Norva Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I hope this isn't too early or I missed another post, but... Today pitchers and catchers reported to camp for the Cleveland Indians. Over the next few days the rest of the MLB will report and in 13 days the first Spring Training games will commence. Baseball is back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 The Reds suck, and the Marlins are going to be the 2nd Wild Card at best. I have little-to-nothing to look forward to this season. But damnit, I'm ready for baseball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Norva said: Baseball is back! And not a moment too soon. I'll toss this in to get the conversation started. What do we think of the experimental extra innings rule MLB is trying out in the WBC and the low Minors? If MLB is so worried about the pace of play (and I agree it needs to be addressed), the solution is simple. Stop batters from stepping out after every pitch and find a way to make pitchers pick up the pace. Doing those two things would solve the problem. This extra innings rule is idiotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsaline Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 26 minutes ago, infrared41 said: And not a moment too soon. I'll toss this in to get the conversation started. What do we think of the experimental extra innings rule MLB is trying out in the WBC and the low Minors? If MLB is so worried about the pace of play (and I agree it needs to be addressed), the solution is simple. Stop batters from stepping out after every pitch and find a way to make pitchers pick up the pace. Doing those two things would solve the problem. This extra innings rule is idiotic. What, like 10% of all games are extra innings? 20% of those longer than 12 innings? This is idiotic because it will hardly ever come into play. I'm okay with it in the minors though, no sense having to bring in pitchers on short rest because 500 people want to watch the game in Fresno go longer. My idea is to limit the active roster. Carry 25 guys, but the manager must list a specific number of active players. Anything we can do to prevent specialists coming in for one batter would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 21 minutes ago, infrared41 said: I'll toss this in to get the conversation started. What do we think of the experimental extra innings rule MLB is trying out in the WBC and the low Minors? If MLB is so worried about the pace of play (and I agree it needs to be addressed), the solution is simple. Stop batters from stepping out after every pitch and find a way to make pitchers pick up the pace. Doing those two things would solve the problem. This extra innings rule is idiotic. While I don't care for it, I at least get some of the logic behind it. The overall quality of the baseball game does drop once games go longer and longer. And, a byproduct of that, the next game's product likely takes a dip, too. That following game gets handled differently because you're basically operating with 80% of your roster (assuming your previous day's SP, the next game's SP, the previous day's catcher, and a couple relievers are either unavailable or last resort PH/PR options). Just as the NHL doesn't go with unlimited overtimes in the regular season, MLB wants to try to do anything it takes to make sure each team is able to put out their best efforts for as many of the 162 games as possible. The bigger issue is that the game is so specialized now, as well as teams are so fearful of overusing their expensive arms. It was a breath of fresh air seeing Andrew Miller pitch like 3-4 innings of relief. It used to be 5 starters, one closer, and 5-6 interchangeable relievers. Now there's a closer, an 8th-inning guy, a 7th inning guy, a left-handed specialist, a groundball specialist, and a long reliever. Starters generally get yanked before the 7th inning. (And now there's that philosophy the Rays and Royals used...starter goes a couple trips through the lineup, then it's onto the relievers, even if the SP has thrown just 65 pitches.) And in the NL, these pitching changes mean pinch hitters, and you burn through your reserves. And now there's defensive specialists, too. The spirit of the setup of baseball wasn't to use 18 guys in a 9-inning game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I read somewhere that over the course of last season there were 16 games that went longer than 14 innings. It's not a problem that I'm concerned about. Here's what it would do: guy gets bunted to third base, then scored on a sac fly. It would be boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 It wouldn't even shorten the game! There'd just be more scoring, both teams would likely just score that runner inning after inning forever instead of score no one inning after inning. It's dumb. