If I were king of the world...
by bukowski on Oct 11, 2007 10:17 PM EDT
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If I were king, this is what I would do.
- Buh-bye DH.
- Ticket prices would only be increased after winning seasons, regardless of fan base.
- Buh-bye Crawford boxes and stupid hill in center field
- Turn "Ballpark Village" into "greenspace," much like outside Camden Yards (the best ball park I have ever been in).
- Send Joe Morgan and Bernie to spend 6 mos on a deserted island with only each other to talk to - and make a reality show about it.
- C-ya Paletta.
- Show the *^&#$%!@& replays on the big screen in Busch.
- Have Vin Scully cloned and call all the games.
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axe the wild card --- restore old playoff format
world series start times no later than 7 eastern, so kids can watch
weekend world series / playoff games in daytime hours
mandate 1,000 tickets for every game be set aside for poor kids, at $1 a ticket
get a real commissioner
Axe the Wild Card?
To be fair
Confused?
Got to disagree
Interleague play allows us to see people we normally wouldn't see. Plus, it allows for some interesting rivalries - MN v. MKE, LAA v. LAD, etc. That's good for the fans.
Need the wild card - keeps the tension up through AUG and SEP. Otherwise, the races could be decided early, and that's no fun for anyone.
I do like your suggestion for 1000 tix for kids...I thought of that, but I went for the humor take in some of mine.
Who would be your choice for commish?
I think Guiliani if he flames out in politics...
network TV
King of Baseball
Even the leagues, which would involve expanded interleague play (it would constantly be going on) to accomplish this I would move Houston to the AL West, creating a nice Texas rivalry that has division tension)
Keep the wild card but handicap them more, LDS would be a best of 7 played in a 3-3-1 format if it involves the wild card but a normal format if division winners. Also I would remove as many off days as possible so that the only days off are for travel. The LCSs would start no later then 2 days after both LCS match ups are decided. WS would start no later then 2 days after the last LCS ended. If this schedule would cause November baseball I would start the season in late March.
All star game would no longer determine Home field advantage. The all star team would also not be required to have a player from every team and as such would have a standard 25 man roster. Winner of the all star game receives money for the charities of the players on that team.
Home field advantage would be determined by record of the teams involved or the leagues record against the other league in interleague play.
proximity plays at 2B would be eliminated (you must be on the bag)
require teams to use all of the money received through revenue sharing, if they don't use it for more then two years they lose ownership of the team to MLB who could then sell the franchise (with the previous owner's receiving their share of the sale).
Let's Play Two!
Which brings up a trivia question I don't know the answer to - when was the last scheduled double header in MLB?
And Amen to starting playoff games when kids can watch them. It would also be nice if they were on real networks and not TBS.
First
Then, make amateur players use wooden bats. My kids little league team knocks balls around with scary, injury creating velocity.
Next, by stock in wooden bat factory.
Slot money for the draft. it works in every other sport, but baseball is lethargically slow to adopt procedures that work well.
Contract Both Florida teams. There's only so much quality talent to go around, throw some of the talent to teams that have fans. also return to a 154 game format.
Get Bud Selig a job working at the local car lot perhaps selling Hyundais. Finally, buy Bud Selig a suit made within the last twenty years.
by Some witty name on Oct 12, 2007 1:14 PM EDT reply actions
That wasn't
it's good to be da king...
#2 - Somehow level the playing field. I don't know how, maybe restructured revenue sharing, salary caps, more similar budgets... I don't know.
#3 - Hire Kevin Costner as commish - he likes making movies about baseball, what the heck! (that's a joke, by the way)
Where do I start?!?
- Scrap the DH
- Starting pitchers have to throw 6 innings to get a win -- that would give Beckett like 14 wins this year, giving the Cy to Sabathia hands down, as is should be.
- Appoint God as commissioner of baseball; no more stupid interviews, just reference The Bible.
- World Series home field goes to team with best record, like in EVERY OTHER F***ING SPORT!
- Eliminate the "player from every team" in the All-Star game; make it a twenty-five man roster; exception being that the team hosting has to have one player on the roster (it's only fair)
- Revise the Home Run Derby -- 8 players -- 3 rounds -- all Head to Head matchups. Top three players in HR's from each league at the break, and fans vote for the other 2 via online ballot a week before the Derby. Matchups played out in innings: 3 innings in the first round, 3 in the second round, and 5 in the championship round. AND, keep the charity ball at the end of each round, but each guy gets an aluminum bat for the charity ball until he makes an out. I want to see some absolutely mammoth shots and it's all for charity.
