Posted by bad_luck on 7/6/2016 9:04:00 AM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 7/6/2016 8:45:00 AM (view original):
Yes, baseball has always worked the same way.
Remember when Home Run Baker was leading the league with 10-12 homers? Same thing today.
Remember the offensive explosion in the 60s that led to MLB lowering to curtail hitting? Makes perfect sense.
Remember when the AL decided pitchers were hitting too well so they created the DH? Had to be done.
Remember when virtually all the players blew up and looked like they lived in the gym? Still couldn't surpass ol' Home Run Baker.
Ok, but there's still three outs in an inning, three bases and home. 27 outs in a game.
The players have changed. Some rules have changed. Overall run scoring has varied very little since 1920.
Baseball is still baseball.
The lowest R/G during the period of 1993-2009, which would cover the steroid era and the next couple of years beyond, was 4.59 R/G (2005).
With the exception of 1987 (4.72), you would have to go back to 1953 (4.61) to find the previous season where R/G exceeded the low point of the steroid era.
It's disingenuous to try to imply that there was no significant variation in scoring during the steroid era.
You're acting desperate in trying to salvage your lost argument. Just give it up.