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In response to "In my mind it's just part of the evolution of the game and makes it no less exciting." by znufrii, dad.

if you look at the stats, it is not really going away. Players are striking out more. batting averages are down.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Jun 30 '16, 08:58

the players get paid when they hit home runs, so they will sacrifice the batting average to hit a couple more homers. It has been that way for a long time now.

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It's only been in fashion for a few years now. It'll take time to work out the balance. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 09:00 2
- people (not me) say baseball is boring, you know why? - groiny Jun 30, 09:06 1
  - Not everyone with an opinion gets to be right. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 09:08

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if you look at the stats, it is not really going away. Players are striking out more. batting averages are down.

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