I haven't watched many baseball games since the return of this thing
MLB wants to call baseball. Sure, it is played like baseball but it's
still a bastardization of the game we know.I watched the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs play a "double header" yesterday. What I saw was only a shadow what it should have been.
For starters both teams had a
roster full of minor league players to get them through the two games.
And the games were not full games, but administratively shortened seven inning
affairs. I used to play seven inning games in high school. The
players on the Cards and Cubs yesterday who are not first year players are
getting paid millions of dollars to play. So, why are they too lame to
play full games? They won't play full games because MLB knows it will
have to make up a butt load of games every time a team comes down with
COVID-19. As an example, the Cardinals have played three double headers
in the last five days due to the many games that have been postponed due to
having someone on their team or travel party come down with the virus.
Other observations yesterday that have not existed in the
past. Both clubs used designated hitters in both games. This is
because MLB has rammed the DH down the throats of National League teams.
Both the Cubs and the Cardinals are charter members of the National League and
neither has been in favor of the rule. But, commissioner Rob Manfred,
ordained from on high it would happen and it has. I could write another
couple of articles on the DH and how it removes strategy from the game.
But, Manfred is looking for instant offense and he digs the long ball.
This game being played now, results in a strikeout, walk or home run more frequently
than you realize. This is not the game that has been played by Americans
for hundreds of years.
Finally, the first game of the doubleheader yesterday lasted three
hours. That's bad enough for nine innings but remember this game was only
seven innings long. Projected out to nine full innings the game would
have been three hours and 31 minutes. That is unacceptable.
But, this joke of a game will continue. Why you ask?
Because MLB will get millions of dollars from its network broadcast partners
once the game gets to the post-season. And when that happens, the owners
will all get their pockets lined with TV money. The rich get richer and
the rest of us will have to do without the real game with all big league
players.
Just shut it down now!
