placidcasual Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Some rule changes announced for the coming season. Notably, a pitcher now has to face at least three batters or finish an inning. The end of the LOOGY? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Some rule changes announced for the coming season. Notably, a pitcher now has to face at least three batters or finish an inning. The end of the LOOGY? That's brilliant.Speed the game up a bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 That's brilliant.Speed the game up a bit. Yup. The end of 40 man rosters in September is also a good move. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_Linux Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 postseason changes under considerationCould Selection Sunday be coming to Major League Baseball?MLB is considering a significant restructuring of its playoff format, one which would begin with a dramatic live television show during which two teams from each league would have the ability to select their first-round opponents.The proposed format, which has been gaining traction among owners and within the Commissioner’s Office, would see the total number of playoff teams in each league increase from five to seven, with the Wild Card round expanding from a one-game playoff to a best-of-three series. The new format could go into effect as early as the 2022 season.The league’s potential plan was first reported by the New York Post.Here’s how the new format would work:The team with the best record in both the American and National League would receive a first-round bye, automatically advancing to the Division Series. The other two division winners would host all three games in a best-of-three Wild Card round, as would the Wild Card team with the next-best record.Three other Wild Card teams would also advance to the best-of-three round, though none would host a game.The division winner with the second-best record in the league would then get to decide which of the bottom three Wild Card teams it wants to play in the opening round -- a decision that would be aired on live television on the final Sunday night of the season, just hours after the regular season concludes.Last season, the Astros would have been the AL’s No. 1 seed based on having the best record in the league, while the Yankees, Twins and Athletics would have hosted three-game Wild Card series.The Yankees, by virtue of their No. 2 seed, would have then been charged with the assignment of picking their opponent from the grouping of the Nos. 5-7 seeds, which would have been the Rays, Indians and Red Sox.Once the Yankees had chosen their first-round opponent, the Twins -- who would have been the No. 3 seed based on winning their division -- would then have chosen between the remaining two teams to set up their best-of-three series. The remaining team would then be matched up with the No. 4 seed, who would host all three potential games in the opening round.Last season, the Mets and D-backs would have been the Nos. 6 and 7 seeds in the NL, respectively, as both teams ended the year on winning streaks that pushed them past the Cubs in the final standings.The addition of two more postseason teams in each league would keep more teams in the race throughout the season. It would also give teams more incentive to fight for the best overall record in their league, which would be the only way to advance to the Division Series without playing in the Wild Card round.The best-of-three format in the Wild Card round would set up the potential for as many as 18 first-round games, 12 of which could be elimination games. Every Game 2 would be an elimination game, while a Game 3 would then serve as a win-or-go-home series finale.As part of the change, MLB would also eliminate any Game 163 tiebreakers, using the season series between clubs to break any ties. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowshed Chris Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Some rule changes announced for the coming season. Notably, a pitcher now has to face at least three batters or finish an inning. The end of the LOOGY? HATE this one. Guy comes in and gives up back to back home runs, you need to leave him out there for a third batter? Doesn't sit right with me at all.I'm sure in said case the pitcher would be holding his arm in "agony" and there would be an injury exception but still, doesn't make it anywhere near right in my opinion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 New season delayed 2 weeks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/blue-jays-player-coach-don-t-pay-toronto-rent-covid-19-mlb-1.5614330 Old Rowdy decides he's not living there so why bother paying rent 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 60 game season agreed starting 24th of July. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 A runner starts on second base in extra innings. Whilst understanding they may not want games to stretch on for inning after inning this year, this is baseball's version of DRS for me. Entirely fake. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Happy Bobby Bonilla day! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanFan Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 01/07/2020 at 10:02, RossBFaeDundee said: Happy Bobby Bonilla day! Absolutely brilliant move by his agent. The fact the Mets couldn't pay a lump sum of $5.5 million in 2001 is somewhat shocking in hindsight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Absolutely brilliant move by his agent. The fact the Mets couldn't pay a lump sum of $5.5 million in 2001 is somewhat shocking in hindsight.Wilpon's money was all tied up in Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme at the time [emoji1787]Utterly bizarre, it runs for about another 15 years and he'll have collected about $35 million by the end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanFan Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 4 hours ago, placidcasual said: Wilpon's money was all tied up in Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme at the time Utterly bizarre, it runs for about another 15 years and he'll have collected about $35 million by the end. Yeah, apparently the Mets had done that prior with Brett Saberhagen. He's 57, hasn't played since 2001 and still gets $250K a year from them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I watched some of a replay from yesterday's Jays intrasquad game last night before bed, made me realise I actually miss baseball in the summer, I even miss the constant ping of aluminum bat from the diamond across the street from me, delighted now that the game is almost back. Stage 3 of Ontario's reopening plan allows for outdoor gatherings to have 100 attendees so there may be some fans at Jays games, though the Greater Toronto Area and the rest of the Golden Horseshoe area are still in Stage 2 at the moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Torpar said: I watched some of a replay from yesterday's Jays intrasquad game last night before bed, made me realise I actually miss baseball in the summer, I even miss the constant ping of aluminum bat from the diamond across the street from me, delighted now that the game is almost back. Stage 3 of Ontario's reopening plan allows for outdoor gatherings to have 100 attendees so there may be some fans at Jays games, though the Greater Toronto Area and the rest of the Golden Horseshoe area are still in Stage 2 at the moment. At this point, I’d be amazed if there’s a 2020 baseball season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dysart Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Blue Jays aren't getting to play any home games this season, looking for a temporary home in the USA rather than playing all games in opponents stadium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, Dysart said: Blue Jays aren't getting to play any home games this season, looking for a temporary home in the USA rather than playing all games in opponents stadium. Wonder if they will try to get out of paying the rent for the Rogers Center? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torpar Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 42 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Wonder if they will try to get out of paying the rent for the Rogers Center? Centre, it's Canada! Hopefully they play in Buffalo, I've been to a game there, thought it was a great little stadium and it's 10 minutes from the border but the players seem to be demanding "big league" facilities which would probably rule out Dunedin too. I think the players want to ground share with someone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 At this point, I’d be amazed if there’s a 2020 baseball season.Has a deal not been signed and sealed?Or do you mean covid will put a stop to it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 38 minutes ago, pandarilla said: Has a deal not been signed and sealed? Or do you mean covid will put a stop to it? The baseball season starts on Friday, for the Mets anyway. Might be games on Thursday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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