Little Things in Baseball That You Don't Understand

[Taadow]

- why isn't it any stricter punishment then? It is is pretty much accepted that pitchers must respond that way if someone on their team was hit

-Why doesn't that apply to other sports when dealing with refs? It is never seen as funny or motivating your team but rather that player needs therapy or anger management

No one bashes baseball when they have their brawls or is it seen as hurting the game.

You have to ask those other sports, not baseball. Baseball was doin' it their way first...

 

[We Ready]

sliding into first base etc.

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Sliding into first base isn't an unwritten rule. It's just stupid because sliding slows you down. You can overrun first base so it's best to just bust it all the way through.

 

[We Ready]

Why tf can't pitchers hit they are horrible at it

It takes a lot of practice and repetition to be a good hitter and pitchers spend all their time training to pitch, not hit.

 

[Texas2step]

You have to ask those other sports, not baseball. Baseball was doin' it their way first...

Im talking about as far as media and public perception is concern. It matters because media and public perception is what caused basketball to have stricter dress codes and punishments when dealing with refs

 

[We Ready]

Sac flies in foul territory. Why is the runner allowed to advance?

Once an out is recorded the ball is in play regardless where the out is made. I like it, forces the fielder to decide whether or not that out is worth giving up a run or not.

 

[The Entity]

A lot of these are simple things

i really dislike silly shyt like the manager purposely getting himself kicked out of a game after an assumed blown call.

yea, this one annoys me. Sometimes, if a call si that bad i could see the anger getting to that point. But often, its just done for show. I remember one time jimmy williams argued for no lie 5 minutes trying to get ejected (blown call in alcs that sealed our fate)

 

[Taadow]

Im talking about as far as media and public perception is concern. It matters because media and public perception is what caused basketball to have stricter dress codes and punishments when dealing with refs

In that case, you have to ask the media - not baseball. Again, baseball is being played the same way now as it was in 1885.

 

[Conz]

Most of the time it is to advance a runner on base instead of that player hitting it into a double play or pop fly out resulting in no one advancing on base

bunting a guy into scoring position with 1 out seems like a bad play no matter how you slice it. i dont care the inning, score, situation

 

[I'm Chillin]

bunting a guy into scoring position with 1 out seems like a bad play no matter how you slice it. i dont care the inning, score, situation

What about with a runner on 1st and no outs?

Also how is getting someone in scoring position a bad play?

 

[Texas2step]

bunting a guy into scoring position with 1 out seems like a bad play no matter how you slice it. i dont care the inning, score, situation

That is all part of the risk. The batter can easily strikeout, pop out, or hit into a double play. Bunting the ball is closer to a sure thing in advancing a runner

 

[Goatpoacher]

the Benz CL? It doesn't need a clutch, the manumatic works beautifully.

 

[Spaceman Piff]

this is specific..

but what was larussa's reasoning behind hitting the pitcher 8th?

 

[Spaceman Piff]

bunting a guy into scoring position with 1 out seems like a bad play no matter how you slice it. i dont care the inning, score, situation

maybe the pitcher is up.. or there's an extreme shift on.

 

[Jerz-2]

Yeah, I have a question...why the hell they ain't got instant replay yet?

Why are umps allowed to have so much discretion, particularly since some of the mistakes they make are horrendously blatant?

Enough with the purists already, also....

 

[MN Fats]

bunting a guy into scoring position with 1 out seems like a bad play no matter how you slice it. i dont care the inning, score, situation

It only makes sense if you are playing in a NL park and your pitcher is up. If your pitcher is hitting .085 it makes much more sense to bunt him over even if there is one out. Basically, your pitcher is going to make an out and not move the runner over.....