[SMGFan]

just put them on 3rd base.

[outofsalt]

Amazing idea! Also, they should ban smoking and stop selling beer at the seventh inning!

[WinMod70]

Soccer creeping into baseball. Here’s an idea for minor league ball; if neither team is good enough to win in 9 call it a tie. They already drop to 7 innings in doubleheaders.

[NautiNurse]

There is way too much $$$$$ at stake in the MLB to fluff around with extra inning rules. Minor leagues—not so much.

[outofsalt]

Come to think of it... I often wished getting to second base was easier!

[KSCITYBOY]

They want to shorten the length of the game. Here’s two ideas.

Intentional walks are just waved to first.

There is a designated leadoff area at 1st base which a runner can’t leave until a pitch is thrown. If the area is a little tight the pitchers won’t be throwing over to 1st a lot.

The second one could speed up the game a lot.

[djpg]

Shootouts in hockey are bad enough. Let’s not have another artificial way to decide a game.

[Tunehead54]

On the off chance this thread is not dead - I remembered George Carlin's bit on baseball vs football - please don't go political on me - its just a funny bit ... George Carlin: Football vs Baseball

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[dfwgator]

Horrible idea.

[ez]

Limit teams to one pitching change.

[Ransomed]

Is a pitcher in an extra inning game charged with a run if the man on 2nd scores? A win or loss? If I was a member of the MLBPA I would not be happy unless it is somehow made meaningless to anyone’s record.

A radical idea that would shorten games by reducing pitching changes:

Every pitching change gives the opposing team another out in 9th inning. So if you make 4 pitching changes you just gave the other team a 7 out 9th buddy, good luck. It’s like making 4 errors in the 9th inning, it isn’t a recipe for success.

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