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[Oldspartan]

Loved the 60's Dodger style of ball. Wills or Davis singles, steels second. Tommy Davis sprays an RBI to the outfield. Three runs was often enough with Koufax, Drysdale, and Osteen starting followed up by Perronski in relief. Fun to watch.

 

[jaylach]

Loved the 60's Dodger style of ball. Wills or Davis singles, steels second. Tommy Davis sprays an RBI to the outfield. Three runs was often enough with Koufax, Drysdale, and Osteen starting followed up by Perronski in relief. Fun to watch.

I know what you mean about 'small ball', I like it too. Even though Cleveland lost to the Padres yesterday in one inning they had two back to back bunt singles.

 

[jaylach]

@jaylach agree with your sentiment on the torpedo bats. If they're gonna do that they might as well allow aluminum and just be done with it.

LOL! Don't even say aluminum!!!! I subscribe to mlb/tv and almost never miss a Cleveland game. I also watch college baseball when I notice it on. An aluminum bat hitting the ball just does not 'sound' like baseball although it will probably, someday, happen in MLB.

 

[Oldspartan]

We had aluminum bats available in High School and also in the industrial league I played in for a few years. Tried them, did not like the feel and hated the sound. Used one for 100 at bats in HS as a trial, 31 hits, 4 HR. My average overall was 307 and I averaged 4 HR per hundred hits anyway, so I saw no real difference.

The sound is atrocious -- PING -- Sounds like a weakly through horseshoe.

 

[Ceez]

We had aluminum bats available in High School and also in the industrial league I played in for a few years. Tried them, did not like the feel and hated the sound. Used one for 100 at bats in HS as a trial, 31 hits, 4 HR. My average overall was 307 and I averaged 4 HR per hundred hits anyway, so I saw no real difference.

The sound is atrocious -- PING -- Sounds like a weakly through horseshoe.

Idk, balls go a lot further with an aluminum bat. Guys in the MLB would hit 500' shots consistently if they were allowed. They've done a lot of testing with them and the aluminum bats of the 90s in the hands of mlb players were producing 11MPH more on exit velocity and an extra 60-80' of distance. In the 2000s they tried to replicate wooden bats or dumb down the power of aluminum with the bb-core bats and they did quite a bit as their exit velocities were only 3.2mph more than wood and an average of 15-20' extra distance.

Personally I'd be far more entertained if they allowed steroids and aluminum

 

[Oldspartan]

Probably explains why I went undrafted and unappreciated as a ball player.

 

[Ceez]

Dodgers man, what can I say? They deserved to lose last night. Muncy is terrible, 2 throwing errors and a 5 run lead should have been enough for the Braves to get their 1st W. Shohei with a walk off HR on his bobblehead night. That guy is unreal. There's not many people in the game that could have got that ball out of the yard on the outside edge of the plate and a weak swing. He's special for sure.


8-0, best start to a season in history for a team that just won the WS. What's scary is they're not even hitting on all cylinders yet..

 

[GaryE]

We've had terrible weather, so I watched the 3 games of the Jays/Nationals series. The Jays were last in their division and they're fighting to finish second to last. It's a very flawed team. They looked like the Dodgers against the Nationals. Man, Washington has a punchless, sad team.

What does a good wooden bat cost in the US now? I don't even know the Canadian price, as you see them so rarely. It's all composite metal ones in the standard stores here.

 

[Oldspartan]

Dodgers man, what can I say? They deserved to lose last night. Muncy is terrible, 2 throwing errors and a 5 run lead should have been enough for the Braves to get their 1st W. Shohei with a walk off HR on his bobblehead night. That guy is unreal. There's not many people in the game that could have got that ball out of the yard on the outside edge of the plate and a weak swing. He's special for sure.


8-0, best start to a season in history for a team that just won the WS. What's scary is they're not even hitting on all cylinders yet..

Muncy had a very bad game for sure. Third is not his position but first is owned. I think Muncy is a solid ballplayer offensively and although he does not hit for a big average, he collects a lot of walks and contributes to the Dodger knack for wearing pitchers down by raising their pirch count.

He is potential trade bait.

 

[Ceez]

Muncy had a very bad game for sure. Third is not his position but first is owned. I think Muncy is a solid ballplayer offensively and although he does not hit for a big average, he collects a lot of walks and contributes to the Dodger knack for wearing pitchers down by raising their pirch count.

He is potential trade bait.

I agree, he does have a knack for running up pitch counts but his better days are long gone. Quite honestly I'd rather have Chris Taylor at 3rd because his defense is much better and they bat about the same average lol. When Freddie comes back they can play Kike at 3rd instead of either one of those guys.

Thats one thing I don't care for with this Dodgers team that has bitten them in the rear in the past, their loyalty to long term players. Kenley Jansen and Kershaw both have cost them huge in the playoffs when they had other options but Roberts played them anyways. Were now going through this with Muncy/Taylor. This is the last year of their contracts so see what the Dodgers do.

 

[Oldspartan]

I agree, he does have a knack for running up pitch counts but his better days are long gone. Quite honestly I'd rather have Chris Taylor at 3rd because his defense is much better and they bat about the same average lol. When Freddie comes back they can play Kike at 3rd instead of either one of those guys.

Thats one thing I don't care for with this Dodgers team that has bitten them in the rear in the past, their loyalty to long term players. Kenley Jansen and Kershaw both have cost them huge in the playoffs when they had other options but Roberts played them anyways. Were now going through this with Muncy/Taylor. This is the last year of their contracts so see what the Dodgers do.

I think both are long in tooth at this point. Taylor is a huge streak hitter, but the streaks are shorter and his OBP is not as good as Muncy. Muncy is also better when a hit is needed. Just my take.

I like the loyalty bit and especially in Kershaw's case it is well deserved. He could have loaded his bank account in Texas and lived close to home. He showed loyalty and it should be returned. He was no Koufax in the post season though.

 

[Ceez]

I think both are long in tooth at this point. Taylor is a huge streak hitter, but the streaks are shorter and his OBP is not as good as Muncy. Muncy is also better when a hit is needed. Just my take.

I like the loyalty bit and especially in Kershaw's case it is well deserved. He could have loaded his bank account in Texas and lived close to home. He showed loyalty and it should be returned. He was no Koufax in the post season though.

I guess I don't mind the loyalty per say...what i don't like is the manager having zero feel for the game using Kershaw/Jansen when they were already getting lit up in those specific series. Kershaw was used on short notice 3Xs in different series and every single time he got lit up. Jansen was blowing save opportunities and Roberts kept marching him out there. Kershaw was used on short notice to relieve and got lit up.

Imo, a manager should have the go-nads to make the tough decisions and sit star players that aren't performing instead of having to loyalty or hope. Roberts has cost the Dodgers more opportunities than most competent managers would. Thats really my problem I guess spartan

 

[Oldspartan]

Yes, I agree.

Nobody was as bad as Lasorda at burning pitchers out though. Loved the guy but he destroyed arms.

 

[Ed Pursell]

Again, how about them Phillies last night!

 

[Ceez]

Again, how about them Phillies last night!

They pitched well and realmuto did his job. They are a great team like usual and will be there standing at the end.