TBayXXXVII 2,215 Posted August 11, 2021 18 minutes ago, Utilit99 said: Why don't they just have ties? Fock extra innings. Because ties are stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,784 Posted August 11, 2021 Just now, TBayXXXVII said: In 2019, there were 208 extra inning games. Of those 208, 117 made it to the 11th inning (56.3%), and 59 mad it to the 12th inning (28.4%), or later. In 2020, 14 of 44 extra inning games (31.8%), made it to the 11th inning and only 4 (9%), made it beyond (2 to the 12th inning and 2 to the 13th). I have nothing to back this up, but when watching a Pirates game, I believe I heard them say that there were only 6 games that made it beyond the 11th inning this year. This was some time in mid-July. All I needed to see. man on 2nd to start the 10th inning STAYS! (in the regular season) there are 162 games as it is. WHO THE FOCK NEEDS MORE INNINGS!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted August 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said: Because ties are stupid. Burning up a pitching staff for one game is stupid. They have ties in other sports to reduce injuries and to keep teams competative for their next game. Especially when there are 162 games for each team per regular season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,784 Posted August 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said: Because ties are stupid. Agreed. The home team has the last chance in the 9th. if they fail to take the lead, away team wins in a tie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,320 Posted August 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, Utilit99 said: Burning up a pitching staff for one game is stupid. They have ties in other sports to reduce injuries and to keep teams competative for their next game. Especially when there are 162 games for each team per regular season. The NBA does not have ties... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,320 Posted August 11, 2021 Jesus, some of you guys are worse than Manfred and his stupid rule changes he has made... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted August 11, 2021 Just now, posty said: The NBA does not have ties... NFL and NHL do. NBA just shoots a ball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,784 Posted August 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, posty said: Jesus, some of you guys are worse than Manfred and his stupid rule changes he has made... Sorry gramps, the game has passed you by. it will die if changes are not made Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,784 Posted August 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, posty said: The NBA does not have ties... Tiebreaker rules explained The NBA's tiebreaker rules at the most basic level are pretty easy to understand. In a scenario where two teams finish the regular season with the same record, the team with the better winning percentage in those head-to-head matchups earns the tiebreaker.May 16, 2021 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,215 Posted August 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Utilit99 said: NFL and NHL do. NBA just shoots a ball. The NHL did away with ties. They have shootouts now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,320 Posted August 11, 2021 1 minute ago, edjr said: Tiebreaker rules explained The NBA's tiebreaker rules at the most basic level are pretty easy to understand. In a scenario where two teams finish the regular season with the same record, the team with the better winning percentage in those head-to-head matchups earns the tiebreaker.May 16, 2021 That is a tiebreaker, not a tied game... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,320 Posted August 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, edjr said: Sorry gramps, the game has passed you by. it will die if changes are not made The game is just fine... They just need to remove some of the stupid add-ons in the past years and it will be even better... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted August 11, 2021 Just now, TBayXXXVII said: The NHL did away with ties. They have shootouts now. Yeah but the loser of the shootout gets points. If they want to do a baseball shootout, I'm all for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,215 Posted August 11, 2021 In a 162 game season, there are 2,430 games that are played. In 2019, less than 5% of the games played went past 10 innings... and people are complaining? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,784 Posted August 11, 2021 1 minute ago, TBayXXXVII said: In a 162 game season, there are 2,430 games that are played. In 2019, less than 5% of the games played went past 10 innings... and people are complaining? Covid is less than 1% and the world closed down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted August 11, 2021 Just now, TBayXXXVII said: In a 162 game season, there are 2,430 games that are played. In 2019, less than 5% of the games played went past 10 innings... and people are complaining? I personnaly don't care enough to actually complain to anyone about it. But I have seen 16 inning games and always think they are stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,215 Posted August 11, 2021 46 minutes ago, Utilit99 said: I personnaly don't care enough to actually complain to anyone about it. But I have seen 16 inning games and always think they are stupid. From 2012 to 2019, there's only been 51 games make it to 16 innings. That's 51 out 19,440 games... so 0.3%. The mortality rate of COVID is higher than that for people under 50 and you think that number isn't worth being concerned about (I agree by the way). Here's an article where an idiot claimed that the data supported his mother's argument. He proved that it didn't, but he said she was right anyway... because, as I said, he's an idiot (he's an idiot because his argument was stupid). Extra inning games, in general, don't last forever. For some reason, I guess his argument that anything over 1 extra inning meant "forever". Personally, "forever" doesn't exist. I'd sit and watch a 40 inning game and enjoy every inning. That said, I think anything from 10 to 12 constitutes as reasonable (we're only talking about 3 innings... not a big deal). So, he shows that from 2012 to 2017, of the 1200 games that went into extra innings, 82% were done in 12 innings. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,215 Posted August 11, 2021 20 minutes ago, edjr said: Covid is less than 1% and the world closed down Too many idiots had opinions that mattered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,215 Posted August 11, 2021 50 minutes ago, Mookz said: The subjective strike zone. We have that virtual box on tv now, can't we use it? Every time they discuss how good a "framer" a catcher is, or how a pitcher isn't going to get a close call when he's been wild all night, I have to roll my eyes. This stuff should not be part of the game anymore. #ROBOTUMPIRESNOW 45 minutes ago, edjr said: Good call. I too am tired of "how good a catcher frames it" to me that is worse than diving in soccer. Moving it after you catch it should be considered cheating. Robot umpires and robot strike zones. We don't need some old fat yuman calling balls and strikes. Use the strikezone on the focking TV! You shouldn't put too much stock into those "boxes". Here's a link to MLB's strike zone. Basically, sternum to knees. Here's a link talking about Aaron Judge's strike zone. Notice towards the end of that article, where they have a picture of that box in reference to Aaron Judge. Next game you watch, pay attention to where that box is located. That box is virtually static... regardless of the batter's height and stance. