[dude.cecilparin]

dear mr in-charge-of-baseball

i thought i'd write you some incitefull observation on how to improve 'baseball' and really make it an international sport

how about
1) removing the mound
2) placing the umpire by the pitcher
3) have the pitcher run up when pitching
4) use the ground to impart additional movement to the ball
5) stick some wood between the batsman and the chap at the back
6) actually, make #5 three bit's of wood
7) stop running is circles, try straight lines
8) re #7, the batsman could run towards the pitcher
9) let's rename 'pitcher' to 'bowler'

i feel the above changes would make baseball a truly international sport. thereby, involving someone else in the camply entitled 'world series'

your thoughts please

[Huntington08]

1) Removing the mound would be dumb, although it would probably be a batter advantage as the pitches get to throw down with the mound creating more speed.

2) They wouldn't do that in the MLB as they don't have a shortage of umpires. They only do that in kids leauges and some high school aged leauges because sometimes the base umpire doesn't show so the plate umpire can still see the pitch from the pitches view and call the bases at the same time.

3) Having a pitcher run up, would throw them off balance and add on some more speed, and if they were to get off balance it would cause more injurys from the increased speed by getting HBP.

4) Don't know what you mean

5) Don't know what you mean

6) ?

7) ??

8)

9).. Pfft hell no

[Huntington08]

This isnt cricket