Widescreen Ruined Baseball | Baseball Bits

[@FoolishBaseball]

Use code FOOLISH50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus 20% off your next month at bit.ly/4eVxkmr

[@swissbreeze]

Shut up

[@yipyou1]

the compromise with factor is taste and enjoyability

[@swissbreeze]

@@yipyou1 and the seed oils and the soy

[@ObscureReference9]

anacrawhatstick?

[@baileysmith4744]

what really ruined tv baseball is the strikezone box. not saying accuracy statistics suck, but the general joy of watching the game on tv is worse with the k-zone, and different networks differ in zones as well

[@adamg21]

interesting concept but I think we stick with 16:9 and add some subway surfer gameplay on the side of the screen I think that will keep people interested

[@FoolishBaseball]

yes! a whole new generation of baseball fans!

[@whs1pmjazz]

am i a boomer if i call it temple run?

[@carlwheezer623]

@@whs1pmjazzyes we are and that’s okay 😂

[@gdawgs101]

​@@whs1pmjazz I mean not really. Subway Surfers is an old ass game. I remember playing it on my iPhone 5 in high school in 2014 lmao Not sure why it's had such a resurgence/staying power with the zoomers though

[@ivanalvarado3646]

Don’t forget to be played at 2x speed!

[@GretzkyontheBlues]

Brainrot has saved baseball everyone.

[@FoolishBaseball]

right as Paul Skenes (the new rizz king) rose to prominence

[@andrewwww1102]

SkibidiBaseball posting about a new team in OHIO???

[@dwaynehoward240]

Yo mom​@@andrewwww1102

[@kylemisnothere]

@@FoolishBaseball I had to, as a millenial, learn what "rizz" means due to Paul Skenes. It was terrible and I will always root for the batter* against Paul Skenes (*does not apply to LAD, NYY, STL)

[@themegjake4000]

MLB has the ideal sport for vertical short form content AND the one man who could Rizz up Livvy Dunne? The future is bright. Or lit idk what’s the term these days?

[@bendalgliesh]

Now I need 4 hours of square, fuzzy, lo-fi Jason Giambi home runs that I can relax/study to

[@glucosaminecondroitan9135]

Someone needs to edit that together.

[@fromulus]

Just go to the channel This is Where You Find Baseball, they post tons of old games in full. Run from the playlist and it'll go for days.

[@BiggestCorvid]

​@glucosaminecondroitan9135 That's about 110 runs an hour, let's call it two per minute if we add some time for an intro and outro cards. That's... pretty doable actually. I don't have power right now but someone should get on this.

[@rich7787]

Put some mellow acoustic music to it. Then smoke a doobie. Hopefully you luck out with the weather

[@angelroundtrip]

Heck yeah. The Giambino!

[@coburnboeder2320]

I need widescreen to appreciate Cal Raleigh is all his glory.

[@FoolishBaseball]

In 4:3 he's just called "Dumper"

[@bricko_mode]

These are gold

[@tripleoo0]

Oh, how I wish Dan Vogelbach didn't completely fall off a cliff right as Big Dumper was finding his swing at the major league level. The sheer mass of the Mariners would rival the Mariners from One Outs (iykyk).

[@xeterh]

Yeah but imagine your phone screen taking up with 100% dumper

[@emiliaganchorre]

Straight facts. Get the whole dump truck in the shot.

[@sdt01o1]

9:00 what did baseball gain with the 16:9 aspect ratio, you ask? Ad space. Those Capital One banners are fully framed too. I wonder what sort of revenue that extra ad real estate has generated over the wide-screen era 🤔 I bet it's a lot.

[@conehed1138]

But as viewership continues to decline, that ad space becomes less and less valuable, particularly relative to other sports

[@JoePCool14]

Sadly, due to all that ad space, the hitter and pitcher aren't even framed all that well. The camera could and should be more zoomed in, but it's not because of that big ad they have to show way off from the plate. Look at a home Blue Jays game, they are one of the worst offenders.

[@calincampbell5123]

no please don't bring it up ​@@JoePCool14. idk if you're in Canada and have to watch that 50+ times a year, but somebody pointed out the bright green TD patches sticking out like a sore thumb on the blue uniforms and it's ruined the blue unis for me😢

[@tomaszciszek3023]

Yet, we are adding ads to uniforms. I guess it is not wide enough. 😂

[@christophermazmanian3058]

This is even more fun after the Cleveland/Detroit camerae angle was terrible just to squeeze in an extra ad :D

[@ABoeing-]

Not even a hurricane can prevent the shockwave of new baseball bits

[@FoolishBaseball]

I simply informed the hurricane that I'm "built different" and it veered away from my path thankfully

[@andrewhawkins6754]

@@FoolishBaseball Are you ready for the doubleheader to decide who is in and who is out?

