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Relax, Fudd. The Dodgers have always struggled against the Padres. That's not your problem.
Your problem is that nobody else does.
As of July 31, 2024, the Los Angeles Dodgers lead the San Diego Padres in the regular season of their rivalry 521–426–1, and 4–3 in postseason play
I'm a Dodgers fan and have been for decades. You claim to be a Padres fan and have been for centuries.
You know as well as I do, no matter how awful the Padres are in a given season, they always do well against the Dodgers.
I'm not currently a Padres fan, although I had season tickets in the past, as many as 4 seats (for 1/3 season) ending in 1998. I have never bought a ticket to Petco Park, although I have been to several games as a guest (the Indians' private boxes are excellent).
I'm a Don and Mud fan. During the latest game, I switched the MLB.TV announcer source between the SD and LA announcer teams to make sure that that is still a rational decision. The weakness of the Don and Mud show is that sometimes their conversation (and guests' conversations) wander far away from the action on the field, requiring me to actually watch instead of just listen.
Always?
Padres Record Vs Dodgers 2023 | StatMuse
The San Diego Padres had a 4-9 record against the Dodgers in 2023.
You call yourself a baseball fan? You can't cherry pick a single season. You can't cherry pick 2 seasons.Always?
Padres Record Vs Dodgers 2023 | StatMuse
The San Diego Padres had a 4-9 record against the Dodgers in 2023.www.statmuse.com
More often than not the Padres are winning 4-5 out of 10 against the Dodgers no matter how bad they are.
More often than not they are almost winning? You sound like a dedicated Padres fan.
Since MLB is proposing new rules, here are my suggestions --
1: Stealing first base -- any time the ball is pitched and has passed home plate, and first base is not occupied (unless there are two outs already on the batting team), the batter may attempt to steal first base. Once the batter passes the cutout circle around home plate, the batter is attempting to steal first and may be put out by a tag or a throw to first (or any other base to which a base runner is forced to attempt in the case of two outs on the batting team). If he successfully reaches first without being put out, the batter will have stolen first base and become a base runner.
2: Infield fly rule -- there is no infield fly rule. "If it hurts when you do that, then don't do that." -- Doctor HeeHaw.
3: Infield shift -- go ahead and take your chances.
4: Opener pitchers -- if the starting pitcher cannot complete three innings, the other team will be awarded a base runner for every out short of nine that he has completed. This will appear on the box score as a series of intentional walks to the next batters in the batting order from the time the starting pitcher leaves the game. Note -- if in the opinions of the umpires, the starting pitcher must leave the game through no fault of his own (such as, but not limited to, injury or deliberate action by the other team), the penalty base runners will not be awarded.
5: Relief pitchers -- any player on a team's roster may become a relief pitcher no matter the score (do not ignore 4: above).
6: Homer runs -- once per game, the visiting team when batting may claim a home run for any fair hit ball that would have been a home run in their home ballpark. Note: this rule does not apply to games played in a neutral location that is neither team's home ballpark.
1: Stealing first base -- any time the ball is pitched and has passed home plate, and first base is not occupied (unless there are two outs already on the batting team), the batter may attempt to steal first base. Once the batter passes the cutout circle around home plate, the batter is attempting to steal first and may be put out by a tag or a throw to first (or any other base to which a base runner is forced to attempt in the case of two outs on the batting team). If he successfully reaches first without being put out, the batter will have stolen first base and become a base runner.
2: Infield fly rule -- there is no infield fly rule. "If it hurts when you do that, then don't do that." -- Doctor HeeHaw.
3: Infield shift -- go ahead and take your chances.
4: Opener pitchers -- if the starting pitcher cannot complete three innings, the other team will be awarded a base runner for every out short of nine that he has completed. This will appear on the box score as a series of intentional walks to the next batters in the batting order from the time the starting pitcher leaves the game. Note -- if in the opinions of the umpires, the starting pitcher must leave the game through no fault of his own (such as, but not limited to, injury or deliberate action by the other team), the penalty base runners will not be awarded.
5: Relief pitchers -- any player on a team's roster may become a relief pitcher no matter the score (do not ignore 4: above).
6: Homer runs -- once per game, the visiting team when batting may claim a home run for any fair hit ball that would have been a home run in their home ballpark. Note: this rule does not apply to games played in a neutral location that is neither team's home ballpark.
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==AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH==
Despite this sentence --
"The story of Abner Doubleday, Cooperstown, and 1839, a pleasant tribute to American ingenuity enshrined in baseball's Hall of Fame, is not true."
This is an excellent article on the infield fly rule from a 1975 edition of University of Pennsylvania Law Review --
...which has been often cited in legal arguments and satirized here --
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Action Jackson
SILVER
The entire sport is juiced.
Multi Sport
DA
It's been that way for sometime. In fact, most sports are.
Multi Sport
DA
I can think of at least one other Yankees fan that should be on this list as well. Just ask the O's..
Some quotes from the UPenn paper --
To the generalization set forth in the preceding sentence there is an exception, both at common law and at baseball. At common law, the exception was equity, which was able to aid the plaintiff who could not find a form of action at law. At baseball, the exception was the power of the umpire to make a call that did not fit within a particular rule. [pp. 1479-80]
The fourth element in the development of the Infield Fly Rule is demonstrated by the piecemeal approach that rules committees took to the problem. They responded to problems as they arose; the process of creating the Infield Fly Rule was incremental, with each step in the development of the rule merely a refinement of the previous step. [p. 1480]
The dynamics of the common law and the development of one of the most important technical rules of baseball, although on the surface completely different in outlook and philosophy, share significant elements. Both have been essentially conservative, changing only as often as a need for change is perceived, and then only to the extent necessary to remove the need for further change. [pp. 1480-1]
From MLB to those assholes (excuse me, I meant to say "Yankee fans")--
"On October 29, 2024, during Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, you interfered with play by intentionally and forcefully grabbing a player. Your conduct posed a serious risk to the health and safety of the player and went far over the line of acceptable fan behavior.
"Based on your conduct, Major League Baseball ('MLB') is banning you indefinitely from all MLB stadiums, offices, and other facilities. You are also hereby banned indefinitely from attending any events sponsored by or associated with MLB.
"Please be advised that if you are discovered at any MLB property or event, you will be removed from the premises and subject to arrest for trespass."