http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4892 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4892/comment-page-1#comment-12187 Joey Gunyon Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:45:07 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4892#comment-12187 lol, Eddie is so wild! I love him. lol, Eddie is so wild! I love him.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4892/comment-page-1#comment-11975 Rob Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:42:07 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4892#comment-11975 The biggest reason is because "chicks dig the long ball". Baseball has evolved to more of a power game, with more and more players swing from there heels. Vlad Guerrero is a great example, he swings at everything. I was watching a World Series game from 1977 and the cleanup batter, Steve Garvey, bunted for a base hit! Name a number 4 hitter that would do that today? The biggest reason is because "chicks dig the long ball". Baseball has evolved to more of a power game, with more and more players swing from there heels. Vlad Guerrero is a great example, he swings at everything.
I was watching a World Series game from 1977 and the cleanup batter, Steve Garvey, bunted for a base hit! Name a number 4 hitter that would do that today?

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