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