New On-Field Rule Changes Coming To MLB in 2023
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Between the pitch timer, bigger bases and shift restrictions, these new on-field rules will increase pace of play, improve player safety and create more game action.
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To really increase the pace of the game the pitcher should throw 3 baseballs at once, and the batter needs to spin like a helicopter in the batting box.
Would be better than these rule changes 😂
If he misses all three baseballs it’s a strike out
Or throw one large ball (3x normal size) and that counts as 3 strikes or 4 balls. Bats are now 3x size as well.
To compensate, steroids are now legal (no real difference because everyone already did it)
@@brettmotorboats8441Are you kidding? Baseball these last few years has been so boring. Especially with that stupid shift. But you pretend that the rule changes aren't good.
Man, I will definitely watch baseball now! 😂😂😂 he’s rude changes are a joke. Keep it the way it is.
I saw several minor league games with the pitch clock. One game lasted less than two hours. It really helped the pitchers get into a rhythm and made them more effective.
Only being able to throw to first a couple of times will definitely increase the stolen base rate. Andy Pettitte would have a heart attack if he were still pitching
Now implement an auto SZ. In almost 150 years of record, the past several seasons have recorded some of the lowest overall batting averages ever. Umps miss calls on both ends; balls as strikes and strikes as balls. However, the OBVIOUS ball called a strike happens far more often than the obvious strike called as a ball. Furthermore, borderline pitches are given to the pitchers most often. This is wrong. Pitchers already have the innate advantage being afforded 4 balls vs 3 strikes. Why are they given extra room as well? Not to mention pitchers are simply too good. How many guys are consistently hitting 98-99-100+ now? Throw it over the plate or it’s a ball, no bailouts from the ump. The biggest reason why this with help batting averages is because hitters would be in “hitters” counts more often. For example, a 1-1 count miscalled to 1-2 vs 2-1, drastically shifts the odds of offensive success. This is the final piece and baseball would see it’s offense and ratings likely skyrocket.
no it didnt
Well I doubt that. It obviously is beneficial to the pitcher to be able to take however much time he wants in order to maintain comfort or personally desirable "rhythm". Lets not act like its a rule made FOR pitchers lol. Lets call a spade a spade. They take too damn long!
@anyone who says they take too long you never played or liked baseball and for sure you never pitched a day in your life… to all those who couldn’t hit with them taking their time you still wont hit with it speeded up… why dont you juice the balls again so the ball is just a homerun everytime MLB ?! MLB is dying! nerds putting their nerd hands on it!
-lifelong fan
as someone who has had a love / hate relationship with baseball over the years i think the pitch clock was a long time coming! worst thing about baseball is all the dicking around between pitches and batters! is there another sport where the broadcast is constantly showing the benches / dugouts?? no its because they have so much time to kill during a game!
I actually hate the BATTERS - always with hand up to hold the pitch, scuffing toes, walking around. It's so lame. Look at old games, batters were ready to hit. I'd make it 5 seconds to be alert to pitcher and ready to hit and pitcher can pitch at 6 seconds even if you aren't ready.
Pitch clock is severely needed. Not only for pitchers who take a long time on the rubber, but also for batters who feel the need to step out and readjust everything between pitches. Keep the pace of the game up. I’m ambivalent about the shift rules, I hope it’ll provide some more action but also don’t like that a strategy was removed. I wish they would’ve just kept it so infielders would have to be on the dirt, not necessarily 2 to each side
Yea I think removing the shifting entirely is going to handicap the defense a lot more. Oh well, higher batting averages are good, and it’ll truly differentiate the best pitchers from the average.
Also places a premium on hitters actually hitting and not striking out as much, and good defense being a necessity
These rules are unnecessary. Keep clocks out of baseball. Want a faster-paced game? Go watch hockey.
@@andrewdanks9223 Baseball games are boring , grow with the times. Nobody wants to watch a 1-0 game
@@DavidTheDeveloper the times? It so weird how it's always some small branch of new fans wishing for change that are like grow with the times. I'm 20 and I think the rule to place players in certain spots is stupid as well as pitch clock. For example 20 seconds to pitch oh I better run from first at 19 seconds because he can't switch out of the pitching position without a balk
@@nicholasbarber3600 I agree
You know what would be really, really, REALLY great? Make it more affordable to attend a baseball game.
Tell that to the teams that sell the tickets. MLB doesn't control the team's ticket prices
Tell that to Ticket master
@@TheHuskyK9 this is like sucking the MLB off. You know what was meant.
Pitch clock is a must. And replace Angel Hernandez with a robot umpire (I hear c-3PO is looking for work)
I know nothing of baseball except for Angel Hernandez being awful
Robot umps would ruin the catcher position
They needed to go with an automated strike zone.
