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This guy is a complete trashcan on the mound. It takes a lot of effort to only score one run through three innings.

Thanks for the update! See you tomorrow! Lol Fanbase is weak these days from too much winning. Back in my day only down 3-0 after 1 was cause for celebration!

I’d argue anything more than 4 teams per conference is silly, but here we are. It’s obviously about the money. This is from a league where players (and coaches) strategically plan to take losses in the name of ‘load management.’ Yup, the NBA is a month and a half long season (or however long the playoffs take these days)

It doesn't "defy all logic," and you must not watch a lot of televised NFL football then. Because a color analyst usually says it every single time there's a false start inside the 10, that the offense really doesn't mind those kinds of penalties because they have more room to work with. I'm honestly kind of surprised the other person's comment met this kind of resistance because this gets brought up in games all the time. When an offense is right up to the goal line and can't, or is unlikely to throw, the defense can more or less float 9 guys in a tight space and it can be very hard to throw into. When you have 20, 25 yards to work with, you have more options. As far as a team not taking a false start on a 2-pt conversion, that's not the same thing. The clock is of no consequence on a 2-pt conversion, the run is an option, there is no next play or field goal alternative, etc., and those plays are practiced all the time. I specifically emphasized when there is no option to run as a caveat. I don't know, I only played the game for 13 years and have watched on TV since I was 5. This is the first I'm hearing of anyone not wanting to have the ball as close to the goal line as possible. I've certainly heard announcers say how bad of a penalty it is to have a false start inside the 5 but never heard of it being a good thing. It defies logic because you would assume the closer you are to the endzone, the easier it would be to score. After a quick google search here's a reddit post with some numbers It is a little interesting that it seems the three yard line is a little more preferable than the two yard line and that the four and the two yard line are about equal.

Yes yes yes. The current offensive strategies WORK. That’s what people don’t understand. Is it garbage to watch? Yes. But it works. Imagine how bad it would be if guys were trying to bunt these 92 mph breaking pitches. Sorry, but you can’t magically increase the reaction time of hitters. Blaming it on the hitters makes no sense. They are doing exactly what they should be doing. Moving back the mound by 1 ft works because it increases the reaction time enough to reduce the perceived pitch speed by 1.5 mph or so. Which is equivalent to how much velocity has increased in the past 20 years. Plus, longer distance means breaking pitches are more likely to break out of the zone. It’s the best idea by far to tilt things back toward hitters a bit. Every other sport has figured this out already and tinkers the rules every year. There didn’t have to be major changes, we could have moved the mound back by one inch every year. But now we’re so far behind the curve that drastic adjustments need to be made, and it can’t be garbage like changing the baseball without telling anyone and then lying about it. Set up a process and get owners and players (and the media+fans) to buy in. How about putting someone like Jomboy on the rules committee as well? I think this could really lead to an absolute explosion of runs and definitely longer games. I'm not really against that though. Right now there is no doubt that baseball is a worse sport to watch than it was even 10 to 15 years ago.

In fact I think the only optimal way to play in a game like that would be to load up your lineup with only speedsters who can bunt and literally attempt to bunt at all times because there would be absolutely no way you could risk swinging the bat.

"2 strikes and you're out. (batters would be incentivized to swing for contact early in the count) 7 balls to get a walk. (a lot harder to walk so guys aren't "looking" for them) If you get on base via walk you can't lead off. (removes "a walk is as good as a hit") Foul ball is always a strike and can cause a strikeout (just like a foul bunt)" That might be the worst set of ideas I have ever seen if we are talking about increasing offense. You would be lucky to see one total run in nine innings of play and teams would average 20+ strikeouts.

No, being on the 10 is way way worse than being on the 3. The window you need to fit a pass in from 3 yards out is pretty small compared to at 10 yards out and a QB run from 3 yards out is always an option. In fact if there's any spot where it's most difficult to gain 10 yards it's from the 10 yard line because the endzone endline works as an extra safety over the top. Not sure I agree. I've heard a lot of analysts and coach-analysts say the same thing. That 5 yard penalties on 1st and goal actually help the offense because the back of the defense isn't sitting with their heels on the back of the end zone. Especially when a team is almost for sure passing, it becomes a tight space full of defenders. I've never heard that in my life and it defies all logic.

