21 hours ago, bushido_man96 said:

Is he from the Dominican or somewhere like that?  

He was born in the Dominican Republic and I think spends at least part of the offseason there. 

The A’s are in Las Vegas on a 6 game stretch; first the Brewers for 3 games, then the Rockies for 3 games at the Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the AAA Aviators.

Last nights game 1 was a slugfest, to say the least…

>29 total runs scored: Most in MLB this season 

>11 combined home runs: Most in MOB this season 

>Length of game…4 hours and 14 minutes: Longest game this season 

>16 ABS challenges: Most in MLB this season

>11 successful ABS challenges: Most in MOB this season

After 12 innings, the Brewers won with the final score of 15-14; Brewers had 18 hits and the A’s has 16 hits.

Brewers are in first place in the NL Central and the A’s are in 3rd place in the AL West.

My Yankees are in 2nd place in the AL East!!

GO YANKEES!!

It's funny, I was actually just reading through this page: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/abs-challenges.shtml

Baseball Reference just launched a page with ABS challenge data, and it's pretty interesting.

Edited June 11Jun 11 by Patrick

3 hours ago, Patrick said:

It's funny, I was actually just reading through this page: https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/abs-challenges.shtml

Baseball Referenced just launched a page with ABS challenge data, and it's pretty interesting.

Great article. Thanks for sharing it, @Patrick!!

I’m for the ABS because it has eliminated things like ejections over a called strike or ball. For me that’s a good thing. 

As long as it is quick i find it hard to see why anyone could be against it! It is a factual answer to a binary question: strike or ball and removes mistakes.

6 hours ago, DarthPenguin said:

i find it hard to see why anyone could be against it!

It’s possible that die-in-the-wool baseball fans, of which I am, could be against it, but I’m for the ABS system wholeheartedly. 

Only rule change that I’m not a fan of is putting a runner at 2nd base during extra innings; MLB is not aLittle League game.

ABS has added a fun component to the game. I'm not real sure where it leads, though.

10 hours ago, sensei8 said:

It’s possible that die-in-the-wool baseball fans, of which I am, could be against it, but I’m for the ABS system wholeheartedly. 

Only rule change that I’m not a fan of is putting a runner at 2nd base during extra innings; MLB is not aLittle League game.

I would totally agree with you there. Only reason to put a runner at 2nd base is to rush to a decision rather than letting the game play out. In which case just call it in 9 innings and allow ties! (I am European so we have no issue with draws!). Not a fan of artificially changing a game just to get it over with. Tbh would rather see a home run derby type thing added instead which at least the fans would find exciting!

It’s easy to reach home plate from 2nd base on a single then from 1st base; to allow the game to end much quicker than before. I suppose that the powers that be in MLB prefer a fast-food product; everyone is always in such a darn hurry these days.

You've got to keep in mind the TV product aspect of it, too.  Stations have other programming lined up, and although a 6 hour, 14 inning marathon might sound fun, not all parties involved are sold on that.