Any particular thoughts on any other rule changes this year for that matter?
29 thoughts on “March 3, 2023: Pitch Clock”
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I didn't realize that you were in the cannabis industry.
I'm okay with the pitch clock but I still don't like the Manfred man. Not sure why they instituted that just as I was finally getting comfortable with designated hitters.
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I like the pitch clock, but I think it could've been a bit longer. Maybe 20 and 25 seconds. Sometimes the game seems a bit rushed under the current times.
It is longer than the clock in the minors. I think MLB needed to not use a longer clock because there would not have been as big of an improvement. The current rules should get the game lengths to around 1990s - 2000s game lengths after players get used to it and don't rush quite as much.
It could just be a matter of my needing to get used to it.
I have been in favor of the pitch clock. I’m curious to see how regulating the pitchers’ pace affects pitch velocities; fewer max effort deliveries seem likely to help reestablish equilibrium between hitting & pitching, it might result in pitchers able to go deeper into games again, and it may help pitchers avoid injuries. I wish it had been adopted in isolation so its effects could be measured over a season or two before other things like banning the shift were adopted. (I also think adjusting the strike zone would have been more effective and less drastic than banning the shift or other changes adopted this season.)
Its myopic implementation resulting in game-ending pitch clock violations is signature Manfred.
Its myopic implementation resulting in game-ending pitch clock violations is signature Manfred.
I mean, it's spring training. You have to start strict on games that don't matter. Everyone is working on things and MLB can have a sort of lab league on figuring out the right way to enforce the rules.
It is spring training, but they’ve had ample time to consider potential scenarios while it was piloted through the minors. It’s not one person’s job to ask the question “Should a game be decided on a pitch clock violation?,” but someone should have realized the possibility, and the buck has to stop somewhere.
I don't really care how spring training games end. They aren't real games.
I don't see the pitch clock affecting pitch velocity at all. I think what is going to suffer is pitch selection -- the catcher/pitcher will not have as much time to consider the count and the batter, nor will there be as much shaking off of pitch choices.
I find I'm liking the pitch clock right now...when listening to audio. When I watch it live or in video clips, it seems hurried. I think I'll get used to it, though. And thank God David Ortiz retired before this.
So far, I like the pitch clock. Waiting for a few more game when the regulars play more than a couple innings to really form an firm opinion (how is a starter going through his second time through the lineup going to fare with the sped up game, stuff like that)
Heading to LaLa later this morning. Helping The Boy and his GF pack up for a move to the Big Apple in a couple weeks.
Nerdy joy: sending a file to someone in Europe and realizing that using today's date in the file name (3.3) will cause no confusion no matter their preferred order of month and day.
We get twelve of these dates a year, and I try to relish them.
(I write the date before the month unless I’m doing YYYY-MM-DD for data/file system reasons.)
Pagan wants out.
He should have worked on outs last year.
And not out of the park kind
I'm inclined to hold the door open for him. Right-handed relievers with a negative WAR can't be that hard to replace.
Happy National Employee Appreciation Day to those who celebrate. Three hour EQ -- thank you very much!
My employer appreciates us so much we instead get to celebrate it on April 20.
I didn't realize that you were in the cannabis industry.
I'm okay with the pitch clock but I still don't like the Manfred man. Not sure why they instituted that just as I was finally getting comfortable with designated hitters.
☝️
I like the pitch clock, but I think it could've been a bit longer. Maybe 20 and 25 seconds. Sometimes the game seems a bit rushed under the current times.
It is longer than the clock in the minors. I think MLB needed to not use a longer clock because there would not have been as big of an improvement. The current rules should get the game lengths to around 1990s - 2000s game lengths after players get used to it and don't rush quite as much.
It could just be a matter of my needing to get used to it.
I have been in favor of the pitch clock. I’m curious to see how regulating the pitchers’ pace affects pitch velocities; fewer max effort deliveries seem likely to help reestablish equilibrium between hitting & pitching, it might result in pitchers able to go deeper into games again, and it may help pitchers avoid injuries. I wish it had been adopted in isolation so its effects could be measured over a season or two before other things like banning the shift were adopted. (I also think adjusting the strike zone would have been more effective and less drastic than banning the shift or other changes adopted this season.)
Its myopic implementation resulting in game-ending pitch clock violations is signature Manfred.
I mean, it's spring training. You have to start strict on games that don't matter. Everyone is working on things and MLB can have a sort of lab league on figuring out the right way to enforce the rules.
It is spring training, but they’ve had ample time to consider potential scenarios while it was piloted through the minors. It’s not one person’s job to ask the question “Should a game be decided on a pitch clock violation?,” but someone should have realized the possibility, and the buck has to stop somewhere.
I don't really care how spring training games end. They aren't real games.
I don't see the pitch clock affecting pitch velocity at all. I think what is going to suffer is pitch selection -- the catcher/pitcher will not have as much time to consider the count and the batter, nor will there be as much shaking off of pitch choices.
I find I'm liking the pitch clock right now...when listening to audio. When I watch it live or in video clips, it seems hurried. I think I'll get used to it, though. And thank God David Ortiz retired before this.
So far, I like the pitch clock. Waiting for a few more game when the regulars play more than a couple innings to really form an firm opinion (how is a starter going through his second time through the lineup going to fare with the sped up game, stuff like that)
Heading to LaLa later this morning. Helping The Boy and his GF pack up for a move to the Big Apple in a couple weeks.
Nerdy joy: sending a file to someone in Europe and realizing that using today's date in the file name (3.3) will cause no confusion no matter their preferred order of month and day.
We get twelve of these dates a year, and I try to relish them.
(I write the date before the month unless I’m doing YYYY-MM-DD for data/file system reasons.)
Pagan wants out.
He should have worked on outs last year.
And not out of the park kind
I'm inclined to hold the door open for him. Right-handed relievers with a negative WAR can't be that hard to replace.
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Excited about Jordan Greenway over here.
wait, MLB audio went up to $29.99?
Still a bargain, in my opinion.
Didn't say it wasn't, but 50% jump is extreme
still waiting for t-mobs to have their yearly special.