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Gerrit Cole literally couldn’t sound more guilty if he tried to
Would sound less guilty if he just said, "Yes I have. "
he cant really says no - his rpm was way way higher and everyone knew he was cheating(most pitchers was)
It was a lose lose situation and the interviewer knew it. The fact players are forced to do these post game interviews after every game is wild to me. Seems like a waste of time to ask the same 5 questions and get the same 5 answers.
@Matthew H almost everyone used some kind of substance. Stop hating on just the yankees its embarrassing lol
I am amazed at how Gerrit Cole found a more incriminating way to answer a question than by just saying “Yes”.
Omg yeaaa
Lol mind boggling
Bro i skipped that part because I can't handle the secondhand embarrassment
I like the idea that they can use traditional pine tar resin. Have all the teams vote on which brand they want to be the official MLB pine tar resin.
Exactly. If they want stuff to be stickied, make it official. Don't let a situation fester where athletes with integrity are at a disadvantage and whoever dares to cheat the most without getting caught is at an advantage.
@litar you just explained the basis of game theory without knowing it
and then they'll use an unapproved type
@Artofficial only if it benefits them
there is already a bag of rosin on every MLB mound
the sport is evolving in the wrong ways.
Wow ur a great editor I did not expect for u to comment on Sports I’m ur 5th Like
nobody cares bc the sport is boring
@cat wrong channel
What you're doing for baseball with these videos is nothing short of amazing. Speaking as a lapsed fan I can say you helped reignite my love for the game with your videos. You're becoming one of my all time favorite YT channels. Keep up the good work!! ❤️💪
No, it's really not. You're falling for the smoke and mirrors routine. Once again, Baseball doesn't exist is using mountains of speculation, fast clips and fast speak to make a video with no real substance or provable allegations outside of an increased spin rate for a short period of time. In one clip in particular, they show a pitcher continuously rubbing his pant leg insinuating that he had an illegal substance there only to then show that the player was ejected because he had an illegal substance in his glove, not his pant leg. They've done this in a variety of their videos. You need watch them a bit closer and you'll see what I mean. Once again, Baseball doesn't exist is the one actually cheating..
@John Lo He is insinuating that the pitcher is rubbing excess sticky stuff off of his fingers onto his pants, which is giving it the brown color. Maybe YOU need to watch them a bit closer, or at least work on your critical thinking skills.
@John Lo you are not very bright
@John Lo Ever heard of sarcasm?
@John Lo doesn't matter. The videos are entertaining and they got me back into baseball
If they want pitchers to keep using sticky stuff, they should lift the rule rather than ineffectively enforce it. Inconsistent enforcement leads to a playing field that isn't level.
Ayo
You basically said they are doing it bc they arent being checked enough. A rule is a rule.being checked randomly is literally how you catch them.
Thanks for pointing out that sticky substances don't translate to fewer HBPs. I always felt it was a lame argument by pitchers, and now we have evidence that it doesn't appear to help prevent batters from getting beaned.
Wrong. It brought the rates down, but pitchers using spider tack and other substances to glue their fingers to the ball to achieve higher levels of spin rate brought it back up. The balls are terrible, they have no grip and are a joke compared to my rec leagues baseballs.
@Throgerino Why are they so bad? I would think if anyone in the world could get good baseballs, it would be MLB...
right? as if an MLB pitcher can't throw strikes consistently without it? literally the 0.000001% of people to ever throw a baseball - needs sticky stuff.
It's such a stupid notion. How the hell did pitchers in all of MLB history manage to avoid hitting batters until now?
I laughed my butt off when the "I can't grip the ball" excuse came out 😂😂😂
Yeah, while hitters might be happy they'll get hit in the head less often, that really is a convenient excuse for the pitchers to use as an argument for foreign substance use. They don't care about hitter safety, they care about improving their own personal performances so they can win / get paid a lot of money. Cheating is cheating and a tale as old as time in baseball, but with the deadened ball, this is just utterly unfair to hitters now. I don't know where the video authors are getting their info, but in the 17 year sample they give as 2022 being the best since for walks, hits, and strikeouts.... no, only walks are down, strikeouts are 4th highest since 2005, BABIP is the lowest, wOBA is tied for worst, slugging percentage is 2nd worst, hits per plate appearance are 21.8% which is pathetic. Only walks are down, the rest of that is wrong, and there's still a whole month of pitcher cheating left to affect the hitting environment. Nice job MLB, you have made offenses the worst they've been since 2014.
