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MLB Will Implement Universal DH
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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefGritty" data-source="post: 1716837" data-attributes="member: 746137"><p>That's exactly it though. The baseball we have is the absolutely most optimized possible baseball for the rules as they are, and every year moves further in that direction as teams find new ways to break new territory in baseball the way trends are going.</p><p></p><p>Change the rules, and the play will optimize toward those rules by the same mechanism.</p><p></p><p>We know what we want, we want at bats to take less time and to end with balls in play more often, and we want more plays on the bases. We want the old baseball back.</p><p></p><p>Baseball is a traditional game and there is understandable and justifiable resistance to doing anything too crazy or out there. But we know the target, just keep making the best moves you can until you get there.</p><p></p><p>And there's an expectations-setting element too, kinda like the Federal Reserve with interest rates, if it's crystal clear there are going to be rule changes until a faster, more aerobic baseball is achieved, the smart teams and coaches and young players will adjust ahead of that curve to gain an advantage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefGritty, post: 1716837, member: 746137"] That's exactly it though. The baseball we have is the absolutely most optimized possible baseball for the rules as they are, and every year moves further in that direction as teams find new ways to break new territory in baseball the way trends are going. Change the rules, and the play will optimize toward those rules by the same mechanism. We know what we want, we want at bats to take less time and to end with balls in play more often, and we want more plays on the bases. We want the old baseball back. Baseball is a traditional game and there is understandable and justifiable resistance to doing anything too crazy or out there. But we know the target, just keep making the best moves you can until you get there. And there's an expectations-setting element too, kinda like the Federal Reserve with interest rates, if it's crystal clear there are going to be rule changes until a faster, more aerobic baseball is achieved, the smart teams and coaches and young players will adjust ahead of that curve to gain an advantage. [/QUOTE]
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