The Shift Robbed Us of a Great Ohtani Moment & Rich Eisen Ain’t Havin’ It | The Rich Eisen Show

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Rich Eisen renews his vigorous vitriol for The Shift in Major League Baseball and how it snuffed out what should have been another memorable moment for Shohei Ohtani.
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@CD-gk9ix 3 года назад

The shift didn’t rob Ohtani of anything. The fact that Ohtani plays for the Angels is the robbery.

@JT-Rebel 3 года назад

I'm a die-hard Angels fan. You are speaking facts.

@johndee759 3 года назад

He needs to win a World Series with any time.

@jacksonj3082 3 года назад

Shohei Ohtani is the Step Curry of baseball - just look at the smiles of the opposing fans watching both Shohei - Ohtani being a 2 way player is irresistible to fans in any city, he's no bat flipper, no beat his chest "look at me" type of player, no yelling at himself or other players, I think he even salutes the home umpire before each at bat which is a J League trait and sign of respect. Once in lifetime performance in the era of non-doping. Shoehei is absolutely a player you drop everything to watch👍

@hectorzayas5488 Год назад

Curry is trash he is the mj of baseball

@russellchung3119 3 года назад

I think everybody forgot that it was only a one run game because Rojas hit the ball away from the shift. By choosing to do the shift, the defense is taking a chance, and it could cost them. It should not be banned.

@twodogs5395 3 года назад

That doesn't fit the narrative though.

@LandoCali5 3 года назад

Infielders should have to play in the infield. I don't care if they move them around.

@twodogs5395 3 года назад

@@LandoCali5 "centers can't shoot 3s in basketball they have to stay in the paint!" "Hockey can't pull the goalie!!!!"

@gerrybaker7155 3 года назад

Russell, Shifting indielders to one side or the the other is one thing, placing INFIELDERS in the OUTFIELD is quite another. They are called INFIELDERS for a REASON. Otahni's shot had been a base hit for over a hundred years for God's ssle!

@zmonkey111 3 года назад

@@twodogs5395 The goalie can't handle the puck across half ice. Basketball is almost positionless at this point. Thus they changed how to vote for All-star game. infielders are called infielders.

@santibaby171 3 года назад

“Hit it where they ain’t,” best baseball quote.

@meltednostrilsbornwithoutn781 3 года назад

Unless you're Ichiro, he could hot it at the player routinely and still beat it out.

@wabio 3 года назад

Opponents should shift their defense into the bleachers.

@davidtran2026 3 года назад

Rich: Nobody tunes in to watch defense (in baseball) Ozzie Smith has left the chat

@jamessackett9239 3 года назад

Ozzie Smith did not need the second baseman in his area to cover it. The defense did not give him shift help.

@mcleanse 3 года назад

So has Johnny Pesky

@MegaDarkmane 3 года назад

As has Steve Stone

@clarenceclarence9529 3 года назад

Rich usually reminds me of Frazier, but the “He’s truly a remarkable individual” at 0:15 was uncanny.

@philthornton1382 3 года назад

The shift has been around for a number of years now..... players need to adapt to it Not change the rules because players can’t all change their hitting

@gusthebus7539 3 года назад

I was at the game.. wow that was incredible.. unfortunately we lost .. I actually told my wife Ohtani was going to come up to get the W.

@adamfishman5476 3 года назад

the defense shouldn’t be able to move because we need to let ohtani be even better?

@Vic-Vega 3 года назад

Yeah, typical braindead "fantasy" take from Eisen. What's truly scary is how many people in this comment section seem to agree with him!!

@adamfishman5476 3 года назад

@@TheNegativeDude i mean that seems like a pretty terrible defensive strategy but y not

@LeStramii 3 года назад

@@adamfishman5476 lmaoooooo

@LeStramii 3 года назад

@@TheNegativeDude tell me you’ve never played baseball without telling me you’ve never played baseball

@adamfishman5476 3 года назад

@@LeStramii im saying 😂 I thought that sounded off but I wasn't confident enough to press my guy like that

@robertbachman9498 3 года назад

I did the same thing. I was praying for him just to get to the plate.

