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eeriepadave · August 25

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

there are only two players in the NL hitting .300 or better. Pretty sad cause the leader, Freeman, is at ,301 and Turner is at .300

Whens the last time that happened? 1968?

I believe so yes, Yaz if i'm not mistaken?

tempo_n_groove · August 25

eeriepadave said:

tempo_n_groove said:

eeriepadave said:

there are only two players in the NL hitting .300 or better. Pretty sad cause the leader, Freeman, is at ,301 and Turner is at .300

Whens the last time that happened? 1968?

I believe so yes, Yaz if i'm not mistaken?

Yes that sounds right. They lowered the mound the next year I believe.

It is weird that nobody is hitting for average. Freeman is usually a high average player. Where the hell is Arraez this year? Hes batting 285. Dude was batting champ 3 years in a row.

Johnny Abruzzo · August 25

Walks are valued much higher than back in the day so guys are more patient at the plate, and yeah they're trying to hit homers. Also the pitchers' stuff is so much better than it used to be (especially bullpen guys), it's way harder to string together a bunch of singles, so they're looking for walks & homers. One more: I bet it was a lot easier to get hits on the old astroturf; the ball just flew on it. If I'm sending Christopher Sanchez & Jhoan Duran out there, I'm letting that grass grow another 2".

Wobbie · August 25

Johnny Abruzzo said:

Walks are valued much higher than back in the day so guys are more patient at the plate, and yeah they're trying to hit homers. Also the pitchers' stuff is so much better than it used to be (especially bullpen guys), it's way harder to string together a bunch of singles, so they're looking for walks & homers. One more: I bet it was a lot easier to get hits on the old astroturf; the ball just flew on it. If I'm sending Christopher Sanchez & Jhoan Duran out there, I'm letting that grass grow another 2".

In 2004, Bonds led MLB in walks, hit .362 and hit 45 HR....so, these things are not mutually exclusive.

then again, there has only been one Barry Lamar Bonds.

Johnny Abruzzo · August 25

There's only one BALCO.

Wobbie · August 25

Johnny Abruzzo said:

There's only one BALCO.

with the all caps theme…

GOAT.

SPEEDY MCCREADY · August 25

Johnny Abruzzo said:

There's only one BALCO.

It was flaxseed oil.

Wobbie · August 26

big dumper, man.

igotid88 · August 26

I think I've posted this here before. But what if Ozzie Smith took today's hitting approach.
? He was a decent hitter so the average would probably be below .200. But at least he would have an extra 10-15 career homeruns

pjhawks · August 26

If a guy isn’t capable if hitting 30+ homers in a season they shouldn’t be swinging for home runs.

There is no such thing as a two strike approach these days, they swing as hard and for the fences with two strikes as much as any other counts.

In some cases analytics is failing sports

Wobbie · August 26

pjhawks said:

If a guy isn’t capable if hitting 30+ homers in a season they shouldn’t be swinging for home runs.

tell that to my “no 30 HR season since 2004” Giants.

thank you.

Johnny Abruzzo · August 26

Wobbie said:

pjhawks said:

If a guy isn’t capable if hitting 30+ homers in a season they shouldn’t be swinging for home runs.

tell that to my “no 30 HR season since 2004” Giants.

thank you.

So that's when steroid testing started I guess.

3 championships - not going to play any violins for ya.

tempo_n_groove · August 26

Shohei has 45 HR.

Raleigh has now set the single season record for HR's by a catcher. In case you haven't followed him he's been the best hitting catcher the past 3 years.

Judge will still win the MVP though.

Shohei will win his 4th MVP.

cutz · August 26

Johnny Abruzzo said:

Walks are valued much higher than back in the day so guys are more patient at the plate, and yeah they're trying to hit homers. Also the pitchers' stuff is so much better than it used to be (especially bullpen guys), it's way harder to string together a bunch of singles, so they're looking for walks & homers. One more: I bet it was a lot easier to get hits on the old astroturf; the ball just flew on it. If I'm sending Christopher Sanchez & Jhoan Duran out there, I'm letting that grass grow another 2".

Walks are just as good as getting a hit (still SHOULD hold true today).

igotid88 · August 26

cutz said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

Walks are valued much higher than back in the day so guys are more patient at the plate, and yeah they're trying to hit homers. Also the pitchers' stuff is so much better than it used to be (especially bullpen guys), it's way harder to string together a bunch of singles, so they're looking for walks & homers. One more: I bet it was a lot easier to get hits on the old astroturf; the ball just flew on it. If I'm sending Christopher Sanchez & Jhoan Duran out there, I'm letting that grass grow another 2".

Walks are just as good as getting a hit (still SHOULD hold true today).

I wouldn't say just as good. Maybe 3/4 as good. You can't score from 1st on a walk.

Johnny Abruzzo · August 26

igotid88 said:

cutz said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

Walks are valued much higher than back in the day so guys are more patient at the plate, and yeah they're trying to hit homers. Also the pitchers' stuff is so much better than it used to be (especially bullpen guys), it's way harder to string together a bunch of singles, so they're looking for walks & homers. One more: I bet it was a lot easier to get hits on the old astroturf; the ball just flew on it. If I'm sending Christopher Sanchez & Jhoan Duran out there, I'm letting that grass grow another 2".

Walks are just as good as getting a hit (still SHOULD hold true today).

I wouldn't say just as good. Maybe 3/4 as good. You can't score from 1st on a walk.

Alec Bohm can't score from 1st on a triple.

pjhawks · 2:31AM

Johnny Abruzzo said:

igotid88 said:

cutz said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

Walks are valued much higher than back in the day so guys are more patient at the plate, and yeah they're trying to hit homers. Also the pitchers' stuff is so much better than it used to be (especially bullpen guys), it's way harder to string together a bunch of singles, so they're looking for walks & homers. One more: I bet it was a lot easier to get hits on the old astroturf; the ball just flew on it. If I'm sending Christopher Sanchez & Jhoan Duran out there, I'm letting that grass grow another 2".

Walks are just as good as getting a hit (still SHOULD hold true today).

I wouldn't say just as good. Maybe 3/4 as good. You can't score from 1st on a walk.

Alec Bohm can't score from 1st on a triple.

I chuckled mostly because it’s true

nicknyr15 · 10:13AM

Man the Phillies cannot do anything right at citifield. It’s incredible to see a ballpark have such a hold over a really great Phillies team.

Wobbie · 11:17AM

tempo_n_groove said:

Judge will still win the MVP though.

Shohei will win his 4th MVP.

MVDH.

F Me In The Brain · 12:12PM

Wobbie said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

There's only one BALCO.

with the all caps theme…

GOAT.

ASSBAG

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