Thanks Prof

The famous eephus pitch you heard about growing up was Sewell vs Williams in the All Star Game...you really didn't see it much in the 80s except for weird knuckle ballers like Hough or Niekro....there were genuine slow tossers back then that pitched every 5 days like Randy Jones and Rick Reuschel....once velocity took over for pitching you started to see the odd eephus come back, Carlos Zambrano would throw them once or twice a start with the Cubs

Frank Tanana was a Hall-of-the-Very-Good type pitcher whose MLB career lasted from 1973 to 1993. He had a great quote describing himself - "In the '70s I threw in the 90s; in the '90s I throw in the 70s."

@thebaseballprofessor

6 ай бұрын

Going back 100 years, do you recommend any books about 1870s baseball?

@big8dog887

6 ай бұрын

@@thebaseballprofessor I thought this was going to be an easier question to answer than it turned out to be. I was going to recommend "How Baseball Happened" by Thomas W. Gilbert, but it turns out that book stops at 1870, so it doesn't really answer your question. There are several good books on the Beer and Whisky League, but that's 1880s, so that doesn't help either. I guess most of what I've read on the 1870s comes from chapters within more general books. I might suggest that, if you haven't done so already, a one year membership in SABR might well be worth the $65 it costs. You get free access to their complete e-book library, and you can download so you don't have to renew the membership if you don't want. I see a few titles there that might be helpful, and even if you don't find what you're looking for, you might find some other material for other projects. I was once a member and they do good work. Another possible source of information that's free online if you have the patience to dig is the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. (Google it, KZread doesn't let me do links). On the website, click Browse, then Titles, then New York Clipper. This site has the complete archives of the New York Clipper, which was the weekly newspaper Henry Chadwick wrote for, making it the preeminent source of baseball information until The Sporting News came along. (Side note: The SABR membership also gives you free access to TSN's complete archive, but that only goes back to 1885). That's the best I can do for now, if I think of anything else, I'll let you know.

6.06 A batter is out for illegal action when- (a) He hits a ball with one or both feet on the ground entirely outside the batter's box. If a batter hits a ball fair or foul while out of the batter's box, he shall be called out. Umpires should pay particular attention to the position of the batter's feet if he attempts to hit the ball while he is being intentionally passed. A batter cannot jump or step out of the batter's box and hit the ball. Love Ted Williams, but check out his front foot when he hit that home run.

👍great video as always 👍

I would love to learn this one thank you ☺️ I like slow I'm an old man 😅

I like all of your videos, this one included. I really like the longer, more history focused ones. Is another "deep dive" on the horizon?

@thebaseballprofessor

6 ай бұрын

There is! I'm planning one for the early spring that does a deep dive into what ballparks sounded like in 1870, 1920, and 1970. This kind of video is fun to write and research but I can only do 3-4 such videos per year. Perhaps one day I'll be able to devote more time to this hobby. :)

is it illegal to pitch a ball under 30 mph even if it lands a strike or ball

Tooooooooooooooo short of a video. Just saying. :o)

@gus473

6 ай бұрын

Got to agree! ⚾ The Professor has been on a roll lately! 😎✌️

sadly the power hitting, power pitching has killed mlb, or is killing it......... grew up watching in 80s, 90s. i remember how electric it was to see anyone throw 95+ pitcher alone brought crowds to games. and ofc same for barry bonds types. now its every player, pitcher, batter almost. its not a novelty its the norm......... just makes the game stale. doesnt help that strikeoutss are all time highs so its dingers, or sit downs. yawn......

@thebaseballprofessor

6 ай бұрын

I agree with you.The best baseball has multiple dimensions. Strikeouts and power hitting are most exciting in balance with "small ball". Too much of any one dimension diminishes the game.