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bucolic_frolic

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2. Baseball ain't baseball, and time ain't time, anymore.

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 05:11 PM

Mar 2022

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Daylight Savings and the Designated Hitter. [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 OP

Now NL has gone to DH? SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

What's next, aluminum bats? ironflange Mar 2022 #31

Baseball ain't baseball, and time ain't time, anymore. bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #2

These are two issues I'm quite conservative on. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 #4

Baseball is now DEAD to me. Did you hear that El Supremo? madinmaryland Mar 2022 #3

Field shift limits are next Auggie Mar 2022 #8

I read about that also. Regardless of all the changes the Pirates will still lose 100 games again! madinmaryland Mar 2022 #21

In 1974 they tried year-round daylight saving because of the energy crisis Ocelot II Mar 2022 #5

Interesting. I didn't realize that. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 #9

I remember Rebl2 Mar 2022 #16

Yeah, really Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 #19

People hate changing the clocks - one thing a large majority agrees on. RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #20

Your last sentence Rebl2 Mar 2022 #24

Thank you. RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #27

I looked up to Rebl2 Mar 2022 #25

Which is kind of funny.... TheRealNorth Mar 2022 #28

Oh no! Rebl2 Mar 2022 #30

It's not having to change the clocks physically that's the problem :) RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #36

Lots of things are different today than they were in 1974. Mariana Mar 2022 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author First Speaker Mar 2022 #37

I like incongruity and chaos, I suppose. Tommy Carcetti Mar 2022 #6

That puts paid to me watching baseball Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 #7

Why do you want to see a pitcher bat? USALiberal Mar 2022 #14

You must be a kid and an AL fan who doesn't remember Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 #26

Good points! Nt USALiberal Mar 2022 #29

I'm with you all the way, Jilly. nt crickets Mar 2022 #32

I'm all in favor of that sunshine protection act... jcgoldie Mar 2022 #10

Why? Pitchers are boring! USALiberal Mar 2022 #15

If all you want to watch is home runs sure jcgoldie Mar 2022 #17

Agree. It alters strategy. SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 #33

YES!!!! Jilly_in_VA Mar 2022 #35

Yes and No! TuskMoar Mar 2022 #11

What a stupid name for the bill. marie999 Mar 2022 #12

Well there's that :) RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #22

DST doc03 Mar 2022 #13

DST doc03 Mar 2022 #18

I'd go the other direction on both. RandomNumbers Mar 2022 #23