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Originally Posted by milkman
Personally, I think the proliferation of the home run ball is what did it for me.
The home was more exciting when you didn't see it so regurlarly, game in and game out.
That and the station to station ball that became the norm as the result.
Baseball was a lot more enjoyable whe you had phenominal base steelers and aggressive base running.
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I agree with this. I still love baseball but I miss the days when teams ran the bases. Steals, bunts, hit and runs, taking an extra base (or not) were the things a game turned on.
In fairness, Earl Weaver was a very successful manager who preached pitching, up the middle defense and three run homers. But double steals and triples were more fun to watch.
On a whim, I just went to baseball-reference.com and looked up the 74 Royals. Their catcher, Fran Healy, had 16 steals. I like that style of baseball.