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Felipe Vazquez's trial was this week and he was found guilty on most of the charges. https://twitter.com/TribLIVE/status/1395552077695406085
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The Pussy Boss posted:Felipe Vazquez's trial was this week and he was found guilty on most of the charges. The tweet I saw about this just had his name and not that he was a former Pirate and it took me a good minute to remember where that name was from so good job by everyone involved throwing him down the memory hole.
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May 21, 2021 04:45
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gently caress that guy
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CC Sabathia just unloaded on TLR and baseball's "unwritten rules" bullshit: https://twitter.com/R2C2/status/1395380726493810691 Captain Cheeseburger posted:Tony La Russa is out of touch with the game, cuz. He should not be managing one of the best teams in the American League, period. The fact that Tim Anderson, basically the captain of their team, had to go on Instagram and step up for his teammate like, "Yeah, the game wasn't over ..."
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the loving weird-rear end Minnesota Twins
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May 21, 2021 05:23
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Popete posted:the loving weird-rear end Minnesota Twins New thread title?
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May 21, 2021 05:32
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Tranquilo the loving weird-rear end Minnesota Twins e: drat, beaten lol
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Popete posted:the loving weird-rear end Minnesota Twins
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quote:the loving weird-rear end Minnesota Twins I read that entire thing in Earl Weaver's voice in my head
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LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:Tranquilo the loving weird-rear end Minnesota Twins 
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The Pussy Boss posted:Felipe Vazquez's trial was this week and he was found guilty on most of the charges. Did anyone else read that article because it gets totally  at the end, seriously!quote:During his more than two hours of testimony, Vazquez said he “liked” the girl and that her appearance and behavior during their sexual encounter were those of an experienced woman. You have got to be kidding, were they purposely loving with him in court or something? I mean, it's funny in a twisted way, admittedly.
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May 21, 2021 09:54
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Gonna be honest I only follow baseball peripherally at best and people like Tony La Russa are why I don’t really give a poo poo til the postseason. Swing at all 3-0 pitches.
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May 21, 2021 10:55
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CC is 100% correct. Also, I hadn't seen him since he retired and he looks good!
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May 21, 2021 12:54
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Intruder posted:no sir you're not going to convince anyone that people complain about overtime playoff hockey Some radio people and callers were complaining about double OT making the Bruins/Caps game too long
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May 21, 2021 13:50
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habeasdorkus posted:CC is 100% correct. Also, I hadn't seen him since he retired and he looks good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYJqhyti50M
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May 21, 2021 13:56
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bawfuls posted:This is a trend that goes back much further than 30 years. Look at 1920-1965 on that chart. In response to rising strikeouts and pitcher dominance at that time, the league expanded (which tends to dilute pitching more than hitting for whatever reason), lowered the mound, added the DH, and shrunk the zone. I just picked a random number, I wasn't specifically referring to just then. My point still stands though, older generations of pitchers were pitching to more contact and because relief usage wasn't what it is now weren't going all out every pitch because they were expected to pitch much deeper into the game. Now teams don't care anymore That being said again I'm not sure this is a problem like other people do and I don't want Manfred of all people mucking with things because he has no idea what he is doing. I could see lowering the mound maybe but stuff like banning the shift and shrinking the strike zone again I don't want them to do. Putting a limit on the number of pitchers teams can carry was stupid and I'd like to see that go away I get that this style of baseball isn't for everyone, but people have been complaining baseball isn't how it used to be for forever now. When teams stopped stealing bases and bunting people complained about the lack of small ball and fundamentals. When emphasis was put on OBP instead of batting average people complained that walks were dumb and you go up there to swing the bat. When closers and more relief pitchers in general were started to be employed people complained about constant pitching changes and how guys used to go out there and throw 12 innings if they had to, or no one used matchups they just pitched and got guys out like men. Any innovation or forward thinking in baseball has always been met with BACK IN MY DAY or loving nerds ruining sports. I think baseball has much bigger issues than the lack of balls in play, and it's mostly off the field stuff with the CBA that's about to be renewed. There are a lot of issues that need to be resolved and Manfred is gonna try and screw the players so bad, and I don't know if the PA is up for the task. It's definitely not out of the realm of possibility that there is a strike or stoppage
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The NFL changed where kickoffs are kicked from just because there was one guy who was really good at returning kickoffs. You can just tweak the dimensions/extents whenever you want. Also lol at people saying that 60' 6" is sacrosanct in a sport that has inconsistent field dimensions.
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May 21, 2021 14:50
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Baseball should ban relief pitching.
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more falafel please posted:The NFL changed where kickoffs are kicked from just because there was one guy who was really good at returning kickoffs. You can just tweak the dimensions/extents whenever you want. They changed the kickoff rule because it's the most dangerous play. Not because of one player.
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more falafel please posted:The NFL changed where kickoffs are kicked from just because there was one guy who was really good at returning kickoffs. You can just tweak the dimensions/extents whenever you want.
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May 21, 2021 15:18
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more falafel please posted:The NFL changed where kickoffs are kicked from just because there was one guy who was really good at returning kickoffs. I shouldn't be but I'm legitimately surprised a take this dumb exists Cordarelle Patterson was really drat good at returning kicks though I agree
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May 21, 2021 15:29
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IcePhoenix posted:I shouldn't be but I'm legitimately surprised a take this dumb exists If anyone was going to get a rule changed, it's Devin Hester. Baseball wise, I like it when rules are simpler, not more complex. Banning the shift is dumb. If you really want to increase hitting, then lower the mound, or move it like 6" back. The game changes over time. We don't have to tweak every rule to try and force teams and players to play a certain way. I do like the minimum three hitter rule though. Watching back to back pitching changes is one of the worst things in baseball.