They're working on it
I could be in the minority but idc, I love this game and I want to see it adapted in this new era, if these changes bring more action and/or shortens games I’m cool with it. I think the fact minor league games are, on average, almost a half an hour shorter kinda proves the point
I’m with you. Changes need to be made if this sport is gonna stay alive. The only thing I’m a little concerned about is banning the shift and the new rules that come with that
@@randomboi0417 I'm fine with limited shift. Sorry but there shouldn't be 6 out fielders.
@@randomboi0417I can do the clock but not a runner on second in extra innings, who's earned what there?
@@tag206 your right because that leaves essentially the whole infield open. A bunt is easily a hit so is a grounder wherever nobody is.
@@namtrof01 yeah I can’t stand that rule with a runner on second when the game goes into extra innings.
No clocks in baseball. And no free runners in extra innings, that's not baseball!
Amen
Baseball has never taken 3+ hours to finish one game historically. Look at the numbers, this is a problem that im glad they fixed
At first I didn’t like the pitch clock but now I’m liking the idea. It makes the game a lot faster. Hopefully this will happen next year. Cause I’m tired of seeing the game slow way TOO MUCH.
Then don't watch this is stupid
The game had to be made faster to account for double digit IQ take having dopes like this
@@camreesethe game had to be made faster because its never been this bad before this consistently, in terms of +3 hour games with very little actually happening for most of that time
Pitch clock is definitely needed. Glad to see they are doing it in MLB. There will be an adjustment period for both pitchers and batters, with lots of enforcement confusion, and players calling for time outs more frequently. But in a few years, it should be smoothed out. Wouldn't it be great to see games averaging 2:30? With the shift, it might be a nice refinement to allow shifting a certain number of times per game (say, on 6-8 plate appearances per game per team).
They have to fix pitchers trying to pick off runners too much, slows down the game even more
@@TOCC50 i think in these rules it is two pick offs per at bat.
who exactly is this good for?
impatient people are never going to watch an entire game regardless
There are also limited timeouts
Happy to have pitch clock. Watching Jensen pitch in post-season was p-a-i-n-f-u-lll!!!
Glad to see Ibanez get work in media. Well deserved. Ibanez's 2012 late season/post season performance was one of the greatest and most exciting things I ever saw. Great player happy to see him in media.
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Pitch clock? It's about time. Can't wait for 2023 season and a pitch clock.
I'm done. After decades of being a baseball fan, I give up, b/c this is no longer baseball. You've chosen to morph this game into something unrecognizable. You changed the face of the game by disallowing shifts, so complaining players, such as Joey Gallo, who should be in the minor leagues for their inability to overcome the defense other teams throw at them, can have an easier time of doing what's supposed to be the most difficult task in all of sport, hitting a round ball w/ a round bat. If the greats were able to do it w/out a problem, you don't change the game for the players who are barely Major League-caliber. You should choose a new name for this sport, b/c it's no longer baseball. And, throw out the record book, b/c you'll have a start a new one for whatever this sport is.
I know, right these changes are beyond absurd and the fact that the Dictator..I mean Commissioner of MLB went against what the MLBPA wanted in the "Spirit of the game" just makes me wanna puke. I love baseball played it up till college ball, coached it, and even umpired a few games, yet I'm still a younger gentleman at the age of 32. But what baseball has become now is not what I remember growing up and falling in love with... I can't stand what Robbie has done with this game and he needs to go as far as I'm concern, like yesterday. ✌🏾
Badly needed. The game needs it.
I agree with everything except for the shifts, and I don't know if playoff games are still the best of 7, but they need to stay the best of 7.
They’re still best of 7.
Division series are best of 5. Championship and world series are best of 7.
I would love to see them change the divisional series to best of seven just like the championship round and World Series. In every other sport that has series have 7 game series not a 5 then 7. I love the new playoff format so now the next step would be to make that divisional round 7 games then it’ll be perfect , more opportunities for teams to come back in a short series and more playoff excitement !
Division series definitely needs to be a 7 game series
Nah they need a best of 9 wild card series
The wording on that rule is interesting as far as positioning. It says that they have to be in certain spots before the pitch is thrown. It would be funny to see 2B right on the edge and as soon as the ball is released he sprints to the left side of the field lol
Shifting was not really strategy as once it was clear what it did then any team that didn't shift against a left handed batter would be literally mismanaged to an extreme degree. Yes a player could try to hit the other way but keep in mind the pitcher changes the pitches he throws to exclusively make that harder. Bunting is harder than most people make it out. Also riskier as a 2 strike foul while bunting is an automatic out. Love the new shift rules.
