The plays you're seeing that gets the whole crowd hyped is called "robbing a homerun". You should check out some of those highlight videos. It's one of the most impressive plays in the game.
Joba Chamberlain didn't hit Derek Jeter intentionally. That was his captain and he has too much respect for Jeter for that. That's why Joba apologized.
At 13:54 that was NOT Verlanders last game. He got traded in 2017 to the Astros and that was his first time back in Detroit scince then. He played in detroit from 2006-2017, then was traded.
Luka...in the U.S. it is called "Little League", not "Mini League", just fyi. Also, please continue with your MLB Oddities/Blooper videos. We love watching you react to them. Thanks.
Little league is played with different bats and at the highest level is international as well. There are also some big little leaguers but they aged generally from 9-13.
One extra thing on the standing ovation for Jeter, the Boston Red Sox/NY Yankees is one of the most intense and longest running rivalries in North American sports so for him to get a standing O from the Boston crowd just shows how much he was respected as a player.
2:38 that is Derek Jeter. One of the best players to ever play the game. There doing that because that’s his retirement season. Derek Jeter was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame this year
Ozzie Smith and Paul Molitor were better short stops, Mike Schmidt was the best third baseman, Nolan Ryan was the best pitcher Steve Carlton joins him Reggie is Mr. October in his time Jeter was good because he had 4 pitchers with 20 plus wins. Mickey Mantle , Roger Maris, Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn list goes on. only from his time to today's time?
@@paulmcgartney1606 my point is players that were great back then are better than he is. not average players but great players are better than he was. sorry about the confusion on Paul I guess I meant Robin Yount?
5:10 This play happened in the 9th inning with 2 outs (the defending team was one out away from winning). Not only that, but the pitcher for that team had pitched a perfect game (no hits or walks allowed for the entire game), so if the runner was called out, the pitcher would've had a perfect game. To understand how rare that is, in all of MLB history, there have only been 23 perfect games. So yeah, it was a very big deal. The point of this moment specifically was, not only did the pitcher lose the perfect game on the last out of the game, but the runner was CLEARLY out based on video review. However, because of the rules, the play was not reviewable. After the game, the umpire who accidentally called the runner safe was literally crying because he felt so bad that he had ruined this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the pitcher. There are videos out there of the entire ordeal, so you might want to react to one of those if you're interested. Without a doubt, this was one of the saddest moments in recent MLB history in terms of blown calls.
At 5:03, the player who tipped his helmet (Manny Machado) to the player who made the catch (Adam Jones) were teammates for the Baltimore Orioles at that time. For the World Baseball Classic, Jones played for Team USA, which eventually became World Champions. While Machado played with the powerhouse Dominican Republic. USA won 6-3.
That kind of Sportsmanship, is really part of baseball. We all grew up playing baseball, girls and boys. We played in the street, our front yards or the local field. All the neighborhood kids knew each other and so its play and go walk home with each other etc. Some of that is the same with basketball, but much more so with baseball
That clip of Mariano Rivera coming into the game for his final All Star appearance still gives me chills now several years afterward. The second to last clip was of Justin Verlander returning to Detroit for the first time following a trade to the Houston Astros.
Nice to see a video of how great a guy David "Big Papi" Ortiz is. He would probably make a good subject for a video as well as the yankees-Red Sox rivalry in general.
Mini league is little league where a bunch of country’s come together in Williamsport Pennsylvania to play baseball look at best fielding plays in little league
11:29 that's jose fernandez he was a super young and great pitcher in the mlb and he was loved by many people but he unfortunately died in a boating accident which significantly impacted the whole league
10:30 was mariano riveras final all star game. where the games best go against each other so all the greatest players in the game are showing their respect to mo
You did a reaction video to the talented player at 11:53. His name was José Fernández and he died in a tragic boating accident in 2016. The reaction video you did on him was titled Dee Gordon’s Emotional Home Run for José.
8:45 R.A. Dickey one of the last real knuckle ball pitchers. A-Rod was smiling after getting dusted because a lot of MLB players enjoyed the knuckleball for it's odd, unpredictable trajectory yet R.A.Dickey won a Cy Young award with that very pitch. It was a great performance and very entertaining for fans and players alike.
You would be surprised how many pitchers hit batters either lightly & or try to make it look like it wasn't on purpose to get a walk to base out of them instead of taking a risk that they might actually hit a homer & or score multiple points if the bases are loaded but there are times where the pitchers just don't like them and or they were talking trash so they do actually try to injure them - its crazy but it does happen & it is true you should do a reaction to the best Chicago Cubs highlights .. they are amazing as well you would really enjoy them & I would love to see your reaction to them ! Great content by the way
and 9:39 is Derek Jeters final baseball game where he played at his teams biggest rival’s home park and what most consider the greatest team rivalry in all of sports so its cool to see both the fans of the red sox and the players stand up abd show their respect
@@crazyzippyfumblefish yes there are. only in Baseball and it also depends where you live? if you live in California the best Rivalry is probably the Giants and the Dodgers? If you live in Chicago it might be the Cubs Cardinals when you walk into a sports store you see more Cubs and Whitesox merchandise than the Yankees or Red Sox? same with Rivalry? Football is played weekly so you know when Dallas Cowboys play the New Jersey Giants that's a top rivalry same when the Eagles play the Cowboys, When Green Bay plays Chicago or Minnesota especially in there area that's the number rivalry so around the world that's a top rivalry? Hockey The Montreal Canadiens have played Toronto Maple Leafs in the Final and Montreal has played Boston Bruins in the playoffs and the Finals The Yankees have never played Boston in the world Serise just the playoffs The Flyers Rangers is a top rivalry? your wrong and i'm not?
