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If Rule Changes Like The International Tiebreaker Make Mlb More Exciting, They Can't Be Wrong

... catchers’ blocking home plate and the Utley Rule that banished the takeout slide at second base are two examples. Baseball survived them. The international tiebreaker wouldn’t hurt baseball any more than the shootout hurt soccer or hockey. In the playoffs, sure, let the two teams decide a winner the old-fashioned way. But, really, what is gained from extending a regular-season game in May. The loss is the novelty of watching a position player take the mound, but that almost never happens. The last time a Dodgers position player pitched in a regular-season game was in 2014. As it is, too many regular-season games are decided by bad players. Lineups are instructed to run up the opposing starter’s pitch count to run him out of the game, replaced by a presumably more vulnerable middle reliever. Many extra-inning games end with one of the team’s worst pitchers on the mound for multiple innings. What’s sacred about that. Joe Torre , a longtime player and manager who is MLB’s chief baseball officer, is an advocate of the tiebreaker. “I based it on sitting in the dugout all those years, watching all those ...

The Gm's Office

... the postseason come down to their rotation. Opening Day starter Kevin Gausman is positioned to have his breakout year, and Dylan Bundy has the talent to do so, too. But there are serious health questions about Chris Tillman’s right shoulder, and the inconsistency of both Ubaldo Jimenez and Wade Miley makes this unit the team’s biggest concern. The even bigger deal is that Manny Machado is just two years away from free agency. The Orioles must find a way to extend him at some point between now and the winter meetings in December. Dave Dombrowski’s opinion: “Staying relatively healthy.”. Short-term concern: David Price’s elbow and Tyler Thornburg’s shoulder. Long-term concern: First-base production. The Red Sox have the best team on paper in the AL East, but the pitching staff has to stay healthy if they’re going to fulfill those expectations. Price and Thornburg, keys to their staff's success, will start the year on the disabled list. Price is dealing with an ailing elbow, an injury the Red Sox and Price have not been fully transparent about, while Thornburg has dealt with both shoulder and back issues for most of the spring. The Sox need ...

Major League Baseball's 2017 Season Is Finally Here

... Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (22) is set to throw the first official pitch of the 2017 MLB season. (Photo: Bob De Chiara, USA TODAY Sports). 875 CONNECT TWEET 1 LINKEDIN 1 COMMENTEMAILMORE. After nearly 50 days of spring training and a long winter respite, Major League Baseball’s 2017 regular season has finally arrived, with the first Opening Day arriving Sunday with three games. The season officially begins shortly after 1 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN when Tampa Bay Rays starter Chris Archer delivers the first pitch to the New York Yankees. The Yankees will start their ace, Masahiro Tanaka, and should things go well, could deploy the highest-paid relief pitcher in major league history — Aroldis Chapman, who re-joined the club by signing a record five-year, $86 million contract. The National League will take it from there, as the San Francisco Giants and lefty ace Madison Bumgarner open at the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will start right-hander Zack Greinke, on ESPN 2 around 4 p.m. ET. Finally, at 8:30 ET, the defending ...

Top 205 Mlb Prospects For 2017

... Padres, Grade B/B-. 153) Austin Riley, 3 B, Braves, Grade B/B-. 154) Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3 B, Pirates Grade B/B-. 155) Luis Urias, INF, Padres, Grade B/B-. 156) Daniel Gossett, RHP, Athletics, Grade B/B-. 157) Thomas Szapucki, LHP, Mets, Grade B/B-. 158) Dinelson Lamet, RHP, Padres, Grade B/B-. 159) Justin Dunn, RHP, Mets, Grade B/B-. 160) Leody Taveras, OF, Rangers, Grade B/B-. 161) Eric Lauer, LHP, Padres, Grade B/B-. 162) Braxton Garrett, LHP, Marlins, Grade B-/B. 163) Joey Wentz, LHP, Braves, Grade B-/B. 164) Brandon Nimmo, OF, Mets, Grade B-/B. 165) Ramon Laureano, OF, Astros, Grade B-/B. 166) Chih-Wei Hu, RHP, Rays, Grade B-/B. 167) Franklyn Kilome, RHP, Phillies, Grade B-/B. 168) Desmond Lindsay, OF, Mets, Grade B-/B. 169) Derek Fisher, OF, Astros, Grade B-/B. 170) Gavin Cecchini, SS, Mets, Grade B-/B. 171) Jacob Faria, RHP, Rays, Grade ...

35 Pictures That Prove Mlb Fans Don't Fuck Around

... the Toronto Blue Jays in their home opener against the Cleveland Indians on April 2, 2013. ID: 10802817. View this image ›. Usa Today Sports / USA Today Sports. Fans dressed as 1908 Chicago Cubs players pose for a photo with their dog before Game 1 of the 2016 National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field. ID: 10802815. View this image ›. Stephen Dunn / Getty Images. Angels fans take part in a Cinco de Mayo promotion to set a Guinness World record for the “largest gathering of people wearing sombreros,” during a home game against the Seattle Mariners in Anaheim, California, on May 5, 2015. ID: 10802752. View this image ›. Darryl Webb / Reuters. A young baseball fan makes sure there’s not a kernel of popcorn left as she watches the Chicago Cubs play the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on June 24, 2012. ID: 10802686. View this image ›. Usa Today Sports / USA Today Sports. A Chicago Cubs fan shows support for their team outside of Wrigley Field prior to game four of the NLCS ...

