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I’d love to watch Cubs games and become a bigger fan but there’s no way I’m going to buy cable. My interest in the sport outside of Wrigley is mostly propped up by RU-vid channels like this and Jomboy

Agreed. Sick hat bro

Absolutely. When I first got serious about baseball, I found that the best way for me to watch my team was actually to just watch it illegally. It's not that I'm not willing to pay to stream it on my phone or computer, it's that I literally don't have the option to outside of setting up a vpn to skirt the blackout, which has proven to be more effort than it's worth.

I dont believe the problem with blackouts is even on the MLB’s end. Its the regional networks that have the rights to the games that control that. So sure the MLB certainly needs to address that when negotiations open up but its not like the MLB wants blackouts in the first place

It’s absurd that i can give MLB nearly $200 directly and they still won’t let us watch our favorite teams. That $200 will just ends up being spent on a crappy tv subscription like Sling or Fubo, and I’d rather just give the money to the league.

Facts

He copied the Atlantic League

Wanna beat the shift? Serve up opo tacos every at bat until they learn

@@skinWalkman not just little dink singles, either, at least from the big lumber guys. Given a choice, most managers would concede an occasional single from a slugger who could launch one into orbit(although he is well padded, so it wouldn't hurt too much).

Nope....to beat the shift you have to concede power. Not worth it.

@@33moneyball for most sluggers, that may be true. That is the problem with the all-or-nothing approach many hitters have. They are trying to pull everything when they should learn to drive the ball to all fields, especially when they don't have Barry Bonds power. A bases clearing double helps the team more than a single through the empty side of the infield.

Freddie freeman is a prime example of this.

Same dude same

I literally bought a Ps4 to play it, but I kept playing Xbox games so I sold my Ps4. NOW I am playing MLB the Show like I played the G.O.A.T. Sports/baseball game of all time MVP Baseball 2005 - obsessively!! And I am back to watching more baseball AND recognizing all the small players again. Of course, I'm back to being obnoxiously annoying when I can tell people how many teams Adam Duvall has played for... It's four.

Everytime i buy the show i go wild for baseball lol

@@markhanafin9461 Exactly. Lol

Mvp 2004 still the best baseball video game

They are right to say no. Firstly, and mostly, because there is no such thing as a living wage. It's a complete figment of imagination. It varies from place to place and time to time, it covers whatever activists need it to, and it's also a complete misnomer seeing as how people not being paid this magical mythical "living wage" certainly aren't dying. LOL

@@stephenmason9527 im pretty fucking sure that the lower levels' 5k a year isn't enough to live on no matter where in this country you are but yeah go off dude

@@stephenmason9527 You're right they aren't all necessarily dying, just some of them. Instead, they just have to work multiple jobs(if they can get them), or are forced into homelessness, or have to sell nearly all of their belongings, or can't afford healthcare, or can't afford to go to college, or can't afford food every night, or develop stress-related health problems because they aren't making enough to live with a modicum of comfort, etc.

@@IsYouAWizard this is all as laughable and histrionic as it is delusional, but hey you guys seem hellbent on turning the entire minor league system into a welfare state. LOL

@@stephenmason9527 Or, you know, maybe we're just hellbent on actually having minor leaguers get paid enough to live like a normal human being. People being paid enough to afford a decent standard of living isn't laughable or delusional.

Maybe do both with separate camera angle overlays or something. That would be pretty cool.

This is such a small thing, but I completely agree. Biggest problem is when an outfielder makes a crazy throw and we miss it.

@@Aaronmac404 They used to do that in cricket about 30 years ago but don't anymore (for whatever reason) and I wish they'd bring it back. The main screen was a wider shot that followed the ball and fielder while a small screen overlay in an upper corner showed a shot of the batters running... In the old days we knew what was happening, today, every time something happens we hear things like "What happened, we'll need to see a replay." and we're lost for 30 seconds. Back when we only had a few cameras to cover a game they took more care with what and how they showed the game.

The really, really dumb thing, is that it would be crazy simple to have in the modern streaming based world. Just have a fixed, wide shot of the field as a separate stream.

