Pat McAfee's Says What Everyone Wants To Say About The MLB Commissioner's Recent Comments

[@mordred8740]

I just want to apologize to Roger Goodell for thinking he was a bad commissioner. Compared to Manfred? /Woosh!

[@detroittigers1282]

They're all horrible, Adam Silver sucks from placing advertisements on jerseys to bending over and grabbing the ankles for Communist China, Manfred is a clown, all these commissioners are worse then their predecessor.

[@djtrankilo231]

@@detroittigers1282 and we all thought their predecessors were bad. Silver is the lesser of all the evils governing each major league. Don Garber seems to be the best one right now because of how he's trying to market soccer. Too bad it hasn't caught on with the majority of the American or Canadian population yet.

[@djtrankilo231]

Goodell's problem is that he's trying too hard to make football #1 financially, even if it means pissing off passionate fans. Manfred's problem is that his attempts to make baseball cool again are horrible

[@joekonopik2163]

i don’t think you know what R/Whoosh means but the rest sounded right

[@mordred8740]

@@joekonopik2163 No I do

[@norneva775]

"I've seen fantasy football leagues better commissioned" LMFAO that's hard

[@nickrich4995]

J Dub he’s right though. I’m a huge baseball fan, and I absolutely hate him.

[@norneva775]

@@nickrich4995 no offense but I've never met a baseball fan that's a fan of the commissioner

[@evansteel2442]

J Dub scrolled to the comments saw this then pat said it

[@basketball9013]

Need that on a tshirt

[@DuckFanDane]

Taco Slayer he is the biggest idiot I’ve ever heard of though. It’s kind of common knowledge that he should have vacated the title and took an away those championship rings and he could have done that even if he didn’t suspend the players or anything

[@adrianadavis5514]

The commissioner even said the trophy didn't mean anything. Dude basically said it's just a piece of metal lol. What a clown.

[@MegaDzEL]

and whats worse its called the Commisioners trophy.

[@AJSchnell]

Yes it is a piece of metal, that’s like the most basic and stale thing one could say about winning a trophy. It’s that, that’s all he had to say about it? That’s how he really feels about it? It doesn’t excite him and it’s something that brings him pride. I’d be pissed too if I trained months and years to win something and come second and then hear all the 1st place guy had to say is “it’s a piece of metal” just goes to show what he’s doing doesn’t feel special to him.

[@noahford7334]

Well it is a piece metal is it not are is made out of plastic maybe paper

[@adrianadavis5514]

@@noahford7334 dude. He's devaluing the trophy. That's the point.

[@noahford7334]

@@adrianadavis5514 and I care why it's just a trophy we all know the Dodgers are the real champs and I'm an astro fan so bye bye and I'm so sorry we cheated I know everyone hates but everyone saying cancel Houston fuck you houston ain't the problem the players are

[@keenanj7331]

Knowing what pitch is coming is like knowing what play the offense is about to run, it literally wins you games.

[@Wardawg-]

You can know what play is coming doesn't mean you can stop it

[@crunch9876]

They didn’t know what pitch was coming though

[@robertredmon350]

@@crunch9876 they did that's the whole issue of the scandal

[@dshiznit12a]

@@crunch9876 idiot

[@Dsw8691]

Wardawg clearly that’s not the point. The point is games are supposed to be fair to both teams with equal odds🤦‍♂️

[@josegurrola9021]

An eagle landed on James Paxton (Canadian) shoulder during the national anthem and a week later he threw a no hitter in Toronto. Blessed by America

[@ItsCrawdaddy]

Ah, I see you're a Mariners fan as well.. I know that feel.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

And then the Mariners did just Mariners things and got rid of their Ace pitcher.

