Supposedly, MLB execs have discussed letting teams hit any three hitters they want in 9th

[posty 2,296]

God I hope this was just for click bait or to try to get ratings... It is the best sport on the planet, just leave it alone...

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-to-allow-any-player-to-bat-in-9th-lets-discuss-the-dumbest-rule-proposal-ever/

 

Sports fans are averse to change. We get to know whatever game we grow up watching and any change to it is obviously a shock to the system, so pushback is logical. Often, it's an overreaction. Honestly, I can't believe people are angry about limiting mound visits to six times a game, but it is happening. Eventually, we get used to the new rules and the game moves on in good shape.

 

Brace yourself, though, because there's apparently some level of discussion about a rule change that would fundamentally alter the way baseball is played for the worse. I'm not exaggerating. This is the dumbest effing thing I've ever heard anyone bring up regarding any sport. I can't even stress enough how many f-bombs I'd scream if this were even remotely seriously considered by Major League Baseball.

 

You ready?

 

On "The Rich Eisen Show" Tuesday, the host and namesake mentioned that there are "whispers" from some execs that there's a discussion to let a trailing team in the ninth inning use any three hitters it wants to start the inning, regardless of where the batting order is.

 

The unbelievably flawed rationale, via a text Eisen received: "No other sport has the best players sitting on the bench in the final minutes of a game. Imagine LeBron [James] or Tom Brady or Sidney Crosby or [Cristiano] Ronaldo watching on the sidelines." (Here's the full video clip with Eisen's discussion on the matter).

 

(DEEP SIGH)

 

OK, so I've got "A Few Good Men" on my TV right now and I can't help but want to scream in the direction of this anonymous exec, "should we or should we not follow the advice of the gallactically stupid?!?!"

 

What if LeBron had fouled out? What if the Patriots don't have the ball? What if there's a shootout in hockey or soccer and the best player in the world only gets one of the five shots instead of all five? Should the NBA have a rule to let the best players back in for the final minutes? The NFL should make sure the best QBs get on the field for the final minute, even if the other team has the ball and keeps getting first downs? The NHL should allow the same player to take all five shootout shots?

 

Or maybe I should challenge the NFL and say all the best players in baseball play both offense and defense, so why can't Tom Brady go both ways and play free safety? WHY CAN'T HE DO BOTH IF HE'S SO GOOD? HMMMMM?

 

Get outta here with this noise. It's so freaking tiring to try and compare baseball to other sports like all games are or must be similar. They are different. Leave it there.

 

Past that, why would this be a discussion for hitters only? Why not allow an already burned pitcher to re-enter the game? After all, we're just making sure all the best players come back for crunch time, right? And why does the trailing team get the advantage and not both teams? A team gets outplayed for eight innings and then gets an advantage? That's some Everest-level stacking of B.S.

 

There's no reason to dive much deeper. It's troubling that an executive apparently doesn't even fundamentally like baseball, but let's be honest here: It's probably just one executive who felt like taking the temperature on his idea and texted Eisen. It's hard to see any way baseball would seriously consider this nonsense.

 

Baseball is great the way it is fundamentally set up with batting orders. It always has been. Some of the greatest clutch moments in MLB history came when the best hitter in the order was not hitting (hello Bill Mazeroski, David Freese, Ben Zobrist, Aaron Boone, Edgar Renteria and a line of other postseason heroes). Sometimes the best hitters on the team do come up and come through due to the natural order of things (hey Kirby Puckett, Joe Carter, David Ortiz and many others).

 

Don't mess with our game like this, MLB brass. Don't you dare.

[ZeroTolerance 582]

Yeah, that is an even longer shot than starting extra innings with a man on base.

[TimmySmith 2,782]

Leave 9 innings alone. After that, do what ever you want to get the damn thing over.

[Voltaire 4,554]

Just start the inning wit the bases loaded and end the inning after five outs rather than three.

 

Or you could provide your own pitcher to throw meatballs over the heart of the plate to your batters.

[TimmySmith 2,782]

How about 1 pitch after 9 innings. Softball knows how to speed up a game.

[Vikings4ever 496]

No other sport has the best players sitting on the bench in the final minutes of a game.

Yes, you never see a QB looking dejected on the sidelines because his defense can't get a stop.

[edjr 5,547]

What sport ceases to exist 1st?

 

NFL or MLB

[Reality 2,710]

God I hope this was just for click bait or to try to get ratings... It is the best sport on the planet, just leave it alone...

 

 

Young adults and kids aren't watching baseball, leaving it alone isn't an option.

[Reality 2,710]

What sport ceases to exist 1st?

 

NFL or MLB

 

It's a race, MLB is out in front with the early lead but, NFL is making up ground quickly.

[edjr 5,547]

How about 1 pitch after 9 innings. Softball knows how to speed up a game.

 

3 balls 2 strikes. for the game.

 

sick and tired of watching batters take the 1st pitch right down the middle.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,588]

I'm good with this rule change. For now.

[Mike Honcho 4,009]

This rule change brought to you by RBI Baseball and EA Sports.

