2021 season

Doing away with pickoffs seems like a smart way to shorten the game. The typical pickoff attempt is boring as hell. How much would it cut down on stolen base attempts if players knew that pitchers couldn't pick them off but they had to leave from the base on first movement?
 
weso1 said:
Doing away with pickoffs seems like a smart way to shorten the game. The typical pickoff attempt is boring as hell. How much would it cut down on stolen base attempts if players knew that pitchers couldn't pick them off but they had to leave from the base on first movement?
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I’m not a big fan of pickoffs but you would have to do something to curtail stolen bases. Maybe a 1B distance limitation (and catcher could still throw to 1B to keep them from leaning). Either way, not sure there’s anything to be done.
 
Dalyn said:
I think teams will push back hard on that sort of thing. They will argue that they can't afford that many players after 2020.
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It wouldn't affect individual teams. Rosters will likely go back to 26 for the regular season for all teams, so I'm not seeing how that would affect current ownership. There would be two entirely new franchises. That would mean another 52 players would be earning major league paychecks.
 
chop2chip said:
I’m not a big fan of pickoffs but you would have to do something to curtail stolen bases. Maybe a 1B distance limitation (and catcher could still throw to 1B to keep them from leaning). Either way, not sure there’s anything to be done.
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I've thought about this. I'm in favor of limiting pick offs and in favor of more steals. I think steals are exciting and it brings athletes to the game.

I think you could put in a line that would be farthest a player could go before the pitch. 1B could play off the bag. I would also eliminate the replay of every aspect of the steal. On a steal if you beat the tag to the bag then you are safe. I don't care if you came off for a micro second.
 
CrimsonCowboy said:
I do think, like it or not, the DH is here to stay. Partly because before this year, every other level of baseball outside the NL had it. This season gave the perfect excuse to implement it. I saw Snitker gave the DH his endorsement, and I suspect more managers and other NL people will do the same.

The extra inning rule does not return, I hope. Just too much of a gimmick to me.

The three batter rule I think, is here to stay.

The wild card round was needed this year because of the 60 game schedule. Assuming we're back to 162 games, I don't see a need for that round. I don't see another change needed for the postseason format until MLB expands to 32 teams, which I believe will happen in the next 3-5 years.
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I think the expanded playoffs will happen after the strike. MLB seems very keen on it. They are likely right in that more playoffs is more money.


I do not think it is right that cubs got bounced or the Braves could have been. Especially in a short series. I like the idea of making the WC teams play each other for the right to play division winners. If you are playing 150 plus games you have to make the regular season matter. With expanded playoffs I feel like nobody will watch until the playoffs. And they have to fix the trade deadline. Having no impact guys move at the deadline b/c 2/3 are still in it and the prices get crazy is not going to work. Trades are more important than most games for fan interest.
 
Russ2dollas said:
I've thought about this. I'm in favor of limiting pick offs and in favor of more steals. I think steals are exciting and it brings athletes to the game.

I think you could put in a line that would be farthest a player could go before the pitch. 1B could play off the bag. I would also eliminate the replay of every aspect of the steal. On a steal if you beat the tag to the bag then you are safe. I don't care if you came off for a micro second.
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i think limiting pickoffs is a good idea.
nothing is more annoying than when a game is already dragging, and the pitcher throws over 4+ times during an AB.
 
just spit balling here, but what about after "x" amount of fouls, you're out?
i know it's sort of a skill to be able to stay around during an AB, but sometimes the fouls get excessive and that also makes games take forever.
i'm not advocating for it, just wondering what others think.
 
How about a pitch limit? Throw 150+ pitches as a team and you can no longer throw any more.

That would limit the time of games.
 
I was ok with the DH obviously, been needed for years. Was ok with the extra inning rule for 60 games, for 162 kinda meh on it. Liked the 3 hitter rule for RP's. And i "hope" that the expanded playoffs was just for this year. If it's like that going forward, big yikes, the top seeds should both get byes if they're going to do that which i hope they dont.

And i hope they announce whether DH is here to stay before free agency so NL teams know how to operate in free agency. Like ya know, if Braves can be aggressive with Ozuna or another DH/hitter/hitters.
 
VirginiaBrave said:
No DH in NL in 2021!!! Thank God. One last year of real baseball. Gonna enjoy it!!!
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That’s probably the stupidest thing they could have done. Had teams build their teams a certain way for a year and then revert back. I’m also sure a good portion of pitchers didn’t take any batting practice this season, so that #9 spot in NL lineups should be extra special next year going to make Ender of this year look like Barry Bonds.
 
salmagundy said:
where did you find "Offical" report of this??
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Nothing official yet, but it's being reported on several sites as likely through a yet-to-be-released report. Just speculating here, but I think it hurts the Braves more than other teams given the dicey OF situation. Having the DH really bolstered our 1-6, but our 7-8-9 really stunk and you can't stink that badly at the bottom of the line-up. In the absence of the DH, we are going to need to find a lot better balance top-to-bottom. I think it makes Anthopolous' job a little harder.
 
Not sure why you're celebrating Virginia, makes the Braves worse. Ozuna all but gone if that news is true and happens.
 
Enscheff said:
Good. I missed watching pitchers flail away at the plate a few times per night.
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They should be raised through the game to be complete players. I used to bristle when people used to say pitchers were not athletes but specialization has made it accurate to a point. I am not calling for them to be offensive threats, but to be able to get a bunt down or to take a mistake up the middle for a base hit is not too much to ask.
 
Heyward said:
Not sure why you're celebrating Virginia, makes the Braves worse. Ozuna all but gone if that news is true and happens.
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He's gone anyway. As far as why I am celebrating, I want to see the game played as it should be. That 29 run game was a pathetic exhibition of baseball. With pitchers batting you wouldn't have had that mess.
 
VirginiaBrave said:
He's gone anyway. As far as why I am celebrating, I want to see the game played as it should be. That 29 run game was a pathetic exhibition of baseball. With pitchers batting you wouldn't have had that mess.
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Pitchers hitting is absolutely terrible and pointless. I'm praying every day the DH happens next year. AA will have his work cut out for him if there's no DH next year.
 
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