Thanks sage for the link. I'm in agreement that rule changes are necessary. It seems the rules added recently have not speeded up the game like most baseball people thought. I also agree with the writer when he brings up the shifting of the infielders. Almost all baseball teams have input launch angle and bat speed into their training at all levels of their organizations. Instead of teaching players to hit to the opposite field against the shift, they're teaching players to swing for a home run to beat the shift. This has resulted in strike outs, less base runners and almost eliminated the stolen base. I know I'm old school when it comes to the game of baseball and with little or no action for a long period of time, I have not watched many games the last 3 years. Like the writer, I want to see some new rules for the great game of baseball. I'd love to see the pitchers mound moved back a couple of feet, a rule that prevents the shift, take away the runner on 2nd base in extra inning games, double headers back to nine innings and allow relief pitchers to face as many batters as the manager wants. The game has become boring.