MLB postseason record 4:32 for a 9 inning game. Baseball has to put a stop to such marathons or else younger viewers will flee. The avg age of a viewer has continued to rise, now it's in the 50s - no wonder, with games that won't end

My 9 year old daughter stayed up last night with me to watch the Dodgers win.

After the "play" at the plate yesterday.

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well that 1 inning was an hour due to 6 pitching changes, 1 player got hurt for the Nats and the dodgers had like 3 pitching changes. I dont know how you slow that down. YOu cant just say, you only get 2 pitchers max per inning. Thats ****ing with baseball. **** That. Godell is already ruining football for me. I dont want to see my fav sport get ruined as well.

I hope the Cubs die. And the Ghost of Bartman destroys the soul of every Cub fan. **** them. Fail you stupid hateable losers

Growing up in Iowa made me hate the Cubs since so many people loved them and discounted the mighty Royals just as close to the Souf

They absolutely can and should limit pitching changes in an inning. I proposed 1 change absent injury (which would require a 15-Day DL stint to prevent gaming the system).....but posters here were outraged at the thought. Well who the hell wants to see pitching changes?!?!?


You can increase the strike zone, limit throws to 1B, limit pitching changes, stop batters from leaving the plate during a PA to step out or scratch their nuts, etc etc.

You know the rules and still half expect that?

Not many synapses firing.

You could do that. However, I propose a different plan. STOP ****ING WITH THE GAME!? Stop changing the rules just to cater to the lowest common denominator.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...rt-game-2-alcs

Trevor Bauer gets stitches after cutting finger on drone; Josh Tomlin to start Game 2 of ALCS

CLEVELAND -- Trevor Bauer cut his finger fixing one of the drones he likes to fly and won't start Game 2 of the AL Championship Series, again diverting the Cleveland Indians' pitching plans for the playoffs.

The right-hander needed several stitches to close the cut on the pinkie on his pitching hand. The enigmatic Bauer has built and flown drones for years, and was hurt while repairing a propeller.

The Indians were set to open the ALCS at home on Friday night against Toronto.

Bauer's setback was the latest for the Indians' staff, which lost Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar to injuries late in the regular season.

Josh Tomlin, who was scheduled to pitch Game 3 in Toronto on Monday, will replace Bauer on Saturday. Bauer is slated to pitch Monday when the best-of-seven series resumes at Rogers Centre.

Bauer made his postseason debut in the AL Division Series opener and pitched into the fifth inning against Boston. Earlier this season, he came out of the bullpen and pitched five innings of shutout ball when the Indians outlasted the Blue Jays in 19 innings.

Manager Terry Francona has been forced to adjust his rotation for weeks after Carrasco (broken hand) and Salazar (forearm tightness) sustained injuries as the Indians were closing in on their first AL Central title since 2007.

Corey Kluber is pitching Game 1 against Toronto's Marco Estrada. The Indians plan to use Mike Clevinger in Game 4, but they aren't sure how long he can pitch because he's only gone in short stints this season and isn't stretched out.

Francona has had to rely on his bullpen to carry the Indians.

Tomlin started Cleveland's series-clinching win in the ALDS against Boston and effectively pitched into the sixth inning of his postseason debut despite the crowd at Fenway Park taunting him throughout his outing.

The problem with that would be that if a guy is getting absolutely shelled, you are just stuck with him.

If you wanted to talk about saying a guy must pitch to at least two batters/three batters or something like that, that's a more realistic suggestion and something that can spark discussion.

Saying you only get one change per inning (and you're stuck with the guy until he gets out of it) would never fly.


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Especially with Joakim Soria in your bullpen.

As much as I hate it, give me Tito and the Indians.

Looks like Cleveland fans finally figured out they have a team in town

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Jesus

BOOM