![]() “Those things will get ironed out before we get out of here. “It’s spring training for everybody,” Marmol said. Two Cardinals pitchers were called for balls before the start of innings before, according to Marmol, the umpires gathered and realized they were interpreting the rule incorrectly. The 30-second mark before innings was also a source of confusion during the Cardinals-Marlins game. Rockies reliever Daniel Bard was called for a ball after throwing a warmup pitch after the 30-second deadline heading into an inning. There were more hiccups on Sunday throughout the Cactus and Grapefruit League games, but most took the changes in stride. “So we did that with our staff and brought two different points with our players because they’ve done a really good job of communication.” “They did a really nice job of sending out a memo this morning with all the things that took place yesterday and questions that players and managers that just had to be addressed in order that you can cover it with your staff and club as you feel appropriate,” Marmol said. The two major changes are a pitch clock and a limit on extreme infield shifts. Anything that kind of keeps the pitcher moving and on the go, and hopefully keep him out of breath, I’m looking forward to it.”Ĭardinals manager Oliver Marmol said MLB is providing updates - nearly in real time - on the rules changes package that is making this spring training unique. The phrase 'hey man, nice shot' is not a reference to the final. It is not a celebration or glorification of taking one's own life. I think it definitely speeds up the game. Shot' is a reaction to a well-documented public suicide. “I think you can kind of play around with it a little bit. “I like it,” Yankees star Aaron Judge said. While Scherzer thinks the timer is working in pitchers’ favor, hitters aren’t complaining, either. I’m just getting used to how this is going to be in 2023.”Īccording to MLB, there were 69 pitch-timer violations through the first 35 spring training games over the weekend - including 35 violations in 16 games Sunday. “I had the conversation with the umpire (David Rackley) to make sure that’s legal. If his eyes are up with 12 seconds to go, I can fire. But as soon as his eyes are up, I can go. I can’t pitch until eight (seconds left on the clock). “I can come set even before the hitter’s in the box. ![]() “There’s another layer here to be able to mess with the hitter’s timing. ![]() And I can work extremely slow,” Scherzer said. ![]()
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