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  1. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    The problem with this is simple: the Astros were not the only team stealing signs. Every team was stealing signs. Every team's pitchers use illegal substances on the ball. The players know this. The players did not want all of this. The owners did not want all of this. They all know that...
  2. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    On another note...taking off my Astros cap, I'm kind of disappointed that the players escaped with no punishment (except Carlos Beltran, I guess). If this was a player-driven scheme...and there is no way that the brilliant idea of banging on a trash can didn't come from the mind of a...
  3. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    Some players would probably tell you there is little advantage, but that varies from player to player. Some probably got a significant advantage. You still have to hit the ball, and that ain't easy. In Game 7 of the '17 ALCS, Lance McCullers threw two innings of nothing but curveballs to...
  4. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    This is part of the issue...how severe a crime do you believe stealing signs is? Is it a crime that deserves a fine? Jail time? The death penalty? It's easy to say "it's all cheating", but that's just not reality. Should they ban pitchers who use a little pine tar they have on the underside...
  5. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    Not sure about Cora, but Hinch will certainly manage again, if he wants to. Teams are already discussing hiring him the day after the 2020 World Series ends. He's extremely likeable, in addition to being good managing, so teams will be much more forgiving with him. Others, such as former...
  7. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    So they've done that. The video replay is now on an 8 second (I think) delay, and there is a league official who's job it is to monitor the replay video feed to ensure there are no shenanigans. This was implemented last year. There are also league officials who patrol the dugout, tunnels, and...
  8. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    As the late, great Bum Philips said, "there are two kinds of coaches...them that's been fired and them that's gonna get fired."
  9. HudsonHawk

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    Former NFL placekicker Fred Cox has died at 80. Cox was steady and reliable for 15 seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, including all four of their Super Bowl teams. Perhaps just as important to us who grew up in the 70s, Cox was the inventor of the Nerf football, the bright foam rubber staple of...
  10. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I can't believe I missed the ice cream conversation. To all you unwashed infidels, there is only one real ice cream, and that's Blue Bell. Everything else is so far down the list it's not even worth mentioning. As for Oreos, I'm a traditionalist. The real deal. Single stuffed.
  11. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    I was fortunate enough to attend last night’s Game 7. Greinke pitched his butt off (and he doesn’t throw 99 mph so he actually has to pitch). The Astros left way too many runners on base, and then the wheels fell off eight outs away. Baseball can be cruel to the loser. Still, the Nationals were...
  13. HudsonHawk

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I still hear it sometimes during Astros radio broadcasts. Robert Ford will say "let's pause for station identification on your Astros RADIO network". The local station says "you're listening to SportsTalk 790...Houston's home for sports!" I assume all of the other stations on the Astros...
  14. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    Conspiracy theorists everywhere think so. I even saw some astrophysicist talking about a different drag coefficient (how she measured it, I don't know) on the postseason balls. I think the change in weather has as much to do with it. It was 40-something degrees in St. Louis last night. Balls...
  15. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    My biggest complain is that there isn't enough baseball, not that there is too much. I guess everyone's mileage varies.
  16. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    Shortening the season is one thing. I could support that. But the fundamental nature of baseball is that it's not a sprint or a single contest kind of game. The season is long for a reason. The game is 9 innings long for a reason. Reducing it to one game, or one inning or one at bat defies...
  17. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    What an absolutely terrible idea. Baseball is a chess match, not a game of rock/paper/scissors.
  19. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    ESPN pumps football up because it has a huge financial interest in both the NFL and college football. Go to Fox Sports' website right now and the top few pages are promoting professional wrestling...because they have a financial interest in the WWE.
  20. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    But how much of that is due to the fact that 1) newspapers are no longer the source of information for most people, and 2) people watched the game on television and didn't need to read the paper to know what happened? Sure, a Rays/Nationals World Series would not hold the interest that a...
  21. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    There has been a lot of discussion about the declining popularity of baseball for the last few decades, but that is simply not borne out by the numbers. Attendance at games today is twice what it was 40 years ago, and five times what it was in "the era". Last year the NFL drew a total of...
  22. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    If the World Series goes to Game 7, it will be played on October 30th. I submit that if you see Christmas commercials during the World Series, the problem is not with the World Series. A bigger problem with scheduling is the players' demand to have more and more off days during the season. To...
  23. HudsonHawk

    BATTER UP!

    30+ years ago, when I was invited to a couple of pro tryouts, the first thing they did...before anyone swung a bat or took a fungo, was to line guys up and time them running. If you didn't make a certain time, they just sent you home. Thanks for coming out. Then they measured and weighed...

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