Larry Stone: Baseball Could Use a Little Tough Love

[bpj]

Great article by Larry Stone:

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mar ... ssion=true

[bpj]

I agree with Stone, baseball needs some tough love. And tell these guys to fit their hair under their hat/helmet, it's part of the game. Like having a pony tail in an MMA fight, bad idea.

Get a pitch clock.
Ban the shift. Let umps call balks for playing "out of position".
Dont mess with the mound, distance or height, imo.

[D-train]

Max of 4 pitchers per team per game would solve a lot.

[bpj]

Max of 4 pitchers per team per game would solve a lot.

I like the 1 inning minimum rule if for no other reason than to avoid having to watch the pitching coaches waddle out to the mound more than once.

4 per 9 would be fine by me!

[D-train]

Max of 4 pitchers per team per game would solve a lot.

I like the 1 inning minimum rule if for no other reason than to avoid having to watch the pitching coaches waddle out to the mound more than once.

4 per 9 would be fine by me!

Just zero reason that you need more than four pitchers to get through 9 innings. I just randomly looked at 7 games from yesterday. 10 of the 14 teams used at least 5 pitchers. Insanity.

[Hanjag]

Max of 4 pitchers per team per game would solve a lot.

I like the 1 inning minimum rule if for no other reason than to avoid having to watch the pitching coaches waddle out to the mound more than once.

4 per 9 would be fine by me!

I don't know. I am the opposite I think. The opener is a thing considering not all 5 are Verlanders, Randys, Ace material so run a opener and fireman, and a set-up an 8th inning former closer, then closer. Seriously, you could run a shuttle from Tacoma to Seattle with basically 1/2 you pitching staff option-able.

[Dr Naysay]

I agree with Stone, baseball needs some tough love. And tell these guys to fit their hair under their hat/helmet, it's part of the game. Like having a pony tail in an MMA fight, bad idea.

Get a pitch clock.
Ban the shift. Let umps call balks for playing "out of position".
Dont mess with the mound, distance or height, imo.

Everytime you mention the hair thing for some bizarre reason I think back to Mr Burns telling Don Mattingly repeatedly to trim his sideburns.