Lord a mercy. It's already hard enough to hit a 3-inch ball of cowhide coming at you at 90+ mph with a two-inch stick, but when they're tossing the equivalent of video game cheat codes at you? Much respect for batters who can actually make contact with that and to the pitchers who pull it off! That pitch at 6:18...my god.
My favorite- a pitch by Seattle's Dan Altavilla broke so much that after the Red's Jordan Patterson swung and missed, the pitch continued breaking, went between his legs and was caught by the catcher. Incredible.
What people often forget,is that the previous pitch is usually what makes the killer pitch unhittable.One of the best two hit sequences I've seen is Alec Manoah throwing back to back pitches almost the same speed,but the first one broke hard and late to one side,the second broke hard and late to the other side.When the videos pitches were overlaid,there was no discernable difference in the delivery or trajectory until about ten feet in front of the plate,but then there was a split,and the two balls crossed the plate almost two feet apart,and hit the catcher's glove almost three feet apart.
Manoah is a freak. Broke in to the Show at 23 and immediately began throwing at near Cy Young caliber and still hasn't had a stretch of bad starts. The evolution of his two-seamer has made him eve more dominant this season. He's been using it as his out pitch a lot this season forcing hitters to have to guess between three pitches instead of two....and, all three of this pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, slider) all look the same out of his hand....which is what I believe you were eluding to in your comment
For someone who played a lot of baseball in the minors in Australia , I truly appreciate the art of these balls. I was no great achiever in the game, and often came on as a relief pitcher. MY fast ball wasn't fast , my curve ball didn't curve, and forget about breakers etc. But I actually enjoyed the challenge of being on the mound, knowing full well I had none of these in the locker. Still did OK, though.
@@Medalsforfucktards Blitzball > Wiffleball. Join the 21st century. Blitzballs can do funky shit Wiffleballs can't do, they can be practically unhittable in the hands of the right pitcher, and piss batters off to no end.
@@dalethelander3781 I agree, but enough sports already have a dense population of pretentious dickheads. Blitzball is pretty new, try not to be the first. Nobody is here to yuck your yum, so chill bro. Don’t create some goofy ass beef between wiffleball and blitzball, that’s weird asf.
1:16 that's the pitch that got me knocked cold at age 16 in pony league in a game I was pitching in and had a shutout going. It was my first out-of-body experience.
When I was a kid I either wanted to be a pitcher or MLB or a goalie for the NHL. BUT, I couldn't get near the plate with any consistency what so ever and I couldn't skate. Glad I'm flexible with my dreams.
The thing that I respect about pitchers in general is that the overhand throwing motion is unnatural to begin with. But these guys perform this motion as hard as they can, over and over and OVER. Many of them for YEARS. These guys are no joke- the sometimes accidentally beam the batters. Can you imagine getting beamed by a pitcher who INTENTIONALLY tries to hit you?! I remember playing Wall Ball with kids my age who played baseball and when they nailed you it was accurate and painful.
@6:20; The guy swings at a pitch that after he missed it, the catcher stopped it behind the batter AFTER IT WENT BETWEEN THE BATTERS LEGS!! Pitch coming DIRECTLY AT YOUR CORE, you swing & miss & it drops down enough to slip thru the 5 hole, AWESOME PITCHING!!!
At some point you're committed to the swing and the best you can hope for after the ball drops a foot and a half while you're swinging is chase it for a foul tip.
In a video full of insanity, the most insane (to me, sitting here trying to imagine hitting these pitches) might be the Rays pitcher (Alvarado ?) at about 0:30. That might be the nastiest 2 seamer I’ve ever seen. As impressive as all of these pitches are, there’s just something extra satisfying in seeing the ball “back up” like that, especially when it’s already coming in at 100mph.
@@dodgers4life244 That's right. Laugh at what they call a change these days (a 2-seamer, off-speed w/movement) 'cause it's so different from a "straight" change of yore. If I recollect correctly, it was thrown at the ideal moment after heaving gas (~ 94, 95 mph) on several consecutive pitches using the exact same delivery as that 4 seamer but slung about 78 - 80 mph.
