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Some interesting rules changes are coming to baseball in 2023.

Changes are here yet the season hasn't even started and they are already reviewing the and discussing clawing them back.

Most people but the hard core fans haven't even been paying attention to the changes yet. Wait until the season starts and there is a whole bunch of "what the F is this?". Wait until we have games being decided by these hokey rules.

I will keep whining about them. I am going keep whining until they stop bastardizing the game. You know what I won't be doing? Watching. I've already cancelled the MLB Package. Unfortunately, I promised my oldest a trip to Wrigley for his 21st this summer. Game should be over in 2:05 which means more time and money spent at Murph's, so that's nice.
Sorry you have to take your kid to Wrigley to watch a baseball game. Make sure you lament the whole game about how great baseball used to be, kids love that.
 
Sorry you have to take your kid to Wrigley to watch a baseball game. Make sure you lament the whole game about how great baseball used to be, kids love that.
I might not have enough time to have a conversation between pitches with the "hurry up and get the game over" rules. Would prefer to spend 3+ hours at the ballpark then get ushered out after 2:15.
 
This WBC game is why the new rules of baseball stink. Imagine a pitch clock hurrying the game through these last few innings. The tension building is a part of the game.
 
NEW YORK—Amid a slew of rules changes designed to improve the game in the upcoming season, Major League Baseball officials announced Monday that they would speed up play by switching to a computer simulation after the second inning. “Baseball needs to get with the times by making games shorter, so we’ve designed an algorithm that will take over after two innings and determine the winner in seconds, reducing each game to a tight 20 minutes,” said MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, explaining that two innings of baseball would give the simulation enough accurate real-time data to pair with its repositories of win probabilities, previous performance, and other statistics to generate an accurate outcome of the game. “Not only will simulating innings three through nine cut down on wear and tear for our players—it will better work with fan expectations and television packages to ensure the games remain short and exciting all the way through. We know fans will enjoy those split seconds waiting in the stands or on their couches immediately after the second inning concludes until the simulation spits out the result. And don’t worry about statistics, because fans who use sportsbook apps like DraftKings and FanDuel will still be able to make bets based on player performance and get accurate results for which players hit simulated home runs or struck out over 10 simulated batters. We hope these simulations will provide the thrills that baseball fans are looking for, and if they aren’t—well, we can always adjust the algorithm to juice the home runs.” Manfred added that the league was also looking to shorten games by reducing the number of pitches per at-bat in the first two innings to a single pitch and then simulating the rest.
 
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If these rule changes are so great, why do I need Bryan Cranston on a commercial telling me how great they are?

Also, the Sunday Night ESPN Baseball Crew; I lost respect for David Cone and Tony Perez kid is a shameless Rob Manfred Shill.
 
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