December 3rd, 2024 at 8:00 am 
by Ron Cervenka On Monday evening MLB Trade Rumors reported on X.com that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering implementing what he is calling “The Golden Bat Rule” for the 2025 season; a rule that would allow teams one opportunity per game to send any player to the plate to bat, regardless of their position in the batting order at that moment.
As you might expect, Manfred’s proposed rule change brought immediate (and occasionally profane) responses from baseball purists on social media, thus adding to his legacy of being among the worst (or at the very least, most unpopular) Commissioners in the 155-year history of the game.
(Daniel Shirey)
This, of course, brings to mind the old adage: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Hey Rob:
It Ain’t Broke.
Play Ball!
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What a buffoon. Next thing you know, you will be permitted to cheat to win the WS and keep the title. Oh wait.
Manfred and MLB owners should be embarrassed that this ridiculous rule was even discussed.
A rediculous idea. Getting ideas from the Savannah Bananas 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌.
Manfred and who he sits with chewing the fat – Yikes.
Maybe move the mound back and get technology to call
balls and strikes.
A couple of our umpires are yahoos no one would want sitting their kids.
Perhaps a more in-depth application to help weed out those who want to
be umpires and who also have frail egos.