[@ABoeing-]

@@FoolishBaseball Least impressive Bailey moment

[@giantmanice]

@@FoolishBaseball Thankfully for the hurricane!

[@MattDav]

@@FoolishBaseball: "im built different" Hurricane: "understandable, have a good day"

[@kennythekid130]

Baseball is also positioned perfectly for the "second screen content" era. Where you have something that you can passively watch in the background while you are scrolling on your phone. Meaning you could watch a shohei ohtani home run tik tok that appeared on your for you page, while the yankees orioles game is on for you to check occasionally in the background. Compare that to other sports where due to the constant action you have to give it your full attention. Curious if you agree Bailey

[@FoolishBaseball]

Hadn’t thought about this, but I do agree

[@mutantmario6917]

this is already how i watch baseball (passively)

[@givecamichips]

Baseball was peak picture-in-picture viewing

[@blessd24]

For sure. I love that I can take baseball on my phone, while I do other things. When 2nd and 3rd comes up with 1 out. I stop and watch.

[@BiggestCorvid]

​@givecamichips you just transported me back to discovering picture in picture around the year 2000 and my little ADHD brain went brrrrrr

[@jacksonhayes6218]

Arron Judge is built for 9 by 16

[@FoolishBaseball]

his new nickname should be "The Aspect Ratio"

[@travisp5747]

“All rise. Here come The Aspect Ratio” I like it

[@tinypoolmodelshipyard]

Aaron*

[@newtonstan7864]

I think Bailey ruined baseball, cause I rather watch Foolish Baseball than actual games

[@FoolishBaseball]

The entire goal of this has been to ruin baseball

[@Toblehrone]

​@@FoolishBaseball in other words, make it look foolish?

[@nathanmcguire932]

@@FoolishBaseballhow can that be when baseball doesn’t exist?

[@brownjohn423]

@@FoolishBaseball Found Manfred's burner

[@thepiper5522]

I think blackouts ruined baseball.

[@matthewhammond9575]

Moving to regional networks and away from broadcast television made baseball less accessible. It should be on all broadcast networks during the summer.

[@blessd24]

Preach. Enter VPN. But that's not practical for everyone.

[@thepiper5522]

@@blessd24 Yeah I haven't tried a pay one yet, but that's my plan for next year. I live in a sparsely populated place and the internet speed is awful here. DSL.

[@chris42069]

I know 2 people who stopped watching because of blackouts. Literally retired as fans

[@SuperCatacata]

@@chris42069 Yep, and the old generation doesn't know or feel right about online streaming websites. So they just decide to quit the sport completely.

[@ryanm01]

really enjoying this in 0.5 speed

[@FoolishBaseball]

I probably sound intoxicated

[@mastod0n1]

​@FoolishBaseball best way to enjoy Foolish

[@andtheywillriot]

some dude just talking your ear off about aspect ratios at 4am in some random kitchen at a party

[@michaelshaw1576]

@@andtheywillriot All my favorite party moments happened in random kitchens, and I didn't notice the common thread until just now.

[@jeffcollins1097]

For me, it's 0.75 speed. Almost seemed normal.

[@prodbyANT]

You showed both the greatest moment in Texas Rangers history and the worst moment in Texas Rangers history in this video.

[@jim4640]

Don't judge hockey by old VHS rips on KZbin, when those games were broadcast you could absolutely see the puck. The glowing puck was a gimmick that Fox did when they got the rights to broadcast the NHL to help newbies follow the play. TV screens were smaller then on average and people who didn't watch hockey had trouble tracking the small black dot, but people who watched hockey regularly had no trouble tracking it and detested it so it was quickly abandoned

[@zmothersbaugh2477]

The only way to grow a game is to turn casual watchers into avid watchers and non-watchers in casual watchers. The ability to track the puck for people who aren't avid watchers is INCREDIBLY important. You grow the game by catering to the people who don't watch regularly, so the introduction of high definition absolutely had the impact on the growth of the game that Bailey implied

[@davefink2326]

@@zmothersbaugh2477 Finally! A comment from somebody who knows what business is all about.

[@aceassn716]

I never had an issue with the glowing puck Besides nhl open ice 2v2 or Wayne Gretzky 3d hockey anyone?!?

