Remember the good old days when people would bitch and moan about Rosario, thinking that's about as bad as it gets? Well, we have since learned that it gets far, far worse, especially when it extends to just about the entire team.
gotta go for the big inning!
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They desperately need to get a veteran RH hitting OF'er who can play CF 80 games when Buxton doesn't and RF 70 games for Kepler the rest of the time.
I agree with most of these, but I wonder about the 2 disengagements. Basically if you throw over once, you're done, because if you use the 2nd one they can just steal with impunity after that? I think a per game limit would make more sense. Teams love to throw over on guys who haven't stolen a base in 3 years and I hate that.Guessing the strongest negative reactions from around the country will be from people who say they "hate the game" and that "it's too slow". They'll be screaming "How could they!"
- A 15-second pitch clock with the bases empty and a 20-second clock with runners on
- Two disengagements from the rubber -- including pickoff attempts -- per plate appearance
- A requirement by hitters to be in the batter's box and "alert" with eight seconds to go on the clock. Hitters are allowed one timeout per plate appearance
- Only two infielders will be allowed on each side of second base, with all four required to be on the dirt (or inner grass)
- Infielders cannot position themselves on the outfield grass before the pitch is thrown
- Bases will increase in size from 15 inches squared to 18..
Sources: MLB to vote on rule changes Friday
The Major League Baseball competition committee is set to vote Friday on rule changes that would begin in 2023 with an eye on quickening the pace of play, according to sources familiar with the situation.
I can see it going down to 2:45. I think in the mid-90s the amount of time between innings increased.
It starts at the top. For how much Falvey and Co they love their spreadsheets, you'd think they'd care about doing the little things right.
The Saints don't let any pitchers go for more than 5 innings. It's like the entire minor league system is designed to fail pitchers.
Even Molitor wouldn't have put up with this.
7-6 going into the 9th
There is some truth to this, but even that is something they have to answer for. How is Ober out all year with a pulled groin? How does Polanco go from "day to day" to out 3 weeks? How does Larnach go from out a few weeks to 3 months? Almost every injury has been excessively long and far longer than we were initially told. Are they incompetent or just lying?
Don’t you have to ask why? This team preaches health and rest but yet everyone’s hurt. And a lot of them are soft tissue injuries not broken bones.