Israeli Baseball League

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by bossman72

Ignore list has worked great for me.

same here, and fitump56 just made the roster.

[RPatrino]

The delayed dead ball signal is what we use here for HS (FED) baseball.

I kind of like the home run derby concept, sounds like fun. Oh wait, are we allowed to have fun?

[SAump]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

I kind of like the home run derby concept, sounds like fun. Oh wait, are we allowed to have fun?

If you're not a Home Run hitter, it sounds like ... a relay race around the bases.
If you're a Home Run hitter, it sounds like ... softball!

[Shmuelg]

I havent' seen the home run derby in action yet, so I can't give you my personal take on it, BUT

The general idea is to avoid dragging out the games to umpteen extra innings - just finish it and go home. Israelis don't have a lot of patience with anything, much less baseball - they complain the game is boring and they don't understand it. To just go on and on and on and on on top of all that would be a killer. So, do a derby (remember it's team vs. team, so there's got to be a few sluggers there), and finish it.

Also, it's kind of exciting to see a home run, especially in the fields here. We don't have big stands, in fact, watching a game is akin to watching a minor league game or even a High School game, you are that close to the field (the Dodgers, for instance, would charge $100+ for similar seats).

Personally, I piped up for the softball rule of putting the player who made the last out on second base, but this was not a popular suggestion.

I'll keep you posted.


Shmuel

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by Shmuelg

I havent' seen the home run derby in action yet, so I can't give you my personal take on it, BUT

The general idea is to avoid dragging out the games to umpteen extra innings - just finish it and go home. Israelis don't have a lot of patience with anything, much less baseball - they complain the game is boring and they don't understand it. To just go on and on and on and on on top of all that would be a killer. So, do a derby (remember it's team vs. team, so there's got to be a few sluggers there), and finish it.

Shmuel

Falls inline with the soccer (futbol) shootout, I can see the cultural advantage.