since i started playing Fantasy baseball a couple of years ago, i'm addicted to baseball now. i dont watch it, mind you, but i know the stats! I check my stats every day. I'm so sick.
I dont even know who most of my team plays for in real life. I just know they better play hard for Roger Rocket's Roid Ragers or their ass gets cut!
i'll have you know, golf is one of the hardest sports.
haha no kidding! i suck at playing golf!
baseball = hitting, throwing, catching. anyone can catch the ball. some throw it harder, faster, further than others. hitting a baseball is one of the toughest things to do in all of sports.
********EDIT***** - In cricket there are many many many types of deliveries ( bowls ) that a bowler can do, but in baseball what are examples? slow delivery or what :S
Football is so simple, just 2 goals and 11 each side and you just kick a ball without hurting each other and try to put it back in the oppositions goal for a goal.
-Offside rule is simple
-http://www.offside-ref.co.uk/laws/11-offside-rule/detailed/
Cricket is a complex one.
If you just visualise a cricket pitch which is 2 wickets in the centre and the rest just "outfield". A bowler will bowl the ball to the batsmen and the batsmen job is to hit the ball over the rope (edge of the grass outfield), that means he scores 6 runs, if it bounces before hand its 4 runs, and if he just hits it anywhere the batsmen can choose to run to the opposite end, thats why you see the batsmen running up and down, and yes so the "strike" does change unless they get 2 runs or something even.
Batsmen can be run out, so if a fielder throws the ball at the stumps or to his team mate to hit the wicket before the batsment gets his bat inside the "crease" where the batsmen stands at the wicket (basic explanation of that). They can also get out but hitting it with their bat in the air and someone catching it. The batsment can also be out by getting bowled, i.e he missing the ball as its too fast a delivery and the ball hits the stumps, he can also get out by himself by himself hitting the wicket. The important thing is the bails ontop of the wicket must fall off in all these caircumstances except catching or LBW.There is also the LBW - leg before wicket rule. As its unfair for a batsmen just to stand in the way of the wicket so he cant get out
In One Day cricket there are 50 overs. 1 bowler bowls 6 balls in an over and they have a certain limit, i think one day is 10 overs and then there must be a new bowler. The bowler cannot bowl 10 overs in a row, 1 bowler bowls from one end and the other bowls from another end. After 6 balls the end changes, so the batsment at the other end is now on "strike". So one team will bat and make a score as much as they can or if they all get out ( 10 wickets taken) then the opposite team are in and try to beat the score which the other team just made.
Test cricket is played over 5 days, just a longer game and usually just wear white clothing! Its basically like one day but there are 80 overs in a day and they each have 2 innings and a bowler can bowl as many overs as he wants.
I hope this makes some sort of sense its a bloody complex game.
:P used to play tonnes of cricket but you really gotta be hardcore to sit there and watch an entire test match..
even one day can be a struggle for some people, but if you get 2 good teams you get some sick games. Like Autralia broke the world record for amount of runs scored in a one day innings ( 50 overs ) which is like 420 or something. This in its self its just ridiculous and they did it against the 2nd best one day team South Africa... everyone at that point was like wow SA are going to get owned.. but then SA came back and broke the world record that AUS just set and won
********EDIT***** - In cricket there are many many many types of deliveries ( bowls ) that a bowler can do, but in baseball what are examples? slow delivery or what :S
They can throw however they want really, nut most pitchers have an overhand delivery and some throw sidearm. There is also a "submarine" style pitcher that throws the ball underhand, but not as in softball which is more of a catapult motion, but they actually throw the ball if that makes sense. Also, these [itching styles or deliveries are called 'wind-ups'.
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With the flick of a wrist and a lot of top spin. There's different variations, although the easiest to throw, but hardest to master would be the 12-6 curve. Like the hands on a clock. You get your hands placed correctly with the seams, not across. Place your index and middle fingers together, apply pressure from underneath with your thumb, then you have to get your hand on top of the ball and as you bring your arm motion back down, you time your wrist flick down and spin the ball off your thumb creating a ton of top spin and once the ball has traveled far enough, it'll catch a groove and break straight down.
