New Rule Changes

[Jimcanuck]

If I were running things this is what I would do:

 

Time/pace of play related changes:

-Reduce the time between innings even more. I think I read that in the 1970s there was only a 1 minute break between each inning. MLB should do something like that and in order to make up for the ad revenue they could go split screen for the first minute they are back or something. That would be over 15 minutes shaved off.

-The 20 second pitch clock isn't a bad idea. I'd probably do that too.

-I wouldn't mind seeing them ditch replay during the regular season it takes up a lot of time. Maybe just let the booth review plays only and only if the game is close and late (7th inning and on, 3 run game or less)?

 

Other changes:

-I'd encourage more individuality and stuff like that as well. Letting players celebrate after good plays is a good way to allow more personalities to shine through.

-I'd implement the DH in the NL.

-Shorten the regular season to 154 games.

-Condense the postseason by having fewer off days.

 

Hate to say it, agree with all of this

[Terminator]

Hate to say it, agree with all of this

 

Oh come on Jimbo, deep down I know you like me.

[BTS]

If I were running things this is what I would do:

 

Time/pace of play related changes:

-Reduce the time between innings even more. I think I read that in the 1970s there was only a 1 minute break between each inning. MLB should do something like that and in order to make up for the ad revenue they could go split screen for the first minute they are back or something. That would be over 15 minutes shaved off.

-The 20 second pitch clock isn't a bad idea. I'd probably do that too.

-I wouldn't mind seeing them ditch replay during the regular season it takes up a lot of time. Maybe just let the booth review plays only and only if the game is close and late (7th inning and on, 3 run game or less)?

 

Other changes:

-I'd encourage more individuality and stuff like that as well. Letting players celebrate after good plays is a good way to allow more personalities to shine through.

-I'd implement the DH in the NL.

-Shorten the regular season to 154 games.

-Condense the postseason by having fewer off days.

 

I like all of this except shortening the season.

[Spanky__99]

"New Rule Changes"

 

Wow. I mean, "Rule Changes" would have sufficed.

 

lol

[Jimcanuck]

Oh come on Jimbo, deep down I know you like me.

 

You are a Jays fan so I guess a small affinity, perhaps.

[Spanky__99]

The 3 batter minimum for a reliever is dumb. You should be able to have whatever pitcher you want facing whatever batter you want at any time. This isn't something that will speed up the game exponentially. This is nitpicking at best. The only time this even becomes an issue is when the rosters and expand in September and every team has 15 pitchers in the bullpen. Just have it so you can only have 25 players active per game in September. You can basically sit out your other 4 starters and have 4 extra slots per game. Instant fix.

 

This.

[Spanky__99]

The end of the Loogy

 

Taking away match-ups is stupid, I love that strategy in baseball.

 

Are they going to take away pinch hitters next??? C'mon...

[Orgfiller]

If I were running things this is what I would do:

 

Time/pace of play related changes:

-Reduce the time between innings even more. I think I read that in the 1970s there was only a 1 minute break between each inning. MLB should do something like that and in order to make up for the ad revenue they could go split screen for the first minute they are back or something. That would be over 15 minutes shaved off.

-The 20 second pitch clock isn't a bad idea. I'd probably do that too.

-I wouldn't mind seeing them ditch replay during the regular season it takes up a lot of time. Maybe just let the booth review plays only and only if the game is close and late (7th inning and on, 3 run game or less)?

 

Other changes:

-I'd encourage more individuality and stuff like that as well. Letting players celebrate after good plays is a good way to allow more personalities to shine through.

-I'd implement the DH in the NL.

-Shorten the regular season to 154 games.

-Condense the postseason by having fewer off days.

 

I hate the removal of replay idea but every other one is pretty good, though I'm ambivalent about the shortened regular season. Replay itself needs to be faster, 100%, but I don't think the idea of getting calls correctly and holding umps accountable should be pushed back.

[Brownie19]

Taking away match-ups is stupid, I love that strategy in baseball.

 

Are they going to take away pinch hitters next??? C'mon...

 

I wonder if this is going to create a market for batters who crush lefties. The 26th spot on the roster will create the ability to carry more platoon guys who crush the opposite hand pitcher.

 

You want to bring in a lefty to neutralize someone hitting 4th or 5th like a Bellinger, Belt or Rizzo? There will be 2 more lefty killers coming in off the bench to make you pay...

[Deadpool]

If I were running things this is what I would do:

 

Time/pace of play related changes:

-Reduce the time between innings even more. I think I read that in the 1970s there was only a 1 minute break between each inning. MLB should do something like that and in order to make up for the ad revenue they could go split screen for the first minute they are back or something. That would be over 15 minutes shaved off.