@@crazyzippyfumblefish The Yankees play the Giants so often it's not a rivalry it's an interleague play. When the Dodgers play the Giants out in California that's a rivalry 2 teams from the same division? if you walked into a sports store out in California you won't see Yankees merchandise or Red sox but you will see Giants and Dodgers why? because away from the New York and Mass. area you will see other teams in this case Giants and Dodgers a top rilvary like I said it depends where you live?
Little League Baseball and Softball is what you meant by mini league baseball. Little League (ages 4-16) is the largest organized youth sports league in the world , it is played in over 84 countries with 2,600,000 players and 180,000 teams. The Little League World Series is played each summer in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and youth teams from all over the world compete. The final championship game draws between 30,000-35,000 spectators
14:00 That's Justin Verlander's return to Detroit. He played there his entire career until 2017 he got traded to the Houston Astros. This was his first game back after the trade.
13:49 He was a pitcher for the Tigers from 2005-2017 and he's become one of the greatest players in the league today. So when he returned to Detroit as the opposition, they made a tribute video to him and, of course, the fans gave him a standing ovation.
He's not predicting where he's going he's going to the exact spot in which the ball come down enough for him to reach out and grab it. He's done this his whole life he knows exactly where the ball is going to be. Im like what is mini league. Oh he means little league.
13:52 is when Justin Verlander came back to play against his former team. He played for Detroit for many years and when he returned with his new team (the Astros), they showed a tribute video on the screen in the stadium and the fans gave him a standing ovation. This is typical for a player who has spent a lot of time and has done great things with one team and then goes to another team via a trade or free agency. Their first game facing their former team usually gets them a nice tribute from the team and fans.
Actually when people get hit, its usually on purpose. Most of these happen for "showboating" and strategic reasons. That's why the guy wanted to clarify it was an accident, also because Jeter is one of the most highly respected players of all time.
9:47 Fenway Park is where the Boston Red Sox play. Boston are the arch rivals of the New York Yankees. In UK Football terms (to the best of my knowledge, at least), this would be like Liverpool fans cheering and screaming for Chelsea's star player's last game.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 This video was a good choice Luka. Reminds us why we play sports in the first place as a kid. Because it was fun long before it was profitable. Baseball is such a relaxed sport. The games moves slowly and the personalities of the players are much more evident. Also there are so many games and the players spend so much time together. Road trips are often 10 or more days long. Love me some baseball. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
You might like one of the several "Matt Vasgersian getting excited" compilations. Particularly the second one, which has his calls from the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Jeter gets a standing ovation at Fenway park is a lot more important. Jeter is a New York Yankee and their blood rivals are the Boston red socks who play at Fenway. To give your blood rival's captain a standing ovation was really unexpected.
Just UA-cam search for "little league baseball highlights" and you'll find a whole bunch of videos...need to remember, almost all of these kids are 11 or 12-years old, with a few 13-year old kids...I umpired Little League baseball for almost 20-years, and the baseball fan inside me was constantly amazed at how good some of these kids really are...and, THESE kids - the ones who've made it to the Little League World Series - are the best of the best...Plus, they're just kids, and the joy they have in simply playing a game is obvious on their faces...not to mention their antics in the dugouts!
Love the series. Keep it going. Would love to see your take on the 2011 Wild Card Race in MLB. A lot of things had to happen in one day for teams to make the playoffs - both with staggering highs and heavy lows. Never will happen again
Mariano Rivera was the greatest relief pitcher (he was the closer, which means he pitches the last inning of close games), in history. His numbers are completely insane, head and shoulders ahead of everyone else. And in the postseason, he was way better, one of the best pitchers ever in the postseason over the span of about 20 years and 5 world series victories. He was the first player who ever went in to the hall of fame on a unanimous vote. Derek Jeter, who got a similar ovation, was his teammate and captain for most of that career, with the same 5 world series wins including 3 in a row, 4 in 5 years, and one of the greatest teams of all time, the 1998 Yankees. Jeter played his last game in the stadium of his arch rival Boston Red Sox. They gave him a standing ovation. That was deep respect. Jeter is known as being a real stand up, honest guy. During the steroid era, he said he didn't know anything about it (even though his teammate Roger Clemens was one of the biggest abusers) because anyone using it knew not to tell him. And he has so much respect everyone knew that had to be true. He was in 3 of the clips in this video, showing respect by former teammate Joba Chamberlain after accidentally hitting him with a pitch, his opponents, congratulating him I think on his 3000th hit (but I may be mistaken), and the fans of his main rival on his last game.
A little trivia about the sport that I haven't seen mentioned yet. The bit of dirt between the grass and the wall in the outfield, is called the "warning track". It lets the outfielders know that they have just a few steps before they hit the wall (while they're keeping their eyes on the ball).
just commented on another video, explaining that in american sports, the crowd has less visiting fans than in european sports. well another thing to keep in mind for more context while watching compilations like this, is that in baseball, the white jersey team is the home team. and grey jersey is the visiting team.
