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Not implementing ball/strike robot which is the one thing that could actually improve the game.
1 posted on 09/08/2022 6:22:26 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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2 posted on 09/08/2022 6:22:42 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (The Only Good RuZZian is a Dead RuZZian)
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MLB needs a lot more help than that. Analytics ruined the game I grew up with. Everything is HRs, walks, and strikeouts. The game has been near an all-time low for On-Base percentage (OBP) for several years now.


3 posted on 09/08/2022 6:26:46 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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And quit bending the knee to the rainbow mafia.

No “Pride Month” special uniforms.


5 posted on 09/08/2022 6:29:28 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Stop feeding the beast, and steal its food!)
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Prices are horrendous.


8 posted on 09/08/2022 6:34:31 PM PDT by Luke21
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Ban defensive shifts?

Insanity worse than the designated hitter!


11 posted on 09/08/2022 6:38:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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Yes this will save and re-kindle interest in baseball

/massive sarc


12 posted on 09/08/2022 6:41:30 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Here’s an idea for the MLB; stop capitulating and supporting BLM, LGBQT and gender dystopia drag queen pride events and sex changes for young children. Do these things and I may watch a pro baseball game again. I’m sure I’m not the only one that would like the MLB to put Godly morals back in play.


13 posted on 09/08/2022 6:42:10 PM PDT by drypowder
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all band-aids

tickets are way too expensive
players are just not good


15 posted on 09/08/2022 6:46:52 PM PDT by sheehan (TRUMP WON.)
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Don’t need a shift rule ... batters should just learn to place hit ... hit ‘em where they ain’t ...


18 posted on 09/08/2022 6:49:03 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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I enjoyed baseball in my youth, as I aged it appealed to me less. The playoffs last a month, the playoff games and World Series often run into late night on the East Coast. Who wants to watch baseball at midnight ? Stick a fork in baseball, it’s done and good riddance.


19 posted on 09/08/2022 6:51:26 PM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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I stopped watching MLB when they moved the all-star game from Atlanta due to GA’s enactment of common-sense voting laws. As much as I used to love it, I don’t miss it a bit.


23 posted on 09/08/2022 6:53:11 PM PDT by KevinB
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Turning the MLB into the NFL. Baseball has never restricted who can stand where and what they do on the field. They are ruining the game.


24 posted on 09/08/2022 6:53:25 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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Turning the MLB into the NFL. Baseball has never restricted who can stand where and what they do on the field. They are ruining the game.


25 posted on 09/08/2022 6:53:38 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (My tagline is in the shop.)
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A shift ban? Are they going to put dots on the field how deep, shallow, leftward or rightward they can play? If the bags are bigger, it will be easier to steal bases, more singles even.


26 posted on 09/08/2022 6:54:04 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts (Seriously, what ever happened to Campaign finance limits?)
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Well, I bet that they (at least 20 teams) will continue strongly supporting the mutilation of children both physically & psychologically


31 posted on 09/08/2022 7:05:00 PM PDT by SuperLuminal
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combating the sport’s faded appeal with fans.

I used to love baseball and was a Cincinnati Reds fan since way back, but after MLB insulted veterans by embracing players disrespecting the flag, I haven't seen a single pitch and don't plan to unless they apologize to veterans.

32 posted on 09/08/2022 7:18:25 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
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I’m against banning the shift though. Let the defense put their players anywhere they damn well please.

Would the ban have meant that Pete Rose would not have been able to intimidate the Yankees leadoff hitter by playing him 6 feet from home plate in the 1976 World Series?


34 posted on 09/08/2022 7:22:21 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, BY FAR, is that almost all of big media is agenda-driven, not-truth driven.)
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Shift ban is STUPID. Strategy is as important defensively as offensively


36 posted on 09/08/2022 7:27:52 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Let’s go Brandon!)
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Baseball took the knee, I cancelled my season tickets and haven’t watched a game since. Can’t even name any players on what was once my favorite team, same with football


37 posted on 09/08/2022 7:29:57 PM PDT by stockpirate (Where Justice Ends Tyranny Begins...Repression Breeds Violence)
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I have no desire to spend a minute watching the Cleveland Transgenders or any other MLB team
44 posted on 09/08/2022 7:49:54 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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