Jack Scofield
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This is so dumb. Stop screwing up baseball.
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Sources: MLB and Players' Union agree to use dugout signal for intentional walk
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Frozenprince
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Gonna start our own team! With blackjack, and hookers!
Two man team. We'll be old-ass dudes taking on an entire team of 12 year olds by ourselves.
Frozenprince
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I think my elbow can handle like, three of them.
Might see a few more intentional unintentional walks.
RecRoulette
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Of all the places, this is where you try to save time?
Edit: It's basically this
Edit: It's basically this
Michael F. Assbender
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Stupid.
You know what else takes time? Pitching. They should just stand a pitching machine on the mound and have it huck four balls at the same time at the batter. If he hits one, it gets played. If not, he sits the fuck down. Game over in 30 minutes.
You know what else takes time? Pitching. They should just stand a pitching machine on the mound and have it huck four balls at the same time at the batter. If he hits one, it gets played. If not, he sits the fuck down. Game over in 30 minutes.
Henry Jones Jr
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They should make them throw one pitch way out for an intentional walk.
Yes, you can as long as you keep your feet in the batters box. People have done it before.
Yes, you can as long as you keep your feet in the batters box. People have done it before.
Only really two things that they need to look at. Both at the latter end of the game and both have to deal with flow just as much as time.
1. Fix the endless mound visit and pitching changes in an inning. Hey, Francona, I actually don't need to see 16 mound visits and 8 relievers in the 8th inning of a May baseball game, let alone an October one.
2. Heaven forbid a fast guy gets on first base in the late innings. The game all but stops at that point.
1. Fix the endless mound visit and pitching changes in an inning. Hey, Francona, I actually don't need to see 16 mound visits and 8 relievers in the 8th inning of a May baseball game, let alone an October one.
2. Heaven forbid a fast guy gets on first base in the late innings. The game all but stops at that point.
timetokill
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Stupid rule change. It's like Trump cutting funding for the arts to "trim the budget."
Not to mention the possibility for shenanigans to happen during the four throws.
If they want to cut down on game time, enforce a hard and fast pitch clock, and don't let batters get out of the box, redo their gloves, pat down their pants, fold an origami crane and whatever other bullshit they want to do for 5 minutes between pitches.
Not to mention the possibility for shenanigans to happen during the four throws.
If they want to cut down on game time, enforce a hard and fast pitch clock, and don't let batters get out of the box, redo their gloves, pat down their pants, fold an origami crane and whatever other bullshit they want to do for 5 minutes between pitches.
Jack The Nipper
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Seems like a silly change. They want to save time yet that doesn't do it. Pitcher should still make the throws even if anything hardly never happens.
If they want to save time then deal with shorter warm up and quicker transitions on switching sides.
The pitcher is still making throws in his warm up, they can get use to half of those and just doing their pitches to batters instead.
If they want to save time then deal with shorter warm up and quicker transitions on switching sides.
The pitcher is still making throws in his warm up, they can get use to half of those and just doing their pitches to batters instead.
JHoNNy1OoO
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Can't believe they agreed to this change. Intentional walks gone wrong was actually some of the best moments in Baseball. Something so simple yet the possibility of disaster is right there on the surface.
somesayyea
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this is dumb
RumblingRosco
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Honestly, this saves so little time that I'm not happy with this change. I'd rather leave it in so we can see the rare but amazing wild pitch.
Whompa02
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Good. It rarely ever happens that a batter takes a stab at an intentional walk pitch so this only helps anyway.
I haven't heard a single rational explanation for why this should have stayed from the people who don't agree.
by and large this rarely ever EVER happens.
I haven't heard a single rational explanation for why this should have stayed from the people who don't agree.
by and large this rarely ever EVER happens.
Earthbound64
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Have you read this thread, or just the OP and the last couple of posts?
Since, there are many examples of what you're asking for in this thread already.