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May 21, 2021 15:41
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Bird in a Blender posted:I do like the minimum three hitter rule though. Watching back to back pitching changes is one of the worst things in baseball. I'm genuinely surprised this one made it through, since the endless commercial breaks had to be fairly lucrative.
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May 21, 2021 15:46
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Bird in a Blender posted:I do like the minimum three hitter rule though. Watching back to back pitching changes is one of the worst things in baseball. I agree on this one. I'm in favour of rule changes that force players to be better if that makes any sense, not just arbitrarily limiting what they can/can't do such as banning the shift. I'd maybe be fine with lowering the mound, moving it back is a bit too drastic for me. I also think moving the mound back would hurt hitters at least initially almost as much as pitchers.
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May 21, 2021 15:53
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Bird in a Blender posted:If anyone was going to get a rule changed, it's Devin Hester. Yeah, I'm talking about Hester. Safety no doubt had to do with it too, but Hester basically trying to return anything that wasn't already a touchback forced it.
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Actually it was because they realized that 250 pound men running into each other at 20MPH each was really good at bursting joints and scrambling brains. Not because the 170 pound man ran behind them to get into the endzone too many times.
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May 21, 2021 16:41
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Yea, Hester scoring touchdowns was great for football and super exciting. It’s more the players destroying their bodies that changed the rule, obviously.
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May 21, 2021 16:56
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R.D. Mangles posted:Baseball should ban relief pitching. Do you know how bad the Cubs would be this year? I don't think they have a starter with an ERA under five.
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Nodoze posted:I just picked a random number, I wasn't specifically referring to just then. My point still stands though, older generations of pitchers were pitching to more contact and because relief usage wasn't what it is now weren't going all out every pitch because they were expected to pitch much deeper into the game. Now teams don't care anymore In 1884 Old Hoss Radbourn threw 678.2 innnings and won 60 games. Cy Young maxed out at 453 IP and 36 wins in a season in 1892, and that didn't even lead the league that year. By 1903 he led the league with a mere 341 IP. In 1961 the league IP leader threw 283 IP. In 1996 it was 262.2 IP. The trend towards more effort and shorter/less frequent outings is more than a century old. I don't think there's some stylistic or cultural way to reverse that. Why are you ok with lowering the mound but not shrinking the zone? Both are changes MLB has implemented in the past. bawfuls fucked around with this message at 17:42 on May 21, 2021 |
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bawfuls posted:now, in graph form! This is good information - but what should MLB do to get that BIP number? What steps can they take (not generally what can they do - but what would you as a baseball fan want to see) to increase the amount of balls in play and lower the number of strikeouts?
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Sab0921 posted:This is good information - but what should MLB do to get that BIP number? What steps can they take (not generally what can they do - but what would you as a baseball fan want to see) to increase the amount of balls in play and lower the number of strikeouts? He’s posted about it a bunch recently. Lower or move back the mound, shrink the strike zone
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I like that multiple people actually thought I was being serious about it being Patterson and not Hester but then again the way the conversation started I guess it shouldn't be surprising
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Sab0921 posted:This is good information - but what should MLB do to get that BIP number? What steps can they take (not generally what can they do - but what would you as a baseball fan want to see) to increase the amount of balls in play and lower the number of strikeouts? Move the mound back, lower the mound, shrink the size of the strike zone. The first reduces the velo of the ball by the time it gets to the plate, the second reduces perceived velo, the third forces pitchers to throw closer to the heart of the zone. There are other things you could do as well, but those three are pretty easy and would have an immediate and visible effect on the quality of pitching.
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bawfuls posted:Why are you ok with lowering the mound but not shrinking the zone? Both are changes MLB has implemented in the past. Would shrinking the zone require a smaller home plate? Or would they just make the black bigger and say it's no longer in the zone? I think changing the zone is the idea I'm probably most in favor of since it doesn't require pitchers to re-learn how to do things but I haven't thought about the practical implementation.
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Sydin posted:Move the mound back, lower the mound, shrink the size of the strike zone. The first reduces the velo of the ball by the time it gets to the plate, the second reduces perceived velo, the third forces pitchers to throw closer to the heart of the zone. There are other things you could do as well, but those three are pretty easy and would have an immediate and visible effect on the quality of pitching. Inspector_666 posted:Would shrinking the zone require a smaller home plate? Or would they just make the black bigger and say it's no longer in the zone? bawfuls fucked around with this message at 18:02 on May 21, 2021 |
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Just go back to 1800's baseball rules. No called strikes, walks count as hits for the purposes of BA, hitters are allowed to request a low or a high pitch from the pitcher. Boom I've fixed the league wide BA problem, I'll take my money whenever you're ready Manfred.
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Sydin posted:Just go back to 1800's baseball rules. No called strikes, walks count as hits for the purposes of BA, hitters are allowed to request a low or a high pitch from the pitcher. Boom I've fixed the league wide BA problem, I'll take my money whenever you're ready Manfred.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Also no fouls Willie Keeler made his living on bunting pitch after pitch foul until he got one he liked.
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People have been saying baseball is dying, it's broken, it needs to be fixed, etc etc for as long as I can remember, and yet somehow it keeps chugging along just fine.
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