You know you're a "nasty" pitcher when you routinely make hitters look silly whether you get 'em swingin' or lookin'. The nastiest pitch I've ever bore witness to was Randy Johnson, "The Big Unit" throwing a 102 mph SLIDER! Who does that?!? Another sign that you're a "nasty" pitcher is that your stuff is so good, your catcher doesn't even have to frame your pitch.
@@jasonduvall9480 That's Where a Pitch is Thrown and the catcher will catch said pitch to "frame" it in the strike zone when often times the pitch is off.
@@markdubois4882 Brother, I'm not talking gas. I'm talking about straight up FILTH! Here's a shock: some non pitchers will make a hitter look absolutely "STOOPID" with an Eephus pitch... a pitch slow in speed, but has enough velocity to get into the strike zone. Think Bugs Bunny's slow pitch. 1. 2. 3 Strikes You're Out!
Growing up in Central America, I recall my parents taking me to Miami for a weekend holiday, some time around 1970 or 71-ish, and as luck would have it, there was a big event at some venue, where visitors could line up to "challenge" famous basketball, football, golf, et al. players. At the time I was transitioning from being a die-hard Big Red Machine fan (did a double-year as exchange student in Ohio), to becoming an Amazin' Mets groupie (as I was accepted by NYU), so I lined up for 2 hours to try to hit a pitch thrown by Nolan Ryan. I've been shot (at) twice: 1968 in Panama City and 1979 in Managua, but never was I more terrified than seeing a Nolan Ryan 12-6 curve thrown right at my temple. The question of somehow hitting that pitch is ridiculous, one is simply concentrating on not assuming a fetal position in the dirt or wetting oneself (I managed to avoid the latter, not the former). Obviously, this was not Ryan's iconic 12-6, but just a tired lob, but please leave me a bit of dignity while I brush the dirt off.
ROGER CLEMENS' SPLITTER. NASTIEST EVER. Maybe a Lidge Slider before 2005. Mariano Rivera's cutter. Kerry Wood's curveball or rising 4 seam. Or 2 seam. Ben Sheet's curveball. Scherzer's everything.
Piece of Trivia from Australia...Ben Sheets has a unique distinction for a US player. He was the winning pitcher when Tommy Lasorda's boys won the only Gold Medal the US has ever won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
The pitch @6:17 was so nasty, the hitter swung and missed before the ball went through his legs and the catcher nabbed it. I don't think I've ever seen that before.
I remember Roger Clemens having some amazing insane pitches. Speaking of insane pitches....can someone tell me who the heck was the Chicago pitcher at 1:13 ? That was one of the most amazing craziest pitches ever. 😳
@Lighthouse in the Storm Sure, one way to describe an aspect of pitching, in baseball, would be "action at a distance". (You may have heard that term before, applied to other activities.) The pitcher pitches the ball, and depending on his talent, the ball will make dramatic movements (action) near home plate, sixty feet six inches (distance) from the pitcher. This causes the hitter to swing and miss. There are names for the different kinds of movement such as curve or slider, just to name two kinds of pitches. There are numerous videos to explain better than I can about pitching in baseball. I hope you'll look into them. Cheers!
I don't watch baseball enough to know who is who, but the Mets pitcher at 1:39 threw a knuckle ball that sizzled in there. Maybe they called it a curve or slider, but it had absolutely no spin on it Helluva nice pitch.
Back in the day when we had only three channels and black and white tv’s, there was a debate if the curve ball actually curved on the way to the plate. Baseball players all said the ball did change direction. Others tried to prove it was impossible for a ball going that distance at that speed to curve. That a curve ball was an optical illusion of some sort. High Def. and super slo-mo replays put that argument to rest.
