Please someone explain to me rules of Baseball...!

Brisk.

Yo all

Baseball is always on late night over here and I watch it and i just dont get it. Can someone explain the rules to me please?

Like you hit the ball and if you hit out the arena you get a point? what happens if you hit it and like run to the 3rd base then complete the run on the next guys hit, is that a point?

I dont get the whole strike thing, like which throws are illegal? what happens if you do 3??? illegal throws??? how do you get a batsmen out except catching or throwing to the base before runner gets there

Also how many innings, how often you change pitcher? how many pitchers you allowed? how many batsmen are there before you change? how many batsmen, pitchers + fieldmen in a team :S

atm is the Mets vs Dodgers.

EDIT! - this dude is throwing the ball 92mph how the fuck can you hit that? Also he tricked the dude at first base and he ran and he threw it to the 2nd base dude and i think thats out? but after the 2nd base dude got the ball he start running towards first base with the ball and like pushed the runner out of the way wtf???

What is also a good score, like how many home runs.

I have played basic softball at school years ago.

thanks for any help :P

rival.

I BrisK I wrote:

EDIT! - this dude is throwing the ball 92mph how the fuck can you hit that?

haha, awesome comment right there.

you asked alot of questions... to save some people typing time, check out this link and read up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_rules

or just keep watching! by the 3rd or 5th game, you will pick up all of the basic rules and be able to follow/understand the game very easily. that is what i did with soccer!

just don't watch the mets. tune in to the yankees.

Slip Kid

explain football to me.. it's so boring

Hitch-Hiker

Slip Kid wrote:

explain football to me.. it's so boring

Do you mean Football or American Football?

singularity wrote:

or just keep watching! by the 3rd or 5th game, you will pick up all of the basic rules and be able to follow/understand the game very easily. that is what i did with soccer!

Soccer??? Ball goes in net. No handling. no kicking other players. Not very complex

Slip Kid

i meant football

not the NFL.

I know the game but I don't get why its the world sport and yet I find it so boring

rival.

Hitch-Hiker wrote:

Soccer??? Ball goes in net. No handling. no kicking other players. Not very complex

hehe, true!

i had to learn more about the substitutions, offsides for some reason made no sense to me, extra time/injury time. that kind of stuff!

Hitch-Hiker

Slip Kid wrote:

i meant football

not the NFL.

I know the game but I don't get why its the world sport and yet I find it so boring

It's aworld sport because it's simple, great fun to play. Anyone can play at any time, anywhere, with anything. It's exciting to watch, it's skillful. Pretty much all you want from a sport.

Singularity: The offside rule does take a bit of getting used to when you're new to it alright. Once you get it you're fine though.

gobrowns19

I BrisK I wrote:

Yo all

Baseball is always on late night over here and I watch it and i just dont get it. Can someone explain the rules to me please?

Like you hit the ball and if you hit out the arena you get a point? what happens if you hit it and like run to the 3rd base then complete the run on the next guys hit, is that a point?

I dont get the whole strike thing, like which throws are illegal? what happens if you do 3??? illegal throws??? how do you get a batsmen out except catching or throwing to the base before runner gets there

Also how many innings, how often you change pitcher? how many pitchers you allowed? how many batsmen are there before you change? how many batsmen, pitchers + fieldmen in a team :S

atm is the Mets vs Dodgers.

EDIT! - this dude is throwing the ball 92mph how the fuck can you hit that? Also he tricked the dude at first base and he ran and he threw it to the 2nd base dude and i think thats out? but after the 2nd base dude got the ball he start running towards first base with the ball and like pushed the runner out of the way wtf???

What is also a good score, like how many home runs.

I have played basic softball at school years ago.

thanks for any help :P

Wow, don't know where to begin, lol.

First off, there are 9 innings. Each team bats and pitches once an inning. The home team bats the 'bottom,' or second, and away 'top,' or first. Top of the 2nd means away team batting home team pitching, bottom of the 2nd home team batting away team pitching.

The team batting wants to get as many runs home as possible, to win, nothing new here in the sports world. If a batter hits the ball, there goal is to run the bases, you have to go in order, 1st base [furthest right] 2nd base [top] 3rd base

and then home [bottom.] when they hit home, they get a score.

if a defensive player catches the ball, there is an 'out.' Each team gets 3 allowed 'screwups,' AKA Outs, to score as many runs as possible. 3 outs means the inning is over.

