I mean I think he speaks for everyone and how frustrated young fans are and especially with the blackouts he was talking about, couldn’t say it better myself
cristian hagan rob manfred seriously thinks younger fans will watch more if he shortens the game by 45 seconds or makes the playoffs a reality tv show when all we want is for them to market their players better. That’s all we need.
Syohei Harr Honestly shorter games don’t matter to younger generations, the whole game is like a chess match and is supposed to be drawn out that is why baseball is so different from the rest of Professional sports, I am pretty young myself it would be nice to see players marketed better, as an Angel fan Trout is not marketed at all and same with letting players express themselves with crazy cleats or gloves, and seeing more highlights on social media and you can’t see the Dodgers now unless you have Time Warner and If you have MLB.com you can’t watch any local team unless you use an address far away from your team
cristian hagan same here. There could be some changes like having the batter stay in the box but the game itself is fine. It’s that They need to up their social media game, the fact that they don’t let major sports networks show highlights is so stupid on their part. Way more people would be watching if major networks were allowed to show baseball content. And 450 dollars a jersey is ridiculous. I’d have a lot more jerseys if they priced them like the NBA does. They simply need to lower prices and market players better. That’s why the nba is so successful
You can't take that kind of accusation seriously until someone shows actual proof. Until Fiers spoke up, there was no reason to label any of the accusers as anything other than sore losers. Same reason I always laugh at "(blank) league/game is rigged" arguments. Until you have something other than just crazed theories spawned by anger, I can't agree with you.
Jomboy was the best thing for baseball last year. A guy by himself in his apartment brought more fans with his breakdowns than any of this crap from the commissioner
@@BoleDaPole Bauer is the most non-athletic baseball player in the league, lol. He's not strong, or fast, or agile, he's a normal dude. He's literally where he is solely based off of determination and hard work.
@@TheChosennn This has nothing to do with freedom of speech. The 1st amendment only says that you can't be criminally imprisoned for any speech. It doesn't mean you cant be held liable for speech... You absolutely can be held responsible for anything you say. That said, I agree with Trevor here.
Rich "Goose " Gossage is another player from way back who hates the current MLB system. I saw a rant he did about a year or so ago & boy was he ever pissed. Just saying.
Nah, let’s move the r mound back two feet and see what the results are. And next year, let’s move it 58 feet. Or how about letting the fans vote on it before each game?
This is the real shit that I think very few people will have guts, and even fewer will risk their careers and fortunes to express. It's one of those rare moments where the interests that players and fans have in common are really illustrated, in a time where that's exactly what we need to be reminded of. Keep rocking this shit, and we'll always miss you in Cleveland my man.
"3 hours and 1 minute no good but 2 hours and 59 minute is appealing" sooooo true. You either like baseball or you dont. Most football games are longer than 3 hours. Thats not the issue...
Exactly. Adding stupid rules like 3 batter minimum and 20 second pitch clock to shorten the length of games will not bring in any new fans. Fans love the sport for what it is, changing it the way Manfred is pushing for will only make it worse
Baseball is already so much worse than it was even 5 seasons ago. Just a HR slugfest, no small ball, and trying to kill pitching even more with this new bs... Only sport I still watch and its being destroyed
The problem is, they want to attract more casual fans, not hardcore pure real baseball fans. But they are targeting the wrong audience, casual fans should be ignored, stick to for loyal pure base, Bauer is totally right
@@MJC7283 Honestly, the biggest way they can attract more fans to the sport itself is simple. Let the fans & players help spread the content that's produced. Look at the NBA & NFL. A lot of content from them is shared on social media whether it's Curry making a very ridiculous 3, Kyrie breaking ankles, An awesome td celebration, or something like the players singing/rapping to a song that's being played in the stadium while a game is going on. The MLB only restricts their content to be released by either themselves or other big sport medias. If the MLB was less strict with the content that's spreaded out and gives players to express themselves, they'll gain more attention than what they're doing rn. Manfred ain't the guy to do so and this will continue on until the game itself can't be recognized as baseball anymore due to Manfred's antics.
They’re trying to appeal to the people who don’t like the sport. Real fans don’t care how long the game is, and they just want to see some REAL BASEBALL
Agreed. Many of us in this comment section love this game to our core. I know I do. Ive enjoyed watching my Blue Jay's with my father since I was 5 years old. I'm 22 now and it's sad to see the integrity of this GREAT game go through the shitter. However, I believe that this game can be saved. It can be saved by the fans and the young marketable players that have burst onto the scene. I still love this game. But I'm angry with it right now.
When Trevor's arm finally wears out, let's make him the new commissioner. Imagine the possibilities with a commissioner who isn't a stooge for the owners. He's right about so much here. Go Redlegs!
Problem is the commissioner is voted in by the owners and works for the owners. It’s no mistake they all act like a stooge for the owners. Fay Vincent was the last commissioner in all sports who genuinely looked out for the sport’s best interest, not the owners’. And when he failed to hide and/or deny the mid-late ‘80’s collusion the owners removed him with a no confidence vote. That put all current and future commissioners on notice to not bite the hand that feeds them.
Richard Looby I got his name right. And yeah, the same guy who led the witch hunt to remove Vincent ended up replacing him and is in the hall of fame. The same guy who, along with jerry Reinsdorf, led the collusion in the ‘80’s which resulted in the owners to make a $280 million payment to the players. My point was Vincent was the last commissioner of any sport to NOT be a stooge for the owners. You can’t possibly be making the argument that Bud Selig WASN’T a stooge for the owners, right? He WAS one of them!
I would argue that being a stooge for the owners is not all bad. David Stern took a sports league that was almost broke in turned it into one of the most popular leagues in the world. About the only league more popular around the globe than the NBA is the Premier League. And frankly, Roger Goodell is a worse commissioner.
The most frustrating part is that the Dodgers have forced me to break the law and illegally stream their games because I cant even pay to watch the games legally because of regional restrictions. I would literally have to change cable providers to watch my team. Insanity.
