If they got rid of the mound would there be fewer home runs? - Page 2

GeoWar · 01-05-2020, 06:54 PM

In the 60's Major League baseball lowered the mounds because of the dominance of the pitchers --- Koufax, Gibson,
the strike zones were called differently (lower strikes)

but the balls and bat "makeup" causes a lot of the issues with homeruns in today's game .... also they did not change baseballs as frequently in games .... would you think of a catcher scuffing the ball in today's game ?

Leo_The_Lip · 01-06-2020, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by brad k

i said dmb not ootp.

So if real life works differently, tell me, when mlb expanded 20% did it help pitching or hitting? And why?

dmb???

Leo_The_Lip · 01-06-2020, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad K

I said DMB not OOTP.

So if real life works differently, tell me, when MLB expanded 20% did it help pitching or hitting? And why?

So, you didn't bother to read the article I referenced.

David Watts · 01-06-2020, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip

dmb???

Diamond Mind Baseball....replay game.

GeoWar · 01-06-2020, 04:42 PM

here are a few looks at Pitching with a higher mound --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idaxs6bm6LM

Sandy Koufax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuXTm0KoFPA

Bob Gibson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2wu...c5j39xCYW4jP_X

Tom Seaver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z5NonsCk4k

Whitey Ford

Denny McLain 31-6 ERA 1.96 Ks 280 & Bob Gibson 22-9 ERA 1.12 Ks - in 1968

I would like to see the mounds raised -- seemed to be fewer elbow injuries there did seem to be more rotator injuries

Brad K · 01-06-2020, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip

So, you didn't bother to read the article I referenced.

I read the article. I frankly was surprised when you said there was no mention of expansion and read the whole thing to confirm it. Not that I didn't believe you but everyone is capable of over looking something.

My experiments were to show the DMB people that if they insisted on raising the overall talent level the best batters AND pitchers would have poorer performances while overall performance was about the same. I know no reason the same sort of thing in reverse wouldn't happen with an overall talent decrease.

Meanwhile, you haven't answered the question of whether expansion helped hitting or pitching. The next question is why.

01-05-2020, 06:54 PM	#21
GeoWar All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 823	In the 60's Major League baseball lowered the mounds because of the dominance of the pitchers --- Koufax, Gibson, the strike zones were called differently (lower strikes) but the balls and bat "makeup" causes a lot of the issues with homeruns in today's game .... also they did not change baseballs as frequently in games .... would you think of a catcher scuffing the ball in today's game ? __________________ Cal. State Fullerton -- NCAA Champion - Baseball 2004 Texas Longhorns -- NCAA Champion - Baseball 2005 Oregon State Beavers -- NCAA Champion - Baseball 2006 and 2007 With unity comes VICTORY !

01-06-2020, 04:42 PM	#25
GeoWar All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 823	here are a few looks at Pitching with a higher mound -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idaxs6bm6LM Sandy Koufax https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuXTm0KoFPA Bob Gibson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2wu...c5j39xCYW4jP_X Tom Seaver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z5NonsCk4k Whitey Ford Denny McLain 31-6 ERA 1.96 Ks 280 & Bob Gibson 22-9 ERA 1.12 Ks - in 1968 I would like to see the mounds raised -- seemed to be fewer elbow injuries there did seem to be more rotator injuries __________________ Cal. State Fullerton -- NCAA Champion - Baseball 2004 Texas Longhorns -- NCAA Champion - Baseball 2005 Oregon State Beavers -- NCAA Champion - Baseball 2006 and 2007 With unity comes VICTORY !