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Post by inger on Aug 27, 2024 11:09:48 GMT -5
Hi Bigjeep, oh I am well aware of Bob Feller and his fastball, but he was the exception for his day, and not the rule. Today, however, it seems like 100mph+ pitchers are a dime a dozen, which says to me that there is no way someone using such a heavy bat as Babe Ruth used could've continued using it in today's game. So if he had to use a lighter weight bat if he played today, does that mean he wouldn't be hitting as many home runs? I know it's apples and potatoes, but it makes for a good conversation! In one of my Babe Ruth biographies there was an anecdote about how the Yanks got Babe in practice to try a 34 ounce (I think) bat compared to the 42 ounce club he was using at the time. They came to the conclusion that Babe actually hit more home runs with the lighter bat, but the ball wasn't traveling as far, so it was No Sale for the Sultan of Swat, who as we know was very big on style points. Sure there are far more pitchers throwing around 100 MPH now than in the past. Even the recent past. That's because they aren't expected to throw nine innings so they can let it rip for four or five innings and a bullpen full of anonymous interchangeable big boys will come out firing for 15-20 pitches. And they all wind up on the IL and miss two or three prime years recovering from various surgeries while the next gang shuffles in. That's why teams run through more than 30 pitchers to get through a season. I don't know how good the 800th or 900th best pitchers in baseball are, but I doubt they would have been considered major league material 25 or even 50 years ago. But they do throw hard, especially when you change the measurement criteria as MLB continues to do to light up that velocity number on the scoreboard. My old bat was a 34/34, which I suppose would be consider heavy today. Can’t imagine the 5’11”, 160-170 pound young inger swinging a 42 Oz. bat! I know I liked the mass of my bat and relied on it to make solid contact rather than swinging from the heels… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 27, 2024 16:18:05 GMT -5
In one of my Babe Ruth biographies there was an anecdote about how the Yanks got Babe in practice to try a 34 ounce (I think) bat compared to the 42 ounce club he was using at the time. They came to the conclusion that Babe actually hit more home runs with the lighter bat, but the ball wasn't traveling as far, so it was No Sale for the Sultan of Swat, who as we know was very big on style points. Sure there are far more pitchers throwing around 100 MPH now than in the past. Even the recent past. That's because they aren't expected to throw nine innings so they can let it rip for four or five innings and a bullpen full of anonymous interchangeable big boys will come out firing for 15-20 pitches. And they all wind up on the IL and miss two or three prime years recovering from various surgeries while the next gang shuffles in. That's why teams run through more than 30 pitchers to get through a season. I don't know how good the 800th or 900th best pitchers in baseball are, but I doubt they would have been considered major league material 25 or even 50 years ago. But they do throw hard, especially when you change the measurement criteria as MLB continues to do to light up that velocity number on the scoreboard. My old bat was a 34/34, which I suppose would be consider heavy today. Can’t imagine the 5’11”, 160-170 pound young inger swinging a 42 Oz. bat! I know I liked the mass of my bat and relied on it to make solid contact rather than swinging from the heels… Dick Allen was swinging a 40 to 42 ounce bat clear through the end of his career in the mid-70s, which means he was using it against pitchers like Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver, and those guys weren't lobbing in 70 MPH pitches. Allen held that bat right down on the knob. He was amazingly strong. |
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Post by inger on Aug 28, 2024 0:25:24 GMT -5
My old bat was a 34/34, which I suppose would be consider heavy today. Can’t imagine the 5’11”, 160-170 pound young inger swinging a 42 Oz. bat! I know I liked the mass of my bat and relied on it to make solid contact rather than swinging from the heels… Dick Allen was swinging a 40 to 42 ounce bat clear through the end of his career in the mid-70s, which means he was using it against pitchers like Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver, and those guys weren't lobbing in 70 MPH pitches. Allen held that bat right down on the knob. He was amazingly strong. I never choked up in my life. I guess it was sort of like what Mantle said of Rose and his singles… might as well wear a dress 👗… |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Aug 30, 2024 19:39:55 GMT -5
Judge on a bit of a homer cold spell for him.
3 whole games without one
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 5, 2024 22:44:11 GMT -5
Judge on a bit of a homer cold spell for him. 3 whole games without one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 9 games !!!! Time to demote him to AAA. JK. |
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 6, 2024 8:28:01 GMT -5
Judge on a bit of a homer cold spell for him. 3 whole games without one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 9 games !!!! Time to demote him to AAA. JK. His timing seems to be off, alot of swing and miss and fouling off hittable pitches. Wrigley is a good place to break out of it. |
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Post by azbob643 on Sept 6, 2024 9:14:24 GMT -5
Every hitter goes thru "slumps" over the course of a long season. Soto hit .182 (12-66) over the 17 games prior to Wednesday's game.
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Post by inger on Sept 6, 2024 9:51:57 GMT -5
Every hitter goes thru "slumps" over the course of a long season. Soto hit .182 (12-66) over the 17 games prior to Wednesday's game. He had to slow down sometime. Let ‘em both get hot in the playoffs… |
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Post by azbob643 on Sept 6, 2024 10:01:48 GMT -5
Every hitter goes thru "slumps" over the course of a long season. Soto hit .182 (12-66) over the 17 games prior to Wednesday's game. He had to slow down sometime. Of course, as every hitter does at some point(s) over 162 games. |
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 6, 2024 10:10:37 GMT -5
Every hitter goes thru "slumps" over the course of a long season. Soto hit .182 (12-66) over the 17 games prior to Wednesday's game. He had to slow down sometime. Let ‘em both get hot in the playoffs… I still want him to get that second MVP because he deserves it. |
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Post by Cult of Ken Clay on Sept 6, 2024 10:39:11 GMT -5
He took a long time to hit #62 after hitting #61, and this current slump started when fans/reporters said he was a lock to break his 2022 record. I don't think he responds to pressure well.
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Post by Max on Sept 6, 2024 13:58:30 GMT -5
He had to slow down sometime. Let ‘em both get hot in the playoffs… I still want him to get that second MVP because he deserves it. In my opinion, Judge should already have 2 MVP awards, and so should Mattingly. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 6, 2024 14:02:32 GMT -5
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Post by anthonyd46 on Sept 7, 2024 20:45:54 GMT -5
Ok??
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Post by chiyankee on Sept 8, 2024 8:31:57 GMT -5
Ok?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Judge reached those numbers a month ago. |
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