Why Tim Locastro Should Be Your Favorite Weird Player | Baseball Bits
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
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Tim Locastro of the Arizona Diamondbacks should be your favorite weird player. He's the fastest player in MLB and maybe the best at MLB stolen bases as well. We also talk about Ronald Acuña stolen bases and Ronald Acuña 40/40.
In this episode of Baseball Bits, a Foolish Baseball production, we discuss all the quirks that make Tim Locastro, Tim Locastro. Chief among these would be Tim Locastro hit by pitches, which are a big part of his game. The Tim Locastro Diamondbacks certainly gain a lot from these, as it allows for additional Tim Locastro stolen bases.
We'll also pay tribute to Craig Biggio HBP king, who is the HBP all time leader.
Some other things that Timmy is good at include; infield hits, as evidenced by his ridiculous Statcast data from Baseball Savant.
Overall, I hope this video convinces you to adopt Tim Locastro as Your Favorite Weird Baseball Player. He's definitely mine.
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Locastro Hit By Pitches at High Rate: www.mlb.com/news/tim-locastro...
Dodgers Top Prospects: www.minorleagueball.com/2018/... - Спорт
I grew up with Tim. He’s from my hometown and his mom was my kindergarten teacher. Great to see him get some recognition!
Mike Clark neat
Was he good in Little League?
Did he take the bus to school or just run there because it was faster?
Tim was a few years ahead of me, so I didn’t get to play with or against him unfortunately
Foolish Baseball
Obviously he ran.
Tim Locastro 2023 as of 4/26: 0 hits, 0 walks, .300 OBP, 4 stolen bases, 3 hbp, 3 runs scored. Simply exquisite
Congrats to Tim Locastro for breaking the MLB record, having stolen 28 straight bases to start his career without getting caught
Make it 29 for 29 now.
...and now 29 for 30. The MLB's greatest thief was finally caught today.
@@hiimemily Say it ain’t so
@@hiimemily noooo ;-;
@@hiimemily F
7:39
That number is Barry Bonds’ OBP/SLG/OPS in 2004. Love it.
Holy crap I couldn't even read the text and you found where it came from, this comment deserves more likes
That’s really funny
It's the little things like this he throws into his videos that make me love this channel so much.
I was trying to figure out who in central jersey he was setting up to get phone spammed and found this out. Really well played
Also extremely relevant: oldtimefamilybaseball.com/post/41062072860/grant-brisbee-patience
Hold up that makes no sense if his OBP was 609 and his SLG was 812 then his OPS would be 1421 not 1422
Edit: I looked it up and it says his OPS was 1422 so can someone please explain
Look at yourself. Now look at a stock photo of this mirror. I don’t know why I found that funny
Did you see your reflection?
No i didn’t. But I was looking for an unathletic out of shape guy.
Hey guy. Nice name
I was dying laughing
Thanks. What’s the E stand for bc we might have the same name all the way
Tim Locastro *fastest man in baseball*
MLB The Show 19: Fastest man in baseball gets a 73 rating for speed and base stealing ability
SLIMZY McCRAZY his speed is 95 and basestealing is like 60-75
MLB the Show 20: 99 Speed
99 in 20
Billy Hamilton WAS the fastest
Whenever I play anybody I play as the diamondbacks so if I’m in a bad situation I can get a free player on 3rd
I love that Locastro literally doesn’t move when he sees a ball about to hit him. Most players try to move out of the way, or protect themselves. Tim just lets it happen.
Because those balls hurt when thrown by professional pitchers lol, especially if they hit a fleshy bit. That Locastro ran that fast after getting pegged in the thigh or leg so often was pretty amazing.
I now use Tim Locastro in MLB The Show and he has not got caught stealing yet 😂
I once stole 2nd and third with him and the catcher didnt even bother throwing.
The way video games mechanics work, it may take a Jordan Hicks fastball to Yadier Molina to even make it possible to throw him out, unless you do something stupid like leave too soon, fail to take a leadoff, or try to steal home.
