Tony Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: man, i thought 7 inning doubleheaders were awful. game was designed to have a lineup turnover 3 times guaranteed. 1. The game was also designed to be...one game. Playing 18 innings in one day is far too much baseball 2. If we are talking about game design and how things were in the past, you're also talking about pitchers that would throw 300 innings in one season, teams hitting a combined 40 HR's in 140 games, and a good SO/W rate in the 2's... Things change....in 2022 with the way bullpens and starters are used, when a DH takes place, I like a team getting those 4 combined innings back and speeding up what is already far too long of a game, generally. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: No way they're playing this tonight. Call it already. Yeah, I don't understand it either - im about 8-10 miles north and we just got a big front of wind/rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Just now, iWiN4PreP said: Yeah, I don't understand it either - im about 8-10 miles north and we just got a big front of wind/rain FWIW the hourly forecasts say the window will be roughly from when game starts to about 3 hours from that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 It's raining buckets up here on the north side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Just now, iWiN4PreP said: Yeah, I don't understand it either - im about 8-10 miles north and we just got a big front of wind/rain They let people get in the park and spend $$ on food and beer knowing full well there's not going to be a game. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Just now, CentralChamps21 said: They let people get in the park and spend $$ on food and beer knowing full well there's not going to be a game. Every team does this. Teams and players don’t want to play DHs or give away off days. This isn’t some Sox specific thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: They let people get in the park and spend $$ on food and beer knowing full well there's not going to be a game. lol, drink. first one of the year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Looks like game on. It would have been called by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: They let people get in the park and spend $$ on food and beer knowing full well there's not going to be a game. Saw on twitter today that bottles of water are $7.70 this year. $7.70 for a damn bottle of water!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, Tony said: 1. The game was also designed to be...one game. Playing 18 innings in one day is far too much baseball 2. If we are talking about game design and how things were in the past, you're also talking about pitchers that would throw 300 innings in one season, teams hitting a combined 40 HR's in 140 games, and a good SO/W rate in the 2's... Things change....in 2022 with the way bullpens and starters are used, when a DH takes place, I like a team getting those 4 combined innings back and speeding up what is already far too long of a game, generally. Don’t even get me started on fielders using gloves! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, Tony said: 1. The game was also designed to be...one game. Playing 18 innings in one day is far too much baseball 2. If we are talking about game design and how things were in the past, you're also talking about pitchers that would throw 300 innings in one season, teams hitting a combined 40 HR's in 140 games, and a good SO/W rate in the 2's... Things change....in 2022 with the way bullpens and starters are used, when a DH takes place, I like a team getting those 4 combined innings back and speeding up what is already far too long of a game, generally. Also https://www.mlb.com/cut4/10-bizarre-rules-from-baseballs-past/c-124363454 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 What’s the problem with a little rain and getting wet? Swimmers do it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said: Saw on twitter today that bottles of water are $7.70 this year. $7.70 for a damn bottle of water!!! doubles as a piss jug tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 25 minutes ago, Tony said: 1. The game was also designed to be...one game. Playing 18 innings in one day is far too much baseball 2. If we are talking about game design and how things were in the past, you're also talking about pitchers that would throw 300 innings in one season, teams hitting a combined 40 HR's in 140 games, and a good SO/W rate in the 2's... Things change....in 2022 with the way bullpens and starters are used, when a DH takes place, I like a team getting those 4 combined innings back and speeding up what is already far too long of a game, generally. You would not be friends with Ernie Banks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Tony said: 1. The game was also designed to be...one game. Playing 18 innings in one day is far too much baseball 2. If we are talking about game design and how things were in the past, you're also talking about pitchers that would throw 300 innings in one season, teams hitting a combined 40 HR's in 140 games, and a good SO/W rate in the 2's... Things change....in 2022 with the way bullpens and starters are used, when a DH takes place, I like a team getting those 4 combined innings back and speeding up what is already far too long of a game, generally. Outcomes and strategy have changed, but overall structure has remained relatively unchanged. Also they used to play a ton more double headers. They actually scheduled them Edited April 13, 2022 by Look at Ray Ray Run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatBallHitDeep_WAYBack Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 They are going to do everything they can to play tonight with Seattle playing a day game FRI - source is a Sox employee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 37 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said: No way they're playing this tonight. Call it already. Looks like weather is gonna break up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShandyMan Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 They might actually have a window for 5 at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Must be raining on the north side from all the tears of Nick Madrigals statline so far this year...👀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 They can play in the light rain for 5 or 6 innings (outside shot for a full game). Its just gonna be how bad do they wanna get the game in today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox59 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Per Fegan, Sox expect rain to clear by 630-645, at which point they hope to announce a delayed start time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pcq Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Meadows pulled an AJ Pollock in LF helping the Red Sox. Maybe they should trade places. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 37 minutes ago, Leonard Zelig said: Don’t even get me started on fielders using gloves! 18 innings is too much and uneccesary. I can still hear my dad saying TWO HANDS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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