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Ted Williams hit .344, and he was a 100% pure pull hitter, his entire career! (He hit exactly ONE home run to left field out of his 521.)
The strategy-excitement level is off the charts in the NL. Do i pull the pitcher (who has a 2 hit shutout B5, but 93 pitches) for two on, 1 out but 1B open. Will they walk him? Most likely but i cant send up a stiff? Whats the weather? Whats the status? In the AL most of that is missing.
Other situations an NL manager can force the other teams decision. Literally get what you want for a small "price". A 1-0 game with 1 hit is exciting also.
It's not effective against everyone, only pull hitters. It would be useless against Dustin Pedroia. Ortiz wasn't a dead pull hitter, but rarely hit anything to the left side on the ground.
Whooooooooooooossssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............................It's not effective against everyone, only pull hitters. It would be useless against Dustin Pedroia. Ortiz wasn't a dead pull hitter, but rarely hit anything to the left side on the ground.
So your power hitters, the guys the fans pay to see, are reduced to "going the other way" or laying down a bunt (which most of them never learned to do)....oh boy.
It's not effective against everyone, only pull hitters. It would be useless against Dustin Pedroia. Ortiz wasn't a dead pull hitter, but rarely hit anything to the left side on the ground.
So your power hitters, the guys the fans pay to see, are reduced to "going the other way" or laying down a bunt (which most of them never learned to do)....oh boy.
Because many of them simply CAN'T bunt. They flat don't know how-many just never learned.
Folks are getting BORED at games and it's easy to understand....there's not enough hitting and runs. Only the purists love pitching duels....personally I like to watch a guy smoke one into the gap and leg out a stand-up triple....that's baseball. So what are the brains in the league offices talking about? Moving back the pitcher's mound or lowering it. So, how are you going to keep the field symmetrical if you move the mound back toward 2nd base? What will happen to hundreds of pitchers' windups on a lowered mound? They're also talking about a pitcher having to face a minimum 3 batters....no more LOOGY....a southpaw you keep in the pen to get out a particularly tough left handed batter late in the game. DH in the NL....wake up, it's 2019...of course both leagues should use the DH....who wants to see a pitcher swing and miss 3 times....or BUNT...oooh, exciting.
The problem with all this is it ignores what's really messing up the Show....it's the SHIFT....it's killing the singles hitters, pull-hitters, slow guys. So what's my plan? Go ahead and shift but the infielder has to keep his feet on the infield dirt...no more camping 20 feet out on the outfield grass. Simple and effective which is why MLB ain't even talking about it.
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Folks are getting BORED at games and it's easy to understand....there's not enough hitting and runs. Only the purists love pitching duels....personally I like to watch a guy smoke one into the gap and leg out a stand-up triple....that's baseball. So what are the brains in the league offices talking about? Moving back the pitcher's mound or lowering it. So, how are you going to keep the field symmetrical if you move the mound back toward 2nd base? What will happen to hundreds of pitchers' windups on a lowered mound? They're also talking about a pitcher having to face a minimum 3 batters....no more LOOGY....a southpaw you keep in the pen to get out a particularly tough left handed batter late in the game. DH in the NL....wake up, it's 2019...of course both leagues should use the DH....who wants to see a pitcher swing and miss 3 times....or BUNT...oooh, exciting.
The problem with all this is it ignores what's really messing up the Show....it's the SHIFT....it's killing the singles hitters, pull-hitters, slow guys. So what's my plan? Go ahead and shift but the infielder has to keep his feet on the infield dirt...no more camping 20 feet out on the outfield grass. Simple and effective which is why MLB ain't even talking about it.
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yeah they need to outlaw that stupid freaking shift.
Stupid rule changes? I'm still pissed about "defensive indifference" and this bullshit where you don't have to actually throw the ball to issue an intentional walk, whatever that's called.
Because many of them simply CAN'T bunt. They flat don't know how-many just never learned.
Stupid rule changes? I'm still pissed about "defensive indifference" and this bullshit where you don't have to actually throw the ball to issue an intentional walk, whatever that's called.
That intentional walk thing was to save time? Pitch count? It was fine the way it was, in case of mistake.
Defensive indifferrence? Is that no SB awarded when they don't try to hold you on or don't throw?
The strategy-excitement level is off the charts in the NL. Do i pull the pitcher (who has a 2 hit shutout B5, but 93 pitches) for two on, 1 out but 1B open. Will they walk him? Most likely but i cant send up a stiff? Whats the weather? Whats the status? In the AL most of that is missing.
Other situations an NL manager can force the other teams decision. Literally get what you want for a small "price". A 1-0 game with 1 hit is exciting also.
Listen, they don't pitch to the 8th hitter because they got the squid coming up 9th....pitchers won't run hard to 1st so if they do somehow strike the ball, it's a double play.....who want's to watch that shit? You can have my quota of pitchers duels unless somebody is striking out the side every other inning.....I'd watch Verlander and have pitch in 1-0 and 2-1 games because his stuff is so dominant it's a show in and of itself. But two 5th starters going at it with their infielders sprawled out snagging worm burners and the outfielders climbing walls to take down HR's.....nah, I'll go for dogs and suds.
Again, if you can’t beat the shift, you can be replaced by someone who canFolks are getting BORED at games and it's easy to understand....there's not enough hitting and runs. Only the purists love pitching duels....personally I like to watch a guy smoke one into the gap and leg out a stand-up triple....that's baseball. So what are the brains in the league offices talking about? Moving back the pitcher's mound or lowering it. So, how are you going to keep the field symmetrical if you move the mound back toward 2nd base? What will happen to hundreds of pitchers' windups on a lowered mound? They're also talking about a pitcher having to face a minimum 3 batters....no more LOOGY....a southpaw you keep in the pen to get out a particularly tough left handed batter late in the game. DH in the NL....wake up, it's 2019...of course both leagues should use the DH....who wants to see a pitcher swing and miss 3 times....or BUNT...oooh, exciting.
The problem with all this is it ignores what's really messing up the Show....it's the SHIFT....it's killing the singles hitters, pull-hitters, slow guys. So what's my plan? Go ahead and shift but the infielder has to keep his feet on the infield dirt...no more camping 20 feet out on the outfield grass. Simple and effective which is why MLB ain't even talking about it.
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yeah they need to outlaw that stupid freaking shift.
That's mollycoddling, and it's a can o' worms too because then you have to define (and argue over) what constitutes a "shift". The solution to the shift is, as described above, to DO SOMETHING about it. Lay down those 3B bunts until it dawns on the defense that they can't do that without paying the price.
On the other side a lefty pull hitter who consistently gets thrown out from short right field and then just goes up again expecting different results, deserves the same result he always got. So rather than throwing laws at it, react. The onus is on the batter. If his average plummets because they're shifting him and he can't deal with it, how much is he worth anyway.
Again, if you can’t beat the shift, you can be replaced by someone who can
Learn to bunt, choke up on the bat, use a lighter bat.... If your career depends on it
If you pay $25 million a year for a batter who can be beaten by a shift.....it is your problemAgain, if you can’t beat the shift, you can be replaced by someone who can
Learn to bunt, choke up on the bat, use a lighter bat.... If your career depends on it
Right, so some fool owner gives Manny Machado $250M for 10 seasons and he won't bunt or "go the other way" (sounds fag right off the bat (pun)....Guaranteed contract, can't fire him, release him and you have to pay him anyway. Now what? Keep the shift, but keep the infielders on the infield dirt...it's common sense so you'll probably disagree.