I went to alot of Memphis redbirds games this year and the pitch clock is great. The pace is so much better.
Keep telling urself that
Everything is cool except for the shift rules. Imagine Game 7 of the World Series and a game saving strikeout is reversed because the 2nd baseball had 1 foot on the outfield grass. Hey MLB it's called defense.
Now we just need an automated strike zone
More balls in play = longer games. Rob Manfred needs to decide what he wants
The goal with banning the shift is more offense. I agree that this doesn’t make a whole lot of sense but time management isn’t the goal with banning the shift. The pitch clock is focused on time management.
But longer with more action. If more hits are happening or more defensive plays are occurring that is going to have people more engaged than waiting for a ball to be thrown.
They want more action but more action without a pitching clock would drag the game too much. If there is more offensive action at least they’ll be shortening the games by using pitching clock
Nailed it.
@@samcrandall3094 You are correct. It doesn't make sense. Check back again next year and see the confirmation of that exact statement.
I'm one that thinks that the shift shouldn't be banned. I know that it will provide more offense to the league but I find that it's the batters fault for not being discipled enough to go the opposite way with the ball or lay down a bunt to take advantage of what the defense gives you. and removing the shift only rewards incompetent on the offense side. this will be the equivalent to the helmet to helmet rule in the NFL. when the kid decides to take his ball home with him because he's not getting his way then let him and play with another ball.
Exactly we have so many pull happy hitters now a days. What ever happened to the hitters that could hit the ball both way, the inside out hitters. Banning the shift now forces a team to accept the fact that pull happy hitters now are able to have the advantage because now the defense cannot adjust as efficiently as possible.
Folks need to learn how to hit
Just learn to use the whole field. I don't know why hitters who can't do that have to get this advantage.
If a player can't hit a slider on the outside corner, should teams be banned from throwing him sliders on the outside corner? After all, it's not fair for the defence to use their knowledge of the hitter's tendencies to their advantage, is it?
I find that the people who say this have never played at any competitive level of baseball. The fact you are comparing it to a rule in the NFL that will probably save lives doesnt make any sense either.
Pitching is much faster and harder than before. The reason sticky stuff got banned for pitchers was because the batters literally could not keep up with the ball's breaking movement.
If it's so easy to hit the ball where they ain't...why aren't you doing it? XD
Now implement an automated SZ. Tired of umps giving pitchers extra room. The average fastball continues to increase year over year while the league batting average continues to decrease. Its hard to hit a baseball as it is. And pitchers are simply too good. They already they innate advantage being afforded 4 balls to just 3 strikes, they don’t need any extra room. Make them come over the plate and watch the offense explode. Nobody wants 4 hour 2-1 final score “slugfests.”
Glad to see them picking up the pace of play. There's too much dicking around with hitters and pitchers between pitches which bogs the games down. Get in the box and get on the rubber and let's play ball.
Players cant learn to hit the ball the other way so they ban a defensive strategy, its stupid. Here's a change for a place of play, stop or shorten commercial breaks.
Definitely. Major Leaguers (after arbitration) are earning so much and they can't hit oppo? Sounds like they need to go back down to the minors.
@@clarkesmith. Well to be fair, they are trying to hit a ball traveling 90+ mph most of the time, that’s kinda hard even for professionals
would you prefer more singles up the middle and into the outfield or more singles that are grounders against the shift? one of those realities sounds a lot stupider than the other.
@@clarkesmith. Majority of players are pull hitters, very few can hit oppo of their batting stance. Ted Williams, one of the greatest hitter was a pull hitter. Defenses used the shift against him and he just bunted. Didn't need to learn to hit oppo like you keep suggesting, it's very difficult to do. Players don't want to bunt to get on base, they want to hit the ball.
Fake news - Ted Williams didn’t bunt to beat the shift.. he simply tried to hit over their heads like they do today. Even the greatest hitter of all time agreed the shift can’t be beat by becoming an oppo punch n Judy hitter.
The shift is a strategy. It is calculated, has risks, and has a way to counteract if the hitters are good enough. To me, making antistrategy rules just limits the variety in the game. Part of the fun is trying to find new ways to give your team an edge while balancing any potential drawbacks the new methods might create. They say it will allow for more athletic showcasing. But we want it to be a mental game as well as a physical game.
Agreed. The idea that banning the shift will boost athletic showcasing is more of a hope than a fact. What will increase is the # of weak contact hits that result in singles. I prefer to see a third baseman chase a looper into right field than a slow grounder pass between the first and second baseman. Now if you're getting on base from a weak hit going oppo when there's a shift then it's fun because you're beating the shift, not getting lucky.