Yeah I tried to use him in RBI 20 but I get caught always......🤦🏻♂️
Thats funny, I thought aww shit I know what team Im using the next time I play The Show!!!
He still hasn't been thrown out this season in real life
TL: Wanna see me race albert pujols?
Wanna see me do it again?
Every. Villain. Is. Lemons.
How do you do the races I wanna test some on my own do you know how?
BL Crusty it’s somewhere on baseball savant website
Austin Naylor I also tried to find it, its not there
baseballsavant.mlb.com/running_splits
"Let's pretend that base stealers are art thieves"
_sly cooper music kicks in_
*I appreciate this a LOT*
Josh E-McC i didn’t hear the music until i read your comment. thank you.
Josh E-McC same i got so excited
YES yes yes yes
i miss that game so much
Josh E-McC woah so i’m REALLY not the only one that played sly cooper
FACTS
He just broke the record for most stolen bases in a row without being caught to begin a career (28-for-28)!
When I was a kid, I asked my dad why players don't just try to get hit by the ball at the plate. He thought I was crazy. No one would try to get hit. I also asked him why more players don't just try to hit grounders or between outfielders rather than going for home runs. Something tells me, if I played baseball, I'd be playing like Locastro.
"Roll credits, no sponsor, get outta my sight."
Probably my favorite walk-off this season. Well done FB
The UA-cam bat flip
I was at that game when he hit his only homer. If only I'd known I was watching a legend
That's like being at Trout's first game
No you didn’t
7:40 I love that the phone number is Barry Bonds’ slash line from 2004 lol
"Roll credits, no sponsor, get out of my sight." Love it lmao
Tim Locastro was my brother in law’s college roommate. They are still very close , they hung out this past weekend and he is one of the most humble guys you’ll ever meet.
Love this video
I was roomates with Tim locastros brother in law.
I was once roommates with my Brother and now he has a Brother-in-Law! That is crazy!!!
@@ronriggs9954 ....I'm a brother in law too!! Weird!!!
I'm not. My brother is gay but not married.
'My brother in law is in law school brother' - Hulk Hogan
Stop the cap lol
Biggest surprise in this video wasn’t Tim Locastro it was the fact there was no sponsor.
Tim Locastro is not a corporate sellout
@@FoolishBaseball But Diddy Kong is? ;-)
Fixed it! Now there are several 😀👎
When tim lacastro happened to be the topic of a worthless life wasting youtube video with nes graphics, FOH.
10:18 the telephone number is the on base percentage, slugging percentage, and ops of Barry bonds in 2004
I was idly watching an 'overturned calls' supercut and noticed about 98% of them were at 1st.
This got me thinking about all those past players that never got a chance to challenge. All of a sudden, i realised the challenge has completely, fundamentally changed the game. All those home calls, blown calls, famously flat out wrong decisions from history are all gone!
And this vid is right, you are gonna see a lot more of these Lomachnko guys over the next few years because of the challenge. Good times for stolen bases and small ball.
I go to Ithaca College too and it’s awesome to see one of our own thriving at the major league level! From D3 to the MLB! Go bombers!
David Lilian I’m also in Ithaca and I had to rewind the video because I didn’t believe it
Ayy I went to Cornell, lived in Ithaca till last May. Kinda miss it now lol.
The Sharting Mooch where is Ithaca?
Connor McCrusher upstate new york
I graduated from IC in ‘14 and have been following Tim since he was drafted. Very cool to see what he is doing
Diddy Kong Racing music makes this an instant hit
A man of culture, love it
For a second, I thought it was Crash Bandicoot music and got excited, but DKR is good too.
MANCHESTER UNITED who?
and a sneaky use of Sly Cooper 2
frenchfrey65, where?
4:20 Guess you could say, 24 percent of the time, he wins everytime
hello
Hello Mr Baseball
this is already better than twitter
Yooo
Any relation to Wade Boggs?
Can we talk stock options about our new sm app?
