Open debate, Shift or No Shift and the DH too.....

#51
#51
So dumb. What next, dictating what pitches you can throw to a lefty?
Maybe shorten the game to five innings for the younger fans attention span?
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tennrich1 said:
It takes hard work but I’m a firm believer most good hitters SHOULD be able to hit it to all fields. A few years back at spring training in Florida I watched from behind the plate as Albert Pujols hit for what seemed like an hour…. and the as the BP pitcher released the ball the hitting coach would shout where he wanted AP to hit the ball. It was amazing to see him do that over and over again. Of course we’re taking about one of the best hitters to ever play the game.
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I've heard more than one person discuss how disciplined Pujols was with his practice routine. His performance reflected it.
 
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vol66 said:
Between your jinxes and wine and his hatred of bunting, I think we should maintain it, until we lose OR we get a squeeze.
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We all have good reason to hate bunting and you know it.

I've simply taken the leadership role lest you forget and history repeats itself. I will not relent.

I like winning and dingers.
 
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txbo said:
We all have good reason to hate bunting and you know it.

I've simply taken the leadership role lest you forget and history repeats itself. I will not relent.

I like winning and dingers.
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I do not long for small ball, I like a dinger as much as the next guy, but I also like line drives.
 
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I dislike station to station baseball as well, but even the B%#+ has its place in the game occasionally. Am I wrong?
 
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vol66 said:
I do not long for small ball, I like a dinger as much as the next guy, but I also like line drives.
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To the wall, against the wall, over the wall, in the gap…. Hit ‘em where they ain’t. All good.
 
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I think I have brought this up before.

The shift exists because players are no longer well balanced at the plate. The pull-or-die approach makes these guys worse players; not better. The fact the guys still hit into the shift 90+% of the time proves it. Even if the all the players shifted these guys still couldn't hit the gap. And MLB is encouraging this lack of skill development. The idea that rules now say where a player must stand just sounds fascist. The shift ban makes the game less skilled.

I never liked the DH. It's like banning the shift in that it encourages pitchers not to truly develop skills and learn the swing the bat. It makes old, fat guys not care if they own a glove or not. The DH makes managing the games simpler. The DH makes pitchers more likely to hit batters. The DH makes the game less athletic.

There's rule changes I do like that are overdue. The hard bases have to go. The bases should go back to the "bag" look and should be a bit bigger.

The elongated "softball" base at first would make the game safer for runners and first basemen.

There should be a pitch clock
A pitcher and batter should not be allowed to step-out or step-off once the batter is in box and ball is in pitcher's hand.
The extra inning runner rule is retarded
I like the rule where pitchers must face a minimum number of batters
I like the rule where runners are walked without pitchouts.
I would like to see strikes and balls called by electronic device.
Base coaches must stay in boxes
Ban on head first slides
With the universal DH, interleague play and common management; why do we still have separate leagues?
Annihilation of the umpire union
More days off during season with requisite scheduled double-headers.
Hard salary cap with a hard salary floor
 
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fryeguy93 said:
I think I have brought this up before.

The shift exists because players are no longer well balanced at the plate. The pull-or-die approach makes these guys worse players; not better. The fact the guys still hit into the shift 90+% of the time proves it. Even if the all the players shifted these guys still couldn't hit the gap. And MLB is encouraging this lack of skill development. The idea that rules now say where a player must stand just sounds fascist. The shift ban makes the game less skilled.

I never liked the DH. It's like banning the shift in that it encourages pitchers not to truly develop skills and learn the swing the bat. It makes old, fat guys not care if they own a glove or not. The DH makes managing the games simpler. The DH makes pitchers more likely to hit batters. The DH makes the game less athletic.

There's rule changes I do like that are overdue. The hard bases have to go. The bases should go back to the "bag" look and should be a bit bigger.

The elongated "softball" base at first would make the game safer for runners and first basemen.

There should be a pitch clock
A pitcher and batter should not be allowed to step-out or step-off once the batter is in box and ball is in pitcher's hand.
The extra inning runner rule is retarded
I like the rule where pitchers must face a minimum number of batters
I like the rule where runners are walked without pitchouts.
I would like to see strikes and balls called by electronic device.
Base coaches must stay in boxes
Ban on head first slides
With the universal DH, interleague play and common management; why do we still have separate leagues?
Annihilation of the umpire union
More days off during season with requisite scheduled double-headers.
Hard salary cap with a hard salary floor
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Welp, I think I agree with you, and @txbo …don’t change the game. Helmets are a cool addition, because pitchers gonna pitch.
 
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OldTimer said:
Personally, I don't care if a defense shifts, learn to hit the ball the other way, or drop down the dreaded bunt and teams will stop stacking one side of the playing field......
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Exactly. Learn how to bunt and hit to the opposite field (which should actually be more common with pitcher throwing 100+ more often). You don't change the rules to accommodate hitters' unwillingness to adapt and develop skills.
 
#64
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I read once that Babe Ruth who pitched for Boston (and still holds a series record) was turned into an outfielder because they couldn't afford to have him bat only every third game. I'm sure he would have loved being the dh when he wasn't on the mound.
 
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