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BoldyMinnesota
nobody wanted to take a chance on varvaro, even to be the 6-7 man in the bullpen?
jbcubs
The Cubs had him in the pen in the 7th the other night he just never made it out .
formerdraftpick 2
Waiting for the Red Sox to take a stab on Wheeler. They can use another third baseman.
Bruinsfan94
Why? We have Pablo and then Cechini in Pawtucket.
john59
They should do something about this play of claim-relieve a player multiple times sometimes by the same team. Same for shortening the games, what is the benefit of a 15-18 inning game? Just exhausting both teams. Cut it at 12 at most and find another way to name a winner or just call it a draw after 11-12 innings.
Lance
once a game goes into extra innings it’s up to the managers to decide on how long a pitcher goes. after the 10th, they’ll usually bring in a longman/swing starter to let him finish out or even let a non pitcher come into the game –basically throwing in the towel. of course the trouble is these days of 12 man staffs, not many position players are around to use.
NoAZPhilsPhan
Tying? There’s no tying in baseball
Ray Ray
Find another way to name a winner? What do you suggest, a home run derby? I’m sorry, but one of the best things about baseball is the fact that it doesn’t rely on a clock to end the game. I’ve seen a lot of bad ideas, but this one might be the worst I have ever seen.
john59
I did not suggest anything as it is not up to me to decide that. Could be number of hits or just call it a draw. Hockey found a way to make things better, or volleyball and soccer also. Even in football you have a draw but no, in baseball Ray wants to play a game for ever because that is fun, even if he goes to bed after the 8th inning. See, I can be rude too…And by the way, why are they trying to speed up the game, talking about clock?
NoAZPhilsPhan
There is an easy way around your situation. If the game goes on for too long…. Don’t watch. Most baseball fans do not want baseball to turn into hockey or basketball or any other sport. Extremely long extra inning games do not happen that often… It’s not an everyday occurrence.
As far as releasing players, that too is part of the game and part of life. If you hired an employee and he is not able to perform would you keep them on the payroll?
john59
And I am not watching of course..as most of the seats were empty after 11-12th inning in the big rivalry game RS vs Yankees which lasted forever. Well, but of course we can be conservative and do no changes. I would even shorten the season to favor the play offs. Cut 6 games or more and would be more fun. But of course, money will be lost so neah, let’s keep it at 162. Maybe 182 would be even better and so on…
NoAZPhilsPhan
182 would be even better and so on… reductio ad absurdum is never a good argument. There’s an easy way to shorten the length of the season… add One doubleheader a month. Tell me, just exactly how many agonizingly long extra inning games have you had to suffer through in your lifetime?
john59
I am not sure why my post has been deleted, I just gave a link to an article about extra inning games..anyway, there were 239 extra inning games in 2013, 227 in 2011 and so on.
NoAZPhilsPhan
Out of 2430 games…roughly 10%. 239 was the record and btw…10% is roughly the average since the 1950’s
NoAZPhilsPhan
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john59
Thank you, I was not aware about that.
braves2
Constanza should have been brought up and braves should have let eric young jr go
David Coonce
I have no idea why the Braves are playing EYJr. over Maybin. Maybin is still young enough and talented enough to have upside. EYjr. is a cipher, offensively and defensively. At least Maybin plays a good center field.