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HCP said:
Totally agree. I’d be cool with this, cause I could make an extra 50K a summer, but how boring!!!!! It’s just an unwatchable activity. How people get pumped up for a baseball game the same you would for a basketball or football game is just behind me. But it is America’s past time right?
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Football and Baseball are very similar in a lot of ways.

The only difference is that a football game for your team only plays once a week, so it gives the illusion that it means more. But the sports play the same (one play per "pitch" or "down", stoppages in between.)

The best thing about baseball is you have no clock.

It's not surprising baseball is slowing down in the age of impatience, though. Really casts a light on society.
 
HCP said:
Totally agree. I’d be cool with this, cause I could make an extra 50K a summer, but how boring!!!!! It’s just an unwatchable activity. How people get pumped up for a baseball game the same you would for a basketball or football game is just behind me. But it is America’s past time right?
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Go watch the Mariners walk off homer in the rain yesterday. That was pretty dope.
 
HCP said:
Totally agree. I’d be cool with this, cause I could make an extra 50K a summer, but how boring!!!!! It’s just an unwatchable activity. How people get pumped up for a baseball game the same you would for a basketball or football game is just behind me. But it is America’s past time right?
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shit man, just how much do you get working for the Blazers, and are they hiring!?
 
HCP said:
Totally agree. I’d be cool with this, cause I could make an extra 50K a summer, but how boring!!!!! It’s just an unwatchable activity. How people get pumped up for a baseball game the same you would for a basketball or football game is just behind me. But it is America’s past time right?
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At least in baseball the pitcher doesn't have to huddle before each pitch...receive the signal from a guy up in a booth and call time out when he see's the defense...football is like watching paint dry....takes 20 minutes to run a 3 sec play...yellow flags every other play...15 yard penalty! Repeat 3rd down...never seen a baseball player spike a ball or take a knee for a play either
 
riverman said:
At least in baseball the pitcher doesn't have to huddle before each pitch...receive the signal from a guy up in a booth and call time out when he see's the defense...football is like watching paint dry....takes 20 minutes to run a 3 sec play...yellow flags every other play...15 yard penalty! Repeat 3rd down...never seen a baseball player spike a ball or take a knee for a play either
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I've seen a player throw the ball feet away from where he's supposed to because the teams afraid of who's at bat. I've seen a pitcher and a batter call "timeouts" and take 30 seconds for a 1 second pitch where nothing happens. At least in football, something happens every play and no one is standing around waiting for something to happen.

You can pick apart and dumb-down any sport in the manner you have.
 
BonesJones said:
I've seen a player throw the ball feet away from where he's supposed to because the teams afraid of who's at bat. I've seen a pitcher and a batter call "timeouts" and take 30 seconds for a 1 second pitch where nothing happens. At least in football, something happens every play and no one is standing around waiting for something to happen.

You can pick apart and dumb-down any sport in the manner you have.
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I didn't dumb down football...somebody else did...rugby was much better
 
BonesJones said:
You can pick apart and dumb-down any sport in the manner you have.
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or coach or gm...etc....president...although when something is dumb and you point it out, it doesn't mean you're dumbing it down.
 
riverman said:
or coach or gm...etc....president...although when something is dumb and you point it out, it doesn't mean you're dumbing it down.
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Portraying your opinion as fact, I see.
 
BonesJones said:
Portraying your opinion as fact, I see.
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no...portraying my opinion as opinion....fact checking has nothing to do with it...go ahead and enjoy football....I'll enjoy baseball...can't stand football
 
riverman said:
no...portraying my opinion as opinion....fact checking has nothing to do with it...go ahead and enjoy football....I'll enjoy baseball...can't stand football
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"Although when something is dumb and you point it out, it doesn't mean you're dumbing it down."
 
