a good start would be more than two balls so that a particularly foul-y at-bat doesn't take 3 minutes to continue on the third pitch
― km not doin typos anymore (Will M.), Monday, 3 June 2019 17:44 (four years ago) link
read a conspiracy theory that MLB intentionally juiced the ball to create more offense to make games last longer so that they'd have more ammunition regarding the need to improve pace of play in MLBPA negotiations
― na (NA), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:15 (four years ago) link
assigning way too much creativity to Park Ave i think
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:37 (four years ago) link
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27026944/mazara-505-foot-hr-ties-longest-statcast-era
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 22 June 2019 14:44 (four years ago) link
Todd Frazier throws his bat in disgust thinking he popped out. The juiced ball had something else in mind ⚾️ 💉 pic.twitter.com/gWCPWStJku— Gotham Sports Network (@GothamSN) June 22, 2019
― mookieproof, Saturday, 22 June 2019 22:36 (four years ago) link
Manfred hemming, hawing
https://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/david-lennon/mlb-home-run-surge-pill-1.32780501
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 23 June 2019 13:58 (four years ago) link
thanking u for screen name
― Manfred Hemming-Hawing (WmC), Sunday, 23 June 2019 15:23 (four years ago) link
Gwinnett set its single-season home run record tonight. Notably, it is June 28.— Josh Norris (@jnorris427) June 29, 2019
― mookieproof, Saturday, 29 June 2019 17:33 (four years ago) link
MLB set the mark for the most home runs in one month — for the second month in a row.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27097075/going-going-gone-mlb-again-hits-new-hr-mark
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 2 July 2019 14:17 (four years ago) link
so Justin Verlander said things
"Major League Baseball's turning this game into a joke. They own Rawlings, and you've got Manfred up here saying it might be the way they center the pill. They own the f---ing company. If any other $40 billion company bought out a $400 million company and the product changed dramatically, it's not a guess as to what happened. We all know what happened. Manfred the first time he came in, what'd he say? He said we want more offense. All of a sudden he comes in, the balls are juiced? It's not coincidence. We're not idiots."
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27149029/verlander-mlb-juicing-balls-more-offense
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 9 July 2019 14:33 (four years ago) link
It *is* a joke and Manfred is terrible
I am just gonna blame him also for the sartorial nightmare that every "special event" game has become with the relaxation of "uniform" rules and barfy variety of shoes/hats/socks/patches
there was nothing wrong with baseball *or* the uniforms
― d'ILM for Murder (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:59 (four years ago) link
New Ball Has Made 2019 A Season Unlike Any Other
https://www.baseballamerica.com/media/11886/screen-shot-2019-08-05-at-52623-pm.png
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 21:03 (four years ago) link
soon it'll be like cricket where they hit the ball over the 'boundary' 20 times a day and everyone claps politely
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 23:22 (four years ago) link
Ian Happ hit a 474 ft homer yesterday. He had a sweet swing on it but man that’s a lot of mileage on an Ian Happ fly ball.
― omar little, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 23:40 (four years ago) link
the second javy home run in that game looked more like a product of the juiced ball than the happ home run
― na (NA), Wednesday, 7 August 2019 14:30 (four years ago) link
Jaffe on adjusting the Twins' record
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/adjusting-the-twins-new-home-run-record/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 September 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
Has there been any analysis on home run distance this season? I feel like I continue to see these guys cracking McGwire-distance home runs and they’re coming off the bat of like Danny Santana.
― omar little, Thursday, 5 September 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
Home runs at Triple-A level surge 58% (with MLB balls)
― mookieproof, Friday, 6 September 2019 02:01 (four years ago) link
Today in Too Many Homers: the Yankees (278) have reclaimed the MLB lead and with it the single-season team record from the Twins. Also, last night, Orioles' Jonathan Villar hit the majors' 6,106th homer of 2019 surpassing 2017's total for a new record with *18 days* remaining— Jay Jaffe (@jay_jaffe) September 12, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 September 2019 19:35 (four years ago) link
73 players with 25+ HR, one off the record. Fourteen more sitting within two.
(name them, lol)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 September 2019 17:18 (four years ago) link
In 2002, major league shortstops hit 423 home runs. As of 2015, that was still the all-time record. This year, shortstops have hit 629 home runs.— Sam Miller (@SamMillerBB) September 18, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 September 2019 15:09 (four years ago) link
What would be the over/under for HR in the Yankees/Twins series? Based on the season, 3.78 per game.
