The dropped third strike rule works because a batter would otherwise be out anyway so if the pitch is dropped, the batter loses nothing to try for 1st.

On any other strike, the batter may prefer to cobtinue batting.

Maybe when the batter take two steps out of the box?

and you take your chance because otherwise, you have no shot hitting him.

It would be a horrible way to lose a Perfect Game.

Right hand batters would have a step to decide if they want to try it.

Figure out ways to speed up the game, like a pitch time clock or if we want to get really serious, cut the games to 7 innings like those womens' collegiate softball games. They move quickly and you don't get bored watching them.

This helps only the batter. It doesn't seem fair to the pitcher.

Here's a trade off, eliminate the check swing. If the batter goes for it and misses, it's a strike. I've seen a couple of occasions when the ball hits a check swing and it bloops over the infield for a hit. At no time did the batter say, "I didn't mean to hit it!"

And a pitcher can fire the ball to the catcher when the batter steps out of the batter's box and the catcher can tag him out.



Nope.

Might as well put a machine on the mound.