-The 20 second pitch clock isn't a bad idea. I'd probably do that too.

-I wouldn't mind seeing them ditch replay during the regular season it takes up a lot of time. Maybe just let the booth review plays only and only if the game is close and late (7th inning and on, 3 run game or less)?

 

Other changes:

-I'd encourage more individuality and stuff like that as well. Letting players celebrate after good plays is a good way to allow more personalities to shine through.

-I'd implement the DH in the NL.

-Shorten the regular season to 154 games.

-Condense the postseason by having fewer off days.

 

I'm with you on most of these, but I'd rather see more replay than less, I'm okay with the game being a bit longer if it means the calls are correct (replay still gets the calls wrong a shocking amount of the time, but that's an argument to fix it, not scrap it). I'm also fine with the length of the season as it is.

[Bobthe4th]

I'm with you on most of these, but I'd rather see more replay than less, I'm okay with the game being a bit longer if it means the calls are correct (replay still gets the calls wrong a shocking amount of the time, but that's an argument to fix it, not scrap it). I'm also fine with the length of the season as it is.

 

Could change it so if a team challenges a call they have to do it straight away, not after watching a replay themselves.

 

If it's so close that you can't tell if it is a mistake in real time, then it shouldn't matter. IMO people get too hung up on marginal calls having to be 100% accurate.

[Terminator]

I like all of this except shortening the season.

 

Thanks. The season is too long IMO. Especially for the s***** teams who are out of it by mid-May. It's endless, meaningless baseball. Especially when football ramps up in late August/September, then these games become even more pointless. The postseason lasts too long as well and it rewards a different type of roster than the regular season too. I'd eliminate some of the off days for that.

 

Not huge changes but small tweaks that I think would help.

[Deadpool]

Thanks. The season is too long IMO. Especially for the s***** teams who are out of it by mid-May. It's endless, meaningless baseball. Especially when football ramps up in late August/September, then these games become even more pointless. The postseason lasts too long as well and it rewards a different type of roster than the regular season too. I'd eliminate some of the off days for that.

 

Not huge changes but small tweaks that I think would help.

 

Baseball is the only sport I care about, so the football season is not a factor for me.

[Abomination]

Thanks. The season is too long IMO. Especially for the s***** teams who are out of it by mid-May. It's endless, meaningless baseball. Especially when football ramps up in late August/September, then these games become even more pointless. The postseason lasts too long as well and it rewards a different type of roster than the regular season too. I'd eliminate some of the off days for that.

 

Not huge changes but small tweaks that I think would help.

 

I think they schedule some of the postseason off days for potential weather cancellations rather than rest or travel. I definitely would rather see (up to) 7 games in 7 days though. Someone perfect electromagnetic shields ffs.

 

Commissioner, weather system de-cloaking to the east!

Shields up!

[Terminator]

Baseball is the only sport I care about, so the football season is not a factor for me.

 

Well yeah for most diehard fans like us you could probably change nothing and the sport would be better off. The changes are designed for casual fans and to help the sport grow beyond it's regional fanbase into a more national brand.

[John_Havok]

"New Rule Changes"

 

Wow. I mean, "Rule Changes" would have sufficed.

 

f***. I was looking for the "Old Rule Changes" thread

[bendera3]

Well yeah for most diehard fans like us you could probably change nothing and the sport would be better off. The changes are designed for casual fans and to help the sport grow beyond it's regional fanbase into a more national brand.

 

I like limiting commercials between half innings and the pitch clock, but am kinda surprised the PA was okay decreasing September roster spots by 12. Does anyone know if those players on the 40 are part of the union? Also, does anyone know what happens if a player is DFA and signs a minors deal with another team, do they remain in the union? I would think that would half to.

[Jimcanuck]

I like limiting commercials between half innings and the pitch clock, but am kinda surprised the PA was okay decreasing September roster spots by 12. Does anyone know if those players on the 40 are part of the union? Also, does anyone know what happens if a player is DFA and signs a minors deal with another team, do they remain in the union? I would think that would half to.

 

From FAQ on MLBPA site:

 

"All players, managers, coaches and trainers who hold a signed contract with a Major League club are eligible for membership in the Association. In collective bargaining, the Association represents around 1,200 players, or the number of players on each club's 40-man roster, in addition to any players on the disabled list."

 

So any player with a signed contract with a MLB can be in the MLBPA, but only those on the 40 man participate in the bargaining (can vote, etc).

