I miss the days when...

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

I "miss" Ty Cobb and the intensity with which he played the game.

You must be pretty old!

[Rich Klein]

1. I miss the days when a player tossing a foul ball into the stands didn’t have to arc it high over a wall of netting.

I miss those days as well when that was possible BUT in terms of fans safety I'm all in favor of this. Way back in the day, a young lady about 2 years behind me in high school lost sight in an eye with a screaming foul ball. And this was pre cellphone days so she was paying attention to the game.

Lost the suit which was filed because the ticket clearly says there are risks and there is an announcement before a game as well.

She's not the only one who got hurt by those foul balls BTW. I'll make a safety trade every day of the week

[LEHR]

I miss the days before sliding gloves, AKA "Bitch Mittens".

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

I miss the days when you could write a player at the ball park and he would send you a signed team issued postcard like the Cardinals had for years.
I miss a pack of Topps baseball cards were a nickel and you could put together a set and also the great inserts Topps had in those packs in the 1960's. The deckle edge and pin-ups were my favorites.

[Eric72]

I miss the days when:

The leadoff hitter was a speedster who did everything they could to get on base. They didn't swing for the fences. They worked a walk, beat out an infield single, laid down a bunt, etc. When they got on base, they disrupted the pitcher any way they could. Ideally, they'd steal a base.

The #2 hitter could control their bat. They weren't concerned about "exit velo" at all. They knew their job was to move the runner along. Whether they did it with a clean single, a sac bunt, or something else was almost irrelevant.

The #3 hitter kept the inning going with a productive at bat. They weren't swinging from their heels at the first pitch. They were working the count, waiting for their pitch, and putting the ball in play. No "three true outcome" garbage here. Runner on third? Sac fly. Runner on second? Line drive, preferably into the gap. Runners on the corners? Be patient while your team tries a double steal.

If 1, 2, and 3 did their job, the cleanup hitter would step to the plate with a chance to drive in some runs. Instead, I've seen the cleanup hitter lead off the 2nd inning far too often.

I guess I miss the days when teams would manufacture runs one-at-a-time. Lead off the inning by getting on base, then spend that inning getting the runner home.

"Inside" baseball.

"Scientific" baseball.

"Strategy."

Call it what you will, I miss the days when a game of baseball didn't resemble a three hour home run derby.



Oh, and pitchers. Don't even get me started on spin rates, pitch counts, and the fact they don't have to step in the batter's box these days...

[philliesfan]

I miss the days when decisions are made by the managers feel for the game and what's happening and not by computers.....analytics and the such.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I miss the days when:

The leadoff hitter was a speedster who did everything they could to get on base. They didn't swing for the fences. They worked a walk, beat out an infield single, laid down a bunt, etc. When they got on base, they disrupted the pitcher any way they could. Ideally, they'd steal a base.

The #2 hitter could control their bat. They weren't concerned about "exit velo" at all. They knew their job was to move the runner along. Whether they did it with a clean single, a sac bunt, or something else was almost irrelevant.

The #3 hitter kept the inning going with a productive at bat. They weren't swinging from their heels at the first pitch. They were working the count, waiting for their pitch, and putting the ball in play. No "three true outcome" garbage here. Runner on third? Sac fly. Runner on second? Line drive, preferably into the gap. Runners on the corners? Be patient while your team tries a double steal.

If 1, 2, and 3 did their job, the cleanup hitter would step to the plate with a chance to drive in some runs. Instead, I've seen the cleanup hitter lead off the 2nd inning far too often.

I guess I miss the days when teams would manufacture runs one-at-a-time. Lead off the inning by getting on base, then spend that inning getting the runner home.

"Inside" baseball.

"Scientific" baseball.

"Strategy."

Call it what you will, I miss the days when a game of baseball didn't resemble a three hour home run derby.

Oh, and pitchers. Don't even get me started on spin rates, pitch counts, and the fact they don't have to step in the batter's box these days...

Well said! I agree.

[Brian Van Horn]

My objection to the current day game is having a runner at second to start each half inning after the ninth. I don't care about the reasoning it is just stupid.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Eric72

I miss the days when:

The leadoff hitter was a speedster who did everything they could to get on base. They didn't swing for the fences. They worked a walk, beat out an infield single, laid down a bunt, etc. When they got on base, they disrupted the pitcher any way they could. Ideally, they'd steal a base.

The #2 hitter could control their bat. They weren't concerned about "exit velo" at all. They knew their job was to move the runner along. Whether they did it with a clean single, a sac bunt, or something else was almost irrelevant.

The #3 hitter kept the inning going with a productive at bat. They weren't swinging from their heels at the first pitch. They were working the count, waiting for their pitch, and putting the ball in play. No "three true outcome" garbage here. Runner on third? Sac fly. Runner on second? Line drive, preferably into the gap. Runners on the corners? Be patient while your team tries a double steal.

If 1, 2, and 3 did their job, the cleanup hitter would step to the plate with a chance to drive in some runs. Instead, I've seen the cleanup hitter lead off the 2nd inning far too often.

I guess I miss the days when teams would manufacture runs one-at-a-time. Lead off the inning by getting on base, then spend that inning getting the runner home.

"Inside" baseball.

"Scientific" baseball.

"Strategy."

Call it what you will, I miss the days when a game of baseball didn't resemble a three hour home run derby.

I agree. I love it when teams try these things now and the other teams have never seen anyone try this and they end up giving up runs that they otherwise wouldn't have. These things still work if done properly.