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They made the shift illegal when it was very simple to beat.

Posted on: April 25, 2024 at 07:24:36 CT

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If players had just slapped the ball down the third base line a few times they would have quit seeing the shift. But no, everyone had to try to power through it because of the boom or bust mentality in baseball today.

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Situational hitting probably still something the - playhard KC - 4/24 20:18:07

Everyone uses the Harvey Wallbanger approach today - DHighlander NWMSU - 4/25 07:21:35

In this case the Royals needed a sac fly - playhard KC - 4/25 07:53:45

Ozzie Smith was talking about that recently on a cardinals - alstl MU - 4/24 21:26:00

If you played a drinking game and took a drink every time - playhard KC - 4/25 07:56:00

That was a basic tenant of old school baseball. No one - DHighlander NWMSU - 4/25 08:03:18

There's a happy medium somewhere, my son had a travel - playhard KC - 4/25 08:32:47

They made the shift illegal when it was very simple to beat. - DHighlander NWMSU - 4/25 07:24:36

Boom or bust is in every sport now - meatiger MU - 4/25 07:42:24

Analytics does not tie you to a single philosophy. - DHighlander NWMSU - 4/25 07:51:09

Well that and they had an awful defense and he - kmawv8 KC - 4/25 08:20:54

He had a number of deficiencies but the horrible - DHighlander NWMSU - 4/25 08:33:40