Félix Hernández as personal muse; 19 inning marathon games are actually good; fixing baseball by making it the NFL
The premise of this article is explained entirely in its title.
The premise of this article is explained entirely in its title.
Early last week, ESPN.com published a column by Jayson Stark that proposed 20 rules changes for MLB, ranging from the cosmetic (“Toughen up the save rule”) to the crazed (“But add the designated fielder”). Now, I’m not going to talk in particular about Stark’s column today, except to say that I think many of his suggestions sound good until you give serious consideration to how they would affect the way the game is played.