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Baseball's Proposed Changes Are 'Not So Good,' Says Frank Deford

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Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: With a new baseball season just around the corner - new baseball season - there are some proposed new rules aimed at making America's national pastime less passive. But commentator Frank Deford says, foul ball. FRANK DEFORD, BYLINE: When did the expression, not so good become so popular? It's everywhere now, highbrow, lowbrow, sad. For instance, basketball and football are really good at making rule changes to help their games - baseball, not so good. It's imperative that the game must offer more action and take less time as there are more home runs and infinitely more strikeouts from flame-throwing pitchers. Meanwhile, not a whole lot is taking place at first base, second base or third base. The commissioner, Rob Manfred, wants to raise the strike zone to the top of the knee because most batters have a hard time with low pitches, and the pitchers - no idiots, they - are throwing pitches 1.7 inches lower than they used to.

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