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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    I was thinking along those same lines. Or even a "mulligan" that can be used once per game. I suppose the logistics of triggering that mulligan may be a problem though.
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    This is almost certainly a bad deal for the Padres. At the same time, I would love it if it were my team. At this point, the Cubs basically need to sign Ohtani for infinite money for the rest of his life.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    Last year I went to a few minor league games and it was noticeable. The between innings was the most notable thing at the games. The games flew by. I’m so glad this stupid new rule is going to cost MLB/teams money with food/beverage/merch sales at games if they are truly going to be ~30 min shorter. That’s not an insignificant amount of time of lost sales over 81 games, plus fans may be less likely to make a food/drink run knowing there’s less time to do it in game with quicker action between pitches. Personally I think I'll be much more likely to get food elsewhere before or after the game and minimizing concessions at the ballpark.
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    Yeah, I think I really like the improved pace of play as a TV viewer, but I'm not sure what it will do to the "day at the ballpark" experience. Especially with kids and running back and forth to the bathroom and concessions, the game could go by really fast.
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    Now the camera angle isn't showing the clock at all. I wonder if they are still experimenting with how to present it.
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    Extremely early take on the pitch clock... I like it, but I don't like seeing it. Hopefully we get used to it, but right now I find it really distracting to the broadcast.
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    Yeah, it was obvious that once they started it there was no going back. And they made the change permanent under the guise of "fans love it!" How exactly did they survey the population of baseball fans to determine that? (Hint: They didn't)
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    The dream is dead... As expected, the extra innings baserunner has been made permanent. Life goes on, but baseball will forever be worse for this rule change. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35652660
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    I think you are referring to Onto Waveland (you were close!). "Ok" is about the most glowing recommendation I can give it. I honestly haven't found any Cubs podcasts worth listening to on a regular basis. The official Cubs Weekly podcast isn't exactly hard-hitting, but some of the episodes are good listens.
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    I thought there was a rather innocuous hold during the first contact, but the second instance just looked like a hand on the back. By the letter of the rules, it was probably a hold, but if you aren't going to call it on every play, don't call it on the most important play of the game.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    Given the situation, it was awful. If you make that call in the 2nd quarter of a Bears/Lions regular season game, it wouldn't be a huge deal, but deciding an extremely well played Super Bowl on a ticky-tack touch foul is inexcusable. Nah. If you're going to call it in the second quarter you call it in the 4th quarter too. I hate the "let them play at the end" BS. A penalty is a penalty regardless of when it happens. But if that's a penalty, then so is almost every other play. So they actually did the exact opposite of "let them play at the end."
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    Given the situation, it was awful. If you make that call in the 2nd quarter of a Bears/Lions regular season game, it wouldn't be a huge deal, but deciding an extremely well played Super Bowl on a ticky-tack touch foul is inexcusable.
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    That was an all-time great Super Bowl, played cleanly on both sides, marred by an awful call at the end that robbed Jalen Hurts of a chance for a spectacular game-winning drive.
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    That's a bad call.
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    Big ad spend this year by... Jesus.
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    Boy was I wrong in betting the under.
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    I agree Yeah, the virtually unstoppable 1 yard sneak is kind of annoying.
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    After watching Bears games all year, it is incredible to see how much time other QB's get, and simultaneously how open their receivers get.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    How recent we talking? It wasn’t memorable for me. But there have been worse. I'm inclined to say ever, but that's almost certainly recency bias since I can't remember many of the prior performances.
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    Most boring halftime show in recent memory?
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Just as "better" and "more talented" are two different things. LeBron is undoubtedly more talented and has physical gifts well beyond Jordan or anyone else in NBA history for that matter, but more talent doesn't directly translate to being the better player.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    It's more than just a peak though, unless you consider Jordan's entire Bulls career his peak. For the span of an entire "normal" career, you could say that Jordan was better than LeBron. What complicates the discussion is that LeBron has all these extra years, before and especially after, where he is/was really good beyond the point that anyone else really has been.
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    I have never been a LeBron James fan and there is no way he could ever overtake Jordan in my mind, but damn is his longevity impressive. He is still performing at an All-Star level in the 20th season of his NBA career. He is 38 years old, equivalent to Jordan in his final Wizards season, and looks like he can still play for several more years. I suspect some people's GOAT opinions will begin to change by the time he retires, simply due to the length of his career and the sheer accumulation of stats that will likely never be touched. It is definitely going to be hard to argue with his overall statistics.
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    Was that supposed to be a compliment?
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    Seems crazy to not even have Davis in the top 7 Cubs prospects Yeah I think it's an overcorrection, especially when he still has Royce Lewis on his list. Like the injuries crested risk certainly, but he's also a guy you could probably have open the year in MLB if you needed to. Is the risk with Davis really any higher than the hitters in A Ball? I'd say no. I have to believe his (lack of) ranking can be attributed mostly to "we have no idea how to rate him until he proves he is healthy." He is a huge question mark right now, but I would imagine he will quickly jump back up on the lists if/when he does show that he is healthy and his injuries don't appear to be a long-term concern.
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