[@zeroone8800]

​@@zmothersbaugh2477 This is exactly why I have always thought that dedicated TV channels or streaming subscriptions are killing all sports. They might be making a lot of money for the sports in the short-term, but in the long term they are preventing new additions to the fandom. Sports have a massive discoverability problem.

[@Outta-hz1ej]

​@@zmothersbaugh2477Casual-izing hockey and dumbing the sport down to the lowest common denominator has had devastating affects on the sport. Everything that once made hockey cool and different than American sports are now almost entirely gone.

[@directedbybix]

Film director/baseball fan here. Mad respect to you for making this. I'm totally convinced that the use of closeups with more dynamic tracking shots could revolutionize these broadcasts. Apple TV has been trying something, most notably with the image texture, that I've found effective.

[@HolidayTorment]

baseball in 9-by-16 losing two-thirds the video but still working...why that just means you could do three games simultaneously! a constant redzone triplebox...imagine... and before anyone says anything about undiagnosed adhd i'll have you know that my adhd is fully diagnosed by actual medical professionals SO THERE

[@cadelllwellyn6021]

3:37 seeing Giambi in the Coliseum in 4:3 is particularly painful for me today...

[@bartonprice2993]

Having recently learned to love watching baseball games from "the nosebleeds," I think the problem is not ratio but angle and scope. Wide ratio HD looks great when panned out to view the whole field. There you get to see the defensive positioning and runner leadoff. You appreciate the gaps that hitters see or why a catcher makes a play call. I've never cared for the close ups of batter or pitcher. It may create drama, but it doesn't show the game.

[@btafan11]

Exactly! Closeups are trash, SHOW US THE FIELD! AND THE BALL!

[@JuanCarruyo]

This is the kinda stuff you tend to think about when you are really baked. I picture brother Bailey completely geeked out at 4am listening to some crisp Phish jams just brainstorming this concept. I may be projecting. 😅

[@chuffer595]

I worry that a rise in the popularity of vertical video will deprive us of some of the better butts in baseball. I demand at least 4:3 to see athlete dumptrucks in their full glory, as George Washington intended.

[@FoolishBaseball]

maybe the lesson here is just to go full square 1:1

[@unfetteredadvertisement]

@@FoolishBaseball you should watch the captain disillusion video about aspect ratios. it's really funny and appreciates 4:3 for what it was - a great middle ground, perfect for visual storytelling :)

[@satagaming9144]

@@FoolishBaseball if you aren't as wide as you are tall, are you really thicc enough?

[@brianwagner9460]

The Savannah Bananas do an excellent job of showcasing their butts on the small screen! They own social media as far as baseball is concerned.

[@pranavarora9976]

Annoying hordes of Smash Melee fans who won't shut up about CRTs are converging on this video as we speak.

[@FoolishBaseball]

those refresh rates tho

[@MrCarFox1]

CRTs are used because of the reduced input latency, but 4:3 does have its advantages in that it fits vertical video better (top half game, bottom half facecam/other), and it has advantages in 16:9 tournament broadcasts (middle 2/3rds are game, edges can be used for facecams/sponsors/other info), where a 16:9 game needs to awkwardly fit these things on top of the game broadcast or crop the screen in a weird way.

[@TrueYankeeFan]

I'm a Melee fan and I just knew someone would bring it up lol

[@TeemoQuinton]

The most overrated fighting game the genre will ever see

[@TrueYankeeFan]

@@TeemoQuinton The genre? You mean platform fighting games? You think Melee is the most overrated platform fighting game? Nice bait.

[@trengilly01]

MLB Gained space for dynamic backdrop advertising from the 16x9 format! 😉

[@parkercrossland410]

F1 is dealing with some similar challenges. Wider shots and screens = more advertising visibility, but they make the cars look slower. I only started watching in 2020 and the cars are faster than ever but if you look at footage from the 2000's they look like they're on rails.

[@conehed1138]

​@@parkercrossland410I suppose NASCAR has this problem too. I hadn't thought about it that way before, but now I can't unsee it

[@ChrisPMuffin]

I think this is a classic example of correlation does not equal causation. You could say the same about NASCAR but there is no real argument to be made.

[@ricky5369]

I have a math degree, what exactly are you basing that assessment on? I think the theory on widescreen makes a lot of sense, and you can't say "I think this is a classic example of correlation does not equal causation." based on nothing. There is a difference between saying "it COULD be correlation is not causation" and saying you think it is. The only way we could know is by actually doing the calculations which is very easily attainable. They have statistical tests for determining the variability of it which is quantifying how much widescreen impacted it. I think it is wrong to make speculations without evidence like these when we have data to analyze.

