How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball impossible to watch

Re:How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball i... by jrs235 on Saturday April 15, 2023 @06:27AM (#35579278)

Check out the rules that the Savannah Bananas play by with "Banana Ball": https://thesavannahbananas.com/bananaball/

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Re:How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball i... by Waterluvian on Saturday April 15, 2023 @06:42AM (#35579358)

I always assumed they were like the Globetrotters: more choreographed entertainment than actual competition. Are they actually playing competitively, or are the rules more like stage directions?

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Re:How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball i... by okwhateverdude on Saturday April 15, 2023 @06:49AM (#35579397)

Seems like it is a little of both according to this article on mlb.com: https://www.mlb.com/news/savannah-bananas-the-dancing-globet...

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Re:How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball i... by cbm-vic-20 on Saturday April 15, 2023 @12:38PM (#35582191)

> Foul balls caught by fans are counted as outs.

Wow!

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