162 games in 6 months, with only 1 off day per week. Teams will often play double headers (two games in one day) to make up games postponed for weather. And you have to play all of these games while succeeding in the batter's box no better than 40% of the time for even the most elite of players. Baseball might not be the most physically demanding sport, but I think it is the ultimate mental grind in athletics.

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

@phillipcarter5681 That really is mind blowing the amount of games, plus all the travel and logistics involved. How do they manage to keep a relationship going? DO their kids even know them 😆

@jordanparker5949

3 ай бұрын

@@BritPopsReact Most of the players live in the home team city, so they are home half of the season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have been on a great run the previous two years (and have the best rocked so far this year), but haven’t won it all in a bit. Their ballpark (Citzens Bank Ballpark, aka The Bank) is hands down the most insane crowd in MLB right now. They have superstars and Philly is a notoriously hard-nose, blue collar, working class town. I highly recommend giving them a look. There are a bunch of videos of their last two seasons playoff runs which are electric, even though they didn’t win it all.

Loudest crowd reaction was the crowd around Wrigley Field after the Cubs won the 2016 World Series.

Baseball is accumulated drama. Each game builds its own drama over the course of 9 innings. Each game builds the drama for the season. The culmination is the World Series. And though only Canada and America have teams, the players come from all over the world. Japan, Korea, Australia, many if the Caribbean nations, South America and even the Netherlands.

There's a quote about MLB, "How can you not be romantic about baseball?". Some of these moments you're watching have HUGE implications on people's seasons. Some of them were HR's keeping people's seasons alive, others were part of breaking 80+ year losing "curses". The NFL gets more fans at a lower enthusiasm level but MLB moments are priceless. These moments become part of social memory. People forget the Super Bowl as soon as the next season begins.

and its plays like this that makes the wait well worth it 9:58 redsox fan here

The 9 field positions are, Pitcher, Catcher, 1st Baseman, 2nd Baseman, 3rd basemen, and shortstop (he plays between 2nd base and 3rd base...these are the infielders, then there's 3 outfielders, left field, Right field and center field

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

@glennbrock6560 Thank you very much for the clarification, we had no idea. We don't even know who's on first 😂 A little Abbot & Costello joke there. We had done a reaction to that comedy classic

@glennbrock6560

3 ай бұрын

I suggest you do great defensive plays, or longest home runs vids. or great players like Ozzie Smith defensive highlights, he was named the wizard for his amazing defensive abilities at shortstop, etc..Shohei Ohtani highlight videos, he is present-day great.

@hifijohn

3 ай бұрын

​@@BritPopsReactThe pitcher and catcher are called the battery.

This year, in a few days, March 20th and 21st, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres are opening up their season with their first game in Seoul South Korea!👍✌️ those home run shots are approximately 300 to 500 ft

One thing to remember when comparing the World Series to the Super Bowl. The World Series has 4 games played at one team’s home park, and 3 at the other. The Super Bowl is played at a neutral stadium.

The British Baseball Federation has been playing baseball since the late 1800s, I too was shocked to learn of this but there's so much to sports history, eh? Good reaction, from a baseball fan here!

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

@nicholasregan6526 Thank you for the comment and the information, as always there will be someone somewhere playing it, but it's not all over the TV here. I have seen adverts for the London MLB games, so it must be getting popular. All the best

@hifijohn

3 ай бұрын

@@BritPopsReactIn the 30's American baseball teams would play British baseball teams and regularly lose to them, and remember baseball comes from rounders. softball was invented in Chicago in the late 1800's as an indoor version of Baseball.

I watch a lot of reaction channels, and baseball reactions are always among the best. Some other videos you might really enjoy are; “MLB Quick Question, what Pitch was That?”, “Nimh explains the Unwritten Rules of Baseball”, “Best Double Plays”, “Best Micd up ejections.” You should watch a video on the basic rules too. The “Not so Serious Baseball” videos are pretty hilarious as well.

