For the Consideration of the Rules Committee
of the Oakwood Whiffle and Ale Club
December 10, 2010
Proposed rules changes for the 2011 Championship Season
- Game Rules:
- Move the pitching rubber back - current distance to the wall is approximately 41 feet.
- Ground balls must be fielded no deeper than the pitching rubber.
- Runner at third (less than 2 outs) to tag and score on fly ball caught beyond the HR line - batter credited with 1 RBI, and charged with an out.
- Self-toss HR derby to resolve tie games - specific rules of such derby to be determined at a later time.
- Both hoops to count for automatic grand slam, rather than just the east hoop - it’s just common sense.
- All players must wear sleeves - it is a gentleman’s game, after all.
- A pitch that hits the batter shall count as a "Ball" and four "Ball"s shall count as a walk.
- Scoring Rules:
- Account for strike out looking separately from strike out swinging - Beltran!
- Account for errors by Pitcher - errors will not count as hits, this will lower batting averages.
- Account for errors by Fielders - errors will not count as hits, this will lower batting averages.
- Determine un-earned runs, and factor into Pitcher ERA - this will lower ERAs.
And finally, comment on how large a majority is needed to pass a new rule? 50% +1? two-thirds? just Peter?
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my suggestion was more that ground balls must be fielded by the pitcher using the rubber, rather than the single line, for demarcating outs from hits.
ReplyDeletedo we really want to get into calling errors? i say leave that as it is, in spite of the fact that some folks eras go up unfairly, batting averages as well. maybe it's just because i have such a hard time keeping the batting order straight with one other player.
Item 1.b. updated per Kurt's comment.
ReplyDeletei say we reinstate the ball-gag and strap it on Matt first!
ReplyDeleteWhat about little dribblers that roll fair - they seem kinda cheesy. As for sleeves or no sleeves, Matt, kiss my ass, even our bar is called "tanks!"
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Cheesy dribblers? Solve that with straight foul lines.
ReplyDelete"Both hoops to count for automatic grand slam, rather than just the east hoop - it’s just common sense."
ReplyDeletePerhaps they should use "common sense" in Boston and tear down the Green Monster. Tradition has to count for something or the game isn't worth dick-all. I say EAST HOOP ONLY.
i miss the boston tradition where the red sox gagged, in new and different ways, sometimes inevitably, sometimes creatively.
ReplyDeleteHey Kurt...sweep, or perhaps you have forgotten?
ReplyDeleteYou aren't talking about last century again. You and Dio, a coupla romantics.
Tear down the Green Monster? Glen, you need stronger meds, dude.
Matt, I'm talking about the balls that sit foul for a minute and then roll fair...you know, like some of your hardest hits.
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you know, matt: the ones peter regards as a challenge to field.
ReplyDeletewas the sarcasm of my last comment regarding the green monster not clear? I was likening the east hoop to the green monster and saying we should leave it as it is. In other words, allow the quirky traditions to stand and say no to "common sense" and efficiency.
ReplyDeleteI think we need rule changes that increase runs scored - I don't think a 3 run lead should feel insurmountable. But I also understand that tweaking with the game may not do much and really misses the point, which is that it's great to hang out with a few guys on a Saturday morning laughing one's ass off.
ReplyDeleteSo maybe instead of big changes, or a lot of little tweaks, maybe what we could do is change the presumed behavior of the ghost runners. What if they advanced the number of bases of a hit regardless of being forced? That would not alter the game as played by the actual humans, but simply change the potential effect of some hits.
i think it would help the scoring considerably if zamonski and i weren't the only ones showing up drunk.
ReplyDeleteNah Glen, I got the sarcasm, I just can't imagine even suggesting it as an example. Fenway is not like a stadium in Queens or St. Louis where traditions come and go like Matt’s hitting.
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