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Idea for preventing intentional walks

Posted on 10/28/25 at 6:39 pm
Posted by SirWinston
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Member since Jul 2014
99467 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 6:39 pm
In recent years, MLB has outlawed extreme shifts, extended the DH to both leagues, installed a pitch clock, changed the regular season extra inning rules, and tinkered with automated balls/strikes.

Why not address the most egregious rule in sports, the loophole that rendered the greatest player in the 160-year history of the sport meaningless in the biggest game of the season last night?

New Rule: A team is allowed 1 intentional walk per game. An "unintentional intentional walk" is further discouraged by implementing a secondary, much larger pitch zone into which pitches must land. Any consecutive pitches that don't land in the "intentional walk zone" result in ejection of the pitcher and manager. The intentional walk zone would be monitored solely by radar, not human umpires. Human umpires would have discretion to penalize a team for violating the "consecutive pitch" rule or for granting a reprieve and judging the consecutive misses to be accidental (I.E. a pitcher legitimately can't find the zone or has the ball slip out of his hand).

This post was edited on 10/28/25 at 6:42 pm
Posted by Underwood
Member since Dec 2022
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Posted on 10/28/25 at 6:40 pm to
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
26213 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 6:44 pm to
You can't stop it
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
103384 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 6:46 pm to
Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
13280 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 6:51 pm to
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
99467 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 6:52 pm to
I made a graph though
Posted by Vandyrone
Nashville, TN
Member since Dec 2012
7788 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 6:57 pm to
Such a try-hard.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
58473 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:01 pm to
I'd be ok with two, no more than that. Last night was absurd
Posted by Chad504boy
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Member since Feb 2005
174756 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:08 pm to
You’re such a loser a shell of your former self.


Paybacks a bitch
Posted by SirWinston
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Member since Jul 2014
99467 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:15 pm to
quote:

Chad504boy


Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
174756 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:17 pm to
You came back from your break still spicy. We can’t go back
Posted by Tarpon08
Cut Off, LA
Member since Dec 2014
7770 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:17 pm to
Why are we trying to fundamentally change every aspect of the game? If you don’t like baseball don’t fricking watch.
Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
13280 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:24 pm to
quote:

Why are we trying to fundamentally change every aspect of the game? If you don’t like baseball don’t fricking watch.

But.. but... but this particular practice in baseball affected my most favoritest player!!!!!
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
24650 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:25 pm to
quote:

You’re such a loser a shell of your former self.

This is rich lol
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
22784 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:30 pm to
Let's just make the pitcher bean the batter if they want to walk. Payback for that homer. Every time.
Posted by Undertow
Member since Sep 2016
8766 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:30 pm to
What’s wrong with intentional walks? If your lineup can’t punish the other team for doing it that’s your problem.
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
38898 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:39 pm to
quote:

In recent years, MLB has outlawed extreme shifts, extended the DH to both leagues, installed a pitch clock, changed the regular season extra inning rules, and tinkered with automated balls/


And this list gives you confidence MLB should bastardize the pastime more?
Posted by RunningJacket
Member since Dec 2008
597 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:40 pm to
For a walk simply award second base instead of first. We could get back to actual pitchers and not just throwers.
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
4544 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:42 pm to
quote:

If your lineup can’t punish the other team for doing it that’s your problem.


This …
Posted by Lightbringer1
The Land that Time Forgot
Member since Feb 2024
816 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 7:43 pm to
You could simplify it. You get one intentional walk. You throw a four pitch walk and it’s two bases otherwise.
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