British Soccer fan reacts to Baseball - Nastiest Pitches in Baseball 

Zack greinke’s 71 mph eephus curveball: “That’s way too fast” Not hating just thought it was funny 😂

Soccer got the term “knuckleball” from baseball

It isn’t the speed of the pitch, it is the movement of the ball

He’s amazed by the speed and these are all offspeed pitches

Those are all “breaking balls” which are curveballs, sliders, sinkers etc. They aren’t very fast actually compared to fastballs which are much much faster

Guy throws a knuckleball Him: wow that’s the fastest one yet!!!

the term "knuckle ball" originated from baseball describing the way you have to hold the ball to make it move like that.

Lmao I like when he says “imagine if that hit someone” but the pitches were only 75-80mph

The Catcher knows where the ball is supposed to go. He signals the Pitcher as to what to throw.

Him calling 74 mph fast has me dead😂

Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in all of sports hands down

React to the fastest pitches ever thrown, like so he can see this

Throwing a curveball like that is really normal, react to Kerry Wood 20 strikeout game if you want to see one of the best pitching performances of all time

"The fastest one so far..." on a Tim Wakefield knuckleball. Oh dear, you are really green to baseball.

Aroldis Chapman is the fastest pitcher ever. Watch his clips

4:33 Imagine that hit someone. Yes. Fear of getting hit by a pitch is the first hurdle that eliminates a large percentage of kids from the sport.

The term "knuckleball" actually originated from baseball because of the way you use your knuckles to grip the ball

1:38 No, that's Hunter Pence, he never looks ready to hit anything 1:56 Actually, a pitch like that will get hit more often than you think 2:33 No, that's not a very well known performance, he actually didn't do that good in that game 5:34 They do, they wear cups that protect the area (but not well.) 7:55 At first it doesn't look like a strike, then it drops into the zone 8:36 Definitely falling down while swinging, definitely 9:10 No, some pitchers throw like that, it limits pitch speed though 11:31 Nope, that's one of the slower pitches. It's called a knuckleball, they are thrown slow with minimal spin in order to maximize movement

Just watch a full game of baseball, you will understand this so much more

The reason they don’t swing is because the batter thinks the pitch is going to be outside of the strike zone, but then the ball curves back into the strike zone and it’s too late to start a swing.

Time for a pitching info dump. I'm describing pitches from a right handed pitcher, so just reverse it for lefties where directions are concerned. I'll be using the 12 hour clock to describe ball movement. Fastball is just what it says on the tin. Speeds average 90 to 95 mile per hour or so, but 101 or 102 isn't out of the question. The companion to this is called a Change Up. It looks exactly like a fastball when it leaves the pitchers hand, but winds up 10 or even 15 mph slower. They gear up for speed. You slow it down. The Curveball is one of the most popular breaking pitches. The spin on the ball makes it break roughly 12 to 6 or 1 to 7. A Slider, instead breaks on a more flat plane. Like 2 to 9. Both are usually in the 85 mph range. Last one (for now) is the Splitter. 90 mph or so, looks exactly like a fastball, until it gets three feet in front of home plate, at which point it drops off the freakin table and goes straight down. There are others, but these are the most popular pitches by far, and I don't want to hit you with too much. Happy viewing!

There are many different types of pitches and pitchers. Some pitchers have a large repertoire of pitches and some throw just a few but throw them so well they're able to excel. Baseball isn't my favorite sport but here's my understanding of the basic pitches. I'm sure if I get something wrong others will correct me. Fastball: The basic pitch everyone throws. It's hard and fairly straight. The faster a pitcher is able to throw a fastball the harder it is for a batter to catch up to it. Speed is important for a good fast ball but so is location. The hardest fastballs can be hit by major league hitters if they're thrown straight down the middle of the plate. Curveball: Many of the pitches shown in this clip are curveballs. It's a slower pitch with a big break (or curve) to it. The movement and the speed difference from the fast ball make it a difficult pitch to hit. As with all pitches location within the strike zone is important. Curveballs that start high but drop in the middle of the zone can be hit a long way. The best curveballs usually start at a height that is enticing for the batter but then drop below the optimal hitting area. Change Up: This is a pitch that's supposed to look to the batter like it's a fastball but it's actually slower so it fools the batter into swinging too early. Along with being slower than a fastball there is often some late movement to the pitch that makes it harder to hit. Slider: Like the curveball this is a breaking pitch. It's faster than a curveball and the break is usually later. Curveballs tend to have a more vertical break and the slider break tends to be more horizontal. Knuckleball: This used to be more common than it is today. The pitcher holds the ball with a strange fingertip grip that causes the ball to break in an unpredictable way. This is a slower pitch. Split-finger fastball: Similar to a slider but the break tends to be more vertical. When a split-finger fastball works well the batter thinks it's a fastball but as they swing the ball takes a sharp break downwards. Hope this helps and I hope others correct or add on to it.