A homerun clears the bases, and gets all the runners home freely. So if there is a runner on 1st and 2nd base, the team hitting the homerun would get 3 runs, or points. 1 for each person on base, and 1 for the person who hit it. If the batter hits it and only the person on second make it home, then the batting team only gets one run.

Another way to get an out is to have the pitcher throw the ball pass the batter 3 times in the 'strike zone.' The strike zone is an area the width of the plate, and about as low as your knees and about as high as your chest. If the pitcher throws it out of this zone, it is a 'ball,' if they throw 4 of these the batter gets to freely take first base. However, if the batter swings at these, they count as strikes.

If the batter hits the ball and no one catches it, they can still get an out by throwing it to the base the runner has to get to before they reach it.

Starting Pitches normally pitch 5 or more innings, a reliever or two to pitch the 6th and 7th, a 'setup' pitcher to pitch the 8th, and a closer to pitch the 9th.

Phew, haha. Not sure what I missed, but that was tougher than I originally thought. Anyone want to fill in where I missed?

qtegirl

gobrowns19 wrote:

Wow, don't know where to begin, lol.

First off, there are 9 innings. Each team bats and pitches once an inning. The home team bats the 'bottom,' or second, and away 'top,' or first. Top of the 2nd means away team batting home team pitching, bottom of the 2nd home team batting away team pitching.

The team batting wants to get as many runs home as possible, to win, nothing new here in the sports world. If a batter hits the ball, there goal is to run the bases, you have to go in order, 1st base [furthest right] 2nd base [top] 3rd base

and then home [bottom.] when they hit home, they get a score.

if a defensive player catches the ball, there is an 'out.' Each team gets 3 allowed 'screwups,' AKA Outs, to score as many runs as possible. 3 outs means the inning is over.

A homerun clears the bases, and gets all the runners home freely. So if there is a runner on 1st and 2nd base, the team hitting the homerun would get 3 runs, or points. 1 for each person on base, and 1 for the person who hit it. If the batter hits it and only the person on second make it home, then the batting team only gets one run.

Another way to get an out is to have the pitcher throw the ball pass the batter 3 times in the 'strike zone.' The strike zone is an area the width of the plate, and about as low as your knees and about as high as your chest. If the pitcher throws it out of this zone, it is a 'ball,' if they throw 4 of these the batter gets to freely take first base. However, if the batter swings at these, they count as strikes.

If the batter hits the ball and no one catches it, they can still get an out by throwing it to the base the runner has to get to before they reach it.

Starting Pitches normally pitch 5 or more innings, a reliever or two to pitch the 6th and 7th, a 'setup' pitcher to pitch the 8th, and a closer to pitch the 9th.

Phew, haha. Not sure what I missed, but that was tougher than I originally thought. Anyone want to fill in where I missed?

Wow, i can't believe you just went through this whole thing. the wiki link probably sufficed.

LONGRD

gobrowns19 wrote:

Wow, don't know where to begin, lol.

First off, there are 9 innings. Each team bats and pitches once an inning. The home team bats the 'bottom,' or second, and away 'top,' or first. Top of the 2nd means away team batting home team pitching, bottom of the 2nd home team batting away team pitching.

The team batting wants to get as many runs home as possible, to win, nothing new here in the sports world. If a batter hits the ball, there goal is to run the bases, you have to go in order, 1st base [furthest right] 2nd base [top] 3rd base

and then home [bottom.] when they hit home, they get a score.

if a defensive player catches the ball, there is an 'out.' Each team gets 3 allowed 'screwups,' AKA Outs, to score as many runs as possible. 3 outs means the inning is over.

A homerun clears the bases, and gets all the runners home freely. So if there is a runner on 1st and 2nd base, the team hitting the homerun would get 3 runs, or points. 1 for each person on base, and 1 for the person who hit it. If the batter hits it and only the person on second make it home, then the batting team only gets one run.

Another way to get an out is to have the pitcher throw the ball pass the batter 3 times in the 'strike zone.' The strike zone is an area the width of the plate, and about as low as your knees and about as high as your chest. If the pitcher throws it out of this zone, it is a 'ball,' if they throw 4 of these the batter gets to freely take first base. However, if the batter swings at these, they count as strikes.

