The entertainment factor of baseball is dying

[MikelArteta]

Hits per game down for the seventh straight year

Strikeouts up for the 8th straight year

Batting average is now a all time low

Runs per game lowest rate since 1992

Games are longer than ever before even with fewer hits and offense

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[Rick Roller 10]

ok thanks.

 

[kingofnyc]

game needs this back ASAP

 

[yseJ]

blue jays are dying

 

[Rick Roller 10]

1992 seemed to work out for the Blue Jays tho. Wouldnt the OP welcome the low runs??

 

[the cool]

they need to put a 10 second rule on pitchers

 

[DStyles]

So... was I right about the Blue Jays being the Marlins 2.0?

 

[MikelArteta]

Did the heat win the title in their first year?

Teams take time to gel, plus injuries



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[unit321]

Well, there are some things I would change.
1. No more designated hitters allowed in the AL.
2. Allow non-wood bats to be used.
3. No more closers allowed. It's kind of crazy but this is how it would work. You would have to keep in your lead pitcher for the entire game. You can pull him if he gets injured, but he has to be replaced by someone already on the field. And then, the guy who replaces the pitcher would be replaced by someone from the bench. The pitcher cannot return to the field. The guy who replaces the pitcher has to pitch the rest of the game. If he gets injured, then he has to leave the field and not return and he would have to be replaced by someone else on the field. This way, if a manager wanted a back-up pitcher to get into the pitching rotation, he would have to replace an outfielder or infielder with a pitcher, and then have him throw at least one pitch. And then replace him with your back-up pitcher. But to prevent constant pitching changes as is done now, there would be a rule where anyone who is relieved of pitching duties cannot bat anymore either.
The main reason for this change is to increase the number of hits between the 7th and 9th innings. When you have fresh pitchers put into the game, they can shut down the opponent for the rest of the game. But, if you take that away, a team can really come back in the end because the pitcher is tired. A lead isn't guaranteed anymore.
In the past, I've seen games where a team's bullpen is emptied out and the last guy on the mound is getting killed. The only way to end the inning is for the infielders and outfielders to tag runners out.

 

[DStyles]

Yes, I was right

 

[We Ready]

Well, there are some things I would change.
1. No more designated hitters allowed in the AL.
2. Allow non-wood bats to be used.
3. No more closers allowed. It's kind of crazy but this is how it would work. You would have to keep in your lead pitcher for the entire game. You can pull him if he gets injured, but he has to be replaced by someone already on the field. And then, the guy who replaces the pitcher would be replaced by someone from the bench. The pitcher cannot return to the field. The guy who replaces the pitcher has to pitch the rest of the game. If he gets injured, then he has to leave the field and not return and he would have to be replaced by someone else on the field. This way, if a manager wanted a back-up pitcher to get into the pitching rotation, he would have to replace an outfielder or infielder with a pitcher, and then have him throw at least one pitch. And then replace him with your back-up pitcher. But to prevent constant pitching changes as is done now, there would be a rule where anyone who is relieved of pitching duties cannot bat anymore either.
The main reason for this change is to increase the number of hits between the 7th and 9th innings. When you have fresh pitchers put into the game, they can shut down the opponent for the rest of the game. But, if you take that away, a team can really come back in the end because the pitcher is tired. A lead isn't guaranteed anymore.
In the past, I've seen games where a team's bullpen is emptied out and the last guy on the mound is getting killed. The only way to end the inning is for the infielders and outfielders to tag runners out.

:al:

 

[mozichrome]

Well, there are some things I would change.
1. No more designated hitters allowed in the AL.
2. Allow non-wood bats to be used.
3. No more closers allowed. It's kind of crazy but this is how it would work. You would have to keep in your lead pitcher for the entire game. You can pull him if he gets injured, but he has to be replaced by someone already on the field. And then, the guy who replaces the pitcher would be replaced by someone from the bench. The pitcher cannot return to the field. The guy who replaces the pitcher has to pitch the rest of the game. If he gets injured, then he has to leave the field and not return and he would have to be replaced by someone else on the field. This way, if a manager wanted a back-up pitcher to get into the pitching rotation, he would have to replace an outfielder or infielder with a pitcher, and then have him throw at least one pitch. And then replace him with your back-up pitcher. But to prevent constant pitching changes as is done now, there would be a rule where anyone who is relieved of pitching duties cannot bat anymore either.
The main reason for this change is to increase the number of hits between the 7th and 9th innings. When you have fresh pitchers put into the game, they can shut down the opponent for the rest of the game. But, if you take that away, a team can really come back in the end because the pitcher is tired. A lead isn't guaranteed anymore.
In the past, I've seen games where a team's bullpen is emptied out and the last guy on the mound is getting killed. The only way to end the inning is for the infielders and outfielders to tag runners out.

you're not serious....i hope you not

 

[Brozay]

Well, there are some things I would change.
1. No more designated hitters allowed in the AL.
2. Allow non-wood bats to be used.
3. No more closers allowed. It's kind of crazy but this is how it would work. You would have to keep in your lead pitcher for the entire game. You can pull him if he gets injured, but he has to be replaced by someone already on the field. And then, the guy who replaces the pitcher would be replaced by someone from the bench. The pitcher cannot return to the field. The guy who replaces the pitcher has to pitch the rest of the game. If he gets injured, then he has to leave the field and not return and he would have to be replaced by someone else on the field. This way, if a manager wanted a back-up pitcher to get into the pitching rotation, he would have to replace an outfielder or infielder with a pitcher, and then have him throw at least one pitch. And then replace him with your back-up pitcher. But to prevent constant pitching changes as is done now, there would be a rule where anyone who is relieved of pitching duties cannot bat anymore either.
The main reason for this change is to increase the number of hits between the 7th and 9th innings. When you have fresh pitchers put into the game, they can shut down the opponent for the rest of the game. But, if you take that away, a team can really come back in the end because the pitcher is tired. A lead isn't guaranteed anymore.
In the past, I've seen games where a team's bullpen is emptied out and the last guy on the mound is getting killed. The only way to end the inning is for the infielders and outfielders to tag runners out.

 

[Rick Roller 10]

Did the heat win the title in their first year?

Teams take time to gel, plus injuries



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Ya cause the Blue Jays are the only team with injuries..

 

[unit321]

Yes, I'm serious. The whole idea is to increase runs. Of course, no one likes the idea. If you think about it, that's how games are played at the very low level of baseball. Little League, pony league, etc. You let the pitcher stay in the entire nine innings. You don't rotate the pitcher out a billion times to close out the final innings. The might get relieved once. Rarely twice in a game.

Another way to change the game and to speed up the game is to have a pitching clock, like a basketball shot clock. Unlike football and basketball and hockey, you can't just be standing around for a very long time. In baseball, the pitcher can take his grand old time to throw a pitch, making sure the first base runner is not going to steal, disagree with the catcher's pitching selection, talk it out with the pitcher on the mound, talk it out with the coach, etc. If he is forced to throw it in a certain amount of time, his body is going to get tired faster.