I feel ya there. I live in the St. Louis Area and the 2 biggest TV providers are Dish and DirecTV. Dish doesn't carry Fox Sports Midwest anymore. That deal actually ended in the middle of the season. I'm in a few Cardinals fan groups on Facebook and of I had a Dollar for everytime someone bitched about the Dish deal and blackouts and whatnot, I could have retired when I was 10 years old. This dude gets it. This commissioner is utter fucking trash. All he cares about is funneling money into the game and trying to screw with the integrity of this great sport. The pitch clocks were a damn atrocity to the sport. Up until then, MLB was the ONLY sport of the Big 4 that didn't use a clock. And that only shaved maybe an average of 3 minutes off of the game. Wanna get the next generation into the sport? Take your children to as many games as you can and in between spend some time to educate them on the history. That's what I do with my 10 year old son and the biggest bummer for him is when we have to leave the stadium when the game is over because he wants more
I love Trevor's passion for the game! I love that he is here in Cincy! He is 100% spot on with the way the game is marketed! They are marketing for the year 2000, not the year 2020 and beyond!
I’ve been furious with blackouts. Can’t find out anything during the blackout. Clev needs to be himself 👟with colorful shoes. You’re right Bauer!! 100%
Bro I watch every game even home games free at. MLBstream.tv every baseball game every NHL game every NFL game every NBA game free on my phone or where every iam at . Screw mlb season packages 200 dollars this is free if you got any questions get back to me spread word
If Mike Clevinger wants to wear pink shoes or red Trump MAGA shoes(even though I'm not a Trump supporter)that should be his own business. Same if Clevinger wants to wear a large black wristband honoring our firefighters who died in the line of duty.
He's on point with everything he just said but the most infuriating thing to me is the goddamn TV blackouts. It is SO OBVIOUSLY SIMPLE to make the game more appealing to new fans by getting rid of those. Keep at it Trevor!
This guy keeps giving me more reasons why I love him as a pitcher and a person, he's just saying what everyone else is thinking, and hopefully he can have a bounce back year this year after his rough year last year
Whatever your opinions are of Bauer (lots of people seem to hate him), you have to acknowledge he is one of baseball’s biggest voices in this weird time. He is a voice of the people, and we should be glad we have Bauer.
@@JonathanESmith-er9we It's articulate enough, but it's also real. He's not a scripted robot, that's why people like him. Stick to your prompters somewhere else.
Not to mention, Bauer had to work very hard to make it to this level. He's very passionate about the game. I hope he becomes a voice for positive change in the game
@@joshlynch5676 lol. No teleprompters here. But he's far from a professional speaker. Unpolished. Hes as articulate as a middle schooler arguing with his teacher. He makes valid points tho. I agree w his points, he just needs to work on the delivery.
Amen Trev! As a Dodger fan from Ontario, CA who now lives in Dallas,TX, I can only watch the Dodgers if they’re on National TV or on my MLB.TV subscription. If a games blacked out I don’t get to watch the game until the following day, which I do lol but it’s ridiculous games are blacked out in the 1st place. If I’m paying $150 annually I should be able to watch every single game. Anyway, so happy your a Dodger and I’m now subscribed to both Momentum and your personal channel. So pumped for this season and can’t wait to watch you pitch. You’re going to love being a Dodger!
Why even have an investigation if this is the outcome? It's like giving a card , chocolates and roses to the perpetrators or the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. What a weenie this man boy is .
He might be keen about baseball issues, but those are very separate from politics. How long a baseball runs or a three batter rule doesn’t affect policy or social issues that affect normal citizens.
Shane McNelis economy is great, immigration is fixed, criminal justice reform was passed, gas prices are low, we finally stood up to China. Things are looking great for the next four years
Billy Summers his bankruptcies are all Chapter 11 filings. There are so many companies that have filed under it. The Trump Organization holds 500 businesses. If 1.2% of your businesses fail that’s a pretty good ratio. How many successful businesses do most people run? ZERO lol Mexico has not directly funded the wall, but they have played a HUGE role in mitigating illegal migration from South America by closing up their southern border and holding thousands of migrants on their side of the border through the stay in mexico policy. He is polling higher with Latinos and Africa Americans than any other republican in the past. The moat and nuke have literally no verifiable proof past here say. The Obama birth certificate thing was dumb. He says some dumb things that make people hate him, but it’s hilarious to watch the media fall for it every time. Watch next time. He will say something crazy to get the media and the lefties all worked up, then he will sign a bill restricting asylum or something. The media doesn’t even cover what he just signed and only talk about his character. He has been a big FUCK YOU to PC cancer culture and is a big reason why some people want to vote for him. All politicians have no real character. It’s all a show. The only difference with Trump is that he doesn’t hide that he’s an asshole. People can see through Joe Biden’s or Warren’s or Clinton’s pandering fake BS. You know what you’re getting from Trump. Well just have to see if America votes on character or jobs/economy/things that effect real people’s day to day lives. I’ll take the odds that people are overall happy and don’t care about it Trump says something mean to the leader or France or holds military aid from Ukraine. Most Americans don’t want their tax dollars being spent in the Ukraine and most Americans like capitalism and not socialism. Should be an easy win
He makes a great point let the players express who they are. Plus the blackout on MLBTV is wack cannot even watch my favorite team because of TV deals.
I remember when Manfred became the commissioner. I literally didn't give a shit. Now I want him out so bad. He didn't punish the Astros enough, and as a Red Sox fan, he needs to investigate them (the Red Sox) better. And the postseason bullshit? I mean c'mon
He punished the Mets more then he punished the Redsox Astros and Yankees... Yes I every Mets fan knew Beltran was the ring leader of it but the commish went after the Mets harder then any of the three teams.
No one cares how long a game is. Especially when your a kid. I would hope for games to go into extra innings just to soak in the experience as long as possible. And now as an adult, I still enjoy the whole expierience. Stop messing with the game.
Bottom line is, if you like the sport, you'll watch it. I dont like soccer. Its not about the length of it, or the low scoring, or anything like that. I just dont like it. Its boring. They could make it 20 minutes, they could shrink the size of the field, they could expand the size of the net, they could do whatever to "improve" the product. But nothing they do would make me watch it. And making a baseball game 2 hours instead of 3, isnt going to make many more people watch it either. Biggest problem with getting people interested is there are so many more entertainment options now than there were even 20 years ago. The 12-18 year old kids that might've watched an entire baseball game back then, are now playing videogames during that time. There's nothing that can be done about that.
Agreed. The problem isn't the length of the game. The problem is the lack of enjoyment of the game. Like you say, if you love the game you can never get enough of it. Spectators today don't love the game. I think a way to get people interested in the game is to educate them about the nuances of baseball; the game inside the game. In a 3 hour game there is less than 10 minutes of 'action', but there is over 2 hours of strategy. The fans that stay engaged love it all.
I'm a newer baseball fan and i love the length. Love it. It's an art from start to finish, an experience like no other sport. Teach people about Baseball and they will love it too.
