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Originally Posted by kq76
It depends, do you have an appreciation for the defensive skill some players have or not? If you appreciate good defense then the shift sucks. It also depends on if you like to have more action on the bases or not? If you just like strikeouts, walks, and home runs, then the shift is fine. If you want more, then the shift is stifling the entertainment value.
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The entertainment comes from the game as is. Not from silly rules designed to gin up more "entertainment". And I disagree. Appreciated defense IS appreciating the shift. You're positioning the defense where it can do its job better. In other sports, the defense adapts to the offense, no reason baseball should not as well.
A pitcher's duel is equally as entertaining as a two-sided slugfest.
A lopsided game is the most boring game there can be. Even if your team is winning.