That's like getting shoes that make you bounce an extra 20 inches, because you have trouble reaching the rim of a basketball goal.
Very funny kid
They cant grip the ball because They aren't used to playing without the sticky cheater stuff
"Getting a grip on a ball is almost impossible without a foreign substance" as someone who has thrown a baseball before this is not true
Maybe it's different when you're a MLB pitcher throwing baseballs at Mach Jesus? I'm not being hostile, just offering a counterpoint.
@Ya Boi Rogers Then maybe being good at pitching at Mach Jesus without the substance since you're an athlete being paid millions should be the norm? Idk just my take
@ジｪィデｨー i get your point but as the average player evolves and gets better, they often need some assistive tools. The average park soccer player doesn't need cleats but professionals do.
Within moderation, of course. Pine tar seems reasonable I think. The other thing was ridiculous
You will never throw a baseball at 100+mph so you have no idea what it takes to do that.
A pro pitcher could throw better than you with butter on their hands, but that doesn’t mean it would work in a professional environment.
@Jake if that's true, why not implement a regulation "sticky substance". Someone else suggested that the MLB try and find a good pine tar that most people will agree on and have everyone use that if they so choose.
Even still, "I need sticky stuff because I throw balls fast" seems shaky at best. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe I'm not, but it legitimately sounds like "I've gotten too used to using this stuff that I can't throw well (relatively speaking) without it"
I'm out of my league here considering I'm not the biggest baseball fan, so maybe when you throw at Mach Jesus, it is a good idea to have a sticky substance.
This is such a terrible argument, "we've gotten so used to cheating, that trying to pitch normal is just too hard now"
So let me get this right, after seeing how MLB is handling this issue, we're still supposed to be upset with Bonds, McGuire, and Roger Clemems....
...and the Stros or Cards (computer hacking Stros). MLB and it's fandom at large are annoyingly hypocritical.
Not the same thing.
Yep. It’s ridiculous.
@TXBaca well yeah, the fans are mostly 60+ whyte people. Boomers gonna boomer
The dumbest thing is that this really doesn't need to be an on-the-field check. It is entirely within the MLB's power to allow one or a few standardized, mildly-sticky substance(s) to offset things like sweating and fatigue over the course of a long day of pitching, and to hand down a much more severe penalty for someone who uses anything like spider tack.
All these rules that are selectively enforced and condoned cheating is, IMO, one of the big reasons MLB is losing viewership. Nobody is just playing the game, they're pushing the envelope of gamesmanship and allowed behavior and all that. Soccer is unpopular in the States for the same reason because of all the flopping and baiting that goes on at the pro level in that game.
Imagine being a professional pitcher, throwing a baseball since you were most likely a child without foreign substance, and then claiming that now, at the peak of your career, you can’t throw a baseball without the substance. That has got to be the weakest excuse I’ve ever heard. Quite a shame to think of all the pitchers who never used a substance, fail to make the MLB to guys who really look at us with a straight face and say they can’t throw a baseball reliably without literal glue on their hands. I love baseball.
So what such a dumb concern if they’re all doing its fair
@Jasper Fisch how is it fair to the hitters?
Same dudes that sucker punch batters for hitting a home run while they over celebrate every strikeout? No way.
@Brandon Laureys that was a very helpful response. Thank you
@David Loudon every pitcher has done it, and will continue to do it, you gonna cry about it? This whole argument is an utter waste of time this Clip-Sharer started just for views 🤦🏽♂️
Loving the videos as always, your channel has gotten me interested in baseball for the first time in a long time. Thank you! However I will say that a lot of your videos lately seem like an extended intro through the whole video, almost as if there isn't a structure. I don't know if it's just me but the hype in the beginning just gets carried all the way through and I feel like I'm always on high alert because there is always some important piece of information coming up next. It's not even bad, nor am I saying I don't like it, it's just a bit strange and off-putting.