It is so nice to hear Trevor talk about this stuff. It's refreshing to see someone sooooo committed to their craft and not be a puppet for the organization. Going against the grain may end up being bad for you (I hope not), but will end up being better for the organization in the end. Much love from Wichita man! Come see the Marlins AAA team sometime and fly with ICTFPV. I missed getting to fly with you in Detroit when you were filming the Rotor Riot episode up there.
Em18 it’s so sad that that’s true. Like the game I grew up adoring is being ruined by an incompetent commissioner. He couldn’t care less about the sport, he just wants the money that the position brings.
Regardless of how you feel about the Patriots. Three while deflategate thing was 100% him personally him going sheet Brady. There's nothing more incompetent than that
I agree with all of this especially about the blackouts. I want to watch two teams consistently: the Braves and the Yankees. I don’t have cable because I stream everything and I can watch the Yankees generally, but can never watch the Braves because of the blackouts. It frustrating that I can’t watch one of my favorite teams because of local restrictions. There has to be a way to fix that. Also, good on you Trevor Bauer. I agree with everything you said. Hopefully you don’t get fined. Good luck man.
"You'll probably be fining me..." 😆 so true. Not that I have faith he'll change but as a leader, if you see this level of frustration coming from someone in your organization, you need to reflect on the job you're doing and see if the path you are leading your organization on is really the right way for things to go.
Manfred doesn't care about what the players think. He only caters to the owners needs and wants. Players are meant to shut up and play the game. Trevor Bauer is a breathe of fresh air in baseball. Keep Talkin' Trevor, Keep Talkin'!
So funny, when Bauer called out the Astros for cheating everyone was talking shit about him, now that it’s been proven over and over again that the Astros cheat(ed), all of a sudden everyone is cool with Bauer
Dude has a point. It’s useless if the game is longer by like 5 minutes. If you love baseball, and you are a fan of a MLB team, you are not going to stop watching them because the game is longer by 5 minutes. I also agree with Trevor when he says that MLB players should express themselves. I also personally don’t hate the idea that two more teams from each league would make the playoffs, but I think the Bye week, and the better team choosing its opponent is stupid. Also last thing is that the 3 batter minimum rule is dumb, you are going to be driving pitchers out of their jobs just like Oliver Perez who is a lefty specialist. Like come on you are rlly going to crush a team just because one player has a bad game. Baseball is a team sport not a one man show.
My rant for the whole speed of play is... The highest attended professional sporting events in the nation... Are pga tour events! It takes 6 plus hours!
@@jamend81 Not a single person complains how long football games are. Why? Cause they're constantly stimulated by offense and plays. NFL teams can run around probably 10 plays to in 3 minutes, depending on their tempo, as opposed to baseballs 10 pitches in 5 minutes. I would be guessing. People don't have the attention spans anymore I would guess.
I just wanted to say, you know who is connecting with the fans? YOU ARE!!!! Its all you Trev, I love watching your videos, you give me such good advice, I appreciate it. Hopefully someday I get to play alongside you. Good luck the rest of the year!
When I moved from NJ (NYC areas) to LA, I was shocked that the people here can’t watch their team AT ALL without cable! Like WTF is that?!!! Not a single game!
@D T In Los Angeles, the cable company is now Charter, BUT Charter is not city wide, only in small areas of the city. MLB has a local blackout, so the majority of Los Angeles City resident cannot see the Dodgers, unless they have an illegal hookup. It's crazy.
Honestly Trevor I never thought that I could gain more respect for you, especially considering I already respect you so much. This is SPOT ON! I grew up watching the Cubbies and couldn't afford to go to more than 1 or 2 games a year. I have called MLB Network so many times and tried to voice my frustration with paying a large amount of money to watch my team and not being able to due to blackout. If it weren't for WGN (a Chicago station), I would never be able to watch them. What is even more frustrating is that if I lived on the west coast and wanted to watch the Cubs play at home, I would have access to that. It feels as if it is encouraging people to not become fans of their hometown/state MLB team because they will never be able to watch them unless they go to a game or buy a cable package. ROB IM SORRY THAT MY STATE DOESNT HAVE AN MLB TEAM.
Go get em, Trevor. This wasn't even clickbait, I was very pleasantly surprised. Manfred is a horrible commissioner. Among all the reasons you listed here, he has mishandled the hell out of the Astros scandal. If he could do anything right, it would be letting Rose into the HoF. For the love of God, stop changing baseball. It's perfect as it is.
Well, someone finally talked about the elephant in the room - kids aren't interested in baseball because they don't see it!!! No heroes in baseball because the little kids can't see it.
@@Profcrackhead He really shouldn't, these are true issues that are plaguing the game and are the reasons why baseball is not generating new fans, if everyone stayed silent there would never be any change in this world.
I was a straight man.... until I found Trevor Bauers TH-cam vidoes. Honestly, this man IS baseball. No bullshit, upfont, says what everyone is thinking and has killer content. On top of that, the dude throws absolute gas.
My two favorite pitchers off the mound... Trevor Bauer and Mike Clevinger. Smart free spirits with a ton of talent. Throw the ball as hard as they can with one hand and flip off the system with the other. 😎
As a dodger fan who struggles to pay the cable bill on a monthly basis just so I can watch the Dodgers, I really felt what Bauer said about bs package deals and how they’re shafting middle and lower class families from watching their beloved teams.Its ridiculous and heartless it needs to be stopped
Thank you those blackouts are so annoying The problem isn’t time it’s the Pace of the game fact that the replays taking so long when it clear as day then half the time the still get it wrong turns fans away
Agreed with everthing he said especially about watching the games me and my dad look for games every night but theres none on so we looked into the mlb tv app and if we wanted to watch the games it would be $120 a month which is way out of my family budget and it really sucks that we can't watch a game and enjoy ourself. Trevor cares for the fans which i like and not just about making alot of money.
It's so nice to finally see a player be real and not scripted because they are scared to get fined or suspended. Every sport these players you can tell are just fed up with things and they can't say anything about it. I got a lot of respect for you man. I am a cubs fan and the cubs are throwing in their own network that half our fanbase can't even watch the games. Baseball is imploding on itself.
AWESOME ANALYSIS! YOU ARE ON POINT ON EVERY TOPIC. I don't buy the MLB.TV because I get blackouts on the app. I'd like games to be longer, more concessions for the stadium, but I enjoy watching the game and would love to watch more of a game. I want more baseball and fewer gimmicks!
