Cricket Explained for Baseball Fans Sports Explained 2021-11-12 | What is Cricket? How is Cricket played? Is Cricket like baseball? Is baseball like Cricket? These are all good questions. Cricket is a sport that is a lot like baseball, except it's nothing like baseball. It's a unique game, but if you are a baseball fan, you're in a unique position to understand it more quickly than someone who is just flying blindly. There are enough similarities between Cricket and Baseball that it shouldn't be too hard for you to understand how Cricket is played if you already understand how Baseball is played. Give this video a watch and you'll be a Cricket master in no time.
Pass Interference: You Make the Call Sports Explained 2024-12-24 | Was that pass interference? What is pass interference? How do they call pass interference? These questions are sometimes tough to answer! In this video you'll learn about pass interference and then make your own calls on a bunch of situations that may or may not be pass interference. How'd you do? Did you agree with the officials?NFL Football Operations Offensive Pass Interference:youtube.com/watch?v=qVuIMhZbZzoNFL Football Operations Defensive Pass Interference:youtube.com/watch?v=liyACW39t-c
a little drunk on vacation, trying the Pitch Type Guessing Game Sports Explained 2024-01-15 | A little drunk tonight, on vacation. Trying the the Pitch Type Guessing Game from Baseball Savant. Wish me luck
A song to help remember Edwin Jackson teams (Immaculate Grid) Sports Explained 2023-08-08 | A song to help you remember Edwin Jackson's career (Immaculate Grid)
Kodai Senga Arsenal & Overlays Sports Explained 2023-04-04 | Here are the various pitches in Kodai Senga's pitch arsenal overlaid on one another. Watch how the Ghost Forkball tracks the Four Seam fastball and then dives. Absolutely nuts.
How to watch Rugby on TV in the USA Sports Explained 2023-02-09 | I recently uploaded a video explaining Rugby for Americans, essentially. I've had a number of people in the comments ask how to watch Rugby in the USA. Here's how!International Rugby Union is broadcast on NBC Networks. For example, the current Six Nations tournament is on CNBC and the games have been great. If you have Peacock, you can stream everything and watch it on demand.Our domestic Rugby Union league, Major League Rugby, has its own app, the Rugby Network. You can learn more here: therugbynetwork.comThat season starts in a week!!Rugby League tends to be shown on Fox properties. Check the listings on FS2 and Fox Soccer Plus, and be on the lookout for the Super League (England) and the National Rugby League (NRL)
Rugby Explained for American Football Fans Sports Explained 2023-02-03 | If you're an American football fan and have wanted to know about Rugby, this video is for you. We go into the basics including the two codes of Rugby, the general rules of Rugby, and the history of these games.This video answers questions like:What is Rugby?What is a Scrum?How does scoring work in Rugby?What is the difference between Rugby Union and Rugby League?What is offside in Rugby?What are the rules of Rugby?Why is Rugby similar to American Football?Did American Football start as Rugby?I left out lots of stuff, including Rugby positions and some smaller details. I'm happy to make a follow-up video! Tried to keep this one short but also informative, and I cut about 10 minutes from it to keep it at my desired length. Here are the links promised in the video:=====================Recommended Matches:=====================2015 National Rugby League Grand Final (Rugby League)youtube.com/watch?v=1KqFYt0Q2TI2022 Women's Rugby World Cup Final (Rugby Union)1st Half: youtube.com/watch?v=J_x7mcLFNic2nd Half: youtube.com/watch?v=PforLDM_Qiw(note: the video title says 2021 but it's the 2022 Final)=================================More detailed explanations of concepts=================================Rugby Positions Explained (Rugby Union but broadly applies to League too)youtube.com/watch?v=y9iTYrGPxtwThe Ruck Explained (Rugby Union)youtube.com/watch?v=i0Ds9CZszAwFootball, the American Intercollegiate Gamearchive.org/embed/footballamerica00davigoogThis book has a ton of information about the earliest rules & history of American Football, including its evolution from RugbyThe Laws of Football as played at Rugby School (1845)en.wikisource.org/wiki/Laws_of_Football_as_played_at_Rugby_School_(1845)
