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Post by horsemen4ever on May 8, 2021 18:08:16 GMT -5
So me ranting on the MLB thread got to me thinking, which rule is more dumb? The NBA play in or the MLB extra inning runner on 2nd.
Well the play in rule doesn't effect things day to day, but it is not used in the playoffs thankfully.
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Post by Andy Martin on May 9, 2021 5:34:40 GMT -5
I f***ing hate the runner on second in extras. I feel like I'm in the minority there.
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Post by Spider2024 on May 9, 2021 5:56:50 GMT -5
The extra base runner rule feels more unfair at least. It's just too gimmicky. Here's a way I would adjust it: Don't start implementing it until after the 12th inning, after one full cycle of the hitting rotation has had a chance to bat in extra innings. Then it's similar to how other sports would 'spice up' their overtime period for the sake of getting the game finished (similar to shootouts in soccer & hockey or changing the scoring methods in college football, etc.) So it wouldn't be uncommon, but again I'd implement it in the 13th inning, for the sake of the game not going on forever.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 9, 2021 18:56:03 GMT -5
Ghost runner is an unacceptable random changing of rules. It’s that one.
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Post by RKTaker on May 10, 2021 14:17:58 GMT -5
I f***ing hate the runner on second in extras. I feel like I'm in the minority there. actually a lot of people if you look around hate it, here though? definite minority
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 10, 2021 15:07:01 GMT -5
I f***ing hate the runner on second in extras. I feel like I'm in the minority there. actually a lot of people if you look around hate it, here though? definite minority More people should hate it. If that flies, there should be a bunch of other stupid arbitrary rules to change the game every inning that goes on *To start the 11th, the infield must play drawn in depth *To start the 12th, only 2 outfielders are allowed to play *To start the 13th, hitters now get to hit off a tee
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Post by RI Richmark on May 10, 2021 18:03:34 GMT -5
When I first heard of the runner in extra innings I hated it but after watching it in the minor leagues and in MLB I now say it's one of the best things baseball done in years! It creates instant drama as there's a chance for a run or more at anytime. It also brings up new strategies. Certainly much better than watching 6+ innings of 3 up 3 down while dying of boredom. Hopefully the ghost runner joins the DH and the Wild Card as ideas many hated at first but now are accepted.
I don't like the NBA'S play in. Playing two games for the honor of getting destroyed by the top seeds. This ain't hockey, in the NBA the top 2 seeds lose in the first round as often as Halley's Comet comes through the Solar System. But I'll see how it goes. Maybe I'll change my mind on this too.
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Post by Push R Truth on May 11, 2021 6:35:26 GMT -5
Every extra inning they should up the stakes. Starts with a guy on Second. Next inning he starts on Third. Next Inning they are on Second and Third. Next Inning the bases are loaded. Next inning they add a keg on first and the runners have to drink a beer before they can proceed to the next base and so on and so forth.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball☝🏻 on May 11, 2021 7:41:08 GMT -5
Wait, the play extra innings with a runner on 2nd base? What kind of horseshit is that?
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Post by HMARK Center on May 11, 2021 9:00:04 GMT -5
The runner on second in extras rule absolutely sucks.
First things first: it's a solution in search of a problem. Before the rule was implemented, well in excess of 90% of extra inning regular season games ended no later than the 12th inning. Yes, specialized bullpens have made scoring in extras harder than it used to be, but that's not what was really making games longer.
Secondly, it's creates a scenario where the two teams aren't starting out on equal footing. Pitching with a runner on second and nobody out in a tie game is very different from doing so in a situation where your team is up one. You can say "that's the case in a regular extra inning", but with the current rule all a team needs to do to get that one run advantage is a weak grounder to the right side and a sac fly; your reliever came in and did their job, but they give up the run, regardless, and now the pitcher throwing in the bottom of the inning is starting with an intrinsic advantage based on nothing but the runner on second gimmick.
I can safely say that I've found every rule change the Manfred regime has implemented or suggested to be absolute horseshit. I wanted Selig gone, but clearly I wished for that on a monkey's paw.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 11, 2021 9:17:04 GMT -5
Manfred’s a fxxxing idiot.
