The entertainment factor of baseball is dying

[Carlos Huerta]

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.

You must be really fukking bored or have nothing to do with your day if you could just type this gibberish

 

[yseJ]

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.

 

[unit321]

You must be really fukking bored or have nothing to do with your day if you could just type this gibberish

No. No. No.
I'm totally bored with MLB games. 2012 World Series was not exciting. The Detroit Tigers swept the NY Yankees, 4-0. That was an ultra-boring series.
The San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals League championship series was way more exciting than the World Series. Usually, excitement increases when you get to the World Series but it was the opposite. I think I was tuning into some reality show or QVC during the WS, that's how boring it was.

 

[yseJ]

if you are bored with a sport because you think it needs more scoring, then you should stick with reality shows permanently.

 

[ROBEEZYKILLA]

if mlb had 16 game seasons it would be WAY more exciting

162 games a season though

 

[unit321]

if you are bored with a sport because you think it needs more scoring, then you should stick with reality shows permanently.

Okay. I'll just watch QVC. They have special on turquoise and sterling silver jewelry.

 

[yseJ]

Okay. I'll just watch QVC. They have special on turquoise and sterling silver jewelry.

good. sports isnt played for your ass on the couch to be entertained.

 

[unit321]

good. sports isnt played for your ass on the couch to be entertained.

The title of this thread is the entertainment factor of baseball is dying. You haven't come up with one idea.
When watching a fan support employee shoot a t-shirt from a t-shirt gun is one of the more exciting parts of the game, then the game needs to be changed.

 

[unit321]

good. sports isnt played for your ass on the couch to be entertained.

Then, what is sports for?
Professional sports is for sports entertainment, MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, etc.

 

[No_bammer_weed]

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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Lower scoring games naturally lend to them being closer games, hence leading to them holding ones attention, and overall being entertaining and captivating. For the sports fan, many will conclude that a 2-1 game is of far higher quality, than a 9-8 game. The non serious sports fan would probably prefer a poorly pitched game with a million home runs, and thats why they say that chicks dig the long ball

 

[yseJ]

The title of this thread is the entertainment factor of baseball is dying. You haven't come up with one idea.
When watching a fan support employee shoot a t-shirt from a t-shirt gun is one of the more exciting parts of the game, then the game needs to be changed.

why would I come up with an idea for anything ?

I dont give a fukk about entertainment factor of a sport

unlike most americans Im not obsessed about scoring or exciting/flashy plays in sports

 

[I AM WE ARE]

long as the braves keep winning i'm not saying shyt

 

[yseJ]

Then, what is sports for?
Professional sports is for sports entertainment, MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, etc.

pro sports is for pro competition, you idiot

whether or not fans watch and or are entertained is none of the teams or players business.
its business of leagues business model, but nothing besides that.

fans arent entitled to shyt.

only here in america people think of sport as pure fukking entertainment in all seriousness

again, just watch reality shows.

 

[unit321]

why would I come up with an idea for anything ?

I dont give a fukk about entertainment factor of a sport

unlike most americans Im not obsessed about scoring or exciting/flashy plays in sports

Oh okay, that makes total sense. The score of the game doesn't matter. Sports is not supposed to be exciting. Everybody has it wrong. Even ESPN. Why show highlight reels with exciting close plays? That's absurd, isn't it. They need to show a stat tracker writing down stats for an entire minute. That should be the highlight reel.

 

[unit321]

pro sports is for pro competition, you idiot

whether or not fans watch and or are entertained is none of the teams or players business.
its business of leagues business model, but nothing besides that.

fans arent entitled to shyt.

only here in america people think of sport as pure fukking entertainment in all seriousness

again, just watch reality shows.

That's odd. League commissioners are always trying to make their sport more exciting to draw more fans.

You are an idiot. Did know you were trolling me. You win.