@New Jersey Scumbag an ephus pitch is thrown at a slow speed with a very high arc so that it drops downwards into the strike zone. Search for Ted Williams homers off ephus for a famous example of a failed attempt.
@@Cmike70 Brain is a muscle and he clearly outsmart everyone that day. An atlhlete is someone who know all about his sports, even if he use basic technique
@@Cmike70 The fact that a Major League team considers it worth it to pay him half a million dollars a year to be on their roster, which also means he's taking a spot from any number of other potential players, ought to tell you that yes he is an athlete.
Actually not such a bad idea to have this guy pitching an inning or two each game. After five or six innings facing high heat, the hitters are completely off balance when they try to hit a slow lazy floater. Look at Rengifo (the #9 hitter) at 2:19. Completely off balance.
@@jimjohnson7681 Tell your friend that most major league fastballs are 90 mph or faster. These pitches were only fastballs because you called them that, and because they didn't curve or slide or change up. Anyway only one of the went as fast as 70mph. the others were a lot slower than that.
On July 14th, 2018 he made his majors debut, completing the final inning of a 19-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field. He allowed five runs on five hits and two home runs for a 45.00 earned run average
I completely agree. When I was 14, i played on a very competitive team. We won a lot, but i was one of the worst players. I could throw the ball over the plate with a bit of movement so they'd often let me pitch an inning or two in order to throw off the opposing batters. I never gave up a run. the other pitchers could throw close to 80. Big change.
what's so sweet about this is he knows there's really no pressure bc he's not a pitcher so he can just do whatever he wants without feeling obligated. from a batters perspective this has to be horrifying bc people "DO" expect results facing someone who isn't a pitcher. it's a win win for Astudillo.
I think the twins are my new second favourite team. To do this just shows how much fun it must be to play there. Games out of reach, let’s have some fun. Just awesome! Love it.
That wasn't a curveball. Astudillo is a catcher. It was a 46mph lob it over the plate aka an Eephus. At 46, it doesn't have enough speed or rotation to do anything else. Its not even coming close to being a curveball.
Its very genius actually. Messes with the batters timing going from hitting 80-100mph pitches to 48-57mph pitches. Also how he will mix it up with inside and outside pitches they will just swing at anything and shortstop will clean it up.
I like how he’s just throwing the ball like he’s playing catch. He’s not concerned about what everyone thinks a professional pitcher should be throwing.
Makes you wonder if pitching should stop focusing on the fastball so much. Imagine if a pitcher could accurately throw anywhere between 46-90 mph. How hard to read that would be.
@@iamtheowl9631 Exactly what I was thinking, especially if they could somewhat effectively hide the speed of the pitch for a long enough time. They wouldn't even have to curve, there'd be no way you're hitting any of those balls when one comes in a 95mph and the next one comes in at 46mph.
@@iamtheowl9631 Wouldn't be the macho or cool thing to do so it'll never happen. Just like batters that won't bunt into the shift for a guaranteed hit.
GENIUS! Not only does he throw off the hitter's timing, the bat is not meeting that slow of a pitch with nearly as much counter force as it does with upper speed pitches. One of the very first things I learned in Little League was to basically not even swing hard at a pitch at all but just stick my bat out and let the ball essentially bounce off of the bat. Doing that I was able to pop a hit just over the heads of the infielders pretty much at will. I was always a fast runner so I would steal second and third base then the next hit brought me home.
@@HavocHerseim Due to the large scale of baseball, it does indeed need multiple players on each team in order to be played effectively, contrary to the popular belief that baseball is a 1v1 sport.
His pitch/minute ratio is what I like. No "long duel" going on.....he just keeps the pitches coming, you don't have time to think about what it might be.
He had a super fast rhythm going into the ground out in the sequence where he had the 72mph paint. The next pitch was a euphes again, but he was working so fast I thought another 72 was coming, but he showing down his arm at the last attosecend and threw it 46 again. It might not be pretty, but he's getting it done.
The patience it takes is wild af. I noticed when I coached a babe Ruth team my pitcher would throw 20-25 mph and would almost get no hitters all the time
@@alexvillarreal9534 that’s wild that you pitched that guy. He brought you success so it makes sense. But that’s really out there. I wish I had a coach like that!
Awesome! What I’m most impressed with is his composure. Acting like a professional and not a circus act. Obviously not a pitcher but a professional. Good for him.
Coached a little team in san Antonio through the loss of their coach. I watched pitching staff for 1 practice and staggered their speeds. We won every game simply by changing speed once the team got hot.
When I coach youth leagues And High school I would do this especially if they started tagging my starter. I would pull my starter on first visit, out in my guy who threw junk, then bring back my starter for the finish.
