What do you guys think of the golden at bat?
craig44
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I have a feeling I already know how the vast majority will feel about this, but I thought I would ask.
Basically, the new "rule" Manfred is thinking about would allow a team to send up any hitter one time per game. whether or not it is his regular spot in the order. So, bottom 9th, men on, team down, they can put in Judge bat in that moment whether he is due up or not.
I think it is crazy. like insane crazy.
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If it comes to pass, the one great thing that will come out of it is that it will expose Trouty as the fraud that he is. The Angels will either use the Golden At Bat for him in the late game critical situations, use a much more capable and clutch player to take the Golden At Bat for another player, or the Angels will give Trouty the Golden At Bat and let him choke all over himself an extra time every game until the public finally realizes they've been conned for years. I would love it!
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Embarrassingly stupid
I think that a team should also be able to bat a player for the "golden at bat" who is already on base. This allows for the amazing possibility of a player scoring 2 runs on the same play and for the creation of a "ghost runner"... OoOOOOOOoooOooo who cannot be tagged out!
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Dumbest idea ever. Thats what the Savannah Bananas are for
Im convinced Manfred just doesnt like baseball
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This supidity from the guy who cancelled the All-Star game in Atlanta over some political nonsense. The game was to have a special honor ceremony for the home town hero Hank Aaron. The game is gone and so is Hank, no ceremony.
This clown makes $11m per season, his nonsense of attempting to tweak the game that needs no tweaking. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
let's pretend like baseball is a tree
and this baseball tree is in a forest
if it falls, does it make a sound ?
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Oh HELL NO.
The golden at bat gets a golden shower.
Enjoy the go.
MLB is truly sick even thinking about chit such as this.
There may be no cure.
my initial post was going to include golden shower
but then i decided to clean it up
now i'm regretful
i give you like
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
It was low hanging fruit. Couldn't help it.
Enjoy the go.
Galaxy asks: if it falls, does it make a sound ?
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Please... Please... Don't Put The Whammy Jinx On Any Fallen Trees...
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Baseball is like a patient on the operating table. One where the surgeon is commencing exploratory surgery. What can we cut out or put in.
This is the first time I have heard about this.
I'm hoping this is the last time I hear about this.
I second the motion.
Seriously I would probably stop watching baseball. And I like baseball and the pitch clock.
But a golden at bat? That’s not baseball anymore.
Time for a new commissioner in my opinion. This one doesn’t know when to sit down and shut up. Need to get rid of him before he ruins the game.
This is insanity. So, say Aaron Judge is hitting 4th in the lineup and Boone uses his "golden at bat" in the 3rd spot with Judge then does this mean he gets 2 consecutive at bats if he doesn't make the 3rd out? And if so, what if he gets on base in this golden at bat and is scheduled to hit next in his normal 4th spot? Burn a pinch runner off the bench? This is not well thought out imho.
Bring in Jose Morales...
Here’s a better idea. In the MLB.tv app players should be able to buy Baseball Bucks and they can spend them to give their team an advantage or the opponent a disadvantage. Like. I put $15 in and a bat boy runs out the dugout to 2nd base and attaches 5lb weights to EDLC’s ankles. Or $50 and… timeout. They replace Ohtani’s bat with a tennis racquet. The main issue I have with Manfred’s ideas is that he’s not pushing baseball far enough into the future!
Sorry MLB. That idea is already patent pending.
Baseball is gonna be front yard pepper games, stupid idea.
Why stop at one per game? Make the entire game flexible! You want to bat Ohtani 27+ times a game? Go for it! Your squad is full of defensive specialists? No problem, they never have to bat!
Sarcasm, if it wasn’t obvious… Horrible idea. One of the great things about baseball is you’re limited in what you can do in a given situation, and the decisions you make have downstream impact (e.g., pinch hitting for a starter). This would eliminate a lot of that strategy and potentially replace a bat on your bench with a defensive specialist or pitcher (why carry a pure pinch hitter when a starter can essentially pinch hit with no repercussions?).
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MLB should close their Department that offers these ideas/concepts that simply fail to pass the straight face test.
Maybe a golden parachute for the Commissioner is what is really needed if this is the type of crap that is elevated for further discussion.
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Baseball is the only major team sport where you cannot have your best player decide the final score. And with the clock and phantom extra inning players, the game is already a wreck. So go for it.
And so it becomes mandated that there shall never be another Gene Larkin ever again.
Enjoy the go.
I'm waiting for them to start talking about having a golden ball or golden inning where runs are worth double
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T Ball. Reduce the risk of a hit batter.
what does this mean?