I like the idea of waiting until the 11th or 12th to start the inning with a ghost runner. The occasional long game is okay, but it does get a bit tedious when neither team can manage an unanswered run in the 15th, 16th, 17th… Not to mention, as you say, what it does to the bullpen.
Bullpens are ruined for a week or more after a 15 or more inning game. It actually lowers the quality of MLB. All the other sports have regular season overtime rules to protect both the players and the fans!
An alternative to make the ghost runner more interesting would be to move him to 1st or start the inning with one out. Having a runner on 2nd with no outs just seems too easy for the offense.
I like the idea of waiting until the 11th or 12th to start the inning with a ghost runner. The occasional long game is okay, but it does get a bit tedious when neither team can manage an unanswered run in the 15th, 16th, 17th… Not to mention, as you say, what it does to the bullpen.
Bullpens are ruined for a week or more after a 15 or more inning game. It actually lowers the quality of MLB. All the other sports have regular season overtime rules to protect both the players and the fans!
An alternative to make the ghost runner more interesting would be to move him to 1st or start the inning with one out. Having a runner on 2nd with no outs just seems too easy for the offense.
Yes it is too easy Ryan. Considering a pitcher gets hung with a loss without putting that runner on base the bar should be higher!