Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for March 23, 2019

That’s one way to stop a spit ball.

Is that Wiley’s prediction of the Red Sox season?

I could have used that on certain former co-workers. And bosses.

Well, that’s what Spring Training is for.

They got the idea from watching an episode of “Batman”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS1RTKVh6YE

Should put a bunch of them on the NFL football field for even more entertainment value.

Obviously some sort of problem with his wind up.

Why stop with the mound? Put one of these on every base.

This used to be a witty cartoon, what happened?

A solution for the boredom caused by too many strikeouts in a row!

Baseball execs are talking about ways to speed up the game. So what is the big idea they want to try out? Banning defensive shifts. Yeah, make it harder to play defense. That’ll speed things up.

Blernsball lives!

This only works for Spring Training.

It’s a fly ball to right field. Oh wait, that’s the pitcher, but he is holding the ball.

Baseball is a slow game, made slower by the need to introduce commercials into the game on that premium channel you had to pay extra for on cable to see your team. I remember the day when you lugged the portable TV out into the back yard with an extension cord, plugged it in, turned it on, wiggled the rabbit ears, sat down with a beer and got to watch the game FOR FREE.

I think the new Yankee Stadium sets the standard: fewer seats, more skyboxes.

“And here’s the windup. And the pitch. Ball one. And now a word from out sponsor ….We’re back live. There’s a throw to first. The runner dives in back safely. We’ll be back after these messages …”

Trap doors mean you don’t have to watch him land.

When I was a youngster, I loved baseball. But I’m old now, and quite frankly, America’s National Pastime has become America’s National Bore. Of course, in those days, pitchers had to take their turn at bat, games were played on real grass, and the calls of the umps (good or bad) were as much a part of the game as foul lines and bags as the bases. Now, it’s four and half hours (at a minimum while sponsors sell beer, insurance, and cars) from April to October. And I just don’t have the patience or the interest anymore. (I know. This says more about me than about the game, I suppose, but once upon a time, I could attend a game without mortgaging the house to do so.)

What I always wanted to see was the crowd behind the visitors’ hoop at a basketball game — whooping, hollering, baring boob, waving hands and pool noodles, etc. as an opponent lined up a free throw — transferred to a golf green while a golfer lined up a putt.

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Somebody doesn’t like baseball.

I love baseball, but I hate what commercial interests have done to it.

basically ANYTHING would make baseball more exciting then it is now…

Good idea… it would also be improved by adding elements of Calvinball https://flavorwire.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/calvinball.jpg

Finally, a baseball game worth watching.

Whew! At least someone didn’t say, “I wish they’d install one of those in …”

At least they’re holding off on the pitch clock (For now.).

George Carlin thought land mines in the outfield would be fun!

Wiley has his physics wrong. The pitcher would be compressed, not extended.

The only time I have ever watched baseball intently was when the Astros played and won the world series. Watching teams from other cities is beyond boring; mainly because of the reasons stated above.

What a novel concept— pitch the pitcher instead of the ball! Of course, the pitcher would have to be holding the ball for it to be a legal throw, but imagine the sensation when the batter connected with a great SPLAT!! sending finger bones and gobbets of flesh into the stands, which could be redeemed for beer.

How Joker escaped from prison one time on Batman.

How often does the Batter get to swing for the Pitcher, after all?