Harvard @ Cornell, 12/2/2022

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Is it weird that I like shootouts more than 3x3?

Al DeFlorio

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

How about in the World Cup?

Al DeFlorio

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

How about in the World Cup?

Al DeFlorio

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

How about in the World Cup?

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Is it weird that I like shootouts more than 3x3?

Don't ask me. I hate man on second and the DH but I actually liked 7-inning double headers, and I LOVE the 3 PA reliever rule.

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Is it weird that I like shootouts more than 3x3?

Don't ask me. I hate man on second and the DH but I actually liked 7-inning double headers, and I LOVE the 3 PA reliever rule.

I don't really like any of the changes, but the 3 batter minimum is the least bad. I feel badly for the LOOGYs that now have to change careers.

It's gonna cost Daniel Zamora several million dollars.

nshapiro

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Is it weird that I like shootouts more than 3x3?

Don't ask me. I hate man on second and the DH but I actually liked 7-inning double headers, and I LOVE the 3 PA reliever rule.

I don't really like any of the changes, but the 3 batter minimum is the least bad. I feel badly for the LOOGYs that now have to change careers.

It's gonna cost Daniel Zamora several million dollars.

I think the 3 batter minimum should go away in the post season, just like the man on second in extra innings

Trotsky

nshapiro

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Is it weird that I like shootouts more than 3x3?

Don't ask me. I hate man on second and the DH but I actually liked 7-inning double headers, and I LOVE the 3 PA reliever rule.

I don't really like any of the changes, but the 3 batter minimum is the least bad. I feel badly for the LOOGYs that now have to change careers.

It's gonna cost Daniel Zamora several million dollars.

I think the 3 batter minimum should go away in the post season, just like the man on second in extra innings

Man on second is a profanation. Banish it to the puerile marketing hell from which it came.

Dafatone

Trotsky

nshapiro

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Is it weird that I like shootouts more than 3x3?

Don't ask me. I hate man on second and the DH but I actually liked 7-inning double headers, and I LOVE the 3 PA reliever rule.

I don't really like any of the changes, but the 3 batter minimum is the least bad. I feel badly for the LOOGYs that now have to change careers.

It's gonna cost Daniel Zamora several million dollars.

I think the 3 batter minimum should go away in the post season, just like the man on second in extra innings

Man on second is a profanation. Banish it to the puerile marketing hell from which it came.

I fear that one's gonna stick. I hate it, but apparently the players like it. 16 inning games are epic and weird, but I guess when baseball's your day job, they kinda suck.

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

nshapiro

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Is it weird that I like shootouts more than 3x3?

Don't ask me. I hate man on second and the DH but I actually liked 7-inning double headers, and I LOVE the 3 PA reliever rule.

I don't really like any of the changes, but the 3 batter minimum is the least bad. I feel badly for the LOOGYs that now have to change careers.

It's gonna cost Daniel Zamora several million dollars.

I think the 3 batter minimum should go away in the post season, just like the man on second in extra innings

Man on second is a profanation. Banish it to the puerile marketing hell from which it came.

I fear that one's gonna stick. I hate it, but apparently the players like it. 16 inning games are epic and weird, but I guess when baseball's your day job, they kinda suck.

I would prefer they just bring back ties a la the 19th century.

Trotsky
I would prefer they just bring back ties a la the 19th century.

ugarte

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

nshapiro

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Is it weird that I like shootouts more than 3x3?

Don't ask me. I hate man on second and the DH but I actually liked 7-inning double headers, and I LOVE the 3 PA reliever rule.

I don't really like any of the changes, but the 3 batter minimum is the least bad. I feel badly for the LOOGYs that now have to change careers.

It's gonna cost Daniel Zamora several million dollars.

I think the 3 batter minimum should go away in the post season, just like the man on second in extra innings

Man on second is a profanation. Banish it to the puerile marketing hell from which it came.

I fear that one's gonna stick. I hate it, but apparently the players like it. 16 inning games are epic and weird, but I guess when baseball's your day job, they kinda suck.

I would prefer they just bring back ties a la the 19th century.

come on you're just baiting me now

Trotsky

nshapiro

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If they wanna do a shootout for bragging rights at the end of that, sure, why not.

Because it sucks is why not. Don't decide a team sport event with an individual skill contest. It's not just inelegant. It makes as much sense as deciding an MLB game with a homerun hitting contest.

Is it weird that I like shootouts more than 3x3?

Don't ask me. I hate man on second and the DH but I actually liked 7-inning double headers, and I LOVE the 3 PA reliever rule.

I don't really like any of the changes, but the 3 batter minimum is the least bad. I feel badly for the LOOGYs that now have to change careers.

