March 15, 20188 yr Minor League Baseball Kicks Up Dust With Changes To Extra Innings, Pitch Clocks : The Two-Way : NPR Pitch clocks I can handle. Want to limit the number of mound visits? I'm fine with that. Putting a runner on base to start extra innings though, is just plain stupid. I've been a baseball fan all of my life. If MLB implements this, I may have to rethink following the sport at all.
March 15, 20188 yr I would start it in the 11th inning but I am all for it. Games are long enough as it is.
March 15, 20188 yr I'm not at all for this at the Major League level. However, I don't mind it in the minors. Team results don't matter at that level, it's all about player development. Most pitchers in the minors are on pretty strict inning/pitch limits. Long extra-inning games or a run of extra-inning games doesn't do anything to help that development. I'm sure the parent teams see it as protecting their investments.
March 16, 20188 yr I head home after 7th inning stretch, so don't matter to me. Unless its World Series or playoffs, I'm done after 9. Just another game.
March 17, 20188 yr Author I'm not at all for this at the Major League level. However, I don't mind it in the minors. Team results don't matter at that level, it's all about player development. Most pitchers in the minors are on pretty strict inning/pitch limits. Long extra-inning games or a run of extra-inning games doesn't do anything to help that development. I'm sure the parent teams see it as protecting their investments. For the reasons you mentioned, I understand it in the minors. However, my solution would be just to have the game end after 11 innings then. Let the game be played the same way in extra innings the way it is in the previous 9. Having a maximum of 2 innings guarantees that your entire lineup gets an at-bat in either the 9th, 10th or 11th inning. If this whole thing is being looked at as a "time saving" feature, what's next? Batters get into the box with a 1 ball, 1 strike count?
March 17, 20188 yr This is the sort of foolishness you get when people demand a winner. Just let them tie. It doesn’t matter until the postseason if there’s a winner. Sometimes you don’t deserve to win.
March 18, 20188 yr This is fine for youth leagues and the minors but you'll never see it in the big leagues.
March 18, 20188 yr This is the sort of foolishness you get when people demand a winner. Just let them tie. It doesn’t matter until the postseason if there’s a winner. Sometimes you don’t deserve to win. Says the soccer fan. Games are meant to be won or lost. But average Joe had a good point. Minor league games are more like a scrimmage game. Really doesn’t matter.
March 19, 20188 yr Dumbest thing I've ever seen with baseball. I can't imagine any baseball fans think this is a good idea.
March 19, 20188 yr Correct me if I'm wrong, but this has been an International Level softball rule that has pretty much reached all levels of that sport at this point. I am in agreement where I could see it in the minors because it is purely about development - but I don't know if I feel the same way about high school or college.
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