2016 Postmortem

FSogol

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62. Basketball would have been the better analogy. There are only 30 seconds left and your team is

Tue May 3, 2016, 10:00 AM

May 2016

down by 25 points. While it is possible to drag out the clock (by fouling), as long as the other team hit their free throws, the game is essentially over. Most coaches in this situation would tell their team not to foul and would concede that it is over.

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Do they call baseball games in the 7th inning because one team is ahead? [View all] Armstead May 2016 OP

Yes they do Chico Man May 2016 #1

Sure if it is called on account of rain Armstead May 2016 #12

Happens all the time in the Bottom of the 9th and we are getting close to that bottomofthehill May 2016 #106

No, we're no where near that. n/t TDale313 May 2016 #126

When the mercy rule is in effect. JaneyVee May 2016 #2

Link ... NurseJackie May 2016 #7

"insurmountable" sounds about right. JaneyVee May 2016 #20

Or weather or bottom of the 9th scscholar May 2016 #110

Yeah, that's a terrible analogy. Adrahil May 2016 #3

Just because it's a longshot doen't mean one team should be expected to walk away before over Armstead May 2016 #25

Like I said, good luck! Adrahil May 2016 #37

Post of the day...will piss off some folks, understandably, but you have a sense of humor i must say Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #103

Yay for Kenny Lofton panader0 May 2016 #73

In Little League they certainly do. nt justiceischeap May 2016 #4

Little league has only 6 innings nt NWCorona May 2016 #22

Not when I played. nt justiceischeap May 2016 #23

Definitely a possibility but my son plays and it's only 6 as of now. nt NWCorona May 2016 #29

I played like 30 some years ago and we played 9 full innings justiceischeap May 2016 #32

I played as well but can't remember how many innings it was NWCorona May 2016 #38

They did when I was a kid too gollygee May 2016 #24

Yeah, the mercy rule. justiceischeap May 2016 #27

I voted for Bernie gollygee May 2016 #31

I agree. There's no need for all this contention between supporters, IMO. justiceischeap May 2016 #34

The primary is NOT little league! Silver_Witch May 2016 #36

I have to disagree with you. justiceischeap May 2016 #52

In plenty of sports, starters get pulled out when the game is no longer in question. CrowCityDem May 2016 #5

That's not calling the game Armstead May 2016 #19

In racquetball you stop at 7-0. Eom Blanks May 2016 #46

You realise states don't actually cancel primaries even sufrommich May 2016 #6

Yes...That is why the calls to end it before they have a chance to express themselves stinks Armstead May 2016 #17

No, it's just the 7th inning stretch... goin for anotha beer. Anyone else want one? InAbLuEsTaTe May 2016 #8

Do keep your crying under control when he formally loses the nomination. Zynx May 2016 #10

Depending on the rules, yeah. Also, when the other team is ahead by 7 runs, everyone starts talking Zynx May 2016 #9

Talk about the next game all you want... Armstead May 2016 #14

It kind of is. Also, the losing team often pulls back to avoid injuries. Zynx May 2016 #18

No, but the fans start heading for the parking lot Codeine May 2016 #11

So please just shuffle out and stop trying to shame those who believe the game should be completed Armstead May 2016 #15

The game will be completed no matter what. Codeine May 2016 #21

She can win gracefully or win nasty Armstead May 2016 #28

Bernie can lose gracefully or lose nasty. It is clear he is choosing the latter. nt hack89 May 2016 #30

She's been handling him with kid gloves for months. Codeine May 2016 #35

Ditto for him regarding kid gloves Armstead May 2016 #96

Agreed. He's been mostly reasonable. nt Codeine May 2016 #104

Yeah, but DU is like five chairs in the nosebleed section when compared to the whole stadium snooper2 May 2016 #93

The demands for Bernie to give up demonstrate abject panic. lagomorph777 May 2016 #13

Panic, I tell you. Snort.... Lol. seabeyond May 2016 #42

Ah, yes the standard content-free "LOL" post lagomorph777 May 2016 #107

Right, because defining and assigning panic to Clinton supporters is so substantial. seabeyond May 2016 #122

I'm tired of being called a "shill" bbrady42 May 2016 #72

can we drop the implications that I'm just some kind of bought-off or besotted idiot? Kalidurga May 2016 #79

were we supposed to force Iraq into socialism or something? promoting any rebuilding is bettyellen May 2016 #105

We were supposed to stop thinking it's our job to FORCE other countries to do our bidding. lagomorph777 May 2016 #108

except when it came to Assad- then it is okay...... oops. bettyellen May 2016 #109

Who said that? That's another mess we have only made worse. lagomorph777 May 2016 #111

Bernie said Assad "has got to go". But not his problem what happens- right? bettyellen May 2016 #112

OK that makes 2 things I disagree with him on. lagomorph777 May 2016 #113

I agree- it was a difficult situation. No easy answers. I feel like in the long run... bettyellen May 2016 #114

