So it’s early in the morning and I’m having that first cup of coffee, which has the same effect on me that spinach has on Popeye, and just in case you’re not older than dirt and don’t know what I’m talking about, here you go:
I could not agree with you more re: defense and how shifts and the emphasis on home runs is causing damage to the game. I am in Philadelphia and there is a bit of a controversy as Pete Rose is attending a celebration of the 1980 world champions in a few weeks. Rose was on that team, but he has not been to the park in decades since he was found to have lured a presumably 16 year old to Ohio to have sex with her. At that time, 16 was the age of consent at that time in Ohio. In any event ... this weekend I started considering if Rose played in the age of analytics-driven shifts ... would he have had such great stats?
Keep the French roast coming!
I'll do my best.
that's why I subscribe, so you'll have all the French Roast you need to write these highly educational posts about baseball! Thank you, Lee!
You're welcome and thanks for the caffeine fix.
I could not agree with you more re: defense and how shifts and the emphasis on home runs is causing damage to the game. I am in Philadelphia and there is a bit of a controversy as Pete Rose is attending a celebration of the 1980 world champions in a few weeks. Rose was on that team, but he has not been to the park in decades since he was found to have lured a presumably 16 year old to Ohio to have sex with her. At that time, 16 was the age of consent at that time in Ohio. In any event ... this weekend I started considering if Rose played in the age of analytics-driven shifts ... would he have had such great stats?
Guys who can handle the bat should love shifts; guys who can't hit the ball the other way when they need to get crushed.
But, there are not many major leaguers who can handle the bat. Hence, the swinging for the fences ...
Yup. The next time I write about this I'm going to get into situational hitting and how and why it's becoming a lost art.
I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
I live in a garbage can
There's a hole in the middle
Where I have a piddle
I'm Popeye the Sailor Mannnnnnnnn
😉
I imagine you'll be thinking about that tune all day...my apologies.