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Jul 15, 2019
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rggee
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Baseball rule changes: yay or nay?
whirl
7/15/19 6:19am
Nope on all except #4
rggee
7/15/19 6:25am
I think I agree with TwinsRight on #1
whirl
7/15/19 7:16am
Might work at the MLB level. Not at the high school/little league levels
rggee
7/15/19 7:29am
Only #4
Mr. Belding
7/15/19 6:30am
1 and 4 would be good
TwinsRight
7/15/19 7:02am
I agree with 1 and 4
HighHorse
7/15/19 7:19am
I can get on board with change #1 and here's why:
Left Shark Coug
7/15/19 8:10am
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
Endocoug
7/15/19 7:19am
So it needs to be fixed?
Cougar TD
7/15/19 7:21am
What happened to
TwinsRight
7/15/19 7:21am
That's the thing ... are we sure these changes are "better"?
Endocoug
7/15/19 7:23am
Declining TV ratings and lowest attendance since 2003
thejimmer
7/15/19 7:23am
Its not the rules, they’ve priced out seeing games behind endless
Cougarclaw
7/15/19 7:36am
This is pretty much it. Can't take the family to the game. Lucky for me I'm out
LeftOfNormal
7/15/19 8:31am
just the fact that you have to pay $100 to watch the games is exactly part of
Cougarclaw
7/15/19 12:54pm
I'd argue that the intent of baseball is to score more runs than the other team.
whirl
7/15/19 7:34am
Just 4
Indy Coug
7/15/19 7:31am
How would #1 work? Is that only on a passed ball or wild pitch?
Skeptical Optimist
7/15/19 8:08am
It's a good question?
whirl
7/15/19 8:14am
Good question. At the younger levels, this could be an interesting move
Gigo
7/15/19 8:20am
Sounds stupid
rggee
7/15/19 8:21am
Lol @ the Lefty dropping the bat and taking off as soon as the ball is pitched. If it's a strike, does that make
Bert609
7/15/19 8:23am
Hit batters are supposed to take reasonable action to avoid the ball
ryebrye
7/15/19 8:36am
A batter who steps into the ball is out.
Left Shark Coug
7/15/19 8:48am
The batter can't steal until after the pitched ball has crossed the plate.
HighHorse
7/15/19 8:37am
So now they can't even attempt stealing first if the pitch is outside?!
LeftOfNormal
7/15/19 8:49am
I should have said "after the pitched ball has crossed the plate,
HighHorse
7/15/19 8:52am
It was, I was just being snide. You know, to make the old guys grumble. 😉
LeftOfNormal
7/15/19 8:56am
thx
whirl
7/15/19 8:53am
So looks like there are a handful of situations where this would be possible
Skeptical Optimist
7/15/19 8:58am
Now that’s an interesting strategy.
Gigo
7/15/19 9:41am
Follow-up question: How would it be scored?
Skeptical Optimist
7/15/19 8:54am
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