Baseball rules

Image: Getty ImagesSo far in 2022, the batting average across MLB is .243 — the lowest mark for the entire league since 1968. On-base percentage sits at .312 — the lowest mark since 1972. Slugging percentage is currently at .395 — the…

We feel you, Kid.Screenshot: ESPNIf you’ve ever gambled on sports, you know the feeling. You spend all your time prepping, finding the perfect line, and studying the trends in order to maximize the money you can win. You get through the…

That’s three! That’s already three strikes!Screenshot: MLBWe don’t want to alarm anyone, but it appears home plate umpire Jim Wolf gave Houston’s Yordan Alvarez four strikes in today’s matchup with Rich Hill and the Boston Red Sox. See for…

Maryland TerrapinsPhoto: Getty ImagesThis was bad baseball all around, except from home-plate umpire Jeff Head. Almost every bit of the most-important play from the final game of the College Park regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament was…

Anthony Rizzo argues with umpire Manny Gonzalez.Image: APEvery bad call for one team is a great call for the opposing team. That’s why fans always get upset when umpires make bad calls against their team, but stay silent when the same is…

Madison Bumgarner is restrained by a coach.Photo: APThe MLB’s umpires are really milking their last few minutes of relevance, and in the process aren’t doing themselves any favors in the argument against robot umpires taking their jobs. No,…

Major League Baseball as it has existed for 145 years is now gone.Image: Getty ImagesThere’s only one bad thing about the MLB lockout being over: The game is changing forever.The universal designated hitter is here.Sadly, it wasn’t a good…

Is it time to change the rules to three balls for a walk? It’s worth a try.Image: Getty ImagesAs long as you’ve known baseball, it’s been four balls for a walk, but it wasn’t always that way. Today is the 133rd anniversary of the Joint…

Kevin Cash had a point.Image: Getty ImagesI’m not here to claim that anyone should feel sorry for the Tampa Bay Rays. While MLB would love to position them as the plucky underdog, what they really are is the model that almost every team…

Cinnamon Toast Crunch umps a nice game,Screenshot: SNYAlright, who had cereal mascot playing umpire in the seats at LoanDepot Stadium on their 2021 scorecard? Nobody? That makes sense.Cinnamon Toast Crunch has always been “The Taste You Can…