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No seriously,
I expected some doubts, but if you go back to the original Knickerbocker Rules there are provisions for this.
"If there shall be a sufficient number of members of the Club present at the time agreed upon to commence exercise, The presiding officer shall designate a fifth base, and the bases shall be from "home" to second base, forty-two paces; from first to third base, twenty two-two paces, and from third to fourth,twenty two-two paces, equidistant"
While later chosen to be overturned.
I believe this is making its way back into sports due in no small part to the Swedish Brännboll which I am sure as you know, is wildly chaotic and unstructured in comparison.
Now as you all know, in 1969 Magor league baseball made some signifigant changes in regards to pitching, and during that time the Knickerbocker rules were updated so that the version today, doesn't include all the same references. But if you will refer back to your Haneys Baseball Book of Reference: The Revised Rules of the Game for 1867 then you shall see where the influence comes from.
Granted, its unlikely to be adopted at the collegiate level, but you should be aware of its growth in popularity as a hybrid.
I am sure you all know most of the rules have changed and why, and relate to some of the many memorable episodes in baseball in which the rules have played a central role: the famed "Pine Tar Game," the beaning of Ray Chapman, etc et. al.
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