maplesyrup
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Busta Reims said:
Walker. Yes. Thank you.
2011 Blue Jays/MLB Thread
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Walker. Yes. Thank you.
Kin
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Floyd said:
It was Ray Fosse he hit and actually hurt. I don't know that's the best example of anything other than Pete Rose being a jerk but, yeah, it meant more at the time.
It really is the simplest solution in the world. The problem is it would take some actual competent leadership from Bud Selig. Here's how it would go.
1. Make the point to teams, players and management that the All-Star game is important. Don't suggest it. Don't imply it. Lay it out simply. It's a game you're trying to win. Loafing or not taking it seriously will be seen the same as taking a regular game off.
That shouldn't be hard. The All-Star game is important. It's important financially, it's important promotionally.
2. Reduce the rosters to 24 a squad, split into 10 pitchers and 14 position players.
Again, simple. Being an All-star should be an elite thing. The best of the best. Not one of 70.
3. Mandate how players are used. The starting pitchers go three innings(or, if they run into trouble, they at least have to start the third inning) and starting position players play a minimum of six innings.
Right now the dumbest thing about the All-Star game is that it's often decided in the late innings by the scrubs and Kansas City Royals who have no business being there. None of the athletes care about the NHL or NBA all-star game either but at least in those cases we get to watch Sid Crosby and Lebron James not giving a damn late in the game instead of Joel Hanrahan pitching to Paul Konerko. three position players, at a minimum, would play the whole game.
4. Build the teams like real teams.
5-6 starting pitchers. 4 or 5 relievers. A guy at each position. A spare catcher. A spare outfielder. A spare infielder. A couple of bats off the bench. The starter, as mentioned, goes, three innings. Then each starting pitcher goes an inning or two. Use relievers in the 8th or 9th. Plan on not using some guys in case it goes to extras.
That's it. Tell them to care about it. Tell them to treat it like a real game. Make sure they know that playing in the All-Star game means, horrors of horrors, they have to play another baseball game.
maplesyrup
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Sounds good to me.
Crucialness Key
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I think another consideration is that the players don't want to needlessly injure themselves in mid-season. And I doubt the fans want them to either. How would we feel if Bautista had banged up his knee making that difficult catch and missed 2-3 months?
Perhaps it would help having the All-Star Game at season's end. The players wouldn't need to save any energy for later, they would worry less about minor injuries with the whole offseason ahead, and we'd also have the players who had the best full seasons competing.
Perhaps it would help having the All-Star Game at season's end. The players wouldn't need to save any energy for later, they would worry less about minor injuries with the whole offseason ahead, and we'd also have the players who had the best full seasons competing.
Kin
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Crucialness Key said:
Unlucky. But I'd feel just as unlucky if he hurt it in batting practice or off the field. Either way, if Bud Selig made it clear to the players that it was part of their job then it'd be as legitimate as hurting it in a Jays game. I'd like to think that the Blue Jays will be in contention to play in the world series some day and I'd want guys going all out to win that home field advantage.
Crucialness Key said:
If there's one thing the NFL has taught us it's that having an all-star game after the season is a sure way to ensure that nobody cares about it, especially the players.
maplesyrup
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Anyone know off hand what the pitching match-up is this Saturday?
hockeyfan1
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Floyd said:
http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/probable_pitchers/index.jsp?c_id=tor
CC Sabathia (Yankees) against Ricky Romero (Blue Jays).
maplesyrup
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hockeyfan1 said:
Nice. It'll be my first game this year and my kid's first ever! I'm pretty pumped (as are my kids.)
hockeyfan1
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Floyd said:
Have a bright sunny weekend (and enjoy the game)!
maplesyrup
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WASHINGTON -- The judge presiding over Roger Clemens' perjury has declared a mistrial over evidence revealed to the jury that may have prejudiced the jury against the former baseball star.
http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=371713
Lucky prick.
http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=371713
Lucky prick.
bustaheims
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Saint Nik said:
Yankees are doing a pretty good job of beating themselves tonight.
bustaheims
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Busta Reims said:
Jays doing a pretty good job of letting this one slip away.
L K
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Also I feel it is starting to get to the point that:
What Cito is to Carlson; Farrell is to Perez. Why is Perez always the first guy out of the pen. Dotel is the best on the team with only 17% of his inherited runners scoring (9th in the AL), Camp and Rzepcinski are also in the top 20. Perez...is not allowing just under 30%.
Also it is always nice when Bautista has to leave a game due to injury.
What Cito is to Carlson; Farrell is to Perez. Why is Perez always the first guy out of the pen. Dotel is the best on the team with only 17% of his inherited runners scoring (9th in the AL), Camp and Rzepcinski are also in the top 20. Perez...is not allowing just under 30%.
Also it is always nice when Bautista has to leave a game due to injury.
hockeyfan1
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Saint Nik said:
That's exactly what I feared would happen... what if Bautista ever got injured/hurt.... how big a dent in the Jays' offence would that make (should it ever be that Jos? would be out of the lineup?