Chris Broussard & Rob Parker - David Ortiz Calls Baseball ‘Straight-up Boring’

[@witchdoctor813]

If Mike Trout, Manny Machado,. Bryce Harper stood in the middle of Times Square, no one would recognize them. MLB has done a bad job of maketing players.

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Those are facts bro ive been saying that for awhile u can tweak the game all u want but baseball needs to market their stars like the nfl and the nba

[@mrj5695]

100

[@mark84g5]

It's actually embarrassing

[@markjones1550]

True

[@tjleaf3510]

It’s not about marketing it’s about the sport itself. Nobody cares

[@ghostface_7]

Glad someone said it

[@jctslice]

false, america's past time man. david is capping

[@simplyluis6548]

@@jctslice America's PAST past time.

[@SamB4Sanity]

@@jctslice Do a survey. Most people will say it's boring.

[@Someone_VIP]

@@simplyluis6548 💯 true statement sir!

[@GandalfTheStraight]

@@jctslice no, that would be football

[@anthonytaylor7928]

U can tweak the game all u want but baseball and hockey needs to MARKET THE DAM PLAYERS!!!!!

[@Someone_VIP]

Good point sir. I bet the general public knows the names of about 5 players... at most

[@dejohnthabeast]

Fax, hockey is actually hella action pact. Baseball is way to long.

[@emodadon1131]

They need rule changes and they need marketing. Nba and nfl are so popular becuz of the storylines and drama. Entertainment is half the league

[@Someone_VIP]

@@emodadon1131 yup. And to add.. the majority of MLB unwritten rules are the dumbest, most annoying, nonsensical garbage I’ve ever heard of... remember when Tatis hit a grand slam and got ripped for that $hit? Lol what nonsense is that to get scolded by your teammate and manager for DOING YOUR friggin job?!?!?

[@ExtraVictory]

The NFL is the most popular sport in America by like 7-10 times lmfao. Nothing else even comes close. And most people barely know the players on their own teams it's only the serious, hardcore fans that know all 53 or even just all the stars on their own team. The real reason behind NFL success and Baseball failure is the because the game is more fun to watch. Simple as that. The most exciting part of Baseball is a great pitcher striking out a great player with a 100 mph fastball. 99% of everything else is lame lmfao. Wheras in NFL football. Every single thing is exciting no matter what. It doesn't matter who you market or how you market them. The game just isn't as fun to watch, bottom line

[@mazengwe28]

Now I am waiting for someone from the NBA to say the same thing. It's not as watchable as it used to be. It's going the same way as baseball. Defense is taking a backseat and it's all about shooting 3's.

[@eddierivers3250]

Yep and it's not just because of the pandemic this style has been around for some years now and most games guys are mailing it in not even trying on top of it

[@mazengwe28]

@@eddierivers3250 I think a couple of things are factoring in on why the current product is the way it is: 1. We are witnessing the ripple effect from the under-development of the college players since early in the 2010's. I would say since Kemba Walker class came into the league. 2. The focus on offense has made players stop practicing defense. I doubt more than half of these coaches even practice it. You can see it by how much people are pointing at each other on blown assignments like open layup lines or uncontested 3's. 3.The results of 1 and 2: Teams at the bottom of the standings aren't getting better with their draft picks.

[@eddierivers3250]

@@mazengwe28 yea most kids now are just one and done and because of how things have been with college and kids not getting paid most as we'll are going overseas to play and yea casual fans don't wanna see a bunch of guys shooting 3's and not playing defense that's a big problem and has been a big problem but the nba thinks that's what fans wanna see is a bunch of guys Taking bad shots and not playing defense much as I love basketball and cover it damn is alot of these games hard to watch

[@witchdoctor813]

I agree, I miss watching players with a great midrange game and bigs in the post. My issue is load management/resting players. Primetime games with championship contending teams are being ruin because star players are resting.

