@Jack Strawb, for sure. im just saying everyone is giving Guillorme credit cause he faced easily one of the most intimidating relievers in the game for 22 pitches, but Hicks has just come off tommy john and hadnt pitched in a year, and his first appearance is 22 pitches and 18 being strikes
I give him even more credit for not being an emotional pitcher about it & throwing at the guy or throwing a fit after. He gave everything to get that guy out
American football was my first love and always will be my favorite sport. Basketball is second and baseball is third. I still love baseball. It takes a lot of skill and hand-eye coordination to play baseball. I always respected the sport and I have loved it more as I grew up. This at bat was such a great battle to watch. Gotta love it.
Players get trained for 100+. Even get scouted for that into colleges. I think by now it's actually harder for major leaguers to hit a fastball from like Hendricks, Rogers or Hill
@@Sniparator yes they train and practice it, but it's still INCREDIBLY difficult to hit. And having a 22 pitch plate appearance against it is absolutely wild
This would've been insane if there was a full crowd. I can't imagine how loud and insane it'd be with 30,000 people cheering on a pitcher and batter during a 20+ pitch at-bat.
this is the longest at bat in history and it's between a second fiddle short stop with one career homer and a pitcher that hasnt taken the mound in two years
Goes 0-2, then fights through 20 pitches to take BB. Imagine heading to the bathroom to drop a deuce right at the start of this AB, coming back, and Guillorme is still in the box chopping away. God I love this game.
He got 2 strikes off the first 2 pitches and then he managed to somehow get 4 balls in the next 20 pitches. I can't tell if that's luck or just pure determination.
Instant legend. Honestly the whole thing is legendary. This was Hicks’ first batter in two years, it was almost equally epic on his part. He can’t be mad at all, he just battled his nuts off for 22 pitches and called it a good first day. Especially since he can be wild, that’s exciting to see on his first day if you’re a cardinals fan. Man that was the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time.
Definately epic...just think, this hitter was kinda of a career minor leaguer....I think he's 29 or 30 and has only came up parts of the last 3 seasons...great battle
