Cobra Commander Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 countout length is reduced from 10 seconds to 5 seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 3 hours ago, BrianS81177 said: Get ready for another rule change: https://www.yahoo.com/sports/joey-gallo-cant-escape-the-shift-even-after-mlbs-ban-220946949.html I think that is a risk that MLB will allow teams to take, unless it becomes incredibly commonplace across the league. Its a much bigger risk/reward situation than just doing the infield as a hit down the other line would almost be an automatic triple (or HR, depending on the speed of the hitter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Meanwhile, up north... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorman Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 13 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: countout length is reduced from 10 seconds to 5 seconds Once in Steel City Wrestling, we had a crooked referee (Chris Wood) who did a fast countout. Mark Madden said, "What happened? My life just went into fast forward!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobbyWhioux Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/3/2023 at 3:46 PM, Cobra Commander said: i'm calling on one of the major wrestling promotions to institute a Moves Clock gimmick where the wrestlers have to do or receive a move every 20 seconds or else they lose a point and they get disqualified for violating the clock five times they could just start enforcing the "five count to jump off the turnbuckle" rule again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, BobbyWhioux said: they could just start enforcing the "five count to jump off the turnbuckle" rule again currently booking a match where the ref takes a bump trying to block someone from doing a dive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Holy shit, I didn't know the Gashouse Gorillas were in MLB now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 Justin Turner took a pitch to the face during today's game Apparently he required 16 stitches. His wife posted that Turner is home from the hospital and obviously has a lot of swelling in his face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Pete said: Holy shit, I didn't know the Gashouse Gorillas were in MLB now. Who's the hitter? Greiner is 6'6" - hitter makes him look 7'2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 18 hours ago, Tabe said: Who's the hitter? Greiner is 6'6" - hitter makes him look 7'2". Jonathan Davis, who's listed at 5'8" Speaking of the Tigers, always fun to listen to their Spring Training games with commercials for the all-American soft drink Faygo, knowing that Faygo is much more known for the Insane Clown Posse outside of Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Cobra Commander said: Jonathan Davis, who's listed at 5'8" Speaking of the Tigers, always fun to listen to their Spring Training games with commercials for the all-American soft drink Faygo, knowing that Faygo is much more known for the Insane Clown Posse outside of Michigan. Faygo rules. EASILY the best soft drink company on the planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Jesus... I haven't seen this mentioned much yet, but this has a potential to be a catastrophic bit of news: https://www.inquirer.com/news/inq2/astroturf-vet-artificial-turf-pfas-forever-chemicals-glioblastoma-cancer-phillies-1980-20230307.html It's paywalled, but the Philadelphia Inquirer has found dangerous "forever" chemicals were present in the years the Vet had astroturf in it. Those chemicals are linked as agents for kidney & testicular cancer and a bunch of other really horrible things. Phillies players had a rate of cancer three times higher than normal, six of whom (Tug McGraw, Darren Daulton, John Vukovich, John Oates, Ken Brett, and David West) all died of a very aggressive form of brain cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 45 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Jesus... I haven't seen this mentioned much yet, but this has a potential to be a catastrophic bit of news: https://www.inquirer.com/news/inq2/astroturf-vet-artificial-turf-pfas-forever-chemicals-glioblastoma-cancer-phillies-1980-20230307.html It's paywalled, but the Philadelphia Inquirer has found dangerous "forever" chemicals were present in the years the Vet had astroturf in it. Those chemicals are linked as agents for kidney & testicular cancer and a bunch of other really horrible things. Phillies players had a rate of cancer three times higher than normal, six of whom (Tug McGraw, Darren Daulton, John Vukovich, John Oates, Ken Brett, and David West) all died of a very aggressive form of brain cancer. And didn't John Kruk have testicular cancer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 I know I brought it up when the most recent person of that list had passed away and folks were pointing to the field. I think that is what prompted the Inquirer to look into it (the last death, not my post) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Do the Eagles have a similar list(hopefully not)? They played on the same turf, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Kuetsar said: Do the Eagles have a similar list(hopefully not)? They played on the same turf, right? Yes (to playing on the same field) - but more likely no (to having the same issue) since there is a big difference in playing 8 games a year vs 81 games a year on the turf (and then times the number of seasons). Like you are less likely to have issues with a building with asbestos if you only went there twice vs working there every single day for a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, RIPPA said: Yes (to playing on the same field) - but more likely no (to having the same issue) since there is a big difference in playing 8 games a year vs 81 games a year on the turf (and then times the number of seasons). Like you are less likely to have issues with a building with asbestos if you only went there twice vs working there every single day for a decade Fair enough, wasn't thinking about the number of games. . . .Did the Vet use a different type of turf, or did it happen everywhere and I havent seen the stories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Yeah, my first thought was what about Busch, Three Rivers, Riverfront and the similar stadiums of the era? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 I should know this since I'm worried about most cancers and the causes for them, but the astroturf exposure is one that I don't understand. Is it just that similar to carpeting or other flooring that there is an off gassing effect, except instead of carpet doing that for a day, astroturf does it forever and so you're breathing in fumes from the materials used in the surface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 It is gonna be tough to say unless folks are able to get samples and test all the old turf surfaces For what it is worth (and this isn't surprising) - the Phillies statement was "we have consulted several brain cancer experts and they so there is no link between the turf and their disease" (With the counter being as I said - no one was really testing prior) However - than you can counter counter by saying 6 out of however many Phillies played their over the time is way too small of a sample size and just a sad coincidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 I should also note that there has been debate for the last 15-20 years synthetic fields in general leading to higher risks in cancers (especially in children) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 another variable might involve the clubhouses in the Vet compared to other clubhouses, which is information that might have gone away when they demolished that stadium meanwhile in baseball, the Dominican Republic is pounding the Atlanta Braves 9-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Dylan Cease has given up 11 runs and gotten 2 outs vs the Royals. Cease got the first out of the 1st and 2nd and was pulled for relievers twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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