“I don’t know what I’m witnessing but the way the ball is coming off the bat right now is extraterrestrial.” — Joe Maddon, Cubs manager
Baseball’s all-or-nothing era is upon us. For fans who dig the long ball, it’s a golden age.
For fans who cringe at the rise in strikeouts, decrease in action and get restless sitting through 3 ½-hour marathons, the game’s dramatic evolution is becoming a turnoff.
Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Baseball purists turn their lonely eyes to you.
“I love the game as it’s played now, but there are certain elements that I would like to see from my era,” said Rockies manager Bud Black, a former pitcher who made his major-league debut in 1981.