MLB 2022: The Long and Winding Thread

Don’t these posts belong in the Schwarber photos thread?

 

Never heard of it.

 

The mic’d up player on Sunday Night Baseball is fun. Francisco Lindor last night. No great insight or anything, just something different. And baseball actually promoting its players. What a concept.

Wild for the booth to be asking Lindor a question right as he starts a double play.

And David Cone makes that booth very good.

 

It's still baseball. It's still random as shit. My luck, I'd go heavy against them to ride the streak, and that's the day they break out and beat the Dodgers 12-2.

 

John Sterling Voice: Robbie Cano. He got let go!

 

1st-year full-time MLB umpire Sean Barber is scheduled to be behind the plate this afternoon for the Angels/White Sox finale. Yesterday as the 1st base ump he had four of his calls challenged by the Angels & White Sox. All FOUR of them were overturned on replay by New York. That has to be the new MLB record for one umpire. Hope he's better calling balls and strikes than judging close calls at first.

 

All of the plays were really close, but blind luck should have at least got him 50-50

 

It seemed very strange that Lindor was talking as the pitch was thrown, but the guy certainly showed he can multitask.

 

Oh darn, you have to be ready to hit and can't lullygag in the batter's box. I mean, what are we going to do without four-hour games?

 

I agree with the comment in the second clip. Once the pitchers and batters get used to the routine, it will become routine, and games will move a bit quicker.

 

There was a similar situation with Enrique Hernandez a couple of weeks ago. Guess if someone really makes a huge error that might change the equation.