How to fix Baseball....eager to share my idee fixee!

[pretzel4gore]

i was listening to a Blue Jays postgame show recently when a caller complained that Baseball games took too long and...and I have a solution! (tho many might say the games last exactly as long as needed, that's debatable!)...A game last about 3 hours, and...maybe we can fix this! My idea is this:
Reduce the game from 9 to 7 innings, saving about 10 minutes off top.
Instead of a 3 strike/4 balls at bat, make it 2 strikes and 3 balls- saving many seconds off top!
Instead of a 'diamond' play field, make it a 'triangle' play field, iow reduce the used space by half -As you know, there's a dearth of pasturage in the country, land is very expensive, so reducing the baseball diamond to a triangle would provide pasture for cattle, sheep etc and resulting cheaper food etc-
A triangle would mean the pitcher also 1st baseman (saving vast sums salary!) and there be no right outfielder (more savings)...I think a shortstop also be unnecessary! Thus, the team be only 6 players instead of 8! The savings would be hugh!
Whatchya think?
'Comebackers' maybe a problem for a runner on first, but...surely not too big a problem?

[NightWatcher]

1. I like how they try to "fix" baseball to make it palatable to non fans.

Do you want to know what I'd do to "fix" baseball?

Change the All Star Game so that it doesn't determine which league gets home field advantage in the Series...you know back to the way it was.

Don't change the sport for people who aren't fans. They won't come around after you ruin it and neither will the people who's game you just destroyed.

[pretzel4gore]

2. Baseball a game, like Cricket

it is complex, in a way, and ...well remember 'tag'? that was a game too, perfect for lil kids, but most kids saw baseball as skilled game, requiring training etc. For some reason, I think the world has gone on and left long lazy summer afternoons (perfect for baseball) behind. I think a pro team in Mexico City (?) or Havana (etc) about time! IOw it has to grow asap...