No lol. The strategy was nothing other than concede this game and conserve the arms of my actual pitchers. You aren't seeing this guy make an appearance in a close game
yup ... that is also why the catcher is in charge ON the field .. they are the ONLY person with a proper complete view of the entire field from the batters perspective ... and good catchers will have memorized every opposing players preferred or common hit pitches and avoid those . slow balls always play heck with hit timing as players even pitching machines are used to 55 to 60Mph pitches .. and a batter who has a hard time adjusting their routine for slower pitches is one who hasnt understood that a pitch can be any speed across the plate ... it just has to make it into the strike zone ... his fast ball here is more of a change up as that is normally a slow pitch hat appears fast at first which destroys a batters timing even better ... kind of like lifting an empty box and making it look like it weighs 50lbs ..
A pitcher who would pitch faster if only the batter would hurry up. We need more of this league-wide! He was ready when the ball got back to his glove.
I remember back in 2007 there was a 9th inning where papelbon took literally 26 minutes to retire 2 batters. Huge red Sox fan here and I was totally pissed off bullshit with his over the top slow pitching. Variteks knees had to have been killing him
Like a Spin Bowler in Cricket. There is an art to delivering slow balls. Over spin and dip, getting the ball above the eye line, moving the ball sideways.... and out thinking the batter.
I completely agree… for the longest time I’ve had an intense loathing for baseball, and it might have to do with the amount of control over the game the pitcher has or the umpire or something else, but I’ve never felt it was a real sport. If players start making plays like this though, then it would be a ton more interesting. I love creativity in sports, that’s why I lean towards soccer and basketball.
His demeanor was hysterical. You'd think he's a journeyman minor league pitcher who's burned out and miserable about riding the bus, and then he goes and retires the side as if he knew that's exactly what he was going to do. I love it.
Bartolo had stuff, no? He won 21 games. 4x all-star, about 2500 k's, 247 wins, forgot the CY, think 2015. Most wins by a Latin pitcher, more than Pedro. The only similarly the DR and they like their pork chops.
If you look at the speed difference between 46 mph and 72 mph, and compare it to high caliber picthers ranges it's probably comparable. It's just you're starting at a lower mph, but the range of difference is the same...The batters brain still has to work the data at any range....Add movement? You're good.
My fastball has a 50mph range. 10-60mph. Velocity range means little if you can't fire it at at least 90 mph once in a while. In other words, hitters gotta know that you are not all bluff but that sometimes you do have a good hand.
This will make every pitching coach happy. Textbook pitching. It's not about throwing heat. It's picking your places and changing speeds consistently. Love it.
Well yea! How many pitchers do you know that would sacrifice being a one man show trying to get the most strike out in a row to relying on your teammates with the utmost faith to get the outs? I'm pretty sure he told his team to be ready, gave them all heads up of his plan. This video the crowd laughed when they saw the first pitch. Did the pitcher laugh? How about his team? What the crowd and the opposing team should of done right after the first pitch, was look at the entire team demeanor. If they looked "to ready" for action, and I was the batter or coming up to bat, I would of known immediately what to look for. But none of the batters or the crowd expected it. I'm impressed!
You telling me this dude with this opp still didn't hit the gym & get in shape. damn! This rmeinds me of Kimbo & Michael Jae White scene of the slow punch.
Sadly, it is one of the highlights for the Twins this year. Well, that and watching Sano swing at flies with his bat and having no more luck hitting the flies as he does the baseball. Ugh, bring on Gopher Football lol.
What would be really cool is if a pitcher could have a wide speed range on all pitches. For example, throw a 90mph fastball and then a 70 mph fastball. Or a change up in the 80s and then drop to a change up in the 50s. You'd always have the hitters guessing. I've never seen an actual pitcher really be able to do that.
exactly. i remember being a kid and being blown away w/ MLB'ers casually tossing/warming up. it looked like they barely tried but were easily throwing 75 mph.
@Kyle Magnuson all baseball players are athletes. Its takes a lot of physical strength to play 162 in 180 days. Then throwing 5+ innings, 100 pitches every 5 days for 33 starts? It aint simple. Just listen to MLB players talk about how much pitchers go through.
@Kyle Magnuson just because they can throw hard doesn't mean they can throw accurately like pitchers do. there's also the matter of throwing something other than a fastball to major leagues hitters. people like to joke about these positional players pitching 1-2-3 innings, but pitch enough innings and you'll find even the best throwers of positional players will have ERA in the 20s if not higher.
That's because you shouldn't be - they are TAUGHT to do it this way. You should always be throwing under control, unless it's a situation where you need more on it.
You’re thinking of Big Sexy, this was The Legend, if the camera doesn’t zoom in they look similar…. I think you can still see Big Sexy play, but he’s pitching on a Mexican baseball team….
And I think armchair coaches think about it to much. It doesn't mess with a batters timing any more than any other pitcher. You either have patience or you don't.
This happens more often than you’d think. A team down by a lot in the last innings will send in a position player at pitcher as to keep their real pitchers at full rest
I don’t even watch baseball really, but this dudes baseball IQ is off the charts! As a coach I can def tell you that if you do something deemed “unconventional,” it throws the opposition off so bad that they just fail cuz they can’t adjust, cuz they never see it. Literally works for any sport, just know the rules or laws of the game and you’re set! Seriously tho, 3 up 3 down and ball never left the infield in 7 pitches. That is absolutely excellent pitching and his shoulder and elbow are fully intact 😂😂 my guy is worth every penny!!
