It has always been true that if you want a kid to learn the fundamentals of baseball, the less they watch of the major leaguers, the betterOriginally Posted by improbus
It has always been true that if you want a kid to learn the fundamentals of baseball, the less they watch of the major leaguers, the better
I'm not too sure that I agree. Here are just some of the changes I see over the last 20 years.
-Decrease in the size of the strikezone (which has led to the OBP revolution. Think about trying to take walks when strikes are called at the letters)
-De-emphasis on speed (which has slowly started to growow look back).
-The offensive changes at the middle infield positions
-The increase in pitching specialization
-Steroids/Weight Room
Baseball in 2009 doesn't look all that much like baseball in 1989.
Variatio delectat - Cicero
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