Think about it. A 70 mph fastball takes less than a half second to get to the plate. The average person's reaction time is .75 (three quarters) of a second. So when one of those curves drops out, well, ........ For the batter it is all about prediction and calculation. Its amazing. But I absolutely love watching the pitcher when he has the ball moving like he knows how. Its incredible to see.
There's no calculation going on. Hitters sometimes are guessing, sometimes just reacting or setting up the pitcher. Manny explained it perfectly about 15 years ago. Just Manny being Manny.
@@stephencorsaro954 @Stephen Corsaro don't take this offensively, but you may need to go back to school. Most things are performed on calculations. Give it, guessing the speed and the type of pitch and where it might cross the plate. One then calculates the timing of when he should begin his swing, where he should swing, effects of the wind, etc, all is done by calculation. Its theoretically impossible to guess, anticipate or perform a swing without calculation. This is not to say a player needs to take calculus but instead the training of habit, the thousands of pitches a pro batter faces, it becomes a natural ability. The brain works at an amazing speed, with the ability to perform about a thousand operations per second. Most people calculate more in a day than they will ever realize. BUT your theory is correct in the fact it becomes pretty much automatic to the batter. Thus Manny just being Manny.
@@DavidDeelLoco true enough. Motor preparation. That doesn't happen in the moment though. You can know what you're doing wrong. Work on it in practice ...but in the moment, still have the the problem. Depends on your ability to make adjustments in motor preparation. That hasn't changed . Has it? Maybe someday they'll have a pill for that too.
@@stephencorsaro954 oh Lord let's hope no more pills. Nope. Motor prep hasn't changed, you're dead on that. And I believe we agree, mostly it is a LOT of it all. Can you imagine all the hours that star hitter has put into each type of pitch? I mean the dedication. That's One of the reasons I like baseball and hockey so much. To me, the dedication in preparations of those athletes are extreme. I'll throw one at you. Phil Niekro. I used to love to watch his games. Poor catcher. Bruce "Eggs" Benedict, or even Bob Didier. But poor ole Eggs. You have to wonder how long it took him to settle his mind to the point of just accepting what was going to come. Like one catcher said about Phil. Theres no secret in catching him. You either caught the ball or didnt. I miss Knucksie. The Al Kalines of Detroit, Dale Murphy's of Atlanta, those were the days. LOL. Have a great day.
@@DavidDeelLoco this is very true in all sports. Many have the ability but without obsession it goes no where. You need both ability and obsession. I guess that goes for all professions in one way or another. Like they say " some times life gets in the way". You have to give up part of your life and hope Injury,illness or bad decisions don't take you down. Run the gauntlet so to speak.
@@alexmiguel7304 A properly thrown knuckleball makes between a quarter and a half rotation on its way to the plate... and can move both left _and_ right on the way. An _improperly_ thrown knuckleball is batting practice for the other team, which is why there are so few masters at it - nobody likes those odds.
Its gets so much movement because a baseball isn't aerodynamically stable if it isn't spinning, so if thrown fast enough and with a *tiny* bit of rotation the airflow around the ball gets messed with by the seams and causes erratic movement. As you can see in the slow mo, there is basically no rotation until that last 1/4 of the flight where it shifts slightly, causing the air to hit the seams at a different angle and changing it's trajectory.
It would be interesting to see how many pictures are using some type of sticky substance. They use it and get away with it all the time and it makes for better baseball. But less hits
It's said that, the hardest thing to do in any sport is to hit a baseball. When guys are throwing like this and it makes professional hitters look silly, that's just NASTY.
I ask because I don't know. at 1:28. If that pitch had hit him in the "back leg" and he swung would that be a walk? Not up on all the ins and outs of baseball.
From about 2016 until recently, pitchers were getting away with spitters using a substance that was hard to detect visually. The MLB has started cracking down with several random inspections per game. Even position players are subject to random substance checks now.
