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Old 04-06-2022, 12:47 PM   #261
sterlingice
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Originally Posted by Ksyrup View Post
I think it's a great thing. Imagine the Red Sox and Yankees in the playoffs NOT taking 90-120 seconds between pitches with a runner on 2B because the pitcher/catcher can't get on the same page about the pitch call without changing signs 3 times and conferencing twice between every pitch.

It'll still take 90-120 seconds with them dicking around in the box. It'll just save the 60 seconds after that like you said

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Originally Posted by Lathum View Post
fucking Astros
Once again, showing that MLB's cynical PR calculations paid off. The Astros get branded as the only ones cheating despite the Yankees and Red Sox getting fined for DOING THE EXACT SAME THING THE EXACT SAME YEAR in 2017. And a number of non-Astros sources around baseball said that between a half dozen and 10 teams did it - basically any of the ones that were any good (Dodgers, Brewers, Cubs, Nats, Indians, DBacks, Jays) and even some that weren't (Rangers got named a couple of times)

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