Wow that's hard to explain, and there's more to it, and a lot of practice, but I hope you get the gist of it with that.
LOL...I've been watch baseball for about 12 years now and still can't tell the difference in most of the pitches.
I don't get all into the different pitches. All I know is the two-seam fastball are fast. The knuckleball is slow as hell and crazy too(Look up Tim Wakefield for more info ). There's also the forkball is, which I have no clue what it is but Hideo Nomo used it during his heydays.
Word of advice, just watch the games and sooner the rules will come to ya.
I love this post. It was really interesting reading the original post. Growing up with baseball, it seems so easy to understand. But, reading through the original post I can see how it's confusing. Hope you enjoy watching it in the middle of the night over there!
4-seam Fastball: Thrown normally so that four seams are hitting the wind when it's spinning.
2-seam Fastball: Same as 4-seam only held so that two seams hit the wind when spinning. This pitch typically moves in and down slightly (or 'tails') on a right-handed batter when thrown by a right-handed pitcher and vice versa. Greg Maddux has a good one.
Curveball: When thrown by a righty it will typically break 11-5 (think hands on a clock) and vice versa for a lefty (1-7). There is also the 12-6 curve. This pitch is usually 10-20 mph slower than a fastball.
Slider: Typically breaks 9-3 or 10-4 when thrown by a righty. Has later, sharper movement than a curveball so it's less of a loop. Tends to be 5-10 mph slower than a fastball.
Change-Up: A slow pitch desguised as a fastball to make the hitter swing early. Palmball, Circle Change are variations in the grip but are the same thing. Some pitchers like Pedro Martinez (throws a Circle Change) will have downward movement on it but won't be as dramatic as a slider or curve.
Screwball: Same as a curveball but breaks the opposite way. So it will break 1-7 when thrown by a righty and 11-5 by a lefty.
Cut Fastball or Cutter: Mix between a slider and fastball. Mariano Rivera specializes in this pitch. Basically moves opposite of a 2-seam fastball.
Split Finger Fastball or Splitter: Looks like a fastball (though is a few mph slower) then suddenly dives downward. Typically thrown as a strikeout pitch out of the zone.
Sinker: Very similar to a splitter but tends to have a little more movement and breaks slightly earlier. Often times it will also move in on a right handed batter when thrown by a right handed pitcher (see Brandon Webb, Derek Lowe).
Note that all of the 'clock hands' in reference to movement are in the view of the batter, not when watching from behind the pitcher like on TV.
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sorta on the cricket discussion mining this thread...
I play in a softball league and we have a kid from South Africa on our team (he plays Rugby with my friend-so friend of a friend) who has never played baseball or softball before. When he first came to bat in the first game he stood right on home plate and waited for the pitcher to pitch the ball. Everyone was dying laughing including the umpire and catcher. I guess they stand right on something in cricket he claims which is why he did that
any sport where the stats are more important than the actual gameplay should be avoided.
so thats
baseball
us football
typical commentary
"thats his 17th home run, and thats not be done since 1949 where it was 86% humidity and the ball was 95% heavier than it is now... he's now hit a home run on every matchday where there has been 14 nurses sitting in row 14 of this stadium, which by the way is the 49th stadium not to have been built using man-made materials.. making it the 2nd longest stadium to construct with over 14,000 metric tons of concrete used for the foundations... and if you stretched these foundations they would go to Pluto and back 4 times"
that kinda thing
any sport that can end in a 0-0 tie should also be avoided. Seriously, how can teams/leagues charge people money then let a soccer match end in a 0-0 tie; hell the sport is boring enough, atleast reward the fans with a outcome
any sport where the stats are more important than the actual gameplay should be avoided.
so thats
baseball
us football
typical commentary
"thats his 17th home run, and thats not be done since 1949 where it was 86% humidity and the ball was 95% heavier than it is now... he's now hit a home run on every matchday where there has been 14 nurses sitting in row 14 of this stadium, which by the way is the 49th stadium not to have been built using man-made materials.. making it the 2nd longest stadium to construct with over 14,000 metric tons of concrete used for the foundations... and if you stretched these foundations they would go to Pluto and back 4 times"
that kinda thing
While your commentary spoof is spot on, the stats aren't more important than gameplay in baseball. They're merely used to judge the value of the player. Otherwise there would be no such thing as sacrifice plays.
