2013 MLB Season Game Thread: July

[MiamiHomer]

Puig with the walk off HR and he slid into home plate.

[Party]

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=951...goryid=2378529

How the NL almost adopted the DH in 1980.

[Miamarlin21]

I like how it is now. It gives the manager more strategy and usage of his bench.

[HUGG]

DH will be in both leagues within 5 years imo. it's inevitable with constant interleague

I used to prefer no-DH, now I don't. I don't want to see pitchers hit, it's stupid. And I don't like situations like having to take Alvarez out after 6 innings when he's throwing a gem because he was coming up with the bases loaded.
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Also, the Dodgers are 26-6 in their last 32.

Oddly, I didn't find this out from their radio guy tweeting it to every national writer he could think of.

[Mainge]

DH will be in both leagues within 5 years imo. it's inevitable with constant interleague

I used to prefer no-DH, now I don't. I don't want to see pitchers hit, it's stupid. And I don't like situations like having to take Alvarez out after 6 innings when he's throwing a gem because he was coming up with the bases loaded.

This is the only real strategy difference, in my opinion. Whether or not to pull a pitcher when it's his turn to bat.

DH can't come soon enough.

[Fritz]

You don't like to see pitchers meekly flail at 3-4 pitches?

[Party]

The people will love 4 hour games instead.

[HUGG]

Average Game Length 1973-2012
Total Seasons: 40
American League Longer: 34
National League Longer: 3
Smallest Difference: 0 minutes, 2002, 2004, 2011
Largest Difference: 11 minutes (American League 1985, 1994, 1995)
Average Difference: 4.95 minutes

http://www.platoonadvantage.com/2012.../cee-angi.html


So glad pitchers hit so games can end 4.95 minutes faster.
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NL games were longer on average than AL games last season

[Party]

I'd rather have 4 hour games over 4 hour 5 minute games.
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The time of game issue is going to become big for baseball fairly soon and the league shouldn't be implementing rule changes that make the problem worse. I don't know what the TOG is this year, but I have seen an alarming share of 3:30 4-3 games.

[HUGG]

2:57 as of June 9: http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/20...E1H/story.html
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Time of game is a non-issue to me. Pitchers hitting is stupid.

[Beef]

Doesn't seem like a big issue nor does it seem to be a choice of four hours or four hours and five minutes.

[Chewford]

I don't like when 9 inning games run 4 hours but it's nowhere near as bad as watching a pitcher take a single AB. I have absolutely no interest in watching a guy go up there and really not try to do anything at all.

[MiamiHomer]

[Miamarlin21]

hahahha.

[Todd]

A buddy played in a big softball tournament against former Cub Randy Wells.

Not sure if that is impressive for my buddy or kind of sad for Randy Wells.