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Bleacher Creature

(11,462 posts) Wed Nov 3, 2021, 11:12 AM Nov 2021

148 days until MLB Opening Day 2022

I miss baseball already.

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148 days until MLB Opening Day 2022 (Original Post) Bleacher Creature Nov 2021 OP

Me, too! Heartstrings Nov 2021 #1

Same here. Diamond_Dog Nov 2021 #2

Pitchers and Catchers report in 102 days The Polack MSgt Nov 2021 #3

I love the game but I hate the DH. It dumbs down baseball. Auggie Nov 2021 #4

Dusty Baker (Jr) is in your camp Brother Buzz Nov 2021 #6

The double-hook rule Auggie Nov 2021 #7

It doesn't have to be complicated, but it sure would reduce pitcher changes Brother Buzz Nov 2021 #8

If the starter is effective, sure ... Auggie Nov 2021 #9

Me, too. Scottie Mom Nov 2021 #5

Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)

1. Me, too!

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 11:18 AM

Nov 2021

Go Brewers!

Diamond_Dog

(35,178 posts)

2. Same here.

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 11:30 AM

Nov 2021

And I am not even sure what my team will be called next year! The Cleveland Indians/Guardians are being taken to court over the name Guardians apparently by another team in Cleveland (a roller derby team) claiming that they have the rights to the name Guardians.

The Polack MSgt

(13,455 posts)

3. Pitchers and Catchers report in 102 days

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 01:23 PM

Nov 2021

https://www.springtrainingcountdown.com/

Auggie

(31,909 posts)

4. I love the game but I hate the DH. It dumbs down baseball.

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 04:04 PM

Nov 2021

Not official yet though it sounds like it'll happen.

Brother Buzz

(38,027 posts)

6. Dusty Baker (Jr) is in your camp

Reply to Auggie (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 02:16 PM

Nov 2021

Dusty often talks of the nuances and strategies of a significant part of the game the fans have no clue about. It's gonna be a skill set that gets lost.

I heard someone suggest the DH should be tied to the pitcher, or whatever player he's hitting for, and when the pitcher or player is pulled and replaced, the DH has to be replaced too. Bow howdy, if that was enacted, managers would really, really have to start managing the bench.

Does college baseball mess with this designated hitter stuff?

Auggie

(31,909 posts)

7. The double-hook rule

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #6)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 02:35 PM

Nov 2021

It was supposed to be tested in the Atlantic League this year. Don’t know if it was or not.

The DH rule, to be known as the “Double-Hook” rule (because the DH is removed from the game at the same time as the starting pitcher), will be in effect the entirety of the 2021 season, while the change to the mound distance will be made in the second half.

Why bother? Sounds unnecessarily complicated.

Question: does the DH morph into a lefty/righty specialist depending who the starter is on the opposing team because you know he’d be lost after 5, 6, or 7 innings? What if you needed a bullpen game? Instant advantage for the opposing team. Does Double-hook reduce the importance of the DH position? What am I missing here?

Brother Buzz

(38,027 posts)

8. It doesn't have to be complicated, but it sure would reduce pitcher changes

Reply to Auggie (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 03:11 PM

Nov 2021

Auggie

(31,909 posts)

9. If the starter is effective, sure ...

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 4, 2021, 03:40 PM

Nov 2021

but you never know. Guys have bad outings.

Here's a thought from the players' union perspective via the New York Post:

But I have doubt that the union will support this because while it promotes starting pitching, it instantly de-emphasizes the number of DH at-bats in both leagues — and, thus, their compensation. Clubs that use openers, in particular, could start an inferior hitter likely to get zero or one plate appearance and keep better offensive options for later. It also would expose pitchers who are hitting less regularly to have to take at-bats in both leagues, which could promote injury. -- Joel Sherman, NYP https://nypost.com/2021/10/28/new-rule-to-consider-with-pitchers-likely-done-hitting-after-series/

Universal DH sounds like a reality. It kills the game for me.

Scottie Mom

(5,815 posts)

5. Me, too.

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 07:32 PM

Nov 2021

Got home and watched re-runs of Flip or Flop.

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