Commissioner Bud Selig is forming a 14 member committee to examine various on-field issues in baseball. Names like Terry Ryan, Tony LaRussa, Jim Leyland, Mike Scioscia, and Joe Torre — as well as a former manager, the Hall of Famer Frank Robinson are part of the group. What issues will they look at changing? I have my own I would like changed:
- Shorten the season back to the original 154 game schedule and include 10 day/night doubleheaders per team. Let's have baseball end in October like it should.
- Raise the pitcher's mound by 5 inches to the height it was at from 1903 through 1968. It's time to give the pitchers some advantage back.
- Eliminate batters stepping out of the actual batter's box. Charge a hitter with a strike if they don't stay in the box. Also stop the adjusting of batting gloves. Once gloves are on they must be left in place.
- Limit conferences by the catcher to 2 per inning. Jose Molina of the Yankees should have his name attached to this rule after his ridiculously repetitious mound visits in the postseason.
- Become more the like the NFL in regards to the look of uniforms. Players should not be allowed to have the baggy pants, they don't need to show any sock, but having excessive amounts of pant piling up around the shoe should be done away with. Also umpires should enforce having players tuck their shirts in. The Jose Mijares look is not flattering and yes, we know Brandon Inge you were hit by the pitch in game 163 versus the Twins, but did it really hit you or did it hit your billowing shirt?
Those are a few of the changes I would make, I think all can be put into place, but the doubleheaders and changing back to 154 games would be met with fierce opposition because of the loss of money by the player's union and the owners so that has no chance of happening. The others? Let's give them a try.
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