{"id":456668,"date":"2021-04-26T16:36:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T20:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=456668"},"modified":"2021-04-26T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T20:36:36","slug":"major-league-baseball-cant-get-out-of-its-own-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-league-baseball-cant-get-out-of-its-own-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Major League Baseball Can\u2019t Get Out Of Its Own Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmajor-league-baseball-cant-get-out-of-its-own-way%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=456668&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3847.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>Major League Baseball has found another way to annoy their fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Sunday afternoon in Atlanta, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner was brilliant. For seven innings, Bumgarner didn\u2019t allow a hit or a walk, with a second inning Diamondbacks error the only thing keeping him from a perfect seven innings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Not allowing a single hit in a baseball game usually means you\u2019ve entered the history books, joining the rare few who can say they\u2019ve thrown a no-hitter. But Bumgarner won\u2019t be able to count this accolade on his career accomplishments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That\u2019s because of the MLB\u2019s decision to speed up play by shortening double-header games to seven innings apiece.\u00a0<\/span><span>And, according to Major League Baseball, Bumgarner will not be given credit for a no-hitter because according to a league decision in 1991, a no-hitter only counts in games of nine or more innings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the league, \u201cNo-hitters by teams and individuals shall not be credited in scheduled seven-inning games, unless the game goes to extra innings and the team (or individual in a complete game) pitches at least nine innings and does not allow a hit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Yes. The Daily Wire is covering sports \u2013 without the woke. Want more? <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe?utm_source=adwords&#038;utm_term=daily%20wire&#038;utm_campaign=Search+-+Daily+Wire+Brand&#038;utm_medium=ppc&#038;hsa_kw=daily%20wire&#038;hsa_ad=432007871445&#038;hsa_src=g&#038;hsa_ver=3&#038;hsa_grp=71680674390&#038;hsa_cam=927227687&#038;hsa_tgt=kwd-316236076046&#038;hsa_acc=6411461344&#038;hsa_mt=p&#038;hsa_net=adwords&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjw1PSDBhDbARIsAPeTqrfwVNC1MZnI5ZRWdzEbOk3Pjz0oFVeTr7sA8iGOgsyrhbqydkk91vsaAkuXEALw_wcB\"><b><i>Become a member.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Diamondbacks disagree.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt was a seven-inning game and we gave up no hits in seven innings,\u201d catcher Carson Kelly said. \u201cThat\u2019s how I\u2019m going to look at it. Whether the league says \u2018unofficial,\u2019 whatever it is, I believe it\u2019s a no-hitter. We were told we were playing seven and he took care of business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe basically was perfect for seven complete innings,\u201d Arizona Manager Torey Lovullo said. \u201cSo it\u2019s a no-hitter for me, and it will be forever. I don\u2019t know what the rule book\u2019s going to say and I don\u2019t know if Major League Baseball\u2019s going to recognize it. But for what\u2019s going on in that room right now, for the special feeling that Madison gave us today \u2014 it was a no-hitter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The arguments on both sides are valid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The side that believes Bumgarner did not throw a no-hitter argue that a no-hitter means no hits for nine innings. 21 outs is not 27 outs. Great game Madison, but no dice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The side that believes Bumgarner did in fact throw a no-hitter, argue that the game was scheduled to only have 21 outs. Bumgarner did not give up a single hit to the scheduled number of hitters he faced. The fact that the game was shortened is out of his hands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Adding to the confusion, Major League Baseball has determined that \u201cone-hitters\u201d and \u201cshutouts\u201d will still count in a seven inning game. How does that make any sense?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To his credit, Bumgarner appeared even-keeled on whether his brilliant performance should land him in the history books.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI didn\u2019t give up any hits today,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not in control of how many innings we\u2019re playing. I like the seven-inning doubleheader thing. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Whether you believe Bumgarner threw a no-hitter or not, most baseball fans can agree that baseball messing with the rules of the game is not wise. Seven inning doubleheaders and the magical runners to start extra innings rule, make the games gimmicky.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Baseball is attempting to shorten the length of their games. We all get it. But in doing so, they\u2019re cheapening accomplishments and ruining the record books.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major League Baseball has found another way to annoy their fans.\u00a0On Sunday afternoon in Atlanta, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner was brilliant. 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