Don't supendi a pitcher for. Cheating ban him from sport forever
@A what
Yes they can they just won't
@A you might need to lay off the drugs
Kind of related: I’ve always been fascinated at the “Frame Rate” stat because it is literally a measure of how well the catcher deceives the umpire, which is basically a form of cheating. It’s like if basketball and soccer has a stat for how many phantom fouls the player drew.
I never thought baseball could be interesting. I still dont, but you're doing a really good job
I feel the same way lmao, these videos are the only thing interesting about the sport.
@David Reeding listen, it’s interesting when your playing but boring when your just watching, I know from experience
@Savvy i can totally believe that
I see all these posts about this channel making people love the sport again, and I'm like How?
It's stunning that the league doesn't get it. Less than 10% of the people are in to a pitcher's dual. If the league is going to be saved they need HUGE HITTING!!! Making pitching harder to hit is killing the game.
The credibility of the entire league has been on a dumpster for years. It seems at this point they are willing to let anything go to try to revive interest in the sport. But it's only hurt them more
Its their fault no one is interested lmao
Idk, the roids era helped mlb ratings tremendously.
I think the argument that pitchers used that it was “too hard” to grip a ball after the substance ban was such a cop out. It isn’t supposed to be easy. That’s why you get paid millions of dollars to work on and perfect your game
Players in the MLB should be tested every week for PED usage and they are not. Last time I checked they get tested twice a year. For 162 games, that's not shit. And iirc, they dont even test in offseason, the time a person would use gear in the first place. So pitchers definitely are getting the short end of the stick here. So if you want the most exciting "baseball" there is, which is what the MLB is claiming they want, allow PEDs and allow sticky stuff. Simple solution.
Dumb stance. As a fan I’d rather watch better pitches and batters. Idc what they use. It’s still an incredibly hard game even when they use sticky stuff or juice. Barry Bonds deserves to be in the hall of fame.
@senyah sticky stuff made the game less exciting, since it reduced hits.
@Karunamon Yeah but the league wide electronic sign stealing made up for it.
I honestly think PED use, juiced balls, electronic/technologic sign stealing, and sticky stuff should be allowed.
Game would be a lot more exciting lol.
Yes, imagine being so used to cheating that you can't even pitch straight anymore. As if they used that stuff all the way to the MLB. Never heard such bs in my life.
i personally think it makes the game more interesting and i think the should be able to use maybe a little bit of foreign substance instead of spider tack maybe make them use pine tar and then make the hitters be able to wear the nike max sights again
Dude, I don't care about baseball at all, but I've watched and enjoyed like 5 of your videos in the past couple days. This stuff's pretty interesting. Keep it up!
As a catcher I would have pine tar on the inside of my belt. Helped tremendously especially in cold weather games or humid games
“If we can’t cheat so it’s too hard to control the ball” is such BS.
they should just raise the seams on the ball. Pitchers would have better grip. instead of this happening lol
@Sebastian Ferre Actually there was another video I watched recently that showed that when the MLB accidentally made the seams bigger without realizing it (a change in manufacturing that they thought nothing of) a few years ago that it increased the travel distance of the balls and hurt the pitcher's fingers.
To be fair MLB constantly changing the balls so it is possible from year to the next, that the grip becomes shit.
I love your videos. It would be cool if you did a video call why Billy Martin was such a mean coach.
"It's too hard for the cheaters to play without cheating, so we should let them cheat" is a really, really bad argument.
This has been the argument in baseball for somewhere between 20 and 50 years lol so is it really? In the NHL theres regulated stick curve and goalie pad size but in baseball the strike zone and field dont change and both teams get the same chance at offence and defense before the game is over and unlike the NFL one team cant take the opportunities away from the other so the argument kind of applies to baseball. If everyone is cheating is it really cheating? The video actually provides some structure to the argument for regulated cheating of some sort.
@Elliot Daly then just make it part of the rules
@MaoMao That's what I'm saying lol, there were guys using pine tar on my hs teams, everyone has been doing it for decades, at this point we know it doesn't effect the ball flight or spin, so just let them use it.
@Elliot Daly "If everyone is cheating, is it really cheating?"
Lol my guy you really just said that. The answer is yes, yes it is.
If you can't NOT hit a batter without cheating, you aren't good enough to be playing that position. Period. That's some infantile whining from these "professional" athletes.
Just assign some approved materials for everyone to use if that's what the players, league, and fans want. Any deviation from that substance should then result in immediate and severe punishment.
