Arrr! MLB be thinkin' o' makin' them starting scallywags stay on deck longer, savvy? Buckle yer swash!
2024-08-15
Arrr, matey! The salty sea dogs be grumblin’ ‘bout some of them newfangled rules in the grand game o’ baseball, but there be a fresh twist brewin’ in the league’s belly that might just tickle every scallywag’s fancy! Hoist the sails o’ joy, I say!
Ahoy mateys! Gather 'round as I regale ye with the tidings from the grand seas of Major League Baseball, where changes be afoot! Aye, the league be considerin' a new rule that might just warm the cockles of the purists’ hearts. With the introduction of pitch timers and swift play, it seems the game be movin’ faster than a ship bein’ chased by the Royal Navy!But hark! There be a dilemma; the starting pitchers be spendin’ less time on the mound than a scallywag at a tavern! Averagin’ a mere five innings, they barely be qualifyin’ for a win, with some Triple-A lads only makin' it through four! So, whispers from the high seas say MLB be thinkin’ of makin’ starters pitch for at least six innings, lest they be tossin’ up twenty runs!
Fear not, for there be exceptions, savvy? If a pitcher be givin’ up four or more earned runs, throwin’ over a hundred pitches, or be injured, they can be pulled faster than a cannonball flyin’ through the air! With only a handful of pitchers meetin’ the ERA title in recent years, the crew be hopin’ to train the young bloods to last longer, rather than merely throwin’ hard and endin’ up in Davy Jones’ locker!
So raise yer tankards, for the winds of change may yet blow favorably for the game we all hold dear!