I love watching the players interract. It's part of the game. I wish the fans could do the same. It gets rough as a Rays fans with so many Sox or Yankee fans in MY house. And they've lived here for DECADES! It robs their kids from having hometown heroes.
I listen to Dan Straily’s podcast and he pitches in the KBO. He said that in Korea there is no visiting clubhouse so you get dressed in your hotel room and take the bus to the field in full uniform. In most stadiums both teams share a bathroom and players on opposing teams run into each other there all the time. He said that there was a time where a player on the other team was friends with some players on his team and was hanging out in the training room with them before the game. Another thing I heard was in Korea there are only 30 High Schools that have baseball teams so players before entering the KBO already know each other very well from playing together and against each other in High School. There are also only 10 teams so players see each other so many times throughout the season.
I have never been offended to see players on opposing teams fraternizing. I always appreciated the sportsmanship. When I played and coached, I never thought of the players on the other team as the “enemy.” The game is a competition, but the players are people. Show respect and get respect. Let your performance on the field speak for itself
Knowing my luck this won’t be answered lol. But I’ve always wanted to know what it’s like in the clubhouse after a really tough loss. Or if the loss is due to a players error, what usually happens? Does the manager tell him something? Does everyone ignore him? As a fan it feels so deflating so I can only imagine what the players feel. Or maybe it’s just business as usual since they’re professionals, tough day the office so to speak. ☕️
he had a story on another video about having to eat a spoonful of vegemite if you made a costly error in a game. This was in the minors, if i recall correctly.
Hey Matt love the channel my. question is what do you guys do the last game of the season? Do you finish the last game go your own way, or do you guys have a series of meetings and what you need to work on in the off-season? Thanks!
Yea alot of them though were teammates at one time and they develop a friendship and I see nothing wrong before the game to talk to them and all of that stuff. But I've played first base in highschool and in little league and I played travel baseball but just me I didn't really talk to the other players. Because during the game whether your pitching or hitting or playing defense there is so much concentration going on like you said. I live in Georgia and for a long time I kind of followed Tom Glavine when he was playing for the Atlanta Braves but I think fans wondered why he wasn't smiling and all of that when he pitched. But like I said there is so much concentration going on in the game that you don't want to be distracted in what your doing
So you’re saying it’s kinda like professional wrestling? Talk trash before the match, Kill each other in the ring, meet up at Steak ‘n Shake after the show!
A few players come to mind to must have been fun to play with or against Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrews is one and Yadier Molina but those are the tree I can think of mostly Adrian given how he always liked to mess with Elvis and other players on the team.
I totally forgot about Tony Cingrani. I googled him. He held a showcase six weeks ago, but no one has signed him. You'd think he'd be worth a minor league deal...
So Matt, are you like talking about, the game, how cold or hot today is, or hey, is there a bowling alley around here, damn, my cleats feel funny today, or I like getting that 1st hit of the game, or that ump is calling high balls today, or I'm gonna use your walk-up song on the next team we play. Is it like that?
Practice routine plays, practice hands and practice footwork. Practice on your nerves.. be loose baseball coaches can tell if someone is trying too hard or if they are really nervous... just do you try your best and get the next one.. be vocal and encourage the other guys
I always just screwed with guys when I was playing first base. Generally it was "how's it going? You ripped that shot! That was a good hit." He would say thanks. Then I would say " you're just lucky I wasn't at short stop because you wouldn't be on first right now." That always got into their head for some reason lol. If I knew the guy really well we would just playfully jaw jack each other and do a fake sack tap or something.
There is a rule in baseball that says you can’t talk to anyone on the opposing team but I think that was a rule made long ago when armies would play against their enemies
Did you have any special high five routines you did with other players? How does that come together? I imagine players practicing on the plane but maybe they stay up late in the hotel working on it. What’s up Matt?
This is a good question now with spring training is going on. I went to spring training 2 years ago and I saw after the starters got pulled they walk on the field and go through a tunnel and leave the stadium. This was the Padres and Mariners and they share a facility. When you are a starter in a road spring training game and you get pulled do you get to go back to your team’s facility shortly after getting pulled or do you have to hang out at the stadium and wait for the game to end?
im all for the players being friendly it shows class and sportmanship. baseball isnt the ufc and even if it was a lot of ufc fighters are friendly to each other lol
You've been doing this for a while now so you're probably already aware, but just to say it; try to put your mic somewhere it won't rub when you're talkin/moving. Just a tip. I totally dig the content otherwise man. Great stuff!
Thanks! I don’t think it’s rubbing. There are some videos where there seems to be some interference. Still trying to figure out what is causing it. Will happen 1 out of 20 videos. This seems to be the 1!
To me, the pregame "hellos" are no different than seeing opposing players on NBA or NFL teams greeting each other and having fun. Even if there's a team with a bitter rivalry, a lot of the guys are friends or at least friendly outside of the game. It's interesting to me that the MLB clubs would think the fans find something off about that.
The other side of the coin - Bob Gibson famously wouldn't say a word to any teammates **during** the All-Star game cause in his mind he might be competing against them later on.
Great Video Matt, I was just watching your old franchise games with Padres! And I was wondering if you could start that series again! By the way I love your videos and in my I opinion I think you are hands down the best baseball instructor online and when you do Road To The Show and Franchise you are super funny without even knowing it😂. By the way this video helped a lot thanks! Like so he can see! Have a Great Day to whoever reads this! 👇👍👇
I didnt understand the part you said where mlb don't support the camaraderie in opposing team , you meet the same people every day before games, it's like a job and a lifestyle
What's really odd, there is an explicit rule against fraternization with fans and opposing players. Baseball enforces unwritten rules but doesn't enforce written rules, haha!
Has a catcher ever told you "If my dog was as ugly as you I'd shave its but and make you walk backwards" or "Is that your sister out in left field? Naked? She's naked, you know." Was Adrian Gonzalez a chatty dude?
I love how other leagues NFL try so hard to advertise the game as "PG rated" and how their against racism. Then you watch behind the scenes like HBO Hard Knocks and you hear guys calling each other the N word or verbal threats.
