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Remy and O'Brien discussing on NESN why umpires don't wear mics to explain calls on the field. O'Brien said he's heard that umps decided as a group they're not comfortable explaining calls to large audiences on TV.
Remy: "Well get over it. Find someone who can."
FanGraphs now has the Sox as 57% chance to make the playoffs (highest of any AL team not projected to win their division). https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds
Rob Manfred hates baseball part 11:
Removing the DH once the starting pitcher is pulled?
Moving the pitching rubber back one foot?
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/mlb-move-mound-back-double-hook-dh-atlantic-league.html
The “double-hook” designated hitter rule will be in place for the entirety of the 2021 Atlantic League season. Under the new rule, a team will lose its designated hitter once the starting pitcher is pulled from the game. From that point forth, the team will need to either deploy a pinch-hitter or allow a relief pitcher to bat in what was the designated hitter’s place.
Within its release, MLB indicates that their analysis concluded a one-foot increase “would be the minimum interval needed to evaluate a change in mound distance,” adding that the change is “expected to be meaningful without being disruptive.” The goal, as readers have surely deduced, is to curb the league’s rising strikeout rate and increase the number of balls in play.
Well, of course. They'll use game 162 so that Kiké, Vazquez, Marwin and Danny Santana all get a chance to play each position on the field including pitcher and catcher.