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No, when did the rule change? Infield fly rule only applies to forced runs. Meaning if it's a pop up in the infield, the runner don't have to run before the ball is either caught or hits the ground, which if they where to have to run before the ball was caught or hit the ground they would have to run back to the base they were originally on & tag up., which would lead to triple plays every time it happened.
"The best players are the ones that practice the most." 👈
Great explanation. Thx
Rule nine is debatable. If a pitcher is so good he only need glance at the target and nothing else. Then deliver outs, well ….. that’s an exceptional player.
11:00 yes it is if ur in the gym 3 days a week and deadlifting 405 and benching 225
um no
@@DanBlewetti mean if ur in the gym a whole lot and get insanely strong and learn good mechanics then yea you will hit 90 unless you get hurt
Ive went from throwing topping 78 abd sitting 73-75 as a 14 year old with a ton of elbow pain and now at 16 ive hit 86 with zero elbow soreness and thats all thanks to getting much stronger and better mechanics
that's flatly not true. if that was true, every college pitcher and countless high schoolers would throw 90. sorry but you dont know what youre talking about
Fine but ur making it seem like throwing 90 is almost unobtainable even though if you put in an unreal amount off effort you are bound to get somewhere close to 90
Thanks. I have tried to explain this to my husband but apparently wasn’t making it clear. Now I can just hand him this video 😊
Well explained.
Shout out to the Washington Monument
Wow thanks! This is really going to help me in my first year of pitching :)
Great to hear!
For younger players, I’ve found Bradley gloves to be a godsend…they seem to be the only ones who truly give you a high quality, durable glove with proper youth sizing
You skipped over arm power which is important to where guys end up playing.
it matters but its lower on the list of factors.
Question: Why don't more MLB teams purposely drop the ball when there is a runner on first who is fast and the hitter is slow? Hypothetically, let's say Ricky Henderson is on first base with no outs. Prince Fielder comes to bat and pops up the ball to short. Wouldn't it make sense for the shortstop to drop it and toss it to second to get Ricky Henderson out and put Prince Fielder at first? I'm asking because that just sort of seems like the "duh" thing to do, but I've NEVER seen any instance where an MLB team on defense has tried to "replace" a faster runner with a slower one.
I appreciate this video even though it is 2 years old. I already know about the rule. But years ago when I was playing little league the in fly rule actually got called in one of our game. The thing about that was we as kids did not understand anything that was going on when it got called in our coaches never ever taught us about it. So hopefully if that ever happens to the younger generation that they can refer to a video such as this to understand
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Does the batter have to run to first if they hit the ball in play?
What’s a double play? What’s a double off?
I have a baseball rules video; search for it
I like to think I have pretty solid mechanics. I had a start a few months ago where I was in the low 80's. And standing in at 5'8 140 and not being particularly strong that feels like a huge win for me. To be fair I came into that start with like 2 months rest. So I was fresh as fuck. I'm not a pitcher primarily anymore but I usually act as a relief pitcher now. My last start I was definitely down in velocity. Probably back to the low 70's
I think it takes a lot out of the game nobody should be called out if they are not that’s not fair. It makes it much more random without this rule. I love baseball and could be wrong but it is such great game to watch the players are brilliant.
no, this rule is very important
@@DanBlewett ok well I believe you and thanks for the info
Great vid. Rule #9 may I suggest why a pitcher might want to do it, snake eyes. A fastball right down the middle but never looking might confuse the batter and you can probably get a fastball over the plate without looking to hard. So kinda like a no look pass to your catcher
Rule #13. Is it alright for my youth to practice the motions off the mound?
Sweeping slider
i pitch 71 and im 11 and 4 foot 9
Ump here. Came to watch for reinforcement. While I didn't learn anything new, I thought you made an excellent video. You explained every aspect of the rule perfectly. And... you did the cherry on top of the sundae, which is to explain why the rule doesn't work with a runner only on first, because that's a totally fair thing for people to wonder. Completely explained the rule, umpire's implementation, and the rationale for the rule. Nice job. I've also heard it said that umps can call it after the fact. Like, if the situation arises, the ump fails to call it, then the throw to 3rd and 2nd gets us a double, the umpire can realize after the fact, call infield fly, and nullify the double play. I'm not positive on that, however.
thanks!
Sidd Finch threw 168 mph but nowadays his sweeper barely reaches 160 mph. He’s really fallen off in his 60’s. 📉
Almost half my 10u team throws over 55
I am 36 and throw like 55mph 😂😂
Also known as the road change !
A few years ago I saw Xandar Bogarts get an easy double play by dropping a popup on purpose with a runner on first- so it can be done. Up until then, I didn't know that the IFR only applied to runners on first and second or bases loaded (even though I played BB from second grade through HS).
it usually wont work with a runner only on first unless the batter-runner isn't running or its a very low pop-up that maybe only is in the air for 1 second. Pop-ups, especially at higher levels, are in the air for 3+ seconds, so even if the batter-runner is jogging, there won't be enough time to let it drop and throw to 2nd and 1st
This is the one rule in baseball that I would like to see changed. A hitter should not be out without the ball being caught. I’d like to see the rule stay unless the ball is not caught. Then I’d like to see an error go to the fielder that dropped the ball or closest proximity. The hitter advances on the error and all runners move up one base.
itd be too hard to determine what should have been caught and what shouldnt. Infielders would just fake losing the ball in the sun. Or make it look dramatic and let it hit off their glove. it would be a mess.
