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42 games
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If the hitter is not in control of where the ball goes, he is jut as likely to hit into the shift as he is hit against it.
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He is currently not. Only players on the 40 man roster can be called up. Chavis could be added at any time and called up immediately afterwards, but in order to do so, the Sox would need to remove a player from the 40-man roster by either DFA or adding someone to the 60 day disabled list..
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We can let it go, since you probably watched so few Guardians games back then...
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Some subset of the same guys we have been seeing all year. There are only 15 guys eligible for a call up, but they won't all get one. I think Poyner and Lin are the only definites...
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I believe you mean should never. I bet we have a manager or two that would employ it against them. And possibly against Tony Gwynn...
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Boudreau, not Cronin..Cronin never managed the Guardians...
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Should we be on the waiver wire looking for a backup catcher?
notin replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Not so sure he’s glad Rodney is now part of a game-shortening monster bullpen in Oakland, who is quietly becoming a very scary team... -
Should we be on the waiver wire looking for a backup catcher?
notin replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
I never liked the way he wore his cap, but JBay pointed out it was a tribute to his late father. Pedro Strop of the Cubs wears his cap similarly, and does so because he kept knocking off his cap when throwing overhand curve balls. Another acceptable reason. My issue with Rodney is the walks. The man couldn’t find home plate with a GPS sometimes..., -
But from what I have read on the subject from a source I can’t remember, if you get the opposing hitter to bunt, the shift worked. Of course, that strategy was back when the shift was used against the predominant lefty hitters in the game, starting in the 1920’s with Cy Williams (and not 20 years later with Ted Williams, as many believe.). Nowadays you see the shift being deployed against almost every left-handed hitting non-pitcher. The one good thing about the shift - it has lessened the need for LOOGY relievers, which was a deceptively bad strategy all along...
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Also bear in mind, penalizing defensive alignment in football is easy. Give the other team yards. But what do you do in baseball? When do you stop the play?
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If MLB wants to add that rule, they will also need to add a standard size for infield dirt. Otherwise teams can expand the dirt portion of the infield to fit their defensive needs. And don't go thinking they won't. They will. I am 100% certain of that...
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Baseball has seen it's share f come-and-go fads. In the 1980's, the game seemed to be all about stolen bases (except in Boston). Now, even with faster players, steals are far, far less frequent. As for bunting - well, again - it is a strategy (and not, as many suggest, a fundamental). Right no, it is a strategy no one wants to use. Maybe in 5 years, everyone will be sac bunting all the time, which will be boring as hell. But Tito stopped doing it, it worked and he won, and the league emulated him. And Bill James wrote lengthy diatribes about the importance of not wasting outs. So no one but the occasional NL pitcher does it anymore. HR or bust is the latest fad where they practice swinging to work on launch angle and exit velocity. It's another evolutionary development. Like focusing on OBP or wRC, it won't last, since someone will come up with something new...
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Should we be on the waiver wire looking for a backup catcher?
notin replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
Won't be Fernando Rodney, who just went to Oakland. The A's have been on a buying binge this trading season... -
From what I read on the subject - and I can't remember my source - that is the exact goal of the shift - to make powerful lefty pull hitters bunt more and go the other way, taking the out of their best swing.
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And back court violations and the 24 second clock were added to prevent Bob Cousy from dribbling out the last few minutes of the game (according to my dad, anyway. Worth noting he was a lawyer and not a basketball historian.) I would hate to see baseball get over-regulated the way basketball is. The changes throughout baseball history have been very significant, much more so than banning or limiting he shift. The additional of foul poles and the additonal of ground rule doubles (which were previously called home runs) would be two of the biggest changes in not only baseball, but American sports in general since 1900. The shift strikes me as a fad alignment that will go away, most likely because someone will come up with another alignment that works better. Banning the shift isn't in line with the other changes you cited in MLB history; it's the opposite. It's about stifling change and preventing the game from evolving...
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I guess its time to move Porcello to the bullpen too...
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Not at all. It's taught throughout the minors. Special bats are developed to measure laucn angle. This is all part of Stat Cast, which is the next step over and above sabermetrics, and is used universally, not just for left-handed pull hitters. If the shift was banned, do you think you would stop hearing about launch angle and exit velocity?
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Pace of play doesn't appear to be being enforced for some reason. Sunday's Price/Matsuzaka showdown just drove this point home. It's not a bad idea to use these existing rules; and probably better for the game than eliminating the shift. Why do you think the NL DHs would be worse than AL DHs? You don't think teams will get specific players for the position, like everyone does? Having each league operate under a different set of rules is and has always been stupid. Picture if teams in the AFC were allowed 2 point conversions, but teams in the NFC were not. Andd with pitch count data the whole "strategic" element is outdated anyway. Adopt of the DH - which is used in every league around the world except the PCL in Japan and the National League. The idea of not letting teams have defensive freedoms is silly to me. They still only get 9 players. The filed doesn't get smaller. If this shift fad continues, teams will get around it by prioritizing right-handed hitters...
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That's actually only one response, and it's not done specifically to the shift. Hitters do that all the time and coaches teach it all the time. There will be other counter-tactics.
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That's not the voice of paranoia. That's the voice of 2011..
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While I hate the shift, I would hate it more if the Commissioner impose regulations against it. It's a defensive alignment and a strategy. Hitters and offenses need to work around it. What's Manfred going to do after that - make it illegal to choke up on a bat? Pace of play? Go for it! Bring the DH to the NL? Should have been done years ago. But the shift? Get real...
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Not having to pace himself might add a couple ticks to his fastball...
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Yes, baseball is better with advanced metrics, especially if your favorite team is using them. Are you really going to argue that baseball is more exciting with sac bunts?
