re: I hate TD Ameritrade, and the current bats, and here's why

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Also, just because there have been no home runs doesn't mean that there haven't been XBH.

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haven't been many. when outfielders can play at an extremely shallow depth like they do at TDA, you narrow the gaps in the outfield and shorten the gaps between the infield and outfielders. you basically make it extremely hard to hit doubles in the gap as well as making it difficult to hit singles that aren't groundballs through the infield. the only way to have an XBH really is hitting it down the line. I can think of only two or three balls hit that went over the outfielder's head. that's just not how baseball is designed to be played. shite, vanderbilt attempted three or four bunts in the first inning against irvine. i've seen batters try to bunt for hits with 2 outs and no one on base. you basically force teams into playing small ball. that should not be a necessity to win a baseball tournament. sure, it can work for some teams, but all teams shouldn't be forced to win one specific way. the biggest flaw is the fact that pitchers do not have to worry about hitters squaring bad pitches up. they can throw meat over the middle all game and get through it without surrounding more than a couple runs.