[@mazengwe28]

@@AuburnFanSince2010 Well I did say after, but you are right. That is about when it really started going downhill. Where are all the rookies of the years' at or the kids that were projected as stars in the making? Most of them are role players, who I'm sure most forgot what team they actually play for. All these vets from the 2000''s were still playing better than a big chunk of the league going into retirement. That isn't good.

[@clovers-zi5fe]

It's always been boring. It's American Cricket. Never, ever, ever could I figure out the love for baseball.

[@superstarsports356]

it's more fun to play. and cricket is way worse than baseball!

[@DANNY10MADRID]

It's not American Cricket.. It's a game that came from England called Rounders, which is played by school girls.

[@DANNY10MADRID]

@@superstarsports356 Baseball came from england. Its called rounders, played by school girls. Cricket is for men, in which cricket uses a harder ball than baseball, and they dont use gloves unlike baseball

[@clovers-zi5fe]

@@DANNY10MADRID stop it...just stop it. Don't try to hype Cricket as something more than what it is.

[@DANNY10MADRID]

@@clovers-zi5fe Hype up? Does cricket not use a harder ball over baseball and not use gloves? Also cricket is way more popular world wide and has more fans lmao you stop it.

[@jonsnipe5484]

Of course is boring.. Nobody doing roids😂😂 im 38 and growing up sosa big mac and bonds made baseball great✊✊

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

There are more home runs hit every season now than even during the steroid era. Nearly 40% of plate appearances end with a strikeout, a walk, or a HR. That means that nearly 40% of the time, a play tends with a guy walking back to the dugout, jogging down to first base, or jogging around the bases. In the era of the 8 second Tik-Tok, Instagram, and Snapchat attention spans, baseball does not stimulate young people enough to hold their attention. Hell, I'm nearly 50 years old and after a lifetime with baseball as my favorite sport I can't even sit through an entire game anymore.

[@itshiho]

What they need to do is get all of these Wall Street calculating Harvard nerds out of sports. They are totally ruining sports trying to have it played like a bunch of numbers on a computer.

[@Waliocoolioflo]

I honestly stopped paying baseball any mind after after Barry retired 😭🤣🤣🤣 Sammy Sosa was definitely my guy!!

[@itshiho]

@@Waliocoolioflo Same here. Analytics has ruined that game more than the NBA. Pitchers don't even try to throw a complete game unless they're going for a no-hitter. It used to actually be a 3 man pitching rotation, then it went to 4 which was okay but this analytic stuff has taken the fun out of the game. Everything can't just be about money and that's it.

[@thedredgod]

even in the roids era I preferred watching nfl and nba. Its boring and for kids

[@cityboy1600]

Bring back steroids the last time the game was exciting McGuire vs bonds homerun race

[@fashionlife5348]

It was Sosa vs Mc Guire you are a casual tbh stick to boring football 😴

[@michaellewis621]

McGuire vs Sosa..."DA"

[@settledown5392]

I rag on Rob's takes on a lot of things, but when it comes to baseball he's usually right on point. The game is a snooze these days.

[@hiThere-im6wt]

Besides brady and a few other things hes really cool

[@sbrnation7090]

@@hiThere-im6wt Brady and Lebron

[@jonathanhall6426]

He ain't wrong. Love going to games for the atmosphere, but this is a dying sport

[@Someone_VIP]

💯 true statement sir!

[@LaskInHD]

Always has been.

[@jctslice]

incorrect, baseball is america's past time

[@SamB4Sanity]

@@jctslice Yeah, like the Cowboys are America's team...

[@clovers-zi5fe]

@@jctslice "was" its pastime. Now it's just "in the past."

[@stringer2295]

Not at all

[@Blk.Philip]

@@SamB4Sanity good one lol

[@SamB4Sanity]

Baseball is America's past time just like the Cowboys are America's team. Both once held great prestige, but are now husks held together by the memory of former glory and deluded fans.

[@97NikeSb]

Yet ratings and revenue has gone up. Just say you don’t watch baseball and go idiot

[@SamB4Sanity]

Hey, you call an all time low ratings in 2020 going up, be my guest. Stay out of your feelings.