Not a Twins fan by any means, but one has to love Astudillo because he goes out and plays the game, giving his all no matter which position he is asked to play. He doesn't showboat, he doesn't trash talk, he hustles--and yet he is himself. He respects the game, and it is obvious he loves to play. He puts his unique stamp on everything he does and the fans love him. Who could ask for a better professional baseball player? A lot of the other players could learn something by following his example. Sadly, few will.
Next time I look in the mirror and think "I'm overweight", I should think instead "I could be a relief pitcher in the big leagues!" This guy is my hero.
@@garyhaley3072 He’s fat. Not “husky”. Not “healthy”. Not “big-boned”. Fat. He throws a ball for one or two innings. That’s a soccer dad. Not an athlete. Just bc you want to throw around bullshit PC soft adjectives doesn’t change that.
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He's got a 70s fastball
A 50s changeup
And a 40s Eephus.
He's a natural.
He can throw around 85 on his fastballs actually.
Takes an amount of control to throw like that.... lol
Agreed
And needs to lose #50.
@New Jersey Scumbag an ephus pitch is thrown at a slow speed with a very high arc so that it drops downwards into the strike zone. Search for Ted Williams homers off ephus for a famous example of a failed attempt.
7 pitch inning and no one could hit it out of the infield. Literally excellent pitching.
alright i mean 2 of them were smoked but just right to third. but yes still awesome to see
What does "literally" mean?
@@gregp103 It’s a common word, you can google it man
@@supDED What is the difference between 'excellent pitching' & "literally excellent pitching"? What's the point, man?
@@gregp103 just added for emphasis as it wasn't expected.
We all just witnessed an athlete who understands the rhythm, tempo and momentum of the game in which he competes!
No way you consider this man an athlete 💀
@@Cmike70 Brain is a muscle and he clearly outsmart everyone that day. An atlhlete is someone who know all about his sports, even if he use basic technique
@@johnlequebecois nah brain is mostly fat
@@Cmike70 Funny when he gets paid to be a MLB player, and has played ever position professionally except shortstop
@@Cmike70 The fact that a Major League team considers it worth it to pay him half a million dollars a year to be on their roster, which also means he's taking a spot from any number of other potential players, ought to tell you that yes he is an athlete.
This guy is a BOSS! Knowing everyone is against him, going out there, and taking everyone out with no effort!
It was his tempo. 46, 54, 48, 72, 59. Just killed it.
Three up, three down.
Well....baseball is a game.....that requires no effort. So he's right at home
Whose against him? Who said they were against him? Just dumb!
No strike outs though his teammates made the outs
Make fun all they want, he went 1,2,3 on seven pitches! That's better than many actual pitchers!
He is an actual pitcher........... he's just very unorthodox.
Actually not such a bad idea to have this guy pitching an inning or two each game. After five or six innings facing high heat, the hitters are completely off balance when they try to hit a slow lazy floater. Look at Rengifo (the #9 hitter) at 2:19. Completely off balance.
No one is trying. They dont want to get the Fernando Tatis treatment. Just hit for contact.
@BIG HEAD We can tell that you did, look at those random double spaces
Two ripped line drives though. It's just good luck, of course.
Judging by the score, he did better than the main pitcher. lol
These guys spend their entire lives practicing to hit balls most people can barely see, while big boys just playing mind games with them
“main pitcher” 🤣😂😄😂🤣 (it’s starting pitcher)
@@davidusa47 its not that big of a deal
@@davidusa47 it’s not that funny but you showed them !
@@dylandixon4058 why let em go around making that mistake when you can just point it out once?
I like the way he gets the throw back from the catcher and he’s ready to deliver immediately.
The MLB rule makers definitely thinking about that pitch clock now.
the throw back by the catcher was clocked faster than any of his pitches
If MLB had more talent like this guy, I would be a regular viewer.
That is the most delightful baseball action I've seen in maybe 30 years. 3 up, 3 down, seven pitches throwing off-speed junk. Hooray!
Lol
How is throwing a 70 mph fastball off-speed junk? Asking for a friend.
@@jimjohnson7681 in the majors 89 is off speed
Watch Pablo Sandoval pitching; it was amazing
@@jimjohnson7681 Tell your friend that most major league fastballs are 90 mph or faster. These pitches were only fastballs because you called them that, and because they didn't curve or slide or change up. Anyway only one of the went as fast as 70mph. the others were a lot slower than that.
Best bullpen performance the Twins have had all year smh
You aren’t wrong either!!! 😭
Astudillo should be the closer instead of Colome honestly
@@w_4ca colome is like the yankees in the playoffs the past 11 seasons
@@w_4ca so true
He needs to be their closer fr fr 😂
Three up. Three down. Seven pitches. Great work.