All of these pitches had great movement. But 0:30, are you serious? That pitch was insane....
that cutter (i think) is fucking insane ! mind blowing
@@MikePotvin no that is just a 2 seamer
Looked like pure witchcraft
Doesn't get much nastier than that!
Sticky stuff
Lord a mercy. It's already hard enough to hit a 3-inch ball of cowhide coming at you at 90+ mph with a two-inch stick, but when they're tossing the equivalent of video game cheat codes at you? Much respect for batters who can actually make contact with that and to the pitchers who pull it off! That pitch at 6:18...my god.
My favorite- a pitch by Seattle's Dan Altavilla broke so much that after the Red's Jordan Patterson swung and missed, the pitch continued breaking, went between his legs and was caught by the catcher. Incredible.
It was featured at 6:20
Crazy af
The essence and beauty of the game starts with pitching, not hitting. I always admire quality pitching when watching a ballgame.
What people often forget,is that the previous pitch is usually what makes the killer pitch unhittable.One of the best two hit sequences I've seen is Alec Manoah throwing back to back pitches almost the same speed,but the first one broke hard and late to one side,the second broke hard and late to the other side.When the videos pitches were overlaid,there was no discernable difference in the delivery or trajectory until about ten feet in front of the plate,but then there was a split,and the two balls crossed the plate almost two feet apart,and hit the catcher's glove almost three feet apart.
Manoah is a freak.
Broke in to the Show at 23 and immediately began throwing at near Cy Young caliber and still hasn't had a stretch of bad starts.
The evolution of his two-seamer has made him eve more dominant this season.
He's been using it as his out pitch a lot this season forcing hitters to have to guess between three pitches instead of two....and, all three of this pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, slider) all look the same out of his hand....which is what I believe you were eluding to in your comment
For someone who played a lot of baseball in the minors in Australia , I truly appreciate the art of these balls. I was no great achiever in the game, and often came on as a relief pitcher. MY fast ball wasn't fast , my curve ball didn't curve, and forget about breakers etc. But I actually enjoyed the challenge of being on the mound, knowing full well I had none of these in the locker. Still did OK, though.
I wasn't into baseball that much but great to see how good the Ball players really are thanks
That pitch at 0:31 seconds by the Devil Ray, omg, that might be the nastiest pitch I've ever seen.
I came to leave the same comment. I mean Fuck, 99 mph with that movement
Don't know what it is about lefties, but they usually seem to have the most movement on their pitches.
Jose Alvarado 2 seem at 99 was crazy like a backwards cutter
There are very few videos that I watch more than once but this was an exception.
Almost feel sorry for the batters.
syndergaard’s changeup at 2:45 looks like a lefty slider. insane break
That 2seam (I think) fastball by Alvarado is the nastiest pitch ever imo (EVER!)
Some of those pitches moved like whiffle balls… and the knuckle ball was sick.
Like a whiffle ball going 95 mph
More like a Blitzball.
You should watch MLW wiffle ball on youtube
@@Demsportsguys224 Okay, seriously, why do people take Whiffle Ball more seriously than Blitzball? The Blitzball does crazier things.
@@dalethelander3781 what is it with you and blitz balls?
@@dalethelander3781 because wiffle ball is older and you can hit with it being a home run or pop up
6:21 bro he just nonchalantly backhanded it between his legs!! 🤜🤛👍🙋🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤦♂️🌿
Respect to the catchers who caught (most) of these somehow
The best whiffleball pitcher ever was Charlie Hough.He pitched well onto his 40s.He was so good at it,he coached other pitchers over the years.
Why do people mention Whiffleball when the Blitzball is superior?
@@1tolightradius Blitzball does crazier shit than a Whiffle Ball and is Jomboy approved.
@@dalethelander3781 really sifted through the comments to talk shit about wiffelball huh? I like jomboy too but damn😂hop off
@@Medalsforfucktards Blitzball > Wiffleball.
Join the 21st century. Blitzballs can do funky shit Wiffleballs can't do, they can be practically unhittable in the hands of the right pitcher, and piss batters off to no end.
