Four days for the All Star Break?

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I had no idea what "Magic Mike" was then I noticed the 2012 date on the thread and realized it was a movie. And "Ted" sucked so bad we couldn't sit through it. Thankfully, we were watching HBO so all we had to do was change the channel.

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Yes four day AS breaks suck. Oh and Ted was hilarious.

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It's extra annoying this year because i would have beaten the 1st place team in fantasy 11-2, bumping me way up in the standings.

I sat Gausman last night and he would have netted me a win and a CG.

Now they have a chance to come back and narrow the lead.

Dumb.

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Do you think the ESPYS are starting to influence the fourth day off or just a coincidence?

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KyCardinalFan wrote:Do you think the ESPYS are starting to influence the fourth day off or just a coincidence?
If so, that would just make me even more furious.

There should be baseball today. This is [expletive].

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Holy [expletive]. I was thinking yesterday was day 4. [expletive]. Well, extra rest for pitchers. Silver lining or what the [expletive] ever.

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I assume the players asked for the extra day in the last CBA.

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I'm ready to put the bad taste from the ASG behind me.

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dmarx114 wrote:I assume the players asked for the extra day in the last CBA.
That would be my guess, as in years past I don't remember a full slate of games on Thursday. This makes the break equal for everyone, it seems.

Still, it seems like a long time to go without "real" baseball in the middle of the summer.

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dmarx114 wrote:I assume the players asked for the extra day in the last CBA.
You're right, from a Dec., 2011 article:
The All-Star break will be expanded to four days, rather than the traditional three-day gap. The five-year deal says starting in 2013 that MLB "shall have the right to elect to switch the All-Star game from Tuesday to Wednesday and the Home Run Derby from Monday to Tuesday." Sixty-nine of 82 All-Star games have been played on Tuesday, according to STATS LLC.
Seems like switching to a Wednesday game would be better for pitchers.(going into the game, maybe not going back into the season.)

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