The Baseball Professor
The Baseball Professor
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Beer at the ballpark, a brief history
This video looks at beer's relationship to professional baseball with a focus on German American contributions to the ballpark experience.
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What happened to the wacky batting stance and pitching windup?
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What happened to the wacky batting stance and pitching windup? This is a reissue of an older video with improved audio and the addition of atypical pitching windups. It remarks on the apparent decline in uncommon batting stances and pitching windups in professional baseball. Where have the kinks, waves, and leg kicks gone?
Ohtani's contract, millions deferred
Просмотров 1 тыс.5 месяцев назад
This video looks at Shohei Ohtani’s contract with an emphasis on the tax implications of where Ohtani lives and the role of inflation for his deferred payment schedule.
Slowest pitched balls in MLB
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.6 месяцев назад
This video examines the slowest pitched ball in major league baseball, known as the eephus pitch or blooper or soap bubble.
Ross Barnes, forgotten superstar
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.6 месяцев назад
This video examines Ross Barnes, the best professional baseball player of the 1870s.
Worst of all time in MLB
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This video looks at some of the worst single season performances in major league baseball history.
Pay in pro sports, 1960-present (part II)
Просмотров 6126 месяцев назад
This video looks at the rapid increase in pay for certain professional athletes after 1960. Stars such as George Best, Pele, Nolan Ryan, Diego Maradona, and Cristiano Ronaldo are mentioned along with information about arbitration and free agency, the history of transfer fees in Association Football, why the marketplace changed, and information about today's top earners. It provides information ...
Pay in pro sports, antiquity to 1960 (part I)
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.7 месяцев назад
This video looks at the history of pay for professional athletes with a focus on baseball, boxing, and association football from the nineteenth century to the 1960s. During this period, professional athletes typically earned 2-3 times more than an average worker with exceptions for stars and champion boxers.
1936, the last time anyone hit sixty
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.7 месяцев назад
This video puts into historical perspective Freddie Freeman's 59 doubles in 2023.
Anatomy of a legendary home run
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.10 месяцев назад
This video examines lesser known facts about Kirk Gibson’s walk-off home run in game one of the 1988 World Series.
Lopsided performance, Carlton in 72
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.11 месяцев назад
This video looks at Steve Carlton's outsized contributions to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1972.
Knuckleball, baseball's rare and random pitch
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This video is a tribute to the knuckleball, baseball's rare and random pitch.
Moneyball's Impact
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.11 месяцев назад
This video looks at the origin and impact of Michael Lewis’ bestselling book Moneyball.
What AI says about baseball
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This video looks at the implications of AI for baseball and its broader ramifications.
Remembering the pitch that killed
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On August 16, 1920, submarine pitcher Carl Mays unintentionally struck Ray Chapman in the head with a fastball that killed him. This video considers the two men involved, media coverage of the event, player reactions, long-term consequences, and how Carl Mays remembered things as an older man. Below is a link for War on the Diamond. linktr.ee/waronthediamondfilm
Baseball cinema's golden age
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Baseball cinema's golden age
Pitch clocks and five other major rule changes in baseball history
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Pitch clocks and five other major rule changes in baseball history
Babe Ruth, the failure artist
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Babe Ruth, the failure artist
Farm boys with blazing speed
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Farm boys with blazing speed
1919 World Series Newsreel
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1919 World Series Newsreel
Organ music, the ballpark's special sauce
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Organ music, the ballpark's special sauce
Advertising in baseball
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Advertising in baseball
When a Munster Came to Bat
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When a Munster Came to Bat
The wisdom of baseball managers
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The wisdom of baseball managers
MLB's outliers, part II
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MLB's outliers, part II
Why is Wade Boggs riding a horse?
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Why is Wade Boggs riding a horse?
MLB's outliers, part I
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MLB's outliers, part I
Aaron Judge compared to Babe Ruth
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.Год назад
Aaron Judge compared to Babe Ruth
Who's in the sixty doubles club?
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Who's in the sixty doubles club?
Crazy MLB games, Part II
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Crazy MLB games, Part II

Комментарии

  • @aVerveQuest
    @aVerveQuest День назад

    The power that Hollywood has the cement public remembering versus the lack of responsibility they take in representing it is beyond unfortunate for the culture as a whole.

  • @LordDudette5
    @LordDudette5 5 дней назад

    4:05 I was cleaning and this scared me 😂😂

  • @Jeff-fx1zy
    @Jeff-fx1zy 5 дней назад

    I think there was an episode of "Dennis the Menace", with Sandy Koufax.

