Baseball..

Since MLB is proposing new rules, here are my suggestions --

1: Stealing first base -- any time the ball is pitched and has passed home plate, and first base is not occupied (unless there are two outs already on the batting team), the batter may attempt to steal first base. Once the batter passes the cutout circle around home plate, the batter is attempting to steal first and may be put out by a tag or a throw to first (or any other base to which a base runner is forced to attempt in the case of two outs on the batting team). If he successfully reaches first without being put out, the batter will have stolen first base and become a base runner.

2: Infield fly rule -- there is no infield fly rule. "If it hurts when you do that, then don't do that." -- Doctor HeeHaw.

3: Infield shift -- go ahead and take your chances.

4: Opener pitchers -- if the starting pitcher cannot complete three innings, the other team will be awarded a base runner for every out short of nine that he has completed. This will appear on the box score as a series of intentional walks to the next batters in the batting order from the time the starting pitcher leaves the game. Note -- if in the opinions of the umpires, the starting pitcher must leave the game through no fault of his own (such as, but not limited to, injury or deliberate action by the other team), the penalty base runners will not be awarded.

5: Relief pitchers -- any player on a team's roster may become a relief pitcher no matter the score (do not ignore 4: above).

6: Homer runs -- once per game, the visiting team when batting may claim a home run for any fair hit ball that would have been a home run in their home ballpark. Note: this rule does not apply to games played in a neutral location that is neither team's home ballpark.
 
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espola said:
Since MLB is proposing new rules, here are my suggestions --

1: stealing first base -- any time the ball is pitched and has passed home plate, and first base is not occupied (unless there are two outs already on the batting team), the batter may attempt to steal first base. Once the batter passes the cutout circle around home plate, the batter is attempting to steal first and may be put out by a tag or a throw to first (or any other base to which a runner is forced to attempt in the case of two outs on the batting team). If he successfully reaches first without being put out, he will have stolen first base.

2: infield fly rule -- there is no infield fly rule. "If it hurts when you do that, then don't do that." -- Doctor HeeHaw.

3: infield shift -- go ahead and take your chances.

4: opener pitchers -- if the starting pitcher cannot complete three innings, the other team will be awarded a base runner for every out short of nine that he has completed. This will appear on the boxscore as a series of intentional walks to the next batters in the batting order from the time the starting pitcher leaves the game. Note -- if in the opinions of the umpires, the starting pitcher must leave the game through no fault of his own (such as, but not limited to, injury or deliberate action by the other team), the penalty base runners will not be awarded.

5: relief pitchers -- any player on a team's roster may become a relief pitcher no matter what the score (do not ignore 4: above).

6: homer runs -- once per game, the batting team may claim a home run for any fair hit ball that would have been a home run in their home ballpark. Note: this rule does not apply to games played in a neutral location that is neither team's home ballpark.
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==AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH==

Despite this sentence --

"The story of Abner Doubleday, Cooperstown, and 1839, a pleasant tribute to American ingenuity enshrined in baseball's Hall of Fame, is not true."

This is an excellent article on the infield fly rule from a 1975 edition of University of Pennsylvania Law Review --


...which has been often cited in legal arguments and satirized here --

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The Contribution of the Infield Fly Rule to Western Civilization (and Vice Versa)

Baseball's Infield Fly Rule is one of the most hotly contested topics in American law today. A recent major-league addition to the burgeoning literature is Neil
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espola said:
==AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH==

Despite this sentence --

"The story of Abner Doubleday, Cooperstown, and 1839, a pleasant tribute to American ingenuity enshrined in baseball's Hall of Fame, is not true."

This is an excellent article on the infield fly rule from a 1975 edition of University of Pennsylvania Law Review --


...which has been often cited in legal arguments and satirized here --

download.ssrn.com

The Contribution of the Infield Fly Rule to Western Civilization (and Vice Versa)

Baseball's Infield Fly Rule is one of the most hotly contested topics in American law today. A recent major-league addition to the burgeoning literature is Neil
download.ssrn.com
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Some quotes from the UPenn paper --

To the generalization set forth in the preceding sentence there is an exception, both at common law and at baseball. At common law, the exception was equity, which was able to aid the plaintiff who could not find a form of action at law. At baseball, the exception was the power of the umpire to make a call that did not fit within a particular rule. [pp. 1479-80]

The fourth element in the development of the Infield Fly Rule is demonstrated by the piecemeal approach that rules committees took to the problem. They responded to problems as they arose; the process of creating the Infield Fly Rule was incremental, with each step in the development of the rule merely a refinement of the previous step. [p. 1480]

The dynamics of the common law and the development of one of the most important technical rules of baseball, although on the surface completely different in outlook and philosophy, share significant elements. Both have been essentially conservative, changing only as often as a need for change is perceived, and then only to the extent necessary to remove the need for further change. [pp. 1480-1]
 
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From all stadiums for life?

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From MLB to those assholes (excuse me, I meant to say "Yankee fans")--

"On October 29, 2024, during Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, you interfered with play by intentionally and forcefully grabbing a player. Your conduct posed a serious risk to the health and safety of the player and went far over the line of acceptable fan behavior.

"Based on your conduct, Major League Baseball ('MLB') is banning you indefinitely from all MLB stadiums, offices, and other facilities. You are also hereby banned indefinitely from attending any events sponsored by or associated with MLB.

"Please be advised that if you are discovered at any MLB property or event, you will be removed from the premises and subject to arrest for trespass."
 
Thank you to my adopted father for going along with my adopted mother to take in another "foster" child. They both saved me from pure evil scum that had nasty plans for my life. These losers will now pay for their crimes against the innocent, the children. My dad took me to my first baseball game to watch the California Angels in 1973. Both of these amazing Angels will always be in my memory. Thank you and go Angels.

 
Allegedly, West Sacramento used to be the red light district for Sacramento (there is a county line down the middle of the Sacramento River, and the Yolo County Sheriff was bribable). Allegedly. Now it is home to one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the USA, close enough to the baseball park to be disturbed by fireworks displays and crowd noise.

So now -- no beach balls.

 
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