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Should MLB keep 2020's five most controversial rules next season?
The same thing happens every time MLB floats a new rule. Fans go crazy on Twitter and talk about how the game is being ruined, and reporters look for quotes from players and managers who might be willing to provide more red meat for the detractors.
And then ... silence.
The grumbling slows, and eventually, the change just becomes part of the season. That was the case with slides at second and collisions at the plate in recent years, and it appears to be happening again.
MLB snuck a bunch of massive changes into the 60-game season, and when it was over, the consensus from those in charge seemed to be that, you know what, it was fine. It was fine.
MLB hasn't yet announced what the 2021 season will look like -- no rush guys, it's not like spring training is supposed to start in less than two months -- but it's likely some of the changes will stick. Here are five we saw in 2020, and my opinion on whether MLB should keep the new rule or ditch it:
And then ... silence.
The grumbling slows, and eventually, the change just becomes part of the season. That was the case with slides at second and collisions at the plate in recent years, and it appears to be happening again.
MLB snuck a bunch of massive changes into the 60-game season, and when it was over, the consensus from those in charge seemed to be that, you know what, it was fine. It was fine.
MLB hasn't yet announced what the 2021 season will look like -- no rush guys, it's not like spring training is supposed to start in less than two months -- but it's likely some of the changes will stick. Here are five we saw in 2020, and my opinion on whether MLB should keep the new rule or ditch it:
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The same thing happens every time MLB floats a new rule. Fans go crazy on Twitter and talk about how the game is being ruined, and reporters look for quotes from players and managers who might be willing to provide more red meat for the detractors.
And then ... silence.
The grumbling slows, and eventually, the change just becomes part of the season. That was the case with slides at second and collisions at the plate in recent years, and it appears to be happening again.
MLB snuck a bunch of massive changes into the 60-game season, and when it was over, the consensus from those in charge seemed to be that, you know what, it was fine. It was fine.
MLB hasn't yet announced what the 2021 season will look like -- no rush guys, it's not like spring training is supposed to start in less than two months -- but it's likely some of the changes will stick. Here are five we saw in 2020, and my opinion on whether MLB should keep the new rule or ditch it:
And then ... silence.
The grumbling slows, and eventually, the change just becomes part of the season. That was the case with slides at second and collisions at the plate in recent years, and it appears to be happening again.
MLB snuck a bunch of massive changes into the 60-game season, and when it was over, the consensus from those in charge seemed to be that, you know what, it was fine. It was fine.
MLB hasn't yet announced what the 2021 season will look like -- no rush guys, it's not like spring training is supposed to start in less than two months -- but it's likely some of the changes will stick. Here are five we saw in 2020, and my opinion on whether MLB should keep the new rule or ditch it: