Baseball's transfer rule

[Slateman]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/baseballs-worst-rule-is-dead/

Baseball's "tuck rule" is no more

"Starting Friday night, umpires will rule on catches the way they did in the past, using more of a common-sense approach rather than following the letter of the law, according to major-league sources.

A catch, forceout or tag will be considered legal if a fielder has control of the ball in his glove, but drops the ball after opening his glove to transfer the ball to his throwing hard, sources said. No longer will the fielder be required to successfully get the ball into his throwing hand."

Well, at least baseball was smart enough to realize their new rule change was stupid and did something to fix it.

[Warner2BruceTD]

The problem is the umps almost always call the out.

The bigger issue to me is the neighborhood play. I hate that. Double plays are supposed to be hard. Make them touch the bag.