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<blockquote data-quote="FollowTisdale" data-source="post: 1451688" data-attributes="member: 619279"><p>Batting average on balls in play league wide always averages to be right around .300. More balls in play isn't going to change that too much. Balls in play also lead to fewer pitches, less pitching changes, quicker games in general. It's not a cure all obviously, contact quality might get better and raise offense, and starting pitchers should never pitch through the order 3 times anyway.</p><p></p><p>But they lowered the mound to 10 inches from 15 because the pitchers were too good (1968 Bob Gibson on a 15 inch mound basically broke baseball). Raising the mound is going to make pitchers better again, which will lead to more strikeouts and less balls in play (it's science, more downward force on breaking balls makes them break more, obviously harder to hit). It stands to reason lowering the mound another few inches would increase balls in play. Modern fitness and mechanics have increased pitch velocity a ton too, so moving the mound back makes sense as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FollowTisdale, post: 1451688, member: 619279"] Batting average on balls in play league wide always averages to be right around .300. More balls in play isn't going to change that too much. Balls in play also lead to fewer pitches, less pitching changes, quicker games in general. It's not a cure all obviously, contact quality might get better and raise offense, and starting pitchers should never pitch through the order 3 times anyway. But they lowered the mound to 10 inches from 15 because the pitchers were too good (1968 Bob Gibson on a 15 inch mound basically broke baseball). Raising the mound is going to make pitchers better again, which will lead to more strikeouts and less balls in play (it's science, more downward force on breaking balls makes them break more, obviously harder to hit). It stands to reason lowering the mound another few inches would increase balls in play. Modern fitness and mechanics have increased pitch velocity a ton too, so moving the mound back makes sense as well. [/QUOTE]
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