16 thoughts on “August 15, 2024: Light Pollution”

  1. According to the league conversations reported by Rogers, the starter could be removed from the game before reaching his six-inning minimum if …

    1. He throws 100 pitches
    2. He gives up four or more earned runs
    3. He gets injured (with a required IL stint)

    I’m excited for a pitcher to IBB with bases loaded in order to reach the 4 ER minimum. (Oh crap, what if there is an error making all the remaining runs in the inning unearned?!)

    1. Simeon Woods Richardson has yet to reach 100 pitches this season. He has only given up four or more earned runs three times. Going through his starts by hand, I count 11 starts that failed to reach all three of those requirements.

      1. SWR is part of the problem!

        Seems they want the game to be more interesting with more offense? I wonder if Manfred has considered encouraging teams to have more affordable seating options such that families can go to games more frequently such that kids get more interested in the game such that the game grows in popularity? (Kidding! I know the answer to that.)

          1. okay, that was supposed to be a one-off comment, not the start of a long discussion.

            I assume he was wearing an earpiece -- in Minnesota we have a saying, "Mind your own damn business." -- and he was giving instructions or something to someone doing some kind of house work? The main takeaway was, it's a busy Eppley Airport men's bathroom and dude's on his phone.

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