[posty 2,296]

Young adults and kids aren't watching baseball

Link?

[Voltaire 4,554]

 

Young adults and kids aren't watching baseball, leaving it alone isn't an option.

This way, they can lose the middle age and old guys too.

[mighty_thor 115]

 

3 balls 2 strikes. for the game.

 

sick and tired of watching batters take the 1st pitch right down the middle.

How about a foul with 2 strikes is a strikeout. Tired of those guys fouling pitches off. Will speed up game dramatically.

[mobb_deep 917]

You should be able to sub players in and out whenever you want. Just like other team sports. Or maybe not.

[nospk 230]

Eliminate starting and relief pitching.

Each pitcher throws 1 inning every game in any order the manager chooses.

The leftover staff comes in if a guy struggles in his 1 inning

[vuduchile 1,940]

There are more terrible ideas in this thread than in all of gfiafps threads combined.

[frank 2,144]

Make the field rectangular and have one team try to move the ball to a zone at one end while the other team tries to stop them.

[Reality 2,710]

Link?

You serious?

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

If it's tied after 10, just end in a damn tie

[frank 2,144]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOt2iw-7n6A&sns=em

[ROCKFORD 134]

can we all here agree on one thing?

 

everyone just wants the game to be over.

[Voltaire 4,554]

can we all here agree on one thing?

 

everyone just wants the game to be over.

Maybe the problem they've identified will go away if they only play eight innings.

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

I dont have a problem with the actual game of baseball. I can sit and watch a game and enjoy it no problem.

 

The problem with baseball is that the season is too focking long and too many focking games. When the best team ever is gonna lose like 50 focking games or something, thats too much.

 

Id like to see this. Each team plays seven games against the other 14 teams in their league. Thats 98 games.

 

Then have the playoffs like normal.

 

As it is now, its too hard to give a Fock about the outcome of any one game.

[bandrus1 413]

I dont have a problem with the actual game of baseball. I can sit and watch a game and enjoy it no problem.

 

The problem with baseball is that the season is too focking long and too many focking games. When the best team ever is gonna lose like 50 focking games or something, thats too much.

 

Id like to see this. Each team plays seven games against the other 14 teams in their league. Thats 98 games.

 

Then have the playoffs like normal.

 

As it is now, its too hard to give a Fock about the outcome of any one game.

No way

[edjr 5,547]

Pitcher hits the batter with the ball, batters out

 

[mobb_deep 917]

I dont have a problem with the actual game of baseball. I can sit and watch a game and enjoy it no problem.

 

The problem with baseball is that the season is too focking long and too many focking games. When the best team ever is gonna lose like 50 focking games or something, thats too much.

 

Id like to see this. Each team plays seven games against the other 14 teams in their league. Thats 98 games.

 

Then have the playoffs like normal.

 

As it is now, its too hard to give a Fock about the outcome of any one game.

 

Agree 100%

[edjr 5,547]

 

Agree 100%

 

disagree.

 

I used to like that there was a Red Sox game on every night, always something to look forward to and talk about.

 

Now games take too focking long and it's rare that I am am up late enough to see the end.

[supermike80 1,285]

Isn't there some un-enforced rule that the batter is not allowed to leave the batters box? Like he is supposed to keep one foot in?

 

They are using a clock this year right? Between pitches? Thought i saw it.

 

Except for the extremely slow pitches and the batters that like to walk a half mile between pitched, im fine with the way it is

[edjr 5,547]

Isn't there some un-enforced rule that the batter is not allowed to leave the batters box? Like he is supposed to keep one foot in?

 

They are using a clock this year right? Between pitches?

 

 

yes and no

[DonS 3,063]

The problem with baseball is that the season is too focking long and too many focking games.

Not if you're a Mariners fan. Our season is usually done way before the All-Star break.

[edjr 5,547]

Not if you're a Mariners fan. Our season is usually done way before the All-Star break.

 

Another problem with MLB.

 

How many teams truly have a chance at the start of the season?

[vuduchile 1,940]

 

Another problem with MLB.

 

How many teams truly have a chance at the start of the season?

Ask the Astros or the other 6 smaller market teams whove won it all in the 00s.

[edjr 5,547]

Ask the Astros or the other 6 smaller market teams whove won it all in the 00s.

 

150 million.. small market

[mighty_thor 115]

 

Another problem with MLB.

 

How many teams truly have a chance at the start of the season?

More than the NBA

[Hardcore troubadour 12,588]

More than the NBA

And the NFL. Edjr just says things.

[edjr 5,547]

More than the NBA

 

The only league that has a lottery to discourage tanking, and has the most tanking in any sport.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,566]

they would lose everyone if they did this

 

I have been telling hockey and soccer idiots that this was a major problem, solving a game with a shootout.

 

MLB should just have a HR derby at the end of 9

[vuduchile 1,940]

 

150 million.. small market

Ok, I can give you the Astros since they just crack the top 10 from your other list.

 

But its clear that buying championships is tougher to do in the 00s.