tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post5782615470097311519..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: 99 MPH in the BackJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-62889289079630156022016-06-19T00:11:24.901-04:002016-06-19T00:11:24.901-04:00Regardless, it's a joke that Ventura is only g...Regardless, it's a joke that Ventura is only getting an 8-game suspension (which is really equivalent to 1 since he's a starter) while Machado gets 4.<br /><br />The fact that Ventura isn't being suspended for anywhere close to 80 days says it all: <b>To the MLB, cheating via the use of banned substances is apparently a worse crime than assaulting a player with a deadly weapon.</b> (No, seriously... a 99-mph pitch qualifies. After all, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Chapman" rel="nofollow">people had actually been killed by baseball pitches before</a>.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-28533793996126741542016-06-15T16:24:23.285-04:002016-06-15T16:24:23.285-04:00Lawsuit would also have to include MLBPA.
This is...Lawsuit would also have to include MLBPA.<br /><br />This is largely a CBA issue.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-60210550038164200542016-06-15T11:46:13.925-04:002016-06-15T11:46:13.925-04:00Until a player sues MLB nothing will changeUntil a player sues MLB nothing will changeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-29366653710012574052016-06-08T09:31:40.987-04:002016-06-08T09:31:40.987-04:00I added my column on a new way to deal with HBP at...I added my column on a new way to deal with HBP at the end of the above article. http://camdendepot.blogspot.com/2015/09/it-is-time-to-suspend-all-hbps-equally.htmlJon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-38512334517851670902016-06-08T08:49:05.755-04:002016-06-08T08:49:05.755-04:00Addendum:
If the league judges the HBP to be inte...Addendum:<br /><br />If the league judges the HBP to be intentional afterward, the pitcher shall receive the equivalent of "one strike" under the current three-strike rule for PEDs (and receive a long suspension accordingly). For example, if you are caught with a banned substance twice and beanball somebody once, you're out of the MLB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-62521716353605898712016-06-08T08:30:49.375-04:002016-06-08T08:30:49.375-04:00Here's a simple rule change I'd like to su...Here's a simple rule change I'd like to suggest: Under the following circumstances, the pitcher will be automatically ejected for hitting a batter.<br /><br />1. If the previous at-bat resulted in a home run (this has retaliation written all over it);<br /><br />2. If this is the 3rd (or even 2nd) consecutive plate appearance that results in a HBP ("your control is too wild to continue pitching");<br /><br />3. If the pitch is a fastball above a certain speed (this is less likely to be accidental); or<br /><br />4. If the pitch hits the batter at or above the head (same rationale as #2).<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com