2016 MLB thread. THE CUBS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE! Chicago Cubs are your 2016 World Series champions

[jumpmanfromdabay]

Pirates Welcome back Barry Bonds for opening day

 

[301216baller]

I guarantee his mom is the coldest in her church choir lol

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

I have to remind myself to ignore ESPN's Power Rankings.

 

[macbk]

Just realized Instant Replay and challenges are officially in affect .

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Nice uniform, Cubs.

 

[onewearz]

mets took the field without a first basemen

starting off the season just

 

[licensed to ball]

Just realized Instant Replay and challenges are officially in affect .

I'm not a huge mlb head so do you mind summarizing the changes in the mlb replay/challenge system?

 

[kevin cleveland]

Why does Jeff Samardzija look like the V for Vendetta mask?

 

[macbk]

I'm not a huge mlb head so do you mind summarizing the changes in the mlb replay/challenge system?

As a refresher, here’s the basic rules for expanded replay review for the regular season that allow managers to challenge calls:

1. Each manager gets one challenge to use in the first six innings. If a manager successfully challenges a call in the first six innings, he will get another challenge to use in the first six innings. No third challenge will be issued.

2. Umpires will decide when calls need to be reviewed in the seventh inning and thereafter.

3. The new system allows for the reviews of homers, ground-rule doubles, fan interference, boundary calls, most force plays, tag plays, fair or foul calls in the outfield, outfielders trapping the ball, hit by pitches, timing plays (whether a runner scores before a third out), touching a base, passing runners and record keeping, according to the New York Daily News.

4. Balls hopping over first or third base that require a fair-or-foul ruling can’t be challenged.

5. A member of each team’s video staff can communicate his opinion of a call to his team’s dugout. Each team will have access to the same video feeds for review in any given ballpark. There will be a phone connecting the video room and dugout.

Now the fun part, which the St. Louis Post-Dispatch explained well in a recent article. When a manager heads out to argue a call, he will sometimes do so without yet knowing whether to challenge a call. As he argues to buy time, the manager will have to try to “turn the ump” in a direction such that the manager can see his own dugout and get the signal of whether to challenge a call.

From the Post-Dispatch:

“When he goes out to argue a disputed call, (Cardinals manager Mike) Matheny may not know if it will be an official challenge, so he’ll have to position himself where he can see the dugout while talking to the umpire. (The bench coach) then can remove his hat if the video room says he should challenge or give thumbs up or thumbs down. If the video room says the call was right, Matheny can shift from arguing to complimenting the umpire and return without using a challenge.”

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/02/25/a-guide-to-mlbs-new-expanded-replay-rules/

 

[jhova718]

mets took the field without a first basemen

starting off the season just

Yankees starting the season without an infield? LOL

 

[licensed to ball]

Repped for the replay info Mac.
Good looks bro. Thanks.

 

[DeadsetAce]

Why does Jeff Samardzija look like the V for Vendetta mask?

 

[onewearz]

mets took the field without a first basemen

starting off the season just

Yankees starting the season without an infield? LOL

met announcers already effed up like 5 times and it's the bottom of the 2nd

bryce harper got forced at 2nd and kicked in the head, all they talked about was how he was out of the game, meanwhile nobody replaced him at 2nd if he was out of the game and they didn't correct themselves till the next inning

i love baseball

 

[dland24]

Happy New Year everyone.

 

[worldbeefreeg]

David 2-2 to start off the season, he just hits man

 

[jhova718]

Lol I love baseball!

David wright is a future hall of famer. Sure fire.

 

[onewearz]

i like david wright, i don't like how the mets are calling him "the captain" or "captain wright" .... disrespectful son ..

 

[lpheat22]

Opening day really needs to be a holiday already. Called out of work and I'm just watching baseball all day. Glad it's back

 

[dakid23]

Petco Park is beautiful, it's on my list of parks to see

I liked it


Dodgers game this Saturday! My guy Robin Thicke singing the National Anthem.

Then i'll be back in Seattle for the home opener next week

 

[stillin729]

Scheppers perfect game broken up in the 2nd; he will have to settle for a no hitter against the AARP Phillies

 

[xxpizzo]

BRUH J-Roll with a Grand Salami ? Yea he was tired of  hearing the media get up on him about not running out ground balls

 

[CP1708]

Why does Jeff Samardzija look like the V for Vendetta mask?

I'm hopin he looks like V for Victory here in a few.....

 

[stillin729]

BRUH J-Roll with a Grand Salami ? Yea he was tired of  hearing the media get up on him about not running out ground balls

Wow; I just came back in from lunch

 

[albooboo5]

Shields looking pretty damn good right now

 

[worldbeefreeg]

Gotta love oepning day when off-season PHD regiments are still flowing through no name 5th outfield's blood