100% agree. I'm glad to see there's a lot of people here who agree with this.
Definitely. Major Leaguers (after arbitration) are earning so much and they can't hit oppo? Sounds like they need to go back down to the minors.
what risk? the risk that a home run hitter will bunt it and get a base hit? you realize pitchers and teams will take that 10/10 times right?
I think you're overplaying the thought involved again. This isn't chess. This is getting to stand away from your position to a spot they're more likely to hit to. It's not rocket science. There is plenty of strategy involved in pitching already to make up for the loss of the shift
bigger bases and pitch clock im very happy for, safety and pace of play is important
i dont really understand the defensive shift enough to know if its good or bad, i can see theres both pros and cons to it
but overall id say these are good changes! :D
Real safety is making sure the pitcher has a baseball cap that offers protection from Batted balls as well as making a bigger and safer helmet for hitters
they need shifts
@@yell0wberry Pitchers don't want to wear them.
@@MrML4L Batters didn't want to hear even the first helmets and catchers wearing a helmet cap, either. Now, "for some reason", batters are fine with even bigger helmets with the chin guard and most catchers are happy with the "hockey goalie" style headgear.
The only real issue with pitchers' headgear I can see is getting one that adequately protects the face (the same is true for batters). That said, even the John Olerud-esque older catchers cap-helmet even the base coaches wear now would be a huge improvement over the nothing they have.
@@yell0wberry those exist lol
those infield shift restrictions are clown rules, bruh. if a team wants to place every infielder at one bag, why stop them? let the batter take advantage of the situation. every team makes decisions that they feel gives them the best chance at an out or win, so they're not doing it to try to sabotage themselves.
I think a certain amount of shifts per game would be cool
Harold Reynolds claiming that we don't currently see great defensive plays because of the shift might be the stupidest thing he's ever said, and that's saying something. He's just toeing the MLB line.
He's absolutely correct. If you think his comment was stupid, imagine how stupid you are
Maybe you can stop showing those annoying split screen commercials between pitches too.
I've watched a couple of games from the 1968 ws on youtube recently, and they were incredibly entertaining, in part because all of the players were essentially following many of these new rules. Scouting was more limited so shifts seemed to just be based on the side of the batter, and pitchers (like Bob Gibson) either preferred faster pitching cadences or pitched faster because that was just the norm. Pace of play was great, more infield hits, more action, etc... even with the insane pitching that took place in the late 60's.
Pitching in the 60s was miles miles and miles worse than it is now, wdym insane 🤣
@@tompeake8583 League-wide ERA in 1968 was about a half point lower than in 67 or 69. For whatever reason, pitchers dominated that season, e.g. Bob gibson and his 1.12 ERA
Batters back then were in the box and ready to hit. Now there is so much waiting around for a batter to get ready it's ridiculous.
The slowness is a baseball culture thing, not rule based. Too bad they didn’t just empower the umps to tell them to GTF into the box.
I swear Rob Manfred has ruined baseball every year he’s been the commissioner
He doesn’t mind longer games if it means more offense. A three hour game with 4 hits is different than a 3 hr 10 min game with 12 hits
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Now its more pressure on the pitcher instead of taking 24hrs to throw a single pitch. 😂
I think a lot of people are missing the point of restricting the shift - it’s to move baseball away from the Three True Outcomes(walks, strikeouts, home runs).
Most baseball fans would agree that the sport is more exciting with more balls in play, instead of everyone swinging for the fences. A lot of fans find batting styles like Joey Gallo’s boring, but the thing is, the shift is one of the reasons why there are so many Joey Gallos in baseball right now. Pitching today is better than it has ever been, and paired with the shift, it is harder to get a base hit than it’s ever been.
People have said, “why don’t the batters try hitting to the opposite field?”, but going oppo against 100 mph pitches is NOT easy as you think. It’s also not as efficient as pull hitting, since you can’t hit for as much power. With the advent of sabermetrics, players have figured out that in today’s baseball, just going for the long ball manufactures more runs than trying to go the opposite way.
With the shift restricted, players don’t always have to swing for the fences anymore. Well-hit line drives won’t go into the shift and turn into outs, they’ll just become base hits. Hitters don’t have to swing the bat as hard as they can - they can just focus on making good contact with the ball.
Ego's are bigger than ever, putting the bat on the ball at 100 mph to the opposite field is even easier than bunting...Your argument is backwards. You want to prevent "Hack a Shack" ?, start making your free throws, same logic the shift provides here...
@@njdevils9236 You just strengthened my argument when you stated " most players getting robbed aren't even home run hitters"... Real Baseball fan's would rather watch a pitchers duel than a slugfest, end of story...
