JUst...Wow! Move over Charlie Finley!

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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2824558-mlb-to-experiment-with-robot-umpires-more-rule-changes-in-atlantic-league?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial


-The Atlantic League will feature a radar system dubbed TrackMan to help home-plate umpires call balls and strikes during the 2019 season as part of an agreement with Major League Baseball.

-Other ideas being evaluated include banning the infield shift and a three-batter minimum for pitchers.

-Other changes include mound visits being eliminated aside from pitching changes and injuries, increasing the size of the bases by three inches and reducing the time between innings by 30 seconds, per Passan.

-In addition, the second half of the season will see a drastic modification as the distance from the pitching rubber to the plate will be increase by two feet to 62'6".

-Along with reducing the specialized nature of some relief pitchers with the three-batter minimum, eliminating the shift by forcing two infielders to play on each side of the second-base bag should help increase offense.

[getagrip_already]

1. atlantic baseball league??

Aren't those guys basically sub triple A community teams?

Who cares what they do?

[Maxheader]

3. Maybe the question should be...

Who doesn't?
What happens there may influence the majors...

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2. Wow is right, the biggest one being the pitching distance.

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I don't get that the size of the bases makes that much difference in speeding up the game. And if they do that shouldn't they aslo increase the width of the plate?

[itsrobert]

6. Look for more bunts

But two feet back also gives the pitcher more chance to field balls to his left or right.

[Maxheader]

8. increase the width of the plate?

Pitchers might like that...I'd like to see a volume radar...whatever that is..

But a way to check if the ball goes into the strike zone..

[The Polack MSgt]

4. The Atlantic League signed an agreement with MLB -

The Big Leagues pay the Atlantic to be MLB's Petri Dish for all the rule changes

[world wide wally]

5. I don't think speeding up the game is the right idea.

Just not allowing it to be slowed down any more is more on the right track

[brush]

7. They think speeding it up will bring back fans and ratings, unfortunately...

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society has speeded up and left baseball and it's slow pace behind. It happens.

Horseracing and boxing were once huge draws also. Not anymore.

Basketball and football echo the pace of our society now more than baseball.

[kairos12]

9. One of the reason baseball is great is because it is the only

major sport I can think of that does not have a clock on it.

Unique. Don't mess with it.