The one at 8:30 that you say looks like an easy catch is in fact an easy catch. What’s impressive is the throw to second base. The runner at first (The great Adam Jones) is about to tag up, but Trout throws a perfect strike to second from about the warning track after catching the ball flat-footed. It’s an incredible throw, and Jones acknowledges it afterward.
with regards to jeter getting a standing ovation at fenway luka, it's a pretty big deal. it would be like steven gerrard's last visit to old trafford and getting subbed off and getting a standing ovation
At 4:49 that’s the world baseball classic, but the guy who robbed the other guys home run and the guy who got robbed were actually teammates at that time
On the hit by pitch clip. The pitcher Joba Chamberlin was a former member of the Yankees and played with Derek Jeter (the guy he hit) that was accidental hence the apology. I have never heard of a single person on baseball who disliked Jeter who is definitely someone you should react to as he was one of the greatest players of the past 20-25 years
11:55 The reason Mike Trout (the hitter) is smiling is because he wasn’t expecting a pitch like that. Breaking balls and change-ups are much slower than fastballs, especially curveballs are very slow, about 70-75 mph, and if they are thrown too high it’s very easy to get a very good hit off a pitch like that. The term is a hung breaking ball, because it hangs high in the strike zone.
We don't have mini-league, but my son played catcher behind the batter. He was in the Little League All-Stars. I was a Coach assistant. It was an amazing experience. And yes we trained them to have good sportsmanship. If you lose, you shake the hand of the winner. I wish Trump understood that, My son does.
It’s kinda hard to tell, but the clip with everyone clapping is Mariano Rivera, he’s one of the best closing pitchers of all time and that was his final game, they called him “The Sandman” because they would play Enter Sandman by Metallica as his warm-up music when he came out of the bullpen to get warmed up.
You had asked in an early video how they umpires could tell if they were intentionally trying to hit the batter or if it was an accident. The pitcher's reaction, like at 12:41, is a good example of how they can tell.
The big bearded pitcher was Joba Chamberlain. He came up as a Yankee and was one of their top pitching prospects. He wasn't as good as they hoped, but not bad and eventually moved on to another team. The player he hit was hall of famer Derek Jeter, who had been the Yankee Captain since Joba was a teenager and was the leader of the clubhouse been when Joba was with the team. He definately did NOT mean to hit him.
They end the grass in the outfield and put what's known as the "warning track" between the grass and the outfield wall. It's so a player can feel the change to know he's near the wall when running to catch the ball.
I haven't watched the whole video yet, so my bad if this happens again. I love the clip at 2:37... Derek Jeter, the Yankees player, had a 20-season-long career, and from the looks of it, this was at the tail end of that. It's mind-boggling to think that the young players grew up watching him and then get to play against him. Mile Trout actually asked for his autograph in the middle of a game once and I think that's sick
2:48 Luka, the Blue Jays were showing their respect to Derek Meter. It was his final season and the final game we were playing against him. That was the context of that
I used to play against a team in the town next over (youth baseball) and I used to pitch for our team. I hated whenever I hit someone with a pitch more than anything else so I always just apologised immediately. One time I hit the opposing pitcher and told him I was sorry and he just went like "don't worry, you gotta throw harder than that before you need to say sorry". Ended up playing with him years later due to our teams merging because of lack of players (I live in the Netherlands and baseball is not that popular here) and he ended up teaching me better mechanics and how to throw harder. Ironic how things turn out sometimes.
at 5:51 it is kinda funny because that was a home game for joey votto and the Reds. it is standard practice let the home team try to catch those balls. if it was a visiting team, then you should try to catch everything that goes into the stands. so joey grabbed the fan's "C" on his jersey as a way of saying "what kinda reds fan would do that?"
You can tell when a pitcher hitting a batter is accidental as the pitchers usually react in a very animated fashion. When it's intentional they just stand there and stare at the batter.
Luka, A lot of players at bat are hit on purpose because they are crowding the plate, or trying take away some of the strike zone from the pitcher. By scooting up close to the plate a batter can fully extend his arms to all pitches in the strike zone. So pitchers "brush them back" by throwing the ball hard inside and nearly hitting them on purpose. If the ball hits the batter because each refuses to budge, the batter advances to first base, but not without a nasty bruise. The pitcher wants to own the strike zone so he can pitch inside and outside, high and low, slow and fast. The outside breaking pitch doesn't work as well if the batter gets closer to the plate because he can reach it as it breaks. On occasion, a pitcher hits a batter accidentally because the ball slips or just gets away from the pitcher's control. Usually, it's obvious at those moments that it was an accident but not always. Sometimes it's hard to tell and if the teams have a rivalry or a history of bad blood it's presumed the pitcher hit the batter intentionally. That's when fights break out that clear both benches. So when a player is hit, the umpire usually immediately give both teams a warning that there is to be no revenge of the other teams pitcher intentionally hitting the batter in the next half of the inning or players and managers will be thrown out of the game.
There's a difference between a player laying out for a catch or catching a ball at/over the wall and what is otherwise a 'fly ball'. Fly balls are actually very easy to catch so long as you can see it (sun can often get in the way or it pops so high that it kind of disappears against the sky). Yeah, it takes a little skill... players have to locate it, track it, and run to it, and make the catch... but all things considered, it's one of the more routine things in the game.
10:30 is Mariano Rivera's Final appearance at the MLB All Star Game (2013) all players are on the top step [in the dugout] to get a look at him and pay homage. No.42** New York Yankees - Mariano Rivera, Relief Pitcher/Closer Career Yankee (1995-2013). Well known for his near exclusive use of the Cut Fastball ("Cutter"), Calm demeanor on the mound, and his ability to save. Inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year by unanimous ballot (100% of 425 ballots) the first Major League player to do. His entrance song, "Enter Sandman" by Metallica. No.42 was retired by the MLB in 1997 honor of Jackie Robinson. Rivera was one of 13 MLB players were grandfathered and allowed to wear the number until they retired. Mo' Was the last to wear the number, and was retired again in the Yankee's Organization.
yo luka, you mentioned wanting some nascar videos to watch to give you some kind of insight into the sport that wasnt just crash videos. I have a suggestion on a potential series you could look at, that while not exactly something that will help you understand rules or stakes, will give some insight into the personalities of some of the drivers and the broadcasters who cover and participate in the sport. the "NASCAR funny moments" series from the channel jake baskinger. there are several videos in the series that cover all sorts of shenanigans that happen during, before, and after races. i thought you would enjoy it since you liked the "not so serious baseball" videos, and this is in the same vein except nascar.
