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 Post subject: Re: MLB
PostPosted: Fri January 19, 2018 10:22 pm 
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I am against making any radical changes to the game just to try to improve television ratings in a time where almost all television ratings are dwindling.

The more I think about it, the more I'm more troubled by the idea of the commish toying with the idea of disregarding the players union than anything else.


Replay has been an unmitigated disaster, I’d prefer they meddle less and not more.

That replay phone apparatus though. Love that thing and love watching three people operate it.

I wonder how it actually communicates with New York. My guess is a comrex unit or something employing the same IP based technology.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. Or else some sort of splicing agent for the comdata.

I bet their mainframe is in Needles, CA, though.


next time you're in Needles, cross the border into AZ and grab a drink at the river valley tavern

Is that by the Salton Sea?


no

I know very little about the geography of the Arizona/CA border area.


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
PostPosted: Fri January 19, 2018 10:24 pm 
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
I am against making any radical changes to the game just to try to improve television ratings in a time where almost all television ratings are dwindling.

The more I think about it, the more I'm more troubled by the idea of the commish toying with the idea of disregarding the players union than anything else.


Replay has been an unmitigated disaster, I’d prefer they meddle less and not more.

That replay phone apparatus though. Love that thing and love watching three people operate it.

I wonder how it actually communicates with New York. My guess is a comrex unit or something employing the same IP based technology.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. Or else some sort of splicing agent for the comdata.

I bet their mainframe is in Needles, CA, though.


next time you're in Needles, cross the border into AZ and grab a drink at the river valley tavern

Is that by the Salton Sea?


no

I know very little about the geography of the Arizona/CA border area.


theres no wall and lots of people from phoenix and tucson keep coming here


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
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doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
I am against making any radical changes to the game just to try to improve television ratings in a time where almost all television ratings are dwindling.

The more I think about it, the more I'm more troubled by the idea of the commish toying with the idea of disregarding the players union than anything else.


Replay has been an unmitigated disaster, I’d prefer they meddle less and not more.

That replay phone apparatus though. Love that thing and love watching three people operate it.

I wonder how it actually communicates with New York. My guess is a comrex unit or something employing the same IP based technology.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. Or else some sort of splicing agent for the comdata.

I bet their mainframe is in Needles, CA, though.


next time you're in Needles, cross the border into AZ and grab a drink at the river valley tavern

Is that by the Salton Sea?


no

I know very little about the geography of the Arizona/CA border area.


theres no wall and lots of people from phoenix and tucson keep coming here

I once drove from Riverside to Yuma.


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
PostPosted: Fri January 19, 2018 10:26 pm 
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
I am against making any radical changes to the game just to try to improve television ratings in a time where almost all television ratings are dwindling.

The more I think about it, the more I'm more troubled by the idea of the commish toying with the idea of disregarding the players union than anything else.


Replay has been an unmitigated disaster, I’d prefer they meddle less and not more.

That replay phone apparatus though. Love that thing and love watching three people operate it.

I wonder how it actually communicates with New York. My guess is a comrex unit or something employing the same IP based technology.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. Or else some sort of splicing agent for the comdata.

I bet their mainframe is in Needles, CA, though.


next time you're in Needles, cross the border into AZ and grab a drink at the river valley tavern

Is that by the Salton Sea?


no

I know very little about the geography of the Arizona/CA border area.


theres no wall and lots of people from phoenix and tucson keep coming here

I once drove from Riverside to Yuma.


as a mule?


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
PostPosted: Fri January 19, 2018 10:48 pm 
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I hate the whole idea of a pitch clock.

What happens when the batter steps out? does it reset? what about stepping off the mound? throwing over to first?
Whats stopping a player from rattling a pitcher simply by doing these things knowing the pitcher knows the clocks running.

What makes baseball special compared to just about EVERY other sport, is there is no clock.
3 outs, 9 innings, that decideds the out come.


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
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doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
I am against making any radical changes to the game just to try to improve television ratings in a time where almost all television ratings are dwindling.

The more I think about it, the more I'm more troubled by the idea of the commish toying with the idea of disregarding the players union than anything else.


Replay has been an unmitigated disaster, I’d prefer they meddle less and not more.

That replay phone apparatus though. Love that thing and love watching three people operate it.