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pass ball? -the pitcher throws the ball and it gets passed the catcher, usually happens on balls thrown in the dirt.
wild pitch? -pitcher throws the ball way off target so that the catcher is unable to catch it.
stealing signs? -each team makes up their own. The third base coach makes arms movements and touches different parts of his body to indicate a steal. Most of the motions don't mean anything and are to throw the other team off. For example: say a teams steal sign is a touch on the nose. If at anytime the third base coach touches his nose, the runner attempts to steal no matter what else he does. There may also be an 'indicator' sign, souch as a touch on the cap. This means that a sign such as a touch on the nose for stealing is only valid if he touches his cap afterward or before, otherwise it isn't a real steal sign.
the brush back? -not sure what you mean here either...
grabbing your crotch? -habit, adjusting cup, itch.
spit balls? -these are now illegal but a pitcher would spit on his hand or the ball so that it would come off his hand so that it gives the ball a funky spin and unpredictable movement.
the San Deigo Chicken? -eh?
my response in bold
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While your commentary spoof is spot on, the stats aren't more important than gameplay in baseball. They're merely used to judge the value of the player. Otherwise there would be no such thing as sacrifice plays.
your post was 84% boring and you used the letter 'e' 27 times, which is exactly the same number of times Hitler used it on his last Xmas card to Eva, that said his pen was the same pen used to write Jesus Christ Superstar which was the 1st 'sacrifice play'.
After the 1748992405th advertisement break we'll continue watching men holding each others groins whilst wearing their pyjamas.. those pyjamas being 75% cotton and 25% polyester... 100% awesome!!!!
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
indifference?
When a runner steals a base but the defense doesn't attempt to get him out it can be ruled Indifference. If it is ruled Indifference the runner does not get a stolen base
the brush back?
When you are standing to close to the plate and a dickhead is pitching he may throw at your head to move you away from the plate.
grabbing your crotch?
This is just for fun. If you don't see the amusement try grabbing your crotch right now. Also could be for adjusting the cup I guess.
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i'll have you know, golf is one of the hardest sports.
I dont even know who most of my team plays for in real life. I just know they better play hard for Roger Rocket's Roid Ragers or their ass gets cut!
haha no kidding! i suck at playing golf!
baseball = hitting, throwing, catching. anyone can catch the ball. some throw it harder, faster, further than others. hitting a baseball is one of the toughest things to do in all of sports.
:P used to play tonnes of cricket but you really gotta be hardcore to sit there and watch an entire test match..
even one day can be a struggle for some people, but if you get 2 good teams you get some sick games. Like Autralia broke the world record for amount of runs scored in a one day innings ( 50 overs ) which is like 420 or something. This in its self its just ridiculous and they did it against the 2nd best one day team South Africa... everyone at that point was like wow SA are going to get owned.. but then SA came back and broke the world record that AUS just set and won
good shit.
They can throw however they want really, nut most pitchers have an overhand delivery and some throw sidearm. There is also a "submarine" style pitcher that throws the ball underhand, but not as in softball which is more of a catapult motion, but they actually throw the ball if that makes sense. Also, these [itching styles or deliveries are called 'wind-ups'.
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Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
now explain to me what all those mean!
how do you make a baseball curve?
LOL! I'm going to send them that Wiki link.
Wow that's hard to explain, and there's more to it, and a lot of practice, but I hope you get the gist of it with that.
http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall2002.web.dir/Jon_Drobnis/curveball.html
I don't get all into the different pitches. All I know is the two-seam fastball are fast. The knuckleball is slow as hell and crazy too(Look up Tim Wakefield for more info
Word of advice, just watch the games and sooner the rules will come to ya.
