It was inevitable. If it didn’t happen, it would violate the second law of geekodynamics - “Any collection of geeks in conversation will eventually discuss ‘[insert sport here] would be much better if only ____’, inevitably followed by jokes involving explosive devices and rabid animals.”
There is no use fighting it, man. Immutable law of nature and shit…
Casey1505 – ME! I get dibs on the slapping! And I get to do it with the fish of my choice.
I have two guys in mind. Without mentioning any names, they no longer work together, but they still work for the same team. If one’s beating lasted “a barely manageable 2:59”, then it would make the other’s signature line more bearable. And we’d win, we’d win, WE-E-E-E-E-E’d WIN!!!
Casey1505, I have so many guys in mind I’d need a whole kettle of fish. As it were.
RickJay, montfort, our local AAA team, the Memphis Redbirds, has a cheerleading squad called the Redhots. They come out occasionally and do a little dance routine. No one really seems to pay much attention, in my experience, but they’re not just “trying it out”; it’s a regular part of the current drive to make sure that no one at any sporting event ever has to spend one single moment without being relentlessly entertained.
Hmm, I guess I’ll save that rant for later.
Twenty second pitch clock from umpire say ‘Play ball’, even if runners on base. If Maddux, Randy J, David Wells and Clemens can work fast, so can the other pitchers. Pitcher can stop clock by stepping off rubber, but only once. Otherwise he must throw to occupied base.
If batters call for time while pitcher is set, auto strike.
Intentional walk can be implemented in one pitch by underhand soft tossing at batter.
how about the inclusion of 1920’s style death rays? possibly on the foul posts.
Am I the only person who thinks that the delay between pitches build suspense and tension? Am I a freak or do you all have ADD 
The most exciting part about baseball is a ninth inning rally when the pitcher suddenly puts on the brakes and the pitches are suddenly 60-90 seconds apart. I’m literally on the edge of my seat when that happens… Really its a battle between the picture and the batter and baseball is all about mental toughness hence the showdown and the buildup to the final pitch.
Disagree. I’ve seen cases where the pitcher threw a wild pitch during an intentional walk, enabling a runner on base to score.
Also agree with bsane – if you’re really following the game, a bit of tension & suspense adds to the drama. Of course this is assuming you’re either there in person or the broadcaster is not switching over to some twit “celebrity” gabbing. Show the game, dammit. And occasionally keep your pie-hole shut.
Since they’re supposed to be professional athletes, can we make a rule that they’re not allowed to be fat tubs of lard?
Or smoke cigarettes, a la Mark Grace and others? You are paid millions to perform as an athlete and you smoke butts?
The thirty second rule, including pickoffs, is unworkable. At 28 seconds, the runner basically gets a “free pass” to the next base, via balk or timeout. There are times the pace of a game can be frustrating, but I like the sport clockless.
There is another practice I would like to see stamped out, but I can’t think of anyway to implement it. Ichiro Suzuki, for one, uses a technique that is very close to bunting with two strikes: he damn near “check swings” pitches that he doesn’t like into foul territory. It’s very effective for him, but if every batter did that we would still be playing opening day and all the pitchers’ arms would fall off.
On the silly side, a new rule for any team with a winning percentage under .300: fans are allowed to bring bb guns to the stadium.