1900Plate changed from square to five-sided figure. YearChanges Made To Official National League Rules Major League Baseball Rule Changes In Chronological Order YearChanges Made To Official Major League Baseball Rules 1901All foul balls not caught on fly counted as strikes until batter has two strik...
Wright shows that it is customary for management to change not only the rules, but the ball, the franchises, and the stadiums. The author considers the key rule changes, franchise moves, ball modifications, and variations in the player pool, and traces the effects each of these had on the...
you’ve likely noticed the new addition of the ABS system. Previously, any game that took place on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday used a computer tracking system to monitor the location of all pitches, and made an automatic call as to whether it’s a ball or ...
Every single season we see plenty of notable fantasy baseball prospects debut and make some level of impact for fantasy baseball that year. And over the last year or two, we've seen even more prospects get a shot earlier than expected given new rules incentivizing teams to bring up younger ...
Roster Batting Rules Injury Batter: If a batter cannot fulfill his time at bat due to injury or illness, that player will be eliminated from that entire game. His spot in the batting order will be an automatic out each time. Runner: If a runner cannot continue his time on the bases, ...
It was the Orioles. It was Memorial Stadium. It changed me. There’s no Willie Mays in that memory. He’d retired more than a decade earlier. But, still, long before that first live game, Willie Mays was baseball to me. My memory is simple. Just Willie in his Giants uniform, standi...
that ruling. "Now my son is 10 years old, he is not a homerun hitter or a pitcher. He is just a solid ball player." OCB goes on to request advice: "So my question to most of you is how would you handle this. Do you just let it go and allow them to apply the rules only ...
There’s something undeniably nostalgic about baseball. The uniforms harken back to a simpler time, the stadiums are often testaments to history, and the rules themselves haven’t fundamentally changed in over a century. The sport is like an anchor, reminding us of our childhoods, of days spent...
There's a maximum of 10 names on a ballot now; at times, there was aminimumof 10 names. The writers, for example, were charged with getting 10 names in between the first vote in 1936 and the official opening of the Hall in 1939. So much has changed; you can read all about that...
Rules changed significantly last year, some of which will carry over into 2021, while there are already reports that the constitution of the baseball itself might be different this season. All of these developments have a strong bearing on the fantasy baseball landscape. This edition of the ...