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MLB is back— with this gem of a rule that I know is Krusty’s favorite

Posted by JackDawson (aka dawson) Jun 25 '20, 03:46

During extra-inning games in the regular season, each half-inning will begin with a runner on second base. The batter who made the final out in the previous inning (or a pinch-runner for that batter) would be that runner.

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Despite my understanding of why they're doing it, it's an abomination and teams should refuse to go along with it. That's not baseball and if they can't -- (edited) - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 06:01 12
- I don't understand it actually. What is the point? Shortening the game? The players will have been together for 3 plus hours at that point - JackDawson Jun 25, 06:29 11
  - It’s also to minimize the wear and tear on pitchers. - Will Hunting Jun 25, 06:34 5
    - Yeah, the lack of minor leaguers ready to play is another issue. But they can expand the rosters to say 30. -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 06:35 4
      - It starts at 30 and declines to 26 by year end iirc. - Will Hunting Jun 25, 06:38 3
        
        Why do they want it to decline? I feel like they should leave at 30 for the whole "season" -- (edited) - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 06:40 2
        
        Because major leaguers get 550k a year...and minor leaguers don’t. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 06:43 1
        
        Cheap fucking pricks -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 06:48
  - Yes, they're reasoning is to shorten the game and it's not a virus safety thing. They thinking is that they'll have to play a lot of games in - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 06:34 4
    - After decades of watching Orioles fail to score with men on 2nd and 3rd, no outs...let’s not get crazy here. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 06:35 3
      - You were watching the Orioles though... - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 06:37
      - I was just going to say...sounds like he's never watched a Yankees game before -- nm - JackDawson Jun 25, 06:36 1
        
        All jokes aside, it's an easy run to score. It may not happen 80% of the time but I think it scores 40% which is still high. - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 06:39
It'll be odd, but I doubt this one sticks around past pandemic. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 04:28 8
- What the hell does it even have to do with a pandemic? Avoid long games? Use ties -- nm - JackDawson Jun 25, 06:22 1
  - They want to minimize the time spent in close proximity to people and also reduce wear and tear on players, especially pitchers. - Will Hunting Jun 25, 06:31
- It’s been used in the minors the past couple of seasons. - spamlet Jun 25, 05:25 5
  - You play to win the game. If it takes 146 innings that's how long it takes -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 06:02 3
    - I agree but they’re clearly going to move away from that because of specialization of the bullpens. -- nm - spamlet Jun 25, 06:22 1
      - When you say move away what are the option besides this awful rule and ties? Baseball is wonderful for so many reasons but one is that there's - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 06:31
    - Not if it goes past my bedtime. -- nm - B Selig Jun 25, 06:03
  - just like the overtime and shootout in the NHL. in 15 years you'll be down to 5 minutes of 3-on-3 extra innings, then a home run derby. it all fits! -- nm - mafic Jun 25, 05:38
Just like my beer league! Relatable! -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 03:56 2
- I like that MLB gives the option of chugging a beer or a line of coke at the end of every inning,,,some people just don't like beer -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 04:02 1
  - Finally! My time has come! -- nm - Steve Howe Jun 25, 04:25

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