@hardworkingcriminal4873 3 года назад

What's next Eisen doesn't want guys to catch a ball over the outfield wall that looks like a HR for Ohtani.

@thedarkemissary 3 года назад

He's just asking for more structure to limit the exploits. Technically, you could line up 7 guys standing right in front of the fking batter, if you wanted to. Try hitting, when you can't even find see the pitch.

@tappenthat 3 года назад

@@thedarkemissary I've thought about this before. Lol. Like in soccer where they have the wall of players standing in front of the free kicker. 😂

@Vic-Vega 3 года назад

@@thedarkemissary More like try getting to pitch into the batter (nevermind for a STRIKE) without striking one of your "fielders" (nevermind risking serious injury). The shift has been around in baseball for over a CENTURY (for those imbecilic meatheads, that's 100 years) -- there is NOTHING wrong with it. It's strategy. Don't like it? Find a way to beat it. Eisen's "point" (more like whining, let's be real here) is SOOOO invalid. But what else would you expect from a corporate football shill? 🧐🤡

@LeStramii 3 года назад

@@thedarkemissary bro how is he gonna throw a pitch if there are 7 dudes standing in front of him 😂

@hardworkingcriminal4873 3 года назад

@ryan Brinker Fam the title of the video is The shift robbed us of a great Ohtani moment. I listened to the video again & he is making the argument that the team shouldn't have employed a defensive strategy that helped win cus he rich eisen wanted a great moment. I actually think your player in the stands makes no sense.

@thedarkemissary 3 года назад

I really don't understand the "hit it the other way" argument. It's like y'all underestimate MLB pitching. Like hitting is easy? It's like y'all never heard of an overpowered strategy. Just because something theoretically CAN be beaten, doesn't mean it's EASY to do so. And if a strategy works 90% of the time with little to no chance of failure, then your game has become unbalanced. And your players are exploiting this imbalance to reduce the competitiveness of your game. Then again, MLB has no salary cap, so maybe competitiveness isn't a priority..... also no viewership.

@rxpro19 3 года назад

its not supposed to be easy

@DTwoHS 3 года назад

Totally agree. Also, to those arguing "it's just good defense," why not get rid of the infield fly rule then? If you intentionally drop the ball for a double play, is that good defense? Or did the offense just get fucked because of some loophole in the game's design?

@LeStramii 3 года назад

Idk if you have heard but as an opposing team you are trying to defeat your opponent. If you know a guy is going to hit the ball in a certain area of the field more often than not you’re going to position your fielders accordingly. Thus making it more difficult to get a hit which in turn increases the competitiveness of the game

@thedarkemissary 3 года назад

@@LeStramii Incorrect. You've confused "competitiveness" with "difficulty." Competitiveness is derived from the balance and opportunity to succeed alotted to EACH participant. However, in this case, unlimited shifting gives the overwhelming advantage to the defense only. You might as well argue that blindfolding the batter increases the "competitiveness." You'd be just as wrong.

@LeStramii 3 года назад

@@thedarkemissary For sure, we should segment the field with electric fences to prevent the players from fielding a ball outside of their designated zone to make it more fair

@SwAeromotion 3 года назад

Data shows where certain players are more likely to hit it. They position their defense accordingly. In the words of Herm Edwards: "You play to win the game!"

@winslowpete6806 3 года назад

Just run Simulations then...baseball so analytical that every moment feels like a computer produced the outcome. Boring af

@thedarkemissary 3 года назад

Yes. It's called gaming the system within the bounds of the rules. Rich ain't calling for teams to not do it, he's calling for the league to disallow it. Two different concepts.

@bazzakrak 3 года назад

So, isnt it the job of the batter to hit it where he would get the most out of it? Why not just learn to deal with it, what is wrong with letting people go where they can catch the ball?

@andysing72 3 года назад

I am somewhat puzzled by folks reaction to where fielders choose to field , just hit it where they are not

@tarantinoish 3 года назад

It’s a part of baseball. Get over it. Let the manager manage. If Ohtani wanted to get a hit to tie the game he should of hit it where they ain’t. I’m sorry, but I’m so sick of everyone wanting baseball to change their rules just to appease them.

