Extra Inning games

[sweet16]

"Also, winning in 18 innings shouldn’t carry the same amount of weight as winning in nine innings. If your team beats another team 9-2 in nine innings, don’t you feel a little cheated that another team wins 5-4 in 18 innings and it carries the same weight in the standings?"

 

Did this writer ever play a sport where a game went into extra innings or overtime? All games count the same.

[woodsrider]

I wouldn't mind that. An 18 inning gaming is silly.

 

If I paid money to see a professional competition and it ended in a tie I would never ever go again. Crazy talk.

I'm confused as to which side of this you fall.

[HammerTime]

I'm confused as to which side of this you fall.

 

I'd be in favor of something reasonable that would help the game end sooner. Starting a runner on 2nd after 12 innings.

[UKMustangFan]

I could probably get on board with tweaking the extra innings rules in some fashion, but never under any circumstance should a baseball game end in a tie.

[TAC]

Not sure I understand the hatred for ties.

 

Me neither. Sometimes no one wins. Sometimes no one deserves a win. That's life.

 

Disagree. There should always be a winner when they play a professional baseball game.

 

If I paid money to see a professional competition and it ended in a tie I would never ever go again. Crazy talk.

 

#soccerstillsucks !

[mcpapa]

Nil-nil is a big score!

[plantmanky]

12th inning - runner starts at first base

13th inning - runner starts at second base

14th inning and beyond - runner starts at 3rd base.

[CincySportsFan]

I'd be in favor of something reasonable that would help the game end sooner. Starting a runner on 2nd after 12 innings.

 

So we want to see who can best put a bunt down and have a sac fly? Might as well make it a skills contest, IMO. I hate that we'd suddenly change and make it become about situational execution. Baseball shouldn't be predictable in that sort of way.

[plantmanky]

So we want to see who can best put a bunt down and have a sac fly? Might as well make it a skills contest, IMO. I hate that we'd suddenly change and make it become about situational execution. Baseball shouldn't be predictable in that sort of way.

 

Isnt the whole game a skills contest?

[CincySportsFan]

Isnt the whole game a skills contest?

 

To some extent, yes. But, you'd be narrowing down the specific skills needed to win the game.

[lawildcat]

The only problem I have with extra inning games is that beer sales stopped 3 or more innings ago!

[HammerTime]

So we want to see who can best put a bunt down and have a sac fly? Might as well make it a skills contest, IMO. I hate that we'd suddenly change and make it become about situational execution. Baseball shouldn't be predictable in that sort of way.

 

Better than sending out the 3rd string C in the 18th because they blew through every pitcher on your roster and your team is behind the 8 ball for it's next 3-4 games. This isn't really a huge deal because it hardly happens, but I hate when it happens to the Reds.

[plantmanky]

To some extent, yes. But, you'd be narrowing down the specific skills needed to win the game.

 

Hitting, pitching, fielding, throwing.......what am I missing?

[sweet16]

IF an NBA game goes into a 3rd OT we will have a FT contest to determine the winner.

[plantmanky]

IF an NBA game goes into a 3rd OT we will have a FT contest to determine the winner.

 

Is it possible to go to a third OT, they dont play any defense.