Either Richard Griffin submitted his April Fool's column four months late, or he has completely wigged out this time. In today's screed, he calls for baseball to adopt a football-style two-platoon system - ironically, because the offenses are boring, producing "grinding, three-hour games".
Look, I know that Griffin wouldn't understand that a two-platoon system will result in more emphasis walks and home runs, not less (because the much-improved defenses would make hitting balls into play, aggressive baserunning, and basestealing that much less effective). I don't expect him to understand nuances like that. But this is just nutty on so many levels.
I wonder if he isn't just trying to wind us all up. The last sentence is just a dead giveaway... baseball's "leather-helmet traditions"? Nice one. Maybe, just maybe, Griffin is finally coming out of the closet and admitting he doesn't really like baseball - but I bet he'll be laughing up his sleeve at the reaction to this one.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20030729093117999