I'm watching baseball for what may as well be the first time ever.

"Sir, this is a gay website"...

I know, R1. Someone here must know something!

Too many balls.

How butch!

It’s a really boring game. I can handle football even though I’m not a sports fan but that’s it

Was he a star player and was there a runner or two on the bases? They probably walked him to avoid him getting a homer with runs batted in.

Now try to guess how many times the next batter will take a practice swing, spit and tug on his crotch. Isn't baseball grand?

They call him Vlady, R6 and yeah, there were some people on the bases.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ,so, a star player, I'd guess.

Here I found you a documentary which might be helpful OP:

Didn't see this game but batters are walked for two basic overlapping reasons. The batter is a decent hitter and the next batter is not, or there are two outs, runners on second and third, and loading the bases means a throw to any base results in the third out.

OP: I know you not going to understand the following, but with what you described, the pitcher wants to walk the batter in the attempt to force a double play particularly if there is already one out.

OP: Little known strategy, but it means there will be a reward in the showers folliwng the game.

What's a double play?

R13, gays call it " spitroasting."