At some point, baseball has to get back to valuing ballplayers and not just numbers on a screen. Give me the Freddie Freemans, the Buster Poseys, Hunter Pences, Pablo Sandovals, Michael Youngs, Ian Kinslers of the world. Guys who just flat out know how to play the game. Everyone wants to talk launch angle and exit velo, but what happened to valuing a quality at bat?” The 9-pitch battle that might end in an out, but forces a pitcher to show everything he’s got.
The guy who hits behind the runner, takes what’s given, or just refuses to give a pitcher an easy inning. Those at-bats might not look sexy in the box score, but they show up in the 7th, 8th, and 9th. Some of these dudes could absolutely leave the yard too. That’s the point. They weren’t one-dimensional. Somewhere along the way, we confused measurable tools with knowing how to win baseball games.
I’m not against analytics or hitting the ball hard, but there is an art to winning that you can’t fully measure. We need more guys who know how to play baseball, not just hitters, not just athletes, ballplayers. And I promise you, those dudes never go out of style
@thestevenwoods My son was getting so annoyed with the broadcasters…they wanted the Brewers to win so bad. The Brewers social media is adamant they were pro Padre though 🤣🤣
Drop whatever you're doing, folks 🚨
Here's an epic clip of Jerry Hairston Jr. (yes, that Jerry Hairston Jr., the third-generation big leaguer and super-utility man who played for 16 seasons), in 2025 at age 49, hitting off Tyler Glasnow, the 6'8" righty who throws 100 mph.
The dodgers ownership group committing legitimate white collar crimes to win multiple World Series is worst than the Astros stealing a few signs to win a couple home games
I’m sure we all realized that it was only a matter of time before This Man would launch into his celly prematurely, then challenge the pitch, then get it wrong and leave his team without any remaining challenges. Let the kids play though!