"i dont have much of a voice" nah Trev, you are the voice
Kay just played some of this. You are definitely being heard bro!!
Yeah whether they like you or not you're def being heard
Was just saying i hope fuzzy sees this
Love ya fuzz you are the best even though the reds are better than the Indians haha no hate
100% support the message. 200% want to call you a weenie for typing those words in that order, though.
I mean I think he speaks for everyone and how frustrated young fans are and especially with the blackouts he was talking about, couldn’t say it better myself
cristian hagan rob manfred seriously thinks younger fans will watch more if he shortens the game by 45 seconds or makes the playoffs a reality tv show when all we want is for them to market their players better. That’s all we need.
Syohei Harr Honestly shorter games don’t matter to younger generations, the whole game is like a chess match and is supposed to be drawn out that is why baseball is so different from the rest of Professional sports, I am pretty young myself it would be nice to see players marketed better, as an Angel fan Trout is not marketed at all and same with letting players express themselves with crazy cleats or gloves, and seeing more highlights on social media and you can’t see the Dodgers now unless you have Time Warner and If you have MLB.com you can’t watch any local team unless you use an address far away from your team
cristian hagan same here. There could be some changes like having the batter stay in the box but the game itself is fine. It’s that They need to up their social media game, the fact that they don’t let major sports networks show highlights is so stupid on their part. Way more people would be watching if major networks were allowed to show baseball content. And 450 dollars a jersey is ridiculous. I’d have a lot more jerseys if they priced them like the NBA does. They simply need to lower prices and market players better. That’s why the nba is so successful
cristian hagan I cant even watch my phillies bc of blackouts so I had to go buy streaming services.
Andy Tran ya same I have a streaming service but it still is a pain the butt and it shouldn’t be that way to watch when I can watch any NBA game
Rob Manfred should step down, he’s terrible for baseball.
He should take the title from the Astros and red Sox you don't even have to give it to the dodgers
@Thomas Lane living in a nowhere land. making all his nowhere plans for no fucking body.
@@clintdavis7935 I'm a Dodger fan and I agree. But he won't cause he's gutless
@@samueljohnson9723 I agree it's annoying hes a bad commissioner for baseball
Step foot in the electric chair
Trevor Bauer- “the astros are cheating”
Everyone- “this guy’s crazy and seeking attention”
*Astros get caught cheating*
🤯
You can't take that kind of accusation seriously until someone shows actual proof. Until Fiers spoke up, there was no reason to label any of the accusers as anything other than sore losers. Same reason I always laugh at "(blank) league/game is rigged" arguments. Until you have something other than just crazed theories spawned by anger, I can't agree with you.
I thought he complained about astros pitchers
When does he say the astros are cheating?
Caleb Vieyra sometime during the season and everyone thought he was crazy
Alejandreezy ohh lol ok
trevor is marketing himself better than the mlb can.
💯 percent
Raping women didn't go over too well.
Jomboy was the best thing for baseball last year. A guy by himself in his apartment brought more fans with his breakdowns than any of this crap from the commissioner
MakeThisPlaceIgnite Sad but true, Jomboy is a gem gifted by the Baseball Gods themselves
So funny to see all the Astros fans hate on Jomboy lol
And funny how he doesn't make money out of the breakdown vids because of fucking mlb copyright
Joomboy got me back into baseball last year. I stopped caring for baseball but Jomboy made great content
Ty Cobb himself would be bitching about this very same thing!
Trevor, you are not wasting your time. More MLB players need to speak up.
Yea he is, dude should go back to Beverly hills and shut up, as if he never took steroids
LMFAO
Constable Dodo
STFU Weirdo
You obviously don’t know shit about steroids you fruit loop.
Constable Dodo what would some fat troll on TH-cam know about steroids or pro sports
Constable Dodo look at your music collection you weirdo
@@BoleDaPole Bauer is the most non-athletic baseball player in the league, lol. He's not strong, or fast, or agile, he's a normal dude. He's literally where he is solely based off of determination and hard work.
This is the attitude of a man who has had something he loves taken from him. Love you Trevor
I’m happy someone cares about the sport like he does
At opening day for all games, let’s start a “manfred sucks” chant going
I agree 200%
Everyone not going to all the games is the best chant of all. Just sayin*
Charles Holmes that’s true
Jadis Clemmer it seems like he doesn’t know baseball, he’s a joke.
I’m going to have to share this! Great idea. Manfred needs to effin go
For a league that had a slogan of "Let the kids play", it seems like Manfred is not allowing it at all.
Trevor is 100% correct and yet he’s probably about to catch a fine for it
Grant Nigelz probably bc u know freedom of speech is only allowed when people hear what they want now
@@TheChosennn freedom of speech is a law thing. A company can do whatever they want.
The Number1baller well yeah true
@@thenumber1baller946 It is probably a contract thing.
@@TheChosennn This has nothing to do with freedom of speech. The 1st amendment only says that you can't be criminally imprisoned for any speech. It doesn't mean you cant be held liable for speech... You absolutely can be held responsible for anything you say.
That said, I agree with Trevor here.
Trevor Bauer’s the only player who seems to speak up about the stupid rules, Trevor Bauer is my new favorite player
facts
Rich "Goose " Gossage is another player from way back who hates the current MLB system. I saw a rant he did about a year or so ago & boy was he ever pissed. Just saying.
I bet Clevinger would speak out too if he hasn't already
I’m the Goose and Trevor is my favorite player
me too
When Trevor retires, he will probably be the next commissioner. He has the mentality to do so.
That’s precisely why he will never be commissioner.
he wants a job in media after his playing career very badly. it's painfully obvious. the writing is on the wall
He said he doesn't want to. You gotta be a lawyer/politician to get there anyway. He'll be more influential from the outside.
Look up the peter principle, that would never happen
well, those were all solid points. Every single one.
Jesus Saves Love God
Nah, let’s move the r mound back two feet and see what the results are. And next year, let’s move it 58 feet. Or how about letting the fans vote on it before each game?
This is the real shit that I think very few people will have guts, and even fewer will risk their careers and fortunes to express. It's one of those rare moments where the interests that players and fans have in common are really illustrated, in a time where that's exactly what we need to be reminded of. Keep rocking this shit, and we'll always miss you in Cleveland my man.
"3 hours and 1 minute no good but 2 hours and 59 minute is appealing" sooooo true. You either like baseball or you dont. Most football games are longer than 3 hours. Thats not the issue...