Or they could do a split screen. Show the whole field and have a close up on the side. Or like the runner on the right side, the fielder on the left, and the whole field in the middle. Just give us options to see what's going on.

Not so sure about that. It would attract a ton of unruly and drunk people. My local MLB team had $2 tickets a while back and they had to discontinue it because they had to bring in the cops all the time.

@@deathmetal11111 Drunk people will exist everywhere it’s not like you can wish them away. If they aren’t in the ballpark they’re outside it in the bars yelling and screaming. But so what, people have fun I’m not a prude. My local AAA team limited ticket prices to less than 10 dollars and things have been much better. People are actually going to the games and care about the team. First time in forever I’ve seen people wear their merchandise too. I’d gladly take a couple drunkards causing a ruckus over no one going to the games or caring about the team.

Even at $1 a ticket, with 81 home home games a year. If the dodgers have 1/2 the stadium filled that’s still $2.1 million dollars. And every dollar you add is another couple million

@@Angebro You don't think full capacity every night will free tickets?

@@Angebro i think a team, especially one like the dodgers, would fill way more than 1/2 the stadium with ticket prices that low. And that doesn't factor in all the food and drinks and merchandise that people would be more inclined to buy if they didn't just drop $40+ dollars on a ticket

He doesn't want to lose his job lol.

Yeah you can forgive the intern for this

MLB real quiet on this one😶

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@@gewignu 540th

I’m literally cooking popcorn right now...

Same fuzzy

literally same lmao its lit

I did but with cereal, I hate coffee (I’m also 13 so)

Hi Fuzzy

Yes. A 2 ft move would be around a 3% increase in distance and thus, 3% more airtime, and that’s not even considering that fastballs will be avoided a little more because breaking pitches would be more effective. The combo of more flight time and a shift away from fastballs would be guarantee to result in more balls in likely more stolen based with much higher success rates for guys who are already diamond thieves like Trea or Tatis

they should move the mound forward by 59 feet. make the game really up close and personal

@@maxazzopardi7446 for sure that would be incredible, what are they waiting for

According to Jayson Stark of The Athletic, MLB is experimenting with slightly larger bases in the minors. They’ll be three inches larger, which will have the double effect of more steals (because the distance between bases is lower), and potentially reducing injuries in collisions.

@@holdenfegan1613 lets see someone try to get anywhere near a 100+ fastball from that close, I’m on board

Yes. Spend more on the MiLB salaries but make at least a part of that up by increasing revenue.

@@deathmetal11111 raising MiLB salaries wouldn't even cost organizations much at all, odds are that a single player on their team is making more than it would cost to pay everyone a good wage in the minors. And when young players are comfortable money wise they can put all their energy into baseball, leading to more really good prospects and even better top prospects.

@@deathmetal11111 MLB SHOULD GET TRADED TO ENGLAND AND BE WITH PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS FOREVER

​@@jonathanfrimerman8855what?

I think this is fair

You have my Vote brody 🗳 FB

Almost anyone would be an upgrade over Manfred.

lmao hate to break it to you but everything suggested would make the players happy and the commish's job is to make the owners happy while preventing strikes

@@FoolishBaseball Hi I'm from Australia and i'd love it if baseball could reach a international league like Cricket, Tennis or soccer because those games couldn't stand a chance to baseball. There's already enough leagues in Asia, USA, South America and Australia to hold the 'world Baseball classic' wouldn't international streaming and global recognition help Baseball. Plus I'd really like more popularity in Australia

Agreeeeeeeee

My wrist is so stupid they call it Verlisify

i was definitely not expecting you to be here

Seconded.

Shit was beyond dumb lol

i shouldn't of had taco bell tonight. let's just say i'm raging on the toilet right now

great name and profile pic

@@dkroll92 thanks man. means a lot

I think it is modeled after Killebrew, i couldnt do that to the classics.

@@demonkingbadger6689 its not anybody specific the creative said himself its just a drawn composite of multiple batters

Yeah, the Junk Wax Era might have killed their secondary market value, but I am forced to buy my kid old packs from the 90s because that's all that's available.