[@lawrencski3316]

That little rant he did about going to the game in Pittsburgh was a 1000% true 😂😂😂😂

[@flabuzzsports7649]

Lawrencski shame what a gorgeous stadium

[@tronskee32]

Miami yeah man as a guy who grew up a few block away from Wrigley, that stadium in Pittsburgh is flawlessssss

[@vissermatt1058]

I havent been to a Pirates game since Three Rivers came down, its amazing how much downtown has changed in recent years though

[@DeevoC]

I was explaining the whole "banging the garbage can" thing to a friend at work because she never watched baseball before. I explained that as a hitter, you need to figure out what a pitcher is throwing, because all the pitches act different when they throw them. Some are fast and straight, some curve away from you, some look like they threw it fast but it's just a little slower and then the bottom falls out on them, etc. etc. She replied with "So, it sort of like Rock, Paper, Scissors between the pitcher and the batter?", so she got the jist of the whole thing. I explained that they had buzzers and banged a garbage can after a guy in the dugout saw the catchers signs to let the hitter know what's coming. Her response was "So, it's rock, paper, scissors, but I know you're about to use rock? That's cheating. And they won the championship? That's not right." She's a smart girl, but she knows nothing about baseball. If she can figure it out, then why the hell can't Manfred figure it out. I used to dream of hoisting that "piece of metal" when I was a kid. Manfred makes me sick, and I'm going to avoid the 2020 season like it's the Coronavirus.

[@Kenzoah]

Deevo avoiding the league hurts the players tho unfortunately

[@ClayterBob]

Short Distance the players will be fine lol

[@TexasSportsTV]

There is WAY WAY WAY more into it and she is way way wrong.

[@DeevoC]

@@TexasSportsTV OH, you're right, there's way way WAY more to it than that, but she definitely isn't way way wrong about it being cheating be told what's coming. If the Astros doing this is ok, then we are really taking the "home-field advantage" thing to a whole new level.

[@TexasSportsTV]

@@DeevoC No, she is wrong on both accounts. First, you are allowed to steal signs. That's normal and teams do this all the time and they relay it. It's how it was done. Second, it isnt just knowing the pitch. Its reading the pitch, recognizing it. Still deciding while seeing what type of pitch it is (slider, 4 seam, 2 seam, curve,) and so much more. You just get part of the info. Than seeing if it's an in area you like. Than hitting it all in seconds. I understand this is supposed to be oversimplified but it is oversimplified to the point of it being wrong. This "home field advantage" was so great they struck out more at home and scored less runs at home and won less games at home. The banging trash can. If you want to look at the actual advantage look at base stealing. That's where the advantage was. That's the one state that not only was better at home but was WORLDS better at home. Why? Because all you need to know is breaking or fast. You dont need any of the other factors. (Which as many former baseball players said if you're waiting for a signal instead of reading it yourself it is worse.) Breaking balls take longer to get to the plate. That's when you steal. Fast balls get there quicker. That's when you stay on base.

[@TheMasterMahans]

I like Pat McAfee. I like baseball. I wish they could get along.

[@Jamer767]

Yeah his blind hate comes too much out of being from Pittsburgh and playing in Indy

[@redstorm4111]

TripleGurt maybe if their season wasn’t so ridiculously long. Nobody outside of hardcore fans care about the regular season.

[@drewcartolano3707]

Please have Jomboy on the show

[@Doatello1991]

@Drew Cartolano That would awesome. I feel like Jomboy’s personality would mesh perfectly with Pat’s.

[@joshatkinson1945]

Drew Cartolano yes!

[@jacobwexler7814]

🤮🤮

[@JB-pk8gd]

he can explain to pat how bad Manfred is as a commissioner

[@noahford7334]

No

[@noahkeith3050]

Bring Trevor Bauer on as guest to bring to light baseball stories

[@iangaw5721]

pat and bauer would be gold

[@tylerhammer4561]

Good lord Trevor might actually get Pat interested in Baseball or at least watching his starts

[@robinweber9640]

try telling your wife that your wedding ring is just a piece of metal and see how she takes it.

[@70mjc]

Robin Weber it’s a piece of metal... why would she say anything by being truthful....

[@mgjmiller1995]

And the diamond is just a boulder! "It's not just a boulder. IT'S A ROCK. A Rooooooock." -Spongebob

[@SavingSoulsMinistries]

@BlackDeathViral03 instead of just being committed, average people need some sort of idol to worship for it to be "solidified"

[@Gcool243]

70mjc that’s a yikes my friend

[@chrisfloyd7316]

Baseball and Nascar are similar in that if you know the inner workings of the sport, it is way more entertaining

[@Fassnight]

Very true

[@PlayerJay425]

No just no.

[@Bucboy1001]

Definitely. As someone who grew up playing baseball I find it very entertaining, but can understand why the normal sports fan does not.

