Can anyone hit the #$%&! dang ball.....?

[Finisher]

Wonder if MLB deadened the balls. Offense is down all over. Or if it's just the humidor, since it seems to be a park by park thing.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

5 hours ago, Finisher said:

Wonder if MLB deadened the balls. Offense is down all over. Or if it's just the humidor, since it seems to be a park by park thing.

We’ll get a better handle on this if home runs jump up later this season after MLB makes a “slight adjustment” to game balls.

[SteveA]

22 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Looking at baseball reference last season one home run was hit every 27 at bats. This season it’s closer to a home run every 36 at bats. 

I think the humidor is making an impact. Perhaps early season chilly weather is also dragging down home runs. 

Is it that much colder this year than most Aprils?  I mean, the season started a week later that it was supposed to so they didn't even play that first week of April which would typically be the coldest.

It really hasn't been abnormally cold.  I haven't run my heater in a few weeks now.  There were a few nights I almost did but pulling on an extra blanket was sufficient.

[Frobby]

15 runs in 3 games over the weekend.  Hopefully the runs are starting to come.  

[deward]

On 4/24/2022 at 12:26 AM, OriolesMagic83 said:

10 runs in 2 games.  O's are an offensive juggernaut. 

I still don't understand the inability to hit HR.  O's have a lot of guys w/ marginal HR power, so maybe the humidor is having a huge effect.  I had Mullins, Hays and Mancini w/ good shots at 20 HR and Mountcastle w/ a good shot at 30. 

I was told that baseball is more exciting with less home runs. The O's are just leading a return to the purer days of the 1910s.

[LookinUp]

Darn. Just posted this to a different thread. Fits better here...

 

 

[interloper]

28 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

Darn. Just posted this to a different thread. Fits better here...

 

 

MLB can't make up it's stupid mind about if offense is good or not. Every year there's a ball conspiracy. 

[Frobby]

3 hours ago, LookinUp said:

Darn. Just posted this to a different thread. Fits better here...

 

 

The O’s only have three players over the .676 line.  

[interloper]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

The O’s only have three players over the .676 line.  

The good news is the bar is so much lower for Adley to not be bust!!

[Going Underground]

12 minutes ago, Frobby said:

The O’s only have three players over the .676 line.  

Of players that qualify the Reds have none.Brewers and A's have two.Many teams have only two or three 

[Going Underground]

10 minutes ago, Going Underground said:

Of players that qualify the Reds have none.Brewers and A's have two.Many teams have only two or three 

Twins have one and White Sox have two.

[Going Underground]

7 minutes ago, Going Underground said:

Twins have one and White Sox have two.

Buxton dosen't qualify yet but has an over 1.000 OPS and leads the AL with 6 homers.

[oldfan]

I'm all for home runs by home run hitters, too many homers by guys just hitting not well struck fly balls that land in the seats. People are saying the ball is not the same this year, but still lots of 450-460 foot shots. I can remember when homeruns seemed to be earned, and mostly pulled, not to center or rarely to the opposite field. The players "maybe" stronger today, but we know the ball is better.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

8 hours ago, Going Underground said:

Buxton dosen't qualify yet but has an over 1.000 OPS and leads the AL with 6 homers.

I would like to see the numbers Buxton could put up if he was able to stay healthy enough to play 130 games in a season. 

In Buxton’s last 402 at bats he’s hit 38 home runs and has a .987 OPS since 2020. 

[LookinUp]