  • @brianwilliams8635
    @brianwilliams8635 6 дней назад

    I was a perfect candidate for appreciating Ball 4: I was a 15-year-old male in 1970!! So I am now age 69. Maybe a little more wisdom now? So I re-consider Ball 4 and now I sense bitterness behind Bouton's attitude. And I'm not pointing fingers: Here was a very young man who gained fame, soaked it in, then saw it go away because of a sore arm. This in a time when young players did not have agents to guide them in a whole lot of things including how to handle fame. How to insulate yourself some, to understand people's motivations. I think this is all standard now.

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor 5 дней назад

      Bouton did an interview with Johnny Carson when he was playing fo the Portland Mavericks (mid-1970s). It's an interesting interview because Bouton had already played for the Yankees, wrote Ball Four, and worked as a sports broadcaster in NYC. Then he gave it up to pursue the dream of remaking the major leagues as a middle age knuckleball pitcher. Bouton explains to Carson that it was confusing for his children. They used to see their dad on TV. They knew he had once been a star pitcher. Now he was making very little money and traveling around with a lowly minor league team dreaming of a shot at the show. There is a groundedness and humility to the guy that makes him very likeable.

  • @stvinney
    @stvinney 6 дней назад

    Fun fact, the creator of "The Wire"... this was his favorite book. I think it's what inspired him to write if i remember right

  • @stvinney
    @stvinney 6 дней назад

    You can get into a lot more trouble telling the truth than lying In fact, you can become a VERY powerful person if you're willing to lie often But i read this. Bouton obviously wasn't banned like i used to think. He got tons of interviews and mlb let him work in his post career

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor 5 дней назад

      Part of the reason he got so many interviews is just how funny and compelling he is as an interviewee. Not all pro ballplayers are insightful or interesting to hear speak.

  • @CtrlAltDft
    @CtrlAltDft 13 дней назад

    This video was so good, it made me forget about my problems for a second. 😊 Thank you

  • @jimsullivan3456
    @jimsullivan3456 14 дней назад

    cool ole pics

  • @steed3902
    @steed3902 17 дней назад

    Hey bud. 26:33 lol, if you're gonna try to be a historian, please get your Roosevelts correct....TR died in 1919!

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor 5 дней назад

      I'm surprised no one has pointed that out yet. I meant FDR not TR!

    • @steed3902
      @steed3902 5 дней назад

      @@thebaseballprofessor i apologize for my snarky firs post. i really enjoy your videos. :-)

  • @steed3902
    @steed3902 17 дней назад

    Great lecture about the dead ball....Grover Cleveland Alexander "Alex" deserves a mention in this episode!

  • @blairkenneth7739
    @blairkenneth7739 18 дней назад

    May MLB will order face mask , simular to a football helmut for batters in the future.

  • @kcwagner6190
    @kcwagner6190 21 день назад

    Headgear became mandatory after Tony Conigliaro was beaned.

  • @foxmccloud7055
    @foxmccloud7055 22 дня назад

    Remember the times fans ran on to the field during the Senators last game in Washington DC before moving to Arlington, Texas, the Ten Cent Beer Night fiasco, and the Disco Demolition Night fiasco?

  • @silverranger302
    @silverranger302 22 дня назад

    How do you always manage to turn a beautiful topic into sissy political points?

  • @xlargetophat
    @xlargetophat 22 дня назад

    Now we have to sneak cheap vodka into games

  • @alandesouzacruz5124
    @alandesouzacruz5124 23 дня назад

    Make a vídeo about the history of Bubble Gum in Baseball

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor 23 дня назад

      I like your idea. Baseball is the only professional sports where you see players chewing gum in significant numbers.

  • @eeddieedwards3890
    @eeddieedwards3890 24 дня назад

    They stopped serving beer at Dodger Stadium. They lost the opener.

  • @eeddieedwards3890
    @eeddieedwards3890 24 дня назад

    Grandpa Munster Came to be a Bat.

  • @Lucas-cf5sz
    @Lucas-cf5sz 24 дня назад

    this channel is unapparelled in it's quality blend of the old and the new.

