2019Dad posted:3and2Fastball posted:Dominik85 posted:I don't really like it. I know amateur scouts don't really value patience at the plate ("you don't walk off the island") and generally the advice is to swing the bat in showcases but I would let baseball be baseball.
Strongly agree. Missed the part about "no stealing bases" the first time around.
Cannot say it more plainly: this is not Real Baseball!
And futsal is not real soccer, but it's awfully good training for it. I'm not saying I'd like MLB to go to this, but I think it's interesting and might be good training.
I could see a version of it for one day formats, but this talk of changing the game to bring in new, younger viewers or to keep people's attention is nonsense to me. Ratings for the playoffs are up. People are interested. Perhaps the MLB should put a little more thought into marketing their talent if they are concerned with the younger audience. That department seems to be asleep.