[@JordanStuffGamer]

Once people older than 60 pass away than baseball will not considered America’s past time because nobody cares about it

[@jeffreyroedel9804]

Baseball is a 20th century game. It hasn't evolved like football, soccer and especially basketball. It is rather boring if you compare it to other pro and college sports people have access to watch all the time.

[@adrianb8446]

Soccer is horrible to watch

[@clovers-zi5fe]

@@adrianb8446 I disagree. At least in soccer, the ball moves. The player moves. The game moves. Baseball is like golf's just as miserable cousin.

[@adrianb8446]

@@clovers-zi5fe you think cause the ball moves around it’s exciting? Soccer is hugely boring. They usually last less than 2 hours and I still literally never had the patience to sit down and watch a full game. Tells you how uninteresting it is

[@Someone_VIP]

At least baseball can still claim the title of being “America’s Past Time”... lol 😂 😂😂🤣🤣

[@clovers-zi5fe]

@@adrianb8446 baseball is American Cricket lol Regarding soccer, there's probably about 3 billion people in the world who'd disagree with you. Furthermore, and get ready for this because it even shocked me, but according to a 2017 Gallup poll, soccer is now only behind Football and Basketball in most watched team sports.

[@devinmoose]

Baseball has always been boring. It's a recreational activity more than it's an actual sport. It's also a great cure for insomnia. You go to a baseball game to relax, eat hot dogs and ice cream bars, drink beer, munch on snacks, engage in conversation, etc etc. Let's face it, if 5 home runs are hit in a baseball game, you probably missed 3 or 4 of them, even if you're in attendance.

[@qv2k385]

Just bring steroids back honestly

[@Someone_VIP]

Lol no lie. Roids or not... That McGuire vs Sosa season was amazing!

[@jyu467]

They're already hitting more home runs than ever and you want more?

[@Someone_VIP]

@@jyu467 yup, anything to bring more attention to the MLB. It’s a dying sport.

[@byronmartin1840]

@@Someone_VIP I can't figure out why the popularity is going down but the money is going up

[@Unbreakable808]

@@byronmartin1840 money laundering?

[@Jmurda1983]

Analytics have ruined the game. Too much overthinking.

[@no40]

Here are my ideas to make the game of MLB baseball better: 1) Reduce the amount of regular season games from 162 to 132 games.......ending on the last week of August. 2) 16 team playoff with 7 game series for each round.......starting on the first week of September. 3) Reduce the number of innings from 9 to 7 4) Reduce starting lineup from 9 to 7

[@kdean30]

Well said! 162 is entirely too many games. No one has that kind of time to keep up.

[@HT-sm9dm]

None of that would make the game more exciting lol 🤦‍♂️

[@tonysimma2288]

I use to love watching Ricky Henderson, he would turn a walk into a triple... Now after the 6th inning most teams use about 5 pitchers, guy comes in for 1 batter, then we gotta sit through another 10 mn of pitchers warming up. It's really hard to sit through a hole game...

[@ppumpkin3282]

When Poppy was in his prime, it was all about a duel with the pitcher, working the count, forcing the pitcher to throw a good pitch, I think he led the league in walks. Too many people this was not exciting, but if you enjoy the battle between the pitcher and the batter even a walk was exciting.

[@justdl]

It’s cause of stupid unwritten rules; no bat flips, retalation, etc.

[@djbeazy]

He is absolutely correct! When I was at a college tryout I was by far the overall best player. I could steal bases, hit for avg, bunt, a little pop, switch hit, play all positions. All the focus was on players who can only hit home runs and throw 95 mph plus. No other skills were valued.

[@djbeazy]

@Mark Ellis These pros have it in one area not all. The game is getting worse. Only handful can play.

[@omieg89]

I miss the pitchers like Maddux who could get guys out by pitching to contact. Painting corners. Nasty breaking balls. Pin point placement on fastballs. The perfectly timed change up. Those were always my favorite pitchers.

[@lukewronski9823]

Nah, if the shift is on, lay down a bunt. Blows my mind how many guys are too proud to lay one down.

