MLB's New Rules Are Saving Baseball and People Hate It 

Maybe some day they could "save" baseball by addressing ridiculous blackout restrictions and tv deals that push people away from using extra effort or money needed to watch any baseball at all.

I have never understood why pitchers never got more involved in pitch calling. Jimmy Key is the only pitcher I've ever seen that would give signs to the catcher.

The ghost runner rule just feels like me and my buddies in our backyard making up rules because we only had 6 people wanting to play...

Save baseball by making tickets affordable, and letting folks watch it on TV, end blackouts.

I went to my first baseball game last week (yankees against blue jays at yankee stadium). It was just overall a great experience, even though it was a "boring" low scoring game. It seems to me (a complete novice) that the clock really made a difference and forced the game to flow at a nice pace. And it was not too quick, it still was a quite relaxing experience unlike every other sport I'm used to here in Europe.

When I was a boy growing up in Boston in the 60s, the game was great. There was plenty of day baseball and day/night double headers. The season and World Series ended in early October, not November. Also, as a boy growing up, almost all the Red Sox games were televised on UHF, which could watch without paying for it. My parents were poor and could not afford to pay for me to watch baseball. I never went to a game, but I was able to watch the games on TV or hear it on the radio. Also, the World Series games were in the daytime. Young kids have a hard time watching baseball at night if they have to go to school or their parents can't afford cable. Baseball has gotten ridiculous with its overpriced tickets and cable viewing. When I was a boy, I and all my friends' first love was baseball. Now, it's a sport for the rich, privileged middle-aged men. If they want to save baseball, make the sport available for young boys. Also, when I was a boy, I played whifle ball, baseball, and softball with my friends on the streets or the park. My parents couldn't afford to let me play little league. I grew up following my beloved Red Sox and watched their games on TV or listened to them on the radio. I feel bad for kids growing in Yuppie Suburbia, where they can play sports on the streets. No wonder why kids have no interest in baseball. Greed is killing baseball. Make tickets affordable for families, and put baseball on regular tv.

Zack Greinke shaking off his own pitches is one of the best things I have heard in my whole life.

I think the pitch clock will irrelevant as pitchers get used to it. Pitchers used to pitch at the pitch clock pace without the clock. Any baseball fan who is over thirty probably watched Mark Buerle pitch at least once.

There is word that the stadiums are losing revenue from the shorter game times. Less time equals less money being spent at the consession stands.

the new rules didn't save baseball, WBC saved baseball and their was no time restrictions. Can't wait for umps like Angel Hernandez to have even more control. There has already been a number of controversial scenarios that easily could have been prepared for that have been mishandled completely.

The rule to force batters to stay in the box is a good rule.

I agree these rules are going to turn out to be amazing but the extra innings "ghost runner" rule is still god awful

For a sport that doesn’t exist you do a great job covering it

I won’t be surprised if they come up with a rule limiting outfield shifts, dividing the outfield into thirds based off the lines of 2nd base

Would love another analysis of this at the end of the season

These changes are not saving the game and you know it. They truly are ruining the integrity of the game.

I can't tell you how much I love these rules! It is honestly making baseball watchable again! Pitch Clock, No endless pick off attempts, the ghost runner!

Let's face it, baseball had become a chore, not a joy. Love the new rules. Make it even shorter, if you can.

Two things people hate; change and the way things are.

I have a few issues with the new rules but generally I think all that needs to be solved is tweaking, such making sure that pitchers don't get too exhausted too quickly with the clock; 15 seconds is a decent amount of time but MLB should probably change it if issues that to occur with it.