[@ChrisPMuffin]

@@ricky5369 cool 👍

[@jacklichtenstein2277]

Bailey, I spotted my dad @2:38 in the NYC b-roll footage (the man in the slight jog trying to get through the sea of people 😂) and I must know the source for that clip! Thanks for your great content!

[@jacklichtenstein2277]

Oh, found in the description

[@travisp5747]

That’s wildly random but awesome at the same time lol

[@bailey7657]

Thanks for letting me know

[@FoolishBaseball]

Looked like he was in a hurry. Glad you found the source in the description.

[@joethemanager1]

should be noted that a lot of the archival footage is badly encoded and suffers from terrible macroblocking and the sdtv broadcasts back in the day looked a lot better than whatever ended up getting put on youtube in 2007

[@TheMalibuDar]

True. I watched hockey back in the 70s and 80s and had no problem seeing the puck.

[@Byronic19134]

@@TheMalibuDarFor real and also with Hockey it’s obvious where the puck is just based on action, same way if the basketball disappeared on TV in NBA you would be able to easily tell where the ball is based on players reaction. So it was never an issue but I did enjoy when Fox did the glowing puck thing honestly, but I also liked the Nickelodeon NFL thing haha.

[@saurondp]

I love baseball no matter how it's shown, but vertical video is the bane of my existence.

[@tuckerprice9663]

I think the dominant sport in the US has been the one that best fits the broadcast media. Baseball is great on the radio. You can understand almost everything with an audio description. On TV, other sports dominate.

[@matthewhammond9575]

@@tuckerprice9663 most TV broadcasters cannot keep people engaged to watch games. They should be required to filter through the radio broadcast booth before going on television.

[@FigureFarter]

@@matthewhammond9575I like to mute the game and turn on the radio. Sync the game if needed

[@lc9245]

I also like to add that since most of baseball is a duel, it's more dramatic for the framing to focus on the subject matters while being able to track the two participants. 4 by 3 fits baseball better since yes, we weren't being slapped by the add banners on both sides of the batter, and also the two duelists take up more screen space, exaggerating and heightening their slight movements. Directors and cinematographer have been backforth about lens, focal, film stock, aspect ratio and such for a long, long time. These details do matter in the long run, to decide which spot comes out on top.

[@conehed1138]

100% agree. I wonder how a 16x9 broadcast can work around this. Maybe have stats, pitch trackers, etc. on the screen so the actual on field content is 4x3

[@dirtymikeandtheboys5940]

7:56 Cucho goal mentioned LFGGGGGG

[@ryansharkey4377]

I was shocked to see I made it on a foolish baseball video! I was in the stands behind the bullpen for that Ohtani homerun in Saint Louis 😮

[@BikoFactory]

Widescreen did give us more audience lip readings from Jomboy, so there's that.

[@mcgarbage4974]

I would genuinely watch “Lofi Jason Giambi Homers you can relax/ study too” on loop for the rest of my days

[@Miketar2424]

Baseball did not gain as much from the move to HD as basketball and football, but it is better on iPhone. Run time 16:30 .

[@ThePenitentSquirrel]

I think the 94-95 Baseball strike and Steriod Era had more to deal with the decline of Baseball rather then the anecdotal change in aspect ratio

[@GarrettCRW]

An honorable mention has to go to CBS for managing to alienate viewers in the years leading up to the strike with some truly awful broadcast decisions (like parts of the LCS not being nationally televised and the end of the Saturday Game of the Week) during some years where the baseball was really good.

[@employmentneededbadly]

how am I supposed to fully enjoy the Naylor brothers if not in widescreen. dislike

[@FoolishBaseball]

In 4:3 you'd be lucky to fit one Naylor brother, no room for both

[@bencook5114]

@@FoolishBaseball We need to invent an even wider aspect ratio for the incoming third Naylor brother

[@connorcochran6090]

I have noticed that watching raw highlights on shorts is harder with other sports, it's much more enjoyable with added context and angles, but I can watch a guy rip 97 and still be very engaged

[@Monkerey]

If you want to learn more about how baseball is televised, here is an interesting video: "How baseball is shot for television broadcast": kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn24anZvp9inf6M That's basically the only other KZbin video I know about MLB cameras And this one: "How camera angles affects the viewers": kzbin.info/www/bejne/imWXd6GDiMyHr5o

[@burekevan]

i watched a game on apple tv for the first time recently and i think they actually do a pretty good job making the most of the 16:9 ratio. their center field camera is a little more zoomed in and their graphics are incorporated well. Overall their broadcasts are presented more cinematically and they don't seem to rely as much on the default baseball camera shots everyone uses

[@FoolishBaseball]

There are some cinematic shots that are definitely only possible with the 16:9. Look into what John DeMarsico comes up with for SNY.