Exactly. Adding stupid rules like 3 batter minimum and 20 second pitch clock to shorten the length of games will not bring in any new fans. Fans love the sport for what it is, changing it the way Manfred is pushing for will only make it worse
6 hour games are the best - signed, uhh someone who likes baseball??
@@415riderss 18 innings' games are the best ones for sure
Jon definitely needs to be a speed the game up rule past 10th inning. Guy on second is my vote.
@@Mytro34 Heck why not just flip a coin to decide the winner if we're going to keep adding stupid rules
Manfred is ruining baseball
Facts
Baseball is already so much worse than it was even 5 seasons ago. Just a HR slugfest, no small ball, and trying to kill pitching even more with this new bs... Only sport I still watch and its being destroyed
The sad part is he’ll probably get inducted to the Hall of Fame in 25 years
Selig got it started years ago!
Marty Young exactly. If Selig got in, every commissioner from here on out will get in.
Don’t try to fix what is no broken, Manfred is a clown.
Manfred is an incompetent clown.
I’m pretty sure a group of clowns from the circus can run the MLB better than Manfred.
The problem is, they want to attract more casual fans, not hardcore pure real baseball fans. But they are targeting the wrong audience, casual fans should be ignored, stick to for loyal pure base, Bauer is totally right
@@blueflamexl9880 A group of clowns has been running baseball. Manfred's nickname is Bozo.
@@MJC7283 Honestly, the biggest way they can attract more fans to the sport itself is simple. Let the fans & players help spread the content that's produced. Look at the NBA & NFL. A lot of content from them is shared on social media whether it's Curry making a very ridiculous 3, Kyrie breaking ankles, An awesome td celebration, or something like the players singing/rapping to a song that's being played in the stadium while a game is going on. The MLB only restricts their content to be released by either themselves or other big sport medias. If the MLB was less strict with the content that's spreaded out and gives players to express themselves, they'll gain more attention than what they're doing rn. Manfred ain't the guy to do so and this will continue on until the game itself can't be recognized as baseball anymore due to Manfred's antics.
Rob Manfred will go down as the worst commish in history!
It was Goodell just 2yrs ago....ohh you fans who bitch and moan make me laugh
Grant Merle
Bud Selig and Giamotti were just a tid bit better than worthless.
ryan silkwood
Roger Goddell has nothing to do with Baseball. Have you consumed to much lead paint bro.
When Bauer gets a harsher punishment for speaking out against Manfred than the Houston Astros
Egregious... Can't stand Manfred
Yoooo just watch how this is true lol omfg
Did he actually get a punishment?
What was his punishment?
Disgusting that the astros got away with it without even a slap on the wrist
Trevor is ballsiest, smartest, most relatable “public speaker” baseball has ever had.
Riley Forbes yeah one of them. When Trea Turner called out Joe Torre during the World Series was pretty ballsy.
Riley Forbes facts
Jim Bouton?
DenalPvP what did he call out? I must of missed that
Oof, u might wanna take that one back bud
Thoes 8 dislikes are just rob manfred and his 7 other accounts
Or Astro fans
LamBeau Leeper the last of them left lol
Or people liking the video so much, they turned their monitors upside-down and liked it again!
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Its Manfred and 7 of his owner buddies
This is why trevor bauer is one of my favorite pitchers, he cares about the game he loves more than his stats and who cares who likes him
They’re trying to appeal to the people who don’t like the sport. Real fans don’t care how long the game is, and they just want to see some REAL BASEBALL
Trevor Bauer gets it. He says this stuff because he CARES and doesn't want to see Manfred continue to piss all over the great game.
Well said man.
Agreed. Many of us in this comment section love this game to our core. I know I do. Ive enjoyed watching my Blue Jay's with my father since I was 5 years old. I'm 22 now and it's sad to see the integrity of this GREAT game go through the shitter. However, I believe that this game can be saved. It can be saved by the fans and the young marketable players that have burst onto the scene. I still love this game. But I'm angry with it right now.
Trevor Bauer is the real voice of the players in the MLB. He speaks his mind every time.
And he is actually in touch with what the fans want!
He has the mindset of a regular person which I absolutely love and glad to have him on my team
When Trevor's arm finally wears out, let's make him the new commissioner. Imagine the possibilities with a commissioner who isn't a stooge for the owners. He's right about so much here. Go Redlegs!
Chris Counts too bad the commissioner is hired by and represents the owners, not the players...
Problem is the commissioner is voted in by the owners and works for the owners. It’s no mistake they all act like a stooge for the owners. Fay Vincent was the last commissioner in all sports who genuinely looked out for the sport’s best interest, not the owners’. And when he failed to hide and/or deny the mid-late ‘80’s collusion the owners removed him with a no confidence vote. That put all current and future commissioners on notice to not bite the hand that feeds them.
His name was Fay Vincent. His replacement is in the HOF
Richard Looby I got his name right. And yeah, the same guy who led the witch hunt to remove Vincent ended up replacing him and is in the hall of fame. The same guy who, along with jerry Reinsdorf, led the collusion in the ‘80’s which resulted in the owners to make a $280 million payment to the players. My point was Vincent was the last commissioner of any sport to NOT be a stooge for the owners. You can’t possibly be making the argument that Bud Selig WASN’T a stooge for the owners, right? He WAS one of them!
I would argue that being a stooge for the owners is not all bad. David Stern took a sports league that was almost broke in turned it into one of the most popular leagues in the world. About the only league more popular around the globe than the NBA is the Premier League.
And frankly, Roger Goodell is a worse commissioner.
The most frustrating part is that the Dodgers have forced me to break the law and illegally stream their games because I cant even pay to watch the games legally because of regional restrictions. I would literally have to change cable providers to watch my team. Insanity.
me too. Fuck them. I don't even feel guilty anymore after year 6 years
Cubs games are going to be a real challenge for chicagoans..I stream, not holding out much hope they land a deal w/TH-cam
I feel ya there. I live in the St. Louis Area and the 2 biggest TV providers are Dish and DirecTV. Dish doesn't carry Fox Sports Midwest anymore. That deal actually ended in the middle of the season. I'm in a few Cardinals fan groups on Facebook and of I had a Dollar for everytime someone bitched about the Dish deal and blackouts and whatnot, I could have retired when I was 10 years old. This dude gets it. This commissioner is utter fucking trash. All he cares about is funneling money into the game and trying to screw with the integrity of this great sport. The pitch clocks were a damn atrocity to the sport. Up until then, MLB was the ONLY sport of the Big 4 that didn't use a clock. And that only shaved maybe an average of 3 minutes off of the game. Wanna get the next generation into the sport? Take your children to as many games as you can and in between spend some time to educate them on the history. That's what I do with my 10 year old son and the biggest bummer for him is when we have to leave the stadium when the game is over because he wants more
Lets not forget how they wanted to start extra inning games with a runner on second.