If the batter hits the ball and no one catches it, they can still get an out by throwing it to the base the runner has to get to before they reach it.

Starting Pitches normally pitch 5 or more innings, a reliever or two to pitch the 6th and 7th, a 'setup' pitcher to pitch the 8th, and a closer to pitch the 9th.

Phew, haha. Not sure what I missed, but that was tougher than I originally thought. Anyone want to fill in where I missed?

Additional info:
NL games/NL home games- the pitchers bat
AL games/AL home games - they use a designed hitter.

einatshaul

The Mariners are asking themselves the same thing

carolinabeerguy

I BrisK I wrote:

Yo all

Baseball is always on late night over here and I watch it and i just dont get it. Can someone explain the rules to me please?

Like you hit the ball and if you hit out the arena you get a point? what happens if you hit it and like run to the 3rd base then complete the run on the next guys hit, is that a point?

I dont get the whole strike thing, like which throws are illegal? what happens if you do 3??? illegal throws??? how do you get a batsmen out except catching or throwing to the base before runner gets there

Also how many innings, how often you change pitcher? how many pitchers you allowed? how many batsmen are there before you change? how many batsmen, pitchers + fieldmen in a team :S

atm is the Mets vs Dodgers.

EDIT! - this dude is throwing the ball 92mph how the fuck can you hit that? Also he tricked the dude at first base and he ran and he threw it to the 2nd base dude and i think thats out? but after the 2nd base dude got the ball he start running towards first base with the ball and like pushed the runner out of the way wtf???

What is also a good score, like how many home runs.

I have played basic softball at school years ago.

thanks for any help :P

Excellent questions. I always figured baseball was an easy sport to understand but from those questions I can see how an outsider would be very confused. The questions you had have probably already been answered so I'll leave them alone. By the way, 92mph is about the average fastball in the major leagues today. The fastest pitchers can go up to 100-102mph range which is ridiculously fast.

cheeseandrice

I BrisK I wrote:

EDIT! - this dude is throwing the ball 92mph how the fuck can you hit that?

This is a great post!!!! My son and I were just talking about this last night. The ultimate question is how the fuck do they hit the ball at those speeds, with different types of pitches, and they can still direct the ball where they want it to go. Still blows my mind.

It's funny how a good portion of Americans know the rules to this sport but don't even watch it or have never played it. I love watching football and I know the basics, but definitely a more complicated game.

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

i watched Cricket one time for over an hour and still had no fucking clue what was going on. I thought maybe it was like baseball but i was wrong.

they just kept hitting the ball and running to a stick. wtf!

pjoasisrule

This is funny

thunderDAN

LongRd. wrote:

Additional info:
NL games/NL home games- the pitchers bat
AL games/AL home games - they use a designed hitter.

I don't think he begs to get that deep into it lol

Allie

I BrisK I wrote:

Yo all

Baseball is always on late night over here and I watch it and i just dont get it. Can someone explain the rules to me please?

Like you hit the ball and if you hit out the arena you get a point? what happens if you hit it and like run to the 3rd base then complete the run on the next guys hit, is that a point?

I dont get the whole strike thing, like which throws are illegal? what happens if you do 3??? illegal throws??? how do you get a batsmen out except catching or throwing to the base before runner gets there

Also how many innings, how often you change pitcher? how many pitchers you allowed? how many batsmen are there before you change? how many batsmen, pitchers + fieldmen in a team :S

atm is the Mets vs Dodgers.

EDIT! - this dude is throwing the ball 92mph how can you hit that? Also he tricked the dude at first base and he ran and he threw it to the 2nd base dude and i think thats out? but after the 2nd base dude got the ball he start running towards first base with the ball and like pushed the runner out of the way wtf???

What is also a good score, like how many home runs.

I have played basic softball at school years ago.

thanks for any help :P

Baseball 'arenas' are called stadiums over here,
If one player hits a home run, he scores one run,
if there are runners on base-they score also (ie: if two runners are on base, it would be a 3 run home run, one run for the person that hits it, and 2 for the other runners)
Each 'point' is a run
Yes, the runner has to touch home plate to score a run

There are 3 strikes, once the batter gets three strikes, he's OUT! If he hits a ball and someone catches it (on the other team) or throws it to a base and steps on that base, he's out. If he catches it and tags the runner, also-out!

