If my 9 year old son's Little League can figure out how to institute a "mercy rule" so can MLB.
Here are some suggestions. After a "mercy" game ending in Little League (we had one last week)*, the younger brothers and sisters of the players "take the field" and run the bases. They can even slide into home plate; unlike Comerica Park's "no sliding into home plate" rule on Sundays "kids run the bases" games. It doesn't last long. They get tired.
With an MLB mercy, all fans, who were after all deprived of a full game, "take the field" and run the bases (and can even slide into home). Those fans that brought mitts can play catch in the outfield with any balls that were hit into the stands that day. Any fans who didn't bring baseball stuff can do whatever. Try out the dugout and bullpen phones, imitate Jose Valverde's freaky run onto the field when called into the game, spit chewing tobacco if they have any, readjust their cups......whatever! Those fans need to be made whole as they witnessed an inferior (and shortened) product.
Make it happen Bud. Last I looked, MLB attendance was quite "down".
*Novi Tigers: 2-0 and rockin'. Anybody that says kids don't love baseball these days needs to see Skate Kid's team. It's like going into a time warp. They don't know kids aren't supposed to like baseball nowadays. And we're not telling 'em.
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