Rob Manfred’s initial reaction to the “Golden At-Bat” rule was similar to most people’s when they first heard the idea. While a guest on “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” in 2015, Manfred completely dismissed the idea of any batter coming up in a given situation during a baseball game, a notion that has … Read more
The Yankees and Mets are engaged in their fiercest battle since 2000 as they duke it out for Juan Soto, but there’s an entirely different off-field issue that the teams’ broadcasters are sparring over. After YES Network’s Michael Kay hit out at Mets radio voice Howie Rose over his opposing stance on MLB’s “Golden at-bat” … Read more
Michael Kay stood up for Rob Manfred’s “golden” idea that has risen to prominence over the last week. Comments by the MLB commish about the “buzz” around the “Golden At-Bat Rule” on “The Varsity” podcast released last month have garnered plenty of headlines in recent days. The potential idea, which is still in the “conversation-only … Read more