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[desbcoach]

This may be grist for a separate thread, but how do you all feel about the runner on 2B in extra innings? For some reason I thought this was a vestige of last year that we had done away with, so I was surprised to see the runner at second to start extra innings.

Yeah, I guess it speeds the game up a little, but it's a little less exciting.

Or one could say creates excitement. There I believe 3 instances with bases loaded and no one out, the pitchers had to get out of lam.

[Sexymarinersfan]

This may be grist for a separate thread, but how do you all feel about the runner on 2B in extra innings? For some reason I thought this was a vestige of last year that we had done away with, so I was surprised to see the runner at second to start extra innings.

Yeah, I guess it speeds the game up a little, but it's a little less exciting.

I hate it. This isn't softball. Fuck time limits thats what extra innings are all about.

[Captain 97]

I am not sure if I like it or not but I certainly don't think it makes it less exciting. Baseball is always more interesting when there are guys on base. I enjoy seeing if they can get that first guy to pop out or strike out to give them a chance to wriggle off the hook.

[Case_Of_The_Runs]

Does anyone know if this is somehow weighted so that it doesn't unduly impact a reliever's ERA? I am guessing that a runner starting at 2nd isn't charged as an earned run if they come across on a pair of sac flies. If there isn't a weighting scheme, I'd be pissed to be called into duty in extra innings.

[Captain 97]

Does anyone know if this is somehow weighted so that it doesn't unduly impact a reliever's ERA? I am guessing that a runner starting at 2nd isn't charged as an earned run if they come across on a pair of sac flies. If there isn't a weighting scheme, I'd be pissed to be called into duty in extra innings.

The run counts as an unearned run so it does not count against their ERA.

[bhofferb]

Isn’t the ghost runner thing supposed to go away after this year?

[D-train]

This may be grist for a separate thread, but how do you all feel about the runner on 2B in extra innings? For some reason I thought this was a vestige of last year that we had done away with, so I was surprised to see the runner at second to start extra innings.

Yeah, I guess it speeds the game up a little, but it's a little less exciting.

I thought it was cheesy when they started using it but I absolutely love it now. Nothing worse than sitting through 4-5 more scoreless inning. And even if a team scores a run you feel like you can at least tie it up. I LOVE it.

[D-train]

Isn’t the ghost runner thing supposed to go away after this year?

Yep they kept it do to shortened ST. Even for games that start at a reasonable hour here, I don't want to have to keep watching late into the night to see who wins live.

[Case_Of_The_Runs]

Yep they kept it do to shortened ST. Even for games that start at a reasonable hour here, I don't want to have to keep watching late into the night to see who wins live.

Move to the west coast, D-Train.

Better yet, move to Hawaii!

[D-train]

Yep they kept it do to shortened ST. Even for games that start at a reasonable hour here, I don't want to have to keep watching late into the night to see who wins live.

Move to the west coast, D-Train.

Better yet, move to Hawaii!

Will never forget watching live March Madness at 6am in the morning on the Big Island one trip there! Paradise squared! LOL