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[Blzer]

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So the Atlantic League, which entered a partnership with MLB to be a guinea pig testing new rules, will in the 2nd half of the season allow batters to steal first base.

The way it works is that on any count, if the ball is not caught in flight by the catcher, the runner can take off running for first base. Basically the dropped 3rd strike rule at any point in the count.

Who is coming up with these rules?

Weird.

Not the same thing, but in hindsight I sometimes think to myself with two strikes: "That ball was not going to be caught by the catcher and I was a ways away from drawing a walk, maybe I should have just swung at the pitch and started heading for first base." I don't know how practical that is in real life, but that would be incredible to see happen in real life successfully. That is the ultimate sacrifice, taking a strikeout in order to guarantee reaching base.

[Caulfield]

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That's a stupid rule.

How do you score it? An AB, a PA, a SB?

at least its an improvement over their original idea. on a wild pitch or passed ball you just touch homeplate and you've stolen home w/o leaving the plate lol. no, but seriously, if this by some miracle does catch on, the next logical step is if a runner steals second (or third) and draws a throw to that base, the batter can attempt a double steal of first. I really think these suits in the mlb front-office are getting desperate for eyeballs. maybe the next ''good idea'' will be if an outfielder bobbles a catch and juggles the ball before finally catching it, that should count as 2 outs. think about that Manfred: how exciting would that be for the lead-off batter of a game to hit into a double play. In Manfreds MLB, the most exciting plays will be the ones you've never seen before. If you hit a homer completely out of the stadium, that could count as 2 homers (think san francisco and a homer into the drink). I wonder if the MLB owners are paying Manfred in cocaine & hash.

[canes21]

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Maybe we can get it to where hitting the foul pole on a HR is a 2x multiplier. Down 7, bases loaded, walk-off grand slam off of the foul pole.

[ShowTyme15]

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White Sox extending the netting. Here is the first look at it.

https://www.12up.com/posts/video-first-glimpse-of-white-sox-extended-netting-emerges-01dfex1j8att

[canes21]

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At one of the Braves games over the past weekend against the Marlins I saw a fan go off with the medical personnel after they failed to catch a mile high popup that made it's way into the crowd. Who will be the pioneer to put nets over the fans too?

[Blzer]

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At one of the Braves games over the past weekend against the Marlins I saw a fan go off with the medical personnel after they failed to catch a mile high popup that made it's way into the crowd. Who will be the pioneer to put nets over the fans too?

They have them at Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park behind home plate, but I’m guessing you meant elsewhere.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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White Sox extending the netting. Here is the first look at it.

https://www.12up.com/posts/video-fir...s-01dfex1j8att

Kudos to Jerry Reinsdorf for pushing for this. Although as a Bulls fan that has lost interest in a horribly mismanaged team over the past several years, it gives me literal pain to acknowledge Reinsdorf in any sort of positive way.

[canes21]

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They have them at Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park behind home plate, but I’m guessing you meant elsewhere.

Yea, this was along the left field line, past the dirt of the infield. Maybe as deep as the notorious Infield Fly ball, but in the stands.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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R.I.P. Jim Bouton

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27164793/bouton-ex-yankee-ball-four-author-dies

Ball Four is a must read for anyone that considers themselves a die hard baseball fan. Bouton was a little bit pretentious and moody; he found a lot of fault in others, but he really wrote well for a baseball player. A great, ironic sense of humor also. Thoughtful and iconoclastic. Hell of a pitcher for the Yankees for a little bit there also.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Speaking of must-read...fellow Rob Manfred haters, unite!

https://deadspin.com/does-rob-manfred-even-like-baseball-1836247688

...which is a whole lot more palatable than Manfred’s disingenuously pugnacious, “The ball is different but not really, and it isn’t our fault because all we do is buy the things and quality control isn’t our concern, plus Mike Trout is being a deliberate buzzkill.”

*Nods head*

[Blzer]

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Speaking of must-read...fellow Rob Manfred haters, unite!

https://deadspin.com/does-rob-manfred-even-like-baseball-1836247688

*Nods head*

For the record, Ray Ratto is one of my favorite sports writers, and he is even better on radio.

Anyway, I've made mention of one of those items before as well... where is there any proof or indication that any of the changes that he's implemented are working to "save" this sport? Attendance and television numbers are only dwindling.

[countryboy]

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Jake Marisnick receives a 2 game suspension for the collision with LuCroy at home plate.

Marisnick is appealing the suspension

[canes21]

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I personally disagree with the suspension. I saw no malicious intent so I don't see the reason to punish a guy if he didn't intentionally blow him up. Overreaction by the MLB, in my opinion.

[bcruise]

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Cardinal great and HOF'er Bob Gibson announced that he's been fighting pancreatic cancer.

[countryboy]

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Cardinal great and HOF'er Bob Gibson announced that he's been fighting pancreatic cancer.

Saw the news this morning. Hoping he can beat this.

Come on Bob, you're in a jam, but you can pitch yourself out.