You know something else fellows, my boy works for a MLB team up north and he tells me that the bat speeds are down this year and have been down since the juice years. He said something that struck me as interesting is that the GAP shots... not the down the lines....but the GAP SHOTS ( splitting OF'ers on a hit to the wall) are way down too. He told me that a high rate of bat speed is needed to hit a GAPPER. and because its down and speeds of pitchers are WAY UP you dont see it as much...i mean everyone tosses 96 these days that the ability to GAP one is way down. And that GAPPER was the biggest fan to a bases loaded situation. Think about it.
You get folks that say the juice doesnt make you able to hit a baseball and they are correct but if you CAN HIT IT ....ALFRED ......DAAAAAANG you will scorch the earth with a quicker bat and heavier hand. I mean look at Bonds and his GODFATHER HORSE SIZE HEAD at the end...DAAAAAAAANG....
But he just told me that the GAPPERS arent affecting the game as much.......with the high velocity of the pitchers right now and the lack of the juice ...the GAPPER are becoming a extinct piece of the game...
Take it as you will... just something I felt interesting and worth sharing after so many complain ( myself included) why teams can barely scratch a run out with the bases juice, no pun intended.
You just dont see that bases loaded base clearing double anymore...
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