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  1. jad
    It doesn't (except for those few fans/posters whose primary purpose in attending games seems to be abusing officials). There are cases where robo-calls are great: Hawkeye in tennis. Players still get to act like a-holes (again, for those fans who watch sports to witness this), but not on every point. Strike calls are similar. Those who K will then have to limit their moralistic posturing to staring down the pitcher who just blew them away (a response I've never fully understood!). In my day, you trash-talked the guy you beat, not the guy who just kicked your butt.
  2. jad
    No it's not. You still need players who are equal to or better than those of your opponents. That said, I of course agree w/ the views on Cora here, listen to his pre-game ramblings whenever I can, just as I did all those goofy pre-game interviews with Francona.
  3. jad
    Yes, but we don't know the year or the decade when those particular two games will be played.
  4. jad
    Interleague play is fantastic. Without it, I wouldn't get to see half the players in the league play. I don't have any interest in more games with the Orioles.
  5. jad
    Yeah, well they can go back to banning interleague play, eliminating the playoffs, and counting walks as hits.
  6. jad
    Why? I've been to minor league games w/ a pitch clock, visible to fans, and it hasn't done a thing other than to speed up the game. It's not drastic in any way (well, unless you're josh Beckett and want to take 45 seconds to a minute and a half between pitches).
  7. jad
    Exactly. They can fix that with a simple rule change (a player is considered in contact with the bag whenever he is over the bag on a slide).
  8. jad
    Part of the fun is abusing umpires? Really? Hurling middle-school insults in public? That's how you 'relax'? That's the example you set for your kids? Wow. Speak for yourself. (I wonder if you have ever actually served as an umpire, say, in little league or h.s. You know, just so you could join in on the 'fun'.)
  9. jad
    Great season regardless. These last two games are why I try not to watch the post-season. Can't wait for opening day when baseball becomes fun again.
  10. jad
    I don't care about the strike call last night. I didn't even see it until today. Big whoop. I care about pointless theatrical arguments over the strike zone during games. You know perfectly well this has been a topic for years.
  11. jad
    I know. That's why custom strike zones are preposterous. Just define what the zone will be for everyone.
  12. jad
    Yup. Totally agree. And that's why they should not bother or try for a special strike zone for every player. (How would they do that for some rookie call up who shows up for a couple of games mid season? Are they going to pause the game, strip him down ... Well, you get the idea). Much easier and simpler just to give measurements. They don't widen the plate for players with exceptionally long arms.
  13. jad
    "Consistency" means "the same for everyone." Period. Again, do they raise and lower the mound depending on the pitcher's height or his release point? And, as you point out, exactly how do they measure height? Does anyone know exactly how they deal with this problem in the minor league (I forget which one) where they tried it ... they did, did they not?
  14. jad
    It's not a matter of trust. It's a matter of them playing better than their opponents. As for your kids brushing their teeth, screw it. My h.s. girlfriend's Dad once scoffed at us and proudly exclaimed he'd never been to a dentist in his life. (His wife then pointed out that he had had false teeth since my g.f. was born.)
  15. jad
    Of COURSE! What is more tedious to watch than a batter or pitcher complaining about a strike call? My question is will they have a uniform strike-zone, based on, say, the 'hollow of the knee to whatever' of the average player? (It's ridiculous to have Judge and Altuve have different sized zones. I don't recall anyone lowering the basket when Mugsy Boggs drove down the lane.)
  16. jad
    I make millions of dollars playing baseball; I have a chance to go to the World Series. But crap, I just, you know, can't really get into it. ... Oh wait! Someone mocked my HR celebration!!! OK, by God, NOW IT'S ON!!!!!!
  17. jad
    This is why I don't watch play-off games (unless it's at Fenway, the RS have a comfortable lead, it's the late innings, and it's their half of the inning).
  18. jad
    You're right. Maybe we should ask someone in the medical profession to explain this for us.
  19. jad
    I agree with your "usually." But this doesn't apply to his sudden obsession with teams more successful than his own.
  20. jad
    Don't feed the trolls.
  21. jad
    Beat me to it.
  22. jad
    Ha ha! Let's hope!
  23. jad
    JD sucks. OK. (I won't watch anymore).
  24. jad
    Love Bogie, but that was one of the worst AB's I've ever seen.
  25. jad
    You're certainly right about that. NFL, however, while allowing celebrations, still strictly enforces the taunting rule, as I think they should. (Not sure that rule applies to MLB, but if players start acting like a-holes, maybe it will) Apparently they know that if they allow or encourage it, every league from college all down to PeeWee will have players getting into opponents' faces, and no one (other than overly entitled parents perhaps) wants to see that. 65? Yeah, still young. Enjoy it, my friend!
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