OT: Home Run Derby

[Rico444]

Excited to see Pete Alonso hit some dingers.

Vladito, dear LORD. And he's not even old enough to go order a beer at the bar.

 

[polycom]

This is insane...the final is going to be horrible. This should be the final guerrero jr v. pederson.

 

[UconnU]

MLB had to have juiced the ball this year. No other explanation.

 

[TXHuskyFan]

Vladito, dear LORD. And he's not even old enough to go order a beer at the bar.

He is old enough in Canada, where his day job is.

 

[superjohn]

MLB had to have juiced the ball this year. No other explanation.

Of course they do. Juiced balls and juiced players.

 

[SixRings]

Dude can get on a tear. VGjr is miffed.

 

[huskyblooz]

That was fun. Vlad was awesome!Imagine how many HRs, Alonso would’ve hit if he had someone from the Mets bullpen throwing

 

[uconnsouth]

Great event

 

[Danzz]

MLB had to have juiced the ball this year. No other explanation.

Don't know if the ball is juiced but the seams are flatter and this effects the grip and action on breaking pitches.

 

[whaler11]

Baseball has a fundamental problem.

The batters are too strong for the stadiums to contain them.

Pitcher velocity + the athletes on defense make home runs the only way to score runs consistently.

Guys pump gas looking to avoid contact and the batters sell out looking to hit bombs.

The result is a boring product. Combine that with expensive and the empty seats are jarring.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Baseball has a fundamental problem.

The batters are too strong for the stadiums to contain them.

Pitcher velocity + the athletes on defense make home runs the only way to score runs consistently.

Guys pump gas looking to avoid contact and the batters sell out looking to hit bombs.

The result is a boring product. Combine that with expensive and the empty seats are jarring.

You don't throw a 4-seam fastball if you're trying to avoid contact. Not sure of the numbers from 2018 but with the more tightly wound balls and the movement towards an upward swing plane, we're actually seeing a significant decrease in the percentage of fastballs being thrown. I actually think this product is better than it has been in a while and I'm hopeful they move to a minimum batter requirement for pitchers to face to make it even better.

 

[eebmg]

Hard to understand the infatuation for Vlad swinging from the heels and always pulling the ball.

Alonso was a true stud using all fields

 

[the Q]

Did they change the rule about having to wait for the ball to land before he next pitch?

 

[Fan4ever]

Such a dysfunctional organization the mutz are, i wouldn't be surprised if they are fielding offers for Alonso at this point.

 

[navery12]

Did they change the rule about having to wait for the ball to land before he next pitch?

Officially, no. But the umpires weren't enforcing it

 

[polycom]

Hard to understand the infatuation for Vlad swinging from the heels and always pulling the ball.

Alonso was a true stud using all fields

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Let me guess you want people to get off your lawn as well...

Baseball development has changed, they talked about it 100 times on the broadcast.

 

[the Q]

Officially, no. But the umpires weren't enforcing it

I ask because Pederson was just the most blatantly obvious violator. It wasn’t even close.

 

[eebmg]

Let me guess you want people to get off your lawn as well...

Baseball development has changed, they talked about it 100 times on the broadcast.

I don't own a lawn.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Baseball has a fundamental problem.

The batters are too strong for the stadiums to contain them.

Pitcher velocity + the athletes on defense make home runs the only way to score runs consistently.

Guys pump gas looking to avoid contact and the batters sell out looking to hit bombs.

The result is a boring product. Combine that with expensive and the empty seats are jarring.

The issue with baseball is that the key demographic grew up in the steroid era. Baseball meant McGuire/Sosa, watching Bonds, and Manny and Ortiz in Boston. Baseball will never be as exciting as what I got to see as a kid. I could count the number of close friends who still watch baseball on one hand

 

[whaler11]

You don't throw a 4-seam fastball if you're trying to avoid contact. Not sure of the numbers from 2018 but with the more tightly wound balls and the movement towards an upward swing plane, we're actually seeing a significant decrease in the percentage of fastballs being thrown. I actually think this product is better than it has been in a while and I'm hopeful they move to a minimum batter requirement for pitchers to face to make it even better.

you are what is becoming a pretty clear minority.

optimizing the rosters has made it impossible for the casual fan - they cycle through so many players in a season it’s insane.

remember when baseball fans knew rotations? remember when you could manage along without volumes of baseball-reference and fangraphs metrics?

 

[polycom]

you are what is becoming a pretty clear minority.

optimizing the rosters has made it impossible for the casual fan - they cycle through so many players in a season it’s insane.

remember when baseball fans knew rotations? remember when you could manage along without volumes of baseball-reference and fangraphs metrics?

The amount of alerts I get about new players is crazy. But, how exactly does baseball fix it.

 

[the Q]

The amount of alerts I get about new players is crazy. But, how exactly does baseball fix it.

28 man roster with 25 active on any game. 26 for double headers.

 

[Danzz]

Hard to understand the infatuation for Vlad swinging from the heels and always pulling the ball.

Alonso was a true stud using all fields

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Kid is only 20. His approach will likely change as he matures. A slump or two could be the incentive.

 

[whaler11]

28 man roster with 25 active on any game. 26 for double headers.

the absolute worst idea is bigger rosters.

oh good more relief pitchers!

 

[navery12]

I appear to be in the minority but I love the direction baseball is headed. I'll never understand people who want to go back to watching sacrifice hunts and bad baseball