Hitting approaches these days have been maddening to watch as someone who has been out of watching the sport for a few years.
every player already has to adjust for every pitch in every pitcher's repertoire anyway, so what's the big deal in them having to swing a little bit later to hit to the big gaping hole (hehe) the defense is giving them to avoid hitting into the shift?
@@njdevils9236 yeah, they do it because it works. and the good hitters are able to make adjustments to avoid the shift. if a batter can't help but hit to one spot every time, he deserves to get out.
One of the justifications for banning the shift s to "counteract the growing trend of 4-man outfields."
Okay, but WHY? If teams think four outfielders are better than four infielders, shouldn't that be up to them? Why should the league be telling teams how they use their fielders? The fact that there are four infielders and three outfielders is a matter of tradition. The shortstop originally didn't play near second, and often didn't play in the infield. It was found over time that IN GENERAL, three outfielders was the best alignment. But now that they've found that's not ALWAYS the case, that sometimes it's best to have four outfielders, they're going to enforce the traditional way, just because. It's very silly.
Mlb wants more action in their games. Taking away the shift will lead to more hits
Hey mate. In some forms of cricket you have to bring fielders in to a close in circle to free up space in the outfield. It makes for easier runs and more incident, though some purists dislike the idea.
Taking away the shift will also lead to
More defensive highlights
Get yourself a Steven Kwan and you won’t need four in the outfield. Lol
Too many boring ground outs.
these rules do little to fix the real problem with baseball: blind umpires. Give the ump an electronic assist so that he knows the strike zone and require Angel Hernandez to get an eye exam every year.
i.e. stand where your position says you're supposed to stand. It's not like they can't move left or right, but for real the 2 on each side rule was necessary
Going to help hitters who can hit to all fields. Bring back the steal. Reward infielder range. Speed up the game. Reduce strikeouts, and pick off attempts. The two unsuccessful pickoff rule will have a bigger effect than the others. I’m onboard.
If you want more offense, why not start each half inning with a runner on third and ban all pickoff attempts. Better yet, you could rid of the defense altogether and just do home run derby! 🙄
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This is playing against the analytics wave that has made baseball slow and boring, actually taking it back to the game as it was in it’s prime years.
If you don’t want the shift that’s fine but infielders should be allowed on the grass
This is stupid ManFraud is trying to kill baseball IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT !!!!!😡
Pitch clock is stupid. Needs to go. Haven’t talked to a single fan who doesn’t hate it.
It needs to be turned off in the 9th inning. The problem with it is the time required for the batter to be ready. There’s going to be a lot more batter’s violations than pitcher’s violations. 7 seconds without runners on and even 12 seconds with runners is way too fast.
NO REST = less hits, less HRS and slower pitching speeds
bro shifting is a part of the game you cant just stand in one spot
I don't care about the pitch clock nor the base size. What I really wanted was to get rid of the shift, more balls in play is what we need, it's just too easy now, fielders sometimes don't even have to move.
Love all the new rule changes. Hopefully we see some baseball like it was in the 70s to the mid-90s. Low pitch counts, balls in play, fielders having to range far to dive for balls, stolen bases rewarding aggressive play styles, and (most of all) rewarding players who hit line drives rather than trying to hit everything for a home run.
The bigger bases is stupid
@@jgcalc why?
@@AV57 It's not a problem. So why fix it? also the game is already timed very well. The bags are gonna be closer together now so the timing of the game is gonna be off a little bit. Also you can make the argument that it will create more injurues. The bags closer together is gonna entice more people and more teams to steal. Way more. I'm guessing the majority of the injuries on bags happened during head first slides on steals into 2nd base well now there's gonna be more plays like that, there could be way more injuries.
@@AV57 I do like some of the other changes however and agreed I would love to see baseball like it used to be back in the seventies eighties nineties.
@@jgcalc playing Devil’s advocate here: one problem is safety at first base. The present size of the bases is needlessly dangerous. You’ve got defenders often blindly sticking their foot out at the first base bag as the concentrate on catching a ball while a runner has his head down diving for the same bag. Just the other day, a Reds first basemen got a nasty spike on a close play at first. Minor leaguers have reported they feel safer with the bigger bags now, which means the MLBPA wants it.
As far as entertainment goes, I think it’s needed. Not since 1988 has a runner stolen 80 bases (roughly 0.5 steals per game). And this is despite the fact that, in many veteran ballplayers’ minds, speed has increased in MLB recently. So, while athleticism has increased, the game looks slower, because of the perceived risk to being thrown out and having one less chance at hitting a home run. If the bags are closer, that then might incentivize a manager or two to begin managing like Whitey Herzog and revolutionize the game. As of now, we have 30 managers that sit back and wait for the 3-run homer.