GoldenEye 007
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Seems sacrilege. Given plays can be fucked up, the traditional walk should be there.
Maybe make the pitching team think about it at least. Either do a traditional intentional walk or if they want to skip it, they can do it, but the runner gets a double.
But I'd prefer that the process be kept as is.
Maybe make the pitching team think about it at least. Either do a traditional intentional walk or if they want to skip it, they can do it, but the runner gets a double.
But I'd prefer that the process be kept as is.
XiaNaphryz
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So what happens if during an at-bat they decide to intentional walk someone? Does this new rule apply just to the start of an at-bat?
If it can happen at anytime, that means we lose these sorts of shenanigans as well:
If it can happen at anytime, that means we lose these sorts of shenanigans as well:
Two batters later the Giants would go on to take the lead in that game anyway. LOL HOUSTON
TarpitCarnivore
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I like all of these. Stuff I've seen floated as well:
-- Reduce number of back-to-back pitcher changes. Watching Joe Girardi manage late in games was TORTURE because the guy was always swapping pitching match ups
-- Reduce number of pick off attempts. Sometimes a pitcher will throw to first 5+ times just to give the relief guy more warm up time.
For me the biggest reason I don't watch baseball is 1. time, 3 hours is still a lot when there are 162 games 2. the number of games. I think MLB could help viewership a lot if it reduced the overall number of games, but I know some people hate this idea. Hell, I enjoy hockey and even find the 82 games to be a bit much and they're not even playing 5 times a week like in baseball.
Flying Toaster
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Lame... Get those stupid rule suggestions out of my baseball. Also remove designated hitter.
No.
I grew up with the DH hitter. Stop trying to ruined baseball for people who aren't old.
DeaconKnowledge
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16 games a season vs 162. Big difference.
shira
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Why don't they just make 9 designated hitters and 9 designated fielders like football? You have offense and defense.
Injuries reduced. Better hitting. Better fielding. Players careers extended.
TheSecondSpitter
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Baseball. A game of nine players who each take turns on offense and defense.
timetokill
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Agreed. Though if the Layton Rule were implemented I'd be okay with it, and it's more realistic than getting rid of the DH because we all know that's not going away
Ninja Scooter
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Can we also get a rule banning ketchup and making it mandatory that all stadiums must serve mayo with their hot dogs?
You lost me with the mayo.
Bay Maximus
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Like many have said, it's not saving a ton of time honestly. Still, I'm OK with this as intentional walks are (nearly always) boring anyway.
Thiiiiiiiiiis. Games would actually speed up if we didnt have to sit through a pitching change after every batter. Make them pitch at least an inning/3 batters.
This is screwing up baseball? This?
I don't remotely understand the negative reactions to this. First, this isn't the only thing they're doing to speed up the game. It's one of many things they're going to be changing over the next few years.
They're also looking at mound visits and other aspects of the game.
Second, yes, it's hilarious when it goes wrong. But it's so damn rare, I don't see how it matters.
timetokill
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It's dumb because it's like cutting funding for the arts in an attempt to trim down the federal budget. It's not going to save any appreciable time, so ultimately it's a change just to have a change, to make it look like they're doing something.
Everyone knows what takes the most time, but for some reason those are the things they don't want to address.
Everyone knows what takes the most time, but for some reason those are the things they don't want to address.
DeaconKnowledge
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You don't "fix" baseball by tampering with the actual game on the field. Want to speed it up? Cut down on time wasting mound visits and the batters walking out of the batter's box after every pitch,not something that actually affects the field of play.
Pitch outs rarely happen anyway. Maybe once every 10-15 games per team. This does nothing except favors the pitchers by making them throw less and removing the possibility of mistakes.
This would massively change the game, and honestly even suggesting it shows that you aren't a baseball fan.
The Faceless Master
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could probably squeeze in a 30 second commercial with the heads up
watching the yankees game and kay said its planned but still not officially approved
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