+R.J. Malson i remember when cody ross was on the marlins he actually closed a game, lol. though i think at that point it's cuz they were out of pitchers
Tbh getting tackled by a kicker is just a dude running into you, literally any dude could do that. Getting struck out by a non-pitcher means some random guy struck you, a professional baseball player out.
Seeing batters pitch and pitchers bat never gets old. Remember that many positional players have at one point in their careers pitched. Many positional players have pitched in high school or even college ball. It's just that they haven't done it in awhile. This is probably why Babe Ruth was so famous in his time because he was excellent at both pitching and hitting and given his heftier appearance than most slim athletes.
Leon Godfrey Heck yeah, and alot of it too. I think I might refuse to bat or something rather then get struck out and catch hell for the rest of the season (if not longer).
+Graham Clayton With some, it's just basically, "throw the ball over the plate" and then you have people like Chris Davis, that looked like he was actually mixing up the rotation with changeups, 2 seams, and such. Just depends on who is pitching, and who is catching
+Graham Clayton With some, it's just basically, "throw the ball over the plate" and then you have people like Chris Davis, that looked like he was actually mixing up the rotation with changeups, 2 seams, and such. Just depends on who is pitching, and who is catching
Question from an Englishman. I thought in baseball you have "the bullpen" for relief/substitute pitchers. Is there some limit to how many there are or how much they can pitch? I'm just wondering why fielders or base men are pitching. Is there some rule of the game I missed?
+MrPeterpiper1969 If a team is losing very badly, they will bring a position player in to pitch because there is no point of bringing in another pitcher if the game is already out of hand.
Ah. Would I be right to assume its purpose is to avoid risking injury to the relief guy who might be starting next match? It makes sense to me if that is the case.
it is always fun when position players pitch. I remember an extra-innings game where a few did (in fact for one team, the only guy who didn't play, was the previous days starter)
My dad took my siblings and me to the Yankees and Rays game that was shown here. We are HUGE Yankee fans and that game was just a disappointment, but I am glad that I got to see a position player pitch while I was at the stadium.
Not just because I'm an O's fan, but Chris Davis looked great up there haha. Pitching in the 80's and actually striking people out too lol. We could probably use him in our rotation.
Who's the second baseman at 5:40? He is reall smooth and he's got some good hands. I wanna watch some of his highlights, if anyone knows please respond!
I enjoy your videos. I've watched most of them. You have some nice themes, and certainly must put in some extensive work to find the material and put it all together. I hope it's paying off for you. With this video, it'd would have been nice to see some of the hits against these 'pitchers', not just the outs. Is that possible to put together?
Some Blue Jays positions players I can remember seeing pitch: Frank Menechino, Jeff Mathis, Mike McCoy, Steve Tolleson, Cliff Pennington. Amazingly, I was at 3 of those games. Also saw McCoy do it for the Buffalo Bisons in AAA a couple weeks after he did it for the Jays. Yes, I seem to attend a lot of blowout losses :(
Ryan Goins and Darwin Barney did that in one game. It was a 19-inning game and the Jays ran out of pitchers so they used Goins in the 18th and did not allow a run. They used Barney in the 19th but allowed a home run.
It always AMAZES me how good these guys do 9 times out of 10 For every one that gives up like 10 runs walking the World there are 9 back up catchers never even thought of pitching getting 2 strike outs and a ground ball with 12 pitches lol
Butera looked like he could pitch in the big leagues if that were the route wanted to go. Clocked as low as 74 and as high as 94, pretty sharp little breaking ball at 4:08... Definitely has potential.
I pitch, but I'm also a position player too, I'm a catcher when I'm NOT piching. I love it because it works out your arm when you're playing catcher when you're tagging a stolen base runner
When Scully said "little ground ball" I expected him to rip off his shirt, stand up on a desk and say :"IT GETS PAST BUCKNER! HERE COMES KNIGHT AND THE METS WIN IT!"……………………my life
This reminds me of the one time i pitched from 60' in a junior league game. I threw a change up that hit the other team's best hitter. The ump didn't give him first base though because he had ALL DAY to get out of the way. Probably about 45mph.
