Random Baseball Musings

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The only way to significantly improve baseball as a viewing experience is to somehow eliminate the need for pitchers to warm up before each inning.

[Guest]

The only way to significantly improve baseball as a viewing experience is to somehow eliminate the need for pitchers to warm up before each inning.

 

A pitch clock would probably help a good bit. It won't make interest in the game shoot through the roof, but it's the best combination of a reasonable change that improves watchability while not hurting current cash cows or otherwise making big changes to the rules of how the game is played.

[OleMissCub]

you'd be better off putting in a pitch clock or a "no leaving the batter's box" rule

 

College has implemented two clocks which have significantly sped games up. It has sped them up on average 30 minutes. 1st, with no runners on, there is a 20 second pitch clock. Also, in between half innings there is a minute and a half clock. Watching a college game these days is almost startling to see how fast it is played. It's definitely a much better viewing experience.

 

I suppose the pitch clock wouldn't be such a big deal, but the game clock would definitely hurt advertising.

[jersey cubs fan]

the Yankees closer went on the DL (no idea who he is), very big news for the Cubs next week.

[Guest]

the Yankees closer went on the DL (no idea who he is), very big news for the Cubs next week.

 

David Robertson? He's good.

[imb]

If it means we don't need to use Veras...

 

Hahahah good point

[SouthSideRyan]

you'd be better off putting in a pitch clock or a "no leaving the batter's box" rule

 

College has implemented two clocks which have significantly sped games up. It has sped them up on average 30 minutes. 1st, with no runners on, there is a 20 second pitch clock. Also, in between half innings there is a minute and a half clock. Watching a college game these days is almost startling to see how fast it is played. It's definitely a much better viewing experience.

 

I suppose the pitch clock wouldn't be such a big deal, but the game clock would definitely hurt advertising.

 

The minute and a half between innings is a complete non-starter

[Guest]

Reynolds on MLBN railing against all the shifting going on (and pitches being called from the dugout) right as Prince hits right into the shift on the screen.

[Tryptamine]

Matt Moore goes down with an elbow injury. I'm now more terrified than ever at the prospect of selecting a pitcher with the 4th pick.

[imb]

Matt Moore goes down with an elbow injury. I'm now more terrified than ever at the prospect of selecting a pitcher with the 4th pick.

 

We'd be much better taking a hitter at that pick, any hitter. Much like

 

2007 pick no. 2 mike moustakas

or pick no. 3 josh vitters

or pick 7 matt laporta

 

or 2008 no. 1 pick tim beckham

or no. 7 pick yonder alonso

 

or 2009 no. 2 pick dustin ackley

or no. 3 pick donovan tate

or no. 4 pick tony sanchez

 

or 2010 no. 4 pick christian colon

 

or 2011 no. 5 pick bubba starling

 

hitters dont just make it because they dont get injured, they can suck too

[Banedon]

I can't see how it would help gain fans. People who don't like the sport aren't going to start liking it if it ends at an arbitrarily earlier point in the contest.

 

It'd be about perception. Fans that think the game is currently too long might reactively check out a shorter game. It's less subtle than other attempts, and thus more attention getting.

 

any one inning will last just as long, if not longer. You won't get rid of the 25 man roster, and will still have a lot of relievers. The manager can come out in the 4th/5th and change relievers repeatedly for matchups, slowing everything down. Plus, it would be ridiculously low scoring.

 

I wasn't really arguing for it. Just saying, I can see some potential for it bringing in fans. But I think there's too much downside.

[sneakypower]

Matt Moore goes down with an elbow injury. I'm now more terrified than ever at the prospect of selecting a pitcher with the 4th pick.

new market inefficiency: the floater

[Guest]

Matt Moore goes down with an elbow injury. I'm now more terrified than ever at the prospect of selecting a pitcher with the 4th pick.

 

We'd be much better taking a hitter at that pick, any hitter. Much like

 

2007 pick no. 2 mike moustakas

or pick no. 3 josh vitters

or pick 7 matt laporta

 

or 2008 no. 1 pick tim beckham

or no. 7 pick yonder alonso

 

or 2009 no. 2 pick dustin ackley

or no. 3 pick donovan tate

or no. 4 pick tony sanchez

 

or 2010 no. 4 pick christian colon

 

or 2011 no. 5 pick bubba starling

 

hitters dont just make it because they dont get injured, they can suck too

 

Is anyone saying they don't? The pitchers have that risk beyond injury too.

 

2007: Moskos (4), Detwiler (6), Weathers (8)

2008: Matusz (4), Crow (9)

2009: Hobgood (5)

2010: Pomeranz (5), Loux (6)

 

Then on top of that you add all the guys with stars dimmed by injury(Taillon, Hultzen, Bundy, Bauer, plus Strasburg and Harvey have already lost MLB seasons to TJS).

[imb]

im saying all players have risks. im tired of this mindset that woah we better avoid drafting a pitcher at all costs. Just because a hitter isn't going to need TJS (unless he's sano) doesn't make them a safer bet. It's [expletive] stupid.

[sneakypower]

agreed, and i'd still take Taillon/Bundy/Bauer/Strasburg/Harvey in a second

[Sammys Boombox]

Matt Moore goes down with an elbow injury. I'm now more terrified than ever at the prospect of selecting a pitcher with the 4th pick.

 

We'd be much better taking a hitter at that pick, any hitter. Much like

 

2007 pick no. 2 mike moustakas

or pick no. 3 josh vitters

or pick 7 matt laporta

 

or 2008 no. 1 pick tim beckham

or no. 7 pick yonder alonso

 

or 2009 no. 2 pick dustin ackley

or no. 3 pick donovan tate

or no. 4 pick tony sanchez

 

or 2010 no. 4 pick christian colon

 

or 2011 no. 5 pick bubba starling

 

hitters dont just make it because they dont get injured, they can suck too

 

So many Royals...

[Guest]

im saying all players have risks. im tired of this mindset that woah we better avoid drafting a pitcher at all costs. Just because a hitter isn't going to need TJS (unless he's sano) doesn't make them a safer bet. It's [expletive] stupid.

 

The injury risk is one of the factors that explains a fact. We aren't just hypothesizing here. There's things that can narrow the gap, and that may be the case for this year's class, but that doesn't make the underlying point a bad one.

[jersey cubs fan]

im saying all players have risks. im tired of this mindset that woah we better avoid drafting a pitcher at all costs. Just because a hitter isn't going to need TJS (unless he's sano) doesn't make them a safer bet. It's [expletive] stupid.

 

Actually yeah, the point is they are safer. That doesn't necessarily make them better.

[Cubswin11]

Ryan Zimmerman was diagnosed with an arthritic right shoulder and now is going to start seeing time at 1B

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Reds' Latos scratched from rehab start

[Clem Fandango]

Reds' Latos scratched from rehab start

He's probably got a lingering sore vagina from that bomb Kris Bryant hit off him last week.

 

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[imb]

im saying all players have risks. im tired of this mindset that woah we better avoid drafting a pitcher at all costs. Just because a hitter isn't going to need TJS (unless he's sano) doesn't make them a safer bet. It's [expletive] stupid.

 

Actually yeah, the point is they are safer. That doesn't necessarily make them better.

safer bet to reach their potential, you stupid [expletive]

[Cubswin11]

Brandon Belt has 5 HR already

[Clem Fandango]

As does Trumbo. Meanwhile, in case people missed it, Stanton hit a 484 foot homer a few days back

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=31823267&c_id=mlb&topic_id=vtp_longest_drives

[Hairyducked Idiot]

One more and so do the Cubs!