100 MPH is 160 KPH

When a batter doesn't even swing at the ball, it's for one of two reasons: 1) He thinks it will be out of the strike zone, which is the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and his armpit. In that area, it's presumed that a skilled batter should be able to hit the ball. Or ... 2) The batter thinks the pitch will be in the strike zone, but there's no way he'll be able to hit it. Batters sometimes will let balls go past, but almost never to cause a thrird strike. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each team has 9 players at any one time. If someone is replaced for some reason (tactical or injury) he's out of the game, and his team continues with the new player. The offense bats the ball and tries to make runs, The defense, which includes the pitcher and fielders, tries to keep the offense from doing that. The pitcher's job is to fool the batter into missing the ball, either because the batter thinks the ball is in the strike zone when it's not, or that the batter thinks he can hit the ball when he can't. If the batter swings at a ball in the strike zone, or if the batter doesn't swing but the pitcher has thrown a ball in the strike zone, that's called a strike. Three strikes and the batter is out. Each team gets three outs per inning. You can also make an out if you hit the ball, and a fielder catches it before it hits the ground. The batter's job is to hit the ball and get to a base without a fielder getting the ball there first. Sometimes batters will "take one for the team", and be out at a base, but advance another runner who's already on base. If a batter touches all four bases (first, second, third, and home), his team gets a run. The game is not timed - after 9 innings (i.e., both teams getting three chances to make an out 9 times each) whoever has the most runs wins. There are other ways to get on base, other ways to score, and other rules, but that's the basic game.

There are different kinds of pitchers. Some are good at throwing fastballs and some are good at throwing breaking balls and curve balls.

You're welcome! I'm so excited that you referenced my comment in your video! To be clear, I wasn't offended by your use of cricket terms; I do love the red-ball game myself. I just wanted to help facilitate your American sports education! I'm a huge fan, I love your channel; keep up the great work! You asked at one point about what makes an excellent pitching performance. There are three types of milestone games for pitchers. One is a complete game, in which he pitches the whole game, rather than be replaced by a relief pitcher in the late innings; it usually only happens if he's doing well. The second is a no-hitter. As the name implies, it's a complete game in which no opposing runner gets a hit. They can still get on base other ways, like being walked or being hit by the pitch. The third is a perfect game. It's a complete game in which no opposing runner gets on base, at all. It is the crowning glory of pitching achievements. There have only been 23 perfect games in the history of Major League Baseball.

Why does this dude look like Steve Rogers before he became captain America?

Maybe I’m pushing it but react to players getting hit in the head/face. It’s brutal but different to watch

You keep saying "imagine if that hit someone." You should react to MLB Headshots. It's pretty rough viewing if you're squeamish about injuries, but you'll be able to really see the speed and power of the ball. Also, yes. Almost all catchers (and many batters) do wear testicle protection.

The thing is these pitches aren’t even the fastballs

7:55 The thing about curve balls is that they're usually around 78 - 88mph with movement, whereas a fastball is 92 - 100mph and more in a straight line. When you see the batters buckle, it's usually because they were expecting a fastball, and got a slower pitch (off-speed pitch) with much more movement. Because the batter has such little time to react, the expectation vs. reality causes a little brain fart, not allowing them to process what's happening in time to swing the bat.

I find it so funny that you get excited about how fast they are throwing because these are their slowest pitches.

Can you react to baseball brawls. Also when you said is it the best pitching performances. It’s not. Not even close, people throw pitches like that almost every batter.

sometimes batters are expecting a different pitch than what the pitcher throws so they get caught off guard and don't swing or they swing very awkwardly lol

There are many different types of pitches.

That "Weirdest Pitching Styles" video up in the corner is a really good one, btw.

It looks like a ball but then drops in

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Swinging at a ball thrown at 100 mph is like trying to hit an aspirin tablet thrown at you

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You should start doing ranking videos of your favorite NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL uniforms.

"He's got no chance of hitting that." Watch Greinke's playoff highlights. You'll see that was wrong lol

You should watch fastest pitches! (If you haven’t already) I’m sure you will find it interesting!