[@MetsFanRecaps]

@@FoolishBaseball John Demarsico is the best director in baseball (i am not biased)

[@SamAronow]

Yeah, I've always been impressed with Apple TV's presentation and confused as to why other broadcasters don't follow their lead.

[@travisp5747]

I love their broadcasts but hate their bs probability graphics they display. They are top tier in presentation with ESPN a close second

[@DrPlatypus1]

FINALLY someone who does the sponsor ad immediately. Thank you sir, excellent video as always.

[@Austin101123]

1:00 to watch the video

[@ThePuggoMC]

Actually, the video starts at 0:00

[@nothanksguy]

*taptaptaptaptaptap* there

[@Unseengame97]

If you like the dudes content you should just watch the ad to support him

[@nothanksguy]

@@Unseengame97 watching the ad does nothing to support him aside from some minor stats that most advertisers don't really look at. The conversion rate is what matters, meaning the number of people who use his special code to order the products.

[@WillAyeAmNot]

You can't zone out through a minute of sponsored content real quick? I mean, come on, man, adjust your seat, take a sip of water, scratch your balls for a second and read the comments and it's over, was it really necessary to post this?

[@stephen9196]

fav foolish baseball vid in a while, great stuff Bailey!

[@brocksamson1291]

If should be noted broadcast resolution was higher than a lot of the digital archiving done in the 4:3 era

[@teebob21]

Yeah, it was broadcast in good old fuzzy 480i

[@nebwachamp]

Love the channel kid. Love the SNES rpg music. Idk most of the ones i hear but i know what medium and apparatus they originate from.

[@chriswr_]

an entire video about framing and he doesn't mention Patrick Bailey ONCE. what a fraud.

[@guzamike]

First video of yours I came across and as a casual baseball fan I loved it! Excellent, earned a sub!

[@JDawg12329]

Let’s gooooooooooo, new video!

[@FoolishBaseball]

NEW BITS

[@SpittUp]

I just watched a 16 minute video about aspect ratios and actually enjoyed it. Congrats FB, you are a magician.

[@deathcare]

The main thing this video did for me is make me realize just how much I cannot stand watching literally anything in vertical phone orientation lol. I just hate it so much.

[@kirkschop4546]

Thank you for including Marlins highlights all throughout this video. Means a lot. GO FISH

[@joshuapatrick682]

I can only hope the future isn’t the 9x16. It tilts me to no end.

[@noelaguirrechavez4462]

I hadn't thought about it until I read a comment here but it reminded me of how I became a baseball fan. Back in 2016 I'd have college assignments to do at night, and the world series was on for a good week there. Since there was no pitch clock and not even the rule where a reliever has to face 3 batters, the game had a way slower pace, and so it was perfect for those nights where i was actually busy with something else. Baseball is all about the expectation of seeing homeruns, and big plays but usually there's a lot of waiting and a lot of time between those plays, which is why a lot of the commentators we remember as the greats had this knack for telling stories while the game was taking place. It's always been a sport where if you're a casual fan just grasping the basics of the game, you can enjoy it like this, just waiting for the times the ball actually gets put in play. I know there are plenty more nuances to it all now, but at first that's how i enjoyed it myself. And that's the point, you can completely enjoy a ballgame by just having it somewhere as background noise, and a lot of us do that constantly nowadays, so maybe baseball has that same spot it's had for itself: that thing you can listen for hours without paying that much attention. You might get hooked on the nuances like a lot of us have, but it's not necessary.

[@kylethenile]

Bold move starting the vid with the advertisement but I would avoid doing it again.

[@Byronic19134]

I usually skip ahead beginnings of videos anyways because I hate intros, and I hate when creators want to tell me what is in the title of the video like they do when they say, “This video I will talk about…”, like I know I read the title. So I’m not sure if this is a good thing or bad thing.

[@Gruma34]

Dude, can we talk about the nfl/ncaaf broadcast angles? I know this is a baseball channel, but even in the 16:9 ratio at 6:07 we can just barely see the most shallow route on the field. This shit bothers me every weekend. Why can't we see half the game?

[@tsj12340]

Thank you for always making me learn something new and always reminding me why I love this sport! Sincerely, A sad Mariners fan

[@FoolishBaseball]

sorry sad Mariners fans. I'm sad on their behalf too.