@rowdycmoore 3 года назад

I'm sorry to say this, but Rich is basically calling for baseball to become like pro wrestling in everything has to be rigged to make the game "entertaining." If baseball bans the shift like Eisen is basically saying, you know what happens in that situation? Ohtani gets walked. Then what? Do Eisen and others call for intentional walks to be banned? You're basically telling the Boston Red Sox "You have to lose this game because seeing you lose to Ohtani is what the people want to see." Once again, you've become like WWE.

@twodogs5395 3 года назад

Expecting the "best player in baseball" to be able to bunt or hit the ball to 3rd base is too much to ask.

@farkletwat24642 3 года назад

i do hate the shift, but i look at it like players leaving ben simmons or giannis uncovered at the 3 point line. if you don't want to ground out to a third basemen in short right then hit it to the vacant hole at third base

@aswerty911 3 года назад

Right but even the NBA has rules. You can't "shift' your defense into the paint for more than 3 seconds, or you get called for an illegal defense.

@MH3GL 3 года назад

Bingo

@jamessackett9239 3 года назад

Also in the NBA the defense cannot control where the ball ends up when it gets shot. The defense can try to keep it away from a spot.. but the offense controls the ball. In baseball.. the defense controls the ball. So if the pitcher is locating his stuff.. its nigh impossible to defeat a well placed shift. You do not opposite field stuff jamming you inside.

@slothkng 3 года назад

@@aswerty911 why protect hitters that can’t hit in multiple directions?

@NEPats79 3 года назад

Want to get them to come out of the shift? Learn...to...BUNT!

@michaelbaucom4019 3 года назад

Or emulate Tony Gwynn, Rod Carew, Wade Boggs...

@xiayun 3 года назад

Ohtani is 4 for 4 when bunting for hit; he definitely knows how to bunt for single, but the situation last night required him to hit. He in fact delivered, but the shift worked. Good baseball all around.

@MH3GL 3 года назад

Loving this comment 👍👍👍

@anthonyfam5469 3 года назад

@@xiayun How did he delivered ? After he hit the ball, the game was over. He did not delivered.

@thedarkemissary 3 года назад

He CAN bunt. DOES bunt.

@Clbnddo2 3 года назад

Second worst take today, behind the “Joey chestnut is not an athlete”… are the Red Sox just supposed to lose so you can enjoy your golden boy?

@joseavila4029 3 года назад

Yes! Exactly they are just supposed to lose because Ohtani coming through with that hit isn’t just a better story but better for baseball.

@etamommy 3 года назад

Uncharacteristically Moronic response by Rich. A shift is meant to do exactly what it did in that case. If you hate the shift the best thing you, any particular team or batter can do is to beat it! Otahni Great star that he is understandably decided he Would still try to pull the ball, smash the hell out of the ball, the risk being that they have more defenders there should he not launch it out of the park. Still - woulda been I think even for him better percentages to win the game if he tried to hit it where they ain’t. To hate the shift is childish and stupid I think - makes more sense hating the approach (ie. None) that batters or teams take to the shift.

@etamommy 3 года назад

Not sure what your point is. This is baseball- in my mind distinctly different and all the better for it.

@texas2005nc 3 года назад

I hate the shift but I have to admit these hitters are getting paid insane amounts of money to NOT be able to hit opposite field…

@chicofoxo 3 года назад

Coming from a cricket background, I have no issue with the shift. You put your fielders where they need to be, but you also make sure the pitcher pitches appropriately. So if the pitcher only pitches inside with the shift, then the batter will need to move his feet to accomodate to hit it opposite field cleanly. If you want to see opposite hitting with the shift, prepare to see a lot of shuffling in the batter's box.

@terry8451 3 года назад

oh man! this was fun to watch, you are so right Rich , ground out to short right field ! Love it!

@CarlosSanchez-qy4tk 3 года назад

Totally disagree with Rich. If you're so great a batter, which Othani is, then hit the ball where there's no coverage, is as simple as that. Hits are hits because they are hit where no one can catch it, sooooo hit it where no one can catch it. You're looking at the shift before hand, is not like they're moving while pitcher is winding up. If switch works then you were out smarted for that at-bat, plain and simple.