- Get rid of the stupid softball game in the afternoon and have an Pitchers Only HR Derby with the softball snow fence, call it "Chicks Dig the Long Ball", Kenny Mayne is the designated catcher and is miked up.
- Call the fake throw to third pick to first move what it really is: a balk.
- All fair weather fans must register their fair weather fanship with the league office and wear a identity necklace to all games.
- Grant the Cubs the 1994 World Series Championship Rings so they'll just stop bitching.
If I were King.....
- I agree with most on here get rid of the DH.
- Put some kind of salary cap in baseball. Teams like the Yankees & Red Sox can no longer just spend as much as they want and Scott Boras will be one upset man.
- Enshrine Willie McGee, Ray Lankford and Mike Shannon in the Cardinals Hall of Fame over the next few years.
- Move the ESPN studios to Kansas City just as a rib.
- Groom Jim Edmonds to become the Cardinals manager in 2009 after Tony leaves. Yeah even over Oquendo.
oh my...
and people think TLR is a self-serving egotist. what an unmitigated disaster that would be.
I don't know
I can see it now...
In all seriousness, I think Edmonds would do a pretty solid job in a Dave McKay outfielder's coach role...Or maybe like Walker as a sort of guest instructor.
by redbirdnation8206 on Oct 14, 2007 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
If I were king
yep
And don't get me started on the All-Star Game. Making it count was the stupidest thing Selig ever did. It should be light-hearted fun for the players & for the fans. (I like the Softball game though - you can't get rid of that - it's one of the few things they let the old HOF'ers get into that weekend.)
And a thumbs up to fourstick's #'s 8 & 9!
HMM
- Bud Selig must do the job he was born for...to be Steinbrenner's personal assistant. Get a real commissioner and give him the power to fix the game.
- Salary Cap, revenue sharing...some combo that make the playing field more even. But teams that receive money from the larger market teams have to spend it on players.
- The DH should only be used in All-Star games.
- Get the Cardinals a stud defensive shortstop. Whitey used to say that Ozzie saved a run per game...at even one half of that, that is 75 runs over 150 games, wouldn't that make our pitching seem much better?
- Lower the price of Beer at the games. $8.75 for a beer?
- Guys who have been caught or admitted to steriod violations during the time periods when they were against the rules should receive suspensions. (I am talking to you Bonds and Giambi)
I would have
- No DH in either league at any time. You should be able to field some position, this is the Big Leagues, for cryin' out loud.
- Home field advantage in the WS would NOT be determined by which league wins the All-Star Game. Period.
- All-Star Game would NOT be required to have a player representitive from every team. Some teams don't deserve to be represented every year. Fan balloting would continue to pick the starters and the coachs would fill the rest of the roster with their picks.
- MORE baseball on network TV. Fewer reality shows, more baseball = good TV.
- Manny R. and Derrick Turnbow would be required to cut their hair AND tuck in their uni shirts. On the subject of unis, no team would be allowed to wear those hideous vest-type sleeveless shirts with the undershirt sleeves showing (Pirates, I'm talking to you here, you are just about the last ones left wearing those things). And everyone should be wearing their uniforms uniformly - either everyone shows the socks or they don't. Period.
- Weekend daytime games during the World Series. Baseball should be played outdoors in daylight on a regular basis and that includes the Postseason. And a thousand cheap (or free!) tickets for disadvantaged youth would be mandatory at those games. (Good call on that one, LB.)
I'm with you
I don't care about the All-Star Game representation. Nor the players' hairstyles or whether they have tattoos visible or jewelry. But I totally agree on the uniformity of uniforms. The NFL fines players for the types of things MLB players do to their uniforms. Everyone should look the same and uniforms should not look like pajamas. Still, I don't care how dirty players' helmets are, though I know it bothers some people.
The Rockies wear vests, too, unfortunately. I know the Royals did for awhile, not sure if they still do. The Rockies also wear PURPLE, but that's more of a personal pet peeve. Anyway, the uniform regulations should be (a) followed, and (b) more strict. Obviously some players will like slightly looser pants, longer sleeves, etc. Basically, there should be a window of uniformity that applies to everyone. Especially if MLB is going to crack down on Terry Francona (during a game!) about not wearing his uniform top under his sweatshirt.
Evil Vest-Wearers
Rockies, Angels, Devil Rays, White Sox, Pirates, Rangers, Twins.
The Pirates have one non-vest alternate that I'm not sure they've even worn this year. They have 4 or 5 vests to choose from. Most others have home alternates that are vests. The Rockies have home and away vests.