[@ericgershon3492]

@@Bucboy1001 same here, I love baseball but its generally only fun to watch if its your team or playoffs. You need to know what could happen to find it fun (like big home runs)

[@gabters215]

if its just a " piece of metal " like he said why not then take it away from the astros and forget about the 2017 as it was a lockout season

[@Daniel78104]

Gabriel Noguez cause Texas needs it

[@adams7942]

@@Daniel78104 Then give it to the Rangers

[@BigMPC]

@@adams7942 But they are from Dallas though.....

[@adams7942]

@@BigMPC Then Texas doesnt deserve trophy so orginal point about Texas nedding trophy is mute so just take it away and have nobody get it

[@SouthernSkeptic]

MLB got more problems than a woodpecker with chapped lips.

[@SouthernSkeptic]

AP, you're definitely a millennial.

[@aidenh4681]

Anonymous Person lol millennial alert

[@SouthernSkeptic]

@2016 Champs Lots of millennials lack a basic sense of humor and/or want to debate the dumbest shit. Own it.

[@nickduncan8376]

NFL is rigged yeah okay boomer

[@SouthernSkeptic]

@@nickduncan8376 I'm not a boomer.

[@David-jm2es]

I can't even imagine what would happened if Roger Goodell called the Lombardi Trophy a piece of metal.

[@thomasg2488]

World War 4. Yeah, that bad. Fuck World War 3, saying that would skip that as a requirement

[@Badger65]

Congrats to Ty Schmitt for becoming the new MLB commissioner

[@patrickmorrissey2271]

Ty needs to be named as Commissioner of Baseball... Literally, right now. Like, this minute...

[@olenoname1445]

“they STINK, they STUNK” - Pat Mcafee

[@littlesame]

When goodell is consider great comparing to manfred shows he’s just good.

[@PAcards25]

From Pittsburgher can relate with his pnc park stories lol

[@seanreddy985]

I have the exact same opinion as you Pat since I’m from Pittsburgh as well. When ask why I hate baseball and the Pirates I always respond. “How am I suppose to cheer for a team and watch the team when we are 8 yrs in to a 5 yr plan we keep getting told they are doin”

[@benwilliams4516]

As a baseball fan, you really need to understand how baseball works in order to enjoy watching it. Plus you need a team to follow and care about and that’s when it’s exciting

[@jackfeist1193]

Try watching cricket you'll hate it

[@jackfeist1193]

@@MafiaboysWorld I agree, but if pat hates baseball then he will hate cricket i reckon

[@jackfeist1193]

@@MafiaboysWorld yea ik i watch it. To be fair i quite enjoy test matches. At least at an international level (domestic first class matches are boring and poorly presented)

[@jackfeist1193]

@@MafiaboysWorld I'd rather watch broad have him on toast first ball :)

[@jackfeist1193]

@@MafiaboysWorld it certainly was but tim paine mugged him off big time

[@miiiiiiiiichaeeellll]

Everyone needs to stop watching mlb. I am from stl where baseball is huge and I have watched baseball my whole life. The mlb is a joke and let cheaters just walk.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

I don't think that was a gaffe. I think Rob Manfred genuinely is *that* out of touch. At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if he *doesn't watch baseball.* Or sports at all.

[@TheIslandDivision]

"I don't know those things because I didn't grow up" 😅 Don't ever change Pat!

[@HistoricalWonder720]

Shorten the season but still have the WS in october. Everything comes alive in the fall when the nfl starts the viewership will be better in october than august.

[@FreedomIsAChoice777]

I am a baseball guy who grew up in St Louis. Played it my whole life. The great thing about baseball is that it ties generations together. My grandpa can take me out to where Old Sportsman’s park used to be and tell me about when he sold coke for 5 cents at the 1944 world series between the St. Louis Browns and the St Louis Cardinals. If your team sucks, I get it. My team is at least competitive every year, so maybe I’m just spoiled.

[@americasundergroundvoice787]

Pat, why dont you get Jomboy on the show??

[@robertgonzalez2216]

America's Underground Voice here here!

