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Post by anthonyd46 on Jul 12, 2021 14:39:48 GMT -5
Will be tomorrow in Atlanta no wait I meant Colorado.
Judge Chapman and Cole will be there
Also they are changing the rules for Ohtani :
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Post by anthonyd46 on Jul 12, 2021 14:41:09 GMT -5
So we change the rules of baseball just so the media can gush over Ohtani further.
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Post by anthonyd46 on Jul 12, 2021 14:46:22 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Jul 12, 2021 15:03:35 GMT -5
So we change the rules of baseball just so the media can gush over Ohtani further. Correction: we are simply changing the rules for one exhibition game. What we are doing though is stretching our imagination to believe a pitcher of modest accomplishment is properly being sssignrd as the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game… |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Jul 12, 2021 16:29:51 GMT -5
So we change the rules of baseball just so the media can gush over Ohtani further. Correction: we are simply changing the rules for one exhibition game. What we are doing though is stretching our imagination to believe a pitcher of modest accomplishment is properly being sssignrd as the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game… Which is why this game is a joke he will be the first pitcher to be pulled from a game and not have to leave it fully. On top of the location change On top of half the roster declining to play in this game |
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Post by pippsheadache on Jul 12, 2021 17:10:13 GMT -5
It's been years since I watched more than an inning or two of an All Star Game, if anything at all, and that won't change this year. Just can't get interested. Obviously neither can some of the players. Maybe Manfred is all aglow.
It used to be a big deal for everyone who cared about baseball. Just a step below the World Series in the days before inter-league play took away much of the mystique. There was a serious rivalry between the leagues, and ordinary fans actually cared who won.
I don't criticize anyone who still gets into it, just personally I don't.
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 12, 2021 18:12:17 GMT -5
So we change the rules of baseball just so the media can gush over Ohtani further. They changed the rules of the game for the past two years with their ghost runners on 2nd base during extra innings and 7 inning double headers. It's hard to get worse that that. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 12, 2021 18:32:28 GMT -5
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Post by rizzuto on Jul 12, 2021 18:35:32 GMT -5
It's been years since I watched more than an inning or two of an All Star Game, if anything at all, and that won't change this year. Just can't get interested. Obviously neither can some of the players. Maybe Manfred is all aglow. It used to be a big deal for everyone who cared about baseball. Just a step below the World Series in the days before inter-league play took away much of the mystique. There was a serious rivalry between the leagues, and ordinary fans actually cared who won. I don't criticize anyone who still gets into it, just personally I don't. I agree, Pipps. As a kid, it was such a thrill to see how your team’s representative would perform with and against the best players in the game. Some of the clashes of National League players vs. American League pitchers, you couldn’t wait to see. Mike Schmidt vs. Jim Palmer, Willy McCovey vs. Nolan Ryan, Steve Carlton vs. Reggie Jackson, Dave Parker vs. Ron Guidry. These were players who never faced each other except during a Spring Training game or the World Series. The players were just as eager to match themselves against the best they had never seen before live, much less faced in person. No ESPN, no YouTube, no inter league play. Just box scores, the occasional televised game, and sports writers. There was an alluring and mysterious nature to the game. Now, it’s a contrived chore for the players, especially those who’ve already been there. |
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Post by anthonyd46 on Jul 12, 2021 19:29:59 GMT -5
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Post by anthonyd46 on Jul 12, 2021 19:34:53 GMT -5
They are all wearing 44 apparently. |
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 12, 2021 20:00:42 GMT -5
lol, I thought this was funny.
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Post by kaybli on Jul 12, 2021 20:08:12 GMT -5
lol, I thought this was funny.  |
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Post by maizeyanks on Jul 12, 2021 20:58:34 GMT -5
The brainiacs at MLB outdo themselves yet again, pitting Soto vs Ohtani in 1st round. Just lost a lot of TV viewers now that Ohtani is out. Though it was a fun duel, shoulda been in late rounds.
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Post by chiyankee on Jul 12, 2021 21:02:19 GMT -5
The brainiacs at MLB outdo themselves yet again, pitting Soto vs Ohtani in 1st round. Just lost a lot of TV viewers now that Ohtani is out. Though it was a fun duel, shoulda been in late rounds. The production of this whole thing is a farce, they're not even following the flight of all the balls and are rarely giving HR distances. |
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