It’s absolutely not always an accident. There are strategic reasons to hit a batter, and in certain cases, hitting a batter is retaliation for the opposing team’s pitcher hitting one of your batters in a previous inning. But yes, a lot of the time it’s an accident. Pitchers hate batters who “crowd the plate,” a term which refers to the batter standing very close the the plate, therefore narrowing the strike zone for the pitcher. Sometimes, a pitcher will then throw close to the batter, warning him to back off. Sometimes they pitch a little too close and the batter gets hit. Pro Tip: when a pitch narrowly misses hitting the batter in the head, forcing the batter to drop to the ground to avoid it, this is referred to as “chin music.”
No, my friend, when a pitcher hits an opposing batter, it might very well be on purpose. Pitchers have hit a batter for some perceived PERSONAL beef (the batter has hit home runs the precious two at bats, the pitcher says “You’re NOT hitting THIS for a home run!”) pitchers will also retaliate for some sort of insult to his team. It’s entirely possible the batter does something and the pitcher may take it out on the NEXT batter. Footage is hard to find but a Japanese pitcher in the MLB, pitched against Ichiro Suzuki, the first Japanese position player in the league and the first pitch to Ichiro the first time he faced Nomo plugged Suzuki in the middle of his back. I didn’t too much in the way of “I’m sorry” gestures from Nomo. Made it look awfully intentional. Was it Nomo announcing “I’m Japanese and I’ve been in this league a lot longer than you!” I have no way of knowing. Are you aware that in the two baseball leagues, the pitchers are part of the batting order and in the other, they’re not. In the league where pitchers hit, a pitcher that chooses to hit batters shouldn’t be overly surprised that his at-bats become perilous affairs.
For Jeter’s last kit. Fenway is the home of the Red Sox which are the rivals of the Yankees which is the team Jeter is from. This is the biggest rivalry of the whole sport and has been for decades. Yankee fans can’t wear jerseys in Boston because Boston fans can get so violent about it. The fact that at home game in Boston they applauded for Jeter a Yankee is a big deal. Though he is now a hall of fammer.
10:45 that is Mariano Rivera, the greatest pitcher of all time. The other players on the bench are standing because it’s the 2013 all star game and that was Mariano’s final all star game
You should really check out Adrian Beltre and Felix Hernandez bickering moments!! It’s a great way of seeing how two on opposing teams can be great friends on and off the field
10:30 is Mariano Rivera's final All-Star game. He has the most saves and widely considered the best reliever in baseball history. Only player to be unanimously elected into the hall of fame.
"When somebody hits someone else... it's obviously an accident"
_laughs in every team but astros_
spoonman facts lmao
If only he knew
astros say go ahead , hit us, put people on the bases, makes it easier for us to win, dummies
cody roach hard to win when you don’t know what pitch is coming
nailed it
The plays you're seeing that gets the whole crowd hyped is called "robbing a homerun". You should check out some of those highlight videos. It's one of the most impressive plays in the game.
So sweet that he doesn't know about intentional hits. how innocent.
Joba Chamberlain didn't hit Derek Jeter intentionally. That was his captain and he has too much respect for Jeter for that. That's why Joba apologized.
At 13:54 that was NOT Verlanders last game. He got traded in 2017 to the Astros and that was his first time back in Detroit scince then. He played in detroit from 2006-2017, then was traded.
Luka...in the U.S. it is called "Little League", not "Mini League", just fyi. Also, please continue with your MLB Oddities/Blooper videos. We love watching you react to them. Thanks.
Little league is played with different bats and at the highest level is international as well. There are also some big little leaguers but they aged generally from 9-13.
1:56 that is so significant because that was one of the best players ever in one of his final games and he was hit by his former teammate
One extra thing on the standing ovation for Jeter, the Boston Red Sox/NY Yankees is one of the most intense and longest running rivalries in North American sports so for him to get a standing O from the Boston crowd just shows how much he was respected as a player.
It's like Chelsea and Man U or the Spurs.
2:38 that is Derek Jeter. One of the best players to ever play the game. There doing that because that’s his retirement season. Derek Jeter was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame this year
Ozzie Smith and Paul Molitor were better short stops, Mike Schmidt was the best third baseman, Nolan Ryan was the best pitcher
Steve Carlton joins him Reggie is Mr. October in his time Jeter was good because he had 4 pitchers with 20 plus wins.
Mickey Mantle , Roger Maris, Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn list goes on.
only from his time to today's time?
@@marksantucci4230 That would be nice if Molitor even played shortstop. Also, Smith couldn't hit a lick.
Mark Santucci Arod is statistically the best shortstop ever and it isn’t close
@@brutusplays4777 by a mile
@@paulmcgartney1606 my point is players that were great back then are better than he is. not average players but great players are better than he was. sorry about the confusion on Paul I guess I meant Robin Yount?