Don't they have the rosin bag, or is that for something else
i wonder if they could come out with a regulated grip substance thats allowed and handed out to pitchersvby umps at the start of the game. Or maybe a updated baseball design that has better grip to make the substances redundant.
i feel like this would be the cleanest and most transparent way to solve this issue
Also, there;s a player's union, and pitchers talk to one another. Wouldn't be surprised if little pockets of pitchers throughout the league chose to through at hitters in order to convince the league to bring back foreign substances.
I have literally no connection to baseball, I never watch it but for sone reason I just love your videos. There is just something about the way you present all of this that makes it very interesting.
"He also had a brown spot on his pants that got bigger the more he pitched "
Come on, a man can't have explosive IBS in the middle of a game anymore?
🙄
IKR? Usually you don't point those things out, because of respect that we've ALL been there at one time or another.
diarrhea
when youre sliding into home and your pants are full of ...?
lol
LMFAO
In the 70's, wide receiver were using a "stickum" subsistence to grab and hold on to passes.
Fred Biletnokoff had so much stickum on him the football stuck to his shirt.
When he was tackle, the tacklers hands would stick to his shirt.
Don't know what is more shameful. The actions of those professional pitchers and umpires regarding the checks, or the whining that they need the tack to throw the ball with control.
The really weird culture around cheating in baseball is one of the reasons I have a hard time respecting it or taking it seriously as a sport. As a relative outsider it’s very off putting and makes me jaded and doubtful about the competitiveness and seriousness of the game as a competitive sport.
So what happened to the "standardized mud application procedure" applied to all game balls, that all teams were supposed to adopt? Has that happened yet? I don't know what goes into the mud formula they use but where I live the more moisture you add to mud that has any clay content in it the slicker it gets, unless it has some sand grain in it, so maybe after whatever the pitchers are putting on top of the mud plus sweat could either be helping or hurting with grip? Some pitchers could still be experimenting or still getting a feel for what works and what don't, Now that all teams have to mud balls the same way; when used to every team did it a little different. Idk just asking if that could be the situation?
Now that they got rid of the whistleblower (Trevor Bauer), they're back to normal and routine cheating. The nonsensical argument that cheating makings the game better has been disproven by the fact that players get hit MORE with foreign substances.
How is that not more entertaining
They didn’t get rid of him, he got rid of himself.
@knd775 How exactly did he get rid of himself? By having consensual kinky relationships with girlfriends?
@Leggo My Ego yes
all of this is allowed but tony la russa isn’t allowed to sleep in the dugout 😤
Omg true
Yeah he's a old man let him take a nap
😂
FIRE TONY
Ageist league, If Tony isn't allowed to sleep, then we riot.
If you include the fact that the balls are different, I think it's a good combination to have official tar for pitching to make up for the inconsistencies in the ball.
Or just change the baseball bc a normal baseball isnt hard to grip whatsoever. Idk wtf these dudes r throwing if it’s hard to grip 💀
Seeing how much baseballers can get away with being against the ruless is much more interesting than the game itself.
Wow as a bball fan this is facinating. Last time we heard anything like this was Dwight getting caught by making the ball sticky
"If you can't throw a ball like the pros, don't pretend to with substances, if the pros do it that way, they ain't pros." - Gandi
Cole's ERA was going up like crazy, after the MLB hunted down cheating pitchers.
I grew up playing baseball but fell in love with other things after high school. After several years i'm rediscovering my love for the game and your videos are a big reason why. Stumbled upon them one day a few weeks ago, so I immediately subscribed, and have watched almost all of them. Just wanted to say thanks and your videos are super well done. Keep up the awesome work!
Im in the same exact position as you! This channel is more in depth and interesting than every “professional” baseball show on tv
Literally me bro, mlb is a such a weird phenomenon. These baseball story tellers have kept me in the loop as I still struggle watching full games on tv
Lol same as you, been playing baseball since t-ball and last played in high school in 2016. Moved on to football and fell back in love with it this year
Ah, women and liquor. At least that's what I fell in love with after my baseball playing days.
