NFR 2022 Baseball Thread

Stonedfish · Feb 28, 2022

Looking forward to the USFL season kicking off in April.
If the baseball season gets cancelled, no loss to me.
SF

Old Man · Feb 28, 2022

When I worked for a living I used to follow Baseball. Was a Atlanta fan with their quality pitchers. Now a days I couldn't tell who was playing on the Mariners.

iveofione · Feb 28, 2022

Stonedfish said:
If the baseball season gets cancelled, no loss to me.
SF

Perhaps no loss to you but for the 45 million people that attended MLB games last year and another 100 million plus that watched from home it is a big deal. Baseball is a part of Americana whether you like it or not. Baseball, apple pie, the 4th of July and Mother's Day are woven into the very fabric of this country, the loss of any one is not good.

Sadly, baseball is killing itself fueled by greed, TV money and numbers guys telling managers how to manage. The hurry-up-and-play contingent with their short attention span and need for constant stimulation want to put time constraints on a game that is basically a chess match played by guys with the skill and finesse of a ballerina. The modern game with it's emphasis on home runs, strike outs and infield shifts isn't playing well at the box office. In 2019 over 68 million went to MLB games, by last year that number had fallen to 45 million and will certainly be much less this year. Giving 300 million dollar salaries to super stars, relative peanuts to lesser players and food stamps to minor league players doesn't seem like self sustaining policy.

Stonedfish · Feb 28, 2022

iveofione said:
Perhaps no loss to you but for the 45 million people that attended MLB games last year and another 100 million plus that watched from home it is a big deal. Baseball is a part of Americana whether you like it or not. Baseball, apple pie, the 4th of July and Mother's Day are woven into the very fabric of this country, the loss of any one is not good.

Sadly, baseball is killing itself fueled by greed, TV money and numbers guys telling managers how to manage. The hurry-up-and-play contingent with their short attention span and need for constant stimulation what to put time constraints on a game that is basically a chess match played by guys with the skill and finesse of a ballerina. The modern game with it's emphasis on home runs, strike outs and infield shifts isn't playing well at the box office. In 2019 over 68 million went to MLB games, by last year that number had fallen to 45 million and will certainly be much less this year. Giving 300 million dollar salaries to super stars, relative peanuts to lesser players and food stamps to minor league players doesn't seem like self sustaining policy.

Today’s baseball is a boring game.
Bring back the likes of Bob Gibson and others like him and maybe I’d get interested again.
SF

Mossback · Feb 28, 2022

Meh...
Apple pie is overrated IMHO.
Baseball, like a lot of pro sports (to me anyway) is killing itself. They've become a boring way to spend 3 hours.
I lost interest decades ago, but the whole Astros fiasco just shows MLB has no interest in the integrity of the game. The commissioner seems to be a weak tool of owners, they should probably lose their anti trust exemption. Perhaps disruption of the entire system is in order, and something new can replace the current one.
Billionaires, millionaires....really could care less about their 'problems' .

Dr. Magill · Feb 28, 2022

MLB could learn from the NFL.
Two words. - Salary Cap. Even up the money- even up the playing field - more competitive seasons.

Dr. Magill · Feb 28, 2022

Mossback said:
Meh...
Apple pie is overrated IMHO.
Baseball, like a lot of pro sports (to me anyway) is killing itself. They've become a boring way to spend 3 hours.
I lost interest decades ago, but the whole Astros fiasco just shows MLB has no interest in the integrity of the game. The commissioner seems to be a weak tool of owners, they should probably lose their anti trust exemption. Perhaps disruption of the entire system is in order, and something new can replace the current one.
Billionaires, millionaires....really could care less about their .

Dodgers $195 million in 2021 payroll

FinLuver · Feb 28, 2022

Peyton00 said:
Tick... tock.....

.....at least agree to a pitch clock.

The new fan base they need to survive doesn't want to watch a 2+ minute at bat. Stay on the mound and stay in the batter's box.

Us “old folks” don’t either…

Stonedfish · Mar 1, 2022

What a shame…

SF

MLB cancels first 2 series after no deadline deal

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the first two series of the regular season have been canceled after the players' union rejected the league's CBA offer ahead of a 5 p.m. ET deadline.

www.espn.com

_WW_ · Mar 1, 2022

Fuck 'em!

Peyton00 · Mar 1, 2022

The league on both sides, has so much work to do.

Stonedfish · Mar 1, 2022

“Ghost Wins” ….what a fucked up sport to even propose or consider such a thing.
SF

How do we feel about the "ghost wins" proposal?

In some recent news from CBA negotiations, the MLBPA proposed a unique idea for expanded playoffs.

www.google.com

Guy Gregory · Mar 1, 2022

The time issue about baseball is nonsense. Football, for example

lay 10 seconds, have a meeting. Play 30 more seconds-tv timeout. Review a play. Oh, yeah, two minute warning. Rugby players think all that is flat bullshit. Too much waiting? Ever watch curling?

But, mlb baseball owners and the players are killing the golden goose. Every time the m’s put a team together the season gets f$&/!ed.

Well I love the game. Ittplayed on high school and little kid league fields all over the country. Thats where I’m going.