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MLB - Rob Manfred cancels opening day

Ozzie_Isaac
Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,681
edited March 2022 in EggHead Forum
As a lover of baseball, it pains me to see MLB headed down the well trodden Owner vs. Player arguments that tarnish the sport.

Between the pandemic and the spector of WWIII, I think they are over estimating their importance.

I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    Baseball is dead
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,813
    @Ozzie_Isaac The sport paid dearly for the 1994 strike and impact on the 1995 season.  Gonna happen again.  
    Below is the latest missive from Manfred:
    https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/a-letter-to-baseball-fans?partnerId=zh-20220302-555117-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20220302-555117-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=pg2H8a8w0Uaj2k5Ih4Uq+zFq+YA1yABvDIvsc2nsbLLUzphLgah4XEVGA6MQ9miy&bt_ts=1646233331143
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,750
    Heard it this morning on the news.  Incredibly disappointed in MLB.  This is about as tone-deaf as it gets.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Battleborn
    Battleborn Posts: 3,697
    It’s a sad day when the greedy players are trying to take from the poor owners. How are the owners supposed to make money? They are pretty much operating charities at this point. Jeter only got $45 mil on his $25 mil investment for 4% stake in the Marlins yesterday. 
    Las Vegas, NV


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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Greed is ugly no matter who is wearing it.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,750
    Legume said:
    Greed is ugly no matter who is wearing it.

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • EzraBrooks
    EzraBrooks Posts: 396
    Eagerly awaiting an explanation on how this is Biden's fault.
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,896
    Ten years ago this would have been devastating -- or at least very disappointing -- to me, but the sport has become utterly unwatchable the past several years. I recall a stat where 40 percent of at bats don't result with a ball put into play. There's too many strikeouts, walks, and yes, home runs nowadays. Way too many pitchers used and the games take too long. I could easily tolerate three-plus hour games if not for the pace/lack of interesting plays. Defense and base running are almost irrelevant in today's game. It's sad what MLB baseball has turned into -- and has nothing to do with how much the players and owners are making.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,813
    StillH2OEgger said:
    Ten years ago this would have been devastating -- or at least very disappointing -- to me, but the sport has become utterly unwatchable the past several years. I recall a stat where 40 percent of at bats don't result with a ball put into play. There's too many strikeouts, walks, and yes, home runs nowadays. Way too many pitchers used and the games take too long. I could easily tolerate three-plus hour games if not for the pace/lack of interesting plays. Defense and base running are almost irrelevant in today's game. It's sad what MLB baseball has turned into -- and has nothing to do with how much the players and owners are making.
    That is telling it like it is.  Agree 100%.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,681
    edited March 2022
    I wish I got see more of the small ball and brawl era.  Watching clips from the 70s and 80s is pretty amazing.

    I would love to see the time when the biggest baddest person on the field was a pitcher who would regularly throw over 100 pitches a game.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,681
    lousubcap said:
    @Ozzie_Isaac I am sure you remember this Nolan Ryan vs Robin Ventura fight in 1993:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3niGu9d_pY  
    Don't mess with Ryan.  
    Yes I do!  Thank you for the jog down memory lane.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,750
    lousubcap said:
    @Ozzie_Isaac I am sure you remember this Nolan Ryan vs Robin Ventura fight in 1993:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3niGu9d_pY  
    Don't mess with Ryan.  
    still my all-time favorite:


    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,813
    Since pitch count was mentioned, give this article a look:
    https://www.mlb.com/news/nolan-ryan-threw-235-pitches-in-one-game#:~:text=Taking the mound for the,to accounts from the game.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,681
    JohnInCarolina said:
    lousubcap said:
    @Ozzie_Isaac I am sure you remember this Nolan Ryan vs Robin Ventura fight in 1993:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3niGu9d_pY  
    Don't mess with Ryan.  
    still my all-time favorite:


    Like I tell my kids, just because they are old, doesn't mean they aren't bad.  Zimmer charged Pedro and he got what he deserved.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,681
    lousubcap said:
    Since pitch count was mentioned, give this article a look:
    https://www.mlb.com/news/nolan-ryan-threw-235-pitches-in-one-game#:~:text=Taking the mound for the,to accounts from the game.  
    This is crazy!

    "Ryan finished with a no-decision and didn’t even log the most innings by any pitcher in Anaheim that day: His opponent, Luis Tiant, went 14 1/3 innings before surrendering Denny Doyle’s walk-off double in the bottom of the 15th."

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,681
    HeavyG said:
    Whenever I hear about the good ole days of baseball and how the game sucks these days I remember this tv ad that Barbasol ran a few years ago which cracks me up:
    "...I'm in the middle of pitching 17 innings. And that's after a breakfast of chipped beef and scotch..."





    Lol! Never seen that before.  Breakfast of Champions.

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,381
    https://news.yahoo.com/billionaire-team-owners-rule-baseball-234726663.html
    Capitalism.  Unfettered.  

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    Ogden, UT, USA


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  • Wooderson
    Wooderson Posts: 382
    Damn shame
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  • billt01
    billt01 Posts: 1,892
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Legume said:
    Greed is ugly no matter who is wearing it.