2017 Mlb Season Opens With 3 Sunday Games

... last year after he hit a whopping 20 home runs in just 53 games. He’ll face Rays ace Chris Archer , making his third straight opening day start for Tampa Bay. In between is a National League West battle between the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix. The pitching matchup in this game is excellent, with Madison Bumgarner facing Zack Greinke on the mound. But those two are also productive at the plate, as two of the best hitting pitchers in baseball. Subscribe to Say Hey, Baseball. Everything worth knowing in baseball, every day of the week. Your email address. By signing up you agree to our terms of use. Bumgarner leads all pitchers with 12 home runs and 33 RBI over the last three years, and dating back to 2013 among all pitchers with at least 100 plate ...

Ranking Every Team's 2017 Giveaways From 1 To 30

... bobblehead, an homage to his heritage and walk-up song. 20. Kansas City Royals. On Sept. 30, their “Memorable Moments” bobblehead series concludes with George Brett. Surely it’s the pine tar incident. 19. Detroit Tigers. It would be higher, but it’s James Mc Cann. Still, the July 29 giveaway is a James Mc Cann removable mask bobblehead. 18. Orioles. New items include: MD flag script jersey, Machado Starting Lineup figure, @zbritton & Schoop bobbleheads, & 25 th Anniv OPACY replica ballpark. — Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) February 9, 2017. Oriole Park at Camden Yards started the new revolution of breathtaking ballparks, getting away from the cookie cutter era. On Aug. 19, the O’s give away a 25 th anniversary replica ballpark. 17. Boston Red Sox. Hanley Ramirez isn’t an overly popular player, but this necklace should be pretty well-received, given away on May 1. 16. Rays. One of my favorite bobbleheads from past years was Yadier Molina holding all his Gold Gloves. Here, the ...

Blue Jays Place Closer Roberto Osuna On Disabled List, Release Melvin Upton Jr

... into the majors in 2004. … Catcher Roberto Perez and the Cleveland Indians have agreed to a $9-million, four-year contract that includes club options for 2021 and 2022. After spending nearly three months on the disabled list following thumb surgery, Perez became a key contributor last season during the Indians' postseason run, when the 28-year-old started all 15 games and hit two home runs in Game 1 of the World Series. Perez batted only.183 in 61 games, but he threw out 46% of potential base stealers and the Indians went 33-20 when he started. The Washington Nationals optioned right-handed starter Joe Ross was optioned to triple-A Syracuse while right-hander Jeremy Guthrie was reassigned to minor league camp. Infielder Wilmer Difo and outfielder Michael A. Taylor made the roster. … The Atlanta Braves recalled catcher Anthony Recker to fill out the bench and assigning right-handed pitcher David Hernandez to triple-A Gwinnett. … Right-handed pitcher Vance Worley has agreed to a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins, who plan to assign him to ...

The New Mlb Team Hashtags, Ranked From Best A's To Worst Diamondbacks

... marketing vice president. “So a guy hits a ground ball and he runs it out, he’s about to beat out the throw and make it to first. Like, that’s Cub; that’s hustle. Or a player off the field taking the time to sign autographs or going to do something great in the local community, that’s Cub.”. #Thats Dumb. Don’t tell me what to do. 14. Blue Jays: #Lets Rise. As you’ll see later, the Rays did this better. 13. White Sox: #Sox Gameday. What’s the hashtag when they have a day off. 12. Rockies: #Rockies Everyday. That’s too much of a commitment. How about #Rockies Most Days. 11. Tigers: #Whos Your Tiger. I was going to rank this lower because I thought it was a lame twist on “Who’s Your Daddy?” which would have been weird, but it’s apparently a thing Tigers fans say. It’s still kind of weird. Let’s just move on. 10. Orioles: #Birdland. I don’t want to go to a place called ...

Best And Worst Case For Every Team

... consistently enough to justify a midseason acquisition and the lineup becomes one of the league's best two-way units, the Rangers could be back in the playoffs. 2. Worst case: The June schedule is loaded with four 2016 playoff teams: the Mets, Nationals, Blue Jays and Indians. Add in six games against the Astros, and the Rangers could struggle in June. If the rotation implodes, Darvish gets hurt again and the Rangers decide to turn over most of the lineup to their younger players, 2017 could end up being more about building for 2018. 3. Swing factors: If the Rangers can't build a cushion in the AL West after games against the A's, Royals, Twins and Angels early in the season, they likely never will. Texas has a thin rotation behind Darvish, Cole Hamels and Martin Perez ; the Rangers gambled $16 million on one-year contracts on two pitchers - Andrew Cashner , who's coming off a terrible year, and Tyson Ross , who had thoracic outlet surgery. Ross, who had the same surgery as Matt Harvey , has been limited to bullpen sessions so far this ...