[@scottmcman7659]

To a knowledgeable baseball fan, there is something happening every minute of a game. If you don't know what to look for, it just looks like a guy throwing a ball and another guy trying to hit it with a stick. However, baseball is like chess. The manager is thinking many moves ahead. The subtle hand movements of players, an OFer taking 5 steps to his left, matchups, etc..The sheer pressure in big moments can't be replicated. In most cases, a decent player will only get a hit 2.5 times for every 10 times at the plate. You literally marvel at what some pitchers can do and you are amazed at guys who can launch 50+ home runs in a season. One other very important thing: Baseball players make a lot more and play far longer than football players. Not to mention, CTE is not something you think about when you discuss baseball. Baseball and football are my two favorite sports, but if I were to choose, baseball would be on top. I guess because it's a thinking man's game. In fact, I love to see a 1-0 shutout. I simply marvel at a masterful pitching duel. I guess you have to have the right mindset and also be a student of the game to appreciate it. By the way, stealing signs (up to now) has never been specifically illegal in the rule book. If you can find me one team that doesn't attempt to steal signs, I'll give you my paycheck. They all do it, albeit some more sophisticated than other. Just so happens that one no name pitcher talked about it in public. Do you really think that there weren't lots of players and coaches who knew the Astros or Red Sox were stealing signs? Please! By the way, it wasn't all that cutting edge anyway. Aside from the camera, instead of having someone convey the pitches to the hitter via hand signals, they banged on a trash can. Do you really think that just came to Beltran one day? Of course not! He knew all sorts of ways to steal signs and probably had used that method when he was with the Cards or Mets, or etc..The more people nose into the game, the more it gets ruined. The players have policed themselves for many decades and have done just fine with it, but now we have players coming up and breaking long standing tradition. Plus, MLB is starting to follow the NFL by ruling and regulating the game to the point of absurdity. Getting back to sign stealing: The Astros weren't doing anything new. They just got called out nationally for it and that will ruin sign stealing for every team. is it wrong? Sure, but frankly, I've never seen it give any major advantage and I've seen a lot of games over the past 40 years and a lot of sign stealing. If your team is bad, it wouldn't matter if the opposing manager gave you a planned list of pitches, you are still going to lose 2 of 3 or all 3 in a series. The Astros were clearly loaded with talent and pitching always wins championships anyway and the Stros were stacked with pitching. And no, knowing what's coming doesn't turn a bad hitter into a good one. Finally, I'm not an Astro fan and I'm not saying they didn't go too far, but if left to the players, it would have been handled. I'm a Met fan by the way, which is the poster team for dysfunction. So Manfred doesn't surprise me. He's a clown and that's saying something when you consider the train wreck that Goodell is.

[@mostafafakhruldin6377]

MLB commish makes roger Goodell look like a saint

[@eddiesanchez551]

he really does

[@monkeydluffy8684]

Mostafa Fakhruldin He does tbh

[@ragnarrahl]

"banging of the trash cans which was originally perfectly legal." My impression is that banging trash cans is still legal. It's just that the pattern in which the trash cans were banging, combined with the banging being done by a person who is in no position to be able to observe anything relevant with the naked eye, served as evidence that triggered an investigation uncovering the use of electronic surveillance, which is not legal.

[@Videokid2780]

The MLB should give the Mariners their pitchers that throw the fastest fastballs. The Mariners are not winning anything anyways, they can just throw at the Astros players every game. The fans would love it.

[@stonecoldku4161]

A couple of things that I would do to speed up the game of baseball. 1) Once a batter has two strikes he can only foul it off three times before it's a strike and he's out. 2) Limit the number of pickoff attempts a pitcher has in an inning, there is no carry over so if he doesn't attempt any pickoff in one inning he doesn't get those attempts in the next inning and if the pitcher makes a move like he is going to attempt a pickoff, but doesn't throw the ball, it still counts as an attempt

[@filfil9960]

100% bang on..... Not suspending altuve, Reddick and other players is an utter disgrace. Altuve had a buzzer, proof is there. There's nothing stopping players from cheating again because it'll just be the coaches that get the blame and fired.

[@darkstar9751]

I mean im a huge baseball fan so I love watching it even at home... I love watching it becuase I love to see my team win and I love to see the nasty pitches and the hard hits because I understand how hard those things are and what goes into doing those things along with for me learning how these guys throw 100 MPH and hit balls 450 ft

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Pat is right about old Pirates games. Pirates double header home games in late 1970s early 80s was a crazy atmosphere where fans threw out for drunken fighting in the first game were allowed BACK IN for the second game. They finally changed the policy after fans let back in to their seats for the second games seriously the same fans with whom they had been fighting in the first game.