A Fans Guide to American Football Defense Sports Explained 2022-09-03 | A video about American football defense for fans. We talk about the various positions in football, such as defensive tackle, strong safety, and middle linebacker, as well as defensive formations, defensive alignments, and defensive concepts such as man-to-man defense, zone defense, coverage shells, and blitzing.Some questions this video answers include:What are the basic American football positions?What are the basic American football formations?What is the nickel package?What are the dime package and quarter package?What is a blitz?What is zone defense in football?What is man to man defense in football?What does Cover 0, Cover 1, Cover 2, Cover 3 and Cover 4 mean?What is the defensive shell?If you've watched the video and want to explore some of the topics, these videos and resources are a great place to start. I'll be updating this as I find more. About Zone Defense: youtube.com/watch?v=PdN7T_OzAKw&t=235sAbout coverage shells: youtube.com/watch?v=mYxlSxlSuokHistory of the 3-3-5 defense: youtube.com/watch?v=QbeJRautjGc
Which First Name Has the Best Batting Average? Sports Explained 2022-06-07 | The title of the video is question. Which first name has the highest all-time combined batting average? The answer.... is a notch more complicated than you'd think! We used Baseball Reference Stathead to determine the best batting average first name in Major League Baseball and we learned that there are layers to this question! You can play along as you watch!
Cricket & Baseball: More Similarities and Differences Sports Explained 2022-05-12 | This video is a follow-up to my video Cricket Explained for Baseball Fans. In this video we highlight some more differences and similarities between Baseball and Cricket. These games are different but share a distant ancestor! There are a lot of small differences and similarities between these two games. Here is information about the Duckworth-Lewis Method: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duckworth-Lewis-Stern_methodI'm still a relatively new channel, so if you like this content and want more, please "like" and subscribe!
New Baseball Stats for 2022 Sports Explained 2022-04-01 | It's April 1st so the major league baseball season is almost here.I thought we could use this opportunity to take a look at some brand-new stats that will be used beginning this year.
Baseball Stats: Rate and Plus Stats (OPS, wOBA, FIP, etc.) Sports Explained 2022-03-01 | SLUGGING PERCENTAGE (SLG) CORRECTION:The scale for Slugging Percentage (SLG) looks something like this:Poor: .310Below Average: .360Average: .410 +/- .15Above Average: .450Great: .500Elite: .600I mistakenly kept the scale for OBP up for SLG! Sorry about that. ====This is the second video in a five-part comprehensive guide to baseball statistics. I'll update this description as needed, but the title says it all. This is a hefty video where we talk about baseball stats like:Batting Average (AVG)On-Base Percentage (OBP)Slugging Percentage (SLG)On-Base plus Slugging (OPS)Weighted On-Base Average (wOBA)Reference wOBA (rOBA)Isolated Power (ISO)Walk-to-Strikeout Rate (BB/K)Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)Earned Run Average (ERA)Walks + Hits Per Inning Pitched (WHIP)Runs Allowed per 9 (RA9)Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP)Expected FIP (xFIP)Strikeout Rate (K%)Walk Rate (BB%)Home Run Rate (HR%)Plus Stats, such as OPS+, wRC+, FIP+, ERA+, xFIPIf you've ever wondered What Is wOBA? What is OPS? What is wRC+? This is the video for you. This is also a video for people who want to know about more classic stats. Maybe you wonder What is Batting Average? What is ERA in Baseball?The full series will be as follows:#1: Counting Stats & History#2: Rate Stats and "+" Stats (you are here)#3: Defensive Stats (non-Statcast)#4: Statcast#5: WAR & Related Stats (and corrections / omissions)I hope you'll stick around for the next video in the series.Formula for wOBA: library.fangraphs.com/offense/wobaFormula for rOBA: baseball-reference.com/about/war_explained_wraa.shtmlStarting point to understand sample size in baseball stats: library.fangraphs.com/principles/sample-size2021 José Ramirez Simulator: jsfiddle.net/sprtsxplnd/u3n6s204/2