[@djbeazy]

Baseball needs to go back to players that can do it all. Embarrassing that they can put on a shift and the hitter can't hit ball to a wide open field on the opposite side.

[@HumanityDone]

Not only that. But in the early 2000’s everyteam had a star! Now its seems big teams have the stars and other teams have good role players

[@bigtimothy7411]

If I take the family to a baseball game were ready to go by the 5th inning. Everything is a slow walk. After every hit after every out after every walk. that slow walk back to there positions drives me crazy

[@dssorley4174]

Baseball has been boring for 30 years unless you go to a game you can’t watch it and honestly enjoy the entire game... personally I go for the environment

[@seanmullin1692]

Rob & his old ass gonna be big mad

[@StoneyD]

He agreed

[@lg3385]

I thought he would be but he actually agrees

[@jasonp6917]

Only reason rob agrees is because it was a complaint lol

[@billwill2693]

I agree with that about regular season baseball but not sports have a better playoffs than the MLB its just impactful every pitch means something

[@CJK-bt4ll]

In 2009, batters put 130,217 balls in play or about 27% per game. By 2017, that was down to just over 121,400. It will soon be under 120,000. Ridiculous. There are now more strikeouts than hits per season. MLB has a problem. The audience consists of +65 and statisticians. A sport can survive like that.

[@landofthedreadheads8901]

Baseball always been boring 😴

[@manueldecastro807]

That’s very true! It’s very hard to seat and watch baseball if you watch basketball, football and soccer

[@fashionlife5348]

Soccer is the biggest sport in the world

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

Fernando Tatis Jr is a complete player in a game that nobody cares about. You have to care about the game before you care about who the players are.

[@coralreif3582]

Imagine being mad at the infield shift bc it works like it’s supposed to 😂

[@thedredgod]

imagine paying to watch boringball

[@1000percent]

Bunting is huge, pure fans love it .. I'm with papi this is like watching softball

[@solidarnosc9663]

Ortiz has a point. I agree.

[@lollol-zo9xy]

Speed it up! Batter has to stay in the batter box, pitcher is allowed 5 seconds in between pitches....non of this spitting, fixing glove, fixing cup, tryna look cool BS. Make the outfield shorter so more HRs, bat flips, showbolting, trash talk is allowed etc. It's 2021!

[@Dryltd]

The viewership would have to fall off a cliff to get rid of the Analytics guys. That ain't happening.

[@mariorovira3639]

Alex Rodriguez was the last exciting player they marketed

[@TheGhalani2000]

Most boring sport in the world, even cricket is better cuz it has 20-20 😆

[@orry.420]

When the king says the kingdom is falling. It's time to listen 👈

[@ryanmonroe94]

Baseball is not flashy outside of hitting Homers and double/triple plays.

[@johnmoore9066]

Its baseball learn to go the other way not that hard inside out side swing go the other way batting average goes up and they will play regular defense

[@christopherstewart3558]

I hate that pitchers aren't allowed to finish their successful games, because of analytics. It is disappointing for watch for me to watch a manager yank a guy who is in rhythm. I was thinking about Ricky Hendersen as well! Everytime he got on base he got into the pitcher's head and changed the pitcher's strategy.

[@marseancaldwell6390]

I’ve watched like 1 nba game this year that shot is boring too.. nothing but 3 point shots all game has made the game lame Nd boring asf

[@Dotman89]

Facts!!! I want Lebron outta the NBA

[@Kj-so7zd]

@@Dotman89 ? Did lebron change the league to take more 3s? Looks like I've found another blind hater, the league won't change even if he's gone and you'll be mad and try to find a way to still blame him lol.. L

[@Dotman89]

@@Kj-so7zd blind? Guy is a bum, cry baby and he's ruined the league being buddy buddy with Silver, Stern wouldnt of allowed that. He's the NBA's golden boy, so when ratings are low, you put the cash cow in the championship. Plus we all KNOW sports are scripted/rigged. At least Steph Curry added an element to the league other than that Bum who copies off everyone, Space Jam, joining the lakers (Kobe's, Magic's) Team. FOH