5:10 This play happened in the 9th inning with 2 outs (the defending team was one out away from winning). Not only that, but the pitcher for that team had pitched a perfect game (no hits or walks allowed for the entire game), so if the runner was called out, the pitcher would've had a perfect game. To understand how rare that is, in all of MLB history, there have only been 23 perfect games. So yeah, it was a very big deal. The point of this moment specifically was, not only did the pitcher lose the perfect game on the last out of the game, but the runner was CLEARLY out based on video review. However, because of the rules, the play was not reviewable. After the game, the umpire who accidentally called the runner safe was literally crying because he felt so bad that he had ruined this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the pitcher. There are videos out there of the entire ordeal, so you might want to react to one of those if you're interested. Without a doubt, this was one of the saddest moments in recent MLB history in terms of blown calls.
that event also played a major role in the adoption of instant replay in baseball so it had major ramification for the entire sport
The "mini league" is the little league world series
At 5:03, the player who tipped his helmet (Manny Machado) to the player who made the catch (Adam Jones) were teammates for the Baltimore Orioles at that time. For the World Baseball Classic, Jones played for Team USA, which eventually became World Champions. While Machado played with the powerhouse Dominican Republic. USA won 6-3.
That kind of Sportsmanship, is really part of baseball. We all grew up playing baseball, girls and boys. We played in the street, our front yards or the local field. All the neighborhood kids knew each other and so its play and go walk home with each other etc. Some of that is the same with basketball, but much more so with baseball
That clip of Mariano Rivera coming into the game for his final All Star appearance still gives me chills now several years afterward. The second to last clip was of Justin Verlander returning to Detroit for the first time following a trade to the Houston Astros.
Nice to see a video of how great a guy David "Big Papi" Ortiz is. He would probably make a good subject for a video as well as the yankees-Red Sox rivalry in general.
Mini league is little league where a bunch of country’s come together in Williamsport Pennsylvania to play baseball look at best fielding plays in little league
11:29 that's jose fernandez he was a super young and great pitcher in the mlb and he was loved by many people but he unfortunately died in a boating accident which significantly impacted the whole league
RIP Jose
10:30 was mariano riveras final all star game. where the games best go against each other so all the greatest players in the game are showing their respect to mo
You did a reaction video to the talented player at 11:53. His name was José Fernández and he died in a tragic boating accident in 2016. The reaction video you did on him was titled Dee Gordon’s Emotional Home Run for José.
8:45 R.A. Dickey one of the last real knuckle ball pitchers. A-Rod was smiling after getting dusted because a lot of MLB players enjoyed the knuckleball for it's odd, unpredictable trajectory yet R.A.Dickey won a Cy Young award with that very pitch. It was a great performance and very entertaining for fans and players alike.
12:03 that was a curveball it was like 74-76 mph he normally throws 92-94 on a regular fastball. That was one of his slower pitches
You should react to best MLB fights and brawls. It’s actually quite funny
Do the one where Chan ho park karate kicked the other dude
crazybanana man When Odor punched Bautista
Turd Ferguson and when Bautista retaliated in the divisional round vs Texas
All these suggestions forgetting Amir Garrett!
I'm like that!
Hunter Melville Nah, that guy can’t fight. He went in to throw a punch and still missed.
“The speed on that.” As Kershaw throws a nasty curveball lmao.
Haha I thought that was a funny misunderstanding. When you don't know what you're looking for but you're still impressed, it's still cool.
4:39 ... I am in the stands just a few rows back. The stadium exploded with noise when he made that catch in the world baseball classic
You would be surprised how many pitchers hit batters either lightly & or try to make it look like it wasn't on purpose to get a walk to base out of them instead of taking a risk that they might actually hit a homer & or score multiple points if the bases are loaded but there are times where the pitchers just don't like them and or they were talking trash so they do actually try to injure them - its crazy but it does happen & it is true you should do a reaction to the best Chicago Cubs highlights .. they are amazing as well you would really enjoy them & I would love to see your reaction to them ! Great content by the way
and 9:39 is Derek Jeters final baseball game where he played at his teams biggest rival’s home park and what most consider the greatest team rivalry in all of sports so its cool to see both the fans of the red sox and the players stand up abd show their respect
theres a few hockey rivalrys , some Football that are ahead of Yankees Boston?
@@marksantucci4230 Nope
@@crazyzippyfumblefish yes there are. only in Baseball and it also depends where you live? if you live in California the best Rivalry is probably the Giants and the Dodgers? If you live in Chicago it might be the Cubs Cardinals when you walk into a sports store you see more Cubs and Whitesox merchandise than the Yankees or Red Sox? same with Rivalry?
Football is played weekly so you know when Dallas Cowboys play the New Jersey Giants that's a top rivalry same when the Eagles play the Cowboys, When Green Bay plays Chicago or Minnesota especially in there area that's the number rivalry so around the world that's a top rivalry?
Hockey The Montreal Canadiens have played Toronto Maple Leafs in the Final and Montreal has played Boston Bruins in the playoffs
and the Finals The Yankees have never played Boston in the world Serise just the playoffs
The Flyers Rangers is a top rivalry?
your wrong and i'm not?
@@marksantucci4230 Bro, giants and yankees have a better rivalry.
@@crazyzippyfumblefish The Yankees play the Giants so often it's not a rivalry it's an interleague play.
When the Dodgers play the Giants out in California that's a rivalry 2 teams from the same division? if you walked into a sports store out in California you won't see Yankees merchandise or Red sox but you will see Giants and Dodgers why? because away from the New York and Mass. area you will see other teams in this case Giants and Dodgers a top rilvary like I said it depends where you live?
