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Post by survalli on Jun 5, 2021 0:27:30 GMT -8
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Post by junior on Jun 5, 2021 15:59:26 GMT -8
Baseball. Just one problem after the next. And the nexus of almost all of them is cheating… (Batters should be allowed to drill their bats and drop in some nice springy steel as long as pitchers are allowed to sticky-glue the ball)
$40 tickets and $15 beers … not sure the pitchers are the ones doing the worst of the cheating.
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Post by aardvark on Jun 5, 2021 19:41:55 GMT -8
Baseball. Just one problem after the next. And the nexus of almost all of them is cheating… (Batters should be allowed to drill their bats and drop in some nice springy steel as long as pitchers are allowed to sticky-glue the ball) $40 tickets and $15 beers … not sure the pitchers are the ones doing the worst of the cheating. Springy steel? All you need is cork. Or super balls. |
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Post by junior on Jun 5, 2021 19:55:36 GMT -8
Baseball. Just one problem after the next. And the nexus of almost all of them is cheating… (Batters should be allowed to drill their bats and drop in some nice springy steel as long as pitchers are allowed to sticky-glue the ball) $40 tickets and $15 beers … not sure the pitchers are the ones doing the worst of the cheating. Springy steel? All you need is cork. Or super balls. Any would at least help even the odds of the ball going out … batters still have to basically swing at a ball they can't see and make solid contact. |
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Post by aardvark on Jun 5, 2021 20:00:25 GMT -8
Springy steel? All you need is cork. Or super balls. Any would at least help even the odds of the ball going out … batters still have to basically swing at a ball they can't see and make solid contact. The worst of it is MLB not enforcing rules they already have in the rulebook. Adding more rules (which they don't enforce) won't do anything. |
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Post by aztecmusician on Jun 6, 2021 9:35:08 GMT -8
The results have been astonishing. Some of these pitchers have been Baseball Bugs like, sporting sub 2 ERAs and absurd WHIP totals. Yet another rash of statistical anomalies, as now pitchers are hacking the rules of the game.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2021 11:04:06 GMT -8
It has gotten out of control. WTF is Manfred doing?
Never been a big fan of his.
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Post by junior on Jun 6, 2021 12:48:57 GMT -8
The results have been astonishing. Some of these pitchers have been Baseball Bugs like, sporting sub 2 ERAs and absurd WHIP totals. Yet another rash of statistical anomalies, as now pitchers are hacking the rules of the game. During off season, I was on a pickup team in college. We called ourselves the Gashouse Gorillas … |
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Post by sdsuball on Jun 6, 2021 12:53:10 GMT -8
The results have been astonishing. Some of these pitchers have been Baseball Bugs like, sporting sub 2 ERAs and absurd WHIP totals. Yet another rash of statistical anomalies, as now pitchers are hacking the rules of the game. Foreign substances + dead balls = record setting pitching stats |
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Post by aardvark on Jun 6, 2021 15:36:05 GMT -8
It has gotten out of control. WTF is Manfred doing? Never been a big fan of his. Screwing up the game. Fire Rob Manfred. |
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Post by sdcoug on Jun 7, 2021 9:43:49 GMT -8
Curious how this happens when fresh balls are put into play nowadays every time a ball even slightly touches the dirt? I saw one 8 pitch sequence that included 7 new/fresh balls. Pitchers would need to keep a TUB of goo on them to scuff after every single pitch. While there may be some of this I don't think it's as bad as some believe. Science does come into play, and pitchers are getting better educated on the science of spin rate, among other things.
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Post by aztecryan on Jun 7, 2021 10:04:13 GMT -8
Curious how this happens when fresh balls are put into play nowadays every time a ball even slightly touches the dirt? I saw one 8 pitch sequence that included 7 new/fresh balls. Pitchers would need to keep a TUB of goo on them to scuff after every single pitch. While there may be some of this I don't think it's as bad as some believe. Science does come into play, and pitchers are getting better educated on the science of spin rate, among other things. You'd be surprised, honestly. It really doesn't take much - Most guys will have the substance on the inside of the glove, either in the webbing or in the heel. Bauer's spin rate on his four seam fastball was down 225 RPM's yesterday. |
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Post by junior on Jun 7, 2021 12:05:44 GMT -8
Curious how this happens when fresh balls are put into play nowadays every time a ball even slightly touches the dirt? I saw one 8 pitch sequence that included 7 new/fresh balls. Pitchers would need to keep a TUB of goo on them to scuff after every single pitch. While there may be some of this I don't think it's as bad as some believe. Science does come into play, and pitchers are getting better educated on the science of spin rate, among other things. You'd be surprised, honestly. It really doesn't take much - Most guys will have the substance on the inside of the glove, either in the webbing or in the heel. Bauer's spin rate on his four seam fastball was down 225 RPM's yesterday. Another game of Whack-a-mole … Since the "juice" is readily available in the dugout for batters, pitchers don't really need to keep a tub of it on the mound. A little dab'll do ya… |
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