[@Kj-so7zd]

@@Dotman89 ?? Man just take this L and stay mad, stern was there for the most of his career you sound like someone who was told all this stuff and didn't fact check and just believed them, and it was magic's team before Kobe so I guess Kobe copied magic just like he copied Jordan for the majority of his career, now you're right about space jam but joining the Lakers isn't copying when MAGIC CAME TO LEBRON to make the Lakers revelant, and so steph added a element that you just called boring earlier? What element was that? Since Lebron is the cause of everything

[@JordanWindhamBenford]

To save baseball you need to empower the fans. Baseball is the only sport where the fan is treated as a second class citizen.

[@johnnieboy66]

At 3:45 Chris became a Transformer

[@michaellewis621]

Leave the shift alone,players need to spend some of those millions on learning to go the other way, football already has put a "kilt" on the qb.

[@omieg89]

I do feel like it’s taken some time but I think the shift is starting produce higher quality players. As the number of high quality hitters increases the shift will eventually become obsolete all on its own.

[@jr9655]

Analytics are ruining all sports. I gave up on baseball awhile ago, I am getting to that point with the NBA. That is why I rooted against Houston every year and their 3 point or layup only offense

[@1motorcitychop]

I've been saying that all my life I'm just saying 🤔🤔

[@bryanttisdale2446]

Move the fences back and at least 10ft or more in height. 1 shift per game allowed. Anyone who makes wants to or makes line up card or pitching decisions must be a Manger no one else (the Manger answers questions by the media for each decision, unlike executives). No starting pitcher can leave game before the 5th inning unless they give up 2 runs or more or have a injury. If the pitcher leaves it counts for a home run (any runners on base score as if a home run was hit). That with Deaden ball would fix pace and strategy. As for front office: Anyone hired as a G.M. or president of a team MUST have or spend 3 yrs in baseball already as a player, Manger, scout, or coach. Much like a bank . To run a bank u need experience in the banking business.

[@MichaelJones-dt6wk]

I love baseball grow up on baseball but he’s right they made the Game so boring

[@becoming2531]

It’s simple. I grew up playing baseball. Played in college aswell. The reason basketball is so dope is because the players can’t pretty much be themselves and show their personality. In baseball when these guys hit a home run they can’t even smile because it’s seen as unsportsmanlike conduct, dude he just made a crazy offensive play, and the same on defense, why can’t they banter more and have a real personality without worrying about fighting or getting hit with the ball. Even golf has more swag/emotion rn than baseball, these young kids don’t care about the old man’s code they want to see people they relate to

[@MindMan424]

In my opinion , there is too many GROUNDOUTS in baseball ... Like almost everytime a hitter hits the ball , it goes in between 2nd and 3rd base and is then thrown out to 1st base ....

[@sirtokyoparker9851]

'Moneyball' changed the landscape of professional sports, but it gained prominence because it was new. I think there will come a coach or team...in baseball and beyond, that takes the opposite approach and base their philosophy on playing a style that uses all the tricks and methods the analytically driven teams forgot. At such point, the pendulum will swing back to a truer form of sports that entertains.

[@omieg89]

That’s a great point. I realize this comment is a year ago, but i think what you’re saying is starting to happen this year (2022) in baseball. All the best offenses, Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, Cardinals, Giants, Guardians put the ball in play especially with runners on base. I feel like there has been more action on the basepaths this season.

[@Waliocoolioflo]

One of the best sport talk shows out 💯👏🏿👏🏿

[@kcl7676]

Baseball is a great sports to play but boring to watch. I only watch baseball because I'm betting on the game.

[@markjones1550]

Most people call baseball boring

[@yolog4137]

Baseball is only fun to play when you're up to bat. Baseball is boring to watch period.

