What is your biggest baseball Pet Peeve?

[ThomasTomasz]

Mutiple pitcher changes in one inning. Nothing can make a game drag on like watching two pitchers (sometimes three) warm up in a half-inning.

 

[strahanfan92]

The 'unwritten rule' of the phantom second base touch on double plays.

 

[MvP]

Hitter not running hard to 1B.

This bothers me from my own baseball playing experience. I wasn't a very good hitter, so when I did make contact with the ball I always tried my hardest to beat out the throw. I expect others to do the same and it annoys me when players don't give that sort of effort.

 

[manchild24]

the yankees
Homer Announcers. I love flipping back and forth on the MLB package between the two networks to hear how they view a certain call

 

[Senser81]

Batters who constantly step out of the batters box right before the pitcher starts his windup (Gary Sheffield), and the umpires who always grant time to batters.

 

[manchild24]

oh yeah and that god damn over over shift when lefties bat.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Went with this, and "other". Other being when guys don't run to 1B on a dropped third strike to force a throw.

In general, when it's obvious players aren't playing as hard as they can. It's not the epidemic some old timers make it out to be, but stuff like not busting up the line drives me nuts. When you run hard, fielders can't relax and some will press. Even if it means one or two extra times on base per year, it's still worth the effort.

And aside from that standpoint, I simply find it rude to the paying customer. The only thing you owe me is effort. You're a professional, act like it.

I felt similarly about guys loafing a bit during games...then, I got some perspective on it and have since changed my mind.

A lot of the "lack of effort" comes from greenies no longer being allowed, and the banning of shit like steroids, HGH, testosterone replacement, etc.

Its a long season, with a lot of travel, with a lot of sleep deprivation. Some are worse than others, but everyone loafs a bit. Its a long season and everyone conserves where they can to go the distance. Couple it with half the league out of the running by the AS Break...you got a lot of dudes that just don't give a fuck to put in whatever effort you'd want them to.

The old timers bust the young guys chops, but they know why the young guys lack the effort they did...those dudes were drinking Greenies Gatorade all year. They were hopped up all year long and could go 1000mph. Players today just don't have that afforded to them.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

My pet peeve...pitchers that take forever...basically, the Steve Trachsel's of the world...being too cerebral on the mound is the WOAT. Makes a game drag on forever.

 

[Slateman]

Shitty umpiring and absolutely no oversight process nor evaluation standards for umpires.

 

[Senser81]

I felt similarly about guys loafing a bit during games...then, I got some perspective on it and have since changed my mind.

A lot of the "lack of effort" comes from greenies no longer being allowed, and the banning of shit like steroids, HGH, testosterone replacement, etc.

Its a long season, with a lot of travel, with a lot of sleep deprivation. Some are worse than others, but everyone loafs a bit. Its a long season and everyone conserves where they can to go the distance. Couple it with half the league out of the running by the AS Break...you got a lot of dudes that just don't give a fuck to put in whatever effort you'd want them to.

The old timers bust the young guys chops, but they know why the young guys lack the effort they did...those dudes were drinking Greenies Gatorade all year. They were hopped up all year long and could go 1000mph. Players today just don't have that afforded to them.

Agree with this. Singular plays in regular season baseball are possibly the most meaningless events in any sport. The entire outcomes of games are somewhat meaningless...so what happens in a 7-1 Mariners win over the Royals is almost completely devoid of impact. The worst thing that can happen to any team in a game isn't a loss, but one of their good players pulling a hamstring running to first, twisting an ankle by landing on a base, or hurting themselves running into a wall or a teammate trying to make a catch.

 

[NAHSTE]

The worst thing that can happen to any team in a game isn't a loss, but one of their good players pulling a hamstring running to first, twisting an ankle by landing on a base, or hurting themselves running into a wall or a teammate trying to make a catch.

NO WAY BUD. THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN IS A LACK OF GRIT. GOTTA HAVE GRIT.

 

ib4 w2b groan

 

[Goober]

Managers who elect to kill to their bullpen by taking the starter out early in the game really pisses me off. You'r already down a bunch of runs early in the game, it's pretty much over. Why waste your relievers too? Let the wet turd who started the game stay out there and continue to embarrass himself instead.

 

[Mogriffjr]

Managers who elect to kill to their bullpen by taking the starter out early in the game really pisses me off. You'r already down a bunch of runs early in the game, it's pretty much over. Why waste your relievers too? Let the wet turd who started the game stay out there and continue to embarrass himself instead.

This happened the other day when the Mets were playing the Yanks. Dillon Gee had 88 pitches and just struck out his 12th batter in the 8th inning (7 1/3 pitched). All of a sudden, Collins takes out Gee (who just retired like 18 straight Yanks too may I add) for Scott Rice, who has literally been pitching everyday and will be the next lefty to get his left arm Tommy John'ed...and yes Rice got out of the inning unscathed but it's so stupid how managers go to overuse the pen.