I am fine with the shift rule. Infielders shouldn't be allowed to go into shallow outfield.
This should make baseball exciting 😆
The shift rules are ridiculous. Want to eliminate the shift? Start using the entire field and teams will stop shifting.
If you're a left handed hitter, try to push a bunt down the third base line.. That should end the shift as well.
Welcome to the present dude, we want more offence, more excitement, more action in the game .
The MLPA just voted against these rule changes I thought
they are part of a committee that includes umpires and other bodies in baseball and everyone else voted in favor of implementing the rules.
@@ClydeSherburger Rob Manfred passed it even though the players voted against it which is kind of fucked up especially after the mlb completely ignored the players concerns, why have a players association if the mlb doesn’t even try to listen to them
@@MotionCC WHAAAAT! HE DID WHAAAT! I had no idea and I already think Rob Manfred is the worst thing to happen to baseball since the '94 strike (not even the steroid era damage the game of baseball like this cretien). This is literally like the last straw that I have for tolerating this fool, literally going against what the MLBPA wants in interest of what he thinks is best. I mean why doesn't he just change his title from Commissioner to Rob Manfred "Dictator of Major League Baseball". Screw this guy, he really needs to be ousted like NOW.
@@D-block15 I’m pretty sure I heard this is his last year as commissioner no matter what
@@MotionCC Oh good, thank the Lord that's the best piece of baseball news I've heard all day. Only wish it happened sooner, though the damage he's inflicted on the game is done. Maybe hopefully somewhere down the line they can go back and "re-tweak" these rules back to the standard of what they were once someone else becomes the new commish.
So infielders shouldn't be allowed to play in when they want to cut down a runner at the plate, right? And the corners shouldn't be allowed to play in when they're expecting a bunt, right? And they shouldn't be able to guard the lines late in the game, right? Because that would be the infielders lining up in a strategically optimal position. Can't have that now can we?
You’re allowed to go as close to the batter as you want. You can’t go into the outfield though. I understand why you’re confused but they don’t have to be on the dirt, they just have to be in front of the outfield
Those are exciting plays, taking away up the middle hits aren’t. The idea is to bring back athleticism to the game and reward range and speed. Watching 300 pounders hit a homer every fifth game and the patches used to cover their lack of range has hurt the game. I see speed guys getting 5 and 6 unsuccessful pickoff attempts just to wear them out diving back, that rule is going to make a huge difference in base running.
@@georgejameson9317 exactly. As efficient as the extreme shift is, it’s had the unintended consequence of increasing 3 true outcomes. Now Gallo has a little more incentive to square up balls & get singles, not just swing for the fences every time
I want a day at the ballpark, not 90 minutes. I'm not driving 2 hours, each way, paying 50 bucks to park, 30 bucks for a beer and a hotdog, and then drive 2 hours home while fighting traffic, all for a 90 minute game where we have to limit shifts because hitters can't go the other way or drop a bunt.
But I'm a crotchety old lifelong fan, so who cares.
There will never be a full 9 inning game that goes only 90 minutes, that is ridiculous to even suggest that.
Nowadays batters have limited batting skill and can only pull hit.
MLB: CLEARLY the defenders are responsible for this.
Exactly. MLB currently employs a bunch of stupid general managers who have let this get out of hand, since they value scrubs like Joey Gallo. Yet, they want to blame pitchers and defenses for their doing their job properly.
Question; would picking off base runners be affected by the larger base?
Should have outlawed HAND EXTENDERS, rather than shortening the distance between HUMONGOUS new bases. Why FUKC with perfect distances and sizes!?? Manfred has been the WORST MLB commissioner EVER!!
In that comparison clip, the batter was way more of an issue than the pitcher was.
Also, even if they do end up being good decisions, I don't think the reasoning behind them could be any more stupid.
"We want to speed up the game. Also we want more offense."
If there is less baseball, shouldn't the prices go down?
Why bother with these new rules? If I was a batter seeing these defensive shifts, I would try my hardest to cross them up and hit the ball in those gaps in the defence. I think a more serious issue are the umpires behind the plate with inconsistent strike calls on balls clearly outside of the strike zone and not calling strikes on balls on the edges.
If I was a batter I would simply hit the ball over the fence
MLB is always so concerned about pace of play, so wouldn't shift restrictions lead to more base hits and thus, longer games?
Exactly. They don't know what they want. MLB has been taken over by idiots. An LIV-like league needs to come up and threaten these fools.
Pace of play refers to the standing around between pitches. Having more baserunners & more “action” is totally different
I am really excited for the pitch clock.😀
Bud Selig had his share of mistakes as commissioner of baseball. But at least he did not forcefully use his power to radically change the actual rules of the game itself like what is going on now.