The pitcher gets the credit, its not hard to catch a ball, even though the position of catcher is the hardest to play on the field

Hey man, love the videos, but I’m gonna clear some things up for you. So the most basic pitch in baseball is a four-seem fastball. A powerful pitcher can throw a four-seemer anywhere from 95-105 mph. Most pitchers don’t usually throw that hard, because it puts enormous strain on the arm, and they would tire too quickly. Most of the pitches you see here are breaking balls. Breaking balls are balls that are thrown with different grips and wrist movements. I curveball is a ball that looks like a fastball at first, but then drops down a little bit. A slider is a ball that breaks down and away from a right handed hitter. A sinker will break down and towards a right handed hitter. A splitter breaks down suddenly before reaching the plate. A change up is slower than a fastball, but it’s thrown with the same arm movement as one, so it often fools hitters. A cut-fast ball breaks away from a right handed hitter, and usually ends at a spot that’s really difficult to hit, resulting in a lot of ground balls and pop-ups. I know this is all a bit confusing, but if you look up baseball pitches illustrated, you can see what I’m talking about. I also recommend watching Justin Verlander, Mariano Rivera, Madison Bumgarner, and Clayton Kershaw pitching performances. The best single game pitching performance in recent memory would probably be Kerry Wood’s 20 strike-out game. I highly recommend you react to that.

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First thing Protection: Helmet is armored over the ear facing the pitcher. Some batters wear a pad or guard over the joints facing the pitcher; elbow, knee and/or ankle. Also standard for ALL players is the cup; armored shell “cupping” the genitals. Some great pitching clips would be Randy Johnson vs the bird, knuckle ball pitchers, sidearm pitchers, submarine pitches, Nolan Ryan ( 7 no hitters, riding exercise bike during interview after his last one), pitchers intimidating batters, pitcher retaliation (there are unwritten rules that are respected) and fastest pitchers. For a good baseball movie to help with pitcher/catcher relationship and general baseball fun “Bull Durham”. As far as swinging and falling versus not swinging, personal choice there. Would you swing for the fence or stand and hope it all works out? Where you looking at a pitch that was coming for you and broke away at the last minute? Did the batter before you or your pitcher disrespect your opponent? Was it “out of the box”, not in your strike zone, not in what the home plate umpire would consider to be your strike zone? Lots of factors at play. No side posts and crossbar here and a split second to read the ball and determine what to do. Have fun with the research and definitely find people to talk to about it. That is where the real game is for the spectators, plenty of time to chat while waiting for things to unfold.

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There are a lot of things that make a pitcher "good". Speed is important, but it takes a back seat to some other tools. Some pitchers specialize in getting batters to hit the ball on the ground. Other pitchers try to get batters to hit the ball straight up, or up enough for an easy catch. There are 2 types of pitchers. Starting pitchers and Relief Pitchers. In a 9 inning game, a starting pitcher usually pitches 5-7 innings. Usually one relief pitchers comes in per inning after that. An average fastball from a staring pitcher is about 92-95 mph. An average fastball from a reliever is about 95-100 mph. Sequencing is very important. This has to do with throwing some pitches faster and some pitches slower with more movement. The goal is to mess up the batters timing. If you throw a fastball, then a changeup, the batter may swing before the changeup reaches the plate. Most changeups are thrown about 10-15 mph slower than a pitchers fastball.

That wasn’t one of the greatest pitching performances. Zack geek me is known for having a great curveball, and changing the speeds of his pitches. Those were just clips from the same game, he does that lots. You should watch Nolan Ryan highlights, he’s thrown 7 “no hitters” in his long career.

A fastball is 92-100 miles per hour, but the curves and sliders are slower, the fastest pitch ever was 106 mph

Other comments already explained the spin and how the catcher coordinates with the pitcher, but there’s something else worth mentioning. There’s a cat and mouse game with the batter and pitcher as well. Professional players can perceive the spin on a baseball and, within fractions of a second, recognize the type of pitch. That is why when a pitcher is “in the stretch” (when they have their foot on the mound and positioned to wind up) they keep the ball either on their back thigh or in their mitt/glove. The pitcher at the 9:37 mark in the blue uniform is Jake Arrieta. He is one of the better pitchers in the MLB, especially because his form when he throws the ball causes it to remain out of view for much of his delivery. The batter has an extremely difficult time recognizing the spin

Don't worry so much about if you know the American sports language. If we were watching cricket we wouldn't have any idea what we were talking about lol. I am sure you get dumb comments about not knowing the proper terms, but if that really bothers someone then they can move on. Part of the fun of watching these reactions is seeing an outsiders take on the sport.