Well that shouldn't matter unless he leaned out over the plate. Doesn't matter if the ball is thrown 20 mph. If it hits the batter he gets first. Even if he just sits there and let's it hit him
+22neohenry you sure? I think it's as long as the batter doesn't lean into it. If he's in his normal batting stance and the pitch is coming straight for him he doesn't have to move
+Ross Fisher Rule 5.05(b)(6.08) The batter becomes a runner and is entitled to first base without liability to be put out (provided he advances to and touches first base) when (2) He is touched by a pitched ball which he is not attempting to hit unless (B) The batter makes no attempt avoid being touched by the ball; If the ball is out of the strike zone when it touches the batter, it shall be called a ball if he makes no attempt to avoid being touched.
Is there any particular circumstances that'll lead to this? The two cases I saw were 1) the team fielding the surprise pitcher were losing badly, or 2) said team's bullpen was exhausted. Any other cases?
You do know when you go to the big leagues you don't really pitch in the same game and then play another position unless your a position player pitching, you know what I mean?
Let me rephase my original post.. They were called in to pitch because they were really good pitchers in HS / possibly college and have good pitch scouting reports.. Just like Kevin Keirmeir was a good pitcher in HS and now plays CF.. Big leagues have like 10-15 pitchers on staff.. They have to get deep before they bring in position players..
This year, Scooter Gennett hit a home run, then pitched later in a game and gave up a home run. This is the first time a non-pitcher has done this in MLB history
Chris Davis actually did a great job, he won them the game haha.
Love your name and picture 😂
Chris Davis looks like a real pitcher.
Only if he could hit like he pitches
He looked pretty good doing it too.
Lol he should be a pitcher instead.
Davi's was the most impressive bc it was during an actual game lol not a 16-0 murder and he got the W
+R.J. Malson i remember when cody ross was on the marlins he actually closed a game, lol. though i think at that point it's cuz they were out of pitchers
What is the context..how did he end up pitching in such a close game? Injuries?
@@etiendre a lot of extra innings. davis pitched the 16th and 17th
R.J. Malson there were 17 innings tho
Lol Vin Scully, "Is that 94 on the gun?..."
"Thats the brightest moment since the game started"
Getting struck out by one of these guys is like being tackled by the kicker in football.
Teammates will bring it up for years.
C Q I can imagine the ribbing pitchers get when they give up home runs to other pitchers.
Tbh getting tackled by a kicker is just a dude running into you, literally any dude could do that. Getting struck out by a non-pitcher means some random guy struck you, a professional baseball player out.
Man,Chris Davis doesn't look half bad as a pitcher
Kristopher Levine Nasty breaking stuff, lol... and damn! Butera bringing the heat at 94!
I never knew he pitched before lol
Kristopher Levine Canseco didn't look half bad, either...he looked ALL bad.
Just cuz these guys dont pitch in the majors doesnt mean they will be bad at pitching
+Kristopher Levine Apparently he actually did pitch for his high school team.
Did I just see Chris Davis win a game??? lol That was awsome.
no you were in the dream
Jay Company pinch yourself 5 times if you're not in a dream
Seeing batters pitch and pitchers bat never gets old. Remember that many positional players have at one point in their careers pitched. Many positional players have pitched in high school or even college ball. It's just that they haven't done it in awhile. This is probably why Babe Ruth was so famous in his time because he was excellent at both pitching and hitting and given his heftier appearance than most slim athletes.
Bartolo Colon is Babe Ruth reincarnate? 🤔
The Babe pitched CG wins in 1930 & 1933.
You know batters caught shit from there teammates after getting struck out
Leon Godfrey Heck yeah, and alot of it too. I think I might refuse to bat or something rather then get struck out and catch hell for the rest of the season (if not longer).
satanxhhhx id fire back with "Like you couldn't do better than him."
Leon Godfrey And pitchers get it for giving up home runs to other pitchers.
Watching Ichiro pitch last year was easily the highlight of 2015 for me
My team winning the world series was the high light for me
Really you play for the Royals!! What position!!
+Oviel Frias What?
+klafonz God. You people shouldn't watch sports.
+magiciaN thank you. I hate people who say
Chris Davis looks like a damn good pitcher
PickledKhan Chris Davis is the best (position) pitcher that made Orioles history and that was the best thing ever. Totally agree with you.
His fastest that day was 89-90 it was awesome lol
ikr he even does the flick thingy before he pitched
The Orioles-Red Sox game at 2:08 where Chris Davis pitched, I was there and got to see it in person. What an experience!