The games are also more of a big difference in the mlb they needore time to pitch geez
stupid idea. hitters should learn to hit better, a free bunt is essentially a trip to first.
I’ve always wondered why extra time was always taken after every foul ball. Under the pitch clock rules is there any difference whether the ball is fouled off or not?
there’s no time in baseball, players were finally adapting to the shifts. they are just going to make the game less like baseball. all the players voted against all these things, that shows something.
Welp, might as well fine batters when they swing on a 3-0 count, sounds dumb, but so is the commissioner.
Question regarding pitch clock with runners on, wouldn't that give a stealer an advantage to time his jump? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Yup! So it creates an incentive for the pitcher to speed up his delivery even more, like within eight to ten seconds, so if the batter jumps early he still has time to turn and pick him off.
@@David-ur4mp Oh wow that makes it sound like the pace will actually be quicker with runners on. Pretty wild but I'm in.
Even though Harold only played a year in Baltimore, I still love that guy as an oriole.
I’m disappointed that hitting the other way seems to be a lost art, such that instead of learning to “keep your eye clear and hit ‘em where they ain’t” you force the defense to play more dumbly so the hitters have a chance. Hitters like Edgar would have eaten these shifting defenses alive. And the shift is a very old technique - used against Ted Williams in the 50s, I believe. (Didn’t seem to slow down the Splendid Splinter any.)
But baseball has always tinkered with its rules, so I can’t get too much in an uproar here. Changing the distance to the mound, the size of the strike zone, the height of the mound, the types of pitches permitted … bah. The game has already changed beyond what the NY Knickerbockers played way back when, no big deal.
*pitch thrown*
Batter steps out, adjusts the left glove strap, adjusts the right glove strap, adjusts helmet, spits, adjusts helmet again after spiting, now he’s gotta adjust his gloves again since they moved around when he adjusted his helmet, looks down at bat, helmet moved when did that so adjusts it again….now he steps back into the box.
Not much of an exaggeration cuz I’ve seen some players go through all that every few pitches.
I am all for a clock that keeps the pace up.
I don't necessarily care for the defensive shift rule change, but the larger bases and pitch clock are going to make baseball so much more watchable for fans
I think it won't really make any difference. The challenge to fan interest is the pitch by pitch, station to station, methodical sport that is baseball. That's not changeable.
I’m happy that batters won’t step out as much but I feel that it’s okay for pitchers to take their time since they’re the ones throwing 90+ MPH sometimes you need to take a good 30 sec breather. Other than that it’s good for the game
Agreed!! - I really hope all the rule changes favors the pitchers!!
The 90 mph plus pitches means that is the batter who wants to take more time to think about what he needs to do to protect himself from getting killed. That’s why batters have been taking so much time, adjusting all of their equipment, including their armor. They can easily suffer career-ending injuries from a bean ball. I want to see the game sped up, but I do empathize with the batters in this regard.
All of these rule changes are needed to keep baseball from becoming totally unwatchable.
Grew up playing baseball never watched mlb because it was so slow at age 30 I’m now watching mlb with the new rules
I don’t understand the rules limiting a baseball picture to only two pickoff attempts. After a second failed attempt how do they keep the batter from just walking all the way to second base?
These rule changes for the most part will push even more fans away from the sport. Yes, I agree the shift looks extremely retarded, but a great cure for that is to teach potential players to hit the ball to all fields, there was one to time in the NBA when all anyone wanted to do was dunk the basketball because they couldn’t hit a jumpshot, now all they do in the NBA is hit nothing but three-pointers. If MLB was even remotely interested in picking up the pace of the game, the solution is extremely simple: call a rule book strike zone, an average at bat will last less than 30 seconds if that long
If people want faster games they should go play video games or something. Pitchers should be allowed to take their time. The pace of baseball is one of the things that makes it a strategic, unique, anticipatory game. The athleticism of players is fully on display and I find it a bit insulting to claim otherwise. The shift is a chess move in baseball and I find it strange that strategy is being dictated here. I am all for player safety and the base size is a change that seems to be liked among players. I seem to be in the minority here, but I foresee more injuries rushing players to make a wonderfully slower game needlessly faster.
Your first sentence is dismissive in a way that MLB can’t afford to be. I think the game is falling behind and people are complaining a lot more than you realize. I don’t know if you will be around in 30 years but I think MLB sees the writing on the wall, and realizes that they might not be if something doesn’t change.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. People cite the fact that a World Series game back in 1960 only took 2 hours and twenty minutes, or something like that. Nowadays i's up to 3 and a half to four hours a game. Well, guess what. Back in 1960 just how many commercials did they back then? About the length of time to get off the field and up to bat. Nowadays it's five to ten minutes of commercials!!! And that's always at the half inning. That's about an hour to an hour and a half of commercials per game isn't it? Why punish the game when it's the networks with their blasted commercials all the time? Commercial time out for the viewing audience, even in the NCAA basketball games they have now.
