Manfred, enforce the existing 12 second rule!

Manfred, you moron, there's already a 12 second rule. Just enforce it.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/downloads/y2011/Official_Baseball_Rules.pdf

8.04 When the bases are unoccupied, the pitcher shall deliver the ball to the batter within 12 seconds after he receives the ball. Each time the pitcher delays the game by violating this rule, the umpire shall call “Ball.”
The 12-second timing starts when the pitcher is in possession of the ball and the batter is in the box, alert to the pitcher. The timing stops when the pitcher releases the ball.
The intent of this rule is to avoid unnecessary delays. The umpire shall insist that the catcher return the ball promptly to the pitcher, and that the pitcher take his position on the rubber promptly. Obvious delay by the pitcher should instantly be penalized by the umpire.
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Rob Manfred, the A-Rod Slayer, wants to improve the pace of play so little and so slowly that no one will notice. Why would anyone want that? What sense does that make?

This guy got his job as commissioner by crushing Alex Rodriguez for the previous commissioner Bud Selig. But since succeeding Selig, Manfred has been a complete wimp, especially on this pace of play issue. Now Manfred is proposing such nonsense that he should be ignored or called out. Instead, 99% of what we hear is people taking Manfred's junk seriously. For instance, it never occurs to them that there should be ZERO visits to the mound, including the catcher. ZERO. They are KILLING baseball.

Labor Relations 101 Monday, May 23, 2016

Stipulation: the players are the product, not employees or labor...

If General Motors wants to make a new type of car or discontinue a current car, I don't think it needs the permission of the United Auto Workers union.

If the owners wanted to reduce the number of players on the roster, it would need to negotiate that with the players union. I understand that. But if the owners wanted to reduce the number of games from 162 to 154 and pay the players the same, why would that need to be negotiated?

If the owners wanted to improve their product by speeding the pace of play without changing rules, why would they need to negotiate that with the players union? For instance, if Manfred, the A-Rod Slayer, ordered the umpires to actually enforce some existing rules, many think he not only would need permission from the players union but also from the umpires union. Now the umpires are certainly not the product but a necessary set of employees whose jobs are increasingly being automated...

There's a post I cannot find, which quotes rules about the catcher staying in the catcher's box and the umpire being directly behind home plate. Those rules are violated on every pitch. Could the commissioner simply order the umpires to enforce the rules?
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