Fixing MLB

[greymule]

Found this on the web and watched a bit of it. Game 3 of the 1957 WS, Yankees-Braves. (Looks like a kinescope.)

Far less time between pitches. Hitters had a backdrop of a chain-link fence with trees behind it. On strikes, the PU's arm is up before the pitch hits the mitt. The players seem to swing differently, too, possibly because pitches "at the letters" were strikes in those days. Batters got in the box and stayed there.

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[dash_riprock]

Great stuff. Thanks for that greymule. Check out the "check swing" at 76:25.

[greymule]

Check out the "check swing" at 76:25.

Yow! Inconceivable that Adcock could get away with that today. In those days, they didn't call a swing unless the batter ended up looking like a corkscrew. None of this "offer" stuff.

I notice that Bill McKinley, the PU, does not stand still behind the plate. He clearly follows inside and outside pitches with his body, stepping and even turning his body sideways to get "in front" of the pitch.

I notice that Yogi sometimes stands up when the pitch is on the way. On low pitches, he has to reach way down.

Notice also that the announcers did not compete to say the stupidest things they could, either. Very low key.

I'm not sure, but those bases might be staked in.

You can clearly hear one fan throughout the game:

"Come on ump, you call those balls when they're up!"

"For cryin' out loud, what's the matter with you? That was right in there!"

Some things haven't changed, I guess.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by greymule

What happened since the days when the World Series would set records for TV audience?

200 more channels were added to the lineup.