Lukas getting impressed by every little thing in this vid
Little League Baseball and Softball is what you meant by mini league baseball. Little League (ages 4-16) is the largest organized youth sports league in the world , it is played in over 84 countries with 2,600,000 players and 180,000 teams. The Little League World Series is played each summer in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and youth teams from all over the world compete. The final championship game draws between 30,000-35,000 spectators
9:17 what your thinking about is little league. Watch the 2019 little league World Series highlights
Louisiana, baby!! 🖤⚜️💜
I think he should watch 2016 or 2017 they were much better
14:00 That's Justin Verlander's return to Detroit. He played there his entire career until 2017 he got traded to the Houston Astros. This was his first game back after the trade.
13:49 He was a pitcher for the Tigers from 2005-2017 and he's become one of the greatest players in the league today. So when he returned to Detroit as the opposition, they made a tribute video to him and, of course, the fans gave him a standing ovation.
2:20 it’s an accident probably about half the time.
Don't forget to react to "MLB Productions presents: Game 162"
He's not predicting where he's going he's going to the exact spot in which the ball come down enough for him to reach out and grab it. He's done this his whole life he knows exactly where the ball is going to be.
Im like what is mini league. Oh he means little league.
Watch home run robbing compilations. That's when they go over the fence to catch a home run
at 10:01 its more heartwarming because they’re playing in their rival team’s stadium and the rival teams fans gave him a standing ovation
13:52 is when Justin Verlander came back to play against his former team. He played for Detroit for many years and when he returned with his new team (the Astros), they showed a tribute video on the screen in the stadium and the fans gave him a standing ovation. This is typical for a player who has spent a lot of time and has done great things with one team and then goes to another team via a trade or free agency. Their first game facing their former team usually gets them a nice tribute from the team and fans.
At 13:49 that was Justin Verlander's last game as a Tiger. Verlander went to the Astros and still is an Astro to this day.
Ur vid reactions r legit bc Ure going through rules and experiences we did as North American sports fans a long time ago. Keep it up.
Watching Jeter coming off at Fenway off to his retirement always makes me cry. Our most hated rivals but respect is still given.
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Luka: FAIR ENOUGH
Love these vids
Actually when people get hit, its usually on purpose. Most of these happen for "showboating" and strategic reasons. That's why the guy wanted to clarify it was an accident, also because Jeter is one of the most highly respected players of all time.
He was also Jeter's former teammate so they are likely very friendly
9:47 Fenway Park is where the Boston Red Sox play. Boston are the arch rivals of the New York Yankees. In UK Football terms (to the best of my knowledge, at least), this would be like Liverpool fans cheering and screaming for Chelsea's star player's last game.
talking about getting hit by a pitch being an *accident* while an astros clip plays is just *chefs kiss*
A new mlb oddities video came out been waiting for you to react to it, for me to watch it
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 This video was a good choice Luka. Reminds us why we play sports in the first place as a kid. Because it was fun long before it was profitable. Baseball is such a relaxed sport. The games moves slowly and the personalities of the players are much more evident. Also there are so many games and the players spend so much time together. Road trips are often 10 or more days long. Love me some baseball. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Did you get new lights or something? It looks good!
Baseball isn't my favorite sport but I absolutely love the very chill and sometimes goofy nature of it.
You might like one of the several "Matt Vasgersian getting excited" compilations. Particularly the second one, which has his calls from the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Jeter gets a standing ovation at Fenway park is a lot more important. Jeter is a New York Yankee and their blood rivals are the Boston red socks who play at Fenway. To give your blood rival's captain a standing ovation was really unexpected.
At 9:56, Fenway is home to the Boston Red Sox and the standing ovation was pretty classy as the two teams are each other’s biggest rivals.
14:07 That clip was Justin Verlander returning to his original team, the Detroit tigers after just getting traded to the Houston Astros
4:37 what makes that even better is the one who hit it and the one who caught it over the wall were teammates at the time on the Baltimore Orioles
Just UA-cam search for "little league baseball highlights" and you'll find a whole bunch of videos...need to remember, almost all of these kids are 11 or 12-years old, with a few 13-year old kids...I umpired Little League baseball for almost 20-years, and the baseball fan inside me was constantly amazed at how good some of these kids really are...and, THESE kids - the ones who've made it to the Little League World Series - are the best of the best...Plus, they're just kids, and the joy they have in simply playing a game is obvious on their faces...not to mention their antics in the dugouts!
Love the series. Keep it going.
Would love to see your take on the 2011 Wild Card Race in MLB. A lot of things had to happen in one day for teams to make the playoffs - both with staggering highs and heavy lows. Never will happen again
oh my that World basebal classic andrew Jones catch gives me chills every time
Mariano Rivera was the greatest relief pitcher (he was the closer, which means he pitches the last inning of close games), in history. His numbers are completely insane, head and shoulders ahead of everyone else. And in the postseason, he was way better, one of the best pitchers ever in the postseason over the span of about 20 years and 5 world series victories. He was the first player who ever went in to the hall of fame on a unanimous vote.
Derek Jeter, who got a similar ovation, was his teammate and captain for most of that career, with the same 5 world series wins including 3 in a row, 4 in 5 years, and one of the greatest teams of all time, the 1998 Yankees. Jeter played his last game in the stadium of his arch rival Boston Red Sox. They gave him a standing ovation. That was deep respect.
Jeter is known as being a real stand up, honest guy. During the steroid era, he said he didn't know anything about it (even though his teammate Roger Clemens was one of the biggest abusers) because anyone using it knew not to tell him. And he has so much respect everyone knew that had to be true. He was in 3 of the clips in this video, showing respect by former teammate Joba Chamberlain after accidentally hitting him with a pitch, his opponents, congratulating him I think on his 3000th hit (but I may be mistaken), and the fans of his main rival on his last game.