As dbacks fan I can say that we all love Timlo he’s special👍
As a Mets fan, I can say that Locastro stole Brandon Nimmo's OBP devil magic this season and we want it back please
I am a huge dbacks fan and timbo is my number 2 favorite behind ketel mate
Same I was so happy when I saw this
TimmyLo is such a solid ballplayer too. He doesn't make stupid mistakes and he can play almost anywhere. He's just a smart guy with a lot of guts and it's good to be a Diamondbacks fan with him on the team.
And that’s a fact.
When you said learned how to steal first my mind came up with him intentionally swinging at balls in the dirt and swinging and then running before it’s even in the catchers mit😂
Bill Nye is ?
That's his strategy for 2020
I actually did that once in little league. It was my proudest moment. I couldn’t hit for shit, and the pitcher was really fast, so when he put a ball in the dirt and wide, I just waved my bat and bolted. I was safe too.
He did that against the dogers and ended up winning it
Me too hahaha
He's already been hit 3 times and he's had 4 PA's this year lol. He's basically leaning into them at this point. But if they don't change the rules he's allowed to so
The sly cooper theme at the beginning is pure nostalgia
You're going to look like a genius when Tim is caught red handed with the Mona Lisa in his living room. Damn Arizona art thieves! :D
Arizona are full of art thieves. Including Tim, Peralta, Marte, Escobar, Lamb, and the rest!
I love how the best hitter in the game at almost anything is at best a tiny bit ahead of Mike Trout. He really is a human cheat code
Yep. A guy known exclusively for his speed is just a hair faster than Mike Trout.
@@FoolishBaseball read something about Mantle being the fastest to first base ever. crazy. he should have often hit 40 40.
@@GlennTheSadMarinersFan He also got the injury bug and the drinking habit though
Mike trout = God
I repeat again. Mike Trout =God
Flying Gorilla ost never fails to amaze me
I love when he gets hit by a pitch he just laughs with the first base coach. The pitchers either either get really pissed or just laugh as well
I want to see his reaction if he ever gets called back on a HBP via the rarely enforced rule where you need to make an attempt to avoid it.
@@Compucles we had a player on Dbacks other day get called back. It was bs. Never knew that was a rule
Me: I miss fast man
Also me: I like fat man
The duality of man
@Liam Lynch facebook.com/watch/?v=258753198111076
1:21 reminds me of a Calvin & Hobbes
Calvin: 'Dad, what does "the ol' college try" mean?'
Dad: 'Well, it means getting together with your buddies and eating pizza and drinking beer'
Mom: 'that's not what it means!'
Dad: 'pfft, Where did you go to college?'
"you're a mess, look at yourself, look at this stock photo of a mirror" is such a good gag, it still pops into my head regularly
And he’s back in the Yankees!
Ayy
And the dimandback decided they didn’t want our favorite weird player
And boom goes the dynamite 🧨
@@terencehill2320 torn ACL
ANDD hes gone
This is one of the best weird videos I’ve watched in a while.
That's high praise!
@@FoolishBaseball
Really good stuff. MLB should hire you, would really help fans appreciate the skill sets of players more.
You've got yourself a new sub.
Don't watch much Jon Bois eh?
Christopher Manning Forgot about those fumble dimensions.
*purposely gets hit by ball
Little Leagues: Wait, that’s illegal.
I think he's just not trying to not get hit.
Invades the plate ..barely tries to not get hit but "tries"..not illegal
*Sticks his elbow into the strike zone and gets hit, ump doesn't call it*
"That's fucking illegal!" - Dana White
@@FarmerFigs Does umps ever call it? I've never seen the call.
This might honestly be my favorite video you've ever posted. Just an absolute masterpiece
Here from Twitter 👋
here from my friend fred
You take my like. You put it in a lockbox. 20 years from now when you're feeling down, you open that box, and boom. Instant love. You earned it, big guy.
As a dbacks fan I can say we all love Timmy in AZ 🐍
fatal is it me, or does he look like gonzo
Right on!
Looks like the Yankees have learned from their mistake.
