Really good read if you're just a fan of baseball. A few quotes in here from some of our own in the Braves family (Sutton, Cox, Chipper)
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...lls-in-trouble
There are some things I do agree with here. Banning shifts is dumb. When teams were doing this to hitters like Bonds and Giambi it was just "strategy" and nobody really complained. Chipper and Brett are right. Guys need to start going the other way and those shifts will start "shifting" back the other way. Sort of a similar conundrum to the NBA with the hack-a-shaq stuff. If big men were just making free throws then teams wouldn't be resorting to the hack-a-shaq cheese.
On the other hand, I found the Astros-Dodgers World Series to be one of the most exciting series I've ever seen. It also I think was like the longest average played game in history for a series. It doesn't help that FOX's commercial breaks were extended for the World Series.
It's ironic that these Hall of Famers are knocking the all or nothing (homerun or strikeout) dig. The owners are who helped build this homerun craze. Parks seem to be getting more hitter friendly. I'm still a little meh that our team, whose foundation was strong pitching, would suddenly make the new park more towards a hitters park (keep in mind i don't have the stats to back it up if it's true, just my own opinion). I loved the dimensions of Turner Field and felt it was the perfect size for a MLB Field. Not too pitcher friendly but not too hitter friendly.
I don't see how you could limit teams to using x amount of relievers per game. Gardenhire's tidbit made no sense. He says "the point of baseball is to get on base". He says if you don't put the ball in play you have no chance to get on base. Isn't that what walks are for? Are the old school guys against walks now? I love walks. Safest way to get on base + Easiest way to get the opposing starting pitcher out of the game quicker. @50PoundHead is this why you said Gardenhire was way in over his head in Minny?
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