I couldn't care less about MLB for decades but they just put a rule in banning the shift. If you think I am wrong then please explain to me why the hell I should have to position a player somewhere you hit the ball twice a year. I was right for 30 years ago for saying FU to them. It's pretty much equivalent to putting 4 wide receivers to one side in football and making the defense play equal defensive backs to both sides of the field.
The dumbest rule change ever. Not even close.
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They were waiting for Elizabeth to die lest she strike down the new rule.
Dumbest rule change in my opinion is the automatic runner on second base in extra innings.
The dumbest rule change ever was officially banning PEDs. MLB needs more, not less, PEDs.
Worse than having the All Star Game determine home field advantage in the WS?
They at least changed the All-Star Game home field advantage rule some years back and have it correct now.
The shift is awful. Play the damn real game.
The dumbest rule is the man on 2nd in xtra innings. I understand the fact they want to speed it up but like I said…play the game.
The dumbest rule is the man on 2nd in xtra innings. I understand the fact they want to speed it up but like I said…play the game.
The shift doesn’t bother me, that like saying you can’t blitz in football 
Baseball is dying a slow death.
Meanwhile the NBA is set to add two new expansion teams in Vegas and Seattle..
Meanwhile the NBA is set to add two new expansion teams in Vegas and Seattle..
The NBA could disband tomorrow and I wouldn’t shed a tear. Might even cheer. I don’t think baseball is close to death yet. But like every pro sport…money will eventually ruin it. Just like it’s ruining college sports.
Screw all this live-ball era stuff. It's time to bring back spitballs and move the fences back.
I really do want 420-450' fences. with line drives in the gaps, many IsTPHR's. Sweet!.
I don’t watch much baseball anymore, but I attended an Astros game a couple of weeks ago. The shift was on for a left hand batter. No men on base. It would have been so easy for a Major League batter to get on base, but the batter was more interested in hitting the ball as hard as possible. Hard ground ball to a shifted infielder. Easy out. I’m too much of a traditionalist to understand.
Surely I am not the only one to think of this but what happens when the pitcher reaches the limit for holding a runner on first? Doesn't that mean that the guy on first can take a 59 foot lead?
How about the college football rule requiring a player sit out the next play after his helmet inadvertently comes off.
Well there would be no College BBall if that happened so careful what you wish for friend. Also, why would you cheer? How does the NBA negatively affect your daily life?
Banning the shift is a way of hiding how piss poor coaches are developing kids these days. That goes from Tee Ball all the way up through MLB. It's atrocious. Let's choose only home run hitters for our team and then get pissed when you have a shift on cause all they can do is his to one side of the field.
Think the pitch clock was long overdue but also don't see the idea behind banning the shift. For God's sakes learn to bunt or hit the other way.
Ends the shift pretty quickly
Ends the shift pretty quickly
fumbling the ball into the endzone and out of bounds resulting in the other team getting a touch back is the dumbest rule. no reason the offense should lose possession when they were on the doorstep of scoring a td and give it to the other team is dumb.
both basketball and football have rules regarding defensive position. so many players on the line of scrimmage. defensive 3 second rule on man to man defense. and so on.
both basketball and football have rules regarding defensive position. so many players on the line of scrimmage. defensive 3 second rule on man to man defense. and so on.
I think about half of Freddie Freeman's base hits are oppo, so I seriously wonder if his .avg will go down next year without the shift.
I don't keep up with it, I follow the standings, but being married to a non-sports fan - I save mine for UK FB and BB. But...
Man on 2nd in extra?
Is it at least an overweight backup catcher?
Man on 2nd in extra?
Is it at least an overweight backup catcher?