Changes Needed to Major Sports by Ted Gross April 5, 2017
- Opening Day baseball was a reminder that pitching has evolved too
much under the current rules, and that the sport needs an update.
That, plus necessary revisions to the major sports are the following:
Baseball: a) Pitch must be
received in the air by catcher to be a strike, whether batter swings or
not. You need to complete the play. b) No replay reviews until the
playoffs.
American Football: Eliminate kicked PAT's. Eliminate pile pushing.
Ice Hockey: Don't broadcast any games or discuss the sport until the playoffs.
Soccer: Scrap the offside rule.
Tennis: Eliminate the 2nd Serve.
American Racquetball: No changes needed. Simply eliminate the sport entirely.
Basketball: When a shooting foul occurs, give the fouled team the option of inbounding the ball.
Golf: Never show it on a major TV network.
Water Polo: Don't even show it during the Olympics.
Squash: All pro matches 48 minutes with running clock and running score. Mercy rule in effect if one player gets dominated.
Volleyball: Eliminate all versions of the sport except for the women's beach version (okay maybe not).
