Originally Posted by tk13:
This is 100% not true. Studies have shown that compared to the start of 2015, the current balls have less "drag" on them, to the point that the HR rate this year was so absurd Manfred finally had to admit the current balls have less drag.
There's easy evidence of this at AAA, which might have pushed a lot of people over the line on this.
There were 3,652 home runs in AAA baseball combined in 2018. In the offseason, those leagues switched to the same ball MLB uses for this year. In 2019 there were 5,749 home runs in AAA. There isn't a reasonable person on earth that believes suddenly the entire group AAA players got so much better that they hit 2,000 more homers.
Originally Posted by tk13:
And this is why no one really knows anything about baseball. There's truly no one way to win.
A team who had a history of choking in the playoffs, lost Bryce Harper, and were basically the anti-Royals with a 6 ERA bullpen takes out a 106 win team that had been to the World Series the last two seasons.
Good. I hope the douche sat there and watched that grand slam with his ****y wife and their snowflake baby. Whose probably still ashamed at having Harper as a father. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mama Hip Rockets:
Uh, no. Kershaw is the greatest pitcher of this generation (regular season, at least). Rivers is not even close to his level of elite.
Originally Posted by Mama Hip Rockets:
Uh, no. Kershaw is the greatest pitcher of this generation (regular season, at least). Rivers is not even close to his level of elite.
He’s got great career numbers but can’t win shit when it matters. That’s the point. Feel free to sub out Rivers with whomever you please. [Reply]