fricking stop the shift. Damnit

Jay overthinking it

Dude had just fouled 2 balls off into the left field line bleachers. Why keep the shift on ??

I did not know it was on and I watched 2 fastballs batter was late on. Then 3rd fastball and we see the shift.

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The shift is absolutely necessary in todays game

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In the major league game when guys can hit a fly on the catchers mask with 4 pitches, yes.

It doesn’t work when your pitcher misses a 2 seamer supposed to be on the inside corner on the outside black.

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It’s got more to do with hitters’ tendencies.

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And matters zero if you can’t pitch to those tendencies

Some managers are all about the odds.....

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Y’all need to fricking learn baseball. There’s a reason every baseball team on the face of the earth utilizes the shift. It works.

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Not when guys are learning how to beat it by being willing to just take what you're giving them. When you're leaving one side of the field with only 1 defender as well as the outfield shifted over you don't even have to put a good swing on the ball to get on. Just hit it to the side where the 1 defender is and you've got a great shot of getting on.