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  1. casimir
    Collusion.
  2. casimir
    True. But have they mentioned what the dimensions on the MLB jersey & helmet adverts will be?
  3. casimir
    Detroit Pistons (18-48) vs Boston Celtics (40-27)
  4. casimir
    Lee for commissioner.
  5. casimir
    That’ll be a trip to the A’s or Mariners. So are they keeping the schedule and just folding the missing series in all willy nilly? Two single day doubleheader trips out west to make up the Seattle series will be joyous.
  6. casimir
    That’s the actual memo? I expected crayons from Manfred.
  7. casimir
    Save it for the next rule V.
  8. casimir
    I agree with you, the playoff structure and game play are what I consider the priorities to me as a fan. The money is too big for me to be concerned about. I don't think anyone is worth $30M/season, but I sure as hell would take it if offered. And I don't want to hear the owners crying poor; sell the team and get out if its that bad. I would like to see minor leaguers taken care of better financially, but that's not going to be a part of this CBA. MLB wants to have more control over the minor leagues. It would seem like the MLBPA would be wise to help establish a union for the group of baseball players that could actually use some improved salaries, but that ain't gonna happen. I want to see the current service time loophole taken care of. I think I consider that a financial aspect as it has been used as a mechanism by trading a handful of games for an extra season of team control.
  9. casimir
    That won't be the patch. That will be the actual uniform.
  10. casimir
    Chicago Bulls (39-26) vs Detroit Pistons (18-47)
  11. casimir
    Seems par for the course.
  12. casimir
    Ugh….. we jinxed Hayes.
  13. casimir
    5-5. He had a three in the first half, but it was later ruled to be after the shot clock. He’s having a nice game.
  14. casimir
    So a middle infielder will just be up the middle, or will stay off of the line a bit and time themselves moving to the other in tandem with the windup so that they cross the imaginary line legally but are still in a shift type of alignment. Seems ridiculous to govern since that extra IF is pretty close to the middle anyway. I guess keeping all 4 IFs on the grass will be a bit different. Those shifts have the 2B or 3B out in short RF for LHHs, but RHHs typically have all 4 IFs on the dirt. But again, if that's what the defense wants to do, have at it.
  15. casimir
    Rutgers is a #4 seed in the Big Ten men's basketball tourney? Strange times, indeed.
  16. casimir
    You're right, but it doesn't fit the current grip it & rip it offensive culture.
  17. casimir
    Atlanta Hawks (31-32) vs Detroit Pistons (17-47)
  18. casimir
    Don’t eat from the one that Moises Alou brought.
  19. casimir
    Virtual fist bump over zoom.
  20. casimir
    A lot of people might take umbrage with this, but it makes sense if one considers the location of where the running lane is on the 1st base line.
  21. casimir
    Listen, I feel shame about the whole fiasco, but in my defense (defence for our friends up north), I don’t get out much, and so as one might imagine, I’m not all that cultured.
  22. casimir
    Just ban batting gloves altogether. Take the Moises Alou approach to toughening hands.
  23. casimir
    I don't like the one foul ball after strike two idea. I think a hitter's ability to foul away borderline strikes to stay in the box for another pitch is a skill to not be punitive. I think it goes along with the idea that you don't abolish the shift, you expect the hitters to deal with it and hit away from it. We are probably biased, but we wouldn't have the Dave Bergman at bat in our memories if this rule were in place. An at bat that gets extended in time by foul balls also gets a shot of adrenaline with each pitch. I think that adrenaline is what people find enjoyable while watching a game (the actual foul ball, not the 30 seconds of unnecessary wandering around the mound and batting glove adjustments that might come along with it). As far as calling time outs and being back in the box, etc, if a batter doesn't move their feet on a pitch, there shouldn't be much of a delay in between pitches. Heck, even if they swing and stay in the box and maintain balance, there shouldn't be much delay. A pitch up and in that pushes a batter back and out of the box, you have to be reasonable. A batter gets a bug in his eye or a contact comes loose or something like that, you've got to acknowledge those issues come up. I think umpires probably have a decent idea as to who is milking it in those situations. You have to give the umpires the power to keep things moving along. (And, yes, I realize I am lumping Angel Hernandez into this using good judgement scenario, but I didn't claim my idea to be fool proof.) As for the in field non pitching mound visit conferences, put a limit on those like mound visits?
  24. casimir
    Good points.
  25. casimir
    Sure, maybe they should be losing to help out draft status. And, yes, last night they didn't have to deal with Myles Turner. But its been so long since they've had a 6-2 run where they've been in all of the games. And they won games on back to back nights without a good bench piece (Frank Jackson) at their disposal.
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