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Pitchers should have 15 seconds to get into their windup after they catch the ball. Batters are not allowed time outs.
Bullpen pitchers should be warmed up enough to where 5 pitches on the mound should be enough when they come into the game.
Need to make the game run faster.
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Horrible idea. It usually takes 15 seconds to get a sign from a catcher and it would make base stealing insanely easy. If a pitcher only has time for one look to first, Cecil Fielder could steal second. Batter's should still be able to call time, but it must be limited to a certain amount. Say 2-3. The bullpen pitcher thing would never work as networks would complain they need the warm up period to get in more commercials.
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Baseball is already enforcing some rules to help shorten dead time in the game:
-Pitchers now have 12 seconds (down from 20) to throw a pitch
when the bases are empty (so baserunners don't get an advantage) or the umpire can call a ball. If after 12 seconds the batter is not ready and the pitcher is, the umpire can call a strike.
-A manager on the way to the mound to change a pitcher must signal for the reliever before reaching the foul line. Conferences on the mound will be broken up faster by umps. (I've noticed this around the league watching games on TV.)
-There has been a rule for some time that there is a 2 minute, 5 second break between innings. That rule is now being enforced. The umpire must signal the leadoff batter by 1 minute, 40 seconds. During the playoffs, more commercial time is allowed.
I agree with using the college overtime rules in the NFL. I SUPPORT the DH. I'm AGAINST astroturf in outdoor stadiums, especially in football, and my team plays on it.
-Mikey