Aaron Silverman
Senior HTF Member
Crawdaddy, I never thought of that but it makes perfect sense!
Thanks for straightening me out.
Thanks for straightening me out.
It IS definitely a change for the better, Scott. Although making a change mid-season is something I never remember MLB doing before.Ockeghem said:Mike,The MLB Network just had a piece on the tweaking of the transfer issue you cited above. This is a change for the better. They're also talking about tweaking the replay rules somewhat, but they didn't elaborate.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10839416/mlb-clarifies-transfer-rule-saying-infielders-complete-control-ball-double-play-forceouts
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig called the interpretation ‘‘a good solution.
‘‘And since it’s still April, I think we acted quickly,’’ he said.
Well, I suppose this qualifies as "experimentation." As for reasoned thinking. . .Mike Frezon said:The issue is simply bad management. They rushed into this rule change as part of the implementation of replay. And they rushed replay onto the field, too. To change rules that have been in effect for a hundred-plus years without reasoned thinking and experimentation isn't going to work--as has been shown with the transfer rule.
From my understanding it's nothing new for pitchers to be using pine tar or other substances to get a grip on the ball, especially in cold weather. Being a huge Cardinal fan and watching the games religiously, I can't help but notice the huge stain on the bill of Lance Lynn's cap and how he goes to that stain quite often! If a batter can use a substance to grip the bat better it seems almost a double standard to not allow the pitcher to do the same.Ockeghem said:Pineda has been suspended for ten games, which I suppose equates to about two starts.
http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/10833864/michael-pineda-new-york-yankees-banned-10-games-mlb