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Originally Posted by Boomcoach
Other than a comment from one person, that article doesn't say that "Putting the Ball in Play is the key to winning" it simply relates the entertainment loss from a game that doesn't value putting the ball in play. At no point does it suggest that moving away from "strikeout or home run mentality" will create more wins, simply that the game is less interesting the way it is played today.
I think that, unfortunately, the way the game is played today is probably more efficient in using the abilities of the players you have to both score more and try to stop the other team from scoring more. For me, this efficiency comes at the expense of entertainment.
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"When you don't put the ball in play, you have no chance to get on base. Absolutely none, unless the catcher can't catch," Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire says. "The point of baseball is to get on base. I don't think that will ever change.
That was in the article.