fans will mock Baseball fans which I am a baseball fan for liking a very slow game but some forms of cricket can take 5 days baseball teams can play three games in a five-day.

[@glenndsouza5447]

Both are incredibly slow. I don't think its necessarily cricket fans. Its just people who hate America and American sports in general

[@NinhLyUK]

You'll find hatred in the ignorant in any country.

[@globalpoliticsman9523]

I agree both games are wonderful playing watch at the person he played Cricket played baseball they're both wonderful games to play

[@globalpoliticsman9523]

@@NinhLyUK agreed

[@galinor7]

Cricket called slow and boring? T20 hold my beer.

[@gamingvangchur9142]

Cricket is love 😍😍😍😍

[@blasttrash]

yeah t20 is far more explosive than baseball can ever be. In baseball if your team is trailing by 1 run in 9th inning, you know for sure that your team is going to loose and therefore you will almost never have a nail-biting game. In cricket if u need 20 from 6 balls, now that sense of urgency and nail-biting tension is amazing. This is hard to produce coz of baseball's mechanics of low scoring games. For a long time cricket was boring coz of tests which lasted 5 days long, but modern t20 cricket is insanely explosive and sometimes can finish in just 3 hours(which is same as baseball).

[@gordonferrar7782]

Cricket is amazing. T20 one dayers and tests. When it's good it's wonderful.

[@ThePastAnalysis]

@@blasttrash Unfortunately, you're statement about scoring in Baseball is inaccurate. Historically, the sport has had lower scoring games. Having scores only up to 3 was more common. We still have games like those but they come and go. There are plenty of games that can become massively scoring as certain developments have aided hitters at the expense of starting pitchers.

[@blasttrash]

@@ThePastAnalysis even if you have massive scores, it pales in comparison to something like cricket. If I google the team average runs, it looks its around 5.35(www.teamrankings.com/mlb/stat/runs-per-game). Which is low scoring from game theory standpoint. And if in last inning, your favorite team is trailing by 1 run in such a low scoring team, the likelihood of your team losing is extremely high which makes the game one sided and therefore we end up having less nail-biting games. On the contrary most of the t20 cricket games come close to last 6 balls(also called an over). Thus making the game exciting. The mechanics or run scoring is just different and sense of urgency is different too. Not saying baseball is bad or anything, but nail-biting games are hard to come by with such a run scoring mechanism. However baseball does have interesting base plays unlike cricket(since cricket has like only 2 bases and we hardly get action while running compared to baseball)

[@aagg6124]

We played it on a school level, and it was pretty nice, and everyone knew the basic set of rules. But I haven't come across anyone who played it as a hobby

[@NinhLyUK]

Wow, really? I'm surprised your school was kitted out with baseball gear?

[@aagg6124]

@@NinhLyUK We had no game specific field, but used cones to mark the field on our football pitch (of which we had many). We had bats, but used tennis balls, which was not bad actually. it did not came close to the real deal, but it was fun, pretty much the only thing, together with field hockey (again not the infrastructure, had to improv) that everyone liked. Even the non sportive kids.

[@NinhLyUK]

@@aagg6124 Wow, I didn't know that?

[@tcbobb1613]

@@NinhLyUK in US schools in PE we play kickball where it has the same rules at baseball just remove the gear. The ball is like big ball and red.

[@montanarunser579]

I remember having to explain baseball to someone who was from Britain and lived in France. It felt so weird having to go into the real details of the game.

[@NinhLyUK]

Believe it or not, I have a video for that!

[@jonjanson2]

As s big baseball ⚾️ fan form St. Louis that’s is so sad :( I love Baseball it is my favorite sport! My favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, it's a shame. As mentioned in the video, I was due to see the Cards in London.

[@ALRIGHTYTHEN.]

It's not hard to like the 2nd best baseball team in Missouri.

[@Classicrocker6119]

I guess this means it will be quite awhile before the MLB is able to welcome its first player from the UK. I'll go out on a limb here and say that first UK player in the majors will be from "Stoke on Trent" (I always liked that name and I apologize for any spelling errors!). He will debut for the New York Yankees in 2031. Thanks Ninh for another thought provoking video and all the best from John in Calgary. And yes I know it's Un-Canadian of me but i actually am a larger follower of baseball than hockey! 😀

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks John. Believe it or not, the only decent player to play in the MLB with legitimate claims of being British is former Blue Jays pitcher, Lance Painter (I think he was born in Bedford, just north of London). He last played about 10 years ago.