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,320 Posted August 11, 2021 21 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said: I'd sit and watch a 40 inning game and enjoy every inning. Ditto... I was at the Twins-Nationals 16-inning game in 2016... Game took almost six hours to play... Won in the bottom of the 16th with a walk-off home run... It was such a beautiful sunny late-April day... I think that was the longest home game in Nats history... Then three months later, they had a home game that went 18 innings... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,215 Posted August 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, posty said: Ditto... I was at the Twins-Nationals 16-inning game in 2016... Game took almost six hours to play... Won in the bottom of the 16th with a walk-off home run... It was such a beautiful sunny late-April day... I think that was the longest home game in Nats history... Then three months later, they had a home game that went 18 innings... I was thoroughly enjoying this game, until the ump flocked up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bostonlager 2,521 Posted August 11, 2021 Interleague play is number one. I still listen to the Reds regularly on the radio as I’m bbqing, doing things in the garage, or sitting on the porch, but other than that, I have not paid attention to baseball in 10 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,177 Posted August 11, 2021 5 hours ago, Fireballer said: When people use stupid puns in MLB thread titles If baseball things drive you batty, do hockey things make you sticky? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,691 Posted August 11, 2021 Either get rid of the dh or make it universal the one game play in wildcard. Baseball is a game about series make it a 3 game set or get rid of the extra team salary floor and salary cap should be implemented the fact that they changed the disabled list to the injured list cause of pc nonsense the Cleveland guardians Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,291 Posted August 11, 2021 2 hours ago, TBayXXXVII said: You shouldn't put too much stock into those "boxes". Here's a link to MLB's strike zone. Basically, sternum to knees. Here's a link talking about Aaron Judge's strike zone. Notice towards the end of that article, where they have a picture of that box in reference to Aaron Judge. Next game you watch, pay attention to where that box is located. That box is virtually static... regardless of the batter's height and stance. Sorry, squares. I do hear what you're saying, and yes, the one on tv doesn't change. But it seems like they're almost there, they just need to tweak it for each player, which shouldn't be that hard. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted August 12, 2021 meh. They don't need extra innings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,993 Posted August 12, 2021 Joe West and Angel Hernandez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hook Echo 27 Posted August 12, 2021 Eduardo Perez and Jessica Mendoza Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted August 12, 2021 Relief pitchers warming up for half a day. Batters stopping to adjust their cup, their gold chain, cross themselves, etc. For a full minute between each pitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,993 Posted August 12, 2021 57 minutes ago, titans&bucs&bearsohmy! said: Relief pitchers warming up for half a day. Omg, no kidding. They've already warmed up in the pen, then they get 8 pitches on top of that when they get to the mound? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,320 Posted August 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, Cruzer said: Omg, no kidding. They've already warmed up in the pen, then they get 8 pitches on top of that when they get to the mound? You do know that bullpen mounds and game mounds are probably not the same... Plus he wasn’t working with the current catcher in the pen, so that catcher needs it to see how the pitches are working to call the at-bats... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinCharge 2,397 Posted August 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, posty said: You do know that bullpen mounds and game mounds are probably not the same... Plus he wasn’t working with the current catcher in the pen, so that catcher needs it to see how the pitches are working to call the at-bats... they should call it something else instead of warm ups then. Like "feeling up the balls." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,320 Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, JustinCharge said: they should call it something else instead of warm ups then. Like "feeling up the balls." Giggity... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted August 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, posty said: You do know that bullpen mounds and game mounds are probably not the same... Plus he wasn’t working with the current catcher in the pen, so that catcher needs it to see how the pitches are working to call the at-bats... Whatever. The game is WAY to focking slow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,320 Posted August 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, titans&bucs&bearsohmy! said: Whatever. The game is WAY to focking slow. That is fine... It isn’t timed so no reason for it to get done fast... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted August 12, 2021 1 minute ago, posty said: That is fine... It isn’t timed so no reason for it to get done fast... If you actually want anyone to watch there is... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,320 Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, titans&bucs&bearsohmy! said: If you actually want anyone to watch there is... Eh it doesn’t matter... Manfred is already ruining the game with some of the rules that he has implemented and I am sure that there are others that is coming down the road to make it worse... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,993 Posted August 12, 2021 11 hours ago, posty said: You do know that bullpen mounds and game mounds are probably not the same... Plus he wasn’t working with the current catcher in the pen, so that catcher needs it to see how the pitches are working to call the at-bats... Wah, wah, wah - might as well give them a nipple to suck on too... And did you really just say the catcher needs to see pitches too? Oh FFS. Who gives a fock if they don't have an actual mound in the pen? The pinch-hit batters don't get any live warm up pitches to adjust to the speed of ball. Yet another reason baseball has become a game for the puss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted August 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, posty said: Eh it doesn’t matter... Manfred is already ruining the game with some of the rules that he has implemented and I am sure that there are others that is coming down the road to make it worse... I WANT to find another sport to get into. I've tried... Premier league soccer Baseball NBA NHL None of em do it for me. Hockey probably comes closest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 13,034 Posted August 12, 2021 Miguel Cabrera has 499 Hr’s. No one cares. Good job baseball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