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4-seam Fastball: Thrown normally so that four seams are hitting the wind when it's spinning.
2-seam Fastball: Same as 4-seam only held so that two seams hit the wind when spinning. This pitch typically moves in and down slightly (or 'tails') on a right-handed batter when thrown by a right-handed pitcher and vice versa. Greg Maddux has a good one.
Curveball: When thrown by a righty it will typically break 11-5 (think hands on a clock) and vice versa for a lefty (1-7). There is also the 12-6 curve. This pitch is usually 10-20 mph slower than a fastball.
Slider: Typically breaks 9-3 or 10-4 when thrown by a righty. Has later, sharper movement than a curveball so it's less of a loop. Tends to be 5-10 mph slower than a fastball.
Change-Up: A slow pitch desguised as a fastball to make the hitter swing early. Palmball, Circle Change are variations in the grip but are the same thing. Some pitchers like Pedro Martinez (throws a Circle Change) will have downward movement on it but won't be as dramatic as a slider or curve.
Screwball: Same as a curveball but breaks the opposite way. So it will break 1-7 when thrown by a righty and 11-5 by a lefty.
Cut Fastball or Cutter: Mix between a slider and fastball. Mariano Rivera specializes in this pitch. Basically moves opposite of a 2-seam fastball.
Split Finger Fastball or Splitter: Looks like a fastball (though is a few mph slower) then suddenly dives downward. Typically thrown as a strikeout pitch out of the zone.
Sinker: Very similar to a splitter but tends to have a little more movement and breaks slightly earlier. Often times it will also move in on a right handed batter when thrown by a right handed pitcher (see Brandon Webb, Derek Lowe).
Note that all of the 'clock hands' in reference to movement are in the view of the batter, not when watching from behind the pitcher like on TV.
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Hey now, don't confuse him too much. Plus that majority of those were stats moreso than rules...we'll hit the stats class next semester.
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I play in a softball league and we have a kid from South Africa on our team (he plays Rugby with my friend-so friend of a friend) who has never played baseball or softball before. When he first came to bat in the first game he stood right on home plate and waited for the pitcher to pitch the ball. Everyone was dying laughing including the umpire and catcher. I guess they stand right on something in cricket he claims which is why he did that
any sport that can end in a 0-0 tie should also be avoided. Seriously, how can teams/leagues charge people money then let a soccer match end in a 0-0 tie; hell the sport is boring enough, atleast reward the fans with a outcome
While your commentary spoof is spot on, the stats aren't more important than gameplay in baseball. They're merely used to judge the value of the player. Otherwise there would be no such thing as sacrifice plays.
I am a man, I am advanced.....I am the first man to borrow Stone's leather pants!
Also can someone explain Boxing??
indifference?
pass ball?
wild pitch?
stealing signs?
the brush back?
grabbing your crotch?
spit balls?
the San Deigo Chicken?
my response in bold
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and the chewing tobacco... that doesnt just apply to baseball i guess, i never understood how anyone could do that! :eek:
your post was 84% boring and you used the letter 'e' 27 times, which is exactly the same number of times Hitler used it on his last Xmas card to Eva, that said his pen was the same pen used to write Jesus Christ Superstar which was the 1st 'sacrifice play'.
After the 1748992405th advertisement break we'll continue watching men holding each others groins whilst wearing their pyjamas.. those pyjamas being 75% cotton and 25% polyester... 100% awesome!!!!
When a runner steals a base but the defense doesn't attempt to get him out it can be ruled Indifference. If it is ruled Indifference the runner does not get a stolen base
the brush back?
When you are standing to close to the plate and a dickhead is pitching he may throw at your head to move you away from the plate.
grabbing your crotch?
This is just for fun. If you don't see the amusement try grabbing your crotch right now. Also could be for adjusting the cup I guess.
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