The First Pitch Insufficiency

This episode was so bad and dull and mean, I stopped before half-way through.

These writers are destroying one of the best comedies ever on TV. Why? Are they inept, do they have broken egos and want to "claim the show as their own", or do they actually hate the characters?

Series 8 has been 80% awful so far. I continue to watch, but not sure how much longer.

I would be curious what Lorre really thinks about his wonderful creation dragged into the dirt.

Avoid series 8 if you love this show.

Wow. I am a really big fan of this show and I have never been this disappointed by an episode before. This is the first episode I can remember, which just did not deliver in terms of funniness. This episode is centred on Howard, which I think is a bad decision in itself; as in my opinion the centre of this episode should be someone who has been in the background in the first two episodes, like Raj, Leonard or even Emily. So I am a bit disappointed to have another episode focused mainly on Howard again. Anyway, my main concern is the fact that this happy was not funny. Like not at all. And that is not like The Big Bang Theory. It is not the show I used to watch and laugh unstoppably at every episode. I really believe that the writers can still save this show and bring back the funny episodes from the first five seasons. My rating is:

7.0

Not much to say. The whole couple comparison was endless. Howard's inability to just throw a ball was even worse. Anyway, this one can be put in the stinkpot..

I honestly thought this episode was pretty funny. I like the idea of Howard having the opportunity to play at an Angels Game. I love the shots of Angels Stadium and the bench sets are really well created. It's great having Mike Massimino back and his nickname for Howard is so funny, giving a call back to Season 5. This episode has some funny parts like Bernadette yelling at Howard to throw the ball, Howard's weak throws and Mike's unpleasant advice to Howard. Although, the ending can be a bit cliche. I don't know why a lot of people consider this a poor episode, in fact I think it's pretty good.

I had to wait to watch the end of the episode it was so bad air time. then the ending was the worst part even. Would give a negative 10 if I could. I suggest skipping unless you enjoy watching a sadistic take on a sitcom show. Not even just the ending. The rest of the episode may as well be a situational adventure, instead of the seasons ago comedy. hope the rest of the season gets better. Have to rate 1* for IMDb.com ... Anyway, it is also the tiny things that make this episode bad. Usually you can expect to have a funny moment when nerds attempt sports. Not in this, again, we land on sadistic. The ending was absolutely terrible. I won't spoil it, but, it may be worse than Howard's space trip.