    ↑ based Carl Icahn..buy under valued stocks, then force a boards hand to do his bidding..

    love me some capitalism 
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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,184
    lousubcap said:
    StillH2OEgger said:
    Ten years ago this would have been devastating -- or at least very disappointing -- to me, but the sport has become utterly unwatchable the past several years. I recall a stat where 40 percent of at bats don't result with a ball put into play. There's too many strikeouts, walks, and yes, home runs nowadays. Way too many pitchers used and the games take too long. I could easily tolerate three-plus hour games if not for the pace/lack of interesting plays. Defense and base running are almost irrelevant in today's game. It's sad what MLB baseball has turned into -- and has nothing to do with how much the players and owners are making.
    That is telling it like it is.  Agree 100%.  
    As a kid in St Louis I loved Baseball, my Grandparents always took me to games

    In my Teens in Houston, nothing more fun that Astrodome games with my Dad.

    I also then realized that this is a boring game and quit watching it unless the Astros or Cardinals are in the world series.  Then I really just check the scores.  All major sports though have the same issues.. too much money and every person involved wants more of it.
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  • Battleborn
    Battleborn Posts: 3,697
    xfire_ATX said:
    lousubcap said:
    StillH2OEgger said:
    Ten years ago this would have been devastating -- or at least very disappointing -- to me, but the sport has become utterly unwatchable the past several years. I recall a stat where 40 percent of at bats don't result with a ball put into play. There's too many strikeouts, walks, and yes, home runs nowadays. Way too many pitchers used and the games take too long. I could easily tolerate three-plus hour games if not for the pace/lack of interesting plays. Defense and base running are almost irrelevant in today's game. It's sad what MLB baseball has turned into -- and has nothing to do with how much the players and owners are making.
    That is telling it like it is.  Agree 100%.  
    As a kid in St Louis I loved Baseball, my Grandparents always took me to games

    In my Teens in Houston, nothing more fun that Astrodome games with my Dad.

    I also then realized that this is a boring game and quit watching it unless the Astros or Cardinals are in the world series.  Then I really just check the scores.  All major sports though have the same issues.. too much money and every person involved wants more of it.
    I have found it increasingly difficult to watch the games. Going to the park and watching used to be my favorite sporting event to attend, until I went to a VGK hockey game. Now I really only watch baseball if the Astros are playing in the playoffs. 
    Las Vegas, NV


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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,597
    Battleborn said:
    xfire_ATX said:
    lousubcap said:
    StillH2OEgger said:
    Ten years ago this would have been devastating -- or at least very disappointing -- to me, but the sport has become utterly unwatchable the past several years. I recall a stat where 40 percent of at bats don't result with a ball put into play. There's too many strikeouts, walks, and yes, home runs nowadays. Way too many pitchers used and the games take too long. I could easily tolerate three-plus hour games if not for the pace/lack of interesting plays. Defense and base running are almost irrelevant in today's game. It's sad what MLB baseball has turned into -- and has nothing to do with how much the players and owners are making.
    That is telling it like it is.  Agree 100%.  
    As a kid in St Louis I loved Baseball, my Grandparents always took me to games

    In my Teens in Houston, nothing more fun that Astrodome games with my Dad.

    I also then realized that this is a boring game and quit watching it unless the Astros or Cardinals are in the world series.  Then I really just check the scores.  All major sports though have the same issues.. too much money and every person involved wants more of it.
    I have found it increasingly difficult to watch the games. Going to the park and watching used to be my favorite sporting event to attend, until I went to a VGK hockey game. Now I really only watch baseball if the Astros are playing in the playoffs. 

    hockey is the only sport i want to see live. better than a bruins game though is the college bean pot played at the gardens. corner seats on the away goalie side
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  • Battleborn
    Battleborn Posts: 3,697
    fishlessman said:
    Battleborn said:
    xfire_ATX said:
    lousubcap said:
    StillH2OEgger said:
    Ten years ago this would have been devastating -- or at least very disappointing -- to me, but the sport has become utterly unwatchable the past several years. I recall a stat where 40 percent of at bats don't result with a ball put into play. There's too many strikeouts, walks, and yes, home runs nowadays. Way too many pitchers used and the games take too long. I could easily tolerate three-plus hour games if not for the pace/lack of interesting plays. Defense and base running are almost irrelevant in today's game. It's sad what MLB baseball has turned into -- and has nothing to do with how much the players and owners are making.
    That is telling it like it is.  Agree 100%.  
    As a kid in St Louis I loved Baseball, my Grandparents always took me to games

    In my Teens in Houston, nothing more fun that Astrodome games with my Dad.

    I also then realized that this is a boring game and quit watching it unless the Astros or Cardinals are in the world series.  Then I really just check the scores.  All major sports though have the same issues.. too much money and every person involved wants more of it.
    I have found it increasingly difficult to watch the games. Going to the park and watching used to be my favorite sporting event to attend, until I went to a VGK hockey game. Now I really only watch baseball if the Astros are playing in the playoffs. 

    hockey is the only sport i want to see live. better than a bruins game though is the college bean pot played at the gardens. corner seats on the away goalie side
    I’ll admit that I haven’t taken in a game away from Vegas (Bruins are in town tonight, BTW), but the in game production here is amazing. Keeps Mrs. BattleBorn entertained and excited to go to the games. 
    Las Vegas, NV


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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,184
    Battleborn said:
    I have found it increasingly difficult to watch the games. Going to the park and watching used to be my favorite sporting event to attend
    I still enjoy going to a New (to me) park and enjoying the experience of the park.  I usually am ready to leave after 4 or 5 innings though.
    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q200, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,316
    My son plays little league baseball and it's 1000x more exciting than any MLB game as of late. And my son ran to 3rd after his first time at bat. 
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