Baseball is boring. The players make too much money and have everything too easy. These proposed rule changes will make the game much more interesting:
When there’s a runner on first base and the batter walks, the runner should not go to second base. He didn’t get the walk. There should be two runners on [...]
Written on February 1st, 2007
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Baseball is boring. The players make too much money and have everything too easy. These proposed rule changes will make the game much more interesting:
When there’s a runner on first base and the batter walks, the runner should not go to second base. He didn’t get the walk. There should be two runners on first base.
If the next guy walks, you’ll have three runners on first.
You can have as many as eight base-runners at once. But if the lead runner doesn’t steal home on the next pitch, the team will be penalized one point for having an empty on-deck circle.
Any pitcher who hits a batter has to pitch the rest of the game without pants.
A batter who throws his bat has to sit in the opposing team’s dugout for three innings holding a spittoon.
Any outfielder who let a ball go between his legs has to play the next inning facing away from home plate and using a rear view mirror.
An infielder who makes an error has to play the next inning using an oven mitt.
Any player who curses an umpire, for the rest of the game, has to hit holding his bat upside-down.
Any batter who hits seven foul balls in a row gets a walk to first base, but has to run the rest of the bases backwards.
A catcher who spits on a batter’s shoes must catch the rest of that inning without a mask.
A pitcher who loses his temper and does anything stupid has to play the rest of the season without a protective cup.
And finally, the big bucks will go to the guys willing to play in the rain.
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Copyright 2006 by Joe Hickman, a veteran writer for comedians and public speakers, is editor at http://HaLife.com
Written on February 1st, 2007
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