You can change the pitcher any time but usually it happens when the pitcher isn't doing well (ie: giving up many runs) and then there is a closer who usually comes in to save the game at the end of it (for the team that has the lead)
Hope that helps!

stylo17

ALSO, when running the bases, there are things called "force outs."

for instance, if there is a runner on FIRST base (furthest right) and the hitter hits the ball into the playing field, the runner on first MUST go to second. if the fielding team gets the ball and touches SECOND base before the runner that was running FROM first base, then he is out. and because this runner is "FORCED" to run to second, it is called a FORCE OUT.

BUT

let's say that instead of there being a runner on first base, he's on SECOND. and now the hitter hits the ball to a fielder, and he throws it to THIRD base (in an attempt to get the runner running from second out) the fielder must now physically TAG that runner since he is NOT FORCED to run from second base to third base. so technically, the runner on second doesn't even have to run to third base if he didn't think that he would make it safely. BUT he WOULD be forced to run to third base if there was another runner on FIRST while he was on SECOND.

some more facts:
there are 9 PLAYERS that play in a game. Defensively they are: Catcher (the one that catches the ball that the pitcher throws), Pitcher (throws ball to batters), First Baseman (plays by first base), Second Baseman (plays between first and second), Third Baseman (plays by third base), Shortstop (plays in between second base and third base). THESE PLAYERS ARE LOCATED IN THE INFIELD . There is also an OUTFIELD, these are the players that play closest to the walls that if a player hits over, are called HOME RUNS. THEY ARE (From left to right if are looking from HOME PLATE) Left Fielder, Center Fielder, and Right Fielder.

EDIT: I should point out that all defensive players (except pitcher and catcher) can play ANYWHERE they want, I only gave you the MOST common locations. players don't move very far from their typical spots anyways.

there are many different types of pitches, none of them are "illegal" EXCEPT those that a pitcher uses a "foreign substance" to throw it. the pitcher may not use anything except the chalk bag that is provided on the pitching mound.

oh, ALSO, when watching the game, you may see on your TV by the little "scorebox" something like "1-2 0 Outs" or "3-1 2 Outs" The FIRST NUMBER (the "1" in the first ex. and the "3" in the 2nd ex.) is the number of BALLS (don't laugh lol) the pitcher has thrown to the hitter. the SECOND NUMBER is the amount of STRIKES the pitcher has thrown. REMEMBER that BALLS are pitches OUT of the strike zone and STRIKES are IN the strike zone. 4 BALLS to any hitter and he gets a free pass to first base. 3 STRIKES to any hitter is an OUT. a hitter gets a STRIKE WHENEVER HE SWINGS AND MISSES OR HITS A FOUL BALL. but if he has TWO STRIKES, he CANNOT be called out if he hits another FOUL BALL. he can hit AS MANY foul balls as he is able to.

shit I wrote way more than I thought I would.

stylo17

ANOTHER THING and this is important.

if a BATTER hits the ball into the air and a fielder catches it BEFORE it hits the ground, that batter is OUT. ALSO, if there is a runner on ANY base when the batter hits the ball into the air, that runner MAY NOT advance any bases until the fielder has CAUGHT the ball. if the runner begins to run to the next base BEFORE the fielder caught the ball, then the fielders only need to get the ball to whichever fielder is closest to the base that the runner was at BEFORE the pitch was thrown in order to get him out. but, the runner may also try to run back to the base before the fielders touch the base with the ball.
when the runner waits for the fielder to catch the pop-fly (just a name given to a ball hit in the air, also called a "pop-out" or "fly-out" if the fielder catches it) and then advances to the next base, it is called TAGGING UP. this is often done with a runner going from THIRD BASE to HOME.

Hinny

MrSmith wrote:

i watched Cricket one time for over an hour and still had no fucking clue what was going on. I thought maybe it was like baseball but i was wrong.

they just kept hitting the ball and running to a stick. wtf!

Heh, my dad's been trying to watch it with me for the last 15 years and still hasn't figured it out.

vedder_soup

MrSmith wrote:

i watched Cricket one time for over an hour and still had no fucking clue what was going on. I thought maybe it was like baseball but i was wrong.

they just kept hitting the ball and running to a stick. wtf!

Yeah, and the game last for 5 days!!
Great fun in the summer, sit in front of the TV with a beer, 5 days in a row
and they usually have at least 5 of these 5 day matches a summer!