The 2020 Cleveland Indians

[Otsego Mar]

About time to start 'er up?

 

[Derek]

If he throws to second base with the runner not taking off from first, just call a balk. That will stop him.

But, I agree, it's not doable. But there should be a way of stopping a pitcher from soft tossing to the first baseman to stall for time. But even if they did that there's nothing to stop the pitcher from tying his shoes, going to the resin bag 15 times, digging around the rubber, having an infielder come in to check the signs, etc.

But that's not a balk

 

[MoFlo]

 

[MoFlo]

 

[Derek]

I'd support a tie after 12 innings before I'd support putting a runner on base.

Such a small percentage of games go beyond that. The Indians played an average number of extra innings games last year and they only had three games go beyond the 10th and only one beyond the 12th.

If the goal of putting a runner on is to end it in the 10th or 11th, that's already happening a large majority of the time.

 

[Huber.]

Have they refunded season tickets or single game tickets yet?

 

[dkbldev]

Have they refunded season tickets or single game tickets yet?

Nothing yet. No mention of refunds for STH.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

But that's not a balk

They could change the rule to make it a balk. But like I said, there's no point in trying to institute a rule that eliminates fake pickoff attempts. If the pitcher wants to stall there are plenty of other things he can do besides playing catch with the first baseman.

 

[Derek]

They could change the rule to make it a balk.

That’s simply not possible.

Like you said though, let’s move along.

 

[sportscoach]

They need to make sure never to even attempt the rule change of the number of throws to a base, plain and simple lol

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

I'd call the extra inning games after 12 innings, max. Still have some extra innings, but the truly long games are both ridiculous and disruptive.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

They need to make sure never to even attempt the rule change of the number of throws to a base, plain and simple lol

Totally agree - that would be like allowing the pitcher to just wave a batter to first base instead of throwing four balls. Or like putting a clock on the pitcher, or making him face a certain number of batters. Never gonna happen.

 

[Gson]

Totally agree - that would be like allowing the pitcher to just wave a batter to first base instead of throwing four balls. Or like putting a clock on the pitcher, or making him face a certain number of batters. Never gonna happen.

This comment has the "SarCast-0-Meter" pegged...

There are more ways to decrease the length of a game than these penal or gimmickey rules... Perhaps, there might be a bit of nostalgia about the easy summer evening games and the slower build to the culmination of a contest well played..

thoughts...

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

This comment has the "SarCast-0-Meter" pegged...

There are more ways to decrease the length of a game than these penal or gimmickey rules... Perhaps, there might be a bit of nostalgia about the easy summer evening games and the slower build to the culmination of a contest well played..

thoughts...

Thought: Baseball's popularity issues have nothing to do with the average length of game.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

Thought: Baseball's popularity issues have nothing to do with the average length of game.

The Washington Times begs to differ.

MLB still vexed by longer games, shrinking attendance

More than a quarter of the way into the current season, nine-inning MLB games have lasted 3 hours and 2 minutes on average — up from an even 3 hours in 2018.

www.washingtontimes.com