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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Conceding a game
Interesting post:
If I could add just one rule, it would be that the team getting blown out can concede the game after the 6th inning. You can concede the game in curling after the 6th end if you’re getting blown out. There are a lot of innings played in this game that aren’t necessary. When some team has a 14-2 lead after 6 innings, the odds of the team trailing winning are miniscule. Any time on the field at that point is putting your own players at risk. Being able to concede the game would all ow the team being blown out the option of getting relievers some work or giving them some rest.
You can also concede in chess. Tennis players will concede for health reasons. It’s not a bad thing to concede. Indeed, baseball teams are conceding when they send a position player to the mound. Why not just codify it as a rule to have an automatic end to the game?
Put another way: if there WAS a rule to concede, automatically or otherwise, would you want to remove that rule?
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