Nola Beery

Good luck. All I know is that my MLB audio is at least a minute behind reality, as measured by ESPN, TV, and this board. ?

I thought Hiura played a decent 2d base back in the day before Wong . I know Wong has the bigger name from St Louis, but is he better overall than Hiura this year? right now?

I sure don't get it....

Thanks for a thoughtful reply. I never would have considered those factors. Obviously I have no data and am talking off the top of my head, but why not make the change to no-mound universal, from kids on up? Side note: I've always thought the mound was an "impurity"-- like the impossibly hard flat rolled cricket pitch/wicket, But then, my daughters played softball, and it always bugged me that we couldn't play on some of the boys' fields because of those &$%#! mounds. However, at our park there was one mound built on a big piece of plywood with a rope attached and "buried" in the mound that could be dragged off by a couple of dads or a riding mower; that was thoughtful.

I love this sentence: "[A]ssuming the strategy is to get a ring, fan outrage should pretty much never be considered because fans aren't experts."

When guys throw 100 mph, they don't need the assistance of a mound. Just something to talk about! I'm sure there are longer, more detailed, and more thorough analyses than this little historical blurb, quoted below. https://bosoxinjection.com/2013/12/13/pitching-mound-history/ "Before the pitcher’s mound was introduced in 1893, there was a 4 foot wide by 5 1/2 foot long box on flat ground; the pitcher could put his back foot anywhere along the 4 foot back line of the box, which was 55 1/2 feet from home plate, to start his pitch. In 1893, to create more offense, the box was replaced with a raised mound and a rubber slab 12 inches long and relocated further back to 60 1/2 feet from home plate. Pitches were required to be touching with their back foot and the rubber plate was 60 1/2 feet away from home plate. The extra five feet was significant, as it cut down on the angle of the pitches and the league batting average spiked up 35 pts. in 1893 and another 29 pts. in 1894. Until 1950, MLB only required that the height of the mound be no more than 15” above the baseline, but did not address a minimum height. This lack of interest in the state of the mound by MLB led to attempts to adjust the height from 0-15 inches to suit the style of individual home team pitchers, or work against the style of visiting pitchers. [After 1950, the mound was required to be 15 inches, no more, no less.] The last time MLB made a major rule change for the Pitchers’ mound was 1969. In reaction to the complete dominance of pitching over hitting in 1968, MLB attempted to recalibrate the balance to favor the hitters by lowering the mound 5 inches to a height of 10” inches above baseline. This was one change that was part of a general policy to make the game more exciting for fans by increasing the number of hits and runs scored,"

This, truly. The team is in first place. So if you just look at the standings, there's not much to gripe about. But then you see the way they manage to lose when they ought to win, especially against mediocre teams, and often with good pitching wasted. So it's hard to have confidence in the long run.

The other team's pitchers might be happy; all they'll need is 2 or 3 runs in support.

That homer was .... disappointing.

It sounded foul on the radio.

Blechchchch!

Does Yelich ever swing at the first pitch?

Precisely

Didn't he throw exactly 3 pitches?

Thank you.

Don't worry, with our offense a 1- run lead is..... OK, worry.

THAT is definitely on Boxberger. ?

E-1. I didn't see it. Radio dudes saying it's on Boxberger

He seemed to have that look earlier as well. I just saw a highlight of the last out. Wow. I'm sure the 3d base coach would love to take that back.

I dozed off. Glad y'all pulled the team through to a win!

Again. ^^^^

Oh no. Lane Grindle, [oops Jeff Levering? I can't tell them apart] said 'Ashby has great stuff.'

^^^^

Apparently to watch for "free" on a PC you have to subscribe to the AppleTV+ free trial and give your payment data &c. I ain't gonna. I am used to listening on the always-a-full-minute-late MLB-TV audio. But for $2.99/mo it's worth it.

Kolton WRong. bughghghgh