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Usually I would've been so mad about the umpire blatantly trying to help the Yankees out by stealing a run at homeplate and giving them a free out. The Dodgers would've probably scored 7 runs without that intervention. But I wasn less mad this time because I knew the Dodgers were not gonna blow a 4-0 lead. So I went to bed bed after 6 innings cause I've been staying up way too late to watch these games and I wanted to try and correct that a bit.

Against the Mets the Dodgers basically punted the 2 games they lost because they felt in control and didn't wanna waste resources on games that were gonna be tough to come back in so instead they just took the L and then crushed them in the next game. I do think if the Yankees score like 3 runs in the first 3 innings the dodgers might punt this game 4 especially because the umps are gonna try even harder this time to make sure the Yankees win a game. But then game 5 they're gonna burry them. However the Yankees have been so bad that I think it's very possible they blow it and lose in 4 even with home crowd and umpire advantage and a bullpen game from the Dodgers.

But I do think it's obnoxious in American sports that the refs just start messing with the game to prolong series it's so disgusting. In basketball it's even worse than this but this was one of the worst calls I've seen. The announcer immediately called him safe because he forgot about the whole fuckery and how much money is on the line then later he had to be more vague that it could be either way.

What martial arts, fighting styles and combat sports are more suitable for women?

What Chinese temple (Buddhist, Taoist or Confucian) has the best Kung Fu styles?

What soft style Kung Fu is your favorite?

What hard style Kung Fu is your favorite?

What's your favorite version of Dodgeball?

⚾ has been RIGHTLY criticized for being BORING for the reasons below. Is there any way to make it more engaging?

Pace. There is no clock in baseball, for teams and players to race against.

Action stoppages. Baseball has many gaps in action, even beyond the inaction between every out or successful base hit.

Game intricacies. Too much knowledge needed about history and fine details that announcers talk about.

Less violence. Among the major team sports, baseball has less body-to-body contact, which thanks to the television viewers have become accustomed to receiving.

Unfavorable television portrayal. The baseball field and game are not well-suited for TV. Most action comes from pitcher to batter, so the main view comes from centerfield. Then it jumps from angle to angle, with a lot of stops. The other sports have perfect rectangles for the tube.

Over-emphasized home runs. To compete with fast-scoring sports, as well as for television viewers, HRs instead of contact leads to a lot of strikeouts and standing around.

Low scoring. Broadly, scoring in baseball is low, probably behind both soccer and hockey in that realm. Modern audiences like to see scoring often.

Celebration scarcity. Baseball players and teams just don’t celebrate like those in other major team sports. Maybe it’s just part of the sport’s tradition, maybe it’s an unspoken word among players, but a little more hootin’ and hollerin’ could make fans more excited.

Lengthy games. Baseball contests are just too long, mainly in terms of time. Pro games have stretched from 2 hours in the 1960s to 3- and even 4-hour affairs today.

Overly cerebral. Attention spans went from 3 hours with the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1860 to 22 minutes with television, then 7 minutes with the internet, and down to a few seconds with social media and smartphones. Baseball is called a “thinking man’s game" perhaps not fit for modern audiences.

What kind of special martial art skill would you like to master?

Your favorite indigenous martial art, fighting style or combat sport from Australia & Oceania?

What Native martial art, fighting style or combat sport from North & Central & South America is your favorite?