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MLB: Rule Changes That Need To Be Trashed for 2022
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is obsessed with the “slow” pace of baseball. His answer is to dream up new rules, but many belong in the…
MLB: Pace Of The Game And Rule Changes – Part Two
Today’s article about MLB’s ill-advised obsession to speed up the pace of the game has prompted new thoughts that are spurred by readers… Earlier today,…
MLB Shoots Itself In The Foot Again (Scherzer Suspension) – Reflections On Baseball
The 2023 MLB season is off to an impressive start. But it’s all for naught if MLB can’t enforce the “sticky thing” equally and consistently….
MLB: Making The Case For Seven Inning Games – Reflections On Baseball
Half of all MLB pitchers were injured last year. Bullpens are taxed every game. The pitch clock works, but a seven-inning game works better. By…
Lindor Says: “Let The Shift Be Gone” (MLB Rule Change) Let Him Play!
Francisco Lindor, exercising his newfound bullhorn with the Mets, says the shift is bad for baseball. His reasoning makes pure baseball sense. When Francisco Lindor…
MLB: On The Pace Of The Game – Part Three
MLB has taken several steps to improve the pace of the game. While we’ve discussed those rule changes, there’s an area yet to be explored….
MLB: Is The Pitching That Good Or Are Hitters Stubborn And Stupid
MLB is having a season much like 1967-68 when pitching became so dominant the mound was lowered. But is it really the pitchers or hitters?…
MLB: Their All-Time Stupidest Idea – Move The Mound Back 12 Inches
MLB is testing a rule in the Atlantic League that moves the pitching rubber back 12 inches. Enabling stubborn hitters and GMs is not the…
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.
