Baseball Is Dead Episode 45: New MLB Rules

Double Play: A Baseball Podcast

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Sports, Baseball

4.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 154 minutes

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Today we're taking a look at playoff standings and figuring out the new playoff format once and for all. We're talking about teams on the bubble in the NL and Joey thinks you cannot count the Padres in. We get into baseball nerd discussion and admit that if you're watching as much baseball as us you have to be a nerd; it's just about being a self-aware nerd. We have some new MLB rules as it pertains to pitch-clock and shifting and we're diving into how this will affect the game next year and in the coming years. We also can't forget about the implementation of bigger bases which is huge for fans of base-stealing. Joe Maddon had some bitter comments about analytics making the game unwatchable so we're playing the audio and trying to figure out where he's coming from. Manny fucking Machado has been one of the best hitters in baseball since he reminded the world that he's Manny fucking Machado, but Juan Soto is in the midst of the worst slump of his career. Pujols hit TWO more home runs since the last episode which puts his total at 697; passing ARod and getting himself three away from 700. The Mariners and Braves played what might be the game of the year and we're playing audio from the electric Mariners broadcast team. Mike Trout has hit six home runs in his last six games and might be on the cusp of making major league history. Derek Jeter threw a ball for his first pitch appearance and also stood in front of the mound which many are saying is very insulting. Jared needs to go to the doctor. Enjoy! If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I mean, this is a sport that's on the precipice of irrelevance.
0:04.0	The games are taking over three and a half hours. Playoff games are taking over four hours.
0:09.1	Games too long, too slow. Who cares?
0:12.6	This is a situation where baseball is in trouble to begin with.
0:17.2	The NLD is officially dead.
0:20.0	Baseball is dead.
0:21.9	Rest in peace.
0:26.0	It's a Monday episode.
0:29.3	After a weekend of some pretty exciting baseball,
0:32.3	some series disappointed me.
0:34.8	Some series disappointed me,
0:36.2	not because of any particular
0:37.5	rooting interests that I had,
0:40.2	but that
0:41.3	Ray's Yankee series was a real
0:43.5	dud. Yeah, that was supposed to go
0:46.4	completely differently. I don't care who wins or
0:49.3	loses in that series. I just wanted more
0:51.3	competitive baseball. They were all fucking
0:53.1	boring ass blowout games.
0:56.1	I care because I want the race to be as tight as possible. I'm rooting for all of the tight
1:03.1	races. I'm rooting, you know, I mean, come on. That's a good way to look at it. We're rooting
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