Welcome back to the Bronx, Tim!
He’s my cousin
ANNNNNND hes gone again
ANNND He's in Boston now.
ANNNNNNNNNNNNNND He's back again
Welcome back to New York Tim 👏🏽👏🏽
I don't know where this came from, but I praise the algorithm. I laughed so many times for real.
Amazing video. Thank you! Loved it.
I'm shocked this doesn't have any replies lol
ikr
Zack I’m your biggest fan I’m going to sand diago for a padres game next year you inspired me to go to batting practice
But
@@ryguyvlogs3902 I didn’t know fans could have fans
Well done. I love how the pitch speed looks like HP damage points.
Also saw Johnny Ray steal 1st on a dropped strike out, then steal every base including home to score. He was playing for the Angels at the time.
I'm told this is where we supposed to meet
That Sly Cooper background music really got my nostalgia kicking in
Such a great series with fun characters.
I thought i heard diddy kong racing...
Damn they don’t even sell Tim Locastro Jerseys
Bro just customize the Jersey or buy a locastro shirt look on google and amazon
But they do
I own a Locastro Shirzee.
I'm a Dbacks fan, we finally get acknowledged for something
I'm way late, but this reminded me of my personal favorite weird player season - 1993 Lance Blankenship, for the Oakland A's. Over 300 plate appearances, hits .190, with a .363 OBP. Way more walks than hits, 67 to 48. Strangely enough, he also strikes out 64 times, which is a lot for 328 PA's by a non-power hitter, and calls into question the plate discipline you'd assume he'd have, with more walks than hits. Oh, and he also played at least 2 games at every position that year (plus DH) except for P, C, and 3B, and was used as a pinch hitter and a pinch runner a number of times. [In his short career {1300 PA's,} he hit .222, slugged .299, with a .350 OBP.]
Forget the guy in the video, I'm a Blankenship man now. 👍
We love Tim in Phoenix. He’s a terrific guy and works so hard.
Jokes on you I loved him when he was 14/14 on steals
17/17 on steals this year - 23/23 i his career.
The original Tim Locastro fan!
Hometown hero! His mom was my kindergarten teacher and I played against him growing up. So glad to see him succeed.
I love seeing him successfully reach base on chops. I can't tell if it's an intentional strategy of his or not, but using chops has been something that I've wanted to see more speedsters try to use to get on base.
Love your videos! They have opened my eyes to a whole new way of looking at Baseball and reignited my passion for the game. Seriously I am totally obsessed with your channel it's really fantastic 👏
I’m a Giants time so I’ve watched him a fair bit and I love his game! It’s so cool to watch a role player like this do what ever it takes to get on base!
He's the definition of scrappy
Foolish Baseball how many times do u think he will get hit next year lmao
Giants fan let’s talk about the 2002 World Series game 6, lol.
I was hoping Timmy Lo would get some love, thank you Foolish BB
glad to be of service
Looks like he'll make the Mets opening day roster
I agree: The loss of steals due to the HR barrage is bad for baseball. I'd love to see a speed comparison between Tim and Ichiro.
“364 more days until next years hockey tryouts! I got to toughen up! YAAA!”
“That hurt a little but I’m alright”
Slowly and surly you’re turning into one of my favorite youtubers. And I only started to like baseball since April
Surly? You like it when I take a surly tone?
Foolish Baseball you knew what I meant 😔
That montage of Tim getting plunked was pretty hilarious. Please keep making funny/ interesting videos like this
Coming back after a year and a half-- this is one of the best videos in your channel, it's really well written and edited, I think.
So basically, he's a real-life white Willie Mays Hayes.
And Aroldis Chapman is the black Rick Vaughn
Holy hell - he really is!
Lol
My man!
Actually... Willie Mays Hayes based his character on Tim Locastro 4 years before he was born.
The hills of Ithaca made him a fast runner. I miss that beautiful yet dreaded little town.
"The Hills of Ithaca" is actually the name of my metalcore band.