[@TheWoodenBees]

"An uttering buffoon" unintentional gold

[@xXSprMgaAwsmFxyHtXx]

A big reason they don’t shorten the MLB season is because the more games you have in baseball the more it’s skill based compared to just luck based. If there was less games some weird shit would happen. I would consider that good but teams don’t want that because it’s harder to judge players. Also it used to end earlier, but they extended the season to do away with double headers and give players more rest

[@noahmiller6588]

Baseball is a sport where on the outside, it seems very simple and boring, but on the inside it’s a very complicated and entertaining sport.

[@madsinner1737]

I agree with everything Ty said about what baseball SHOULD be doing.

[@TwhyLERofficial]

Jomboy media has the best mlb clips I also have a hard time watching mlb but his video commentary is the best

[@darrengray1239]

St. Louisan's love baseball for 2 reasons. 1. Cards are successful. 2. Easy sport to follow when you are hammered.

[@AtGame7]

Nailed it from start to finish.

[@ipocketgames8888]

best league comish is Adam Silver for the NBA. Everyone loves him, he is pro player freedom with free agency, shoes they wear, etc.

[@the_alaskan_yeti2652]

I think Rob Manfred has overtaken Gary Bettman as most hated commissioner. That says quite a lot.

[@bentendo9474]

As a millennial baseball fan the 3 must have changes are this: 1. Shorten season to 100-120 games 2. Much better online support and content (this is painfully obvious to even non baseball fans) 3. Probably most important, get kids involved in PLAYING. If you play it from a young age, you get it. Period. Baseball might be the easiest sport to analyze from a players perspective as it is being played. People don’t understand cut off throws, bunting, balks, hit and runs, count leverage, how to run and rundown, two strike approaches, the list goes on. I refuse to believe this is a pace of play or “boredom” problem. I know plenty of people my age who like it because they played as a kid. I’m just really sick of non baseball people saying the biggest problem is pace of play. No the biggest problem is a lack of involvement from people on the notion that it is boring with no reason other than they watched it for 10 minutes and “nothing happened”

[@johnathonbailey1597]

Ty you would definitely be a better commissioner

[@jonjackson5841]

You hit the nail on the head talking about PNC park hahahaha.

[@deadarmd]

I would chose knowing whether or not its a fastball over knowing what pitch specifically. Bc you can simplify that into "swing or dont swing" which takes away 75% of the mental part of at bats.

[@justken1900]

The Pirates were my NL team as a Kid in the 70`s. Parker, Stargell, Blylevin. They were in the hunt most seasons. Similar to my Royals. Also loved the Steelers back then, so maybe I just had a thing for Pittsburgh.

[@mrmusashi]

Ohhhhhh man I wish I hadn't had a mouth full of water when I started this video. Curse you Pat McAfee!!! LOLLL

[@Chris-yq3kp]

Panning Out your corny. Lying for likes

[@andrewwolf4963]

Lol it’s sad when the Ex Commissioner from years and years ago has a name that is more recognizable than Manfred ..... here’s to you Bud Selig Lol we miss you but still hate you

[@noahford7334]

We dont hate him that's all you I love bud

[@rjrparker6005]

“Now it’s time to speak about a sport that sucks.” Too funny! If baseball started in May and ended in August, it would be huge and people would tune in.

[@toddgaak422]

Baseball is infinitely more enjoyable to watch than soccer.

[@denistuohy2535]

Rob Manfred wasn’t that bad until this offseason. He was probably better than Goodell until this offseason

[@Acacian141]

Still the best SEATGEEK interlude/ad around

[@mayhem7455]

Manfred makes 22M per year, btw.

[@spyder9880]

lol, hammered in the parking lot is 100% correct. We go, tailgate for cheap and then watch a few innings before leaving and going to another bar, hahahha.

[@tqlla]

The baseball commissioner called the World Series trophy a "Piece of Metal". Thats one of the most disrespectful things you could say about the trophy, other than its fraudulent. The commissioner needs to go.

