NBA OFF TOPIC THREAD

[bksballer89]

You really can’t hold runners on anymore.

Nope 1 throw over and that's it

 

[fightinfunbags]

Nope 1 throw over and that's it

Also, pitch clock makes it easier to time up a pitcher as well.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Also, pitch clock makes it easier to time up a pitcher as well.

All good things as offense took a shit. Stolen bases are exciting.

These are good changes.

 

[fightinfunbags]

All good things as offense took a shit. Stolen bases are exciting.

These are good changes.

Not a great big fan so far as Phil’s pitching has given up 27 runs in the first two games. So weird. The Rangers are a dog shit organization and going back like 9 years they’re 11-0 vs the Phillies haha.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Dude came up with the White Sox, I knew he'd be good wish they'd kept him

He’s 32 lol. Last season was his best year his career so they would have to wait a long time which isn’t likely in baseball. Basically a minor league caliber guy that seems to to breaking out late in his career. Maybe he is the next RA Dickey lol

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I just think with analytics and pitchers using foreign substances and taking so long etc the fun has been sucked out of the game to a degree. For purists...maybe a 3 plus hr game is amazing.

Offense is up...time is down

I think these are good things.

 

[thunderc]

All good things as offense took a shit. Stolen bases are exciting.

These are good changes.

Now if guys could only learn to hit again

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Now if guys could only learn to hit again

Analytics broke them too. With shifts and long ball analysis they basically told them a HR or K is the way to go

We have lost stealing bases, bunting, opposite field hitting etc

Going to take a minute to get it somewhat normal again

 

[Shanemansj13]

I just think with analytics and pitchers using foreign substances and taking so long etc the fun has been sucked out of the game to a degree. For purists...maybe a 3 plus hr game is amazing.

Offense is up...time is down

I think these are good things.

Agree. I wasn’t sure about the rule at first but watching games early I don’t have to spend 3+ hours watching a game. As much as I love baseball I don’t think this is hurting the product of the game or even tilting it dramatically to favor offense. The Indians just played 2 out of 3 games where the run total was 5 combined. Only thing I could see maybe tweaked is innings 7-9 maybe pitchers have more time with runners on base. Those pressure situations but I haven’t seen enough of those situations to know if that will be a problem.

Even baseball fans will say baseball is slow. This faster face might encourage non-baseball fans to start watching more games. I love the rule.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Agree. I wasn’t sure about the rule at first but watching games early I don’t have to spend 3+ hours watching a game. As much as I love baseball I don’t think this is hurting the product of the game or even tilting it dramatically to favor offense. The Indians just played 2 out of 3 games where the run total was 5 combined. Only thing I could see maybe tweaked is innings 7-9 maybe pitchers have more time with runners on base. Those pressure situations but I haven’t seen enough of those situations to know if that will be a problem.

Even baseball fans will say baseball is slow. This faster face might encourage non-baseball fans to start watching more games. I love the rule.

Gotta do something to get the kids interested

My son ranks sports

Football
Basketball
UFC
Soccer







Baseball










Hockey

 

[Shanemansj13]

Analytics broke them too. With shifts and long ball analysis they basically told them a HR or K is the way to go

We have lost stealing bases, bunting, opposite field hitting etc

Going to take a minute to get it somewhat normal again

Yep, both those things killed the game but I think the shift rule we will eventually see the game tilt back to once it was before.
I love the shift rule and timer. Pretty refreshing

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Yep, both those things killed the game but I think the shift rule we will eventually see the game tilt back to once it was before.
I love the shift rule and timer. Pretty refreshing

I get guys need to learn to hit to opposite field but hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports. When you have data to basically cheat on how they hit when they make contact you force them to have to go for power.

 

[thunderc]

Analytics broke them too. With shifts and long ball analysis they basically told them a HR or K is the way to go

We have lost stealing bases, bunting, opposite field hitting etc

Going to take a minute to get it somewhat normal again

Agreed. I was very happy to see the commish bad mouthing analytics.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I feel like guys who are huge shift proponents didn't play a lot of high level baseball. I was never much to talk about but I hit like 275 against the average pitchers and was straight trash against the five best guys in HS.

I can only imagine what facing Max Scherzer is like and then ON TOP of that have the infield set up where you're going to hit the ball if you even make contact lol.

Fuck that lol

 

[thunderc]

I feel like guys who are huge shift proponents didn't play a lot of high level baseball. I was never much to talk about but I hit like 275 against the average pitchers and was straight trash against the five best guys in HS.

I can only imagine what facing Max Scherzer is like and then ON TOP of that have the infield set up where you're going to hit the ball if you even make contact lol.

Fuck that lol

Randy Johnson would average at least 15 Ks a game now days.

 

[Shanemansj13]

I feel like guys who are huge shift proponents didn't play a lot of high level baseball. I was never much to talk about but I hit like 275 against the average pitchers and was straight trash against the five best guys in HS.

I can only imagine what facing Max Scherzer is like and then ON TOP of that have the infield set up where you're going to hit the ball if you even make contact lol.

Fuck that lol

Yep it’s like a cheat code

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Randy Johnson would average at least 15 Ks a game now days.

Agreed

 

[Stakesarehigh]

If you don't see another stat see this one

Batting average on ground balls up the middle by year (about as good a "hit" as you can have that travels through the infield)

• 2014: .344 avg
• 2015: .312 avg
• 2016: .337 avg
• 2017: .304 avg
• 2018: .302 avg
• 2019: .299 avg
• 2020: .254 avg
• 2021: .236 avg

That's fucking nuts.

 

[msgkings322]

He’s 32 lol. Last season was his best year his career so they would have to wait a long time which isn’t likely in baseball. Basically a minor league caliber guy that seems to to breaking out late in his career. Maybe he is the next RA Dickey lol

I didn't realize he was that old

 

[Shanemansj13]

If you don't see another stat see this one

Batting average on ground balls up the middle by year (about as good a "hit" as you can have that travels through the infield)

• 2014: .344 avg
• 2015: .312 avg
• 2016: .337 avg
• 2017: .304 avg
• 2018: .302 avg
• 2019: .299 avg
• 2020: .254 avg
• 2021: .236 avg

That's fucking nuts.

Ridiculous