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Is playing the Shift the new thing in the SEC baseball?
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:36 pm
A few years ago, not a lot of teams used that alignment. Now it seems to be part of everyone’s game.
How do you beat the Shift consistently?
How do you beat the Shift consistently?
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Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:36 pm to JayAg
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How do you beat the Shift consistently?
Hit it where they ain't.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:39 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
Should the shift be implemented the entire game like some teams will do, or is it situational or depends what team you play?
Posted on 4/29/25 at 4:41 pm to JayAg
It depends on the player at the plate. No one shifts every at bat. They pick someone who regularly (statistically always) pulls.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:00 pm to TriStateAreaFootball
I believe it is way more advanced analytics than that, depends on hitter, pitcher, and situation.
I’m fairly certain the announcer on Sunday said something about a shift being on due to 2 strikes and likely an offspeed pitch coming.
I’m fairly certain the announcer on Sunday said something about a shift being on due to 2 strikes and likely an offspeed pitch coming.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:05 pm to LSU Delirium
That’s what I’m trying to get to. What are these specific situations that the book says, play the shift.
There was a similar comment I caught from an announcer insinuating that the shift tipped a batter what pitch was likely coming.
There was a similar comment I caught from an announcer insinuating that the shift tipped a batter what pitch was likely coming.
This post was edited on 4/29/25 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:06 pm to JayAg
AJ Reed says are we in 2014 again?
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:07 pm to JayAg
Advanced analytics. It’s why they all look at their wrists each pitch, they know the tendencies of every hitter and have instructions for each one.
This post was edited on 4/29/25 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:08 pm to LSU Delirium
I feel like in years past, there have been games we are in that formation 40% of the game. I always wondered why we did it more vs you guys compared to other teams.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:13 pm to JayAg
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How do you beat the Shift consistently?
Swing late.
Never mind the ball is coming at 95.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:19 pm to JayAg
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How do you beat the Shift consistently?
scoot up in the box
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:21 pm to JayAg
We had a guy beat a shift last Friday on a ball that would have been a simple ground 4-3 groundout had MSU been in a “normal” defensive alignment. Good thing he did too because the guy ahead of him in the lineup had hit a two out double and came across as a result.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 5:30 pm to Bigbens42
I always thought that the shift in the days before analytics was based on a coach’s gut feeling or him seeing tendencies that made him switch things up.
Now it feels like there is a computer that does the math real time on situations before the pitch, and the coaches just roll with the computer based on the situation when it spits out “play shift” here.
Now it feels like there is a computer that does the math real time on situations before the pitch, and the coaches just roll with the computer based on the situation when it spits out “play shift” here.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 10:13 pm to JayAg
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How do you beat the Shift consistently?
Hit to the opposite field. I saw Hank Aaron hit an inside the park home run once.
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