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Baseball Overtime

So I was listening to the Salem Red Sox (high A) game last night, and the Sox came back to tie the game 3-3. The game was still tied after the ninth, so it went to extra innings. That's when the new overtime rule kicked in. It was the first time I've experienced it.

Beginning in the top of the tenth in the Carolina League (not sure about the rest on the minors), a runner is automatically placed on second base to start the inning. The game then proceeds from there. If the visitor's score, the home team would have the same opportunity in the bottom half.

Immediately, the normal flow of the game was thrown off. Immediately the pitcher walked the first batter to get the threat of a force. This back-fired on the Winston-Salem Dash last night as the Red Sox dinged them for two runs right off the bat. Later, they added a third run off a sac fly after the Dash loaded the bases.

I know they are just test driving this rule change but as the angry Colonel said on that MASH episode where Hawkeye and Radar go to pickup Hunnicutt at the airport, "Well, I don't like it. I don't like it at all!..No, Sir! I don't like it at all!"

Posted: 04/23/2018 at 11:36AM

Baseball Overtime -- Newt 04/23/2018 11:36AM

Used to call it the "international" rule in kids travel baseball tourneys. -- RhinoVT 04/23/2018 3:12PM

According to an article I found, the new rule applies to all minor league -- VTHokie2000 04/23/2018 1:51PM

I feel sorry for a pitcher if he has a perfect game through -- VTHokie2000 04/23/2018 1:36PM

I don't know that that would necessarily blow the perfect game... -- Freddyburg Hokie 04/23/2018 1:43PM

But if you read my post above, then you will see how MLB -- VTHokie2000 04/23/2018 1:52PM

It specifically states that no error is charged... -- Freddyburg Hokie 04/23/2018 1:58PM

Unfortunately, MLB probably won't clarify it until after it happens -- VTHokie2000 04/23/2018 2:04PM

At this point, it just plain won't happen -- Beerman 04/23/2018 5:04PM

Yes. FWIW 2 perfect games went into extra innings too. -- VTHokie2000 04/23/2018 5:10PM

They should use the 3 ball/2 strike rule like my city league softball does. ** -- Hokie360 04/23/2018 12:29PM

It's not a "test drive", and will never make it to the bigs -- JoesterVT 04/23/2018 12:25PM

They did it in the spring, and also proposed for the All-Star game -- 48zip 04/23/2018 1:54PM

Even with the new rule in place, it doesn't mean the game -- VTHokie2000 04/23/2018 12:57PM

Didn't they suspend that game after 32 innings, then when they picked it -- Late 80s Hokie 04/23/2018 1:51PM

Yes, you are correct. They suspended the game at 4:07am. -- VTHokie2000 04/23/2018 2:00PM

Going to 7 Red Wings games this year. Hopefully none of them go that many -- Late 80s Hokie 04/23/2018 2:02PM

Given at least 95% (maybe even all) the teams pitching will -- VTHokie2000 04/23/2018 2:10PM

That's a new directive from the Pentagon . . . -- HokieKip 04/23/2018 12:16PM

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