Ok, I've been very quiet about my distaste for the World Baseball Classic, everyone knows the reasons people hate it; potential injuries, nobody wanting their players to play, it's right before the season, it cuts into spring training, nobody gives a crap who wins (including the players) etc.

These are among the common reasons people hate this pointless tournament. But as it turns out there is a new reason to hate it even more...

MLB is implementing a few new rules for this years WBC the most disturbing is this one...

starting with the 13th inning, each half-inning will begin with runners on first and second base, with the batting order intact. The applicability of the rule to the championship game of the tournament is under review by the rules and regulations committee.

Yes you read that correctly, in fact here's the MLB.com news story just so you know it's legit...

What the hell is this? This is dumber than the shootout in the World Cup. What is the batting team supposed to do? Put two random players on base? Maybe the last two batters from the previous inning? This isn't even baseball, you start with a runner in scoring position and nobody out? Are teams gonna bunt with the leadoff hitter to stay out of the double play and advance the runners into scoring position?

Dumb...