Sunday, May 24, 2009 Home Runs must be inside the park!
How about declaring any ball batted into the stands out of play? No, not just fouls, fair balls, too. Yes, home runs or what we now consider home runs. They are balls that fielders cannot play. This would negate much of the problem of non uniform playing areas.
We could consider any fair ball batted into the stands a double.
Friday, May 14, 2010 Home run as victory lap.
The over the fence home run is a team sport oddity. It is the only example in which a play is essentially over but the player is required to perform what can only be described as a victory lap. Why? The most cherished event in baseball is devoid of action once it has been defined. As I have written previously, all home runs should be inside the park.
Mike Trout v. David Ortiz: what would you prefer, a powerful fast athlete running out a home run or a fatso lazily jogging around the bases after lofting another fly ball over the left filed wall in Fenway Parking lot?
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