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I would give baseball a B+ for the changes they have made. As noted, some tweaks have worked, others haven't. With over 80 different feeds a week there is a lot of baseball on and it is easy to see what still needs to be done. The strike zone. It is infuriating to see so many guys struck out on ball 4 or walked on strike 3. Some of the calls are just outrageous, tonight I saw a guy struck out on a pitch that was ankle high and at least 5 inches outside. The ump got pretty pissy/poopy when he was questioned about it.

It appears that the rectangular strike zone depicted on TV is a one-size-fits-all kind of a deal and it shouldn't be. There are players in the majors from 5'6'' to 6'11', how the hell can the strike zone be the same for all of them? There are statistics for everything in baseball, I'm sure they know the height of every player. If strikes are going to be called electronically-and they should be-then every player should have his own strike zone, not some generic determination. If we can put a probe on an asteroid 14 million miles out is space and bring a sample back to earth we certainly ought to be able to identify a strike zone that is only 60' 6'' away and size it to the batter.
 
iveofione said:
I would give baseball a B+ for the changes they have made. As noted, some tweaks have worked, others haven't. With over 80 different feeds a week there is a lot of baseball on and it is easy to see what still needs to be done. The strike zone. It is infuriating to see so many guys struck out on ball 4 or walked on strike 3. Some of the calls are just outrageous, tonight I saw a guy struck out on a pitch that was ankle high and at least 5 inches outside. The ump got pretty pissy/poopy when he was questioned about it.

It appears that the rectangular strike zone depicted on TV is a one-size-fits-all kind of a deal and it shouldn't be. There are players in the majors from 5'6'' to 6'11', how the hell can the strike zone be the same for all of them? There are statistics for everything in baseball, I'm sure they know the height of every player. If strikes are going to be called electronically-and they should be-then every player should have his own strike zone, not some generic determination. If we can put a probe on an asteroid 14 million miles out is space and bring a sample back to earth we certainly ought to be able to identify a strike zone that is only 60' 6'' away and size it to the batter.
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You’ll be happy to know they are currently beta testing an Automated Balls and Strikes system. Which must then take into account knees/chest for each player.
 
Went to the game Saturday with family for the Kelnic magic 1-0 win!

Chick Chick Boom Review
This is a highly talked about chicken shop but I’d only give it a 2.5/5. I got the chicken sandwich and I could see they had a bunch premade under the lamp where mine came from. It wasn’t hot, only warm. The bread was sub par, chicken not really crispy and the sweet/spiced pickles overpowered the flavors. $13, would not go back.

Taste: Below Average
Value: Slightly Above Average. If I had two younger 3-6 yr old kids I’d split one, grab the cups of ketchup and inevitable DipNDots on the way back to the seats.

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Beer was good though, and game was awesome! A great place to go on a rainy day, and tickets can be had for cheap last minute.
 
Time for Madison to going fishing with $34 million in his pockets. One of my favorite players when with the Giants.
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Diamondbacks designate Madison Bumgarner for assignment

Madison Bumgarner has been designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks, who will eat more than $34 million remaining on the veteran left-hander's contract.
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Stonedfish said:
Time for Madison to going fishing with $34 million in his pockets. One of my favorite players when with the Giants.
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Diamondbacks designate Madison Bumgarner for assignment

Madison Bumgarner has been designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks, who will eat more than $34 million remaining on the veteran left-hander's contract.
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He was dominant on their World Series run. A tough dude who will be the last decent home run hitting pitcher in the league it appears. 19 career hr's.

I love this stare down with (thankfully) now-retired umpire Cowboy Joe West

 
As i mentioned i got to the cards and Ms game tonight. Great game, got lucky with the weather too. Unfortunately my 21 year old daughter didnt get to meet Tye France and possibly get a proposal out of it. So i will need to find another way to get free tickets and stuff.
My thoughts were on my family of die hard Cardinals fans that have since passed. My grandmother was either watching Lawrence Welk, wheel of fortune or a cards game being played in the old stadium.
My family is a mess but when i want to have happy thoughts, the topic of baseball will always be top. I am sure they were all there in spirit too.
Cheers to cherishing the little things.
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We will be fine. I dont think we ever got the Si Young Ray we wanted
 
Mariners need new management. Someone to effectively manage the team during the game.
The current manager has more to say before and after the game than during the game.
 
Not going to win a lot of games when you strike out 19 times even if your starter throws 6 2/3 innings of no hit ball.
 
Is it too early for this ?

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Howabout those amazing young Royals? With a 7 and 22 record, they are a mere 10 games back after the first month of the season, and 1 game better than those hapless A's of Oakland. Ooooh the joys of being a fan.

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Canuck from Kansas said:
Howabout those amazing young Royals? With a 7 and 22 record, they are a mere 10 games back after the first month of the season, and 1 game better than those hapless A's of Oakland. Ooooh the joys of being a fan.

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Cactus league was your October.
 
5 straight strike outs. Some of the Mariners veteran pitchers should be a little concerned for their jobs.

edit: six strikeouts, nine up, nine down.
 
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kerrys said:
5 straight strike outs. Some of the Mariners veteran pitchers should be a little concerned for their jobs.

edit: six strikeouts, nine up, nine down.
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What, the M's weren't playing my Royals last night. You mean there are other teams that stake out that much? Whod'a thunk it?

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