@@DanBlewett Well the ump makes that decision when he calls the infield fly rule. He determines the ball should be caught and the batters out without it being caught.
sorry no - making the IFR judgment call is easy, rarely an issue. Making judgments about faking dropped balls would be a nightmare.
@@DanBlewett There’s no decision to make, if the ball is dropped, the runner is safe. Reached on an error and all runners move up.
I understand and see pitchers doing this all the time, yet on the other hand as a batter if I knew the pitcher is going to try to stay zone, I would light up the hits all day long. Unpredictably I believe is the strength of a pitcher - just my two cents
lol. there are lots of pitchers who throw lots of strikes and you still wouldn't be able to "light up the hits all day." Hitting isn't that easy.
Thanks for this video. 50 years ago I was called for my one and only balk in little league when I attended to throw out a runner at first and it was never explained to me why I was called for a balk or even what a balk was. Needless to say I never tried to throw out another runner. I had come set and when I started my wind up and and pitch I swung around and threw to first. All I was told was that I couldn't do that. So thanks for this clarity. That balk has bothered me for 50 yhears.
is there any reason that while and after pitching my bicep tendon hurts I just started pitching so im curious if its just pain from starting or from the way i throw. The pain usually does not last long after the game but if i throw again the next day It will hurt again.
go ask a doctor
if I have a kid that is doing all of these wrong.... 8:48 is there something that I should target age range is 12s and 8s
I see conflicting advices with regards to 0-2 mindset from your vids where on 0-2 you recommend pitching for swings and misses, and if it's a ball it's ok, either swing and miss or go 1-2 and pound the strikezone with some nasty stuff. I wonder now if there's a pitch to contact mindset for 0-2, is the mindset more balancing out the swing and miss pitches with locating a pitch on the corners of a strike zone?
its not a conflict. pitching to contact is an overall mindset. when you're 0-2, it makes the most sense to try for a strikeout. there is nuance to this but way too many pitchers - hence this video - look for strikeouts as an overarching end goal
They need to get rid of the rule.
nope
Curveball to make him look like it’s gonna hit them
I recommend a follow up video about what happens in different scenarios... like, what happens if the ball is caught and a runner leaves early... or the fielder catches the ball but the runner doesn't get back to the base to tag..... or the ball drops leading to no force outs
nah. if you know the rules of baseball, you can infer what will happen in all those situations.
Umpires discretion? I bet Angel screwed this one up once or twice.
Yeah but strikeouts are fun and defense at the youth level sucks.
'Splain something to me. I watch a number of college, college summer league, and occasionally high school games, so the coaches are mostly calling the pitches. Pitcher gets an 0-2 count. Pitches 3 and 4 are nowhere close, and the count is now 2-2. Am i missing something, or is the coach not following your advice to pitch to contact? So is this more a pitcher problem or a coaching problem?
part of that is poor execution. it's fine to go for a strikeout on 0-2 - i recommend that. but most coaches do call terrible games (I have a video on this topic as well)
It does seem crummy to let a ball drop for an easy double play, but the thing to remember is the play all starts from a mistake the batter makes. If the batter grounds a ball to 4, 5, or 6 it is a similar mistake leading to a double up. Why is one mistake protected but the other isn't?
because runners have to wait and retreat to the base on balls hit in the air. this rule is very, very necessary
Dont walk em and you wont balk em.
This is interesting topic. I’ve watched my kid become more and more obsessed with trying to get better at his sport. He gets upset when his teammates are screwing around and not giving their best efforts. He is constantly outside everyday working on some aspect of his sport and constantly asks me to come help, to which I almost always agree to. He got injured this spring and will find out this week whether or not he is having surgery to fix his collarbone. He still goes to games and practices to try and help his teammates get better and encourage them. His coach even felt bad for him and said he is the one who has the most desire and dedication to his sport and team. Definitely interesting to see that in him when so many kids these days just want to play video games.
sounds like love.
As he's wearing a "strike out everyone" shirt.🤣
🤯 I didn’t even know constantly pitching for swings and misses out of the zone was a thing? In the late 90’s we threw the L. 2 strike pitches would flirt with the zone but only ahead in the count. We threw our nasty’s to the corners of the zone. If you couldn’t throw a pitch for a strike, it was useless. But this was an era when our idols were Clemons, Pedro, Glaven and Maddux. All had exceptional control.
its very much a thing nowadays
You get more misses by changing speed than by changing locations. Don’t throw the same exact speed twice in a row. If your peak fastball is 70, throw some at 68 on purpose
its not advisable to throw slower versions of fastballs - 2mph is not enough to be useful, and if anything, very harmful - a much easier version to hit.
High strikeout guys also are not on the bump at the end in any league playing with pitch counts... I watched a LL pitcher throw a complete game (6 innings) and only threw 39 pitches... I don't know a coach who would complain about that... Greg Maddox was the poster child for it and Mariano Rivera also made his career being a pitch to contact guy.. I know for me as a coach, I love seeing 3-pitch innings.. where each pitch was put in play and the D got the out.
I would see this in Mario Super Sluggers and always wondered what it meant. Thanks for the explanation 👍
Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz