Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Games

Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Eem » Wed Mar 06, 2019 13:35:36

stevelxa476 wrote:All-Star Game may get an "Election Day"

As part of sweeping changes to the collective bargaining agreement, increasingly likely to be ratified by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, the sides are planning to overhaul All-Star voting and create an Election Day for fans to pick the starters, major league sources familiar with the plan told ESPN.


Under the proposed plan, starting this year the standard online voting would take place. Upon its completion, the top three vote-getters at each position in each league would be on the ballot on Election Day, and whichever players received the most votes on that single day would determine the All-Star starters, according to sources.

Honestly, this seems like a good idea

They have problems marketing their stars, and making this a big event is a really interesting plan
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby BigEd76 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 17:05:49

Tom Seaver was diagnosed with dementia and is retiring from public life

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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Brantt » Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:31:31

https://theathletic.com/853038/2019/03/ ... -to-thank/

Pretty sure this is a free story.

Incredible read.
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby PSUsarge » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:01:48

Breaking: the rules changes @MLB is experimenting with in the @AtlanticLg are here:
- move the mound back 2 feet
- larger bases (18 sq in)
- prohibition against defensive shifts
- radar-enabled K zone
- 3 batter minimum for pitchers
- no mound visits unless removing pitcher


https://twitter.com/jacobbogage/status/ ... 84801?s=12

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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Slowhand » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:02:51

Moving the mound back? No thank you.

Also, what is changing the size of the bases expecting to accomplish?
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby SwingOnThis » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:05:19

Runners get to first base a split second sooner equaling more offense?

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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Slowhand » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:06:54

SwingOnThis wrote:Runners get to first base a split second sooner equaling more offense?


But the first baseman can also use that to his advantage by being able to catch the ball a split second sooner, so it seems like a wash.
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Stripes » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:10:46

Brantt wrote:https://theathletic.com/853038/2019/03/07/padres-prospect-logan-allen-knows-a-few-things-about-motivation-his-friend-john-cena-is-partly-to-thank/

Pretty sure this is a free story.

Incredible read.


That truly is incredible! Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby SwingOnThis » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:12:31

Slowhand wrote:
SwingOnThis wrote:Runners get to first base a split second sooner equaling more offense?


But the first baseman can also use that to his advantage by being able to catch the ball a split second sooner, so it seems like a wash.


Maybe for safety reasons? Runners have a larger base to land on and no longer rolling ankles stepping on the edges of the bag?

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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby MoBettle » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:16:20

Yeah safety is my guess too

Moving the mound back seems like it could really screw with the pitchers? Wouldn't shock me if there was an uptick in injuries.
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Werthless » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:24:55

Brantt wrote:https://theathletic.com/853038/2019/03/07/padres-prospect-logan-allen-knows-a-few-things-about-motivation-his-friend-john-cena-is-partly-to-thank/

Pretty sure this is a free story.

Incredible read.

Awesome read. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Slowhand » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:27:34

I think they should go back to the old pillow bases.
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby stevelxa476 » Fri Mar 08, 2019 13:38:47

They need to move the home plate umpire back behind the pitcher.
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby smitty » Fri Mar 08, 2019 15:36:53

stevelxa476 wrote:They need to move the home plate umpire back behind the pitcher.


And photographers on the field so they get real nice pictures!
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Bucky » Fri Mar 08, 2019 15:51:04

that's actually quite a decrease in size. right now they're 225 square inches.

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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Wheels Tupay » Sat Mar 09, 2019 08:33:14

That cant be healthy for the umpires
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Napalm » Sat Mar 09, 2019 09:53:41

PSUsarge wrote:
Breaking: the rules changes @MLB is experimenting with in the @AtlanticLg are here:
- move the mound back 2 feet
- larger bases (18 sq in)
- prohibition against defensive shifts
- radar-enabled K zone
- 3 batter minimum for pitchers
- no mound visits unless removing pitcher


https://twitter.com/jacobbogage/status/ ... 84801?s=12

n, y, n, y, n, y

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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Stay_Disappointed » Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:59:10

Napalm wrote:
PSUsarge wrote:
Breaking: the rules changes @MLB is experimenting with in the @AtlanticLg are here:
- move the mound back 2 feet
- larger bases (18 sq in)
- prohibition against defensive shifts
- radar-enabled K zone
- 3 batter minimum for pitchers
- no mound visits unless removing pitcher


https://twitter.com/jacobbogage/status/ ... 84801?s=12

n, y, n, y, n, y


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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby phatj » Sat Mar 09, 2019 23:06:06

Would the last include the catcher, or just coaches?
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Re: Random Baseball: Dingers and Bat Flips and Five Hour Gam

Postby Monkeyboy » Sun Mar 10, 2019 01:14:30

Napalm wrote:
PSUsarge wrote:
Breaking: the rules changes @MLB is experimenting with in the @AtlanticLg are here:
- move the mound back 2 feet
- larger bases (18 sq in)
- prohibition against defensive shifts
- radar-enabled K zone
- 3 batter minimum for pitchers
- no mound visits unless removing pitcher


https://twitter.com/jacobbogage/status/ ... 84801?s=12

n, y, n, y, n, y


1) Hell no. Why?
2) Maybe, if someone can explain why.
3) Yes, within reason. Cut back on extreme shifting.
4) Yes
5) No
6) Yes for coaches, no for catcher
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