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 39 minutes ago, McCarthy said: I read somewhere that over the course of last season there were 16 games that went longer than 14 innings. It's not a problem that I'm concerned about. Here's what it would do: guy gets bunted to third base, then scored on a sac fly. It would be boring. You read it here! Or at least in the hot stove thread. On 2/9/2017 at 0:59 AM, cmm said: Just like with automatic intentional walks, this is trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist. There were a whopping 14 games last year that went 14 innings or longer. Out of 2,428 (two games were cancelled and not made up). That's 0.58%. There were another 18 that went 13 innings. So are we going to turn extra innings into MLB's version of 3-on-3 overtime because 1.32% of the time the game goes 13 innings or longer? If they want to do something like that in the low minors where they limit pitcher usage and don't want position players pitching every time the game goes extra innings, fine. But there's no way they should do this at the big league level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 1 hour ago, HedleyLamarr said: While I don't care for it, I at least get some of the logic behind it. The overall quality of the baseball game does drop once games go longer and longer. And, a byproduct of that, the next game's product likely takes a dip, too. That following game gets handled differently because you're basically operating with 80% of your roster (assuming your previous day's SP, the next game's SP, the previous day's catcher, and a couple relievers are either unavailable or last resort PH/PR options). Just as the NHL doesn't go with unlimited overtimes in the regular season, MLB wants to try to do anything it takes to make sure each team is able to put out their best efforts for as many of the 162 games as possible. The bigger issue is that the game is so specialized now, as well as teams are so fearful of overusing their expensive arms. It was a breath of fresh air seeing Andrew Miller pitch like 3-4 innings of relief. It used to be 5 starters, one closer, and 5-6 interchangeable relievers. Now there's a closer, an 8th-inning guy, a 7th inning guy, a left-handed specialist, a groundball specialist, and a long reliever. Starters generally get yanked before the 7th inning. (And now there's that philosophy the Rays and Royals used...starter goes a couple trips through the lineup, then it's onto the relievers, even if the SP has thrown just 65 pitches.) And in the NL, these pitching changes mean pinch hitters, and you burn through your reserves. And now there's defensive specialists, too. The spirit of the setup of baseball wasn't to use 18 guys in a 9-inning game. If this was MLB's primary concern, they wouldn't schedule night games when a team has a game in another city the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smzimbabwe Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I don't have a problem with extra inning games, but if you want to get rid of them, or alter them, just eliminate them and institute ties in the standings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGuyJordan Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 22 hours ago, smzimbabwe said: I don't have a problem with extra inning games, but if you want to get rid of them, or alter them, just eliminate them and institute ties in the standings. The half second where I actually considered that made me feel dirty, and not in a "thrill me, chill me, fulfill me" way. Thunder Bay Lynx - International Hockey Association (2 seasons, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2018 Xtreme Cup Champions) | Houston Armadillos - Major League Hockey (2 seasons, 2016-18) | Minnesota Muskies - North American Basketball Association (1 season, 2017-2018) | Louisville Thoroughbreds - United League of Baseball (1 season, 2017, 2017 United Cup Champions) | Las Vegas Thunderbirds - International Basketball League (1 season, 2016-17, 2017 Champions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 On Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 8:32 PM, infrared41 said: And not a moment too soon. I'll toss this in to get the conversation started. What do we think of the experimental extra innings rule MLB is trying out in the WBC and the low Minors? If MLB is so worried about the pace of play (and I agree it needs to be addressed), the solution is simple. Stop batters from stepping out after every pitch and find a way to make pitchers pick up the pace. Doing those two things would solve the problem. This extra innings rule is idiotic. They use a pitch clock in the minors. It's actually pretty effective in AA. Not sure we'll see it in the majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Houston Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 You know what baseball really ought to do? Have everyone pitch one inning in a game. No way to get the tells on the pitchers then! /s What would be a really interesting change of pace is have normal rules for the 10th inning, then start the 11th with the runner on second, then should it get to 12th, become next score wins. It allows for some extra inning play but changes the rules to accelerate it a bit. "And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 2 hours ago, MJWalker45 said: They use a pitch clock in the minors. I know. I saw it in action in Columbus. Loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Well, that's a relief. Also, speaking of funny little things, Nick Swisher announces his retirement from a tank of sharks and other marine creatures. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 God speed, Swish. Probably my favorite player of all time. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I went to a game in Buffalo with it, and I didn't like the pitch clock. It felt like it went too fast. Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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