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New baseball commissioner Rob Manfred open to defensive-shift ban
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Another asshole commissioner on his way to screwing up an entire sport! WTF is wrong with the morons? They are becoming worse than politicians. ============================================ http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-bi...172529801.html New baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has been in office a little more than 12 hours and he's already making some interesting waves. In an interview that aired on ESPN on Sunday morning, Manfred made it clear that examining the pace of the game is first on his list of priorities, but not far behind will be finding ways to "inject additional offense into the game." Without being prompted for an example, Manfred specifically mentioned he'd be open to pursuing the elimination of defensive shifts, which he says give the defensive team a competitive advantage. Defensive shifting is something we've seen implemented more and more in recent years as teams begin to shift — pun most certainly intended — to more sabermetric based research. It's more regularly reserved for strict pull hitters, which in most cases could be identified without a ton of research, but we're also seeing more creative — and even extreme — uses of defensive positioning that go beyond such tendencies. In some ways, it has become as important as pitch selection, which is sometimes influenced by positioning. Now, this is a shift. pic.twitter.com/55I1lXERopHow Manfred would go about proposing the change and what his suggested guidelines would be are unclear. He'd almost have to create a specific zone that each defender has to stay within when each pitch is delivered. If that's the case, does that mean we'd see more lines drawn on the field, or is it up to umpire discretion? Can a defender creep in anticipating a bunt, or is that unfair? We'd be opening up a whole new can of worms here. Those questions aside, Yahoo's Jeff Passan has learned that key figures within the game, including general managers who believe in sabermetrics, are actually open to such changes. This is very telling: I ran Rob Manfred's idea to limit defensive shifts by two sabermetrically inclined GMs -- and both said they agree. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 25, 2015So perhaps the potential change has traction, but we're not entirely sure it's a change fans would get behind. Would more offense be great? Of course it would. Most would agree to that. But fans also enjoy the strategy that goes into the game, and eliminating something like the shift takes away one layer of discussion and second-guessing that we all like to engage in. Which side of the argument are you on? Do you think the shift belongs in baseball, or would you like to see it banned? |
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02-24-2015, 06:08 PM | #62 |
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Another commissioner who should be forced to step down. That's 4 for 4 right now, I think. It's as if these assholes are actively hoping to ruin their sports.
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Please don't **** with baseball. Thank you.
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Some of the things to shorten games I can see being ok if they are implemented correctly. Some of it is just messing with the game too much. If there is one thing baseball fans like, it's the simplicity of a game without a ton of rules or rule changes.
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We're freaking out about a hypothetical 8 games !?
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Owners will never agree to shorten the season. Would any business owner want to give up revenue????
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Agreed. The fact he even proposed banning defensive shifts was troubling too me. Why? Emphasize skill, ****face!
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Bud Selig sucks!!
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