@@dalethelander3781 I agree, but enough sports already have a dense population of pretentious dickheads. Blitzball is pretty new, try not to be the first. Nobody is here to yuck your yum, so chill bro. Don’t create some goofy ass beef between wiffleball and blitzball, that’s weird asf.
A lot of these were before they started checking for stickum. Look at the high rotation rates on breaking pitches.
Damn the movement were unreal, I love it, I throw a knuckleball, but nothing like these guys.
1:16 that's the pitch that got me knocked cold at age 16 in pony league in a game I was pitching in and had a shutout going. It was my first out-of-body experience.
First?
When I was a kid I either wanted to be a pitcher or MLB or a goalie for the NHL. BUT, I couldn't get near the plate with any consistency what so ever and I couldn't skate. Glad I'm flexible with my dreams.
Randy Johnson's slider was the nastiest I have ever seen.
This is INSANE! : O
0:30 I'll forever think that Alvarado one at 99 to Blackmon is the nastiest pitch ever
Good lord that pitch by Roe was insane love
The thing that I respect about pitchers in general is that the overhand throwing motion is unnatural to begin with. But these guys perform this motion as hard as they can, over and over and OVER. Many of them for YEARS. These guys are no joke- the sometimes accidentally beam the batters. Can you imagine getting beamed by a pitcher who INTENTIONALLY tries to hit you?! I remember playing Wall Ball with kids my age who played baseball and when they nailed you it was accurate and painful.
@6:20; The guy swings at a pitch that after he missed it, the catcher stopped it behind the batter AFTER IT WENT BETWEEN THE BATTERS LEGS!! Pitch coming DIRECTLY AT YOUR CORE, you swing & miss & it drops down enough to slip thru the 5 hole, AWESOME PITCHING!!!
What gets me is how batters chase those pitches after they have already veered down into the dirt. It must be a kind of hypnotic effect.
At some point you're committed to the swing and the best you can hope for after the ball drops a foot and a half while you're swinging is chase it for a foul tip.
6:25 did that go between the batters legs? Great video btw.
Yup, thrown by Dan Altavilla of the Mariners; never saw THAT one before.
I am as impressed at these pitches, as I impressed at the catchers that managed to catch them… 😆
In a video full of insanity, the most insane (to me, sitting here trying to imagine hitting these pitches) might be the Rays pitcher (Alvarado ?) at about 0:30. That might be the nastiest 2 seamer I’ve ever seen. As impressive as all of these pitches are, there’s just something extra satisfying in seeing the ball “back up” like that, especially when it’s already coming in at 100mph.
nastiest pitch i've ever seen is still dustin may's 100mph 4 seam fastball that broke 18 inches sideways.
4 seams travel straight. Pitches like the sinker/two-seam, cutters, and running fastballs move a ton
@@dodgers4life244 That's right. Laugh at what they call a change these days (a 2-seamer, off-speed w/movement) 'cause it's so different from a "straight" change of yore. If I recollect correctly, it was thrown at the ideal moment after heaving gas (~ 94, 95 mph) on several consecutive pitches using the exact same delivery as that 4 seamer but slung about 78 - 80 mph.
Clayton Kershaw has the best 'uncle Charlie' in the game
You know you're a "nasty" pitcher when you routinely make hitters look silly whether you get 'em swingin' or lookin'. The nastiest pitch I've ever bore witness to was Randy Johnson, "The Big Unit" throwing a 102 mph SLIDER! Who does that?!? Another sign that you're a "nasty" pitcher is that your stuff is so good, your catcher doesn't even have to frame your pitch.
What does it mean, "frame your pitch" please?
@@jasonduvall9480 That's Where a Pitch is Thrown and the catcher will catch said pitch to "frame" it in the strike zone when often times the pitch is off.
Don't forget.....Nolan Ryan had more gas in his pitches than anyone else, Bob Feller was a very close second.