[@shimnakt955]

3:40 that's a great logo dude. I love it!

[@NinhLyUK]

Yeah, I do like the MILB logo.

[@shimnakt955]

@@NinhLyUK no the other one😂

[@samking4179]

Wow! Being an American I had no idea that there was even that level of interest in Britain in baseball. I love the term, "hand egg." That is hilarious! Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[@TOTN17]

baseball was in pretty dire straights in Australia for a while but things are slowly improving, we now have a pro league with 8 teams and with 7 of them playing a purpose built ballparks although there small with the Auckland Based team the Tuatara (My Team) having North Harbor Stadium (Home of NZ Football and North Harbour Rugby Union) being converted into a Baseball facility that can still host Football and Rugby Matches if needed

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, Australia is at least organised.

[@flamingfrancis]

You don't remember the ABL that operated 1989 to 1998? Parry Field in Perth and Oriole Stadium Sydney were two dedicated venues along with Altona. Most other teams used converted venues. Sydney teams used SFS, Parramatta Stadium, Sydney Showground. Canberra Bushrngers used Bruce Stadium (Raiders ground)

[@GeordieAviation]

I do like baseball, but it's more fun to play than to watch. And the problems in the UK are highlighted perfectly here. I just think sports in general in the UK do not get the same level of attention. I mean even when i was on my highschool rugby team, no one came to the games, no scouts were present etc etc. In America schools sellout high school games, colleges offer schollarships to play. It's a whole different system and culter. Fair play to them. I enjoy all of the America sports, but the closet we get to baseball these days is a game of rounders in the park.

[@maxscameraguy]

I went to the London series and met British Baseball fans at the game. There seams to be a lot of people who came over in the summer to the US and went to a game somewhere and became a fan, but lost intrest over time due to different reasons. They are fans of the sport, but without the coverage its hard to keep people's intrest in a sport thousands of miles away and 5 time zones behind. The videogame is also a problem as its PS only.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, I believe you're right. Because of the lack of coverage, baseball fans' interest in the UK generally wanes. As for the computer game ... I never played it.

[@privetchannel2490]

Can you please do a video on track and field (Athletics)?

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll consider it!

[@Iamthenoi]

Why not look up your nearest team and come give it a try. I’m one of these few British baseball players and honestly as a game it’s a hell of a lot of fun. The ethos of the sportsmanship under which it plays also generally attracts decent people rather than dickheads.

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, I agree!

[@chrisd9739]

It's sad. I'm a huge baseball fan and I would love to see it thrive in other parts of the world. Maybe one day lol

[@NinhLyUK]

Maybe one day, but I don't see it.

[@jarryd8167]

At least we got Asia and Latin America

[@naomirhoja6539]

These videos are fun I feel like it unites a bunch of us from different countries!

[@NinhLyUK]

Exactly!

[@pontifex4749]

I think it’s sad I can’t play the game I love just because I live in England. Throwing a pitch to nobody in my backyard yard, and playing MLB video games is the only baseball experience I can have... :(

[@billycaufield1135]

As a player in the South West league this is so spot on hahahaha

[@NinhLyUK]

Thanks. I'm glad someone sees sense around here!

[@CardiffMerlins]

South West League? Then you know Bristol and Plymouth have actual baseball fields? Farnham isn't the only one. Farnham itself has more than one field, so I call BS on the information given here.

[@billycaufield1135]

@@CardiffMerlins I didn't make the video; considering that even if you include bristol and plymouth there are still more purpose built fields in my hometown of 10,000 than there are in this entire country i'm willing to forgive him

[@CardiffMerlins]

@@billycaufield1135 not exactly "spot on" though, is it? And those are just two SWBL teams. There a more purpose built ones out there. It's not many, I know, but it's a growing sport here. Some clubs are doing great work. I find the mocking a little unnecessary.

[@billycaufield1135]

@@CardiffMerlins dude its one point of many he makes so hes human

[@mattador1996]

As a British person who LOVES baseball more than any other sport, I feel very “out of place” here in the UK where everyone talks about football, rugby or cricket. No conversations about other sports. I attempted to play baseball with my family once and it soon turned into anything but baseball. Even explaining the rules is hard to get through to them. I hope it will gain interest in the future here and I’ll tell my kids about this amazing sport whether it’s getting popular or not.😊

[@NinhLyUK]

Hopefully? Either that or move to the US. There's an idea!

