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Yavin4

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Mon May 3, 2021, 07:11 PM May 2021

MLB has become unwatchable, terrible, awful, no good. [View all]

It's all strikeouts with a few HRs scattered about. These are the batting averages for 10 teams: .200, .205, .211, .214, .215, .218, .222, .223., .224, .227. The list include teams like the 1st place S.F. Giants and the Oakland A's.

In April, there were 6,924 strikeouts and 5,832 hits, a difference of 1,092. Too many players are just taking big cuts and not doing enough to put the ball into play. This is not good for the sport. Sitting around for 4 hours to watch one or two HRs is not the kind of compelling game that will hold fan interest.

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