Pitchers suffer from overthinking. Just throw it over and you'll be fine
@@FARecordsJF lol nah bro if you do that it will turn into a home run derby
@@FARecordsJF ehhhhhh not always. Ether that or it’s auctioning off homers😂
@@No-jw2vf The faster it comes in the faster it goes out.
@@malmn when you’re a pro you don’t need the ball to be fast to hit home runs. And the faster it goes in the harder it is to hit
On July 14th, 2018 he made his majors debut, completing the final inning of a 19-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field. He allowed five runs on five hits and two home runs for a 45.00 earned run average
He's improving.
@@DugrozReportsgreatest comment ever.
They saw potential
Lmao the fact he actually retired the side 1-2-3 is hilarious
Better than the Yankees
In both ways,Cole is their only pitcher, it takes 3 pitches to get 3 outs
I completely agree.
When I was 14, i played on a very competitive team. We won a lot, but i was one of the worst players.
I could throw the ball over the plate with a bit of movement so they'd often let me pitch an inning or two in order to throw off the opposing batters.
I never gave up a run. the other pitchers could throw close to 80.
Big change.
The Angels hadn't seen anything this slow since high school
@@eliwilliams35good one 😂😂
what's so sweet about this is he knows there's really no pressure bc he's not a pitcher so he can just do whatever he wants without feeling obligated. from a batters perspective this has to be horrifying bc people "DO" expect results facing someone who isn't a pitcher. it's a win win for Astudillo.
Spot on.
Yep, good point.
To be fair batters usually don't try against position pitchers. Its an unwritten rule
@@pewds_ never heard of that rule.
@@LeoKinhg you've never watched baseball then
Lol "now he's disrupting the timing" 🤣
I think the twins are my new second favourite team. To do this just shows how much fun it must be to play there. Games out of reach, let’s have some fun. Just awesome! Love it.
Except he's long gone from the Twins
They didn't do it for fun though
Yeah they look pretty pissed lol@@shhhvcnear
The catcher throws it back to him faster than he pitches it
Ok he throws a 70 mph fastball, and 46 curve ball, the fact he retired the side in 7 pitches is quite impressive.
That wasn't a curveball. Astudillo is a catcher. It was a 46mph lob it over the plate aka an Eephus. At 46, it doesn't have enough speed or rotation to do anything else. Its not even coming close to being a curveball.
Don't forget that Changeup in the 50's
Facts lol
It’s called the infield
2 less pitches than an immaculate inning. Leaves you wondering, what exactly should an immaculate inning be?
Turns out Astudillo is the best pitcher in the Twins bullpen
Heaviest Too
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sit down Berrios
Cold 💀
Heeyyyy, I resemble that comment....
Its very genius actually. Messes with the batters timing going from hitting 80-100mph pitches to 48-57mph pitches. Also how he will mix it up with inside and outside pitches they will just swing at anything and shortstop will clean it up.
2:07 Trout’s there feeling blessed he didn’t have to face this ace on the mound
trout was the first batter out i’m pretty sure
Always count ur blessings
Fans: Get that bum outta here.
Angel Players: Please God don't let me strike out.
LOL
😂😂😂
no one asked, not funny, bad comment
@@shutup9970 ?
He's always been a fan favorite,
That 46 mph was the most beautiful slow pitch I've ever seen. And to see the looks on the Angels faces was priceless
I know right, look at that one guy's face, he's thinking "sorcery!"
Right in the middle of the strike zone, half the speed he normally sees, and didn’t even swing.... that was beautiful.
I like how he’s just throwing the ball like he’s playing catch. He’s not concerned about what everyone thinks a professional pitcher should be throwing.
The fact you can get 3 batters out in a row with those pitches in a MLB game is hilarious.
Makes you wonder if pitching should stop focusing on the fastball so much. Imagine if a pitcher could accurately throw anywhere between 46-90 mph. How hard to read that would be.
@@iamtheowl9631 Exactly what I was thinking, especially if they could somewhat effectively hide the speed of the pitch for a long enough time. They wouldn't even have to curve, there'd be no way you're hitting any of those balls when one comes in a 95mph and the next one comes in at 46mph.
@@iamtheowl9631 Wouldn't be the macho or cool thing to do so it'll never happen. Just like batters that won't bunt into the shift for a guaranteed hit.
@@ryanfitzgerald2816 Terrible comparison
@@ccgb92 Nice response with zero evidence of how that was a terrible comparison.
That was easily one of the greatest pitching performances in any inning
😂
He threw about how I threw as a teenager.
@@joshdavis3743 When you get to this league throwing that slow messes with them
@@ValidT Never said it didn't.
The numbers say so….
There's nothing like creativity, fearlessness, and confidence...
Yes this is it. Everyones laughing yet he made MLB. Half of them are jealous
Mixed with a little DGAF... He really didnt care, and that let him be laser focused!!!🤣
MAjA
What about work ethic?
GENIUS!
Not only does he throw off the hitter's timing, the bat is not meeting that slow of a pitch with nearly as much counter force as it does with upper speed pitches.
One of the very first things I learned in Little League was to basically not even swing hard at a pitch at all but just stick my bat out and let the ball essentially bounce off of the bat.
