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Unknøwn Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 It's Spring but that 6-6 game made it through 9 innings in 2 hours and 39 minutes with the new rules. falconsd56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Snit wondered if it was a planned distraction by Boston. Said he didn't know for sure but it's something the Braves would consider using. Catcher takes his time getting set but the pitcher is ready and waiting, hitter ruled at fault for not being ready labradford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 These rules a stupid and just allows the ump to be the center of attention. Can you imagine if a playoff game ends like that? Literally the scenario every child who has played the game dreams of and the pinnacle of fan involvement and it ends because an ump thinks a guy isn't ready. TheFalcoholic and falconsd56 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimsmusic™ Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 that's ******* horrible. someone is 100% getting screwed in playoffs from this guaranteed. manfred bout to get lynched TheFalcoholic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmite Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 15 minutes ago, Malachore said: These rules a stupid and just allows the ump to be the center of attention. Can you imagine if a playoff game ends like that? Literally the scenario every child who has played the game dreams of and the pinnacle of fan involvement and it ends because an ump thinks a guy isn't ready. The players will get use to it. K26dp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 37 minutes ago, Malachore said: These rules a stupid and just allows the ump to be the center of attention. Can you imagine if a playoff game ends like that? Literally the scenario every child who has played the game dreams of and the pinnacle of fan involvement and it ends because an ump thinks a guy isn't ready. Said the same thing to the gf. It's not a big deal now but it will would be a massive deal now in September/Oct. Malachore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 23 minutes ago, dmite said: The players will get use to it. So will the umps. Malachore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimsmusic™ Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 so conley was in the box and literally about to look up at pitcher.. while the catcher wasn't even ready himself. manfred is truly killing the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 47 minutes ago, dmite said: The players will get use to it. Today's issue wasn't even about the batter. He was in and the ump decided he wasn't ready even though the catcher wasn't. Jimsmusic™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimsmusic™ Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Just now, Malachore said: Today's issue wasn't even about the batter. He was in and the ump decided he wasn't ready even though the catcher wasn't. umps get even more power to screw teams they don't like.. exactly what manfred wants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFalcoholic Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Faster games aren’t going to bring new people into baseball. people pay to experience as long an event as possible. Nobody is ever sitting at a ball game thinking “man I can’t believe this game isn’t over yet”. you can’t ruin games over a timer in the ninth inning with the bases loaded. If you wanna speed the game up some through the first 7 innings or so, whatever. But it ain’t gonna work for teams to be losing tight ball games in the 9th inning over a timer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 40 minutes ago, TheFalcoholic said: Faster games aren’t going to bring new people into baseball. people pay to experience as long an event as possible. Nobody is ever sitting at a ball game thinking “man I can’t believe this game isn’t over yet”. you can’t ruin games over a timer in the ninth inning with the bases loaded. If you wanna speed the game up some through the first 7 innings or so, whatever. But it ain’t gonna work for teams to be losing tight ball games in the 9th inning over a timer. It is interesting because NFL games arent much different as far as length. They're looking to shorten games but I think they're also looking to increase the action. Football has that aspect of quick action. Baseball is a slow game, we all know it, personally I don't mind it cause it's my top sport to follow but they're trying to bring things on par a little as far as the action goes and cut out some of the dead periods of a pitcher stalling or hitter adjusting his gear 20 times after every pitch. There's a viral video of the entire Kentucky Derby taking place perfectly in between 2 pitches from Greinke. Thats the kind of stuff they're trying to eliminate. I love baseball as it is but I get what they're coming from. It can be hard to spend 3 to 4 hours watching a game these days. jidady and dmite 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 5 hours ago, Malachore said: First ST game of the year and not a single friend. Maybe if you'd been nicer to Mike Soroka! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 28 minutes ago, Unknøwn said: It is interesting because NFL games arent much different as far as length. They're looking to shorten games but I think they're also looking to increase the action. Football has that aspect of quick action. Baseball is a slow game, we all know it, personally I don't mind it cause it's my top sport to follow but they're trying to bring things on par a little as far as the action goes and cut out some of the dead periods of a pitcher stalling or hitter adjusting his gear 20 times after every pitch. There's a viral video of the entire Kentucky Derby taking place perfectly in between 2 pitches from Greinke. Thats the kind of stuff they're trying to eliminate. I love baseball as it is but I get what they're coming from. It can be hard to spend 3 to 4 hours watching a game these days. I'd never seen this before. It may be the greatest thing ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimsmusic™ Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 he looks ready to me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Rule states the catcher only needs to be in the catcher box to be ready but the batter has to be in the box AND be looking at the pitcher. Pretty silly. For the A and falconsd56 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For the A Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 4 hours ago, Malachore said: Rule states the catcher only needs to be in the catcher box to be ready but the batter has to be in the box AND be looking at the pitcher. Pretty silly. Yeah it’s a silly rule that the batter has to be looking at the pitcher. Rule should be once batter is in box he is deemed ready regardless of where he is looking. Hopefully rule gets changed. dmite and Jimsmusic™ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K26dp Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 There is no problem here. The batter just needs to be in the box and looking at the pitcher and he won't get a strike. There's going to be a lot of this for the next two weeks, talk radio will pontificate and bluster for awhile, and by the end of spring training no one is going to bat an eye. This all happened already at the minor league level. When it first started, there were about 4 violations called on someone a game. Within a few weeks it was down to like 1 or 2 a week. labradford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezekiel 25:17 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 16 hours ago, Malachore said: These rules a stupid and just allows the ump to be the center of attention. Can you imagine if a playoff game ends like that? Literally the scenario every child who has played the game dreams of and the pinnacle of fan involvement and it ends because an ump thinks a guy isn't ready. What about the kids that dream of being the ump to make that call? What about their feelings too!!? K26dp and labradford 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezekiel 25:17 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 15 hours ago, TheFalcoholic said: people pay to experience as long an event as possible. Nobody is ever sitting at a ball game thinking “man I can’t believe this game isn’t over yet”. Yes they do. That or better yet, leave in the sixth inning to beat the traffic. Can’t tell you how many times I have been to Truist and seen people just get up in the middle of the game and go, never to be seen again. Ghosts of Glanville 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Snitker said he got a call from MLB about Saturday's ending. They told him the umps were correct and the catcher being in position doesn't matter as long as he's inside the box. Snit said it's a learning experience and they know now not to wait on the catcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosts of Glanville Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/25/2023 at 6:24 PM, TheFalcoholic said: people pay to experience as long an event as possible. Nobody is ever sitting at a ball game thinking “man I can’t believe this game isn’t over yet”. Actually about half of people think that. I go to about 15 Stripers games a year and one of the big attractions is that the game is over in under 2 1/2 hours. Having a 7:00 start end by 9:30 is big on a weeknight K26dp and dmite 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknøwn Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Today is a potential sneak peek at what the Opening Day lineup will look aside from Ozzie being limited to DH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, Unknøwn said: Today is a potential sneak peek at what the Opening Day lineup will look aside from Ozzie being limited to DH. You like Murphy at 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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