I'm all for speeding up the game but this is BS
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That's because we're old, I can't tell you what I had for dinner last night either.WestlinnDuck said:
Baseball used to be a day game played in big cities with a strong public transportation system. Take an afternoon off work, go to Wrigley Field have some beers and then take the L train home. No rush. Today, driving into Chevez Ravine and then getting out of the stadium after a 3 hour game that ends after 10:00 PM and end up at home at midnight doesn't sound so relaxing. An upper deck ticket for the Mets game on April 18th is $77. Taking a family of four for a middle class family isn't going to be a monthly thing. World Series games go to after midnight. When I lost interest, you are doing something really wrong. The current generation has no interest. I can still tell you the starting infields for the Cincy Reds from the 70's and the KC Royals from the 80s. Can't name a single player on either team today.Blueduck said:It's called Americas favorite "pastime" because that's supposed to be one of our favorite ways to "pass the time".
What's the rush?
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Lots of kids still playing youth baseball but the number of black kids doing it is still in decline.Doogles said:The problem with baseball is that it requires organization, numbers, and equipment to build interest with the youths.
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There still is a top 40?SFGbob said:
That's because we're old, I can't tell you what I had for dinner last night either.WestlinnDuck said:
Baseball used to be a day game played in big cities with a strong public transportation system. Take an afternoon off work, go to Wrigley Field have some beers and then take the L train home. No rush. Today, driving into Chevez Ravine and then getting out of the stadium after a 3 hour game that ends after 10:00 PM and end up at home at midnight doesn't sound so relaxing. An upper deck ticket for the Mets game on April 18th is $77. Taking a family of four for a middle class family isn't going to be a monthly thing. World Series games go to after midnight. When I lost interest, you are doing something really wrong. The current generation has no interest. I can still tell you the starting infields for the Cincy Reds from the 70's and the KC Royals from the 80s. Can't name a single player on either team today.Blueduck said:It's called Americas favorite "pastime" because that's supposed to be one of our favorite ways to "pass the time".
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I think we would see the same problemSFGbob said:Put the clock on the pitcher. If the batter ain't ready to hit that's on him. Clock shouldn't be on the hitter and a game should never end like this.
I still have a Pete Rose Baseball card (pre scandal of course) and Dusty Baker card saved from the bubble gum packs they came from. . Reds and Royals were my favorite teams and played on little league teams with the same names.WestlinnDuck said:
Baseball used to be a day game played in big cities with a strong public transportation system. Take an afternoon off work, go to Wrigley Field have some beers and then take the L train home. No rush. Today, driving into Chevez Ravine and then getting out of the stadium after a 3 hour game that ends after 10:00 PM and end up at home at midnight doesn't sound so relaxing. An upper deck ticket for the Mets game on April 18th is $77. Taking a family of four for a middle class family isn't going to be a monthly thing. World Series games go to after midnight. When I lost interest, you are doing something really wrong. The current generation has no interest. I can still tell you the starting infields for the Cincy Reds from the 70's and the KC Royals from the 80s. Can't name a single player on either team today.Blueduck said:It's called Americas favorite "pastime" because that's supposed to be one of our favorite ways to "pass the time".
What's the rush?
Ive tried to be a Mariners fan for 30+ years but lost the capacity to be interested or exited after Dave Niehuas passed.
I took the 174 at Seatac to the kingdome to see my first Mariners game in 88 -
My son played baseball and then gave it up for basketball. He loved basketball practice. Hated baseball practice. Hated football practice the most.SFGbob said:
Lots of kids still playing youth baseball but the number of black kids doing it is still in decline.Doogles said:The problem with baseball is that it requires organization, numbers, and equipment to build interest with the youths.
Most prefer to just grab a ball, pretend a crack on the wall is a hoop, and play. -
My oldest played basball up until college ball. The limits of his skills were revealed to him then. He had a good run, played longer than most. I always wish I could have been good enough to play college level basketball. Not a chance.WestlinnDuck said:
My son played baseball and then gave it up for basketball. He loved basketball practice. Hated baseball practice. Hated football practice the most.SFGbob said:
Lots of kids still playing youth baseball but the number of black kids doing it is still in decline.Doogles said:The problem with baseball is that it requires organization, numbers, and equipment to build interest with the youths.
Most prefer to just grab a ball, pretend a crack on the wall is a hoop, and play. -
I'd be curious what our? very own MLB scout says on this issue. Also no more shift in the game.
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I like getting rid of the shift. More base runners, more ground ball hits. Puts the hit and run more back in play.LaZoris said:I'd be curious what our? very own MLB scout says on this issue. Also no more shift in the game.
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Looks like the hitter fucked around and found out.SFGbob said:Put the clock on the pitcher. If the batter ain't ready to hit that's on him. Clock shouldn't be on the hitter and a game should never end like this.
Please put a major asterisk on this and note that this is a Spring Training game. Leagues always emphasize new rules much harder in the ramp up to the actual season. They'll still make examples of guys so that players stay on their toes, but I doubt game 7 of the World Series would be allowed to end in this manner. -
My brothers and I had the same high school baseball coach who's style was purely based on national league fundamentals. Get on base, move the runner over with a sacrifice and then bring them home with a ball up the middle. Combined we played in four state championship games (winning two). If I was hitting 7th with a man on first and less than two outs, I didn't need to look for the bunt signal- it was on auto pilot. No dicking around with my batting gloves, no adjusting my helmet after every pitch. Just get in the box and be ready to hit. Our coach didn't have time for the delay crap, he wanted to back to the dugout for a smoke.SFGbob said:
I like getting rid of the shift. More base runners, more ground ball hits. Puts the hit and run more back in play.LaZoris said:I'd be curious what our? very own MLB scout says on this issue. Also no more shift in the game.
Our only shift was corners even with the bags and up the middle at double play depth with runners on first and third.
The smell of fresh cut grass still takes me back to Eugene in the early 80's.