[@KahlevN]

It’s really underrated how damaging it is to baseballs brand that they don’t allow people to put clips online. Reddit, Twitter, etc. are covered with clips gifs etc. of football basketball MMA etc. all of which does a ton to drive conversation and popularity of those sports. No one online really talks much about baseball because you can’t post any clips of any of the events of the game.

[@sethmaki1333]

That cartwheel cracks me up every time lol

[@landocalrizzzian]

Its actually such a shame that the one guy Pat had on the show to discuss how bad the scandal was said the kind of ridiculous garbage that Tucker Barnhart said. Literally nothing he said was right at all, and now Pat has a warped perspective on it.

[@zacbraves166]

im a big baseball guy and I love watching games but I can see how people that are not deeply interested in baseball find it boring

[@dankfrank3262]

I’ve always found it odd that people complain about the pace of play in baseball but have no problem watching a 60min football game over the course of 3-4 hours with commercials every 3 minutes 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jeffstanley3082]

Absolutely need Trevor Bauer on the show

[@Username-xq9wu]

In my little league in 2011 there was a team who waa stripped of first place and their team was banned for a year because they had a 13 year old. It was a 11-12 year old league.

[@Antisober14]

Baseball guy here: Manfred couldn't punish the players involved because of the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) Union. The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) made it so the players had immunity...which is why why the GM and Coach got fired (suspended). The MLB owners hired Manfred to be comish...so he can't do anything to his boss, only able to fine the team 5mil (which is the max able to fine a team as agreed upon by the owners in the CBA). The CBA is up for renegotiation in the next few years and you can bet that all of this will be brought up. I'm sure the other owners are not happy with the way the Astros were punished either, so it should change. Also, he seemingly had a real apology today for the 'piece of metal' comment which seems to have been accepted across the league, saying that 'he was trying to make a point'.

[@tomturek9682]

Thanks for saying it Pat.Its horrible.Its up there with college hoops.

[@707romo707]

Houston Asterisks

[@truthyahweh9877]

I don't think they should shorten season they should make it more fast paced with half inning changes where pitcher gets 3 warmup pitches and then batter up.

[@thecreeperboy77]

You know I did a paper in college a couple semesters ago on why baseball is no longer America’s pass time, this just is the icing on the cake of why Major League Baseball is fucked

[@fungomasher]

Come down to a Cardinals game and you'll see how "irrelevant" baseball is

[@joekonopik2163]

i’ve been to so many cardinals games and anything before like september doesn’t matter

[@josiahpeters9409]

St. Louis is a fun baseball town. Been to a few games atmosphere is always great and they win. Go cards

[@BishopKayne]

strip the title. no banners in the stadium, no patches on the hats, and a $50M fine directly to the owners. The owners were ok with it, made the money off higher ticket prices, partner deals, etc. Fine the owner so the policy changes

[@jasonbrown8838]

The problem is not the fact that they were stealing signs, that’s part of the game. The problem is the live feed they were using

[@spencerdouglas9]

Your dad is awesome, Pat.

[@roymonrreal9608]

Football is very boring these days to pat. Every damn down it's a stupid commercial.... fake penalties have ruined the game and politics invaded the nfl that i really don't even watch the games anymore..... but you're right about Manfred though.. can't argue with anything you said about that

[@conhod10]

Pat you are known for playing the most boring position in football

[@sweetchildofnine6677]

Sorry Pat, but I could watch every single Pirates game and love it. Baseball is my favorite sport to be a spectator of

[@scutifr]

You can’t say a sport stinks without knowing it

[@egyptian316]

Limit time outs, and limit how long the time out can last. Or, give a fixed amount of time for time outs during the course of the game. Add bonus time if the game goes to extra innings. Make pitchers finish the inning. Batters can't leave the plate, and pitchers can't leave the mound. Ban the infield shift. Treat anyone sending illegal signals to the batter the same way you treated the Black Sox. Make the punishment and fines so bad that no owner would ever tolerate it. Fewer games spread out over the same time period, so that the games become more of an event. Make the National League get with the program and use designated hitters. Why are there two sets of rules for one sport? Get with the times. That means better phone apps, that means fair use of highlight clips, that means better online access to watching games, and replays. Let Japanese and Korean teams come tour the US, and when the MLB teams play them the games COUNT. Same goes for the Mexican leagues, hell let the Cubans come up and play. Baseball needs some cool special events. And...accept that baseball isn't football and shouldn't try to be. It's the pastoral game that you watch in a park with your friends. You can drink, you can talk, and you can relax. It's a fun event that goes on in the background of your get together. It's something to listen to in the afternoon at work, and if you step away from the radio for a few minutes it's fine. You don't absorb it the same way, you don't relate to it the same way, and you don't enjoy it the same way. That's okay, and shouldn't change.

