March 9, 20224 yr On 3/2/2022 at 3:05 PM, DaEagles4Life said: It's just giving another opportunity for the MLS to be put on front and center as baseball is on strike. 😂
March 9, 20224 yr On 3/6/2022 at 8:30 PM, iladelphxx said: I wonder if that's going to start an international incident with him mentioning Taiwan? MLB isn’t on their knees in front of Xi. It’s different than basketball.
March 9, 20224 yr As someone who has loved baseball my entire life, I don’t think I can watch artificial DH-style ball for an entire season. I’m definitely going to watch less games. I actually liked the play-in game. It gave the better team the advantage they earned throughout the course of the season. I’ve already come to terms with the fact it will be gone. Making the shift illegal is an embarrassment. Are they going to draw stupid lines on the field?
March 9, 20224 yr 12 hours ago, SB52 said: As someone who has loved baseball my entire life, I don’t think I can watch artificial DH-style ball for an entire season. I’m definitely going to watch less games. I actually liked the play-in game. It gave the better team the advantage they earned throughout the course of the season. I’ve already come to terms with the fact it will be gone. Making the shift illegal is an embarrassment. Are they going to draw stupid lines on the field? Interesting on the DH. I overall oppose the DH. However, the fact that the AL already does it anyway, kind of makes me want them to just do it in the NL too. I think it's stupid to have it in one and not the other. Agree on the shift restrictions, will be interesting to see how it is enforced. Seems pretty stupid.
March 9, 20224 yr Author 2 hours ago, BirdsFanBill said: Interesting on the DH. I overall oppose the DH. However, the fact that the AL already does it anyway, kind of makes me want them to just do it in the NL too. I think it's stupid to have it in one and not the other. Agree on the shift restrictions, will be interesting to see how it is enforced. Seems pretty stupid. Probably have it that no more than 4 defenders can be on either side of 2nd base at any given time... Basically only the center fielder can play either side of second base pre pitch? Who knows.
March 10, 20224 yr 1 minute ago, schuy7 said: Go Pirates! I would make fun of you for being a Pirates fan but I think they made the playoffs more recent than the Phillies.
March 10, 20224 yr 3 minutes ago, vsptroops said: I would make fun of you for being a Pirates fan but I think they made the playoffs more recent than the Phillies. I haven't seen a whole Pirates game in my life maybe actually. 🤣
March 10, 20224 yr 3 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: Yeah. A play in game. F the Pirates and F Pittsburgh!!!! Free Agency to start immediately. Holy ish! I’m excited. Typical front running Pittsburgh fan. In all sports. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just wait until Crosby retires and I'm out on the Penguins!
March 10, 20224 yr Do we have any idea what number the Phillies will be realistically spending to fill out the roster now?
March 10, 20224 yr 19 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: MLBPA Exec Board voted this down. And the rest of the players approved it. That says a lot. Not surprising. I'm guessing the Exec board is either all or mainly Boras clients.
March 10, 20224 yr 14 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: Universal DH - don’t like it. 12 team playoff- don’t care for it. Why don’t you just list the things you DO like - it’ll take you a lot less time to write
March 10, 20224 yr 3 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: You mean like the banning of the shift and larger base pads like I posted about in here the other day? You know what would take less time? Putting people on ignore....since you can't handle some opinions. What's up with the larger bases? I haven't even heard of it. How much bigger?
March 10, 20224 yr 18 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: I don't know dimensions. But it was considerable. Of course, we'll need to wait and see what all of the new rules are. But it was made to seem the other day that the pitch clock, shift ban and the larger bases was a done deal. Which is great. Yeah. But we're in the Harper era and it's going to help....a ton. While I enjoyed watching Harper bunt for singles, I am glad he will no longer have to.
March 10, 20224 yr Glad they are banning the shift. At first I was one of those "old school" guys who wondered why hitters just couldn't hit the ball to the other side. Over the last couple of years, especially with the proliferation of guys throwing in the high 90's and even over a hundred mph on a consistent basis, I realize it isn't going to happen organically. I hope this is the start of going back to the old school baseball style of hit and runs, butting guys over, stealing bases (I miss the days of watching Rickey Henderson and Vince Coleman swipe 80-100 bags a year) and more hitting for contact. I would like MLB to reduce the amount of pitchers can have on their 26 man roster as well.
March 11, 20224 yr 10 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said: I’ll be curious what fails the Phillies again this year. Can it be the bullpen for a third year in a row?
March 12, 20224 yr Matt Chapman: A logical target for Phillies Depending upon how far the A’s go with their selloff, they could alter the landscape of the National League, if not the entire majors. Prior to the lockout, the Dodgers showed interest in right-hander Chris Bassitt. The Braves, if they lose free agent Freddie Freeman, almost certainly will go hard for first baseman Matt Olson. And the Philliesmatch up for a number of A’s players — third baseman Matt Chapman, center fielder Ramón Laureano, reliever Lou Trivino. Chapman, who is under club control for two more seasons, would be the biggest prize from that group. Third baseman Alec Bohm, whom new Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long recently predicted "would be a force in this league for a long time,” would be a natural target for Oakland. Center fielder Johan Rojas, the Phillies’ No. 5 prospect according to Keith Law, is another potential trade chip.
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