Doing that I was able to pop a hit just over the heads of the infielders pretty much at will. I was always a fast runner so I would steal second and third base then the next hit brought me home.
wow tell us more about youre amazing Little League Career! 🤣
Love how everyone is trashing the speed of his pitches when he managed to retire the side in only 7.
@@HavocHerseim it's professional baseball, so yes there is indeed a shortstop on the field.
@@HavocHerseim Dumbest Comment of The Year. 🏆
@@HavocHerseim Due to the large scale of baseball, it does indeed need multiple players on each team in order to be played effectively, contrary to the popular belief that baseball is a 1v1 sport.
@@HavocHerseim 🤡
@@420JackG 😭😭😭I wonder if he would credit the catcher for a strike
I like that he just goes right into the next pitch. No fussing around and taking forever.
Nobody's trained to hit a slow ball. This turns the game into a softball game. Gotta love this strategy
His pitch/minute ratio is what I like. No "long duel" going on.....he just keeps the pitches coming, you don't have time to think about what it might be.
That cleared up a lot for me. Thanks!
Didn't work out so well for the Twins.
Thats a bold strategy, Cotton. Lets see if it pays off for 'em
Hahahah! This is almost Ocho worthy.
Hilarious and I loved it! Never underestimate an underdog.
When his line drive to 3rd base pitch is working, he's tough to beat
👍🏻🤣👍🏻
One of the best comments I've ever seen!
Lmao
I just fell back in love with baseball...
You only reach these velocities when you’ve been hitting the weight room HARD. This man is a specimen.
😜😜😝😆
Lmao
Specimen 😂😂😂
This is why I love baseball.
Back in the day this pitch was called an ephus.
Ur moms an ephus
7 pitches. 49 mph average. 3 outs. No RBIs. This man is savage.
Exactly - LEGEND
Had he gotten a RBI from the mound; know that would be things of legends
Bugs Bunny did it
That was the most fun I’ve had watching professional sports in a long time
What am I witnessing? He ran that inning like a boss. Whoever he is.
he's literally played at every position for the twins the past 2 years, ultimate utility player, kids got heart
@@joellark6861 love him 😅
You can tell he looks like a professional baseball player in 2021. ⚾️🌮🍔🍕🌭🍗🍺🥧🍩
@@joellark6861 is he the Taysom Hill of the Twins?
He IS, la TOŔTÚGA!!!🐢
He had a super fast rhythm going into the ground out in the sequence where he had the 72mph paint. The next pitch was a euphes again, but he was working so fast I thought another 72 was coming, but he showing down his arm at the last attosecend and threw it 46 again. It might not be pretty, but he's getting it done.
Can you imagine looking at a 45 mph pitch then getting a 95 mph right behind it? The guy is on to something.
Its a tactic that is effective in Cricket. A 30mph difference can have a guy swing before the ball gets to him.
It's called a change up dude lol
That already exists. Change ups and also eephus pitches to disrupt timing
Zack Grienke been doing this for quite some time now...
I was about to post Grienke lol
Say what you want about this guy, but when you're so used to swinging at an average of like 85-90mph, this is totally gonna screw with your rhythm 😂
Yeah, for a short period of time he can be very effective. Not for more than a few innings though
How many hitting slumps did he start? 🤔
The patience it takes is wild af. I noticed when I coached a babe Ruth team my pitcher would throw 20-25 mph and would almost get no hitters all the time
@@alexvillarreal9534 that’s wild that you pitched that guy.
He brought you success so it makes sense.
But that’s really out there.
I wish I had a coach like that!
@@alexvillarreal9534 you better than most coaches. That type of thinking is it’s to bring your team success
Awesome! What I’m most impressed with is his composure. Acting like a professional and not a circus act. Obviously not a pitcher but a professional. Good for him.
Coached a little team in san Antonio through the loss of their coach. I watched pitching staff for 1 practice and staggered their speeds. We won every game simply by changing speed once the team got hot.
I don't know much about baseball, but seeing that inning is proof that there is a strategy at play here and I love how effective it was.
When I coach youth leagues And High school I would do this especially if they started tagging my starter. I would pull my starter on first visit, out in my guy who threw junk, then bring back my starter for the finish.
No lol. The strategy was nothing other than concede this game and conserve the arms of my actual pitchers. You aren't seeing this guy make an appearance in a close game
Here’s strategy, 10 mins on a softball machine for the team before facing the twins. Then he/she’s fucked
yup ... that is also why the catcher is in charge ON the field .. they are the ONLY person with a proper complete view of the entire field from the batters perspective ... and good catchers will have memorized every opposing players preferred or common hit pitches and avoid those . slow balls always play heck with hit timing as players even pitching machines are used to 55 to 60Mph pitches .. and a batter who has a hard time adjusting their routine for slower pitches is one who hasnt understood that a pitch can be any speed across the plate ... it just has to make it into the strike zone ... his fast ball here is more of a change up as that is normally a slow pitch hat appears fast at first which destroys a batters timing even better ...
kind of like lifting an empty box and making it look like it weighs 50lbs ..
