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[SPTO]

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Some of those things being discussed seem so far fetched. I could see the idea of an electronic strike zone coming to fruition at some point unless we see the strike zone shrunk back to a realistic size.

BTW on the Bonds as Marlins hitting coach thing? On paper it's a good idea because Bonds IS smart and has forgotten more about hitting than most players know about today. The issue is, Bonds has shown to have a rather short fuse and can get rather impatient. I don't know how he'd handle working with guys who have a decidedly different approach to what he displayed back in the day. The idea was floated on MLB-N that the Marlins should do what some other teams have done by having a #1 hitting coach and a 2nd hitting coach that does more of the one on one stuff.

[dubcity]

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If McGwire can be a hitting coach, Bonds sure as hell can. Now that we're past the height of when all that heat was on him, I'm sure he's much more of a normal, sociable dude.

[55]

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I can only imagine the good Bonds could do for Stanton's swing. My goodness. He already has the most raw power in the game at the moment IMO, but imagine Bonds teaching him his all-time plate discipline. Obviously, he'll never be as patient/selective of a hitter as Bonds was (nobody ever will be again) but if even a little bit of it rubs off on him, man. After all, the Marlins have invested over 300 million dollars on Stanton so anything to add to the possibility of that investment paying off is a good thing.

[TheMatrix31]

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I would hope Barry Bonds would have the good sense to never in his life come close to associating with such a horrendous, cancerous organization but hey, he'll go if the money is there.

[CMH]

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According to mlb.com, there are at least nominal discussions in MLB about

1) Electronic strike zone (please no. I'm among those that believe the strike zone "data" on tv during the postseason was a little screwy, perhaps intentionally)

2) Neutral Site World Series (....please don't...i'd rather see an electronic strike zone...this can't be serious; i can only hope they're making things up at this point)

3) Scrapping Divisions and going to 2-leagues, 6 teams in playoffs in each league, 1 and 2 get bye, best of three for 3-6. This I could do, if the best of three were in only one city and the layoff was only 3 days.

An electric strike zone would be awesome. I'm assuming this means every wrong call by an umpire results in an electric shock to their neck to teach discipline behind the plate right?

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[AC]

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How on earth is a neutral WS site more pressing of an issue than an international draft?

[Money99]

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An electric strike zone would be awesome. I'm assuming this means every wrong call by an umpire results in an electric shock to their neck to teach discipline behind the plate right?

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LOL!

According to mlb.com, there are at least nominal discussions in MLB about

1) Electronic strike zone (please no. I'm among those that believe the strike zone "data" on tv during the postseason was a little screwy, perhaps intentionally)

2) Neutral Site World Series (....please don't...i'd rather see an electronic strike zone...this can't be serious; i can only hope they're making things up at this point)

3) Scrapping Divisions and going to 2-leagues, 6 teams in playoffs in each league, 1 and 2 get bye, best of three for 3-6. This I could do, if the best of three were in only one city and the layoff was only 3 days.

1) I'm all for the electronic strike zone.
If the league wants more offense, they just shrink the zone and voila, tighter box (that's what she said).

It would also rid us of the terrible outside (WAY outside) strike that seemingly every ump gives pitchers when facing a lefty.

2) Terrible idea. What do you tell fans of a team that havn't been to a World Series in years, or ever?
Now if they wanted to pick a neutral site for an ASG, I'd be okay with that.

3) I don't mind that setup at all. It would eliminate teams hiding in weak divisions, or having to compete in tough ones (ie NL Central).
But that only works as long as all the teams in said League play each other equally.
That would also be an extra slice of awesome considering I don't really want to see the same two teams play one another 18x a year.
I love the Sox-Yankees rivalry, but it gets kind of old by game 13.

[TripleCrown9]

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LOL!



1) I'm all for the electronic strike zone.
If the league wants more offense, they just shrink the zone and voila, tighter box (that's what she said).

It would also rid us of the terrible outside (WAY outside) strike that seemingly every ump gives pitchers when facing a lefty.

2) Terrible idea. What do you tell fans of a team that havn't been to a World Series in years, or ever?
Now if they wanted to pick a neutral site for an ASG, I'd be okay with that.

3) I don't mind that setup at all. It would eliminate teams hiding in weak divisions, or having to compete in tough ones (ie NL Central).
But that only works as long as all the teams in said League play each other equally.
That would also be an extra slice of awesome considering I don't really want to see the same two teams play one another 18x a year.
I love the Sox-Yankees rivalry, but it gets kind of old by game 13.

They already do that, sorta.

[Mabster]

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They already do that, sorta.

They had been doing fine until 2015 Cincinnati, 2016 San Diego, 2017 Miami, 2018 Washington DC....


Yea, not neutral.

[TripleCrown9]

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They had been doing fine until 2015 Cincinnati, 2016 San Diego, 2017 Miami, 2018 Washington DC....


Yea, not neutral.

Yeah, ok, not AL/NL neutral. But this year was neutral for every team except Cincinnati, next year is neutral for every team except San Diego.

The All-Star Game is a neutral site for players from 29 of the 30 teams.

[dickey1331]

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Can you have a non neutral all star game?

[TripleCrown9]

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Can you have a non neutral all star game?

Not unless you play it at a football stadium or a college baseball stadium.

[redsox4evur]

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Not unless you play it at a football stadium or a college baseball stadium.

Depends on the football stadium...

[Perfect Zero]

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Having been to the 2011 World Series, I have to say that a neutral site championship would be the stupidest move in the history of the game. Hosting the World Series rewards local sponsors and season ticket holders with preferred games.

Sometimes Manfred looks like a great commissioner, and other times he makes me pine for Selig. Rob, don't screw with the game to the point that it becomes pro football...

[Speedy]

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According to mlb.com, there are at least nominal discussions in MLB about

1) Electronic strike zone (please no. I'm among those that believe the strike zone "data" on tv during the postseason was a little screwy, perhaps intentionally)

2) Neutral Site World Series (....please don't...i'd rather see an electronic strike zone...this can't be serious; i can only hope they're making things up at this point)

3) Scrapping Divisions and going to 2-leagues, 6 teams in playoffs in each league, 1 and 2 get bye, best of three for 3-6. This I could do, if the best of three were in only one city and the layoff was only 3 days.

I'm actually game for #1..."human error" most resides in baseball strike zone umpiring and it's well documented how egregious some calls are.

#3 I am good for also but there would still be interleague unless they want to make it uneven leagues. I wouldn't mind playing in COL or CHC more than once a season though.