Baseball.........Anybody still interested?
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Man the A's are completely tearing shit up and rebuilding. Did they get the stadium deal to stay in Oakland? If not I can see them in Vegas in a few years.
I'd be up this ice princess guts like a damn viking
I WISH DA FUCK I WOULD ENTER A STADIUM OR ARENA WITH STANDING ROOM ONLY PASSES. IF DA WALSH AIN'T BEHIND THE PLATE, IN A BOX OR 1ST ROW 1ST OR 3RD BASELINE I STAY HOME AND WATCH. I DESERVE SOME OF THE BEST SEATS.
Pitching is gonna be a pure shit show. Girardi is gonna blow at least 22 games with his late game mismanagement of that pen too. He's not a good manager. The roster in New York hid his flaws.the phillies offense gonna resemble the steelers defense....scary good
pitching on the other hand?
Manfred: Pitch clock on MLB owners' 'priority list'
Implementing a pitch clock to help the pace of play remains a high priority for MLB owners, commissioner Rob Manfred said in an interview on SportsCenter.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred: Adding pitch clock on 'priority list' for owners
Apr 7, 2022
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior Writer
Implementing the pitch clock to help the pace of play remains a high priority and was a topic of discussion as Manfred met with players during spring training.
Manfred said he wants to make sure "we get complete input from the players on rules changes."
The new collective bargaining agreement includes a committee that will decide on those rule changes -- a group made up by four active players, six members appointed by MLB and one umpire. Previously, the league had the authority to unilaterally introduce rule changes as long as it gave the union one-year notice.
Among the potential changes for the future: the pitch clock, larger bases and rules limiting infield shifts.
The average nine-inning game in 2021 lasted a record 3 hours, 10 minutes -- up three minutes from 2020, 15 minutes from 2011 and 31 minutes from 1984, the last season that average lasted less than 2 hours, 40 minutes. Studies have shown that additional time between pitches is the primary factor in the increased length of games.
Pitch clocks have been used in the minor leagues for several years. Starting in June 2021, baseball experimented with a 15-second clock in the low-Class A West League with nobody on base and 17 seconds with runners on. Prior to the 15-second clock, the average game in the West League lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes; after the clock, it lasted 2 hours, 41 minutes.
In 2022, Triple-A will use a 14-second clock with no runners on base and 19 seconds with runners on.
Manfred said he believes the new PitchCom device approved for 2022 will also help speed up the game. Using a pad with buttons on the wrist of his gloved hand, the catcher can signal the type of pitch and location to the pitcher through a listening device.
The technology is an anti-sign-stealing device, but "it also has a pace-of-game effect," Manfred said. "We think PitchCom is going to improve our product on the field this year."
Manfred also said that he expects legalized gambling on baseball to continue its growth.
"We see it primarily as a form of increasing fan engagement. It's an additional way for our fans to interact with the game," he said. "I do think in-game betting is going to be a significant component. I think if you talk to people who are expert in the field that they don't see outcome betting as a major growth area. It is in fact in-game betting, so-called prop betting, that is going to be the growth area. And most of that betting is going to take place on mobile devices."
Due to the lockout, the season is starting a week later than the originally scheduled March 31 Opening Day. Manfred said Thursday starts a "season-long effort to kind of make up to our fans for the difficult winter they endured."
"The most important thing is always to make sure we have the game on the field for our fans," Manfred said. "I did feel pressure to try to make sure that we not only had a season, but that we had a 162-game season, particularly in light of the difficult years we had in 2020 and 2021."
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Agreed.Pitching is gonna be a pure shit show. Girardi is gonna blow at least 22 games with his late game mismanagement of that pen too. He's not a good manager. The roster in New York hid his flaws.
PHILLIES DEFENSE PISSIN' ME THE FUCK OFF ALREADY!!!! LET THE A'S RIGHT BACK IN IT!!!! 
BRYSON STOTT LOOKS GOOD!!!
Pitching is gonna be a pure shit show. Girardi is gonna blow at least 22 games with his late game mismanagement of that pen too. He's not a good manager. The roster in New York hid his flaws.
and the mets should directly benefit from those games because
showalter > girardi
I wouldn't brag on Showalter. He wears thin on players very quickly. Both managers ain't shit really.
I hate that Ghost runner on 2nd shit in extra ininings!!! Fuckin sucks!!!! Glad they gonna do away with it next year.Josh Donaldson with the walk off RBI in the 11th against the dead sox.
I don't like that shit either. They really tried to appease casual fans of the game with that one.I hate that Ghost runner on 2nd shit in extra ininings!!! Fuckin sucks!!!! Glad they gonna do away with it next year.
Damn. Gary Sanchez came this close to a walk off homerun win for the Twins!!!! 
They doing too much with these rule changes. True fans of the game don't even recognize it anymore.
My Blue Jays looking good so far.
dude wanted NO parts of what was to come lolHE WAS GETTIN READY TO FUCK HIS ASS UP!!!!
Was at the game yesterday. Alverado is seriously gonna have me beat the livin dog shit outta him!!!! 4-0 lead and you can't throw strikes. What good is throwing 100MHP when you can't control it? And his cutter was only 91-93 so he took some off and still can't control the pitch. Fuckin ridiculous
Damn. Gary Sanchez came this close to a walk off homerun win for the Twins!!!!
I f*cking know!
All this Aaron Judge contract stuff breaking my heart
Shit is ridiculous. How much money does that muthafucka need bruh? How many houses and helicopters he plan on buying? It was a good offer. Let him go out on the market and see who's gonna offer more.
I am for player empowerment
Period
Make ALL THE MONEY YOU CAN.
Imagine making pretty much all you gonna make in like 10 years?
The pressure?
Not considering taxes agents accountants mortgage cars and taking care of countless other family friends
I get it
I ain't NEVER siding with teams and management
They treat players as disposable no loyalty they not on the field or with the fans or dealing with press
So again I am pro player.
And in life in general? I don't make it habit to pocket watch the next man.
Having said all that?
Judge tripping...
This ain't FUTURE CAPTAIN behavior
This ain't Yankee for life behavior
This ain't TEAM behavior
I wish all this could have been done behind closed doors. We didn't need to see all this
And trust Aaron doesn't want arbitration
NO HE DOES NOT.
Soon, everybody will.
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