A pitcher who would pitch faster if only the batter would hurry up. We need more of this league-wide! He was ready when the ball got back to his glove.
I remember back in 2007 there was a 9th inning where papelbon took literally 26 minutes to retire 2 batters. Huge red Sox fan here and I was totally pissed off bullshit with his over the top slow pitching. Variteks knees had to have been killing him
Is this 42nd season or something?? All 42 jersey
@@chrissinger101 they're honoring Jackie Robinson
@@chrissinger101 Jackie Robinson Day
@@crickitobs ah ok thanks
The last time I saw somebody pitch this slow was when Bugs Bunny bested the Gas-House Gorillas in 1946 ... what a game.
Is that Looney Tunes?
Wow. Fantastic reference. I'd forgotten about that particular cartoon.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Also played every position
@@stinkbug4321 If you actually had to ask, you are not over the age of 40. Or maybe 30.
Like a Spin Bowler in Cricket. There is an art to delivering slow balls. Over spin and dip, getting the ball above the eye line, moving the ball sideways.... and out thinking the batter.
7 pitches inning, he fooled them all with his attitude, he knew what he was doing.
7 ⚾️ pitches by a MLB player, 7 fans in the stands. 🤔 the math checks out.....
That dude is my spirit animal.
Cringe
God damn! That was the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. Lol
Stuff like this almost makes baseball worth watching. This was great!
Almost
@@murdah4474 😂🤣😂
I completely agree… for the longest time I’ve had an intense loathing for baseball, and it might have to do with the amount of control over the game the pitcher has or the umpire or something else, but I’ve never felt it was a real sport. If players start making plays like this though, then it would be a ton more interesting. I love creativity in sports, that’s why I lean towards soccer and basketball.
I go to sleep every time
I often think baseball is the most boring sport to watch but it has the best highlights. That's my opinion
Fantastic! Loved his totally casual approach to the game 👌👍😊
Not sure how I got here, but that was pretty epic ...
Same
😂same here
I just feel lost, but entertained all the same.
@burteriksson Oh, he knows, and he is correct. Epically effective.
@burteriksson what are y’all takin about I’m interested now 😂😂😂
What a beast! That was just incredible to witness on so many levels - from start to finish. Stand’em up and sit’em down 1-2-3
The fact that he hit 72mph and mostly throws 40s, shows that he has a strategy in place.
he was hitting mid 80s in 2018 and gave up 6 runs lol
Is he trying a knuckleball?
He is a catcher. He can throw way harder than that
He’s throwing it as fast as he has too to just try and get it over with can’t blame him
@@tylerbreckenridge3850 I'm pretty sure he is throwing it exactly like he is returning the ball to a pitcher
“51 miles per hou- oh just turn the thing off”😂😂
MLB is a racist organization.
@@junior.von.claire Go away.
Can you elaborate on what he means when he says that, please?
@@luisbolanos8393 I think he was getting at the radar gun, probably being able to guess about how fast the pitch was.
@@luisbolanos8393 the radar gun that measures the MPH. hes saying to turn it off because its so slow it doesnt even matter.
0.00 ERA, he's the best pitcher that's ever been.
Clearly you don't know 2021 Luke Jackson (ATL) with also 0.00 ERA 🙄😅
He got blown up back in 2018(?) the last time he pitched tho. :(
His demeanor was hysterical. You'd think he's a journeyman minor league pitcher who's burned out and miserable about riding the bus, and then he goes and retires the side as if he knew that's exactly what he was going to do. I love it.
if only there was a tv show about this exact premise lol
Haha that is a great analogy! I agree!
@@ace88bf Eastbound? 😋😋😋😋😋
"These idiots think you need to throw hard and try to win. Ill show them."
To Front Runner. I entertain your prose of amusing illustration.
I could see the smoke coming off that HEATER !!! LOL 😂
The lad didn't wear himself out and got the job done. If he can get away with this method he'll be pitching into his 50's.
And pitching in the 50's too
@@tailzz6969 hey man if they can't hit it he wins.
no one asked
2 way closer all day
He got the job done and was entertaining as well. Wonder if he can pitch a no hitter in a complete game. That would be entertaining.
Uhmmm. Forget the storyline. This dude just went 1-2-3 on 7 pitches in the MLB throwing 46 and 51 mph pitches. This is incredible!
It's really not.
Just goes to show how much steroids went into hitting a baseball ... Now without steroids these dudes can't even hit a guy throwing 46mph!.
This is a very versatile pitcher
Legendary
@@Lp-cd5mx the same way baseball players can’t hit softball pitches ..
I'm gonna tell my kids this was a young Bartolo Colon
That would be an insult to both of them
😂😂😂
Hahaha nice one
Bartolo had stuff, no? He won 21 games. 4x all-star, about 2500 k's, 247 wins, forgot the CY, think 2015. Most wins by a Latin pitcher, more than Pedro. The only similarly the DR and they like their pork chops.
