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@BaseballWRLD_ Basically injuries.

I also really want to know what happens to the Dodgers 1 out of every 200 times that causes them to miss the playoffs

@WilliamAnick @JonHeyman Right so all Heyman is trying to say is Yama should be 1 or 2 with the top two, and not after the top two.

@bournsa125 @JonHeyman After the last 2 years and definitely after the playoff run last year he's 3 for me. Crochet would've been 3 but I think he past him for the moment tbh.

Yamamoto is underrated. He should be in the debate for the game’s best pitcher, with Skubal and Skenes

@MattyHack20 @JonHeyman Oh and I don’t know that I even put Yama in tier 1.

@MattyHack20 @JonHeyman He’s just saying in the preseason articles that ranked pitchers, it was Skubal/Skenes in tier 1 and Yamamoto and others in tier 2, and that Yamamoto should be tier 1.

@WilliamAnick @JonHeyman Most people don’t put Yama in that top tier with Skenes/Skubal. I don’t know that I even put him on that tier.

@JonHeyman Yamamoto underrated?? Dude is a top 3 pitcher in the game right now lmao. Any day it’s a toss up of him, Skenes and Skubal for 1 thru 3.

@SleeperDodgers Also “no way!”

Joe Davis on this UNBELIEVABLE defensive gem from Miguel Rojas "Once again, Rojas takes something from Bichette" Savage

@atrupar Remember this post, from Trump? Who was he pretending to be in this one, a nurse?

@hoguey803 @CoachDavidKlein The answer there is coach training or don’t ask that guy to coach. It would be really bad for kids to be stuck on that bad coach’s team for multiple years.

@bournsa125 @CoachDavidKlein Well vice versa…. If you start with a quality coach who puts time and effort into his plans and development of the kids then get switched to a team where the coach has no clue what they’re doing…does that help the kid continue his development?

Can we revisit the conversation around the Little League re-draft? When I was a kid, if you were really good at 9 or 10 years old, you got drafted to a Majors team. You sat the bench. You looked up to the 11 and 12 year olds like they were GODS. And eventually… you became the dude! The coaches were mostly the same every year. It felt like a real family. Real continuity. Real community. I understand why so many leagues moved away from this. Parity. Exposing kids to different coaching styles. I get it. But as a coach right now, I cannot tell you how much I would love to have the same kids back season after season. The development would be enhanced. The relationships would be deeper. The experience would just be better IMO. At the younger ages, 5, 6, 7 and 8 year olds, wins and losses don’t even matter. Many leagues don’t even keep standings. And most of those head coaches are coming back every season anyway. So why are we re-drafting? Why not just keep the same kids together and let something real grow? Give the last place teams first picks in the draft to keep parity. I’m not saying it has to be this way. I just miss what it was and think it should be a conversation again. Especially in leagues where retention is good and boards are capable of intentional design. Anyone have thoughts on this? Any history on how it all changed? First time I’ve really thought about it in years. #baseball #youthbaseball

@JohnnyVanBee @OldMensBaseball @CoachDavidKlein There are still going to be good/bad players. It’s simply most fair to redraft and get the talent spread out. It makes for a fun and competitive league. Locally, the leagues that don’t do this die because no one wants to be stuck on a bad team. Leagues that redraft are thriving.

@OldMensBaseball @bournsa125 @CoachDavidKlein Ok. So yeah, LET those teams stick together if they choose. Especially in rec or LL. Most good players have left for travel so what does it matter? Just give the parent the choice.

@OldMensBaseball @JohnnyVanBee @CoachDavidKlein Agree, which is why we strongly advocate for redrafting where we are. And better coach training of course, or better coach selection. But it’s a volunteer league and you’re still going to have better and worse coaches.

@JohnnyVanBee @CoachDavidKlein So, if you have crappy coach, you're doomed for 4 years?

@Estesballers @CoachDavidKlein Agree completely. Where we are the leagues that keep more players tend to have an A and B team. Those are the leagues that are dying. The leagues that redraft are the thriving leagues.

@CoachDavidKlein The best pitching coach(es) and arms tended to dominate league. One team normally lost only one or two games. W redraft, the talent got spread each year so the league was more competitive IMO redraft makes league more fun for most kids. Outcome is actually in doubt.

@WhatThewhat35 @CoachDavidKlein Right. Where we are 9s and 10s get to be dominant at minors. They get reps. They pitch and play premium positions. They go to majors at 11. The very best 10s can make themselves draft eligible too and it’s worth it if they can handle it up there.

@CoachDavidKlein No reason a 9 year old should be playing at the majors level just to ride the pine. Thats exactly why I don’t support moving kids up divisions too soon when they’re young like that. Let them play with their peers to have fun and to learn to love the game.

@hoguey803 @CoachDavidKlein Different coaches have different approaches and have different things to teach. Why should the same kids benefit from that one coach? Maybe let other kids benefit from that coach? We redraft every year and our league is the strongest in our area.

@CoachDavidKlein Around where I am, we keep our kids every year/ families can request to switch teams the next season. It makes zero sense to force kids to learn from new coaches every single season

@CoachDavidKlein In my area when teams keep the same players every year, and it looks like an A team and a B team, those leagues are the dying leagues. It’s not fun to be on the B team. A draft shuffles the players to make it fair. Our league firmly believes in this, and we have kept growing.

@bournsa125 True. Positives and negatives to both ends of this.

@roxygirl7985 Kenley was awesome. If he makes the HoF, I hope he goes in as a Dodger.

I don’t understand why some dodger fans still disrespect this man.

@ethan_fore @Jomboy_ You can totally call it pitching from the set position.

@Jomboy_ When there is a runner on base, you pitch from the “stretch,” not the “set.” A pitcher “comes set” before delivering the pitch, after receiving the sign from the catcher.

Umpire correctly calls a balk after noticing a slight difference in Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman’s delivery, a breakdown

@Enzoagogo @Roger774501171 What’s wrong with slugging percentage? Thats an old school stat.

@Roger774501171 WAR is flawed analytics. Don't know the details but SLG % is involved and that's enough for me to say b.s.

The worse thing to happen to the greatest game which is baseball is WAR. The absolute worse , to judge players on these metrics ,I will never be a fan sorry. So many great ball players I’ve watched , they might have lower war but was much better than a lot I see with a high war.

@Roger774501171 Okay do you have examples?

@NoahGriz54 @ChopAbusador @BaseUnstitched The point still stands that catchers do get extra time.

@ChopAbusador @BaseUnstitched That's what I get for trying to tweet and drive. Does make me think that the rule should also be applied to pitchers from when the enter the dugout too, even if that means adding 10 or 15 seconds to the allowed time

This opinion might be in the minority, but I'm not quite sure I've ever understood the special rules for Shohei when it comes to timing Should catchers similarly get some relief on timing with gear coming on and off between innings?