Javelin3o4 lol that makes absolutely no sense
😂
Hahahah what the fuck
What do you mean "tries to"? They're doing it! ... FOOLS!
DH in both leagues? ...STUPID!
This aged well
👏👏👏 “you get a missing generation of fans”. This man speaks for all of us fans who love this game, and all his points are 💯
I love Trevor's passion for the game! I love that he is here in Cincy! He is 100% spot on with the way the game is marketed! They are marketing for the year 2000, not the year 2020 and beyond!
I’ve been furious with blackouts. Can’t find out anything during the blackout. Clev needs to be himself 👟with colorful shoes. You’re right Bauer!! 100%
Bro I watch every game even home games free at. MLBstream.tv every baseball game every NHL game every NFL game every NBA game free on my phone or where every iam at . Screw mlb season packages 200 dollars this is free if you got any questions get back to me spread word
If Mike Clevinger wants to wear pink shoes or red Trump MAGA shoes(even though I'm not a Trump supporter)that should be his own business. Same if Clevinger wants to wear a large black wristband honoring our firefighters who died in the line of duty.
He's on point with everything he just said but the most infuriating thing to me is the goddamn TV blackouts. It is SO OBVIOUSLY SIMPLE to make the game more appealing to new fans by getting rid of those. Keep at it Trevor!
This guy keeps giving me more reasons why I love him as a pitcher and a person, he's just saying what everyone else is thinking, and hopefully he can have a bounce back year this year after his rough year last year
He is dropping nothing but facts and gems.
Manfred has made countless bad decisions...it's kind of his thing.
Well he's 100% right about Manfred
Everyone else is to scared to say something but hes not at all and that's why I like watching him
Whatever your opinions are of Bauer (lots of people seem to hate him), you have to acknowledge he is one of baseball’s biggest voices in this weird time. He is a voice of the people, and we should be glad we have Bauer.
He should have been more prepared and articulate tho. Saying 'um' and 'like' really diminish the optics.
@@JonathanESmith-er9we It's articulate enough, but it's also real. He's not a scripted robot, that's why people like him. Stick to your prompters somewhere else.
Not to mention, Bauer had to work very hard to make it to this level. He's very passionate about the game. I hope he becomes a voice for positive change in the game
@@joshlynch5676 lol. No teleprompters here. But he's far from a professional speaker. Unpolished. Hes as articulate as a middle schooler arguing with his teacher. He makes valid points tho. I agree w his points, he just needs to work on the delivery.
Get this man a Coors Light because he is speaking cold hard FACTS
Amen Trev! As a Dodger fan from Ontario, CA who now lives in Dallas,TX, I can only watch the Dodgers if they’re on National TV or on my MLB.TV subscription. If a games blacked out I don’t get to watch the game until the following day, which I do lol but it’s ridiculous games are blacked out in the 1st place. If I’m paying $150 annually I should be able to watch every single game. Anyway, so happy your a Dodger and I’m now subscribed to both Momentum and your personal channel. So pumped for this season and can’t wait to watch you pitch. You’re going to love being a Dodger!
Manfred is the most incompetent commissioner ever!!! He’s single handedly ruining baseball
Trey Williams Actually, he is not. The last guy was even worse, believe it or not.
Ever heard of Gary Bettman and Roger Goodell?
Dont forget he wants to put a runner on second base when it goes extra innings.
Why even have an investigation if this is the outcome? It's like giving a card , chocolates and roses to the perpetrators or the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. What a weenie this man boy is .
HockeyLife 8 Bettman isn’t that bad
Can we get a MANFRED SUCKS chant at all springt training stadiums on opening day of spring training
Can we get a petition to get a new Commissioner? #ManfredSucks
The game he loves playing the most is being ruined in front of his own face.
This is on point Trevor. Thank you for speaking out.
Remember some people called him out for being a Trump supporter but really this guy just calls it as he sees it
@Thomas Rock agreed
He might be keen about baseball issues, but those are very separate from politics. How long a baseball runs or a three batter rule doesn’t affect policy or social issues that affect normal citizens.
Thomas Rock shut up libtard. That’s why everyone hates you and Bernie Sanders’ ass is gonna get wiped
Shane McNelis economy is great, immigration is fixed, criminal justice reform was passed, gas prices are low, we finally stood up to China. Things are looking great for the next four years
Billy Summers his bankruptcies are all Chapter 11 filings. There are so many companies that have filed under it. The Trump Organization holds 500 businesses. If 1.2% of your businesses fail that’s a pretty good ratio. How many successful businesses do most people run? ZERO lol Mexico has not directly funded the wall, but they have played a HUGE role in mitigating illegal migration from South America by closing up their southern border and holding thousands of migrants on their side of the border through the stay in mexico policy. He is polling higher with Latinos and Africa Americans than any other republican in the past. The moat and nuke have literally no verifiable proof past here say. The Obama birth certificate thing was dumb. He says some dumb things that make people hate him, but it’s hilarious to watch the media fall for it every time. Watch next time. He will say something crazy to get the media and the lefties all worked up, then he will sign a bill restricting asylum or something. The media doesn’t even cover what he just signed and only talk about his character. He has been a big FUCK YOU to PC cancer culture and is a big reason why some people want to vote for him. All politicians have no real character. It’s all a show. The only difference with Trump is that he doesn’t hide that he’s an asshole. People can see through Joe Biden’s or Warren’s or Clinton’s pandering fake BS. You know what you’re getting from Trump. Well just have to see if America votes on character or jobs/economy/things that effect real people’s day to day lives. I’ll take the odds that people are overall happy and don’t care about it Trump says something mean to the leader or France or holds military aid from Ukraine. Most Americans don’t want their tax dollars being spent in the Ukraine and most Americans like capitalism and not socialism. Should be an easy win
He makes a great point let the players express who they are. Plus the blackout on MLBTV is wack cannot even watch my favorite team because of TV deals.
I remember when Manfred became the commissioner. I literally didn't give a shit. Now I want him out so bad. He didn't punish the Astros enough, and as a Red Sox fan, he needs to investigate them (the Red Sox) better. And the postseason bullshit? I mean c'mon
He punished the Mets more then he punished the Redsox Astros and Yankees... Yes I every Mets fan knew Beltran was the ring leader of it but the commish went after the Mets harder then any of the three teams.
