tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post6170631905138347613..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: It Is Time To Suspend All HBPs EquallyJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-60298747153566642692015-09-29T15:23:31.285-04:002015-09-29T15:23:31.285-04:00I think it is a good idea to do something, but tea...I think it is a good idea to do something, but teams could circumvent this system by taking a pitcher out then ordering a different pitcher to throw the next beanball. I like the idea to take intent out of it. I would say any HBP gets a warning, and any HBP after a warning gets you ejected and suspended. Umpires should also be encouraged to issue a warning any time, for example after a near-HBP as in Papelbon's first pitch to Machado.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-2028437261328830272015-09-24T14:12:08.988-04:002015-09-24T14:12:08.988-04:00As I understand it, a main reason of their focus o...As I understand it, a main reason of their focus on inside fastballs is getting players to hit into their shifts. I am unsure whether on a cumulative level whether they would need to drastically change much given they only need to drop their HBP total by 3 or 4.<br /><br />You would probably see a lot of AAAA pitchers for them right now.<br /><br />But, yeah, a few teams would be really upset.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-83036101189101780032015-09-24T13:33:39.044-04:002015-09-24T13:33:39.044-04:00I'd imagine that FOs such as Pittsburgh, which...I'd imagine that FOs such as Pittsburgh, which has almost exclusively signed pitchers who throw heavily inside (and thus hit a good amount of batters), would not take kindly to this proposal. That isn't to say that I disagree with it — HBPs, especially intentional ones, have plagued the sport for far too long — but backlash would meet an attempt to implement this idea.Ryan Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831177754232641404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-37437902691920047182015-09-24T12:49:07.404-04:002015-09-24T12:49:07.404-04:00Many players buy into self regulation and it is no...Many players buy into self regulation and it is not unheard of for a hat to be passed around for donations, so I doubt fines will matter much. Again, you have to be able to discern intent, which is almost always impossible.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-12261410787628346612015-09-24T12:26:45.062-04:002015-09-24T12:26:45.062-04:00Fines would be a good weapon to use. If you fine p...Fines would be a good weapon to use. If you fine pitchers $25k for each inadvertent HBP and $100k for each intentional HBP then young pitchers are going to be a lot more careful and won't do it willingly because it's a large blow to their paycheck. Guys making over $10M like Papelbon can afford it but then teams would lose a top pitcher for eight games or so.Matt Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191574755038653061noreply@blogger.com