I miss the days when...

[Brian Van Horn]

My objection to the current day game is having a runner at second to start each half inning after the ninth. I don't care about the reasoning it is just stupid.

[kmac32]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

My objection to the current day game is having a runner at second to start each half inning after the ninth. I don't care about the reasoning it is just stupid.

Absolutely! Or make it a progressive thing with a man starting at first, then starting at 2nd?

[JollyElm]

17. I miss the days when broadcasts didn’t have to include extremely overly-qualified stats to try to invent a historic meaning for any on-field occurrence - “Constantine is the first switch-hitting player of Cypriot descent to ever reach first base both through an intentional walk and catcher’s interference in the same game.”

18. I miss the days when teams could actually plate runs when there were two runners in scoring position and no outs by any means other than hitting a home run.

19. I miss the days when you didn’t have to stressfully keep an eye on the ‘New Year’s Eve countdown clock’ on screen each time a pitcher was preparing to deliver the ball.

20. I miss the days when if their pitcher plunked our guy, the first guy up for their team - no matter who he was - would also immediately get plunked.

21. I miss the days when players actually used two hands to make a catch, and didn’t purposely try to make every catch look as stylishly nonchalant as possible.

22. I miss the days when betting on a baseball game meant meeting up with a guy named Benny in the smoke-filled back room of a deli in Queens, and not simply visiting the websites of all the MLB-promoted gambling concern ads plastered all over the stadiums and visible throughout the TV broadcasts.

And finally...

23. I miss the days when relievers didn’t come in with booming, stadium rock theme songs, but were casually driven to the mound in little BEEP! BEEP! buggies.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

...if their pitcher plunked our guy, the first guy up for their team - no matter who he was - would also immediately get plunked.

Yes...this. The "unwritten rules" of baseball have been redrafted.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

23. I miss the days when relievers didn’t come in with booming, stadium rock theme songs, but were casually driven to the mound in little BEEP! BEEP! buggies.

I miss the days when professional athletes were actually expected to trot onto the field on their own.