I wonder how it actually communicates with New York. My guess is a comrex unit or something employing the same IP based technology.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. Or else some sort of splicing agent for the comdata.

I bet their mainframe is in Needles, CA, though.


next time you're in Needles, cross the border into AZ and grab a drink at the river valley tavern

Is that by the Salton Sea?


no

I know very little about the geography of the Arizona/CA border area.


theres no wall and lots of people from phoenix and tucson keep coming here

I once drove from Riverside to Yuma.


as a mule?

heh, there's a story i won't post here


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
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a pitch clock is not the same as a game clock

and they've used it successfully in minor leagues for a while now. everyone says after watching it for a few innings it becomes the most natural thing in the world.


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
I am against making any radical changes to the game just to try to improve television ratings in a time where almost all television ratings are dwindling.

The more I think about it, the more I'm more troubled by the idea of the commish toying with the idea of disregarding the players union than anything else.


Replay has been an unmitigated disaster, I’d prefer they meddle less and not more.

That replay phone apparatus though. Love that thing and love watching three people operate it.

I wonder how it actually communicates with New York. My guess is a comrex unit or something employing the same IP based technology.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. Or else some sort of splicing agent for the comdata.

I bet their mainframe is in Needles, CA, though.


next time you're in Needles, cross the border into AZ and grab a drink at the river valley tavern

Is that by the Salton Sea?


no

I know very little about the geography of the Arizona/CA border area.


theres no wall and lots of people from phoenix and tucson keep coming here

I once drove from Riverside to Yuma.


as a mule?

heh, there's a story i won't post here


would it take longer to tell it than a baseball game?


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
PostPosted: Fri January 19, 2018 11:01 pm 
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I hope all these pitch clocks somehow result in the most extra innings baseball we’ve ever seen.

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 Post subject: Re: MLB
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This was a lot of fun to read. Re: Long baseball games

https://www.sbnation.com/a/mlb-2017-sea ... ame-length

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 Post subject: Re: MLB
PostPosted: Sat January 20, 2018 1:44 am 
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doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
doug rr wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
washing machine wrote:
numbers wrote:
I am against making any radical changes to the game just to try to improve television ratings in a time where almost all television ratings are dwindling.

The more I think about it, the more I'm more troubled by the idea of the commish toying with the idea of disregarding the players union than anything else.


Replay has been an unmitigated disaster, I’d prefer they meddle less and not more.

That replay phone apparatus though. Love that thing and love watching three people operate it.

I wonder how it actually communicates with New York. My guess is a comrex unit or something employing the same IP based technology.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking. Or else some sort of splicing agent for the comdata.

I bet their mainframe is in Needles, CA, though.


next time you're in Needles, cross the border into AZ and grab a drink at the river valley tavern

Is that by the Salton Sea?


no

I know very little about the geography of the Arizona/CA border area.


theres no wall and lots of people from phoenix and tucson keep coming here

I once drove from Riverside to Yuma.


as a mule?

heh, there's a story i won't post here


would it take longer to tell it than a baseball game?

heavens no


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
PostPosted: Sat January 20, 2018 1:45 am 
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it's not length of game it's pace of play


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 Post subject: Re: MLB
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Here I am talking about pace of play and integrity of the great game of baseball when my team's stadium has a train running up and down the left field concourse (which I love) and these god awful Chick-Fil-A graphics running down what are known as "fowl" poles. Everyone's a hypocrite, eh?


I mean they could just not sell that add, if they had Moxie.


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The Drayton era had no moxie. Crane should know better.

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cutuphalfdead wrote:
it's not length of game it's pace of play



Which is what I was saying during the last WBC. The games where Asian teams matched up took just as long if not longer. So clearly the game of baseball has evolved to this pace of play. Yes, it would be nice to speed some of the slow pitchers up, but its clearly not just an MLB problem/issue.

Get rid of batter introductions / walk up music. Thats gonna save ya a good 3 seconds per batter. In a double perfect game with a walk off homer to win it, thats gonna save ya almost 3 mins already :D


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The Drayton era had no moxie. Crane should know better.


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They didn't screw up quite as bad as they normally do, so I guess that's something.


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Poor E-Mart...

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 Post subject: Re: MLB
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Omar Vizquel got more votes than Larry Walker. He got twice as many as Scott Rolen and Andruw Jones combined.

Voters are idiots.


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