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Walks are up to 3.63 per game so far which would be the highest rate since 2000. I am not sure whether walks are typically up early in the season, but walks also went way up after they started using it in AAA. Of course, there could could be other factors which cause the increase, but it is plausible that ABS would be the reason.

If he returns and shoves...I'll be happiest. I'm just concerned this is designed to secure ticket sales for the rest of the year or some other financial reason.

the key is you have to enjoy watching a baseball game in an of itself, not only as a piece of a standings race or WS quest. Ernie did. This also goes to the root of why some people say they don’t care if the team is bad for 10 yrs if they can win 1 WS per decade and others don’t care so much about championships but don’t want to watch a bad baseball team yr to yr. Baseball is both a team competition and a pastime.

That's a great attitude which I used to share. I find it more difficult to do now since I have too many competing activities.

Is it true that ABS is expected to increase scoring?

doubly true if ABS increases average scoring.

Indeed it is! I saw an article in which Ernie Harrell was asked how he as a broadcaster can stay engaged while calling games when not only a team’s chances to win the division was loooooong gone, but they were mired firmly in last place, and he replied that you simply have to look at each game as a discrete event, one that’s the most important thing in the world right now, and you treat it as that in the moment. That makes so much sense to me, and remembering that helps keep me engaged with the team when things are going rough overall.

I don’t think bunts could ever get back to what it was in 1978. That was a hangover year in the AL from both the pitchers’ era (low scoring) and from pitchers have recently batted (terrible hitters), so managers were still conditioned to sacrifice outs for a single run.

Tigers put their update out Friday afternoons. It will probably say he had successful surgery Thursday and is completing rehab daily.

Toledo Mud Hens Triple-A · IL Memphis Redbirds 11, Toledo Mud Hens 4 #2 Max Clark 0-for-4 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K #26 Eduardo Valencia 1-for-4 | 1 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K Erie SeaWolves Double-A · EL Erie SeaWolves 4, Harrisburg Senators 2 #7 Thayron Liranzo 0-for-5 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 K #15 John Peck 0-for-5 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K (1 SB) #30 Justice Bigbie 0-for-4 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K #30 Peyton Graham 2-for-4 | 2 H, 2 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K (2 HR) #30 Izaac Pacheco 2-for-4 | 2 H, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K (1 3B) West Michigan Whitecaps High-A · MWL Dayton Dragons 8, West Michigan Whitecaps 5 #3 Bryce Rainer 0-for-3 | 0 H, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K #18 Lucas Elissalt 3.2 IP | 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 HR #23 Jackson Strong 0-for-4 | 0 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K Lakeland Flying Tigers Single-A · FSL St. Lucie Mets 1, Lakeland Flying Tigers 4 #11 Malachi Witherspoon 5.0 IP | 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 HR #21 Jude Warwick 1-for-4 | 1 H, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K #30 Jack Goodman 1-for-3 | 1 H, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K (1 HR, 1 SB)

Does this include extra inning attempts with the placed runner on second?

There is/was maybe also a bit of over-simplicification going on with the application of the run probabilities. The average run probability applies to the average hitter(s) coming up next in the line-up. Half of hitters are below average. Logic would argue that there is some cross-over point where the you are still better of bunting if the hitter(s) to follow at the plate has a lower than average probability of doing anything productive (e.g. high K rate) but can be taught to put down a bunt with decent reliability.

If we get there this is what we are up against. SMDH............

We will learn pretty quickly whether it's a lie ...

The news so nice they had to say it twice!

Rocket Arena - Cleveland, OH Watch: NBC

22. Tigers: Aiden Ruiz, SS, The Stony Brook (N.Y.) School (No. 38) Ruiz is the best defender in the Draft -- he pushed Emerson to third base on the U.S. 18-and-under national team at the World Cup -- and also offers bat-to-ball skills from both sides of the plate, albeit with questionable power https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/mlb-pipeline-2026-mock-draft-may-7?t=mlb-draft-coverage

Today is a new start...Win this game... I'm glad we have our current ACE pitching today.

LOL dumbasses. Reminds me of borrowing money from China to pay soybean farmers to not sell to China, per slumps first reign Imagine bragging about voting for this garbage juice

Win dummies.

harden is due for one of those games where he goes off and gets 40+.