NLD 50 Golden Glove Anniversary

Quite a middle infield you have there KLX!

Clock starts tomorrow morning....

That’s not the full STORY.

Quite a middle infield you have there KLX!

Clock starts tomorrow morning....

That’s not the full STORY.

I see what you did there!

Quite a middle infield you have there KLX!

Clock starts tomorrow morning....

That’s not the full STORY.

good to have you on the thread Semper.

So, I guess we have to keep 25 this year huh? Did I see that right?

Yes, you saw that right.

Yes, you saw that right.

Did they explain why anywhere?

I think it had to do with the S4 & below SPs. Before they realized their mistake of leaving them in as SP/RP instead of solely RPs, they expanded the pitcher limit to 11. They fixed their mistake, but left the pitcher min. at 11, therefore the min. 25 man roster. Plus a lot of other stuff messing around with tiredness, etc. So basically it's a mess that we are going to have to adjust to. Starters do not seem to be going as deep into games, even the S6 & above.

I think it had to do with the S4 & below SPs. Before they realized their mistake of leaving them in as SP/RP instead of solely RPs, they expanded the pitcher limit to 11. They fixed their mistake, but left the pitcher min. at 11, therefore the min. 25 man roster. Plus a lot of other stuff messing around with tiredness, etc. So basically it's a mess that we are going to have to adjust to. Starters do not seem to be going as deep into games, even the S6 & above.

After taking the time over the weekend to split my new 2018 cards I'm not so sure I even like where Major League baseball has gone with respect to pitchers, particularly starters. Trying to find 5 stable SP on many teams was very depressing. I don't blame Strat at all, but their ratings and settings definitely reflect the decline of pitchers' stamina.

The "Golden Age" of starting pitching in Major League baseball was certainly the 1960s and 70s, with each team having at least 2 or 3 real workhorses. Athletes today in all sports are without a doubt bigger/stronger/faster/more durable than ever before, but why have Major League pitchers gone in the opposite direction? Is it as simple an answer as managers believing that they're smarter than everyone else? Did it all start with Tommy Lasorda and his 5-man Dodger rotation in the late 70s?

Where have you gone McNally, Cuellar, Palmer, Dobson? Strat Nation turns its lonely eyes to you...

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news ... -rotation/

Just for you Falcon. It's pretty interesting but there's a lot of math.

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/22423/baseball-therapy-what-happened-to-the-four-man-rotation/

Just for you Falcon. It's pretty interesting but there's a lot of math.

Thanks for the link. Interesting read, and I could follow the concepts and the math well enough. However there was no conclusion reached other than that many of the benefits of the 5-man rotation are only perceived rather than realized. I already knew this. And today's SP-by-committee approach is an extreme application of the same unsubstantiated ideals. What's next - 9 pitchers/game who each throw a pre-designated inning, like the start of spring training, or the All-Star game?

The whole thing just makes me sad.

Caught the Red Sox spring game last week and it confirms my player theory - most looked like little leaguers which explains the lack of endurance.

On another note, I had a chat with Tony La Russsa and Dave Dombrowski when they visited my suite

They gave me pointers for this SoM season