Derek
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It certainly does seem to be raining shit on Joe Cooper right nowfactoid of the day
matt stone is worth 700 million
trey parker is only worth 600 million
It certainly does seem to be raining shit on Joe Cooper right nowfactoid of the day
matt stone is worth 700 million
trey parker is only worth 600 million
Fair point but this happens so rarely that I just don’t view it as an issue. If losing one game is so inconsequential, managers can start throwing position players in extras.I disagree. I think the outlier lengthy games that do more harm to a team over the 162-game schedule than they're worth are a driving force as well, and any stance that doesn't consider that is a poor one in my opinion.
LOL. Bullpen zip lines...No one rule change is going to shorten game times. It's going to take a variety of things being tinkered with. I've had no issue with this change because it gives both teams the same chance. And while the marathon games are rare, they are a problem and needed to be addressed. Now get me my robot umpires, enforced pitch clocks/batter step out rules, and bullpen ziplines and we will see some dramatic reduction to game times.
But then the games will go forever since hitters aren't allowed to swing at those pitchesFair point but this happens so rarely that I just don’t view it as an issue. If losing one game is so inconsequential, managers can start throwing position players in extras.
Honestly, the rule is a gimmick to me and I don’t find gimmicks exciting. Each time an extra inning starts now with a runner on 2nd I just roll my eyes.If the point of the game is to make it more exciting, is there really any doubt that, in extras, the drama is cranked by this?
It sounds like, according to @Derek 's article that he posted earlier, games going past 11 innings happened to each team about 7.5 times per year.Fair point but this happens so rarely that I just don’t view it as an issue. If losing one game is so inconsequential, managers can start throwing position players in extras.
Shut up, nerdAs a cricket fan, it's kind of hilarious that position players in baseball are sooooooo bad at pitching. It's such a horrible thought that they invent new rules to ensure that no team ever ends up in a situation where a position player may have to pitch
If the rule change started in the 12th inning and not the 10th, I’d be singing a very different tune.It sounds like, according to @Derek 's article that he posted earlier, games going past 11 innings happened to each team about 7.5 times per year.
I think a game where it's more beneficial to just forfeit than to play it and try to win, is stupid.