OT - Cardinals Mets

[Future Walk-On]

If that happens I will revive this thread and eat my words...

I'll revive it and feed them to you. JK

[BuBraves55]

o. i just meant the standard radio stations.

If this is against the rules then delete it, but this is a great site that offers plenty of radio broadcasts for every game, every day.

http://freebaseballradio.com/

just click on schedule and find your game. Goes real nice with the gameday up too.
It's a lifesaver if you're not a cubs/sox/cards fan for sure.

[Future Walk-On]

If this is against the rules then delete it, but this is a great site that offers plenty of radio broadcasts for every game, every day.

http://freebaseballradio.com/

just click on schedule and find your game. Goes real nice with the gameday up too.
It's a lifesaver if you're not a cubs/sox/cards fan for sure.

sweet.

[SFP]

One thing I hate about today's game is how the pitching staff's are babied. It use to be common that a pitcher threw into the 9th inning and there were usually 4 starters on a pitching staff with an occasional 5th guy who was relegated as a long reliever, that pitched in double headers only. All these pitching changes have done nothing but increase payroll, the length of the game and statistically change the way we look at starters. This was all started with LaRussa!

[amckillip]

One thing I hate about today's game is how the pitching staff's are babied. It use to be common that a pitcher threw into the 9th inning and there were usually 4 starters on a pitching staff with an occasional 5th guy who was relegated as a long reliever, that pitched in double headers only. All these pitching changes have done nothing but increase payroll, the length of the game and statistically change the way we look at starters. This was all started with LaRussa!

It's the evolution of the game. Like the three pointer, the dunk, the forward pass, the pass-catching TE, the wildcat offense, etc. You can't dislike change just because it's change. LaRussa, has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to tactical coaching, the closer, batting the catcher 8th, situational relievers, etc. If it gives him a better chance to win, can you blame him? And I'd argue that the way pitchers are handled is more of function of payrolls, than vice-versa. Teams need to protect their investment and going with a pitchcount/5 startes is generally the best way to do that, not to mention it gives you an added bonus in terms of AB's and generally just makes the game more interesting (screw the AL )

[SFP]

I wonder what the odds are for a 20 game winner. It use to be the hallmark of a great season with multiple pitchers reaching 20 games. Now we are lucky to see just 1 pitcher.

The last hurler to win at least 30 was Denny McLain for Detroit in 1968. The 20-win season used to be common for the best starting pitchers each year, but the emergence of specialized relievers -- not just the closer, but one or two setup men -- along with expanded rotations and pitch counts has resulted in fewer complete games and now fewer 20-game winners. Call me a purist but I use to like following the great pitchers as much as the hitters. To me it just is not as exciting bringing another after another pitcher to finish a game.