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2021 16:06:43 GMT -5
The play in tournament.
Mostly cause it has the chance to reward a meh season if the team gets hot.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 17, 2021 17:01:18 GMT -5
Ghost runner good to me. Baseball too f**ing slow as it is and it creates excitement. The reason that would make it unfair is home team is at a disadvantage due to how the rules are
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2021 17:36:20 GMT -5
Sheesh, I'm glad I don't watch baseball anymore.
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Post by 2 time pro bowler Fred Dryer on May 17, 2021 23:47:57 GMT -5
The MLB extra inning rule isn't unfair, it's just stupid. Although I really, REALLY want to see a pitcher take a perfect game into the 10th, only to lose 1-0 on a groundout and a sac fly. If we ever see that, I will forgive all the foolishness.
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Post by Muskrat on May 20, 2021 15:21:56 GMT -5
F*** NHL shootouts. Might as well settle NBA ties with a dunk competition
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Post by A Platypus Rave on May 20, 2021 15:30:26 GMT -5
The runner on second in extras rule absolutely sucks. First things first: it's a solution in search of a problem. Before the rule was implemented, well in excess of 90% of extra inning regular season games ended no later than the 12th inning. Yes, specialized bullpens have made scoring in extras harder than it used to be, but that's not what was really making games longer. Secondly, it's creates a scenario where the two teams aren't starting out on equal footing. Pitching with a runner on second and nobody out in a tie game is very different from doing so in a situation where your team is up one. You can say "that's the case in a regular extra inning", but with the current rule all a team needs to do to get that one run advantage is a weak grounder to the right side and a sac fly; your reliever came in and did their job, but they give up the run, regardless, and now the pitcher throwing in the bottom of the inning is starting with an intrinsic advantage based on nothing but the runner on second gimmick. I can safely say that I've found every rule change the Manfred regime has implemented or suggested to be absolute horseshit. I wanted Selig gone, but clearly I wished for that on a monkey's paw. if we are going into like the 20th inning or something I could see the runner making some kinda sense but usually it's only like an extra three innings.
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Post by HMARK Center on May 21, 2021 4:40:13 GMT -5
The runner on second in extras rule absolutely sucks. First things first: it's a solution in search of a problem. Before the rule was implemented, well in excess of 90% of extra inning regular season games ended no later than the 12th inning. Yes, specialized bullpens have made scoring in extras harder than it used to be, but that's not what was really making games longer. Secondly, it's creates a scenario where the two teams aren't starting out on equal footing. Pitching with a runner on second and nobody out in a tie game is very different from doing so in a situation where your team is up one. You can say "that's the case in a regular extra inning", but with the current rule all a team needs to do to get that one run advantage is a weak grounder to the right side and a sac fly; your reliever came in and did their job, but they give up the run, regardless, and now the pitcher throwing in the bottom of the inning is starting with an intrinsic advantage based on nothing but the runner on second gimmick. I can safely say that I've found every rule change the Manfred regime has implemented or suggested to be absolute horseshit. I wanted Selig gone, but clearly I wished for that on a monkey's paw. if we are going into like the 20th inning or something I could see the runner making some kinda sense but usually it's only like an extra three innings. Yeah, the main compromise I could go with is "runner on second rule begins after the 12th" or something like that, but I'd also be fine with regular season games ending in ties if they go too long, so I know I'm a weird person to ask about stuff like that.
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Post by Triangle Lancer on May 21, 2021 18:11:23 GMT -5
I've asked this before, but maybe I can get an actual answer this time.
In Japan, they go 10 innings. If the visiting team can't score, the home team gets a technical win. This includes playoffs.
Would that be better?
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Post by zero744 on May 26, 2021 20:11:45 GMT -5
I've asked this before, but maybe I can get an actual answer this time. In Japan, they go 10 innings. If the visiting team can't score, the home team gets a technical win. This includes playoffs. Would that be better? That sounds terrible, lose in the event of a tie. How many championships have been won by the wrong team?
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