A little trivia about the sport that I haven't seen mentioned yet. The bit of dirt between the grass and the wall in the outfield, is called the "warning track". It lets the outfielders know that they have just a few steps before they hit the wall (while they're keeping their eyes on the ball).
Rewind of game 7 of the 2003 alcs
just commented on another video, explaining that in american sports, the crowd has less visiting fans than in european sports. well another thing to keep in mind for more context while watching compilations like this, is that in baseball, the white jersey team is the home team. and grey jersey is the visiting team.
The one at 8:30 that you say looks like an easy catch is in fact an easy catch. What’s impressive is the throw to second base. The runner at first (The great Adam Jones) is about to tag up, but Trout throws a perfect strike to second from about the warning track after catching the ball flat-footed. It’s an incredible throw, and Jones acknowledges it afterward.
Played throughout high school as a left fielder. I had one game where I made 3 all-out diving catches, but my favorite was by far robbing home runs.
with regards to jeter getting a standing ovation at fenway luka, it's a pretty big deal. it would be like steven gerrard's last visit to old trafford and getting subbed off and getting a standing ovation
Yes more baseball
4:35 u haven’t seen this because this is the World Baseball Classic basically the World Cup of baseball
At 4:49 that’s the world baseball classic, but the guy who robbed the other guys home run and the guy who got robbed were actually teammates at that time
13:54 he played for Detroit for 11 years and got traded. This is when he returned to Detroit as a player for the astros the team he was traded for.
On the hit by pitch clip. The pitcher Joba Chamberlin was a former member of the Yankees and played with Derek Jeter (the guy he hit) that was accidental hence the apology. I have never heard of a single person on baseball who disliked Jeter who is definitely someone you should react to as he was one of the greatest players of the past 20-25 years
11:55 The reason Mike Trout (the hitter) is smiling is because he wasn’t expecting a pitch like that. Breaking balls and change-ups are much slower than fastballs, especially curveballs are very slow, about 70-75 mph, and if they are thrown too high it’s very easy to get a very good hit off a pitch like that. The term is a hung breaking ball, because it hangs high in the strike zone.
We don't have mini-league, but my son played catcher behind the batter. He was in the Little League All-Stars. I was a Coach assistant. It was an amazing experience. And yes we trained them to have good sportsmanship. If you lose, you shake the hand of the winner. I wish Trump understood that, My son does.
It’s kinda hard to tell, but the clip with everyone clapping is Mariano Rivera, he’s one of the best closing pitchers of all time and that was his final game, they called him “The Sandman” because they would play Enter Sandman by Metallica as his warm-up music when he came out of the bullpen to get warmed up.
You had asked in an early video how they umpires could tell if they were intentionally trying to hit the batter or if it was an accident. The pitcher's reaction, like at 12:41, is a good example of how they can tell.
The big bearded pitcher was Joba Chamberlain. He came up as a Yankee and was one of their top pitching prospects. He wasn't as good as they hoped, but not bad and eventually moved on to another team.
The player he hit was hall of famer Derek Jeter, who had been the Yankee Captain since Joba was a teenager and was the leader of the clubhouse been when Joba was with the team. He definately did NOT mean to hit him.
They end the grass in the outfield and put what's known as the "warning track" between the grass and the outfield wall. It's so a player can feel the change to know he's near the wall when running to catch the ball.
I haven't watched the whole video yet, so my bad if this happens again. I love the clip at 2:37... Derek Jeter, the Yankees player, had a 20-season-long career, and from the looks of it, this was at the tail end of that. It's mind-boggling to think that the young players grew up watching him and then get to play against him. Mile Trout actually asked for his autograph in the middle of a game once and I think that's sick
There are a couple of people I think you should react to who have retired recently. Ichiro Suzuki and Mariano Rivera.
2:48 Luka, the Blue Jays were showing their respect to Derek Meter. It was his final season and the final game we were playing against him. That was the context of that
I used to play against a team in the town next over (youth baseball) and I used to pitch for our team. I hated whenever I hit someone with a pitch more than anything else so I always just apologised immediately. One time I hit the opposing pitcher and told him I was sorry and he just went like "don't worry, you gotta throw harder than that before you need to say sorry".
Ended up playing with him years later due to our teams merging because of lack of players (I live in the Netherlands and baseball is not that popular here) and he ended up teaching me better mechanics and how to throw harder. Ironic how things turn out sometimes.
at 5:51 it is kinda funny because that was a home game for joey votto and the Reds. it is standard practice let the home team try to catch those balls. if it was a visiting team, then you should try to catch everything that goes into the stands. so joey grabbed the fan's "C" on his jersey as a way of saying "what kinda reds fan would do that?"
Played, watched, coached, umped, and commentated on baseball for almost 30 years. Can’t wait to learn what “mini league” is.
You should do more baseball reactions. Or maybe react to Japan baseball
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You can tell when a pitcher hitting a batter is accidental as the pitchers usually react in a very animated fashion. When it's intentional they just stand there and stare at the batter.
Luka, A lot of players at bat are hit on purpose because they are crowding the plate, or trying take away some of the strike zone from the pitcher. By scooting up close to the plate a batter can fully extend his arms to all pitches in the strike zone. So pitchers "brush them back" by throwing the ball hard inside and nearly hitting them on purpose. If the ball hits the batter because each refuses to budge, the batter advances to first base, but not without a nasty bruise.
The pitcher wants to own the strike zone so he can pitch inside and outside, high and low, slow and fast. The outside breaking pitch doesn't work as well if the batter gets closer to the plate because he can reach it as it breaks.
