bmags Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Thought of this last night as I was watching Red Sox pitchers again spending 30 minutes between pitches and TWO challenges that just made my wife hate baseball after a great game to that point: - Every inning that the Red Sox or yankees slow down to a crawl and ruin young peoples love for the game MLB forces: - Red Sox to pay another $1million to Pablo Sandoval - Yankees to pay another $1million to Alex Rodriguez It both punishes the teams but also should work with the MLBPA as the money is getting funneled to players, one fat and the other a douchebag. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ May 4, 2016 -> 09:27 AM) Thought of this last night as I was watching Red Sox pitchers again spending 30 minutes between pitches and TWO challenges that just made my wife hate baseball after a great game to that point: - Every inning that the Red Sox or yankees slow down to a crawl and ruin young peoples love for the game MLB forces: - Red Sox to pay another $1million to Pablo Sandoval - Yankees to pay another $1million to Alex Rodriguez It both punishes the teams but also should work with the MLBPA as the money is getting funneled to players, one fat and the other a douchebag. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ May 4, 2016 -> 09:27 AM) Thought of this last night as I was watching Red Sox pitchers again spending 30 minutes between pitches and TWO challenges that just made my wife hate baseball after a great game to that point: - Every inning that the Red Sox or yankees slow down to a crawl and ruin young peoples love for the game MLB forces: - Red Sox to pay another $1million to Pablo Sandoval - Yankees to pay another $1million to Alex Rodriguez It both punishes the teams but also should work with the MLBPA as the money is getting funneled to players, one fat and the other a douchebag. Thoughts? Back when I still gave a s*** about following Bill Simmons and listening to his podcasts, it used to drive me crazy when he'd complain about how long baseball games are. It's like yes, they're long, but buddy you only watch Red Sox games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Could you image seven inning games instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 QUOTE (Tex @ May 4, 2016 -> 09:45 AM) Could you image seven inning games instead? Not this year. That is just when the Sox offense is getting heated up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 QUOTE (Tex @ May 4, 2016 -> 09:45 AM) Could you image seven inning games instead? IF we are talking serious ways to speed up game, one thing that drives me nuts is on replays, the teams are allowed to both pause the game for their review before sending it to review. And also, the red sox waiting for the review to finish before switching pitchers, even as they already knew they were switching pitchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 (edited) Serious idea to speed up games: All relief pitchers must face a minimum of two batters OR finish an inning. Edited May 4, 2016 by HickoryHuskers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 The traditionalists and the futurists will battle about baseball for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ May 4, 2016 -> 09:27 AM) Thought of this last night as I was watching Red Sox pitchers again spending 30 minutes between pitches and TWO challenges that just made my wife hate baseball after a great game to that point: - Every inning that the Red Sox or yankees slow down to a crawl and ruin young peoples love for the game MLB forces: - Red Sox to pay another $1million to Pablo Sandoval - Yankees to pay another $1million to Alex Rodriguez It both punishes the teams but also should work with the MLBPA as the money is getting funneled to players, one fat and the other a douchebag. Thoughts? Holy crap those games would go fast. Like "Did I leave the stove on?" fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 QUOTE (bmags @ May 4, 2016 -> 09:27 AM) Thought of this last night as I was watching Red Sox pitchers again spending 30 minutes between pitches and TWO challenges that just made my wife hate baseball after a great game to that point: - Every inning that the Red Sox or yankees slow down to a crawl and ruin young peoples love for the game MLB forces: - Red Sox to pay another $1million to Pablo Sandoval - Yankees to pay another $1million to Alex Rodriguez It both punishes the teams but also should work with the MLBPA as the money is getting funneled to players, one fat and the other a douchebag. Thoughts? I was looking for an upvote button, then I remembered this isn't Reddit. Have an upvote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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