Standardize the definition of a “check swing” so it’s called more consistently.

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Nov 20, 2019
11:13:38am

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BigD Coug

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Author

Time

What would you change about MLB?

Bernie

11/20/19 10:47am

Electronic balls and strikes

Jesse Pinkman

11/20/19 10:48am

100% agree

Bernie

11/20/19 10:49am

No DH

rcbyufan

11/20/19 10:48am

Both Leagues need to have the same rule regarding DH atleast

MikeDitka'sStache

11/20/19 10:54am

Yep, and I think we should make QBs play defense as well in the NFL

cougaman

11/20/19 10:57am

That's not a very good comparison or argument...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 11:33am

Its a good comparison for how stupid I think it is to have pitchers hit. It is

cougaman

11/20/19 11:39am

Platoon players only hit in the games they actually play in also...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 11:44am

You are entitled to your opinion. I'd rather see specialists hit. Platoon

cougaman

11/20/19 11:55am

If you want best facing best then we should have more DH's, No?

rcbyufan

11/20/19 12:05pm

The second baseman hitting 230 would be replaced by a second baseman that could

cougaman

11/20/19 12:10pm

Catchers play all of the time that can't hit...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 12:16pm

And teams decide what tradeoff they want in that case, at least that are hitting

cougaman

11/20/19 12:21pm

The best argument that a person can make in favor of a DH is simply that...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 1:22pm

Pitchers are not drafted because of their ability to hit. They aren't trained

cougaman

11/20/19 1:37pm

In 22 years of play, the AL has won the season series 17 times,

dirtdog_coug

11/20/19 1:40pm

Well considering the AL is the late comer...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 1:45pm

It's about what's better for baseball and what more fans would want to see, not

cougaman

11/20/19 1:50pm

Like I noted before...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 2:10pm

Im taking about attracting more fans. I think the younger fans care less and

cougaman

11/20/19 2:14pm

Attendance numbers disagree with you. Teams with better attendance tend to be

BYUMizzou

11/20/19 2:15pm

Revenue numbers also disagree. MLB has set revenue records for 16 straight

BYUMizzou

11/20/19 2:26pm

Correlation vs causation. Also, attendance isn't the primary driver for $.

cougaman

11/20/19 2:28pm

You're the one who claimed more fans would come to games if there was a DH

BYUMizzou

11/20/19 2:34pm

I did not claim that. I claimed that younger fans care less about having

cougaman

11/20/19 3:38pm

Again, what you posted is 100% opinion with no supporting facts

BYUMizzou

11/20/19 3:44pm

Where did I state anything as a fact? I made a post about what the MLB should

cougaman

11/20/19 3:53pm

But there is no evidence it would help it either...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 2:35pm

Which makes your argument no more valid than my argument

cougaman

11/20/19 3:01pm

Sure, it's just opinion based on what we each like....

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 3:27pm

I’d put a team in Salt Lake

DieHarder

11/20/19 10:50am

Teams more lenient on releasing players to play in the World Baseball Classic.

Genghis Spreads

11/20/19 10:51am

Revoke their anti-trust exemption.

Genghis Spreads

11/20/19 10:52am

Yes!

JmThms

11/20/19 11:56am

Maybe shorten the schedule a bit

mwcoug

11/20/19 10:53am

Ditto for the NBA

squidmark

11/20/19 10:57am

NBA needs a shorter schedule even more so IMHO

mwcoug

11/20/19 10:59am

Shorter season — No, just need to expand the active calendar to space games out

MikeDitka'sStache

11/20/19 11:01am

The NBA season already goes from the middle of October until the last week

mannheimadler

11/20/19 11:19am

I don't think so. There just seems to be too many meaningless regular season

mwcoug

11/20/19 11:34am

Either adopt the DH in both leagues, or eliminate the 9th position in the

BigD Coug

11/20/19 10:53am

Standardize HR distance across all stadiums

MikeDitka'sStache

11/20/19 10:55am

If the pitcher purposely beans you, you can charge the mound with a bat in hand

mwcoug

11/20/19 10:56am

Hard salary cap - needs parity

JoMax

11/20/19 10:56am

Batter can’t step out of the box. Pitcher can only

kotacoug

11/20/19 10:58am

Stepping out of the box and adjusting their gloves after every ball drives me

RC Vikings

11/20/19 11:02am

Just call any throw to 1st base to attempt a pick off a ball and give pitchers 5

nephicoug

11/20/19 11:06am

So after one pickoff throw runenrs can take as big of a lead as they want?

Genghis Spreads

11/20/19 11:08am

You would get 5 balls to work with

nephicoug

11/20/19 11:11am

so if you ever get behind in the count it’s basically a free base

Bernie

11/20/19 11:12am

You got to throw strikes

nephicoug

11/20/19 11:42am

shorter schedule, time management (pitch clock), electronic measurements (balls/strikes, base tags)

Bob Vance

11/20/19 11:01am

I like the electronic strike calls and time management rule ideas. I'd also add

nephicoug

11/20/19 11:04am

Batter gets to choose a whiffle ball if he wants.

ditch

11/20/19 11:10am

Standardize the definition of a “check swing” so it’s called more consistently.

BigD Coug

11/20/19 11:13am

Cut down the dead time. It’s all I want.

Memmo

11/20/19 11:22am

Color commentators have to stop talking about all the things they hate about

joelvandyne

11/20/19 11:25am

I wouldn't make any changes that would materially affect the MLB record book

BYUMizzou

11/20/19 11:35am

I agree with you that pitch framing is a skill

Bernie

11/20/19 11:48am

No more taxpayer-subsidized stadia.

Genghis Spreads

11/20/19 11:38am

Changes that must be made

dirtdog_coug

11/20/19 1:08pm

Most of those are ridiculous...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 1:24pm

Yep. It's like a bunch of little league rules

BYUMizzou

11/20/19 1:41pm

People want to watch the stars play and there is not sport that hides their

dirtdog_coug

11/20/19 1:47pm

And yet people keep going for some reason anyway...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 2:11pm

In international tournaments, extra innings are like CFB OT. Start with

Genghis Spreads

11/20/19 1:33pm

Gross, never.

joelvandyne

11/20/19 2:14pm

Just extra innings, not regulation.

Genghis Spreads

11/20/19 4:01pm

RE: Just extra innings, not regulation.

joelvandyne

11/20/19 5:07pm

3 thing.

cougaman

11/20/19 3:08pm

More pay for minor leaguers

Sumguy

11/20/19 3:45pm

That's about to happen...

CoachSpeak

11/20/19 3:50pm

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