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  1. That's fair. A bunch of people here were bitching that we were swinging at first pitches and getting easy fielding outs.

    In this game with their depleted staff, we should have taken pitches. We let the pitcher settle in.

    2nd inning. 2 one pitch outs is not good. Throws a hanger to Hodo then Kennedy swings 1st pitch. Then Ardoin swings at a terrible 1-0 pitch. That was the most critical sequence right there.
  2. Also, if you get too low, you’ll get more sun for longer. Of course section 2 and 7 gets a different angle.

    I’m close to seatbacks which helps if you prefer to be stepping over other persons rather than being stepped over. Unlike other sections with a two way go, there’s a railing between section 2 and the chair backs so it’s one way in and one way out.

    I stayed seated except for one trip to concessions/toilet. I prefer closer to that rail for that reason.

    I would assume there’s a railing on the north end too.

  3. My selection time is in about an hour.  Currently in upper west side 107 chair backs.  Want to stay in the same price range, thinking about bench seats in the lower bowl in one of the higher rows in section 7.  I'm getting older and have had some scares at the dermatologist office, so I really don't want to be in the direct sun any more than I have to.  Advantages over current seats are don't have to do a dozen escalators to get to upper deck and earlier shade.  Disadvantages are sight lines aren't as good and no chair backs.  Any other things to consider?

    I’m section 2 row 50 something. Best seats I’ve had. I would not want to be too far under the overhang as it seems airflow diminishes more than I’d like. I cannot tell you where that occurs though.

    Pretty easy in, easy out. We are close to the exit and ramp too.
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  4. Actually I say they probably did shift for Boggs and Gwynn. Maybe 3 or 4 steps the other way. It’s just not a 2020 shift.

    And I used Gallo as an example previously largely because he’d be better off learning to hit rather than trying to mash it every swing. He’s a little like Melendez. Huge power but fails to square the ball up too much. Those are two guys with enough power that the homers would be there along with an increase in OPS, average if they’d learn to harness the power. No matter what analytics say, you do not get extra runs for hitting it 425 when 345 will clear the fence.

  5. You go with the chart. You just don’t call the dumbest play ever. 
    You can hit on 18 in blackjack and win.  But if you don’t play optimal strategy you will lose, unless you have a significant talent advantage. That happens in college baseball. It doesn’t really exist in pro baseball. 
    I’m not arguing pro baseball is a better game. I like them both. I’m just saying if you think the pros are not engaged in optimal strategy you are incorrect. 

    I’m not anti-chart btw but I think even though there is ton of data, I’m not convinced it always drills down enough. At the same time, I don’t know exactly what they have access to. For instance, I don’t think the chart knows whether the opposition has their top dlinemen out for the game. Things like that should play in to the equation. In football you still see decisions to kick 50 yard field goals rather than going for it on 4th and 2 when your conversion rate is 50+ versus 40% in converting the field goal.

    In the Carpenter example, if he does the bunt five times and gets 3 singles and 2 doubles, the numbers change and maybe the shift goes away. I realize if hitters hit into the shift continually, then it confirms that necessity. It did be interesting to see how a Tony Gwynn or Wade Boggs are played.

    The analytics are good tools, but I feel judgement calls are still needed more often. If you’re relying on analytics in baseball, you better have the data available to evaluate game situation including inning, outs, count, runners on, the pitcher, speed of the guys on base, etc. baseball does not seem great at breaking tendencies though which again would reaffirming usage of the data.
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  6. Do you go by Tom Herman’s 4th down chart every time or do you go with the flow of the game?

    What if the pitcher implodes with runners on? What about getting a runner on 2nd with no outs and a left hander up next? What if it’s 0-0 and you win 85% of the time when scoring first?

  7. If I’m on defense and I’ve reduced Barry Bonds into bunting for an easy single every time, that’s a gigantic win for me. So the prudent offensive strategy is to just try and hit the ball over everyone’s head everytime.
    Also, when the shift is on pitchers are going to pitch you in so that it’d be almost impossible to lay down a bunt towards 3rd even if you wanted to.

    But Joey Gallo is no Barry Bonds. He needs to learn to hit and maybe take a little off the swing with two strikes. I’m pretty sure you could put every defender on the right side ad he’d still pull it. But with Gallo on 1st after burning himself on, the next guy gets to hit without the shift due to the runner.

    I do think in the past hitters were more intellectual about it and could drive it to the opposite gap better. Hard to imagine a Tony Gwynn saying to hell with it and just saying I just want to hit it as hard as I can no matter what.
  8. Learn me the crazy shifting now - saw it some this week, seeing in an MLB game now - what the hell is that all about? 

    MLB is all about the shift. Partly because analytics say screw small ball. Partly because the players won’t take the easy single. But also a ton of data.

    College isn’t that way. But the shifts aren’t as extreme.

    A SS has a better chance up the middle to either get the guy at 2nd or 1st than in the hole. Partly due to glove side but also gets more on the throw. The big lefty should have been a relatively easy groundout.
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  9. And there it is!!!! Wondered when someone would bring up Kubicheck. Yeah no. Hansen, madden then Stevens. Let’s go 

    3.86 era in 12 starts. He’s a solid pitcher.

    Stevens has been poor two starts in a row. One was against poor hitting USF.

    We will have to manufacture a pitching performance out of the next 3. Feel good about Hanson and Madden.

    You feel good about Stevens versus MSU relative to Hanson?

    Or Kubuchek versus a less talented UVA that just had their hearts ripped out? If he struggles you can pull him for Hanson early. Only need about 5 then Cole and Nixon can finish it.

    All that said we’re going Hanson.
  10. And there it is!!!! Wondered when someone would bring up Kubicheck. Yeah no. Hansen, madden then Stevens. Let’s go 

    3.86 era in 12 starts. He’s a solid pitcher.

    Stevens has been poor two starts in a row. One was against poor hitting USF.

    We will have to manufacture a pitching performance out of the next 3. Feel good about Hanson and Madden.

    You feel good about Stevens versus MSU relative to Hanson?

    Or Kubuchek versus a less talented UVA that just had their hearts ripped out? If he struggles you can pull him for Hanson early. Only need about 5 then Cole and Nixon can finish it.

    All that said we’re going Hanson.
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