@@markdubois4882 Brother, I'm not talking gas. I'm talking about straight up FILTH! Here's a shock: some non pitchers will make a hitter look absolutely "STOOPID" with an Eephus pitch... a pitch slow in speed, but has enough velocity to get into the strike zone. Think Bugs Bunny's slow pitch. 1. 2. 3 Strikes You're Out!
@@BetheasByteReloaded Eephus.....I throw a 32 mph corkscrew based on the screwball. Up and out at first, crash and burn in on the right handed batters
At 6:19, that is the first time I ever saw a batter chase a pitch that went between his legs. Completely fooled the batter.
I remember once byung hyun kim striked out a batter by hitting his dick lmao
Growing up in Central America, I recall my parents taking me to Miami for a weekend holiday, some time around 1970 or 71-ish, and as luck would have it, there was a big event at some venue, where visitors could line up to "challenge" famous basketball, football, golf, et al. players.
At the time I was transitioning from being a die-hard Big Red Machine fan (did a double-year as exchange student in Ohio), to becoming an Amazin' Mets groupie (as I was accepted by NYU), so I lined up for 2 hours to try to hit a pitch thrown by Nolan Ryan.
I've been shot (at) twice: 1968 in Panama City and 1979 in Managua, but never was I more terrified than seeing a Nolan Ryan 12-6 curve thrown right at my temple. The question of somehow hitting that pitch is ridiculous, one is simply concentrating on not assuming a fetal position in the dirt or wetting oneself (I managed to avoid the latter, not the former).
Obviously, this was not Ryan's iconic 12-6, but just a tired lob, but please leave me a bit of dignity while I brush the dirt off.
why is 80% of these pitches against the blue jays
damn look at that ball not even spin over one time before getting to the catcher, crazy.
ROGER CLEMENS' SPLITTER. NASTIEST EVER. Maybe a Lidge Slider before 2005. Mariano Rivera's cutter. Kerry Wood's curveball or rising 4 seam. Or 2 seam. Ben Sheet's curveball. Scherzer's everything.
Piece of Trivia from Australia...Ben Sheets has a unique distinction for a US player. He was the winning pitcher when Tommy Lasorda's boys won the only Gold Medal the US has ever won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Nolan Ryan's fastball and curve, Tim Wakefield and his knuckleball.
Insane pitches for me was;
1. P.Niekro knuckler
2. Blyleven curve
3. Ryan 4 seamer
4. Scott splitter
The pitch @6:17 was so nasty, the hitter swung and missed before the ball went through his legs and the catcher nabbed it. I don't think I've ever seen that before.
Came here for this comment👍🏼
Shout out to the catcher's as well. Definitely some skill there to.
1:40 That ball had NO SPIN AT ALL. That was surreal!
Lmaoooo the freeze frame on Yelli 0:26! 😂
I remember Roger Clemens having some amazing insane pitches.
Speaking of insane pitches....can someone tell me who the heck was the Chicago pitcher at 1:13 ? That was one of the most amazing craziest pitches ever. 😳
I think Michael Bowden ..pitched for the Red Sox early on ...not sure though.
Brad Wieck
Like a collection of spider tack pitches 😂. I bet they all go to their glove or hat between pitches !
1:03 worst swing in the 150 year history of MLB. Lol.
bruh even the commentator couldn’t hold his laugh in 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This level of pitching is what helps make baseball baseball. Nuttin' like it.
@Lighthouse in the Storm Sure, one way to describe an aspect of pitching, in baseball, would be "action at a distance". (You may have heard that term before, applied to other activities.) The pitcher pitches the ball, and depending on his talent, the ball will make dramatic movements (action) near home plate, sixty feet six inches (distance) from the pitcher. This causes the hitter to swing and miss. There are names for the different kinds of movement such as curve or slider, just to name two kinds of pitches. There are numerous videos to explain better than I can about pitching in baseball. I hope you'll look into them. Cheers!