[@wolfpackjew]

I personally can't stand vertical baseball reels. I feel like I'm missing a lot of what's going on. Maybe it's fine for home runs but not for defensive highlights.

[@maxp2305]

0:53 wait a minute.... This guy kinda looks like Foolish Bailey

[@Reavezz]

‘The lofi hiphop beats you can relax/study to’ reference had me laughing dude that’s such an obscure and niche joke and yet I immediately got it 😂

[@dominicspier6917]

Easy solution. Baseball should just adopt endzones.

[@TerryBollea1]

Still waiting for someone to type me if this is the channel that endorses cheating in baseball. Thanks.

[@rich7787]

Excellent video, up until that vertical video flim flam. It’s a little too narrow for me. Fascinating point of view about Hi Def making other sports more enjoyable to watch while baseball remain unchanged. Then, in my opinion, baseball going towards a three true outcome style of play made what was being shown less entertaining. Also, I don’t like bat flips and get off my lawn.

[@ktcottrell]

The first thing I watched in HD on a widescreen TV at home was a Dodgers game. My dad and I were so impressed with how we could see the reflection in the batting helmets and how clear the picture was.

[@JabroniBaseball]

Great job bro! I love obscure concepts like this

[@EclecticBuddha]

There was a camera malfunction at the LLWS that meant the default camera angle was from behind the plate for awhile. It was so great being able to see the baserunners and defensive alignments. I loved it and I wish it would be used more. Just put the strike zone graphic off to the side.

[@pyrel]

This is instantly one of my favorite foolish videos. This made me think about something that I hadn't really thought much about before...and you're right!

[@MidwestArtMan]

Many years ago, probably 2007-ish, I remember seeing an episode of The Late Show with David Letterman. He was talking about the new widescreen TVs and how they let you see more than standard definition. Then, the crowd started cheering and Letterman got up to shake a hand that came in from offscreen. He sat back down, the crowd's cheers died down, and he said, "See? If you don't have a widescreen TV, then you have no idea who that was." To this day, I have no idea who that was.

[@TaylorPratt-q7z]

Baseball won the 4:3 war, lost the 16:9 war, and is ready to win the 6:19 war; meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs have already won the giant-horizontally-squashed-oval-videoboard-that-makes-everything-look-stupid war

[@ap1845]

Your best video in a while. It is also no coincidence that this is your first video in a long time without the cringe attempts at 'humor'

[@rancidrhino4315]

Maybe Baseball's default broadcast angle is wrong? I think it should kind of include bases, more information is necessary rather than just the pitcher and the batter.

[@sunny1992s]

SNY(Mets) has some really creative camera angles during games. Have a split screen on the pitcher/batter and a runner. It is different and helps translate the drama of the sport.

[@ms.horrible9510]

really good video!! a fascinating application of the old "the medium is the message" aphorism

[@andrewberardinelli1749]

So what you're really saying is that widescreen didn't add anything to baseball, but also didn't take anything away. I think not negatively affecting anything isn't a negative, unless you're comparing to other sports

[@FoolishBaseball]

Much of the video is indeed comparing it to other sports!

[@andrewberardinelli1749]

@@FoolishBaseball I at least take comfort in knowing that baseball as a sport will endure regardless of what the MLB does or doesn't do

[@tentenchu8140]

Aaron Judge also fits perfectly for 9 by 16 15:56

[@JakeyIce]

Saying that baseball will once again make football irrelevant because of aspect ratios is quite bold of you, bailey

[@matthewhammond9575]

The NFL will become irrelevant when fans start realizing that it is less sport and more WWE with outcomes being predetermined.

[@adanalyst6925]

@@matthewhammond9575I was amazed more people didn’t realize that after the Taylor Swift Bowl. Not that they script the league, but they are heavily putting their thumb on their desired outcomes.

[@matthewhammond9575]

@@adanalyst6925 The NFL is in the position that flags could be thrown on most plays so fixing games is easy.

[@adanalyst6925]

@@matthewhammond9575 have you heard of the podcast “whistle blower?”

[@WriteHookTV]

I love a good take on baseball that no one's ever thought of. A thumbs up emoji to you, sir.

[@KC2MFCs]

Your mixing correlation and causation. Sure the image didn't enhance the viewing experience of the game, but that's not why TV viewership for Baseball fell. It was becuase the pace of play was too slow. Also, home runs and strikeouts just aren't compelling if they happen in such abundance like they do now. A good game is one where you see lots of offense (seeing eye singles, gap-splitting doubles, even inside-the-park HRs) and defense (amazing catches, throws, even the hidden ball trick, etc.) That's what makes the game compelling. Without that, it's just a bunch of very athletic and well-paid guys standing around for two hours or more. Sports is about movement and action, the less we see of that in Baseball, the less people will want to see it. Nuff said.