[@wolfregiment5679]

There should be a rule against walking like intentional grounding

[@TheOldSchoolGamer93]

7:15 The Rays might not have any championships but before analytics they werent able to compete

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

Lets be honest...all sports have become boring to a degree

[@gbrown8523]

The game just ain’t the same without steroids

[@HotspurFC-cu6ny]

Baseball should be thanking Sammy sosa and Mark McGuire those 2 injecting steroids and hitting so many home runs are what saved baseball 1998 will always be cherished by baseball fans because the 90s was rough for baseball viewership was going down and the MLB cancelled the World Series in 1994

[@kdaz25]

Analytics is a good thing for the little teams so they could compete with the teams that spend all the money. But now this is wiped out. It at one point was made for a even playing ground

[@lawrencewilkerson2027]

Gary Sheffield once said if he didn't play baseball he would never look at it because it was boring,,,,,

[@josegrullon024]

I remember the days they will bench you after reaching .270. Hitters get a pass hitting .240 for the entire year.

[@48hourrecordsteam45]

Baseball is boring because, 1,the game is too long. 5 innings should be the most. 2.the pitcher pauses too long after each pitch. If we had a consistent 1-2-3. And not 1 pitch. Scratch,spit,look around, go to commercial break,come back. Spit,pose and pitch 2. If we had a consistent. Pitching without pauses. We’d have a faster game… more stolen bases. More action less pauses.. more scores.! One hour.. 🤝✊🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@welcometomychannelswelcome7261]

He didn't call baseball boring while he was playing.

[@matthewlenzmeier9859]

As Dodger fan I was so shocked that Tamp took out Snell. I would have never done that.

[@Moonboy83]

These convos make sense but the argument is gonna be that the game is different and technology is taking a big chunk of the fun out of the game. It's the numbers that are stirring the pot for all the changes.

[@rhameseshamilton8045]

About time a PLAYER spoke the truth on this subject.

[@GandalfTheStraight]

I’ve been saying this for years but once an MLB legend says it too then u know baseball sucks 😂

[@TampaDE5]

They need to make the fields a lot bigger so there are more hits.

[@HT-sm9dm]

It doesn’t really make a difference when guys are just closing their eyes and swinging for the fences every at bat

[@dreamseller7909]

Baseball is better then it's been in a long time they definitely need to change it but theres a bunch of young stars rite now

[@samwolde5057]

Baseball at a stadium is amazing. On television it doesn't capture or do it service. Also, you have to really respect pitching to like it TV.

[@kdean30]

That’s a problem for baseball. The NFL is amazing to watch on tv. That is why it crushed MLB in ratings. Those are the facts.

[@pikijuiyii777]

To me the Sosa vs McGuire era was the last fun i had in baseball.

[@Riles3152]

I respect the history and legacy of Major League Baseball (Post integration) and I do find PLAYOFF baseball to be very compelling, especially if it involves my Dodgers, but it seems that for some time now, American football has surpassed MLB as America's game. Alot of baseball's unwritten rules and philosophies on how the game should be played is not relatable to today's culture. Baseball is a chess type of game and that's fine, but the short attention span generation we live in today want instant action or else they'll lose interest. Football, basketball, MMA etc. is what potentially will give them that, which is why these sports are more popular today.

[@danieldeborin6392]

I love it cuz my Sox have so much swag and drip that it makes it watchable.

[@franchise619]

I don't think baseball is boring but I agree that there definitely needs to be more small ball

[@TheEmperorXavier]

Thank you, someone said it

[@jctslice]

it's false, baseball is america's past time

[@madD8845]

About damn time, someone said it! Who watches a this stuff?!?

[@Jonnie_b]

Ok baseball is the greatest sport I mean EVERY ONE KNOWS baseball ⚾️🧢 is About the CULTURE . It felt great . Ken Griffey junior , Mark Mcguire I remember these great guys! Always were motivated by them!

[@mrj5695]

He's right

[@johndough5381]

Rob and Chris have had horrible ass takes this week.. Tebow was the worst one i think

[@mazengwe28]

That's cuz they were actually Rob Parkwr's takes, But Chris is the co-host.

[@johndough5381]

@@mazengwe28 I didn't know Chris was the Co host.. Rob shouldn't even have a Damn show..