  • @mrsinister8943
    @mrsinister8943 27 дней назад

    To me personally 1990-1994 baseball was just great. Being 10 years old and seeing the Reds win the title and getting into collecting baseball cards. Baseball still had the old guard like Nolan Ryan and Ripken closing in on the streak along with new superstars rising each and every year. Frank Thomas,Bagwell,Piazza,Biggio...etc. Its sad how the steroid era ruined some of sports greatest records,mainly the single season hr record. No one can come close to 73 hrs unless they are juiced. Sosa,Mark and Bonds had one big problem,they were too good on whatever they were taking especially Sosa and Bonds. In the whole decade of the 80's i think only 1 or 2 players hit 50+ hrs,i know in 1989 when Cecil Fielder hit 51 and it was a big deal. Then Sosa hits 60+ for 4 or 5 seasons 😂. I remember when that story broke about the reporter finding the androwhatever that Mcgwire had in his locker and nobody cared. I blame baseball and the players union for not testing but then again the substances were banned by baseball and those players knew it. Ppl say steroids or whatever they were using doesnt help with hitting but thats not true. It can give you many benefits from recovering quickly and more energy and just feeling better physically which can put them feeling better mentally. I dont think Bonds becomes the greatest offensive force and homerun king without enhancements,in fact looking at his career you can kinda see when and why he started cheating. Can you blame someone drinking from the fountain of youth? Alot of us would of done the same thing and so would alot of former players from different eras. It is a shame how baseball ruined some of its best records. As a Ken Griffey Jr fan he was always better than Bonds and im glad ppl realize Griffeys greatness and being clean. Ill never forget Bagwell showing up one season looking jacked😂. Many players cheated but only 3 really screwed everything up😂 Bonds,Mcgwire and Sosa.

  • @Lovetheducks
    @Lovetheducks 28 дней назад

    I still can’t get over their gloves.

  • @naciremasti
    @naciremasti Месяц назад

    I watched all the lectures again today. I've watched them in their chronological order for the past few off seasons. Today the Negro Leagues stats were added to the MLB records and changed the landscape of the leader boards. You should complete all these lectures into one long form video as you first documentary. and hopefully you're working on your shadowball documentary. It's hard to find anything long form on the Negro Leagues. You should be the channel that drops that banger. Shadowball Innings 1-9

  • @ericgoldfarb4870
    @ericgoldfarb4870 Месяц назад

    Ted Williams born in san diego mother was Mexican. A secret he kept for his entire life.

  • @atomicorang
    @atomicorang Месяц назад

    Very good video. My modern day baseball superstar hero is Sweet Lou Whitaker #1 Detroit Tigers.

  • @markamytraver5762
    @markamytraver5762 Месяц назад

    My Mom was just happy that I read a book. I almost have it memorized. It made the players human. It was so sad he lost his daughter.

    • @adamdorgant9454
      @adamdorgant9454 18 дней назад

      It was sad for him to Lose his Daughter!!!!

  • @The_fire_truck_guy
    @The_fire_truck_guy Месяц назад

    Can you make a video on Hoyt Wylhelm?

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor Месяц назад

      He's on my list. I need to read more on his war experience.

    • @The_fire_truck_guy
      @The_fire_truck_guy Месяц назад

      @@thebaseballprofessor I’m his 4th cousin so I can help! He was wounded by artillery and received a purple heart. He played his whole career with metal in his back. He was a staff Sargent which later gave him the nickname “ol’ sarge.”He served in the Army and played baseball for his division or squad, something like that. My grandpa has the bat that he used for his first and only (pretty sure only) home run.

  • @Wanderlust598
    @Wanderlust598 Месяц назад

    Put the juicers in the Hall Of Fame

  • @63IRISH63
    @63IRISH63 Месяц назад

    No offense to the Professor/narrator, but the only thing missing from this is some Shelby Foote narration (press F).

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor Месяц назад

      The production team looked for a preeminent southern writer to narrate the lecture series. Tim Gautreaux was unavailable.

  • @dbrinkm1
    @dbrinkm1 Месяц назад

    very interesting.....Rockford has a history in baseball that most are not aware of and being only two miles from Greenwood cemetery . I shall look up his headstone next time I am there., Greenwood also has the very first burial sight for the GAR [ Grand Army of the Republic ] veteran group of the civil war and many civil war veterans are buried in this cemetery.

  • @kennywickham
    @kennywickham Месяц назад

    I just finished reading Cisco Kid and this parallels what happened on the death of Ray Chapman. However Cisco Kid did not die.

  • @Hkarim00
    @Hkarim00 Месяц назад

    You stink strawberry, we want home run homer

  • @alandesouzacruz5124
    @alandesouzacruz5124 Месяц назад

    Fascinating i love the roaring 1920s

  • @stgenterprisesinc.7143
    @stgenterprisesinc.7143 Месяц назад

    Excellent video. You asked about forgotten players. Lou Boudreau. In 1948 he was the best defensive player, offensive MVP, and World Champion manager, all at the same time. No one will likely ever be eligible to try and match that record.

  • @jaya1000
    @jaya1000 Месяц назад

    Wait how can it be a city championship if they were playing shelbyville? Shouldnt it be a county championship?

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor Месяц назад

      You make a fair point, but the drama of Springfield v. Shelbyville!

