MLB rules changes and... options I hope?

[Biggio509]

Originally Posted by CBeisbol

I'm ok with not arguing over it
Baseball hasn't been destroyed by any of the rule changes since its inception, it'll survive this one too

It's not these rule changes that are the threat


Agreed

I never have liked the DH but to say changing the rules destroys the game means there should be no overhand pitching, no gloves, home plate should be rectangular sitting on the 3B line, a ball that hits the ground and bounces over the fence is a HR, and a ball hit within the lines that goes out at any point is fair. I might have missed a couple of 19th century rules here but you get the point.

[jdelia81]

Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

We're still deciding what scope to have. I don't know if I've seen anything one way or the other on whether that rule will also be in effect in the playoffs or not. I know MiLB has had the rule in for a season or two - did they keep it for playoff games too?

In the 2018 NY-Penn League Championship game 2, the commissioner of the league was on site for the game. It went to extra innings and the commissioner made the decision on the spot to not use the runner on 2nd rule.

That's the only example I know of.

[BBGiovanni]

Originally Posted by Biggio509

The new agreement has a DH.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...pt/5235749002/

I don't think you're reading that right, the current MLB collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of the 2021 season. There is no subsequent CBA in place, and with the way this mess has gone more or less no one expects them to finish one without a strike. I think it would be ironic and entirely consistent with the cartel/players' collective achievements this year if the virus is under control enough that the season could open on time next year but they again squabble themselves into a lockout/strike/who knows what.

Now, I don't expect the players or NL owners to put up any more of a fight for the National League rulebook than they did this year, nor removing geographic scheduling or ending the extra inning gimmick for that matter, but there is no agreement in place for anything beyond Halloween 2021.

[Anyone]

As sad as it is that it's likely there will soon be a permanent universal DH in real life, I don't think we ever have to worry that it will ever be unable to be turned off in OOTP, given that OOTP includes historic simulations, or just in fictional leagues the chance to play under past seasons' conditions, including rules.

So OOTP may be the only place where real baseball rather than DH-ball exists in 2020 and, sadly, 2022 and after (I guess 2021 will be DH-free in the NL), but I think we can count on always being able to turn it off in OOTP, at least.

We can even use the reserve clause, etc., things that have been gone a lot longer than real baseball will have been.