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When do yo think the MLB regular season will start?

On time
- 1 (33.3%)
Late, but on or before April 15th
- 0 (0%)
April 16th through April 30th
- 0 (0%)
May 1st through May 15th
- 2 (66.7%)
May 16th through May 31st
- 0 (0%)
Jun1st through June 15th
- 0 (0%)
June 16th through June 30th
- 0 (0%)
After June 30th
- 0 (0%)
No Season
- 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 3

Voting closed: February 13, 2022, 10:41:25 PM


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« Reply #4650 on: June 26, 2021, 06:42:26 PM »

Kid, all the rules are based on tradition. Why not ditch any that make the game take longer?


Shortening a long DAY, not just a game.

And focused on player health/overall wellness.
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« Reply #4651 on: June 26, 2021, 07:10:13 PM »

Heh

Phils...
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« Reply #4652 on: June 26, 2021, 07:28:43 PM »

There needs to be a law against them showing a Limu Emu commercial after suffering through a Stanton AB. How much torture can people take?
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« Reply #4653 on: June 26, 2021, 08:14:27 PM »

I like seven inning rule.  Other than being a traditionalist, not sure why one would argue.

Why 7? Why not 6 or 8 or 5?

Why not allow a scheduled 7 inning game to be a no-hitter?

Why not change all the games to be 7 innings?

Why shorten it to 7 innings instead of making double headers take 2 strikes for an out and 3 balls for a walk?

Hey, make extra innings have fewer fielders! That will increase the runs, just like running 3 skaters in OT.

Kid, all the rules are based on tradition. Why not ditch any that make the game take longer?

You, sir - are a fucking moron.

Your carefully reasoned response is noted, Kid.

You have no answers, just an insult.

But what else is new?!
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« Reply #4654 on: June 26, 2021, 08:33:15 PM »

Kid, all the rules are based on tradition. Why not ditch any that make the game take longer?


Shortening a long DAY, not just a game.

And focused on player health/overall wellness.

Kid, all the rules are based on tradition. Why not ditch any that make the game take longer on days with double headers?! (Did I really need to specify that?!)

Your erudite dismissal of why not 6 or 8 instead of 7 doesn't make the question moronic. Ditto the changes in what constitutes a strikeout or a walk - the suggestion of changing from 3 to 2 and 4 to 3 to shorten games is hardly original to me. Every count starts 1-1. Why not do that for double headers? Or reduce the number of outs to 2 per inning? As a trial, anyway.

I'm not recommending any of those. I am suggesting that they are just as legitimate as the 7 inning change in "solving" the problems they are trying to solve.
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« Reply #4655 on: June 26, 2021, 09:02:01 PM »

Consecutive hits for the Yankees. The ball should go to Cooperstown.
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« Reply #4656 on: June 26, 2021, 10:05:49 PM »

I'm not recommending any of those.


Good.
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« Reply #4657 on: June 27, 2021, 12:02:41 AM »

Consecutive hits for the Yankees. The ball should go to Cooperstown.

Sox tried to let them back in, but the Yankees refused.
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« Reply #4658 on: June 27, 2021, 11:10:03 AM »

Holy shit - the GIANTS!

How the hell are they doing this?

9-1 last 10, 50-26 overall
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« Reply #4659 on: June 27, 2021, 12:02:43 PM »

Holy shit - the GIANTS!

How the hell are they doing this?

9-1 last 10, 50-26 overall

Yaz and the Impossible Dream.
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« Reply #4660 on: June 27, 2021, 12:37:46 PM »

Holy shit - the GIANTS!

How the hell are they doing this?

9-1 last 10, 50-26 overall

Pitching, pitching, and pitching.
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« Reply #4661 on: June 27, 2021, 04:47:25 PM »

Nice follow-up sweep of the Yankees.

And the Angels managed to avoid the sweep by the Rays.
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« Reply #4662 on: June 27, 2021, 05:56:13 PM »

Shocking how bad the Yankees are. They went into the season so confident. How could they not be with all the great lefty bats in their line-up and the consistent greatness of Judge, Stanton and Stanton and Sanchez?
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« Reply #4663 on: June 27, 2021, 06:39:33 PM »

Boone cant survive the AS break, can he?
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« Reply #4664 on: June 27, 2021, 06:44:20 PM »

Any indication the new MLB enforcement on sticky stuff affected G Cole today?  Just curious.

Big news/controversy in baseball of course is the NC State team being bounced from CWS due to COVID testing.  Vandy gets the walkover and will face Mississippi State.

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/31711201/nc-state-college-world-series-due-covid-19-issues-vanderbilt-finals
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