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[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

19 guys with 30 or more steals. How far down is that relative to past years?

With roots in NY and LA my frame of reference are the Dodgers, primarily. The team has gone through a transition in the way they approach the game. They are not alone but there is much less finesse baseball on offense.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

With roots in NY and LA my frame of reference are the Dodgers, primarily. The team has gone through a transition in the way they approach the game. They are not alone but there is much less finesse baseball on offense.

Ah I see. Well, it's certainly not the team of Maury Wills, the Davises, and Koufax/Drysdale, I will grant you that. Still, you have Shohei and his 50 steals, and Betts runs a little.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Ah I see. Well, it's certainly not the team of Maury Wills, the Davises, and Koufax/Drysdale, I will grant you that. Still, you have Shohei and his 50 steals, and Betts runs a little.

That is 2024 team. Hit and Run, bunting, stealing bases was the way they played ball. Now you have guys batting 1-9 trying to put the ball over the fence virtually every AB. Again I am speaking about a change in the trend. The game has changed which is fine. Nothing stays the same. I am simply saying I was more of a fan of the game the way it used to be played.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Well, it's driven by analytics as we all know. Roberts seems a bit of a gambler at heart so maybe if left to his devices he would do more of that, but he's probably constrained by a philosophy dictated by management.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Well, it's driven by analytics as we all know. Roberts seems a bit of a gambler at heart so maybe if left to his devices he would do more of that, but he's probably constrained by a philosophy dictated by management.

Analytics is what it comes down to.