analytics is ruining baseball
San Francisco, CA
Joined October 2011
- Tweets16.5K
- Following2.2K
- Followers683
- Likes51.4K
Things like this are what makes baseball so great. Forget all the launch angle and exit velocity nonsense, this small detail had a massive impact on the game.
Pat Murphy pointed out one of the most important aspects of the Christian Yelich play at 2B:
Yelich had a bigger lead than usual because he was not being held closely by the first baseman, with 2 out and a right-hander batting.
The extra step (and good secondary lead) made Yelich safe.
"The whole game was changed when Yeli was safe at second," Murphy said. "That's just a hustle play."
Little plays decide big games.
@MLBNetwork
Everything about this.
The Brewers are being celebrated like they invented baseball.
They are doing things that have become unusual.
They have an old school tough manager who players love playing for.
They focus on basic easy to understand basic fundamentals.
They have a hitting coach that was an overachieving player for skill that played in the big leagues.
They hit the ball the other way.
They value putting the ball in play.
They adjust their approach based on situation and count.
They are not addicted to exit velocity and launch angle bullshit.
They bunt and steal bases.
They do not have selfish superstars that need to be treated like celebrities.
The Brewers simply play the game how it was meant to be played.
The best part about tonight’s World Series game? The Brewers scored 10 runs and not one HR. How can you not love the way they play this beautiful game?
The baseball purist in me is so excited for a Rays Brewers World Series. Both teams a scrappy, bunt, run, and play the game the right way. I can’t wait.
I love the Brewers brand of baseball so much. Bunting is a big part of the game!
BUNTING MANIPULATES PITCHER APPROACH AND SETS THE TABLE FOR FUTURE MOMENTS
With 2 outs and no body on in the 3rd inning, losing 4-0, @Brewers Manager Pat Murphy told #9 hitter David Hamilton to lay down a bunt in a seemingly unimportant at bat.
Why?
Because Murphy knew Hamilton was known for bunting and they could set the table for a future at bat and big moment later in the game where he’d get a pitch to hit.
And that’s exactly what happened.
Hamilton bunted.
Hamilton got out.
But in the 5th, in Hamilton’s next at bat, he got a pitch in the heart of the plate and singled scoring a run and bringing the Brewers within 1.
And in the 9th, Hamilton did it again, homering on a get me over slider and extending the Brewers lead to 6-4.
You bunt to create future moments, and the Brewers did just that.
#BuntLife
The thought of thousands of Dodgers fans, many of whom attended their first games of the season this week, are now sitting in brutal Dodger Stadium & LA traffic, makes me so happy.