When a position player pitches, do he and the catcher work out any signals, or does the catcher just say "Throw and I'll catch".
Answer please
+Graham Clayton Probably the latter, but hey you never know.
+Graham Clayton With some, it's just basically, "throw the ball over the plate" and then you have people like Chris Davis, that looked like he was actually mixing up the rotation with changeups, 2 seams, and such. Just depends on who is pitching, and who is catching
+Graham Clayton With some, it's just basically, "throw the ball over the plate" and then you have people like Chris Davis, that looked like he was actually mixing up the rotation with changeups, 2 seams, and such. Just depends on who is pitching, and who is catching
Graham Clayton most of the time all the players know the signs between the pitcher and the catcher so they know if it's off speed or not
You should do a 3 pitch inning compilation.
I'd love to see that
+InGamingWeTrust ive never seen or heard of that ever happening.
+Lukenix there was a white Sox pitcher last year that pulled it off
Deven Chatterjee well then i'm ashamed of the batters for not taking at least one pitch.
Lukenix Jamie Moyer got one for the Phillies
Did Butera throw 94 mph? Wtf?
Yep
+ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ yup I believe he did haha
glad hes a royal now
+ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ alot of catchers can pitch
mitch moreland threw 94 mph as well. he pitches better than he hits lol
7:42 Look at those great smirks from Joe Torre and Mel Stottlemyre.
I'm at 4:26 behind the guy with the batman shirt lol. Behind his left arm.
Lol quite cool
dude that is you!
I was wondering who that guy was.
Matthew Taton lol that's awesome
So cool
Question from an Englishman. I thought in baseball you have "the bullpen" for relief/substitute pitchers. Is there some limit to how many there are or how much they can pitch? I'm just wondering why fielders or base men are pitching. Is there some rule of the game I missed?
+MrPeterpiper1969 If a team is losing very badly, they will bring a position player in to pitch because there is no point of bringing in another pitcher if the game is already out of hand.
Ah. Would I be right to assume its purpose is to avoid risking injury to the relief guy who might be starting next match? It makes sense to me if that is the case.
+MrPeterpiper1969 yes but bullpen pitchers never start games.
Bonk Gaming Do they not? OK, I thought maybe they worked on some kind of rotation system. Thanks for the info.
+MrPeterpiper1969 there usally like 5 starting pitcher's on a team and they work in a rotation system.
I so sincerely love when this happens. It's just one of those baseball-y things that is just so so good.
Right?!
I just saw Wade the chicken man Boggs PITCH and inning???? Wow. Thanks for posting that!
2:56 Holy shit, I've never seen a stadium THAT empty during a game. Not even at Marlins' games. I know it's extra innings but where the loyal fans at?
Came here for Adam Dunn's appearance... What a fun moment. Thanks for the upload.
Why was NOBODY at that Sox-Sox game with Garcia pitching?
14th inning
A. It was the 14th inning
B. It would be around 11:00 at night or something
Was wondering the same thing. Pitiful loyalty by the Chitown faithful!
Cubs are better
Greer Fried because it was the last inning
Chris Davis was the best
same
You should do funniest ejections after
I would love to see that
MLB Highlightz This needs to be done...
George Brett all the way...
+Alex B 36 I like you already
+Alex B 36 the yankees lost that game it was played under protest and the AL allowed them to replay the game from after the Brett incident. Royals won
My favorite video on this channel. All of the videos on this channel are pretty awesome, but this one is my favorite.
It's actually funny because usually in these situations the position players pitched better than the actual pitchers.
it is always fun when position players pitch. I remember an extra-innings game where a few did (in fact for one team, the only guy who didn't play, was the previous days starter)
My dad took my siblings and me to the Yankees and Rays game that was shown here. We are HUGE Yankee fans and that game was just a disappointment, but I am glad that I got to see a position player pitch while I was at the stadium.
At 4:28 the staring contest kid. 🤣😐
I'd recommend adding in Mitch Moreland (TX) pitching against the Rockies a few years back. That was good inning.
4:17 I had to watch that multiple times to make sure that I'm not seeing things. That was some serious cheese for a position player.
I hit against Canseco playing adult baseball in LA. He throws a knuckle ball and had a pretty good fast ball. Really nice guy. He's funny.