The numbers on the fence are distance markers in feet. My team is the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the fence at their field is 325 ft. straight down the foul lines (the white lines running down the sides of the field) and 410 feet at the deepest point in center field. Most other MLB ball parks have similar field dimensions. But keep in mind that a lot of home runs in this clip were clearing the fence by a good 100-150 ft. 😉

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

@japcar84 That is one heck of a smack!! Do you get to go and watch baseball often? Is it an all day event? I think I would enjoy watching it up close and personal. Cheers

@japcar84

3 ай бұрын

@BritPopsReact Yes, I go often. The MLB games used to last about 3 hours on average, but last year the MLB instituted a pitch clock which forces pitchers to pitch to the batter within 15-20 seconds. Prior to that, the pitchers could take as long as they wanted in-between pitches. Now, after the pitch clock implementation, games are taking about 2 hours 40 minutes on average. But remember that if the game is tied, the game will go to extra innings until there is a winner. I believe that some of the longest extra inning games lasted 25 or 26 innings (normally there are 9) and lasted about 8 hours.

Nothing beats playoff baseball

There is alot more dead time in baseball as a fan. When something does happen that's why it's nuts. It's mostly quiet.

each side has 9 players who play both the field and hit in a batting order 1 thru 9...there is now a thing called designated hitter, he replaces your weakest hitter in the lineup but doesn't play the field

MLB Opening Day 2024 is March 28. 🙂

@dougca7086

3 ай бұрын

Actually this year the MLB season starts on March 20th with the Dodgers and Padres in Seoul South Korea!

home runs can reach 500ft. + (152m)

Definitely check out the highlights from the 2023 postseason: Braves & Phillies games 2 & 3. MLB averages 2.5 hours, NFL 3.5 hours, NBA 2 to 2.5 hours (commercials & commentary included) Also, if you two live near London, MLB is playing a 2 game series this June at West Ham (?). I would definitely check it out, even if you don’t go inside, there will be a bunch of stuff surrounding the stadium (games, food) for all ages.

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

My favourite comment of the day! Thanks lovesgucci1 👍🏻👍🏻

@lovesgucci1

2 ай бұрын

Awe, thank you 🥰 A funny video that will help you learn more about the baseball atmosphere: *Why More People Go To MLB Games Than Any Other Sport* A lot of people that don’t even know or understand baseball watch this content creator’s videos.

The 9 players you see on the field for defense are the same as the lineup of 9 hitters. The lone exception is the pitcher, who is replaced in the hitting lineup by a Designated Hitter (DH). This rule was adopted by the AL (but not the NL) in the 1970s, so for 100 years prior to that all teams in both leagues had pitchers batting. Then from the 70s onward the DH rule served as a key difference between the two leagues, with the DH rule becoming universal to both leagues finally by 2020.

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

@phillipcarter5681 Thank you for the information. I have heard the term "Designated Hitter" I had no idea what it meant. I do now!! Cheers

Play off baseball is very exciting

Baseball season starts in a little over a week plenty of great videos to react to. top 15 longest homeruns is a god one to react to.

More baseball!

Some fun MLB videos to watch are bench clearing brawls and ejections. Some of them get pretty hilarious

As you know I'm not into sports at all.😂 However, because of work employees' summer picnics, I've been to local minor league games. It's a pretty cool atmosphere. Fans are excited and different giveaways to fans. Plus, the rest of the ballpark has tons of food, and drinks(along with alcoholic ones) and different games to play. There is a movie called A League of Their Own that is about the women's version of MLB during WWII. It's really good and historically accurate. There is a video if you guys are interested that is about the night we were told Osama Bin Laden was killed. It was at an MLB game Yankees versus Phils I believe. That particular night it was the only major sports game being played in the whole country which is unusual. Well-developed glutes are necessary when one runs that much, BP1 😂😅

@oldmanjimh3165

3 ай бұрын

Agree. Although I had favorites in baseball, tennis and Nascar, I seldom watched an entire game. What I find crazy is the prestige and money invested in sports. Can you imagine how much better off USA would be if education were celebrated more than sports.

@glennbrock6560

3 ай бұрын

be careful of those glutes ffc

@firefighterchick

3 ай бұрын

@@glennbrock6560 🤣

Baseball though it my seem slow and boring, things happen real fast. Turn your head and you missed the play😮 its a quite agile thinking mans game🤘❤️ these guys are fairly huge dudes and physically fit.

I hope there is a part 2 of this!!!

In the NFL, the Super Bowl is always played at a neutral field. In the MLB, the team who has the best regular season record will have home field advantage split over the World Series. 4 games at home, 3 games away. The Super Bowl is essentially a Millionaire’s Club of passive observers. World Series tickets can be very expensive for a middle class fan, but since there are so many games, the teams can afford to lower the price for the passionate fans.

baseball on any level doesn't have a time constraint (no ties in baseball). Also the satiation's have literally run berserk analyzing every aspect of the game and individual players contributions. They really take it deep.

