<![CDATA[I've been watching baseball since 1989 and this is the worst era for fielding]]>Automatic bases on balls. Pitch clock. Shift ban. Every rule change reduces the number of decisions a manager can make per game. The game is being simplified for casual fans who would rather watch home runs than appreciate a perfectly positioned 5-4-3 double play. I watch anyway. But it's different.

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