Posted on 02/08/2017 7:13:31 PM PST by SMGFan
Lower levels of professional baseball, as well as the upcoming World Baseball Classic, will have a radical rule change. When games reach extra innings, teams will begin their at-bats with a man already on second base. If it works well, the rule could eventually work its way to MLB.
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I agree.
Bring back the dead ball.
Can we end walk-up music?
Horrible idea.
I remember why the 8 pitch warmup rule was put in, why the rule stating two visits to the mound in the same inning is a pitching change was put it, why they instituted the rule that a pitcher must face at least one batter.
To speed up the game without affecting its fundamental structure, these rules can and should be tweaked.
I remember why the 8 pitch warmup rule was put in, why the rule stating two visits to the mound in the same inning is a pitching change was put it, why they instituted the rule that a pitcher must face at least one batter.
To speed up the game without affecting its fundamental structure, these rules can and should be tweaked.
The reason the games are so long are the breaks between the innings, that’s for television commercials. They wouldn’t dare think of shortening those.
Limit teams to one pitching change.
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.
Freegards
What do you do if someone gets injured or claims to be injured? Maybe pulled pitchers for ‘injury’ would automatically go on the 10 day dl.
The problem is I can’t see the MLBPA going for anything that incentivizes pitchers to work harder by pitching longer.
Freegards
I wholeheartedly agree with you ...
I played catcher for over 40 years .. baseball, fast-pitch softball, and slow-pitch softball .. and, while I was a decent batter (singles and base-on-balls), a good base runner, and a good defensive catcher, my best ability was in blocking home plate against a runner coming in to score. In all of those 40 years, on a play at the plate, I was never once knocked off my feet and was never scored on.
You want to play catcher? Take what comes.
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