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MilkSpiller22
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First off, I know that it is a bastardization to baseball... and is pretty much a gimmick....
BUT it really is a great rule.... it satisfies everything and everyone...
It remains a fair rule since both teams get the same advantage, so no ONE team can say they got screwed..
But it makes that half inning exciting... starting with a man on second, the question is Can you prevent that man from scoring?? so every extra half inning, all starts off with an exciting question...
then there is strategy, does a team go small ball and go all out to get that one runner to score, or do they go for the big inning with risk of total failure...
and then the odds of both teams matching the same results is SIGNIFICANTLY lower... which means the chances of going 12 + innings is less than it ever was...
So, It is a fair rule that doesn't give either team a real advantage
It is more exciting for fans,
there is added strategy for offenses
there is added strategy for pitching and defense
and it successfully speeds up the game...
It checks all 5 boxes of any intended rule change...
So the only thing against the rule is that it is not part of the original rules, and is a gimmick...
Next questions
is it such a bad rule that it will LOSE fans?? the answer is definitely no
Will it help attract new fans?? Absolutely!!! for reasons that were explained earlier, that it speeds up the game, adds excitement, and adds other things...
So i Welcome this rule change to stay... Even though i dont expect it to at all....
BUT it really is a great rule.... it satisfies everything and everyone...
It remains a fair rule since both teams get the same advantage, so no ONE team can say they got screwed..
But it makes that half inning exciting... starting with a man on second, the question is Can you prevent that man from scoring?? so every extra half inning, all starts off with an exciting question...
then there is strategy, does a team go small ball and go all out to get that one runner to score, or do they go for the big inning with risk of total failure...
and then the odds of both teams matching the same results is SIGNIFICANTLY lower... which means the chances of going 12 + innings is less than it ever was...
So, It is a fair rule that doesn't give either team a real advantage
It is more exciting for fans,
there is added strategy for offenses
there is added strategy for pitching and defense
and it successfully speeds up the game...
It checks all 5 boxes of any intended rule change...
So the only thing against the rule is that it is not part of the original rules, and is a gimmick...
Next questions
is it such a bad rule that it will LOSE fans?? the answer is definitely no
Will it help attract new fans?? Absolutely!!! for reasons that were explained earlier, that it speeds up the game, adds excitement, and adds other things...
So i Welcome this rule change to stay... Even though i dont expect it to at all....