BonesJones said:
"Although when something is dumb and you point it out, it doesn't mean you're dumbing it down."
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ping pong? I think Trump's hair is dumb....I didn't design his hair....obviously he thinks it's cool! For what it's worth I think intentional walks in baseball are dumb...I'd lose that rule in a heartbeat
 
BonesJones said:
At least in football, something happens every play and no one is standing around waiting for something to happen.
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three quarters of the team are standing around waiting for something to happen....kickers play about 40 seconds in a game if they're lucky...special teams guys as well....it's a sport designed for commercials and beer consumption pretty much...and they play once a week for the shortest season in pro sports
 
riverman said:
ping pong? I think Trump's hair is dumb....I didn't design his hair....obviously he thinks it's cool! For what it's worth I think intentional walks in baseball are dumb...I'd lose that rule in a heartbeat
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Gotta disagree. It’s part of the game strategy. But......love it when my team does it but absolutely hate it when the other team does it, especially when Bonds was playing.
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
Gotta disagree. It’s part of the game strategy. But......love it when my team does it but absolutely hate it when the other team does it, especially when Bonds was playing.
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I think it hurts the game...I want to see a pitcher take the challenge of striking out a home run hitter...watching Nelson Cruz run the bases after a walk is no fun...it's like watching DeAndre Jordan shoot freethrows because the other team couldn't stop a fast break..
 
riverman said:
I think it hurts the game...I want to see a pitcher take the challenge of striking out a home run hitter...watching Nelson Cruz run the bases after a walk is no fun...it's like watching DeAndre Jordan shoot freethrows because the other team couldn't stop a fast break..
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I’d rather see the DH disappear. If the pitcher can’t hit, put in a pinch hitter.....or teach your pitchers how to hit. Baseball is a game for nine players, not ten..
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
I’d rather see the DH disappear. If the pitcher can’t hit, put in a pinch hitter.....or teach your pitchers how to hit. Baseball is a game for nine players, not ten..
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Imagine designated free throw shooters in basketball ! I wish the two leagues would get on the same page and make pitchers pick up a bat..Roger Clemens didn't mind standing up to the plate and swingin' for the fences.
 
riverman said:
Imagine designated free throw shooters in basketball ! I wish the two leagues would get on the same page and make pitchers pick up a bat..Roger Clemens didn't mind standing up to the plate and swingin' for the fences.
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Basketball players have to do pretty much everything. Pitching and hitting are completely different, huge parts of the game, and are opposite of each other. Free throws are a small part of the game that requires players to be skilled in many different ways. I like the DH.
 
BonesJones said:
Basketball players have to do pretty much everything. Pitching and hitting are completely different, huge parts of the game, and are opposite of each other. Free throws are a small part of the game that requires players to be skilled in many different ways. I like the DH.
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As a Mariners fan I like Cruz hitting and not playing outfield..but having played a lot of baseball...thanks for letting me know pitching and hitting are different
 
BonesJones said:
I've seen a player throw the ball feet away from where he's supposed to because the teams afraid of who's at bat.
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sort of like seeing a quarterback throw the ball out of bounds to avoid getting sacked
 
riverman said:
Imagine designated free throw shooters in basketball ! I wish the two leagues would get on the same page and make pitchers pick up a bat..Roger Clemens didn't mind standing up to the plate and swingin' for the fences.
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Dwight Gooden was a pretty good hitter also.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
It’s a rough position to play, legs are tired from the constant squatting.
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I tried catching one game in high school....never again...I played first base a lot , some second base and center field...never had the arm to play shortstop or third base. I like first base...lot of action at first
 
riverman said:
sort of like seeing a quarterback throw the ball out of bounds to avoid getting sacked
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There's action though. He has to throw it away because of a good pass rush, and almost gets sacked.
 
riverman said:
three quarters of the team are standing around waiting for something to happen....kickers play about 40 seconds in a game if they're lucky...special teams guys as well....it's a sport designed for commercials and beer consumption pretty much...and they play once a week for the shortest season in pro sports
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I love football. However, I read somewhere that there is only like 13 total minutes of action over the course of a 3 hour game. That's wild.
 
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