[@mazengwe28]

@@johndough5381 Man, all I was saying is Chris gets blame fr being connected to the show, but those were mostly Rob PArker topics. Also, Chris wasn't even on the show earlier in the week anyways.

[@johndough5381]

@@mazengwe28 Aight I'll give you that.. My bad for the confusion.. Rob gets mad sometimes lol

[@jimbobpantsquare]

" Past time "

[@Dryltd]

The shifting is more effective because the players are more specialized.

[@RamboAAssil]

He’s correct

[@dapperdonmilli]

lol But big Papi is right but he's talking kinda like he was Derek Jeter or Rickey Anderson when he played 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@wyliesalimeno9602]

What the hell? He was. One of the greatest clutch hitters ever. Yes he didn't play defense but when he was at bat he earned your attention.

[@RC_928]

Season is too long, cut it so that it ends by September and the postseason won’t get drowned out by football

[@jasonrobbins4001]

Analytics in the emphasis on them has made basketball completely boring and baseball now too.

[@argelistomlinson2455]

Baseball being boring. Used to be fun back in the 90s

[@williamgirard2412]

He is right. This crap with 3 true outcomes is garbage. Plus all this time between pitches and the rituals all the batters do between pitchers when they could even step out of the box before is also straight garbage. Like have you ever seen Heyward on the Cubs? He puts the bat between his arm and his body, undoes the velcro on his batting gloves, redoes it, spits on his hands and finally gets ready for the pitch. But not when he stands in the box. After every damn pitch. His at-bats take like 3 minutes each. And he sucks.

[@andrewker3871]

I really don’t think there’s anything wrong with analytics. It allows small market teams like the rays and athletics to compete year to year. There’s just more parity unlike the other major sports. And if the analytics work, then why not use them. I think baseball just needs to do a better job of marketing players. I do agree that other parts of the game are fading and it’s worsening the sport though. I remember the royals a few years back won the world series with bunting and just playing small ball and it was great!

[@omieg89]

I agree. Baseball has the most parity because of analytics. I also think you see more different philosophies in team building when watching baseball vs watching NBA or NFL. Most NFL teams are becoming pass heavy and the defenses are mostly about rushing the passer. NBA is about spacing the floor, driving and kicking to shooters. Defenses in the NBA are geared towards defending the perimeter. In baseball, you have high contact teams that run the bases well. Teams that rely on the HR. Teams that work counts. Some teams are built around the starting pitching. It can be flame throwers tossing tons of strikeouts or guys that pitch to contact and you have a great defense behind the pitcher. Some teams are built around a great pen and only ask their starters to go 4-5 IP. The point is that there are more than 1 way to skin a cat. And I think the analytics will eventually make the game a higher quality product. I think hitters have never been smarter at the plate. And I believe the shifting is making the superstars use all fields better than ever. In the past guys could just be dead pull hitters and never have to learn to go opposite field.

[@clipsedrag13]

All music on the radio is the same. Everything is the same and it's 😴

[@victorkan7288]

I agree

[@Moonboy83]

When it involves a bottom line these companies are always gonna try to figure out a way to keep the money in their pockets. Let's remember it's a money making business at the end of the day. Sad but it's reality.

[@thomassel4897]

amen Papi... and these are baby homers. i missed the mammoth juiced up dingers hitting bodies of water, freeways and innocent folks trying to buy nachos at the concession stands

[@yahshuashannonchrist5233]

It is🤷🏾‍♂️😭😭😭

[@KyleMacSkill]

I always thought baseball was like golf... Exciting if you played/ understand the game.. Boring af if you don't

[@hattiecampbell5375]

The kids say baseball is not a sport!!🤣🤣Tatis Jr. is the only baseball player I know and care about!!😏

[@HotspurFC-cu6ny]

He did just sign a massive 14 year contract people better know about him lol

[@geronimopratt7976]

He ain't wrong

[@SincereLee]

Idk who tf this person is with so much swagg lmao baseball only fun to play not to watch