Common?
Ňᕦῐا lol everyone cheats and steals signs this sign stealing thing is so stupid. Who cares no one was rigging games or betting against teams.
Ňᕦῐا agree
Kadin Brabender he meant come on
No one cares how long a game is. Especially when your a kid. I would hope for games to go into extra innings just to soak in the experience as long as possible. And now as an adult, I still enjoy the whole expierience. Stop messing with the game.
Bottom line is, if you like the sport, you'll watch it. I dont like soccer. Its not about the length of it, or the low scoring, or anything like that. I just dont like it. Its boring. They could make it 20 minutes, they could shrink the size of the field, they could expand the size of the net, they could do whatever to "improve" the product. But nothing they do would make me watch it. And making a baseball game 2 hours instead of 3, isnt going to make many more people watch it either. Biggest problem with getting people interested is there are so many more entertainment options now than there were even 20 years ago. The 12-18 year old kids that might've watched an entire baseball game back then, are now playing videogames during that time. There's nothing that can be done about that.
Agreed. The problem isn't the length of the game. The problem is the lack of enjoyment of the game. Like you say, if you love the game you can never get enough of it. Spectators today don't love the game. I think a way to get people interested in the game is to educate them about the nuances of baseball; the game inside the game. In a 3 hour game there is less than 10 minutes of 'action', but there is over 2 hours of strategy. The fans that stay engaged love it all.
I'm a newer baseball fan and i love the length. Love it. It's an art from start to finish, an experience like no other sport. Teach people about Baseball and they will love it too.
@@tomcarrow exactly
WTF is wrong with people? The longer the game, the more beer you can drink..
Bauer should walk into the commissioner position the minute he retires.
It is so nice to hear Trevor talk about this stuff. It's refreshing to see someone sooooo committed to their craft and not be a puppet for the organization. Going against the grain may end up being bad for you (I hope not), but will end up being better for the organization in the end. Much love from Wichita man! Come see the Marlins AAA team sometime and fly with ICTFPV. I missed getting to fly with you in Detroit when you were filming the Rotor Riot episode up there.
Spot on Trevor, spot on. Thank you for being one of the few in this sport who keeps it real against the hierarchy of the league.
Your probably gonna get fined. Manfred needs to go.
Gets fined for speaking
Stealing signs: no punishment
Mr jooj
More like Gets fined for freedom of speech, Stealing Signs: Free World Series
Em18 it’s so sad that that’s true. Like the game I grew up adoring is being ruined by an incompetent commissioner. He couldn’t care less about the sport, he just wants the money that the position brings.
Maybe blackballed
Joel T yes Manfred needs to go. Dude wouldn’t even know how to run a lemonade stand, what makes you think he can successfully run the MLB?
He’s so right about the blackouts, so frustrating
Alipio Tiburcio Prevented me from watching Red Sox games as a kid, his comparison to the NBA is perfect because that’s the sport I gravitated too.
Leaderbrandon same here
I'm a huge Jays fan and now a huge Bauer fan.
Love the heart on the sleeve mentality
Except for the trash he talked about Canada after that 19-inning Canada Day game, I'd say I definitely have some respect for the guy.
Haven't been a fan of you but really appreciate you speaking out! You NAILED IT 100%!
Manfred is the one hurting the game ugh!
Trevor is like most, if not all, of baseball fans who want to leave the game of baseball alone as it was for the last 100 years. Rob Manfred gotta go.
So no wildcard and 2 divisions?
He’s 100% spot on about everything. Legend.
Go Suns
Manfred makes Goodell and Bettman look like competent executives.
No one can make Goodell look competent....
Regardless of how you feel about the Patriots. Three while deflategate thing was 100% him personally him going sheet Brady. There's nothing more incompetent than that
I agree with all of this especially about the blackouts. I want to watch two teams consistently: the Braves and the Yankees. I don’t have cable because I stream everything and I can watch the Yankees generally, but can never watch the Braves because of the blackouts. It frustrating that I can’t watch one of my favorite teams because of local restrictions. There has to be a way to fix that. Also, good on you Trevor Bauer. I agree with everything you said. Hopefully you don’t get fined. Good luck man.
"You probably won't because you don't even have a pulse on the game you're commissioner of" lol epic
He's got my vote for commissioner, much respect.
"You'll probably be fining me..." 😆 so true.
Not that I have faith he'll change but as a leader, if you see this level of frustration coming from someone in your organization, you need to reflect on the job you're doing and see if the path you are leading your organization on is really the right way for things to go.
Manfred doesn't care about what the players think. He only caters to the owners needs and wants. Players are meant to shut up and play the game.
Trevor Bauer is a breathe of fresh air in baseball. Keep Talkin' Trevor, Keep Talkin'!
So funny, when Bauer called out the Astros for cheating everyone was talking shit about him, now that it’s been proven over and over again that the Astros cheat(ed), all of a sudden everyone is cool with Bauer
Remember when he threw that ball over the center field wall? That was cool. Lol
Everyone involved should be banned for life!
Kobe yeah when I watched them play the Rangers in 2011 an 2012 it looked like a Rays game
@@stevenkunzer9027 the organization was a joke for over 50 years.
He accused the pitchers of doctoring the baseballs.
Matt Bauer is now my favorite player. Even if he doesn't play for my team. Respect.
Dude has a point. It’s useless if the game is longer by like 5 minutes. If you love baseball, and you are a fan of a MLB team, you are not going to stop watching them because the game is longer by 5 minutes. I also agree with Trevor when he says that MLB players should express themselves. I also personally don’t hate the idea that two more teams from each league would make the playoffs, but I think the Bye week, and the better team choosing its opponent is stupid. Also last thing is that the 3 batter minimum rule is dumb, you are going to be driving pitchers out of their jobs just like Oliver Perez who is a lefty specialist. Like come on you are rlly going to crush a team just because one player has a bad game. Baseball is a team sport not a one man show.
Thanks for being real enough to speak on this, ManFred is killing this sport
My rant for the whole speed of play is... The highest attended professional sporting events in the nation... Are pga tour events! It takes 6 plus hours!
Football, 60 minutes on the clock, takes over 3 hours to play.
