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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?
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There can be no Panda Belt. No belt is big enough...
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DD didn't trade away a "bunch of A-ball" players. He did trade Logan Allen, a couple of Luis Basabe's and Anderson Espinoza. But Margot, Guerra, Moncada, Kopech, Dubon, Buttrey and a fwe others were all above A-ball. And he released Ben Taylor for reasons that will never make sense, especially since he was still holding on to Bryce Brentz. Also, closers are overrated if you think they are typically worth market value. Most good closers have been failed starters.
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While I get your point, really none of us determine Kimbrel's fate anyway...
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Mike Stanton was also Giancarlo's name his first few seasons in the league...
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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
Swihart will be back soon. Dan Butler is as good as any Bryan Holaday type the Sox would find in the mean time. Old friend Tim Fedorowicz just signed a deal recently, but I hardly consider him a missed opportunity... -
She had a teammate who could throw close to 50mph underhand - which is pretty shocking for a bunch of 10 and 11 year olds. She absolutely hated catching her. Foul tips off the mask are one thing, but taking a 50mph fastball off the arm is pretty nasty for a little girl...
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And a robot could probably hit better than JD Martinez, but it doesn't mean I want to see it happen...
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Does it even take a big market team? Currently the highest paid closer by AAV is in Colorado. Teams like St. Louis and San Francisco will be in on the bidding as well. And if Washington doesn't bring back Harper, they will have an excess of cash to spend...
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But that doesn't mean using all your resources on a closer alone...
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I would be. And because he gave it to the Yankees, I still am...
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So you are not impressed that a human can determine whether or not a 95mph projectile on the border of an imaginary box is in or out of the box correctly 70% of the time? That’s insanely difficult. I know umps can anger fans more often than please them, but it is a s***** and extremely difficult job...
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He probably posts here under another name for baseball discussions and then uses his MADSTORK persona when he feels the need to complain. Like it’s his cathartic alter ego...
