What are your least favorite things about baseball?

[LAA Road Tripper]

9th inning, with a 2 run lead or more and the pitcher walks a batter.
 

No. Never. I absolutely hate it. Aside from a double play prospect (and often especially with 2 outs they just give the runner 2nd base via catcher’s indifference) in that situation a walk and a HR are the same thing. Pitchers have got to challenge the hitter. (See Percival vs. Bonds, ‘02 World Series, Game 2.)

[ten ocho recon scout]

Guaranteed contracts

[fanfromday1]

Fans that spend more time paying attention to their tablet or cell phone than the game.

'Buttercup'

Beachballs, the wave, thunder sticks, and fans that hold up large signs.

Obnoxious Red Sox and Yankee fans.

Anything Dodger.

The new extra inning rule. (putting a runner at 2nd Base)

The new double-header rule. (7 inning games)

The MLB for trying to speed up the game.

Players that stand at home plate for 15 seconds to admire their Homeruns, then do their own specialized 'bat flip' before rounding the base's. 

Inter-league play.

 

 

 

[ELEVEN]

Rob Manfred 

The Astros

The Red Sox 

The Red Sox fans

Extra Inning rule

Watching pitchers hit

No regularly scheduled doubleheaders

Rob Manfred 

 

[Blarg]

12 minutes ago, ELEVEN said:

Rob Manfred 

Currently the single worst part of baseball.

[ELEVEN]

2 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Currently the single worst part of baseball.

Manfred saw Goodell whore out the NFL and says to hold his beer.

[floplag]

ill simply it to just one because it covers most of what i dont like today... how excessive analytics have changed it.

[ELEVEN]

3 minutes ago, floplag said:

ill simply it to just one because it covers most of what i dont like today... how excessive analytics have changed it.

You probably sound as old as I do when I yell at clouds.

[floplag]

2 minutes ago, ELEVEN said:

You probably sound as old as I do when I yell at clouds.

Probably.  I am older, i do lament the days when it wasnt like watching live action strat-o-matic.

[Blarg]

9 minutes ago, floplag said:

ill simply it to just one because it covers most of what i dont like today... how excessive analytics have changed it.

As frustrating as Scioscia or Maddon can be, bucking the station to station, launch angle and three outcomes does provide a refreshing change from the computer generated game play.

Of course having talent to execute a high risk/reward game is required. Something the Angels lacked for about 5 years running. Currently there is just enough to make the Angels one of the more entertaining teams out there. 

Oh, and fuck Manfred.

[Inside Pitch]

53 minutes ago, Blarg said:

As frustrating as Scioscia or Maddon can be, bucking the station to station, launch angle and three outcomes does provide a refreshing change from the computer generated game play.

Of course having talent to execute a high risk/reward game is required. Something the Angels lacked for about 5 years running. Currently there is just enough to make the Angels one of the more entertaining teams out there. 

Oh, and fuck Manfred.

I've never understood why teams refused to use advanced analytics to just play THAT game better.  Theo said it best when he used the term "efficiency" when describing the evolution of analytics and baseball.  Why do four actions to score a run when you can score two with two?????  That's been the mindset.  Assign a value to every action then avoid the ones with the greatest risks...  Also, finding fast guys that can do everything else is harder than slow guys that can walk and thump.  They chose the path of least resistance.

Best thing baseball did this winter IMO was to hire Theo to have him look at impacting the rules and action.  How better to deconstruct something than to bring in one of its chief architects.  Those little things being tried out in the minors stand a very good chance of swinging the pendulum away from where things are and the Angels moving away from station to station baseball now may give them a head start.  Also, all those extreme athletes Eppler drafted may end up gaining value.

[Torridd]

Really bad calls by the umpire

[Torridd]

Blatant hit by pitches. Stupid unwritten rules of baseball - Why can't I steal in a 10-2 game? Why can't I try to bunt for a hit during a no-hitter? Players are supposed to be professional. So it's okay to hit 3 homers in a 20-3 game, but I can't steal a base??!

[Torridd]

No salary cap

 

[floplag]

9 hours ago, Blarg said:

As frustrating as Scioscia or Maddon can be, bucking the station to station, launch angle and three outcomes does provide a refreshing change from the computer generated game play.

Of course having talent to execute a high risk/reward game is required. Something the Angels lacked for about 5 years running. Currently there is just enough to make the Angels one of the more entertaining teams out there. 

Oh, and fuck Manfred.

I agree with pretty much all of this

[Lou]

rain delays 

[Cosmo_Kramer]

Blackouts

[JAHV76]

The extra innings rule starting a runner on second they should earn those two bases.

[eligrba]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

rain delays 

[failos]

Jerry Lane

[AngelsLakersFan]

Tonight's game.

[fan_since79]

Angels pitchers signed off the garbage heap to one-year contracts.

[ScottT]

MVP chants

[WicketMaiden]

Postponements - especially postponements of weekend games.

[Angels Never Die]

It's a laid back sport that satiates my OCD with endless statistics and obsession with precision and order, and it's a fun thing to do with my partner. I'm much more likely to get laid if the Angels win.