[glory]

My suggestions:

 

DH to the NL has to happen. Pitchers hitting is stupid and pointless.

 

Marketing the game better also needs to happen. As mentioned encourage players to be themselves and as over the top as they can be. That's what sells today. Harper is the closest thing to a mainstream star baseball has. They need more. I remember Bautista's bat flip led off practically every ESPN show the day after, and ESPN has been slowly phasing baseball out for years now. Give fans a reason to care.

 

Make the league minimum $1m (year 1 is $1m, year 2 is $1.5m....something like that). Players become arb eligible after year 2, and players receive a buyout (say, $750k) if they are non tendered, since I'm pretty sure teams will go on non tender sprees if arb starts earlier. It's not the perfect solution, but will improve the players 0-6 years earnings, and won't be too big of a hit to the owners either.

 

I'm on board with the 3 batter minimum. I know some hate it, but pitching changes suck, and a RP having to face 3 batters means they actually have to be somewhat good, rather than a specialist. The less mediocre pitchers we have to watch, the better.

[Maico450]

These somewhat good relief pitchers. Where are they going to come from. Seems like every team needs more relievers now. Once again the wealthy teams are going to have all the top relievers. There will be higher bidding for top relievers than the silly contracts handed out recently.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Question... So if you impose this 20 second

Pitch clock ... will is not lessen the odds of pick off moves to first ??? Will it not have also

Not have some cause and effect to that of stealing bases as well too ? And if so who has the bigger advantage the base runner

O or the pitcher n catcher on the throw out at second in D !

 

Mull that over, what ya think ?

[Abomination]

Question... So if you impose this 20 second

Pitch clock ... will is not lessen the odds of pick off moves to first ??? Will it not have also

Not have some cause and effect to that of stealing bases as well too ? And if so who has the bigger advantage the base runner

O or the pitcher n catcher on the throw out at second in D !

 

Mull that over, what ya think ?

 

I think the pitcher has 20 seconds to come set, not to deliver the ball.

[onwego]

My suggestions:

 

DH to the NL has to happen. Pitchers hitting is stupid and pointless.

 

 

The NL has no problem with pitchers hitting. When I go to games in Washington or St Louis and I introduce your point of view (i'm 50/50 about it) the fans don't care at all about removing it.

 

It's a completely different game outside of the AL East...

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Yes the national league would not have a problem with pitchers hitting cause they all

Do in the Division!!! Only league that plays by

Two Different sets of Rules!

Not sure what the equivalent would be too

If other league were set up like that ...

Say nfl one division the QB has to carry the ball once every nine snaps taken from Center

And the other he does not have to do it at all

Ever!!! Sounds right ???

[Deadpool]

The NL has no problem with pitchers hitting. When I go to games in Washington or St Louis and I introduce your point of view (i'm 50/50 about it) the fans don't care at all about removing it.

 

It's a completely different game outside of the AL East...

 

completely different, objectively shittier game.

[onwego]

completely different, objectively shittier game.

 

 

The majority of games i watch are AL East, i enjoy games from other divisions and leagues just as easily.

 

Pretty rough last 10 years for the objectively better game in the AL East in the playoffs.

[Deadpool]

The majority of games i watch are AL East, i enjoy games from other divisions and leagues just as easily.

 

Pretty rough last 10 years for the objectively better game in the AL East in the playoffs.

 

Yes, it's fun and neat watching a pitcher hit a homer, but it's not fun watching a pitcher flail away at the plate the rest of the time. It's not fun for the 8th batter to almost never see anything to hit, it's not fun to watch sac buts...

[onwego]

Yes, it's fun and neat watching a pitcher hit a homer, but it's not fun watching a pitcher flail away at the plate the rest of the time. It's not fun for the 8th batter to almost never see anything to hit, it's not fun to watch sac buts...

 

 

I know, when I'm watching the Jays i hate the pitcher hitting.

 

When watching an NL game I can mellow out and let it roll. When I'm at PNC Park I can enjoy it a lot....

 

Does 3 mean the NL reliever can't be subbed as a batter if he only faces 1 to get out of an inning???

[Spanky__99]

I know, when I'm watching the Jays i hate the pitcher hitting.

 

When watching an NL game I can mellow out and let it roll. When I'm at PNC Park I can enjoy it a lot....

 

Does 3 mean the NL reliever can't be subbed as a batter if he only faces 1 to get out of an inning???

 

No, they're taking strategy away from the game. That's a stupid rule.

[TheHurl]

No, they're taking strategy away from the game. That's a stupid rule.

 

Sounds like the same argument people had over the DH coming in.