Change baseball

[LoneLaugher]

Some folks want to make changes......and some want to make CHANGES

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[Immanuel]

I was out at a local watering hole the other night with my lovely wife and of course there was a baseball game on the TVs in the bar.

Now most of you know that I don't waste my time watching pampered overpaid athletes on the idiot box but I couldn't escape it.

As I watched some of the game I realized that baseball has got to be the most boring game on the planet.

I watched as the pitcher took about 5 minutes to throw the ball. The hitter swung, missed then had to walk around for a few minutes, fix his gloves, tap his shoes with the bat then take a few swings all just to wait a few more minutes for the pitcher to throw another ball.

It was agonizing.

IMO Baseball should be put on a clock like any other team sport. Now I realize that the entire game can't be subject to a time limit but there should be a pitch clock similar to the play clock in football or the shot clock in basketball.

At least then the game would move along at something more than a snail's pace.

That's the great thing about baseball. It's a pastime.



You put the game on while you're doing other things and in the end you don't even have to watch or listen to know exactly what happened because in baseball it's all in the numbers..the box score.

There is only one reason it is called America's Pasttime. It passes time from Super Bowl to Hall of Fame game and damn, that can be a long, long time.

Immie

 

[Paulie]

There are time limits at some levels. I believe NCAA baseball has a 20 second pitch timer. Some pitchers work faster than others.......but none take more than 30 seconds unless they are working at keeping a runner close.

Composite bats, having a larger sweet spot and being easier to swing with speed, present a challenge that requires greater skill from pitchers...........not less.

The game is popular because it is difficult to master. Unlike other sports.....every position is a skill position. Pure athleticism is not enough in most cases.

Thank you for calling baseball a game and not a sport.

IMO baseball, bowling and golf should not be considered sports as they require no real athleticism nor any real effort and besides players of these games don't even need to be physically fit in order to participate.

Lots of fat guys on the lines of NFL teams.

There aren't many fat guys playing short or second base. Not many all over the diamond TBH.

Pitchers and catchers, and maybe 1st basemen, are the only ones who can get away with extra weight. And that's only because they don't need to have much range in their positions.

Everyone else on the diamond would never be in the majors if they were out of shape.

 

[Paulie]

It needs to be pointed out too, that there are fat players in all sports. With the exception of maybe hockey, because all that skating and hitting requires an insane amount of stamina. Even the goaltender needs to be quick, agile, and flexible.

There's obviously fat beasts in the NFL, and in the NBA there's some fat asses as well. It's not just baseball.

 

[Valerie]

New Rule:

If the pitcher hits the batter, the batter's out.

That wouldn't work. lol

 

[TruthSeeker56]

BASEBALL..............

The all-natural cure for INSOMNIA.

 

[Unkotare]

Thank you for calling baseball a game and not a sport.

IMO baseball, bowling and golf should not be considered sports as they require no real athleticism nor any real effort and besides players of these games don't even need to be physically fit in order to participate.

Lots of fat guys on the lines of NFL teams.

There aren't many fat guys playing short or second base. Not many all over the diamond TBH.

Pitchers and catchers, and maybe 1st basemen, are the only ones who can get away with extra weight. And that's only because they don't need to have much range in their positions.

Everyone else on the diamond would never be in the majors if they were out of shape.

Catchers can't really get away with it either. A DH can carry some extra weight, but still performs athletic feats that none of these whiny little wusses could ever dream of doing.


And let's not pretend that a grown man has to be built like Jacoby Ellsbury to be a professional athlete. Look at some NFL linemen. I'd be money on the heaviest of them in a 40m race against skullfuck there. Look at professional Sumo wrestlers. Little weasels like skullfuck who fall apart due to their deep insecurity at the very mention of real athletes of any kind, just want to snipe at their betters from behind a keyboard.

 

[Valerie]

BASEBALL..............

The all-natural cure for INSOMNIA.

That too! It's perfect background for a summer nap...

 

[Skull Pilot]

It needs to be pointed out too, that there are fat players in all sports. With the exception of maybe hockey, because all that skating and hitting requires an insane amount of stamina. Even the goaltender needs to be quick, agile, and flexible.

There's obviously fat beasts in the NFL, and in the NBA there's some fat asses as well. It's not just baseball.

I don't waste my time watching basketball or football.

Now MMA I will watch. IMO those fighters are athletes

 

[Unkotare]

IMO those fighters are athletes

As if you would know...

 

[rightwinger]

It needs to be pointed out too, that there are fat players in all sports. With the exception of maybe hockey, because all that skating and hitting requires an insane amount of stamina. Even the goaltender needs to be quick, agile, and flexible.

There's obviously fat beasts in the NFL, and in the NBA there's some fat asses as well. It's not just baseball.

I don't waste my time watching basketball or football.

Now MMA I will watch. IMO those fighters are athletes

Two guys dry humping on a mat?

