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All-star game is a joke, and being linked to home field advantage in the world series is ridiculous. Can't say I won't tune in to check out Brewers players though.

Cardinals !!! 

Carpio, I’m surprised that you remember that they moved the pitchers mound further away from home plate. They did that in 1893 when they wanted to give the hitters a better chance. You’ve been following the game a long time (lol).
They lowered the pitching mound 5” in 1969.

Want higher BAs?     Lower the pitcher’s mound to what it was 20 ? ​years ago.   Or change the ruling to what it used to be :  sacrifice fly that a batter won’t be charged for an at bat if a runner on base advances to second or third on a fly out.    I’m not sure about this but at one time didn’t they shorten the distance from home to the pitcher’s mound?
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This is how I view Sabermetrics and analytics done by pecil-necked nerds that hide behind fake names (Tom Tango) who probably never played a meaningful or competitive game of baseball in their lives:

• Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: The Manipulation of Public Opinion in America, by Michael Wheeler (W. W. Norton & Co. 1976; Dell paperback 1978).

They fail to consider the human element.  Some players are clutch and step up in the big moment.  Some wilt under the pressure.  Statistics doesn't and can't capture that.  That is why it is so important for coaches to know their players and their tendencies and idiosyncrasies.  Some players work hard to get good at all the fundamental and little things and become a valuable player in the process.  More valuable than the 30 HR player who strikes out 40% of the time, hits .222 and poops himself when the chips are down.

We'll agree to disagree on this topic. And that is completely fine.  I'm Okay with swimming upstream in a currently downstream MLB environment.   History repeats itself, and small ball will become more popular again someday.  Players who are good at all the little things will once again be valued at some point.  Probably when Sabermetrics starts to capture and analyze more of the little things that lead to W's.  MLB is becoming more of a pitching dominated league again and this just might be the impetus to start going back towards smaller ball?  Time will tell.  Change happens at a snail's pace.  But change is constant and inevitable. 

Peace.

Great story!
​https://www.mlb.com/news/steven-okert-tips-nationals-bullpen-cart-driver​​​

My Dodgers are rolling. Cannot believe the Braves and Phillies have pretty close to the same record that will change later.

Nice. I don’t like what he did, but as a baseball player, he was just purely awesome. I was watching a TikTok video on him giving instruction to a couple former major league ball players to tell him how he approached a plate and how he crowded it and backed off during certain times to play with their heads.

B&R…This was in the news today about one of the best to play the game 
​https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ohio-lawmakers-co-sponsor-resolution-pete-rose-hall-fame​​​

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1782482887301890048/pu/pl/3h3Rfvg9B9Vb6ldc.m3u8?tag=12&container=cmaf

Pete rose

​Conseco home run off the head​​​

B&R and the rest of you "PACKER FAITFULL" WHEN ARE GOING TO LET THIS LOVE AFFAIR WITH ROGERS GO? He's gone ,face it ,ain't coming back,only cared about himeself and not the Packers `Enough is enough already please!  Not knocking his ability, But he left your team and showed no loyality IMO! Okay how much "Grief" am i going to hear from you guys now after saying what i had to say!  Rodgers is history! Let it go!!!

A couple interesting facts about the ballpark’s and the farm systems around the MLB https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10115779-ranking-all-30-mlb-stadiums-for-the-2024-season 

​https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10115581-mlb-farm-system-rankings-for-the-2024-season​​​

Arron Rogers at the padre dodger game?

Great baseball tonight and ESPN game of the week my two favorite teams, Dodgers, and Padres!

Cubs/Rangers opening night game was great. 10 innings. Nice start for MLB.