New mlb rule suggestion golden at bat

Thanks for sharing Dominik, and giving us a heads up.

This is the worst idea to come out of the commissioners office EVER!  No, no, no!  To quote Mrs. Gump, "stupid is as stupid does".   Just leave the game as it is now, and walk away....please.

An absurd idea for MLB, and coming soon to a travel tournament near you.

I suppose the batter will get to bring out his own BP pitching coach too, right?  and then someone to run all those bases because he's too tired from taking all those warmup swings in the behind the dugout batting cage.

I love the game of baseball.  I am not happy with many of the most recent changes including adding the softball rule of a runner on 2nd in extra innings.  If this is adopted, I will no longer watch the game.  It is becoming a clown show. 

I guess he is just getting ideas from the GM of the Savannah Bananas. Why do the owners keep this guy around? I know the answer, but he is terrible for the game.

Please forgive me for this post.  I loved the game as it was as I grew up.  I loved trying to think like the managers of each team.  Do they bunt?  What bunt defense will they use?  Who do we have to pinch-hit?  Who do they have?  Do you let the pitcher hit and bunt to move a runner or pinch hit?   How long does the manager go with this or that pitcher?  Can our starter get into the 8th inning?  What about that double switch? 

I recall going to a baseball game with my mentor.  We talked about all of this as we watched the game.  LaRussa had just joined the Cardinals.  I wanted to know what his thought process was.  Was he really two or three innings ahead with his thought process on how and who to sub? 

That style of game is either dead or dying and I miss it.  When I was a HC, that is exactly what I did.  I kept a book on every team we played and knew exactly how the opposing coach thought.  Once, we were playing a game and the opposing coach was upset that I was stealing his signs.  Heck, I didn't have to steal his signs.  He was as predictable as knowing that the sun was coming up tomorrow.  That was fun.  That was baseball. 

Where is Bill Veeck’s midget?

Bob

@CoachB25 posted:

Please forgive me for this post.  I loved the game as it was as I grew up.  I loved trying to think like the managers of each team.  Do they bunt?  What bunt defense will they use?  Who do we have to pinch-hit?  Who do they have?  Do you let the pitcher hit and bunt to move a runner or pinch hit?   How long does the manager go with this or that pitcher?  Can our starter get into the 8th inning?  What about that double switch?

I recall going to a baseball game with my mentor.  We talked about all of this as we watched the game.  LaRussa had just joined the Cardinals.  I wanted to know what his thought process was.  Was he really two or three innings ahead with his thought process on how and who to sub?

That style of game is either dead or dying and I miss it.  When I was a HC, that is exactly what I did.  I kept a book on every team we played and knew exactly how the opposing coach thought.  Once, we were playing a game and the opposing coach was upset that I was stealing his signs.  Heck, I didn't have to steal his signs.  He was as predictable as knowing that the sun was coming up tomorrow.  That was fun.  That was baseball.

Thoughts on drafting hr hitters versus hitting for average hitters?

Dad of 3

How would scout a HR hitter?

Bob

@Dadof3 posted:

Thoughts on drafting hr hitters versus hitting for average hitters?

I am older.  I want that hitter who hits for average and a lot of them.  Sure you can wait around for the big fly from those who hit them.  Instead, some of those who hit for average are going to hit their fair share of big flies as well as get on base and drive in runs by hitting for average.  I know that isn't a popular way of thinking today. 

I know what I know but I know what I know.  Some people know what they know but they don't really know what they know.  You know?  I know what I know BUT I know what I know.  -- That is one of my famous quotes.  Here is what I know.  I participated in just under 800 HS wins.  The teams I coached were almost always in the top two or three teams in BA in the metro area where I live.  We won one heck of a lot with guys that weren't necessarily power hitters.  We hit for average and kept the pressure on the defense and pitcher and had exceptional pitchers on our teams.  Again, this is not the trend today.

Rob Manfred needs to be replaced as MLB commissioner if we want the game to survive. He is an idiot that is acting on behalf of idiot owners. In this case MLB is a metaphor for what has taken place in everyday life over the past 5 years. The absurd has become ordinary and the normal has become unusual. It’s time to reverse that trend the same way that everyday life is normalizing. How about we get back to common sense in baseball too ?!?

@TerribleBPthrower posted:

I guess he is just getting ideas from the GM of the Savannah Bananas. Why do the owners keep this guy around? I know the answer, but he is terrible for the game.

He is very bad at communicating with Media and I don't like the golden AB rule, but I do like a lot of the rule changes that happened in the last couple years.

Not a fan of the Ghost runner, but pitch clock, the pickoff rule, shift ban and 3 batter minimum for pitchers imo did work out pretty good for the game.