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Inspector_666 posted:Ties would be the #1 thing I don't want them to do. When the alternative is horseshit gimmicks like starting the inning with runners on base, I'll take ties.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:03 |
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Crazy Ted posted:When the alternative is horseshit gimmicks like starting the inning with runners on base, I'll take ties. Home run derby after the 9th inning obviously.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:05 |
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Grittybeard posted:Home run derby after the 9th inning obviously.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:12 |
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Crazy Ted posted:Ideally yes. And if any of you argues that a Home Run Derby is a gimmick I'll fight you irl I'll be your second.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:12 |
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Crazy Ted posted:If they're worried that much about extra innings lengthening games, limit regular season ones to 12 and allow for ties. Save time, save pitchers' arms in the process. if Javy Baez 15th inning grand slams are wrong then I don't want to be right
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:14 |
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Limiting the number of pitchers per game would go a long ways towards speeding up games, especially when the rosters are expanded. Also MLB has demonstrated that it doesn't understand what makes the Home Run Derby good so why would you want one possibly every game?
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:15 |
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Julio Cruz posted:The lineup is going to be fearsome but they don't really have any dominant starters on that roster. I guess they start Stroman/Fulmer/Duffy and just use lots of guys out of the pen for a batter or two each? Isn't that how it usually goes? A lot of pitchers - especially starters - just aren't ready for a lot of innings yet anyway.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:15 |
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Poque posted:if Javy Baez 15th inning grand slams are wrong then I don't want to be right
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:16 |
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Inspector_666 posted:USA roster is pretty good: Posey and Lucroy are #1 and #2 in fWAR for catchers over the last 3 seasons.
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New Concept Hole posted:Also MLB has demonstrated that it doesn't understand what makes the Home Run Derby good so why would you want one possibly every game? the HRD format is the best its ever been AND Chris Berman has been exiled back to hell, it's gonna own bones this year
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:21 |
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That USA infield is real good. Outfield is okay. Bullpen should be lights out. The starting pitching is seriously lacking in star power, though. I though Scherzer was gonna play. No Kluber, MadBum, or Verlander either.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:36 |
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tinstaach posted:Just read that article on Manfred talking about shifts:
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 01:58 |
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https://twitter.com/based_ball/status/829463762746740736
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 02:05 |
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i had this idea a while back, but it would help with this issue: instead of counting each result of each game for the standings, consider each result of each series for the standings. whichever team scores more runs at the end of a series receives a win, the other a loss. if the series is tied at the end of the last game in a series, go to the extras we know and love. in all other games in the series, end right at 9 innings. it'd make for some fun, new strategies too.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 02:23 |
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Dr. Angela Ziegler posted:Or players could adapt by learning how to hit better (or bunt one down the third base line) seiferguy posted:Manfred has asserted that the big issue is pace. Obviously the big thing to fix would be a pitcher clock (which is showing success in the minor leagues, and is hopefully cultivating a faster pitch routine in minor league players), but the players' union is opposed to it. Hence why Manfred is trying to do things within his control. Inspector_666 posted:The thing is that the length of the game isn't the issue. Pace of the game maybe, but I think they're focused on the wrong stuff, and part of this is also MLB being loving idiots about marketing. The NFL and NBA make their star players loving stars, most people, even casual-to-slightly-serious fans probably couldn't pick Mike Trout out of a lineup. (No pun originally intended.) Even if they're 100% sure that pace of play or time of games is the fix, they're focused on all the wrong places. I also think the "no stars" is more a function of how baseball works, where you can reasonably have contending teams without an obvious big star and, conversely, a guy like Trout might be one of the best players of all time but is doomed by his team in a way that the equivalent basketball player would never be, star players fall apart at a staggering rate in a moment's notice without a lot of warning signs, star players get traded/signed away at a pretty high rate, etc. That's much different than anything with the NBA, and the NFL gets around a lot of that by focusing nearly exclusively on quarterbacks. It's also not just a choice from the leagues, so much as decisions coming from Nike, Adidas, Sprite, McDonald's, etc.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 02:30 |
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https://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/829494849833299968 e. Dewees was the 11th-12th best prospect for the Cubs in MLB pipeline, he's a good contact hitter with plus speed but was presumably position blocked by the Cubs current OF. Also he's got a 30 grade arm. Mills is now ranked as the Cubs 16th best by MLB pipeline, looks like a control guy with a solid 91-95mph fastball and three decent to plus-ish secondary pitches and projects to be a starter. All in all doesn't look like a bad deal for us. Sydin fucked around with this message at 02:55 on Feb 9, 2017 |
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One way to speed up the game is to not allow visits to the mound from the coach. If you come out, the pitcher has to come out. None of this walk out to the mound to give a scouting report on the pinch hitter bullshit. Catcher gets one trip an inning. Figure out your signs before the game. If it doesn't speed it up it'll at least get some more offense which is cool too.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 02:54 |
