Best new rule suggestion for the game by ILBB users

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I polled ILBB users on a variety of things a while ago and though only nine of you replied, the responses, especially to the “suggest a new rule” question were gold. Below, nine suggestions to improve the game further.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
If your team's stadium gets destroyed by a hurricane, it automatically gets relocated to Montreal 4
if the pitcher attempts a pickoff and the home crowd boos, every single person in the crowd who booed is thrown out of 3
Ban electronic communication between pitcher and catcher, maintain pitch clock, let chaos reign 2
30 sec pitch clock for everything 2
Robot ball and strike umps 2
if you’re pinch hitting for a DH, the pinch hitter must be a relief pitcher. 1
Something that keeps starting pitchers in the game longer. 1
Lower the mound 0
Mercy rule- end game after seven innings if one team has 10+ lead 0


gyac, Friday, 3 January 2025 12:54 (five months ago)

Option 5 in full was cut off but is:

if the pitcher attempts a pickoff and the home crowd boos, every single person in the crowd who booed is thrown out of the stadium and can never attend a game again

gyac, Friday, 3 January 2025 12:55 (five months ago)

hard to choose between relief pitcher pinch hitting and pitch clock chaos

, Friday, 3 January 2025 17:30 (five months ago)

30 sec pitch clock for everything bc a game should be 3 hours of entertainment imo

Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 3 January 2025 17:46 (five months ago)

two months pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 26 March 2025 00:01 (two months ago)

it's gotta be montreal or chaos

H.P, Wednesday, 26 March 2025 02:14 (two months ago)

I think I missed out on the original poll. Lots of good ideas here. I think there has been a serious proposal about requiring SP's to go six innings unless they give up 4+ runs or throw 100+ pitches?

Pitch clocks for everything would be fun, including HR trots. If you don't make it around the bases in, say, less than 20 seconds then your team is penalized one run.

NoTimeBeforeTime, Wednesday, 26 March 2025 08:34 (two months ago)

Ban the DH

imperial frfr (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 26 March 2025 17:30 (two months ago)

How about a DH for every position and not just pitcher?

(do we have a "your terrible baseball ideas" thread?)

silverfish, Wednesday, 26 March 2025 19:45 (two months ago)

Yeah it’s the 2023 Red Sox thread

triste et cassé (gyac), Wednesday, 26 March 2025 19:58 (two months ago)

i still support throwing out any fan who boos a pickoff attempt

z_tbd, Wednesday, 26 March 2025 20:06 (two months ago)

i’ve expanded it beyond the situation where it’s the home team booing the away team. now it’s just anyone booing a pickoff attempt. they’re out of there

z_tbd, Wednesday, 26 March 2025 20:06 (two months ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 27 March 2025 00:01 (two months ago)

Montreal is a good rule but I can’t believe there was no interest in relief pitcher pinch hit

triste et cassé (gyac), Thursday, 27 March 2025 00:15 (two months ago)

I was the nostalgic and irrational vote for keeping starters in longer.

i still support throwing out any fan who boos a pickoff attempt -- for some reason, this reminds me of something in Ball Four where I think they sit around in the dugout and try to think of the most tasteless promotions. If I've got that right, they might not date so well.

clemenza, Thursday, 27 March 2025 00:35 (two months ago)


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