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Post by gnawitall on Oct 18, 2023 4:14:58 GMT -8
Phillies should change their name to The Philadelphia Hair
ahhh youth
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Post by beavaristotle on Oct 18, 2023 15:40:35 GMT -8
They are way to comfortable at the plate right now. Back in the day guys like Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson would take care of that , but now if you pitch in off the plate hitters want to charge the mound
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Post by kersting13 on Oct 18, 2023 15:49:01 GMT -8
They are way to comfortable at the plate right now. Back in the day guys like Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson would take care of that , but now if you pitch in off the plate hitters want to charge the mound Did you see how much body armor Castellanos was wearing? I don't think he's worried about getting hit. |
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Post by gnawitall on Oct 18, 2023 16:48:25 GMT -8
They are way to comfortable at the plate right now. Back in the day guys like Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson would take care of that , but now if you pitch in off the plate hitters want to charge the mound Did you see how much body armor Castellanos was wearing? I don't think he's worried about getting hit. I remember Bond's wearing batter's/ catcher's gear 🙂 |
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Post by beavaristotle on Oct 18, 2023 16:56:00 GMT -8
They are way to comfortable at the plate right now. Back in the day guys like Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson would take care of that , but now if you pitch in off the plate hitters want to charge the mound Did you see how much body armor Castellanos was wearing? I don't think he's worried about getting hit. they usually don’t have any protective gear between the numbers on their back |
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Post by ag87 on Oct 18, 2023 17:33:30 GMT -8
It's been a while since I played baseball. Saying that, turning your back was a protective mechanism. Now your entire left side (for right handed hitters) is protected. So don't turn. Let the pitch bounce off your left arm armor.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Oct 18, 2023 19:36:29 GMT -8
I suspect if you've ever gotten hit on the elbow by a 97-MPH fastball (I haven't) you wouldn't be so quick to pooh-pooh those elbow pads.
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Post by ag87 on Oct 18, 2023 20:55:43 GMT -8
Ive been hit by a maybe 70mph pitch and it hurt like hell. I'm not poo-pooing it at all. I'm just saying it's different now than 50 years ago. And before my time guys didn't even wear batting helmets (or skullcaps, your choice). And that sounds completely insane.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Oct 19, 2023 8:59:27 GMT -8
Yes, thankfully the days of pitchers like Drysdale, Ryan and Gibson routinely endangering players by throwing behind them or at their heads to intimidate them is over.
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