Re: Atlantic League: Computer Zone and New Rules
Posted: July 11 19, 5:29 pm
Good point. Sure seems like it would help keep the defense more honest.BottenFieldofDreams wrote:Is rule 2 a shift-buster?
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Good point. Sure seems like it would help keep the defense more honest.BottenFieldofDreams wrote:Is rule 2 a shift-buster?
CardsofSTL wrote:So a first pitch wild pitch could allow the runner to steal first base? Bader might get a nice bump to his OPS.
It's dumb regardless.Joe Shlabotnik wrote:Good question! Not a strikeout because its not the third strike. Any pitch - ball or strike - that isn't caught by the catcher can be advanced on. I guess you'd score it a BB or maybe they'll come up with a new name for it. Nor a SB since that wouldn't count in OBP.Big Amoco Sign wrote:How is it ruled? It's a strikeout for both sides now. Is that not the case now? Need to know official ruling to know how it'd affect OPS.CardsofSTL wrote:So a first pitch wild pitch could allow the runner to steal first base? Bader might get a nice bump to his OPS.
Shifts are also banned in the Atlantic LeagueJoe Shlabotnik wrote:Good point. Sure seems like it would help keep the defense more honest.BottenFieldofDreams wrote:Is rule 2 a shift-buster?
The Dumb it is. In your scorecards as a DB. The catcher who does it twice in a game gets a Dumb-Dumb. Two Dumb-Dumbs gets you the coveted Golden Moran.CardsofSTL wrote:It's dumb regardless.Joe Shlabotnik wrote:Good question! Not a strikeout because its not the third strike. Any pitch - ball or strike - that isn't caught by the catcher can be advanced on. I guess you'd score it a BB or maybe they'll come up with a new name for it. Nor a SB since that wouldn't count in OBP.Big Amoco Sign wrote:How is it ruled? It's a strikeout for both sides now. Is that not the case now? Need to know official ruling to know how it'd affect OPS.CardsofSTL wrote:So a first pitch wild pitch could allow the runner to steal first base? Bader might get a nice bump to his OPS.
CardsofSTL wrote:Shifts are also banned in the Atlantic LeagueJoe Shlabotnik wrote:Good point. Sure seems like it would help keep the defense more honest.BottenFieldofDreams wrote:Is rule 2 a shift-buster?
pioneer98 wrote:CardsofSTL wrote:Shifts are also banned in the Atlantic LeagueJoe Shlabotnik wrote:Good point. Sure seems like it would help keep the defense more honest.BottenFieldofDreams wrote:Is rule 2 a shift-buster?
I'm curious what their rules are around shifts then. I assume we are talking about extreme shifts and the players are allowed to position themselves a bit differently, just not 3 on one side of the infield?
In baseball terms, the Atlantic League is serving as Major League Baseball’s guinea pig this season. In a deal struck in early-March, the two organizations agreed to change certain rules for the Atlantic League’s 2019 championship season as a way to test said modifications before MLB considers implementing them itself.
One of the more contentious rule changes was the prohibition of the infield shift. The rule itself, as explained in the press release, was simply the requirement of “two infielders to be on each side of second base when a pitch is released.” If the rule is broken, “the ball is dead and the umpire shall call a ball.”