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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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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1575 on: March 10, 2019, 02:27:12 PM »

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/03/mlb-announces-agreement-to-experiment-on-rule-changes-in-independent-atlantic-league.html

Fuller set of rule changes to be tested in the Atlantic League.

It includes minimum three batters or end of inning for relief pitchers, except for injury.

And bigger bases!

I am largely not a fan.
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« Reply #1576 on: March 14, 2019, 05:47:10 PM »

Baseball balls have now been phased out, even in the intercontinental league, the last and most traditional of the three leagues.  All pitches are virtual and stats are kept on velocity, exit angle, brexit angle, and Adam Engel.

Bases are no longer necessary as running has been deemed an "injury-risk" that Amazon insurance refuses to cover.  All baserunning will be done via computer based on 40 yard sprint speeds held at the Baseball Combines every year.  Speeds will accrue 1.5 degrees of age-related air-resistance per season the batter has in the major leagues.   A season is defined as 40 games out of the possible 162 games.

Baseball will always be 162 games.  They will just be 45 minutes long.

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« Reply #1577 on: March 14, 2019, 06:44:03 PM »

Baseball balls have now been phased out, even in the intercontinental league, the last and most traditional of the three leagues.  All pitches are virtual and stats are kept on velocity, exit angle, brexit angle, and Adam Engel.

Bases are no longer necessary as running has been deemed an "injury-risk" that Amazon insurance refuses to cover.  All baserunning will be done via computer based on 40 yard sprint speeds held at the Baseball Combines every year.  Speeds will accrue 1.5 degrees of age-related air-resistance per season the batter has in the major leagues.   A season is defined as 40 games out of the possible 162 games.

Baseball will always be 162 games.  They will just be 45 minutes long.

Clever.

Makes me sad how much truth there is to it.

Well, I will always have Strat-o-Matic.
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1578 on: March 15, 2019, 06:03:29 PM »

The rule to reduce expanding roster to 40 players down to 28 is a good one. As is the rule to make a firm July 31 deadline for all trades.
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1579 on: March 20, 2019, 10:18:15 AM »

I totally forgot about the Japanese winter ball MLB opening day.

Welcome to 2019.

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« Reply #1580 on: March 21, 2019, 01:50:37 AM »

I totally forgot about the Japanese winter ball MLB opening day.

Welcome to 2019.

This proviso was actually written into the treaty governing the surrender of Imperial Japanese forces after the second great war.

A long time come due.
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« Reply #1581 on: March 21, 2019, 10:11:34 AM »

Ichiro hange them up.

Great player.
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1582 on: March 22, 2019, 01:41:07 PM »

Sox and Sale rumored to be close on a 5/150 extension
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« Reply #1583 on: March 25, 2019, 01:56:22 PM »

Meanwhile, we are channeling the Columbus Clippers for our infield for the first couple weeks.
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1584 on: March 26, 2019, 09:40:12 AM »

Joy in Metsville

Mets Extend DeGrom For 5 Years $137 Million
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Re: Major League Baseball
« Reply #1585 on: March 26, 2019, 09:56:33 AM »

Looks like I was right on -

Said 6-168
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« Reply #1586 on: March 26, 2019, 01:42:09 PM »

Looks like I was right on -

Said 6-168
Yes, other than missing on the years and dollar value, right on in your prediction for the years and dollar value.
« Last Edit: March 26, 2019, 02:16:44 PM by whiskeypriest »
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« Reply #1587 on: March 26, 2019, 02:01:37 PM »

Guessing he correctly guessed which country's currency would be used for payment.
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« Reply #1588 on: March 26, 2019, 06:21:41 PM »

There is a 6th year option for another 32.5 mil 
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« Reply #1589 on: March 26, 2019, 07:58:04 PM »

Looks like I was right on -

Said 6-168
Yes, other than missing on the years and dollar value, right on in your prediction for the years and dollar value.

well.......with the option years it is 6-170

you may not have known.......

But I did have it starting NEXT season, with JDG playing out the 17 mil for 2019.  (7-185 vs the 6-170)
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