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underpants

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6. Interesting. A stolen base used to mean two hits got a run.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 05:24 PM

23 hrs ago

Stealing is coming back due to the bigger bases but you better be a lightning rod for teams to even try it.

The league leaders don’t appear to be drastically different EXCEPT for the 70’s and 80’s to now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_stolen_base_leaders

Bill James’s Sabermetrics highly values on base percentage including keeping them on base. Another key focus was pitch count for the starter. Getting to the middle relievers as quickly as possible mainly by taking more pitches per at bat. Almost verboten is stealing bases. That’s an out on just one pitch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabermetrics

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They're the most exciting plays in baseball--and they're going extinct. [View all] Diamond_Dog Yesterday OP

Maybe outfielders have better arms or baserunners are scared to stretch hits into extra bases Alpeduez21 Yesterday #1

Could be. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #2

The arc of the ball people are trying to attain displacedvermoter Yesterday #3

Did they consider that outfielders are, on average, faster than they used to be? fargone Yesterday #4

The only games worth watching are BANANA BALL Bluetus Yesterday #5

Sounds like theater and baseball combined. waterwatcher123 21 hrs ago #8

It is basically the Globetrotters of baseball Bluetus 20 hrs ago #9

I'm With You! PBC_Democrat 19 hrs ago #10

Yep. And these guys are really skilled Bluetus 6 hrs ago #11

You gotta have a rule book in hand to really enjoy Banana Ball. Brother Buzz 3 hrs ago #12

I like rule 10 -- challenges Bluetus 1 hr ago #13

Oh man, I would love to have seen Harry Doyle in the booth Brother Buzz 2 min ago #14

Interesting. A stolen base used to mean two hits got a run. underpants 23 hrs ago #6

Also the slightly bigger bases Diamond_Dog 22 hrs ago #7