If a pitcher beans a player in the head, they are automatically ejected.

I'd agree with that.. Just let the umps use their judgement, if they think the slide was to take out the fielder automatically call the runner at first out.

Yep. Throw baserunner out of game and call runner at first out due to obstruction. Seems easy. Altuve almost died in the play-in game, too.

It's especially ridiculous because by the time the slide occurs the runner is always already out.

That, and even if he weren't, a typical takeout slide at second would actually increase the likelihood that he'd be tagged out (because they occur late, high, and long).

This one seems like a change with almost no downside.

Yes,please.

Give the kicking team the option to declare a touchback instead of kicking.

Maybe change touchbacks to the 25 yard line.

Oh look another broken leg because of this ******ed rule.

Lol baseball. Change rule. You are starting to look like the nfl.

Baseball: If the runner does not touch second base during an attempted double play, his team loses the game on the spot, he is banned for life, and his cock and balls are cut off with a disposable plastic butter knife.

Tough but fair.

Illegal formations confuse me. Receivers covering up tackles or lined up wrong....who cares?

Soccer: Play advantage for 5-6 seconds like rugby

Heard the commentators for this UEFA qualifier talking about it. I reffed competitive for a decade and i see no problems enforcing it if that's what the players want

what's your gripe with the current advantage rule? too short?

edit: imo they should be able to get back to the original foul if it was gonna be a good fk situation and the attacking team didnt get a decent chance, so if that's what you mean i agree

this ^

edit: i dont have a take on it, and i doubt most referees would. Just noting if FIFA wanted to enforce it, it should be easily enforcable. And the announcer said it's working very well in rugby atm.

(Btw the announcers say this early in the game of this ESP/UKR EUFA qualifier)

Would make it easier to block pass plays if the linemen didn't have to be up at the LOS

These rules are set so that the D knows which players are eligible receivers. It also helps the refs know who is eligible. This makes it easier to track a non-eligible receiver downfield. Its so that its clear who the tackles/tight ends are. Its also why they are strict about the numbers that linemen use on their jerseys.

When watching on TV it is annoying. When playing linebacker it is critical information. The only other option would be to make every player an eligible receiver. Which would mean you don't like modern football and want to change it completely.

In basic/short rule is. The outside player on each side of the line are the only eligible receivers on the line. You have to have 1 on each side. You can't cover an eligible receiver with another eligible receiver. If you have a tight end on the line you can't have a receiver on the line outside of him. If you don't have a tight end on the line you must have 1 receiver on the line outside of the tackle. (though, as always there are exceptions)

Which would be awesome

Good luck trying to defend 10 eligible receivers.

That's not the only option. You could have different colors for eligible and ineligible receivers.

The default home team colors could be two tones of the same color, light and dark, while the default road team colors could be two out of white/grey/black. Five ineligible receivers on the line of scrimmage wear the same tone. Everyone else wears the other. For a tackle-eligible play, the ineligible receiver should have to leave the field for one play and swap jerseys.

Or, you could require different colors of helmets. The jersey idea gives you more different jerseys to sell, though.

It already exists. It's called.

I think the problem here comes when punting. A lot of back ups, defensive, and special teams players switch positions for punt coverage.

Unless you want more time outs so that players can switch jerseys.

What's the downside to blowing a play dead on a holding penalty? Sunday Cincinnati had a great 72 yard TD by AJ Green called back for holding. Why not blow it dead? Seems like it's just giving everyone a chance to get hurt unnecessarily.

b/c a sack or tackle for loss (many holding penalties are to prevent these) or turnover is greater than 10 yards and giving them the down back.

Maybe the old rules (numbers trump jersey color) apply to special teams plays only?

Only the 2 players on the ends of the line of scrimmage are eligible, the players in between aren't. All players in the backfield are also eligible (and limited to a max of 4, this includes the QB)

Ineligible players aren't allowed to run down the field because it would be somewhat impossible for the defense to keep track of who is eligible and who isn't with a bunch of offensive players running around downfield.