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Quote Originally Posted by Shortstop View Post
I was watching an Arizona Fall League Game the other day and noticed a clock in the upper right hand corner.

Turns out, the AFL is experimenting with some new rules to pick up the pace of games.

Interesting read...

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/pace-of-game/

they need to limit how many times per AB a player can re-adjust his batting gloves
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Quote Originally Posted by Shortstop View Post
I was watching an Arizona Fall League Game the other day and noticed a clock in the upper right hand corner.

Turns out, the AFL is experimenting with some new rules to pick up the pace of games.

Interesting read...

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/pace-of-game/
The one I really disagree with is the "No-Pitch Intentional Walk"

I've seen some strange things happen with pitchers trying to walk a batter.

An intentional walk should never be a guarantee, in my opinion...
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Quote Originally Posted by Shortstop View Post
The one I really disagree with is the "No-Pitch Intentional Walk"

I've seen some strange things happen with pitchers trying to walk a batter.

An intentional walk should never be a guarantee, in my opinion...
For some reason certain pitchers have a hard time doing this. Jennry Mejia had a few that were very shaky.