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jmowreader

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18. Allow the umpire crew to end lopsided games early

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat Aug 20, 2016, 02:21 PM

Aug 2016

At the end of the seventh inning, if:

One team has no more than two runs
The other team is leading by at least five runs
And the losing team hasn't scored since the fourth inning

The umpires may call the game and award the W at that point.

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Report: MLB may consider limits on pitching changes and shifts [View all] yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 OP

The easiest no-brainer would be allowing the pitcher to signal for an intentional walk, Nye Bevan Aug 2016 #1

Wow! That's a great idea. MicaelS Aug 2016 #5

Not my idea, but I have seen it suggested a few times over the years. Nye Bevan Aug 2016 #6

The Pirates were playing the giants the other day and threw one pitch on an intentional walk, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 #7

Funny. Nye Bevan Aug 2016 #8

Yeah, the announcers said Clint was in the dugout yelling at everybody. yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 #9

Gormon Thomas Milwaukee Beermakers GusBob Aug 2016 #12

Not a good idea. I've seen pitchers (2) throw a wild pitch on an intentional walk and runs demosincebirth Aug 2016 #13

Except for the possibility of a balk gratuitous Aug 2016 #15

Totally agree on the shift. Nye Bevan Aug 2016 #16

Dodger great Don Drysdale would just hit the batter... maveric56 Aug 2016 #17

"This mornings final score 27-24. for those of you stI'll awake...... GusBob Aug 2016 #2

San Francisco coach Bruce Boche uses a lot of pitching changes. panader0 Aug 2016 #3

Most managers do that GusBob Aug 2016 #4

I think they use some kind of computer program to tell them what to do, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 #10

Yeah it's called the Tony LaRussa GusBob Aug 2016 #11

Some minor league teams experimented with the time clock. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #14

Allow the umpire crew to end lopsided games early jmowreader Aug 2016 #18

Nonsense...you'd call a 2-7 game in the the 7th? There would be a riot in Fenway msanthrope Aug 2016 #20

I'd definitely call one at Safeco jmowreader Aug 2016 #21

Seattle. Enough said. nt msanthrope Aug 2016 #23

Get rid of the designated hitter, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 #19

Put them in the NL jmowreader Aug 2016 #22

A batting pitchers job is to either, yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2016 #24