Or am I an oddball on this? I miss the days of base stealers, contact hitters, more people on base, less strikeouts. All adding excitement and drama to the game. Now it’s vir... moreOr am I an oddball on this? I miss the days of base stealers, contact hitters, more people on base, less strikeouts. All adding excitement and drama to the game. Now it’s virtually a home run, strike out, or a walk. Fewer balls in play. Less drama. To me there’s a few factors that contribute. During the steroid era home runs were at an all time high, exluding last season which set a single season home run record. This brough fans back to the game and drove attendance rates higher. Since then we see an emphasis on walks and home runs in major league players and their development. Almost extinct are contact hitters who hit .300or better and hit for doubles and triples. Almost extinct is small ball— moving runners over, putting together multiple hits, stealing bases. This has really been the case since these “super nerds” who honestly don’t know a darn thing about baseball who invented this “sabermetrics crap. Gone are scouts who judge on talent and potential by seeing peop... less
I was at a restaurant with friends yesterday and the sport was on a TV. I was literally shocked and had to keep looking away. And I wanted to run in and save the bleeding guy being... moreI was at a restaurant with friends yesterday and the sport was on a TV. I was literally shocked and had to keep looking away. And I wanted to run in and save the bleeding guy being sat on and punched hard repeatedly.No doubt, though, that every guy I saw seemed to be in great physical shape.This image represents well what I saw.
