Jamie Moyer is one of my favorite pitchers. He was so good at disguising what type of pitch he was throwing. And all of them were slow, fucking up the timing of batters used to higher speed pitches.
Jamie Moyer is one of my favorite pitchers. He was so good at disguising what type of pitch he was throwing. And all of them were slow, fucking up the timing of batters used to higher speed pitches.
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I know of a fast ball and curve ball, what other types of pitches are there?
In cricket, a lot of the variation comes from the length of the ball where it lands and the dip and spin off the pitch. The ball doesn't bounce in baseball, but is anything besides variation in speed or swing through the air?
DefinitelyAlso it's a game of failure, in a way. Even the best hitters only succeed like 3 out of 10 times, not counting walks. There's something humanizing about that.
Also it's a game of failure, in a way. Even the best hitters only succeed like 3 out of 10 times, not counting walks. There's something humanizing about that.
For sure and it's a mental mindfuck for the player. How else do explain players like Sax all of a sudden can't throw to first base? Ankiel losing the ability to throw a strike. Hell, Lester his whole career can't throw a ball to first base and was a dominate pitcher and has 3 rings because he's nails in the playoffs and WS. It's about the only sport that utilizes psychologists as mental skills coaches because mentally the game drives you mental!
Talking about the yips. Yips is not a baseball exclusive phenomenon though it is the sport where it pops up more famously. Golf is probably second in yips cases.
the fights are the best part
it's like hockey, but the whole team gets involved
I've always found baseball to be a pretty low-tier sport. The absence of a timer robs it of any sense of urgency, and having 100+ games in a season makes the outcome of any single one of them irrelevant.
I enjoyed the Seattle Mariners miniseries that SB Nation published on YouTube last year though.
This includes fans, so if you go to a game you need to pay at least some attention no matter where you're sitting.I also like that it's low key super dangerous. Like most of the time nothing happens, but every once in a while someone will catch a 103mph ball to the face or break their kneecap on a stray bat.
With the advent of the baseball season here in Japan, I've been invited by a buddy of mine over here to go check out a game. While I have a rudimentary understanding of the rules of the game, as someone who grew up playing and watching cricket, I don't really get what people like about baseball.
Given how watching cricket is as equally boring as baseball, I'm surprised you -at least- don't see the correlation there instead choosing on dismissing baseball and siding with cricket because "you played it". I guess you don't get the sport. Also, as a spectator, Japanese baseball is a different breed to American baseball. The game is played differently and the teams make an effort to engage fans into the game through encouragement and songs. But I guess it's not cRiCket so whatever. Typical snobbish attitude.