The MLB admins don't go under any type of order. They just do what they want and whatever it takes to get that money. Thus gas been going on for over a 100 years. There is nobody that is going to stop them They may not be as popular as the NFl or NBA. But they don't have to be. There game is baked into American little boy life. The little league baseball criteria is life time. You can never hate a game that makes mom the center of attention in the hood. Thus sport us a subliminal master piece. I still remember my little league team name and that was 50 yrs ago. Those 2 yrs were super fun. And if you want to add more to it. I was the only black guy on the team. And nobody on the team ever called me one racial name. I never had one fight with anybody on any other team. It's obvious that we have taken some steps back. But it's still all good. You think them little boys don't know about Judge & Soto's contract. Tina Turner>what's love got to do with it.
MLB just needs to set the rules and enforcement properly to solve the problem, not just rely on looking away at it to sort its self out as that's how we got to spider tack in the first place! They should be monitoring spin rates consistently across and during each game, and they should just give an approved substance on the mound next to the rosin bag! Approve whatever they need to, just put it there in plain daylight so we can see pitchers applying and using it, and then track spin rates to catch excess!
Watched white Sox pitcher playing the Orioles the other day and he regularly ran his fingers through his hair under his hat or back of his hair. It happened so much I couldn't understand why nobody noticed it. I can't say he was cheating but it happened so often I noticed it.
I think pine tar for more grip should be allowed. Reminds me on football gloves, allows for more grip when holding/catching the ball. Definitely have an advantage over someone without gloves. But idk. I’m more of a football/basketball guy so idk if it’s different.
Love that pitchers are angry at the MLB for enforcing the game rules. Classic entitlement
"if I can't cheat I suck at my job and am a danger to those around me." Maybe they should just not be allowed to pitch
The fact that the batters hit by balls increased when tackling the usage of sticky substances only means that this is something systemic: pitchers are relying on foreing substances since their high school or college years and, when those are taken away, they can't get used to having less grip on the baseballs.
Imagine it this way: batters start complaining and silently start using wider bats to increase their hit percentage. Would that be according to the rules? Would that be fair?
And then, when the league cracks down on those batters for using fatty bats... the batters complain that you can't hit a baseball with these "legal" toothpicks you give us..
Oh it's hilarious! You are absolutely right, that a lot of these pitchers have gotten so used to having the extra rotation thanks to cheating, that they aren't able to pitch normally and struggle. Not a defense, cheaters. Learn to play within the rules or go home.
@ブブ nah plenty of pitchers can do it, that's why they pay you the big bucks, to do the "impossible"
It’s so hard to grip the ball. Bunch of babies.
@ブブ They are paid millions to compete. That is part of being an athlete. If you can't handle throwing at top speed pitch less or slower. I know doesn't sound good but then it becomes more strategy and having multiple good pitchers rather than one or two pop off the whole game. If steroids made it less likely you got hurt in a boxing ring I wouldn't allow it still since cheating is cheating. And having to take care of yourself should not be what makes it okay to cheat.
@ブブ Cheating is not subjective. It is binary. You are either doing it or not. If it says in the rulebook that you can't do something, breaking the rule is cheating. You can't headbutt in boxing. If you don't you aren't cheating, if you do you are. And it so happens in the MLB rulebook it is against the rules to use pine tar. It being natural is irrelevant since it is banned in the rulebook. So they are definitively 100% cheating.
🇧🇷⚾️ Mais um motivo porque o baseball é tão diferente dos outros esportes, tão especial, tão apaixonante! LFG Braves!😍⚾️🇧🇷
Why does youtube translate the Brazilian flag to the US flag
@Some Guy Nationalism, that's why 🤣
Now I know why Alek Manoah was so disgusted at Cole for being pissed when Judge got an accidental hit by pitch.
Way late, but I think that it's more about the balls. The harder balls were too easy to spin, but when they were hit, they were hit for home runs. It was killing baseball. I'm a middle-age lifelong fan, but I was getting bored watching games in 2020 and 2021 because there were so many pitches thrown that led to no hits or even batted balls that moved runners or did anything to impact the game. Too many pitches taken, too many players hitting into the shift, and (imo, way) too many foul balls.
As a 35 year old who has never watched more than 10 minutes of baseball in my life... neat. I had no idea a little sticky substance can give you such a boost and that this kind of cheating is so rampant.
I remember watching the Scherzer v Phillies fight live and it’s still one of the funniest things ever. I’m not even a Nats fan and I miss him in Washington.
