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  1. Original_JB
    I'm going to talk myself into a circle here somehow, but I've loved the game since I was a little kid. A large part of it was digging into the pitcher's (catcher's) strategy of working the batters; Where is the batters' hot zone? What pitches are working for the pitcher that day; The choices of up and in vs low and away; show all your pitches this AB, or keep something back for the 2nd (or super rarely nowadays 3rd) time you face a batter. A good friend of mine (may he RIP) and I would be on the phone arguing the game calls live in two different cities -- game after game. My wife had the littlest amount of interest in the game until I told her how that aspect of the game worked. Now even she is yelling at the TV with "WTF is he doing throwing that pitch"? I think kids, at least the gamers of them would get into this part of the game a lot. Trouble is, pitchers don't seem to have enough control anymore to "hit the glove" with any sort of repeatability; they rarely see the batters more than twice; and, you don't get the "over the pitcher's shoulder" view of the game when at the park. Maybe that's something that they could add, you buy a ticket, you get access to an "in house" app that live streams the game so you could listen to the broadcast and get that view. Get the "at home" view while at the park.
  2. Original_JB
    Let's be honest, the Twins didn't outscout or trick anyone with the Maeda deal. Maeda's contract is what had the FO salivating. $3M a year? For how many years? His ERA could have been 5+ and he would have still been on his way here.
  3. Original_JB
    Well, yes, 1&2 go together, but at least it puts the onus on both teams. 3&4 between innings yes, but I'm thinking more about the mid-inning pitching changes. Regardless, they would all shorten things up a bit. As to the players griping about it, IMO, the 1st guy who complains that he accidentally tossed his bat into the stands because he couldn't readjust his glove velcro between pitches would be met with the same disdain that Tyler Glasnow did complaining about his lack of grip causing his injury; players would see that people aren't tolerant of that nonsense.
  4. Original_JB
    The boiling frog is a fable describing a frog being slowly boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is put suddenly into boiling water, it will jump out, but if the frog is put in tepid water which is then brought to a boil slowly, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death.
  5. Original_JB
    I disagree. MLB has been systematically "boiling the frog" for a long time, and the 7 inning, man-on-2nd nonsense are just the latest incremental temperature increases. You say they were adopted because the games take too long, and that they used due diligence. I don't accept fundamental changes to the game where there are a multitude of other things that could be done. 1. Pitch Clock 2. No leaving the Batter's Box during an AB 3. 3 'on field' warmup pitches for relievers, not 8 4. Cut down the time between innings. There, that was an easy 4 things that would have palpable results and DOES NOT ALTER THE GAME.
  6. Original_JB
    https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mariners-hector-santiago-becomes-first-mlb-pitcher-ejected-under-new-foreign-substance-protocols/ OK, so if after the formal inspection, there is something found on his glove, he gets the 10 days. What if it's deemed that his glove is OK? Can't go back and re-finish the game that the umps mistakenly tossed him from. How do you fix that screwup? Really kind of unfair. I think if it is the case, the umps need to be suspended (w/o pay) for 10 days. That will make them damn sure of their decision.
  7. Original_JB
    Out of sight, out of mind.
  8. Original_JB
    What should happen here? Guy is admitting to cheating, yet claiming he got hurt because he wasn't allowed to cheat? https://sports.yahoo.com/rays-ace-tyler-glasnow-partially-200441380.html
  9. Original_JB
    Buxton wrapping and restrapping his sliding glove with each pitch....
  10. Original_JB
    I'd have to guess that the Twins have led the league the last several years in the lowest RBI per HR ratio category.
  11. Original_JB
    One could argue that the team has actually underperformed under Baldelli and his winning MotY was more due to the team's output moreso than his input. Let's say there was a different manager that made only 25% of the questionable/bizarre choices attributed to Rocco over the last 2 years; how do you think the team would have fared?
  12. Original_JB
    Twins, Timberwolves United Vikings Wild (I realize the Lynx don't fit the pattern)
  13. Original_JB
    No, you get fluctuating broadcast quality instead.
  14. Original_JB
    Not that he wasn't a 'good' player, but I don't want to see Dave Kingman 2.0.
  15. Original_JB
    #competitive #justmakethepostseason #battle
  16. Original_JB
    What would be a fair over/under number for the # of games that Donaldson, Simmons, Polanco, and Buxton are on the field together? 100? This team will only be stalwarts defensively --- if they are actually on the field.
  17. Original_JB
    So final 5 will be? (not in any order) Lewis Kirilloff Berrios Maeda Rogers
  18. Original_JB
    https://twitter.com/DWolfsonKSTP/status/1344027870289682437 With those specific "games finished" incentives in his contract, do you think that he has been signed to be or promised an opportunity to close, or more of a "well, if you end up using me as a closer, I'd like to be paid like one" clause, with no specific promises having been made by the Twins?
  19. Original_JB
    You mean something crazy like getting fleeced in a trade for Max Scherzer?
  20. Original_JB
    Which brings to mind The ScareCrows.
  21. Original_JB
    Well, Seattle went with the Kraken, so that leaves the Emeralds available (Kansas, Emerald City/Oz, etc.).
  22. Original_JB
    You don't think forcing pitchers to quit nibbling and throw more strikes wouldn't put more balls in play? If we're saying pitchers/defense have gotten "too good", wouldn't reducing the number of balls (free 'mistakes' if you will) make their job harder? You're right in that I don't want to see the bases constantly walked full, but again, it makes the pitcher put the ball in a more hittable position more often.
  23. Original_JB
    Well, if the idea is being floated because pitchers' skill has blown by batter's ability to hit against it you could (without adding convoluted rule changes): lower the mound; move the mound back some designated distance; change bat design parameters (weight/diameter/*material*); go to a 3 ball walk instead of 4 --yeah, that's a big change, BUT it's not convoluted or open to perception, possibly puts more guys on base, and if pitchers are truly that much more skilled, they should be able to throw a higher percentage of strikes anyway. Hmmmm. 3 ball walk. I think I like that the best of them all.
  24. Original_JB
    Your home SP could get knocked around or injured in the 1st and your lineup card DH would need to be pulled without even getting a PA?
  25. Original_JB
    I don't think it would fly; think about it, in games where your pitcher is getting knocked around (and getting pulled early), you lose your best DH (assuming you start your best 'hit only' guy) making it even more difficult to make a comeback. Or would it only come into play if your team was tied or winning at the time (since it seems this rule is purely to penalize teams for using analytics (not letting the SP go through the order a third time)?
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