2025 Homerun Derby Thread

[mfree80]

I am willing to be called a boomer to make the point… please don’t make a baseball game into a carnival with carnival games taking the place of an actual baseball game.

 

[thewupk]

I am willing to be called a boomer to make the point… please don’t make a baseball game into a carnival with carnival games taking the place of an actual baseball game.

That's not a boomer point. It's a fun thing to watch in the ASG. But actual games need to be finished like they always have.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

That's not a boomer point. It's a fun thing to watch in the ASG. But actual games need to be finished like they always have.

I mean I can see the point that endless baseball games where you get position players throwing innings because you run out of pitchers are a drag on the game... but not sure going to some skills competitions as a decider is probably not the best move. I might be more in favor of just letting a game end in a tie and going from a W/L decider for the division but some sort of point system like Hockey.

 

[CyYoung31]

A shoot out in hockey is one of the most exciting moments in all sports. I’m sure when someone thought of it all the boomers back then cried about it and said “waaahh can’t they just play hockey? Wahhh”.

The same boomers whined about the pitch clock, and it’s the single best change to the game since the DH…which boomers also cried about.

Boomers cry about all change because boomers are always going to boomer.

You understand that the NHL uses a point system, right? So when it gets to that point, the team on the wrong end of that shoot out doesn’t really lose. They’re not completely deciding wins and losses by some gimmick.

Also, and maybe most importantly, a shoot out is much more of playing hockey than batting practice is playing baseball.