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F this "ban defensive shift" crap. WTeFF?! Time clock I'm okay with. The shift ban? NOT OKAY. FAR FROM OKAY.Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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Agree, though I do think it's gotten out of hand. It's been increasing in past years, but whereas it took about a decade (from what I can remember) to go from 0 to 20, last year it went from 20 to going 85 in a 55. Just extreme and annoying. Half the Tigers lineup had a shift put against it and I'm pretty sure our third basemen ran a 5k each game going into right field for shifts.Originally posted by Brenthoven View PostGo Green! Go White! Go State!
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Learn to hit better. Adjust. Don't handicap the strategy.Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View PostNever really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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I gotta agree that the defensive shift ban is stupid (first I've heard of it is right now tho).
If hitters want to prevent the third baseman from playing SS and the left fielder from playing center field, then he needs to plant a couple right down the left field line. That'll teach 'em.
Learn to plant your feet when you swing to point the ball that way. I taught little leaguers to do that years ago.“Demolish the bridges behind you… then there is no choice but to build again.”
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As for a pitch clock, I thought there were already time limits on the books for time to pitch/etc. Maybe umpires need to carry stopwatches and start calling the existing rules before they shoehorn more on?“Demolish the bridges behind you… then there is no choice but to build again.”
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The rule is open ended, from my understanding: "a reasonable time" sorta thing. Obviously not enforced, hence the hard-rule-change.Originally posted by aparch View PostNever really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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They already do carry stopwatches. However, the only time I've ever seen one explicitly used was in like 2010 on some Indians pitcher. I want to say the ump actually gave an automatic ball for going over the limit, but for the most part umpires don't care as long as it's not taking forever. Plus, it's hard for the pitcher to get it off in 20 seconds when the batter is stepping out to readjust gloves/scratch crotch/take off uniform,put through rinse cycle,dry,iron,put back on,then readjust gloves after every pitch, but the MLBPA isn't playing nice in adopting the automatic strike rules that have been implemented in the minors and fall leagues.Originally posted by aparch View PostGo Green! Go White! Go State!
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Agreed on the batter and their re-adjusting their body armor.Originally posted by Spartanforlife4 View PostNever really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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Subscribed because this commissioner is really starting off on the wrong footCode:As of 9/21/10: As of 9/13/10: College Hockey 6 College Football 0 BTHC 4 WCHA FC: 1
Originally posted by SanTropezOriginally posted by bigblue_dlHe's probably going to be a superstar but that man has more baggage than North WestOriginally posted by KeplerComment
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Good God I'm out of it. I had no idea a new commissioner was even announced till yesterday. Guy has a Madonna-like gap between his front teeth.Comment
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Exactly. Learn to hit to the opposite field once in awhile and there won't be huge shifts. Or bunt. If you can't do that, then you deserve to face a shift.Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
Next they will draw little circles on the field and make the defensive players stand in them and not adjust for each hitter to "increase offense". Maybe they should make them play without gloves, too... that would increase offense
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In limited overs cricket they have fielding restrictions (for 6 overs (36 balls) in 20 over matches and 10 overs (60 balls bowled) in 50 over matches) where you're limited on the number of fielders in the outfield. It increases the run rate. This works for me.Originally posted by jen View PostExactly. Learn to hit to the opposite field once in awhile and there won't be huge shifts. Or bunt. If you can't do that, then you deserve to face a shift.
Next they will draw little circles on the field and make the defensive players stand in them and not adjust for each hitter to "increase offense". Maybe they should make them play without gloves, too... that would increase offense
So for MLB for the first 3 innings, you can't shift and then the batting side can declare one more inning where the defensive team is not allowed to shift. And no shifts in extra innings.
Sounds shifty. I know.CCT '77 & '78
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5 grandsons (BCA 7/09, CJA 5/14, JDL 8/14, JFL 6/16, PJL 7/18)
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”Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
- Benjamin Franklin
Banned from the St. Lawrence University Facebook page - March 2016 (But I got better).
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I don't get how more offense speeds up a game. Pretty sure it does the opposite.
That must be under the "the game is too boring" mandate.
I'm all for being ready to hit/pitch before the inning break is over. Also on board with stronger enforcement of staying in the batters box or on the mound.
I'm against outlawing the shift unless it was already somewhere in the rules and a bit too grey to be enforced before.PSNetwork / XBOX GamerTag: xJeris
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