DKilbourne Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Well, I know it's "only baseball", but the games have been really good so far. The non baseball fans would enjoy the offensive outburst that has been the norm so far. Game 6 is Tuesday if anyone cares....haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Nothing against the series...I just stopped caring once the Indians were out. Hope LA wins it. F Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Anyone reading the reports about using different baseballs that are slicker and pitchers are having a hard time throwing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BStowers023 Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Nothing against the series...I just stopped caring once the Indians were out. Hope LA wins it. F Texas. Yep. Literally lost all interest. I'm a sour grape :fa: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I’ve still been watching on and off. The games have been great and game 5 had so many ups and downs it was crazy but I couldn’t stay up to watch the whole thing. I’d rather see Houston win its first series than LA take it but I’m not really vested in either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Anyone reading the reports about using different baseballs that are slicker and pitchers are having a hard time throwing Yep. Multiple pitchers have literally been blind folded and were able to pick out the different balls by feel. Look at all the pitchers struggling with their sliders too. Definitely something to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Normally all baseballs are rubbed with a special mud...not joking http://baseballrubbingmud.com MLB has been trying to get away from it, so that’s the change you’re likely seeing https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/will-mlb-say-goodbye-to-lena-blackburne-rubbing-mud-022817 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got-Boost? Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Nothing against the series...I just stopped caring once the Indians were out. Hope LA wins it. F Texas. Why the hate? It’s Astros not the Rangers..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx2guy19 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I'm not a big baseball guy, but if I had to pick, Astros for sure. Especially after what just happened in Houston with the hurricane. T'would be a good story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BStowers023 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Yep. Multiple pitchers have literally been blind folded and were able to pick out the different balls by feel. Look at all the pitchers struggling with their sliders too. Definitely something to it. Normally all baseballs are rubbed with a special mud...not joking http://baseballrubbingmud.com MLB has been trying to get away from it, so that’s the change you’re likely seeing https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/will-mlb-say-goodbye-to-lena-blackburne-rubbing-mud-022817 Maybe this is why Kluber couldn't control any of his pitches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Maybe this is why Kluber couldn't control any of his pitches? That is a part of the speculation. I'd say baseball did it to up the home run and run totals. They will never admit to it, but a hanging slider is a much easier pitch to hammer than one that literally disappears from the hitting zone on its way by. It's dumb to alter how balls are treated for the post season. Pitching isn't sexy to most casual fans. It's fun to watch the teams slug it out, but I can watch a well pitched game too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0n8 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I like some of the players on the dodgers, but don't like dodgers. And Kershaw is overrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BStowers023 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 That is a part of the speculation. I'd say baseball did it to up the home run and run totals. They will never admit to it, but a hanging slider is a much easier pitch to hammer than one that literally disappears from the hitting zone on its way by. It's dumb to alter how balls are treated for the post season. Pitching isn't sexy to most casual fans. It's fun to watch the teams slug it out, but I can watch a well pitched game too. If that's actually true then thanks MLB for taking a World Series away from Cleveland. Glad I haven't watched a game since we lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Not sure if they really implemented a change for the post season or not, but all pitchers would have to adjust to the change. Perhaps as noted though that it’s why we’ve seen more homers this post season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 no mets, no care. good for the 'Stroes knocking out the Yankees. Go Dodgers! So here is something I have been wondering about - recently we have been seeing a lot of teams that haven't won a pennant in a long time or at all going to the world series. Last year it was between two teams that hadn't won in 108 and 68 years, this year it is never and 29 years. Is this one of the effects of "Money Ball" in that the same teams aren't making the world series over and over again anymore? Or is something else changing? (in b4 someone says baseball is rigged). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0n8 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Moneyball in part, they also adapted more of an NFL revenue sharing plan that penalizes (Luxury Tax) the big spenders (Yankees) to help out the smaller market teams. That and you see bad teams purposely stay bad and acquire more prospects instead of teams trying to improve every year. At least, that's what I hope the Reds are doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Money all and statistics have certainly changed the game but they’re not gonna take an average team and put them in the World Series. Everyone is doing it now so there’s not a major advantage to be had just an edge if you do it better than others. With regard to 2 of the more recent long time WS drought erasers the Red Sox and Cubs it was done with more money and Theo Epstein. I think that other teams without the big dollars and magic GM have used their farm system better and are riding the tide of younger talent. Even that only goes so far though as you saw the Astros trade for Verlander this year to help their final push. If the Astros win tonight it will be great for baseball though as they’ll have still used a team with young talent and roughly $100mm less in salary to beat a giant which will break that cycle of continued rising salary budgets. The luxury tax helps some, but over the past 5years the Yankees are the only team over the tax level that I’ve seen openly discussing that they want to get back below it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 I only watch on tv for the Reds and the Indians when they're doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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