Comments on: More is More

By: JeremyM

JeremyM — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:40:04 +0000

I wish Cone would get the pitching coach or bullpen coach job.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:24:32 +0000

Uh, can they get David Cone to talk to Chamberlain directly? He sounds like he knows what the **** he’s talking about.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:15:39 +0000

[53] Even with the fade his numbers are still better than the other choices in that poll, I think.

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:15:37 +0000

[85] Nady! Good Lord, I swear to God I haven’t thought about him since May. I completely forgot he’s actually on this team.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:07:49 +0000

[85] Well, there is one loophole…the K-Rod rule. Plus, according to Wikipedia, the rule states:

“The only exception is that a player on the 60-day disabled list may be replaced by another player from the team’s 40-man roster (as of August 31) who plays the same position.”

So, Dunn could not replace Nady because he does not play the same position. He could be used to replace Wang, of course. More important would be to determine when Dunn was placed on the 40-man roster .

By: JeremyM

JeremyM — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:03:52 +0000

[84] There’s a bunch of loopholes to that rule though. I think since Nady is on the 60-day they get an exception there for a position player, for example. The old K-Rod rule.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:01:34 +0000

[83] I’m pretty sure that a player has to have been on the 25 man roster before Sept. 1 to appear on the postseason roster, so isn’t Dunn ineligible? Or have I mixed up the rules?

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:56:58 +0000

Also, a few days ago Abraham suggested that this Mike Dunn character could make the post season roster and perhaps his overall walk numbers were misleading.

I know its September and this game was already lost, but I’d have absolutely no problems if we never see him again.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:56:33 +0000

White beating Red, 12-1

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:52:32 +0000

Oh well. If we’re going to lose, might as well be to Halladay

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:47:06 +0000

Once again, I just miss seeing (or hearing) a no-hitter from start to finish.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:46:32 +0000

[76] Batters could always ask for time any time they wanted, but it does seem that the ump grants it much easier these days than I recall as a kid.

By: Just Fair

Just Fair — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:46:30 +0000

Better now than Halladay doing this for Boston next month. (shudder)

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:45:28 +0000

Hm. I didn’t think starters were allowed throw 110 pitches, let alone pitch in the ninth inning.

By: JeremyM

JeremyM — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:45:09 +0000

[71] Didn’t the idea that batters could call timeout just about any time they felt it like it just pop up within the last decade or so, or am I imagining things?

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:45:04 +0000

Damn, man. Dude is his own closer.

He’s really ungodly.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:43:25 +0000

[73] Yay and yay!

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:42:41 +0000

Meanwhile, Boston’s losing, Texas is winning!

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:41:45 +0000

[68] Then they should get rid of the time limit. If they have a specific time limit (20 seconds, but now shortened to twelve, IIRC) they should enforce the rule, and have a clock.

[67] Agree entirely.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:40:01 +0000

[65] Finely was a kook–he also wanted to make walks three balls. Can you imagine? But he had some clever ideas, and he foresaw several developments the game would experience.

I personally don’t mind MLB games lasting about 3 hours, though that should be the limit on average. If they want to speed the game, the first thing they should do is shorten the breaks between innings by 30 seconds. Of course, that would cut into commercial time, so it would never happen.

I also would not mind seeing the pitching time limit enforced. Yeah, what the heck, put in a pitch clock. But you would have to prevent the batters from futzing around so much, also. Infact, I bet that hitters would object more than pitchers!