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22 hours ago, sabremike said:

Someone called FAN and seriously suggested that when there is less than 2 strikes in a count the Yanks should put Sanchez in the infield as a 5th infielder and play without a catcher, thus revolutionizing the sport with a new twist on the shift. This Is a Karl Pilklington level idea where I really don't know if it's brilliant, stark raving mad or so stark raving mad that it's brilliant.

Rule 5.02(a):

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The catcher shall station himself directly back of the plate. He
may leave his position at any time to catch a pitch or make a
play except that when the batter is being given an intentional
base on balls, the catcher must stand with both feet within the
lines of the catcher’s box until the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand.
PENALTY: Balk.

 

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3 minutes ago, Cristobal said:

Rule 5.02(a):

 

The safety of the home plate umpire is probably the absolute best reason this rule is in place. Imagine the poor bastard having to get beaned with a fastball with no catcher in front of him.

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43 minutes ago, sabremike said:

The safety of the home plate umpire is probably the absolute best reason this rule is in place. Imagine the poor bastard having to get beaned with a fastball with no catcher in front of him.

Well the game would also be ridiculous if there was no catcher.

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Good to see a couple of new people taking up the mantles of RIPPA and kenyabaxter from the video game threads. Well played, Chester.

And the O's got rid of Johnathan Schoop, who is 26 and was still under team control for next year. Did someone convince the Angelos family that Major League was a how-to video instead of a work of fiction? Is Chris Davis going to give up Jesus and find Jobu? Are they going to go out to Russell St. and pay heroin addicts $20 and a hot dog to play infield? Are they trying to have Buck Showalter pull a Howard Beale?

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1 hour ago, sabremike said:

The safety of the home plate umpire is probably the absolute best reason this rule is in place. Imagine the poor bastard having to get beaned with a fastball with no catcher in front of him.

Some might say it would be karma for all the calls they get wrong.

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EDIT:  Or what the last couple people already posted.   Now Jose Reyes is pitching which is weird.   At the rate it is going we might hit 25 runs

Double EDIT:   Let me bump that to 30 runs since it is now 24-1.   I wouldn't be surprised if the Giants or Jets get that next week.

 

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The Mets should've literally traded everyone on their roster except Nimmo and Conforto for as many high end prospects as possible. Almost all the position players on the team are significantly north of 30 and the farm system is the laughingstock of the entire league, DeGrom and Thor aren't going to be able to paper over those Grand Canyon sized cracks. Burn this decrepit and diseased beyond repair foundation to the ground and rebuild. But the Wilponzis don't have the balls to do that so nothing will change. The only dumber team was the Nats for not trading a guy they are 100% losing after this season for what would almost certainly be a great return when they are fringe contenders at best.

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