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Might help to see where the ball hits the glove unobstructed?

Maybe calling high school balls and strikes would be easier then too!

To be clear, I'm not saying that calling balls and strikes as it's currently done is easy, just that there are potentially ways to make it more accurate without sacrificing game time. I don't understand why they would want to make the job harder and less accurate when they have other alternatives.

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09-23-2020 , 03:10 PM

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The hardest thing (balls and strikes) can be made a lot better either via technology or by just placing the umpire who calls balls and strikes somewhere else (like at 2nd base). At this point, you just have a bunch of guys who get paid a ton of money to do an unnecessarily difficult job. Yeah I guess you can cite "tradition" or some nonsense, but we also have integrated leagues so idk.

Easiest compromise is to leave the ump behind the plate, but have the cameras relay the balls and strikes and to him. He's still there for baserunning calls and other ****...for now.

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09-23-2020 , 07:24 PM

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Mays and Pujols in virtual dead heat in the following stats: homers, hits, atbats, games played, Xtra base hits, average, onbase%, slugging % ... Pujols 200 ahead in RBI's but Mays ahead 200 in runs scored.

I'm afraid this much shortened season may well cost Phat Albert the all-time RBI record. He needed one more 90-100 type season to be odds-on. Maybe next year. But most of a year lost at age 40 is hard to replace. Yet this year he is still on virtual 100 RBI pace considering games cancelled and games sat ... he's the most relentless RBI man in history ... nobody did that for 20 years but maybe Aaron. Even now, age 40, and the last 5 years hitting .240 and sitting all kinds of games, the 100 RBI pace was relentless. Anyway, it's been a fun 20 year sweat for damn sure ... and watching somebody chase such an all-time mark is always special.

The mostly cancelled season also probably cost Pujols a shot at 3500 hits ... a plateau reached by only 5 players in MLB history. He probably would have reached 3300 this year with a full season, giving him an outside shot at it. Oh well, that's the breaks. Also cost him the string of 100+ hit seasons at 19, if I remember right second to Rose or Aaron at 22.

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09-23-2020 , 10:51 PM

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Trying not to gloat because Cleveland will probably lay an egg in the playoffs but they are really showing up in this White Sox series. Another walk off tonight!

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09-23-2020 , 11:06 PM

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Trying not to gloat because Cleveland will probably lay an egg in the playoffs but they are really showing up in this White Sox series. Another walk off tonight!

I’m down for an ALCS with the WSox and Tribe and NLCS with the Padres and Marlins.

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09-26-2020 , 01:02 AM

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09-26-2020 , 08:02 PM

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MLB on fox is the worst. Would be nice to be able to watch a game without some ******* on one of the teams being interviewed during play every half inning.

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09-27-2020 , 03:35 AM

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Hard to believe its the end of the regular season already. As always, really looking forward to watching ball the next few weeks!

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09-27-2020 , 02:34 PM

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Guess I need to settle up on that bet where I took under on 50 games. Good job MLB!

Think it was with rickroll.

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09-27-2020 , 02:45 PM

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Tuesday-Friday will be extraordinary. All AL matchups start Tuesday, and 8 games will be played Wednesday. Between 4-8 as needed Thursday, and any NL do or dies Friday.

BONER

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09-27-2020 , 06:36 PM

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each league has a team under .500 who qualified for the playoffs

the first round of playoffs should be an interesting variance fest

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09-27-2020 , 06:43 PM

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NL central is the best division in baseball with 4 playoff teams.

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09-27-2020 , 06:46 PM

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09-27-2020 , 06:56 PM

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Altuve gonna bring back the buzzer for the playoffs

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09-27-2020 , 07:02 PM

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Looking forward to them being swept by the 29-31 Brewers who got in over SF due to their 19-21 intradivisional record

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09-27-2020 , 08:40 PM

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09-27-2020 , 08:43 PM

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Ueckkkkkkkkk!

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09-27-2020 , 09:15 PM

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I just realized best 2 of 3 for 1st round.. Good thing this is not a high variance sport like baseball.. out wait

This is going to sucks bad for favs losing gm 1..

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09-27-2020 , 09:43 PM

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I was wondering how the Astros got a 6 seed instead of 8 with the worst record, but apparently since top 2 in division were guaranteed they don't count as a wild card. #VoteManfredOut2020

Don't know much about the Twins, but Rays without their shithole stadium advantage wouldn't have been that scary. Did the live fans in Texas for the playoffs thing get approved yet?

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09-27-2020 , 09:48 PM

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I'm fired up for some of this new playoff format!

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09-27-2020 , 09:52 PM

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Gordon played his last game earlier today

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09-28-2020 , 02:22 PM

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How are the ChiSox fans feeling about Renteria? Seems like he went from AL manager of the year to getting a lot of blame for a poor last couple weeks.

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09-28-2020 , 02:27 PM

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How are the ChiSox fans feeling about Renteria? Seems like he went from AL manager of the year to getting a lot of blame for a poor last couple weeks.

Ricky's boys don't quit! He has made a few questionable decisions down the stretch ( and before!). That Rodan appearance in particular. That said I have no problem with him. We don't know what he knows as far as the team goes. X's and O's don't really mean a lot in baseball and I think he has the clubhouse with him.

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09-28-2020 , 02:30 PM

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Anybody know how extra innings will work. Will they be normal or this guy on second stuff? Hockey always goes full OT in lieu of regular season shorthanded and shootout in playoffs. I hope they do full/normal extra innings.