Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
Five years ago, I wrote an article on this very topic, listing five things I thought baseball should change.
Well, guess what? I didn’t do too badly. Two of the things I mentioned (universal DH, pitch clock) have been instituted and are working well. A third (the Rays and A’s moving) is... well, kind of happening. A fourth (automated strike zone) appears to be on its way in a little while, perhaps with a ball-and-strike challenge system happening first (and that’s going to be one of the five here).