Sudden Death Baseball Coming to the Frontier League in 2022

ohiodevil · 01-25-2022, 01:49 PM

This is an interesting way to break a tied game without playing 15+ innings.

Field managers will meet with umpires with the home manager choosing offense or defense. For the team on offense, the player on the lineup card immediately preceding the batter due up will start on first base. The defensive team will have three outs to prevent the offense from scoring. If the team on offense scores they will win the game, while if the defensive team retires the side without scoring a run, they will win. As with the ITB runner, if the runner placed on first base scores, the run will be unearned. The sudden death rule guarantees that no game will be played beyond 10.5 innings or beyond 8.5 innings for a double-header game.

https://frontierleague.com/2022/01/2...ontier-league/

mytreds · 01-25-2022, 06:12 PM

As someone who kept score for my hometown minor league club, I welcome sudden death in the minors.

monkeyman576 · 01-25-2022, 07:18 PM

They already do this in the pioneer league, I went to a Rocky Mountain Vibes game where they did it.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 01-25-2022, 10:23 PM

They need to come off this stupid unearned runner crap. Earn it or GTFO. At least putting him on first is mildly better than putting him on second, and there's a bit more strategy involved here, but still.

dsvitak · 01-25-2022, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy

They need to come off this stupid unearned runner crap. Earn it or GTFO. At least putting him on first is mildly better than putting him on second, and there's a bit more strategy involved here, but still.

I would hire the modern equivalent of Billy Hamilton. Keep him on the bench for extra innings. PR, steal, bunt, sac fly, ball game.

01-25-2022, 01:49 PM	#1
ohiodevil OOTP Roster Team Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Rocky River, Ohio Posts: 2,392	Sudden Death Baseball Coming to the Frontier League in 2022 This is an interesting way to break a tied game without playing 15+ innings. Field managers will meet with umpires with the home manager choosing offense or defense. For the team on offense, the player on the lineup card immediately preceding the batter due up will start on first base. The defensive team will have three outs to prevent the offense from scoring. If the team on offense scores they will win the game, while if the defensive team retires the side without scoring a run, they will win. As with the ITB runner, if the runner placed on first base scores, the run will be unearned. The sudden death rule guarantees that no game will be played beyond 10.5 innings or beyond 8.5 innings for a double-header game. https://frontierleague.com/2022/01/2...ontier-league/

01-25-2022, 06:12 PM	#2
mytreds All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 855	As someone who kept score for my hometown minor league club, I welcome sudden death in the minors. __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 I make custom ballparks.

01-25-2022, 10:23 PM	#4
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,421	They need to come off this stupid unearned runner crap. Earn it or GTFO. At least putting him on first is mildly better than putting him on second, and there's a bit more strategy involved here, but still. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

01-25-2022, 07:18 PM	#3
monkeyman576 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 2,940	They already do this in the pioneer league, I went to a Rocky Mountain Vibes game where they did it.