[@desamster]

I agree and I wonder what a modern day Massachusetts rules game would look like. The distance to first was shorter, runners could run anywhere on the field in between bases and outs were made by hitting runners with a throw. It was more of a runners game with more and prolonged action in the field.

[@RocketMan-vc8sr]

No, viewership is down because fewer people are watching television. The nba is also having the same issues with viewership. When the nba had Jordan, the finals were averaging 20-30 million viewers. These days, the nba finals barely crack over 10 million.

[@matthewr2878]

wow. how do you even think of stuff like this? incredible analysis Mr Baseball. This is like a doctoral thesis!!!

[@walterwright1085]

As a CRT enthusiast I can confirm that 4:3 is the pinnacle aspect ratio. Another excellent take from the legendary former White Sox GM (who'd unironically do better than IRL)

[@FoolishBaseball]

I really think I could lose less than 120 games

[@davidcarlsen4790]

Very happy I followed this rabbit trail. I had no idea why I even started watching but continued because your presentation was so interesting. I agree with another comment, baseball could use the additional real estate to show another view (or video game i guess). Sounds like rumors the death of baseball has been exaggerated, welcome to the vertical screen.

[@Zentomo21]

I see Foolish Baseball, I click like. It's that simple.

[@FoolishBaseball]

thank you

[@EdmundKempersDartboard]

I appreciate the extra effort with the leg stretch for the Factor promo. Btw the Nikola Tesla Wireless Radio channel has a decent selection of vintage game broadcasts. Something special about those that you can't get today.

[@thetexanshurtme]

I would like to argue that the result of the 2019 world series is what ruined baseball

[@FoolishBaseball]

Howie said DOINK unfortunately

[@Lerithan]

@@FoolishBaseball In football we got a Double Doink once.

[@SnipeyGaming]

@@Lerithaneven in baseball I can't escape the pain of the double doink 💔

[@Byronic19134]

@@LerithanGO BIRDS!!!

[@soulresuscitate]

All due respect to your other fabulous videos, but this is the most interesting one yet!

[@DroidC]

holy shit that factor box food looked hideous

[@treysonmcgrady4750]

Lmao usually the ads make it look reasonable but yeah when you see the real deal it’s beyond underwhelming.

[@reformedskid6218]

It’s decent food but the portions are so small it’s like enough to fill you for 2 hours lol

[@user-to9ge8ii9n]

B-But you can have all your favorite instagram chef's signature recipes! 🙄

[@Byronic19134]

@@reformedskid6218It’s the same for basically any microwaved frozen dinner.

[@devincowan892]

Yay bailey!!!!! So happy whenever you post.

[@michaeltheiii]

Video starts at 5:25.

[@CGoody564]

You're doing people a disservice by telling them to skip context rather than needless fluff

[@Boaxiho]

Thanks! I already suffered through those minutes but I’m glad to know you’re here helping people ahaha

[@tyrionstrongjaw7729]

Anecdotal and not representative of the common viewer, or even contending with your premise, but I LOVE 16:9. I played outfield through college and I love seeing the routes OFs take, seeing one of the edge OFers converge with two IFs in the triangle of death, seeing the full scope of a relay. Getting that wide view of a CFer playing a ball in the gap or even tracking a ball to the wall, it gives you a better appreciation of what they're doing. It adds a lot to *my* viewing experience, but probably not much to most. A good example happened today. The Royals vs Orioles wild card game. MJ Melendez absolutely misplayed the heck out of a ball where the batter literally threw his bat at the ball. The production/camera man fumbled hard so we got a very narrow view of the play and one second ball hit next second MJ fell down. Because of the miscommunication we got more of that narrow view of older broadcasts. Had no clue what the "line drive" looked like or really what the hell just happened, just somehow MJ was on the ground and a guy was on second. It's super situational but I do think it does enhance viewing. But again that's not really the point of your video. As usual fantastic video!

[@john-vincentsaddic6335]

Dang, if you shaved off 21 seconds it would’ve been 16:09

[@pboogity8309]

2:57 I just saw highlights from an nfl game from 1998 in 1080p. The game was broadcast in sd 4:3, but they shot it in hd. Alotta movies from the era like that too.

