OT: Thinking outside the baseball rule change box

[RutgersNJ]

After watching Ohtani go 4 for4 with 5 walks in that 18 inning game, I felt cheated as a baseball fan. The super stars, Judge, Ohtani, Soto and so many others are walking a 100+ times a season robbing the fans. Nobody shells out huge money, brings their kids to watch their favorite played walk multiple times a game! I don't want to hear about the tradition of the sport, it's already been trampled on with rule changes. How about after a player, any player has been walked he has to be pitched to until he puts the ball in play or K's. It would really force a manager to think about the best time for the walk and also give that batter a boat load of pitches to see.

 

[Doctor Worm]

After watching Ohtani go 4 for4 with 5 walks in that 18 inning game, I felt cheated as a baseball fan. The super stars, Judge, Ohtani, Soto and so many others are walking a 100+ times a season robbing the fans. Nobody shells out huge money, brings their kids to watch their favorite played walk multiple times a game! I don't want to hear about the tradition of the sport, it's already been trampled on with rule changes. How about after a player, any player has been walked he has to be pitched to until he puts the ball in play or K's. It would really force a manager to think about the best time for the walk and also give that batter a boat load of pitches to see.

So... If a team walks Ohtani, and wants to walk him again, they just keep throwing him pitches out of the strike zone until finally he gets bored and swings at one?

 

[willisneverrana43]

After watching Ohtani go 4 for4 with 5 walks in that 18 inning game, I felt cheated as a baseball fan. The super stars, Judge, Ohtani, Soto and so many others are walking a 100+ times a season robbing the fans. Nobody shells out huge money, brings their kids to watch their favorite played walk multiple times a game! I don't want to hear about the tradition of the sport, it's already been trampled on with rule changes. How about after a player, any player has been walked he has to be pitched to until he puts the ball in play or K's. It would really force a manager to think about the best time for the walk and also give that batter a boat load of pitches to see.

No

 

[RutgersNJ]

So... If a team walks Ohtani, and wants to walk him again, they just keep throwing him pitches out of the strike zone until finally he gets bored and swings at one?

I guess after the pitcher throws 50 pitches outside the strike zone and can't complete 3 innings or fans start throwing **** on the field I guess, lol

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

So... If a team walks Ohtani, and wants to walk him again, they just keep throwing him pitches out of the strike zone until finally he gets bored and swings at one?

Simple, those guys are going to get plunked next time up.

 

[Colbert17!]

That is outside the box thinking but I have to take a pass on that.

 

[cRURah]

i like the thought behind the suggestion.

 

[DJ Spanky]

That must be one helluva big box!

 

[wheezer]

After watching Ohtani go 4 for4 with 5 walks in that 18 inning game, I felt cheated as a baseball fan. The super stars, Judge, Ohtani, Soto and so many others are walking a 100+ times a season robbing the fans. Nobody shells out huge money, brings their kids to watch their favorite played walk multiple times a game! I don't want to hear about the tradition of the sport, it's already been trampled on with rule changes. How about after a player, any player has been walked he has to be pitched to until he puts the ball in play or K's. It would really force a manager to think about the best time for the walk and also give that batter a boat load of pitches to see.

Your idea would be applicable for intentional walks
The pitcher could still try to walk the batter, missing the strike zone but less obviously
If you still let the batter bat after that, the game gets crazy
You can't have every walk in a game followed by another at bat

 

[Mikemarc]

How about the manager designates three players each game when he hands in his lineup card. These three players, if they earn a walk, everyone on base advances as well…

So a runner on 3rd and 2 outs - a pitcher CANNOT afford to walk Ohtani.

 

[RutgersNJ]

How about the manager designates three players each game when he hands in his lineup card. These three players, if they earn a walk, everyone on base advances as well…

So a runner on 3rd and 2 outs - a pitcher CANNOT afford to walk Ohtani.

That idea is better than mine! My whole point is walking stars 2,3,4 times a game ruins the experience, especially for young fans who come for their favorite player.

 

[yesrutgers01]

All just dumb ideas.

 

[tico brown]

Ban Intentional Walks.

 

[fsng]

I agree, walking a star again and again sucks for fans. But as mentioned, if they ban the IW, the pitcher will then just throw him garbage. He doesn't have to be all that obvious or dramatic about it, just don't throw him anything in the zone.

Then, there goes the time savings of the signaled IW, which is a big improvement over the ridiculous old 4-pitch IW, a mind-numbing time-suck.

So I'd say leave it.

 

[Doctor Worm]

Ban Intentional Walks.

You can ban the automatic intentional walk and revert to the old way. But how do you ban intentional walks?

 

[RutgersNJ]

You can ban the automatic intentional walk and revert to the old way. But how do you ban intentional walks?

A second walk to the same player gives him 2 bases and any runners on base advance 2 bases. Maybe the star players won't be walked 100+ ab a season. It would another layer to a manager's decision on when to walk a star player.

 

[yesrutgers01]

Cripes- Bonds walked over 200 times one year..,who the **** cares about changing more rules for the Gambler..,

 

[Zak57]

Sorry but these ideas are absolutely awful.

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

A second walk to the same player gives him 2 bases and any runners on base advance 2 bases. Maybe the star players won't be walked 100+ ab a season. It would another layer to a manager's decision on when to walk a star player.

Doubling or tripling down on a bad idea doesn't make it better.

 

[Jersey Al 64]

It’s done because managers want to win games and their job depends on that. It’s up to the next batters to take advantage of it.

 

[RutgersNJ]

A second walk to the same player gives him 2 bases and any runners on base advance 2 bases. Maybe the star players won't be walked 100+ ab a season.

Cripes- Bonds walked over 200 times one year..,who the **** cares about changing more rules for the Gambler..,

Who the **** said it had anything to do with gambling? Did you read my original post?

 

[yesrutgers01]

Who the **** said it had anything to do with gambling? Did you read my original post?

I was playing about Ohtani…every new suggestion of a rule is always about him anymore. So- when I said the gambler- it was just a silly reference to him.