It's gonna cost Daniel Zamora several million dollars.

I think the 3 batter minimum should go away in the post season, just like the man on second in extra innings

Man on second is a profanation. Banish it to the puerile marketing hell from which it came.

Trotsky
I understand that inevitably the Mets will lose the division to the Braves by half a game.

Jeff Hopkins '82

Trotsky
I understand that inevitably the Mets will lose the division to the Braves by half a game.

Not with the way the Phils are signing free agents. The Mets are gonna finish 3rd.

upprdeck
not sure you can lose by 1/2 a game the way it works..

Trotsky

upprdeck
not sure you can lose by 1/2 a game the way it works..

You can if there are ties.

Dafatone

Trotsky

upprdeck
not sure you can lose by 1/2 a game the way it works..

You can if there are ties.

You can without ties. If the Mets finish 100-61 with a rained out game and the Braves finish 101-61 plus have the tiebreaker over the Mets, they might not bother making up game 162.

Dafatone

Trotsky

upprdeck
not sure you can lose by 1/2 a game the way it works..

You can if there are ties.

You can without ties. If the Mets finish 100-61 with a rained out game and the Braves finish 101-61 plus have the tiebreaker over the Mets, they might not bother making up game 162.

osorojo
Basketball doesn't go to two-on-two when tied in regulation, nor does baseball go to four-on-four, nor does soccer go to three-on-three, as far as I know?

Beeeej

osorojo
Basketball doesn't go to two-on-two when tied in regulation, nor does baseball go to four-on-four, nor does soccer go to three-on-three, as far as I know?

Fencing and Billiards should go to none-on-none when tied after regulation.

Al DeFlorio

Beeeej

osorojo
Basketball doesn't go to two-on-two when tied in regulation, nor does baseball go to four-on-four, nor does soccer go to three-on-three, as far as I know?

Fencing and Billiards should go to none-on-none when tied after regulation.

Billiards could decide with a trick shot contest. Fencing could just blindfold.

Dafatone
If I recall correctly, fencing flips a coin, then goes next point wins, but if time runs out, the fencer who won the flip wins. Which is interesting.

Trotsky

Dafatone
If I recall correctly, fencing flips a coin, then goes next point wins, but if time runs out, the fencer who won the flip wins. Which is interesting.

Do they inform the fencers who won the flip?

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If I recall correctly, fencing flips a coin, then goes next point wins, but if time runs out, the fencer who won the flip wins. Which is interesting.

Do they inform the fencers who won the flip?

They do. Would be entertaining if they didn't, though.

Trotsky

Dafatone

Trotsky

Dafatone
If I recall correctly, fencing flips a coin, then goes next point wins, but if time runs out, the fencer who won the flip wins. Which is interesting.

Do they inform the fencers who won the flip?

They do. Would be entertaining if they didn't, though.

Why do they? It would be *much* better if they didn't.

osorojo
Basketball doesn't go to two-on-two when tied in regulation, nor does baseball go to four-on-four, nor does soccer go to three-on-three, as far as I know?

Jason Gay
[The World Cup is] crisp, gloriously so. It’s a reason alone to tune in. I’m not saying you can set your watch to soccer—nobody besides the ref really knows how much time is actually left—but you can almost set your watch to soccer. Do you know what a speedy blessing this is? Modern sports fans can agree: almost nothing in sports is two hours anymore. We are amid a Great Sports Time Creep, in which we have prolonged the brisk games of our youth into bureaucratically exasperating, needlessly delayed, day-sucking affairs.
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Honestly, this issue feels bigger than sports. Technology was supposed to streamline our lives, but everything now takes longer: travel, meetings, dinners, parenthood. Movies? I feel I need to take a thermos of coffee and a sleeping bag to the movies. Even this crummy sports column is way too long.

Soccer feels like an antidote to all of this. It begins when it’s supposed to begin. The clock ticks forward, but you get used to it. There are no commercial interruptions until halftime. There can be whistles, video reviews, injury delays, fake injury delays, and more fake injury delays, but compared with baseball, it flies like a 100-meter dash.

upprdeck
I dont think soccer flies by.. There are a lot of games that drag on for ever. no one scores.. a ton of whistles where nothing really happens.. and the game ends in some vague way many the time.. with random extra minutes.. At least college you know when its over..

osorojo
During overtime keep everything the same except replace the 4 X 6 goals with 8 X 10 goals and sudden death victory. Problem solved, and attendance swells.

billhoward

osorojo
During overtime keep everything the same except replace the 4 X 6 goals with 8 X 10 goals and sudden death victory. Problem solved, and attendance swells.

a) Nice idea, very, ah, creative. BTW are you still working off a beta version of ChatGPT?