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Baseball

Wounded Bear

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1. Tough one to measure, I think...

Reply to brush (Original post)

Thu Jun 15, 2023, 01:40 PM

Jun 2023

IIRC the larger bases were more about injuries than game play, so maybe we have to wait til the end of the year to compile all the data.

I think steals are up, but I think that is more to do with the changes around the pitch clock and how many times a pitcher can go to first than with the base size.

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Has anyone heard if the new, larger bases have affected the game at all? [View all] brush Jun 2023 OP

Tough one to measure, I think... Wounded Bear Jun 2023 #1

+1 n/t FSogol Jun 2023 #2

It was expected that the larger bases would increase stealing. nd yes, steals are definitely up NoRethugFriends Jun 2023 #3

Baseball has stats on everything... Wounded Bear Jun 2023 #4

My pleasure NoRethugFriends Jun 2023 #5

I have to agree... Wounded Bear Jun 2023 #6

Yep, true. And it is much more noticable since they started putting the box on the screen. NoRethugFriends Jun 2023 #7

Yeah, it's probably always been that way... Wounded Bear Jun 2023 #8

Batters and pitchers historic gripe about umpiring is ... Auggie Jun 2023 #9