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| Topic Started: Jul 16 2009, 09:54 PM (104 Views) | |
| dansaint | Jul 16 2009, 09:54 PM Post #1 |
 
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Here are some plans I would impliment. Just started thinking of this at work today: 1. 40 Man Rosters for the 1st 2 weeks of the season. Reasons: 1)Allow for more rest for pitchers. Possibly lessening the "dead arm" period later in the year. 2)Allows more arms for the bullpen. 3)Minor League season doesn't start until Mid-April. Also allows you to keep prospects up longer to get their feet wet at the big league level. If this couldn't be an annual thing...then it would be just for the years of the WBC. Allows teams to carry more guys to protect those that were in the WBC. 2. 40 man Rosters for the All Star Game and the DH Rule would be in effect regardless of host league. Reasons: 1) Allows deserving players a chance to be selected. 2} Gives you extra depth for extra inning games 3) Also allows you to protect certain players/pitchers (1 inning or 1 at bat) 3. Home Field Advantage no longer determined by All Star Game. Interleague play would determine HFA. Reasons: 1) takes out the one game scenerio and makes it more into a series. The All Star Game would then become a Charity game. Corporate sponsors and major league baseball would put the money up. My "perfect world" scenario would be to have best record have HFA...but if that is "not feasible" as Mr. Selig says...this is the next option. 4. Luxury Tax would be increased by 25%. Reasons: 1) You still aren't preventing teams from signing whomever they want...but you have to make some of these big market teams to start thinking more about WHO they sign. 5. Wild Card Teams would only host 1 game in a division series and 2 games in a championship series (if necessary). Format would be 2-1-2 in the division series (only for Wild Card series) and 2-2-3 in a championship series (only if Wild Card team makes it to CS). World Series would remain 2-3-2 format. Opinions or suggestions welcomed. |
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| DonkeyJote | Jul 16 2009, 11:59 PM Post #2 |
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#1 I wouldn't do. It would allow for more bullpen arms, but most teams already have that since most teams start with a 4-man rotation because there's so many off days in April. It would also greatly devalue spring training, since making the opening day roster is what spring training is about. #2 I'm also not a fan of. I think the biggest problem with the All-Star game these days is too many guys go. I think it should be 30 players. That gives you two at each position, 11 pitchers, and 3 other position players. I'd also keep the re-entry rule, but only in the case of injury. I would also have the DH in place regardless of host-league though. For #3, I don't think it matters either way. Unless you have best record, then it's not really fair. If it's Interleague play, it's still the worst teams (Royals, Orioles, Padres, Nationals) having a huge impact on Home Field. I very much agree with #4. I don't think a salary cap should be in place, but a Luxury Tax is a good idea, but it needs to be stiffer than what it currently is. I'm torn on #5. I don't like the idea of further handicaping the Wild Card team. A lot of times, they have just as much right to be there, or more, than some division winners. They had to fight for the right to be there, often in much better races, but then, sometimes, they just had the bad luck of being in a division with a dominant opponent. If the Red Sox and Yankees both make it to the playoffs, the Wild Card team will likely have the 2nd best record in the AL and have done so in the toughest division in baseball. They don't deserve to have games taken away from them. But at the same time, you want teams to go for the division crown. I like the idea of an automatic one-game playoff to determine the WC. The top two teams meet whether or not there is a tie, or there's a 10 game difference. That's and extra high intensity game, where the team might have to use a top starter, handicapping them in the upcoming series without taking home games away. It's a revenue issue too. If the Royals meet the Yankees in the first round, you're basically taking a home game's worth of money away from the Royals and Giving it to the Yankees. |
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| Dawdler | Jul 17 2009, 01:52 AM Post #3 |
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OK my two cents 1. I like that idea a lot and I think it would really add some more intrigue early in the season, would a manager take more risk knowing he has more ammo on the bench and bullpen and it would give guys who are on the fence a little more time to show off their skills 2. don't like expanding the rosters for the All Star game, in fact I read today that the manager of the Rays called the manager of the Angels to apologize for not playing Chone Figgins. 3. I'd give that idea a shot it may improve the stagnant interleague play that we have now. 4. not moved either way on this point, the rich are still the rich and the poor are still the poor 5.don't like the handicapping of WC teams, I kinda like DJ's idea of a one game playoff for the two top teams though, that would be something to try and would probably bring in higher ratings |
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| CMH | Aug 4 2009, 10:49 AM Post #4 |
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1. I don't like it. Teams already know how to manipulate the 15-Day DL and minor league options; they don't need more incentive to manipulate the rules in an effort to maximize a manager's hand of cards. Teams can carry 13 pitchers with no issue if they knew how to use the other 12 players. It's not that hard. Also, I doubt owners would want this as it could accelerate a cost-controlled player's clock. The Player's Union would probably vote against it, as well, fearing that veterans will suffer most. 2. I'm all for the DH Rule in All-Star Games. I like the AL/NL difference but in an All-Star Game, you should protect the pitchers. If a pitcher wants to hit then a manager will still have that option. The DH rule isn't mandatory. It's an option even in the AL. I do not like expanding the rosters. I think they are too large already. I would suggest that the fan vote be fixed to allow the fans an opportunity to vote for another pitcher and a bench player. These guys will be the last options to hit the field in case a game goes extras. 3. Honestly, I think home field advantage should just go back to the old format of AL one year, NL the next. Best record is apparently not feasible and I think the old format makes things more interesting. 3a. I actually wish that they'd get rid of interleague play but that's not going to happen because of the money it brings in. 4. I'm for it. 5. I'm not for this for the reasons stated by Donkey. However, I do not like the idea of a one-game playoff. |
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| CMH | Aug 4 2009, 10:50 AM Post #5 |
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I should mention that these are excellent ideas, though. |
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