Is gorilla ball back?

[Cowbell]

What is with all the home runs / is it that we are suddenly warming up temp wise or is there more to this? What say you baseball experts?

[msstate7]

Did mlb donate all the juiced balls of 2020 regular season to college?**

[confucius say]

Strikeouts are up too I believe right? I think it's just more of the launch angle mindset.

[Cowbell]

Did mlb donate all the juiced balls of 2020 regular season to college?**

What's your thoughts on the accusations of the tampering by mlb?

[msstate7]

What's your thoughts on the accusations of the tampering by mlb?

I really don't know.

[terradawg]

I agree with confucius say...launce angle on the brain

[ShotgunDawg]

It's a multi-facetted issue.

College baseball is headed towards the same 3 outcome problem MLB has: HR, BB, K & very little action on the bases or defensively.

This is due to a few reasons:

1. Technology has allowed pitchers to make major gains due to pitch design, velocity building, & game planning.
2. However, what technology has found is that high fast balls are the best fastballs to create swing & miss. They give up more HRs though.
3. Hitters on the other hand, have realized that getting 3 hits in an inning off pitchers that have used pitch design & are throwing 95 is extremely unlikely. Thus, they are trying to hit HRs.

The end result is that we've got 3 outcomes. HR, K, or BB. Run scoring on the whole has remained fairly constant, so the hitters' approach is working, but it just creates a more boring game where athleticism isn't as much of a factor.

[msstate7]

Shotgun, mlb is getting so boring. I watch the braves religiously (unfortunately), but can't even watch a game with without the braves. Baseball has to do something bc the product is terrible

[Rex54]

Shotgun, mlb is getting so boring. I watch the braves religiously (unfortunately), but can't even watch a game with without the braves. Baseball has to do something bc the product is terrible

Been saying this for a while.

College right now is about perfect, hope it stays that way.

[Cooterpoot]

Been saying this for a while.

College right now is about perfect, hope it stays that way.

Not as good as softball though, right?

[MoreCowbell]

It's a multi-facetted issue.

College baseball is headed towards the same 3 outcome problem MLB has: HR, BB, K & very little action on the bases or defensively.

This is due to a few reasons:

1. Technology has allowed pitchers to make major gains due to pitch design, velocity building, & game planning.
2. However, what technology has found is that high fast balls are the best fastballs to create swing & miss. They give up more HRs though.
3. Hitters on the other hand, have realized that getting 3 hits in an inning off pitchers that have used pitch design & are throwing 95 is extremely unlikely. Thus, they are trying to hit HRs.

The end result is that we've got 3 outcomes. HR, K, or BB. Run scoring on the whole has remained fairly constant, so the hitters' approach is working, but it just creates a more boring game where athleticism isn't as much of a factor.

Would the option of moving fences back 20/30 feet make a big difference?

[SailingDawg]

Warm weather allows for further distance as well.

[ShotgunDawg]

Shotgun, mlb is getting so boring. I watch the braves religiously (unfortunately), but can't even watch a game with without the braves. Baseball has to do something bc the product is terrible

I understand and this issue is what instigated substance crack down in MLB. Trying to created more contact.

The other thing you can do is ban shifts. Require that 2 infielders are on either side of 2B.

Could also lower the mound.

[ShotgunDawg]

Would the option of moving fences back 20/30 feet make a big difference?

Maybe but these stadiums don't have room

[R2Dawg]

The stadiums didn't change but one thing that bugs me about baseball. There should not be so much difference in ballparks.

What if you played a basketball game where one court was 10 ft longer or rim an inch lower or football where it was only 90 yards. Baseball is just weird that way.

[Rex54]

I understand and this issue is what instigated substance crack down in MLB. Trying to created more contact.

The other thing you can do is ban shifts. Require that 2 infielders are on either side of 2B.

Could also lower the mound.

And move the mound back.

[Rex54]

Not as good as softball though, right?

Softball is a joke sport.