Selig to Chair New Committee To Discuss Baseball Changes
Topics may include expanding the DH to both leagues, or getting rid of it entirely.
""There will be no sacred cows," Selig said on a conference call. "We're open to talk about anything. I've had this in mind for a long time. This is a very blunt group. I want to sit there and listen. If there's anything we can do to improve this game I want to hear about it and discuss it. I will be guided by what this committee comes up with. I have that much respect for this group." - Selig
Ruh Roh, Raggy.
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SACRED COWS!
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Dec 15, 2009 12:52 PM PST reply actions
"I want to sit there and listen..."
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
by j14 on Dec 15, 2009 1:34 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
lol
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Dec 15, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
My god that thing is enormous… does he really need to bend it?
(twss)
by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 15, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
ah yes
the many faces of bud
Idolizing Robb Nen since 2002...
by Smoke on the Water on Dec 15, 2009 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
Change #1: Fire Bud Selig
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Dec 15, 2009 1:48 PM PST reply actions
I hate the DH, but I like the NL/AL league’s as are.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 15, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
I love it.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 15, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
Why? It’s the equivalent of letting a random fan of the day bat in the 9th spot (with few exceptions).
matt cain’s two HRs a year are wonderful things
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
by i did my job on Dec 15, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
I disagree
Many pitchers were good hitters in high school or even college, not just a few. And they’re also on the field for defense, they shouldn’t be exempt from hitting.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa
Moar STRAGEDY in the NL!
The AL is like playing hockey using soccer goal posts.
by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 15, 2009 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
A baseball team gets 9 positions to field the team that gives them the best possible chance to win the game and they can fill those positions however they see fit based on the talent on their roster. It just so happens that one position, the pitcher, is so important defensively that teams choose to sacrifice offense to give their team the best chance to win.
I personally don’t believe that any one position should be singled out as special due to their lack of talent in another aspect of the game. Just because most catchers are slow doesn’t mean baseball should implement a Designated Runner.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
Technically though, they can use the DH for any player in the field.
by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 15, 2009 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, you’re right.
I thought the HS & College variations of the DH (where, ahem, as a crappy hitter, I was once well acquainted with) were the same as MLB. As it turns out, MLB rules are very very specific about how the DH is used, etc.
by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 15, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
Them’s is the rules. I hope Bud doesn’t play with that part of the game.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 15, 2009 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
I personally don’t feel that there’s a right or wrong answer to this debate, so I can definitely see where you’re coming from. But the biggest issue I have with the DH rule is that one league has it and the other doesn’t. If they chose to get rid of it in both leagues, or institute it in both leagues I’d be happy either way.
Personally, I’d rather have it. I’d rather not watch Randy Johnson flail at a fastball. While I respect the Matt Cain, Micah Owings, CC Sabathia types, those are too few and far between to make it worth watching the rest of the crappy hitting pitchers try to hit.
I like that the leagues are different.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 16, 2009 8:25 AM PST up reply actions
Options are good.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 16, 2009 8:53 AM PST up reply actions
The leagues being different creates an interesting dynamic during interleague games and the world series.
ESPN: ZMOG will David Ortiz play first base?!? The answer at 5:00, 5:03, 5:07 and again at 5:08.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
It’s the only sport that has any appreciable difference between “conferences.” To my mind, it’s the only sport that even makes the “conference” or “league” distinction mean anything. Is there are a reason that the AFC and the NFC are separate, except for that it creates a convenient tournament structure? You could have all 32 teams scheduled at random and get roughly the same effect, then seed them by record into two playoff conferences and have a theoretically more competitive post-season. It always bothered me that there was no appreciable difference between leagues in other sports. It doesn’t seem like the AFC and the NFC (or change that for other sports as you like) should be completely homogenized. They should be distinct. The difference should mean something. And I’ve always appreciated that baseball has a dynamic which respects allows for that.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 16, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
Eliminate the word “respects” from the last sentence there.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 16, 2009 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
And I’ve always appreciated that baseball has a dynamic whichrespectsallows for that.
Like this?
"It appears that Sabean is playing a game of chicken with Neukom wherein he elucidates the most outrageous things he could do as ML GM without getting fired." - cornball
Yes. Although I would have preferred the use of a telestrator.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 16, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
I’m on this bandwagon.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Dec 17, 2009 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
I posted this in the big thread, but it fits here
I think the best way to standardize the leagues on the DH issue would be to have the DH in both leagues but set a 100 PA limit as a DH, or something similar.
Desirous of Matt Holliday and Dan Uggla since 2009.
dont think the players union would let that happen
Les Plack = more chicks
Dingerz.exe League Champs 2009- The Rile Rods...managed by yours truly.
by Headhunter Rollins on Dec 15, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
Nor should they. It’s simply not a good idea.
It's my blarg! Quick Pitch
And I tweet (more often than I blarg).
Arguing with the Umps
There is nothing more ridiculous and pointless than managers arguing with umpires. I really wish they’d do away with it.
Let them jaw all they want from the dugout, but as soon as they leave the bench they’re tossed.
Unless they’re really animated.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Dec 15, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
For balls and strikes, yeah probably… But there’s a lot of legitimate reasons for a manager to come out to make his case.
by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 15, 2009 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
No, no, no.
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
by satyricrash on Dec 16, 2009 12:46 AM PST up reply actions
No...REALLY.
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Dec 15, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
Anagram of "Edgar Renteria" = IRATE NERD RAGE
by Stuttering John Tamargo on Dec 15, 2009 4:06 PM PST reply actions
Yes.
Matt Cain: throwing complete game shutouts since 06'. No big deal.
by cain1rstballothof on Dec 15, 2009 6:16 PM PST up reply actions
If this gets rid of the DH then I’m in. If this expands playoffs, I’ll start burning shit.
"It's too late now."
Don’t worry, the playoffs are all going to Pay-per-view anyway.
by KrazyKrabMeat on Dec 15, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
MOOOOOOOOO!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
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