Manfred: mlb considering “Golden at bat” rule

[Snopek]

Look, if you really want to showcase the game’s superstars more, another way to do it is to just eliminate those boring, good-for-nothing non superstars.

Anyone that has an OPS under 700 falls through a trap door into a snake pit the next time they take the field.

Baseball is evolving, folks. Get on the bus or get run over. (Oh yeah, there will also be a bus driving around on the field during play.)

[Quin]

7 minutes ago, Snopek said:

Look, if you really want to showcase the game’s superstars more, another way to do it is to just eliminate those boring, good-for-nothing non superstars.

Anyone that has an OPS under 700 falls through a trap door into a snake pit the next time they take the field.

Baseball is evolving, folks. Get on the bus or get run over. (Oh yeah, there will also be a bus driving around on the field during play.)

Reinsdorf endorses this plan.

[flavum]

There have been plenty of big at bats that have been decided by lesser known names forever. It’s been a great part of baseball being different than any other game.
This is just a dumb idea that is only going to put star offensive players in a position to fail more often. 

 

 

 

[southsider2k5]

since we have decided that we aren't going to be playing real baseball with the ghost runner rule, let's just say f*** it and go home run derby for extra innings.

[JoeC]

12 hours ago, Quin said:

I hate this, but if they're gonna do it, make it risky: Golden batter outs are two outs (and they can carryover to the next inning or some nonsense).

Some other options, just for fun:

• A Golden Batter out is worth two outs. In the next inning, the other team is permitted four outs instead of three.
• If you use your golden batter, you start with 1 strike.
• Golden Batter must be immediately substituted out after that plate appearance.
• Use of your Golden Batter is a replacement for your first Manfred Man. So if you use your Golden Batter to tie the game in the 9th, you lose your Manfred Man for the 10th inning.
• Use of your Golden Batter is only allowed if you have not previously used your replay challenge.
• Use of the Golden Batter requires that the Golden Batter's team's broadcast must be replaced by John Schriffen for the remainder of that half-inning, and the two additional half-innings.
• The Golden Batter must be selected by a committee of recent Sox Math winners. Also, all teams must have an equivalent contest to Sox Math.
• Use of the Golden Batter negates any fielder positioning requirements, so extreme shifting is once again permitted for that plate appearance.
• The next time the Golden Batter's turn in the order comes up, the opposing team may choose the batter for them.

Edited yesterday at 04:03 PM by JoeC

[Quin]

25 minutes ago, JoeC said:

Some other options, just for fun:

• A Golden Batter out is worth two outs. In the next inning, the other team is permitted four outs instead of three.
• If you use your golden batter, you start with 1 strike.
• Golden Batter must be immediately substituted out after that plate appearance.
• Use of your Golden Batter is a replacement for your first Manford Man. So if you use your Golden Batter to tie the game in the 9th, you lose your Manford Man for the 10th inning.
• Use of your Golden Batter is only allowed if you have not previously used your replay challenge.
• Use of the Golden Batter requires that the Golden Batter's team's broadcast must be replaced by John Schriffen for the remainder of that half-inning, and the two additional half-innings.
• The Golden Batter must be selected by a committee of recent Sox Math winners. Also, all teams must have an equivalent contest to Sox Math.
• Use of the Golden Batter negates any fielder positioning requirements, so extreme shifting is once again permitted.
• The next time the Golden Batter's turn in the order comes up, the opposing team may choose the batter for them.

Now we're cooking.

[Bob Sacamano]

18 minutes ago, Quin said:

Now we're cooking.

Martin Maldonado, come on up!

[Quin]

21 minutes ago, Bob Sacamano said:

Martin Maldonado, come on up!

Chris Getz and Vargas/Fletcher/Shewmake/Julks/Amaya/Robinson/DeLoach (all Getz acquisitions under .300 OBP) after they get Reverse Golden Battered too many times:

[JoshPR]

14 hours ago, Balta1701 said:

 

Can we just get rid of this clown already 

[JoeC]

Is it too late for a Moises Alou joke?

[Kyyle23]

25 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

Can we just get rid of this clown already 

Owners pet will be delivering the punishments until morale improves

[MEANS]

and if it's not a bases loaded situation just hit the batter or IBB, now you wasted the golden at bat

[Lip Man 1]

49 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

Can we just get rid of this clown already 

He said he's retiring in four years, not soon enough in my opinion. 

[Tnetennba]

Fans: please end blackouts and make the game more accessible.

Manfred: So ghost runners, golden at bats, and other stupid gimmicks? Done!

[southsider2k5]

16 minutes ago, Tnetennba said:

Fans: please end blackouts and make the game more accessible.

Manfred: So ghost runners, golden at bats, and other stupid gimmicks? Done!

[Texsox]

I say give it a try. I know some people want the game to stay the same forever, but I enjoy the changes. It's the DH on steroids. The same DH that was going to destroy baseball according to the NL fans. 

Actually, I would love to see baseball adopt an offensive and defensive lineup like football. There isn't any reason that players should be required to play both sides of the ball like basketball or hockey. Play stops. To really make that work rosters should be expanded and that will never happen. 

[Highland]

Dumb idea. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

[bighurt574]

So you're giving your best player(s) an extra 100+ high leverage AB's over the course of the year?  That will just inflate superstar contracts even more, I'd think, which wouldn't be good for the franchise who has never given out a $100M contract...

[Harold's Leg Lift]

They're going to continue chasing their tail with these ridiculous rule changes until they address the elephant in the room.  

[chitownsportsfan]

Manfred:

[WhiteSox2023]

10 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Manfred:

Uncle Baby Billy is spot on here.

[Texsox]

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/10-bizarre-rules-from-baseballs-past/c-124363454

Let's get back to real baseball. 😆 Underhanded pitching, batters could request a high or low pitch, return to first team to score 21 runs wins no matter how many or how few innings are played, only day games. Toss in some double-headers. 

 

 

 

 

[Dominikk85]

On 12/3/2024 at 4:06 AM, Look at Ray Ray Run said:

I don't hate everything Manfred has proposed like everyone here, but this is the dumbest thing I've heard floated in all the rule change conversations.

I agree. Many of the recent rule changes where good (pitch clock, 3 batter minimum for pitchers) that that rule isn't really good.

The idea seems to be to create a "buzzer beater" situation like in nba where the star can take a shot in the end to win or lose the game.

So instead of closer vs 8th hitter who hits 240 with 8 homers you get closer vs Aaron judge or shohei ohtani to decide the game.

But of course that can distort games a lot in favor of top heavy teams and also it would distort stats if a star gets another 162 at bats (albeit you could resolve that by making the manager skip the designated golden AB guy in  a prior At bat (so that you can kinda push around the final AB of your star).

 

[southsider2k5]

[Texsox]

Along these lines they could try

9th inning always starts at the top of the order. 

9th inning Two defensive substitutions that will not bat.