Every Time I Try To Give MLB Another Chance, They Whiff
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Whatever happened to shame upon striking out? It’s all but gone in Major League Baseball. Blame analytics, sticky baseballs, umpiring, supersized pitchers, or whatever, the game has devolved into a series of all-or-nothing sequences. I made my first visit to the “new” Yankee Stadium on Monday night to watch the Yankees face the Shohei Ohtani-led Angels. You’d think a 2-1 New York win would have had me riveted on the edge of my seat for three hours, but the truth is that if not for the company, I would have likely dozed off.
Every Time I Try To Give MLB Another Chance, They Whiff
Every Time I Try To Give MLB Another Chance…
Every Time I Try To Give MLB Another Chance, They Whiff
Whatever happened to shame upon striking out? It’s all but gone in Major League Baseball. Blame analytics, sticky baseballs, umpiring, supersized pitchers, or whatever, the game has devolved into a series of all-or-nothing sequences. I made my first visit to the “new” Yankee Stadium on Monday night to watch the Yankees face the Shohei Ohtani-led Angels. You’d think a 2-1 New York win would have had me riveted on the edge of my seat for three hours, but the truth is that if not for the company, I would have likely dozed off.