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#PMT-2018-0820-15705
Big CatBig Cat

Major League Baseball should have teams play on a Little League field for one night

I don't understand why Major League Baseball, to capture the imagination of America for one night – doesn't have the MLB teams play on a Little League field. ... The infield will make regulation. The fence will be 200 feet. ... tell me that wouldn't be the greatest thing ever.

MLB never had pros play on a 200-ft fence little league field, though they did start the MLB Little League Classic in a small park in Williamsport.
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#PMT-2017-0814-10134
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bryce Harper injured himself because he was too focused on adjusting his hair for the cameras

The real culprit in this situation, I don't know if you saw, but as he was stepping on the base, Bryce Harper was more concerned with adjusting his hair. The hair flopped out, and he put his hand up there to try to straighten his hair out, look good for the cameras. Guess what? You should have been paying attention to your knee.

Hot TakeBaseballHotSarcastic
The injury was caused by slipping on a wet base, not his hair adjustments, though PFT is using the visual for comedy.
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#PMT-2017-0710-5349
Big CatBig Cat

Groundskeeper 'The Freeze' should be an all-time pinch runner in the All-Star Game

The freeze is hot, right? Hilarious... So pinch runner, all-time runner, the freeze. So he just stands behind the catcher, and as soon as the ball's in play, he's running.

Hot TakeBaseballHotSarcastic
This was a joke rule proposal that has never been implemented.
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#PMT-2017-0419-19135
Big CatBig Cat

The MLB should use a radar gun to decide tied games after 13 innings

Just have a radar gun and just each team gets 10 throws. Fastest throw wins. Fastest combined average score. ... all nine players on the field have to throw. So whoever in the game... you get to see fun shit like first baseman throw and stuff.

Hot TakeBaseballFireSarcastic
The MLB did not adopt this; they eventually went with the 'ghost runner' on second base for extra innings.
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#PMT-2016-0720-6444
Big CatBig Cat

MLB teams should be limited to 30 fastballs per game

I think teams should only get 30 fastballs a game. ... The art of pitching, the finesse of pitching, Greg Maddox, come on. I mean, he wasn't throwing 105 miles an hour.

MLB never implemented a pitch-type quota; this was a comedic suggestion.
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#PMT-2016-0720-6445
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Every MLB rotation should be required to have a knuckleballer

I would go along those same lines and say that every team has to have a knuckleball pitcher in the starting lineup. ... In the rotation somewhere.

MLB has no such requirement, and knuckleballers have actually become rarer since 2016.
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#PMT-2016-0523-7036
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Baseball should crowdsource balls and strikes via Twitter polls during games

You could crowdsource it... A pitch happens and then everybody responds on Twitter. Twitter poll. Strike or no? And then 51% carries the day and you get a strike or ball based on that. And then fans can't get mad at it because they only have themselves to blame.

This has never been implemented and would be a logistical nightmare, confirming its satirical nature.