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  1. spinowner
    They'd have to start by cutting down on commercials between innings. Before MLB mandated commercial times it was rarely more than 60 seconds. It was hustle in, hustle out, 8 warm-up pitches and play ball.
  2. spinowner
    Because making an on-target throw was very difficult in that situation.
  3. spinowner
    And we're in the lead in spite of it.
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  5. spinowner
    That's a pretty low bar to clear.
  6. spinowner
    ****Caution. Pet peeve alert.**** I would settle for an announcer on TV or radio who could correctly pronounce Spanish-language names. For Pedro's sake! This is 2017. You make your living talking about major league baseball. Anyone who is serious about earning a living in any career relating to the game should want to learn as much Spanish as possible. (Steps down from soapbox.)
  7. spinowner
    North Dakota is like Nebraska: miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles.
  8. spinowner
    When that man hits a ball it stays hit.
  9. spinowner
    When that man hits a baseball it stays hit.
  10. spinowner
    Way to go. You just guaranteed you won't get the address either.
  11. spinowner
    OK, I will!
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  13. spinowner
    And let me also say that anyone who makes a living in major league baseball should have some ability to use the Spanish language. At the very least one should be able to correctly pronounce Spanish names. It's Rosario, not Rozario. It's Ah-drianza, not Ay-drianza. This is how Blyleven and Gladden sound to me:
  14. spinowner
    There's someone on this thread whose comments I've decided to ignore
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  16. spinowner
    Agree but not like.
  17. spinowner
    My vote for TV analyst is none of the above. I am a big Kris Atteberry fan. He's knowledgeable and intelligent and can turn a phrase at the drop of a dime. (See what I did there?)
  18. spinowner
    Now that would be something to see, although it probably would be called a balk.
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  20. spinowner
    Well, of course it would have to be noted on the scorecard that they swapped positions. It's the same principle as on Sunday in Anaheim when Sano shifted from 1B to 3B when Mauer took over at 1B in the ninth inning.
  21. spinowner
    Maybe so, but I was never deported back to the upper deck.
  22. spinowner
    I still say it's not a shift but a swap of positions. What if the 3B is positioned between the SS and the 2B for six straight batters covering two full innings? To me the infielders from L to R are the 3B, the SS, the 2B and the 1B, in that order, at the time the pitch is delivered, no matter where they were on the previous pitch or the subsequent pitch. I'll accede to the authority of the scorer, but my opinion is that the current protocol on this matter is wrong and should be changed.
  23. spinowner
    I just want to say I love this thread. I used to keep book a lot around 1985-1990 when I went to quite a few games on my own. I lived within bicycle distance of the dome. I'd lock my bike somewhere convenient and buy an inexpensive upper deck ticket from a sidewalk broker. Once inside I would tell the usher stationed at a stairwell that I needed to (pretend to) use the pay phone there. It wouldn't take much time for him or her to stop paying attention and I'd be down the stairs in a flash. There was always a vacant seat near the infield and it would be me, a beer, a hot dog and my scorebook.
  24. spinowner
    Many teams employ infield shifts in which the third baseman moves to a position between the second baseman and the shortstop. To me this means that in actuality the third baseman and the shortstop have swapped positions. Why is that not reflected in the box score and in the scoring?
  25. spinowner
    Yeah, like that!
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