Happy Birthday to the Abomination

[Illustrious Potentate]

Baseball was perfect as it was. Hell, I'd allow spitballs. Football was, and still is, a flawed game.

There’s always room for improvement. For starters, they need to do what they did in the 90’s and turn a blind eye to steroid use

 

[Kburjr]

There’s always room for improvement. For starters, they need to do what they did in the 90’s and turn a blind eye to steroid use

Steroid use is directly tied to the DH rule. HR or nothing baseball is an abomination.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Steroid use is directly tied to the DH rule. HR or nothing baseball is an abomination.

I kinda like 3 true outcome baseball.

Braves made it to the second to last game of the regular season without a single sacrifice bunt this year, and sac bunts are a waste of time unless it’s a squeeze play to score a run.

 

[Kburjr]

I kinda like 3 true outcome baseball.

Braves made it to the second to last game of the regular season without a single sacrifice bunt this year, and sac bunts are a waste of time unless it’s a squeeze play to score a run.

Kid's game. Advancing the runner should be a formal stat. The sacrifice is still used in extra innings with the man on 2nd, no outs start to an inning. Sounds like the Braves didn't know how to bunt.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Kid's game. Advancing the runner should be a formal stat. The sacrifice is still used in extra innings with the man on 2nd, no outs start to an inning. Sounds like the Braves didn't know how to bunt.

And why would a team that does 3 outcome baseball as good as anyone focus on bunting?

 

[Kburjr]

And why would a team that does 3 outcome baseball as good as anyone focus on bunting?

Did you go undefeated that year? There is always room for improvement.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Did you go undefeated that year? There is always room for improvement.

Bunting, giving up a free out is not an improvement.

Just need Max Fried to not get sick enough to lose 20 pounds when he was already a bean pole and get Spencer Strider to eat meat again so he doesn’t wear down at the end of the season

 

[HammerDown]

If this doesn't bring Rock back, nothing will.

 

[Kburjr]

Bunting, giving up a free out is not an improvement.

Just need Max Fried to not get sick enough to lose 20 pounds when he was already a bean pole and get Spencer Strider to eat meat again so he doesn’t wear down at the end of the season

I am not a big fan of sac bunts, but there are times when the situation calls for it.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

I am not a big fan of sac bunts, but there are times when the situation calls for it.

Yeah, when the pitcher is at the plate, but we don’t have to worry about that anymore. If a player is bunting, it had better either be for a hit or a squeeze play

 

[Kburjr]

If this doesn't bring Rock back, nothing will.

Ok, I'll stop. No need to threaten me.

 

[Kburjr]

Yeah, when the pitcher is at the plate, but we don’t have to worry about that anymore. If a player is bunting, it had better either be for a hit or a squeeze play

Any late inning tie game.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Any late inning tie game.

I’d rather have 3 shots to get a runner in from first than two shots to get a runner in from second, especially on a team designed to live and die by the long ball

 

[Kburjr]

I’d rather have 3 shots to get a runner in from first than two shots to get a runner in from second, especially on a team designed to live and die by the long ball

Yeah, I like to see relievers strike out the side after walking the first 2 batters.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Yeah, I like to see relievers strike out the side after walking the first 2 batters.

The fact the strikeouts are at an all time high rate is another reason sac bunts are bad strategy. Bunting a guy from second to third sounds like a good idea until the next batter strikes out.

It’s the way the game is. Offenses are built to hit a lot extra base hits, strikeout a lot and walk a lot. If you have a deep lineup, I don’t like the idea of taking the bat out of any of their hands with a bunt

 

[Kburjr]

It’s the way the game is. Offenses are built to hit a lot extra base hits, strikeout a lot and walk a lot. If you have a deep lineup, I don’t like the idea of taking the bat out of any of their hands with a bunt

Then change the game. "Manufactured runs" count the same as any other run. I like my Money Ball. Get on base, let the rest of the team move you around.

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

Then change the game. "Manufactured runs" count the same as any other run. I like my Money Ball. Get on base, let the rest of the team move you around.

Preferably by hitting one in the gap or over the fence.

The new rule changes banning the shift, limiting pickoff moves and having bigger bases is supposed to encourage more singles and base stealing. Small ball might make a bit of a comeback in the coming years, but as of now, the name of the game is OBP and SLG

 

[Peter Gozintite]

It's not my birthday

 

[Kburjr]

It's not my birthday

Sorry I missed it.

 

[Kburjr]

Preferably by hitting one in the gap or over the fence.

The new rule changes banning the shift, limiting pickoff moves and having bigger bases is supposed to encourage more singles and base stealing. Small ball might make a bit of a comeback in the coming years, but as of now, the name of the game is OBP and SLG

Home runs puts people in the seats. I know, I know. Still, 3 outcome hitting is boring when the batter isn't Ruth, Judge or Aaron.