Baseball Stats: Counting Stats Sports Explained 2022-02-03 | This video is the first in a five-part comprehensive guide to baseball statistics. This first video gives a short history of baseball statistics and then dives into counting stats. Counting stats are the most basic baseball statistics and are the building blocks of most rate stats and advanced stats. In this video we cover counting stats such as:- At Bats (AB)- Plate Appearances (PA)- Games Started (GS)- Hits (H)- Types of hits (1B, 2B, 3B, HR)- Errors (E)- Fielder's Choice (FC)- Strikeouts (K)- Walks (BB)- Stolen Bases (SB)This is by no means the full list of stats covered in this video.The full series will be as follows:#1: Counting Stats & History (you are here)#2: Rate Stats and "+" Stats#3: Defensive Stats (non-Statcast)#4: Statcast#5: WAR & Related Stats (and corrections / omissions)
Deep Dive: A penalty call that could have gone 8 ways (Matt Ryan Taunting) Sports Explained 2022-01-04 | Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Matt Ryan scored a touchdown... until an official review determined he didn't..Then he got a bit chirpy and was flagged for taunting. But was there another call that the referees missed?There were eight possible ways this could have played out. Even if you take four of them away because of the official review, there were still four ways that the official could have called this play. This play was in the later stages of a game that was relatively close at the time. An interesting deep dive into judgement calls in NFL officiating and how they can affect games.You might be searching for:Matt Ryan TauntingMatt Ryan TouchdownJordan PoyerBuffalo BillsAtlanta FalconsNFL Refs
Short: Matt Ryan taunting call Sports Explained 2022-01-04 | That Matt Ryan taunting call could have gone four different ways, and is an example of an official’s judgement call that could have potentially decided an NFL football game
NFL Penalties Explained #2: Gameplay Penalties Sports Explained 2021-12-29 | If you've ever watched an American football game, you've probably seen the officials call some penalties. You've probably seen a lot of penalties. This video covers American football gameplay penalties and focuses on how they are handled in the NFL. - What is holding in football?- What is illegal contact?- What is pass interference?- What are personal fouls?- What is unsportsmanlike conduct?- What is roughing the passer?- Why is NFL officiating so inconsistent?This is the second in a two-part series explaining NFL penalties. The previous video covered pre-snap penalties.Links:Part One of this series: youtube.com/watch?v=2toSSUYyOm8What exactly is NFL holding? youtube.com/watch?v=FQfkEJlbLNYNFL Rulebook, scrolled to Personal Fouls: operations.nfl.com/the-rules/2021-nfl-rulebook/#section-2-personal-foulsThanks as always to my subscribers and for leaving comments!
NFL Penalties Explained #1: Pre-Snap Penalties Sports Explained 2021-12-17 | If you've ever watched an American football game, you've probably seen the officials call some penalties. You've probably seen a lot of penalties. This video covers pre-snap penalties and focuses on how they are handled in the NFL. - What is offside?- What is a false start?- What is a neutral zone infraction?- What is illegal motion?- What is an illegal shift?- What is delay of game?This is the first in a two-part series explaining NFL penalties. The next video will cover post-snap penalties and personal fouls. Thanks as always to my subscribers and for leaving comments!
How to identify baseball pitches Sports Explained 2021-09-21 | If you've ever wanted to identify baseball pitches by just watching them on TV, this video is for you. That's right. A whole video just about how to identify pitches that you see when you watch baseball games on TV. Have you ever said "what pitch is that?" Identifying pitches becomes relatively easy once you start paying attention to the velocity and movement of each pitch, and becomes even easier once you start to know which pitches various pitchers throw. This video will also help if you've ever had these questions:What is a four seam fastball? What does a four seam fastball look like?What is a two seam fastball? What does a two seam fastball look like?What is a sinker? What does a sinker look like?Is a sinker the same thing as a two seam fastball?What is a curveball? What is a slider? What is a breaking ball? What is a splitter? What is a cutter?What is a knuckleball? What does a slider look like? What does a cutter look like?Hope this video is helpful! This is the first video on this channel. Let me know what you think!