@deliriousarmy3940 3 года назад

I disagree with the part where you said hit the ball where there is no coverage because you really can"t control where the ball will go but I Agree with you, shifting is part of a game strategy similar to bunting or intentional walk, all part of X's and O's.

@twodogs5395 3 года назад

@@deliriousarmy3940 You can't be so dumb you think a batter can't control where the ball goes?

@GabGotti3 3 года назад

Shohei has brought me back to baseball. Haven’t watched in years.

@VivaLaZach 3 года назад

Sucks to be you

@brownredxx 3 года назад

@@VivaLaZach actually baseball sucks till Ohtani made it a little interesting .

@VogonPoet67 3 года назад

If playing smart defense is so awful, why not just do away with defense all together (like the NBA). We could just watch home run derbies.

@nicholastrudeau7581 3 года назад

That's an example of good scouting, not good defense.

@Cons2911 3 года назад

I don’t even watch baseball but here I am, so yeah, he’s a draw

@chet174able 3 года назад

I love it the pitcher throws the right pitch and the defense knows you so if your the greatest player hit the other way

@davieb113 3 года назад

Luke Voit can bunt the shift is so bad. MLB is a sham. Not even fun anymore. The sports in the gutter.

@chet174able 3 года назад

@@davieb113 not in the gutter if you know players. My favorite sport with my boys now. Nothing is more fun than watching kids around 13-17 play baseball. Your just watching the wrong baseball. Lol

@tappenthat 3 года назад

Does this somehow imply that Shohei can't hit the other way? Go look at his spray chart and tell me he can't hit the other way.

@chet174able 3 года назад

@@tappenthat it implies they took the averages and the right defense and it worked that's all

@joebarr725 3 года назад

Eisen's obsession with The Shift is unhealthy.

@christopherdoyle8081 3 года назад

How about a link to have some context to the clip please. Thank you...

@eotsports 3 года назад

There I was, I brought my daughter to a football game. And Aaron Rodgers dropped back, threw a beautiful pass. perfect spiral, zipped out of his hands. But a dang defender was there to pick it off. Can't we do something about that safety cheating to the strong side? WE MUST CHANGE THE RULES

@ericlarsen1920 3 года назад

The shift is just the evolution of baseball. Should we require football teams to always play with 2 RBs, 2 WRs and a TE?

@crustylust3490 3 года назад

Not if it decreases the entertainment value of our beloved sport which, the shift, has done.

@r4veneye13 3 года назад

There's a difference because the failure rate of a baseball at bat is much lower than a football play, but I don't get why hitters don't just slap it the other way everytime, adjustments need to be made

@hardworkingcriminal4873 3 года назад

@@crustylust3490 What other sport has a blame the defense as an argument for lack of success.

@RP-qc5is 3 года назад

@@crustylust3490 the shift is part of the game. If the hitter cant hit oppo that's his problem not the fielders.

@crustylust3490 3 года назад

If NFL defenses had a formula (like the shift) that heavily decreased offensive production league-wide, the NFL would shut that down quickly for viewer retention purposes. I think the MLB should consider doing the same.

@FreeRoyalPowerHour 3 года назад

Unfortunately,if you hate the shift,beat the shift. It’s that simple.

@jonathanheuslein1616 3 года назад

So... Let them win? Cool. Let the other guys win.

@joebuffalo7015 3 года назад

Even if they weren’t shifting, renfroe doesn’t let that run score. Best arm in baseball 🤷‍♂️

@victorestrada7421 3 года назад

I’d rather see that amazing throw by renfroe than the shift

@joebuffalo7015 3 года назад

@@victorestrada7421 true

@manfrombc5162 3 года назад

I LOVE the shift. Rewards versatile players, makes baserunning interesting again.

@n1chi675 3 года назад

lol. now we are gonna have umps out there with measuring tape............

@Underratedmen 3 года назад

Don’t need measuring tape to enforce the baseline rules. It would clearly be a judgement call.

@AmazinFireMan 3 года назад

Nothin wrong with the shift, it’s the mentality of “the hitting”. Overpower everything sucks. The shift can be easily beat!

