4/29/2023 Cleveland @ Boston

Doc Zero

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Extra innings are so fucking shitty now. Sorry to harp on the rule change but I really don’t understand the idea that the runner on second makes this “more exciting.”
 

The Gray Eagle

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Extra innings are so fucking shitty now. Sorry to harp on the rule change but I really don’t understand the idea that the runner on second makes this “more exciting.”
People who don't like baseball and don't watch it enjoy the rule, so it has to stay.
 

Van Everyman

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Extra innings are so fucking shitty now. Sorry to harp on the rule change but I really don’t understand the idea that the runner on second makes this “more exciting.”
Ehh I’ve liked it ok but I would at least agree that it’s not super fun to be the home team with that runner on there in scoring position.
 

Doc Zero

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“You gotta play for two now with the rule change.”

Wow! Instead of playing for one? That’s more exciting to me because the number is bigger.
 

Philip Jeff Frye

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Extra innings are so fucking shitty now. Sorry to harp on the rule change but I really don’t understand the idea that the runner on second makes this “more exciting.”
They should just play Home Run Derby at this point. That would be exciting, like a shootout in soccer!
 

DeadlySplitter

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Extra innings are so fucking shitty now. Sorry to harp on the rule change but I really don’t understand the idea that the runner on second makes this “more exciting.”
I think the new CBA got rid of it but the players voted it back in. They don't want to stay past the 13th anymore.
 

fenwaypaul

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Extra innings are so fucking shitty now. Sorry to harp on the rule change but I really don’t understand the idea that the runner on second makes this “more exciting.”
I hate the rule, too. It's unbaseball. I think the idea is to shorten extra-inning games, though, not to add excitement.
 

Sad Sam Jones

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Zunino went for 3rd the same way my cat goes for an open front door. Fortunately, I'm smarter than Duran.