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MLB Pseudo-Season 2020: Roger, Dodgers

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Mr. Laser Beam said:
I literally do not understand this thing with Tatis.

Really. I just don't get it. Why should one not swing at a 3-0 count? What's so damn special about a count like that? :confused:
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It's the "unwritten rules"...which are utter bullshit in a professional sport full of highly paid athletes. Maybe in little league or t-ball.

You want Tatis to not hit a grand slam? Get his ass out, or put a better team on the field.
 
Yes, but WHY is it a rule? WHY should Tatis not have swung?

I admit I have (probably) defended some unwritten rules in the past, but this would not be one of them.
 
Throwing at a guy's head because he homered off you, now that's about the only one I understand. Should never throw at a guy's head. You wanna hit him in the wallet? That's a different story.

But really, the "mercy" rule in pro-sports? It's idiotic. It's not the batter's job to make the pitcher's job easier.
 
Wasn't there a pitcher who threw a fit about "unwritten rules" a few years ago because a batter bunted against him to get on base with a big lead? Even though it was like a 3-0 game in the fifth inning?
 
BillJ said:
don't throw the ball in his wheelhouse.
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Truth.
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Pitching stupidly into someone's wheelhouse is IIRC, one of the Ferengi rules of Acquisition. As is stealing bases and signs.

Shit...now that I think about it, maybe the Ferengi invented baseball :biggrin:.
 
If the Padres agree not to hit a grand slam, will the Rangers agree not to try and mount a comeback?

Also, Wil Myers hit a grand slam against the Rangers today.
 
Kenda Maeda had a no-hitter going into the ninth inning with a three-run lead, striking out 12 and walking 2 with 113 pitches. He gave up a single to the lead-off batter and the Twins pulled him.

The relief immediately blew that three-run lead. :brickwall:
 
The Nth Doctor said:
Kenda Maeda had a no-hitter going into the ninth inning with a three-run lead, striking out 12 and walking 2 with 113 pitches. He gave up a single to the lead-off batter and the Twins pulled him.

The relief immediately blew that three-run lead. :brickwall:
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Kenta Maeda owns, fuck the Brewers.
 
Timby said:
It's infantile bullshit about how you're not supposed to run up the score.
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Those stupid "unwritten" rules of baseball are part of the continuity of the game for us old fogies who are lifelong fans. You don't pop out on the first pitch after the pitcher just walked two guys; you don't lay down a bunt in an attempt to break up a no-hitter; if you do hit a grand slam on a 3-0 pitch with your team seven runs ahead, put your head down and run the bases - don't celebrate like you just hit a go-ahead homer; you don't steal third base with your team ahead 6-0 just to pad your stats or embarras a pitcher. It's not infantile bullshit - it is 150 years of baseball etiquette. Those silly rules of behavior are part of the reason baseball has lasted so long. I've got nothing against hotdogs in baseball - there have been some great ones - Reggie, Rickey, Eck . . . etc. There are even times when it's not just okay but great to go for individual stats. I just think the team comes first and padding stats better be for a record or a career magic number. Fernando Tatis is a star already and trending toward mega-star. He doesn't need to do this stuff.
 
Jim Klag said:
Fernando Tatis is a star already and trending toward mega-star. He doesn't need to do this stuff.
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I'd be disappointed if he got a 3-0 pitch in his wheelhouse and didn't swing, I don't care if his team is up by a hundred runs. If the opposing team doesn't want to be embarrassed, play better, make better pitch selections.

The only thing unwritten rules seems to accomplish is giving fans an incomplete game.
 
BillJ said:
I'd be disappointed if he got a 3-0 pitch in his wheelhouse and didn't swing, I don't care if his team is up by a hundred runs. If the opposing team doesn't want to be embarrassed, play better, make better pitch selections.

The only thing unwritten rules seems to accomplish is giving fans an incomplete game.
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And what pitch is supposed to be thrown on a 3-0 count when behind by seven runs? For 150 years that pitch has been a BP fastball right down the middle. Exactly what was thrown. They don't need garbage can banging to know what pitch is coming - which is why it is seldom swung at by the hitter.
 
Jim Klag said:
For 150 years that pitch has been a BP fastball right down the middle. Exactly what was thrown.
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If the pitcher isn't giving his all, then he's cheating the fans.

And, lets be honest, a seven run inning is not unheard of.
 
@Jim Klag...just because it's "etiquette" doesn't make it right or desirable.

Like I said...yes, sometimes I have supported some of the "rules". For example, I can understand retaliation. I can understand why a pitcher might want to plunk somebody who got one of his guys hit. I don't necessarily think it's a good thing, but I get it. And yeah, everybody should join a fight. You don't have to actually throw punches, just be out on the field with your teammates. Don't hide in the dugout or clubhouse.

But not swinging on a 3-0 count? What the hell does that mean? Who CARES what the count is? You swing when you think you can hit, regardless of count. "Running up the score" is also irrelevant, because, well, ANY lead can be blown, so you try and score whenever you can, all the time. And celebrations/bat flips? Who cares about those either? If I'm pitching and I give up a home run, I've already failed. What the hitter does after that IS NOT MY PROBLEM. And it is not the hitter's concern if a pitcher has a no-hitter going. If you think you should bunt, then bunt. To hell with the nono. :shrug:
 
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