James Allmon Agreed
I love this. Baseball needs more entertaining characters like this dude.
3up 3 down 7 pitches...the stuff legends are from
People fail to see that this could change pitching forever.
Thaz why their making a joke of it.. Ppl FEAR change.
Yep makes baseball even more boring to watch
This is how T20 cricket is played now. Slow balls & fast balls, keeps the batsman guessing
You must speak Walmart
@@claytonjohnson4629 Baseball has been boring for decades. This was actually entertaining.
The fact that he wasted no time winding up and just pitches is what did it for me 🤣🔥
I've never seen anything like this before or since. Incredible.
LOL that was fun. Pretty interesting range and choice of disrupting timing he had there.
Might take Johnny Cueto's job
That 72mph looked like 104mph.
If you look at the speed difference between 46 mph and 72 mph, and compare it to high caliber picthers ranges it's probably comparable. It's just you're starting at a lower mph, but the range of difference is the same...The batters brain still has to work the data at any range....Add movement? You're good.
Hes actually really good the batters Don't know what to do if I was them I would start him he's that good
Yeah: slow, slower, and calendar.
After a 7-pitch inning, he's got to come into the dugout and say, "Coach, I think my arm's got one more inning in it if you need me..."
😆
Good cuz you are gonna pitch the next 475 innings!
That one announcer is kind of making fun of the pitcher. He got three outs in the majors, that is good enough for me.
lmao
🤣 He really Has to
26+ mph range on his fastball... This man may be unhittable
My fastball has a 50mph range. 10-60mph. Velocity range means little if you can't fire it at at least 90 mph once in a while. In other words, hitters gotta know that you are not all bluff but that sometimes you do have a good hand.
@@chacmool2581 A 10mph pitch wouldn't make it halfway to the plate.
@@chacmool2581 Correct. But there timing is way off! Because they never get 46. They set 90.
@@hiimemily you obviously never saw Dave LaRoche pitch the LaLob.
@@hiimemily Well, not with *that* attitude.
That was actually really fun to watch and still worked well for his team
After that 46 mph pitch, the batter asked the catcher,
“Was that his change up?”
Catcher replied “ nope, that’s his fastball “ 😂
Sure thing, Brewster.
Except it wasn't a fastball at all, but a curve.
@@thomast8539 Except it wasn't a curveball at all, but an Eephus.
That was his split-finger slider 👍🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🔥
This will make every pitching coach happy. Textbook pitching. It's not about throwing heat. It's picking your places and changing speeds consistently. Love it.
Yup!
💯
He is the career leader in ERA in Twins history.
Until he Mercedes last night in the 9th inning on a 3-0 count 😄 🤣 😂
@@NAScpm10 True
Lmao how ironic
Well yea! How many pitchers do you know that would sacrifice being a one man show trying to get the most strike out in a row to relying on your teammates with the utmost faith to get the outs? I'm pretty sure he told his team to be ready, gave them all heads up of his plan. This video the crowd laughed when they saw the first pitch. Did the pitcher laugh? How about his team? What the crowd and the opposing team should of done right after the first pitch, was look at the entire team demeanor. If they looked "to ready" for action, and I was the batter or coming up to bat, I would of known immediately what to look for. But none of the batters or the crowd expected it.
I'm impressed!
i bet its harder to hit a homerun without all that speed
"Beneath The Clothes, We Find A Man, And Beneath The Man We Find His... Nucleus."
The pitches take longer to reach the plate than the time he takes between pitches! 😂 I love it! We need more of this king!
If the bases were full, 2nd, 3rd, and Home could be stolen before the pitched ball reached the plate.
"He's going BACKWARDS!" I can't😂😂😂
You can't what?
Strategic genius pitching change ups timing offsets sheesh and he’s pitching back to back no breaks this dues is savage
You telling me this dude with this opp still didn't hit the gym & get in shape. damn!
This rmeinds me of Kimbo & Michael Jae White scene of the slow punch.
"Now he is disrupting the timing".... BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... I fell out of my chair after hearing that one!!!!
I’m so glad he didn’t take forever between pitches
Imagine seeing 50, 76, 40 mph contact to a ground out. Best pitching from a twins player all year
I don't have to imagine it, it's in the video
@@Wes36Man 💀😂
Sadly, it is one of the highlights for the Twins this year. Well, that and watching Sano swing at flies with his bat and having no more luck hitting the flies as he does the baseball. Ugh, bring on Gopher Football lol.
@@Wes36Man 🤣🤣
What would be really cool is if a pitcher could have a wide speed range on all pitches. For example, throw a 90mph fastball and then a 70 mph fastball. Or a change up in the 80s and then drop to a change up in the 50s. You'd always have the hitters guessing. I've never seen an actual pitcher really be able to do that.
I feel like the position players don’t try and throw it hard that’s why it’s only 50 but the fact they just lob it and it’s 50 is still crazy
exactly. i remember being a kid and being blown away w/ MLB'ers casually tossing/warming up. it looked like they barely tried but were easily throwing 75 mph.
