Bill T
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True. That’s why there are a lot more arm surgeries than EVER before. Young kids too! This fascination with Velo is ruining this game. Not making it better!
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@JMikeMLB @MLB And that’s not even the biggest difference. These kids grew up understanding spin rates and pitch shapes. their off speed is so much better than in the past
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@JMikeMLB @eaglesanalysis1 @MLB I agree much of it is because of approach and what they are trying to do. The teams are still filled with lots of ex players and coaches - the game is very different. If you fielded a team without the data guys today, you would lose alot. ALOT!
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I understand all that but just more Velo isn’t answer to every question. Ks are up bc hitters are chasing EV and HR. Selfish hitters = below avg product imo. The talent is as good as ever but proper development is in the shitter with data coaches and very few ex player/baseball coaches. The game is becoming a video game.
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I think there are definitely better overall arms(Velo) now. But there are FEWER pitchers that “actually” know how to pitch. Just because you throw fast doesn’t mean you know how to pitch.
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@JMikeMLB @MLB You are kidding yourself if you think pitching is even remotely the same level as it was 20 or 30 years ago. One of my good friends is a HS coach. He has the same stalker radar gun he’s had since 2015. He’s had more kids hit 90+ in the last 3 yrs than 87+ the 8 prior
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@Billthomas54 @MLB 🤣. That’s right. It was a lot easier to hit 20 years ago. What planet are you on?? 😆
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@eaglesanalysis1 @JMikeMLB @MLB There is a direct correlation between pitch velocity and strikeouts. That is why kids who throw harder are recruited. I am not sure why these old timers do not understand that.
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@KNBR @Adamcopes @dpapapops The giants are below league average in almost every hitting stat for the past 8 out of 9 years. What we are seeing now is what we saw for the past 10 years - nothing new. Why is the question.
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"When they lose they look really bad... we crap the bed or don't show up. Don't even get out of bed."
@Adamcopes & @dpapapops are concerned that the Giants losses don't show ANY signs of life.
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@BaseballCentraI Not one of these are balanced after contact. Can we all agree that means nothing and we should stop telling players they should be balanced after the ball leaves the bat?
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The sweetest swing in baseball history and it’s not even close 😍
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Letting the barrel work north to south! is the most important thing. If you’re working east to west you will hit the big tee and will continue to most likely roll over!
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