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Play Ball! Lockout Ends as M.L.B. and Union Strike a Deal
New York Times ^ | 3/10/22 | James Wagner

Posted on 03/10/2022 1:56:28 PM PST by Jolla

On the 99th day of a contentious lockout, Major League Baseball and the players’ union reached a tentative labor agreement for the 2022 season on Thursday. Once in doubt, a full 162-game regular season will be played.

Spring training, which is normally six weeks and was originally scheduled to begin in mid-February, will open this weekend.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


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To: NeverTyranny

Dad took me to many Twins game. Mom took me to one on the last day of the season. The Twins were out of post season consideration. But, we sat there, in a light mist,watched the Twins win as Cesar Tovar played all 9 positions.

My fondest baseball memory.

Couldn’t care less now.


21 posted on 03/10/2022 2:14:58 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: montag813

Pitch clock next year. Bigger bases too.


22 posted on 03/10/2022 2:16:49 PM PST by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: montag813

What about the proposed stupid rules regarding ending the shift? What are the rules there?


23 posted on 03/10/2022 2:17:57 PM PST by frogjerk (I will not do business with fascists)
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To: frogjerk

Owners can ban the defensive shift starting in 2023 as long as the players are given a 45-day notice.


24 posted on 03/10/2022 2:19:26 PM PST by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: cowboyusa
Top 2 teams in each leauge get bies.

I not watching anyhow because of the BS, but this is terrible.

Baseball ain't football, days off can hurt as much as help.

We seen it many times, one team in the League Championship sweeps 4-0, while the other team in the other league goes 7. The team that swept their series sits around for a week or more waiting for the other series to finish.

The World Series starts and the team that swept their LCS is now cold and flat, while the team that went to 7 is still hot and sharp.

25 posted on 03/10/2022 2:22:11 PM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: Jolla
I couldn't possibly care less. Bitchy woke millionaires that no longer play for 'us'. It's all about the bling, the sponsors, and making the most dough. Who the hell can take their family of four to an afternoon game without dropping more than one C note? It's sickening.

We have one of the older franchises in MLB, the St. Louis Cardinals. A franchise with the richest of histories. The ballpark, the Clydesdales, the fans etc. Do you know where this years crop of rookie recruits came from? All south of the border on through Latin America. Because...well because we can't be recruiting any Americans, white or black. It's been that way for some years now. Eff them.

26 posted on 03/10/2022 2:22:33 PM PST by LibertyWoman (Hello, Hello, remember me, I'm everything you can't control)
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To: NeverTyranny

My dad took myself and my sister to Astros games in the early 70’s. Stopped by Yamin’s Pizza for lunch on the way. Sunday afternoon ball in an air conditioned stadium. Good memories.


27 posted on 03/10/2022 2:23:59 PM PST by Texas resident ( Let's Go Brandon)
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To: NautiNurse; cowboyusa

Thanks.

I won’t go to MLB games anymore.

I will go see a st game in AZ if they’re playing.


28 posted on 03/10/2022 2:24:01 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Jolla
The disagreement over money has been going on for some time, and it has been resolved for a few years. The problem with the game continues. I've loved baseball all my life, and still do. But MLB has a serious problem with the game. It's almost unwatchable.

They are trying several things to try to make it more exciting but they haven't really hit on the actual problem. As it is, the pitchers are so dominant, and the batters are so good that many at bats turn into an epic battle of full counts. At that point, a mistake by a pitcher or a batter results in a walk or a strikeout. As it turns out, the number of full counts, walks, and strikeouts have all gone up dramatically in the last few years.

Fans have always preferred offense, so the best way to fix baseball is to move the mound back a foot or so. No need to mess with DH's, shift bans, pitch clocks, or bigger bases. Let the batter hit the ball, and let the fielders field. The number of strikeouts and walks would drop, but the game would have more action.

29 posted on 03/10/2022 2:24:41 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: NautiNurse

As a Dodger fan, I am hoping Kershaw re-signs.


30 posted on 03/10/2022 2:26:42 PM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (I won't let the rocks cry out in my place)
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To: Jolla

I guess they finally agreed on how much more they’re going to pick the fan’s pockets.


31 posted on 03/10/2022 2:26:43 PM PST by Bullish (This is the most bloated and most inept govt in history.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Grown men playing little boys’ games.
**********

Maybe so but they and others are getting a hell of a lot
more money to do so.


32 posted on 03/10/2022 2:27:48 PM PST by deport
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To: Jolla

DH in the NL? Screw them.


33 posted on 03/10/2022 2:29:03 PM PST by rfp1234 (Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
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To: ifinnegan

We’re in Florida, Spring Training and MiLB STH.


34 posted on 03/10/2022 2:29:21 PM PST by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Curious to know where Freddie Freeman lands.


35 posted on 03/10/2022 2:30:54 PM PST by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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To: darkangel82

What about Otani of the Angels? Talk about a pitcher who can hit and hit for power. Of course he’s already been hitting and pitching by batting him in the DH slot when he’s on the mound as he’s in the American league.


36 posted on 03/10/2022 2:31:07 PM PST by Bullish (This is the most bloated and most inept govt in history.)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

“the pitchers are so dominant”

I liked the change that pitchers had to pitch to at least three batters.

It would be interesting to stretch that a little bit, like four or five batters (if in the same inning).


37 posted on 03/10/2022 2:31:11 PM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

What is DH? Can’t access the article...


38 posted on 03/10/2022 2:31:21 PM PST by LibertyWoman (Hello, Hello, remember me, I'm everything you can't control)
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To: deport

Not from me.


39 posted on 03/10/2022 2:32:16 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Don't blame me, I voted for President Trump. Let's Go Brandon! FJB!)
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To: Bullish

Otani can pitch and be the DH too.


40 posted on 03/10/2022 2:35:41 PM PST by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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