Category: MLB Rule Changes
MLB 2020 Rule Changes: The Spitter Is Back And Please – No Brawls
Get ready for a host of MLB 2020 rule changes. You’ve heard about most of them, but there are a few that might raise some…
Yoenis Cespedes Hasn’t Earned It But MLB Gives Him With A Last Chance
Yoenis Cespedes was exiled from three teams before he came to the Mets in 2015 to save their season. As DH, he can atone for…
MLB: Sorry purists – Expanded Playoffs and Universal DH are here to stay
MLB is introducing a universal DH and an expanded postseason. Purists will wince, but sound reasons are backing both. Once in, though, they stay in….
The Robot Umpire: The technology is there – it makes no sense not to use it
The Robot Umpire is not prone to human error, and it never has a bad day. In 2018, home plate umpires made 34,294 mistakes. How…
MLB: On why the decline in ballpark attendance will continue
Major League Baseball attendance is trending downward. A multitude of reasons prevail. But in the end, does it really matter? MLB is witnessing the ongoing…
On how the Mets and MLB rules will crush Jeff McNeil’s future earnings
Mets 2019 All-Star Jeff McNeil may or may not realize it yet, but he is destined to become a victim of the team and MLB…
MLB’s collision between Statcast, data gathering, and the 20-second rule
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred will do anything to speed up baseball, including the use of a 20-second clock. Pity those poor statisticians if it happens……
Noah Syndergaard’s Stinker: What If It Was A Playoff Game
Noah Syndergaard unwittingly made the case as to why MLB needs to revamp its schedule for the regular and postseason, which is too much of…
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.
