[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

I saw the shift for the first time a few years ago at Comerica Park. I was shocked. Wide open from the third base line out to center-left field.

All the batter needed to do was lay a bunt to left to get on base, instead he hit it right at the left fielder who was standing behind the shortstop, who was standing behind the second baseman, but the right fielder ran up and caught it on the fly.

There's some honor system or union contract involved I suppose, because it doesn't make sense and looks silly.

[a little elbow grease]

It's purely a deal about MASCULINITY. Nearly all the players these days want to hit homeruns. It's that simple.

They think they've had their balls cut off to hit a ball to the opposite field to merely get a single and get on base.