― clemenza, Monday, 30 September 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
of course, that's based on average pitching
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 September 2019 15:36 (four years ago) link
what's the over/under on sprains?
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Monday, 30 September 2019 15:51 (four years ago) link
Air resistance in the playoffs has shot up to the highest level since 2016, causing fewer homers. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the postseason baseball is totally different than the one used in the regular season. https://t.co/U4NBMd05k9 pic.twitter.com/bdIl09blQF— Rob Arthur (@No_Little_Plans) October 10, 2019
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 October 2019 14:29 (four years ago) link
verrrry interrresting
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 10 October 2019 20:57 (four years ago) link
nothing to see here
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ELg-6IdWkAUq0JE?format=jpg&name=large
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:18 (four years ago) link
🤔
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 23:08 (four years ago) link
Fewer home runs might be hit this year in baseball, sacrifices on the path to efficiency and standardization. Multiple sources confirm the ball’s construction will change slightly, and five more teams are adding humidors for ball storage — all parts of MLB’s attempt to reduce the wild recent year-to-year swings in home run rates league-wide.
https://theathletic.com/2375121/2021/02/08/mlb-changes-baseball-deadening
― mookieproof, Monday, 8 February 2021 19:04 (three years ago) link
i’m not a fan of the power surge but those “solutions” feel kind of pathetic
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 8 February 2021 19:47 (three years ago) link
i would much prefer snipers in the OF bleachers attempting to shoot down home runs before they can leave the park, myself.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 8 February 2021 22:23 (three years ago) link
hope it works
could use a smaller strike zone while we're at it
― ✖, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 02:14 (three years ago) link
make that archers. i like archers better.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 02:34 (three years ago) link
ball's still juiced
― ✖, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 16:02 (three years ago) link
We think the higher drag ball is the new one because teams started using it more and more as ST went on. That has big implications for the regular season: the ball may travel further--despite the higher drag--and the league may have the highest HR rate ever, even beyond 2019.— Rob Arthur (@No_Little_Plans) March 31, 2021
― ✖, Wednesday, 31 March 2021 16:07 (three years ago) link
so better for pitchers AND better for the longball i.e. even more strikeouts and even more home runs? great
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 16:24 (three years ago) link
Im kinda wondering what would happen if pitchers pitched slower
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 1 April 2021 04:00 (three years ago) link
that's what moving the mound back would do, right? i'm all in favor tbh
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 1 April 2021 09:10 (three years ago) link
velocities are insane right now. only strategy is to 'cheat' the pitch, hit and hope. and if you're going to hit and hope might as well really wind up and swing for the fences with a low bat angle.
an extra split second to get a bead on where the ball is would change that equation
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 1 April 2021 09:12 (three years ago) link
One does not have to move the mound back to throw less hard tho is the thing. If we’re at the upper limit of what bodies are capable of velo-wise (which i believe to be fairly true) then we need to rediscover the floor of what is successful (bring back slop throwers)
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 1 April 2021 13:03 (three years ago) link
love it! bring back the eephus!
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 1 April 2021 13:06 (three years ago) link
seriously. rich hill kinda does this w/ his curveball (throw it all the time if it's that good); grinkie does it now and again as a troll (and could probably do it more)
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 1 April 2021 14:02 (three years ago) link
does anybody remember laughter?????
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 1 April 2021 14:42 (three years ago) link
Wtf is going on with this
But wait -- there's more. Giants outfielder Austin Slater was curious about the 2022 baseball(s). He tried to send balls to Dr. Wills, but pulled back after the MLBPA relayed a message from the commissioner's office warning that MLB could fire people for giving out baseballs.— Bradford William Davis (parody) (@BWDBWDBWD) December 6, 2022
― bit high, bitch (gyac), Wednesday, 7 December 2022 00:19 (one year ago) link
And the link to the actual piece
anyway so much more. pretty graphs, fun quotes from Clayton Kershaw, Nick Castellanos, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and more. and hit me up if you got questions about the journalism or @Bbl_Astrophyscs on the science. https://t.co/PY13e4KDkv— Bradford William Davis (parody) (@BWDBWDBWD) December 6, 2022