0%. Not as long as Title IX is enforced.

I know people bring up how bad offense and hitting is in baseball right now but at 4.36 runs per game across the league, that is higher than every year but one in the '80's and all but two in the '70's. All the great contact hitting and bunting in those eras doesn't equal runs. The goal is to score runs within the rules of the game, not put the ball in play at all costs and sacrifice. This doesn't mean it's all or nothing, I think the best offense will have a mix of power hitters and contact hitters. I think a lot of us just have our judgment clouded in that we watch a bottom 5 offense every night that can't really put the ball in play or hit for power.

A strike. With two strikes my little leaguers know how to protect the plate. The guy has been behind home plate all night. He knows the deal better than anyone. No excuse. Coach Cooper?

I don't think there's much that could've been done on that one. That's why learning how to bunt and doing it late in close games is a good idea.

The fans and media wanted it a few years back, now instant replay is here to stay. They should never have adopted it Agreed completely.

Honestly, with the new extra innings rules, teams need to go back to saving their closer on the road until they take the lead, especially when you have a high strikeout guy like Hader.

He's barely a major league player. Yeah it's not like back in 2019 when Huira clearly couldn't play 2B but was hitting so you knew we'd find a place for him, Urias's bat doesn't seem to be coming around.

I suspected it last year and now am sure of it, Urias is not a major league SS

Replay decisions have absolutely no connection to what happened on the field. They literally flip a coin.

I've been watching NHL games on one TV and Brewer with sound off on the other That's the ideal way to watch the brewers this year. I got rid of 2 TV setup a year or two back when I cut the cord. Should bring it back just for this team. I've been doing a lot of taping and fastforwarding lately. This would've been a good one to do that for.

God forbid you make the simple decision of having your 9 hitter bunt

Now this is hypothetical, since it never seems to happen in a Woodruff start, but wouldn't an extra 20 minutes be similar to sitting in the dugout during a big inning for the offense?

I have two reoccurring old football injuries from college, neck strains and back strains. They get better with rest and after a few weeks I'm back to 100%. They are probably never going to 100% go away and they can be triggered in a variety of different ways. I'm guessing Yelich has roughly the same issue with his back and tried to push it a little too soon and that's why he needed another couple of weeks. Now I'm sure he's met with specialists and has been given the best care possible but if they did an MRI and there is no structural damage to repair, then there's not much else that can be done.

Yeah but it's double elimination for the Lakers and Warriors, doubt either losses twice If I am the Lakers I am losing that game so I don't have to play the Suns. If I am the Lakers I would rather play the Jazz than the Suns. It would be an extra game they would have to play but I think a series against the Jazz would be preferable than versus the Suns. You could definitely be right but I can't imagine the Lakers fearing anyone. There's a reason they're currently the betting favorite to win the West even as a 7th place team. On another note this is one of the most unpredictable NBA playoffs I can ever remember. There is a reasonable case for about ten teams right now to win the championship.

Yeah but it's double elimination for the Lakers and Warriors, doubt either losses twice

No, being on the 10 is way way worse than being on the 3. The window you need to fit a pass in from 3 yards out is pretty small compared to at 10 yards out and a QB run from 3 yards out is always an option. In fact if there's any spot where it's most difficult to gain 10 yards it's from the 10 yard line because the endzone endline works as an extra safety over the top.

Tell me you just started following the Brewers without saying you just started following them I started following the Brewers when I skipped a day of my senior year in high school to watch them lose 12-0 to the Angels on Opening Day 1970. I think I’ve earned the right to be a cynic. Maybe I should have put my comment about the Brewers being built on pitching and defense in blue. I didn’t expect people to take it that seriously. But, the next time I hear that this year’s team is built on pitching and defense, I’ll just think that anyone at today’s game who would never guess that unless they left after the 6th inning. It's a meme