The Red Sox now have...... 21 active pitchers.— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) September 4, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 September 2019 17:26 (four years ago) link
The job of Cora and Kevin Cash is to find a way to win, every day. Theirs is not the job of creating nationwide interest. Baseball's deference to the evils of showcase development and the idiocy of unlimited Sept rosters making games unwatchable is the fault of MLB. Period. https://t.co/b5Vzarmdpc— Peter Gammons (@pgammo) September 4, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 September 2019 20:44 (four years ago) link
verducci: https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/03/17/baseball-preview-pace-of-play-crisis
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 17 March 2021 16:25 (three years ago) link
Brainstorming: if batter has both feet outside of the batter box, catcher can tag them for an out. At all times. No equipment time out.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 19 March 2021 16:57 (three years ago) link
Personally, it's the walking around the batter's box between pitches that is killing me.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 19 March 2021 16:58 (three years ago) link
farhan zaidi on the radio argued that it’s the greater athleticism of today’s players that’s causing games to stretch out... like every pitch is a monster feat of atheleticism now and you can’t just be a dude with a boilermaker throwing whatever pitches 5 seconds apart or whatever, idk...
― brimstead, Friday, 19 March 2021 17:42 (three years ago) link
yeah i remember seeing something science-y about how their muscles/ligaments need a certain number of seconds to recharge or bounce back or whatever
my suggestion is that every time a hitter unvelcros/revelcros a batting glove, it's a called strike
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 March 2021 17:47 (three years ago) link
And yes, the strikezone is too high, I don’t know how batters are supposed to hit 98 mph right below the elbow. I realize a lesser strikezone will result in longer games but also, the ball would be in play a bit more, and pitching would be favored in lieu of throwing.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 19 March 2021 19:04 (three years ago) link
I remember someone jokingly suggesting 3 innings with 9 outs apiece and honestly I think it's a great idea
― frogbs, Friday, 19 March 2021 19:22 (three years ago) link