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The entire Japanese League is pretty much the same

Basically the players will now look like Nascar racers and PGA golfers -- no change to play other than general tackiness. I haven't seen if there will be a limit to number, graphicness, colors, size etc. In 2023, the plan is to make the bases larger(not Home Plate). Partially to help players...

That's what it appears, but several of the early articles made it seem like many would hit in 2022 A variation of this appeared on multiple team sites via CBS and NBC https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/phillies/here-are-new-mlb-rules-2022-season and...

Different segment with Bob Costas was also mentioning that many of these players and their more veteran advisors also were parts of those past negotiations involving Club/Owner Collusion so those guys out of hand dismiss the owners and their negotiators. Like you said, maybe time to rotate off...

Watching a bit of MLB Network roundtable and they pointed out much the same. The 8 members in the Room "heard every name called and insult thrown out" so may have been far more predisposed to reject the offer out of hand that players that weren't in the room with the personal animosity.

I'll let others dissect the financials, but on field rule changes some which were talked about for 2023, but it appears some are being moved up to 2022. 12 Team Playoff Universal DH I think No more 7 inning DH and no more Extra Inning Little league rules. The latter I see mentioned, but I...

I didn't want to start the 2022 thread, but I was glad to see the groups finally got something signed and found a way to play the full season. Now on to signing all the leftover players and see if the Braves can do what the League/Players avoided and commit self-immolation by not giving...

NVM

If the hitters all had broken legs, wouldn't the pitcher be expected to get them out? OK -- enough of that From my memory (admittedly not that great anymore) -- player/manager introductions of the whole team were mainly G1 (or possibly G1 and G3 1st game at each stadium). Not sure if...

I'm having trouble processing the whole thing. I'm just waiting for the April Fools. I'm happy for the Braves and Braves fans. Personally though, it's an odd sensation that this is 1% of the reaction I had in 1995. Too much water and too many bridges I'm happy for those folks who just...

Must admit I'm shocked to final see the Braves win a big series, but the Dodgers literally just feel like they're falling apart at the seams. Reminds me a little of 1993 when the Braves essentially ran out of gas in the LCS after the months long battle with the Giants to win the division by...

Houston does nothing wrong for nearly 3 full games -- incredibly impressive allowing 1 run in 26 inning for an offense the quality of th Red Sox. Hate it to be Houston, but I have to feel good for Dusty Baker I'm not sure what to think about the reports of Scherzer being down for G6, but...

Baseball is a very very strange game. It's where things should have been after G5, but completely backwards how to get there. So the betting line for over/under for Anderson/Scherzer/Bueller/Morton for combined innings pitched in G6 and 7 is 8? Weird history of the day though the announcers...

It would at least make it interesting. Get to G7 and the Dodgers have every advantage in teh world to win/ I think they've won 7 straight SuddenDeath games while the Braves have lost their last 6. Figure out some way to win G5 and Scherzer/Bueller gives the Dodgers a bit of an advantage --...

And of course - Red Sox and Astros now nearly 5 innings without scoring. The world is about the implode.

Baseball is a very very strange game. Dodgers win the game the way teh 1st inning would have thought, but got there in one of the strangest possible contortions. Morton literally one pitch from not making it out of the first, Bueller pitches beautifully, but got screwed by every possible...

And that Cards loss barely even registers on the Braves Playoff Brutal list.

on the plus side -- 2020 isn't that far back Braves 1-10 at Dodger Stadium over hte last 4 years (1-12 if you include the last 2 games 2017) including 0-3 this year. Maybe they're due and Charlie Morton can dig up some magic , but .......... Went back to Postseason 2013 -- at Dodger Stadium...

I think the Holy Grail of Second Guessing game is being played in Atlanta tonight -- the whole game on both sides has been a series of "huh?" At least 15 individual manager decisions so far -- no matter who wins/loses this game, the offseason is already set. Joc, Taylor, and Kike continue to...

As best as I can find looking at the roster if you want to calculate the odds Ex-Braves Factor Boston -- 1? - Not sure if Santana was on the roster NYY -- 0 LA -- 0 -- CHECK St Louis -- 1 Boston - 1 -- CHECK White Sox -- 2 Houston - 0 -- CHECK Tampa -- 1 LA -- 0 -- CHECK SF - 2...

And down goes Frazier, Down goes Frazier. I absolutely hate to see the series end on that check swing call -- not even close, but maybe a bit of karma from the Ruf Call earlier in the year though this one is far worse in the big picture. Just an awful call Actually glad to see Bellinger be...

Jab Jab Jab, stick and move for LA Ali Huge Left Hook from SF Frazier Graterol destroys a half dozen bats Funniest moment of the night with Rogers ball that bounced at 40 feet -- I really don't think I've ever seen that happen with the pitcher catching his spikes and falling. Posey seemed...

Given the Dodgers scored 0 runs in their 2 losses, that part isn't too hard to believe. It still hard for me to understand the advantage of shifting reliever to the front end instead of saving him for the back. With teams that haven;t the front end starters I can see the point or if you are...

Not off to a good start -- it appears overmanaging/over thinking is already starting, Knebel to start G5, then expected to bring in Urias. I'm not really sure why this even makes any sense in any context. Why not start Urias on his normal rest just like a normal game against a team he...

Well, I guess it's inevitable this series goes to G5 -- sudden death.. 109W for each team on the year Again -- waht a fun series. Will LA be able to sacrifice a few goats and bring LA weather to SF like the Giants brought some oldfashioned Candlestick weather to LA yesterday.

Haven't seen a Rally Banana suit Joc Pederson Pearls https://www.ajc.com/sports/mike-check-blog/joc-pederson-is-a-pearl-again-for-braves/FH6JNXMOEJDVVMYVD426TQRV5U "Back to the Pederson’s pearls. He said they are real ones that he got them from his jeweler. According to Pederson, the pearls...

He said in an interview after the game that they were real

So much fun baseball to watch today. Almost an old school 1-0 game with a ton of literal old school players 3 more games tomorrow. OTOH -- what a weird dichotomy b/w the All pitching NL to the All Offense AL.

Man -- nobody can say the RedSox and Rays don't play some exciting baseball. Jump out to big, lead, leaking oil for innings upon innings, then rally at the end again. I'm confused why you pitch to Kike in the 9th. I just see no upside esp after the runner took 2nd.

Agree with the YouTube explanation right up tot he intentional part. I think it's pretty clear Grandal tried to deflect the ball though nowhere near the Reggie play. If I was the ump at 1st or Home he'd been called out and I would likely be in witness protection the rest of my life given...