Baseball
May 21, 2017 12:13:33 #
PinOakEO
Loc: NA
How do you Cub fans feel this year?
How do the NNY - Colo - Hou - Wash - LA - SF - Tex fans feel?
Notice all the empty seats in stadiums?
Notice all the injuries to pitchers & position players in 2016-7?
Notice all the long HR's? High scores?
Has the makeup of baseballs changed?
Just wondering about the last 10 years!
Notice rule changes at home plate & 2nd base?
How do the NNY - Colo - Hou - Wash - LA - SF - Tex fans feel?
Notice all the empty seats in stadiums?
Notice all the injuries to pitchers & position players in 2016-7?
Notice all the long HR's? High scores?
Has the makeup of baseballs changed?
Just wondering about the last 10 years!
Notice rule changes at home plate & 2nd base?
May 21, 2017 12:24:25 #
May 21, 2017 12:29:35 #
And did you know that it's still 90 feet between bases?
May 21, 2017 13:53:05 #
PinOakEO
Loc: NA
Todays fans don't like pitcher duels. They want lots of runs scored. Too many strikeouts.
The top people in MLB want smaller strike zone. There are very few complete pitched games.
Too many delays. When was the last 2hr 30min game in Boston? They tried speeding up games but they failed!
Too many umpire mistakes.
The top people in MLB want smaller strike zone. There are very few complete pitched games.
Too many delays. When was the last 2hr 30min game in Boston? They tried speeding up games but they failed!
Too many umpire mistakes.
May 21, 2017 13:57:38 #
PinOakEO wrote:
Todays fans don't like pitcher duels. They want lots of runs scored. Too many strikeouts.
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3 up, 3 down, 3 up, 3 down,... boring!
The minors are more fun to watch.
May 21, 2017 14:55:29 #
May 22, 2017 06:36:41 #
Have you noticed that most of the umpires all the way up to the major leagues don't even know what the strike zone is.
May 22, 2017 07:42:09 #
PinOakEO wrote:
How do you Cub fans feel this year?
How do the NNY - Colo - Hou - Wash - LA - SF - Tex fans feel?
Notice all the empty seats in stadiums?
Notice all the injuries to pitchers & position players in 2016-7?
Notice all the long HR's? High scores?
Has the makeup of baseballs changed?
Just wondering about the last 10 years!
Notice rule changes at home plate & 2nd base?
How do the NNY - Colo - Hou - Wash - LA - SF - Tex fans feel?
Notice all the empty seats in stadiums?
Notice all the injuries to pitchers & position players in 2016-7?
Notice all the long HR's? High scores?
Has the makeup of baseballs changed?
Just wondering about the last 10 years!
Notice rule changes at home plate & 2nd base?
The players are still making millions per year, right? That's all that really matters.
May 22, 2017 08:07:19 #
The intentional walk rule has changed as I saw it take place in a game recently, guess it speeds up the game, some are wondering when, if a player hits a homer, he can just go on back to the dugout, speeds it up.
May 22, 2017 08:20:34 #
May 22, 2017 08:30:42 #
Longshadow wrote:
3 up, 3 down, 3 up, 3 down,... boring!
The minors are more fun to watch.
The minors are more fun to watch.
They also use a DH...Baseball is no longer a game. It's a JOKE...
May 22, 2017 09:09:04 #
I dislike all the pitching changes. When I was growing up, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, etc finished games, and they usually pitched on three day rest. Money and muscles have severely affected the game.
May 22, 2017 10:11:18 #
I have to believe that the empty seats are due partially to the rapidly increasing increase in soccer in the U.S. Drive around the city on any summer weekend and you will see literally thousands of kids playing soccer, none playing baseball or softball.
May 22, 2017 10:19:56 #
Our local ballpark has 2 minor league teams, a Marlins affiliate and a St Louis affiliate. Old guys get to go to all the Fl.State League games on Wednesdays for $30. Watching these kids play is great. They actually hustle, not like the Million Dollar Wonders in the Majors. They're trying for a piece of that big money, so they put some effort into what they do. Also some of the errors and screw-ups are entertaining!
May 22, 2017 10:36:23 #
richosob
Loc: Lambertville, MI
I'm not a big baseball fan, too slow and boring on television. We have a minor league team in our area and going to a game is more fun, not so boring. I grew up in the era of Mantle, Al Kaline and such. I do notice that the home runs hit are longer now, don't know if it's the bat, the ball or the steroids. The only baseball I see is on programs such as sportscenter, never remember players being interviewed and needing a translator. When you're paying these guys in the millions the fan pays that bill with larger ticket prices, which is why there are more empty seats. I don't know what a hot dog and drink cost now but it wouldn't surprise me if it was over $10, that's a lot of money if you're taking 2 or 3 kids.
Rich
Rich
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