MLB 2025 Season

JK_Livin

tempo_n_groove said:

JK_Livin said:

tempo_n_groove said:

JK_Livin said:

tempo_n_groove said:

HesCalledDyer said:

FULL STORY HERE: http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25935056/mlb-players-discussing-rule-changes-alter-game

Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are discussing potentially drastic changes to the on-field game and economic landscape of the sport in the middle of a collective bargaining agreement, a significant departure from the past that speaks to the chasm between the parties but represents a thaw in the chill that has divided the sides, sources familiar with the talks told ESPN.

Dueling proposals from MLB on Jan. 14 and the union on Friday covered a wide range of topics, according to sources. Among them include:

• A three-batter minimum for pitchers

• A universal designated hitter

• A single trade deadline before the All-Star break

• A 20-second pitch clock

• The expansion of rosters to 26 men, with a 12-pitcher maximum

• Draft advantages for winning teams and penalties for losing teams

• A study to lower the mound

• A rule that would allow two-sport amateurs to sign major league contracts

I want the mound raised, not lowered...

When will they be adding a 5th base? 4 are just too boring.

You know the mound was originally higher right?

I apologize, that wasn't directed at you. It was in response to that entire list of changes.

Cool, I get your comment now, lol.  Maybe have a random 2nd ball thrown at the batter for extra points?!?

Now you're talking!!

HesCalledDyer

https://twitter.com/MLBRandomStats/status/1093914458815119361

pjhawks

Cliffy6745 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Cliffy6745 said:

If the mound is raised, there will be a no hitter every night and offense is going to go way down, more than it already is.  The ball needs to be put in play more

Hmmm.  There wasn't a no hitter every other day when the mound was higher so what will change now?  

If anything the ball would be in play more rather than over the fence.  Small ball is exciting when there are hits and stolen bases and squeeze plays.

Raise the mound and the batter will be more focused on contact rather than a damn "trajectory".

Just my thoughts.

Your counter?

That the game was different when the mound was higher.

I don't think players will make any contact if the mound is higher

If the mound is higher strikeouts will go up even more than they are now.   Before the mound was lowered Bob Gibson had an era in the 1s. no one wants to see that.

instead of adding the DH to the NL eliminate the DH in the AL.  I know Cliffy loves it but the DH sucks.

tempo_n_groove

pjhawks said:

Cliffy6745 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Cliffy6745 said:

If the mound is raised, there will be a no hitter every night and offense is going to go way down, more than it already is.  The ball needs to be put in play more

Hmmm.  There wasn't a no hitter every other day when the mound was higher so what will change now?  

If anything the ball would be in play more rather than over the fence.  Small ball is exciting when there are hits and stolen bases and squeeze plays.

Raise the mound and the batter will be more focused on contact rather than a damn "trajectory".

Just my thoughts.

Your counter?

That the game was different when the mound was higher.

I don't think players will make any contact if the mound is higher

If the mound is higher strikeouts will go up even more than they are now.   Before the mound was lowered Bob Gibson had an era in the 1s. no one wants to see that.

instead of adding the DH to the NL eliminate the DH in the AL.  I know Cliffy loves it but the DH sucks.

I like seeing that.  What Snell and DeGrom did this year was awesome.

I don't agree with the strikeouts though.  The players would have to adjust on contact, not trajectory.

It is a good healthy debate though.

Cliffy6745

Strikeouts would sky rocket.  

DH ain't going anywhere

tempo_n_groove

Because I like doing analytics I did my own research.

In 1968 there were 20 teams.  3250 games played that year and 19,000 strikeouts for an average of 11.7 K's per game.

Do 19,000K/3250 games= 5.846 each game but you need to times it by 2 to technically get a full game so 5.846x2= 11.7 K's a game

Note this was the last year the mound was at 15".  Next year it went down to 10".

In 2018 there are 30 teams.  4862 games played this year with 41,000 strikeouts for an average of 16.9 K's per game.

Do 41,000K/4862 games=8.432 each game.  8.432x2=16.9 K's a game.

The most egregious offender in 68 were the Metropolitans whom are 1 year away from winning a WS with 1203 K's in 163 games for a whopping 7.38 k's per game.

This years LEAST egregious offender is the Cleveland Indians with 1189 K's in 162 games for  7.3 k's per game.

The ChiSox were the worst this year with a 9.8K per game average.

So even with the mound raised there still weren't as many K's then per game as there are now.

Cliffy6745

You can't compare 1968 to now.  The game is different.

Compare 1968 to 1969 (assuming that is the year it was raised) to see the impact

Cliffy6745

Easy enough, strike outs jumped by a total of 3,100 and never got back to the original numbers besides a few years in the 70s.  So yeah, strike outs would go up from where they already are, which is too high.

HesCalledDyer

Conversely, in 1968 there were only 6 batters with an average above .300; Carl Yastrzemski led the AL with a .301 average, its only .300 hitter.  Compare to last season where the top 10 in both leagues batted .297 or better, with 16 total .300 hitters. Heck, in '68 only 8 qualifying batters even hit above .275 in the AL.

Cliffy6745

So newsflash, baseball players are better today than they were 50 years ago?  I don't see the point.

The mound was raised and strikeouts increased.  If it were raised again, the same thing would happen.  That is not good for the game.

HesCalledDyer

Strikeouts go up, average goes down.  That was my point.  I agree with you Cliffy.

F Me In The Brain

Just like with football, I love close games & am fine with low scores in the playoffs.

