Correct. 2001-02.
You see them a lot now. Frankly, I find it appalling that the NBA disallowed zone defense but somehow permitted the appallingly boring Triangle Offense. I'm typically not one for outlawing a strategy, but if there is anything in any sport that just needs to be banned and all infractions hit with severe penalties anywhere from being locked in a room full of hungry crocodiles to removing body parts with carpentry tools, it's fucking Triangle Offense...
"Fans have become more entitled than anything. So they're starting to question our motives for the game, or how we approach the game. The ones that do question -- like who are you? Just shut up and watch the game tonight." --Kevin Durant on players' lack of effort in regular season games.
Everybody's different. I personally have no problem with the length of baseball games. I expect them to be slow and torturous and take up my whole evening.
My approval of the 3 batter rule has a lot to do with one man - Joe Freaking Maddon. In all my time of watching baseball, the most painful, depressing moments were watching him make 3 trips to the mound in an inning.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
"Fans have become more entitled than anything. So they're starting to question our motives for the game, or how we approach the game. The ones that do question -- like who are you? Just shut up and watch the game tonight." --Kevin Durant on players' lack of effort in regular season games.
I had suggested this a while back. I would much prefer a HR derby format in extra innings instead of the man on second base rule.
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