Spinrate for fastball and curveball and sloder will all be around the same ball park of 2200 to 2500 however its the different grips and pronation (release method) of the wrist that will cause the ball to have seperate speeds. More movement less speed

There’s and reason they don’t hit those curveballs, it looks like it’s out of the strike zone so they hold and don’t swing. But when it curves in, they don’t swing. Because even if they tried to they wouldn’t hit it

Most of these pitches r breaking pitches, which is where the pitcher imparts spin on the ball as he is throwing it so it will move in an unnatural way. As a batter, it’s hard to tell a pitch like that apart from a fastball in the split second u get to see the pitch, and batters need to have highly trained vision. The fact that u r so blown away by the speed of these breaking balls just gets me even more excited for u to watch a video where it is a compilation of pitches over 100 mph, I think u would really enjoy that!

What's most embarrassing things in baseball are Manny Machado & the Astros 😂

the reason they don't swing is because there is a zone the ball has to be in to be considered a strike if it is outside that zone, it is considered a "ball", if the pitcher throws 4 "balls" the batter gets to walk to first base. So when the ball appears to be outside the zone, the batter thinks it will be a "ball" so he doesn't swing...then a breaking ball type of pitch will change direction and end up inside that "strike" zone.

These are just crazy pitches/throws that are one or two types of pitches in their skill set. They are great but can be hit if thrown too much. The best possible game is a no hitter. Watch the nono on acid. Everyone wears a cup it still feels like a shot to the balls and groin around the rim of the cup but no damage is done. The pitcher gets most of the credit but the catcher calls for the pitches.

He thought the knuckleball was the fastest pitch. I love this guy.

watch Jordan Hicks 105 mph sinker

Love your vids. Could you maybe get back into nfl and do nba and baseball at the same time?

No, almost all to the pitcher, as it's the most important position on the team!! The pitcher is very much like the quarterback in football! When the batter doesn't try to hit it it's because he thinks it's not gonna be over the plate. If he's right, it's a ball, not a strike. 4 balls and you get to walk to 1st base. If he's wrong, and it went over the plate, and he didn't swing, it's a strike! And of course 3 strikes and he's out!!

Those werent actually very fast, look up fastest pitches

Glad you're enjoying the sport! Starting this past year (2019) they started to play one series every season in London. Should check out a live game you'd love it. I went to it, and had a great time. It's called the MLB London Series if you ever want to look into it.

You have to react to the fastest pitches mate. Almost all of these are considered slow which is why the batters are falling down bc they are expecting the ball to be faster so they are over swinging. (We gotta see you react to randy Johnson killing the bird lol)

sorry but mans doesn't know what velocity is

Believe it or not on some pitches where u say there’s no way they hit that . Some people crank homeruns off of those pitches

U think that the curveballs had speed try to hit the fastest pitch ever at 106 mph

A discord would be very useful to help you out on explaining new things. And btw, all the players wear what is called a "cup" to protect their privates.

When they “don’t even try to hit it,” they actually just believe that it’s going to be a ball, but it will curve back into the strike box

No hate, but it’s funny how little he knows about baseball

As a carcher ive seen some of these pitches with not as much break or speed

You should react to the fastest pitches in baseball

Try searching the video of Giancarlo Stanton getting hit in the face by a pitch

Yes the players do have a protection over there privates

"I don't know what velocity even means" "Woah 100 mph thats really fast"

Aroldis Chapman 106mph

Love seeing your videos. Seeing someone want to actually get into baseball in 2020 is really something nice to see

Do a reaction to mlb fastest pitchers

kerry woods 20 strikeout game

The fastest pitch ever recorded was in a game consisting of the Reds vs the Padres Aroldis Chapman threw 105.1 miles per hour aganst Tony Gwynn Jr. Fun Fact: I was at the game

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Please watch a compilation of Perfect games/ No-hitters

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Please watch fastest throws/pitches..

Check out some knuckle ballers

if you want fast you Have to watch Aroldis Chapman!!! 105 MPH!!!!

The best batters “don’t stand a chance” as you would say. A good batting average (meaning the average of pitches hit per every at bat) is at least .300 which means for every 10 pitches the batter only gets a hit 3 times.

You should watch the documentary about Kerry Wood's twenty strikeout game in 1998. I consider that one of the best performances of all time if not the best.

Those are "offspeed" pitches. SLOW. the pitcher is throwing "junk" or "garbage"