@eddiespeer9928 3 года назад

So let’s just stop baseball players from being able to play the game…? The shift, playing percentages, scouting, these are the mental aspects of the game that make it interesting and shows craftsmanship… let’s just stop defenses from being able to play their game? What? What about the Red Sox who would’ve lost the game knowing full and hell well how they could’ve won? What? Not to mention this would completely screw our comparative stats as batting averages spiked “shift” vs “post-shift” stats. People who really love the game love all of it. Not just offense

@iFanchi 3 года назад

I think he was talking about that Othani was not credited wit a hit, because the oficial play was called a ground out to second and it was actually a hit to short right field were the 2nd basement was located. Si if you didn’t watch the game and you only read the play by play you would think it’s was just a simple ground out. They should fix how the call the plays in shift situations. I think that’s was his point.

@gerrybaker7155 3 года назад

Rich, this was my exact comment 10 days ago!!!

@jlransom12 3 года назад

I love you Rich but this is "get off my lawn" energy

@Stunsify 3 года назад

Rich is the king of old man yells out cloud during baseball season. Its almost unbearable

@masonripton2574 3 года назад

He’s just mad cause the Red Sox won again and his Yankees suck

@MrBimirud 3 года назад

I love offense as much as any fan, but defense is part of the game, too.

@thejamesjepsen 3 года назад

It's not the defense's fault when a hitter can't go opposite field. That's just plain strategy.

@SP-ve1im 3 года назад

Shift is not just for the defense. Only if hitters can hit opposite field

@MuthafuckinPuddings 3 года назад

Im an angels fan, but I have no problem with the shift. How are you supposed to enforce where someone plays defensively? It's just smart baseball when you use the shift.

@hagakure222 3 года назад

Vizquel and Alomar being disrespected!!! - those double plays were things of beauty.

@rafibenavi4772 3 года назад

Wee Willie "Hit em' where they ain't" Keeler...Get over it Rich...Don't want to make an out? Hit the ⚾️ where they ain't! Period!

@jonathanharmon23 3 года назад

You’ve obviously never tried to “hit it where they ain’t” when 100mph smoke is coming at you. And Willie Keeler??? How far back are you willing to go to make your point feel valid???

@rafibenavi4772 3 года назад

@@jonathanharmon23 ...You see into your crystal 🔮 to think that?? You know ALL things, right??? Shmuck...

@bradhickox8285 3 года назад

This is a pretty bad take for a few different reasons: Managers play the shift because it works. Coaching is a huge aspect of every sport, to give you an advantage over the opposition. Why should you punish a team for being prepared? And it's not like any OTHER sport where the defensive alignment is a surprise. If Ohtani didn't want to hit the ball right into the defense, he could go the other way. Lefties change their swing to beat the shift all the time. That's just strategy. Also, if the 2nd baseman has to be near 2nd base all the time, you're going to see a lot more balls hit through a wide open right side of the infield. Ironically, the only time you ever see a defender near 2nd base is when there IS a shift. So that wasn't well thought out. Also, this is the most grumpy old man/get off my lawn take I've seen Rich.

@joshuahunt343 3 года назад

What a dumb opinion. How about you let the managers form there defensive strategy. If you or the hitters don’t like the shift then maybe they should learn to hit the ball somewhere other than into the shift. Be a man. Go the other way. Quit overreaching and ruining the game. I don’t care if all 7 defensive players are in right field. If that’s the best defense they can muster then let it be. Figure out a way to hit it to left field.

@josegurrola9021 3 года назад

Boomers still mad about the shift? Just hit it the other way. If Ohtani is that guy he'd do that. You know who would've loved to hit against that shift, Ichiro

@JuiceBoxScott 3 года назад

So the problem is that the reporters don't know how to explain the shift?

@poocrafter2 3 года назад

I enjoy watching great defensive plays. Great break ups in the NFL. Blocks off the glass in the NBA. Diving catches in the shift in the MLB.

