To paraphrase Crash Davis, I think there should be a constitutional amendment outlawing night baseball, the designated hitter and wild card games.
To paraphrase Crash Davis, I think there should be a constitutional amendment outlawing night baseball, the designated hitter and wild card games.
I stopped following baseball some years ago. On reflection, I think it was when AB's became either HR's or K's. Mostly K's.
I'm pretty sure the DH can replace any player in the batting order, not only the pitcher – but with all the absurd rule changes in the past decades, who knows?
IMHO, yes to the DH in the AL, no to the DH in the NL, and criminal charges should be filed against whoever came up with the free baserunner in extras.
In lacrosse, players can hit each other with their sticks. I think both baseball and golf would be improved by the addition of this rule.
Any rationale for that? It makes about as much sense as the NFL allowing 12 men on defense in the AFC but not in the NFC, or the NBA using different 3-point lines in the the two conferences.
(Not to mention that every MLB team would play 20+ games under the 'wrong' rules.)
Last edited by Lee DeRaud; 04-16-2022 at 9:09 PM.
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much ammo.
disclaimer- I know jack-- actually I DON'T know jack, or anything else, about baseball other than the bare basics...
so-
Eliminate the DH, add a 4th outfielder (there's 4 infielders, why not 4 outfielders?), and he's the 9th batter. Pitchers just pitch.
========================================
ELEVEN - rotary cutter tool machines
FOUR - CO2 lasers
THREE- make that FOUR now - fiber lasers
ONE - vinyl cutter
CASmate, Corel, Gravostyle
In the AL, the DH is can be anywhere in the batting order. It seems like it is most often an older player who can still hit, or a younger guy who's not as good a fielder to start in the field. But I think that boat has already sailed. One thing that its seems a lot of people haven't heard of, is that next year the bases are going to be larger.
Lots of tweaking and tinkering ideas, but in the end they can't change the fundamentals that make it mostly a long boring game
Last edited by Stan Calow; 04-18-2022 at 9:50 AM.
< insert spurious quote here >
Duh, what hockey league are you watching? Hitting your opponent with your stick is illegal and results in a penalty for slashing, high sticking, hooking or tripping.
As for baseball rules, I'd greatly limit the batter's ability to slow the game down by stepping out of the box or asking for time outs. Rather than putting a player on second base to start extra innings, how about taking one defensive player off the field? Hockey's 3 on 3 overtimes are great to watch.
Weekday day games all the time likely wouldn't get the same attendance or viewership as night games. I am surprised MLB still typically has at least one weekday day game per week. The finances of MLB have a changed a lot since the time when MLB stadiums didn't have lights.
The DH has been used in all levels of the minor leagues for a long time now. The NL was the only holdout, so it makes sense to get them on the same page. Pitchers don't practice hitting coming up because they never hit, so why should they suddenly have to learn a skill they haven't used in their pro career? Granted, I am a NL fan and I would prefer that neither league had the DH, but it still makes sense to have both leagues play by the same rules.
The ghost runner on second in extra innings is asinine and should be axed. Speeding up extra-inning games should be the least of baseball's worries.
They've tested a pitch clock in some of the minor leagues in the last few years and have had success with it, so I wouldn't be surprised if the clock makes it to the major leagues one season soon, likely in spring training first.
Also, I heard that they are testing a new method for catchers to call pitches. It's a handheld electronic signaler that lights an indicator located under the bill of the pitcher's cap. That way, the catcher doesn't have to put fingers down, there's no need for complicated signs with runners on, and the process is fast. They had at least one pitcher volunteer to try it in a minor league game, and he said the system was intuitive and easy to use. They got the hang of it fast and it made a real difference in the speed of the game. I expect this to eventually be implemented in some form as well.
I'm not sure how I feel about automatic ball/strike calls. I understand the desire for a fair system, but a lot of the hitter/pitcher dynamic involves pitch location and the catcher's ability to frame pitches. I think automatic calls would take away from a pitcher's abiltiy to "work the corners", and I'm not sure if/how the strike zone would be ajusted (or not) for different sized players; for example, should a 6 foot 7 inch Aaron Judge should have a larger strike zone than a 5 foot 8 inch Jose Altuve?
Derek
No DH. Pitchers bat. No bullpen. Nine man roster, period. Pitcher throws his arm out, an OF goes in. That'll speed games up.
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too much ammo.