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Sydin posted:https://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/829494849833299968 I am sad about losing Dewees only because he was the 2021 NL MVP for my OOTP Baseball Cubs team.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 03:19 |
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Seems like a 5th starter for a 4th/5th OF. Probably a wash in terms of value and helps fill needs for both organizations.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 03:32 |
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seiferguy posted:Well, I think it's still something worth assessing if that's the case. Baseball is huge among baby boomers, but younger generations still aren't with it. I still think it's gonna take some time before teams start adjusting to shifts. Seems like they're looking for a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Complaints are much more about the 9 inning game that goes 4 and a half hours than a 15 inning game. Abel Wingnut posted:i had this idea a while back, but it would help with this issue: This is a terrible idea because it undercuts a fundamental aspect of a game, that there needs to be a concrete outcome (win/loss/tie) when the spectators leave at the end.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 03:41 |
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If it always ended in a position player pitching it would all be worth it. What we really need is a ban on managers who aren't letting this happen.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 04:20 |
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Niwrad posted:Seems like a 5th starter for a 4th/5th OF. Probably a wash in terms of value and helps fill needs for both organizations. By this point I trust Theo completely and am sure he will be a big contributor to the team 5 years from now.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 04:56 |
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Spring Break My Heart posted:Says who? The average MLB game is the the same length as the average NFL game to within a couple of minutes. The issue is pace, not length. Fixing pace would almost assuredly lower the time, but if all the league cares about is lowering the game time by cutting extra innings, etc. I don't think it will solve any of the underlying issues that are causing the demographics crunch they're trying to get rid of. (This is like a meta command v control argument.)
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New Concept Hole posted:If it always ended in a position player pitching it would all be worth it. What we really need is a ban on managers who aren't letting this happen. If the game's still tied after two rounds of HRD then the third must have a pitcher at the plate.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 06:05 |
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why is this the first time I've ever seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYnNRLll310
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 06:42 |
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Whenever anyone argues in favor of an IBB change I just watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6YzVvtxoaY
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 06:47 |
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Inspector_666 posted:The average MLB game is the the same length as the average NFL game to within a couple of minutes.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 07:28 |
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will_colorado posted:
Is...is this legal?
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 07:34 |
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will_colorado posted:
This is my new favorite thing.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 07:58 |
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Some Numbers posted:Is...is this legal? It's the reason why during most IBB's you'll see the hitter stay in their batting stance ready to hit - just in case a ball drifts too close to the zone. Signalling an IBB doesn't negate the strike zone.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 08:20 |
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You cant compare FIPs from two diffrent eras of baseball right? Cy Young's 1896 FIP of 3.36 means nothing next to Kyle Hendricks 2016 3.20 FIP right? The conditions are too diffrent? The FIP constant is too diffrent?
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 08:45 |
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ScottyJSno posted:You cant compare FIPs from two diffrent eras of baseball right? You can't. FIP Constant = lgERA – (((13*lgHR)+(3*(lgBB+lgHBP))-(2*lgK))/lgIP) So you can't compare their FIP, really, unless you want to do the math to reverse engineer the constant.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 08:50 |
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will_colorado posted:
Tricky! Also, the Royals apparently signed Jason Hammel for a 2 year deal to fill the spot in the rotation left by Ventura's unfortunate early passing.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 10:50 |
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Inspector_666 posted:The average MLB game is the the same length as the average NFL game to within a couple of minutes. There's actually roughly the same amount of "action" per game in each league as well.
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ScottyJSno posted:You cant compare FIPs from two diffrent eras of baseball right?
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 15:22 |
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Rand alPaul posted:Whenever anyone argues in favor of an IBB change I just watch this: El Gary hit one to the back half of the warning track on an IBB pitch last season, and it was a total Happy Gilmore swing at that. It owned.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 16:23 |
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Puerto Rico's WBC infield, good gravy. Lindor, Correa, Baez.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 16:26 |
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http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/fish-bytes/article131662694.html Apparently a handshake deal is in place for Loria to sell the Marlins. That'd be amazing to get him out of the league.
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# ? Feb 9, 2017 17:14 |
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Do you guys remember Homer Bailey and that really dumb contract that the Reds gave him? In case you're wondering its still really dumb.
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Poque posted:http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/fish-bytes/article131662694.html 1.6 billion dollars
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