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  1. John_Havok
    Seems way to punishing or rewarding imo. It would greatly deter challenges which is not what should be fixed. The amount of challenges is fine, the length of time getting them done is the challenge. However, one point I forgot to touch in in the podcast was that I think the perception of challenges taking so long to get done is just a symptom of the pace of play in general. Speed up the pitchers and get rid of all the truly unneccesary downtime and then the 1 or 2 challenges per game wouldnt be seen as such a waste of time
  2. John_Havok
    It's not hate, just .... unlike
  3. John_Havok
    Has nothing to with bias, has to do with the stupid way that replays are handled. Checking to see if the call on the field is correct is stupid, because umps are stupid and make wrong calls all the time. Had it been called a HR on the field, the replay would also be inconclusive and it would have stood as a HR They should only look to verify 100% if the batter/runner is conclusively out. If they can't he's safe.
  4. John_Havok
    That's the problem with 2 dimensional images, no depth. The side view they had from the game was completely obstructed by a security guard
  5. John_Havok
    It's hard to say without a side angle shot, but that's how it looked to me too.
  6. John_Havok
    Perhaps, but was the fan reaching into the field of play or was Betts over the fence into the crowd? That's a huuuuuge part of that ruling. If Betts' arm and glove were over the fence and into the crowd and the fans didn't reach into the field of play then the call was absolutely wrong. Second, there's no way Joe West can see whether that's the case from his angle, so he's just guessing. Had the call on the field been a home run, there's no way that call would have been overturned either
  7. John_Havok
    Holy s***. That's a call that's gonna live on for a long time.
  8. John_Havok
    I wish i'd never read it. It's just a massive pile of "old guys complain about why stuff isn't like it was 40 years ago" crap. Any article that uses Goose Gossage for quotes, unless it's purely for LOLs deserves to be ripped up. And then this gem.... "When you don't put the ball in play, you have no chance to get on base. Absolutely none, unless the catcher can't catch," Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire says. "The point of baseball is to get on base. I don't think that will ever change. But it's taking some knocks now." Guess he never heard of a walk. That's a major league manager folks. The only way to get on base is by getting a hit.
  9. John_Havok
    Good job. 1 more and the Brewers can f*** off
  10. John_Havok
    Some of those salaries are a joke. These guys should be in the multiple 7 figures minimum (like 2 million) with all the s*** they have to deal with, be aware of and handle on a daily basis. While they are not as key to actual wins as having great players, it's still an important role in the rg that deserves better pay than slightly above a player's league minimum. though you'll never see me clamoring for a 10 million dollar baseball manager unless revenues keep going way up.
  11. John_Havok
    90+ or GTFO of the lineup
  12. John_Havok
    Sure, he wants to be on the field competing, as any athlete would, but I promise you, a near 36 year old career catcher in a lost season doesn't mind getting time off to rest those knees. He also spent a few days on the Paternity list
  13. John_Havok
    The swing change probably accounts for some of it, and the difference in balls accounts for the rest
  14. John_Havok
    Regardless of whether they see him as an upgrade (however slight that upgrade might be), you have to realize that giving up decent prospects for a slight upgrade, especially at catcher... doesn't happen
  15. John_Havok
    It's getting to be an epidemic
  16. John_Havok
    Nobody is paying decent prospects for Martin regardless if how much money you eat
  17. John_Havok
    Is this real life? People still look at batting average as a thing that matters?
  18. John_Havok
    Jays are gonna ditch Pillar, sign Harper and have Grichuk in CF. Book it
  19. John_Havok
    Vlad also thrown out twice trying to stretch 2 of the 3 hits into doubles. Clearly not ready
  20. John_Havok
    If all you see is Morales, Giles and Merryweather, you're not looking very hard
  21. John_Havok
    Will be some very good CSs Sox vs Dodgers would be great for ratings in the World Series if it happens.
  22. John_Havok
    Crazy ending but it's all over. On to the LCSs
  23. John_Havok
    https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38198/prospectus-feature-draft-value-calculator/
  24. John_Havok
    Exactly. There are always examples of guys who get picked in the 70-80 range that will end up being outliers and actually become good players. The odds of that though are really low. The odds of Merryweather outperforming whomever the Jays hypothetically picked in that range next year is quite a bit higher.
  25. John_Havok
    That's the thing with National broadcasts for any sport, but especially baseball. They have to be aware that the vast majority if their audience are people who think speedy slap hitters, wins for pitchers, and stuff like RBIs are important so they have to hire people that are capable of dumbing everything down to the lowest common denominator Side Story, was at family's house for Thanksgiving dinner last night and we started playing this game Anomia, basic gist of the game is that people flip over cards with symbols and a random category on them and when 2 people's symbols match, the first person to name something in the other persons category wins their card. So, I flip a card, it matches someone else, and my caRd said "a unit of weight" and their card said "German city" so they said 'kilogram' just before I said "Berlin"... and they took my card. I said hang on, a kilogram isnt a unit of weight and they all looked at me like I had 4 heads. It wasn't until they actually agreed to Google it that they realized I wasn't the idiot. Apparantly there's a lot of people out there that think mass and weight are the same thing.
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