On occasion, a pitcher hits a batter accidentally because the ball slips or just gets away from the pitcher's control. Usually, it's obvious at those moments that it was an accident but not always. Sometimes it's hard to tell and if the teams have a rivalry or a history of bad blood it's presumed the pitcher hit the batter intentionally. That's when fights break out that clear both benches. So when a player is hit, the umpire usually immediately give both teams a warning that there is to be no revenge of the other teams pitcher intentionally hitting the batter in the next half of the inning or players and managers will be thrown out of the game.
The Verlander clip was his last game in Detroit. He got traded to Houston the next day.
There's a difference between a player laying out for a catch or catching a ball at/over the wall and what is otherwise a 'fly ball'. Fly balls are actually very easy to catch so long as you can see it (sun can often get in the way or it pops so high that it kind of disappears against the sky). Yeah, it takes a little skill... players have to locate it, track it, and run to it, and make the catch... but all things considered, it's one of the more routine things in the game.
10:30 is Mariano Rivera's Final appearance at the MLB All Star Game (2013) all players are on the top step [in the dugout] to get a look at him and pay homage.
No.42** New York Yankees - Mariano Rivera, Relief Pitcher/Closer Career Yankee (1995-2013).
Well known for his near exclusive use of the Cut Fastball ("Cutter"), Calm demeanor on the mound, and his ability to save.
Inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year by unanimous ballot (100% of 425 ballots) the first Major League player to do.
His entrance song, "Enter Sandman" by Metallica.
No.42 was retired by the MLB in 1997 honor of Jackie Robinson. Rivera was one of 13 MLB players were grandfathered and allowed to wear the number until they retired. Mo' Was the last to wear the number, and was retired again in the Yankee's Organization.
yo luka, you mentioned wanting some nascar videos to watch to give you some kind of insight into the sport that wasnt just crash videos.
I have a suggestion on a potential series you could look at, that while not exactly something that will help you understand rules or stakes, will give some insight into the personalities of some of the drivers and the broadcasters who cover and participate in the sport.
the "NASCAR funny moments" series from the channel jake baskinger. there are several videos in the series that cover all sorts of shenanigans that happen during, before, and after races.
i thought you would enjoy it since you liked the "not so serious baseball" videos, and this is in the same vein except nascar.
“When somebody hits somebody else, it’s obviously on accident”
Mostly it is and they show that but sometimes it’s purposeful for revenge.
what is most intereting to me is the amount of players you see more than once. david ortiz, miguel cabrera, joey votto
Jim Edmonds catches, worth the look! Albert Pujols return to Busch Stadium, amazing, three (3) standing ovations during one (1) game!
Lavish Luka is the ONLY one who we can count on getting our sports content from....since you know COVID-19 decided push pause😢
It’s absolutely not always an accident. There are strategic reasons to hit a batter, and in certain cases, hitting a batter is retaliation for the opposing team’s pitcher hitting one of your batters in a previous inning. But yes, a lot of the time it’s an accident. Pitchers hate batters who “crowd the plate,” a term which refers to the batter standing very close the the plate, therefore narrowing the strike zone for the pitcher. Sometimes, a pitcher will then throw close to the batter, warning him to back off. Sometimes they pitch a little too close and the batter gets hit.
Pro Tip: when a pitch narrowly misses hitting the batter in the head, forcing the batter to drop to the ground to avoid it, this is referred to as “chin music.”
No, my friend, when a pitcher hits an opposing batter, it might very well be on purpose. Pitchers have hit a batter for some perceived PERSONAL beef (the batter has hit home runs the precious two at bats, the pitcher says “You’re NOT hitting THIS for a home run!”) pitchers will also retaliate for some sort of insult to his team. It’s entirely possible the batter does something and the pitcher may take it out on the NEXT batter. Footage is hard to find but a Japanese pitcher in the MLB, pitched against Ichiro Suzuki, the first Japanese position player in the league and the first pitch to Ichiro the first time he faced Nomo plugged Suzuki in the middle of his back. I didn’t too much in the way of “I’m sorry” gestures from Nomo. Made it look awfully intentional. Was it Nomo announcing “I’m Japanese and I’ve been in this league a lot longer than you!” I have no way of knowing. Are you aware that in the two baseball leagues, the pitchers are part of the batting order and in the other, they’re not. In the league where pitchers hit, a pitcher that chooses to hit batters shouldn’t be overly surprised that his at-bats become perilous affairs.
you should certainly watch more about mariano rivera and derek jeter's final games/seasons some really amazing moments
For Jeter’s last kit. Fenway is the home of the Red Sox which are the rivals of the Yankees which is the team Jeter is from. This is the biggest rivalry of the whole sport and has been for decades. Yankee fans can’t wear jerseys in Boston because Boston fans can get so violent about it. The fact that at home game in Boston they applauded for Jeter a Yankee is a big deal. Though he is now a hall of fammer.
10:45 that is Mariano Rivera, the greatest pitcher of all time. The other players on the bench are standing because it’s the 2013 all star game and that was Mariano’s final all star game
Lmao freaking out about the catch when it was really about the throw
You should really check out Adrian Beltre and Felix Hernandez bickering moments!! It’s a great way of seeing how two on opposing teams can be great friends on and off the field
Aww Fernandez. I miss him playing. RIP
At 4:45 that's Adam Jones catching a ball hit by Manny Machado. They were teammates on the Orioles for 7 years.
10:30 is Mariano Rivera's final All-Star game. He has the most saves and widely considered the best reliever in baseball history. Only player to be unanimously elected into the hall of fame.