Ohtani, this dude is unreal
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Oh you’re absolutely right, and Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, Rich Gossage and Vida Blue were all cream puffs too.
Why list guys who pitched 30+ years after Ruth retired? What on Earth does that have to do with anything?
If you're trying to claim pitching was better 90 years ago than it is now, I don't know what to tell you. You're irredeemable at this point.
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Not to take away from the Ohtani love fest, but I just saw something I doubt has ever happened before in this specific set of circumstances.
Bottom 9th, with Ohtani in on deck circle, runners on 1st and 2nd and down 4-2 with no outs, Miguel Rojas hits a grounder to 3rd. Machado fields it, runs over to tag 3rd, throws to Cronenworth at 2nd, who gets that out, then throws to 1st, and amazingly the supposedly fleet of foot Rojas still isn't there, so triple play. And that triple play puts SD into the post-season.
Bottom 9th, with Ohtani in on deck circle, runners on 1st and 2nd and down 4-2 with no outs, Miguel Rojas hits a grounder to 3rd. Machado fields it, runs over to tag 3rd, throws to Cronenworth at 2nd, who gets that out, then throws to 1st, and amazingly the supposedly fleet of foot Rojas still isn't there, so triple play. And that triple play puts SD into the post-season.
With respect to hitters, yes pitching was better 90 years ago, not because the pitching was better but because the pitching was easier. Pitchers back then had a huge advantage because the mound was much higher, and what that did was it made the strike zone bigger and changed the angle of pitches, creating many more ground balls. That being said, nice of you to conveniently remove Bob Feller from the discussion, who was the greatest fire baller who ever lived and pitched almost 90 years ago. That being said, Feller pitched during a time when batters had a much much tougher time getting good wood on the ball. Yet many of MLB’s batting records were set and still stand during those times. I find it insulting for you to try to denigrate the accomplishments of Feller, Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Ruth, Dizzy Dean, Christy Mathewson, Carl Hubble, Satchel Paige, and many others.
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