@@jamend81 Not a single person complains how long football games are. Why? Cause they're constantly stimulated by offense and plays. NFL teams can run around probably 10 plays to in 3 minutes, depending on their tempo, as opposed to baseballs 10 pitches in 5 minutes. I would be guessing. People don't have the attention spans anymore I would guess.
Keep speaking Trevor, we need more guys like you in Baseball
I just wanted to say, you know who is connecting with the fans? YOU ARE!!!! Its all you Trev, I love watching your videos, you give me such good advice, I appreciate it. Hopefully someday I get to play alongside you. Good luck the rest of the year!
Perfectly said. Glad you exist, not enough players do this.
Youre a voice for all of us. You fight for what matters. You have gained a life long fan.
"I'm sure you're going to fine me" that had me dead
When I moved from NJ (NYC areas) to LA, I was shocked that the people here can’t watch their team AT ALL without cable! Like WTF is that?!!! Not a single game!
@D T
In Los Angeles, the cable company is now Charter, BUT Charter is not city wide, only in small areas of the city. MLB has a local blackout, so the majority of Los Angeles City resident cannot see the Dodgers, unless they have an illegal hookup. It's crazy.
He’s right about the TV black out thing. Absolutely unacceptable to be happening in 2020... Get rid of Manfred. He’s ruining baseball
Honestly Trevor I never thought that I could gain more respect for you, especially considering I already respect you so much. This is SPOT ON! I grew up watching the Cubbies and couldn't afford to go to more than 1 or 2 games a year. I have called MLB Network so many times and tried to voice my frustration with paying a large amount of money to watch my team and not being able to due to blackout. If it weren't for WGN (a Chicago station), I would never be able to watch them. What is even more frustrating is that if I lived on the west coast and wanted to watch the Cubs play at home, I would have access to that. It feels as if it is encouraging people to not become fans of their hometown/state MLB team because they will never be able to watch them unless they go to a game or buy a cable package. ROB IM SORRY THAT MY STATE DOESNT HAVE AN MLB TEAM.
Go get em, Trevor. This wasn't even clickbait, I was very pleasantly surprised. Manfred is a horrible commissioner. Among all the reasons you listed here, he has mishandled the hell out of the Astros scandal.
If he could do anything right, it would be letting Rose into the HoF.
For the love of God, stop changing baseball. It's perfect as it is.
Well, someone finally talked about the elephant in the room - kids aren't interested in baseball because they don't see it!!!
No heroes in baseball because the little kids can't see it.
Trevor Bauer should have been paid to do this not get fined for this.
He got fined?!? WTF.
Someone should have "payed" for your education. It's *paid*, we learned how to spell that in like first grade.
He should just keep his mouth shut
Payed. Wow
@@Profcrackhead He really shouldn't, these are true issues that are plaguing the game and are the reasons why baseball is not generating new fans, if everyone stayed silent there would never be any change in this world.
Bauer is 100% correct and is speaking straight from the heart, now that's true love for the game ⚾️✊🏽!
I was a straight man.... until I found Trevor Bauers TH-cam vidoes.
Honestly, this man IS baseball. No bullshit, upfont, says what everyone is thinking and has killer content. On top of that, the dude throws absolute gas.
My two favorite pitchers off the mound... Trevor Bauer and Mike Clevinger. Smart free spirits with a ton of talent. Throw the ball as hard as they can with one hand and flip off the system with the other. 😎
As a dodger fan who struggles to pay the cable bill on a monthly basis just so I can watch the Dodgers, I really felt what Bauer said about bs package deals and how they’re shafting middle and lower class families from watching their beloved teams.Its ridiculous and heartless it needs to be stopped
Where u live man?
@@sheriffrust Alhambra CA
Thank you those blackouts are so annoying
The problem isn’t time it’s the Pace of the game fact that the replays taking so long when it clear as day then half the time the still get it wrong turns fans away
Trevor Bauer - MLB’s next Commissioner!
Agreed with everthing he said especially about watching the games me and my dad look for games every night but theres none on so we looked into the mlb tv app and if we wanted to watch the games it would be $120 a month which is way out of my family budget and it really sucks that we can't watch a game and enjoy ourself. Trevor cares for the fans which i like and not just about making alot of money.
Manfred is bad for MLB and MILB, hope he is out of a job soon.
comissioner is hired by all the owners so...
Trevor Bauer didn’t kill himself*
Haha. Are people stupid how does this comment not have a ton of replies and likes.
@@juanhawsman244 yes people are stupid. You and the original commenter chief among them.
@@cardsfighter2 so u dont get it
@@cardsfighter2 Roberto Clemente understood
@@juanhawsman244 no I get it, doesn't change what I said
Trevor Bauer for commissioner. You hit the nail on the head every time. You are the best. 🤘
This was the BEST! Thanks for bringing up the Dodgers fans. 🇺🇸💪🏼
I’ll start the go fund me for the fine that’s coming his way. He shouldn’t have to pay one cent.
trevor bauer sees what rob manfred proposed
trevor: im about to end this whole mans life
This needs to be shared EVERYWHERE.
Love him or hate him he is literally speaking facts
Preach brother, thought this guy was a bit crazy but he speaks the truth. 100% on this.
Wow this was frickin' awesome! Lovin this guy more each day.
Well said!
Really wish you were still in Cleveland.
Asterisks (Astr*s) were wrong.
fans dont mind 4 hour games, especially when we are in the stadium.
I mind
@@donhill1825 because your old as fuck and need to get home to watch the gunsmoke marathon.
Chase Hahn lmaoooo gunsmoke. My dad always watched it on TV Land.
Gunsmoke's a good show.
t gre hell yeah
Moving the mound back would be horrible.
Hanging breaking balls being crushed would go up 500%
Right, like what’s the point of it? Give the pitchers a .01 second longer to react if a line drive is hit right at them?
Manfred wants shorter games...with more offence 🤔
No rules should ever be made in any league that would jeopardize any stats that were made in the past.
@@neerdowell2010 Seriously underrated comment.
It's so nice to finally see a player be real and not scripted because they are scared to get fined or suspended. Every sport these players you can tell are just fed up with things and they can't say anything about it. I got a lot of respect for you man. I am a cubs fan and the cubs are throwing in their own network that half our fanbase can't even watch the games. Baseball is imploding on itself.
AWESOME ANALYSIS!
YOU ARE ON POINT ON EVERY TOPIC.
I don't buy the MLB.TV because I get blackouts on the app.
I'd like games to be longer, more concessions for the stadium, but I enjoy watching the game and would love to watch more of a game.
I want more baseball and fewer gimmicks!