As a kid my parents took me to my first ever Phillies game when I was about 7 years old. At this game they tried to make this experience the best they could for me by letting us eat hot dogs for supper, and buying me a personalized baseball bat. I still remember like it was yesterday, the Phillies were playing the Montreal Expos (before they moved to Washington D.C. and became the Nationals) at the old Veterans Stadium. Ever since this game I developed a passion for not only the Phillies, but the sport of baseball as well. 

Since then, my passion has somewhat died out because of the new sports such as football or hockey gaining my interest instead. I also think it has to do with the authenticity and Americanized culture major league baseball once had and is now being disrupted by technology. Recently the MLB designed new rules to speed up the game of baseball. One proposed solution to this is to use pitch clocks to keep pitchers from taking too long to deliver a pitch. In my opinion this is just ruining the integrity of the sport. For years baseball was a sport that never really relied on technology to make the right play or obscure play. Baseball is a sport that is meant to be relaxed, and reach moments of heightened excitement, but if these rules were to ever become official, the game would become rushed and unappreciated by fans. 

After all the memories of baseball I've experienced in my lifetime, I don't know if I could ever watch the sport with technological factors affecting the outcome of the game. So without further a do, I'd like to ask you what you're favorite memory of baseball was, and if you are as upset with the proposed rules as I am, give me your take on how they would be good or bad to the sport. 

Here's a list of the proposed rules that were tested during Spring Training 2015:

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/10/mlb-pace-of-play-committee-rules-changes-arizona-fall-league