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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Feb 23, 2017 10:56:39 GMT -5
People are really complaining about the new intentional walk rule, but I think it's great. I think it's really going to help, but not what it is intended to help. They are claiming it is needed to improve "pace of play", but I don't think it's really going to affect that. What it is going to help is the momentum of the relief pitchers.
How many times have you seen a relief pitcher brought in, and the FIRST THING they have him do is issue an IBB. Then, he struggles to find the strike zone because the first thing you had him do was come in and lob 4 outside.
Maybe it's just me, but I never understood why teams do this. Why have the NEW pitcher issue the IBB? Why not have the pitcher who is going to be TAKEN OUT issue the IBB?
Just my two cents, but I dont have a problem with the new IBB rule, and I think it's going to help relief pitchers maintain their accuracy and momentum.
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Post by Chip on Feb 23, 2017 14:13:58 GMT -5
I LOVE the new rule....for the sake of the one or two times a year the pitcher would throw the ball away on the lob....its not worth keeping. you want to give a guy a free base? just give it. baseball needs to evolve a bit. it's 2017...."pace of play" needs to be addressed but nothing extreme. Doing little things like not wasting peoples time throwing 4 lobs to put a player on 1st base is fine. next they need to work on the mound visits, the batters ing around in and around the box, and official replay review. you can easily cut down 15 minutes a game average with that stuff.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 26, 2017 11:27:42 GMT -5
Pirates have an opening day starter. Well...it's a start.
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Post by hulksox on Feb 26, 2017 21:47:35 GMT -5
Red Sox batters and pitchers combined for 50 intentional walks in 2016. That's less than 1 every three games. Pitch clock and restrictions on mound visits make sense and could help.
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Post by King Richius on Feb 26, 2017 22:17:58 GMT -5
Red Sox batters and pitchers combined for 50 intentional walks in 2016. That's less than 1 every three games. Pitch clock and restrictions on mound visits make sense and could help. Agreed. Additionally, they need to come up with gloves, jock supporters, and batting helmets that don't need adjusting before every pitch.
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Post by LA Times on Mar 24, 2017 20:55:24 GMT -5
What are your predictions for the upcoming baseball season? Here are mine
AL East-Yankees AL Central-Indians AL West-Astros AL Wild Card 1-Royals AL Wild Card 2-Twins
NL East-Nationals NL Central-Cubs NL West-Dodgers NL Wild Card 1-Cardinals NL Wild Card 2-Mets
AL Champions-Yankees NL Champions-Cubs
World Series Champions-Yankees
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Post by King Richius on Mar 29, 2017 18:30:11 GMT -5
Opening day is right around the corner so here we go with the Official 2017 MLB Season thread.
Going into the season I think the Cubs have a good chance to return to the World Series and repeat as champions. Which AL team do they beat? I'll be a homer and pick the Red Sox.
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Post by Kyle on Mar 30, 2017 20:32:39 GMT -5
One day closer to breaking out my Tanner Roark jersey... Psych! I wore it all winter and I'm pissed that Dusty chose Strasburg to start opening day over Tanner.
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Post by bad guy™ on Mar 31, 2017 15:33:35 GMT -5
And the "Andrew McCutchen Trade Watch 2k17" is about to begin and piss everyone off. When's his first bobblehead night? Because that's normally when the Pirates trade guys.
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Post by Chip on Apr 2, 2017 12:39:50 GMT -5
thats it. season over.
trade tanaka before he opts out, send bird and judge back to AAA, trade gardner for prospects....time to blow it up
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Post by LA Times on Apr 2, 2017 16:03:33 GMT -5
thats it. season over. trade tanaka before he opts out, send bird and judge back to AAA, trade gardner for prospects....time to blow it up Its Opening Day, not the AL Wild Card game
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Post by LA Times on Apr 2, 2017 18:34:12 GMT -5
LOL Mark Melancon and the Giants
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Post by LA Times on Apr 3, 2017 22:55:48 GMT -5
Roughned Odor is on pace to hit 324 HRs
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Post by Chip on Apr 4, 2017 9:05:17 GMT -5
might as well give the MVPs to Trout and Harper while we're at it.
great first day of baseball. i'm so happy its back.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Apr 7, 2017 9:12:54 GMT -5
I can't wait until Michael Pineda is no longer a Yankee after this season, maybe as soon as July. Watching him pitch the past few seasons has been a complete misery. He's the new Phil Hughes. Can't finish off innings, completely collapses after getting 2 quick outs, and way to many home runs.
The problem is that one time every 7 starts he'll have a 2 hitter and strike out 14 and everyone will go "he's finally figured it out, IF ONLY he could be like this, look at the potential!", and then he has 6 or 7 bad starts in a row again.
I'd honestly trade him ASAP and bring up Green or Montgomery, and then who every doesn't get Pineda's spot can take Severino's spot because he's even worse than Pineda. Severino needs to go into the bullpen.
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Post by Nick the Quick on Apr 7, 2017 14:40:11 GMT -5
And the "Andrew McCutchen Trade Watch 2k17" is about to begin and piss everyone off. When's his first bobblehead night? Because that's normally when the Pirates trade guys. He doesn't have a bobblehead night this season so he might be safe.
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Post by bad guy™ on Apr 7, 2017 14:40:44 GMT -5
And the "Andrew McCutchen Trade Watch 2k17" is about to begin and piss everyone off. When's his first bobblehead night? Because that's normally when the Pirates trade guys. He doesn't have a bobblehead night this season so he might be safe. Praise Event Coordinators.
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Post by Chip on Apr 7, 2017 22:33:34 GMT -5
I can't wait until Michael Pineda is no longer a Yankee after this season, maybe as soon as July. Watching him pitch the past few seasons has been a complete misery. He's the new Phil Hughes. Can't finish off innings, completely collapses after getting 2 quick outs, and way to many home runs. The problem is that one time every 7 starts he'll have a 2 hitter and strike out 14 and everyone will go "he's finally figured it out, IF ONLY he could be like this, look at the potential!", and then he has 6 or 7 bad starts in a row again. I'd honestly trade him ASAP and bring up Green or Montgomery, and then who every doesn't get Pineda's spot can take Severino's spot because he's even worse than Pineda. Severino needs to go into the bullpen. Yeah I'm done with Pineda. Too many chances at this point. It's clear he's never going to "figure it out". Maybe a trip to an NL team will turn him into a Cy Young candidate. Still rather had Pineda than Jesus Montero...so at least there's that. Severino pitched OK tonight. Maybe he will turn into a decent back end rotation guy. I mean, you don't win games like he did 2 years ago by accident, he has to have some skill in that arm.
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Post by IRS on Apr 8, 2017 19:00:11 GMT -5
How the did the Phillies just have a 12-run 1st inning? New franchise record. RIP Jeremy Guthrie.
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Post by SodaGuy on Apr 8, 2017 20:08:02 GMT -5
How the did the Phillies just have a 12-run 1st inning? New franchise record. RIP Jeremy Guthrie. Someone clearly fudged with the hitting sliders before the game. i'm sorry for such a nerdy video game reference lol.
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