Dude.. I love your videos. Interesting videos, not just the typical recommended sports video. Every time you’re recommended, it ends up being worth the watch. Your humor is enjoyable.. keep it up buddy ! Quality YT
You are currently my favourite UA-camr. I’m not even a baseball fan. At all. Until now. You are the gateway drug to baseball. Thank you
I grew up watching Biggio and I was about to say, he reminds me a lot. Glad you included that part. He has a great career ahead of him if he keeps up the effort.
I'm a Dbacks fan, we finally get acknowledged for something
Haha yes
He finally got caught today, 4/17/2021.
Nationals catcher Yan Gomes was asked how he felt about stopping Locastro’s run.
“I kind of feel bad that I did,” he said with a smile.
AND NOW HE’S MY FAVORITE PLAY ON MY NEW YORK YANKEES!
When I hear Diddy Kong Racing at the intro there and baseball it's gonna be a good video. :D
"Look at this stock photo of a mirror" ... I am DYINGGGGG 🤣🤣🤣
Today (4/17/21) Tim locastro just got caught stealing after a perfect 29-29 start. He also just broke his pinky feelsbadman
Dude the fact that you have ‘Sly in Paris’ on this video is actually amazing
I'm glad I wasn't the only one that noticed
Band of thieves is too goated
I worked most the games this year watching him play and quickly grew fond of this dude and could tell he was something special (in a non-traditional way) very quickly.
he should train himself left-handed, like what ichiro did.
That would be fun
I watched Tim play in his Vancouver days. Hell of a ballplayer. Glad to see he's doing well
welp, having consumed a ridiculous amount of your content during my staycation, I am hooked sir.... excellent work!
As a Dbacks fan, thanks for talking about Locastro. He’s a fan favorite here in AZ
Never even heard of him before now he’s my favorite
Another new disciple
Same! I’m gonna watch baseball this year for the first time in a decade and a half....whenever they get back out there😔
To this day, the hardest I've laughed watching a video was when the Jungle Falls music kicked in during the Locastro/Pujols race... and then you do it again when I least expect it LOL well done!
I love this player. I feel like my life has been improved in some way by having watched this video.
We love Tim and hope to see him on the starting roster next year. Dyson and Locastro are a blast to watch.
Man I do miss base stealing. Kenny Lofton was one of the best.
Yo, this is great content. You deserve more subscribers. I’ve seen Tim locastros hit by ball videos before, but yours was the most entertaining.
FBB does it again! "Look at this stock photo of a mirror!"
I was hoping you'd see your reflection but APPARENTLY pictures of mirrors don't work that way.
I was just wondering if the reduced drag on baseballs (which is part of the Great Home Run Spike of 2015-present) also makes it easier for catchers to throw out baserunners.
Your videos are so good man, production value and story telling is on point. Keep it up!
I got bored with UA-cam but this channel brought me back to life. Good content G, I love the videos 💯
Sucks that as a Dbacks fan, he was traded to my 2nd least favorite team (the Yankees), as I started getting back into baseball a few months ago.
Finally he’s recognized for being the fastest in baseball
"Baseball is a humbling game." Played 3 years of Little League - a centerfielder who never caught a fly - a second baseman who never turned a double play. So conservative a baserunner, I found myself stranded on 3rd too often.
So, I know anyone who steps onto a Major League field for a Major League team is a Major League talent - even if he only gets a "cup of coffee." I respect smart ballplayers and guys who figure out how they can contribute.
Which is why I'm kicking myself about Tim Locastro. I gave this video a 👍 a month ago, and today, I'm watching it like I never saw it before! This guy is a player and I enjoy following offbeat players like him. Thanks for your work!
The mad lad actually did it, 28/28.
"I am Drumstick!"
-Tim Locastro
Woah kinda crazy how you compared Locastro to Rizzo and DJ 3 years ago, and now they all play for the Yankees
I come back to this video every so often to remember how awesome Tim was.
Lol I don't know how this video was referred to me but it was extremely funny , hats off to the writers and the caster. Brilliant!
Future Yankee legend