I used to watch a whole lot of baseball and go to games regularly, I stopped after the last strike. The game before the last strike when I thru my food and drink at Lenny Dykstra (Union rep who is now in Jail) while in the outfield seats in Veterans stadium and other then a few minor league games haven't been back to a game.
Anyway I this year started to watch some games and have concluded players, mostly pitchers are dumber then rocks. I watched a Mets game yesterday and watched pitchers after after pitchers give up hits on 0-2 or 1-2 counts. When I was a kid in the 60-70's you never seen Gibson, Seaver, Carlton even mediocre pitchers give up a 2 or 3 run homer on an 0-2 count. They would throw at your head, bounce a pitch or throw it where you couldn't hit it. This happens day after day game after game, aren't there any pitching coaches willing to stand up to these MILLIONAIRES?
Hitters are no better, I one night listened to a commentator mention a team only having 4 or 5 bunts all year. Really! The shift is used day after day something you didn't see years ago, why? Because 20 years ago the hitter would lay down a bunt if the third baseman was playing where the shortstop would. It was common to see a player especially a fast runner bunt a few times a week if the third baseman was playing back. this is now a thing of the past. If players would bunt a few times the shift would go away.
Most players on a ground ball rarely ever run out a hit but just jog right from the box. Wow ya think the MILLIONS would have some hustling a little at least!
The talent has been watered down big time.