Now watch Best Defensive Plays

The hardest thing to do in all of pro sports may be to hit major league pitching.

With you mentioning how baseball crowds feel more like european football crowds, as a fan of primarily both sports I agree, they're of course different in many ways but I think what it is compared to other American sports is that baseball teams and fans tend to end up the most embedded in their local communities with the sort of passing on of fandom from parent to child for generations that just inherently brings more passion to fans. Plus besides that theres the similarity of both sports being ones with a lot of buildup of tension with much of the game being relatively quiet with moments of huge drama (I would say theres no sport more dramatic than baseball just due to how the rules and structure of play work). If you enjoy these crowds though you should try and find some videos of Japanese NPB crowds, its the second biggest baseball league in the world and Japanese baseball fan culture is even more like football in Europe, with chants for every player and stuff like that, its pretty amazing.

In relation to the signing the catcher gives there have over recent years been teams get into trouble for using electronic means to steal the signs from the other team then signal to the batter what type of pitch will be thrown. If it’s a player on base that observes it and uses hand signals it’s not illegal but any other means is illegal. Several teams have had multi million dollar fines for using video recordings, Apple Watches, etc to steal other teams signs.

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

How funny.... the creative ways to get into the other teams... thanks Amanda :)

These are play off and World Series games Emotions run high

Do yall have fast pitch softball games there or just slow pitch. Some of the college age women can get speeds of 60-70 miles per hour. If you haven’t seen it it’s worth taking a look at. My sister was really good at it all through high school. Jenny Finch is one of the most popular fast pitch players over here if you can find any videos of her it might be interesting.

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

I am only aware of slow pitch but there might be fast pitch but the only ones I ve ever seen have been slow.

There are over 2400 games per season there are at least half a dozen games per day and there are 8000 minor league games played per season. and that doesn't include college or high school.

Why did you only watch half of the video?

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

@titusmartin9120 Hello and thanks for the comment. It was quite a long video and there is only so much people want to see of us two idiots. We did enjoy it and got a flavour of what was going on and will be back with more baseball soon. Cheers

Hey Guys! Baseball isn't my game to watch. Too slow moving. I have played a variant call Softball & it is fun to play. It is easier to understand that football except for the obscure rules. It is a bit like Cricket but it isn't THAT boring. Games can be quite exciting but mostly are slow moving affairs. The stats are insane in baseball. It is more like 162 days in 170. The season doesn't last all year. You should watch any one you like to get started.

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

@hardtackbeans9790 Cheers H&B for all the information and the clarification on the other sports. MLB always looks very colourful and eventful, it never really caught on over here. Although I have been seeing adverts pop up now on my YT with the MLB in London events. So it does come here. We will check out more soon, probably of the funny variety too

@hardtackbeans9790

3 ай бұрын

@@BritPopsReact It is huge in some of Asia, the Caribbean, & Latin America. I think there is a reason it hasn't caught on elsewhere. For the same reason Cricket hasn't taken off.

I worked 10 and a half hour days 4 days a week and then 6 hours on Sat and Sun for 32 years. I didn’t have a million dollar contract either. These guys are playing a game. Their only contribution is giving some beer or hotdog vendor the chance to sell for 3 hours.

@BritPopsReact

3 ай бұрын

@chrispavlich9656 Yup, the grass roots of the sport do it for the love and the fun. I have recently discovered pickleball, last November and then found our local tennis club had some re-used tennis courts made up for pickleball, I now help to run the Pickleball Club, we have pickleball on 3 nights a week and a Sunday morning, I managed to let them give me an indoor court where I have marked out 4 courts. We usually see over 20 players attending and it's such fun. I don't event ask for a hot dog!!

@chrispavlich9656

3 ай бұрын

@@BritPopsReact Yes, Pickleball has caught fire everywhere it seems. I don’t not like baseball or any professional sport for that matter. Just seems our world has their priorities confused when it comes to salaries for jobs. Where would our world be if there weren’t any essential people doing the jobs they do.

@jordanparker5949

3 ай бұрын

Not so. There are contributing many jobs for others and generating millions of dollars of revenue. If 50,000 paid to watch you work, you would be a millionaire. Plus, most people can't play baseball at a high level. I'm sure many people can do your job.

@chrispavlich9656

3 ай бұрын

@@jordanparker5949 Not unless their certified. Baseball is a game people and nothing else.