Change
Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 9:59 am
As a group, I think most NFBC'ers are prone to reject change. It's a knee-jerk reaction.
We'll think, we have the best game in the world, why change it?
We forget that change is part of what made our game the best in the world. Twice a week lineup changes went under tremendous scrutiny and was talked about for years before becoming an important part of our game.
We've also tried many times to have more freedom for owners to use pitchers indifferent ways, but we have always come back to the system used now.
Personally, I favor rules that give owners more flexibility. KJ Duke brought up a dl list for the NFBC. More than the rule change option itself, the replies were more interesting. As expected most would reject the thought. And it got me thinking that we've become like an old political party. The possibility of ANY rule change of significant proportions will be difficult.
I don't know whether a dl list would be good or not. I really don't. I am firmly planted on the fence. But, I'm open minded about it.
I would back a one catcher only rule for rosters. Knowing it has no chance. It would be fighting tradition and a long standing rule. If our founders would have had one catcher for each league, it would be laughable to suggest that two would be better.
And even though the two catcher system was made for a 10 team league, it stands. I felt the pain two years ago after taking Buster Posey and having him get hurt. We can't recover. But most don't know that. It hasn't happened to them.
So, I bring up the one catcher thing, knowing it won't be supported.
The worst response to rule changes is 'it won't improve our game, just the strategy'. BAH!
And I don't mean that strictly for the dl, but for any rule.
They really have no idea whether it'll improve the game or not, it's just a nicer way of saying that change is off the board.
The same thing was said when we went to the twice a week lineup change.
It is ok to reject change. That, is easy. What has to be remembered, is that is also ok to embrace change.
Change is what has made the NFBC the great game that it is.
We'll think, we have the best game in the world, why change it?
We forget that change is part of what made our game the best in the world. Twice a week lineup changes went under tremendous scrutiny and was talked about for years before becoming an important part of our game.
We've also tried many times to have more freedom for owners to use pitchers indifferent ways, but we have always come back to the system used now.
Personally, I favor rules that give owners more flexibility. KJ Duke brought up a dl list for the NFBC. More than the rule change option itself, the replies were more interesting. As expected most would reject the thought. And it got me thinking that we've become like an old political party. The possibility of ANY rule change of significant proportions will be difficult.
I don't know whether a dl list would be good or not. I really don't. I am firmly planted on the fence. But, I'm open minded about it.
I would back a one catcher only rule for rosters. Knowing it has no chance. It would be fighting tradition and a long standing rule. If our founders would have had one catcher for each league, it would be laughable to suggest that two would be better.
And even though the two catcher system was made for a 10 team league, it stands. I felt the pain two years ago after taking Buster Posey and having him get hurt. We can't recover. But most don't know that. It hasn't happened to them.
So, I bring up the one catcher thing, knowing it won't be supported.
The worst response to rule changes is 'it won't improve our game, just the strategy'. BAH!
And I don't mean that strictly for the dl, but for any rule.
They really have no idea whether it'll improve the game or not, it's just a nicer way of saying that change is off the board.
The same thing was said when we went to the twice a week lineup change.
It is ok to reject change. That, is easy. What has to be remembered, is that is also ok to embrace change.
Change is what has made the NFBC the great game that it is.
