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re: Acuna stealing 70 bases should have biggest asterisk in baseball
Posted on 9/28/23 at 7:17 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Posted on 9/28/23 at 7:17 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
quote:
Acuna stealing 70 bases should have biggest asterisk in baseball
Correct, the game was totally changed and the *new* stolen base stats should be marked with the *
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Posted on 9/28/23 at 7:22 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
quote:
We actually watch the Braves.
Gotcha, so you have no idea how many bases Acuna stole on first pitch, just confirming. Thanks.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 7:40 pm to Broski
quote:Its not really. Second this year has 65 SBs
So why is Acuña’s 70 still the anomaly
Last year 2nd had 35
This post was edited on 9/28/23 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 9/28/23 at 7:42 pm to hubertcumberdale
quote:It doesn’t matter. When the pitcher knows they have a limited number of pick off attempts, stealing on the 1st pitch is stil far easier than it’s ever been
Gotcha, so you have no idea how many bases Acuna stole on first pitch, just confirming. Thanks.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 7:43 pm to McGruff21
quote:
I’ve watched less baseball this year than ever.
I agree with your points but this year is the most I’ve watched baseball in a long time because of the shorter games. Best change they’ve made in years.
This post was edited on 9/28/23 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 9/28/23 at 8:03 pm to hubertcumberdale
quote:
Successful stolen bases as a percent of attempts is at a record high across the MLB this season, not very hard to figure out
Go look at the guy I pointed out in the post you responded to before saying something
Posted on 9/28/23 at 8:06 pm to Hester Carries
Is this the game thread?
Regardless, Riley hitting for his first cycle tonight.
Regardless, Riley hitting for his first cycle tonight.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 8:12 pm to Ryan3232
No way Little is 220. That dude is every bit of 250 at 6’8”
Posted on 9/29/23 at 10:53 am to McGruff21
quote:
The only good rule the MLB made is enforcing a pitch clock.
DH in NL sucks
No shifting sucks
Extra innings base runners suck
Minimum pickoff attempts suck
I’ve watched less baseball this year than ever. Not the game I grew up with
I'd also throw in the "ghost runner" rule as diminishing the game.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 10:55 am to SteelerBravesDawg
quote:
Brah I was reading at a 5th grade level as a 1st grader,
Oh my god, what a loser
Posted on 9/29/23 at 11:02 am to Le Tenia
quote:
The majority of his steals have been on 1st or 2nd pitch and there have been little pickoff attempts much less exhausting all attempts
The rule still changes the situation and how people react to it. Pitchers don't want to hit the limit because then its a free-for-all, runners know that and they are more likely to run earlier because the pitcher is less likely to throw over.
If you throw over not only are you using your attempts for that PA, but there is also a chance of a bad throw or catch and the runner advances anyway.
I think we see a lot of steals for a while, and catcher development switches from framing (since a robo-strike zone at some point looks likely anyway) back to the traditional blocking and controlling runners like we used to see.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 12:00 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
I know braves fans are melting hear but I actually agree with the OP. It completely benefits the runner
Posted on 9/29/23 at 12:37 pm to bloupe2
quote:
bloupe2
It's not gonna matter b/c Acuña is the unquestioned MVP.
This post was edited on 9/29/23 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 9/29/23 at 12:58 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
what a lazy take that absolutely just ignores reality 
Posted on 9/29/23 at 9:52 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
MLB has made drastic rule changes before. So should Gibson's ERA record have an asterisk since the mound wasn't lowered yet?
Posted on 9/29/23 at 10:24 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Biggest asterisk? Nope, that then, now and forever will belong to roid ragers McGwire, Sosa and Bonds.
Posted on 9/30/23 at 6:44 am to TigahJay
quote:
Hmmmmm, wonder what changed
His Knee, he has definitely been playing better this year and you can see his knee isn’t bothering him anymore.
Posted on 9/30/23 at 8:04 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
Rickey would have stolen 80 with todays rules.
Signed: Rickey
Signed: Rickey
This post was edited on 9/30/23 at 8:05 am
Posted on 9/30/23 at 8:11 am to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
quote:That’s a simplistic way to look at it. When pitchers know they’re limited, they won’t throw over when they otherwise would have. This rule definitely changes the base stealing dynamic.
How many of his steals came after the pitcher ran out of pickoff attempts?
And as for the OP saying bigger bases aren’t a big deal, I disagree. Each base is a bit bigger. This allows runners to take a slightly bigger lead and also allows them to get to second slightly faster.
It may not seem like a big deal, but those inches are often the difference between being safe or tagged out.
Posted on 9/30/23 at 9:23 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
I don't disagree.
It's like now the passing yard and completion % records being set in the NFL these days.
It's like now the passing yard and completion % records being set in the NFL these days.
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