    • @jaya1000
      @jaya1000 Месяц назад

      @@thebaseballprofessor I'm right. Admit it

  • @user-bz9sj8mh5d
    @user-bz9sj8mh5d Месяц назад

    This is a great series of videos! If I may nitpick one thing, it's that you didn't take the opportunity in this video to include a photo of the South End Grounds in Boston, a great example of an early stadium built specifically for baseball. But that's just a personal nitpick. Otherwise, I find these videos pretty fascinating.

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor Месяц назад

      I plan to reissue my lectures next year. I think you're right. The South End Grounds could use a little more love.

  • @user-bz9sj8mh5d
    @user-bz9sj8mh5d Месяц назад

    Love this video! The history of baseball has always fascinated me, and it's always been quite interesting to look at the evolution of the game as it happened in the 19th century.

  • @GOMF-eq4qc
    @GOMF-eq4qc Месяц назад

    Just curious, we have attended 1857 rules base ball, which has underhand slow pitching and outs on one bound of the ball with players advancing, including foul outs on one bound. Just curious when fast overhand pitching began. This really changed the game from a game played by anyone for fun versus the game being played by pros with high skills as a spectator sport.

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor Месяц назад

      The MLB rules committee decided pitchers could throw overhand in 1884 but even before that pitchers were delivering the ball with impressive speed using a delivery a bit like underhanded reliever Dan Quisenberry.

  • @Baseballify
    @Baseballify Месяц назад

    This video is very interesting I was always interested in the 1880s-1959 Baseball and the world at that time so combining both is awesome

  • @moenibus
    @moenibus Месяц назад

    AGAIN, since somehow i did "offend", somebody: any pitcher who tries to harm or hit a batter, with intentions, should get jail time or fines. you're trying to harm me or kill me, that's attempted murd3r. that's not a "game". that's assault

  • @ipod9771
    @ipod9771 Месяц назад

    I don’t watch baseball, but there’s nothing like a hotdog and a beer and basketball game. Tradition.

  • @phillipjenkins5978
    @phillipjenkins5978 Месяц назад

    Did anybody notice Babe Ruth’s footwork as he took a swing in this clip. Back foot went behind front foot, then front foot went forward towards the pitch as it arrived. More bat speed? Curious as to why batters don’t do that. Is that an illegal swing in today’s baseball?

  • @smeagle3295
    @smeagle3295 Месяц назад

    I learned more about your politics in the first minutes than I did about baseball. Thank fuck that Ken Burns made an actual documentary.

  • @jamesglenn5259
    @jamesglenn5259 Месяц назад

    Great video of a terrible tragedy that changed MLB forever.

  • @mitchpalmer5116
    @mitchpalmer5116 Месяц назад

    As a kid I liked Louis Tiants wind up

  • @kevywevykevy
    @kevywevykevy Месяц назад

    Shout Out to Dontrelle Willis

  • @icomarv17
    @icomarv17 Месяц назад

    Baseball is boring AF

  • @davidchurch5171
    @davidchurch5171 Месяц назад

    I started watching MLB when the Mariners had their breakthrough into the playoffs in 1995. I loved watching the different player approaches in the batter's box. Griffey would rock his body back and forth. Edgar Martinez held his bat almost horizontal as the end of it orbited behind his head. Then Jay Buhner would come up with his bat vertical and standing perfectly still.

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor Месяц назад

      That was a great "batting stances" team. Thanks for the comment.

  • @Karatetedtunesreverbnation
    @Karatetedtunesreverbnation Месяц назад

    I can’t afford to go to Fenway to see the bosox play, any more. The price alone to park, never mind the ticket and price of beer, isn’t worth it! However, that allows me to splurge on some expensive craft beer, while I watch it on tv. I just picked up a 4 pack of Saint bernadus 12, which is a little pricey…but still cheaper than the price to park my car. I don’t think they sell Trappist ale at Fenway! If they did, it would be like $25 a bottle.

  • @cahg3871
    @cahg3871 Месяц назад

    The dead ball era came to an end because of a death?I didn’t know that.

    • @thebaseballprofessor
      @thebaseballprofessor Месяц назад

      MLB banned spitting on, or scuffing the ball in 1920. After Chapman's death, all baseballs used in the game had to be white and clean. Also, Babe Ruth was first year as a full time hitter (54 homers) was in 1920. Ruth changed the philosophy of hitting. The rules were changing. My video might seem to suggest Chapman's death is the single most important factor, but it's one of several.

  • @silverranger302
    @silverranger302 Месяц назад

    The game is supposed to be about leisure. Now they've ruined it with the time clock.