I'm 39 years old. I have collected sports cards 35 years. I love buying packs. Or picking out a specific card. My collection is worth over a million.

@@craigwinter3792 there are tons of new packs of cards available. Peni is huge in the card market. You haven't looked very hard for cards.

@@satanspit4101 congrats bro. Some people aren’t that dedicated though... They just wanna be able to buy some good cards.

@@satanspit4101 1: man hasnt left the house except to go to the card shop 2: wtf

Certainly the best day to be a baseball fan that doesn't include a ballgame

As someone who didn’t know this channel existed, it’s comments like these on both channels that made me check out this video. Thank you!

I have a screen cap of them being the same minute both with 5.4k viewers

Our thoughts exactly!

I'm just saying, I've never seen Foolish Baseball and Join Bois in the same room together.

I'm told they used to have those, but no one watched them.

well it's also a very different situation because the mexican baseball league is getting government funding, they can afford to give away tickets cause our dipshit president cares so much about baseball. That being said i do think that lowering ticket prices would probably benefit baseball in making it more accessible and for profits to go up from the increase in merch and food sales in the stadium

I'd rather have Paul Goldschmidt playing all 9 positions than the 2013 Astros

@@FoolishBaseball lol me too

@@FoolishBaseball wtf is the point of (sub, bell, etc etc) if i dont get notified of your videos?

@@williamblazkowicz5587 turn it on all not personalized if u want all of his vicd

@@bedizzleyt681 i have it like that, all my subs are set to all notifications

brother we are indeed living the life

Lol was just thinking the same

This guy really gets it

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@Matthew McQuillen we are not in heaven, you’re in San Diego and I’m in hell.

Did they really???

@@benjaylehman yep they did the same thing this summer for $50, I went to 15 games this summer

@@coleton2144 Big teams in huge markets would never in a million trillion years sell tickets like that unfortunately. It's either pre-order single game tickets or season tickets for a whole family that'll set you back 30k+ dollars for a set of 5 for decent seats.

It's a lot easier to propose these things than make them happen.

Half of these solutions are bullshit. Or unrealistic. There are a couple of good ones but some of these are just bad or unrealistic

@@FoolishBaseball for sure. good luck telling the owners to have feee gates, or shorten the season. I think a hard salary cap isn’t needed and we need a soft salary floor though

@@AAli220 oh dont get me wrong i undersrand its not that simple, but the mlb could def do a little more. The pitch clock for example

@@AAli220 Of course owners aren't going to offer tickets for free, but the point is at least worth exploring. You want people to get in the door - well, if you let them in the door for less, will they end up spending more on souvenirs and concessions?

Every big move the Dodgers (and now the Padres) make while my beloved Rockies do nothing (because they don't have the funding) is another dagger in my baseball soul.

Me too... me too. The owner even said that signing big contracts won’t happen. When I’m pretty sure having superstars on your team pretty much pays for itself in riling up the fan base. 2007 was magical, and we’re not going to see it again for a loooong time. Maybe never.

This is the #1 thing keeping me from caring about baseball. It's so fucked that teams can spend 4 times the amount of other teams and I'm supposed to believe that every team has a fair shot at a title. To me baseball is nothing more than something to have on while football is in the offseason; I would actually enjoy it if it has a basis of fair competition like EVERY OTHER SPORT has.

I think MLB needs to model the NHL cap system. It reliably gets teams with a little managerial competence a legitimate shot to go on playoff runs for a few years without having to go crazy on the UFA market.

@@AV57 Agreed. I'm thinking salary cap and salary floor

Agreed. And the so-called minor league burnouts often return to their hometowns to inspire the next generation. They really are the lifeblood of the league.

Unfortunately this issue pervades all aspects of American society not just sport. Take universities for instance, most 4 year universities rely on graduate students teaching upwards of 150+ classes per semester, and yet because they provide them with a tuition waiver, a check from the university to the university, they are allowed to essentially pay people with Masters degrees less than minimum wage.

