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Baseball

Brother Buzz

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16. The dead ball is working well in that monster park, Coors Field

Reply to Auggie (Reply #15)

Mon May 17, 2021, 04:31 PM

May 2021

The smart hitters are not aiming for the fence, but are punching bloopers into that undefendable real estate between the infielders and the outfielders.

Home runs fill the stands, base hits win the games

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MLB has become unwatchable, terrible, awful, no good. [View all] Yavin4 May 2021 OP

Move the mound back? exboyfil May 2021 #1

I would not do that. I would outlaw the defensive shifts. Yavin4 May 2021 #2

+1 Eliminate defensive shifts TheRealNorth May 2021 #3

I know Double A GP6971 May 2021 #6

Yep. The shift is causing this lack of hits. The stats prove it. Sibelius Fan May 2021 #7

I thought they changed the reliever rule to force at least 3 batters Bristlecone May 2021 #10

Yes, I heard that too TheRealNorth May 2021 #12

Probably too radical for hidebound MLB but I say shorten the games and the season. brush May 2021 #4

This is why I prefer college ball. It's much more exciting. broiles May 2021 #5

I haven't watched MLB since the Catfish Hunter days. calguy May 2021 #8

As kids we were out if we hit it over the fence into the crabby neighbor's yard. rickford66 May 2021 #9

Mets fired their hitting coaches. Kingofalldems May 2021 #11

+1,000,000 ... Auggie May 2021 #13

Everybody is hitting....foul balls and fly outs Brother Buzz May 2021 #14

Could be those who are struggling are pressing too hard as well Auggie May 2021 #15

The dead ball is working well in that monster park, Coors Field Brother Buzz May 2021 #16