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Major League Baseball Plans to Get Rid of Intentional Walks

posted by takyon on Friday February 24 2017, @06:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the take-a-walk dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

From the Huffington Post:

Major League Baseball is about to make a major rule change, altering how intentional walks are handed out. Instead of a pitcher throwing four pitches out of the strike zone, the walk will be awarded by a signal from the dugout, ESPN reported Tuesday night.

The network said the league and its union have agreed to the change, which will take effect this season. MLB has been trying to make its games shorter. However, The Wall Street Journal said last week that the change would save an average of 14 seconds per game.

Fans are not happy about the change, with many pointing out that botched intentional walks have led to game-changing moments.

Wikipedia: Intentional base on balls.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 24 2017, @01:34PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 24 2017, @01:34PM (#471090)

    Get rid of them? ...You mean, make it against the rules to throw a ball outside of the strike zone?

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday February 24 2017, @01:56PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 24 2017, @01:56PM (#471099) Journal
    I think the problem here is all these rules. Just throw 50 cute cats and a baseball out on the field. Nobody will care any more when the game is supposed to end.

    Commentator: "Dawwww... Fluffeh is batting at Tricksy for getting in her personal space. Will they ever be friends?!"

    Commentator2: "And check out Carlos in left field! That's a cat who knows how to chill."

  • (Score: 2) by tibman on Friday February 24 2017, @04:08PM

    by tibman (134) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 24 2017, @04:08PM (#471142)

    Four balls outside the strike zone in a row? Yeah, just count that as a homerun or something.

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