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mytreds · 04-26-2021, 12:59 PM

https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/04/22/ja...ift-the-opener

More evidence that this silliness needs to go. I am glad that the MLB is aware of this and experimenting in the Minors with rules to curb the shift.

Also glad smallball isn't completed dead. I saw a succesful safety squeeze in yesterday's Giant's game. Miracles can happen

04-26-2021, 12:59 PM	#1
mytreds All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,148	Op Ed on the Shift and its Detrimental Effects https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/04/22/ja...ift-the-opener More evidence that this silliness needs to go. I am glad that the MLB is aware of this and experimenting in the Minors with rules to curb the shift. Also glad smallball isn't completed dead. I saw a succesful safety squeeze in yesterday's Giant's game. Miracles can happen __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 Floreat semper vel invita morte. I make custom ballparks.