“Have you ever used spider tack?”
-player ones controller has disconnected-
uuohhhummm
it's crazy to me that he wasn't given prior coaching to deal with this one question lol
Boobeeebeeep* we’re sorry, but the person you are trying to call does not have a voicemail box set up yet
Lol!
He was definitely thinking about how barry bonds got sentenced for lying about cheating
Great video! Slim chance you'll see this but maybe you should do a video on what happened to Billy Hamilton. Poor dude suffering on the Marlins rn
I feel bad for the dirt guy. I'd do that as a kid with the diamond sand when my hands started getting sweaty. I'm no MLB pitcher but I can see that one as legit
Im not even a baseball fan but I love the content this channel made
In Australia our cricketers got caught putting stick tape on a ball and "tampering", therefore cheating. Cheating in sport is disgusting and ubiquitous.
Arguing that your job is too difficult if you can't cheat feels like a self report.
I don't know why the MLB didn't just allow or standardize foreign substances, and punish people using nonstandard stuff heavily. It would have led to the same results as doing what they did, but would be much more clear and less annoying to pitchers.
Or, just not cheat?
@Mark Pearson do you not know what standardize means?
The point of the crackdown was because the sticky substances made the games boring. More strikeouts, fewer hits = boring game. The entire crackdown was implemented to make games more interesting.
Standardizing substances wouldn't solve any of those problems. Pitchers are just being babies.
@C these substances seem to have a direct and measurable affect on spin rate and therefore outcomes. Allowing any, even “standardized”, would be the equivalent of a new piece of equipment that should be a fundamental part of The Game (I.e., required). If that’s what you’re implying by “ standardizing”, I suppose I could agree. Otherwise, if some players are using it and some players aren’t because it’s not a standard piece of equipment, I stand by my cheating comment. It just seems like such an unfair advantage otherwise.
“I don’t quite know how to answer that”
It was a yes or no question Gerrit😂
Was into baseball hen I was 9. Still, this is fascinating.
The St. Louis fight was uncalled for. Aranado even said after the fact that he expected retaliation but you shouldn't aim at someone's head to do so. *That's* why he was so pissed.
I mean how did he not expect the head high throw? The cards pitchers clocked most of the Mets batters on the head.
Love baseball terminology: forcing the bench to clear = starting a mass brawl
As someone that doesn't watch a lot of baseball: why doesn't the MLB just come out and openly allow pitchers to use a list of approved substances?
I don't even watch baseball, but I always watch your videos to keep up to date on the insanity of the sport. Great stuff as always!
I'll always be grateful for Sergio Romo and him being a big part of the Giants winning in 2012,2014.
I don't have the patience or drinking habit to actually watch baseball outside of October, but baseball culture (the traditions, the cheating, the superstition, the honor systems, the combative managers) is the most entertaining of all American sports.
There has to be some kind of a middle ground. No substances can be dangerous, obviously by all the players getting struck. But going too far with it is also dangerous. Hopefully they figure this out.
Besides the unwritten rules, cheating is how baseball remains interesting.
I don't know much about baseball so this is a serious question. Is there new technology implemented in bats, gloves and is it also implemented on the baseballs ?
I grew up playing baseball but fell in love with other things after high school. After several years i'm rediscovering my love for the game and your videos are a big reason why. Stumbled upon them one day a few weeks ago, so I immediately subscribed, and have watched almost all of them. Just wanted to say thanks and your videos are super well done. Keep up the awesome work! right
ok i see the connection between getting hit by a pitch and using a sustain to have a better grasp of the ball. interesting point about getting more hits from a higher spin rate and higher spin rate being driven by sticky stuff
I love how indignant cheaters get when caught
I’m a little late but as a player for a while I noticed that most of these actions with there hands are usually just a simple habit to pick up. Yes it is common to hide substances underneath the belt or on there pants but a lot of times it’s just a habit that you pick up especially when your sweating or are uncomfortable when it comes to the weather and it’s very common to see this happen
I live in israel, and i play football. A lot of people say football fit lisraelis because of the aggressiveness. But after learning about baseball, i think it'll fit israelis way more, because of all of the little tricks and schemes in baseball are a lot like the " dont be a sucker" culture in israel. And a lot of the messy behaviours in baseball fits us well.😢
Imagine living in a world where there is no cheating in professional sports.. LoL.
