10/17 - NLCS Game 3 - dodgers (Darvish) @ World Champs (Prof. Hendricks) - 8:00

[Sammy Sofa]

It just seems like none of the Dodgers hitters are swinging at anything outside the zone, which forces Hendricks to be perfect when he comes in the zone. If he isn't going to get the calls just off the corners, and the Dodgers aren't going to swing, it doesn't allow for any margin of error.

 

[Schwarber Fan]

Does TBS really think anyone cares what Rich Hill has to say?

[soccer10k]

Zobrist has his Juan Pierre 4-3 game on point tonight.

[soccer10k]

Kyle wasn't getting strikes in that location.

[gobigred]

not meant to be

[DurbanJer]

kyle smoked that.

[Schwarber Fan]

That's gonna be like 200 MPH off the bat with a 99.99999999% hit expectancy or whatever.

[TMan92]

That's gonna be like 200 MPH off the bat with a 99.99999999% hit expectancy or whatever.

 

Baseball sucks balls when it does this.

[LeonDurham]

Can’t complain. Good ab by schwarber. We need more of those from everyone.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Can baseball ban the shift already?

 

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[Sammy Sofa]

In a just universe, this 1-5 should have been striking fear into the heart of ALL of MLB for the whole season.

 

[TMan92]

Anthony doesn’t like the 90 mph fast ball down the middle

[Soul]

Can baseball ban the shift already?

 

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Heck no. Every hitter has it within his power to make teams stop playing the shift. They just don’t do it.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

not meant to be

 

From the World Series last year:

 

Cant beat a guy with 9 fingers with that lineup it just isnt meant to be this season

[Schwarber Fan]

Need Rizzo to do something there.

[LeonDurham]

Can baseball ban the shift already?

 

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Heck no. Every hitter has it within his power to make teams stop playing the shift. They just don’t do it.

 

 

If I were manager I’d force everyone to bunt into the shift.

 

Especially rizzo. He gets a more severe shift than most.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Can baseball ban the shift already?

 

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Heck no. Every hitter has it within his power to make teams stop playing the shift. They just don’t do it.

Yeah I don't really want that, but it is frustrating to watch left handed hitters all across the league repeatedly hit right into it.

 

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[ScrubMD]

Every game so far

 

[Derwood]

Can baseball ban the shift already?

 

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Heck no. Every hitter has it within his power to make teams stop playing the shift. They just don’t do it.

 

 

If I were manager I’d force everyone to bunt into the shift.

 

Especially rizzo. He gets a more severe shift than most.

 

Opposing teams would be thrilled if our perennial 30 HR 100 RBI player would just drop bunts all game

[TMan92]

Do they swing at anything?

[Irrelevant Dude]

Do they swing at anything?

They wait for the fastballs down the middle, the ones Rizzo takes.

 

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[Sammy Sofa]

[ScrubMD]

On the plus side, Zobrist's groundouts to 2nd are being hit a little harder tonight.

[soccer10k]

Heck no. Every hitter has it within his power to make teams stop playing the shift. They just don’t do it.

 

 

If I were manager I’d force everyone to bunt into the shift.

 

Especially rizzo. He gets a more severe shift than most.

 

Opposing teams would be thrilled if our perennial 30 HR 100 RBI player would just drop bunts all game

 

If it works half the time that's a .500/.500/.500/1.000 line.

[LeonDurham]

Heck no. Every hitter has it within his power to make teams stop playing the shift. They just don’t do it.

 

 

If I were manager I’d force everyone to bunt into the shift.

 

Especially rizzo. He gets a more severe shift than most.

 

Opposing teams would be thrilled if our perennial 30 HR 100 RBI player would just drop bunts all game

 

There are few players who wouldn’t be better off in the long run taking a free single. Bonds on roids might be one of them. The analytics argue its successful only x percent of the time. But I don’t think it takes into account that it will deter the shift eventually. And the outcome should be a hit or foul ball strike. Out is very unlikely. You still have a shot later in the count swinging away.