2 min mark. 3 INCHES LESS on throws to 1st Base ? That means throws get to the 1st baseman 3 inches sooner and the bag needs to be moved 3 inches closer to home to keep all things equal for the runner. OR the 3 inch edge needs to be EXACTLY on the foul line and the runner can run SLIGHTLY more in foul terriorty. on the latter any ball going directly over the bag would now be a foul ball. a fair ball would need to go inside the bag.
Everything except the pitch timer….
pitch clock is nice, games that started in the afternoon would still be going by the time i was going to bed,
This is(was) a game of skill and tactics, now just skill.
I HATE IT.
Let me spend my money on my ticket and enjoy the atmosphere as long as I can.
Batters today are going for the bomb. They focus on contact and base hits it’ll get more exciting. It’s almost like watching a basketball game where all they try to shoot is 3’s.
Guess I’ll just have to deal with it lol.
The defense shifts because there are a lot of bad hitters in the major leagues. Keith Hernandez first opened my eyes to this but back in my childhood, guys could hit to all fields. Now, most batters are just trying to swing as hard as they can because slugging is a big part of their pay. Combine that with pitchers who now throw 95+ mph and you are going to get poor hitters. IF they hit the ball, it will go a long way. But the fact strike outs are up compared to the 90's shows the only strategy played out in baseball now is Earl Weaver - a three run homer and good pitching. Gone are the days of the St. Louis Cardinals stealing bases or guys actually bunting for hits.
Now they just need to get robots to call balls and strikes, or at the very least let it decide if it was over the plate or not.
Should have been done 10-15 years ago.
Get rid of the pitch clock I get the reason, but its not good for the game.
The clock is the best change so far. We have been losing new fans to baseball for a long time. Younger people are bored by baseball and speeding up the game will not only bring more new fans but it will reinvigorate existing fans.
Baseball has been unwatchable for years...
Tons of K's, no movement on the bases, 1 thru 9 swinging for the fences, and on and on...
The changes will no material effect in time saved, and will not "bring fans back"
I haven't watched a 9-inning game in a decade plus
A 5-to-8-minute highlight on YT shows all the relevant action
you were never a fan so your opinion is like that of a maggots
I hate the shift bans. Instead of telling guys like Joey Gallo to get better at hitting, MLB is just making the game easier for him. MLB wants to see more balls in play, but it's just telling all these power hitters to keep swinging for the fences and maybe you'll get a few more singles in the process.
Absolutely. If anything this will increase swing & miss since they no longer have to even think about going the other way a little bit.
Definitely. Major Leaguers (after arbitration) are earning so much and they can't hit oppo? Sounds like they need to go back down to the minors.
Stop changing the game.
Good changes. But what are 25min in a 3 hour game? More things should be optimized
Banning the shift is the only one that makes sense.
Banning the shift is the MLB equivalent of the NFL telling defensive coordinators that they cannot employ a nickel package on passing downs. NFL offenses adapted. Why can't MLB hitters do the same thing?
Bases fine, but everything else is not needed sorry. If you don’t like baseball and want to watch something quickly then go watch something else.
defensive shift restrictions are stupid. Let the fielders play where they want.
I didn't know how I felt about all this, but after seeing everything demonstrated, I have to say I love it. I think these are POSITIVE changes. Not like the NFL where things are needlessly changed.
Exactly, nfl moves the goal post, literally and figuratively.
Mark Buehrle speedrun record about to be broken xD
I haven’t watched an entire game since the strike in the 90s. And may be vented to baseball games since then. Now I’m interested to see.
I love the new pitch clock being implemented but I wish they would leave the shift alone. It’s actually really interesting to watch how the defense changes depending on who’s up to hit and if there are runners on base
nope it makes the game boring
Having six people cover one third of a field is the laziest sort of defense.
@@DaveKempher but it’s an adjustment based on the hitter. Couldn’t I say that a hitter who pulls literally everything to one side of the field lazy as well?
Nope, too many guys robbed of hits by infielders playing in the outfield. You'd think hitters would punch it through the gap left open by the shift, but they have the stats on these batters, and they hit right into it more often then not.
@@dpg227 You're worried about getting robbed of hits? Why not take away infielders altogether. Stupid fcking logic
I never understood why a batter who has the shift on, doesnt just bunt to the opposite side of the field.