 

[Unkotare]

Two guys dry humping on a mat?

Nobody wants to hear about your hobbies, miss.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

The TRUE spirit of Baseball...has never been the same since - and never will be again.​

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyHAXZdp-NA&feature=related]Harry Caray - Obit CNN - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Skull Pilot]

It needs to be pointed out too, that there are fat players in all sports. With the exception of maybe hockey, because all that skating and hitting requires an insane amount of stamina. Even the goaltender needs to be quick, agile, and flexible.

There's obviously fat beasts in the NFL, and in the NBA there's some fat asses as well. It's not just baseball.

I don't waste my time watching basketball or football.

Now MMA I will watch. IMO those fighters are athletes

Two guys dry humping on a mat?

Hand to hand combat is the quintessential struggle.

Hitting a ball with a stick, not so much.

 

[Unkotare]

I don't waste my time watching basketball or football.

Now MMA I will watch. IMO those fighters are athletes

Two guys dry humping on a mat?

Hand to hand combat is the quintessential struggle.

And you don't like football?


???

 

[LoneLaugher]

The TRUE spirit of Baseball...has never been the same since - and never will be again.​

Harry Caray - Obit CNN - YouTube

That is myopic of you. Lots of people grew up loving the spirit of baseball and never cared about Harry Carry one way or the other. Ralph Kiner, Lindsay Nelson and Bob Murphy were the voices of baseball for me.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Two guys dry humping on a mat?

Hand to hand combat is the quintessential struggle.

And you don't like football?


???

Pads, helmets, you can't hit the quarterback, football is a poor imitation of combat.

Hand to hand combat is the ultimate contest.

BTW I never said I didn't like playing football. I said I don't like watching sports on the idiot box.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

The TRUE spirit of Baseball...has never been the same since - and never will be again.​

Harry Caray - Obit CNN - YouTube

That is myopic of you. Lots of people grew up loving the spirit of baseball and never cared about Harry Carry one way or the other. Ralph Kiner, Lindsay Nelson and Bob Murphy were the voices of baseball for me.

Um...I am referring to the SPIRIT of baseball.
Maybe there are a few still out there...but I don't know of any announcers like the ones back in the 70's and 80's...including Harry.

 

[bayoubill]

I was out at a local watering hole the other night with my lovely wife and of course there was a baseball game on the TVs in the bar.

Now most of you know that I don't waste my time watching pampered overpaid athletes on the idiot box but I couldn't escape it.

As I watched some of the game I realized that baseball has got to be the most boring game on the planet.

I watched as the pitcher took about 5 minutes to throw the ball. The hitter swung, missed then had to walk around for a few minutes, fix his gloves, tap his shoes with the bat then take a few swings all just to wait a few more minutes for the pitcher to throw another ball.

It was agonizing.

IMO Baseball should be put on a clock like any other team sport. Now I realize that the entire game can't be subject to a time limit but there should be a pitch clock similar to the play clock in football or the shot clock in basketball.

At least then the game would move along at something more than a snail's pace.

In fact high school games are time structured, if a batter steps out of the box without permission a strike is called, games are generally limited to two hours. I'm glad my playing days were over when such a sacrilege was imposed on today's players. Aluminum bats are hersey too, for it robs the pitcher of a real skill - sawing the bat off in a batter's hands. The DH robs the game of strategy, an American League manager has little to do today but spit and check the computer to decide his next move.

See, most of you on the right consider me a liberal or progressive - but those of us a bit left of center can be conservative too. Putting baseball on the clock would be an act of revolution making you Skull Pilot a far left commie libtard!

I would agree to a pitch clock in baseball and have strict rules on when a batter can step out.

Never allow aluminum bats......I hate the sound

have to agree about aluminum bats...

I'd love to go to college baseball games, but I simply can't stand the "dink"... it's like nails on a chalkboard or bitches snapping gum...

 

[bayoubill]

I was out at a local watering hole the other night with my lovely wife and of course there was a baseball game on the TVs in the bar.

Now most of you know that I don't waste my time watching pampered overpaid athletes on the idiot box but I couldn't escape it.

As I watched some of the game I realized that baseball has got to be the most boring game on the planet.

I watched as the pitcher took about 5 minutes to throw the ball. The hitter swung, missed then had to walk around for a few minutes, fix his gloves, tap his shoes with the bat then take a few swings all just to wait a few more minutes for the pitcher to throw another ball.

It was agonizing.

IMO Baseball should be put on a clock like any other team sport. Now I realize that the entire game can't be subject to a time limit but there should be a pitch clock similar to the play clock in football or the shot clock in basketball.

At least then the game would move along at something more than a snail's pace.

Only a true baseball fan can understand and appreciate everything that goes on during a game. The time spent between pitches has a lot to do with the pitcher and catcher thinking about what pitch to throw next, and the batter thinking about what pitch might be coming next.

simple solution: people that don't like baseball shouldn't watch baseball...