Are the Brewers in violation of MLB's anti-bullying policy?

[Jason Wang]

The MLB's anti-bullying policy clearly states:

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Players may not engage in a pattern of verbal or physical conduct that is designed to demean, disgrace, or cause mental or
physical harm to a member of his Club (including non-playing personnel).

I wonder if this also extends to members of other clubs.

If not, will this be added to the growing docket of agenda items in this season's CBA discussions? I wonder if this will make the lockout even longer...

[craigharmann]

I believe that bullied any thoughts of Rivas trying to pitch ever again. 

[Frisbee Slider]

Sadly, I thought we were rehashing this unfortunate allegation:

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mlb-reportedly-investigating-brewers-bullying-111434494.html

 

[folly412]

This one's on the Mariners.  That was the sorriest performance I can remember.  

[Brian]

I never seen a MLB Standings like this one before? 

https://www.mlb.com/standings/mlb

[Frisbee Slider]

7 minutes ago, Brian said:

I never seen a MLB Standings like this one before? 

https://www.mlb.com/standings/mlb

79 wins could be all that is needed to win the AL West 🙂

[gregmag]

Playing “major league baseball’” in Texas right now is a great hustle. 

[Thurston Fluff]

To be fair it would have been a gesture of sportsmanship if the fans had thrown the ball inadvertently thrown into the stands back on the field.

[Jason Wang]

3 hours ago, Frisbee Slider said:

79 wins could be all that is needed to win the AL West 🙂

work harder not smarter

[owbc]

36 minutes ago, Jason Wang said:

work harder not smarter

You joke, but thinking about this in Brewers "optimization" terms, you ideally want to achieve your desired playoff spot by exactly 1 game. 

Finishing with a 5-10 game lead means you wasted opportunities to rest and conserve energy for the postseason. 

In reality you need a cushion because you can't anticipate the future, but it's understandable why load management becomes a thing as soon as you have a comfortable lead, even if it makes the fans queasy when the competition starts narrowing the gap. 

[Dragonbait]

Per Mike Rowe, work smarter AND harder.

[Jason Wang]

1 minute ago, Dragonbait said:

Per Mike Rowe, work smarter AND harder.

work dirtier?

[Underachiever]

3 hours ago, owbc said:

You joke, but thinking about this in Brewers "optimization" terms, you ideally want to achieve your desired playoff spot by exactly 1 game. 

Finishing with a 5-10 game lead means you wasted opportunities to rest and conserve energy for the postseason. 
 

Finishing with a 5-10 game lead allows you to rest everyone the last week and get your rotation lined up. I don’t think it’s wasted effort.

[MrTPlush]

I’m not saying it is the biggest issue on earth or that I really care, but they really should just ban pitchers from pitching. 

[Underachiever]

35 minutes ago, MrTPlush said:

I’m not saying it is the biggest issue on earth or that I really care, but they really should just ban pitchers from pitching. 

Bold.

[GreatNWwi]

17 hours ago, MrTPlush said:

I’m not saying it is the biggest issue on earth or that I really care, but they really should just ban pitchers from pitching. 

Ah, professional T-Ball, at least the IGT would not complain about the offense.  Why not there is professional pillow fighting on ESPN.