@@FoolishBaseball I played high school baseball with 2 guys who got drafted. One of them left the game because the grind burned him out and he found an off-season job that had better opportunity and stability. The other is still playing AA/AAA ball but every fan blog for his organization that I've seen mention him lists him as a very fringe prospect. He's probably one new pitch away from being a serviceable reliever but who knows if that will happen.

Not everyone can go to mlb games but milb is still super fun

@@DublinsJoyce1920 the few that continue to hoard and concentrate the wealth are getting worse by the day. I can't imagine this changing on its own.

Yeah, ain't it funny how the entire video is just the players getting and getting and getting without having to do anything (fewer games even) and the owners being dictated to give and give and spend and spend and just be thankful he's benevolent enough to still allow them to own their teams? LOL

@@stephenmason9527 What, did you not understand a single point of the video

@@paulsack6172 to me, there was no point to the video. 🤷‍♂️ All of these suggestions would be detrimental.

@@35mm21 10 million is always "measly" when it's not *your* money. LOL

@@35mm21 no, to use your analogy, you're just arguing that every restaurant has to be a luxury one. They don't.

I love your addendum. Lousy teams could at least put some of that money to their future rather than sign a bunch of veteran FAs.

You love outside forces mandating to a business owner what they must spend on their own business regardless of desire or circumstances? That's a yikes from me.

@@stephenmason9527 I've seen you make a similar comment in a different thread, but you're not considering the fact that each team is apart of an entire league that includes revenue sharing, so it's not exactly an "outside force" that would be mandating it, it's simply an investment mandated by the rest of the league for the future health of the game. These billionaires are not hurting for money in the slightest (no matter what they claim) so a move like this would likely be a worthwhile investment, and if not then it would not be too difficult to pivot to a plan that is more effective.

@@markguilinger5062 mandated investments LOL and "investments" that have no actual real proven discernible benefit AND would make their franchise less valuable because now their income is plummeted from free attendance and 25% fewer games to televise, but their expenses are guaranteed to be sky high no matter what. You guys *really* hating owners doesn't preclude them from having rights and control over their own payroll expenditure of their own business... no matter how delusional you're willing to be. 🤷‍♂️ There's an unbelievable difference between an owner willfully spending and being forced, regardless of circumstance, to spend. Your desire for illiberalism is also blinding you to the fact that not all markets are equal. Even with revenue sharing, a salary floor as inexcusably high as the one he proposed (several times greater than what some teams spend now) would disproportionately affect smaller market clubs. You think you're doing this to make them more competitive, but you're doing the opposite. That financial burden is so much heavier on some teams than others. So congratulations you just made the bar for entry and qualifications so high for small business that all you will see now is Google, Amazon, and Apple. These ridiculous ideas and suggestions are rightfully being completely rejected because they are deeply unserious.

@@stephenmason9527 What on Earth are you going on about? I didn't mention anything about free attendance or less games, you seem to be mistaking me for someone else. All we were discussing is the merits of a salary floor, which is not a "mandate" considering it needs to be agreed upon in the CBA. You are correct in that it is an unproven concept, but it also has not been tried, and there is legitimate upside for the league as a whole if done correctly (I agree that the floor suggested in the video would be too high for several franchises, so a smaller number would likely have to be agreed upon). And come on man, there is absolutely no franchise in the league that even comes close to resembling a "small business" so don't make it seem like an agreed upon salary floor would suddenly doom small businesses, because that is utterly ridiculous.

I then launch into a long impassioned speech about stirrups

@@philchickenfingers1190 I see you all over these comments saying snide shit. Just wanted to let you know your efforts are noticed, and that you have successfully established yourself as possessing the social and intellectual capabilities of a cucumber.

@@philchickenfingers1190 Funny you seem to care enough to use your time to talk shit about it.

I dont think the tickets should be free, but they should definitely be much cheaper

Free tickets are a bad idea. Bad actors will take advantage of it. Luckily, if internet gated communities are any indication, an incredibly small investment (say $5 a ticket for the cheap seats and kids with their parents get in free) will ward off almost all the bad actors.

