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Baseball needs a speed limit
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:29 am
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:29 am
True or false
Personally I think baseball would be a better game if pitches over, say, 97 mph were banned.
Cue all of the simple-brained “that’s the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard” responses.
Personally I think baseball would be a better game if pitches over, say, 97 mph were banned.
Cue all of the simple-brained “that’s the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard” responses.
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Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:29 am to Earnest_P
How would you enforce this
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:31 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
quote:
How would you enforce this
Not that I agree with the idea, but you could say any pitch over 97MPH is an automatic ball.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:32 am to Earnest_P
Can you elaborate more on why? Just curious
Safety thing? Competitive advantage thing?
Safety thing? Competitive advantage thing?
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:33 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
They’d have to give a long (like 10-years) warning/grace period so that pitchers would have time to change their approach and for development at the youth levels to adapt.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:33 am to Earnest_P
What is the goal? Have more balls in play? Less pitching injuries?
This post was edited on 5/19/22 at 9:34 am
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:35 am to Earnest_P
This is the stupidest fricking rule ever
Are we gunna cap out how fast a receiver can run routes too?
Are we gunna cap out how fast a receiver can run routes too?
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:36 am to sweetwaterbilly
quote:
Can you elaborate more on why? Just curious
Safety thing? Competitive advantage thing?
Not competitive advantage because everyone would have the same rules, but yes safety and more just about maintaining a balance between pitching and hitting.
Are we not approaching a time when the average pitch is almost 100mph?
One thing I think people forget in discussions about sports is that it’s ultimately a game for entertainment. There is no “natural law” of baseball, and people don’t have some sort of inalienable right to throw 100mph fastballs.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:37 am to PenguinPubes
quote:
Are we gunna cap out how fast a receiver can run routes too?
I think that’s a bad analogy, because the relationship between receiver and defender is not analogous to that between pitcher and batter.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:39 am to Earnest_P
They could just modify the ball like they've done for home runs but to slow down pitches.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:40 am to Earnest_P
Just quit while you’re behind.
Your proposed rule is one of the dumbest ideas I’ve ever heard
Your proposed rule is one of the dumbest ideas I’ve ever heard
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:40 am to Earnest_P
quote:
Are we not approaching a time when the average pitch is almost 100mph?
It’s not that high but velocity is way up. I don’t agree with your rule at all but I get the overall point. Pitching injuries in pro baseball are absurd to the point where TJ seems like a given for a young starter now and it’s trickling down more and more to the amateur levels
I’m not sure what the fix is, I don’t think this is it because the enforcement of it would slow the game down one way or the other and pitching isn’t like driving a car
This post was edited on 5/19/22 at 9:41 am
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:41 am to Earnest_P
This post was edited on 8/26/22 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:42 am to Diseasefreeforall
Hasn’t there been talk of moving the mound farther back?
If the mound is a fixed distance, and if we are reaching the limits of human hand-eye coordination and the brains ability to process information while not reaching the limits of the combination human strength and power pitching mechanics, the game will start to break down.
If the mound is a fixed distance, and if we are reaching the limits of human hand-eye coordination and the brains ability to process information while not reaching the limits of the combination human strength and power pitching mechanics, the game will start to break down.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:43 am to Earnest_P
so you're literally proposing we get rid of one of the main reasons for professional sports, which is showcasing peak human physical performance
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:43 am to Earnest_P
I have seen a ton of dumb post on this board. This just moved up to #1. Congrats.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:43 am to PenguinPubes
quote:
Just quit while you’re behind.
Your proposed rule is one of the dumbest ideas I’ve ever heard
Well the one point you raised was bad. Maybe come up with a defensible counter point before telling me to stop having a friendly discussion.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:43 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
That’s part of the problem. After TJ the pitcher gains an extra couple of miles per hour.
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:44 am to Earnest_P
quote:
True or false
Personally I think baseball would be a better game if pitches over, say, 97 mph were banned.
Cue all of the simple-brained “that’s the dumbest idea I’ve ever heard” responses.
We need more offense in the game but that can be accomplished via
robo-umps not having generous zones
lower the mound
banning the shift
Posted on 5/19/22 at 9:48 am to Earnest_P
damn, hard to find a better display of self-righteousness than assuming anyone who doesn't agree with you is simple-brained.
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