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I don't really "like" some of the posts above, I'm just conducting a little experiment. So far, it appears I have unlimited ability to like. I am concerned I may not be able to use such power wisely.
While we're critiqueing the new TD...does the "Twins Daily" logo on the top left sort of...float...and thus get in the way? If so, does anyone else find this annoying?
As BGB mentioned, the shift has been around for a century, and there is absolutely no logical reason to outlaw it. Speaking of things that have been around for every...so have the strategies and techniques that can be used by professional baseball players that render shifts counterproductive. For Parmalee tonight, the Royals had zero infielders on the left side of the infield. There is no reason Parmalee should have been out. None, except his own inability or unwillingness to poke the ball the other way. The inability to do so is a weakness of the hitter, not a rule being broken by the opposing manager. Let Parms learn to hit the other way...and Mauer learn to pull the damn ball, while I'm at it.