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Re: Should the MLB create a restriction on Intentional Walks?
5/14/04, 6:23pm

Yah, it sounds pretty ridiculous to me, too.

There have been a number of proposals.  One, that sounds a lot like your "15 yards" joke, is where on the first IBB, you get firsy base, on the second, second bases, on the third, third base, etc.

Homerun for the fourth IBB?

Then, there's the inevitable question.  What is an intentional walk?  Catchers don't have to make it obvious by standing up, and pointing the mitt far on the opposite side.

These are MLB pitchers, after all.  Many with pinpoint control, who could just keep the ball out of the strikezone so as not to fall into the general interpretation of the IBB.

[Reedster from Sylmar/CA]
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