Baseball rule changes: yay or nay?

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Jul 15, 2019
6:19:27am

whirl All-American

This article mentioned some rule changes being debuted/considered in the minor leagues. What do you think?

1) Batters can steal 1st. They can also be caught stealing.

2) Moving the pitchers mound back to allow more offense. (Very dumb idea IMO)

3) Allowing 1 foul bunt on strike three.

4) Electronic strike zones. Home plate umpire wears an earpiece

foxnews

Atlantic League player steals first base in historic feat

An outfielder in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) made history on Saturday in Maryland by becoming the first baseball player to steal first base in a professional game.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/atlantic-league-stealing-first-base-tony-thomas.amp

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Baseball rule changes: yay or nay?

whirl

7/15/19 6:19am

Nope on all except #4

rggee

7/15/19 6:25am

I think I agree with TwinsRight on #1

whirl

7/15/19 7:16am

Might work at the MLB level. Not at the high school/little league levels

rggee

7/15/19 7:29am

Only #4

Mr. Belding

7/15/19 6:30am

1 and 4 would be good

TwinsRight

7/15/19 7:02am

I agree with 1 and 4

HighHorse

7/15/19 7:19am

I can get on board with change #1 and here's why:

Left Shark Coug

7/15/19 8:10am

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

Endocoug

7/15/19 7:19am

So it needs to be fixed?

Cougar TD

7/15/19 7:21am

What happened to

TwinsRight

7/15/19 7:21am

That's the thing ... are we sure these changes are "better"?

Endocoug

7/15/19 7:23am

Declining TV ratings and lowest attendance since 2003

thejimmer

7/15/19 7:23am

Its not the rules, they’ve priced out seeing games behind endless

Cougarclaw

7/15/19 7:36am

This is pretty much it. Can't take the family to the game. Lucky for me I'm out

LeftOfNormal

7/15/19 8:31am

just the fact that you have to pay $100 to watch the games is exactly part of

Cougarclaw

7/15/19 12:54pm

I'd argue that the intent of baseball is to score more runs than the other team.

whirl

7/15/19 7:34am

Just 4

Indy Coug

7/15/19 7:31am

How would #1 work? Is that only on a passed ball or wild pitch?

Skeptical Optimist

7/15/19 8:08am

It's a good question?

whirl

7/15/19 8:14am

Good question. At the younger levels, this could be an interesting move

Gigo

7/15/19 8:20am

Sounds stupid

rggee

7/15/19 8:21am

Lol @ the Lefty dropping the bat and taking off as soon as the ball is pitched. If it's a strike, does that make

Bert609

7/15/19 8:23am

Hit batters are supposed to take reasonable action to avoid the ball

ryebrye

7/15/19 8:36am

A batter who steps into the ball is out.

Left Shark Coug

7/15/19 8:48am

The batter can't steal until after the pitched ball has crossed the plate.

HighHorse

7/15/19 8:37am

So now they can't even attempt stealing first if the pitch is outside?!

LeftOfNormal

7/15/19 8:49am

I should have said "after the pitched ball has crossed the plate,

HighHorse

7/15/19 8:52am

It was, I was just being snide. You know, to make the old guys grumble. 😉

LeftOfNormal

7/15/19 8:56am

thx

whirl

7/15/19 8:53am

So looks like there are a handful of situations where this would be possible

Skeptical Optimist

7/15/19 8:58am

Now that’s an interesting strategy.

Gigo

7/15/19 9:41am

Follow-up question: How would it be scored?

Atlantic League player steals first base in historic feat

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