1:00 Todd Frazier will always be the funniest
6:21 That ball went between his legs!
What a grab by the catcher, lol
You know it's a nasty pitch when it makes pros look like they've never swung a bat before. 🥶
Whiffle ball is spot on. These pitches are dream killers
I don't watch baseball enough to know who is who, but the Mets pitcher at 1:39 threw a knuckle ball that sizzled in there. Maybe they called it a curve or slider, but it had absolutely no spin on it Helluva nice pitch.
Back in the day when we had only three channels and black and white tv’s, there was a debate if the curve ball actually curved on the way to the plate. Baseball players all said the ball did change direction. Others tried to prove it was impossible for a ball going that distance at that speed to curve. That a curve ball was an optical illusion of some sort. High Def. and super slo-mo replays put that argument to rest.
Some world class framing by a couple catchers in this video.
Not much framing required when you're swinging out of your shoes at a rumor.
Is this possible without pine tar?
1:38 no spin
Knuckle
How much of this was spider tack
ダルのチェンジアップは、前のストレートと一緒観たかった
It’s amazing that ANYONE can ever get a hit, after watching this!
I could watch a video of just Kershaw, sale, and millers sliders. also Wakefields knuckle and greinkes eephus
Verlander's 12-6 curve ball is pretty sick, too.
Unreal
TOTALLY WITHOUT ANY ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES riiiight😂
Wonder how many of these were in the sticky hand / ball era?
Think about it. A 70 mph fastball takes less than a half second to get to the plate. The average person's reaction time is .75 (three quarters) of a second. So when one of those curves drops out, well, ........ For the batter it is all about prediction and calculation. Its amazing. But I absolutely love watching the pitcher when he has the ball moving like he knows how. Its incredible to see.
There's no calculation going on. Hitters sometimes are guessing, sometimes just reacting or setting up the pitcher. Manny explained it perfectly about 15 years ago. Just Manny being Manny.
@@stephencorsaro954 @Stephen Corsaro don't take this offensively, but you may need to go back to school. Most things are performed on calculations. Give it, guessing the speed and the type of pitch and where it might cross the plate. One then calculates the timing of when he should begin his swing, where he should swing, effects of the wind, etc, all is done by calculation. Its theoretically impossible to guess, anticipate or perform a swing without calculation. This is not to say a player needs to take calculus but instead the training of habit, the thousands of pitches a pro batter faces, it becomes a natural ability. The brain works at an amazing speed, with the ability to perform about a thousand operations per second. Most people calculate more in a day than they will ever realize. BUT your theory is correct in the fact it becomes pretty much automatic to the batter. Thus Manny just being Manny.
@@DavidDeelLoco true enough. Motor preparation. That doesn't happen in the moment though. You can know what you're doing wrong. Work on it in practice ...but in the moment, still have the the problem. Depends on your ability to make adjustments in motor preparation. That hasn't changed . Has it? Maybe someday they'll have a pill for that too.
@@stephencorsaro954 oh Lord let's hope no more pills. Nope. Motor prep hasn't changed, you're dead on that. And I believe we agree, mostly it is a LOT of it all. Can you imagine all the hours that star hitter has put into each type of pitch? I mean the dedication. That's One of the reasons I like baseball and hockey so much. To me, the dedication in preparations of those athletes are extreme. I'll throw one at you. Phil Niekro. I used to love to watch his games. Poor catcher. Bruce "Eggs" Benedict, or even Bob Didier. But poor ole Eggs. You have to wonder how long it took him to settle his mind to the point of just accepting what was going to come. Like one catcher said about Phil. Theres no secret in catching him. You either caught the ball or didnt. I miss Knucksie. The Al Kalines of Detroit, Dale Murphy's of Atlanta, those were the days. LOL. Have a great day.
@@DavidDeelLoco this is very true in all sports. Many have the ability but without obsession it goes no where. You need both ability and obsession. I guess that goes for all professions in one way or another. Like they say " some times life gets in the way". You have to give up part of your life and hope Injury,illness or bad decisions don't take you down. Run the gauntlet so to speak.
