Lower the Basket and Raise the Bar

So, here I am talking about extending softball to nine innings, and yesterday an op-ed writer in the New York Times calls for lowering the basket in the WNBA.  He figures that would add a whole lot of excitement.

Instead, what I see is female athletes playing a game with a lower basket as well as a smaller ball (28-1/2” in circumference vs. 29-1/2” for men).  Why not go for the hat trick and shrink the dimensions of the court?  That way, it could be like arena football, where you need a calculator to keep score.

I guess it’s all a matter of perspective.  Since women athletes don’t have to play with their male counterparts, they can have whatever rules and equipment they want.  But the world loves an underdog, someone who beats the favorite at his own game.  Where would we be without David over Goliath?  And don’t we need another?