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Friday, June 17, 2011

Goonery in baseball

By Tangotiger

Is ”the code” good or not good?

I think this is another example of where “yellow cards” would be useful. The problem in baseball and hockey is they don’t have a small enough penalty for various plays. Basketball has a technical foul, which is great. Football issues unsportsmanlike conduct, and 5 (is it 5?) yards is not that big a deal. 2-minute penalties in hockey is a big deal (not to mention a disruption to the flow of the game). Ejection for baseball? Pretty harsh.

(10) Comments • 2011/06/17 • Sabermetrics • Playing_Approach

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