[@egpx]

Interesting video Ninh. Makes Ice Hockey look like the model of a well run sport in this country!

[@NinhLyUK]

Yes, compared to baseball, ice hockey is well run!

[@wessparkmon2395]

I really do think there could be an audience for baseball in the UK. I came over to teach summer camps two years for American sports outside London. One year I taught baseball and one year I taught American football and the kids were always super receptive to the sports and actually were able to play games by the end of the week. If MLB could get a little more of a foothold in there, they might be able to get more attention on the sport.

[@supersasukemaniac]

Baseball in Japan: revered slightly less then Sumo Baseball in the UK: NOTHING Japan: "commit most honorable Seppuku."

[@NinhLyUK]

Sounds legit.

[@ChrisChanIsJesusChristHimself]

@Eurasian failure have seen that high school tournament its crazy

[@falihsaukhan5365]

Thanks to american influence, if British send their warship earlier than american cricket will probably become popular team sport in japan

[@falihsaukhan5365]

@VTechCho yes i know it, i mean that because American's successful attempt to open Japanese port and ending their isolationist policy they have strong cultural influence into modern japan imo, including sport.

[@danks13FPV]

Baseball has a bigger following in the UK than most people think. There are new clubs popping every season. There is also a newly formed Womens league that was due to start this season but Due to Coronavirus that was halted. I play for a team in the West Midlands Baseball League, this would have been our second season this year and our league has grown by one team already . There could be potentially another team by the start of the season season next year. So I think baseball is lot more popular than this video makes out to be fair.

[@ajgoals333]

Lol cricket is more popular in uk than baseball

[@stephenferrera-grand7827]

Great Job and in my experience very true. I was in Hyde Park on the 4th of July throwing the ball with 3 other American friends and we heard murmuring from some locals. We didn’t care about their S. talk. But eventually they got up to through a tennis ball bare handed. My friend asked one of them if he wanted to try his met on and play catch with my other friend. Surprisingly he said yes. Well first catch the Brit made hit him square in the palm and we had to explain to him what the web was for. His hand obviously stung. Then my friend and I backed up a bit and started to really through the ball with enough speed to make our Mets snap with sound. The started to realize he knew nothing about baseball and it’s skills. Then he buggerd off. Pure walk of shame with his mate. Not all Brits are quite as cheeky, when you get out of London they seem to be much sportier and open minded.

[@stephenferrera-grand7827]

Throw... my mistake oops

[@NinhLyUK]

Exactly! Cool story.

[@tissan88]

Could you do a video explaining the sport of ringette?

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll consider it.

[@vincentlimja]

Love these videos! May I suggest a video about why Rugby is not popular with other Europeans outside the six nations? One would think all the big burly northern Europeans would love it.

[@NinhLyUK]

I'll consider it.

[@flamingfrancis]

Incorrect...there are many other nations that play on a lower tier and attempt qualification for the RWC. There are well over 110 nations with official Associations. In that regard it runs fairly close to baseball globally.A number also play in Rugby Sevens and will probably be seen at the coming Olympics. A search will give you the results I quoted.

[@joaquingonzalez834]

damn ninh's at it again, so this is why the uk doesnt have much sports variety

[@tersecleric2]

It does, just not in american sports

[@NinhLyUK]

I don't think that's the reason ... for baseball - it just general apathy killing the sport.

[@joaquingonzalez834]

well if its only rugby and football, idk what else cricket?

[@LJW1912]

Nothing wrong with our ice hockey league (all things considered, anyway)

[@tersecleric2]

@@joaquingonzalez834 Squash, Badminton, Tennis, Golf, Netball, Rowing and if you consider them sports snooker and darts. The sports are there, you just haven't been watching enough Ninh Ly videos ;)

[@IvyANguyen]

as an American watching who likes watching all kinds of sport - both from here and elsewhere - it was cool seeing the situation over there. Might there be a video on cricket in the US? I imagine the situation here is similar to UK baseball.

[@cricketexplained8526]

There's a few videos on cricket in the US. It seems clear that there is much, much more cricket in the US than there is baseball in the UK.

[@CCQ75]

​@@cricketexplained8526 That is because in the US there are more people from cricket loving counties (UK, India) than Americans in the UK and India

[@alexkubinski1099]

One of the nicest baseball fields I've ever seen was at Zurich FC's training ground. It was immaculate. I was stunned.

[@NinhLyUK]

Sounds about right.