Right - we stop funding them, and we stop obsessing on the sandbox. lagomorph777 May 2016 #116

I don't think we'd ever have had interest if not for oil, and I hope we can return to those days... bettyellen May 2016 #117

Yup - nice level places to put up wind or solar farms lagomorph777 May 2016 #118

So don't shill demwing May 2016 #115

Oh noes. You've painted me into a corner and now I don't know how to answer! bbrady42 May 2016 #120

Dupe then? demwing May 2016 #124

Fine, tell yourself that I'm the dupe. bbrady42 May 2016 #125

Good idea demwing May 2016 #127

she's 10-15 points behind him against the Pubs and Sanders isn't being spared by the Fox MisterP May 2016 #121

So if I believed this was a baseball game I would be thinking like Bernie? nt BootinUp May 2016 #16

If the team is ahead by three million runs, then yes. randome May 2016 #26

Ha ha. Nt seabeyond May 2016 #41

No, but by the 7th/8th inning, some fans start going home... brooklynite May 2016 #33

Some leagues have a Mercy Rule RandySF May 2016 #39

12-9 is not eligible for any mercy rule Armstead May 2016 #44

They do not have a limited number of points left... This does not work. seabeyond May 2016 #40

There are many baseball games where I can comfortably go to sleep in the seventh fully knowing... NCTraveler May 2016 #43

Enjoy your nap but don't insult the supporters of the team or the players Armstead May 2016 #45

I will insult FSU fans at every turn. NCTraveler May 2016 #48

It may have been a bad analogy because.... Armstead May 2016 #49

I agree with you here but I do think it has always been that way. NCTraveler May 2016 #60

sure - the 10-run rule - which applies here DrDan May 2016 #47

12-9 Armstead May 2016 #51

1,645 - 1,318 DrDan May 2016 #59

This is more of a chess game than a baseball game. YouDig May 2016 #50

But is the player allowed to decide when the situation is hopeless? Armstead May 2016 #57

Of course. But if a player does that, then people commentating are going to point YouDig May 2016 #63

Here's where it goes beyond the game analogy Armstead May 2016 #64

I agree, game analogies don't capture the whole picture. YouDig May 2016 #65

I think Bernie is trying to do that Armstead May 2016 #66

I hope so. YouDig May 2016 #70

At this point you're just shouting at the first official Codeine May 2016 #53

They call a boxing match when one fighter gets knocked the fuck out. LexVegas May 2016 #54

No...but it you're a Reds fan, you probably wish they would ! CincyDem May 2016 #55

Perhaps you have never heard of the ten run rule.... apcalc May 2016 #56

I'm not a big baseball fan, and should have used a better analogy, BUT.... Armstead May 2016 #58

Basketball would have been the better analogy. There are only 30 seconds left and your team is FSogol May 2016 #62

No one is calling anything and it is not a baseball game. yellowcanine May 2016 #61

Sometimes sports analogies can be "pretty good", no? Nye Bevan May 2016 #69

lol woolldog May 2016 #85

Yes. Every single game... Orsino May 2016 #67

They don't play the bottom of the 9th exboyfil May 2016 #68

My Wildcats were down once to LSU by 31 with 11:31 left. Won. TheKentuckian May 2016 #71

This isn't a baseball game. George II May 2016 #74

Yeah, the sports analogy doesn't fly. Garrett78 May 2016 #76

Let's look at the states won by Clinton vs. those won by Sanders: George II May 2016 #80

The Clinton-Red State meme takes reality and flips it on its head. Garrett78 May 2016 #82

No, but we all leave early to avoid the traffic anyway. n/t wildeyed May 2016 #75

This "we" doesn't. ScreamingMeemie May 2016 #81

It was a silly reply to a silly OP. wildeyed May 2016 #84

LOL ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #77

One team can forfeit if they determine its basically hopeless... DCBob May 2016 #78

Not if they forfeit prematurely....Plus the last states should have a right to express Armstead May 2016 #83

That i think is exactly it Bodhi BloodWave May 2016 #86

Making sense to me Armstead May 2016 #87

Glad to hear it Bodhi BloodWave May 2016 #89

What time did they call the GE in 2012? 2008? JoePhilly May 2016 #88

2008 was something like June7 Armstead May 2016 #91

I mean the general election. JoePhilly May 2016 #92

I don't know what you are referring to then. Armstead May 2016 #94

Once Obama won Ohio, it was over and ... JoePhilly May 2016 #95

But Clinton stayed in until June Armstead May 2016 #97

And then withdrew. JoePhilly May 2016 #98

June 4 2008 Armstead May 2016 #99

And then withdrew. JoePhilly May 2016 #100

May 20 23 Armstead May 2016 #101

Very magnanimous of Obama. JoePhilly May 2016 #102

Do teams ever clinch a playoff spot or home field JoePhilly May 2016 #90

In baseball is there a limit on the number of potential runs a team can score? hack89 May 2016 #119

You're making a great point Cheese Sandwich May 2016 #123