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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
The outfield positioning in this era still irks me. Guys like Devon White, Marquise Grissom, or Andruw Jones never played that deep. I get it with no one on or guys on only first and second and a big lead. But they basically turned a 135 foot fly balk into a 3 run double on a #9 hitter who slugged 336 on the season. If he hits a triple it scores the same number of runs.
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This is one way getting rid of the shift will be good. It closes gaps in the infield but completely messes up the outfield.
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