new rule in minor league baseball--an abomination

There is a new rule being used in minor league baseball, only experimental for now, and I consider it to be an abomination, worse even than the designated hitter. The purpose of this rule is to prevent marathon extra inning games. I saw the new rule in operation for the first time last night.

Here it is:

The extra-inning rule is one that has been used internationally. With the change, a runner will be placed on second base to start each extra inning, and then the inning will proceed as normal. The runner will be the player who made the final out and pitchers will not be charged an earned run if that runner scores. The runner will be scored as reaching second on an error, but no error will be charged to the team or player.

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Longer article: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/new...es-2018-changes-mlb/nnd6l8s4xs1c1t9wt3tnlpo34

Last night, I was at MCU Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones. At the end of 9 innings, the score was 7-7.

In the top of the 10th inning, the Hudson Valley Renegades began with a runner on second base, the player who made the last out in the top top of the 9th. Their leadoff batter hit a ground ball to the right side of the infield, easily handled by the second baseman who threw to first to retire the batter, with the gift runner on second base advancing to third base. The next batter flied out to deep center field, driving home the runner with the sacrifice fly.

Consider the situation of the Cyclones' pitcher: He had faced two batters, retired both of them, and was now on the hook to be the losing pitcher of the game. The final score was 8-7, and he was indeed the losing pitcher. An abomination!

mils, I agree with you that this is awful.

This rule should be abolished.

I say, have each batter earn their way on base,. through either hit, walk, error, wild pitch, or passed ball, etc.

As they do in every major league game, and as they do in minor league games before extra innings.

Hopefully the minor leagues will abolish this rule ASAP

I had heard about this rule and had commented on it in another thread about major league baseball. But, I agree this is a total farce.

I can see them trying to limit marathon games, fine do that. But compromise, start that rule at the top of the 12th not the top of the 10th. Just my two cents.

Barbershopman

Or.. they could suspend the game as a tie after a certain amount of innings, and only resume it, if, say, it has bearing on a playoff spot

Mitchell said:

Or.. they could suspend the game as a tie after a certain amount of innings, and only resume it, if, say, it has bearing on a playoff spot

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In one of the two professional baseball leagues in Japan, they simply end the game as a tie at the conclusion of the 12th inning if nether team has won.

I dont like that rule at all.

The league you mentioned, surely does so to save their pitching staffs from overwork.