Rob Manfred's initial reaction to the “golden turn” rule was the same as most people's when they first heard the idea.
” Guest appearance onDan Le Batard Show with StagotsIn 2015, Manfred completely rejected the idea that a batter would come out in certain situations during a baseball game, but said the idea has been popularized in recent weeks and has created a “buzz” of sorts. Mahfred said.
John Weiner, better known as Staggotts, said in reference to NBA games, “You're definitely going to see them play 35 to 40 minutes, which is basically 90, 95 percent of the entire game.” spoke. “In baseball, if you go to a Marlins game, you only see four at-bats from the Marlins. [Giancarlo] Stanton. So I want to implement what I call “magic at-bats” for each manager at any time during the game…so each manager has 4-5 magic at-bats and Stanton can be played whenever they want. can be inserted. ”
When asked his opinion on the idea, Manfred said, “It's a waste of time.”
Manfred went on to call the idea “crazy,” but Stagotts' idea differs slightly from the “golden at bat” rule by allowing multiple instances compared to just one. It turns out.
“I think it's always important when making these changes to ask yourself, are we interfering with the history and tradition of the game?” Manfred continued. “And I think the proposal you just raised falls squarely into the category of 'disturbing the history and tradition of the game.'”
Imagine a world where the Yankees enter the ninth inning at the bottom of the lineup, and then manager Aaron Boone is able to replace him with a star hitter, say Aaron Judge.
That would change everything about team building. First of all, deeper and longer batting lineups will become less valuable, and elite hitters will become even more valuable than they are now.
Juan Soto could earn more than the $600 million he is expected to make in free agency in this scenario if he gets at least one extra at-bat in each game.
The paper's Mike Vaccaro wrote Wednesday that the idea was “stupid, stupid and downright stupid.”
Former WFAN host Mike Francesa said he would refuse to watch baseball again if MLB implemented the “golden turn” rule.
“That's not the sport I grew up with and I don't even understand it. I seriously can't even begin to put my finger on whether that's a realistic possibility,” Francesa said on the podcast. “It fundamentally changes the game, it changes every part of the game. It changes the history of the game. It changes the evaluation of players. It changes everything! For me, it's not even an argument. I don’t take it seriously.”
