no pitch IBB will last one season.
What a stupid rule. Wild pitches, opportunities to steal, a batter who may want to swing anyway....
Baseball.
We can only hope. If they stopped the preening between pitches it would be far more effective.
Someone on an NYC sports radio show pointed out that MLB averages one intentional walk every three games, and this particular move will reduce the length of a game by less than one minute.
I remember seeing a game where the pitcher and catcher got sloppy and the batter reached out and hit one of the pitches and got on base. I seem to recall it advanced a runner from 2nd to third, rather than setting up a possible double play.
It’s been a very long time, I don’t recall who the game was between, nor the exact situation, but I’m completely against this.
Mark
Hope you're right. Unfortunately I remember thinking the same thing about the stupid designated hitter rule.