The Official 2024 MLB Season Thread
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If I owned a team, I'da paid a 32 year old AAA guy a million bucks to beat his ass during a game.
yseJ
Empire strikes back
MLB has been top heavy for a minute now in the recent years. And usually most of those teams are in big markets and/or are willing to spend.
As far as offense being down, many analytical scouting and recent changes also contribute imo. Baserunners can't really steal signs anymore with radio relays. Each scouting department knows exactly the holes in each hitters swings and areas the ptichers need to stay away from. Hitters still need to guess on a lot of pitches. Even the pitch clock which initially helped offenses, has also helped pitchers by eliminating all the fukkery of stepping out of the box and adjusting the gloves to fukk with the pitcher.
I don't think it's the coaching, really. In-game coaching doesn't matter as much in baseball as people would like to think. You could argue analytics also assign a ton of value to the hr which devalues situational hitting and so then coaches spend more time on exit velocity perfection than situational defensive swings or whatnot.
But there are 19 teams who are either in first place or within 9.5 games of first….playoff races sell tickets and keep fans engaged. This level of parity is actually good. It makes us tense even if we’re in first place, but it keeps the 3rd place fans engaged too
blues_funk_reggae
Veteran
I made a post about this in here, or last year's thread, I don't remember.
But basically Keith Hernandez (I believe) said that expansion in the 90s is to blame for all this subpart talent you see all around the league.
You can go club to club and point out at least 3-4 players that aren't MLB quality.
It's a talent problem in my humble opinion.
blues_funk_reggae
Veteran
Flashback:
Donnie Baseball playing the hot corner
Donnie Baseball playing the hot corner
You need those extra bodies especially in relief due to starters getting more pu$$y every yearI made a post about this in here, or last year's thread, I don't remember.
But basically Keith Hernandez (I believe) said that expansion in the 90s is to blame for all this subpart talent you see all around the league.
You can go club to club and point out at least 3-4 players that aren't MLB quality.
It's a talent problem in my humble opinion.
Ron Mexico
Superstar
How the fukk a WNBA thread gets pinned before this one 
WhatsGoodTy
Ya feel me
How the fukk a WNBA thread gets pinned before this one
Pretty sure @CHICAGO is trolling
WhatsGoodTy
Ya feel me
y’all should drop mize tho it’s over for him. 
god shamgod
Veteran
The cubs done fell all the way off but they sucked in may last year too hope they get hot like last season
Danny jansen from Toronto is a cat they should try to acquire. That would be a major upgrade at C on offense & defense
Danny jansen from Toronto is a cat they should try to acquire. That would be a major upgrade at C on offense & defense
still a horrible fukking contract
edit: he would have made mroe then 100 mil in just abitration
Walter H White
All Star
MLB officially recognizing negro league stats!
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As MLB changes its records, Josh Gibson replaces Ty Cobb as all-time batting leader
Numbers from Negro Leagues are now being integrated into baseball's existing records, altering some of the leaderboards.
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