Pedro Martinez change up had to be one of the nastiest pitches ive seen.
Yeah, he never seems to make it into these compilations anymore, but you could do a whole video like this for him from just one game
Pair of shoes. When the pitcher throws a strike that has 0% of being put into play that the hitter swings at, freezes or ducks .
bruh 1:03 is so funny that man lost his brain cells for a second 🤣🤣🤣
This video should be “TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE”
You have guys like Jordan Lyles, Tommy Kahnle, Josh Tomlin, and Rick Porcello but not a single pitch from Scherzer or deGrom?
Breaking ball....magic...!!!
6:59 OH!!!! HE BROKE HIS ANKLES!!!!!
XD
at 7:33 Kershaw's delivery is so weird i feel like they could almost call a balk on him
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Imagine them with a blitzball
Im very disappointed i didnt see an Adam Ottovino wipeout slider in this whole video
That 2 seamer on 3:38 tho 🔥
Fans on Nasty Pitches: "Damn You Nasty"
Pitchers throwing Nasty Pitches: I Don't Care!"
That curve ball tho at 1:16 😅😅😅 I would have thought that was comin at my head too!
No Adam Wainwright. There is a reason why his nickname is Uncle Charlie and that is because of his curve.
how does pitcher @1:33 get so much movement with no spin? Ball doesn't look like it just curves down, it looks like it is moving left as well
That’s the beauty of the knuckleball, throw it well and it’s endless filth
@@alexmiguel7304 A properly thrown knuckleball makes between a quarter and a half rotation on its way to the plate... and can move both left _and_ right on the way.
An _improperly_ thrown knuckleball is batting practice for the other team, which is why there are so few masters at it - nobody likes those odds.
Its gets so much movement because a baseball isn't aerodynamically stable if it isn't spinning, so if thrown fast enough and with a *tiny* bit of rotation the airflow around the ball gets messed with by the seams and causes erratic movement. As you can see in the slow mo, there is basically no rotation until that last 1/4 of the flight where it shifts slightly, causing the air to hit the seams at a different angle and changing it's trajectory.
@@morgancross5481 Thank you! Great explanation.
Wind controls it I guess
It would be interesting to see how many pictures are using some type of sticky substance. They use it and get away with it all the time and it makes for better baseball. But less hits
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It's said that, the hardest thing to do in any sport is to hit a baseball. When guys are throwing like this and it makes professional hitters look silly, that's just NASTY.
The slo-mo of 1:35 's pitch is at 1:38 - It is NOT SPINNING AT ALL.
EDIT: "That is not a thing," Physics said.
Unbelievable
1:11
seemed like 1/2 the batters were Toronto
The difference between college and pros.
Rest in peace sticky.
You would think does anyone hit the ball any more ?
1:02 WTF was that a swing of big Leaguer's😂
And people say baseball isn’t the hardest sport
6:19 WTF BETWEEN THE LEGS
0:50 the new astro uniform and the new angels uniform look soo similar
wtf idk if its sarcasm or no braincells
Those are name day jerseys dummy
@@killianlinnan1891 Try speaking English buddy
Hitting major league pitching is by far the hardest thing in sports to do. Normal people can't do it
I ask because I don't know. at 1:28. If that pitch had hit him in the "back leg" and he swung would that be a walk? Not up on all the ins and outs of baseball.
How bout Tom candioti knuckle ball..it was nasty
Probably not gonna see pitches like this for a while with the crackdown on spider tack and other crap.
The second pitch..at about 0:29 in. My favorite
I gotta say, I haven't followed baseball in many years. I don't ever remember pitching like this when I was watching?
From about 2016 until recently, pitchers were getting away with spitters using a substance that was hard to detect visually. The MLB has started cracking down with several random inspections per game. Even position players are subject to random substance checks now.