Although it was a SEC team, and we didn't get to go farther, glad MSU got their 1st championship. This forum renewed my interest in baseball and that's a good thing.
Anyways, it crossed my mind last night that baseball seems very limited when it comes to "letting up" on a team. Like in football, if a team gets way ahead, they start putting in 2nd and 3rd string players across the board, including the QB. Partly to give experience but also it's not considered good sportsmanship to run up the score, I gather.
My understanding is you can't change the line up order in baseball except for the pinch hitter. So the sole option to lay off a bit is just changing out the pitcher. I don't care about 9-0 in a championship game, but some of those 26-2 like scenarios. It seems like it's in the structure of the rules and that's just how it is so nobody gives push back for "running up" the score.
It was just an interesting thought to me. There are probably nuances I'm not aware of...hehe.