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« on: September 16, 2018, 04:46:09 EDT »

Braves pitchers issued 14 walks in the loss to the gnats. That's a new franchise record. And this franchise is nearly 140 years old.
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« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2018, 06:09:35 EDT »

I don't know why they walk so many. It's like they are nibbling at the plate rather than challenging the hitters. Maddox and Glavine would walk hitters rather than give in. But these guys walk hitters without trying to make them hit it.

And I would like to see the statistics on two strike hits given up.
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« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2018, 06:21:59 EDT »

I don't know why they walk so many. It's like they are nibbling at the plate rather than challenging the hitters. Maddox and Glavine would walk hitters rather than give in. But these guys walk hitters without trying to make them hit it.

And I would like to see the statistics on two strike hits given up.


Walks AND strikeouts seem to be up dramatically across MLB.

My theory is that it has lot to do with modern defensive deployments. When you're shifting the infield for nearly every hitter, the pitcher is under more pressure to nibble at the corners so the ball is hit to the desired side. When they're not hitting their spots...they walk 14 guys.

Meanwhile, hitters are increasingly trying to hit the ball OVER the shift rather than away from it. This is why BS stats like launch angle and exit velocity have become a thing. Thus, they're swinging and missing far more often.

If you couldn't tell, I don't really like what the modern game has become.
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« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2018, 06:53:32 EDT »

Walks AND strikeouts seem to be up dramatically across MLB.

My theory is that it has lot to do with modern defensive deployments. When you're shifting the infield for nearly every hitter, the pitcher is under more pressure to nibble at the corners so the ball is hit to the desired side. When they're not hitting their spots...they walk 14 guys.

Meanwhile, hitters are increasingly trying to hit the ball OVER the shift rather than away from it. This is why BS stats like launch angle and exit velocity have become a thing. Thus, they're swinging and missing far more often.

If you couldn't tell, I don't really like what the modern game has become.


If Freeman would bunt down the third base line the ball would roll into left field and he would get a double. I realize that the pitchers are trying to throw into the shift, but they don't always succeed.
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« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2018, 07:30:11 EDT »

Walks AND strikeouts seem to be up dramatically across MLB.

My theory is that it has lot to do with modern defensive deployments. When you're shifting the infield for nearly every hitter, the pitcher is under more pressure to nibble at the corners so the ball is hit to the desired side. When they're not hitting their spots...they walk 14 guys.

Meanwhile, hitters are increasingly trying to hit the ball OVER the shift rather than away from it. This is why BS stats like launch angle and exit velocity have become a thing. Thus, they're swinging and missing far more often.

If you couldn't tell, I don't really like what the modern game has become.

I hardly watch or follow baseball at all, but what you describe above sounds actually more interesting to me than the "classic game".   
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« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2018, 06:59:33 EDT »


If Freeman would bunt down the third base line the ball would roll into left field and he would get a double. I realize that the pitchers are trying to throw into the shift, but they don't always succeed.

Ah, but baseball's "advanced metrics" say that Freeman is more productive swinging for the RF wall and making an out 85% of the time, than trying to poke it through the left side and reaching first base 70% of the time. Because if he pulls it, sometimes it'll go for extra bases. That's the theory, anyway.
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« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2018, 10:46:09 EDT »

Ah, but baseball's "advanced metrics" say that Freeman is more productive swinging for the RF wall and making an out 85% of the time, than trying to poke it through the left side and reaching first base 70% of the time. Because if he pulls it, sometimes it'll go for extra bases. That's the theory, anyway.

Analytics don't like.

Maybe Butch should switch to baseball.   
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