5/17 - 5/31 Game Discussion Thread

[countryboy]

Re: 5/17 - 5/31 Game Discussion Thread

I know I'm talking about natural growth, that was my point.

The game has gone through numerous changes (interleague, splitting into 3 divisions, wildcard, etc...) and the fan base is still there. The game went through a strike that cost fans a World Series, but yet the fan base is still there.

If a fan wants to stop watching because of a change to the rules, the game, or an incident, then so be it, but the game and the fan base will survive without them. Time has proven this to be true.

If the vast majority can live with the changes to the sport that are literally Anti-Baseball, that's on them to keep watching whatever sport they are cool with watching. Maybe they don't even realize why. Can't help that I guess.

Get out of here with this ****.

[countryboy]

Re: 5/17 - 5/31 Game Discussion Thread

Cardinals call up Seth Elledge and sign Tyler spike to minor league deal




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Re: 5/17 - 5/31 Game Discussion Thread

Pillar is getting activated off the IL less than two weeks after getting drilled in the face. Alonso and Seth Lugo are scheduled to be activated too. Nice to get some guys back before a four game series at SD this weekend and then three more vs SD next weekend

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Re: 5/17 - 5/31 Game Discussion Thread

deGrom opens the game with ten straight fastballs 100mph or better. I can’t believe how much velocity he’s added since he came up in 2014

[Blzer]

Re: 5/17 - 5/31 Game Discussion Thread

Rules and the concept of the game will continue to change, but that will never chase away the extremely vast majority of the fans.

Nothing is going to make me stop loving baseball. There is a tipping point that could make me stop watching the MLB, however.

I'm nowhere near there, but to say it's impossible depends on how much they steer from the essence of the sport that I grew up loving.

The inclusion of the DH in the NL was extremely upsetting, though. I understand its return is imminent, and it leaves me more than a little depressed inside. Not a joke.