Last year, the D-Backs and Reds had vests, too.
Yes.
I didn't realize that the vests
I didn't know that
I don't think time has passed you by.
As far as the information goes, I got it from the Dressed to the Nines exhibit through the Hall of Fame website. You can see uniforms for every team since 1900. It's pretty cool. Some of those older uniforms are awesome.
With the exception of the placement of the bird tails, the Cards have worn the uniform from 1964 since 1992. It's a classic look, like the Dodgers, Yanks, Tigers, Cubs, Red Sox.
My favorite Cards uniforms, ones I'd love to see worn as throwbacks, are from the years 1918, especially the alternate from 1922, 1924, 1928, 1955, and 1956.
The uniform from 1918 and 1956, respectively.
Love the pinstripes and the socks. Just a clean, classic look. The Cards haven't worn pinstripes in a long time.
I like the script, though I see why they only wore this uni for one season; the BOB looks better. Still, there is something about this one. I love the stirrups, especially the blue ones.
I'm a nerd. I hope someone out there enjoyed my geekery.
I think the vests look pretty good...
And the hair? Come on! Do you really want MLB to turn into the No Fun League? Part of the fun of watching the Sox vs. Yankees games of 03/04 (not now, they're just carbon copies of each other) was the Red Sox look vs. the Yankees look. One was wild, brash, fun, playing a game...the other was corporate, buttoned-down, going to work. It was great entertainment!
by redbirdnation8206 on Oct 14, 2007 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm okay
Speaking of the NFL, those guys seem to be pretty good athletes considering their pants and tops are so tight. They jump and weave and dive and twirl the entire game.
A long time ago, the pants were very loose. But the bagginess as reined in by the high socks.
I work for a corporation that requires uniforms. We buy our own uniforms, so obviously we all have differing brands of clothing. Colors vary slightly, too. But the company dictates how widely we can vary our look. We can wear shorts, but they have to be between 7- and 10-inch inseams. If we were pants, they cannot be any longer than covering the laces of our shoes. If we all deviated from these standards, we wouldn't be uniform. We would all look totally different and sloppy.
For MLB teams whose uniforms are all made by the same people, and tailored by the same team personnel, it's ridiculous that people aren't uniform. The NFL goes to ridiculous lengths, but everyone looks good, don't they? I don't agree with the lengths that they go to, but MLB could learn a thing or two from the NFL. MLB needs to appeal to younger fans. Bring respectability back to the uniform, make the team a visually cohesive unit.
As far as the vests go, I'm okay with them, but they need to go ahead and don pirate pants and puffy shirts to complete the look.
I was kind of kidding
by redbirdnation8206 on Oct 15, 2007 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
As for appealing to younger fans...
And I agree that MLB needs to be more attractive to younger fans...But once again, how does a uniform help that? The games take a long time, they're short on visual flair (compared to college sports and the NFL anyway), and generally speaking announcers are bad. Going to games costs roughly an arm, a leg, and a randomly selected knee tendon or heart valve. And your solution for bringing fans to the game is right out of the corporate manual, completely forgetting the fact that this is a bunch of grown men who should be treated as such unless they don't deserve it, not a bunch of Catholic school kids going out to play soccer.
by redbirdnation8206 on Oct 15, 2007 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Ha!
It's like the Pirates wanted their uniforms to look like the freak show from the turn the clock forward game.
The Pirates are weird; they've worn black and gold since 1948. Prior to that, they wore white with blue and a touch of red sometimes, but never as much red as that horrid vest.
Anyway, this is the way to wear a vest:
Today's vests are baggy and, well, swashbuckling.
I will admit
by redbirdnation8206 on Oct 15, 2007 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Of course I don't like Manny's hair,
If i were the king...
Every Cubs player's number would be 1908.
TBS would never allowed to broadcast a non-braves game EVER again and in the place of the playoffs Dane Cook and that Fat Frank guy will fight till death.
The pop culture
GO FRANK
by jeff abs on Oct 14, 2007 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Frank Caliendo is
by redbirdnation8206 on Oct 14, 2007 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I get to be Queen.....
- I would beat the ever loving crap out of whoever is teaching 12 year old boys to throw curveballs at the Little League World Series.
- I would require all baseball players to wear the stirups on the outside. It elongates the leg eliminating unsightly calf bulge.
- The DH can go when Jim Thome retires. I love Jim Thome.
- I would restore Juan Enc. eyesight. It would be nice if he could play baseball again, anywhere.
- I would require all parents to read Kevin Henkes Mouse Series books to their 3-7 year olds. Great life lessons in those books.....
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