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ProfessorGAC

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10. A Little Easier

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sun Sep 22, 2024, 11:47 AM

Sep 2024

But, the rules about pick-off attempts has encouraged more attempts.
As good as catchers are now, I think it's not much easier to steal.
Every team today has a catcher with a cannon for an arm. You still have to be fast with excellent acceleration to steal bases.

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OK set your posts to flame. [View all] kairos12 Sep 2024 OP

Agree about the stolen bases rules displacedvermoter Sep 2024 #1

And he doesn't look like a republican BOSSHOG Sep 2024 #2

Also forgot the Dodgers angle kairos12 Sep 2024 #3

Excuse me? Damn Dodgers? Magoo48 Sep 2024 #11

I stand corrected BOSSHOG Sep 2024 #12

Can you imagine Ricky Henderson, Lou Brock etc with a pitch click and limited pick off throws JT45242 Sep 2024 #4

Their records would approach the unreachable equivalent of Cy Young's win totals. kairos12 Sep 2024 #5

There's never been an MVP designated hitter SCantiGOP Sep 2024 #6

I'm not even a Yankee fan kairos12 Sep 2024 #8

Agree, but SCantiGOP Sep 2024 #9

Yeah, but he's going to be MVP anyway Auggie Sep 2024 #7

A Little Easier ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #10

Ohtani's record is what it is. As for MVP, well, stranger things have happened. Magoo48 Sep 2024 #13

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