@@J_Archer, agreed. When I was a kid (early 90s) MLB games were uniquely cheap, compared to the other large professional sports leagues. An NBA or NFL ticket would cost about $30-$50, so my dad would almost never take me to one. NHL tickets were about $20, so we’d go to about 2 or 3 a year. MLB tickets were about $6, so we’d go to about 10-15 a year. According to inflation rates, $6 in 1993 is $10.86 in 2021. But now those same tickets in the real 2021 world cost $35.

I completely disagree with the tickets being free. It doesn't make sense to have a highly desirable seat at home plate cost the same as a nose bleed. I think maybe upper level seats could be free on the day of a game if the seats are unsold after the start of the second inning. There would be an incentive to "pre-order" tickets because you can get there early and see the warm ups, and hype videos. The free tickets would then only be used by local fans which would drive up local interest, but the paying fans won't feel ripped off because they were able to get some benefit for paying 20 dollars for upper level seats.

@@cltmck I think it depends on the market. Like, fans of a team that's struggling to draw crowds can't be taken advantage of by scalpers, but fans of teams like the Dodgers or Red Sox would. Maybe free tickets aren't the solution for all teams, but some teams that have poor attendance should consider it more often.

Like I’m 12 and I love Baseball Cards, I Can NEVER find any!!! I just started In summertime to, it is just sad.

It's a small thing and doesn't have too much to do with MLB, but it's a real bummer that the hobby is so expensive and inaccessible.

Yes and there can not be any parallels or variations or autos or anything cuz if there is.....adults will buy it all just for 1 card

I am an older person that collects for the fun of it and it's gotten crazy. Topps Big League is aimed towards younger people but they have been sold out everywhere probably because there are parallels and stuff.

Someone opened a card shop where I live and only sells basketball cards at the moment.

Come back!

After 2010, I left the game as most of my favorite players from the 2003-2007 Red Sox retired or left Boston. However, I really enjoy Baseball Bits.

@@alec1115 the 2013 sox are the most lovable team in boston sports history, i really hope you didn't miss out on that

Im drifting away from it because its literally never going to change. People still use batting average 😂

@@trevorm1876 can't speak for all of boston sports history because im only 22 lol but that team was definitely the most lovable team that I can remember. the thing where they all had names for their beards was amazing, and big papi hitting nearly .700 in the world series was iconic

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@@A.B.421 reliever for dodgers and cubs

a cal alumni (go bears) and the only pitcher to pitch in all 7 games of a world series.

His 17k game was GOATed

He was out for a year because he got injured putting on his pants

same here

fr its been too long ive been wayching old baseball bits

There would have to be some way of preventing scalpers from getting huge swaths of free tickets and selling them on the secondary market.

@@Kevoguy do away with online ordering. Make it so every spectator receives their seat ticket at the gate, having them choose section to sit in, seated front to back. It would be nice for poorer people to be able to finally sit at the field level and see baseball from 30-90 feet away instead of 250+ feet up and away. Pre-ordering would be redundant for the business since you cant get people to spend money on free tickets, and it would encourage people to show up early for the best seats, giving them more time to spend money on food, beer, and souvenirs prior to the game.

I totally agree. Balls will still be put in play. If players don't want it to happen, they should learn to hit oppo. I don't like the idea of limitting tactical moves from the coaching staff.

HEARTBREAKING: the worst person you know just made a great point

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Better than Manfred is a really bar though.

Take my money! For good measure, throw in a game with umpires vs. managers.

Or like a home run derby, but it's done to show defensive prowess.

Let the home team decide whether they want a DH right before the game starts. Have it be a thing you have to plan for.

Fuck ESPN plus. Seriously why create it? What's the point

Also, slime for HRs and baserunning.

I would argue getting more games on ABC/NBC/CW/CBS/FOX would do just as well

I agree. that makes extra inning games quicker, but when stuff happens its more of a cool he scored, than a HECK YEAH!!! because its either a walk off or a go ahead with a good chance of winning. The best walkoffs are extra innings without the stupid guy at 2nd

if it started in EXTREMELY late innings, would you be okay with it? I don't like the guy on 2nd base rule either, but I can see it being potentially a better rule if not used immediately at the start of extras

I prefer tied games. That's how much I hate the guy on second. It's an unfair advantage for the away team, as they get first dibs.

