MLB implementing "stealing first base" rule to Atlantic League

[DrungoHazewood]

17 hours ago, tntoriole said:

I will take the one where throwing the ball at and hitting a runner made him out...protective armor would explode....lol.,

 

Soaking was eliminated when The Massachusetts Game lost out to The New York Game as the preferred style of baseball in the late 1850s.

[jabba72]

https://sports.yahoo.com/in-the-curious-atlantic-league-stealing-first-base-is-simply-playing-by-the-rules-044756117.html

Tim Brown on Yahoo talks about this with a few major leaguers and they also dont like the OBP negative aspect of it. 

 

[canonfaz]

The more I think about it, the more I kinda like it (especially if they go to an electronic strike zone). This will help to keep teams from basically putting another DH at the catcher position.

[DrungoHazewood]

3 hours ago, canonfaz said:

The more I think about it, the more I kinda like it (especially if they go to an electronic strike zone). This will help to keep teams from basically putting another DH at the catcher position.

They could also make all throws to first that don't result in an out a ball on the batter.  Let's get those baserunners moving by making base stealing a positive offensive event.

[weams]

https://sports.yahoo.com/the-atlantic-league-is-proving-that-change-can-be-hard-for-baseball-players-181518068.html