@@CT99999 i know right how their throws were on a line and it looked like they would never slow down if not for being caught
@Kyle Magnuson all baseball players are athletes. Its takes a lot of physical strength to play 162 in 180 days. Then throwing 5+ innings, 100 pitches every 5 days for 33 starts? It aint simple. Just listen to MLB players talk about how much pitchers go through.
@Kyle Magnuson just because they can throw hard doesn't mean they can throw accurately like pitchers do. there's also the matter of throwing something other than a fastball to major leagues hitters. people like to joke about these positional players pitching 1-2-3 innings, but pitch enough innings and you'll find even the best throwers of positional players will have ERA in the 20s if not higher.
That's because you shouldn't be - they are TAUGHT to do it this way. You should always be throwing under control, unless it's a situation where you need more on it.
I love this guy, he's just so happy to be playing the game! Welcome to the list of my favorite players Willians!
The ultimate load management of baseball. LOL
Weird seeing you see, love your detecting vids, inspired me to repair my old detector and treasure hunt!
There’s no load management of his waist line! That is one big boy.
You got the whole squad laughing ahahahhaha
hahahah
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Thats just brilliant speed changes!!!!
I dont watch sports but I would go to a game cuz of this guy.
You’re thinking of Big Sexy, this was The Legend, if the camera doesn’t zoom in they look similar…. I think you can still see Big Sexy play, but he’s pitching on a Mexican baseball team….
Casuals don't understand how much this messes with a batters timing and confidence
It is pretty fantastic to watch. It's like he is trolling while pitching.
I would have liked this comment If you didn’t use the word “casuals”
@@xrankinx3326 damn sorry
@@taterpuddin2592 it’s ok I forgive you
And I think armchair coaches think about it to much. It doesn't mess with a batters timing any more than any other pitcher. You either have patience or you don't.
Proof that Bartolo Colon never ages, he just changes his name.
this made my laugh so hard i cried a little
LOL!!!
Lmao bruh im 💀
Lol
100%
Absolutely brilliant pitcher.
Hey, he threw 72 to paint the edge. Pretty sweet, actually.
Yup...had 2 seam movement as well
Thank you! That's what I'm saying his control was deceptive...
How were all the players in the clubhouse not dying laughing watching this?! Best thing I've seen since Bartolo's home run!
I was hoping you weren't gonna say best thing since sliced bread
This happens more often than you’d think. A team down by a lot in the last innings will send in a position player at pitcher as to keep their real pitchers at full rest
@@AndyDaClimber you mean canned bread
This guys strategy is actually killer lol these batters are so used to hitting 90+ that they have trouble getting ahold of something going 40
They’re scared to swing at them because of how embarrassing it would be to whiff
*Zack Greinke intensifies*
This is exactly what they do in cricket as well , mixing up with slower balls.
I don’t even watch baseball really, but this dudes baseball IQ is off the charts! As a coach I can def tell you that if you do something deemed “unconventional,” it throws the opposition off so bad that they just fail cuz they can’t adjust, cuz they never see it. Literally works for any sport, just know the rules or laws of the game and you’re set! Seriously tho, 3 up 3 down and ball never left the infield in 7 pitches. That is absolutely excellent pitching and his shoulder and elbow are fully intact 😂😂 my guy is worth every penny!!
This pitcher is low key genius with his strategy.
"Eehhh, I think I'll perplex em a bit with my slow ball."
-Bugs Bunny
1 2 3, YOU'RE OUT! 1 2 3, YOU'RE OUT! 1 2 3 YOU'RE OUT!
@@MarloSoBalJr damn you beat me to it 😭😭
Lol! Bugs played all 9 positions.
😂😂😂
Or his slow, slow ball. : )
Not a Twins fan by any means, but one has to love Astudillo because he goes out and plays the game, giving his all no matter which position he is asked to play. He doesn't showboat, he doesn't trash talk, he hustles--and yet he is himself. He respects the game, and it is obvious he loves to play. He puts his unique stamp on everything he does and the fans love him. Who could ask for a better professional baseball player? A lot of the other players could learn something by following his example. Sadly, few will.
Relax bro.
@@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783 Seems relaxed to moi
I think he got pretty lucky that inning, but make no mistake about it the guy can play. He's a very gifted athlete
@@garyhaley3072 he plays liike 5 positions he's a solid MLB player
@@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783 uh oh someone got upset that they had to read outside of kindergarten
The way I see it. This guy is smart lol
Next time I look in the mirror and think "I'm overweight", I should think instead "I could be a relief pitcher in the big leagues!" This guy is my hero.
He has a stocky build. If you think he is not athletic search him on here and think again
@@garyhaley3072 He’s fat. Not “husky”. Not “healthy”. Not “big-boned”. Fat. He throws a ball for one or two innings. That’s a soccer dad. Not an athlete. Just bc you want to throw around bullshit PC soft adjectives doesn’t change that.
@@WillJM81280 who hurt you lol
Might as well say he's "big-boned" like Eric Cartman would.
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