FairWarning
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SEVEN teams had 5 or fewer hits last night.
The league is batting .232, 12% of SP's pitch into the 7th, but the games are 3:08 now. Something has to chance, shortening the games to 7 innings isn't the solution.
Strikeouts, walks, foul balls, and the occasional HR. Analytics are destroying the game with the obsession for 3 outcomes. A monkey can be taught to get walks. A monkey can't learn to hit to the opposite field. Maddux never threw 99, but would he get much of a look today (I realize he threw harder when he came up with the Cubs, but you get my point). The obsession with exit velocity. I would bet Rod Carew was never in the top 5 in exit velo, yet one of the great hitters in my lifetime.
It’ll never happen-the players Union would never agree to itIf they move the mound back it would provide more hits. The question is what type of hits will come ? They will try it out in the minors for a year first.
True but if a team gets a slugger to settle for a bunt single they consider that a winWhat about when the shift is on
drop some bunts
Guess what
Shift goes away
True but if a team gets a slugger to settle for a bunt single they consider that a win
Anytime a team is able to get into a batters head and eliminate what they do best it’s a victory to them regardless of outcome
It’ll never happen-the players Union would never agree to it
True but if a team gets a slugger to settle for a bunt single they consider that a win
Anytime a team is able to get into a batters head and eliminate what they do best it’s a victory to them regardless of outcome
This environment screams out opportunities for teams that stop thinking like the others. The A's surely will be part of a new way of thinking, whether that's ways to beat the shift or different ways to approach the game. If every team is trying to chase down the same types of players generating the same outcomes, surely there is talent out there that can be picked up cheaply that can beat this boring version that exists today. As far as the umps go, calling balls and strikes is clearly about to be out. AI can do it so much better and umps can spend the game focused on other things.
How many plays or opinions on plays you given in this thread? Step up and put your name on it like you’ve got a pairWhat a shame the salami went under.
I agree-But power numbers get the contracts these days and players don’t play to the scoreboard anymoreThese guys need to learn to hit. Not play softball on steroids. Great hitters use the whole field.
Totally agree with yaThe problem is the big shot players take a bunt sign from the skipper as a sign of disrespect. Its a team sport and players should be willing to do anything in order to win. Wish I could manage!
With the deep pens teams are carrying these days more than half of team rosters are pitchersNot my idea..it was Theo's ..most of the players are the batters... they would like it. Did you think the other silly rules would pass in the last 2 years ?
Thanks, with the pitching change we have no action on sd as all plays are listed pitcherspitchout --- R. smith pitching for dbacks
With the deep pens teams are carrying these days more than half of team rosters are pitchers
This is true. What made the Moneyball era A's so good was hardly anyone else was using analytics. The administration of sports teams seems pretty pathetic. In the NFL, when one thing works, numerous copy cats jump in. We've also seen it in MLB and the NBA. Take every single shot a 3 pointer. Swing for your heels every pitch but make sure you get over 3.0 walks per game.
The book moneyball devotes two chapters to the draft and Beanes overhaul of scouting talent and his draft process. Beane started putting an emphasis on College pitchers and those 3 SP’s were considered reaches at the time of the draft. Beane traded for Koch from Toronto for pennies on the dollarWhat made the Moneyball era A's so good was great pitching.....Hudson, Zito, Mulder, and Billy Koch out of the bullpen. While the movie was great entertainment, it didn't even mention that. That's just a little disingenuous to put it mildly.
Yeah, Scott Hatteberg and David Justice got on base a lot, but you don't need analytics to prove that if you make the opposing pitcher throw a lot of pitches, you'll do better in the long run. The Yankees of the late 1990's built a dynasty on that principle (and oh yeah, great starting pitching like the A's had).
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