I don’t think any baseball mind likes it. It was a concession to the pitchers to try and avoid marathon games last year in what was already a very tight schedule. The Cardinals at one point had to play like 40 games in 34 days or something like that, for example. Their bullpen was ravaged even without the marathon extra-inning games.

@@mbdg6810 I like that. Maybe the 13 or 14th inning?

The next obvious move is to make me Emperor of MLB.

@@FoolishBaseball agreed

Nutting might have an aneurysm

@@FoolishBaseball the A’s spending 140 million? Sign me up!

@@FoolishBaseball huh?

you're absolutely right. its frustrating to watch players who get paid millions per year that can't be bothered to run out every play

For a lot of regular season games that's true, especially for teams that aren't competitive. But once playoff baseball comes around it's a different story, the passion is immense and the effort is 110%

If professional hitters can't learn to beat the shit that's just pathetic IMO.

@@teamwpventure Yeah I don’t understand why people dislike the shift. Imagine if a team tried the shift on Tony Gwynn... He would’ve hit .400 Honestly just put in a 20 second pitch clock and de-juice the balls (fuck moving the mound back) and I think it’d be good. All the changes he wanted would boost offense a ton, even with the de-juiced ball.

I used to say the same thing as an old school guy that appreciates a guy that hits the ball to all fields, but I’m getting pessimistic about the possibility of young players ever figuring this out. They just don’t hit like they used to anymore. They can’t hit the ball the other way. As soon as they try to, they Jack their swings all up and they wind up in between. At this point, I’d rather just see hitters have their normal, level pull-heavy swing that produces line-drives and ground balls through the infield than to have everyone trying to jack home runs, because hitting the ball over the wall is the only way they can reliably get a hit. And the only way to do that in the next decade seems to be some sort of ban on the shift. Draw lines on the field if need be. It’d be a prettier sight than watching these guys strikeout 150+ times a year.

I totally agree. Balls will still be put in play. If players don't want it to happen, they should learn to hit oppo. I don't like the idea of limitting tactical moves from the coaching staff.

@@job1516, but balls aren’t being put in play. It’s a large reason why strikeouts, HRs, and walks are through the roof now. The league is dying while we sit around and wait for a crop of opposite field hitters to emerge from high school.

And within the same minute?

11 AM eastern time is a really good time to upload because it’s win the most people are on RU-vid.

Baseball vids as well

The fact you clicked on mine first is an honor

@@FoolishBaseball most UNDERRATED baseball RU-vid channel

As far as moving the mound would tamper with the history goes, MLB already has done this in the past so this point is kinda moot. They lowered the pitching mound from 15 to 10 inches after the 1969 season because pitchers were becoming too dominant. Agree with everything else though

Yeah, if guys are gonna pull the ball every single time and never make an adjustment then they deserve a shift. *cough* joey gallo

Nothing better than a bunt double

Definite, no to moving back the mound. No to the shift ban too, but i wouldnt lose my mind on it. Pitch clock,not a fan. But, if the batter has to be in box before it counts down, ok.

I've been waiting too, and I'm the guy that makes them!

Yea , 2 IF on ea side of 2B Those 2 can do whatever they want on their sides of the bag.

Thats on the hitter , a mlb player should be able to hit ball to every part of the field

@@anthonylopez9584 true, but the fielders were given positions and areas they’re supposed to cover, it’s like a left fielder deciding to play in on the first base side.

I think you can have extreme shifts, but limit them like timeouts in other sports. Say you can only have one shift with 3 players on one side of the base every so and so innings. Or you can choose to do the extreme shift on only 1 player per team. Besides reducing use of the shift, it gives managers more strategy to think about and can lead to some nice water cooler conversations the next day over their decision to shift or not

@@anthonylopez9584 This is the "should" problem. It doesn't matter how much you say they should be able to hit the ball to every part of the field because they won't. Most hitters simply won't make the change or are incapable of it. This video is about looking at the current realities of the game and making potentially helpful adjustments, not throwing your hands up and waiting for hitters to do something they'll never do.

Same

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@@FoolishBaseball lol

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