[@masonseymour2455]

Really what you’re saying is that baseball was best when the San Francisco Giants had the best player in the sport, and I completely agree.

[@FoolishBaseball]

thankfully the sport is fine now because they have Ryan Walker

[@lithium191]

Great video as always. Curious if you have any ideas about how to better baseball broadcasts. I've thought about a PIP hawk-eye style replay of the pitch passing through the strike zone (or not) for most pitches not put in play. Also, the contrast in NFL mic'd up segments where they edit together actual chatter from within the game vs Sunday Night Baseball's mid game interviews exemplifies the difference in how football broadcasts often make you feel more bright into the game, while many national baseball broadcasts make you feel removed from the action.

[@joshuapatrick682]

The fact that your youtube demographics page knows what kind of device operating system I am using bugs me.

[@kcwidman]

KZbin is owned by google. They know so, so much more about you it’s not even funny. This is the least of your worries haha.

[@ikhbjhbkm5]

I can't believe so many people watch content on tiny handheld screens. I guess most people spend a lot of time in places they don't want to be with access to only objects they can fit in their pockets.

[@SamAronow]

@@ikhbjhbkm5Pretty much. The bus. The train. The pharmacy. The DMV.

[@blessd24]

​@ikhbjhbkm5 If I hold my phone 18 inches from my face, it's as good as a 55 inch TV 18 feet from my face.

[@Youtube_Sucks_Eggs]

​​@@ikhbjhbkm5A lot of people like myself don't have or need a personal computer or laptop anymore. All common computing processes can be handled very easily with phones now. Same with televisions tbh, a lot of people watch just streaming stuff (and KZbin) and do it on their phones because it's more convenient.

[@timhall5382]

2003 i got a 31 inch wide-screen HDTV. It was the cheapest on the market at ultimate electronics. $2300.

[@GhostOfLorelei]

But Foolish, where would they put all the ads? _THINK OF THE AD REVENUE!_

[@Byronic19134]

Without the ad revenue you might not have an MLB.

[@GhostOfLorelei]

@@Byronic19134 ​​⁠bwahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahah. Oh, that was good. It’s true, what other revenue streams do they have between all the merch, tickets, licensing deals, video games, $10 hot dogs, etc etc. Why they’d barely scrape by!! These poor millionaires and billionaires. I bet they’d just fall apart. 😂😂😂 They don’t need ads, they just refuse to do anything besides maximize their profits.

[@joshuapatrick682]

My biggest baseball memory is the 2003 NLCS watching game 7 with my friend who was from New york on an old turn dial TV from the 80’s. We had gone to see the Yankees play the Mariners that year in the Bronx. It might have been in crappy CRT definition but I’ll never forget the feeling.

[@Johnfisher12345]

Baseball has an advantage over all the other sports though: It’s actually a GREAT game worth watching. It’s our national pastime. I’d happily still watch it on a black and white console TV from the ‘60s if I had to.

[@amonoceros]

It's also the best audio sport. Basketball, football, soccer, hockey are all underwhelming in that format. Baseball? Someone can hit the ball hard, you can hear the crack of the bat, the announcer saying, "and there it goes to deep right!", and if you weren't paying attention, you are well before the play is completed. Most of the other sports? If you're not paying close attention, all you're getting are replays.

[@dannyhawkeye1412]

I love Bailey so much that I actually watch the factor ads instead of skipping them 🤣

[@Tinil0]

"The majority of you are watching this on a phone" What the fuck?! This is absolutely wild to me, people watch youtube on their phone? That's absolute madness. KZbin fucking suuuuuuucks on a phone. What is wrong with people?

[@Cardsfan5]

Exclusive phone watcher over here

[@Tinil0]

@@Cardsfan5 How do you do it? WHY do you do it instead of watching on computer?

[@travisp5747]

Because who has the time to sit on a computer when we can just stand in our kitchen staring at KZbin comment threads until our backs start hurting?

[@Byronic19134]

This gotta be sarcasm. Well played.

[@WalterDiamond]

My first impression of how much better HD was than SD was in the late 2000's watching an NBA game. I could actually read the tattoos on black guys where I never could before. Great video! Hockey definitely got the biggest boost in quality of broadcast.

[@FoolishBaseball]

The before/after for hockey is crazy. Kind of surprised it hasn't gotten more popular. I've been watching more of it lately than I have my entire life.

[@Kreege]

5:15 if you want to get to the actual meat of the video

[@dbbang]

as a film buff, this is a top 3 foolish baseball video! i love it

[@13tsted]

Who else would watch Foolish Football? Like if you agree