…is funny because he was a 5% above league average hitter but he grew up in an average based era.
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Mark McGwire’s end of career is an interesting topic. If he had played in this era he may have seen that he was still providing value. I don’t know the degree that the pain in his knee made him want to stop but him turning down the 2 year/30 million because he wasn’t *performing*
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@nonsenseballer @BLocsports 😂 when I had to learn to run again after double patellar tendon surgery a teammate said “he looks like a baby deer”.
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You threw harder then when I played? No your full of Dog 💩! You have no credibility and your a 💩 talker . You didn’t pass the background check. You have no business and no experience to be commenting about these topics. Crawl back into your Rabbit hole!
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@BLocsports But yes you’re gonna see I only threw my senior year and was poor. I had double knee surgery that my coaches rushed me through and tore my UCL. Finally threw through a torn rotator cuff as a senior. I’m all for the idea of trying to get arms healthy. It’s just not very feasible.
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@BLocsports Nolan Ryan is all the proof I need that hitters have got better. I’ll say he sat 98-100. (Not sure that’s true). You can’t convince me that he was a better “pitcher” than the studs of today. He BB the house. And yet he had 7 no hitters so those contact approaches didn’t help.
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Simply disagree. Hitting and catching is at an all-time worst. Your pitch😂Is pitching is so much better😂 or atleast the VELO part. This is geek 101. I caught a myriad of guys that could pitch in todays game easily!
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@BLocsports I won’t even take shots! You had a professional career and I’ll give you the respect that you deserve for that. But everyone who hates on the players now is just a guy who doesn’t like that players are getting better.
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@BLocsports No one is saying that there aren’t guys who could have pitched in today’s game. There are the occasional guy throwing 88-90 now that makes it. Just claiming hitters suck because averages are lower does not account for the difficulty of facing an average of 95 with better movement
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@BLocsports I won’t even take shots! You had a professional career and I’ll give you the respect that you deserve for that. But everyone who hates on the players now is just a guy who doesn’t like that players are getting better.
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Who gives a 💩. I never faced weasels like you! Theres a million of you guys that talk about throwing harder at the local drinking hole. but there careers never panned out.
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@BLocsports Threw harder with two bad knees and a torn rotator cuff
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@BLocsports Alright, live in denial that’s fine by me. I know I sucked. The game evolves and claiming hitters don’t have baseball talent like they used to is ridiculous.
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💯 false where the hell did you get that info from. Geeks R us?
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@BLocsports Your average velo faced was 88. I threw harder
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@BLocsports Your average velo faced was 88. I threw harder
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@BLocsports Quinlan Sweany, I already admitted my college career wasn’t good.
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@QBallBBP Why aren’t you using your real name? You came out of the Rabbit hole now you have to pass the background check
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Your opinions are off of data, spreadsheets and graphs. My opinions are based on 3 decades of professional experience. Geeks prioritizing Velo/Spin Rate. Im prioritizing the health of a career and an arm! Difference between geeks and baseball men! Get the geeks out of the game!
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@BLocsports @Coachhedge @MLB Harder they are, the harder they are to hit. Especially when they have four different pitches with crazy movement. Im not saying they all locate better than pitchers from your time but when your starters throw 95 on average compared to 88 it’s a lot harder for hitters.
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@BLocsports I’m counting all of the games in my life. If you want to use your professional experience as a reason to say today’s players stink that’s fine. I just know it’s not the truth so I’ll comment when necessary.
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That many games would mean you played professionally. Where?
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@BLocsports At least 500 probably closer to 1000
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@BLocsports But yes you’re gonna see I only threw my senior year and was poor.
I had double knee surgery that my coaches rushed me through and tore my UCL. Finally threw through a torn rotator cuff as a senior. I’m all for the idea of trying to get arms healthy. It’s just not very feasible.
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@BLocsports What I put was purely on his point that players don’t have baseball talent like they used to. That is so false. They are facing completely different circumstances. I threw harder than guys during your time so save me the geek talk.
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@BLocsports @Coachhedge @MLB Once again, see Nolan Ryan having 7 no-hitters as evidence that when velo rises even players of that generation struggle to get hits.
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@QBallBBP @Coachhedge @MLB Harder they throw the farther they go. Pitching has not gotten better “I think you dont understand “ Pitchers throw hard and spin rate is highlighted more. But does that translate into better pitching? I think not! Lets add more arm injuries than ever to the mix.
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Even the best hitters in the game are having prolonged slumps. Hitters never saw a 4-38 in past decades, they would have been demoted or sitting on the bench or released . More guessing than EVER , more K’s than EVER. Hitting is in a decline! More gurus, Ipads, toys and gadgets
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Shohei Ohtani in the last 10 games: 4-38 (.105) 3 RBI 4 R 11 SO
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@BLocsports @Coachhedge @MLB Sure it provides some power but that doesn’t change difficulty. The in-depth scouting reports of today makes it so much harder for hitters, it’s outrageous to say today’s players don’t have the baseball talent of older generations, because they are facing different circumstances.
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@BLocsports @Coachhedge @MLB Harder they are, the harder they are to hit. Especially when they have four different pitches with crazy movement. Im not saying they all locate better than pitchers from your time but when your starters throw 95 on average compared to 88 it’s a lot harder for hitters.
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@Coachhedge @BLocsports @MLB I don’t think y’all understand how much better pitching has gotten and how hard it is to hit when velocity goes up. Your generation let one pitcher throw 7 no-hitters because he threw hard 😂
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@BLocsports Exactly - @MLB talent overall is at an all time low - the athletes may be better physically bigger - stronger - but they dont have the baseball talent
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