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[Mike B]

Zimmermann definitely isn't fooling anyone tonight.

His location was off from the start.  The Yankees lineup can give a young pitcher an education.

[BSLChrisStoner]

4-1.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Rough one for Bruce tonight. But not like he completely imploded with the crooked number either. Need to score some runs.

[BSLSteveBirrer]

Just looked at the averages of our starting lineup.

 

One guy over .300

One guy over .250

Three guys between .200 and .250

Four guys below .200

 

YIKES

[BobPhelan]

Just looked at the averages of our starting lineup.

One guy over .300
One guy over .250
Three guys between .200 and .250
Four guys below .200

YIKES

Don’t get me wrong our offense has been very bad for the most part but offense and especially batting average is way down all across the league.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

The hitting will pick up here and around the league.

[Mike B]

As it warms up the hitters will.  Take a look around the league.  There are some talented hitters struggling big time.

[Mackus]

Debuts are fun. Congrats.

[Mike B]

Debuts are fun. Congrats.

Yep, the highlight of their night

[jamesdean]

As it warms up the hitters will.  Take a look around the league.  There are some talented hitters struggling big time.

Really hard for me to believe that these pitchers are that overpowering.  I do agree that things will change once the summer heat starts but that's mainly for homeruns.  These pathetic batting averages around both leagues is a product of hitters having no clue how to make consistent contact.  This whole, "swing from your ass and try to hit the ball 500 ft.", is really making fools out of most of these guys. But as shown for several years now, strikeouts mean nothing and if they can go long after being punched out 50% of the time, everything is hunky dory.  Again, I reiterate- unwatchable. 

[Mike B]

Really hard for me to believe that these pitchers are that overpowering.  I do agree that things will change once the summer heat starts but that's mainly for homeruns.  These pathetic batting averages around both leagues is a product of hitters having no clue how to make consistent contact.  This whole, "swing from your ass and try to hit the ball 500 ft.", is really making fools out of most of these guys. But as shown for several years now, strikeouts mean nothing and if they can go long after being punched out 50% of the time, everything is hunky dory.  Again, I reiterate- unwatchable. 

I agree that it is the approach that many teams including the Orioles are teaching, but there are some very good hitters that are way below career norms.  I have to believe that will change.  Hitters seek their levels in a 162 game schedule.

[Mike B]

Really hard for me to believe that these pitchers are that overpowering.  I do agree that things will change once the summer heat starts but that's mainly for homeruns.  These pathetic batting averages around both leagues is a product of hitters having no clue how to make consistent contact.  This whole, "swing from your ass and try to hit the ball 500 ft.", is really making fools out of most of these guys. But as shown for several years now, strikeouts mean nothing and if they can go long after being punched out 50% of the time, everything is hunky dory.  Again, I reiterate- unwatchable. 

And your right, at times definitely unwatchable.  

[BSLRoseKatz]

Really hard for me to believe that these pitchers are that overpowering.  I do agree that things will change once the summer heat starts but that's mainly for homeruns.  These pathetic batting averages around both leagues is a product of hitters having no clue how to make consistent contact.  This whole, "swing from your ass and try to hit the ball 500 ft.", is really making fools out of most of these guys. But as shown for several years now, strikeouts mean nothing and if they can go long after being punched out 50% of the time, everything is hunky dory.  Again, I reiterate- unwatchable. 

 

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Look through the videos/gifs here for a good five minutes and try to tell me the hitters just need to choke up more lol

[jamesdean]

https://twitter.com/...hingNinja/media

 

Look through the videos/gifs here for a good five minutes and try to tell me the hitters just need to choke up more lol

Not choke up but if you've got 2 strikes on you, what hitters used to do was cut down on their swing and try to put the ball in play.  Today's hitters are clueless on how to do that nor are they interested.  The best thing I can say about it is that if history teaches us anything, baseball runs in cycles and hopefully, one day we'll return to the way the game used to be played.  As John Lennon once said, "it can't get much worse."  

[BobPhelan]

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Look through the videos/gifs here for a good five minutes and try to tell me the hitters just need to choke up more lol

Average velocity by year would tell the tale also.

It makes sense that if it’s harder to put a bunch of hits together that going for extra bases/homeruns is the best way to put runs on the board.

[jamesdean]

I also forgot to add that today's hitters have a pathetic awareness of the strike zone.  They expand it so much for these pitchers, it's no wonder they ring up K's to the extent that they do.  Watch Orioles hitters flailing away...they're a prime example of that.