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re: New MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred "Open" to Eliminating Defensive Shifts
Posted on 1/25/15 at 12:09 pm to BayouBengals03
Posted on 1/25/15 at 12:09 pm to BayouBengals03
i'll play devil's advocate... absurd shifts are probably costing hitters in stats and contract value and making pitching stats look better than they should be
but it is an element of team strategy in a game that doesn't run on it. baseball is still a game of individual players making plays regardless.
but it is an element of team strategy in a game that doesn't run on it. baseball is still a game of individual players making plays regardless.
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Posted on 1/25/15 at 12:11 pm to chalmetteowl
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i'll play devil's advocate... absurd shifts are probably costing hitters in stats and contract value and making pitching stats look better than they should be
but it is an element of team strategy in a game that doesn't run on it. baseball is still a game of individual players making plays regardless.
If this rule change is put into place, no one will care within two years. It'll just be part of the game.
Baseball fans get too crazy over rule changes. The league is trying to be progressive and make the game more watchable for younger fans. Not the 60 year-olds who are going to watch regardless.
Posted on 1/25/15 at 12:48 pm to chalmetteowl
quote:Should be?
absurd shifts are probably costing hitters in stats and contract value and making pitching stats look better than they should be
How's it any different than guarding the lines, middle infielders playing for the double play, and outfielders playing deep/shallow or shading pull/opposite field hitters?
All of those things make pitchers better than they "should be", and this one is literally no different. I know you're playing devil's advocate, but it just didn't make sense IMO.
This post was edited on 1/25/15 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 1/25/15 at 12:53 pm to chalmetteowl
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i'll play devil's advocate... absurd shifts are probably costing hitters in stats and contract value and making pitching stats look better than they should be
So next we should be talking about banning managers from bringing in a pitcher to face only 1 single batter, right? Or bringing in a closer in the 9th? Because both of those things cost hitters stats and contract value and make pitchers stats better than they should be
Posted on 1/25/15 at 1:27 pm to chalmetteowl
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. absurd shifts are probably costing hitters in stats and contract value and making pitching stats look better than they should be
So giving an advantage to the hitter is the solution?
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