Just one ACE would be a good start. 
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Roger that!
Pitch clocks next season !!
YEAH !!
So I donāt know if you have ever watched games from the 60s but it seems like they get down to it. Am I correct in that? Saying that - clocks and more rules? BOOOOOOOO!!!
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Just enforce the strike as itās written in the rule book.
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Hereās a thought. You want more rules? Force the players to sign autographs for little kids in pre game.
And hit the strike zone. 
In the modern MLB the emphasis has shifted way over to pitching superiority to win it all. Great pitching makes for short innings, too. The shortest game times for games Iāve attended overwhelmingly tend to be great pitching duels with a ton of Ks.
Now, nowā¦we canāt have that either. That would just be too boring.
I guess I am pretty bitterly defensive about THE GAME. If you donāt like the game, donāt watch it. Donāt play it.
Butā¦donāt try to reinvent it until it is a different game. Thatās my fearā¦that we are in danger of losing the game.
You want hockey, football or soccer, then go watch them and play them. If you want short games with lots of scoring on the diamond, play softball!
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Raise the mound ā¦ does this seem cyclical?
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Where is Bill Veeck when you need him, eh @amsco15?
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Hockey and football are losing their way. I mean what does it mean when a 60 year old kid canāt tell if a guy catches a ball ā¦ plants his butt in the end zone and has to wait for the ref to make the call?
Being sarcastic of course. Iāve seen Chicago Fire soccer this season. It sux. Not optimistic about the 'hawks. Theyāll suck as well. The Bears, donāt get me started. Rooting for the Cubbies to deposit baseballs in the cheap seats for the bleacher bums to collect at maximum rate next year.
Some more sentiment for you (since you are a North Siderās fan):
When I go to Wrigley Field for a BASEBALL GAME on a gorgeous Summer evening or (better yet) Fall afternoon, I expect to spend an evening or an afternoon enjoying the game (experience), not 60 or 90 minutes in and out of a stadium.
Thereās a difference, you know? (And, for the record, I really enjoy NCCA college basketball and NFL football as well. I just donāt expect the pace of play and experiential feel to be like baseball when I enjoy those sports.)
Gonna take a break from standing atop of my soap box nowā¦
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Iām with ya all the way, North Sider comrade. When Iām at Wrigley I simply forget all the work crap, personal static, etc. Itās dreamy. And for the record, I get annoyed with dudes sitting behind me who come to the game to just whine incessantly about work for 3 hours. Gets under my skin.
It sure can beā¦
Got to take my Father to an afternoon game last year just before they broke up the band, so to speak. It was a lovely afternoon.
Cheers.
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The peg legged man is long goneā¦one of a kind. I bet he would support much of the change coming. Veck was no purist. He gave a midget an at bat. He whole life was a circus.
Which club is the odds-on favorite to take the Series?
Well, not the Mets. Yikes, the Padres just clobbered Scherzer. Wow.
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Do we have to steel ourselves for the possibility of another title for the Red Birds? 
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