MLB

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

He has dated some absolute rockets, that has to count for something.

[willeyeam]

There is hope

[meow]

He has dated some absolute rockets, that has to count for something.

That gets him into the Hall of Poon

[faftorial]

There is hope

[dodint]

Universal DH? Awesome!
Expanded Playoffs? Trash.

Not sure how to feel right now.

[Lemon Berry Lobster]

He has dated some absolute rockets, that has to count for something.

That gets him into the Hall of Poon

HoP >>>>>> HoF

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

For a sport that plays 162 games, an expanded playoff makes absolutely no sense

If you’re going to go 8 teams per league just reduce the regular season to 80 games

[Freddy Rumsen]

I'd be fine going back to two divisions per league and a four-team playoff.

[willeyeam]

Expanded playoff with 162 games would really suck

[willeyeam]

I'm a traditionalist when it comes to baseball but I wonder what a 100 game or so season would do for public interest

[MWB]

I don’t think it would do anything. Baseball is the wrong sport for the society that wants constant stimulation.

[Freddy Rumsen]

Interesting timeline for home run leaders.

Two things stand out.

1) Babe Ruth was so far ahead of his contemporaries.

2) The steroid era made stats laughable.

[shafnutz05]

Cool graphic. It's actually maddening to see all of those roid names supplant the other guys during the late 90s and early oughts

[willeyeam]

Hot take: I think they would have anyway

[MWB]

I definitely think some would have, but the boom had much more of an effect on the top of the list than it would have without.

[MWB]

What is the players pushback on expanded playoffs?

[willeyeam]

What is the players pushback on expanded playoffs?

[MWB]

That seems pretty short-sighted by the players. While I don’t agree with expanded playoffs, I do think that is the one way to possibly bring in more fans and increase individual player recognition. More fans brings more revenue and greater likelihood of spending. You also have more teams who might spend more thinking they now have a shot at the playoffs.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

more playoffs mean more time spent by pitchers adjusting and readjusting their cap, taking deep breaths and walking around the mound trying to focus while batters stare even longer at the third base coach and adjust the gloves one extra time to make sure they are focused. you can sprinkle in even more pick off attempts to keep the guy that stole 4 bases in the regular season close to the bag, just in case it is a steal situation

pass on more playoff baseball

[dodint]

Yeeeesssssssss, let the hate flow through you.

[DigitalGypsy66]

Baseball, at the MLB level, needs some serious help. I love watching college baseball, especially at my school. Two games in four hours. No long breaks between innings, few shenanigans, decent baseball. In fact, we start in about three weeks...I think with fans.

[NAN]

Baseball, at the MLB level, needs some serious help. I love watching college baseball, especially at my school. Two games in four hours. No long breaks between innings, few shenanigans, decent baseball. In fact, we start in about three weeks...I think with fans.

I watch a lot of ACC baseball and love it. And just college baseball overall. Much better than MLB IMO.

[DigitalGypsy66]

Yeah, I watch a good bit of D1 baseball as well. Usually go to Clemson for a few games each year as well. But nothing beats five games in three days for D2 teams. And usually there's a similar softball schedule going on across the parking lot lol. (Our softball teams are usually better than our baseball teams).

[NAN]

I was just going to say, one of my favorite days with the kids was bringing them down to the Peterson Sports Complex one weekend. There was a baseball game against UVA and a softball double header against FSU I believe. We literally spent the afternoon just going back and forth between the softball double header and the baseball game, got some snacks, etc. ANd it was like $20 total for the entire family to get in for 3 games.

We go down to at least 2 or 3 Pitt baseball and 2 or 3 Pitt softball games a season. Much rather go there than the Buccos.

[Freddy Rumsen]

Yep. Our first year here went we went to games at Limestone and Winthrop. Had planned on going to Gardner-Webb and some others last year, but Covid.