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It’s all about analytics now and if the big black box says pull him at 77 pitches that’s what the manager does.Yes, I know, another post about this. Slightly different tho. Pulling one of the very best pitchers in the game after 77 pitches.
Why is spring training 5-6 weeks long if pitchers won’t be fully ready for the start of the season?
Baseball has lost its mind.
they mentioned it has happened 31 times. That's not including all of the games he's lost after giving up 1 or 2 runs.Does fanduel give odds on met pitchers blowing his games. Just amazing this has happened so often
After the Phillies got out of that jam in the fourth giving up just the one run, we switched to the Ken Burns documentary on Hemingway for a while (in a one-TV household where half the residents are antipathetic to sports, you make some compromises).
haha, same. she likes college basketball (thanks powell) and hockey. can tolerate live games. but could never watch baseball on tv.I am in a similar situation of tv sharing so This is exactly why for the first time in years, I did not watch the Mets opener. I knew I could only get one sporting event so I chose the title game, and you know what? I didn’t miss it. The game is unwatchable now it’s so boring. My partner is not a big sports fan but I got her into college basketball so I could have somebody watching The Hall with me, hockey is ok, and she tolerates football here and there in small doses. The one sport she can’t handle is baseball, says it’s just too boring and not fun to watch at all, and you know what? She’s right. How many other households like us are out there? Baseball has no idea how much they’re screwing themselves long term if there aren’t more changes.
To each their own. I feel like every single baseball thread has someone commenting on how much they need to tell others they don’t like baseball.I am in a similar situation of tv sharing so This is exactly why for the first time in years, I did not watch the Mets opener. I knew I could only get one sporting event so I chose the title game, and you know what? I didn’t miss it. The game is unwatchable now it’s so boring. My partner is not a big sports fan but I got her into college basketball so I could have somebody watching The Hall with me, hockey is ok, and she tolerates football here and there in small doses. The one sport she can’t handle is baseball, says it’s just too boring and not fun to watch at all, and you know what? She’s right. How many other households like us are out there? Baseball has no idea how much they’re screwing themselves long term if there aren’t more changes.
By the way—I want Dom Smith in the lineup every day. I don’t care if he’s catching. They need to have him in every day.Pulling DeGrom wasn't the questionable decision. It was not starting/playing Dom Smith. All metrics show that Pillar was a bad matchup
This should've been the case before Opening Day. He's 1 of the best hitters and his defense is not elite but passable. No reason he shouldn't be in the lineupBy the way—I want Dom Smith in the lineup every day. I don’t care if he’s catching. They need to have him in every day.
Really, the outfield should be Smith, Nimmo, Conforto with Pillar as a defensive replacement late in the game. Now with Davis possibly missing time, Smith will be in the lineup, but I want him in even after Davis comes back.
To each their own. I feel like every single baseball thread has someone commenting on how much they need to tell others they don’t like baseball.
Hockey is a tough watch on TV—although I like to go to games. Football is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Plus football has more commercials than anything out there. I’ve actually gravitated toward watching euro soccer if there is no basketball or baseball on TV.
I still love baseball. And—in my humble opinion—I disagree with all the people who complain about the game being different. We live in an immediate gratification time and we struggle to hold attention. I think people have changed with their expectation in sports.
There is still nothing like going to a baseball game in the summer. I look forward to taking all my girls to either Hall games in the winter and Mets games in the summer