Not just because I'm an O's fan, but Chris Davis looked great up there haha. Pitching in the 80's and actually striking people out too lol. We could probably use him in our rotation.
I was really impressed with Chris Davis. I find it hilarious and amazing that he got the win.
really gives you an appreciation for what pitchers do
My pet rock died today
Charlie Fecker I'm so sorry. Let us all bow in silence and remember the life of Charlie Fecker's pet rock.
R.I.P
+Charlie Fecker How did they die?
He got to old and he had cancer
Charlie Fecker Aww
Who's the second baseman at 5:40? He is reall smooth and he's got some good hands. I wanna watch some of his highlights, if anyone knows please respond!
I enjoy your videos. I've watched most of them. You have some nice themes, and certainly must put in some extensive work to find the material and put it all together. I hope it's paying off for you.
With this video, it'd would have been nice to see some of the hits against these 'pitchers', not just the outs. Is that possible to put together?
Some Blue Jays positions players I can remember seeing pitch: Frank Menechino, Jeff Mathis, Mike McCoy, Steve Tolleson, Cliff Pennington. Amazingly, I was at 3 of those games. Also saw McCoy do it for the Buffalo Bisons in AAA a couple weeks after he did it for the Jays. Yes, I seem to attend a lot of blowout losses :(
Was waiting to see Cliff Pennington coming in during the 4th game of ALCS last year. Made my night when I saw him trot to the mound
I loved Dean Adams (NYY) throwing 64, 64 and 57 mph!
Ryan Goins and Darwin Barney did that in one game. It was a 19-inning game and the Jays ran out of pitchers so they used Goins in the 18th and did not allow a run. They used Barney in the 19th but allowed a home run.
@4:21 - Zack's smile says everything about this whole video.
Chris Davis looked like an actual pitcher! That was great! 😂
It always AMAZES me how good these guys do 9 times out of 10 For every one that gives up like 10 runs walking the World there are 9 back up catchers never even thought of pitching getting 2 strike outs and a ground ball with 12 pitches lol
is there a video for American League pitchers hitting?
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Steve!
HudockC4 lol good times
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Will there be a Part 2 to this video?
This is like when a lineman scoops up a fumble and goes on a long run. 😂
Butera looked like he could pitch in the big leagues if that were the route wanted to go. Clocked as low as 74 and as high as 94, pretty sharp little breaking ball at 4:08... Definitely has potential.
8:34 that jump Shoemaker did after the ball was hit made me laugh.
My boy Danny Worth killed it that game!
is there a compilation of slow/eephus pitches?
I was actually at the game when Danny worth pitched. sitting right behind the Rangers dugout it was crazy
What the heck, these are the best pitchers some of these teams have! Seriously, some of these guys are really good pitchers.
my favorite not shown was Mark Grace for the Dbacks. He does an awesome impersonation of Feders while on the mound.
Some of these guys have serious heat!
I remember Davis pitching. I was watching the game with my dad and brother.
Mark Grace's pitching appearance in 2002 was quite amusing! Wish it had been shown here, but I suppose you can't include all of them.
I can't find any videos of Derek Bell pitching for the Mets! Should've been in this video
I pitch, but I'm also a position player too, I'm a catcher when I'm NOT piching. I love it because it works out your arm when you're playing catcher when you're tagging a stolen base runner
Mark Grace was put in to pitch for Arizona at the end of his career......made it look pretty easy as did most of these guys too
When Scully said "little ground ball" I expected him to rip off his shirt, stand up on a desk and say :"IT GETS PAST BUCKNER! HERE COMES KNIGHT AND THE METS WIN IT!"……………………my life
where is John Baker pitching in the 17th inning for the Cubs at?
I put in a catcher to pitch and he was doing really good. My franchise mode 1st baseman is leading the league in era.
It's absolutely crazy that Chris Davis pitched two innings and won. I fully expected that to end with a sox walkoff
Chris Davis striking out A-Gonz was awesome lol
3 pitch innings, immaculate innings (short i know) games ending on obstruction hbps or balks etc...
This reminds me of the one time i pitched from 60' in a junior league game. I threw a change up that hit the other team's best hitter. The ump didn't give him first base though because he had ALL DAY to get out of the way. Probably about 45mph.
