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Baseball, America's pastime, is transforming. ⚾ In a bid to capture the fleeting attention of the TikTok generation, the MLB introduced a pitch clock to speed up the game. It's a move that has purists clutching their pearls and statisticians recalibrating their spreadsheets. The Fast and the Furious: MLB Edition In an era where a 10-second video is considered a lengthy commitment, the MLB is trying to make baseball more palatable to the youth. The pitch clock is their latest attempt to keep the game under three hours because apparently, that's the magic number where attention spans completely disintegrate. A Race Against Time Pitchers, once the maestros of the mound, taking their sweet time between throws, are now racing against the clock. It's like watching an episode of Chopped, where the chef has to whip up a gourmet meal before the timer goes off. Except here, it's a fastball instead of a soufflé. The Purists vs. The Progressives The introduction of the pitch clock has sparked a debate between baseball purists and progressives. Purists argue that the beauty of baseball lies in its leisurely pace, where every pitch is a chess move. Progressives, conversely, are popping popcorn, thrilled at the prospect of a game that doesn't require a calendar invite. The Bottom Line Whether you're a fan of the change or a staunch traditionalist, one thing is clear: the MLB is determined to make baseball a quick fix rather than a slow burn. As the pitch clock ticks down, we're left to wonder, will this be a home run for the MLB, or will it strike out with fans? So, what's your take? Are you team pitch clock, or are you yearning for the days when baseball games were a test of endurance? Let me know in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to End of the Bench Sports!

It's not just baseball; it's Hollywood too, now. When you can get your dopamine hit in 15 seconds rather than through a three-act, two-hour movie, it will perhaps irreparably shape attention spans. Technology has only gotten better; humans, not so much. Shift in American Sports Preference: Basketball Surpasses Baseball and American Football: American football has long surpassed baseball as the nation’s favorite sport to watch, primarily due to its better suitability for television. In recent years, baseball has even been surpassed by basketball, as younger audiences prefer the action-packed, star-studded NBA over the longer baseball games. According to this link, 64 percent of U.S. sports fans aged 55 to 64 follow baseball, while just 43 percent of those aged 25 to 34 and 34 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds do the same. Basketball has surpassed both baseball and American football in popularity among 18 to 24-year-olds. https://lnkd.in/eQy67J9n #SportsTrends #BasketballVsBaseball #AmericanFootball #NBA #YouthSportsPreferences #DigitalAgeImpact #AttentionSpan #TechnologyAndSports #StatistaInsights #SportsPopularityShift

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NEW POST ALERT 🚨 With summer in full swing, why not discuss a summer baseball term? Have you ever heard of an MLB team experiencing a "Summer Swoon"? In my newest blog, I breakdown the term and give current/past examples for a clearer understanding. You can check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eg-UehNF

Modern defensive metrics in baseball vary significantly in their approach to evaluating fielders. For instance, Fangraphs’ dWAR (fdWAR) is a good measure of athleticism, whereas Baseball Reference’s dWAR (bdWAR) better measures overall defensive performance, including positioning. In today's post, I will use bdWAR and fdWAR to determine which teams had the smartest, most athletic, and overall best defenses in 2023. #baseballAnalytics #ParaballNotes Major League Baseball (MLB) https://lnkd.in/eCEMd3rs

#MLB #baseballhistory #Blackplayers #leaderboards #meritocracy #levelplayingfield 'Baseball history will change forever Wednesday. Major League Baseball plans to officially incorporate Negro Leagues statistics into its record book, according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity Tuesday night because MLB was planning an announcement for Wednesday morning. The move comes 3½ years after MLB said it would consider the Negro Leagues as major leagues, meaning all Negro leaguers would be considered major leaguers from that point forward. On Wednesday, the players from Negro Leagues in operation from 1920 to 1948 will be fully incorporated into MLB’s statistical record. Just one example: When looking up the highest career batting averages in MLB’s record book, the leader will be Josh Gibson, whose average of .372 in Negro Leagues play is higher than the .367 Ty Cobb posted to lead all MLB players. Incorporating Negro Leagues statistics into the MLB record book is an acknowledgment that, had Black players been allowed to compete with their White counterparts in MLB’s early decades, its leader boards would look very different. Still, because this is baseball, in which numbers foster spirited debate, the fix is likely to reinvigorate decades-old arguments about the greatest players of all time.'

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The MLB pitcher is in crisis. You have to throw faster than ever to make the big leagues, but hitting those speeds makes a major arm injury a virtual guarantee. Two of baseball’s best-known pitchers, however, have offered a solution: If the best way to throw in today’s game is bad for pitchers, then change the game. Check out my latest on how the “qualified start” could help the MLB’s pitchers, and maybe even its popularity along the way.

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