@stevefowler2112 3 года назад

Rich is getting his panties all in a twist with his bold proclamations but I actually prefer to watch the defense work in a hard ball game...of course you need someone to hit them the ball so they can work. To me when I watch the shift it is telling the hitters you can't hit opposite field or even straight away. If they could nobody would use the shift. If Ted Williams came to the plate and the defense played a shift he'd just lick his lips and hit a double into the huge opposite field gap. The solution is for hitters to learn how to hit, not just worry about their launch angle.

@PM2024- 3 года назад

Rich, you’re CORRECT 👌

@TheBigCrabber 3 года назад

If you are a MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER learn how to hit the other way. No excuses stop this madness.

@AzureRaven2 3 года назад

Even for the best of the best it's incredibly hard to do with any level of consistency. Especially with pitchers being better than ever. The entire league has deadball era offensive stats. That's just not an entertaining product.

@nonrepublicrat 3 года назад

you expect the other teams to make it easy for star players, instead of playing to win ??

@Drakshl 3 года назад

how is the deffense moving players around out of hand...

@jonnuanez2843 3 года назад

So you teach Ohtani, signal to him, wtf-ever, to just kinda poke it to the opposite field. At least a single, maybe run out a double. But every single body knows where he's going to hit the ball. And Maddon ain't telling him to hit to the opposite field. It's an easy out if he doesn't slug it out of the park.

@nararing3 3 года назад

BEST DAD!

@SRM110 3 года назад

Well not for nothing if the shift opens one side of the field, if batters would bunt down the line and get base hits everytime they shifted then it would make the defense more honest

@twodogs5395 3 года назад

Why doesn't Ohtani just hit the ball to 3rd base if everyone is shifted to the right side? Seems like a pretty simple solution.

@alexandrequillien4068 3 года назад

So artificially make these moments?? Ohtani is good enough. Don't dumb down the game.

@89grandizer 3 года назад

If Ohtani pitched a lot in Japan where they don’t care about pitch counts, his arm will be done by 31 like Diseke Matuzaka

@BRO77TX 3 года назад

Typical East/West Coast Media whiner!! Grow up Rich!! This is a small reason why the General public is tired of the media…

@sportsadictgirl 3 года назад

I know the basic rules of baseball but understand nothing about this discussion. Could someone please explain it to me? Thank you!

@michaelkorman1851 3 года назад

Hit it where they ain’t. That’s the saying and it’s the truth. The shift is a defensive STRATEGY. Rich just sounds old. There’s ways around the shift and to flat out beat the shift. It’s not like the spider tac at all.

@humdrumfeast 3 года назад

Maybe if he just dinked it oppo he wins the game. If he didn’t wanna hit it into the shift, THEN HIT IT TO THIRD WHERE NOBODY FUCKING IS. He chose to play right into the very obvious defensive adjustment. Game is changing, rich. Deal with it

@99bimmer 3 года назад

Dude's hit it over the shift 31 times this year. I don't think he was that broken up about it. If he woulda gotten an outside pitch he'd go oppo

@benjaminberner2366 3 года назад

Well he wasn’t going to gen an outside pitch because pitchers pitch into the shift

@uteboy86 3 года назад

So he is saying he just wants guys to be place in 1 tiny box and not move from that spot. Maybe if the batters are good enough they would hit it the other way.

@myuhara1 3 года назад

The fact that some infielders move into other areas of the field leave the original area open. Batters could hit the ball there. It is all part of the strategy of the game, thus all part of the game !

@spacecadet2226 3 года назад

MLB has a huge opportunity to help employ NFL chain gangs year round.

@user-so3qy4oj4n 3 года назад

Hit the ball where the defense isn’t.

@ScottTX79 3 года назад

If an NFL offense only throws to one side of the field do you also want to not allow the defense to shift coverage to that side?

@Huge4Fish 3 года назад

Couldn’t agree more

@boulderrock9094 3 года назад

That is ohtani. Must see tv

@ignorantmma1208 3 года назад

Wait, what. A defender isn't supposed to position themselves to best field the ball? I'm confused. Why is he upset? Shouldn't that be how you play? Or do you have to let the star hit over your head, for "baseball"?? Really honestly confused as to whats he doesn't like...

@fated316 3 года назад

So right. Need to make this game more exciting. You need more younger fans!

@singlefather01 3 года назад

But it is his home run that excites non baseball fans.

