Recent content by atisha

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    August Game Thread

    watching this live, 10:35 a.m. in Romania. awesomeness.
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    NEWC - The Semis

    Fleury looks pretty spastic out there, like itching to get involved in play. As a neutral, a Montreal - Tampa final series would be fascinating to watch. Styles make fights.
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    Playoff structure idea

    I have been reading some articles asking whether MLB should continue to expand the playoffs based on the 2020 experiment or rather retain the present 5-teams-per-league structure. In my opinion, a 6-team structure in both leagues could be a nice compromise and actually give some meaningful...
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    October Game Thread

    Even more epic: just before the fateful final pitch, Buck went to the mound and held a rather long huddle conference. Next thing you know, bang: 3-run HR.
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    An Open Letter to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred

    Impose the DH in both leagues, but make the DH "position" a mandatory 9th spot in the lineup. That would be an interesting twist.
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    Sea Bass and Syrah - Copa America Chile 2015

    I don't really get the invitation thing... what if an invited team wins the tournament? Your Copa America champions... Japan :P   With 10 teams they could do the tournament this way:   2 groups of 5 first in group gets a bye 2nd and 3rd in group play a wild-card round to advance in the semifinal...
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    Saving Baseball - Considering Dramatic Restructuring of the Game

    If this is the outlandish rules suggestions thread, how about this:   Let homeruns count double. (a Grand Slam would be then worth 8 runs).   Encourages swinging for the fences, makes for interesting tactical options late in the game.
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    An Open Letter to MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred

    Scheduling should be easy:   18 games vs. each divisional rival (9 home, 9 away), which means 72 total. 6 games vs. each league rival in other divisions (3 home, 3 away), 60 total. 6 games of interleague vs. each team in the same regional division (3 home, 3 away), 30 total.   Total games: 162...
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    Any Rule Changes in International Soccer You'd Make?

    Soccer should learn a thing or two from rugby union. - Let the referee signal any stoppage of time and stop the clock in the arena, restarting it at another ref signal. When the 45 minutes are up, game over. - Let the referee... refer to a TMO when he is not sure about awarding a PK or a goal...
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