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As sports analysts fielded calls from listeners, they examined creative proposals to address issues within the game, particularly regarding overtime scenarios. The conversation transitioned to suggestions, such as instituting a home run derby in extra innings instead of allowing games to stretch indefinitely, a modification met with skepticism by the commentators.
Listeners proposed a variety of rule changes aimed at speeding up the game and ensuring more exciting finishes, highlighting the ongoing struggle to balance tradition with modernization in sports. One listener suggested a radical idea of restarting the game entirely after a predetermined number of innings, allowing teams to start fresh as seen in other sports like basketball and football.