Friday, August 19, 2016

Cross Purposes

Sitting here in the airport, I read in USA Today that commissioner Rob Manfred wants to increase action and decrease time. I’m not sure the two are compatible. If by more action, he means more balls in play, then it is possible. If he means more scoring, then we get the situation we have this season, longer games.

One way to achieve this might be to increase the size of the strike zone, and lower the mound to decrease velocity. That will force batters to swing at more pitches, and give them a better chance to make contact. I don’t think rules per se need to be changed.



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