For a random Wednesday night?  Both teams striking out a fuckton is not anything I want a part of unless it happens to be a matchup of 2 aces.  Having that be a regular thing is boring.

tempo_n_groove

Cliffy6745 said:

So newsflash, baseball players are better today than they were 50 years ago?  I don't see the point.

The mound was raised and strikeouts increased.  If it were raised again, the same thing would happen.  That is not good for the game.

HesCalledDyer said:

Strikeouts go up, average goes down.  That was my point.  I agree with you Cliffy.

But strikeouts for the most part have increased but I see your points in that they would go up even more and make the game more boring, got it.

What about strikeouts to HR ratios?  The amount of HRs are increasing along with K's.  Guys are swinging for the fences now.  Triples are almost non existent too.

What about expanding the ball parks or are we still just wanting HR's and no small ball?

igotid88

Analytics doesn't like small ball. You're more likely to score from 1st with no outs than 2nd and 1out. They don't like giving up outs unless it's a strikeout

Cliffy6745

tempo_n_groove said:

Cliffy6745 said:

So newsflash, baseball players are better today than they were 50 years ago?  I don't see the point.

The mound was raised and strikeouts increased.  If it were raised again, the same thing would happen.  That is not good for the game.

HesCalledDyer said:

Strikeouts go up, average goes down.  That was my point.  I agree with you Cliffy.

But strikeouts for the most part have increased but I see your points in that they would go up even more and make the game more boring, got it.

What about strikeouts to HR ratios?  The amount of HRs are increasing along with K's.  Guys are swinging for the fences now.  Triples are almost non existent too.

What about expanding the ball parks or are we still just wanting HR's and no small ball?

Big Hair Monsters don't hit triples! 

I do think the all or nothing approach is not good.I don't know what you do about that, but raising the mound in my mind will only make it worse.

tempo_n_groove

Cliffy6745 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Cliffy6745 said:

So newsflash, baseball players are better today than they were 50 years ago?  I don't see the point.

The mound was raised and strikeouts increased.  If it were raised again, the same thing would happen.  That is not good for the game.

HesCalledDyer said:

Strikeouts go up, average goes down.  That was my point.  I agree with you Cliffy.

But strikeouts for the most part have increased but I see your points in that they would go up even more and make the game more boring, got it.

What about strikeouts to HR ratios?  The amount of HRs are increasing along with K's.  Guys are swinging for the fences now.  Triples are almost non existent too.

What about expanding the ball parks or are we still just wanting HR's and no small ball?

Big Hair Monsters don't hit triples! 

I do think the all or nothing approach is not good.I don't know what you do about that, but raising the mound in my mind will only make it worse.

I'll consider the mound raising as bad but I do think slap hitting would make a comeback with it.

Bregman and Betts are my ideal type of player.  Plenty of pop, speed and average.  I also loved the play of Ichiro who could reach basec v on a chop to third.

I also enjoyed McGwire, Bonds and Arod so I'm all over the place.

Cliffy6745

tempo_n_groove said:

Cliffy6745 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Cliffy6745 said:

So newsflash, baseball players are better today than they were 50 years ago?  I don't see the point.

The mound was raised and strikeouts increased.  If it were raised again, the same thing would happen.  That is not good for the game.

HesCalledDyer said:

Strikeouts go up, average goes down.  That was my point.  I agree with you Cliffy.

But strikeouts for the most part have increased but I see your points in that they would go up even more and make the game more boring, got it.

What about strikeouts to HR ratios?  The amount of HRs are increasing along with K's.  Guys are swinging for the fences now.  Triples are almost non existent too.

What about expanding the ball parks or are we still just wanting HR's and no small ball?

Big Hair Monsters don't hit triples! 

I do think the all or nothing approach is not good.I don't know what you do about that, but raising the mound in my mind will only make it worse.

I'll consider the mound raising as bad but I do think slap hitting would make a comeback with it.

Bregman and Betts are my ideal type of player.  Plenty of pop, speed and average.  I also loved the play of Ichiro who could reach basec v on a chop to third.

I also enjoyed McGwire, Bonds and Arod so I'm all over the place.

I agree with all of this. 

Thirty Bills Unpaid

If it hasn't already been mentioned... pitchers are throwing harder than they used to. Collectively speaking... they're bigger and stronger.

90mph is not fast in the modern era, yet it used to characterize a 'live' arm. Back in the Ruth era... it might have been 75mph.

I can't say with any certainty that reaction times have risen in the same proportion as pitch velocity.

A raised mound would be the shits in my opinion.

HesCalledDyer

pjhawks said:

Cliffy6745 said:

tempo_n_groove said:

Cliffy6745 said:

If the mound is raised, there will be a no hitter every night and offense is going to go way down, more than it already is.  The ball needs to be put in play more

Hmmm.  There wasn't a no hitter every other day when the mound was higher so what will change now?  

If anything the ball would be in play more rather than over the fence.  Small ball is exciting when there are hits and stolen bases and squeeze plays.

Raise the mound and the batter will be more focused on contact rather than a damn "trajectory".

Just my thoughts.

Your counter?

That the game was different when the mound was higher.

I don't think players will make any contact if the mound is higher

If the mound is higher strikeouts will go up even more than they are now.   Before the mound was lowered Bob Gibson had an era in the 1s. no one wants to see that.

instead of adding the DH to the NL eliminate the DH in the AL.  I know Cliffy loves it but the DH sucks.

Our league is safe for at least 3 more seasons!

Wobbie

Giants are gonna have patches all over their unis - mccovey, robinson, magowan.

yay for no DH. more DH’s certainly won’t speed up the game. who was the genius who came up with that, anyway? seems like a selig idea before selig.