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MLB 2022: Playing Ball, But Is Anyone Still Watching?

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Scarlet said:
I get it but I don't get it. You can get out of town results in real time. What advantage would a team get?
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The idea is not let have X know the result of Y's game for as long as possible so the two games are independent trials. If I know whether you won or lost that changes my strategy. For instance, if your early game loss clinches my playoff spot, I bench all my best players to get ready for the post season.
 
The biggest thing with this is also preventing teams from using "unnatural" strategies specifically geared towards a specific outcome. Like, think along the lines of run differential...

It's hockey, but I recall my Dad referencing a Blackhawks game in the 70s where things were tied up in a manner that W or L didn't matter, only scoring goals did. So the team played most of the 2nd/3rd period with an empty net (or something along those lines. I can't remember the exact deal, but it was an odd game product as a result).
 
The NL East, in GIF form:

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Looks like Aaron Judge is getting the day off. If Arraez avoids going 0-8, he’ll be the fifth Minnesota Twin to win the AL batting title. (Oliva-3, Carew-7, Puckett-1, Mauer-3)
 
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state of hockey said:
Was everyone crying when he wasn’t in?
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It was mixed. The final starting lineup was Lindor (161 GP) and the girlfriends of the understudies for an off-off-Broadway deaf-mute performance of the musical Newsies, so it was not as if only he sat.

FFF gave it his all going 3x4 to finish .325, while Jeff finished .326.
 
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Small rant about the TV coverage- why are they using a 2D plane for what a strike is or not? The strike zone is a 3D box that covers the entire plate, not just the front edge. I barely watch baseball, and know that (and confirmed it via MLB rules). Come on analysts, you can do better.
 
MichVandal said:
Small rant about the TV coverage- why are they using a 2D plane for what a strike is or not? The strike zone is a 3D box that covers the entire plate, not just the front edge. I barely watch baseball, and know that (and confirmed it via MLB rules). Come on analysts, you can do better.
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There are a lot of bigger problems with broadcast games than a strike box. Though it too could go away.

- too many things on screen during play (score box, stats, etc)
- analysts talking during the game.
- ads during play.

Should be a max of 1 person booth. I'd prefer no booth at all. Score should only be shown on change or at start/end of an inning.
 
JF_Gophers said:
There are a lot of bigger problems with broadcast games than a strike box. Though it too could go away.

- too many things on screen during play (score box, stats, etc)
- analysts talking during the game.
- ads during play.

Should be a max of 1 person booth. I'd prefer no booth at all. Score should only be shown on change or at start/end of an inning.
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The Mets have a 3-man booth and it's perfect because they all know how to shut up.

The problem here is ESPN, full stop. They're terrible at baseball. They are baseball for people who hate baseball.
 
Kepler said:
The Mets have a 3-man booth and it's perfect because they all know how to shut up.

The problem here is ESPN, full stop. They're terrible at baseball. They are baseball for people who hate baseball.
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Have you watched Apples coverage? Abomination.
 
This poor woman announcing the Mariners game. She's cromulent, but she's saddled with these two choads.
 
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