The Official 2025 World Series Thread: Los Angeles Dodgers VS Toronto Blue Jays

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Originally Posted by crazy4kinsler

I haven't watched any games since the Rangers' last game. Until last night. And I didn't realize they did away with the ghost runner for the World Series. I think they need to bring it back. That would've stopped this 18-inning stuff. It's not good for players. Not good for fans (hello 3 a.m. finish), not good for TV viewers. I just think they need to do something to change the length of games. Even my local TV station had a poll this morning about whether changes need to be made.

Originally Posted by crazy4kinsler

Gotcha. As I said, I hadn't watched any baseball since the last Rangers game. So I didn't know it was for all the playoffs. But it doesn't really make sense. You end games in the 10th or 11th, not go 18, if you implement ghost runner. Better for players, coaches, fans, TV viewers, everyone. No sense in a game going 18 innings and 6-1/2 hours ending. Either that or say no inning can start after 2 a.m. ET or something. Need to do something to make them shorter and more interesting.

I love you, but seriously, you need to turn in your baseball fan card. The ghost runner is the single worst rule change in the history of baseball. Ghost runners would have robbed us of an amazing, classic game. It should be abolished for all games.

In fact, you should be forced to post in the Basketball Forum for the next 24 hours.