@iamchillydogg 3 года назад

Ohtani needs to hit it to where the guy ain't. 😊

@spacecadet_woodworks 3 года назад

I would argue the batters should learn to exploit the shift. It will resolve itself if people got better at going to the opposite field.

@oblivieon1567 3 года назад

I don't get why batters just don't hit to the opposite field. Won't that get them to stop shifting?

@ktosdad 3 года назад

That's actually extremely hard to do.. only a handful of players can do it at will.

@howo357 3 года назад

Not everyone is ichiro

@eile4219 3 года назад

Ohtani has alot of bunt single a against thise shift, but in that situation, it does no good.

@carpy949 3 года назад

Thank you, I hate the shift almost as much as I hate pitchers hitting in the NL. Bad for the game

@edfulginiti8798 3 года назад

Hitters...LEARN TO HIT WHERE THEY AIN'T! Shift gone.

@ryanl.3586 3 года назад

You play to WIN the game. The entertainment part is just side effect.

@craigcanning5836 3 года назад

between the substance issues and the shift no wonder no one goes to watch baseball anymore.......

@NorthLVLowRoller 3 года назад

Story of Bryce Harper's life right now, he'd hit .330+ if the shift was gone and dudes didn't bean his face. 5 hit game today for him with a 3 run bomb btw.

@paulquirk3783 3 года назад

He's okay with a pitcher throwing a pitch that CURVES, I suppose.

@chrisswanson8666 3 года назад

wait..........when Mattingly was days ago and the conversation was about changing improving the game he stated he didn't want shifts taken out and YOU supported his statement........now you don't like them?

@calebcave6861 3 года назад

This is sports media what else do you expect if you haven’t noticed every single one of these guys do this day in and out I got news for ya 😂

@robertfrye8220 3 года назад

I hope Ohtani hits at least 71 to get rid of that 'roid-aided record of Barry Bonds.

@17Helton 3 года назад

Just 71 or do you want 74? McGwire 1998 70 Bonds 2001 73

@robertfrye8220 3 года назад

@@17Helton Oh yes 74.

@mclovin_tnt5617 3 года назад

“…. Thanks for that”

@rogertayloRRR 3 года назад

Good coaching

@JasonJia909 3 года назад

Rich is right. As a viewer of ANY sport, you don't care about strategy/statistics/positioning. It's just not fun to watch. As an Angels fan, if I see Martinez rob Ohtani of an HR, hats off to him. That's an athletic play. I may not like it, but I respect it and APPRECIATE it. If I'm a Red Sox fan, if I see Ohtani hit a walk-off, hats off to him. I don't like it, but I appreciate the athletic feat. The only people who are happy and appreciative of seeing that shift last night are Red Sox fans. The rest of the baseball world and casual viewers everywhere are left thinking "...that's lame." It's the same w/ all sports....like I love seeing pick 6's or sacks, but you know what bores me to no end? Watching running backs getting stifled at the line over and over. Hats off to the defensive coach and the line for executing, but it's not exciting or cool to watch.

@VogonPoet67 3 года назад

No. I'm neither a Red Sox fan nor an Angels fan, but all the crying (not you. Eisen) about the shift is silly. If everybody is shifting, Ohtani needs to learn to spread the ball around. Once he does that, he'll be even better than he already is. But as long as everyone knows where a high percentage of his hits are going, it's just whining to complain about the other team taking advantage of that knowledge.

@LandoCali5 3 года назад

Let them move around but keep infielders in the infield and out fielders in the outfield.

@DutchK75 3 года назад

If guys would take the ball the other way, the shift would go away. Everyone is a dead pull hitter now.

@ltkwok 3 года назад

That’s the number of home runs with today’s pitching.

@sc1344 3 года назад

100% Agree. Hate the shift.

@peachjwp 3 года назад

Agree 1000% about the abomination that the shift represents. All sports promote a good measure of offense. In baseball There are too few positive outcomes. “Beer league softball game” move, definitely yes. Game has largely become game of just 3 outcomes: home run, strikeouts and walks plus a squadron of 1 inning or less mediocre no-name relief pitchers. Just a opinion of a 60 years baseball fan.