Well that shouldn't matter unless he leaned out over the plate. Doesn't matter if the ball is thrown 20 mph. If it hits the batter he gets first. Even if he just sits there and let's it hit him
Nope, batter has to make an effort to avoid the pitch. rule 6.08(b)
+22neohenry you sure? I think it's as long as the batter doesn't lean into it. If he's in his normal batting stance and the pitch is coming straight for him he doesn't have to move
+Ross Fisher Rule 5.05(b)(6.08) The batter becomes a runner and is entitled to first base without liability to be put out (provided he advances to and touches first base) when (2) He is touched by a pitched ball which he is not attempting to hit unless (B) The batter makes no attempt avoid being touched by the ball;
If the ball is out of the strike zone when it touches the batter, it shall be called a ball if he makes no attempt to avoid being touched.
WADE BOGGS IS A KNUCKLEBALLER? wooooooooooow
1:34 this Yankees commentator is much better then the " THERE IT GOES SEE YA"
Can we all realize Chris Davis not only won, not only didn't give up a run but he was throwing 80 mph and striking people out
No I can't realize it, sorry.
I've seen JP Arencibia pitch in a AAA game before and he was talking to all of us in the crowd
R.I.P. -you will always be remembered.
I love seeing these
2:03-2:34
Chris Davis is not bad for a pitcher.
This needs a followup with Christian Bethancourt throwing 96 fastballs mixed with... some kind of eephus? Whatever it was, it was funny as hell.
2:03 Maybe that's the problem, or maybe the solution.
Chris Davis thinks he's a pitcher, so he began hitting like one.
Lol he should really try something different
I've see Ryan Goins And Darwin Barney ( I am a blue jay fan) pitching
*seen
Yeah I watched that and goins has forearm tightness from that right now haha. I remember last year cliff Pennington pitched in the alcs.
+Evan Nadeau and recently Ryan Lamarre pitching against the Angels when they humiliated the Red Sox 21-2. I am a Red Sox fan
Omg that game was awesome
Man, the Wade Boggs part was awesome.
Arencebia is a good player, home run in his first ever at bat, and his pitching is pretty good too.
at 1:50 what is he pitching and how did it work??
Need a Part 2, Christian Bethancourt has been pitching well lately lol
I recommand choo!!! he was a great pitcher on Pusan high school in KOREA.
One thing you notice with the fielders when the pitch is that they are very inconsistent with their velocity.
chris davis and butera were pretty good!
"Is that 94 on the gun?" That shit was impressive.
How does it work if the position player ends up pitching and it's the AL which means they'd use DH instead of the pitcher hitting
What about Ryan goins,Darwin Barney from the blue jays??
Is there any particular circumstances that'll lead to this? The two cases I saw were 1) the team fielding the surprise pitcher were losing badly, or 2) said team's bullpen was exhausted. Any other cases?
SRMkay just those two reasons, either the game is a run away and the manager doesn't want to risk injury to a relief man, or the bullpen ran out
I don't know if I liked seeing Adam Dunn and his huge self attempt to pitch or Chris Davis getting the win, that was impressive
What about Ryan Rayburn and david Murphy in Cleveland??
enjoyed your video.
Wow you make videos of what people search up.. well done
8:45 again Schumacher is consistently throwing 90 on every fastball. That's an arm I would want to develop for sure.
These guys probably were badass pitchers in youth ball and HS.. That's why they are in the big's they can play everywhere
You do know when you go to the big leagues you don't really pitch in the same game and then play another position unless your a position player pitching, you know what I mean?
Let me rephase my original post.. They were called in to pitch because they were really good pitchers in HS / possibly college and have good pitch scouting reports.. Just like Kevin Keirmeir was a good pitcher in HS and now plays CF.. Big leagues have like 10-15 pitchers on staff.. They have to get deep before they bring in position players..
Do they expand strike zones for position players or when the score gets out of hand
yes! umpire says hit the glove it's a strike, Boggs has a good knuckler
of course nobody is coming back in one in inning down 15
why were there like 5 people at the sox vs sox game
Kevin late at night, and probably left early since it was a run away not in their favor
This year, Scooter Gennett hit a home run, then pitched later in a game and gave up a home run. This is the first time a non-pitcher has done this in MLB history
I remember watching Travis Snider pitch and K Votto live