Improving the game suggestions

[SteveA]

4 hours ago, Philip said:

I remember the 30 to 3 game, and at the time I was a Rangers fan and I remember feeling terrible for the Orioles, and being furious at Ron Washington for not clearing his bench. Afterwards he spewed some BS about how it’s important to play hard and other nonsense, but he should still be ashamed of himself. However, it is true that if the team is scoring 30 runs it’s up to us to stop them.

How much clearing the bench can you do in the modern game?   Most teams have a 3, 4, or 5 man bench because of the expanded bullpens we have today.   And the backup C may already be slated to start tomorrow (or, in the case of the 30-3 game, in the second game of the doubleheader).   There's really very little a manager can do to "clear the bench".   

And remember, that game was 5-3 going to the 6th inning.   So even if you were to make some subsitutions, it would only have been for at most 3 innings.  After Texas put the 9-spot up in the top of the 6th.

[Frobby]

10 minutes ago, SteveA said:

How much clearing the bench can you do in the modern game?   Most teams have a 3, 4, or 5 man bench because of the expanded bullpens we have today.   And the backup C may already be slated to start tomorrow (or, in the case of the 30-3 game, in the second game of the doubleheader).   There's really very little a manager can do to "clear the bench".   

And remember, that game was 5-3 going to the 6th inning.   So even if you were to make some subsitutions, it would only have been for at most 3 innings.  After Texas put the 9-spot up in the top of the 6th.

I do recall the Rangers whining last year when Tatis hit a grand slam on a 3-0 pitch in a game the Padres were leading 10-3 in the 8th inning.    Schadenfreude.   

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/fernando-tatis-jr-s-grand-slam-on-3-0-count-angers-rangers-and-sparks-talk-over-baseballs-unwritten-rules/amp/

[VaBird1]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

I do recall the Rangers whining last year when Tatis hit a grand slam on a 3-0 pitch in a game the Padres were leading 10-3 in the 8th inning.    Schadenfreude.   

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/fernando-tatis-jr-s-grand-slam-on-3-0-count-angers-rangers-and-sparks-talk-over-baseballs-unwritten-rules/amp/

I still don’t understand why he isn’t supposed to try and get a hit

[Can_of_corn]

8 minutes ago, VaBird1 said:

I still don’t understand why he isn’t supposed to try and get a hit

 

[VaBird1]

11 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

 

Does that mean other teams don’t respect the Orioles?  

[DrungoHazewood]

19 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Why hit to the opposite field when you can pull the ball over the fence?  As a hitter I would much rather hit a dong than a single to the opposite field.

I remember reading one of the launch swing guys talking about this, maybe it was Donaldson.  He said the old school idea hit was the line drive up the middle.  Why do I want to do that?  It's a single. 

You know what else beats the shift?  Hitting it over the wall.  They can't shift into the seats.

Which is why they need to make it much harder to hit the ball over the fence.  I'd much rather see Austin Hayes hit the ball up a 440' gap and try for an inside-the-parker than dump a medium fly ball over the 364' sign a jog around the bases for 15 seconds while the RFer chews on the strings on his unused glove.

[DrungoHazewood]

15 hours ago, SteveA said:

How much clearing the bench can you do in the modern game?   Most teams have a 3, 4, or 5 man bench because of the expanded bullpens we have today.   And the backup C may already be slated to start tomorrow (or, in the case of the 30-3 game, in the second game of the doubleheader).   There's really very little a manager can do to "clear the bench".   

And remember, that game was 5-3 going to the 6th inning.   So even if you were to make some subsitutions, it would only have been for at most 3 innings.  After Texas put the 9-spot up in the top of the 6th.

If I was up 26 runs I'd let a pitcher play LF, but I suppose that would be disrespecting the game, huh?  Also, I'd probably get fired if that 1-in-1000 injury happened to him.

[DrungoHazewood]

19 hours ago, big_sparxx said:

I disagree... I think for the game to improve we need less specialist pitchers, more hitters who can hit to the opposite field (defeats the shift), and more chances to get guys chances to improve in all aspects of the game. The game is so.... meh nowadays.

The powers-that-be would need to change conditions to get there.  Under the rules as written and other conditions the most effective strategies are wall-to-wall short-stint pitchers and max-bat-speed, optimal-launch angle batters.

[OFFNY]

19 hours ago, SteveA said:

 

How much clearing-the-bench can you do in the modern game ??? 

 

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Scott Hatteberg: ll "You want me to take Giambi's spot at 1st base ???"

Billy Beane: ll "Yeah."

Scott Hatteberg: ll "What about the fans ???"

Ron Washington: ll "Yeah, maybe I can teach one of them to play, too."

 

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