Yeah. I'd feel a little more sorry for him if he didn't level half our team with the exact same kind of elbows. Still, having a star player out during the playoffs sucks for the game.
If MLB thought Bauer was a pain in the ass when they had some control over him, I'm not sure they're gonna like the result of a pissed off Bauer who they have no control over.
That's nonsense. The strike zone is the strike zone. The catcher could literally go play center field (is it technically allowed to throw a pitch without a catcher?) and it theoretically shouldn't change anything.