I might not be the biggest sports fan, but watching these videos are really fascinating, if not sad at times. Keep up the good work!
"Nice game. It would be a shame if you stopped letting us cheat at it and things somehow got dangerous."
Crazy, so everyone is ok with cheating in baseball... sounds similar to the messed up world we live in. You follow rules, you get walked all over, and mistreated. You bend them a little it's ok, just don't get busted.
What beautiful lessons we are teaching future generations. Smh.
That's the way it has always been, though. There's a reason "If you aren't cheating, you aren't trying" is a saying. If you can cheat so well that you never get caught, you kind of deserved to win, because you're clearly more willing to do *whatever it takes.*
@RaptorJesus thats the worst saying i have seen in my entire life. What kind of SPORT has to resort to cheating to make it nore entertaining? Wtf
@Oier Montero Where did I use the word "entertaining"?
@RaptorJesus it wasnt because you said it. But because i have seen many comments saying that. Srry
How do you think that you can get away with cheating surrounded by so many people, cameras and photographers?
Here is the issue. Fans don’t go to games to watch strike outs. They are not just cheating other players.
Absolutely love the videos, thank you for keeping us updated and making it extremely entertaining as well!
It’s funny how everyone takes for granted that people are blatantly cheating in this sport
I feel like for the lance Lynn ejection he didn't throw his belt at the umpire in anger, he just forgot to take off his belt, and tried to toss it on the dugout fence and accidentally hit the umpire.
The most irritating part of this video is the pitchers are deliberately hitting batters because they got their toys taken away
This guy makes the best videos.
Imagine taking a 90 mph baseball to the face 😳
Well done video as always, I love your energy. While I think some grip/substance could be allowed like sweat+rosin or good old licking your fingers, crazy synthetic substances just give pitchers an unfair advantage leading to league-low batting averages.
Let them use it and move the mound back 8 inches. That will increase hits while also allowing pitchers to grip the ball how they like
There's literally a MLB network video of Pedro showing how rubbing rosin between your fingers can give you an insane amount of friction when gripping the baseball lol. He didnt even use sweat to make the rosin even stickier and his fingers sounded like he had sandpaper attached to them. So im trying to figure out how today's pitchers cant replicate that. Its literally just burning rosin on your fingers and using your own sweat to make it stickier.
Player: Gets paid 100 mil to throw a baseball
Also player: "baseball hard to grip"
It’s ok because it’s not giving pitchers an advantage, it’s just allowing them to be more accurate with pitchea
I'm not really a baseball fan but I do enjoy watching September and October baseball. Why is the pitcher having better control of the ball through the use of external sources considered cheating? In football, receivers are allowed to use gloves which are stickier than a lot of adhesives and in basketball you can use shoes that absorb more shock than converse, which was thr standard shoe back in the day. Why is baseball against better equipment/pine tar being used?
It’s just easier to say “yes” Cole. 😂😂😂
It's easier to say, 'I haven't used spider tack in a game'. Every team has their own formula, wouldn't've been a lie since it wasn't spider tack.
@tag easy. Change the name to lizard tack. There you go, problem solved
Bro that was so awkward lmaoo
it probably would've been easier and funnier to be witty about it, but from what I've seen, I don't think wit is a common trait amongst professional sports players.
brutal. still can't believe he answered it that way😂like bruh we can see literally all of you doing it lmao
I don't understand why the league hasn't just approved a few brands of pine tar for use in games and provided them for pitchers. I guess it might be hard to police that, but it doesn't seem like they're policing it anyways.
And people still argue that athletes don't use absolutely every advantage they can get
Spider tech (don’t how it’s spelled) is what handball players use to get grip in the ball more if u guys don’t know what it is and also pitchers have been accused a lot for cheating and honestly about every pitcher in the mlb has been cheating and i honestly understand why its hard to get strikeouts in the mlb so i honestly understand why
This is a total hot take man. As a pitcher I used rosin, dirt and sweat would get onto my fingers and I would rub the exact spot same spot. They are using rosin and getting a better feel with it over time.
i used to pitch for my high school team. i used to use ball sweat and nose snots. worked wonders😆