| Re: It's dead
I think it has a lot to do with this 'steroid era' we're in. Balls are flying out of the ballpark at alarming rates so managers don't want to take the chance or running themselves out of a potential big inning. They just sit there and wait around for the 3-run homer. It's made baseball a lot more boring in my opinion. Baseball is supposed to be a strategy based game but there's no strategy left. Teams like the Yanks and Sox would rather sign 9 Jason Giambi types and slug it out. In reality it's harder to win that way. Speed doesn't slump, but power does. The Sox only won the world series because they added speed and defense through the minors to go along with their great pitching and yes, couple big power guys. GMs need to realize a guy like Reyes can be just as or more game wrecking as a power hitter who is going to hit .270 |