[@dabbingtoast7743]

Its actually a labor law that the commissioner can’t punish the players. Manfred is in a literal no win position.

[@chaseo4557]

I played soccer and baseball growing up both for competitive teams. I had to quit baseball because It was so boring and the long practices of just standing around was not fun

[@kylemcindoe8945]

Ppl who are bored by baseball, never played baseball lol it's a very difficult game and the intricacies are what make the game interesting, but most ppl lack patience and that's why the game is what it is

[@Fassnight]

Just goes to show how important the Commissioner position is to the sport. Goodell is bad, but at least he is professional to an extent and keeps to the shield. Silver is very personal and open and a part of the culture. Manfred is just a joke

[@Fassnight]

@Timothy Weinand Heck no Silver is great. He is not as good as Stern but he is by far the best commissioner in american sports

[@Fassnight]

@Timothy Weinand Right, like it was a lose lose for him. Of course I would have liked for them to stand up against china, but I understand they were in the middle of a tour and it's a business and topic he didnt want to be involved in

[@chriss.9939]

Primanti's, Beer and the road team the best things about Bucco's games.

[@NuggyRC]

100% agree here and it makes it even worse that Manfred Harvard schooled lawyer.

[@DonHorvathIII]

Pat's dad saying baseball lacks athleticism only to have his son grow up to play maybe the least athletic position in all of sports. Love you P Mac but thats just too funny

[@anthonylarossa7082]

Once the ball is hit it’s the fastest sport, If you know what’s going on, baseball is one of the most exciting sports it’s like golf,

[@THEMKARPY]

Ty for President

[@leydonspang2769]

BRING ON TREVOR BAUER!!!!!!!!

[@penguin12902]

Make the MLB competitive for more thannl just the 10 richest teams. Revenue sharing and every team gets the same amount of payroll for players.

[@ajpoopieschitz]

"Now it's time to speak about a sport that sucks: Baseball" LMAO best start to a clip

[@joeg5414]

I don't think Manfred gave immunity though. I'm pretty sure the players union came up with that one.

[@doesanyonehavegum327]

Not a fan of Manfred but he had no choice in granting the players immunity. In order to question the players about what happened, the MLBPA required that Mangred grant them immunity. He cant go back on that now.

[@RApollos107]

Part of the reason Manfred is universally hated, even before this whole crap with the Astros, is cause the things he proposes to “fix” baseball 99.99999999999999999999% of the time is something that didn’t need to be “fixed”. And as for the beaning thing, I actually agree with Manfred. You can have seething hatred for the Astros, you can think they weren’t properly punished, but you can’t react to it by trying to hit them intentionally with baseballs, and there isn’t a chance in hell pitchers would hold back when throwing a ball at an Astros player.

[@buckwildsrq]

There gonna get hit regardless atleast from the Yanks and the Dodgers.

[@kvltizt]

Pat, soccer is amazing to watch. 45 minutes, no commercials? Sign me the fuck up.

[@k.moskowitz9732]

The problem with allowing steroids is that it puts the guys who want to stay clean in a pinch. You can’t make someone inject chemicals if they don’t want to

[@willster8759]

To the guy who said steroids shouldn’t be punished, that nearly destroyed baseball in the early 2000s. It invalidated statistical milestones. It would be like invalidating the all time pass touchdowns in the NFL to were getting 500 TDs means almost nothing. Cheating is cheating. Astros should be punished. Also I disagree strongly with Pat. Baseball is the greatest sport ever, despite the crap that has gone down recently. I hope this mess can be fixed.

[@blakepettys28]

Manfred is NOT the face of baseball. The face of baseball is the players, and that’s why people don’t watch, because the MLB doesn’t market the players.

[@Big_E85]

Pat you're god damn hilarious. I fuckin hate baseball too my man lol. Our best days were with Bonds before he got jacked and started breaking records away from here in Pittsburgh lol.