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MLB 2023
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Yep - spring training.
The idea is to get people into game shape, shake off the winter rust and tune up your game. Extra innings will only cause more problems with people's conditioning and serve no real purpose.
I guess i missed that Strikeout by Jo Adell (strikes out swinging). for the 3rd out
MLB or the Angel broadcast did not show that for some reason
i will forget for evermore!
i know,
no extras in spring traiin!
For me it's not the pitcher, but the hitters stepping out after every pitch to restrap their gloves. Hank Aaron hit 755 HR's without gloves. Get in the damn box and be ready for the pitch.
I hate the no-shift rule. That has been a time honored defensive play for decades. They are taking all the strategy out of the game.
I like it but you're not wrong.
No matter who they used the shift on they never seemed to try and hit the ball the other way. ugh!
I didn't catch anyone trying to drive the ball to the open side of the infield, but I did see several attempts to push a bunt towards 3rd as the third baseman was in the shortstop position. I think that's a testament to how difficult it is to hit a baseball, let alone alter your swing and still hit the ball.
That was my point earlier in this thread. If a MLB player could push/pull to mitigate the shift they would have. The era of the uber-shift really changed the game and made it less watchable because they would largely just hit it to a shifted infiielder.
You are making the assumption that the player has a choice. I remember back when I was playing, it was a rare occurrence when Skip would get involved in an at-bat. Maybe if he wanted to do a hit & run or maybe a take, but other than that, it was up to us as the hitter to get on base.
Now, those calls have been taken away from even the managers and the analytics people are trying to micro-manage every pitch.
The players can do it, they just aren't being allowed to.
Or they are too proud ... I feel like some of those guys want to try and beat the shift by hitting into the shift. lol.
I read that Joe DiMaggio retired because he couldn't pull everything. Opposite field hitting wasn't good enough for him, I guess.
Back in my own playing days, I barely remember being given any instruction by the third base coach. My most famous extra inning walkoff home run, however, came after I ignored a "bunt" sign on a 2-0 count. A high school-aged Barry Bonds was in the stands for the end of that game, so I held a very brief lead in our personal home run contest.
C’mon the Classic is very cool. Cuba and Japan already made the semi’s, and the USA have a tricky quarterfinal game against Venezuela (who are unbeaten so far) to join them.
I have a new favorite baseball story now...
Did I tell you I met the guy who gave BB's 400ft single?
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It strikes me that without having series of games there is a lot more variability in the outcomes? It might well be that in a best-of-five or best-of-seven series the USA might well have won, it was a star-studded batting lineup with the likes of Mookie Betts, Mike Trout, Kyle Schwarber and Realmuto.
But with a single game, Japan was able to lock up the last few innings with pitching from Yu Darvish and Ohtani and squeeze out a 3-2 win. They did look sharp though, and it’ll be interesting to see what Yoshida will do with the Red Sox this year.
But with a single game, Japan was able to lock up the last few innings with pitching from Yu Darvish and Ohtani and squeeze out a 3-2 win. They did look sharp though, and it’ll be interesting to see what Yoshida will do with the Red Sox this year.
